AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Amendment No. 1 dated August 7, 2007 (this “Amendment”)
is to
the Rights Agreement dated March 12, 2002 (the “Agreement”),
by
and between Aptimus, Inc. (the “Corporation”)
and
Mellon Investor Services LLC (the “Rights
Agent”).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed
to
such terms in the Agreement.
WHEREAS,
from time to time the Corporation’s Board of Directors may consider proposals
regarding a merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, tender
offer or other similar transaction involving the Corporation;
WHEREAS,
in the event that the Corporation’s Board of Directors approves such a
transaction, the Corporation and/or its Affiliates or Associates may be required
to enter into an agreement and plan of merger, agreement and plan of
reorganization, voting agreement, proxy and/or similar contract with the
acquiring person in such a transaction;
WHEREAS,
the Corporation’s Board of Directors desires to confirm that entering into such
a contract pursuant to such an approved transaction is intended to fall within
the scope of a “Permitted Offer” under the Agreement and that any outstanding
Rights under the Agreement expire immediately prior to the consummation of
such
an approved transaction; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 27 of the Agreement, the Corporation may and the Rights
Agent shall, if the Corporation so directs, supplement or amend any provision
of
this Agreement without the approval of any holders of certificates representing
Common Shares.
NOW
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the above recitals and the mutual covenants made herein, the
parties hereby agree as follows.
Section
1. AMENDMENT
a. Section
1(l) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“Permitted
Offer” shall mean a tender or exchange offer or a merger, consolidation, share
exchange, business combination, reorganization or other similar transaction
or
combination thereof which, in each case, involves all outstanding Common Shares
at a price and on terms determined, prior to the consummation of such proposed
transaction(s), by at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
who are not officers of the Corporation and who are not Acquiring Persons or
Persons who would become Acquiring Persons as a result of the proposed
transaction(s) in question or Affiliates, Associates, nominees or
representatives of any such Person, to be adequate (taking into account all
factors that such Directors deem relevant, including, without limitation, prices
that could reasonably be achieved if the Corporation or its assets were sold
on
an orderly basis designed to realize maximum value) and otherwise in the best
interests of the Corporation and its Stockholders (other than the Person or
any
Affiliate or Associate thereof on whose behalf the transaction(s) are being
proposed) taking into account all factors that such directors may deem relevant
(such a proposed transaction that is so approved by the Board of Directors
shall
be referred to herein as a “Permitted Transaction”). For
the
avoidance of doubt, a "Permitted Offer" and a "Permitted Transaction" shall
include without limitation the merger and voting agreement and proxies
contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger of even date herewith,
by and among the Corporation, Apollo Group, Inc. and Asteroid Acquisition
Corporation, as it may be amended from time to time.
b. Section
7(a) of the Agreement is hereby supplemented and amended by deleting the word
“or” that immediately precedes clause (iv) and inserting the following clause at
the end of Section 7(a):
or
(v)
immediately prior to the consummation of a Permitted Transaction.
Section
2. AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
The
Rights Agent shall not be subject to, nor required to interpret or comply with,
nor determine if any Person has complied with, the Agreement and Plan of Merger
mentioned above, even though reference thereto may be made in this Amendment
and
the Agreement.
Section
3. COMPLIANCE
CERTIFICATION AND DIRECTION
The
undersigned officer of the Corporation, being an appropriate officer of the
Corporation, hereby certifies to the Rights Agent that this Amendment is in
compliance with Section 27 of the Agreement and hereby directs the Rights Agent
to execute this Amendment.
Section
4. EFFECT
OF AMENDMENT
Except
as
set forth herein, all other terms of the Agreement shall remain unmodified
and
remain in full force and effect.
[Signature
page follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their
respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the date and year first
written above.
CORPORATION:
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APTIMUS,
INC.
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By: |
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
Title:
General
Counsel/Secretary
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RIGHTS AGENT: | ||
MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Client
Relationship Executive
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