April 17, 2023 JANA Partners LLC
April 17, 2023
XXXX Partners LLC
000 0xx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
New York, New York 10153
Re: New Relic, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter agreement is by and between XXXX Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“XXXX”), and New Relic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
Following the execution of this letter agreement, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) shall take all necessary action to nominate Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the “XXXX Xxxxxxx”) as a director of the Board of the Company at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) in the Company’s slate of recommended nominees standing for election at the 2023 Annual Meeting, and shall recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of the XXXX Nominee at the 2023 Annual Meeting in the same manner as for the Company’s other nominees at the 2023 Annual Meeting, provided that, the XXXX Nominee shall have completed, executed and delivered to the Company the Company’s 2023 Directors’ Questionnaire and the Representation and Agreement and such written consents reasonably requested by the Company as may be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the Company’s vetting procedures applicable to directors.
Concurrently with the parties’ entry into this letter agreement, the XXXX Xxxxxxx shall have executed and delivered to the Company an irrevocable resignation as a director of the Company in the form previously agreed to by the parties (the “Irrevocable Resignation Letter”), it being understood that in the event the Irrevocable Resignation Letter becomes effective pursuant to the terms thereof, it shall be in the Board’s sole discretion whether to accept or reject such resignation and effectuate the XXXX Xxxxxxx’s termination from the Board.
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If the terms hereof are in accordance with your understanding, please sign below, and this letter agreement will constitute a binding agreement between the parties.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Legal Officer
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Legal Officer
Acknowledged and agreed to as of the date first written above:
XXXX PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Partner
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Partner