MUTUAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTMutual Confidentiality Agreement • July 13th, 2016 • Qlogic Corp • Computer communications equipment • California
In connection with your possible interest in a merger, acquisition, or other strategic combination (the “Transaction”) involving QLogic Corporation (“QLogic”), Cavium, Inc. (“Cavium”) has requested that we or our representatives furnish you or your representatives with certain information relating to QLogic or the Transaction, each of which is a “party” or collectively “parties.” In addition, we have requested that you or your representatives furnish us with information relating to Cavium or the Transaction. All such information (whether oral or contained on written or other tangible medium) furnished (after April 19, 2016, the “Effective Date” hereof) by any of us, Cavium or our respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, representatives (including, without limitation, financial advisors, attorneys and accountants) or agents (collectively, “Representatives”) to the other party or their respective Representatives and all analyses, compilations, forecasts, studies or other do
EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTExclusivity Agreement • July 13th, 2016 • Qlogic Corp • Computer communications equipment • Delaware
This Exclusivity Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 27, 2016, by and between Cavium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cavium”) and QLogic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“QLogic”). Cavium and QLogic are currently in preliminary negotiations related to a possible business combination transaction (the “Potential Transaction”). In recognition of the time and effort that Cavium may expend and the expenses that Cavium may incur in pursuing these negotiations and investigating QLogic’s business, each of Cavium and QLogic, intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:
