Please wait

Use these links to rapidly review the document
TABLE OF CONTENTS


Exhibit (d)(1)


EXECUTION VERSION


AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,

BUZZ MERGER SUB INC.

and

CARE.COM, INC.

Dated as of December 20, 2019



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
  Page  

ARTICLE 1 THE OFFER AND THE MERGER

    2  

1.1

 

The Offer

   
2
 

1.2

 

Company Actions

    4  

1.3

 

The Merger

    5  

1.4

 

Closing and Effective Time of the Merger

    6  


ARTICLE 2 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES IN THE MERGER


 

 

6

 

2.1

 

Conversion of Securities

   
6
 

2.2

 

Payment for Securities; Surrender of Certificates

    7  

2.3

 

Dissenting Shares

    10  

2.4

 

Treatment of Options and Restricted Stock Units

    10  

2.5

 

Withholding Rights

    11  

2.6

 

Adjustments

    11  


ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY


 

 

12

 

3.1

 

Corporate Organization

   
12
 

3.2

 

Capitalization

    12  

3.3

 

Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability

    14  

3.4

 

No Conflicts

    14  

3.5

 

SEC Documents; Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities

    15  

3.6

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

    16  

3.7

 

Offer Documents; Schedule 14D-9

    16  

3.8

 

Legal Proceedings

    17  

3.9

 

Compliance with Laws and Orders

    17  

3.10

 

Permits

    18  

3.11

 

Employee Benefit Plans

    19  

3.12

 

Employee and Labor Matters

    20  

3.13

 

Environmental Matters

    21  

3.14

 

Real Property; Title to Assets

    22  

3.15

 

Tax Matters

    22  

3.16

 

Material Contracts

    23  

3.17

 

Intellectual Property

    25  

3.18

 

Broker's Fees

    27  

3.19

 

Opinion of Financial Advisor

    28  

3.20

 

Insurance

    28  

3.21

 

Affiliate Party Transactions

    28  

3.22

 

No Other Representations or Warranties

    28  


ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB


 

 

29

 

4.1

 

Corporate Organization

   
29
 

4.2

 

Authority, Execution and Delivery; Enforceability

    29  

4.3

 

No Conflicts

    29  

4.4

 

Litigation

    30  

4.5

 

Sufficient Funds

    30  

4.6

 

Schedule 14D-9; Offer Documents

    30  

4.7

 

Ownership of Company Capital Stock

    30  

4.8

 

Ownership of Parent and Merger Sub

    31  

i


 
   
  Page  

4.9

 

No Stockholder and Management Arrangements

    31  

4.10

 

Brokers

    31  

4.11

 

No Other Representations and Warranties

    31  


ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS


 

 

31

 

5.1

 

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing

   
31
 

5.2

 

Access to Information; Confidentiality

    34  

5.3

 

No Solicitation

    35  

5.4

 

Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings

    38  

5.5

 

Certain Notices

    40  

5.6

 

Public Announcements

    40  

5.7

 

Employee Benefit Matters

    41  

5.8

 

Indemnification

    42  

5.9

 

Parent Agreements Concerning Merger Sub

    44  

5.10

 

Takeover Statutes

    44  

5.11

 

Section 16 Matters

    44  

5.12

 

Stockholder Litigation

    44  

5.13

 

Stock Exchange Delisting

    44  

5.14

 

FIRPTA Certificate

    44  


ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER


 

 

45

 

6.1

 

Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement

   
45
 

6.2

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

    45  


ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER


 

 

45

 

7.1

 

Termination

   
45
 

7.2

 

Effect of Termination

    46  

7.3

 

Company Termination Fee

    47  

7.4

 

Amendment

    48  

7.5

 

Waiver

    48  


ARTICLE 8 GENERAL PROVISIONS


 

 

48

 

8.1

 

Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties

   
48
 

8.2

 

Fees and Expenses

    48  

8.3

 

Notices

    48  

8.4

 

Certain Definitions

    49  

8.5

 

Terms Defined Elsewhere

    54  

8.6

 

Headings

    56  

8.7

 

Severability

    56  

8.8

 

Entire Agreement

    57  

8.9

 

Assignment

    57  

8.10

 

No Third Party Beneficiaries

    57  

8.11

 

Mutual Drafting; Interpretation

    57  

8.12

 

Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury

    57  

8.13

 

Counterparts

    58  

8.14

 

Specific Performance

    58  

ii


Annex I

 

Conditions to the Offer

       

Exhibit A

 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation

       

Exhibit B

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation

       

Exhibit C

 

Form of FIRPTA Certificate

       

iii



AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

        This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 20, 2019 (this "Agreement"), is made by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Buzz Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Care.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Section 8.4 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement.


RECITALS

        A.    Pursuant to this Agreement, in furtherance of the acquisition of the Company by Parent, Parent shall cause Merger Sub to (and Merger Sub has agreed to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act) a tender offer to purchase (i) any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (each, a "Share" and collectively, the "Shares"), at a price per Share of $15.00 (such amount or any higher amount per Share that may be paid pursuant to the Share Offer, the "Share Offer Price"), payable net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the "Share Offer"), and (ii) any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to (x) 150% of the Liquidation Preference per share, plus (y) Accrued and Unpaid Dividends payable in respect of such Preferred Share, in the case of clauses (x) and (y), calculated as of and including the Expiration Date, pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designations (such amount or any higher amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock that may be paid pursuant to the Preferred Share Offer the "Preferred Share Offer Price" and, together with the Preferred Share Offer Price, the "Offer Prices"), payable net to the seller in cash, without interest, subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the "Preferred Share Offer" and, together with the Share Offer, the "Offer").

        B.    As soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, with the Merger to be effected pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the "DGCL"), pursuant to which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1, (i) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (each, a "Share" and collectively, the "Shares") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration and (ii) each Preferred Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive the Series A Preferred Stock Consideration.

        C.    The Board of Directors of Merger Sub has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, approved and declared it advisable for Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger.

        D.    The Board of Directors of Parent has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, and Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has duly executed and delivered to Merger Sub and the Company a written consent, to be effective by its terms immediately following execution of this Agreement, adopting this Agreement.

        E.    The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Company Board") has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (i) determined that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, (iii) determined that the Merger shall be effected as soon as practicable following the Acceptance Time without a vote of the Company's stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL, and (iv) recommended that the Company's


stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Shares or Preferred Shares, as applicable to Merger Sub in response to the Offer.

        F.     Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) CapitalG LP is entering into a Support Agreement with Parent (the "Capital G Support Agreement"), (ii) Tenzing Global Management LLC and Tenzing Global Investors Fund I LP are entering into a Support Agreement with Parent (the "Tenzing Support Agreement"), and (iii) Ms. Sheila Lirio Marcelo and The Sheila L. Marcelo 2012 Family Trust are entering into a Support Agreement with Parent (the "Marcelo Support Agreement," and, collectively with the Capital G Support Agreement, and the Tenzing Support Agreement, the "Support Agreements").

        G.    Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Offer and the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Offer and the Merger.


AGREEMENT

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the covenants, premises, representations and warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:


ARTICLE 1
THE OFFER AND THE MERGER

        1.1    The Offer.     

2


3



        1.2
    Company Actions.     

4



        1.3
    The Merger.     

5



        1.4
    Closing and Effective Time of the Merger.     The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place at 8:00 a.m., local time, on the same Business Day as the Acceptance Time, except if each of the applicable conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing) has not been satisfied or waived by such date, in which case on no later than the first Business Day on which each of such conditions is satisfied, at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 200 Clarendon St., Boston, Massachusetts 02116, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the "Closing Date." On the Closing Date, or on such other date as Parent and the Company may agree to, Merger Sub or the Company shall cause a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger"), to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all other filings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time the Certificate of Merger shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or such later date and time as is agreed upon by the parties and specified in the Certificate of Merger (such date and time at which the Merger becomes effective hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Time").


ARTICLE 2
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES IN THE MERGER

        2.1    Conversion of Securities.     At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following securities:

6



        2.2
    Payment for Securities; Surrender of Certificates.     

7


8


9



        2.3
    Dissenting Shares.     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (but subject to the provisions of this Section 2.3), Shares and/or Preferred Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who is entitled to demand and has properly demanded appraisal for such Shares in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (such shares, the "Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration or the Series A Preferred Stock Consideration, as applicable. At the Effective Time, all Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and cease to exist, and the holders of Dissenting Shares shall only be entitled to the rights granted to them under the DGCL. If any such holder fails to perfect or otherwise waives, withdraws or loses his right to appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL or other applicable Law, then the right of such holder to be paid the fair value of such Dissenting Shares shall cease and such Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to have been converted, as of the Effective Time, into and shall be exchangeable solely for the right to receive the Merger Consideration or the Series A Preferred Stock Consideration, as applicable, without interest and subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable Law as provided in Section 2.5. The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Shares or Preferred Shares and any other instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company relating to rights to be paid the fair value of Dissenting Shares, and Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or compromise, any such demands or agree to do any of the foregoing.


        2.4
    Treatment of Options and Restricted Stock Units.     

10



        2.5
    Withholding Rights.     The Company, Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other provision of applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.


        2.6
    Adjustments.     In the event that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding Shares and/or Preferred Shares shall occur as a result of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of Equity Interests convertible into or exchangeable for Shares and/or Preferred Shares, but excluding any dividends on Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Certificate of Designations), recapitalization, reclassification,

11


combination, exchange of shares or other similar event, the applicable Offer Price, the Merger Consideration and/or the Series A Preferred Stock Consideration, as applicable, shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such event and to provide to holders of Shares and/or Preferred Shares, as applicable, the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event; provided that nothing in this Section 2.6 shall be deemed to permit or authorize the Company to take any such action or effect any such change that it is not otherwise authorized or permitted to take pursuant to this Agreement (including Section 5.1).


ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

        Except (a) as set forth in the corresponding section or subsection of the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub (the "Company Disclosure Schedule") concurrent with the execution of this Agreement (with specific reference to the representations and warranties in this Article 3 to which the information in such schedule relates; provided that disclosure in the Company Disclosure Schedule as to a specific representation or warranty shall qualify any other sections of this Article 3 to the extent (notwithstanding the absence of a specific cross reference) it is reasonably apparent on its face that such disclosure relates to such other sections), and (b) as otherwise disclosed or identified in the Company SEC Documents filed by the Company with the SEC not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the date hereof (other than any forward-looking disclosures contained in the "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" sections of the Company SEC Documents or any other section to the extent they are forward looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature but including any historical or factual matters disclosed in such sections), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:


        3.1
    Corporate Organization.     Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate or organizational, as the case may be, power and authority to own, operate or lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned, operated or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The copies of the Certificate of Incorporation (the "Company Charter") and Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Company Bylaws") of the Company, as most recently filed with the Company SEC Documents, are true, complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Company Charter or the Company Bylaws.

        3.2    Capitalization.    

12


13



        3.3
    Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.     


        3.4
    No Conflicts.     

14



        3.5
    SEC Documents; Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities.     

15



        3.6
    Absence of Certain Changes or Events.     Since September 30, 2019, through the date of this Agreement, (a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and (b) there has not been any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since September 30, 2019 through the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action that would have constituted a breach of, or required Parent's consent pursuant to, Sections 5.1(e), (f), (g), (h), (m), (p), (q), (r) or (s) had the covenants therein applied since September 30, 2019.


        3.7
    Offer Documents; Schedule 14D-9.     None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents will, when filed with the SEC, when distributed or disseminated to holders of Shares and Preferred Shares and at the Expiration Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading (except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company to such portions thereof that relate to Parent and its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, or to statements made therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). The Schedule 14D-9 (and any amendment or supplement thereto), will not, when filed with the SEC, at the time of distribution or dissemination thereof to the stockholders of the Company, and at the Expiration Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (except that make no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to such portions thereof that relate expressly to Parent and its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, or to statements made therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). The Schedule 14D-9 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and other applicable Law.

16



        3.8
    Legal Proceedings.     There are no Proceedings pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties or any of the officers or directors of the Company, except, in each case, for those that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective assets or properties is or are subject to any Order, except for those that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        3.9
    Compliance with Laws and Orders.     

17



        3.10
    Permits.     The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all required governmental licenses, permits, certificates, approvals, franchises, grants, accreditations, registrations, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, billing and authorizations ("Permits") necessary for the conduct of their business and the use of their properties and assets, as presently conducted and used, and each of the Permits is valid, subsisting and in full force and effect, except where the failure to have or maintain such Permit, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted is not, and has not been since January 1, 2018, in violation of, nor is the Company or its Subsidiaries in default or violation under, any Permit (except for such past violation or default as has been remedied and imposes no continuing obligations or costs on the Company or its Subsidiaries), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or violation of any term, condition or provision of any Permit, except where such default or violation of such Permit, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, that seek the revocation, cancellation or modification of any Permit, except where such revocation, cancellation or modification, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.

18



        3.11
    Employee Benefit Plans.     

19



        3.12
    Employee and Labor Matters.     

20



        3.13
    Environmental Matters.     Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:

21



        3.14
    Real Property; Title to Assets.     


        3.15
    Tax Matters.     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:

22



        3.16
    Material Contracts.     

23


24



        3.17
    Intellectual Property; Data Protection; Cybersecurity.     

25


26



        3.18
    Broker's Fees.     Except for the financial advisors' fees set forth in Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers or directors on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiaries has employed any

27


financial advisor, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory, broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with any of the Transactions.


        3.19
    Opinion of Financial Advisor.     Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, the Company's financial advisor, has delivered to the Company Board its opinion in writing or orally, in which case, such opinion will be subsequently confirmed in writing, to the effect that, as of the date thereof and subject to the various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and the qualifications and limitations on the scope of review undertaken by Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as set forth in its written opinion, the Share Offer Price of $15.00 and the Merger Consideration of $15.00 to be received by the holders of Shares pursuant to this Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to such holders. A copy of such opinion will promptly be delivered to Parent for informational purposes only following receipt thereof by the Company.


        3.20
    Insurance.     The Company and its Subsidiaries have paid, or have caused to be paid, all premiums due under its existing policies and have not received written notice that they are in default with respect to any obligations under such policies other than as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all errors and omissions, property and casualty, general liability and business interruption insurance policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries and all self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any existing insurance policy that is held by, or for the benefit of, any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        3.21
    Affiliate Party Transactions.     Other than the Company Benefit Plans, no stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract with or binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets or has any material interest in any property used by the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act that has not been disclosed.


        3.22
    No Other Representations or Warranties.     Except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Article 3 and any certificate delivered in connection herewith, none of the Company, any of its affiliates or any other Person on behalf of the Company makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or with respect to any other information provided, or made available, to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives or affiliates in connection with the Transactions, including the accuracy or completeness thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, neither the Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Company will have or be subject to any liability or other obligation to Parent, Merger Sub or their Representatives or affiliates or any other Person resulting from Parent's, Merger Sub's or their Representatives' or affiliates' use of any projections, forecasts or similar material made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their Representatives or affiliates, including any such information made available in the electronic data room maintained by the Company for purposes of the Transactions or contained in a teaser, marketing material, confidential information memorandum, management presentations, responses to questions submitted on behalf of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives or in any other form in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless and to the extent any such projections, forecasts or similar material is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in this Article 3.

28



ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

        Except as set forth in the corresponding section or subsection of the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company (the "Parent Disclosure Schedule") prior to the execution of this Agreement (with specific reference to the representations and warranties in this Article 4 to which the information in such schedule relates; provided that, disclosure in the Parent Disclosure Schedule as to a specific representation or warranty shall qualify any other sections of this Article 4 to the extent (notwithstanding the absence of a specific cross reference) it is reasonably apparent on its face that such disclosure relates to such other sections), Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:


        4.1
    Corporate Organization.     Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite corporate or other entity power and authority to own, operate or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned, operated or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        4.2
    Authority, Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.     Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform and comply with each of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions applicable to such party. The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, the performance and compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with each of its obligations herein and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions applicable to it have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub and no stockholder votes are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions to which it is a party. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes Parent's and Merger Sub's legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as limited by Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, by general equitable principles or by the discretion of any Governmental Entity before which any Proceeding seeking enforcement may be brought.


        4.3
    No Conflicts.     

29



        4.4
    Litigation.     There is no Proceeding pending, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub is subject to any outstanding Order that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or that challenges the validity or propriety of the Merger.


        4.5
    Sufficient Funds.     Parent has, and at the Effective Time will have, sufficient available cash on hand or other immediately available funds necessary to consummate the Transaction, including payment of the Aggregate Merger Consideration and all fees and expenses payable by Parent and Merger Sub related to the Transactions.


        4.6
    Schedule 14D-9; Offer Documents.     None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9 will, at the date that the Schedule 14D-9 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will, when filed with the SEC, when distributed or disseminated to the stockholders of the Company, and at the Expiration Date , contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading (except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub to such portions thereof that relate expressly to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to statements made therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). The Offer Documents (and any amendment or supplement thereto), will not, when filed with the SEC, at the time of distribution or dissemination thereof to the stockholders of the Company, and at the Expiration Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading (except that make no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to such portions of the Offer Documents that relate expressly to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to statements made therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein). The Offer Documents will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and any other applicable federal securities Laws.


        4.7
    Ownership of Company Capital Stock.     None of Parent, Merger Sub or any Parent Subsidiary beneficially owns any Shares, Preferred Shares or other Equity Interests in the Company as of the date hereof. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is, nor at any time during the last three (3) years has it been, an "interested stockholder" of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL (other than as contemplated by this Agreement).

30



        4.8
    Ownership of Parent and Merger Sub.     All of the outstanding Equity Interests of Parent and Merger Sub have been duly authorized and validly issued. All of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Merger Sub are, and at the Effective Time will be, owned directly or indirectly by Parent. Merger Sub was formed solely for purposes of the Offer and the Merger and, except for matters incident to formation and execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the Transactions, has not prior to the date hereof engaged in any business or other activities.


        4.9
    No Stockholder and Management Arrangements.     Except for this Agreement and the Support Agreements, or as expressly authorized by the Company Board, neither Parent or Merger Sub, nor any of their respective affiliates, is a party to any Contracts, or has made or entered into any formal or informal arrangements or other understandings (including as to continuing employment), with any stockholder, director or officer of the Company relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the Surviving Corporation or any of its affiliates, businesses or operations from and after the Effective Time.


        4.10
    Brokers.     Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers or directors on behalf of Parent or such Parent Subsidiary has employed any financial advisor, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory, broker's fees, commissions or finder's fees in connection with any of the Transactions.


        4.11
    No Other Representations and Warranties.     Each of Parent and Merger Sub has conducted its own independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, Intellectual Property, technology, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company and each of them acknowledges that it and its Representatives have received reasonable access to such books and records, facilities, equipment, contracts and other assets of the Company and that it and its Representatives have had a reasonable opportunity to meet with the management of the Company and to discuss the business and assets of the Company. Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither the Company nor any Person on behalf of the Company makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to any other information provided to Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the Transactions including the accuracy or completeness thereof other than the representations and warranties contained in Article 3. Each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges and agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company and its Subsidiaries, and their respective affiliates, stockholders, controlling persons or Representatives shall not have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to Parent, Merger Sub, any Parent Subsidiary, or their respective affiliates, stockholders, controlling persons or Representatives on any basis (including in contract or tort, under federal or state securities Laws or otherwise) based upon any statement, document, projections, estimates or other forward-looking information provided or made available (including in any data rooms, management presentations, information or descriptive memorandum or supplemental information) to Parent, Merger Sub, any Parent Subsidiary, or any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, controlling persons or Representatives, except as and only to the extent expressly set forth in Article 3.


ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS

        5.1    Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing.     Between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, or with the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) conduct its operations only in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice, and (ii) keep available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the Company and

31


each of its Subsidiaries and to preserve the goodwill and current relationships of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other Persons with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has business relations. Without limiting the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated by any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

32


33



        5.2
    Access to Information; Confidentiality.     

34



        5.3
    No Solicitation.     

35


36


        In the event of any material revisions to such Superior Proposal offered in writing by the party making such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent and to again comply with the requirements of this Section 5.3(d) with respect to such new written notice, except that the Notice Period shall be two (2) Business Days with respect to any such revised Superior Proposal.

37



        5.4
    Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings.     

38


39



        5.5
    Certain Notices.     From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article 7, unless prohibited by applicable Law, each party shall give prompt notice to the other parties if any of the following occur: (a) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any Person alleging that the consent or approval of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions; (b) receipt of any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity or NYSE (or any other securities market) in connection with the Transactions; or (c) such party becoming aware of the occurrence of an event that could prevent or delay beyond the Outside Date the consummation of the Transactions or that would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions set forth in this Agreement not being satisfied. Any such notice pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall not affect any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and any failure to make such notice (in and of itself) shall not be taken into account in determining whether the conditions set forth in this Agreement have been satisfied or give rise to any right of termination set forth in Article 7. The Company will also notify and keep Parent reasonably apprised of communications it receives from, or discussions it has with, any stockholder, if such communications or discussions are likely to be material to the occurrence of the Acceptance Time.


        5.6
    Public Announcements.     So long as this Agreement is in effect, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, shall not issue any press release or make any public statement with respect to the Offer, the Merger or this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as may be required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of any applicable United States securities exchange or regulatory or governmental body to which the relevant party is subject, in which case the party required to make the release or announcement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow each other party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.6 shall not apply to any public release or public announcement (x) made or proposed to be made by the Company in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, a Superior Proposal or a Change of Board Recommendation or any action taken pursuant thereto, in each case, that does not violate Section 5.3 or (y) in connection with any dispute between the parties regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The press release announcing the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not be issued prior to the approval of each of the Company and Parent. The Company shall (i) file one or more current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC attaching the announcement press release and a copy of this Agreement as exhibits and (ii) file a pre-commencement communication on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC attaching the announcement press release. Parent and Merger Sub shall file a pre-commencement communication on Schedule TO with the SEC attaching the announcement press release. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.6, each of the parties may make public statements in response to questions by press, analysts, investors, business partners or those attending industry conferences or financial analyst conference calls, so long as such statements are not inconsistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made jointly by Parent and the Company.

40



        5.7
    Employee Benefit Matters     

41



        5.8
    Indemnification.     

42


43



        5.9
    Parent Agreements Concerning Merger Sub.     Parent hereby guarantees the due, prompt and faithful payment, performance and discharge by Merger Sub of, and the compliance by Merger Sub with, all of the covenants, agreements, obligations and undertakings of Merger Sub under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and covenants and agrees to take all actions necessary or advisable to ensure such payment, performance and discharge by Merger Sub hereunder.


        5.10
    Takeover Statutes.     If any state takeover Law or state Law that purports to limit or restrict business combinations or the ability to acquire or vote Shares or Preferred Shares (including any "control share acquisition," "fair price," "business combination" or other similar takeover Law) becomes or is deemed to be applicable to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, the Offer, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, then the Company and the Company Board shall take all action reasonably available to it to render such Law inapplicable to the foregoing.


        5.11
    Section 16 Matters.     Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary to cause any dispositions of Shares or Preferred Shares (including derivative securities with respect to Shares or Preferred Shares) resulting from the Transactions by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.


        5.12
    Stockholder Litigation.     The Company shall give Parent reasonable opportunity to participate, review or comment on all material filings or responses to be made by the Company in the defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its directors and officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Offer, the Merger and no such settlement of any stockholder litigation shall be agreed to without Parent's prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The Company shall promptly notify Parent of any such litigation and shall keep Parent reasonably and promptly informed with respect to the status thereof.


        5.13
    Stock Exchange Delisting.     The Surviving Corporation shall cause the Company's securities to be de-listed from NYSE and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, and prior to the Effective Time the Company shall reasonably cooperate with Parent with respect thereto. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice prepare quarterly and annual reports pursuant to the Exchange Act such that if any such reports are required to be filed after the Closing and prior to the deregistration of the Company's securities under the Exchange Act, the Company will be reasonably capable of timely filing such reports.


        5.14
    FIRPTA Certificate.     On the Closing Date or, if earlier, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent a statement and notice to the IRS in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1445-2(c) and 1.897-2(h), dated within thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date and in the form contemplated by Exhibit C, which Parent shall deliver to the IRS on behalf of the Company upon Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the performance of the covenant in this Section 5.14 shall not be a condition to the consummation of the Merger.

44



ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER

        6.1    Conditions to Obligations of Each Party Under This Agreement.     The respective obligations of each party to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:


        6.2
    Frustration of Closing Conditions(a).     Neither Parent nor Merger Sub may rely on the failure of any conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 to be satisfied if the primary cause of such failure was the failure of Parent or Merger Sub to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement. The Company may not rely on the failure of any conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 to be satisfied if the primary cause of such failure was the failure of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.


ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

        7.1    Termination.     This Agreement may be terminated, and the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time only as follows:

45



        7.2
    Effect of Termination.     In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 7.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and the basis therefor described in reasonable detail and this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no further force and effect (other than the first sentence of Section 5.2(b), Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article 8, each of which shall survive termination of this Agreement), and there shall be no liability or obligation

46


on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, officers, directors or Representatives, except with respect to the first sentence of Section 5.2(b), Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article 8; provided that nothing in this Section 7.2 shall relieve any party from liabilities or damages incurred or suffered as a result of Fraud or a Willful and Material Breach by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent or Merger Sub, on the other hand, of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement.


        7.3
    Company Termination Fee.     

47



        7.4
    Amendment.     This Agreement may be amended by each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub by written agreement executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the respective parties at any time prior to the Effective Time.


        7.5
    Waiver.     At any time prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (b) waive any breach of the representations and warranties of the other contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance by the other with any of the agreements or covenants contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.


ARTICLE 8
GENERAL PROVISIONS

        8.1    Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties.     None of the representations, warranties or covenants in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time except that this Section 8.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time, which shall survive to the extent expressly provided for herein.


        8.2
    Fees and Expenses.     Subject to Section 7.2, all fees and expenses incurred by the parties hereto shall be borne solely and entirely by the party which has incurred the same.


        8.3
    Notices.     Any notices or other communications to any party required or permitted under, or otherwise given in connection with, this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered or sent if delivered in Person or sent by facsimile transmission (provided confirmation of facsimile transmission is obtained), (b) on the fifth Business Day after dispatch by registered or certified mail, (c) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight courier or (d) on the date delivered if sent by email (provided confirmation of email receipt is obtained), in each case, as follows (or to such other Persons or addressees as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice):

If to Parent or Merger Sub, addressed to it at:            

 

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 314-7376
Fax: (212) 632-9551
Attention: Gregg Winiarski
Email: gregg.winiarski@iac.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

with a copy to (for information purposes only):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Fax: (917) 777-3743

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Attention:   Brandon Van Dyke            
        Richard L. Oliver            
    Email:   brandon.vandyke@skadden.com            
        richard.oliver@skadden.com
           

48


If to the Company, addressed to it at:            

 

 

Care.com, Inc.
77 Fourth Avenue, Fifth Floor
Waltham, MA 024512
Tel: (781) 795-7286

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Attention:   Sheila Lirio Marcelo            
        Melanie Goins            
    Email:   mgoins@care.com            
        smarcelo@care.com            

with a copy to (for information purposes only):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Fax: (617) 948-6001

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Attention:   John H. Chory            
        Bradley C. Faris            
        Jason T. Morelli            
    Email:   john.chory@lw.com            
        bradley.faris@lw.com            
        jason.morelli@lw.com            


        8.4
    Certain Definitions.     For purposes of this Agreement, the term:

        "Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement" means a confidentiality agreement that contains confidentiality provisions that are no less favorable in the aggregate to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement; provided that any such confidentiality agreement need not contain any standstill provision.

        "Accrued and Unpaid Dividends" has the meaning given to such term in the Certificate of Designations.

        "affiliate" means, as to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the first-mentioned Person.

        "Aggregate Merger Consideration" means the aggregate consideration payable to the holders of Shares, Preferred Shares, Company Options and Company RSUs pursuant to this Agreement.

        "beneficial ownership" (and related terms such as "beneficially owned" or "beneficial owner") has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

        "Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by applicable Law to close.

        "Certificate of Designations" means the Certificate of Designations of Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A of the Company.

        "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        "Company ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that would be treated together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a "single employer" under Section 4001(b) of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

        "Company Equity Awards" means, collectively, the Company Options and Company RSUs.

        "Company Material Adverse Effect" means any change, event, effect, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development (an "Effect") that (x), individually or in the aggregate, has a material

49


adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (y) would prevent or materially impairs or delays the consummation of the Merger or performance by the Company of any of its material obligations made under this Agreement; provided, however, that adverse Effects arising out of, resulting from or attributable to the following shall not constitute or be deemed to contribute to a Company Material Adverse Effect, and shall not otherwise be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, is occurring or would reasonably be expected to occur, except that Effects with respect to clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the below shall be so considered to the extent such Effect disproportionately impacts the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or participate: (a) changes or proposed changes in applicable Laws, GAAP or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (b) changes in general economic, business, labor or regulatory conditions, or changes in securities, credit or other financial markets, including interests rates or exchange rates, in the United States or globally, or changes generally affecting the industries (including seasonal fluctuations) in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate in the United States or globally, (c) changes in global or national political conditions (including the outbreak or escalation of war (whether or not declared), military action, sabotage or acts of terrorism), changes due to natural disasters or changes in the weather or changes due to the outbreak or worsening of an epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis, (d) actions or omissions required of the Company under this Agreement or taken at the express written request of Parent or Merger Sub, (e) the public announcement, pendency or consummation of this Agreement and the Transactions, including the identity of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any public communication by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries regarding plans, proposals or projections with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their employees (including any impact on the relationship of the Company or any its Subsidiaries, contractual or otherwise, with its customers, suppliers, distributors, vendors, lenders, employees or partners), (f) any Proceeding arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty by the Company Board or violation of Law by the Company Board relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (g) changes in the trading price or trading volume of Shares or any suspension of trading (provided that the underlying cause of such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably expected to occur) or (h) any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any revenue, earnings or other financial projections or forecasts (provided that the underlying cause of such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably expected to occur).

        "Company Intellectual Property" means the Intellectual Property that is owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

        "Company Owned Intellectual Property" means Company Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

        "Competition Laws" means applicable supranational, national, federal, state, provincial or local Law designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolizing or restraining trade or lessening competition in any other country or jurisdiction, including the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act, in each case, as amended and other similar competition or antitrust laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States.

        "Contract" or "Contracts" means, whether written or oral, any agreements, arrangements, contracts, leases (whether for real or personal property), powers of attorney, notes, bonds, mortgages, indentures, deeds of trust, loans, evidences of indebtedness, letters of credit, settlement agreements, franchise agreements, undertakings, covenants not to compete, employment agreements, licenses, purchase and sale orders and other legal commitments to which in each case a Person is a party or to which any of the properties or assets of such Person or its Subsidiaries are subject.

50


        "control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of capital stock or other Equity Interests, as trustee or executor, by Contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.

        "Environmental Claims" means any Proceeding, investigation, order, demand, allegation, accusation or notice (written or oral) by any Person or entity alleging actual or potential liability arising out of or relating to any Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or the presence in, or Release into, the environment of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials, but shall not include any claims relating to products liability.

        "Environmental Laws" means any and all applicable, federal, state, provincial, local or foreign Laws, and all rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, regulating or relating to Hazardous Materials, pollution, protection of the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface, subsurface strata, wildlife, plants or other natural resources), and/or the protection of health and safety of persons from exposures to Hazardous Materials in the environment.

        "Environmental Permits" means any permit, certificate, registration, notice, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.

        "Equity Interest" means any share, capital stock, partnership, limited liability company, member or similar equity interest in any Person, and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into or for any such share, capital stock, partnership, limited liability company, member or similar equity interest.

        "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        "Executive Officers" mean those officers considered by the Company to be executive officers within the meaning of Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act.

        "Fraud" means the common law fraud (under the Laws of the State of Delaware) with respect to the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article 3 and any certificate delivered in connection herewith; provided, however, that Fraud shall not include any equitable fraud, promissory fraud or any tort (including any claim for fraud) to the extent based on negligence or recklessness, it being understood that Fraud shall require actual (as opposed to imputed or constructive) knowledge of falsity and the intent to deceive or mislead (as opposed to reckless indifference to the truth) another who is relying thereon.

        "Free or Open Source Software" means any software (in source or object code form) that is subject to (a) a license or other agreement commonly referred to as an open source, free software, copyleft or community source code license (including any code or library licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, BSD License, Apache Software License, or any other public source code license arrangement); or (b) any other license or other agreement that requires, as a condition of the sue, modification or distribution of software subject to such license or agreement, that such software or other software linked with, called by, combined or distributed with such software be (i) disclosed, distributed, made available, offered, licensed or delivered in source code form, (ii) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) licensed under terms that allow reverse engineering, reverse assembly or disassembly of any kind, or (iv) redistributable at no charge, including any license defined as an open source license by the Open Source Initiative as set forth on www.opensource.org.

        "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the United States.

51


        "Governmental Entity" means any national, federal, state, county, municipal, local or foreign government, or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing, administrative or prosecutorial functions of or pertaining to government, any quasi-governmental entity, any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators of competent jurisdiction and the NYSE.

        "Hazardous Materials" means any pollutants, chemicals, contaminants or any other toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable, flammable or otherwise hazardous substance or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Laws, including any quantity of asbestos in any form, urea formaldehyde, PCBs, radon gas, crude oil or any fraction thereof, all forms of natural gas, petroleum products or by-products or derivatives.

        "HSR Act" means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

        "Information Privacy Laws" means any Laws or Orders pertaining to privacy, data protection or data transfer, including all privacy and security breach disclosure Laws that are applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries or the Parent and the Merger Sub (including, but not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the "GDPR") and any national laws supplementing the GDPR), as the case may be.

        "Intellectual Property" means all intellectual property rights in any jurisdiction, including all: (a) patents and patent applications; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, brand names, trade names, Internet domain names and corporate names (whether or not registered), and other indicia of origin, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith; (c) all copyrights (whether or not published), and all applications and registrations in connection therewith; (d) mask works and industrial designs, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith; and (e) trade secrets and other intellectual property rights in confidential and proprietary information (including intellectual property rights, if any, in inventions, ideas, research and development information, know-how, formulas, compositions, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, research records, test information, financial, marketing and business data, customer and supplier lists, algorithms and information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and databases and compilations of data).

        "IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

        "Knowledge" means (a) when used with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed in Section 8.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (b) when used with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 8.4(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

        "Law" means any applicable national, provincial, state, municipal and local laws, statutes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations or Orders of any Governmental Entity, in each case, having the force of law.

        "Lien" means with respect to any property, equity interest or asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, hypothecation, lien, encumbrance, pledge, charge, security interest, right of first refusal, right of first offer, adverse claim, restriction on transfer, covenant or option in respect of such property, equity interest or asset.

        "Liquidation Preference" has the meaning given to such term in the Certificate of Designations.

        "NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange.

        "Order" means any judgment, order, ruling, decision, writ, injunction, decree or arbitration award of any Governmental Entity.

52


        "Parent Material Adverse Effect" means any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that prevents or materially impairs or delays the consummation of the Merger or performance by Parent or Merger Sub of any of their material obligations under this Agreement.

        "Permitted Liens" means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate Proceedings, (b) Liens in favor of landlords, vendors, carriers, warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or similar liens or encumbrances arising by operation of Law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet due and payable, (c) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property, (d) (i) matters of record, (ii) Liens that would be disclosed by a current, accurate survey or physical inspection of such real property, (iii) applicable building, zoning and land use regulations, and (iv) other imperfections or irregularities in title, charges, restrictions and other encumbrances that do not materially detract from the use of the Company Real Property to which they relate, and (e) such other Liens which would not, individually or in the aggregate, interfere materially with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or materially detract from the use, occupancy, value or marketability of the property affected by such Lien.

        "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), including a Governmental Entity.

        "Proceedings" means all actions, suits, claims, charges, litigation, arbitration or proceedings, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity.

        "Release" means disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping or emptying into or upon the indoor or outdoor environment, including any soil, sediment, subsurface strata, surface water, groundwater, ambient air, the atmosphere or any other media.

        "Representatives" means, with respect to a Person, such Person's directors, officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors, agents and other representatives.

        "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        "Series A Preferred Stock" means the shares of Company Preferred Stock designated as "Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A" pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.

        "Software Programs" means computer programs (whether in source code, object code or other form), including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing.

        "Subsidiary" of Parent, the Company or any other Person means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which Parent, the Company or such other Person, as the case may be (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the capital stock or other Equity Interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity, or otherwise owns, directly or indirectly, such capital stock or other Equity Interests that would confer control of any such corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity, or any Person that would otherwise be deemed a "subsidiary" under Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

53


        "Tax Return" means any report, return (including information return), statement or declaration filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Entity, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendments thereof.

        "Taxes" means all taxes and other charges in the nature of a tax imposed by any Governmental Entity, including, without limitation, income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, real property, personal property, sales, use, goods and services, net worth, capital stock, business license, occupation, commercial activity, customs duties, alternative or add-on minimum, environmental, payroll, employment, social security, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, excise, estimated, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, registration, value-added, transactional and gains tax, and any interest, penalty, fine or additional amounts imposed by a Governmental Entity in respect of any of the foregoing.

        "Third Party" shall mean any Person other than Parent, Merger Sub and their respective affiliates.

        "Treasury Regulations" means Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

        "Willful and Material Breach" means (a) with respect to any material breach of a representation and warranty, that the breaching party had Knowledge of such breach as of the date of this Agreement and (b) with respect to any material breach of a covenant or other agreement, that the breaching party (and, solely with regard to Section 5.3, by a Subsidiary of the Company or Representative of the Company acting on behalf of the Company) took or failed to take action with Knowledge that the action so taken or omitted to be taken constituted, or would reasonably be expected to constitute, a material breach of such covenant or agreement.


        8.5
    Terms Defined Elsewhere.     The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:

"Acceptance Time"   Section 1.1(b)

"Agreement"

 

Preamble

"Acquisition Proposal"

 

Section 5.3(g)(i)

"Alternative Acquisition Agreement"

 

Section 5.3(a)

"Book-Entry Shares"

 

Section 2.2(b)(ii)

"Capital G Support Agreement"

 

Recitals

"Certificate of Merger"

 

Section 1.5

"Certificates"

 

Section 2.2(b)(i)

"Change of Board Recommendation"

 

Section 5.3(a)

"Closing"

 

Section 1.5

"Closing Date"

 

Section 1.5

"Company"

 

Preamble

"Company Benefit Plan"

 

Section 3.11(a)

"Company Board"

 

Recitals

"Company Board Recommendation"

 

Section 3.3(b)

"Company Bylaws"

 

Section 3.1

"Company Charter"

 

Section 3.1

54


"Company Disclosure Schedule"   Article 3

"Company Equity Plans"

 

Section 2.4(d)

"Company Lease Agreements"

 

Section 3.16(a)(vi)

"Company Leased Real Property"

 

Section 3.14(b)

"Company Material Contracts"

 

Section 3.16(b)

"Company Option"

 

Section 2.4(a)(i)

"Company Owned Real Property"

 

Section 3.14(a)

"Company Preferred Stock"

 

Section 3.2(a)

"Company Real Property"

 

Section 3.14(c)

"Company Registered Intellectual Property"

 

Section 3.17(a)

"Company PSU"

 

Section 3.2(a)

"Company RSU"

 

Section 2.4(b)

"Company SEC Documents"

 

Section 3.5(a)

"Company SEC Financial Statements"

 

Section 3.5(c)

"Company Termination Fee"

 

Section 7.3(a)

"Confidentiality Agreement"

 

Section 5.2(b)

"Continuing Employee"

 

Section 5.7(a)

"D&O Insurance"

 

Section 5.8(c)

"DGCL"

 

Recitals

"Dissenting Shares"

 

Section 2.3

"Effect"

 

Section 8.4

"Effective Time"

 

Section 1.5

"Expiration Date"

 

Section 1.1(d)

"GDPR"

 

Section 8.4

"Indemnitee"

 

Section 5.9(a)

"Initial Expiration Date"

 

Section 1.1(d)

"Labor Agreement"

 

Section 3.12(a)

"Marcelo Support Agreement"

 

Recitals

"Merger"

 

Recitals

"Merger Consideration"

 

Section 2.1(a)

"Merger Sub"

 

Preamble

"Minimum Condition"

 

Section 1.1(a)

"Notice Period"

 

Section 5.3(d)

"Offer"

 

Recitals

55


"Offer Documents"   Section 1.1(g)

"Offer Price"

 

Recitals

"Offer to Purchase"

 

Section 1.1(c)

"Outside Date"

 

Section 1.1(e)

"Parent"

 

Preamble

"Parent Disclosure Schedule"

 

Article 4

"Parent Subsidiary"

 

Section 4.3(a)

"Paying Agent"

 

Section 2.2(a)

"Permits"

 

Section 3.10

"Preferred Share"

 

Section 2.1(d)

"Preferred Share Offer Price"

 

Recitals

"Products"

 

Section 3.17(f)

"Proposed Changed Terms"

 

Section 5.3(d)(ii)

"Series A Preferred Stock Consideration"

 

Section 2.1(d)

"Schedule TO"

 

Section 1.1(g)

"Schedule 14D-9"

 

Section 1.2(a)

"Service Provider"

 

Section 3.11(a)

"Share Offer"

 

Recitals

"Share Offer Price"

 

Recitals

"Shares"

 

Recitals

"Superior Proposal"

 

Section 5.3(g)(iii)

"Support Agreements"

 

Recitals

"Surviving Corporation"

 

Section 1.3(a)

"Tenzing Support Agreement"

 

Recitals

"Transactions"

 

Section 1.1(a)


        8.6
    Headings.     The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.


        8.7
    Severability.     If any term or other provision (or part thereof) of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement (or parts thereof) shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision (or part thereof) is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

56



        8.8
    Entire Agreement.     This Agreement (together with the Exhibits, Parent Disclosure Schedule and Company Disclosure Schedule and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or therein, are not intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder.


        8.9
    Assignment.     Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto, in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of each of the other parties, and any attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.


        8.10
    No Third Party Beneficiaries.     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, except (a) as set forth in or contemplated by the terms and provisions of Section 5.8 (with respect to which the Indemnitees shall be third party beneficiaries) and (b) from and after the Effective Time, the rights of holders of Shares, Preferred Shares, Company Options and Company RSUs to receive the consideration set forth in this Agreement.


        8.11
    Mutual Drafting; Interpretation.     Each party has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations between the parties. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision. For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders. As used in this Agreement, the words "include" and "including," and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." As used in this Agreement, references to a "party" or the "parties" are intended to refer to a party to this Agreement or the parties to this Agreement. The words "made available to Parent" and words of similar import refer to documents (i) posted to the data room maintained by the Company or its Representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) delivered in person or electronically to Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives or (iii) that are publicly available in the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) database of the SEC, in each case, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement. Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to "Sections," "Exhibits," "Annexes" and "Schedules" are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to "$" are intended to refer to U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, the term "or" shall not be deemed to be exclusive.


        8.12
    Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury.     

57



        8.13
    Counterparts.     This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, including by facsimile or other electronic transmission each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in .PDF format or by facsimile shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.


        8.14
    Specific Performance.     The parties hereto agree that if any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur, no adequate remedy at Law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine, and accordingly, (i) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity, (ii) the parties waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any specific

58


performance or injunctive relief and (iii) the parties will waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at Law. The Company's or Parent's pursuit of specific performance at any time will not be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled, including the right to pursue remedies for liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by the other party in the case of Fraud or Willful and Material Breach of this Agreement.

[Signature page follows]

59


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers or managers thereunto duly authorized.

    Parent:

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

        Name:   Gregg Winiarski
        Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

Merger Sub:

 

 

BUZZ MERGER SUB INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

        Name:   Gregg Winiarski
        Title:   Vice President and Assistant Secretary

   

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]


    The Company:

 

 

CARE.COM, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ SHEILA LIRIO MARCELO

        Name:   Sheila Lirio Marcelo
        Title:   Chief Executive Officer

   

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]


ANNEX 1

CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER

        Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer, subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement and applicable Law, Merger Sub shall not be required to (and Parent shall not be required to cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment any validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) Shares or Preferred Shares, if (a) the Minimum Condition shall not have been satisfied at the Expiration Date, (b) any applicable waiting period, together with any extensions thereof, under the Competition Laws shall not have expired or been terminated and approvals under any Competition Law required for Closing shall not have been obtained, or (c) any of the following events, conditions, state of facts or developments exists or has occurred and is continuing at the Expiration Date:

        The foregoing conditions are for the benefit of the Parent and Merger Sub and may be waived by the Parent or Merger Sub in whole or in part at any time or from time to time prior to the Expiration Date (except that the Minimum Condition may not be waived), in each case, subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement and applicable Laws, including the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.


The foregoing conditions shall be in addition to, and not a limitation of, the rights and obligations of Merger Sub to extend, terminate, amend and/or modify the Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The failure by Parent or Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.

        Capitalized terms used in this Annex I and not defined in this Annex I shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 20, 2019 by and among Parent, Merger Sub and the Company.