Avantax, Inc. SC TO-I

Exhibit (a)(1)(v)

Offer by
AVANTAX, INC.
to Purchase for Cash
Up to $250,000,000 of its Common Stock
At a Purchase Price Not Less Than $27.00 Per Share and Not More Than $31.00 Per Share

January 27, 2023

To our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer to Purchase, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), the related Letter of Transmittal and the other materials filed as exhibits to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (collectively, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Tender Offer Materials”) in connection with the offer by Avantax, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Blucora, Inc. (the “Company”), to purchase for cash up to $250,000,000 of its common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “shares”), at a price that will be not less than $27.00 per share and not more than $31.00 per share, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The terms and conditions set forth in the Tender Offer Materials collectively constitute the “Tender Offer.” We are the holder of record of shares held for your benefit and account. As such, we are the only ones who can tender your shares pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal and the other Tender Offer Materials are furnished to you for your information only and cannot be used by you to tender shares held by us for your account.

The Company will determine the single per share purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) within the specified range that will allow it to purchase a number of shares having an aggregate purchase price of $250,000,000, or a lower amount depending on the number of shares properly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer. All shares acquired in the Tender Offer will be acquired at the same Purchase Price regardless of whether the stockholder tendered at a lower price, and the Company will only purchase shares tendered at prices equal to or below the Purchase Price. As described in the Offer to Purchase, if the conditions of the Tender Offer have been satisfied or waived and shares having an aggregate purchase price of less than $250,000,000 are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), the Company will buy all properly tendered shares that are not withdrawn.

If the conditions to the Tender Offer have been satisfied or waived and shares having an aggregate purchase price in excess of $250,000,000, measured at the maximum price at which such shares were validly tendered, have been properly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time, the Company will purchase shares:

Shares tendered but not purchased because they were tendered at a price greater than the Purchase Price, or because of proration or conditional tenders, will be returned, at the Company’s expense, to the stockholders who tendered such shares promptly after the Expiration Time. The Company also expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to purchase additional shares subject to applicable legal and regulatory requirements. See Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase.

We request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all of the shares held by us for your account, and if so, at what price you wish for your shares to be tendered, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Tender Offer set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. Please carefully note the following:

1.            The Tender Offer, the proration period and withdrawal rights expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on February 24, 2023 (the 20th business day following the commencement of the tender offer), unless the Tender Offer is extended or terminated by the Company.

2.            The Tender Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of shares being tendered. The Tender Offer is, however, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. See Section 7 of the Offer to Purchase.

3.            The Tender Offer is for shares with an aggregate purchase price of up to $250,000,000. Assuming that the Tender Offer is fully subscribed, if the Purchase Price per share is equal to the Tender Offer’s minimum price per share of $27.00, then the Company would purchase 9,259,259 shares and if the Purchase Price per share is equal to the Tender Offer’s maximum price of $31.00, then the Company would purchase 8,064,516 shares, representing approximately 19.23% and 16.75%, respectively, of its outstanding shares as of January 24, 2023.

4.            Tendering stockholders who are registered stockholders or who tender their shares directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary for the Tender Offer (the “Depositary”), will not be obligated to pay any brokerage commissions or fees to the Company, solicitation fees or, except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, stock transfer taxes on the Company’s purchase of shares pursuant to the Tender Offer.

5.            If you hold beneficially or of record an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares, and you instruct us to tender on your behalf all such shares before the Expiration Time at or below the Purchase Price and check the box captioned “Odd Lots” on the attached Instruction Form, the Company will accept all such shares for purchase before proration, if any, of the purchase of other shares properly tendered at or below the Purchase Price and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer.

6.            If you wish to condition your tender upon the purchase of all shares tendered or upon the Company’s purchase of a specified minimum number of the shares which you tender, you may elect to do so and thereby avoid possible proration of your tender. To elect such a condition, complete the section captioned “Conditional Tender” in the attached Instruction Form and indicate the minimum number of shares that would be purchased if any are to be purchased.

If you wish to have us tender any or all of your shares, please so instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning to us the Instruction Form on the detachable part hereof. An envelope to return your instructions to us is enclosed. If you authorize tender of your shares, all such shares will be tendered unless otherwise specified on the Instruction Form.

YOUR PROMPT ACTION IS REQUESTED. YOUR INSTRUCTION FORM SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO US IN AMPLE TIME TO PERMIT US TO SUBMIT THE TENDER ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE EXPIRATION TIME.

The Tender Offer is not being made to, and tenders will not be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Tender Offer or acceptance thereof would violate the laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions the laws of which require that the Tender Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

THE COMPANY’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED THE TENDER OFFER. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE COMPANY, ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE DEALER MANAGERS, THE INFORMATION AGENT, THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU AS TO WHETHER YOU SHOULD TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING YOUR SHARES. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER YOUR SHARES AND, IF SO, HOW MANY SHARES TO TENDER AND THE PRICE AT WHICH YOU CHOOSE TO TENDER SUCH SHARES. IN SO DOING, YOU SHOULD READ CAREFULLY ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, IN THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND IN THE OTHER TENDER OFFER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE COMPANY’S REASONS FOR MAKING THE TENDER OFFER. SEE SECTION 2 OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE. NONE OF THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WILL TENDER ANY OF THEIR SHARES IN THE TENDER OFFER. SEE SECTION 11 OF THE OFFER TO PURCHASE.

Enclosures

INSTRUCTION FORM
With Respect to the Offer by
AVANTAX, INC.
To Purchase for Cash
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase Dated January 27, 2023
Up to $250,000,000 of its Common Stock
At a Purchase Price Not Less Than $27.00 Per Share and Not More Than $31.00 Per Share

The undersigned acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed Offer to Purchase dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), the related Letter of Transmittal and the other tender offer materials (which collectively, as amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Tender Offer”), in connection with the offer by Avantax, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Blucora, Inc. (the “Company”), to purchase for cash up to $250,000,000 shares of its common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “shares”), at a price that will be not less than $27.00 per share and not more than $31.00 per share, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Tender Offer.

The undersigned hereby instruct(s) you to tender to the Company the number of shares indicated below or, if no number is indicated, all shares held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Tender Offer.

NUMBER OF SHARES TO BE TENDERED FOR THE ACCOUNT OF THE UNDERSIGNED:
______ SHARES*

* Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all shares held by us for your account are to be tendered.

CHECK ONLY ONE BOX. IF MORE THAN ONE BOX IS CHECKED, OR IF NO BOX IS CHECKED, THERE IS NO VALID TENDER OF SHARES.

(1)       SHARES TENDERED AT PRICE DETERMINED BY STOCKHOLDER (See Instruction 5 of the Letter of Transmittal)

By checking ONE of the following boxes below INSTEAD OF THE BOX UNDER “SHARES TENDERED AT PRICE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE TENDER OFFER,” the undersigned tenders shares at the price checked. This action could result in none of the shares that are the subject of this Instruction being purchased if the Purchase Price determined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer is less than the price checked below.

A STOCKHOLDER WHO DESIRES TO TENDER DIFFERENT SHARES AT DIFFERENT PRICES MUST COMPLETE A SEPARATE INSTRUCTION FORM FOR EACH TENDER. The same shares cannot be tendered at more than one price, unless previously properly withdrawn as provided in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase.

PRICE (IN DOLLARS) PER SHARE AT WHICH SHARES ARE BEING TENDERED

– OR–

(2)       SHARES TENDERED AT PRICE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE TENDER OFFER (See Instruction 5 of the Letter of Transmittal)

By checking the box below INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE BOXES UNDER “SHARES TENDERED AT PRICE DETERMINED BY STOCKHOLDER,” the undersigned tenders shares at the Purchase Price, as shall be determined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer. For purposes of determining the Purchase Price, those shares that are tendered by the undersigned agreeing to accept the Purchase Price determined in the Tender Offer will be deemed to be tendered at the minimum price of $27.00 per share.

CHECK ONLY ONE BOX UNDER (1) OR (2) ABOVE. IF MORE THAN ONE BOX IS CHECKED ABOVE, OR IF NO BOX IS CHECKED, THERE IS NO VALID INSTRUCTION TO TENDER OF SHARES.

ODD LOTS
(See Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal)

To be completed only if shares are being tendered by or on behalf of a person owning, beneficially or of record, an aggregate of fewer than 100 shares.

CONDITIONAL TENDER
(See Instruction 14 of the Letter of Transmittal)

A tendering stockholder may condition his, her or its tender of shares upon the Company purchasing a specified minimum number of the shares tendered, all as described in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase. Unless at least the minimum number of shares indicated by the tendering stockholder below is purchased by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer, none of the shares tendered will be purchased. It is the tendering stockholder’s responsibility to calculate the minimum number of shares that must be purchased if any are purchased, and each stockholder is urged to consult his, her or its own tax advisor when making this determination. Unless the below box has been checked and a minimum number specified, the tendering stockholder’s tender will be deemed unconditional.

THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS DOCUMENT IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE TENDERING STOCKHOLDER. IF DELIVERY IS BY MAIL, THEN REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, PROPERLY INSURED, IS RECOMMENDED. IN ALL CASES, SUFFICIENT TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY.

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