UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Clarivate Plc
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary shares, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
G21810109
(CUSIP Number)
Scott Miller
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
March 4, 2024
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
CUSIP No. G21810109
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Giovanni Agnelli B.V. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Netherlands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
67,294,884 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
67,294,884 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
67,294,884 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)
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13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.10%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)
HC, CO |
* | This calculation is based on 666,285,990 ordinary shares, no par value (the Shares), outstanding as of January 31, 2024, as reported in the Issuers Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the Form 10-K) which the Issuer filed on February 27, 2024. |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Exor N.V. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Netherlands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
67,294,884 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
67,294,884 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
67,294,884 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.10%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)
HC, CO |
* | This calculation is based on 666,285,990 Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2024, as reported in the Form 10-K which the Issuer filed on February 27, 2024. |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Exor Nederland N.V. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (see instructions) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* (see instructions)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
☐ | |||||
6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
The Netherlands |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
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7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
67,294,884 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
67,294,884 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
67,294,884 | |||||
12 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (see instructions)
☐ | |||||
13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.10%* | |||||
14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (see instructions)
HC, CO |
* | This calculation is based on 666,285,990 Shares outstanding as of January 31, 2024, as reported in the Form 10-K which the Issuer filed on February 27, 2024. |
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This Amendment No. 4 (the Amendment No. 4) relates to the Schedule 13D filed on October 23, 2023 (the Original Schedule 13D) by (1) Giovanni Agnelli B.V. (G.A.), (2) Exor N.V. (Exor) and (3) Exor Nederland N.V. (Exor Nederland) and together with G.A. and Exor, the (Reporting Persons, and individually referred to herein as a Reporting Person), and amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on November 8, 2023, Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on December 4, 2023 and Amendment No. 3 filed on December 19, 2023. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Original 13D, as amended, remains unchanged.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows.
The information set forth in Items 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D, as amended, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
This Amendment No. 4 13D is being filed jointly by (1) Giovanni Agnelli B.V. (G.A.), (2) Exor N.V. (Exor) and (3) Exor Nederland N.V. (Exor Nederland) and together with G.A. and Exor, the (Reporting Persons, and individually referred to herein as a Reporting Person). The joint filing agreement of the Reporting Persons is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Original Schedule 13D.
Exor Nederland is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exor, which in turn is controlled by G.A.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
The principal business office of the Reporting Persons is: c/o Exor N.V. Gustav Mahlerplein 25A, 1082 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
(c) Principal Business
G.A. is a Dutch private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) grouping the descendants of Senator Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat. The main business objective of G.A. is to preserve unity and continuity of the Agnelli familys controlling equity interest in Exor. The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and citizenship of each executive officer and director of G.A. each person controlling G.A. and each executive officer and director of any corporation or other person in control of G.A. are set forth in Schedule A attached hereto.
Exor and Exor Nederland are each Dutch public limited liability companies (naamloze vennootschap), and each is an investment company that focuses its business on long-term investments in global companies in diversified sectors, mainly in Europe and the United States. The name, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and citizenship of each executive officer and director of Exor and Exor Nederland, each person controlling Exor and Exor Nederland and each executive officer and director of any corporation or other person in control of Exor and Exor Nederland are set forth in Schedule A attached hereto.
(d)-(e)
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons have been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Citizenship
Giovanni Agnelli B.V. the Netherlands
Exor N.V. the Netherlands
Exor Nederland N.V. the Netherlands
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
All Shares purchased by the Reporting Persons were purchased using investment capital of the Reporting Persons.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The information set forth in Items 3, 5 and 6 of this Schedule 13D, as amended, is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 4.
The Reporting Persons have invested in the Issuer as part of a diversified portfolio of investments across a range of industries and in order to increase their exposure to the information analytics sector.
On March 4, 2024, Exor and Clarivate entered into an Investment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 (the Investment Agreement). The key terms of the Investment Agreement are described in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D, as amended.
Except as described in this Schedule 13D, as amended, the Reporting Persons do not have any present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, although, the Reporting Persons, may, at any time and from time to time, review, reconsider and change their position and/or change their purpose and/or develop such plans and, in connection therewith, may seek to influence management or the Board of Clarivate with respect to the business and affairs of Clarivate and may from time to time consider pursuing or proposing such matters with advisors, Clarivate or other persons.
Accordingly, the Reporting Persons reserve the right to develop, modify or change their plans as they deem appropriate, subject to the restrictions in the Investment Agreement. In reaching any determination as to their future course of action, the Reporting Persons may take into consideration various factors, such as Clarivates business and prospects, other developments concerning Clarivate, other business opportunities available to the Reporting Persons, and general economic and stock market conditions, including, but not limited to, the trading prices of the Shares.
Subject to the restrictions in the Investment Agreement, representatives of the Reporting Persons may from time to time participate in discussion with one another as well as with management of Clarivate, Clarivates directors, Clarivates other shareholders and/or other relevant parties, including other companies that operate in the information analytics sector or other markets in which Clarivate conducts its businesses, in each case relating to matters that may include Clarivates strategic plans, business, financial condition, operations and capital structure. Subject to the restrictions in the Investment Agreement, the Reporting Persons may engage with any of the parties listed above in discussions that may include one or more of the other actions described in subsections (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. As a result of these activities, the Reporting Persons may suggest, or take a position with respect to, potential changes in the operations, management or capital structure of Clarivate as a means of enhancing shareholder value and the return on its investment in Clarivate. Such suggestions or positions may relate to one or more of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-1(a), including, without limitation, Clarivates business, results of operations, strategic direction and alternatives, management, board of directors and management composition, environmental, social and governance considerations, capital structure and capital and resource allocation.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(c) of the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information.
(c) The information set forth in Items 3 and 4 of this Schedule 13D, as amended, is incorporated by reference herein. Exhibit 99.2, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(c) as if restated in full, describes all of the transactions in the class of securities reported in this Schedule 13D (as amended) that were effected by the Reporting Persons in the past 60 days. Except as set forth in Exhibit 99.2 attached hereto, no reportable transactions were effected by any Reporting Person within the last 60 days.
(d) Neither the Reporting Persons nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any of the persons listed on Schedule A, which is incorporated by reference hereto, have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the securities indicated in this Item 5.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D, as amended, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:
On March 4, 2024, Exor and the Issuer entered into the Investment Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3. Under the terms of the Investment Agreement, the Issuer has agreed to include in the Issuers board of directors slate of nominees, for election as director at the Issuers 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, Suzanne Heywood, Exors Chief Operating Officer, or, if Ms. Heywood becomes unavailable to serve as director, another individual designated by Exor and reasonably acceptable to the Issuers board of directors (the Exor Designee). The Exor Designee will be required to promptly tender his or her resignation from the Issuers board of directors at such time at which Exor beneficially owns less than 5% of the issued and outstanding Shares.
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Until the Fallaway Date (as defined below), Exor will be subject to certain customary standstill restrictions under the Investment Agreement, including: not to acquire additional Shares that would result in Exor beneficially owning more than 17.5% of the issued and outstanding Shares; not to publicly offer to acquire the Issuer; and not to participate or engage in any solicitation of proxies with respect to any voting securities of the Issuer.
The standstill restrictions will terminate on the earliest of the date (Fallaway Date) that is (i) the date on which the Exor Designee (if willing to stand) is not nominated for election or if nominated is not elected at an applicable shareholder meeting and (ii) the date on which Exor beneficially (together with economic positions through derivative instruments) owns less than 5% of the issued and outstanding Shares. The standstill restrictions will also terminate if (i) the Issuer enters into an agreement with a third party for the acquisition of more than 40% of the Issuers outstanding voting securities or (ii) the Issuer provides any other person with confidential information for the purposes of allowing a person to evaluate an acquisition of the Issuer without entering into a confidentiality agreement containing customary standstill provisions or (iii) a third party commences a tender offer for a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Issuer and the Issuers board of directors does not recommend against such tender offer.
This summary of the Investment Agreement is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Investment Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibits | |
99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement (previously filed) | |
99.2 | Trading data (filed herewith) | |
99.3 | Investment Agreement (filed herewith) |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 4, 2024 | GIOVANNI AGNELLI B.V. | |||||
By: | /s/ Guido De Boer | |||||
Name: | Guido De Boer | |||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
EXOR N.V. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Guido De Boer | |||||
Name: | Guido De Boer | |||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
EXOR NEDERLAND N.V. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Guido De Boer | |||||
Name: | Guido De Boer | |||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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SCHEDULE A
Schedule A is hereby amended by deleting the previous response in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Giovanni Agnelli B.V. (G.A.)
Set forth below are the names, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and the citizenship of each board member of G.A. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Giovanni Agnelli B.V., Gustav Mahlerplein 25A, 1082 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Name and Position with G.A. |
Principal Employment, Employer and Business Address |
Citizenship | ||
Jeroen Preller Chairman and Board Member |
Partner NautaDutilh, Weena 800, 3014 DA Rotterdam, the Netherlands. | Dutch citizen | ||
Andrea Agnelli Board Member |
Executive Chairman Lamse S.p.A., Piazza CLN 255, 10123 Turin, Italy;
Member of the Advisory Board BlueGem Capital Partners LLP, Eagle House 5th Floor, 108 - 110 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6EE, UK;
President Fondazione del Piemonte per lOncologia, Strada Provinciale 142 - KM 3.95, 10060 Candiolo TO, Italy;
Vice-Chairman European Super League Company, S.L., c/ José Ortega y Gasset, 29, 5th floor, 28006 Madrid, Spain;
Statutory Director Preun BV, Prinsengracht 757, 1017 JZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
Vice President Royal Park I Roveri, Rotta Cerbiatta 24, 10070 Fiano (TO), Italy. |
Italian citizen | ||
John Brouwer Board Member |
Of Counsel at Allen & Overy LLP, Apollolaan 15, 1077 AB Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
Judge at the Tax Chamber of the Court of North Holland, the Netherlands. |
Dutch citizen | ||
Niccolò Camerana Board Member |
Principal at Stellantis Ventures B.V., Taurusavenue 1, 2132 LS Hoofddorp, the Netherlands;
Member of the Board of Directors Scorpio Tankers, Inc. 99, Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, MC 98000, Monaco. |
Italian citizen | ||
Benedetto Della Chiesa Board Member |
Private entrepreneur;
Member of the Board of Directors and Vice-President of investment vehicle Argo 3, promoted by Ulixes Capital Partners S.r.l., Via di Torre Argentina 21, 00186 Roma, Italy. |
Italian citizen | ||
Luca Ferrero de Gubernatis Ventimiglia Board Member |
Self-employed. | Italian citizen | ||
Alexandre von Furstenberg Board Member |
Chief Investment Officer Ranger Global Advisors, LLC, 14 Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA. | US citizen | ||
Filippo Scognamiglio Board Member |
Managing Director & Partner Boston Consulting Group, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001, USA;
Member of the Board of Directors The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Boston, USA. |
US citizen |
Exor N.V. (Exor)
Set forth below are the names, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) and the citizenship of the chief executive officer and each director of Exor. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Exor N.V., Gustav Mahlerplein 25A, 1082 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Name and Position with Exor | Principal Employment, Employer and Business Address | Citizenship | ||
John Elkann Chief Executive Officer |
Chairman Stellantis N.V., Taurusavenue 1, 2132 LS Hoofddorp, the Netherlands;
Chairman Ferrari N.V., Via Abetone Inferiore 4, 41053 Maranello, Italy;
Chairman GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., Via Ernesto Lugaro 15, 10126 Turin, Italy;
Chairman Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli;
Member of the Board of Directors Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Via Nizza n. 230/103, 10126 Turin, Italy;
Member of the Board of Directors Institut Mérieux, 17, rue Bourgelat, 69002 Lyon, France. |
Italian citizen | ||
Nitin Nohria Chairman and Senior Non- Executive Director |
George F. Baker Jr. and Distinguished Service University Professor at Harvard Business School, Boston, MA 02163, USA;
Executive Chairman Thrive Capital, NYC, New York, USA;
Member of the Board of Directors Anheuser-Busch InBev, Grand Place 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;
Member of the Board of Directors Bridgespan Group, 2 Copley Place, 7th Floor, Suite 3700B, Boston, MA 02116, USA;
Member of the Board of Directors Rakuten Medical, 11080 Roselle Street, San Diego, CA 92121, USA;
Member of the Board Massachusetts General Brigham, Boston, USA;
Member of the Board Alsym Energy, 82 Cummings Park, Dr. Woburn, MA 01801, USA. |
US citizen | ||
Melissa Bethell Non-Executive Director |
Senior Advisor Atairos, 17 Duke of York Street, London SW1Y 6LB, UK;
Chair Ocean Outdoor, an Atairos investee company, 25 Argyll Street, London W1F 7TU, UK;
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors Tesco Plc, Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1GA, UK;
Non-Executive member of the Board of Director Diageo Plc, 16 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7HS, UK. |
British citizen | ||
Marc Bolland Non-Executive Director |
Senior Adviser Blackstone Group International Partners LLP, 40, Berkeley Square, London WU SAL, UK;
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors The Coca-Cola Company, 1 Coca Cola Plz NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA;
Chairman of the Royal Collection Enterprises, York House, St. Jamess Palace, London, SW1A 1BQ, UK;
Deputy Chairman of the Trustee Board of the Royal Collection Trust, York House, St. Jamess Palace, London, England, SW1A 1BQ, UK;
Vice-President Unicef UK, 1 Westfield Avenue, London E20 1HZ, UK. |
Dutch citizen | ||
Tiberto Brandolini dAdda Non-Executive Director |
Member of the Board of Directors YAFA S.p.A., Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 72 Torino, Torino, 10121 Italy. | Italian citizen |
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Laurence Debroux Non-Executive Director |
Member of the Board of Directors Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Allé, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark;
Member of the Supervisory Board Randstad N.V., Diemermere 25, 1112 TC Diemen, the Netherlands;
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors Kite Insights (The Climate School), The Conduit Club, 6 Langley Street, London, England WC2H 9JA, UK;
Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors HEC , 1 Rue de la Libération. 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France. |
French citizen | ||
Sandra Dembeck Non-Executive Director |
Chief Financial Officer Zalando SE, Valeska-Gert-Straße 5, 10243 Berlin, Germany. | German citizen | ||
Axel Dumas Non-Executive Director |
Chief Executive Officer Hermès International, 24, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris. | French citizen | ||
Ginevra Elkann Non-Executive Director |
President Asmara Films S.r.l., Via Giuseppe Sacconi 4/b, 00196 Rome, Italy;
President Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli, Via Nizza n. 230/103, 10126 Turin, Italy;
Member of the Board of Directors Christian Louboutin SAS, 9, Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau, Paris, 75001 France;
Member of the Board of Directors Fondation Cartier, 261, Boulevard Raspail75014 Paris, France;
Member of the Advisory Board Christies, 8 King Street, London SWlY 6QT, UK;
Member of the Advisory Board UCCA, 798 Art District, No. 4 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100015, China;
Member of the Board of Trustees American Academy in Rome, Via Angelo Masina 5, 00153 Rome, Italy. |
Italian citizen | ||
Alessandro Nasi Non-Executive Director |
Chairman Comau S.p.A., Via Rivalta 30, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy;
Chairman Iveco Defence Vehicles S.p.A., Via Alessandro Volta, 6-39100 Bolzano, Italy;
Chairman Astra Veicoli Industriali S.p.A., Via Caorsana 79, 29122 Piacenza, Italy;
Chairman GVS S.p.A., Via Roma, 50, 40069 Zona Industriale BO, Italy;
Member of the Board of Directors Iveco Group N.V., Via Puglia n. 35, Turin, Italy;
Member of the Board of Directors Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy;
Member of the Board of Directors CNH Industrial N.V., 25 St. Jamess Street, London, SW1A 1HA, UK;
Member of the Strategic Advisory Board of 3 Boomerang Capital, 382 Greenwich AvenueSuite One, Greenwich, CT 06830, USA;
Member of the Advisory Board Lego Brand Group, Aastvej 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark. |
Italian citizen |
Exor Nederland N.V. (Exor Nederland)
Set forth below are the names, business address, present principal occupation or employment (and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted) of the chief executive officer and each director of Exor Nederland. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed below is c/o Exor N.V., Gustav Mahlerplein 25A, 1082 MS Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Name and Position with Exor Nederland |
Principal Employment, Employer and Business Address | Citizenship | ||
Jacob Buit Board Member |
Retired. | Dutch citizen | ||
Guido De Boer Board Member |
Chief Financial Officer, Exor N.V. | Dutch citizen | ||
Florence Hinnen Board Member |
General Counsel, Exor N.V. | Dutch citizen | ||
Alina Solomon Board Member |
Chief Administrative Officer, Exor N.V. | Romanian citizen |
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Exhibit 99.2
TRADING DATA
Date | Buy/Sell | Number of Ordinary Shares |
Price Per Share ($) | |||||||||
27-Feb-24 | BUY | 1,566,519 | $ | 7.2658 |
Exhibit 99.3
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
THIS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of March 4, 2024 (this Agreement) is entered into by and among CLARIVATE PLC, a public limited company, organized under the laws of the Island of Jersey (the Company), and EXOR N.V., a public limited liability company, incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (the Shareholder).
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Shareholder, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Exor Nederland N.V., beneficially owns 67,294,884 ordinary shares of no par value of the Company, or approximately 10.1% of the Companys ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the election of a designee of the Shareholder to the board of directors of the Company, the Shareholder is agreeing to the obligations contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. (a) As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided that the Company, its Subsidiaries and any of the Companys other controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Shareholder. For the purpose of this definition, the term control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
beneficial ownership and beneficially own shall be determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.
Board means the board of directors of the Company.
Company Securities means (i) the Ordinary Shares, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, (iii) any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company and (iv) options, warrants or other rights to acquire Ordinary Shares or any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company.
Confidential Information means, with respect to the Shareholder, any information to the extent concerning the Company or any Persons that are or become its Subsidiaries or the financial condition, business, operations or prospects of the Company or any such Persons furnished to the Shareholder by or on behalf of the Company after the date hereof; provided that the term Confidential Information does not include information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Shareholder or its Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (ii) was available to the Shareholder or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Shareholder or its Representatives by the Company or any of its Representatives, (iii) becomes available to the Shareholder or its Representatives on a non-confidential basis , which source is not known by the Shareholder or its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with (or other confidentiality obligation to) the Company in respect to such information or (iv) is independently developed by the Shareholder or its Representatives without violating Section 3.02.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Ordinary Shares means the ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of the Company and any securities into which such shares may hereafter be converted or changed.
Person means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a governmental authority.
Representative means, with respect to any Person, such Persons Affiliates and its and their respective directors, officers and employees.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
Term |
Section | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Fallaway Date |
Section 3.01(c) | |
Shareholder |
Preamble | |
Shareholder Designee |
Section 2.01(b) |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. Writing, written and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.
ARTICLE 2
BOARD REPRESENTATION
Section 2.01. Nomination Right. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
(a) The Company will include in the Boards slate of nominees, for election as director at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, Suzanne Heywood, the Shareholders Chief Operating Officer, or if Ms. Heywood becomes unavailable to serve as a director, another individual designated by the Shareholder and reasonably acceptable to the Board (the Shareholder Designee). The Company shall recommend the Shareholder Designee for election to the Board and solicit votes in favor of the election of the Shareholder Designee with the same level of effort as for any other nominee on the Companys slate.
(b) The Companys obligations in clause (a) will be subject to (x) the Shareholder Designee meeting the criteria for service on the Board under applicable law and New York Stock Exchange rules and Corporate Governance Guidelines and any other criteria established by the Board or any committee thereof for such service that are generally applicable to members of the Board, and (y) delivery by the applicable individual designee of a written undertaking specified in Section 2.01(c).
(c) Any Shareholder Designee shall undertake in writing to the Company (x) to promptly tender his or her resignation from the Board at such time at which the Shareholder beneficially owns less than 5% of the Companys issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares and (y) to be bound by the same code of conduct, code of ethics, confidentiality obligations and other Board policies as are approved by the Board and applicable to the other non-executive directors of the Company, provided that such Shareholder Designee shall be entitled to provide to the Shareholder any and all information received by such Shareholder Designee in its capacity as a director, subject to compliance by the Shareholder with Section 3.02, other than any privileged legal advice provided to the Company by internal or external legal counsel, which may be provided to the Shareholder only with the Companys consent.
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ARTICLE 3
CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 3.01. Standstill. (a) The Shareholder agrees with the Company that, from the date hereof until the Fallaway Date set forth in paragraph (c), it shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, (i) acquire, agree to acquire, propose, seek or offer to acquire, or facilitate the acquisition or ownership of, any Company Securities or any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that the Shareholder may acquire additional Company Securities so long as the Shareholders and its Affiliates aggregate beneficial ownership of Company Securities, as a result of such acquisition, does not exceed 17.5% of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (ii) make any public announcement with respect to, or publicly offer, seek, propose, indicate an interest in (in each case, with or without conditions), any merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, reorganization or purchase of a material portion of the assets, properties or securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities, or enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements, understandings or agreements (whether written or oral) with any other Person regarding any of the foregoing, (iii) make, or in any way participate or engage in, any solicitation of proxies (whether or not relating to the election or removal of directors) to vote, or advise or influence any person with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of the Company, (iv) deposit any Company Securities in any voting trust or similar arrangement or subject any Company Securities to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Company Security, including the grant of any proxy with respect to the voting of any Company Security, (v) demand a copy of the stock ledger list of shareholders or any other books and records of the Company, (vi) otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence, in any manner, the management, Board or policies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vii) form, join or in any way participate in a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of the Company (other than with any of the Shareholders Affiliates or pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby), (viii) publicly disclose any intention, plan or arrangement prohibited by, or inconsistent with, the foregoing; (ix) take any action that would, in effect, require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a transaction or any of the events described in this Section 3.01(a), (x) advise, assist or encourage or enter into any negotiations, agreements or arrangements with any other Persons in connection with the foregoing, (xi) request the Company or any of its Representatives, directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.01(a) in a public communication or in a communication intended to require the Company to make a public disclosure, (xii) contest the validity of this Section 3.01(a) or make, initiate, take or participate in any action or proceeding (legal or otherwise) or proposal to amend, waive or termination any provision of this Section 3.01(a), (xiii) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to any of the foregoing or (xiv) knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate others to do any of the foregoing.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) the prohibitions in this Section 3.01 shall not affect the Shareholders ability to hold or vote the Company Securities held by the Shareholder or the Shareholders rights under this Agreement, (ii) the prohibitions in this Section 3.01 shall not affect the ability of the Shareholder Designee to vote or otherwise exercise his or her fiduciary duties as a director on the Board, and (iii) the prohibitions in this Section 3.01 shall immediately terminate without further force or effect and the Shareholder shall be released from compliance therewith if the Company (A) institutes a voluntary proceeding, or becomes the subject of an involuntary proceeding which involuntary proceeding is not dismissed within 60 days, under any bankruptcy act, insolvency law or any law for the relief of debtors, (B) has a receiver appointed to manage its affairs, which appointment is not dismissed, vacated or stayed within 60 days, (C) executes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (D) determines in its discretion to terminate this Section 3.01.
(c) The prohibitions in Section 3.01(a) shall cease to apply to the Shareholder on the earlier of the date (the Fallaway Date) that is (i) the date on which the Company files a preliminary or definitive proxy statement in which a Shareholder Designee is willing to stand for election and is not nominated by the Board for election as a director at the applicable shareholder meeting, (ii) the date of a shareholder meeting at which the Shareholder Designee, if so nominated, stands for election and is not elected as a director and (iii) the date on which the Shareholder beneficially (together with economic positions through derivative instruments) owns less than 5% of the Companys issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares.
(d) The prohibitions in Section 3.01(a) shall cease to apply immediately if (i) the Company announces that it has entered into an agreement with a person (other than the Shareholder or any of its Affiliates) for the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of more than 40% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, or all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis; or (ii) the Company provides any person (other than the Shareholder and any other person subject to the restrictions under Section 3.01(a)) with Confidential Information for the purposes of allowing that person or any other person to evaluate or consider the making of an acquisition proposal without entering into a confidentiality agreement with such person which contains standstill provisions substantially similar to those in Section 3.01(a); or (iii) if any person (other than the Shareholder and any other person subject to the restrictions under Section 3.01(a)) commences a bona fide tender or exchange offer (and the Board recommends such offer or states that it takes no position or is unable to take a position, or fails to recommend against such offer within the period prescribed by Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act (for clarity excluding a stop-look-and-listen communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act)), that, in each case, if consummated, would result in such person or group (or its or their shareholders) owning a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.
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Section 3.02. Confidentiality. (a) The Shareholder agrees that Confidential Information furnished and to be furnished to it has been and may in the future be made available in connection with the Shareholders investment in the Company. Until the date that is two years after the Shareholder no longer owns any Ordinary Shares, the Shareholder agrees that it shall keep confidential, and that it shall cause any Person to whom Confidential Information is disclosed pursuant to clause (i) below to keep confidential, the Confidential Information in accordance with this Section 3.02 and shall only use such Confidential Information in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company and not for any other purpose; provided that the Company acknowledges that the Shareholder or its Representatives may (A) invest in or have general knowledge with respect to the industry in which the Company operates and that additional general industry knowledge (i.e., general public knowledge which is not Confidential Information) may be gained by the Shareholder or its Representative from reviewing the Confidential Information that cannot be separated from the Shareholders or its Representatives overall knowledge and (B) retain certain mental impressions of the Confidential Information (it being understood that a mental impression is what a person retains when such person has not intentionally memorized the information or retained notes or other aids to help retain such memory) and, provided that the Shareholder or its Representative does not otherwise disclose any Confidential Information to a third party in violation of this Section 3.02, such general knowledge and mental impressions shall be permitted to be used in the ordinary course of such the Shareholders or its Representatives business and is not intended to be limited by this Section 3.02. The Shareholder further acknowledges and agrees that it shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person, except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (i) to the Shareholders Representatives with respect to the Shareholders investment in the Company, (ii) in the case of the Shareholder Designee, in the performance of his or her duties for and/or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (iii) to the extent required by applicable law, rule or regulation or by a governmental authority (including the rules of any relevant stock exchange and complying with any oral or written questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process to which the Shareholder or any of its Representatives is subject; provided that the Shareholder agrees to give the Company prompt prior notice of such request(s), to the extent legally permissible, so that the Company may at its sole cost seek an appropriate protective order or similar relief (and the Shareholder shall cooperate with such efforts by the Company, and shall in any event make only the minimum disclosure required by such law, rule or regulation or governmental authority)), provided that no such notice or other action shall be required in respect of any disclosure made to any banking, financial, accounting, securities or similar supervisory authority exercising its routine supervisory or audit functions, or (iv) in connection with the enforcement of any right or remedy relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Shareholder agrees to be responsible for any breach by its Representatives of the applicable provisions of this Section 3.02.
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(b) The Shareholder is aware that United States securities laws prohibit any person who has material non-public information about a company from purchasing or selling securities of such company, or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such securities. The Shareholder also understands that the Confidential Information may constitute material non-public information about the Company, and the Shareholder is familiar with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the prohibitions and limitations imposed upon a recipient of material non-public information by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the use (subject, to the extent possible, to a protective order) of Confidential Information in connection with the assertion or defense of any claim hereunder by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01. Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder or by reason hereof shall be assignable by any party hereto.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto, and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 4.02. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including e-mail transmission) and shall be given,
if to the Company, to:
Clarivate Plc
Friars House, 160 Blackfriars Road,
London, SE1 8EZ,
United Kingdom
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
Email: [***]
with a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Louis L. Goldberg
Daniel Brass
Email: [***]
[***]
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if to the Shareholder, to:
Exor N.V.
Gustav Mahlerplein 25
Amsterdam, 1082 MS
The Netherlands
Attention: General Counsel
Email: [***]
with a copy to:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Scott Miller
Email: [***]
Any such communication shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 6:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, such communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt. Any person that becomes a party hereto or bound hereby after the date hereof shall promptly provide its address and email to the Company.
Section 4.03. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may be amended or waived only by a written instrument duly executed by the Company and the Shareholder. No course of dealing between the parties hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a party in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of the other party. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.
Section 4.04. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of such state.
Section 4.05. Jurisdiction. The parties hereby agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any state or federal court in The City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, and that any cause of action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of business in the State of New York, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any
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such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 4.02 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section 4.06. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 4.07. Specific Enforcement. The Shareholder agrees that any breach by it of any provision of this Agreement would irreparably injure the Company and that money damages would be an inadequate remedy therefor. Accordingly, the Shareholder agrees that the Company shall be entitled to one or more injunctions enjoining any such breach and requiring specific performance of this Agreement and consents to the entry thereof, in addition to any other remedy to which the Company is entitled at law or in equity.
Section 4.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (including by means of e-mail 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.
Section 4.09. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 4.10. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated 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 a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 4.11. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the Fallaway Date. Any such termination shall not affect (a) the rights perfected or the obligations incurred by a party under this Agreement prior to such termination (including any liability for breach of this Agreement) and (b) the obligations under Section 3.02 and this Article 4 and any other obligations expressly stated to survive termination hereof.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
CLARIVATE PLC | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan Gear | |
Name: Jonathan Gear | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXOR N.V. | ||
By: | /s/ Guido de Boer | |
Name: Guido de Boer | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]