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general economic conditions; and
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other factors deemed relevant by the Angi board of directors.
In the absence of dividends, investors may need to rely on sales of their shares of Angi Class A common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains.
Provisions in the Angi certificate of incorporation and bylaws or Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of Angi, or changes in management and, therefore, depress the trading price of Angi Class A common stock.
The DGCL and Angi’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws currently contain provisions, and will be amended in connection with the Distribution to include provisions, that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of Angi, or changes in management that stockholders may deem advantageous, and provisions which:
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provide that, from and after the completion of the Distribution until the Angi 2032 meeting of stockholders the Angi board of directors will be divided into classes, which could have the effect of making the replacement of incumbent directors more time-consuming and difficult;
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provide that, as long as the Angi board of directors is classified, members of the Angi board of directors can be removed by stockholders only for cause;
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provide that Angi stockholders will not have the right to act by written consent following the Distribution;
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provide that vacancies on the Angi board of directors may be filled only by the remaining directors following the Distribution;
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provide that, after the Distribution, Angi will be subject to the Delaware statute governing business combinations with interested stockholders;
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authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock or authorized but unissued shares of Angi Class B common stock or Angi Class C common stock that the company’s board of directors could issue to increase the number of outstanding shares and to discourage a takeover attempt;
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provide that the company’s board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the bylaws;
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provide that there will not be cumulative voting on the election of directors; and
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establish advance notice procedures with respect to shareholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the company’s board of directors.
Any provision of Angi’s certificate of incorporation, its bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control could limit the opportunity for its stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of Angi Class A common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for such shares.
Angi’s bylaws designate specified courts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions or proceedings that may be initiated by its stockholders, which could discourage lawsuits against Angi and its directors, officers and other employees.
The Angi bylaws provide that, unless Angi consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state court located in the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for:
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any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Angi;
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any action asserting a claim for or based on a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of Angi to Angi or its stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty;