ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Amendment to Rights Agreement
OnAugust 31, 2022 , the Company andComputershare Inc. , successor in interest toComputershare Shareowner Services LLC (formerly known asMellon Investor Services LLC ), aDelaware corporation, as successor toChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. , aNew Jersey limited liability company, as rights agent (the "Rights Agent"), entered into Amendment No. 9 to Rights Agreement (the "Amendment"). The Amendment amends the Rights Agreement, dated as ofJune 8, 2000 , between the Company and the Rights Agent, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as ofMay 30, 2008 , Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as ofMay 24, 2010 , Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as ofJuly 2, 2010 , Amendment No. 4 thereto dated as ofMay 15, 2013 , Amendment No. 5 thereto dated as ofJune 18, 2015 , Amendment No. 6 thereto dated as ofJuly 28, 2015 , and Amendment No, 7 dated as ofJune 27, 2018 , and Amendment No. 8 dated as ofAugust 24, 2021 (collectively, as amended, the "Rights Agreement"). The Amendment was approved by the Company's stockholders at its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held onAugust 23, 2022 . The Amendment extends the expiration date of the Rights Agreement to the close of business on the 30th day after the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders unless continuation of the Rights Agreement is approved by the stockholders of the Company at that meeting. The Amendment to the Rights Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1. The foregoing description of the Amendment and the Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, a summary of the material terms of the Rights Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, together with the full text of the Rights Agreement, and each of Amendments Nos. 1 to 8 thereto, as set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onJuly 11, 2022 .
ITEM 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K under the heading "Amendment to Rights Agreement" is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 4.1 Amendment No. 9 to Rights Agreement, dated as of August 31 , 202 2 between the Company and Com p
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