On January 31, 2023, the Merger was consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Letter Agreement, as described in Note 17. Upon completion of the Merger, effective January 31, 2023:

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Meridian named Jack Kenny and Andrew Kitzmiller as the sole directors of Meridian’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and all other previously named directors tendered their resignations and resigned from the Board effective January 31, 2023;

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Meridian amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations in accordance with the Merger Agreement which, among other things, changed the fiscal year of the Company to an annual calendar year;

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Meridian: (i) notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) of the consummation of the Merger, and (ii) requested that Nasdaq (A) suspend trading of Meridian’s common stock effective before the opening of trading on January 31, 2023, and (B) file with the SEC a Form 25 Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration to delist and deregister the Shares under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

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Meridian terminated its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2021, by and among Meridian, as borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, PNC Bank,

National Association, as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as joint lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as joint lead arranger and syndication agent; and

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Meridian, entered into: (i) a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with Standard Chartered Bank (“SCB”), as administrative agent, SCB, Industrial Bank of Korea, The Export-Import Bank of Korea, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Kookmin Bank, New York Branch and Citibank N.A., Hong Kong Branch, as joint lead arrangers, and SCB, as coordinating bank; and (ii) a Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement (the “RCF Credit Agreement”, and together with the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreements”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”), as administrative agent, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner and syndication agent. The Term Loan Credit Agreement made available to Meridian an aggregate principal amount of $500,000, in the form of a term loan credit facility (the “Term Loan”). The RCF Agreement makes available to Meridian revolving loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $50,000 (the “RCF Loan”, and together with the Term Loan, the “Credit Facilities”). As of January 31, 2023, the principal amount of the RCF Loan outstanding was $25,000. The Credit Facilities mature on January 31, 2028.

The foregoing descriptions of events occurring on or about the consummation of the Merger, including the foregoing description of the Credit Facilities, do not purport to be complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the respective agreements, articles of incorporation and other documents, each of which are attached as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form

8-K

filed with the SEC on February 1, 2023.