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| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility In connection with the Distribution, on April 27, 2026, the Company entered into a senior unsecured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) consisting of (a) a five‑year senior unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and (b) a four‑year senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”) consisting of (i) a U.S. dollar-denominated term loan in an amount of up to $350 million and (ii) a euro-denominated term loan in an amount of up to €150 million. Borrowings under the Credit Facilities bear interest, at the Company’s option, at variable rates based on Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or an alternative base rate for loans denominated in U.S. dollars, Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) for loans denominated in euro or Daily Simple Sterling Overnight Index Average (“SONIA”) for Revolving Credit Facility loans denominated in pounds sterling, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin varies based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio and ranges from (i) 125 to 175 basis points in the case of Term SOFR loans, EURIBOR loans and Daily Simple SONIA loans and (ii) 25 to 75 basis points in the case of loans bearing interest at the alternative base rate. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter of no more than 3.50 to 1.00. The Company may elect to increase the maximum permitted consolidated leverage ratio to 4.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter during which a material acquisition occurs and for the following three fiscal quarters. The Credit Agreement includes representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for similar financings, including, among other things and subject to certain significant exceptions, limitations on liens, indebtedness, mergers and asset sales, as well as customary reporting and compliance obligations. Sale Lease-back Transaction On April 21, 2026, the Company became bound to effect a sale-leaseback transaction pursuant to which it will sell its corporate headquarters located in Madison, Alabama, which serves as Octave’s principal executive offices, for an estimated gross proceeds of $57 million subject to customary closing procedures. Concurrently with the closing of the sale, Octave will enter into a lease agreement with the third-party purchaser that will allow Octave to continue to use a portion of the facility. The accounting treatment for this transaction has not been finalized. Approval of the Spin-off On April 24, 2026, the general meeting of shareholders of Hexagon approved the Distribution of the Octave business into a separate publicly-traded company named Octave Intelligence plc. Transition to a Unified Octave Brand Following the approval of the Distribution on April 24, 2026, management initiated the phase out of legacy brands and transition of the Octave business to a unified Octave brand. As such, the Company performed an assessment of the useful life estimates of all trademarks which have historically been carried as indefinite-life intangible assets in the Condensed Combined Balance Sheets and had a carrying amount of $481.1 million as of March 31, 2026. In completing this assessment, management concluded all trademark assets should no longer be carried as indefinite-life intangible assets, but rather determined each to have a finite useful life. As such, management performed a quantitative impairment test subsequent to such approval which consisted of a comparison of the fair value of the Company’s trademarks with the carrying amount, and in all cases where the carrying amount exceeded its fair value, an impairment loss is expected to be recognized in an amount equal to the excess. For each trademark, after the impairment loss is recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of the intangible asset will be its new accounting basis which will be amortized prospectively over its remaining useful life. While the accounting treatment for this assessment has not been finalized, management expects to record a non-cash impairment charge for substantially all of the carrying amount during the second quarter of this year. Executive Annual Incentive Plan On May 20, 2026, the Compensation Committee approved and adopted the Octave Intelligence plc Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective as of January 1, 2026. The Plan provides participants, including the Company’s named executive officers, with the opportunity to earn annual cash incentive awards, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Under the Plan, the Compensation Committee will establish individual target awards (expressed as a percentage of each participant’s annual base salary) and performance goals (which may be based on individual performance and/or Company performance (including a subsidiary, division, other operational unit or administrative department thereof)) for each performance period (generally, the Company’s fiscal year). Awards are contingent upon the achievement of the applicable performance goals established by the Compensation Committee and may be adjusted, reduced or increased in the Compensation Committee’s discretion, subject to the terms of the Plan. The Plan also includes customary provisions regarding termination of employment, clawback provisions and compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Completion of the Spin-off On May 22, 2026, the spin-off was consummated by means of a tax-free pro rata distribution (the Distribution) wherein each Hexagon shareholder of record on May 22, 2026 (the Record Date) received one (1) Octave Class A Ordinary Share for every ten (10) Hexagon Class A Shares and one (1) Octave Class B Ordinary Share for every ten (10) Hexagon Class B Shares held, resulting in the Distribution of 268,437,788 of the Company’s ordinary shares to Hexagon shareholders. In connection with the Distribution, on the Distribution date the Company fully drew the Term Loan Facility and borrowed approximately $120 million and €25 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds from the borrowings under the Credit Facilities were used to fund a cash payment of $625 million to Hexagon in connection with the Distribution. Agreements with Hexagon Following the Distribution, Octave is a public company and Hexagon has no continuing ownership interest. For purposes of governing the ongoing relationships between Hexagon and Octave after the Distribution, and to provide for an orderly transition, Hexagon and Octave entered into a Distribution Agreement, Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, and Master Transition Services Agreement that outline the terms and conditions of the transactions and provide a framework for our relationship after the transactions.
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