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![]() Investor RelationsTender OfferPursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated July 20, 2026 As a way to provide Shareholders with the option to exit their investment in the Company and realize immediate liquidity through a cash payment, the Company has decided to make this Offer and purchase up to 33 Company Shares. Pursuant to the Offer, the Company may purchase up to 33 shares, in the aggregate, of the outstanding Company Shares of the Shareholders that elect to sell in connection with the Offer. The purchase price shall be $136,000 per Company Share. A Shareholder who wishes to participate in the Offer must tender all of the Company Shares currently owned by such Shareholder and not a portion thereof. The requirement for a Shareholder to sell all of their Company Shares will rationalize the Company’s capitalization table, creating efficiencies and reducing transaction costs. Requirements of Tender. The Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by shareholders, unless an Agent's Message (as defined below) is utilized, if delivery of Shares is to be made pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in the Offer to Purchase. For a shareholder validly to tender Shares pursuant to the Offer, either (a) a Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, who is also our Information Agent, at one of its addresses set forth on the back of this Letter of Transmittal prior to the Expiration Date, (b) this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required Agent’s Message and any other required documents, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back of this Letter of Transmittal prior to the Expiration Date and Shares must be delivered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in this Letter of Transmittal (and a book-entry confirmation must be received by the Depositary) prior to the Expiration Date. The term "Agent's Message" means a message, transmitted through electronic means by DTC to, and received by, the Depositary and forming part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, that states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from the participant in DTC tendering the Shares that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received, and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Letter of Transmittal, and that the Company may enforce such agreement against such participant. The term "Agent's Message" also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositary’s office. Any Shareholder that has properly accepted the Offer may elect to withdraw Tendered Shares before the Expiration Date by providing written notice at the address set forth herein. Advant will accept the tender and purchase the Tendered Shares promptly after the Expiration Date, so Shareholders will have a very limited time to be able to withdraw an election to sell the Tendered Shares. Therefore, each Shareholder should carefully consider the decision to sell any Company Shares. Advant will determine all questions as to the form and validity, including time of receipt of notices of withdrawal, and its determination will be final and binding. Neither Advant nor any other person will be obligated to give you notice of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal, or will the Company incur any liability for failure to give any such notice. The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent by email to Jason.Boone@EdictSystems.com. The Depositary and Information Agent for the Offer is: Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC Any physical certificates for Tendered Shares (if held) should be sent by mail to arrive before deadline to:
If you have questions or need additional copies of the materials relating to the Offer and the Letter of Transmittal, you may contact Jason Boone by e-mail at Jason.Boone@EdictSystems.com or by telephone at (800) 443-3428, ext. 281. The Offer and withdrawal rights described to you will expire at close of business at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on August 20, 2026 unless the Offer is extended. Code of EthicsAdvant-e Corporation has adopted the following Code of Ethics for its President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The names of the covered persons are attached hereto as Exhibit A. This Code of Ethics helps uphold the Company's standards of business conduct and ensures compliance with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to provide reasonable standards to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; to provide full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications; and to ensure compliance with governmental laws, rules and regulations. The Code of Ethics is important to the Company and its shareholders, employees, and business partners and is fundamental to the conduct of our business. Employees covered by this Code of Ethics will, in matters related to their employment:
When any person reports a violation of this Code of Ethics to the company’s General Counsel, the General Counsel will immediately inform the Company's Board of Directors and determine personally, or through a designee, if a violation occurred and if so, in concert with the Board of Directors, the appropriate course of action. Violations of this Code of Ethics can lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. If the Company suffers a loss it can pursue any and all legal remedies against the individual. To encourage reporting of potential violations, the Company will not retaliate or allow retaliation for good faith reports. The Company’s General Counsel will investigate all inquiries discretely and maintain within legal limits the confidentiality of anyone requesting guidance, reporting questionable behavior, or questioning compliance with this Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics is subject to continual review and is therefore subject to modification; however, only the Board of Directors can amend it. We will promptly disclose any change in, or waiver of, any provision of the Code of Ethics. Exhibit APersons subject to the Advant-e Corporation Code of Ethics
President and Chief Executive Officer: Jason K. Wadzinski
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