UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION

Information Statement Pursuant to Section 14(c) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC.

17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75287

NOTICE OF WRITTEN CONSENT

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INFORMATION STATEMENT

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED

NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

To our Stockholders:

This notice of written consent and the accompanying information statement are being furnished to the holders of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 12, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Campus Holding Corp., a Delaware Corporation (“Parent”), Campus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). Parent is an affiliate of Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C. and was formed specifically for the purpose of serving as the intended holding company for the Company upon completion of the Merger.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon completion of the Merger, each share of Common Stock (other than Cancelled Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and Dissenting Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) will be converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to $14.50 per share, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”).

The board of directors of the Company unanimously (i) determined that the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement and the transaction contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, (iii) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of the Company that such holders adopt the Merger Agreement, and (iv) directed that the Merger Agreement be submitted to the holders of Common Stock, including the Cambium Majority Stockholder (as defined below), for adoption.

The adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s stockholders required the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock under applicable Delaware law and the Company’s certificate of incorporation. As of October 12, 2018, there were 47,300,262 shares of our Common Stock outstanding and VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC (“VSS-Cambium” or the “Cambium Majority Stockholder”), which is wholly-owned by VSS-Cambium Holdco LLC and an affiliate of Veronis Suhler Stevenson LLC (“VSS”), owned 32,334,595 shares of Common Stock, or approximately 68.4% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement on such date. On October 12, 2018, VSS-Cambium delivered a written consent adopting the Merger Agreement and authorizing the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger. As a result, no further action by any stockholder of the Company is required under applicable law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange or the Merger Agreement to adopt the Merger Agreement or to approve the Merger. The Company is not soliciting your vote for the adoption of the Merger Agreement or approval of the Merger and will not call a stockholders meeting for purposes of voting on the adoption of the Merger Agreement or approval of the Merger.

In addition, on May 17, 2018, as previously disclosed by the Company, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “VKidz Purchase Agreement”) with Edcity Holding

Inc., a Florida corporation (“Edcity”), VSS VKidZ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VSS-VKidZ” and together with Edcity, the “VKidz Sellers”), VKidz Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VKidz”), and VSS-VKidZ, solely in its capacity as Representative (as defined in the VKidz Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Company agreed, on the terms and subject to the conditions stated therein, to acquire from the VKidz Sellers all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of VKidz (the “VKidz Acquisition”). VSS-VKidZ (the “VKidz Majority Stockholder”) holds 3,000,000 shares of VKidz common stock, comprising a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of VKidz, and is an affiliate of VSS. The Vkidz Acquisition does not require the approval of the Company’s stockholders under Delaware law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or the Listing Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Immediately following the Effective Time, the Company will consummate the VKidz Acquisition.

Pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), if the Merger is completed, holders of shares of Common Stock, other than VSS-Cambium, and any other holder of Common Stock who has waived appraisal rights, will have the right to seek an appraisal for, and be paid the “fair value” of, their shares of Common Stock (as determined by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware) instead of receiving the Merger Consideration. To exercise your appraisal rights, you must submit a written demand for an appraisal no later than twenty (20) days after the mailing of the accompanying information statement, or December 9, 2018, and comply precisely with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL. The DGCL requirements for exercising appraisal rights are described in further detail in the accompanying information statement, and a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL regarding appraisal rights is reproduced in its entirety and attached as Annex C to the accompanying information statement. You are encouraged to read the full text of Section 262 attached as Annex C.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 228(e) and Section 262(d)(2) of the DGCL that the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock adopted the Merger Agreement by written consent to an action without a meeting. Pursuant to Section 228(e) of the DGCL, this Notice is being mailed on or about November 19, 2018 to the persons (other than VSS-Cambium), who were stockholders of the Company on October 12, 2018, the date that written consent signed by VSS-Cambium, holding approximately 68.4% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, to adopt the Merger Agreement was delivered to the Company. This Notice of Stockholder Action by Written Consent affords the notice to stockholders (other than VSS-Cambium) required by Section 228(e) of the DGCL. In addition, pursuant to Section 262(d)(2) of the DGCL, this Notice is being sent to all stockholders of record of the Company as of the close of business on November 18, 2018 who are entitled to appraisal rights. This Notice constitutes the notice required by Section 262(d)(2) of the DGCL and a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL is attached as Annex C to the accompanying information statement.

We urge you to read the entire accompanying information statement and the annexes thereto carefully. Please do not send in your stock certificates at this time. If the Merger is completed, you will receive instructions regarding surrender of your certificate or certificates, if any, or book-entry shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration to which you are entitled under the Merger Agreement.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

John Campbell, Chief Executive Officer

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulatory agency has approved or disapproved the Merger, passed upon the merits or fairness of the Merger or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the disclosures in this notice or the accompanying information statement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This information statement is dated November 19, 2018 and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about November 19, 2018.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER

The following questions and answers are intended to briefly address some questions you may have regarding the Merger Agreement and the Merger. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a stockholder of the Company. Please refer to the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this information statement, the annexes to this information statement and the documents referred to or incorporated by reference in this information statement, each of which you should read carefully. You may obtain information incorporated by reference in this information statement without charge by following the instructions under “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81.

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We urge you to consult your tax advisor on the tax consequences to you of the Merger.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This information statement and the documents to which we refer you in this information statement contain various forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, which are based on the current expectations and assumptions of, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. When used in this report, the words “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “target,” “outlook,” “envision,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” or “should,” and similar expressions or words, or the negatives of those words, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, and readers should be aware that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation:

See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these factors. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

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THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT

Company

Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas 75287

Phone: (888) 399-1995

The Company, a Delaware corporation, is an award-winning educational technology solutions leader dedicated to helping all students reach their full potential through individualized and differentiated instruction. Using a research-based, personalized approach, Cambium Learning Group delivers software as a service (SaaS) resources and instructional products that engage students and support teachers in fun, positive, safe and scalable environments. These solutions are provided through Learning A-Z^® (“LAZ”) (online differentiated instruction for elementary school reading, writing and science), ExploreLearning^® (“EL”) (online interactive math and science simulations and a math fact fluency solution) and Voyager Sopris Learning^® (“VSL”) (blended solutions that accelerate struggling learners to achieve in literacy and math and professional development for teachers).

For more information about the Company, please visit the Company’s website at https://www.cambiumlearning.com/. The information on the Company’s website, other than securities filings that are otherwise incorporated herein by reference, is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this information statement. Detailed descriptions of the Company’s business and financial results are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is incorporated in this information statement by reference. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81.

Parent

Campus Holding Corp.

c/o Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C.

9 West 57th Street, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Phone: (212) 415-6700

Parent is a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Veritas, a leading private equity firm that invests in companies that provide critical products and services, primarily technology and technology-enabled solutions, to government and commercial customers worldwide, including those operating in the aerospace and defense, healthcare, technology, national security, communications, energy, government services and education industries. Veritas seeks to create value by strategically transforming the companies in which it invests through organic and inorganic means. For more information on Veritas and its current and past investments, visit www.veritascapital.com. The information on Parent’s website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this information statement.

Merger Sub

Campus Merger Sub Inc.

c/o Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C.

9 West 57th Street, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Phone: (212) 415-6700

Merger Sub is a Delaware corporation that was formed by Parent solely for the purpose of completing the Merger with the Company. Merger Sub is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and has not engaged in any business to date, except for activities incidental to its incorporation and activities undertaken in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

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THE MERGER

The following is a description of the material aspects of the Merger. For additional information, please refer to the Merger Agreement, which is attached to this information statement as Annex A. We encourage you to read carefully this entire information statement for a more complete understanding of the Merger.

Background of the Merger

The following chronology summarizes the key meetings and events that led to the signing of the Merger Agreement by the Company. In this process, management, members of the Board and other representatives of the Company held many conversations, both by telephone and in-person, about the potential transaction and alternatives. The description below covers only the key events leading up to the execution of the Merger Agreement and does not purport to catalogue every related conversation involving, among or between such representatives.

Beginning in January 2018, certain members of the Board affiliated with the Cambium Majority Stockholder began preliminary discussions with representatives of Macquarie regarding potential strategic alternatives available to the Company, including a possible sale of the Company. The Company approached Macquarie based on the Company’s prior experience with certain representatives of Macquarie who the Company believed were knowledgeable about the education industry and had the requisite experience to assist the Company in evaluating strategic alternatives.

On January 31, 2018, representatives from Macquarie met with certain Board members affiliated with the Cambium Majority Stockholder (Messrs. Jeffrey T. Stevenson and David F. Bainbridge) and other representatives from the Cambium Majority Stockholder, for a high level discussion regarding, among other things, a review of potential strategic alternatives available to the Company based on publicly available information about the Company. On February 7, 2018, February 15, 2018 and February 27, 2018, Mr. Bainbridge, along with other representatives from the Cambium Majority Stockholder and its affiliates, met with representatives of Macquarie to further discuss matters relating to a potential sale and potential buyers. During the month of March 2018, Barbara Benson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, discussed with representatives from Macquarie the terms of a potential engagement. On March 28, 2018, the Company executed an engagement letter engaging Macquarie as its financial advisor in connection with potential strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the Company (collectively known to the Board as “Project Campus”); the engagement did not include Macquarie providing any advice to the Board with respect to the VKidz Acquisition described below. On April 11, 2018, the Board held an in-person meeting in Tucson, Arizona. In attendance were certain key members of the Company’s management. During the meeting, Mr. Bainbridge led the Board in a strategic discussion regarding present market opportunity for “Project Campus”.

During the April 11, 2018 Board meeting, Mr. Bainbridge also provided an overview of the strategic fit between VKidz and the Company including their complementary product offerings and operational strengths. Mr. Bainbridge next summarized the benefit resulting from the strategic fit including increased scale, increased percentage of digital subscription revenue, faster growth rate, broader addressable market, as well as achievable cost and revenue synergies and management talent. Mr. John Edelson, the President of VKidz, also presented the Board with an overview of the VKidz business. The Board determined that it was advisable to form a special committee of the Board (the “Special Committee”), composed entirely of independent and disinterested directors, for purposes of reviewing a possible transaction involving VKidz. The Special Committee consisted of Messrs. Clifford K. Chiu, Walter G. Bumphus and Thomas Kalinske, and engaged independent professional advisors to assist it in evaluating the VKidz Acquisition.

On May 10, 2018, the Special Committee, together with the Audit Committee of the Board, unanimously issued their approvals, in accordance with their respective mandate and charter, regarding the VKidz Acquisition pursuant to the VKidz Purchase Agreement, among the Company, the VKidz Sellers, VKidz and VSS-VKidZ,

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solely in its capacity as Representative thereunder, whereby the Company would acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of VKidz pursuant to the terms therein.

On May 14, 2018, the Company publicly announced that it initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value and that such strategic alternatives could include a sale of the Company or a sale of a division or divisions thereof, a strategic merger, a business combination or continuing as a standalone entity executing on its business plan. It also disclosed that it had entered into the VKidz Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire from the VKidz Sellers all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of VKidz on the terms and subject to the conditions stated therein, including, among others, consummation of a “Purchaser Change of Control Transaction” (as defined in the VKidz Purchase Agreement, which includes the Merger) and the Company’s right to terminate the agreement if it determines that consummation of the VKidz Acquisition would interfere in any way with the consummation of a Purchaser Change of Control Transaction. The Company believed there are important synergies and product extensions to be achieved from the combination of the two companies that would ultimately benefit the Company’s stockholders.

On June 1, 2018, at the request of the Board, Macquarie began contacting a total of 99 parties to solicit their interest in a potential acquisition of the Company with a focus as to a transaction, with or without VKidz, that would generate the highest price per share of our Common Stock. Of these parties, 20 were potential strategic buyers and 79 were potential financial buyers.

On June 14, 2018, the Board held a telephonic meeting that, at the request of the Board, was also attended by certain members of the Company’s management (namely, Scott McWhorter, General Counsel, and Barbara Benson, Chief Financial Officer), as well as representatives from Macquarie, the Cambium Majority Stockholder and its affiliates, and the Company’s outside counsel, Lowenstein Sandler LLP (“Lowenstein Sandler”). The Board discussed the review of strategic alternatives. Among other things, the representatives of Macquarie reviewed and discussed recent M&A activity in the education market and the proposed sale process for the Company.

During the months of June and early July 2018, the Company executed non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”) with 61 potential buyers. Most of the NDAs included a customary standstill provision designed to provide the Board with control over the bid review process, as well as public disclosures with respect to such process, and afforded the Board the ability to maximize stockholder value with respect to proposals received during the course of such process.

On June 25, 2018, at the request of the Company, Macquarie began providing potential buyers that had signed NDAs with certain information regarding the Company prepared or approved by the Company, including the Confidential Information Memorandum (the “CIM”), which, among other things, contained non-public information and internal management projections regarding the Company, which included certain projections relating to VKidz where noted. The CIM was shared with 59 parties.

On July 2, 2018, at the request of the Board, Macquarie solicited non-binding indications of interest from the potential buyers that received the CIM. In the letter describing the first-round of the sales process, potential buyers were instructed that their indications should clearly state if their indication of interest contemplated the acquisition of VKidz together with the Company, or not. Bidders were informed that the Company had pursued the VKidz Acquisition because it believed, and continued to believe, there are important synergies and product extensions to be achieved from the combination of the two companies. The letter requested initial indications of interest by 12:00 pm ET on July 23, 2018.

Over the next few weeks of July 2018, the Company, with the assistance of Macquarie, responded to questions and requests for information regarding the Company and the sale process from potential buyers. The Company then initiated in-person fireside chats in New York City with 15 potential buyers during the week of July 16, 2018. John Campbell, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Ms. Benson also met in-person

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or telephonically with the 15 potential buyers to discuss the Company. Of the 15 that the Company had direct communication with, two were potential strategic buyers and the rest were potential financial buyers.

On July 23, 2018, the Company received non-binding written indications of interest from 11 potential buyers, each of which contemplated the Company’s prior or contemporaneous acquisition of VKidz. Of the 11 that submitted written indications of interest, two were potential strategic buyers and the rest were potential financial buyers. The price per share offers ranged from $10.50 per share to $15.00 per share of our Common Stock.

On July 24, 2018, the Board held a telephonic meeting that was also attended by certain members of the Company’s management (namely, Mr. McWhorter and Ms. Benson), as well as representatives from Macquarie, the Cambium Majority Stockholder and its affiliates and Lowenstein Sandler. Macquarie provided the Board with an update on the sale process including a summary of the indications received from potential buyers in the first round. Following the discussion, the Board directed Mr. Campbell, Ms. Benson, Mr. Paul Fonte, Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Patrick Marcotte, President of LAZ, Mr. David Shuster, President of EL, and Mr. Aaron Ingold, President of VSL, and requested Mr. Edelson to engage in further discussions and diligence with ten of the potential buyers that had provided initial indications (an eleventh bidder was dropped from consideration based on its comparatively lower offer price).

On August 1, 2018, a draft of the Company’s proposed form of merger agreement, prepared by Lowenstein Sandler in consultation with Company management, was provided to the Board.

From the end of July 2018 through early August 2018, management presentations commenced with each of the ten potential buyers that requested them. Three of the ten management presentations were followed by an accompanying dinner with the Company’s management. The parties were also given access to a virtual data room and received third party diligence reports, including the accounting due diligence report prepared by FTI Consulting, the Company’s quality of earnings consulting firm (“FTI”) and the market due diligence report prepared by Oliver Wyman, who was previously engaged by the Company to conduct market research.

On August 9, 2018, at the request of the Company, Macquarie requested revised non-binding indications of interest from the ten potential buyers that had advanced to the second round of the bidding process. The potential buyers were instructed to provide revised indications by 12:00 pm ET on September 6, 2018, and that the revised indications should specify a per share value (not a valuation range). The potential buyers were further informed that they would soon receive an auction draft of the Company’s preferred form of merger agreement and requested issues memoranda regarding such form of merger agreement.

One week later, on August 14, 2018, the auction draft of the Company’s proposed form of merger agreement was provided to the ten potential buyers.

Throughout August 2018, the Company’s management, led by Ms. Benson, held telephonic meetings with nine potential buyers that requested them, providing them with financial reports and trends. Some of the potential buyers requested follow-up calls regarding the Company’s financials. Two potential buyers requested a separate call to address the tax implications of the transaction.

In the latter half of August 2018, the Company provided extensive product demonstrations to the potential buyers, including its LAZ, EL and VSL product lines, as well as regarding VKidz’s product lines. Some of these meetings were held online through WebX while others were in-person, including an in-person meeting with Parent on August 29, 2018 in New York City.

On August 24, 2018, three of the potential buyers requested a work paper review, attended by the Company’s auditor and their respective auditors.

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In August and September of 2018, the Company arranged for FTI to participate on diligence calls with four of the potential buyers, so that FTI could provide an overview of its quality of earnings reports and respond to other detailed questions. Also during this time, Oliver Wyman provided market presentations to four potential buyers.

On August 30, 2018, Parent’s counsel, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (“Schulte”) had a telephonic conference with Lowenstein Sandler to discuss high-level issues anticipated for Schulte’s issues memorandum with respect to the auction bid draft of the merger agreement.

On September 4 and 13, 2018, the Company engaged in legal diligence calls with two of the potential buyers. Also on September 4, 2018, Mr. Campbell held telephonic meetings with another two of the parties.

During this same time, the Company began to hold in-person technology meetings in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The meetings were attended by the potential buyers and the Company and their respective technology advisors and consultants.

At the conclusion of the second round of the process, on September 6, 2018, the Company received revised indications of interest from six potential buyers, one of which was a potential strategic buyer. Of the ten parties that had advanced after submitting initial indications, four had declined to continue their participation as of the second round bid deadline. The price per share offers ranged from $10.58 per share to $13.50 per share. Of note, the bidders that offered $15.00 per share (or a range that went up to $15.00 per share) in the previous round had revised their offer prices in this round, indicating that their bids were uncompetitive compared to others received in this second round. All of the potential buyers advised that they would like to include the VKidz Acquisition. Only Parent requested exclusivity at this time, which was declined by the Company.

On September 10, 2018, the Board held a telephonic meeting to review the revised indications of interest received in the second round of the process. The meeting was also attended by certain members of the Company’s management (namely, Mr. McWhorter and Ms. Benson), as well as representatives from Macquarie, the Cambium Majority Stockholder and its affiliates and Lowenstein Sandler. At the Board’s request, representatives of Macquarie summarized the revised indications of interest received from the six potential buyers, one of which was a potential strategic buyer, and Lowenstein Sandler summarized the issues memoranda received from those potential buyers as to the proposed form of merger agreement. Following discussion and deliberation with the assistance of its legal and financial advisors, the Board resolved to advance the potential buyers with the top three revised indications to the final round of bidding, as this would still allow for a competitive process, but would not be unwieldy or dissuade the potential buyers from continued engagement in the process: Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2. Parent had submitted an offer price of $12.35 per share, Participant 1 had submitted an offer price of $13.50 per share and Participant 2 had submitted an offer price at a range of $12.50 to $13.25 per share. Parent and Participant 2 were financial sponsors, while Participant 1 was considered to be a strategic buyer.

On September 13, 2018, Schulte conducted a lengthy legal diligence call with the Company. Schulte

followed up on such call, by conducting an antitrust diligence call with the Company and Lowenstein Sandler on September 26, 2018.

On September 14, 2018, Schulte had a telephonic conference with Lowenstein Sandler to discuss its issues list on behalf of Parent regarding the auction draft of the merger agreement. On the same date, counsel to Participant 1 had a telephonic conference with Lowenstein Sandler to discuss its issues list regarding the auction draft of the merger agreement.

Participant 1 held on-site product strategy and sales sessions concerning LAZ, EL and VSL throughout the week of September 17, 2018. Each of the respective LAZ, EL and VSL product teams attended these sessions. Participant 1 also held telephonic meetings with Ms. Lin Feinberg, Chief Financial Officer of VKidz, regarding VKidz tax and finance questions. During this same time, Participant 2 met with Ms. Benson, Ms. Feinberg,

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Mr. Fonte, Mr. Scott Halphen, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, and Mr. Brad Keith, the Company’s Controller, to discuss VKidz synergies and shared services. Participant 2 also engaged in EL, VSL and VKidz business and technology diligence sessions with each of their respective management teams.

On September 17, 2018, Schulte had a telephonic conference with Lowenstein Sandler regarding legal diligence. On that date, the Company also signed a clean team confidentiality agreement with the potential strategic buyer, Participant 1. On the same day, counsel for Participant 2 had a telephonic conference with Lowenstein Sandler to discuss their comments on the merger agreement (as Participant 2 had provided a full markup of the merger agreement in the second round of the process, rather than the abbreviated issues memorandum that had been requested by, and provided by the other potential buyers to, the Company).

On September 20, 2018, counsel for Participant 1 had a lengthy legal diligence call with the Company.

On September 20, 2018, at the request of the Company, Macquarie requested that Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2 submit final written binding letters of intent. The instructions as to the final-round process advised that the final bids should be submitted by 12:00 pm ET on October 10, 2018, and that final bids must provide a specific per share value (not a valuation range). The bidders were also instructed that they should provide, by no later than 12:00 pm ET on September 28, 2018, redlined transaction documents (the merger agreement, accompanying disclosure schedules, limited guarantee, equity commitment letter and any other documents that would be required at the time of execution of the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Bid Transaction Documents”)) that they would be prepared to execute on such date.

During the week of September 24, 2018, representatives from Parent met with Mr. Edelson and Ms. Feinberg. Parent also commenced EL and VKidz business and technology diligence sessions with each of their respective management teams. Later in the week, Mr. McWhorter held telephonic meetings with Parent regarding human resources and potential tax issues.

On September 24, 2018, Schulte conducted a legal due diligence call with the management of VKidz, and on September 27, 2018, Schulte conducted a legal due diligence call with the management of VKidz regarding employment matters. On September 26, 2018, counsel for Participant 1 conducted a legal due diligence call with the management of VKidz.

On September 28, 2018, counsel for Participant 1 conducted a legal due diligence call with the Company and Lowenstein Sandler. Between September 26 and 28, 2018, Macquarie, at the request of the Company, contacted each bidder telephonically to remind them, when developing their final bids, that Cambium’s goal is to maximize the value of the per share consideration for Cambium’s stockholders.

On September 28, 2018, the Company received markups of the Bid Transaction Documents from the three potential buyers. On October 2, 2018, the Company received further markups of the equity commitment letter and limited guarantee from Parent.

From September 28 until October 3, 2018, Lowenstein Sandler worked with members of Company management to review, and provide responsive markups on, each of the three potential buyer’s Bid Transaction Documents. During such time, Lowenstein Sandler engaged with counsel for the potential buyers via telephone conferences to provide feedback on the Bid Transaction Documents received by them.

On October 1, 2018, Lowenstein Sandler on behalf of the Company requested that representatives of Macquarie inform potential buyers that they should submit bids producing the highest price per share of our Common Stock, regardless of whether it included the VKidz Acquisition. In accordance with such instructions, Macquarie informed each potential buyer that the Board remained focused on achieving the highest per share price for our Common Stock; their bids were not required to include the Company’s prior or contemporaneous

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acquisition of VKidz; their bid would not be considered advantaged or disadvantaged if it included or excluded the Company’s prior or contemporaneous acquisition of VKidz; the bid process required that each potential bidder expresses its bid as a per share price for our Common Stock with an indication if such price includes or excludes the Company’s prior or contemporaneous acquisition of VKidz; and, if they chose to premise their bid on the Company’s prior or contemporaneous acquisition of VKidz, they were free to express their bid in any manner that would convey the highest value for the shares of our Common Stock.

On October 3 and October 4, 2018, Lowenstein Sandler provided responsive markups of the merger agreements to counsel for each of Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2, each redlined against their respective markup and the auction bid draft. On October 4, 2018, Lowenstein Sandler provided responsive markups of the guarantee and equity commitment letter to counsel for each of Participant 1 and Participant 2 and a responsive markup of Parent’s equity commitment letter to Schulte, each redlined against their respective markup and the Company’s initial proposed forms. On October 5, 2018, Lowenstein Sandler provided responsive markups of the disclosure schedules to counsel for each of Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2, each redlined against their respective markup and the Company’s initial proposed form. Also on that date, Lowenstein also provided a responsive markup of the guarantee with Parent to Schulte, redlined against its markup and the Company’s initial proposed form.

During the first two weeks of October 2018, the Company, with the assistance of Macquarie and Lowenstein Sandler, continued to actively respond to informational requests from the three potential buyers. During the first week, Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2 each met with Mr. Campbell, Ms. Benson and representatives of LAZ and VSL for a third quarter and year-to-date performance update. Parent attended dinner meetings with Messrs. Campbell and Edelson on October 4 and October 9, 2018, respectively. On October 4, 2018, Schulte had a legal diligence call with the Company and Lowenstein Sandler, as well as a call with just Lowenstein Sandler to discuss its responsive markup of the Bid Transaction Documents, particularly the merger agreement, provided by Schulte during the final round. On October 5, 2018, counsel and the tax advisor for Participant 1 had a diligence call with Lowenstein Sandler to discuss certain tax matters. On October 8, 2018, counsel for Participant 2 had a legal diligence call with Lowenstein Sandler and the Company’s management. On the same date and then again on October 9, 2018, Schulte and Lowenstein Sandler had another call to discuss the Company’s position, and Lowenstein Sandler’s responsive markup, with respect to the merger agreement.

On October 10, 2018, Parent, Participant 1 and Participant 2 submitted their final bids consisting of bid cover letters, final, executable Bid Transaction Documents, and draft debt commitment papers. Of the three bids, proposals from both Parent and Participant 2 included the acquisition of VKidz, and the proposal from Participant 1 did not include VKidz.

On October 11, 2018, the Board held a telephonic meeting attended by all Board members, as well as, at the request of the Board, certain members of the Company’s management, and representatives from Macquarie, the Cambium Majority Stockholder and its affiliates, Lowenstein Sandler and Richards Layton & Finger, P.A., Delaware counsel to the Company, to review the final round of proposals. Prior to the meeting, the Board received an agenda, materials summarizing the sale process to date and the three bid proposals, Lowenstein Sandler’s markups of the Bid Transaction Documents received from Parent and Participant 1 (the two highest bid proposals), a comparison chart of the final proposed terms of each merger agreement prepared by Lowenstein Sandler and draft Board resolutions. At the request of the Board, Macquarie reviewed the process to date and the proposals received from the three remaining potential buyers. In addition, at the request of the Board, Macquarie reviewed and discussed its preliminary financial analyses with respect to the Company, as discussed further below. A representative of Lowenstein Sandler provided an overview of the process and proposed Bid Transaction Documents from the potential buyers. A representative of Lowenstein Sandler also provided a presentation to the Board regarding its fiduciary duties with respect to the bid selection process, during which representatives from Macquarie were excused from the meeting.

During the meeting, the Board discussed the three bid proposals. Parent offered all cash merger consideration of $13.00 per share and also included the VKidz Acquisition. (Parent had previously offered

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$12.35 per share in the second round, assuming the VKidz Acquisition). Parent also advised that they would work with the Company’s management to ensure proper programs would be in place to provide incentives to employees. Parent advised that it was prepared to execute definitive Bid Transaction Documents immediately. Participant 1 offered all cash merger consideration of $13.50 per share but did not include the VKidz Acquisition. (Participant 1 had previously offered $13.50 per share in the second round, assuming the VKidz Acquisition). Participant 1 also conveyed that it was prepared to execute definitive Bid Transaction Documents immediately. Participant 2 offered all cash merger consideration of $12.50 per share and included the VKidz Acquisition. (Participant 2 had previously offered a range of $12.50-$13.25 per share at the conclusion of the second round of the process, assuming the VKidz Acquisition). Participant 2 advised that they would be able to work with the Company to finalize Bid Transaction Documents, including amending and restating the VKidz Purchase Agreement to provide for cash consideration, by October 14, 2018, if not sooner. Participant 2 requested a brief period of exclusivity otherwise its bid proposal would terminate at 5:00 pm ET on October 12, 2018.

The Board also reviewed and compared the Bid Transaction Documents that Parent and Participant 1 represented they were prepared to execute immediately. Parent’s merger agreement provided greater certainty around antitrust approval and its commitment to pursue the same, as well as greater certainty around financing and its commitment to pursue the same. Participant 1’s merger agreement provided only limited certainty relating to antitrust approval, limited certainty relating to financing, and required a minimum 60 day period before which, even if all other conditions were satisfied, closing could occur.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Board instructed Macquarie and Lowenstein Sandler to request best and final offers from Parent and Participant 1.

After the Board meeting concluded, Lowenstein Sandler provided further markups of the Bid Transaction Documents, including markups of draft debt commitment papers, to counsel for Parent and Participant 1. As instructed by the Board, representatives of Macquarie informed the two remaining potential buyers to provide their “best and final” per share price offer and executable documents by 10:30 am ET on the following day, October 12, 2018. As previously instructed, Macquarie reminded the two final bidders that the Board was focused on achieving the highest per share price for our Common Stock; there was no requirement to include the VKidz Acquisition in their bids; a bid would not be considered advantaged or disadvantaged if a potential buyer chose to include or exclude the VKidz Acquisition in its bid; and, if a potential buyer chose to include the VKidz Acquisition, such potential buyer was free to express its bid in any manner that conveys the highest value per share of our Common Stock.

In the late evening of October 11, 2018 and early morning of October 12, 2018, Lowenstein engaged with Schulte and counsel for Participant 1 regarding open points of discussion in the Bid Transaction Documents, particularly the Merger Agreement.

The Company received final bids from Parent and Participant 1 in the late morning of October 12, 2018. Participant 1 proposed a price of $14.00 per share, which did not include consummating the VKidz Acquisition. Parent proposed a per share offer price of $14.50 to the Company’s stockholders, and a price of $11.50 per share for our Common Stock to be issued as consideration in connection with the VKidz Acquisition. The Bid Transaction Documents received from Parent also included a proposed draft amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement to, among other things, provide Parent with the ability to seek representation and warranty insurance, and to have the sellers of VKidz waive their appraisal rights in connection with the Merger.

Parent’s proposed amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement was shared with Edcity and Mr. Edelson, and their counsel, Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli & Albright, P.L. (“PBYA”). Lowenstein Sandler also confidentially shared the draft merger agreement proposed by Parent with PBYA. It was confirmed that the VKidz Sellers would waive their appraisal rights in connection with the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the proposed amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement.

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In the early afternoon on October 12, 2018, the Board held a telephonic meeting attended by the full Board, certain members of the Company’s management, and representatives of Macquarie and Lowenstein Sandler, in order to review the final two offers.

Later in the afternoon on October 12, 2018, the Special Committee of the Board, which on May 10, 2018, had previously declared advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders for the Company to enter into the VKidz Purchase Agreement and consummate the VKidz Acquisition pursuant to the terms therein, reconvened to discuss the draft second amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement proposed by Parent with its final Bid Transaction Documents. The Special Committee, who was advised by its own advisors, unanimously approved and declared advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, the proposed second amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement.

In the early evening on October 12, 2018, after the close of trading on Nasdaq, the Board again reconvened by telephone to discuss the final two offers. Prior to the meeting, the Board received a revised draft of Board resolutions. At the meeting, Macquarie reviewed and discussed its financial analyses with respect to the Company and the proposed Merger. Thereafter, at the request of the Board, Macquarie rendered its oral opinion to the Board (which was subsequently confirmed in writing by delivery of Macquarie’s written opinion addressed to the Board dated as of the same date), as to, as of October 12, 2018, the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of our Common Stock, other than the Excluded Holders, of the Merger Consideration to be received by such holders in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement after giving effect to but without addressing the proposed VKidz Acquisition. The Board also took into consideration that the proposed Merger would trigger certain previously negotiated and previously disclosed transaction fees, plus reimbursement of related expenses, payable by the Company to VSS or its designee and that the VKidz Acquisition would trigger certain previously negotiated transaction fees, plus reimbursement of related expenses, payable by VKidz to VSS-VKidZ or its affiliated designee. The aggregate amount of such transactions fees from both the Merger and the VKidz Acquisition payable to VSS and its related affiliates is equal to approximately $7,876,000, subject to adjustment. After further discussion, on motions duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously (i) determined that the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement and the transaction contemplated thereby, including the Merger, are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, (iii) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of the Company that such holders adopt the Merger Agreement, and (iv) directed that the Merger Agreement be submitted to the holders of Common Stock, including the Cambium Majority Stockholder for adoption. The Board also resolved to take the following actions: (x) exercise its right to accelerate the outstanding Company Options immediately prior to the Merger; and (y) affirmatively determine that Parent and Merger Sub are each to be deemed an “Exempt Person” under the terms of the Company’s Tax Asset Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2016 (the “Rights Agreement”), with Equiniti Trust Company (successor of interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association), as Rights Agent thereunder.

Bid Transaction Documents were executed with Parent and its Merger Sub, as of October 12, 2018, and an executed Debt Commitment Letter was delivered to the Company. The Company, VKidz and the VKidz Sellers also executed and delivered the second amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement. The Cambium Majority Stockholder executed and delivered to Parent its agreement as to its post-closing non-solicitation and no-hire covenant.

In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement stating that the Cambium Majority Stockholder’s written consent to the Merger would be delivered no later than 8:30 pm ET on the date immediately following the date of execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Cambium Majority Stockholder delivered its executed written consent at approximately 10:00 pm ET on October 12, 2018.

A press release announcing the Merger was disseminated on October 15, 2018 at approximately 6:15 am ET and the Company filed disclosure of the Merger on a Current Report on Form 8-K shortly thereafter.

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On November 1, 2018, the Special Committee and the Audit Committee reconvened to consider a proposed third amendment to the VKidz Purchase Agreement with the other parties thereto (the “Amendment”). The Amendment changes the form, but not the amount, of consideration to be issued by the Company to the VKidz Sellers from shares of Common Stock to cash, for the purpose of simplifying the closing mechanics of the VKidz Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, in lieu of shares of Common Stock, the Excluded Holders would receive an aggregate cash payment in the amount of $77,533,000, which is the product of (i) 6,742,000 shares of Common Stock that were to be issued to the VKidz Sellers prior to the Amendment and (ii) the fixed per share price of $11.50, which represents the per share consideration the VKidz Sellers would have received under the Merger Agreement had they been issued Common Stock. On November 1, 2018, the Special Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the Company adopt and enter into the Amendment and the Audit Committee unanimously voted to adopt the recommendations of the Special Committee. On November 8, 2018, the Company and the other parties to the VKidz Purchase Agreement entered into the Amendment. In addition, on November 8, 2018, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub confirmed their intention and agreement to consummate the VKidz Acquisition immediately after the Effective Time. As a result, the Excluded Holders will receive as consideration an aggregate cash payment in the amount of $77,533,000, and will neither beneficially own, immediately prior to the Effective Time, any shares of Common Stock, nor receive any Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement, rather, the Excluded Holders will receive the consideration, in the form of cash, as set forth in the VKidz Purchase Agreement.

Reasons for the Merger

In evaluating the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Board consulted with senior management of the Company, as well as representatives of Macquarie and Lowenstein Sandler. In the course of making the determination that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders, approving and declaring advisable the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and recommending that the holders of our Common Stock vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Board considered numerous factors, including the following material factors and benefits of the Merger:

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The Board also considered and balanced the potentially positive factors against a number of potentially negative factors concerning the Merger, including the following factors:

During its consideration of the transaction with Parent, the Board was also aware of and considered that the Company’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger that may differ from, or be in addition to, their interests as stockholders of the Company generally, including certain previously negotiated fees payable to VSS and its affiliates in connection with consummation of the Merger and the VKidz Acquisition, as described under “The Merger—Interests of Our Directors and Officers and Certain Stockholders in the Merger” beginning on page 39.

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After taking into account all of the factors set forth above, as well as others, the Board unanimously determined that the potentially positive factors outweighed the potentially negative factors. The foregoing discussion of the factors considered by the Board is not intended to be exhaustive, but summarizes the material information and factors considered by the Board in its consideration of the Merger. The Board reached the decision to unanimously recommend and approve the Merger Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, in light of the factors described above and other factors the Board felt were appropriate.

In view of the variety of factors and the quality and amount of information considered, the Board did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching its determination, and individual members of the Board may have given different weights to different factors. The Board conducted an overall analysis of the factors described above, including thorough discussions with, and questioning of, management of the Company, Macquarie, as financial advisor, and Lowenstein Sandler, as legal advisor, and considered the factors overall to be favorable to, and to support, its determinations. It should be noted that this explanation of the reasoning of the Board and certain information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature and should be read in light of the factors set forth in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 17.

Opinion of the Company’s Financial Advisor

On October 12, 2018, Macquarie rendered its oral opinion to the Board (which was subsequently confirmed in writing by the delivery of Macquarie’s written opinion addressed to the Board dated the same date) as to, as of October 12, 2018, the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the shares of Common Stock, other than the Excluded Holders, of the Merger Consideration to be received by such stockholders in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement after giving effect to but without addressing the VKidz Acquisition.

Macquarie’s opinion was directed to the Board (in its capacity as such), and only addressed the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Common Stock, other than the Excluded Holders, of the Merger Consideration to be received by such stockholders in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement after giving effect to but without addressing the Vkidz Acquisition and did not address any other aspect or implication of the Merger. With the Company’s agreement, Macquarie’s financial analyses and opinion did not address the VKidz Purchase Agreement or the VKidz Acquisition. The summary of Macquarie’s opinion in this information statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of its written opinion, which is included as Annex B to this information statement, and sets forth the procedures followed, assumptions made, qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken and other matters considered by Macquarie in preparing its opinion. However, neither Macquarie’s written opinion nor the summary of its opinion and the related analyses set forth in this information statement are intended to be, and they do not constitute, a recommendation to any holder of Common Stock as to how such stockholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the Merger.

In arriving at its opinion, Macquarie, among other things:

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Macquarie did not undertake any responsibility for independently verifying, and did not independently verify, any of the foregoing information, and Macquarie assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all such information. Management of the Company advised Macquarie, and Macquarie assumed, that the Company Projections were reasonably prepared in good faith on bases reflecting such management’s best currently available estimates and judgments as to the future financial performance and condition of the Company. The Company advised Macquarie, and Macquarie assumed, that the Company Projections were a reasonable basis on which to evaluate the Company and the Merger and, at the Company’s direction, Macquarie used and relied upon the Company Projections for purposes of its analyses and opinion. Macquarie expressed no view or opinion as to the Company Projections or the assumptions upon which they were based. Further, Macquarie relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that there had been no change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects of the Company since the respective dates of the most recent financial statements and other information, financial or otherwise, provided to Macquarie that would be material to its analysis or opinion, and that there was no information or any facts that would make any of the information reviewed by Macquarie incomplete or misleading. In connection with its opinion, Macquarie did not make, or assume any responsibility for making, any physical inspection, independent evaluation of or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of the Company, nor was Macquarie furnished with any such evaluations or appraisals.

Macquarie relied upon and assumed that, except as would not be material to its analysis or opinion, the representations and warranties of each party in the Merger Agreement were true and correct, each party would perform all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement, all of the conditions to the consummation of the Merger would be satisfied, and the Merger would be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement without waiver, modification or amendment of any terms or provisions thereof. Macquarie further assumed, with the Company’s consent, that, except as would not be material to its analysis or opinion, the Merger would be consummated in a manner that complies in all respects with all applicable federal and state statutes, rules and regulations and that, except as would not be material to its analysis or opinion, all governmental, regulatory, third-party and other consents, approvals or releases necessary for the consummation of the Merger would be obtained without undue delay, limitation, restriction or condition (including the disposition of businesses or assets). In addition, Macquarie assumed that, except as would not be material to its analysis or opinion, the final form of the Merger Agreement would not differ from the draft of the Merger Agreement reviewed by it.

Macquarie’s opinion did not address the underlying business decision of the Board or the Company to effect the Merger or the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions available to the Company. Macquarie’s opinion was necessarily based on information made available to Macquarie as of the date of the opinion and financial, economic, market and other conditions as they existed and could be evaluated on the date of the opinion. Macquarie expressed no opinion or view as to the potential effects of the unusual volatility being experienced in the credit, financial and stock markets on the Company or the Merger. Macquarie did not have any obligation to update, revise, reaffirm or withdraw its opinion or to otherwise comment on or consider events occurring or coming to its attention after the date of its opinion.

Macquarie’s opinion only addressed the fairness, from a financial point of view, to holders of Common Stock, other than the Excluded Holders, of the Merger Consideration to be received by such stockholders in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement after giving effect to but without addressing the VKidz Acquisition and did not address any other aspect or implication of the Merger or any consent, agreement, arrangement or

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understanding provided or entered into in connection therewith or otherwise including, without limitation, (i) the VKidz Acquisition, (ii) the form or structure of the Merger, or any portion thereof, and (iii) the fairness of the amount or nature of, or any other aspect relating to, any compensation or Merger Consideration to be paid or payable to any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the Merger (in their respective capacities as such), or any class of such persons, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. Macquarie’s opinion did not address the individual circumstances of any specific holder of Common Stock with respect to the tax consequences of the Merger or any control, voting or any other rights, aspects or relationships which may distinguish such holders, including without limitation whether any such holder might otherwise seek or be able to obtain a control premium for their shares. Macquarie did not provide any advice or opinion as to matters that require legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance, executive compensation, tax or other similar professional advice. Macquarie assumed that the Company had obtained or would obtain such advice or opinions from appropriate professional sources. Furthermore, Macquarie relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the assessments by the Company and its advisors with respect to all legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance, executive compensation and tax matters. Macquarie did not express any opinion as to whether or not the Company, Parent, its security holders or any other party was receiving or paying reasonably equivalent value in the Merger, the solvency, creditworthiness or fair value of the Company, Parent or any other participant in the Merger, or any of their respective assets, under any applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or similar matters.

Macquarie’s opinion is for the information and use of the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its consideration of the Merger. Macquarie’s opinion does not constitute a recommendation to the Board, the Company, the holders of Common Stock or any other person as to how to act or vote with respect to any matter relating to the Merger.

Under the terms of its engagement, neither Macquarie’s opinion nor any other advice or services rendered by it in connection with the Merger or otherwise, should be construed as creating, and Macquarie will not be deemed to have, any fiduciary, agency or similar duty to the Board, the Company, Parent, any security holder or creditor of the Company, or any other person, regardless of any prior or ongoing advice or relationships. Under the terms of its engagement, Macquarie was retained by the Company as an independent contractor and the opinion and other advice rendered by Macquarie were provided solely for the use and benefit of the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its consideration of the Merger. As a matter of state law, Macquarie believes the opinion and other advice of Macquarie may not be used or relied upon by any other person without its prior written consent. See, e.g., Joyce v. Morgan Stanley, 538 F.3d 797 (7th Cir. 2008), HA2003 Liquidating Trust v. Credit Suisse Secs. (USA) LLC, 517 F.3d 454 (7th Cir. 2008) and Collins v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 224 F.3d 496 (5th Cir. 2000). By limiting the foregoing statement to matters of state law, Macquarie is not, and should not be deemed to be, admitting that Macquarie has any liability to any persons with respect to its advice or opinion under the federal securities laws. Furthermore such statement is not intended to affect the rights and responsibilities of the Board under governing state law or the federal securities laws. Any claims under the federal securities laws against Macquarie or the Board will be subject to adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Summary of Material Financial Analyses

The following is a summary of the material financial analyses reviewed by Macquarie with the Board in connection with the rendering of its opinion to the Board on October 12, 2018. The summary does not contain all of the financial data holders of the shares of the Common Stock may want or need for purposes of making an independent determination of fair value. Holders of the Common Stock are encouraged to consult with their own financial and other advisors before making an investment decision in connection with the proposed Merger. The analyses summarized below include information presented in tabular format. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the analyses. Considering the data in the tables below without considering the full narrative description of the analyses, as well as the methodologies underlying, and the assumptions, qualifications and limitations affecting, each analysis, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Macquarie’s analyses.

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For purposes of its analyses, Macquarie reviewed a number of financial metrics including:

Unless the context indicates otherwise, (1) share prices for the selected companies used in the selected companies analysis described below were as of October 11, 2018, (2) estimates of financial performance for the selected companies listed below were based on publicly available research analyst estimates for those companies, and (3) estimates of future financial performance of the Company were based on the Company Projections.

Selected Companies Analysis

Macquarie considered certain financial data for the Company and selected companies with publicly traded equity securities Macquarie deemed relevant. The financial data reviewed included:

The selected companies and resulting mean and median data were:

Taking into account the results of the selected companies analysis, Macquarie applied selected multiple ranges of 3.8x to 8.9x to the Company’s LTM Adjusted EBITDA, 3.7x to 9.7x to the Company’s estimated CY

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2018E Adjusted EBITDA, 3.5x to 8.9x to the Company’s estimated CY 2019E Adjusted EBITDA and 7.9x to 13.0x to the Company’s LTM Cash Income. The selected companies analysis indicated implied reference ranges per common share of $3.69 to $8.82 based on LTM Adjusted EBITDA, $3.59 to $9.72 based on estimated CY 2018E Adjusted EBITDA, $4.06 to $10.57 based on estimated CY 2019E Adjusted EBITDA and $6.81 to $11.43 based on LTM Cash Income, as compared to the Merger Consideration of $14.50 per common share in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

Macquarie performed a discounted cash flow analysis of the Company based on the Company Projections. Macquarie applied a range of terminal value multiples of 6.0x to 10.0x to the Company’s LTM 2022E Adjusted EBITDA and discount rates ranging from 7.5% to 9.5%. The discounted cash flow analysis indicated implied value reference ranges per common share of $11.86 to $18.96, as compared to the Merger Consideration of $14.50 per common share in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Other Matters

Macquarie acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Merger and became entitled to a fee of $1,000,000 upon the delivery of its opinion. Macquarie will also receive a transaction fee for its services upon consummation of the Merger based on the value of the transaction, which fee is currently estimated to be approximately $7.1 million. The transaction fee will be reduced by the amount of the opinion fee to the extent previously paid. In addition, the Company agreed to reimburse certain of Macquarie’s expenses and to indemnify Macquarie and certain related parties against certain liabilities arising out of its engagement. In the ordinary course of business, Macquarie and its affiliates may acquire, hold, sell or trade debt, equity and other securities and financial instruments (including derivatives, loans and other obligations) of the Company, Parent, any other company that may be involved in the Merger and their respective affiliates (including Veritas and its affiliated investment funds and portfolio companies), for its and their own accounts and for the accounts of its and their customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities or financial instruments. Macquarie and its affiliates provide a wide range of investment banking advice and services, including financial advisory services, securities underwritings and placements, securities sales and trading, brokerage advice and services, and loans. Macquarie and its affiliates have in the past provided investment banking advice and services to affiliates of Parent (including Veritas and its affiliated investment funds and portfolio companies) for which Macquarie or its affiliates have received compensation including, during the last two years, having acted as financial advisor to an affiliate of Parent in connection with its acquisition of the government information technology services business of Harris Corporation in April 2017, having acted as financial advisor to Alion Science and Technology Corporation, an affiliate of Parent, in connection with its acquisition of MacAulay-Brown, Inc. in August 2018 and having participated in offerings of debt securities by certain of affiliates of Parent for which advice and services Macquarie and its affiliates have received aggregate fees of approximately $25 million during such period. Macquarie and its affiliates may in the future provide investment banking advice and services, and may otherwise seek to expand its business and commercial relationships with, the Company, Veritas, Parent and their respective affiliates for which Macquarie would expect to receive compensation. Macquarie and/or its affiliates are also lenders to or participants in one or more of the credit facilities of certain affiliates of Veritas.

Certain Company Forecasts

The Company does not, as a matter of general practice, publicly disclose long-term forecasts or internal projections of its future performance, revenues, earnings, financial condition or other results due to, among other things, the uncertainty underlying assumptions and estimates. However, as part of the preparation for the Board’s strategic review process, Company management developed certain financial forecasts in January 2018 that included Company projections through fiscal year 2022 and incorporated the Company’s 2018 fiscal year budget; these projections were updated in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect a revised 2018 projected revenue and

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EBITDA forecast of the Company (the “Company Forecasts”). The updated forecast projected 2018 revenue of $167.1 million which was in-line with the Company’s 2018 fiscal year budget. The 2018 Adjusted EBITDA projection was $50.6 million, which was also in-line with the 2018 budget. The Company Forecasts included projections of the Company only and did not give any effect to the consummation of the VKidz Acquisition.

The Company Forecasts were made available to the Board and the Company’s financial advisors, and were made available to, and discussed with, Parent in connection with the process resulting in the execution of the Merger Agreement. The portions of the Company Forecasts set forth below are included in this information statement only because this information was used at the Board’s direction by Macquarie in connection with their financial analysis of the proposed transaction. However, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as an indication that any party considered, or now considers, any of the Company Forecasts to be a reliable prediction of future results. No person has made or makes any representation or warranty to any stockholder of the Company or any other person regarding the information included in the Company Forecasts.

The Company Forecasts are subjective in many respects and are susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. Although presented with numerical specificity, the Company Forecasts are based upon and reflect numerous judgments, estimates and assumptions made by the Company’s management with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, regulatory, market and financial conditions and other future events, as well as matters specific to the Company’s business, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. As such, the Company Forecasts constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, including the factors described under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”. As a result, we cannot assure you that the estimates and assumptions made in preparing the Company Forecasts will prove accurate, that the projected results will be realized or that actual results will not be significantly higher or lower than projected results. In addition, the Company Forecasts cover multiple years and such information by its nature becomes less reliable with each successive year.

Some or all of the assumptions that have been made regarding, among other things, the occurrence or the timing of certain events or impacts have changed since the date the Company Forecasts were made, and the portions of the Company Forecasts set forth below do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date the applicable forecast was prepared, including the announcement of the Merger and transaction-related expenses. The Company Forecasts do not take into account the effect of any failure of the Merger to occur and should not be viewed as accurate in that context.

The unaudited prospective financial information was not prepared with a view toward complying with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the published guidelines of the SEC regarding projections or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with respect to the preparation or presentation of prospective financial information. Certain of the unaudited prospective financial information presents financial metrics that were not prepared in accordance with GAAP including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Income. EBITDA is earnings from operations before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding non-operational, non-cash items such as stock-based compensation, merger, acquisition and disposition activities, certain impairment charges, and restructuring charges. Cash Income reduces Adjusted EBITDA for capital expenditures and removes the timing differences for recognition of deferred revenues and related deferred costs. These non-GAAP financial measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company has not prepared, and neither the Board nor the Company’s financial advisors have considered, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to applicable GAAP financial measures.

Except to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws, we do not intend, and expressly disclaim any responsibility, to update or otherwise revise the Company Forecasts to reflect circumstances existing after

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the date when the Company prepared the Company Forecasts or to reflect the occurrence of future events or changes in general economic or industry conditions, even in the event that any of the assumptions underlying the Company Forecasts are shown to be in error.

The Company’s stockholders are urged to review the Company’s most recent SEC filings for a description of the Company’s reported results of operations, financial condition and capital resources as of, and for the fiscal year ended, December 31, 2017, and as of, and for the nine months ended, September 30, 2018. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81.

For the foregoing reasons, as well as the bases and assumptions on which the unaudited prospective financial information was compiled, the inclusion of the Company’s unaudited prospective financial information in this information statement should not be regarded as an indication that such information will be predictive of future results or events nor construed as financial guidance, and it should not be relied on as such or for any other purpose whatsoever.

THE COMPANY HAS NOT UPDATED AND DOES NOT INTEND TO UPDATE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SET FORTH ABOVE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO REFLECT CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING AFTER THE DATE SUCH INFORMATION WAS PREPARED OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF FUTURE EVENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CHANGES IN GENERAL ECONOMIC, REGULATORY OR INDUSTRY CONDITIONS, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING THE PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE NO LONGER APPROPRIATE.

Financing

Parent estimates the total amount of funds necessary to complete the Merger and the related transactions to be approximately $881 million, which includes approximately $708 million to be paid to Company stockholders and holders of other equity-based interests in the Company, with the remainder to be applied to refinancing the Company’s debt, satisfying certain of the Company’s obligations and to pay related fees and expenses in connection with the Merger, the financing arrangements and the related transactions. Parent has received equity financing commitments from the Equity Investor and debt financing commitments from the Commitment Parties. Notwithstanding such arrangements, the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub under the Merger Agreement are not subject to any financing condition.

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Equity Financing

Parent has entered into an Equity Commitment Letter with the Equity Investor, dated October 12, 2018, pursuant to which the Equity Investor has agreed to provide committed equity financing of no less than $431,000,000 to Parent as a source of a portion of the funds required to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The obligations of the Equity Investor to provide the equity financing on the terms outlined in the Equity Commitment Letter are subject to consummation of the debt financing described below and the substantially simultaneous consummation of the Merger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement, among other conditions. See “The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger” beginning on page 66.

Debt Financing

Parent has received the debt financing commitments made by the Commitment Parties under the Debt Commitment Letter pursuant to which the Commitment Parties have committed to provide a $320 million first lien secured term loan facility (the “First Lien Term Facility”), a $50 million senior secured revolving facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $130 million second lien secured term loan facility (the “Second Lien Term Facility,” together with the First Lien Term Facility, the “Term Loan Facilities,” and collectively with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Facilities”), of which an amount to be agreed in the definitive documentation (the “Company Financing”) will be available on the closing date to finance the Transactions, contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which is to be provided by a syndicate of lenders (the “Lenders”) to be arranged by the Commitment Parties.

The obligation of the Commitment Parties to provide the Company Financing on the terms outlined in the Debt Commitment Letter is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the following conditions, among others:

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Although the debt financing described in this information statement is not subject to the Commitment Parties’, Lead Arrangers’ or Lenders’ satisfaction with their due diligence, such financing might not be funded on the scheduled closing date of the Merger because of failure to meet the closing conditions to the Company Financing. As of the date of this information statement, no alternative financing arrangements or alternative financing plans have been made for the purpose of consummating the Merger. The definitive documentation governing the debt financing facilities has not been finalized, and accordingly, the actual terms may differ from those described in this information statement.

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Interests of Our Directors and Officers and Certain Stockholders in the Merger

Stock held by our Directors and Named Executive Officers

As of November 16, 2018, our directors and named executive officers and their affiliates beneficially owned approximately 68.7% of our outstanding Common Stock, excluding shares that may be acquired through the exercise of Company Options. The following table summarizes the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of November 16, 2018 by our named executive officers and directors (excluding shares that may be acquired through the exercise of Company Options, which are summarized below) and the consideration that each of them will receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement in connection with the ownership of their shares.

Relationships with VSS/the Cambium Majority Stockholder

Messrs. Stevenson and Bainbridge are members of our Board, and serve as Managing Partner and Managing Director, respectively, of VSS. VSS-Cambium, the Cambium Majority Stockholder, and VSS-VKidZ, the VKidz Majority Stockholder, are affiliates of VSS. VSS-Cambium is the beneficial owner of 32,334,595 shares of Common Stock, and VSS-VKidZ is the beneficial owner of 3,000,000 shares of VKidz common stock.

Consummation of the Merger triggers certain previously negotiated transaction fees, plus reimbursement of related expenses, payable by the Company to VSS or its designee, and consummation of the VKidz Acquisition triggers certain previously negotiated transaction fees, plus reimbursement of related expenses, payable by VKidz to VSS-VKidZ or its affiliated designee. The aggregate amount of such transactions fees from both the Merger and the VKidz Acquisition payable to VSS and its related affiliates is equal to approximately $7,876,000, subject to adjustment.

In connection with the consummation of the VKidz Acquisition, VSS-VKidZ is entitled to receive consideration in an aggregate amount of approximately $46,519,800, subject to adjustment as set forth in the VKidz Purchase Agreement and plus repayment of certain debt obligations.

For his services as Executive Chairman of the Board, on June 17, 2013, Mr. Walsh was granted certain profits interests in VSS-Cambium Holdco that would entitle him to a portion of the realized return on the investment in the Company made by VSS-affiliated funds equal to approximately $11,370,000, payable by VSS-Cambium Holdco upon consummation of the Merger. Mr. Walsh is no longer an employee of the Company, but remains Chairman of the Board.

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Arrangements with Parent

As of the date of this information statement, none of our executive officers has entered into any agreement with Parent or any of its affiliates regarding employment with, or the right to purchase or participate in the equity of, the Company, as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) or one or more of its affiliates. Prior to or following the closing of the Merger certain of our executive officers may have discussions, or may enter into agreements with, Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or their respective affiliates regarding employment with the Surviving Corporation or one or more of its affiliates. Additionally, prior to or following the closing of the Merger, certain of our executives may have discussions regarding the potential opportunity to purchase a portion of the equity of an affiliate of Parent following the closing of the Merger.

Indemnification; Insurance

The Merger Agreement provides that, following the Effective Time, the surviving corporation and Parent will indemnify and hold harmless and advance expenses to all past and present directors, officers and employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as set forth in, and in no event on terms less favorable than, those contained in the organizational documents of the Company or its applicable subsidiary in effect as of October 12, 2018, subject to applicable law, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, or in connection with the process resulting in and the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, except as required by applicable law, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, indemnification of and advancement of expenses for periods at or prior to the Effective Time than were set forth in the Company organizational documents as of October 12, 2018. Following the Effective Time, the indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date hereof with any of the directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be assumed by the surviving corporation, without any further action, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

In addition, for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent will or will cause the surviving corporation to maintain for the benefit of the past and present directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time that is substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than the existing policies of the Company and its subsidiaries; provided, however, that Parent and the surviving corporation will not be required to pay an aggregate premium in excess of 300% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to have been satisfied if prepaid “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time which policies provide coverage to each person currently covered by the Company’s and the Company’s subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage in effect on October 12, 2018 on terms that are no less favorable than those of the Company’s and the Company’s subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage in effect on October 12, 2018 for an aggregate period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to claims arising from actions and omissions that occurred on or before the Effective Time, including in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Treatment of Equity-Based Awards

At the Effective Time of the Merger, each Company Option to acquire shares of our Common Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, whether or not then vested or exercisable, will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive, as promptly as practicable (but no later than five (5) business days) after the Effective Time, an amount in cash, without interest and less such amounts as are required to be deducted under applicable tax law with respect to making such payments, equal to the product of (x) the aggregate number of shares of our Common Stock subject to such Company Option and (y) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per-share exercise price under such option.

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The following table summarizes the aggregate number of Company Options held by our directors and named executive officers as of November 16, 2018, and the consideration that each of them will receive pursuant to the Merger Agreement in connection with the ownership of such Company Options.

Severance

The Company previously entered into an employment agreement with each of Mr. Campbell and Ms. Benson. Under each of their employment agreements, in the event of a termination of employment without “Cause” (other than due to death or disability), as set forth in their respective employment agreements, Ms. Benson and Mr. Campbell are entitled to (i) receive an amount equal to six (6) months and twelve (12) months, respectively, of then-current salary, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll schedule subject to execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, and commencing on the first regularly scheduled payroll date following the date the release of claims is no longer subject to revocation, and subject to a dollar for dollar reduction, if, and in the amount which, Ms. Benson or Mr. Campbell, as applicable, receives compensation or other remuneration from employment or the performance of service during the period of such salary continuation, and (ii) subject to payment of required premiums, continued participation in all medical, dental and vision plans which cover Ms. Benson or Mr. Campbell, as

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applicable (including his or her eligible dependents) as of the date of termination of employment for six (6) months or twelve (12) months, respectively, following the effective date of such termination (or earlier if he or she becomes eligible for coverage from a new employer) upon the same terms and conditions in effect for active employees. To the extent such COBRA coverage cannot be provided at active employee rates, the Company shall reimburse Ms. Benson or Mr. Campbell, as applicable, for any costs paid in excess of the active employee rate.

Receipt of severance benefits under the applicable employment agreement is in lieu of any other severance benefits that Mr. Campbell or Ms. Benson would have been eligible to receive from the Company or its affiliates. The Company can recover any such severance benefits in the event the Company ever determines that any action or inaction by the applicable individual constituted grounds for termination for Cause.

Mr. Campbell and Ms. Benson are required to comply with certain post-employment restrictive covenants, including an indefinite confidentiality obligation and twelve (12) month post-termination non-competition and non-solicitation of employees and business covenants. Failure to comply with the foregoing will result in cessation of severance payments and benefits.

“Cause” means, in general, for each of Mr. Campbell and Ms. Benson, (i) any act of theft, fraud or misappropriation of funds or property of the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) conviction of, or pleading of guilty to, a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; (iii) any willful misconduct or gross negligence by the applicable individual that is materially injurious, directly or indirectly, in any respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) any material violation of the applicable individual’s obligations under his or her confidentiality agreement with the Company; or (v) any breach by the applicable individual of his or her employment agreement, including, without limitation, failure to resign from all offices and positions held at the Company and/or its affiliates if employment with the Company terminates for any reason. “Cause” shall not be deemed to exist under clause (iii) above unless the Company shall, to the extent such act or omission can be rescinded or cured (as determined by the Company), have given written notice to the applicable individual specifying in reasonable detail his or her acts or omissions that the Company alleges would constitute “Cause” and the applicable individual has failed to rescind any such act or cure any such omission within ten (10) days after delivery of the notice.

Golden Parachute Compensation

In accordance with Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K, the table below entitled “Golden Parachute Compensation” sets forth the estimated amounts of compensation that are based on or otherwise relate to the Merger that may become payable to each of our named executive officers.

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The amounts indicated below are estimates of the amounts that would be payable assuming, solely for purposes of this table, that (i) the Merger Consideration is $14.50 per share, (ii) except as otherwise indicated below, the closing date of the Merger is November 16, 2018, the latest practicable date prior to the filing of this information statement, and (iii) the employment of each of the named executive officers is terminated by the Company without cause immediately following consummation of the Merger. In addition, these estimates are based on certain other assumptions that are described in the footnotes accompanying the table below. Accordingly, the ultimate values to be received by a named executive officer in connection with the Merger may materially differ from the amounts set forth below.

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Appraisal Rights

If the Merger is completed, holders of Common Stock, other than VSS-Cambium or any other holder of Common Stock who has waived appraisal rights, may elect to pursue their appraisal rights under the DGCL to receive, in lieu of the Merger Consideration, the “fair value” of their shares, as determined by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, but only if such holders comply with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL. The fair value of shares of Common Stock, as determined in accordance with Delaware law, may be more or less than, or the same as, the Merger Consideration to be paid to non-dissenting stockholders in the Merger. To exercise these rights, stockholders must make a written demand for appraisal on or prior to December 9, 2018, which is the date that is 20 days following the mailing of this information statement, and otherwise comply precisely with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL. Failure to follow the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in the loss of appraisal rights. These procedures are described in this information statement, and a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL is reproduced in its entirety and included as Annex C to this information statement. See “Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 73.

Delisting and Deregistration of Common Stock

If the Merger is completed, our Common Stock will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act, and we will no longer file periodic reports with the SEC on account of the Common Stock.

Regulatory and Other Governmental Approvals

Under the HSR Act and related rules, certain acquisitions of voting securities or assets may not be consummated unless certain information has been furnished to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Antitrust Division”), and after furnishing such information, the applicable waiting period requirements have been satisfied. Completion of the Merger is subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act. On October 26, 2018, both the Company and Parent filed their respective HSR Notification and Report Forms with the Antitrust Division and the FTC. On November 2, 2018, the Company and Parent received early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act in connection with the Merger.

In addition, non-U.S. regulatory bodies and U.S. state attorneys general could take action under the antitrust laws as they deem necessary or desirable in the public interest, including, without limitation, seeking to enjoin

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the completion of the Merger or permitting completion subject to regulatory conditions. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under the antitrust laws under some circumstances. Although neither the Company nor Parent believes that the Merger will violate the antitrust laws, there can be no assurance that a challenge to the Merger on antitrust grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, that it would not be successful.

If necessary to obtain the requisite antitrust clearances, Parent has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to (i) propose, negotiate, commit to, effect and agree to, by consent decree, hold separate order, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, license, holding separate and other disposition of and restriction on the businesses, assets, properties, product lines, and equity interests of, or changes to the conduct of business of, the Company, Parent and their respective affiliates (including the surviving corporation), (ii) create, terminate, or divest relationships, ventures, contractual rights or obligations of the Company or Parent or their respective affiliates, and (iii) otherwise take or commit to take any action that would limit Parent’s freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain or hold, directly or indirectly, any businesses, assets, equity interests, product lines or properties of, Parent or the Company (including any of their respective affiliates).

Except as have been obtained, there are no other federal or state regulatory requirements or approvals that must be complied with or obtained that are conditions to the consummation of the Merger.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER TO

HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK

The following discussion is a summary of material United States federal income tax consequences to beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock exchanged for cash pursuant to the Merger. This summary is general in nature and does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a stockholder in light of its particular circumstances. In addition, this summary does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction and does not consider any aspects of U.S federal tax law other than income taxation. This summary deals only with shares of Common Stock held as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment), and does not address tax considerations applicable to any holder of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including:

If a partnership (including any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of Common Stock, the tax treatment of a holder that is a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partner and the partnership. Such holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of exchanging the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.

This summary is based on the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, and rulings and judicial decisions, all as in effect as of the date of this information statement, and all of which are subject to

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change or differing interpretations at any time, with possible retroactive effect. We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, any ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the views expressed herein, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by the IRS in the event of litigation. This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of shares of Common Stock who exercise appraisal rights under Delaware law.

THE DISCUSSION SET OUT HEREIN IS INTENDED ONLY AS A SUMMARY OF THE MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO A HOLDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK. WE URGE YOU TO CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER IN LIGHT OF YOUR OWN PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING U.S. FEDERAL ESTATE, GIFT AND OTHER NON-INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES, AND TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAWS.

U.S. Holders

For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

Payments with Respect to Shares of Common Stock

The exchange of shares of Common Stock for cash pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and a U.S. holder who receives cash for shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger generally will recognize gain or loss, if any, equal to the difference between the amount of cash received (determined before the deduction of any applicable withholding taxes, as described below under “—Backup Withholding Tax”) and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of Common Stock exchanged therefor. A U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis will generally equal the price the U.S. holder paid for such shares. Gain or loss generally will be determined separately for each block of shares of Common Stock (i.e., shares of Common Stock acquired at the same cost in a single transaction) held by such U.S. holder. Such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if such U.S. holder’s holding period for the shares of Common Stock is more than one year at the time of the exchange. Long-term capital gain recognized by a non-corporate U.S. holder generally is eligible for reduced rates of taxation. There are limitations on the deductibility of capital losses. In addition, a 3.8% tax is imposed on all or a portion of the “net investment income” (within the meaning of the Code) of certain individuals and on the undistributed net investment income of certain estates and trusts. The 3.8% tax generally is imposed on the lesser of (1) the U.S. holder’s net investment income for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the U.S. holder’s modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year above a certain threshold. A U.S. holder’s “net investment income” generally will include any gain recognized on the receipt of cash for shares pursuant to the Merger. U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts should consult their tax advisors regarding the applicability of the net investment income tax to their gain from the disposition of shares of Common Stock.

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Backup Withholding Tax

Proceeds from the exchange of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger generally will be subject to backup withholding tax at the applicable rate (currently, 24%) unless the applicable U.S. holder or other payee provides a valid taxpayer identification number and complies with certain certification procedures (generally, by providing a properly completed IRS Form W-9) or otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules from a payment to a U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against that holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the holder to a refund from the IRS, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. Each U.S. holder should complete and sign the IRS Form W-9, which will be included with the letter of transmittal to be returned to the transfer agent, to provide the information and certification necessary to avoid backup withholding tax, unless an exemption applies and is established in a manner satisfactory to the transfer agent.

Non-U.S. Holders

The following is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a non-U.S. holder of shares of Common Stock. The term “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock that is not a “U.S. holder” (as described above). Non-U.S. holders generally include nonresident alien individuals, foreign corporations and foreign estates and trusts. Special rules, not discussed herein, may apply to certain non-U.S. holders, such as:

Payments with Respect to Shares of Common Stock

Payments made to a non-U.S. holder with respect to shares of Common Stock exchanged for cash pursuant to the Merger generally will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax unless:

Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to tax at a flat rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) on any gain from the exchange of the shares of Common Stock, which may be offset by applicable U.S.-source losses from sales or exchanges of other capital assets recognized by the holder during the year, even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States, provided that the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. Unless a tax treaty provides otherwise, gain described in the second bullet point above will be

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subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in the same manner as if the non-U.S. holder were a resident of the United States. Non-U.S. holders that are foreign corporations also may be subject to a 30% (or applicable lower treaty rate) branch profits tax on effectively connected earnings and profits, as adjusted for certain items. Non-U.S. holders are urged to consult any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

With respect to the third bullet point above, the determination whether the Company is a USRPHC depends on the fair market value of its United States real property interests relative to the fair market value of its other trade or business assets and its foreign real property interests. If the exception described in the third bullet point above applies, a non-U.S. holder may be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax with respect to its gain in the same manner as U.S. holders, as described above under “U.S. Holders,” and payments to such stockholder pursuant to the Merger may be subject to withholding at a 15% rate. The Company does not believe that it is a USRPHC, but it may have been a USRPHC within the 5-year period ending on the date of the Merger. Even if the Company were to be treated as a USRPHC, because the Common Stock is regularly traded on an established securities market, a non-U.S. holder would not be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax with respect to its gain under the third bullet point above unless the non-U.S. holder actually or constructively owned more than 5% of the Common Stock at any time during the past five years.

Backup Withholding Tax

A non-U.S. holder may be subject to backup withholding tax with respect to the proceeds from the disposition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, unless, generally, the non-U.S. holder certifies under penalties of perjury on an appropriate IRS Form W-8 that such non-U.S. holder is not a United States person, or the non-U.S. holder otherwise establishes an exemption in a manner satisfactory to the transfer agent. Non-U.S. holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the certification requirements for non-United States persons.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding tax rules generally will be allowed as a refund from the IRS or a credit against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER TO YOU WILL DEPEND ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER TO YOU.

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

This section describes the material terms of the Merger Agreement. For additional information, please refer to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A and is incorporated by reference into this information statement. The Company encourages you to read the Merger Agreement carefully and in its entirety. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about the Company. Such information can be found elsewhere in this information statement and in the public filings the Company makes with the SEC, as described in the section entitled, “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement

The following summary of the Merger Agreement, and the copy of the Merger Agreement attached as Annex A to this information statement, are intended to provide information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and are not intended to provide any factual information about Company or modify or supplement any factual disclosures about Company in its public reports filed with the SEC. In particular, the Merger Agreement and the related summary are not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, disclosures regarding any facts and circumstances relating to the Company. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties by and covenants of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub which were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specified dates. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to contractual standards of materiality or material adverse effect applicable to the contracting parties that generally differ from those applicable to investors. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement and any descriptions thereof should be read in conjunction with the disclosures in the Company’s periodic and current reports, information statements and other documents filed with the SEC. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81. Moreover, the description of the Merger Agreement below does not purport to describe all of the terms of such agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Annex A and is incorporated herein by reference.

Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this information statement and the Company’s other public filings. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning on page 81.

Structure of the Merger; Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Directors and Officers

At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease. The Company will be the surviving corporation in the Merger and will continue its corporate existence as a Delaware corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read in the form attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibits A and B, respectively. The individuals serving as directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the initial directors of the surviving corporation, and the individuals holding positions as officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the initial officers of the surviving corporation.

When the Merger Becomes Effective

The closing of the Merger will take place at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 at 10:00 a.m., local time, on (a) the second business day after the

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satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable law) of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing of the Merger, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the closing), provided that if the marketing period has not ended by that time, the closing shall occur instead, following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger, on the earlier of (1) any business day during or before the expiration of the marketing period as Parent may specify in writing to the Company on not less than two (2) business days’ notice, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the completion of the Merger and (2) the second (2nd) business day after the expiration of the marketing period, or (b) at such other place (or by means of remote communication), date and time as the Company and Parent may agree in writing.

On the closing date, the Company and Merger Sub will file a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger will become effective at such time as the certificate of merger has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such time as is agreed between the Company and Parent and specified in the certificate of merger.

As of the date of this information statement, we expect to complete the Merger in the fourth quarter of 2018 or the first quarter of 2019. However, completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the completion of the Merger, which are described below, and it is possible that factors outside the control of the Company or Parent could delay the completion of the Merger, or prevent it from being completed at all. We expect to complete the Merger promptly following the receipt of all required approvals.

Effect of the Merger on Our Common Stock

At the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time (other than Cancelled Shares (as defined below) and dissenting shares) will be automatically converted into the right to receive $14.50 in cash per share, without interest.

At the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Effective Time that is owned or held in treasury by the Company and each share of Common Stock owned or held by (A) any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or (B) Parent or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) (such shares, “Cancelled Shares”), will be cancelled, and no consideration will be delivered in exchange for such cancellation.

At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the surviving corporation, and such shares will constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the surviving corporation.

Treatment of Company Options

At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, will be cancelled by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, in consideration for the right to receive, as promptly as practicable (but no later than five (5) business days) following the Effective Time, a cash payment (without interest and less such amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted) with respect thereto equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (b) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to such Company Option as of the Effective Time; provided that the surviving corporation shall pay all charges and expenses in connection with such payment.

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Payment for Common Stock in the Merger

Prior to, or as promptly as possible following, the Effective Time, Parent will deposit, or cause to be deposited, with a paying agent (reasonably acceptable to the Company), in trust for the benefit of the holders of Common Stock, cash sufficient to pay the aggregate Merger Consideration (but not any Merger Consideration of any dissenting shares) (such aggregate merger consideration, the “Payment Fund”). If for any reason (including if any dissenting shares cease to be dissenting shares) the Payment Fund is inadequate to pay the amounts to which holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled, Parent shall take all steps necessary to promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, additional cash with the paying agent sufficient to make all payments required.

As promptly as practicable (and no later than the second (2nd) business day) after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the paying agent to mail to each record holder of Common Stock whose Common Stock was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration a letter of transmittal, in the form agreed between Parent and the Company (the “Letter of Transmittal”) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of certificates or book-entry shares in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration.

Upon (i) surrender of certificates to the paying agent together with the Letter of Transmittal, duly completed and validly executed, or (ii) in respect of book-entry shares receipt of an “agent’s message” by the paying agent (provided that receipt of an “agent’s message” shall be deemed to be an express acknowledgement that the holder of such book-entry shares has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal (and shall be deemed to have delivered and executed a copy thereof)), in each case, together with such other documents as may reasonably be required by the paying agent, the holder of such certificates or book-entry shares will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration.

Representations and Warranties

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Company and its subsidiaries (not including VKidz, for the avoidance of doubt), subject to certain exceptions and qualifications in the Merger Agreement, in the disclosure schedules (the “Disclosure Schedules”) delivered in connection with the Merger Agreement and in the Company’s public filings, as to, among other things:

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The Merger Agreement also contains representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub, subject to certain exceptions and qualifications in the Merger Agreement, in the Disclosure Schedules delivered in connection with the Merger Agreement, as to, among other things:

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Some of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are qualified by materiality qualifications or a “material adverse effect” qualification with respect to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as discussed below.

For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a “material adverse effect” with respect to the Company means any change, effect, event, occurrence, development, circumstance, condition, or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate, (x) has, or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of the Company to consummate the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (y) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. However, for the purposes of clause (y) above, a material adverse effect is not deemed to include the impact of:

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however, with respect to the matters described in the foregoing first through fourth, seventh and twelfth bullet points above, such impact will be taken into account to the extent that it is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industry or industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate.

For the purpose of the Merger Agreement, a “material adverse effect” with respect to Parent or Merger Sub means any Effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay Parent’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger and the financing) (a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”).

Conduct of Business Pending the Merger

The Merger Agreement provides that, during the period beginning October 12, 2018, until the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, except (1) as may be required by applicable law, (2) with Parent’s prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (3) as permitted, contemplated or required by the Merger Agreement or (4) as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, the Company will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt VKidz) to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business.

In addition, during the period from October 12, 2018, until the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, except (1) as may be required by applicable law, (2) with Parent’s prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (3) as permitted, contemplated or required by the Merger Agreement, (4) as required by the terms and conditions of the VKidz Purchase Agreement, including without limitation, with respect to consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or (5) as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its subsidiaries to take any of the following actions:

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Access

Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, during the period from October 12, 2018, until the earlier of the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Effective Time, the Company shall afford Parent and its representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours to the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ personnel, properties, contracts, commitments, books and records and such other information concerning its business, properties and personnel (other than certain highly confidential information or information that would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege or conflict with any law or contract to which the Company or its subsidiaries are bound), provided that the Company shall not be obligated to provide or give access to any minutes of meetings or resolutions of the Board or any sub-committees or any other business records or reports of or communication with any of its advisors relating to the evaluation or negotiation of the Merger Agreement or any alternative thereto.

No Solicitation

Except as permitted by the Merger Agreement, the Company may not, and must cause its subsidiaries and representatives, not to:

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Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a “Company Takeover Proposal” means any bona fide proposal, offer or similar indication of interest made by any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its subsidiaries and affiliates), and whether involving a transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, for (1) a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, dissolution, liquidation, joint venture, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (2) the acquisition (whether by purchase, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition) by any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the assets (measured by the market value thereof), revenue or net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (in each case, including securities of the subsidiaries of the Company) or (3) the direct or indirect acquisition by, or issuance to, any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of any class of voting or equity interests of the of Company then issued and outstanding, following such acquisition or issuance, or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning more than twenty-five percent (25%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity interests of the Company.

Existing Discussions or Negotiations

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed to immediately (1) cease and cause to be terminated any negotiations with any persons (other than Parent and Merger Sub and their representatives) that may be ongoing with respect to a Company Takeover Proposal and (2) cease providing any information to any such person or its representatives and terminate all access granted to any such person and its representatives to any physical or electronic data room, in each case with respect a Company Takeover Proposal.

Receipt of Company Takeover Proposals

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Merger Agreement described above, if, and only if, at any time after October 12, 2018 and prior to obtaining the Stockholder Written Consent (which was received on October 12, 2018), the Company had received a Company Takeover Proposal from a third party (that did not result from a willful breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement), and if the Board had determined in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, (a) that such Company Takeover Proposal constituted or would reasonably be expected to have led to a Superior Proposal (as defined below) and (b) that the failure to have taken such action would have been inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the members of the Board under applicable law then the Company and its representatives could have taken the following actions:

The Company must have promptly (and in any event prior to, (x) if any such action is taken prior to the consent deadline (8:30 p.m. local time in New York, New York on October 13, 2018) (the “Consent Deadline”), the Consent Deadline, and (y) if any such action is taken subsequent to the Consent Deadline, twenty four (24) hours following the taking of any such action) notified Parent in writing if the Company had taken any of the above actions.

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(other than Parent and its subsidiaries), and whether involving a transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, for (1) a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, dissolution, liquidation, joint venture, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (2) the acquisition (whether by purchase, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition) by any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets (measured by the market value thereof), revenue or net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (in each case, including securities of the subsidiaries of the Company), or (3) the direct or indirect acquisition by, or issuance to, any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of voting or equity interests of the Company issued and outstanding following such acquisition or issuance, or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity interest of the Company, that the Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, (a) to be reasonably likely to be consummated if accepted on the terms thereof and (b) taking into account the factors the Board considers to be relevant, if consummated, to be more favorable to the Company stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

The Company must have promptly (and in no event later than, (x) if such receipt is prior to the Consent Deadline, the Consent Deadline, and (y) if such receipt is subsequent to the Consent Deadline, 24 hours after such receipt) notified Parent in writing in the event that the Company or any of its representatives had received a Company Takeover Proposal or any offer, inquiry or request for information or discussions relating to the Company or its subsidiaries that, as determined by the Board in good faith, would have been reasonably likely to lead to a Company Takeover Proposal, including the identity of the person making the Company Takeover Proposal or offer, proposal, inquiry or request and the material terms and conditions thereof. The Company must have kept Parent reasonably informed, on a reasonably current basis (but in no event more often than once every 24 hours), as to the status of any material changes to, such Company Takeover Proposal, offer, inquiry or request.

The Company has agreed not to enter into any agreement with any person subsequent to October 12, 2018, that prohibits the Company from providing any information to Parent in accordance with, or otherwise complying with, these obligations.

Changes in Board Recommendation

The recommendation of the Board that stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement is referred to as the “Company Board Recommendation” in this information statement. The Merger Agreement permits the Board to change its recommendation only in certain limited circumstances, as described below.

Except as expressly permitted by the Merger Agreement, the Board or any committee thereof, may not:

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The actions described above are referred to in this information statement as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change” and would constitute a change in the Company Board Recommendation.

At any time after October 12, 2018, and prior to obtaining the Stockholder Written Consent (which was received on October 12, 2018), if the Board had determined in good faith, after consultation with its independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that a written Company Takeover Proposal made after October 12, 2018 but prior to obtain the Stockholder Written Consent (which was received on October 12, 2018) constituted a Superior Proposal, the Board was permitted to (1) change its recommendation and (2) cause the Company to terminate the Merger Agreement in order to enter into a definitive agreement relating to such Superior Proposal, subject to paying the $22 million termination fee due to Parent under the terms of the Merger Agreement. Prior to changing its recommendation and terminating the Merger Agreement the Board shall have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Merger Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal.

Further, at any time after October 12, 2018, and prior to obtaining the Stockholder Written Consent (which was received on October 12, 2018), the Board could have changed its recommendation (x) in response to a Superior Proposal actually received by the Company, or (y) in response to any effect (other than a Superior Proposal) occurring after the date hereof that affects the business, assets or operations of the Company that was neither known to nor reasonably foreseeable by the Board prior to the date hereof, in either case, if prior to taking such action, the Board had determined in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would reasonably have been expected to be inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary duties under applicable law. Prior to changing its recommendation, (1) the Company must have given Parent at least three (3) business days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, and specifying, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor, including, if applicable, the information specified above with respect to any applicable Superior Proposal (provided that, if applicable, following any subsequent revisions to the terms of such Superior Proposal, the Company shall be required to give Parent at least two (2) business days’ prior written new notice pursuant to this clause (1) and, thereafter, comply with the further requirements to this sentence with respect to such new written notice), (2) during such notice period, the Company shall have negotiated with, and shall have caused its representatives to be reasonably available to negotiate with and to negotiate with, Parent and its representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate to) to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, and (3) at the end of such notice period, the Board must have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of the Merger Agreement proposed in writing by Parent, and must have determined, after consultation with independent financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that the failure to change its recommendation would continue to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

The non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement do not prohibit the Company or the Board from (1) taking and disclosing to the Company’s stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act (it being understood that such action (other than “stop, look and listen” communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) may constitute a Company Adverse Recommendation Change) (if it otherwise satisfies the definition thereof) or (2) from making any “stop, look and listen” communication to the stockholders of Company pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act.

As a result of the execution and delivery of the Stockholder Written Consent on October 12, 2018, the requisite stockholder approval has been obtained. Therefore, the Board has no ability to change its recommendation and the Company is prohibited from responding to unsolicited proposals and terminating the Merger Agreement to accept a Superior Proposal.

Written Consent

Immediately (but in no event more than 24 hours after the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement) following the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, the Company was obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the written consent from the Cambium Majority Stockholder and

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deliver the same to Parent, in compliance with applicable law and the Company’s organizational documents. As noted above, the written consent was obtained and delivered on October 12, 2018.

Financing and Financing Cooperation

Parent has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the fully executed amended and restated Debt Commitment Letter, together with any related amended and restated fee letter (in the case of the fee letter, redacted only for confidential provisions related to fees, flex terms and other economic terms, none of which adversely affect the conditionality, enforceability, availability, termination or aggregate principal amount of the Debt Financing contemplated thereby in any respect). Additionally, Parent has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the fully executed Equity Commitment Letter pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the Equity Investor has agreed to invest in Parent the amount set forth therein. We refer to these financing sources as the “Financing” in this information statement.

Parent and Merger Sub have agreed to use their respective best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, advisable or proper to obtain the Financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter to fund the Merger Consideration and related amounts on or prior to the closing date on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter including (i) maintaining in effect and enforcing the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter and the Definitive Financing Agreements (as defined below) and complying with its obligations thereunder that are a condition to the availability of the Financing; (ii) using best efforts to satisfy on a timely basis (or obtain a waiver of) all conditions to the funding of the Financing set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter and the Definitive Financing Agreements; and (iii) using best efforts to negotiate and enter into definitive debt financing agreements and definitive equity financing agreements (together, the “Definitive Financing Agreements”). Parent shall keep the Company informed on a regular basis and in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange this Financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter and any other financing and shall give the Company prompt notice of any fact, change, event or circumstance that is reasonably likely to have, individual or in the aggregate, a material adverse impact on the Financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter and Debt Commitment Letter.

In the event any portion of the debt financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letter or definitive debt financing agreements, Parent shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable from the same and/or alternative financing sources, alternative financing in an amount sufficient, when added to the portion of the financing that is available, to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

The Company shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries and their respective representatives to, provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by Parent or the debt financing sources in connection with the debt financing, including, but not limited to, providing cooperation with Parent and its affiliates as is reasonably necessary and customary in connection with the arrangement of the debt financing.

Employee Matters

Effective as of the Effective Time and during the one-year period immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall provide, or shall cause the surviving corporation to provide, to each employee of the Company or its subsidiaries who continues to be employed by Parent or the surviving corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries following the Effective Time, such employees the “Company Employees”, (i) base compensation and other incentive compensation opportunities that, in each case, are no less favorable than were provided to the Company Employees immediately before the Effective Time and (ii) employee benefits that in the aggregate are no less favorable than the employee benefits (excluding any equity-based compensation, defined benefit pension benefits and retiree medical benefits) provided to the Company Employees immediately before the Effective Time. The term “Company Employees” shall not include any employees of VKidz.

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Following the closing date, Parent shall, or shall cause the surviving corporation to, cause any employee benefit or compensation plans sponsored or maintained by Parent, the Company or their subsidiaries in which Company Employees are eligible to participate following the closing date to recognize the period of service of each Company Employee with the Company and its subsidiaries (and any predecessor thereto) prior to the closing date to the same extent as such Company Employee was entitled, before the closing date, to credit for such service under any similar company benefit plan replaced by a post-closing plan, except where such credit would result in a duplication of benefits, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, with respect to any such employee benefit plan that provides medical, dental or vision insurance benefits, for the plan year in which the Company Employee is first eligible to participate, Parent will (i) cause any preexisting condition limitations or eligibility waiting periods under such plan to be waived with respect to such Company Employee to the extent such limitation would have been waived or satisfied under the corresponding Company benefit plan in which the Company Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) credit each Company Employee for any co-payments or deductibles incurred by the Company Employee in such plan year for purposes of any applicable deductible and annual out-of-pocket expense requirements under any such post-closing plan.

Under the Merger Agreement, Parent has acknowledged that a “change in control” of the Company or other event with similar import, within the meaning of the Company benefit plans that contain such terms, will occur upon the Effective Time.

Regulatory Approvals; Efforts

The Company and Parent have agreed that prior to the closing of the Merger, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will, and will cause their respective affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to complete the Merger as promptly as practicable, including (1) preparing and filing all forms, registrations and notifications with any governmental entities or third parties required to consummate the Merger, (2) using reasonable best efforts to satisfy the conditions to consummating the Merger, (3) using reasonable best efforts to obtain (and to cooperate with each other in obtaining) any consent, authorization, expiration or termination of a waiting period, permit, order or approval of, waiver or any exemption by, any governmental entity required to be obtained or made by Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Merger, (4) subject to the notice requirements set forth in the Merger Agreement, defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, and (5) using reasonable best efforts with respect to the execution and delivery of all such instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and to fully carry out the purposes or intent of the Merger Agreement.

The Company and Parent will each keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the Merger and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining all required consents, authorizations, orders or approvals of, or any exemptions by, any governmental entity that are required under the Merger Agreement. The parties to the Merger have each agreed that, prior to the closing, each will promptly consult with the other parties to the Merger Agreement with respect to and provide any necessary information and assistance as the other parties may reasonably request with respect to all notices, submissions or filings made by such party with any governmental entity in connection with the Merger Agreement and the Merger. Each party to the Merger Agreement has agreed to promptly inform the other parties to the Merger Agreement, and if in writing, furnish the other parties with copies of any material communication from or to any governmental entity regarding the Merger, and permit the other parties to review and discuss in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other parties in connection with, any such proposed communication or submission.

The Company and Parent have also agreed that they will make or file, or cause to be made or filed, as promptly as practicable, with the appropriate governmental entity all filings, forms, registrations and notifications required to be filed by such party to consummate the Merger under any applicable antitrust law, and respond to any inquiries from or provide any supplemental information that may be requested by governmental entities in connection with such filings. As agreed, the Company and Parent filed their Notification and Report Forms under the HSR Act on October 26, 2018, and requested early termination of the waiting period under the

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HSR Act in connection therewith. On November 2, 2018, the Company and Parent received early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act in connection with the Merger.

If any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement as violative of any antitrust law, each of the Company and Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to contest and resist any such action or proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts consummation of the Merger.

If necessary to obtain the requisite antitrust clearances, Parent has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to, (i) propose, negotiate, commit to, effect and agree to, by consent decree, hold separate order, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, license, holding separate, and other disposition of and restriction on the businesses, assets, properties, product lines, and equity interests of, or changes to the conduct of business of, the Company, Parent and their respective affiliates (including the surviving corporation), (ii) create, terminate, or divest relationships, ventures, contractual rights or obligations of the Company or Parent or their respective affiliates, and (iii) otherwise take or commit to take any action that would limit Parent’s freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain or hold, directly or indirectly, any businesses, assets, equity interests, product lines or properties of, Parent or the Company (including any of their respective affiliates).

Takeover Statutes

If any anti-takeover statute may become, or may purport to be, applicable to the Merger Agreement, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of the Company, the Board, Parent and its board of directors shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated thereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated thereby and otherwise act to eliminate, or otherwise minimize, the effects of such anti-takeover statute on the transactions contemplated hereby.

Rights Agreement Amendment

The Merger Agreement requires the Company and the Board, as the case may be, to amend the Rights Agreement to (i) render the Rights Agreement inapplicable to the Merger Agreement and the Merger and (ii) provide that it shall have terminated immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Indemnification and Insurance

From and after the Effective Time, the surviving corporation and Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless all past and present directors, officers and employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (which we refer to as “Covered Persons”) against any costs and expenses (including advancing reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any actual or threatened proceeding or investigation to each covered person to the fullest extent permitted by law), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time in connection with such persons serving as an officer, director or other fiduciary in any entity at the request or for the benefit of the Company, in each case, as set forth in, and in no event on terms less favorable than, those contained in the organizational documents of the Company or its applicable subsidiary (as applicable) in effect as of October 12, 2018, (which we refer to as the “Indemnification Arrangements”), subject to applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, from and after the Effective Time, Parent and the surviving corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless and advance expenses to the Covered Persons for acts or omissions occurring in connection with the process resulting in and the adoption and approval of the Merger, in each case, as set forth in, and in no event on terms less favorable than, those contained in the Indemnification

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Arrangements, subject to applicable law. From and after the Effective Time, subject to any requirements and conditions of applicable law and the Indemnification Arrangements, Parent, the Company and the surviving corporation shall advance expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in the defense of any actual or threatened proceeding or investigation with respect to the matters subject to indemnification pursuant to this section.

For a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to exculpation, indemnification of and advancement of expenses to Covered Persons for periods at or prior to the Effective Time than are currently set forth in the Company’s organizational documents. Following the Effective Time, the indemnification agreements, if any, in existence on the date hereof with any of the directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be assumed by the surviving corporation, without any further action, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of such agreements.

In addition, Parent will obtain, or cause the surviving corporation to obtain, for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Time, for the benefit of the past and present directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, as of the October 12, 2018 and the Effective Time, an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time that is substantially equivalent to and in any event not less favorable in the aggregate than the Company’s existing policies, with certain qualifications. The Company may also purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy, with certain qualifications. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, the surviving corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the surviving corporation to, maintain such policies in full force and effect.

Transaction Litigation

Each party shall promptly (and in any event, within two (2) business days) notify the other parties to the Merger Agreement in writing of any stockholder litigation or other litigation or proceedings brought or threatened in writing against it or its directors or executive officers or other representatives relating to the Merger Agreement, the Merger and/or the other transactions contemplated thereby, and shall keep the other parties hereto informed on a reasonably current basis with respect to the status thereof (including by promptly furnishing to the other parties hereto and their representatives such information relating to such litigation or proceedings as may be reasonably requested).

In the event of any stockholder litigation or proceedings brought or threatened against the Company, the Company will, subject to the preservation of attorney-client and similar privileges and confidential information, give Parent the opportunity to participate in (but not control) the defense or settlement of such stockholder litigation or proceedings and will give due consideration to Parent’s advice with respect to such litigation or proceeding, provided that Company will settle or offer to settle any such stockholder litigation or proceeding without Parent’s prior written consent, such consent not to unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Other Covenants and Agreements

The Merger Agreement also contains additional covenants, including, among others, covenants relating to the filing of this information statement, covenants relating to regulatory filings and approvals (which are described under the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Regulatory Approvals; Efforts”), public announcements with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parents control over the Merger Sub and surviving corporations obligations to perform, delisting and deregistration of Common Stock, reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the consummation of the VKidz Acquisition, the termination of agreements with the Majority Stockholder Agreements, resignations of all directors of the Company and its subsidiaries designated by Parent not less than three (3) business days prior to the closing, notification of certain events and confidentiality requirements.

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Conditions to Completion of the Merger

Each party’s obligation to complete the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:

The respective obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to complete the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (in writing) of the following additional conditions:

The obligation of the Company to complete the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (in writing) of the following additional conditions:

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Termination

The Merger Agreement may be terminated and the Merger Agreement and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time in the following circumstances:

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Termination Fee

Company will pay Parent a termination fee in an amount equal to $22 million (the “Company Termination Fee”) if the Merger Agreement is terminated in the following circumstances:

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Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, a “Qualifying Transaction” means any bona fide proposal, offer or similar indication of interest made by any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its subsidiaries and affiliates), and whether involving a transaction or series of related transactions, directly or indirectly, for (1) a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, dissolution, liquidation, joint venture, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (2) the acquisition (whether by purchase, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition) by any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets (measured by the market value thereof), revenue or net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (in each case, including securities of the subsidiaries of the Company), or (3) the direct or indirect acquisition by, or issuance to, any person or group of related persons (other than Parent and its affiliates) of more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of voting or equity interests of the of Company then issued and outstanding, following such acquisition or issuance, or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning more than fifty percent (50%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity interests of the Company.

Parent will pay the Company a termination fee in an amount equal to $57 million (the “Parent Termination Fee”) if the Merger Agreement is terminated in the following circumstances:

Expense Reimbursement

If the Company fails to pay in a timely manner the Company Termination Fee, and in order to obtain such payment, Parent or Merger Sub commences a suit that results in a judgment against the Company for the fee or any portion of such amount, then the Company shall pay to Parent and/or Merger Sub their reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment.

In the event of a wilful breach by the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective representatives of any of the applicable provisions set forth in the Merger Agreement occurring prior to the termination hereof, within three (3) business days following the Company’s receipt of a final, non-appealable order from a court of competent jurisdiction in respect of such wilful breach, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent its and Merger Sub’s reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including the merger and the financing) and in connection

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with obtaining such order; however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company’s payment obligation under this section exceed $4,000,000 in the aggregate.

If Parent fails to pay in a timely manner the Parent Termination Fee, and in order to obtain such payment, the Company commences a suit that results in a judgment against Parent or Merger Sub for the fee or any portion of such amount, then Parent shall pay to the Company its reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the fee from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment.

Limitation on Remedies

In the event of the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to the provisions described in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Termination,” the Merger Agreement will be terminated, the applicable termination fee will be the sole and exclusive remedy of a party against the other party, and there will be no further liability on the part of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, except the confidentiality agreement between the Company and Veritas, certain indemnification and reimbursement provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to the financing of the Merger, the sections of the Merger Agreement relating to termination and certain provisions of Article VIII of the Merger Agreement will survive termination.

If the termination fee is due and payable, from and after the termination of the Merger Agreement and payment of the termination fee in full pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the paying party will have no further liability of any kind for any reason in connection with the Merger Agreement or its termination (except with respect to any expense reimbursement, to the extent payable). In no event will either party be entitled to payment of the termination fee on more than one occasion.

Expenses; Transfer Taxes

Except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement will be paid by the party incurring or required to incur such expenses. However, Parent must pay all filing fees required under the HSR Act.

Except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such taxes imposed on Company or its subsidiaries with respect to the transfer of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger will be borne by Parent or Merger Sub and expressly are not a liability of holders of Common Stock.

Amendment and Modification

At any time prior to the Effective Time, and subject to the applicable law or in accordance with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, the Merger Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company, Parent and Merger Sub, except that certain provisions in the Merger Agreement relating to the debt financing may not be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in a manner adverse to the rights of the debt financing sources without the debt financing sources’ prior written consent.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

The Merger Agreement is governed by Delaware law; provided that any debt financing related party provisions shall be governed by New York law. The parties have agreed irrevocably that any proceeding with respect to the Merger Agreement and the rights and obligations arising thereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of the Merger Agreement and the rights and obligations arising

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thereunder brought by the other party, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such matter, any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware, which we refer to as the “Chosen Courts”). Each party thereto acknowledges and irrevocably agrees that any proceeding involving any debt financing related party arising out of or in any way relating to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought exclusively in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (unless the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, in which case, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) (which we refer to as the “New York Courts”), and each of the parties hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the purpose of any such proceeding.

Remedies

The parties have agreed that if any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, irreparable damage would occur no adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine, and accordingly, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to and may seek in the alternative, such remedies as are available at law and in equity, and (i) the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement exclusively in the Chosen Courts, (ii) the parties hereto waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any specific performance or injunctive relief, and (iii) the parties will waive, in any action for specific performance, the defense of adequacy of a remedy at law. In circumstances where Parent and Merger Sub are obligated to consummate the Merger and the Merger has not been consummated (in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein), Parent and Merger Sub expressly acknowledge and agree that the Company and its stockholders shall have suffered irreparable harm, that monetary damages will be inadequate to compensate the Company and its stockholders, and that the Company on behalf of itself and its stockholders shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it whether in law or equity, including monetary damages) to enforce specifically Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Merger, subject to the limitations set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Company’s pursuit of specific performance at any time will not be deemed an election of remedies or waiver of the right to pursue any other right or remedy to which the Company may be entitled, including the right to pursue remedies for liabilities or damages incurred or suffered by the Company and its stockholders. In no event shall the parties hereto be entitled to receive both a grant of specific performance of the consummation of the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement and monetary damages to which it is entitled to pursuant to the Merger Agreement. In an action for damages, the Company may plead in the alternative for the payment of the termination fee and specific performance.

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MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK AND

DIVIDEND INFORMATION

The Common Stock is quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol “ABCD.” As of November 16, 2018, there were 47,300,262 shares of Common Stock outstanding, held by approximately 397 stockholders of record. The following table sets forth, for the indicated fiscal periods, the reported intraday high and low sales prices per share of Common Stock, as reported on Nasdaq.

Market Information

The closing sale price of the Common Stock on October 12, 2018 which was the last trading day before the announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, was $12.07 per share. On November 16, 2018, the most recent practicable date prior to the date that this information statement was mailed to our stockholders, the closing sale price of the Common Stock on Nasdaq was $14.41 per share.

Dividends

We have not declared or paid any cash dividends to our stockholders, nor do we expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, our ability to pay cash dividends is limited by covenants contained in our Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2015, with Webster Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and a Lender, and the Other Lenders Party Thereto. The terms of the Merger Agreement do not allow us to declare or pay any dividend or other distribution, between the date of the Merger Agreement and the earlier of the consummation of the Merger or the termination of the Merger Agreement. Following the consummation of the Merger, there will be no further market for the Common Stock.

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APPRAISAL RIGHTS

The discussion of the provisions set forth below is not a complete summary regarding your appraisal rights under Delaware law and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Section 262 of the DGCL which is attached to this information statement as Annex C. Stockholders intending to exercise appraisal rights should carefully review Annex C in its entirety. Failure to follow precisely any of the statutory procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in a termination or waiver of these rights.

If you comply with the applicable statutory procedures of Section 262 of the DGCL, you may be entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL. To exercise and perfect appraisal rights, a record holder of shares of Common Stock must follow precisely the statutory procedures pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL required to be followed by a stockholder to perfect appraisal rights.

Section 262 of the DGCL is reprinted in its entirety as Annex C to this information statement. Set forth below is a summary description of Section 262 of the DGCL. The following is intended as a brief summary of the material provisions of statutory procedures pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL required to be followed by a stockholder to perfect appraisal rights. This summary, however, is not a complete statement of all applicable requirements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Section 262 of the DGCL, which appears in Annex C to this information statement. All references in Section 262 and this summary to “stockholder” are to the record holder of the shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time as to which appraisal rights are asserted. Failure to comply strictly with the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in the loss of appraisal rights.

Under the DGCL, holders of shares of Common Stock who follow the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will be entitled to have their shares appraised by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (“Delaware Court of Chancery”), and to receive payment in cash of the “fair value” of those shares, together with interest, if any, but exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger. In determining such fair value, the Delaware Court of Chancery shall take into account all relevant factors. Unless the Delaware Court of Chancery in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest from Effective Time through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the Effective Time and the date of payment of the judgment.

Under Section 262 of the DGCL, where a merger agreement relating to a proposed merger is adopted by stockholders acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders, either a constituent corporation before the effective date of the merger, or the surviving corporation within ten days thereafter, must notify each of its stockholders who are entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the merger and that appraisal rights are available, and must include in each such notice a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL. This information statement constitutes such notice to the holders of shares of Common Stock and Section 262 of the DGCL is attached to this information statement as Annex C. Any stockholder who wishes to exercise such appraisal rights or who wishes to preserve his, her or its right to do so should review the following discussion and Annex C carefully, because failure to timely and properly comply with the procedures specified will result in the loss of appraisal rights under the DGCL.

Holders of shares of Common Stock who desire to exercise their appraisal rights must submit to the Company a written demand for appraisal of their shares of Common Stock no later than twenty (20) days after the date of mailing of the information statement (which includes the notice of written consent and appraisal rights), or December 9, 2018. A demand for appraisal will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the Company of the identity of the stockholder and that such stockholder intends thereby to demand appraisal of such stockholder’s shares of Common Stock. If you wish to exercise your appraisal rights you must be the record holder of such shares of Common Stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is made and you must continue to hold such shares of Common Stock through the Effective Time. Accordingly, a stockholder who is the record holder of shares of Common Stock on the date the written demand for appraisal is made, but who

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thereafter transfers such shares prior to the Effective Time, will lose any right to appraisal in respect of such shares.

All written demands for appraisal of shares of Common Stock must be mailed or delivered to: Cambium Learning Group, Inc., 17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas, Attn: Scott McWhorter, General Counsel. Only a holder of record of shares of Common Stock is entitled to demand an appraisal of the shares registered in that holder’s name. Accordingly, to be effective, a demand for appraisal by a stockholder of shares of Common Stock (a) must be made by, or in the name of, the record stockholder, fully and correctly, as the stockholder’s name appears in the transfer agent’s records, (b) should specify the stockholder’s mailing address and the number of shares registered in the stockholder’s name, and (c) must state that the person intends thereby to demand appraisal of the stockholder’s shares in connection with the Merger. The demand cannot be made by the beneficial owner if he or she is not the record holder of the shares of Common Stock. The beneficial holder must, in such cases, have the registered owner, such as a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee, submit the required demand in respect of those shares of Common Stock. If you hold your shares of Common Stock through a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee and you wish to exercise appraisal rights, you should consult with your bank, brokerage firm, trust or the other nominee to determine the appropriate procedures for the making of a demand for appraisal by the nominee. A person having a beneficial interest in shares held of record in the name of another person, such as a broker, bank, trust or other nominee, must act promptly to cause the record holder to follow properly and in a timely manner the steps necessary to demand appraisal of shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL.

If shares of Common Stock are owned of record in a fiduciary capacity, such as by a trustee, guardian or custodian, execution of a demand for appraisal should be made by the fiduciary in that capacity. If the shares of Common Stock are owned of record by more than one person, as in a joint tenancy or tenancy in common, the demand should be executed by or for all joint owners. An authorized agent, including an authorized agent for two or more joint owners, may execute the demand for appraisal for a stockholder of record; however, the agent must identify the record owner or owners and expressly disclose the fact that, in executing the demand, he or she is acting as agent for the record owner. A record owner, such as a bank, brokerage firm, trust or other nominee, who holds shares of Common Stock as a nominee for others, may exercise his or her right of appraisal with respect to the shares of Common Stock held for one or more beneficial owners, while not exercising this right for other beneficial owners. In that case, the written demand should state the number of shares of Common Stock as to which appraisal is sought. If you hold shares of Common Stock through a broker who in turn holds the shares through a central securities depository nominee, such as Cede & Co., a demand for appraisal of such shares of Common Stock must be made by or on behalf of the depository nominee and must identify the depository nominee as record holder. Where no number of shares of Common Stock is expressly mentioned, the demand will be presumed to cover all shares of Company Stock held in the name of the record owner.

Within ten (10) days after the Effective Time, the surviving corporation in the Merger must notify each holder of Common Stock who has complied with Section 262 and has not voted in favor of or consented to the Merger that the Merger has become effective; provided, however, that if such notice is sent more than twenty (20) days following the sending of this information statement, such notice need only be sent to each holder who is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded appraisal of such holder’s shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL. At any time within sixty (60) days after the Effective Time, any stockholder who has demanded an appraisal, but has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined a proceeding as a named party may withdraw the demand and accept the consideration specified by the Merger Agreement for that stockholder’s shares of Common Stock by delivering to the surviving corporation a written withdrawal of the demand for appraisal. However, any such attempt to withdraw the demand made more than sixty (60) days after the Effective Time will require written approval of the surviving corporation. Unless the demand is properly withdrawn by the stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party within sixty (60) days after the Effective Time, no appraisal proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery will be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, with such approval conditioned upon such terms as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just. If the surviving corporation does not

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approve a request to withdraw a demand for appraisal when that approval is required, or, except with respect to any stockholder who withdraws such stockholder’s right to appraisal in accordance with the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, if the Delaware Court of Chancery does not approve the dismissal of an appraisal proceeding, the stockholder will be entitled to receive only the fair value of such stockholder’s shares as determined in any such appraisal proceeding, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be fair value, which value could be less than, equal to or more than the consideration offered pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Within 120 days after the Effective Time, but not thereafter, either the surviving corporation or any stockholder who has complied with the requirements of Section 262 and is entitled to appraisal rights under Section 262 may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the fair value of the shares of Common Stock held by all stockholders entitled to appraisal. Upon the filing of the petition by a stockholder, service of a copy of such petition shall be made upon the surviving corporation. The surviving corporation has no obligation to file such a petition, has no present intention to file a petition and holders of shares of Common Stock should not assume that the surviving corporation will file a petition.

Accordingly, it is the obligation of the holders of shares of Common Stock to initiate all necessary action to perfect their appraisal rights in respect of shares of Common Stock within the time prescribed in Section 262 and the failure of a stockholder to file such a petition within the period specified in Section 262 could result in a loss of such stockholder’s appraisal rights. In addition, within 120 days after the Effective Time, any stockholder who has properly complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL will be entitled to receive from the surviving corporation, upon written request, a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock not voted in favor of the Merger Agreement and with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of holders of such shares. The statement must be mailed within ten (10) days after such written request has been received by the surviving corporation or within ten (10) days after the expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal, whichever is later. A person who is the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may, in such person’s own name, file a petition for appraisal or request from the surviving corporation such statement. If a petition for appraisal is not timely filed, then the right to appraisal will cease.

If a petition for appraisal is duly filed by a stockholder and a copy of the petition is delivered to the surviving corporation, then the surviving corporation will be obligated, within twenty (20) days after receiving service of a copy of the petition, to file with the Delaware Register in Chancery a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all stockholders who have demanded payment for their shares of Common Stock and with whom agreements as to the value of their shares of Common Stock have not been reached by the surviving corporation. After notice to stockholders who have demanded appraisal as required by the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Court of Chancery is empowered to conduct a hearing upon the petition and to determine those stockholders who have complied with Section 262 and who have become entitled to the appraisal rights provided by Section 262. The Delaware Court of Chancery may require the holders of shares of Common Stock who demanded payment for their shares to submit their stock certificates to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal proceeding; and if any stockholder fails to comply with such direction, the Court of Chancery may dismiss the proceedings as to such stockholder. If immediately before the Merger the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Delaware Court of Chancery will dismiss the proceedings as to all holders of such shares who are otherwise entitled to appraisal rights unless (1) the total number of shares entitled to appraisal exceeds 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or (2) the value of the consideration provided in the merger or consolidation for such total number of shares exceeds $1 million. Upon application by the surviving corporation or by any stockholder entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the Delaware Court of Chancery may, in its discretion, proceed to trial upon the appraisal prior to the final determination of the stockholders entitled to an appraisal. After determination of the stockholders entitled to appraisal of their shares of Common Stock, the appraisal proceeding shall be conducted

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in accordance with the rules of the Delaware Court of Chancery, including any rules specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through such proceeding the Delaware Court of Chancery will determine the fair value of the shares of Common Stock, as of the Effective Time after taking into account all relevant factors exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. At any time before the entry of judgment in the proceedings, the surviving corporation may pay to each stockholder entitled to appraisal an amount in cash, in which case interest will accrue thereafter only upon the sum of (1) the difference, if any, between the amount so paid and the fair value of the shares as determined by the Court and (2) interest theretofore accrued, unless paid at that time. When the fair value has been determined, the Delaware Court of Chancery will direct the payment of such value upon surrender by those stockholders of the certificates representing their shares of Common Stock. Unless the Court in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, interest from the Effective Time through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the Effective Time and the date of payment of the judgment.

You should be aware that an investment banking opinion as to the fairness from a financial point of view of the consideration to be received in a sale transaction, such as the Merger, is not an opinion as to fair value under Section 262. Although we believe that the Merger Consideration is fair, no representation is made as to the outcome of the appraisal of fair value as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and stockholders should recognize that such an appraisal could result in a determination of a value higher or lower than, or the same as, the Merger Consideration. Moreover, we do not anticipate offering more than the Merger Consideration to any stockholder exercising appraisal rights and reserve the right to assert, in any appraisal proceeding, that, for purposes of Section 262, the “fair value” of a share of Common Stock is less than the Merger Consideration. In determining “fair value,” the Court is required to take into account all relevant factors. In Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court discussed the factors that could be considered in determining fair value in an appraisal proceeding, stating that “proof of value by any techniques or methods which are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court” should be considered and that “[f]air price obviously requires consideration of all relevant factors involving the value of a company.” The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that in making this determination of fair value, the court must consider market value, asset value, dividends, earnings prospects, the nature of the enterprise and any other facts which were known or which could be ascertained as of the date of the Merger which throw any light on future prospects of the merged corporation. Section 262 provides that fair value is to be “exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger.” In Cede & Co. v. Technicolor, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court stated that such exclusion is a “narrow exclusion [that] does not encompass known elements of value,” but which rather applies only to the speculative elements of value arising from such accomplishment or expectation. In Weinberger, the Delaware Supreme Court also stated that “elements of future value, including the nature of the enterprise, which are known or susceptible of proof as of the date of the Merger and not the product of speculation, may be considered.” In addition, the Delaware courts have decided that the statutory appraisal remedy, depending on factual circumstances, may or may not be a dissenting stockholder’s exclusive remedy.

Costs of the appraisal proceeding (which do not include attorneys’ fees or the fees and expenses of experts) may be determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery and imposed upon the parties participating in the appraisal proceeding by the Delaware Court of Chancery, as it deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon the application of a stockholder, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the fees and expenses of experts used in the appraisal proceeding, to be charged pro rata against the value of all shares of Common Stock entitled to appraisal. Any stockholder who demanded appraisal rights will not, after the Effective Time, be entitled to vote shares of Common Stock subject to that demand for any purpose or to receive payments of dividends or any other distribution with respect to those shares of Common Stock, other than with respect to payment as of a record date prior to the Effective Time. If no petition for appraisal is filed within 120 days after the Effective Time, or if the stockholder otherwise fails to perfect,

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successfully withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal, then the right of that stockholder to appraisal will cease and that stockholder’s shares of Common Stock will be deemed to have been converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest and less any required withholding taxes. A stockholder will fail to perfect, or effectively lose, the right to appraisal if no petition for appraisal is filed within 120 days after the Effective Time. In addition, as indicated above, a stockholder may withdraw his, her or its demand for appraisal in accordance with Section 262 at any time within sixty (60) days after the Effective Time (or thereafter with the written approval of the Company) and accept the Merger Consideration, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, offered pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Once a petition for appraisal has been filed with the Delaware Court of Chancery, however, the appraisal proceeding may not be dismissed as to any stockholder of the Company without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, and such approval may be conditioned upon such terms as the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just; provided, that such restriction shall not affect the right of any stockholder who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined the appraisal proceeding as a named party to withdraw such stockholder’s demand for appraisal and to accept the Merger Consideration, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, within sixty (60) days after the Effective Time. Failure to comply strictly with all of the procedures set forth in Section 262 of the DGCL will result in the loss of a stockholder’s statutory appraisal rights.

In view of the complexity of Section 262 of the DGCL, the Company stockholders who

may wish to pursue appraisal rights should consult their legal and financial advisors.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following table provides information relating to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of November 16, 2018, by:

The number of shares beneficially owned by each entity, person, director or executive officers is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares over which the individual has the sole or shared voting power or investment power and any shares that the individual has the right to acquire within sixty (60) days of November 16, 2018 through the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible securities or any other right. Shares of our Common Stock that a person has the right to acquire within sixty (60) days of November 16, 2018 are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such rights, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person or group (except with respect to the percentage ownership of all directors and executive officers as a group).

The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of November 16, 2018. The information in the following table regarding the beneficial owners of more than five percent (5%) of our Common Stock is based upon information supplied by our principal stockholders or set forth in Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. The determination that there were no other persons, entities or groups known to the Company to beneficially own more than five percent (5%) of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock was based on a review of all statements and reports filed with the SEC with respect to the Company pursuant to Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act since the beginning of the prior fiscal year.

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To our knowledge, except as set forth in the footnotes to this table and subject to applicable community property laws, each person or entity named in the table has sole voting and disposition power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such person’s or entity’s name. The address for those persons for which an address is not otherwise provided is c/o Cambium Learning Group, Inc., 17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas 75287.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports and other documents with the SEC. These reports and other information contain additional information about the Company. Stockholders may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by the Company at the SEC’s public reference room at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of this information by mail from the public reference section of the SEC at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. The Company’s SEC filings made electronically are available to the public at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The SEC allows the Company to “incorporate by reference” information that it files with the SEC in other documents into this information statement. This means that the Company may disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this information statement. This information statement and the information that the Company files later with the SEC may update and supersede the information incorporated by reference. Such updated and superseded information will not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute part of this information statement.

The Company incorporates by reference each document it files under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of this information statement and before the effective date of the Merger. The Company also incorporates by reference the following documents:

The Company undertakes to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this information statement has been delivered, upon written or oral request, by first class mail or other equally prompt means, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this information statement, other than the exhibits to these documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information that this information statement incorporates. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address and telephone number:

Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400

Dallas, Texas

Telephone Number: (888) 399-1995

Parent and Merger Sub have supplied, and the Company has not independently verified, the information in this information statement relating to Parent and Merger Sub.

Stockholders should not rely on information other than that contained in or incorporated by reference in this information statement. The Company has not authorized anyone to provide information that is different from that contained in this information statement. This information statement is dated November 19, 2018. No assumption should be made that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than that date, and the mailing of this information statement will not create any implication to the contrary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any material change in any of the information previously disclosed, the Company will, where relevant and if required by applicable law, update such information through a supplement to this information statement.

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Annex A

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

CAMBIUM LEARNING GROUP, INC.,

CAMPUS HOLDING CORP.

and

CAMPUS MERGER SUB INC.

Dated as of October 12, 2018

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