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(1) |
This form is filed on behalf of Graham Holdings Company, ("GHC"), Kaplan, Inc. a Delaware corporation ("Kaplan"), Iowa College Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Iowa"), DF Institute, LLC d/b/a Kaplan Professional Education, an Illinois limited liability company ("DFI") and SPL Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub" and together with GCH, Kaplan, Iowa and DFI, the "Reporting Persons"). GHC is the direct parent of Kaplan, which is the direct parent of Iowa, which is the direct parent of DFI, which is the direct parent of Merger Sub. |
(2) |
The Reporting Persons are filing this Form 3 solely due to the entry into of the Support Agreements (the "Support Agreements") by and among DFI, SmartPros Ltd. ("SmartPros") and certain stockholders of SmartPros. The Support Agreements were entered into in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of October 21, 2015, by and among DFI, Merger Sub and SmartPros. |
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As a result of certain provisions contained in the Support Agreements, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of SmartPros' common stock covered by the Support Agreements (an aggregate of 1,428,094 shares, which represents approximately 29.9% of SmartPros' total outstanding shares based on 4,601,241 shares reported outstanding as of October 20, 2015 (as represented by SmartPros in the Merger Agreement) for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, and the Reporting Persons do not have any pecuniary interest (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act) in any of the shares subject to the Support Agreements. |
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The Reporting Persons declare that the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any securities reported in this Form 3. For additional information regarding the Support Agreements and the Merger Agreement, see Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2015. |