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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-237746

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To the Stockholders of WillScot Corporation and Mobile Mini, Inc.

MERGER PROPOSED—YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

Dear WillScot Stockholders and Mobile Mini Stockholders:

        On March 1, 2020, WillScot Corporation ("WillScot"), Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot ("Merger Sub"), and Mobile Mini, Inc. ("Mobile Mini") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as may be amended from time to time (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which, subject to the approval of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders and the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of other specified closing conditions, WillScot and Mobile Mini will combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals. At the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub will merge with and into Mobile Mini (the "Merger"), with Mobile Mini surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot. As of the Effective Time, the name of WillScot will be changed (the "Combined Company"). The Combined Company will have a single series of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Combined Company Common Stock"), outstanding shares of which will be listed for trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Combined Company's name and ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

        Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 2.4050 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (the "Merger Consideration"), less any applicable withholding taxes and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Immediately following Mobile Mini stockholders' receipt of the Merger Consideration, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock. For more details on the Merger Consideration, see "The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration."

        Based on the current number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding and reserved for issuance, and the current number of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock outstanding and reserved for issuance, we estimate that, immediately following completion of the Merger, former holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will own approximately 46% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and pre-Merger holders of WillScot Class A Common Stock will own approximately 54% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        The Combined Company's Board of Directors (the "Combined Company Board") will consist of 11 members, which will be comprised of: (i) six directors designated by WillScot, two of whom will be chosen by the TDR Parties (as defined below), and (ii) five directors designated by Mobile Mini. The Combined Company's management team will, pursuant to employment agreements entered into in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, consist of: (i) Bradley Soultz, the current Chief Executive Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company, (ii) Kelly Williams, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Mini, as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Combined Company, (iii) Timothy Boswell, the current Chief Financial Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Combined Company, (iv) Christopher Miner, the current General Counsel of Mobile Mini, as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Combined Company and (v) Hezron T. Lopez, the current General Counsel of WillScot, as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company. The Combined Company's headquarters, as of the Effective Time, will be located in Phoenix, Arizona. For additional information about the governance of the Combined Company following the Merger, see "The Merger—Governance of the Combined Company."

        In connection with the parties' entry into the Merger Agreement, Mobile Mini entered into a voting agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with TDR Capital LLP and certain of its affiliates (the "TDR Parties") whereby the TDR Parties agreed, among other things and subject to the terms of the Voting Agreement, to vote all of their shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock in favor of (i) the issuance of the Merger Consideration and (ii) the approval of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Combined Company (the "A&R Charter"), to be adopted at the Effective Time.


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        At the closing of the Merger, the TDR Parties will enter into a shareholders agreement with the Combined Company which will provide for, among other things, (a) certain TDR Parties' right to nominate (i) two directors to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and (ii) one director to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 5%, but less than 15%, of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (b) certain standstill obligations of the TDR Parties with respect to the Combined Company Common Stock, and (c) certain restrictions on the TDR Parties' ability to transfer shares of Combined Company Common Stock, including a lock-up period of six months after the closing of the Merger and restrictions on the volume of shares of Combined Company Common Stock that can be transferred by the TDR Parties following the expiration of the lock-up. As of the Effective Time, the TDR Parties are expected to own 26% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock. For more details on the Voting Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement, see "The Merger—The Voting Agreement and Shareholders Agreement."

        Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini will hold a virtual special meeting of its respective stockholders to vote on the proposals necessary to complete the Merger and the related transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini has chosen to hold its special meeting solely via the Internet and not in a physical location given the current public health impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the desire to promote the health and safety of its stockholders, as well as its directors, officers, employees and other constituents. Information about each meeting, the Merger and the other business to be considered by stockholders at each special meeting is contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Any stockholder entitled to attend and vote at the applicable special meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on such stockholder's behalf. Such proxy need not be a holder of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock. We urge you to read this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the annexes and documents incorporated by reference herein carefully. You should also carefully consider the risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 30.

        Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock that you own. The Merger cannot be completed without: (1) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting; (2) the approval of the issuance of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to the stockholders of Mobile Mini as the Merger Consideration by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on the matter at a duly called and held meeting of WillScot stockholders at which a quorum is present (in person or by proxy), voting together as a single class; and (3) the approval of the A&R Charter by the affirmative vote of each of: (i) the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock that are entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, (ii) the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, and (iii) the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class. Completion of the Merger is not conditioned upon the approval of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan (as defined below).

        Whether or not you plan to attend the live webcasts of the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, please submit your proxy as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented at the applicable meeting.

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Gerard E. Holthaus
Chairman
WillScot Corporation

 

Erik Olsson
Chairman
Mobile Mini, Inc.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Merger or the other transactions described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus or the securities to be issued in connection with the Merger or determined if this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        The accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is dated May 6, 2020 and is first being mailed to stockholders of WillScot and Mobile Mini on or about May 8, 2020.


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WILLSCOT CORPORATION
901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21231

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on June 24, 2020

To the Stockholders of WillScot Corporation:

        We are pleased to invite you to attend, and notice is hereby given that WillScot Corporation ("WillScot"), will hold, a special meeting of its stockholders (the "WillScot special meeting"), via live webcast through the link www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM (the "WillScot special meeting website") on June 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

        WillScot has chosen to hold the WillScot special meeting solely via live webcast and not in a physical location given the current public health impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and our desire to promote the health and safety of WillScot stockholders, as well as WillScot directors, officers, employees and other constituents. You will need the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card if you are a stockholder of record or included with your voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee if you hold your shares of WillScot Common Stock in street name through an account with an intermediary to attend the WillScot special meeting. The WillScot special meeting will be held for the following purposes:


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        WillScot will transact no other business at the WillScot special meeting, except such business as may properly be brought before the WillScot special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Please refer to the joint proxy statement/prospectus of which this notice is a part for further information with respect to the business to be transacted at the WillScot special meeting.

        The WillScot board of directors (the "WillScot Board") has fixed the close of business on May 1, 2020 as the record date for the WillScot special meeting (the "WillScot Record Date"). Only stockholders of record at that time are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the WillScot special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. WillScot is commencing its solicitation of proxies on or about May 8, 2020. WillScot will continue to solicit proxies until the date of the WillScot special meeting. A list of stockholders of record will be available during the WillScot special meeting for inspection by stockholders at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM.

        Completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, (i) approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal by the WillScot stockholders, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "WillScot Class B Common Stock" and together with the WillScot Class A Common Stock, the "WillScot Common Stock"), entitled to vote at a duly called and held meeting of WillScot stockholders at which a quorum is present (in person or by proxy), voting together as a single class, and (ii) approval of the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, which requires the affirmative vote of holders of each of (a) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock that are entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, (b) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, and (c) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class.

        The WillScot Board unanimously approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, certain governance arrangements, the WillScot Stock Issuance, the Combined Company Charter Amendment and the 2020 Incentive Plan are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders, and unanimously recommends that WillScot stockholders vote:

        Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of WillScot Common Stock that you own. A failure to vote your shares, or to provide instructions to your bank, brokers or nominee as to how to vote your shares, is the equivalent of a vote against the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal. Whether or not you expect to attend the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast, to ensure your representation at the WillScot special meeting, we urge you to submit a proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by (1) visiting the Internet site listed on the WillScot proxy card, (2) calling the toll-free number listed on the WillScot proxy card or (3) submitting your WillScot proxy card by mail by using the provided self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submitting a proxy will not prevent you from voting in person via live webcast, but it will help to secure a quorum


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and avoid added solicitation costs. Any eligible holder of WillScot Common Stock who is present at the WillScot special meeting may vote in person via live webcast, thereby revoking any previous proxy. In addition, a proxy may also be revoked in writing before the WillScot special meeting in the manner described in the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, please follow the instructions on the voting instruction card furnished by the bank, broker or other nominee.

        You may log into the WillScot special meeting website and enter your control number beginning fifteen (15) minutes before the commencement of the WillScot special meeting. The meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure that they have a strong WiFi connection wherever they intend to participate in the WillScot special meeting. Participants should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting.

        Instructions on how to attend and participate online at the WillScot special meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, ask questions and vote, are posted at www.proxyvote.com.

        The enclosed joint proxy statement/prospectus provides a detailed description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and the other matters to be considered at the WillScot special meeting. We urge you to carefully read this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including any documents incorporated by reference herein, and the annexes in their entirety. If you have any questions concerning any of the proposals in this notice, the Merger or the joint proxy statement/prospectus, would like additional copies or need help voting your shares of WillScot Common Stock, please contact WillScot's proxy solicitor:

Georgeson LLC
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10104
Telephone: 866-785-7395 (toll-free)
781-575-2137 (for all those outside of the U.S.)

By Order of the WillScot Corporation Board of Directors,

Hezron Timothy Lopez
Vice President, General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary

 

 

Baltimore, Maryland
May 6, 2020


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MOBILE MINI, INC.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To the Stockholders of Mobile Mini, Inc.:

        We are pleased to invite you to attend, and notice is hereby given that Mobile Mini, Inc. ("Mobile Mini") will hold, a special meeting of its stockholders (the "Mobile Mini special meeting"), via live webcast through the link www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM (the "Mobile Mini special meeting website"), on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix local time.

        Mobile Mini has chosen to hold the Mobile Mini special meeting solely via live webcast and not in a physical location given the current public health impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and our desire to promote the health and safety of Mobile Mini stockholders, as well as Mobile Mini directors, officers, employees and other constituents. You will need the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card if you are a stockholder of record or included with your voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee if you hold your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in street name through an account with an intermediary to attend the Mobile Mini special meeting. The Mobile Mini special meeting will be held for the following purposes:

        Mobile Mini will transact no other business at the Mobile Mini special meeting, except such business as may properly be brought before the Mobile Mini special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Please refer to the joint proxy statement/prospectus of which this notice is a part for further information with respect to the business to be transacted at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        The Mobile Mini board of directors (the "Mobile Mini Board") has fixed the close of business on May 1, 2020 as the record date for the Mobile Mini special meeting (the "Mobile Mini Record Date"). Only Mobile Mini stockholders of record at that time are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at,


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the Mobile Mini special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Mobile Mini is commencing its solicitation of proxies on or about May 8, 2020. Mobile Mini will continue to solicit proxies until the date of the Mobile Mini special meeting. A list of stockholders of record will be available during the Mobile Mini special meeting for inspection by stockholders at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM.

        Completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Mobile Mini stockholders, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Stockholders who attend the Mobile Mini special meeting will be considered to be attending the meeting in person.

        The Mobile Mini Board has approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger; has determined that the Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of Mobile Mini stockholders; and recommends that Mobile Mini stockholders vote:

        Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that you own. A failure to vote your shares, or to provide instructions to your bank, broker or nominee as to how to vote your shares, is the equivalent of a vote against the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal. Whether or not you expect to attend the Mobile Mini special meeting in person via live webcast, to ensure your representation at the Mobile Mini special meeting, we urge you to submit a proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by (1) visiting the Internet site listed on the Mobile Mini proxy card, (2) calling the toll-free number listed on the Mobile Mini proxy card or (3) submitting your Mobile Mini proxy card by mail by using the provided self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submitting a proxy will not prevent you from voting in person via live webcast, but it will help to secure a quorum and avoid added solicitation costs. Any eligible holder of Mobile Mini Common Stock who is present at the Mobile Mini special meeting may vote in person via live webcast, thereby revoking any previous proxy. In addition, a proxy may also be revoked in writing before the Mobile Mini special meeting in the manner described in the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus. If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or other nominee, please follow the instructions on the voting instruction card furnished by the bank, broker or other nominee.

        You may log into the Mobile Mini special meeting website and enter your control number beginning fifteen (15) minutes before the commencement of the Mobile Mini special meeting. The meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure that they have a strong WiFi connection wherever they intend to participate in the Mobile Mini special meeting. Participants should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting.

        Instructions on how to attend and participate online at the Mobile Mini special meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, ask questions and vote, are posted at www.proxyvote.com.

        The enclosed joint proxy statement/prospectus provides a detailed description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and the other matters to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting. We urge you to carefully read this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including any documents incorporated by reference herein, and the annexes in their entirety. If you have any questions concerning any of the proposals in this notice, the Merger or the joint proxy statement/prospectus, would like additional


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copies or need help voting your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, please contact Mobile Mini's proxy solicitor or Mobile Mini:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Stockholders May Call Toll-Free: (877) 800-5195
Banks & Brokers May Call Collect: (212) 750-5833

OR

Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: (480) 894-6311
E-mail: etadano@mobilemini.com

By Order of the Board of Directors,    

  

Christopher J. Miner
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Phoenix, Arizona
Dated: May 6, 2020

 

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        The accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about WillScot and Mobile Mini from other documents that are not included in or delivered with the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus. For a listing of the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

        You can obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone as follows:

For WillScot Stockholders:
WillScot Corporation
901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Attention: Investor Relations
investors@willscot.com
  For Mobile Mini Stockholders:
Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Attention: Investor Relations
(480) 894-6311
etadano@mobilemini.com

        To receive timely delivery of the documents in advance of the WillScot special meeting and the Mobile Mini special meeting, you should make your request no later than June 17, 2020.

        You may also obtain any of the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus without charge through the Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain copies of documents filed by WillScot with the SEC on WillScot's website at http://www.willscot.com under the tab "Investors," then under the heading "Financial Information" or by contacting WillScot's Corporate Secretary at WillScot Corporation, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231. You may also obtain copies of documents filed by Mobile Mini with the SEC on Mobile Mini's Internet website at http://www.mobilemini.com under the tab "Company—Investor Relations" and then under the heading "Filings & Financials—SEC Filings" or by contacting Mobile Mini's Investor Relations at Mobile Mini, Investor Relations, 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008.

        We are not incorporating the contents of the websites of the SEC, WillScot, Mobile Mini or any other entity or any other website into the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus. We are providing the information about how you can obtain certain documents that are incorporated by reference into the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus at these websites only for your convenience.


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ABOUT THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC by WillScot (File No. 333-237746), constitutes a prospectus of WillScot under Section 5 of the Securities Act with respect to the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to be issued to Mobile Mini stockholders as Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. This document also constitutes a joint proxy statement of each of WillScot and of Mobile Mini under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. It also constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the Mobile Mini special meeting, at which Mobile Mini stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the Mobile Mini Proposals and certain other related matters, and it constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the WillScot special meeting, at which WillScot stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the WillScot Proposals and certain other related matters.

        WillScot has supplied all information contained or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to WillScot and Merger Sub, and Mobile Mini has supplied all such information relating to Mobile Mini.

        You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. WillScot and Mobile Mini have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from that contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This joint proxy statement/prospectus is dated as of the date set forth above on the cover page of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, and you should not assume that the information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than such date. Further, you should not assume that the information incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of the incorporated document. Neither the mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to WillScot stockholders or Mobile Mini stockholders nor the issuance by WillScot of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock as Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement will create any implication to the contrary.

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction in which or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

        Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires, all references in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to:


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER AND THE SPECIAL MEETINGS

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SUMMARY

 
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THE PARTIES

 
1

THE TRANSACTION

  2

MERGER CONSIDERATION

  3

TREATMENT OF MOBILE MINI EQUITY AWARDS

  3

RECOMMENDATION OF THE WILLSCOT BOARD

  3

RECOMMENDATION OF THE MOBILE MINI BOARD

  4

OPINIONS OF WILLSCOT'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS

  4

OPINIONS OF MOBILE MINI'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS

  5

INTERESTS OF CERTAIN OF WILLSCOT'S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER

  5

INTERESTS OF MOBILE MINI'S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER

  7

INFORMATION ABOUT THE WILLSCOT SPECIAL MEETING

  7

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOBILE MINI SPECIAL MEETING

  9

VOTING BY WILLSCOT DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

  11

VOTING BY MOBILE MINI DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

  12

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMBINED COMPANY

  12

REGULATORY APPROVALS

  14

LITIGATION RELATING TO THE MERGER

  14

CONDITIONS TO COMPLETION OF THE MERGER

  15

TIMING OF THE TRANSACTION

  16

OWNERSHIP OF THE COMBINED COMPANY AFTER THE MERGER

  16

NO SOLICITATION; CHANGES IN BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

  16

TERMINATION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT; TERMINATION FEE

  18

NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS

  18

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

  18

ACCOUNTING TREATMENT

  19

RIGHTS OF MOBILE MINI STOCKHOLDERS AND WILLSCOT STOCKHOLDERS WILL CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THE MERGER

  19

RISK FACTORS

  19

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF WILLSCOT

 
20

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF MOBILE MINI

 
22

SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
24

COMPARATIVE PER SHARE MARKET PRICE INFORMATION

 
25

COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA PER SHARE DATA

 
26

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 
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RISK FACTORS

 
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THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER

 
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WILLSCOT CORPORATION

 
43

MOBILE MINI, INC.

  44

PICASSO MERGER SUB, INC.

  45

THE MERGER

 
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BACKGROUND OF THE MERGER

 
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WILLSCOT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION AND REASONS FOR THE MERGER

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MOBILE MINI BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION AND REASONS FOR THE MERGER

  79

OPINIONS OF WILLSCOT'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS

  87

OPINIONS OF MOBILE MINI'S FINANCIAL ADVISORS

  106

CERTAIN UNAUDITED PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  130

INTERESTS OF CERTAIN OF WILLSCOT'S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER

  140

INTERESTS OF MOBILE MINI'S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE MERGER

  146

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMBINED COMPANY

  153

TREATMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS

  155

REGULATORY APPROVALS

  155

TIMING OF THE TRANSACTION

  155

DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION

  156

NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS IN THE MERGER

  156

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

  156

ACCOUNTING TREATMENT

  159

NASDAQ LISTING; DELISTING AND DEREGISTRATION OF MOBILE MINI COMMON STOCK

  160

LITIGATION RELATING TO THE MERGER

  160

THE MERGER AGREEMENT

 
161

THE 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL

 
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THE WILLSCOT SPECIAL MEETING

 
189

THE MOBILE MINI SPECIAL MEETING

 
197

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
205

WILLSCOT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TABLE

 
222

MOBILE MINI BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TABLE

 
224

DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS

 
226

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMBINED COMPANY

 
232

COMPARISON OF THE RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 
236

VALIDITY OF COMMON STOCK

 
258

EXPERTS

 
259

WILLSCOT STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

 
260

MOBILE MINI STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

 
261

HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

 
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 
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ANNEXES

Annex A: Merger Agreement

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Annex B: A&R Charter

  B-1

Annex C: A&R Bylaws

  C-1

Annex D: Shareholders Agreement

  D-1

Annex E: Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan

  E-1

Annex F: Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

  F-1

Annex G: Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

  G-1

Annex H: Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc.

  H-1

Annex I: Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER AND THE SPECIAL MEETINGS

        The following questions and answers briefly address some commonly asked questions about the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the WillScot special meeting and the Mobile Mini special meeting. They may not include all the information that is important to WillScot stockholders or Mobile Mini stockholders. WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders should carefully read this entire joint proxy statement/prospectus, including the annexes and the other documents referred to or incorporated by reference herein. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 260 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Q:    What is the Merger?

A:
WillScot, Merger Sub and Mobile Mini have entered into the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The Merger Agreement contains the terms and conditions of the proposed Merger, whereby WillScot and Mobile Mini will combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals. Under the Merger Agreement, subject to satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and described hereafter, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Mobile Mini, with Mobile Mini continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot. As a result of the Merger, Mobile Mini will no longer be a publicly held company. Following the Merger, Mobile Mini Common Stock will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act. As of the Effective Time, the name of WillScot will be changed. Each of the WillScot Class A Common Stock and the Mobile Mini Common Stock are traded on Nasdaq under the symbols "WSC" and "MINI," respectively. The Combined Company will have a single series of common stock which will be listed for trading on Nasdaq. The Combined Company's name and ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

Q:    Why am I receiving these materials?

A:
You are receiving this joint proxy statement/prospectus to help you decide how to vote your shares of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock with respect to the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal or the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, as applicable, and any other matters to be considered at the applicable company's special meeting.

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Q:    What will the Combined Company be named?

A:
WillScot's certificate of incorporation will be amended and restated, effective upon the filing of the A&R Charter, to, among other things, change WillScot's name. Following completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Common Stock will be listed for trading on Nasdaq. The Combined Company's name and ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

Q:    What will Mobile Mini stockholders receive in the Merger?

A:
If the Merger is completed, each outstanding share of Mobile Mini Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) will be converted into the Merger Consideration, which is the right to receive 2.4050 fully paid and nonassessable shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Immediately following the Mobile Mini stockholders' receipt of the Merger Consideration, in connection with the filing of the A&R Charter, and as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot's Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock pursuant to the A&R Charter. The Merger Consideration is described in more detail in "The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration."

Q:    What will WillScot stockholders receive in the Merger?

A:
WillScot stockholders will not receive any Merger Consideration, and their shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will remain outstanding and, immediately following the Merger and in connection with filing of the A&R Charter, such shares will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock. As contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock will be canceled in connection with Sapphire Holding's exchange of its shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock as required by the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement. The Combined Company Common Stock will be listed for trading on Nasdaq. The Combined Company's ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

Q:
What respective equity stakes will WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders hold in the Combined Company immediately following the Merger?

A:
As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, based on the current number of shares of WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding and reserved for issuance, we estimate that, immediately following completion of the Merger, former holders of WillScot Common Stock will own approximately 54% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and former holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will own approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock. The exact equity stake of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders in the Combined Company immediately following the Merger will depend on the number of shares of WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Q:
Will the market value of the Merger Consideration change between the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the time the Merger is completed?

A:
Yes. Although the number of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will receive as Merger Consideration is fixed, the market value of the Merger Consideration will fluctuate between the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the completion of the Merger based upon the trading price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock. Any fluctuation in the trading price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock after the

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Q:
Did any WillScot stockholders enter into any agreements to vote for the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal?

A:
Yes. On March 1, 2020, in connection with WillScot's, Merger Sub's and Mobile Mini's entry into the Merger Agreement, the TDR Parties entered into a Voting Agreement with Mobile Mini pursuant to which, among other things, Sapphire Holding agreed to vote in favor of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal. Sapphire Holding owned approximately 48.24% of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock as of the date of the Voting Agreement.

Q:
Will the TDR Parties have any right to nominate members of the Combined Company Board following the closing of the Merger?

A:
Yes. At the Effective Time, the Combined Company and the TDR Parties will enter into the Shareholders Agreement, a form of which is attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D. The Shareholders Agreement provides, among other things, Sapphire Holding the right to nominate: (i) two directors to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, and (ii) one director to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 5%, but less than 15%, of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock. In connection with such nomination rights, the TDR Parties are subject to certain standstill obligations for so long as Sapphire Holding beneficially owns at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and certain confidentiality obligations. For more details on the Shareholders Agreement, see the section entitled "The Merger—Voting Agreement and Shareholders Agreement."

Q:
Will the TDR Parties have any limitations on their ability to transfer their shares of Combined Company Common Stock?

A:
Yes. The Shareholders Agreement to be entered into at the Effective Time prohibits Sapphire Holding from transferring its shares of Combined Company Common Stock for six months after the Effective Time. Following such lock-up period, Sapphire Holding will be prohibited from transferring: (i) more than 50% of its shares of Combined Company Common Stock for a period of one year following the end of such lock-up period, (ii) its shares of Combined Company Common Stock to any person or group who beneficially owns more than, or as a result of such transfer, would beneficially own more than, 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and (iii) until such time that Sapphire Holding beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, subject to certain exceptions. The Shareholders Agreement will also require Sapphire Holding to transfer its shares of Combined Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Combined Company's securities trading policy.

Q:    Will I still be paid dividends prior to the completion of the Merger?

A:
WillScot has never declared or paid a cash dividend and under the Merger Agreement may not declare or pay any dividends prior to the completion of the Merger. Under the Merger Agreement, Mobile Mini may declare and pay a regular quarterly cash dividend in an amount per share of up to $0.303 per quarter. Mobile Mini is also permitted to declare and pay a special cash dividend prior to the consummation of the Merger in a per share amount equal to the product of (x) $0.303 and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the first day of

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Q:
When do WillScot and Mobile Mini expect to complete the Merger and the related transactions?

A:
WillScot and Mobile Mini are working to complete the Merger and the related transactions as soon as practicable. WillScot and Mobile Mini currently expect that the Merger and the related transactions will be completed in the third quarter of 2020. Neither WillScot nor Mobile Mini can predict, however, the actual date on which the Merger and the related transactions will be completed because they are subject to conditions beyond each company's control, including obtaining the necessary stockholder and regulatory approvals.

        See the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger."

Q:    What matters will be considered at each of the special meetings?

A:
WillScot stockholders are being asked to vote on the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal. The approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal are conditions to the obligations of the parties to complete the Merger. The approval of the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not a condition to the obligations of the parties to complete the Merger. See the sections entitled "Questions and Answers About the Merger and the Special Meetings—What vote is required to approve each proposal at the WillScot special meeting?" and "—What happens if the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not approved?"

Q:    What vote is required to approve each proposal at the WillScot special meeting?

A:
Approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on the matter at a duly called and held meeting of WillScot stockholders at which a quorum is present (in person or by proxy), voting together as a single class.

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Q:    What happens if the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not approved?

A:
Approval of the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not a condition to completion of the Merger. Accordingly, if the Merger is approved and the other conditions to closing are satisfied or waived, the Merger will be completed even if the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not approved. If the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal is not approved, the Combined Company may be required to seek the approval of the stockholders of the Combined Company, prior to the 2021 annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders, to, among other things, increase the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock authorized for issuance under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan and/or to comply with certain post-closing obligations to the management team and certain other employees of the Combined Company as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Q:    What vote is required to approve each proposal at the Mobile Mini special meeting?

A:
Approval of the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting.
Q:
Why are Mobile Mini stockholders being asked to consider and vote on a proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation?

A:
Under SEC rules, Mobile Mini is required to seek an advisory (non-binding) vote with respect to the compensation that may be paid or become payable to its named executive officers that is based on, or otherwise relates to, the Merger.

Q:    What happens if the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal is not approved?

A:
Approval of the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal is not a condition to completion of the Merger, and because the vote on the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal is advisory only, it will not be binding on Mobile Mini. Accordingly, if the Merger is approved and the other conditions to closing are satisfied or waived, the Merger will be completed even if the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal is not approved. If the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal is approved by the Mobile Mini stockholders, the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal are approved by the WillScot stockholders and the Merger is completed, the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation will be payable to Mobile Mini's named executive officers, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the vote on the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal.

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Q:
Do any of WillScot's or Mobile Mini's directors or executive officers have interests in the Merger that may differ from those of WillScot stockholders or Mobile Mini stockholders?

A:
WillScot's non-employee directors and executive officers and one of Mobile Mini's non-employee directors (who is Mr. Olsson, who has unvested legacy awards from his tenure as CEO of Mobile Mini; no other non-employee director has equity awards which would vest in connection with the Merger) and executive officers have certain interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders generally. The WillScot Board was aware of the interests of WillScot's directors and executive officers, the Mobile Mini Board was aware of the interests of Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers, and each board considered such interests, among other matters, when it approved the Merger Agreement and in making its recommendations to its respective stockholders. For more information regarding these interests, see the sections entitled "The Merger—Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger" and "The Merger—Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger."

Q:    How many votes do I have?

A:
Each WillScot stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of WillScot Common Stock held of record as of the WillScot Record Date and each Mobile Mini stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock held of record as of the Mobile Mini Record Date.

Q:    What constitutes a quorum for the WillScot special meeting?

Q:    What constitutes a quorum for the Mobile Mini special meeting?

Q:    How does the WillScot Board recommend that WillScot stockholders vote?

A:
The WillScot Board unanimously recommends that WillScot stockholders vote: "FOR" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, "FOR" the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, "FOR" the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and "FOR" the WillScot Adjournment Proposal.

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Q:    How does the Mobile Mini Board recommend that Mobile Mini stockholders vote?

A:
The Mobile Mini Board recommends that Mobile Mini stockholders vote: "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal and "FOR" the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal.

Q:
Why did the WillScot Board approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger?

A:
For information regarding the WillScot Board's reasons for approving the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, and recommending that WillScot stockholders approve the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, see the section entitled "The Merger—WillScot Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger."

Q:
Why did the Mobile Mini Board approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger?

A:
For information regarding the Mobile Mini Board's reasons for approving and recommending adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger—Mobile Mini Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger."

Q:
What if I hold shares in both WillScot and Mobile Mini?

A:
If you hold shares of both WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock, you will receive two separate packages of proxy materials. A vote cast as a holder of WillScot Common Stock will not count as a vote cast as a holder of Mobile Mini Common Stock, and a vote cast as a holder of Mobile Mini Common stock will not count as a vote cast as a holder of WillScot Common Stock. Therefore, please submit separate proxies for your shares of WillScot Common Stock and your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

Q:
What do I need to do now?

A:
After carefully reading and considering the information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, please vote your shares as soon as possible so that your shares will be represented at the WillScot special meeting or Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable. Please follow the instructions set forth on the WillScot proxy card or the Mobile Mini proxy card, as applicable, or on the voting instruction form provided by the record holder if your shares are held in the name of your bank, broker or other nominee.

Q:    Does my vote matter?

A:
Yes. The Merger cannot be completed without approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal. WillScot stockholders will need to approve:

    the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock entitled to vote on the matter at a duly called and held meeting of WillScot stockholders at which a quorum is present (in person or by proxy) at the WillScot special meeting;

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Q:    How do I vote?

A:
If you are a stockholder of record of WillScot as of the WillScot Record Date, you are entitled to receive notice of, and cast a vote at, the WillScot special meeting. If you are a stockholder of record of Mobile Mini as of the Mobile Mini Record Date, you are entitled to receive notice of, and cast a vote at, the Mobile Mini special meeting. Each holder of WillScot Common Stock is entitled to cast one vote on each matter properly brought before the WillScot special meeting for each share of WillScot Common Stock that such holder owned of record as of the WillScot Record Date. Each holder of Mobile Mini common stock is entitled to cast one vote on each matter properly brought before the Mobile Mini special meeting for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock that such holder owned of record as of the Mobile Mini Record Date. You may submit your proxy before the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, in one of the following ways:

Telephone voting-use the toll-free number shown on your proxy card;

Via the Internet-visit the website shown on your proxy card to vote via the Internet; or

Mail-complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
Q:
What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

A:
You are a "stockholder of record" if your shares are registered directly in your name with WillScot's transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company ("Continental"), or Mobile Mini's transfer agent Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions"), as applicable. As the stockholder of record, you have the right to vote in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable. You may also vote by Internet, telephone or mail, as described in the notice and above under the

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Q:
If my shares are held in "street name" by a bank, broker or other nominee, will my bank, broker or other nominee vote my shares for me?

A:
If your shares are held in "street name" by a bank, broker or other nominee, you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, or by voting in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting or Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, unless you provide a "legal proxy," which you must obtain from your bank, broker or other nominee. Your bank, broker or other nominee is obligated to provide you with a voting instruction card for you to use.

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Q:    May I attend the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting in person?

Q:
When and where will each of the WillScot special meeting and Mobile Mini special meeting take place?

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Q:    What if I fail to vote or abstain?

A:
For purposes of the WillScot special meeting, an abstention occurs when a WillScot stockholder attends the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast and abstains from voting or returns a proxy with an "abstain" instruction.
Q:
What will happen if I return my proxy or voting instruction card without indicating how to vote?

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A:
If you sign and return your proxy or voting instruction card without indicating how to vote on any particular proposal, the common stock represented by your proxy will be voted as recommended by the WillScot Board or the Mobile Mini Board, as applicable, with respect to that proposal.

Q:    May I change or revoke my vote after I have delivered my proxy or voting instruction card?

A:
Yes. If you are a record holder, you may change or revoke your vote before your proxy is voted at the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, as described herein. You may do this in one of the following four ways:

by logging onto the Internet website specified on your proxy card in the same manner you would to submit your proxy electronically or by calling the telephone number specified on your proxy card, in each case, if you are eligible to do so;

by sending a notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable;

by sending a completed proxy card bearing a later date than your original proxy card; or

by attending the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, and voting in person via live webcast.

Q:    What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger?

A:
It is a condition to each party's obligation to complete the Merger that each of WillScot and Mobile Mini receive an opinion of its respective outside counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Accordingly, it is expected that U.S. holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon receipt of WillScot Class A Common Stock in exchange for Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger (other than gain or loss, if any, with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock). Neither Mobile Mini nor WillScot will recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Merger.
Q:
Where can I find the voting results of the WillScot special meeting and the Mobile Mini special meeting?

A:
The preliminary voting results will be announced at each of the WillScot special meeting and the Mobile Mini special meeting. In addition, within four business days following certification of the final voting results, each of WillScot and Mobile Mini intends to file the final voting results with the SEC on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

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Q:    Are holders of WillScot Common Stock entitled to appraisal rights?

A:
No. Holders of WillScot Common Stock are not entitled to appraisal rights under the DGCL. For more information, see the section entitled "The Merger—No Appraisal Rights in the Merger."

Q:    Are holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to appraisal rights?

A:
No. Holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock are not entitled to appraisal rights under the DGCL. For more information, see the section entitled "The Merger—No Appraisal Rights in the Merger."

Q:
What happens if I sell my shares of WillScot Common Stock after the WillScot record date but before the WillScot special meeting?

A:
The WillScot Record Date for the WillScot special meeting (the close of business on May 1, 2020) is earlier than the date of the WillScot special meeting and earlier than the date that the Merger is expected to be completed. If you sell or otherwise transfer your shares of WillScot Common Stock after the WillScot Record Date but before the date of the WillScot special meeting, you will retain your right to vote at the WillScot special meeting.

Q:
What happens if I sell my shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock after the Mobile Mini record date but before the Mobile Mini special meeting?

A:
The Mobile Mini Record Date for the Mobile Mini special meeting (the close of business on May 1, 2020) is earlier than the date of the Mobile Mini special meeting and earlier than the date that the Merger is expected to be completed. If you sell or otherwise transfer your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock after the Mobile Mini Record Date but before the date of the Mobile Mini special meeting, you will retain your right to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting. However, you will not have the right to receive the Merger Consideration to be received by Mobile Mini stockholders in the Merger. In order to receive the Merger Consideration, you must hold your shares through completion of the Merger.

Q:
Are there any risks that I should consider in deciding whether to vote in favor of the WillScot Proposals or the Mobile Mini Proposals to be considered at the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable?

A:
Yes. You should read and carefully consider the risk factors set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 30. You also should read and carefully consider the risk factors of WillScot and Mobile Mini contained in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Q:    What are the conditions to completion of the Merger?

A:
In addition to the approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal by WillScot stockholders and of the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal by Mobile Mini stockholders as described above, completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of a number of other conditions, including:

the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act without the imposition of a regulatory adverse effect;

the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part;

approval of the listing on Nasdaq of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock forming the Merger Consideration, which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Effective Time;

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Q:    Whom should I contact if I have any questions about the proxy materials or voting?

A:
If you have any questions about the proxy materials, or if you need assistance submitting your proxy or voting your shares or need additional copies of this joint proxy statement/prospectus or the enclosed WillScot proxy card or Mobile Mini proxy card, as applicable, you should contact Georgeson LLC, the proxy solicitation agent for WillScot, at 866-785-7395 (toll-free) or 781-575-2137 (for all those outside of the U.S.) or Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the proxy solicitation agent for Mobile Mini, at (877) 800-5195 (toll-free) or (212) 750-5833 (collect), as applicable.

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SUMMARY

        This summary highlights selected information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and does not contain all the information that may be important to you. WillScot and Mobile Mini urge you to read carefully this joint proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety, including the annexes. Additional, important information, which WillScot and Mobile Mini also urge you to read, is contained in the documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

The Parties (page 43)

WillScot Corporation

        Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, WillScot is a market leader in the North America specialty rental services industry. WillScot provides innovative modular space and portable storage solutions to diverse end markets utilizing a branch network of approximately 120 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

        With roots dating back more than 60 years, WillScot leases modular space and portable storage units to customers in the commercial and industrial, construction, education, energy and natural resources, government and other end markets. WillScot delivers "Ready to Work" solutions through its growing offering of value-added products and services ("VAPS"), such as the rental of steps, ramps, and furniture packages, damage waivers and other amenities. These turnkey solutions offer customers flexible, low-cost and timely solutions to meet their space needs on an outsourced basis. WillScot complements its core leasing business by selling both new and used units, allowing it to leverage its scale, achieve purchasing benefits and redeploy capital employed in its lease fleet.

        WillScot's modular space and portable storage units are used to meet a broad range of customer needs. WillScot's units are made of wood, steel, or aluminum frames mounted on a steel chassis, and typically range in size from 8 to 14 feet in width and 16 to 70 feet in length. Most units are equipped with air conditioning and heating, electrical and Ethernet cable outlets and, if necessary, plumbing facilities. WillScot's units are transported by truck, either towed (if fitted with axles and hitches) or mounted on flat-bed trailers. Additionally, WillScot offers VAPS along with its lease fleet in order to deliver "Ready to Work" solutions to its customers.

        WillScot is the holding company for the Williams Scotsman family of companies. All of WillScot's assets and operations are owned through WSHC. WillScot currently owns 91.0% of WS Holdings, and Sapphire Holding, an affiliate of TDR Capital, currently owns the remaining 9.0%. As of December 31, 2019, WillScot had over 125,000 modular space units, of which 88,495, or 69%, were on rent, as well as over 25,000 portable storage units, of which 16,892, or 66%, were on rent.

Mobile Mini, Inc.

        Mobile Mini is the world's leading provider of portable storage solutions, and is committed to providing its customers with superior service and access to a high-quality and diverse fleet. It is also a leading provider of specialty containment solutions in the United States. Its mission is to uphold its leadership positions in portable storage solutions to customers throughout North America and the United Kingdom and become the provider of choice for specialty containment products in the U.S.

        Mobile Mini, founded in 1983, focuses on renting rather than selling its units, with rental revenues representing approximately 95% of its total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. Mobile Mini believes this strategy provides it with predictable, recurring revenue. Additionally, its assets have long useful lives, low maintenance and generally maintain their value throughout their useful lives. Mobile Mini also sells new and used units and provide delivery, installation and other ancillary products and value-added services.

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        Mobile Mini's business is comprised primarily of two product categories:

    Storage Solutions.    This category consists of Mobile Mini's container and ground level office product offerings. Mobile Mini offers a wide range of Storage Solutions products in varying lengths and widths with an assortment of differentiated features such as patented locking systems, premium doors, electrical wiring and shelving. Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions products provide secure, accessible storage for a diversified client base of approximately 74,000 customers across various industries, including construction, retail and consumer services, industrial, commercial and governmental. Mobile Mini's customers use these products for a wide variety of storage applications, including construction materials and equipment, retail and manufacturing inventory, maintenance supplies, documents and records, household goods, and as portable offices.

    Tank & Pump Solutions.    Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions products consist primarily of liquid and solid containment units, pumps and filtration equipment. Additionally, Mobile Mini provides an offering to its customers of value-added services designed to enhance the efficiency of managing liquid and solid waste. The client base for Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions products includes customers in specialty industries, such as chemical, refinery, oil and natural gas drilling, mining and environmental.

        As of December 31, 2019, Mobile Mini's network includes 120 Storage Solutions locations, 20 Tank & Pump Solutions locations and 16 combined locations. Included in Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions network are 15 locations in the United Kingdom, where Mobile Mini is a leading provider, and two in Canada. Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions fleet consists of approximately 200,200 units, and Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions business has a fleet of approximately 12,700 units.

Picasso Merger Sub, Inc.

        Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot, is a Delaware corporation incorporated on February 27, 2020 for the purpose of effecting the Merger. Picasso Merger Sub, Inc. has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The principal executive offices of Picasso Merger Sub, Inc. are located at 901 S. Bond St., Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, and its telephone number is (410) 931-6000.

The Transaction (page 46)

        On March 1, 2020, WillScot, Merger Sub and Mobile Mini entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, subject to the approval of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders and the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of other specified closing conditions, WillScot and Mobile Mini will combine in a stock-for-stock merger of equals. At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Mobile Mini, with Mobile Mini surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot. As of the Effective Time, the name of WillScot will be changed. The Combined Company will have a single series of Combined Company Common Stock, which will be listed for trading on Nasdaq. The Combined Company's name and ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

        The terms and conditions of the Merger and the transactions related thereto are contained in the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. We encourage you to read the Merger Agreement carefully and in its entirety, as it is the legal document that governs the Merger.

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Merger Consideration (page 161)

        Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 2.4050 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, less any applicable withholding taxes, and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares. Immediately following Mobile Mini stockholders' receipt of the Merger Consideration and upon the filing of the A&R Charter, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        For more details on the Merger Consideration, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration."

Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards (page 146)

Mobile Mini Option Awards

        At the Effective Time, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be assumed by WillScot and become an option to purchase shares of Combined Company Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as applied to each such option immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (A) the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock subject to such option will equal the product of (i) the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that were subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) 2.4050, rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (B) the per-share exercise price will equal the quotient of (i) the exercise price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock at which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (ii) 2.4050, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

Mobile Mini Restricted Stock Awards

        At the Effective Time, each unvested outstanding restricted stock award with respect to shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock shall become vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, and in accordance with its terms will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each underlying share of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

        For additional information with respect to treatment of Mobile Mini equity awards, please see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards."

Recommendation of the WillScot Board (page 70)

        After careful consideration of various factors described in the section entitled "The Merger—WillScot Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger," the WillScot Board unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger, certain governance arrangements, the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal) are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders, and the WillScot Board unanimously recommends that holders of WillScot Common Stock vote:

    "FOR" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal;

    "FOR" the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal;

    "FOR" the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal; and

    "FOR" the WillScot Adjournment Proposal.

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Recommendation of the Mobile Mini Board (page 77)

        After careful consideration of various factors described in the section entitled "The Merger—Mobile Mini Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger" the Mobile Mini Board determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger) are fair to and in the best interests of Mobile Mini's stockholders, and the Mobile Mini Board recommends that holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock vote:

    "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal;

    "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal; and

    "FOR" the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal.

Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors (page 85)

Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

        On March 1, 2020, at a meeting of the WillScot Board, Morgan Stanley, WillScot's financial advisor in connection with the Merger, rendered its oral opinion to the WillScot Board, subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated March 1, 2020, that, as of that date and based upon and subject to the various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the scope of review undertaken by Morgan Stanley as set forth in the written opinion, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view to WillScot.

        The full text of Morgan Stanley's written opinion, dated March 1, 2020, which describes the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the scope of the review undertaken by Morgan Stanley, is attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F and is incorporated into this joint proxy statement/prospectus by reference. The summary of the opinion of Morgan Stanley in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion and WillScot stockholders should read the opinion in its entirety for a discussion of the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the scope of review undertaken by Morgan Stanley in rendering its opinion. Morgan Stanley's opinion was directed to, and for the information of, the WillScot Board, in its capacity as such, and addressed only the fairness from a financial point of view to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement as of the date of such opinion and did not address any other aspects or implications of the Merger or other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The opinion did not in any manner address the prices at which the Combined Company Common Stock would trade following completion of the Merger or at any time. Morgan Stanley's opinion was not intended to be, and does not, constitute advice or a recommendation as to how any holder of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock should vote at the WillScot special meeting or Mobile Mini special meeting, or as to any other action that a WillScot stockholder or a Mobile Mini stockholder should take relating the Merger or any other matter.

        For additional information, see Annex F and the section entitled "The Merger—Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC."

Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

        In connection with the Merger, the financial advisor to the WillScot Special Committee, Stifel, delivered its written opinion, dated March 1, 2020, to the WillScot Special Committee of the WillScot Board as to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of the opinion, to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The full text of Stifel's opinion, which describes the procedures followed, assumptions made, matters considered, and qualifications and

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limitations on the review undertaken by Stifel in preparing the opinion, is attached as Annex G to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The opinion was for the information of, and was directed to, the WillScot Special Committee (in its capacity as such) in connection with its consideration of the Exchange Ratio. The opinion did not address the underlying business decision of WillScot to engage in the Merger or enter into the Merger Agreement, nor does it constitute a recommendation to the WillScot Special Committee in connection with the Merger, and it does not constitute a recommendation to any holder of WillScot Common Stock or any stockholder of any other entity as to how to vote in connection with the Merger or any other matter. For more information, see the section entitled "The Merger—Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated" and the copy of the Stifel opinion included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G.

Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors (page 104)

Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc.

        On March 1, 2020, Barclays rendered its oral opinion (which was subsequently confirmed in writing) to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions stated in its opinion, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates and the holders of any Excluded Shares) in the Merger is fair to such stockholders.

        The full text of Barclays' written opinion, dated as of March 1, 2020, is attached as Annex H to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Barclays' written opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered and limitations upon the review undertaken by Barclays in rendering its opinion. You are encouraged to read the opinion carefully in its entirety.

        For a further discussion of Barclays' opinion, see the section entitled "The Merger—Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc." beginning on page 104 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

        Goldman Sachs delivered its opinion to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of March 1, 2020 and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair from a financial point of view to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates).

        The full text of the written opinion of Goldman Sachs, dated March 1, 2020, which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached as Annex I to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Goldman Sachs provided advisory services and its opinion for the information and assistance of the Mobile Mini Board in connection with its consideration of the Merger. The Goldman Sachs opinion is not a recommendation as to how any Mobile Mini stockholder should vote with respect to the Merger or any other matter.

        For a further discussion of Goldman Sachs' opinion, see the section entitled "The Merger—Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC" beginning on page 118 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger (page 139)

        Certain of WillScot's directors and executive officers have interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders of WillScot generally. The members of the WillScot Board were aware of, and considered, these interests, among other matters, in evaluating

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and negotiating the Merger Agreement and the Merger, and in recommending that the stockholders of WillScot approve the WillScot Proposals. Additional interests of the directors and executive officers of WillScot in the Merger include the designation of (i) Bradley Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company, (ii) Timothy Boswell, Chief Financial Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Combined Company, and (iii) Hezron T. Lopez, General Counsel of WillScot, as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company, each pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements with WillScot entered into in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement and that, at the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including six WillScot Continuing Directors (as defined below). WillScot's stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to vote "FOR" the WillScot Proposals.

        See the section entitled "The Merger—Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger" for a more detailed description of these interests.

Voting Agreement and Shareholders Agreement

        Concurrent with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Mobile Mini entered into the Voting Agreement with the TDR Parties. The Voting Agreement requires (i) Sapphire Holding to vote all of its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock (which collectively represented approximately 48.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock as of March 1, 2020) (A) in favor of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal, (B) against any competing transaction and, in the event of any adverse recommendation by the WillScot Board to its stockholders involving or related to a "Parent Intervening Event" (as defined in the Merger Agreement), in the same proportion as the votes cast by the other WillScot stockholders, and (C) against any corporate action which would prevent or materially delay the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or otherwise result in a material breach of any of WillScot's or Sapphire Holding's obligations under the Merger Agreement and Voting Agreement, as applicable, (ii) that Sapphire Holding not transfer its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, WillScot Class B Common Stock or WSHC Stock, without the prior written consent of Mobile Mini, with certain limited exceptions, and (iii) that each of the TDR Parties not solicit an alternative acquisition transaction or participate in discussions or negotiations regarding an alternative acquisition transaction, except as authorized by the WillScot Board in certain circumstances. The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. In addition, Sapphire Holding may terminate its voting obligations following an adverse recommendation of the WillScot Board involving or relating to a "Parent Superior Proposal" (as defined in the Merger Agreement), any change to the Merger Consideration that is adverse to Sapphire Holding or any other amendment to the Merger Agreement that is adverse to Sapphire Holding in any material respect.

        The Voting Agreement further provides that, at the closing of the Merger, each of the TDR Parties will enter into the Shareholders Agreement with the Combined Company. The Shareholders Agreement will provide for: (a) Sapphire Holding's right to nominate (i) two directors to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and (ii) one director to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 5%, but less than 15%, of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (b) certain standstill obligations of Sapphire Holding and its affiliates for so long as Sapphire Holding beneficially owns at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (c) certain transfer restrictions on the TDR Parties, including a lock-up period of six months after the closing of the Merger and restrictions on the volume of shares that can be transferred after the six-month lock-up

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period expires, as further described below and (d) certain confidentiality obligations of the TDR Parties.

        Following the six-month lock-up period, Sapphire Holding will be (i) prohibited from transferring (x) more than 50% of its shares of Combined Company Common Stock for a period of one year following the lock-up period, (y) its shares of Combined Company Common Stock to any person or group who beneficially owns more than, or as a result of such transfer, would beneficially own more than, 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (z) until such time that Sapphire Holding beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock in any 90-day period in an open market sale or block trade, subject to certain exceptions, and (ii) required to transfer its shares of Combined Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Combined Company's securities trading policy, as may be in effect.

Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger (page 145)

        The directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini have interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders of Mobile Mini generally. The members of the Mobile Mini Board were aware of, and considered, these interests, among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the Merger Agreement and the Merger, and in recommending that the stockholders of Mobile Mini adopt the Merger Agreement. Additional interests of the directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini in the Merger include the treatment of Mobile Mini restricted stock awards held by one non-employee director and/or executive officers, as applicable, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the payment of certain severance and other benefits to the executive officers of Mobile Mini upon a qualifying termination of employment following the completion of the Merger, the designation of (i) Kelly Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Mini, as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Combined Company and (ii) Christopher Miner, General Counsel of Mobile Mini, as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Combined Company, in each case pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with WillScot that will become effective upon completion of the Merger and that, upon the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including five Mobile Mini Continuing Directors (as defined below), and the continued provision of indemnification and directors' and officers' liability insurance for current and former directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini in accordance with the Merger Agreement. Mobile Mini's stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to vote "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal and Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal.

        See the sections entitled "The Merger—Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger" and "The Merger Agreement—Covenants and Agreements—Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance" for a more detailed description of these interests.

Information about the WillScot Special Meeting (page 188)

Time, Place and Purpose of the WillScot Special Meeting

        The WillScot special meeting to consider and vote upon the WillScot Proposals and related matters, will be held exclusively via live webcast through the link www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

        At the WillScot special meeting, the WillScot stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon (1) the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, (2) the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, (3) the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and (4) the WillScot Adjournment Proposal.

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WillScot Record Date and Quorum

        You are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the WillScot special meeting if you are an owner of record of shares of WillScot Common Stock as of the close of business on May 1, 2020, the WillScot Record Date. On May 1, 2020, there were 110,555,295 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and 8,024,419 shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. WillScot stockholders will have one vote on all matters properly coming before the WillScot special meeting for each share of WillScot Common Stock owned by such WillScot stockholders on the WillScot Record Date.

        The presence at the WillScot special meeting, in person via live webcast or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of WillScot Common Stock issued and outstanding on the WillScot Record Date entitled to vote at the WillScot special meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the WillScot special meeting.

Vote Required

        Approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock entitled to vote on the matter at a duly called and held meeting of WillScot stockholders at which a quorum is present (in person or by proxy), voting together as a single class. An abstention on the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal. If a WillScot stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting and does not respond by proxy, it will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal.

        Approval of the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of each of (a) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock that are entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, (b) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, and (c) a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class. An abstention on the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal. If a WillScot stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting and does not respond by proxy, it will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal.

        Approval of the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, voting together as a single class. An abstention on the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal. If a WillScot stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting and does not respond by proxy, it will have no effect on the vote count for such proposal.

        Approval of the WillScot Adjournment Proposal requires that the votes cast in favor of such proposal by holders of shares of WillScot Common Stock exceed the votes cast against such proposal by the holders of shares of WillScot Common Stock. An abstention on the WillScot Adjournment Proposal will have no effect on the WillScot Adjournment Proposal. If a WillScot stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting and does not respond by proxy, it will have no effect on the vote count for such proposal.

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Proxies and Revocations

        Any WillScot stockholder of record entitled to vote at the WillScot special meeting may submit a proxy by telephone, over the Internet, by returning the enclosed WillScot proxy card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope or may vote in person via live webcast by attending the WillScot special meeting. If your shares of WillScot Common Stock are held in "street name" through a bank, broker or other nominee, you should instruct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares of WillScot Common Stock using the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.

        We expect that many WillScot stockholders will not attend the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast, and instead will be represented by proxy. Most WillScot stockholders have a choice of voting over the Internet, by using a toll-free telephone number, or by returning a completed proxy card or voting instruction form. Please check your notice, proxy card or the information forwarded by your broker, bank, trust or other holder of record to see which options are available to you. The Internet and telephone voting procedures have been designed to authenticate WillScot stockholders, to allow you to vote your shares, and to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. The Internet and telephone voting facilities for WillScot stockholders of record will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020. If your shares are held through a broker, bank, trust or other holder of record and Internet or telephone facilities are made available to you, these facilities may close sooner than those for stockholders of record.

        You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by delivering a properly executed, later-dated proxy (including an Internet or telephone vote) or by voting by ballot via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting. Executing your proxy in advance will not limit your right to vote at the WillScot special meeting if you decide to attend in person via live webcast. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, trust or other holder of record, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee in order to vote at the WillScot special meeting.

        All shares entitled to vote and represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the WillScot special meeting and not revoked will be voted at the WillScot special meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you sign and return your proxy but do not indicate how your shares should be voted on a proposal, the shares represented by your proxy will be voted as the WillScot Board recommends for such proposal.

        If you are a record holder, you may change or revoke your vote before your proxy is voted at the WillScot special meeting as described herein. You may do this in one of the following four ways: (1) by logging onto the Internet website specified on your WillScot proxy card in the same manner you would to submit your proxy electronically or by calling the telephone number specified on your WillScot proxy card, in each case, if you are eligible to do so; (2) by sending a notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of WillScot; (3) by sending a completed WillScot proxy card bearing a later date than your original WillScot proxy card; or (4) by attending the WillScot special meeting and voting in person via live webcast. If you choose any of the first three methods, you must take the described action no later than the beginning of the WillScot special meeting.

Information about the Mobile Mini Special Meeting (page 195)

Time, Place and Purpose of the Mobile Mini Special Meeting

        The Mobile Mini special meeting to consider and vote upon the Mobile Mini Proposals and related matters, will be held exclusively via live webcast through the link www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix local time.

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        At the Mobile Mini special meeting, the Mobile Mini stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon (1) the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, (2) the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal and (3) the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal.

Mobile Mini Record Date and Quorum

        You are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Mobile Mini special meeting if you are an owner of record of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of the close of business on May 1, 2020, the Mobile Mini Record Date. On May 1, 2020, there were 44,347,338.55 shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Mobile Mini stockholders will have one vote on all matters properly coming before the Mobile Mini special meeting for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock owned by such Mobile Mini stockholders on the Mobile Mini record date.

        The presence at the Mobile Mini special meeting, in person via live webcast or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock issued and outstanding on the Mobile Mini Record Date for the Mobile Mini special meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

Vote Required

        The Mobile Mini Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting. If a Mobile Mini stockholder present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting abstains from voting, responds by proxy with an "abstain" vote, is not present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting and does not respond by proxy or does not provide his, her or its bank, broker or other nominee with instructions, as applicable, it will have the effect of a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal.

        The Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock represented (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, assuming a quorum. If a Mobile Mini stockholder present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting abstains from voting, or responds by proxy with an "abstain" vote, it will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal. If a Mobile Mini stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting and does not respond by proxy or does not provide his, her or its bank, broker or other nominee with instructions, as applicable, it will have no effect on the vote count for such proposal.

        The Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock represented (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting and entitled to vote on the proposal, assuming a quorum. If a Mobile Mini stockholder present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting abstains from voting, or responds by proxy with an "abstain" vote, it will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal. If a Mobile Mini stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting and does not respond by proxy or does not provide his, her or its bank, broker or other nominee with instructions, as applicable, it will have no effect on the vote count for such proposal.

Proxies and Revocations

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how to vote your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock using the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee.

        We expect that many Mobile Mini stockholders will not attend the Mobile Mini special meeting in person via live webcast, and instead will be represented by proxy. Most Mobile Mini stockholders have a choice of voting over the Internet, by using a toll-free telephone number, or by returning a completed proxy card or voting instruction form. Please check your notice, proxy card or the information forwarded by your broker, bank, trust or other holder of record to see which options are available to you. The Internet and telephone voting procedures have been designed to authenticate Mobile Mini stockholders, to allow you to vote your shares, and to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. The Internet and telephone voting facilities for Mobile Mini stockholders of record will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020. If your shares are held through a broker, bank, trust or other holder of record and Internet or telephone facilities are made available to you, these facilities may close sooner than those for stockholders of record.

        You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by delivering a properly executed, later-dated proxy (including an Internet or telephone vote) or by voting by ballot via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Executing your proxy in advance will not limit your right to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting if you decide to attend in person via live webcast. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, trust or other holder of record, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee in order to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        All shares entitled to vote and represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the Mobile Mini special meeting and not revoked will be voted at the Mobile Mini special meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you sign and return your proxy but do not indicate how your shares should be voted on a proposal, the shares represented by your proxy will be voted as the Mobile Mini Board recommends for such proposal.

        If you are a record holder, you may change or revoke your vote before your proxy is voted at the Mobile Mini special meeting as described herein. You may do this in one of the following four ways: (1) by logging onto the Internet website specified on your Mobile Mini proxy card in the same manner you would to submit your proxy electronically or by calling the telephone number specified on your Mobile Mini proxy card, in each case, if you are eligible to do so; (2) by sending a notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of Mobile Mini; (3) by sending a completed Mobile Mini proxy card bearing a later date than your original Mobile Mini proxy card; or (4) by attending the Mobile Mini special meeting and voting in person via live webcast. If you choose any of the first three methods, you must take the described action no later than the beginning of the Mobile Mini special meeting.

Voting by WillScot Directors and Executive Officers (page 190)

        As of the close of business on March 16, 2020, the most recent practicable date for which such information was available, directors and executive officers of WillScot and their affiliates owned and were entitled to vote 51,933,515 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, or 47.36% of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock outstanding on that date and 8,024,419 shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, or 100% of the shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock outstanding on that date. The number and percentage of shares of WillScot Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of WillScot and their affiliates as of the WillScot Record Date are not expected to be meaningfully different from the number and percentage as of March 16, 2020. It is currently expected that WillScot's directors and executive officers and their affiliates will vote their shares of WillScot Common Stock in favor of each of the proposals to be considered at the WillScot special meeting, although other than the TDR Parties, none of them have entered into any agreements obligating them to do so. For information with respect to WillScot Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of WillScot, please see the section entitled "WillScot Beneficial Ownership Table."

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Voting by Mobile Mini Directors and Executive Officers (page 196)

        As of the close of business on March 3, 2020, the most recent practicable date for which such information was available, directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini and its affiliates owned and were entitled to vote 3,545,896 shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, or 7.5% of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding on that date. The number and percentage of shares of Mobile Mini common stock owned by directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini and their affiliates as of the Mobile Mini record date are not expected to be meaningfully different from the number and percentage as of March 3, 2020. With the exception of Mr. Martell (see the section entitled "The Merger—Mobile Mini Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger—View of Dissenting Mobile Mini Director"), it is currently expected that Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers will vote their shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in favor of each of the proposals to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting, although none of them have entered into any agreements obligating them to do so. For information with respect to Mobile Mini Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini, please see the section entitled "Mobile Mini Beneficial Ownership Table."

        The number of shares reflected above does not include shares underlying outstanding Mobile Mini restricted stock awards.

Governance of the Combined Company (page 163)

        At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of WillScot will be amended and restated to be the A&R Charter. The Combined Company's name and ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

        At the Effective Time, the bylaws of WillScot will be amended and restated to be the A&R Bylaws.

        The Merger Agreement and the forms of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A, Annex B and Annex C, respectively, contain certain provisions relating to the governance of the Combined Company as of the Effective Time, which reflects the merger of equals structure of the Merger as set forth below.

Headquarters

        As of the Effective Time, the Combined Company's headquarters will be located in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, a resolution of at least eight of the 11 then-serving directors of the Combined Company ("Supermajority Approval") will be required to change the location of the Combined Company's headquarters.

Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company; Other Officers

        As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, we expect that, pursuant to employment agreements entered into in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, the following members of the WillScot management team and the Mobile Mini management team will serve in the following roles in the Combined Company:

    Bradley L. Soultz, the current CEO of WillScot, will be appointed to serve as the CEO of the Combined Company;

    Kelly Williams, the current President and CEO of Mobile Mini, will be appointed to serve as the President and COO of the Combined Company;

    Timothy D. Boswell, the current CFO of WillScot, will be appointed to serve as the CFO of the Combined Company;

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    Christopher J. Miner, the current Senior Vice President and GC of Mobile Mini, will be appointed to serve as the Senior Vice President, GC and Secretary of the Combined Company; and

    Hezron Timothy Lopez, the current Vice President, GC and Secretary of WillScot, will be appointed to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company.

        Each officer is expected take the office at the Combined Company at the Effective Time. Mr. Soultz will serve as CEO of the Combined Company for an initial term of 24 months, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the A&R Bylaws. Mr. Williams, will serve as COO of the Combined Company for an initial term of 24 months. Mr. Boswell will serve as CFO of the Combined Company, Mr. Miner will serve as GC of the Combined Company, and Mr. Lopez will serve as Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company, in each case, for an initial term of 36 months.

Board of Directors

        The Combined Company Board as of the Effective Time will be comprised of 11 members, consisting of:

    six directors designated by WillScot, three of whom will meet the applicable independence standards (the "WillScot Continuing Directors"). Two of the WillScot Continuing Directors will be appointed by TDR Capital (the "TDR Continuing Directors") and any individual elected to replace a TDR Continuing Director, whether as the immediately succeeding director or a future succeeding director for such individual, will be deemed a WillScot Continuing Director; and

    five directors designated by Mobile Mini, four of whom will meet the applicable independence standards (the "Mobile Mini Continuing Directors").

        As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, WillScot expects that the following six WillScot directors will be designated to serve on the Combined Company Board as WillScot Continuing Directors: Gerard E. Holthaus, Mark S. Bartlett, Gary Lindsay, Stephen Robertson, Jeff Sagansky and Bradley L. Soultz. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, WillScot expects Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson will be the TDR Continuing Directors. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, Mobile Mini expects that the following five Mobile Mini directors will be designated to serve on the Combined Company Board as Mobile Mini Continuing Directors: Sara R. Dial, Jeffrey S. Goble, Kimberly J. McWaters, Erik Olsson and Michael W. Upchurch.

        Following the Effective Time and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval, the Combined Company Board will continue to be comprised of the number of WillScot Continuing Directors and Mobile Mini Continuing Directors as described above.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

        The Combined Company Board will designate a Chairman of the Combined Company Board. Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval to the contrary, unless he resigns or is removed from the Combined Company Board, we expect the Chairman of the Combined Company Board will be Erik Olsson.

Lead Independent Director

        The Combined Company Board will designate a Lead Independent Director of the Combined Company Board. Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval to the contrary, unless he resigns or is removed from the Combined Company Board, we expect the Lead Independent Director to be Gerard E. Holthaus.

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Committees of the Board of Directors

        Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent a Supermajority Approval to the contrary, the Combined Company Board will have the following standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Related Party Transactions Committee. Each such committee will have two qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors, except that the Related Party Transactions Committee will have three qualifying directors from each of WillScot Continuing Directors (excluding the TDR Continuing Directors) and Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. The number of Mobile Mini Continuing Directors on any other committee of the Combined Company Board will be the same as the number of WillScot Continuing Directors on such other committee of the Combined Company Board. The TDR Continuing Directors will not be on any committee of the Combined Company Board other than any customary pricing committee.

        See the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Governance of the Combined Company."

Regulatory Approvals (page 154)

        Under the HSR Act and related rules, the Merger may not be completed until the parties have filed notification and report forms with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ"), and observe a statutory waiting period. WillScot and Mobile Mini filed their respective Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act, and the waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2020 unless earlier terminated or otherwise extended. The filing fees and other costs associated with making any filings and obtaining approval under HSR are borne equally by WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        See the section entitled "The Merger—Regulatory Approvals."

Litigation Relating to the Merger (Page 159)

        As of April 30, 2020, three complaints have been filed by purported Mobile Mini stockholders challenging the Merger. The complaints generally assert claims under Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act challenging the adequacy of certain disclosures made in the joint proxy statement/prospectus which forms part of the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020. The complaints seek, among other relief, an injunction preventing Mobile Mini from consummating the transaction, damages in the event that the Merger is consummated, and attorneys' fees. For a more detailed description of litigation in connection with the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger—Litigation Relating to the Merger." Mobile Mini and WillScot believe the claims asserted in the complaints are without merit.

Mobile Mini Regular and Special Dividend

        The Merger Agreement permits Mobile Mini to declare and pay, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, a regular quarterly cash dividend in an amount per share of up to $0.303 per quarter. The Merger Agreement permits Mobile Mini, and Mobile Mini intends, to declare and pay a special cash dividend (the "Mobile Mini Special Dividend") prior to the consummation of the Merger in a per share amount equal to the product of (x) $0.303 and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the first day of the calendar quarter in which the consummation of the Merger occurs through such date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such calendar quarter.

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Conditions to Completion of the Merger (page 176)

        The obligations of each of WillScot, Mobile Mini and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by law) of the following conditions:

    the approval of the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal by Mobile Mini stockholders;

    the approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal by WillScot stockholders;

    the debt financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter entered into by WillScot in connection with the Merger having been obtained;

    the termination or expiration of any applicable waiting period or periods under the HSR Act without the imposition of a regulatory adverse effect;

    the absence of any law, injunction, judgment, order or decree of a governmental authority prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements;

    the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4, of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, and the absence of any stop order suspending such effectiveness;

    the approval for the listing on Nasdaq of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Effective Time; and

    the declaration of effectiveness of the A&R Charter by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

        In addition to the mutual closing conditions described above, the obligations of each of WillScot and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and Mobile Mini, on the other hand, are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions, including:

    Mobile Mini or each of WillScot and Merger Sub, as applicable, having performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time;

    certain representations and warranties of Mobile Mini and WillScot, as applicable, relating to capitalization being true and correct in all respects, subject only to de minimis exceptions, as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the Closing as if made on the closing date (or, if applicable, as of the date made);

    certain representations and warranties of Mobile Mini and WillScot, as applicable, relating to corporate existence and power, corporate authorization, non-contravention with respect to organizational documents, capitalization, preemptive rights and other agreements granting certain rights with respect to capital stock, antitakeover statutes, the receipt of opinions of financial advisors, brokers, and stockholder rights plan being true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the Closing as if made on the closing date (or, if applicable, as of the date made);

    each other representation and warranty of Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or material adverse effect) being true and correct as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the Closing as if made on the closing date (or, if applicable, as of the date made), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect;

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    the absence of a material adverse effect on Mobile Mini and WillScot, as applicable, since the date of the Merger Agreement;

    in the case of Mobile Mini, the completion of the share exchange under which Sapphire Holding will exchange all of its shares of WSHC Stock prior to the Effective Time for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock at an exchange ratio of 1.3261x;

    the receipt of a certificate executed by an executive officer of the other party confirming the satisfaction of the applicable conditions described above;

    the occurrence of the annual meetings of the stockholders of Mobile Mini and WillScot, respectively; and

    the receipt by each of Mobile Mini and WillScot of an opinion of its outside tax counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

Timing of the Transaction (page 154)

        The parties expect the Merger to be completed in the third quarter of 2020. Neither WillScot nor Mobile Mini can predict, however, the actual date on which the Merger will be completed because it is subject to conditions beyond each company's control, including obtaining necessary stockholder and regulatory approvals. For a more complete description of the conditions to the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger."

Ownership of the Combined Company after the Merger

        As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, based on the current number of shares of WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding and reserved for issuance, we estimate that, immediately following completion of the Merger, former holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will own approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company Common Stock and pre-Merger holders of WillScot Common Stock will own approximately 54% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock. The exact equity stake of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders in the Combined Company immediately following the Merger will depend on the number of shares of WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger.

No Solicitation; Changes in Board Recommendations (page 171)

        As more fully described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and in the Merger Agreement, and subject to the exceptions summarized below, from the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement, each of WillScot and Mobile Mini shall not, and shall cause their controlled affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors and employees not to, and shall use reasonable efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or take any action to knowingly facilitate (including by way of providing non-public information) or knowingly encourage or induce the submission of any Alternative Acquisition Proposal (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation of Alternative Transactions") or any inquiry or proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Acquisition Proposal; (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, furnish any information relating to such party or any of its subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of such party or any of its subsidiaries to, otherwise cooperate in any way with, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or knowingly encourage any effort by, any third party (excluding affiliates) that such party knows, or should reasonably be expected to know, is considering, seeking to make, or has made, an Alternative Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry or proposal that may

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reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Acquisition Proposal; (iii) effectuate any Board Recommendation Change (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—Changes in Board Recommendations"); (iv) take any action to make any "moratorium," "control share acquisition," "fair price," "supermajority," "affiliate transactions" or "business combination statute or regulation" or other similar anti-takeover laws and regulations of the State of Delaware, including Section 203 of the DGCL, inapplicable to any third party or any Alternative Acquisition Proposal; or (v) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.

        The Merger Agreement includes certain exceptions to the non-solicitation covenant such that if, at any time prior to the receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval or the WillScot Stockholder Approval, as applicable, Mobile Mini or WillScot receives a proposal that the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisors) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a "Superior Proposal" (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation of Alternative Transactions") and which did not result from a breach of the non-solicitation obligations set forth in the Merger Agreement, then Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, may: (i) engage in negotiations or discussions with such third party, (ii) furnish non-public information with respect to itself and its subsidiaries to the third party making such proposal and its representatives and financing sources pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement with terms no less favorable to Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, than those contained in the confidentiality agreement entered into between Mobile Mini and WillScot (provided that all such non-public information, to the extent that such information has not been previously provided or made available to the other party, is provided or made available to the other party substantially concurrently with the time it is provided or made available to such third party) and (iii) following receipt of any such Superior Proposal, effectuate a Board Recommendation Change and/or terminate the Merger Agreement and simultaneously enter into an agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that such party may not terminate the Merger Agreement unless concurrently with such termination such party pays the other party the applicable termination fee. For additional Information, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation of Alternative Transactions."

        Mobile Mini and WillScot have agreed under the Merger Agreement to, through their respective boards of directors, recommend to Mobile Mini stockholders, the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, and to WillScot stockholders, the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, respectively, and to include such recommendations in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval or the WillScot Stockholder Approval, as applicable, and after giving effect to certain rights offered to the other party, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, may effect a Board Recommendation Change involving or relating to an Intervening Event (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—Changes in Board Recommendations") if the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, determines in good faith, after the consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. For additional Information, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Changes in Board Recommendations."

Termination of the Merger Agreement; Termination Fee (page 178)

        In the event of a termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances relating primarily to alternative transactions and non-solicitation obligations, WillScot may be required to pay a termination fee of $66,600,000 to Mobile Mini, and Mobile Mini may be required to pay a termination fee of $57,086,000 to WillScot.

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Recommendation Change (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—Changes in Board Recommendations"), including one involving or relating to an Intervening Event (as defined in "The Merger Agreement—Changes in Board Recommendations"), (ii) by the other party due to the party's willful breach of the provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to non-solicitation of alternative transactions, or (iii) by either party if the requisite approval by the party's stockholders is not obtained and, at the time of termination, the Merger Agreement was terminable under clause (i) or (ii) above. In addition, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if prior to receipt of the requisite approval by the party's stockholders, the party's board of directors authorizes the party to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Furthermore, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if (w) the required vote of the party's stockholders is not obtained, (x) prior to such vote, an alternative acquisition of the party was publicly disclosed or announced or made known to the management or board of directors of the party and was not timely withdrawn, (y) the Merger Agreement is terminated by either party and (z) within 12 months after such termination, the party consummates such alternative transaction or enters into an agreement for such alternative transaction (and such alternative transaction is subsequently consummated within or after 12 months of such termination). Lastly, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if (A) either party terminates the Merger Agreement on the basis the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to the End Date and the required vote of the party's stockholders has not been obtained at the party's special meeting of stockholders at the time of termination, (B) at or prior to the time of termination, an acquisition of the party was publicly proposed or announced or made known to the management or board of directors of the party and was not timely withdrawn, and (C) within 12 months after such termination, the party consummates such alternative transaction or enters into an agreement for such alternative transaction (and such alternative transaction is subsequently consummated within or after 12 months of such termination).

No Appraisal Rights (page 155)

        Holders of WillScot Common Stock and holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock are not entitled to appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to the Merger. For more information, see the section entitled "The Merger—No Appraisal Rights in the Merger."

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page 155)

        The obligations of WillScot and Mobile Mini to complete the Merger are conditioned upon the receipt by each of WillScot and Mobile Mini of an opinion of its respective outside counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Provided the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization," U.S. holders (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger) of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the receipt of WillScot Class A Common Stock in exchange for Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger (other than gain or loss, if any, with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock).

        The material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger are discussed in more detail in the section entitled "The Merger—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger." The discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is intended to provide only a general discussion and is not a complete analysis or description of all potential U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger that may vary with, or

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are dependent on, individual circumstances. In addition, it does not address the effects of any foreign, state, or local tax laws or any U.S. federal tax laws other than U.S. federal income tax laws.

        All holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock should consult their own tax advisors as to the specific tax consequences to them of the Merger and any Mobile Mini special dividend, including the applicability and effect of any U.S. federal, state, local, non-U.S. and other tax laws.

Accounting Treatment (page 158)

        WillScot and Mobile Mini prepare their respective financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Merger will be accounted for as an acquisition of Mobile Mini by WillScot under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP. WillScot will be treated as the acquirer for accounting purposes. In identifying WillScot as the accounting acquirer, WillScot and Mobile Mini considered the structure of the transaction and other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, relative outstanding share ownership and market values, the composition of the Combined Company Board, the relative size of WillScot and Mobile Mini, and the designation of certain senior management positions of the Combined Company. Accordingly, consideration paid or exchanged by WillScot to complete the Merger with Mobile Mini will be assigned to the assets and liabilities of Mobile Mini based on their estimated fair values as of the date of completion of the Merger. The acquisition method of accounting is dependent upon certain valuation assumptions, including those related to the preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Mobile Mini based on WillScot management's best estimates of fair value.

Rights of Mobile Mini Stockholders and WillScot Stockholders Will Change as a Result of the Merger (page 233)

        At the Effective Time, Mobile Mini stockholders will become stockholders of the Combined Company, and their rights will be governed by Delaware law and the governing corporate documents of the Combined Company as amended and restated in connection with the closing, as set forth in the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws which are included as Annex B and Annex C to this joint proxy statement/prospectus, respectively. The differences between the governing corporate documents of WillScot and Mobile Mini that are currently in effect and the governing documents of the Combined Company that will be in effect at the Effective Time are described in detail in the section entitled "Comparison of the Rights of Stockholders."

Risk Factors (page 30)

        You should consider all the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus in deciding how to vote for the proposals presented in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. In particular, you should carefully consider the risks that are described in the section entitled "Risk Factors."

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF WILLSCOT

        The following table presents selected historical consolidated financial data for WillScot as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The statement of operations data and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been obtained from WillScot's audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in WillScot's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "WillScot 10-K"), which is incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been derived from WillScot's audited consolidated financial statements for such years, which have not been incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        WillScot was incorporated under the name Double Eagle Acquisition Corporation ("Double Eagle") on June 26, 2015. Prior to November 29, 2017, Double Eagle was a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. On November 29, 2017, Double Eagle indirectly acquired Williams Scotsman International, Inc. ("WSII") from Algeco Scotsman Global S.à r.l. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Algeco Group"), which is majority-owned by an investment fund managed by TDR Capital. As part of the transaction (the "2017 Business Combination"), Double Eagle domesticated to Delaware and changed its name to WillScot Corporation.

        The 2017 Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse acquisition in which WSII was the accounting acquirer. Except as otherwise provided herein, WillScot's financial statement presentation includes (i) the results of WSII and its subsidiaries as WillScot's accounting predecessor for periods prior to the completion of the 2017 Business Combination, and (ii) the results of WillScot (including the consolidation of WSII and its subsidiaries) for periods after the completion of the 2017 Business Combination. The operating statistics and data contained herein represent the operating information of WSII's business.

        On August 15, 2018, WSII acquired Modular Space Holdings, Inc. ("ModSpace"). Results of operations from ModSpace subsequent to the acquisition date are included in WillScot's consolidated operating results. Lease fleet and all other assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction are included in WillScot's balance sheet for all periods following the acquisition. Certain historical financial statements of ModSpace are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        At December 31, 2019, WillScot became a large accelerated filer and no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company, at which point WillScot was required to retrospectively adopt ASC 842, effective January 1, 2019. In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, WillScot reversed the previous accounting for certain failed sale-leaseback transactions, and reduced property, plant and equipment by $31.0 million, reduced outstanding debt by $37.9 million, increased deferred tax liability by $1.8 million and increased January 1, 2019 equity by $5.2 million. WillScot recognized lease liabilities and ROU assets of $138.5 million and $141.4 million as of January 1, 2019, primarily related to its real estate and equipment leases.

        The adoption of ASC 842 at January 1, 2019, did not have a significant impact on the recognition of leasing revenue. Per the requirements of ASC 842 WillScot records changes in estimated collectibility, directly against lease income. Such amounts were previously classified as selling, general and administrative expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2019 operating lease receivables not deemed probable of collection and recorded as a reduction of revenue totaled $10.0 million.

        The historical consolidated financial data for 2017 includes the significant impact of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). The historical consolidated financial data for 2019 and 2018 reflect a lower effective tax rate than the years prior to the enactment of the Tax Act. The Tax Act reduced the U.S. federal statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%.

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        The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future results and should be read together with the other information contained in the WillScot 10-K, including the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements and related notes therein. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

 
  As of and for the Year Ended December 31,  
Consolidated Results
(in thousands)
  2019   2018   2017   2016   2015  

Revenues:

                               

Leasing and services revenue:

                               

Modular leasing

  $ 744,185   $ 518,235   $ 297,821   $ 283,550   $ 300,212  

Modular delivery and installation

    220,057     154,557     89,850     81,892     83,103  

Sales revenue:

                               

New units

    59,085     53,603     36,371     39,228     54,359  

Rental units

    40,338     25,017     21,900     21,942     15,661  

Total revenues

    1,063,665     751,412     445,942     426,612     453,335  

Costs:

                               

Costs of leasing and services:

                               

Modular leasing

    213,151     143,120     83,588     75,516     80,081  

Modular delivery and installation

    194,107     143,950     85,477     75,359     77,960  

Costs of sales:

                               

New units

    42,160     36,863     26,025     27,669     43,626  

Rental units

    26,255     16,659     12,643     10,894     10,255  

Depreciation of rental equipment

    174,679     121,436     72,639     68,981     78,473  

Gross profit

    413,313     289,384     165,570     168,193     162,940  

Expenses:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Selling, general and administrative

    271,004     254,871     162,351     139,093     139,355  

Other depreciation and amortization

    12,395     13,304     8,653     9,019     22,675  

Impairment losses on goodwill

            60,743     5,532      

Impairment losses on long-lived assets

    2,848     1,600              

Lease impairment expense and other related charges

    8,674                  

Restructuring costs

    3,755     15,468     2,196     2,810     9,185  

Currency (gains) losses, net

    (688 )   2,454     (12,878 )   13,098     11,308  

Other (income) expense, net

    (2,200 )   (4,574 )   2,827     1,831     1,189  

Operating income (loss)

    117,525     6,261     (58,322 )   (3,190 )   (20,772 )

Interest expense

    122,504     98,433     119,308     94,671     92,028  

Interest income

            (12,232 )   (10,228 )   (9,778 )

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    8,755                  

Loss from continuing operations before income tax

    (13,734 )   (92,172 )   (165,398 )   (87,633 )   (103,022 )

Income tax benefit

    (2,191 )   (38,600 )   (936 )   (24,502 )   (34,069 )

Loss from continuing operations

  $ (11,543 ) $ (53,572 ) $ (164,462 ) $ (63,131 ) $ (68,953 )

Net loss per share attributable to WillScot—basic and diluted—continuing operations

  $ (0.10 ) $ (0.59 ) $ (8.21 ) $ (4.34 ) $ (4.74 )

Cash Flow Data:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Net cash from operating activities

  $ 172,566   $ 37,149   $ (1,362 ) $ 58,731   $ 119,865  

Net cash from investing activities

  $ (152,582 ) $ (1,217,202 ) $ (392,650 ) $ (30,236 ) $ (193,159 )

Net cash from financing activities

  $ (26,063 ) $ 1,180,037   $ 396,833   $ (31,394 ) $ 76,758  

Balance Sheet Data:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 3,045   $ 8,958   $ 9,185   $ 2,352   $ 5,142  

Rental equipment, net

  $ 1,944,436   $ 1,929,290   $ 1,040,146   $ 814,898   $ 832,586  

Total assets

  $ 2,897,649   $ 2,752,485   $ 1,410,742   $ 1,699,450   $ 1,785,713  

Total debt, including current portion

  $ 1,632,589   $ 1,676,499   $ 626,746   $ 657,583   $ 696,055  

Total shareholders' equity

  $ 644,365   $ 638,215   $ 435,619   $ 23,131   $ 55,350  

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF MOBILE MINI

        The following table presents selected historical consolidated financial data for Mobile Mini as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015. The statement of operations data and cash flow data for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 have been obtained from Mobile Mini's audited consolidated financial statements included in Mobile Mini's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the "Mobile Mini 10-K"), which is incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The statement of operations data and cash flow data for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been derived from Mobile Mini's audited consolidated financial statements for such year, which have not been incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future results and should be read together with the other information contained in the Mobile Mini 10-K, including the sections entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the

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consolidated financial statements and related notes therein. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

 
  For the Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2019   2018   2017   2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands, except per share data)
 

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:

                               

Revenues:

                               

Rental

  $ 581,657   $ 558,197   $ 498,825   $ 480,083   $ 494,715  

Sales

    30,394     34,354     32,440     26,499     29,953  

Other

    574     678     2,284     2,040     6,109  

Total revenues

    612,625     593,229     533,549     508,622     530,777  

Costs and expenses:

                               

Rental, selling and general expenses

    369,525     364,123     336,438     309,294     326,252  

Cost of sales

    18,675     22,437     21,001     16,471     19,671  

Restructuring expenses

        2,006     2,886     6,020     20,798  

Asset impairment charge and loss on divestiture, net

        102,140             66,128  

Depreciation and amortization

    70,583     67,000     63,372     63,734     60,344  

Total costs and expenses

    458,783     557,706     423,697     395,519     493,193  

Income from operations

    153,842     35,523     109,852     113,103     37,584  

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest income

    12     6     25     2     1  

Interest expense

    (41,378 )   (40,904 )   (35,728 )   (32,726 )   (35,900 )

Debt restructuring/extinguishment expense

                (9,192 )    

Deferred financing costs write-off

    (123 )           (2,271 )   (931 )

Foreign currency exchange

    (274 )   64     (25 )   (18 )   (2 )

Income (loss) before income tax provision (benefit)

    112,079     (5,311 )   74,124     68,898     752  

Income tax provision (benefit)

    28,345     2,751     (48,104 )   21,650     (4,822 )

Net income (loss)

  $ 83,734   $ (8,062 ) $ 122,228   $ 47,248   $ 5,574  

Earnings (loss) per share:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Basic

  $ 1.90   $ (0.18 ) $ 2.77   $ 1.07   $ 0.12  

Diluted

  $ 1.88   $ (0.18 ) $ 2.76   $ 1.06   $ 0.12  

Weighted average number of common and common share equivalents outstanding:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Basic

    44,178     44,295     44,055     44,145     44,953  

Diluted

    44,550     44,295     44,254     44,390     45,460  

Other Data:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Net cash from operating activities

  $ 212,718   $ 160,098   $ 135,646   $ 136,244   $ 152,814  

Net cash from investing activities

    (82,707 )   (77,063 )   (70,006 )   (88,153 )   (14,415 )

Net cash from financing activities

    (127,629 )   (92,144 )   (57,043 )   (44,853 )   (140,576 )

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2019   2018   2017   2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

                               

Rental fleet, net

  $ 966,223   $ 929,090   $ 989,154   $ 950,065   $ 951,323  

Total assets

    2,116,877     2,005,064     2,073,407     2,004,894     1,976,775  

Total debt, net

    876,926     903,343     932,926     937,076     903,535  

Stockholders' equity

    841,362     810,269     861,688     735,614     765,529  

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SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        The following table shows selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information about the financial condition and results of operations of the Combined Company after giving effect to the Merger and related transactions as described in the section entitled "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information." The selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 give effect to the Merger and related transactions as if they occurred on December 31, 2019. The selected unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2019 give effect to the transactions as if they occurred on January 1, 2019, the first day of WillScot's 2019 fiscal year.

        The selected pro forma data have been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Combined Company appearing elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the accompanying notes to the pro forma financial information. Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information contains estimated adjustments, based upon available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. The assumptions underlying the pro forma adjustments are described in greater detail in the section entitled "Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information." In addition, the pro forma financial information were based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes of WillScot and Mobile Mini for the applicable periods, which have been incorporated in this joint proxy statement/prospectus by reference. See the sections entitled "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information" and "Where You Can Find More Information" for additional information.

Combined Results (in thousands except per share data)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2019
 

Pro Forma Statement of Operations Data:

       

Revenues

  $ 1,676,290  

Operating income

  $ 248,963  

Net income

  $ 81,256  

Net income per share

       

Basic

  $ 0.36  

Diluted

  $ 0.35  

Weighted Average Shares

       

Basic

    226,069  

Diluted

    230,349  

Balance Sheet Data:

   
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 11,098  

Rental fleet, net

  $ 3,096,443  

Total assets

  $ 5,416,963  

Total debt, including current portion

  $ 2,550,592  

Shareholders equity

  $ 1,758,525  

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COMPARATIVE PER SHARE MARKET PRICE INFORMATION

        The following table sets forth the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock, in each case, as reported on Nasdaq on February 28, 2020, the last trading day prior to public announcement of the Merger by WillScot and Mobile Mini, and on April 30, 2020, the most recent practicable trading day prior to the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus for which this information was available. The table also shows the implied value of the Merger Consideration for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of the same dates. This implied value was calculated by multiplying the closing price of a share of WillScot Class A Common Stock on the relevant date by the Exchange Ratio.

Date
  WillScot Class A
Common Stock
  Mobile Mini
Common Stock
  Implied Per Share
Value of the
Merger Consideration
 

February 28, 2020

  $ 17.54   $ 38.99   $ 42.18  

April 30, 2020

  $ 11.65   $ 28.57   $ 28.02  

        The market prices of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock have fluctuated since the date of the announcement of the Merger and may continue to fluctuate from the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to the dates of the WillScot special meeting, the Mobile Mini special meeting and the date the Merger is completed. No assurance can be given concerning the market prices of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock before completion of the Merger or shares of Combined Company Common Stock after completion of the Merger. The Exchange Ratio is fixed at 2.4050 in the Merger Agreement, but the market price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (and therefore the value of the Merger Consideration) when received by Mobile Mini stockholders at the Effective Time could be greater than, less than or the same as shown in the table above. Accordingly, these comparisons may not provide meaningful information to WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders in determining how to vote with respect to the proposals described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders are advised to obtain current market quotations for WillScot Class A Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock and to review carefully the other information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. For more information, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 260 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

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COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA PER SHARE DATA

        The following table summarizes per share data (1) for WillScot and Mobile Mini on a historical basis, (2) for the Combined Company on an unaudited pro forma combined basis giving effect to the Merger and related transactions and (3) on an unaudited pro forma combined equivalent basis.

        The unaudited pro forma income from continuing operations per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 reflects the transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019. The book value per share reflects the transactions as if they had occurred on December 31, 2019. The information in the table is based on, and should be read together with, the historical financial information of WillScot and Mobile Mini which is incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the financial information contained under "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information," "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data of WillScot" and "Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data of Mobile Mini." See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

        The unaudited pro forma combined per share data is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of actual or future financial position or results of operations that would have been realized if the transactions had been completed as of the dates indicated or will be realized upon the completion of the transactions. The summary pro forma information is preliminary, based on initial estimates of the fair value of assets acquired (including intangible assets) and liabilities assumed, and is subject to change as more information regarding the fair values are obtained, which changes could be materially different than the initial estimates.

 
  Historical
WillScot
Corporation
  Historical
Mobile
Mini, Inc.
  Unaudited
Pro Forma
Combined
  Unaudited
Pro Forma
Combined
Equivalent
Basis(1)
 

Income from continuing operations per basic share attributable to common stockholders

                         

12 months ended December 31, 2019

  $ (0.10 ) $ 1.90   $ 0.36   $ 0.87  

Income from continuing operations per diluted share attributable to common stockholders

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

12 months ended December 31, 2019

  $ (0.10 ) $ 1.88   $ 0.35   $ 0.84  

Cash dividends per share

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

12 months ended December 31, 2019

  $   $ 1.10     N/A (2)   N/A (2)

Book value per share

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

As of December 31, 2019

  $ 5.92   $ 19.06   $ 7.78   $ 18.71  

(1)
Calculated by multiplying the pro forma condensed combined data by the exchange ratio of 2.4050.

(2)
Pro forma combined dividends per share is not presented, as the dividend per share for the Combined Company will be determined by the board of directors of the Combined Company following completion of the Merger.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. From time to time, oral or written forward-looking statements may also be included in other information released to the public. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide Mobile Mini's and WillScot's respective management's current expectations or plans for WillScot's or the Combined Company's future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. The words "estimates," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "forecasts," "projects," "plans," "intends," "may," "will," "should," "could," "shall," "continue," "outlook" and variations of these words and similar expressions (or the negative thereof) identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. Certain of these forward-looking statements relate to the Merger involving WillScot and Mobile Mini, including: expected scale; operating efficiency; stockholder, employee and customer benefits; key assumptions; timing of closing; the amount and timing of revenue and expense synergies; future financial benefits and operating results; and integration spend, which reflects management's beliefs, expectations and objectives as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation:

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        There can be no assurance that the Merger or any other transaction described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus will in fact be completed in the manner described or at all. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and WillScot and Mobile Mini assume no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.

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RISK FACTORS

        In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including the matters addressed in "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" beginning on page 27 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, you should carefully consider the following risk factors in determining whether to vote in favor of the Mobile Mini Proposals or the WillScot Proposals, as applicable. You should also read and consider the risk factors associated with each of the businesses of WillScot and Mobile Mini because these risk factors may affect the operations and financial results of the Combined Company. These risk factors may be found under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" in the WillScot 10-K and the Mobile Mini 10-K, as updated by WillScot's and Mobile Mini's respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and future filings with the SEC, each of which is on file or will be filed with the SEC and all of which are or will be incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. You should also consider the other information in this document and the other documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Risks Related to the Merger

The completion of the Merger is subject to a number of conditions, and if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Merger will not be completed.

        The obligations of WillScot and Mobile Mini to complete the Merger are subject to satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions, including: (i) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act without the imposition of a regulatory adverse effect, (ii) approval of the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal by Mobile Mini stockholders at the Mobile Mini special meeting, (iii) approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal by WillScot stockholders at the WillScot special meeting, (iv) approval for the listing on Nasdaq of the Merger Consideration, which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Effective Time, (v) absence of any law, injunction, judgment, order, decree or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements and delivery of an officer certificate by the other party certifying satisfaction, (vi) declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-4, of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, (vii) the receipt by each of WillScot and Mobile Mini of an opinion of its respective outside counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, (viii) the debt financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter entered into by WillScot in connection with the Merger having been obtained, (ix) accuracy of the representations and warranties of WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, made in the Merger Agreement by the other party, subject to certain materiality qualifications set forth in the Merger Agreement, (x) performance in all material respects by the other party of the material obligations required to be performed by it at or prior to completion of the Merger, (xi) in the case of Mobile Mini, the completion of the exchange by Sapphire Holding of its shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Voting Agreement, and the concurrent cancellation of all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, (xii) delivery of an officer certificate by each of WillScot and Mobile Mini to the other certifying satisfaction of certain closing conditions and (xiii) the absence of a material adverse effect on the other party (see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Representations and Warranties; Material Adverse Effect" beginning on page 164 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus for the definition of material adverse effect). For a more complete summary of the conditions that must be satisfied or waived prior to completion of the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger" beginning on page 176 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. There can be no assurance that the conditions to completion of the Merger will be satisfied or waived or that the Merger will be completed.

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The Merger is subject to the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods and the DOJ or FTC may impose conditions that could have an adverse effect on WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Combined Company or, if not obtained, could prevent completion of the Merger.

        Before the Merger may be completed, any applicable waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the completion of the Merger must have expired or been terminated. WillScot and Mobile Mini filed their respective Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act, and the waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2020 unless earlier terminated or otherwise extended.

        Under the Merger Agreement, WillScot and Mobile Mini have agreed to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents required to be obtained from any governmental authority that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger. However, neither WillScot nor Mobile Mini is required to agree to or commit to any actions that individually or in the aggregate would, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Combined Company. For a more detailed description of WillScot's and Mobile Mini's obligations to obtain required regulatory authorizations and approvals, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Covenants and Agreements—Efforts to Obtain Regulatory Approval."

        In addition, at any time before or after the completion of the Merger, and notwithstanding the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods, the DOJ or FTC or any state attorney general could take such action under the antitrust laws as such party deems necessary or desirable in the public interest. Such action could include, among other things, seeking to enjoin the completion of the Merger, to rescind the Merger or to conditionally permit the completion of the Merger subject to regulatory conditions or other remedies. In addition, in some circumstances, a third party could initiate a private action challenging, seeking to enjoin, or seeking to impose conditions on the Merger. WillScot and Mobile Mini may not prevail and may incur significant costs in defending or settling any such action.

        For a more detailed description of the regulatory review process, see the section entitled "The Merger—Regulatory Approvals."

        There can be no assurance that the conditions to the completion of the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement relating to applicable antitrust laws will be satisfied.

Failure to complete the Merger could negatively impact the stock price and the future business and financial results of WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        If the Merger is not completed for any reason, including as a result of Mobile Mini stockholders failing to approve the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal or WillScot stockholders failing to approve the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, the ongoing businesses of Mobile Mini and WillScot may be materially and adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having completed the Merger, Mobile Mini and WillScot would be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

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        There can be no assurance that the risks described above will not materialize. If any of those risks materialize, they may materially and adversely affect WillScot's and/or Mobile Mini's businesses, financial condition, financial results, ratings, stock prices and/or bond prices.

        In addition, WillScot and Mobile Mini could be subject to litigation related to any failure to complete the Merger or related to any proceeding to specifically enforce WillScot's or Mobile Mini's obligation to perform their respective obligations under the Merger Agreement. If the Merger is not completed, these risks may materialize and may materially and adversely affect WillScot's and/or Mobile Mini's businesses, financial condition, financial results, ratings, stock prices and/or bond prices.

The Merger Agreement contains provisions that may make it more difficult for WillScot and Mobile Mini to pursue alternatives to the Merger.

        The Merger Agreement contains provisions that make it more difficult for Mobile Mini to sell its business to a party other than WillScot, or for WillScot to sell its business. These provisions include a general prohibition on each of WillScot and Mobile Mini soliciting any acquisition proposal. Further, there are only limited exceptions to each of WillScot's and Mobile Mini's agreement that its board of directors will not withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to the other the recommendation of its board of directors in favor of the WillScot Proposals or the Mobile Mini Proposals, as applicable, and the other generally has a right to match any acquisition proposal that may be made. However, at any time prior to the approval of the WillScot Proposals or the Mobile Mini Proposals, as applicable, each of WillScot's and Mobile Mini's board of directors is permitted to take certain of these actions if it determines in good faith that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. See the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Covenants and Agreements—No Solicitation of Alternative Transactions" and "The Merger Agreement—Covenants and Agreements—Changes in Board Recommendation" beginning on pages 169 and 171, respectively, of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The parties believe these provisions are reasonable and not preclusive of other offers, but these restrictions might discourage a third party that has an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of either Mobile Mini or WillScot from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if that party were prepared to pay consideration with a higher per-share value than the currently proposed Merger Consideration, in the case of Mobile Mini, or that party were prepared to enter into an agreement that

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may be favorable to WillScot or its stockholders, in the case of WillScot. Furthermore, the termination fees described below may result in a potential competing acquirer proposing to pay a lower per-share price to acquire WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, than it might otherwise have proposed to pay because of the added expense of the termination fee that may become payable by such party in certain circumstances.

The Exchange Ratio is fixed and will not be adjusted in the event of any change in either WillScot's or Mobile Mini's stock price.

        The Exchange Ratio of 2.4050 is fixed, which means that it will not change between now and the Effective Time, regardless of whether the market price of either Mobile Mini Common Stock or WillScot Class A Common Stock changes. Upon completion of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Mobile Mini Common Stock (other than treasury shares held by Mobile Mini or its subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to 2.4050 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares). Therefore, the value of the Merger Consideration will depend on the market price of the WillScot Class A Common Stock at the Effective Time.

        The market price of the WillScot Class A Common Stock has fluctuated since the date of the announcement of the Merger Agreement and may continue to fluctuate from the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to the date of the WillScot special meeting, the Mobile Mini special meeting, the Effective Time and thereafter (at such time it will have been reclassified as and converted into Combined Company Common Stock). The market value of the Merger Consideration to be issued at the Effective Time will not be known at the time of the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting. Therefore, current and historical market prices of WillScot Class A Common Stock may not reflect the value that Mobile Mini stockholders will receive in the Merger, and the current stock price quotations for Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock may not provide meaningful information to WillScot stockholders in determining whether to approve the WillScot Proposals or to Mobile Mini stockholders in determining whether to approve the Mobile Mini Proposals. Both WillScot Class A Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock are traded on Nasdaq under the symbols "WSC" and "MINI," respectively.

        We cannot assure you that, following the Merger, the market prices of Combined Company Common Stock will equal or exceed what the combined market price of WillScot Class A Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock would have been in the absence of the Merger. It is possible that after the Merger, the combined equity value of the Combined Company will be less than the combined equity value of WillScot and Mobile Mini before the Merger. WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders are encouraged to review carefully the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

WillScot's and Mobile Mini's business relationships may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the Merger.

        Parties with which WillScot or Mobile Mini does business may experience uncertainty associated with the Merger, including with respect to current or future business relationships with WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Combined Company. WillScot's and Mobile Mini's business relationships may be subject to disruption as customers, vendors and others may attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Combined Company. These disruptions could have a material adverse effect on the businesses, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of WillScot, Mobile Mini and/or the Combined Company, including a material adverse effect on the Combined Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger. The risk and adverse effect of such disruptions could be exacerbated by a delay in completion of the Merger or termination of the Merger Agreement.

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Uncertainties associated with the Merger may cause a loss of management personnel and other key employees, which could adversely affect the future business and operations of the Combined Company following the Effective Time.

        WillScot and Mobile Mini are dependent on the experience and industry knowledge of their officers and other key employees to execute their business plans. The Combined Company's success after the completion of the Merger will depend in part upon the ability of the Combined Company to retain certain key management personnel and employees of WillScot and Mobile Mini. Prior to the Effective Time, current and prospective employees of WillScot and Mobile Mini may experience uncertainty about their roles following the Merger, which may have an adverse effect on the ability of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini to attract or retain key management and other key personnel. In addition, no assurance can be given that the Combined Company, after the completion of the Merger, will be able to attract or retain key management personnel and other key employees to the same extent that WillScot and Mobile Mini have previously been able to attract or retain their own employees.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and prospective financial information included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the actual financial position or results of operations of the Combined Company following completion of the Merger.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and prospective financial information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is presented for illustrative purposes only, contains a variety of adjustments, assumptions and preliminary estimates and does not represent the actual financial position or results of operations of WillScot and Mobile Mini prior to the Merger or that of the Combined Company following the Merger for several reasons. Among other things, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect the projected realization of cost savings following completion of the Merger projected integration costs, restructuring costs or any changes in applicable law. See the sections entitled "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information," "The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" and "Comparative Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Per Share Data" beginning on pages 202, 129 and 26, respectively, of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The actual financial positions and results of operations of Mobile Mini and WillScot prior to the Merger and that of the Combined Company following the Merger may not be consistent with, or evident from, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information or prospective financial information included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. In addition, the assumptions used in preparing the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and/or the prospective financial information included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus may not be realized and may be affected by other factors. The underlying assumptions were generally based on information and market factors known to WillScot management and Mobile Mini management as of February 23, 2020 (and, as a result do not include any adjustments for the impact or potential impact of any events that took place thereafter, including, but not limited to, the impact of COVID-19 or disruptions in the oil and gas market). Any significant changes in the market price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock may cause a significant change in the purchase price used for WillScot's accounting purposes and the pro forma condensed combined financial information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

WillScot's and Mobile Mini's executive officers and directors have interests in the Merger that may be different from your interests as a WillScot stockholder or Mobile Mini stockholder.

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Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of WillScot stockholders or Mobile Mini stockholders, as applicable, generally. The WillScot Board was aware of the interests of WillScot's directors and executive officers, the Mobile Mini Board was aware of the interests of Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers, and each board considered such interests, among other matters, when it approved the Merger Agreement and in making its recommendations to its respective stockholders. Additional interests of the directors and executive officers of WillScot in the Merger include the payment of certain severance and other benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment following the completion of the Merger, the designation of Bradley Soultz, Chief Executive Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with WillScot that will become effective at the Effective Time, the designation of Timothy Boswell, Chief Financial Officer of WillScot, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Combined Company pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with WillScot that will become effective at the Effective Time, and that, at the Effective Time, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including six WillScot Continuing Directors, two of whom are also TDR Continuing Directors. Additional interests of the directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini include the treatment in the Merger of Mobile Mini equity-based awards held by one director and/or executive officers, as applicable, certain severance payments and other benefits that Mobile Mini executive officers are entitled to receive upon a qualifying termination of employment following the completion of the Merger, the designation of Kelly Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Mini, as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Combined Company pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with WillScot that will become effective at the Effective Time, the designation of Christopher Miner, General Counsel of Mobile Mini, as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Combined Company pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with WillScot that will become effective at the Effective Time, that, at the Effective Time, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including five Mobile Mini Continuing Directors, and rights to continuing indemnification and directors' and officers' liability insurance for current and former directors and executive officers. See "The Merger—Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger" and "The Merger—Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger" beginning on pages 139 and 145, respectively, of this joint proxy statement/prospectus for a more detailed description of these interests. As a result of these interests, directors and executive officers might be more likely to support and to vote in favor of the proposals described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus than if they did not have these interests. WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders should consider whether their interests might have influenced directors and executive officers to recommend adopting the Merger Agreement.

The opinions of the respective financial advisors of the WillScot Board, the WillScot Special Committee and the Mobile Mini Board do not reflect changes in circumstances that may have occurred or that may occur between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time.

        None of the WillScot Board, the WillScot Special Committee or the Mobile Mini Board has obtained updated opinions from their respective financial advisors as of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, nor do any of them expect to receive updated, revised or reaffirmed opinions prior to the Effective Time. Changes in the operations and prospects of WillScot or Mobile Mini, general market and economic conditions and other factors that may be beyond the control of WillScot or Mobile Mini, and on which such financial advisors' opinions were based, may significantly alter the value of WillScot, Mobile Mini, the share price of WillScot Class A Common Stock by the Effective Time, or the anticipated benefits of the Merger. The opinions were made solely as of their respective dates and do not speak as of any other date, including the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus or the date on which the Merger will be completed. Because such financial advisors will not be updating their opinions, the opinions will not address the fairness of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view at the Effective Time. The WillScot Board's recommendation that WillScot stockholders approve the WillScot Proposals and the Mobile Mini Board's recommendation that Mobile

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Mini stockholders approve the Mobile Mini Proposals, however, were made as of the date of the Merger Agreement and are also made as of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. For a description of the opinions that the WillScot Board, the WillScot Special Committee and the Mobile Mini Board received from their respective financial advisors, see the sections entitled "The Merger—Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors" and "The Merger—Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors."

Following the Merger, the composition of the Combined Company Board will be different from the composition of the current WillScot Board or the current Mobile Mini Board.

        The WillScot Board currently consists of seven directors and the Mobile Mini Board currently consists of 11 directors. Upon completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including six WillScot Continuing Directors (two of whom are TDR Continuing Directors) and five Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. See the section entitled "The Merger—Governance of the Combined Company" beginning on page 152 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This new composition of the Combined Company Board may affect the future decisions of the Combined Company.

Litigation relating to the Merger that has been filed or may be filed against the WillScot Board, the WillScot Special Committee and/or the Mobile Mini Board that could prevent or delay the closing and/or result in the payment of damages following the closing.

        As of April 30, 2020, three complaints have been filed by purported Mobile Mini stockholders challenging the Merger. The complaints generally assert claims under Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act challenging the adequacy of certain disclosures made in the joint proxy statement/prospectus which forms part of the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020. The complaints seek, among other relief, an injunction preventing Mobile Mini from consummating the transaction, damages in the event that the Merger is consummated, and attorneys' fees. For a more detailed description of litigation in connection with the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger—Litigation Relating to the Merger."

        The outcome of these lawsuits or any other lawsuit that may be filed challenging the Merger is uncertain and any of these lawsuits and potential other lawsuits could prevent or delay the closing and/or result in substantial costs to WillScot and/or Mobile Mini. Any such actions may create uncertainty relating to the Merger and may be costly and distracting to management. Further, the defense or settlement of any lawsuit or claim that remains unresolved at the Effective Time may adversely affect the Combined Company's business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

If the Merger fails to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock may recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Merger.

        The obligations of WillScot and Mobile Mini to complete the Merger are conditioned upon the receipt by each of WillScot and Mobile Mini of an opinion of its respective outside counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. If the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization," U.S. holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock generally will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the receipt of WillScot Class A Common Stock in exchange for Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger (other than gain or loss, if any, with respect to any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock). The qualification of the Merger as a "reorganization" depends on numerous facts and circumstances, some of which are not known as of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, and are outside of the parties' control. In addition, opinions of counsel are not

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binding on the IRS or any court, and the IRS or a court may disagree with the conclusions in such opinions of counsel. If the Merger did not qualify as a "reorganization," U.S. holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock generally would recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the receipt of WillScot Class A Common Stock in exchange for Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger. See the section entitled "The Merger—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger" below for a more detailed discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to U.S. holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock if the Merger does not qualify as a "reorganization."

In the event volatile securities markets cause a decrease in the value of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock pledged by Sapphire Holding under its margin loan arrangement, such decrease would permit the lenders thereunder to foreclose on any such shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock. Any such foreclosure will result in such shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock no longer being subject to the Voting Agreement.

        The Voting Agreement provides, among other things, that Sapphire Holding will vote all of its shares of WillScot Common Stock in favor of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, subject to certain conditions. As previously disclosed, in August 2018, Sapphire Holding pledged all of its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock as security for a margin loan (the "TDR Margin Loan"), under which Sapphire Holding borrowed $125.0 million dollars. As of March 16, 2020, Sapphire Holding owned approximately 49 million shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, or 45% of the total issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, as of such date, all of which are currently pledged under the terms of the TDR Margin Loan. Any foreclosure under the TDR Margin Loan will result in such shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock no longer being subject to the Voting Agreement. The shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock held by Sapphire Holding constitute a substantial portion of the shares of WillScot Common Stock subject to the Voting Agreement. If such shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock cease to be subject to the Voting Agreement, this could increase uncertainty with respect to receiving the requisite approvals of WillScot stockholders in respect of the Merger, including the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal. See "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Capital Structure—Our principal stockholder controls a significant amount of our common stock and has substantial control over our business, and it may take actions or have interests that are adverse to or conflict with those of our other stockholders," in the WillScot 10-K for additional information.

Risks Related to the Combined Company

After the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company may fail to realize the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the Merger, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        The success of the Merger will depend, in part, on the Combined Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits, including synergies, cost savings and operational efficiencies from combining the businesses of WillScot and Mobile Mini. The Combined Company's ability to realize these anticipated benefits and cost savings is subject to certain risks, including:

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        If the Combined Company is not able to successfully integrate the business of Mobile Mini within the anticipated time frame, or at all, or the costs of such combination exceed the current expectation, the anticipated cost savings and other benefits of the Merger may not be realized fully or may take longer to realize than expected, the Combined Company may not perform as expected and the value of the shares of Combined Company Common Stock may be adversely affected.

        WillScot and Mobile Mini have operated and, until completion of the Merger will continue to operate, independently, and there can be no assurances that their businesses can be integrated successfully. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key WillScot or Mobile Mini employees, the disruption of either company's or both companies' ongoing businesses or in unexpected integration issues, higher than expected integration costs and an overall post-completion integration process that takes longer than originally anticipated. Specifically, issues that must be addressed in integrating the operations of WillScot and Mobile Mini in order to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger so the Combined Company performs as expected include, among other things:

        Some of these factors will be outside of WillScot's and/or Mobile Mini's control, and any one of them could result in delays, increased costs, decreases in the amount of expected revenues and other adverse impacts which could materially affect the Combined Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

        In addition, at times, the attention of certain members of each company's management and each company's resources may be focused on completion of the Merger and the integration of the businesses of the two companies and diverted from day-to-day business operations, which may disrupt each company's ongoing business and the business of the Combined Company.

Upon the completion of the Merger, Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders will have different rights under the Combined Company's governing documents than they currently have under Mobile Mini's and WillScot's governing documents, respectively.

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stockholders will be governed by the terms of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws. The terms of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will be in some respects different than the terms of Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which currently govern the rights of Mobile Mini stockholders. Because the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot are being amended and restated in connection with the Merger, the rights of WillScot stockholders will also change, as the terms of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will be in some respects different than the terms of WillScot's certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which currently govern the rights of WillScot stockholders. For a more complete description of the different rights associated with shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock and shares of Combined Company Common Stock, see the section entitled "Comparison of the Rights of Stockholders."

Current WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after the Merger and will exercise less influence over the management of the Combined Company.

        Upon completion of the Merger, WillScot expects to issue approximately 106.7 million shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to Mobile Mini stockholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and immediately thereafter such shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will become shares of Combined Company Common Stock upon the filing of the certificate of merger. As a result, it is expected that, immediately after completion of the Merger, former Mobile Mini stockholders will own approximately 46% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, and pre-Merger WillScot stockholders will own approximately 54% of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock. Consequently, current WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders in the aggregate will have less influence over the management and policies of the Combined Company than they currently have over the management and policies of WillScot and Mobile Mini, respectively.

The TDR Parties control a significant number of shares of WillScot Common Stock and, following the Merger, will continue to control a significant number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock, providing such parties with substantial influence over the Combined Company's business.

        Upon completion of the Merger, the TDR Parties are expected to beneficially own approximately 26% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and two directors nominated by the TDR Parties will serve on the Combined Company Board. As a result, the TDR Parties may have substantial influence over matters requiring approval by the Combined Company stockholders, including the election and removal of directors, amendments to the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, any proposed merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Combined Company's assets and other corporate transactions. The TDR Parties may have interests that are different from those of other stockholders.

        The TDR Parties' ownership of the shares of Combined Company Common Stock may adversely affect the trading price for the Combined Company Common Stock to the extent investors perceive disadvantages in owning shares of a company with a significant stockholder or in the event Sapphire Holding's takes any action with its shares that could result in an adverse impact on the price of the Combined Company Common Stock, including a sale of any portion of their shares of the Combined Company Common Stock.

The future results of the Combined Company may be adversely impacted if the Combined Company does not effectively manage its expanded operations following completion of the Merger.

        Following completion of the Merger, the size of the Combined Company's business will be significantly larger than the current size of either WillScot's or Mobile Mini's respective businesses. The Combined Company's ability to successfully manage this expanded business will depend, in part, upon management's ability to implement an effective integration of the two companies and its ability to

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manage a combined business with significantly larger size and scope with the associated increased costs and complexity. There can be no assurances that the management of the Combined Company will be successful or that the Combined Company will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings and other benefits currently anticipated from the Merger.

Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini expects to incur substantial expenses related to the completion of the Merger and the integration of the businesses of WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini will incur substantial expenses in connection with the completion of the Merger to integrate a large number of processes, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems of WillScot and Mobile Mini. The substantial majority of these costs will be non-recurring expenses related to the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements and facilities and systems consolidation costs. The Combined Company may incur additional costs or suffer loss of business under third-party contracts that are terminated or that contain change in control or other provisions that may be triggered by the completion of the Merger, and/or losses of, or decreases in orders by, customers, and may also incur costs to retain certain key management personnel and employees. WillScot and Mobile Mini will also incur transaction fees and costs related to formulating integration plans for the combined business, and the execution of these plans may lead to additional unanticipated costs and time delays. These incremental transaction-related costs may exceed the savings the Combined Company expects to achieve from the elimination of duplicative costs and the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses, particularly in the near term and in the event there are material unanticipated costs. Factors beyond the parties' control could affect the total amount or timing of these expenses, many of which, by their nature, are difficult to estimate accurately.

The market price of shares of Combined Company Common Stock after the Merger may be affected by factors different from those that are currently affecting or historically have affected the market price of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

        Upon completion of the Merger, holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will become holders of shares of the WillScot Class A Common Stock, which will immediately thereafter become shares of Combined Company Common Stock upon the filing of the certificate of merger. The market price of Combined Company Common Stock may fluctuate significantly following completion of the Merger, and holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock could lose the value of their investment in Combined Company Common Stock. The issuance of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock in the Merger could on its own have the effect of depressing the market price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, which will immediately thereafter become shares of Combined Company Common Stock upon the filing of the certificate of merger. In addition, many Mobile Mini stockholders may decide not to hold the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock they receive as a result of the Merger. Other Mobile Mini stockholders, such as funds with limitations on their permitted holdings of stock in individual issuers, may be required to sell the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock they receive as a result of the Merger. Any such sales of WillScot Class A Common Stock could have the effect of depressing the market price of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, which will immediately thereafter become shares of Combined Company Common Stock upon the filing of the certificate of merger. Moreover, general fluctuations in stock markets could have a material adverse effect on the market for, or liquidity of, WillScot Class A Common Stock, regardless of WillScot's actual operating performance.

        The business of WillScot differs from that of Mobile Mini in important respects and, accordingly, the results of operations of the Combined Company after the Merger, as well as the market price of shares of Combined Company Common Stock, may be affected by factors different from those that are currently affecting, historically have affected or would in the future affect the results of operations of Mobile Mini as a stand-alone public company, as well as the market price of shares of Mobile Mini

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Common Stock. For further information on the respective businesses of WillScot and Mobile Mini and certain factors to consider in connection with those businesses, see the documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus and referred to under "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 260 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

The credit ratings of the Combined Company may be impacted by the additional indebtedness WillScot expects to incur in connection with the Merger and any negative impact on credit ratings may impact the cost and availability of future borrowings and, accordingly, the cost of capital of the Combined Company.

        A company's credit ratings at any time will reflect each rating organization's then opinion of the financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet debt obligations of that company. The additional indebtedness WillScot expects to incur in connection with the Merger, as contemplated in the Merger Agreement, may result in a negative change to credit ratings of WillScot prior to the Effective Time and of the Combined Company after the Effective Time, including a potential downgrading. Any reduction in credit ratings may limit the Combined Company's ability to borrow at interest rates consistent with the interest rates that have been available to WillScot prior to the Merger and the related debt financing. If credit ratings of the Combined Company are further downgraded or put on watch for a potential downgrade, the Combined Company may not be able to sell additional debt securities or borrow money in the amounts, at the times or interest rates or upon the more favorable terms and conditions that might be available if the current credit ratings of WillScot were maintained.

The A&R Charter will designate the state courts within the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by the Combined Company stockholders (or, if the state courts of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), which could discourage lawsuits against the Combined Company and its directors, officers and employees.

        The A&R Charter will include an exclusive forum provision, which will provide that unless the Combined Company Board or one of its duly authorized committees approves in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for various types of suits will be a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware). Such suits will include:

        To the fullest extent permitted by law, this exclusive forum provision will apply to state and federal law claims although the Combined Company stockholders will not be deemed to have waived the Combined Company's compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies' bylaws has been challenged in legal proceedings, and the Delaware courts have held that such provisions are valid as they relate to internal affairs claims, such as claims alleging breaches of fiduciary duty or violations

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of the DGCL, a certificate of incorporation, or bylaws, but are not valid to govern external claims, including claims under the Securities Act.

        This exclusive forum provision may limit the ability of the Combined Company stockholders to commence litigation in a forum that they prefer, which may discourage such lawsuits against the Combined Company and its current or former directors, officers and employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings described above, the Combined Company may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could negatively affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.

Other Risk Factors

Declining general economic or business conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, may have a negative impact on the businesses of WillScot, Mobile Mini and the Combined Company.

        Continuing concerns over economic and business prospects in the US and around the world have contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for the global economy. These factors, coupled with the prospect of decreased business and consumer confidence and increased unemployment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, may precipitate an economic slowdown and recession. If the economic climate deteriorates, the businesses of WillScot, Mobile Mini and the Combined Company, including each company's ability to continue to grow its business organically or through additional acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses, as well as the financial condition of customers, suppliers and lenders, could be adversely affected, resulting in a negative impact on the business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of each of WillScot, Mobile Mini and the Combined Company.

Risks related to WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        WillScot and Mobile Mini are, and following completion of the Merger the Combined Company will continue to be, subject to the risks described in Part I, Item 1A in the WillScot 10-K, and Part I, Item 1A in the Mobile Mini 10-K, as updated by WillScot's and Mobile Mini's respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and future filings with the SEC, in each case, incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" beginning on page 260 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

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THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER

WillScot Corporation

        Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, WillScot is a market leader in the North America specialty rental services industry. WillScot provides innovative modular space and portable storage solutions to diverse end markets utilizing a branch network of approximately 120 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

        With roots dating back more than 60 years, WillScot leases modular space and portable storage units to customers in the commercial and industrial, construction, education, energy and natural resources, government and other end markets. WillScot delivers "Ready to Work" solutions through its growing offering of VAPS, such as the rental of steps, ramps, and furniture packages, damage waivers and other amenities. These turnkey solutions offer customers flexible, low-cost and timely solutions to meet their space needs on an outsourced basis. WillScot complements its core leasing business by selling both new and used units, allowing it to leverage its scale, achieve purchasing benefits and redeploy capital employed in its lease fleet.

        WillScot is the holding company for Williams Scotsman family of companies. All of WillScot's assets and operations are owned through WSHC. WillScot owns 91% of WSHC, and Sapphire Holding owns the remaining 9%.

        WillScot's modular space and portable storage units are used to meet a broad range of customer needs. WillScot's units are made of wood, steel, or aluminum frames mounted on a steel chassis, and typically range in size from 8 to 14 feet in width and 16 to 70 feet in length. Most units are equipped with air conditioning and heating, electrical and Ethernet cable outlets and, if necessary, plumbing facilities. WillScot's units are transported by truck, either towed (if fitted with axles and hitches) or mounted on flat-bed trailers. Additionally, WillScot offers VAPS along with its lease fleet in order to deliver "Ready to Work" solutions to its customers.

Modular Space Solutions

        Panelized and Stackable Offices.    WillScot's FlexTM panelized and stackable offices are the next generation of modular space technology and offer maximum flexibility and design configurations. These units provide a modern, innovative design, smaller footprint, ground level access and interchangeable panels, including all glass panels that allow customers to configure the space to their precise requirements. These units have the ability to expand upwards (up to three stories) and outwards.

        Single-Wide Modular Space Units.    Single-wide modular space units include mobile offices and sales offices. These units offer maximum ease of installation and removal and are deployed across the broadest range of applications in our fleet. These units typically have "open interiors" which can be modified using movable partitions, and include tile floors, air conditioning and heating units, partitions and, if requested, toilet facilities.

        Section Modulars and Redi-Plex.    Section modulars are two or more units combined into one structure. Redi-Plex complexes offer advanced versatility for large, open floor plans or custom layouts with private offices. Redi-Plex is built with clearspan construction, which eliminates interference from support columns and allows for up to sixty feet of open building width and building lengths that increase in 12-foot increments, based on the number of units coupled together. WillScot's proprietary design meets a wide range of national and state building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing codes, which creates versatility in fleet management.

        Classrooms.    Classroom units are generally double-wide units adapted specifically for use by school systems or universities. Classroom units usually feature teaching aids, air conditioning/heating units, windows and, if requested, toilet facilities.

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        Container Offices.    Container offices are International Organization for Standardization ("ISO") certified shipping containers that we convert for office use. They provide safe, secure, ground-level access with fully welded weather-resistant steel corrugated exteriors and exterior window guards made of welded steel and tamper-proof screws. Container offices are available in 20 and 40 foot lengths and in a combination of office and storage floor plans, or all-office floor plans.

        Other Modular Space.    WillScot offers a range of other specialty products that vary across regions and provide flexibility to serve demands for local markets. Examples include toilet facilities to complement office and classroom units, guard houses, dormitories, and dining facilities.

Portable Storage Solutions

        Storage units are typically ISO shipping containers with swing doors that are repurposed for commercial storage applications. These units are primarily ground-level entry, windowless storage containers made of heavy exterior metals for secure storage and water tightness.

VAPS

        WillScot offers a thoughtfully curated portfolio of VAPS that make modular space and portable storage units more productive, comfortable, secure and "Ready to Work" for its customers. WillScot leases furniture, steps, ramps, basic appliances, internet connectivity devices and other items to its customers for use in connection with its products. WillScot also offers its lease customers a damage waiver program that protects them in case the leased unit is damaged. For customers who do not select the damage waiver program, WillScot bills them for the cost of repairs above and beyond normal wear and tear.

Delivery, Installation and Removal

        WillScot provides delivery, site-work, installation, disassembly, unhooking and removal, and other services to our customers for an additional fee as part of our leasing and sales operations. Typically, units are placed on temporary foundations constructed by our in-house service technicians or subcontractors. These in-house service technicians or subcontractors also generally install any ancillary products and VAPS.

        WillScot's principal executive offices are located at 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 and its telephone number is (410) 931-6000. WillScot's website address is www.willscot.com. Information contained on WillScot's website does not constitute part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. WillScot's Class A Common Stock is publicly traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker symbol "WSC." Additional information about WillScot is included in documents incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Mobile Mini, Inc.

        Mobile Mini is the world's leading provider of portable storage solutions, and is committed to providing its customers with superior service and access to a high-quality and diverse fleet. It is also a leading provider of specialty containment solutions in the United States. Its mission is to uphold its leadership positions in portable storage solutions to customers throughout North America and the United Kingdom and become the provider of choice for specialty containment products in the United States.

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long useful lives, low maintenance and generally maintain their value throughout their useful lives. Mobile Mini also sells new and used units and provide delivery, installation and other ancillary products and value-added services.

        Mobile Mini's business is comprised primarily of two product categories:

        Storage Solutions.    This category consists of Mobile Mini's container and ground level office product offerings. Mobile Mini offers a wide range of Storage Solutions products in varying lengths and widths with an assortment of differentiated features such as patented locking systems, premium doors, electrical wiring and shelving. Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions products provide secure, accessible storage for a diversified client base of approximately 74,000 customers across various industries, including construction, retail and consumer services, industrial, commercial and governmental. Mobile Mini's customers use these products for a wide variety of storage applications, including construction materials and equipment, retail and manufacturing inventory, maintenance supplies, documents and records, household goods, and as portable offices.

        Tank & Pump Solutions.    Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions products consist primarily of liquid and solid containment units, pumps and filtration equipment. Additionally, Mobile Mini provides an offering to its customers of value-added services designed to enhance the efficiency of managing liquid and solid waste. The client base for Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions products includes customers in specialty industries, such as chemical, refinery, oil and natural gas drilling, mining and environmental.

        As of December 31, 2019, Mobile Mini's network includes 120 Storage Solutions locations, 20 Tank & Pump Solutions locations and 16 combined locations. Included in Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions network are 15 locations in the United Kingdom, where Mobile Mini is a leading provider, and two in Canada. Mobile Mini's Storage Solutions fleet consists of approximately 200,200 units, and Mobile Mini's Tank & Pump Solutions business has a fleet of approximately 12,700 units.

        Mobile Mini is incorporated in the state of Delaware and its principal executive offices are located at 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008 and its telephone number is (480) 894-6311. Mobile Mini's website address is www.mobilemini.com. Information contained on Mobile Mini's website does not constitute part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Mobile Mini's stock is publicly traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker symbol "MINI." Additional information about Mobile Mini is included in documents incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Picasso Merger Sub, Inc.

        Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot, is a Delaware corporation incorporated on February 27, 2020 for the purpose of effecting the Merger. Picasso Merger Sub, Inc. has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The principal executive offices of Picasso Merger Sub, Inc. are located at 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 and its telephone number is (410) 931-6000.

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THE MERGER

        The following is a discussion of the Merger. The descriptions of the Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws in this section and elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter, and the A&R Bylaws, copies of which are attached as Annex A, Annex B and Annex C respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Merger that is important to you. You are encouraged to read the Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws carefully and in their entirety. This section is not intended to provide you with any factual information about WillScot or Mobile Mini. Such information can be found elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and in the public filings WillScot and Mobile Mini make with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, as described in the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Background of the Merger

        The management and board of directors of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini regularly review and discuss the performance, risks, strategy and competitive position of, as well as strategic opportunities available to, their respective companies. In addition, the management and board of directors of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini regularly review and evaluate the possibility of pursuing various strategic opportunities and relationships as part of their respective companies' ongoing efforts to strengthen their respective overall businesses and enhance value for their respective stockholders, taking into account, among other things, economic, competitive, financial and other conditions. Among other strategic options, the WillScot Board and management have from time to time evaluated on a preliminary basis a possible strategic transaction involving Mobile Mini, but did not pursue such a transaction at those times notwithstanding the perceived strategic fit between WillScot's and Mobile Mini's businesses, in light of other business priorities.

        Since November 29, 2017, when WillScot completed the 2017 Business Combination with Double Eagle, a key component of the growth and development of WillScot's business has been the acquisition of several businesses, including Acton Mobile Holdings LLC ("Acton") in 2017, and Onsite Space LLC (d/b/a Tyson Onsite) ("Tyson") and Modular Space Holdings, Inc. ("ModSpace") in 2018. As part of this strategic growth and development planning process, the WillScot Board and management routinely met to discuss and assess a range of potential strategic opportunities and have consistently identified the fragmented portable storage market as a key addressable market for WillScot, and Mobile Mini as a leading participant in this adjacent sector. In 2018, prior to WillScot's acquisition of ModSpace, Mr. Bradley L. Soultz, CEO of WillScot, and Mr. Timothy D. Boswell, CFO of WillScot presented to the WillScot Board regarding the company's ongoing strategy assessments relating to the storage business and the importance of pursuing scale in that business. The WillScot Board determined that growth of the storage business was of significant strategic interest and indicated that the management team should continue to pursue potential opportunities to grow WillScot's storage business. From the fall of 2018 to the summer of 2019, the WillScot Board and management continued their ongoing review of WillScot's existing portfolio and considered a range of strategic growth and development opportunities for the company, including potential opportunities raised by or discussed with other members of the investment community at industry conferences. During this period, the WillScot Board also received periodic updates from WillScot management regarding various potential opportunities and strategic transactions with a range of counterparties, including Mobile Mini. Throughout this time, the WillScot Board and management also consulted the company's legal advisor, Allen & Overy, and certain financial and other advisors. During WillScot's first quarter 2019 earnings call, Mr. Soultz publicly discussed WillScot's interest in potentially expanding into the portable storage business. Mr. Soultz further indicated during WillScot's third quarter 2019 earnings call that the portable storage business would be a key part of WillScot's expansion plans.

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        Beginning in the first quarter of 2019 and continuing into the fourth quarter of 2019, Mobile Mini management evaluated various acquisition opportunities within the company's existing business lines and geographic footprint. In particular, during the first quarter of 2019, Mobile Mini was approached regarding two potential strategic transactions that fit this criteria. In connection with evaluating these opportunities as well as the potential business combination with WillScot, Mobile Mini retained various advisors, including Davis Polk as its legal advisor, Barclays as its financial advisor, and Duff & Phelps, LLC ("Duff & Phelps") to assist it with financial and accounting due diligence. Subsequently, Mobile Mini retained Goldman Sachs as a joint financial advisor with Barclays. Mobile Mini's engagement of Duff & Phelps was formalized in an engagement letter dated May 8, 2019 and its engagements of Barclays and Goldman Sachs were formalized in various engagement letters throughout the period.

        On April 9, 2019, following acknowledgement by the WillScot Board in December 2018 that the TDR Parties could have a conflict of interest with respect to certain potential strategic transactions that might be available to WillScot, the WillScot Board reconvened and confirmed the establishment of a special committee of independent directors (the "WillScot Special Committee") for the purpose of reviewing, evaluating and discussing WillScot's strategic opportunities for growth and development through acquisitions or other transactions. The WillScot Special Committee was established to address any potential conflicts of interest or related party transaction considerations that could arise in connection with any such transactions. In connection with the formation of the WillScot Special Committee, the WillScot Board delegated to the WillScot Special Committee the power and authority of the WillScot Board to take actions with respect to, among other things, negotiating, approving and rejecting any acquisition or strategic transaction, to the extent necessary to address any potential conflicts of interest or other related party transaction considerations applicable to such acquisition or strategic transaction. The WillScot Special Committee was comprised of three independent members of the WillScot Board who are also the current members of the company's Audit Committee: Gerard Holthaus, the non-executive Chairman of the WillScot Board, Mark Bartlett and Rebecca Owen. On the same day, the WillScot Special Committee met with representatives of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. ("RLF"), legal counsel to the Audit Committee and the WillScot Special Committee, in attendance, and discussed the potential costs and benefits of certain of WillScot's strategic options and plans for next steps.

        Following the April 9, 2019 meeting of the WillScot Special Committee, Mr. Holthaus reached out to the then-CEO of Mobile Mini, Mr. Erik Olsson, about meeting for dinner to discuss, among other things, a potential business combination between WillScot and Mobile Mini. Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson were familiar with each other and had previously discussed, via telephone, the respective businesses of WillScot and Mobile Mini and the industries in which their businesses operate. Mobile Mini's senior management recognized that a combination with WillScot would involve a shift in Mobile Mini's growth strategy due to the companies' complementary but distinct businesses. However, Mobile Mini's senior management team also recognized the merits of undertaking an evaluation of such a combination in conjunction with Mobile Mini's ongoing assessment of the other strategic transactions it had been pursuing throughout the year.

        On April 16, 2019, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson met in Phoenix, Arizona to discuss, among other things, a potential business combination between WillScot and Mobile Mini. Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson both indicated that they believed a business combination could potentially provide significant benefits to both companies' stockholders, as well as to customers of their respective companies, and they agreed that it would be worthwhile to undertake a preliminary evaluation of a potential combination. In order to determine whether further discussions were warranted, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson agreed that WillScot and Mobile Mini should enter into a mutual confidentiality agreement to permit the exchange of confidential information necessary to evaluate the potential cost synergies of a business combination.

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        On April 18, 2019, the Mobile Mini Board held a regularly scheduled meeting. At the meeting, Mr. Kelly Williams, the then-President and COO of Mobile Mini, presented to the Mobile Mini Board on various strategic matters, including improvements to sales and operations and strategic merger and acquisition opportunities. Mr. Williams then led the Mobile Mini Board in a lengthy discussion regarding the two strategic transactions that Mobile Mini management had evaluated throughout the first quarter of 2019. The Mobile Mini Board then discussed the potential strategic value and opportunity of each transaction. Mr. Olsson then reported on his discussion and meeting with Mr. Holthaus. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Mobile Mini Board directed Mobile Mini management to continue pursuing both strategic transactions as well as exploring the possibility of a transaction with WillScot.

        On April 30, 2019, WillScot and Mobile Mini entered into a Mutual Confidentiality Agreement (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), pursuant to which both parties agreed to, among other things, a mutual standstill in respect of the other party's securities, governance and management, except as otherwise contemplated by the proposed business combination and related debt financing, until April 30, 2021.

        On May 2, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting during which Mr. Holthaus reported on his April 16, 2019 meeting with Mr. Olsson and highlighted both companies' interest in further evaluating the potential synergies that could result from a business combination. WillScot management also reviewed and discussed other potential strategic opportunities available to WillScot. The WillScot Board directed WillScot management to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the potential operational synergies from a combination with Mobile Mini and at the same time to continue to explore other strategic opportunities, in accordance with WillScot's business strategy.

        On May 3, 2019, Mr. Holthaus sent an email to Mr. Olsson proposing that the WillScot and Mobile Mini management teams meet in person to discuss exploring the potential cost synergies that could be obtained in a business combination.

        On May 6, 2019, WillScot engaged FTI Consulting, Inc. to support WillScot management's analysis of the potential operational synergies that could be achieved through a combination with Mobile Mini.

        On May 9, 2019, Mr. Christopher Miner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Mobile Mini, spoke by telephone with Mr. Soultz to finalize arrangements for a meeting between the management teams to be held on May 14, 2019. Also on May 9, 2019, Mr. Holthaus spoke by telephone with representatives from Morgan Stanley to discuss the potential for Morgan Stanley to provide certain financial advisory services to WillScot in relation to a potential combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        On May 14, 2019, certain members of Mobile Mini management, including Mr. Van Welch, CFO, Mr. Miner, Mr. Brian Decker, Vice President of Asset Management, and Mr. George Weathers, Vice President of Finance, spoke by telephone with certain members of WillScot management, including Mr. Boswell and Mr. Matthew Jacobson, Vice President of Finance, to discuss the financial modeling of potential cost synergies that could be obtained in a business combination of the two companies.

        On May 23, 2019, the WillScot Special Committee met with representatives of RLF and certain members of WillScot management to discuss updates with respect to certain potential strategic acquisition opportunities available to WillScot and desired plans for next steps.

        Throughout the month of May 2019, members of Mobile Mini management actively engaged with Mobile Mini's advisors regarding discussions and meetings with the two counterparties to the two potential strategic transactions they were pursuing on behalf of Mobile Mini as well as keeping them apprised of the preliminary discussions with members of WillScot management regarding a transaction with WillScot, including initial estimated cost synergies.

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        In order to enable the Mobile Mini Board to provide more frequent feedback to Mobile Mini management and coordinate the pursuit of the various possible acquisition and business combination opportunities that Mobile Mini was evaluating, on June 3, 2019, the Mobile Mini Board formed an ad-hoc Finance Committee consisting of Lawrence Trachtenberg, Stephen A. McConnell and Michael W. Upchurch (the "Finance Committee"). The Finance Committee met with Mobile Mini management (and, on occasion, with representatives of Barclays) five times between early June and late September 2019 to review the various potential transactions under consideration by Mobile Mini, during which Mobile Mini management updated the Finance Committee on their discussions with the potential counterparties, and discussed their analyses of the potential for each transaction to create long-term value for Mobile Mini stockholders.

        On June 3, 2019 and June 4, 2019, members of the WillScot and Mobile Mini management teams met in Chicago, Illinois to share and discuss their respective cost synergy analyses and estimated operational synergies from a potential combination of the two companies. At this meeting, the management teams also discussed and agreed on the importance of comprehensive IT systems diligence and on reaching agreement with respect to an IT systems integration plan for the potential business combination.

        On June 11, 2019, Mr. Holthaus spoke by telephone with representatives from Morgan Stanley about participating in a presentation to the WillScot Board regarding certain financial and operational measures and synergy analyses relating to a possible combination with Mobile Mini. On this same day, Mr. Soultz hosted a telephonic meeting with Mr. Miner and certain senior members of each company's IT management teams relating to an assessment of each company's IT systems and the potential risks and benefits to an IT systems integration. Following this call, on June 13, 2019, the chief information officers of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini met in person and proceeded to conduct systems evaluations of their respective IT platforms over the following weeks.

        On June 18, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting, following its annual stockholders meeting, during which members of WillScot management reported on the status of discussions with Mobile Mini and certain other potential strategic opportunities. Representatives of Morgan Stanley provided an analysis of a potential combination with Mobile Mini, including an overview of Mobile Mini's business and financial performance, potential synergies and value creation opportunities from a potential combination, valuation analyses assuming an all-stock transaction, governance matters, and proposed next steps. Following the meeting and with the support of the WillScot Board, on June 19, 2019, Messrs. Soultz and Miner discussed arranging a management meeting in July. On June 24, 2019, Mr. Holthaus spoke by telephone with Mr. Olsson about the feasibility and strategic rationale of a potential combination between WillScot and Mobile Mini and potential next steps to further analyze and evaluate potential synergies.

        On July 12, 2019, members of the WillScot and Mobile Mini management teams held a follow-up meeting in Denver, Colorado to refine their respective analyses of the potential cost synergies from a business combination between the two companies and to discuss the results from the IT systems evaluation and related discussions in June 2019. As a result of the preliminary cost synergy discussions and evaluation, each party identified different ranges for the potential cost synergy opportunity from a business combination, driven in part by the different operating structures of each company's respective lines of business, including Mobile Mini's branch operating network for the portable storage business, which Mobile Mini's senior management believes is key to the ongoing success of such business.

        On July 18, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting, during which it received an update from WillScot management on certain potential strategic opportunities for the company, including a potential transaction with Mobile Mini and details on the initial communications regarding potential cost synergies between the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini at the July 12 meeting. The WillScot Board further discussed various business, valuation and economic considerations relating to a potential transaction between WillScot and Mobile Mini.

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        On July 22, 2019, Messrs. Olsson, Williams and Welch met with representatives of The Donerail Group ("Donerail") in Phoenix, Arizona, at Donerail's request. At the meeting, the representatives of Donerail represented that they had recently become a large stockholder of Mobile Mini. After reviewing various possible strategic options Mobile Mini had, they recommended that Mobile Mini explore a transaction with WillScot and offered to help with financing should Mobile Mini wish to acquire WillScot. Following Donerail's presentation, Messrs. Olsson, Williams and Welch thanked the Donerail representatives for sharing their perspectives and noted that Mobile Mini is always receptive to hearing ideas and perspectives from its stockholders. The representatives from Donerail expressed their strong support for Mobile Mini management and the company's operational achievements and asked to have a continuing dialogue.

        At a regularly scheduled Mobile Mini Board meeting on July 24, 2019, Mobile Mini management presented its preliminary findings from the meetings between the WillScot and Mobile Mini management teams, including the differences between the two companies' initial cost synergy estimates and operational structures, specifically with respect to Mobile Mini's branch operations in its storage business. Mobile Mini management also discussed other challenges and risks in a business combination with WillScot, including that, in the opinion of Mobile Mini's management, Mobile Mini was more advanced in the adoption and implementation of technology such that aligning the two companies' processes and information technology systems could require significant investment and could involve certain operational risk, and that the work to date had not encompassed identifying the potential revenue opportunities from being able to serve each other's customers. Following a lengthy discussion, the Mobile Mini Board instructed Mobile Mini management to prioritize its efforts on one of the strategic transactions that Mobile Mini had previously identified as opportunities for growth within the company's current business lines and geographic footprint. On July 24, 2019, Mr. Olsson telephoned Mr. Holthaus to inform him that Mobile Mini was ceasing discussions due to the differences in the companies' initial synergy estimates and operating structures.

        On July 31, 2019, representatives of Donerail spoke with Messrs. Olsson, Williams and Welch by phone to review Mobile Mini's recently announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. The Donerail representatives applauded Mobile Mini's quarterly results and again proposed the company explore a transaction with WillScot. The Mobile Mini management team members noted, however, that based upon the work completed to that date, they and the Mobile Mini Board were not convinced of the strategic rationale for, and benefits for Mobile Mini stockholders from, a business combination with WillScot. The Donerail representatives raised other potential transactions and urged Mobile Mini to consider large transactions.

        On August 1, 2019, Messrs. Olsson, Williams and Welch met with representatives of Elliott Management Corporation ("Elliott") in Phoenix, Arizona, at Elliott's request. At the meeting, the representatives of Elliott represented that they had recently become a larger stockholder of Mobile Mini. They voiced their support for Mobile Mini's operational performance but articulated their concerns with Mobile Mini's historical stock performance and advocated that Mobile Mini explore a potential combination with WillScot. Following Elliott's presentation, Messrs. Olsson, Williams and Welch thanked the Elliot representatives for sharing their thoughts and noted that Mobile Mini is always receptive to hearing ideas and perspectives from its stockholders.

        Throughout the summer and fall of 2019, Mobile Mini met with various stockholders as a part of its regular stockholder outreach activities, including through individual meetings and investor conferences. Despite Mobile Mini's ongoing positive financial results, Mobile Mini management received feedback from several Mobile Mini stockholders that the trading price of Mobile Mini Common Stock was not reacting to such results due, in part, to a lack of a larger financial scale and growth prospects. Additionally, during the first three fiscal quarters of 2019, Mobile Mini's managed services offering, which bundles multiple products (including mobile offices, fencing, toilets and other products) with its core container and ground level office products, continued to grow significantly and

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Mobile Mini management recognized that total job site servicing was becoming important for many of Mobile Mini's customers.

        As Mobile Mini management discussed the stockholder feedback and evolution of customer needs, Mobile Mini management recognized that a potential combination with WillScot could provide scale and growth opportunities that could benefit Mobile Mini stockholders. Since the differences between Mobile Mini's and WillScot's estimated ranges of potential cost synergies following the July meeting had been driven in part by the companies' different operating structures across their respective lines of business, after discussion with Mr. Olsson, Mr. Williams reached out to Mr. Holthaus on August 12, 2019 to discuss the importance of Mobile Mini's branch operating network. The conclusion of the discussion was that the parties should meet in person to discuss again a potential business combination.

        Despite active engagement throughout the summer and continuing into the fall of 2019 with each of the counterparties to the two transactions which Mobile Mini had identified as opportunities for growth within the company's current business lines and geographic footprint, Mobile Mini was unsuccessful in reaching a definitive agreement with respect to either transaction. For one of the proposed transactions, Mobile Mini was unwilling to pay the cash price that the successful bidder ultimately agreed to pay having concluded that such a price was not in the best interests of Mobile Mini stockholders. With respect to the other proposed transaction, despite extensive engagement and numerous bids, discussions stalled in the fall of 2019 after Mobile Mini and the counterparty in such proposed transaction were unable to reach agreement on price, structure and terms for an executable agreement, and no transaction was ultimately announced by the counterparty.

        In response to uncertainties surrounding the transactions Mobile Mini was evaluating, including a potential business combination with WillScot, Mobile Mini decided to undertake a strategic review.

        On August 29, 2019 and September 9, 2019, the WillScot Special Committee held meetings with representatives of RLF and certain members of WillScot management in attendance to discuss updates with respect to certain potential strategic acquisition opportunities available to WillScot, including a potential combination with Mobile Mini, among others, and whether, and under what terms, such opportunities could be in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders at such time. The WillScot Special Committee engaged in strategic discussions relating to the various potential acquisition opportunities and, consistent with WillScot's ongoing growth strategy, determined to continue to pursue several of the potential opportunities.

        On September 11, 2019, Reuters published a report that Donerail was pushing Mobile Mini to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale.

        Beginning in September 2019, as Mobile Mini engaged with WillScot on a possible transaction, the Mobile Mini Board dissolved the Finance Committee and Mobile Mini management began holding regular update calls and meetings with the Mobile Mini Board to review various aspects of the potential transaction, including discussions, analysis, governance, process and potential value to Mobile Mini stockholders. Between September 2019 and the signing of the Merger Agreement in March 2020, Mobile Mini management held ten update calls with the Mobile Mini Board, in addition to the meetings of the Mobile Mini Board described below.

        From September to December 2019, members of the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini, as well as representatives of Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Goldman Sachs, continued to discuss a potential combination and the process for continuing to evaluate such combination. Throughout this period, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson regularly discussed the potential cost synergies and overall feasibility of a potential combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini, as well as the terms of such potential combination, including details around the potential synergies of a combination, the potential exchange ratio in a stock-for-stock transaction, a range of corporate governance and organizational matters for the Combined Company, mutual due diligence, and structure and preparation of transaction documentation. Mr. Holthaus continued to provide periodic updates to the WillScot Special Committee

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and the WillScot Board and their respective legal and other advisors, from time to time, regarding the transaction discussions, terms and status. Mr. Holthaus also spoke by telephone with representatives of the TDR Parties about certain transaction matters pertaining to the TDR Parties and their views on the transaction.

        Following Mr. Williams' August 12, 2019 conversation with Mr. Holthaus, on September 12, 2019, Messrs. Olsson and Williams met in New York, New York with Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz to discuss the companies' respective operating structures across their respective lines of business and potential cross-selling opportunities, align WillScot's and Mobile Mini's analyses of cost and operational synergies from a business combination, and further explore the possibility of a business combination. During the meeting, Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz agreed with Mobile Mini's views on the importance of leveraging Mobile Mini's branch operating network in any potential transaction. Following the meeting, Mr. Holthaus informed Mr. Olsson that WillScot remained interested in a business combination with Mobile Mini and that, subject to consultation and authorization from the WillScot Board, WillScot intended to send a letter to Mobile Mini communicating a specific proposal for a business combination. Mr. Olsson's assessment of the discussions at the meeting was that WillScot would be willing to pay a premium relative to Mobile Mini's then-current stock price. The parties agreed to jointly engage a third party to conduct a "clean room" analysis of the job sites where each company had units on rent (by product) in order to assist each company with its own evaluation of the business combination. This analysis was later performed by Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton"), as discussed below.

        Later that same day, Messrs. Olsson and Williams again met with representatives of Elliott in New York, New York, at Elliott's request. The Elliott representatives reiterated their views regarding the potential for substantial value creation for Mobile Mini's stockholders in a business combination with WillScot and provided their perspectives on the incremental revenue opportunities from the unmet needs of customers served by only one of the two companies as well as the potential cost synergies in such a transaction.

        On September 13, 2019 and September 14, 2019, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson spoke by telephone and further discussed the potential business combination. Mr. Olsson indicated that Mobile Mini was willing to further discuss a potential combination.

        On September 16, 2019, the WillScot Special Committee held a meeting with representatives of RLF and certain members of WillScot management to discuss the potential combination with Mobile Mini and other strategic opportunities, including whether there was an opportunity to realize WillScot's interest in expanding into the portable storage market through submitting an offer to combine with Mobile Mini, particularly in light of the publication of a press report on September 11, 2019 that one of Mobile Mini's stockholders was pushing Mobile Mini to explore a sale of the company. The WillScot Special Committee discussed the possibility that WillScot would submit to Mobile Mini a non-binding offer to acquire Mobile Mini and considered the potential timeline for a response from Mobile Mini to such possible offer.

        On September 18, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting with representatives of Morgan Stanley and Allen & Overy in attendance, during which it received an update from Mr. Holthaus and WillScot management regarding the potential business combination with Mobile Mini. Representatives of Morgan Stanley provided a preliminary overview of the proposed combination, including, among other things, the strategic rationale, anticipated synergies, valuation metrics and proposed terms of an offer to Mobile Mini. Representatives of Allen & Overy discussed with the WillScot Board various legal considerations in connection with considering a potential transaction with Mobile Mini. Following discussions among the directors and with WillScot's advisors and deliberation by the WillScot Board, the WillScot Board authorized Mr. Holthaus, on behalf of WillScot, to submit a non-binding offer to the Mobile Mini Board proposing a stock-for-stock transaction structure under which WillScot would acquire all outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock at an exchange ratio of 2.324 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, reflecting a value of

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$37.00 per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, based upon the $15.92 per share closing price of WillScot Class A Common Stock on September 17, 2019.

        Later that day, as authorized by the WillScot Board, Mr. Holthaus sent the Mobile Mini Board a proposal, subject to confirmatory due diligence, to acquire 100% of the Mobile Mini Common Stock at a fixed exchange ratio of 2.324 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock. WillScot equated its proposal to a premium of 15.1% to the closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock on September 9, 2019, the last trading day prior to the publication of the press report on September 11, 2019 that one of Mobile Mini's stockholders was pushing Mobile Mini to explore a sale, and a premium of 20% to the 20-day volume weighted average price of Mobile Mini Common Stock from August 12, 2019 to September 9, 2019. The proposal also offered for up to 20% of the merger consideration to be in cash.

        As negotiations with WillScot progressed throughout the fall, Mobile Mini continued to engage extensively with various other stockholders, some of whom expressed a preference for Mobile Mini to continue to pursue its standalone business. Representatives of Elliott also engaged more frequently with Mobile Mini management during this period, including through letters sent on September 24, 2019 and September 30, 2019, both of which advocated for a merger with WillScot in lieu of an alternative transaction that Mobile Mini was rumored to be pursuing at the time. In support of its letters, Elliott provided Mobile Mini with a report from a leading independent consulting firm evaluating the strategic benefits and synergy opportunities from a combination with WillScot. Similarly, representatives of Donerail also continued to engage with Mobile Mini, including through a letter dated September 25, 2019 which described a combination with WillScot as one of the most attractive deals Donerail has ever seen and characterized it as a once in a generation transformational opportunity to create value that is superior to an alternative transaction that Mobile Mini might be pursuing. Donerail's position was that even a zero-premium merger could deliver superior risk-weighted value than any other alternative that Donerail had analyzed.

        As previously announced on May 6, 2019, effective October 1, 2019, Mr. Olsson retired as CEO of Mobile Mini and assumed the position of Chairman of the Mobile Mini Board. Mr. Williams succeeded Mr. Olsson as President and CEO of Mobile Mini.

        On October 1, 2019, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting attended by Mobile Mini's senior management and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk. At the meeting, Mobile Mini management presented the company's third quarter financials for 2019. Following the Mobile Mini Board's discussion of the company's results, a representative of Davis Polk discussed the Mobile Mini Board's fiduciary duties and other legal considerations with respect to the various strategic alternatives that the Mobile Mini Board was considering.

        Mobile Mini management provided the Mobile Mini Board with its assessment of the strategic rationale, considerations and synergy opportunity of various strategic alternatives relative to Mobile Mini's standalone business. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs then jointly presented their assessments of Mobile Mini's strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of Mobile Mini to either a strategic or private equity buyer, WillScot's business combination proposal, Mobile Mini's ongoing pursuit of a strategic acquisition of a business within Mobile Mini's current business lines and geographic footprint, the divestiture of certain business units (whether alone or in combination with a strategic acquisition) and the continued operation of Mobile Mini as a standalone business (including the possibility of incremental stock buybacks). After careful review and discussion by the directors, both among themselves and with the members of Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk, the Mobile Mini Board instructed Mobile Mini management and its advisors to engage with WillScot to understand the synergy assumptions underlying its proposal, its proposal for the governance of the Combined Company, the anticipated role that the TDR Parties (as WillScot's largest stockholder) would play in the Combined Company, and WillScot's anticipated timeline and due diligence plan. The Mobile Mini Board also remained supportive of management and

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its advisors continuing to pursue the strategic acquisition of a business within Mobile Mini's current business lines and geographic footprint.

        On October 3, 2019, Mobile Mini sent a letter to WillScot. In the letter, Mobile Mini acknowledged receipt of WillScot's September 18, 2019 proposal but did not respond to such proposal and instead requested clarification on WillScot's assumed synergies, including the timing to achieve the run-rate synergies and associated costs to achieve such synergies; financial assumptions, including anticipated pro forma EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA ratio; valuation methodology; and the proposed governance of the Combined Company, including the proposed board of directors and management of the Combined Company, the rights and restrictions applicable to the TDR Parties following a business combination, the treatment of WillScot's dual-class stock structure, and the plan to address any potential impact on the Combined Company of WillScot's disclosed risks relating to the TDR Margin Loan. The October 3, 2019 letter also requested that the two companies' legal advisors undertake an assessment of execution risks and a transaction timetable.

        On October 8, 2019 and October 9, 2019, following consultation with the WillScot Board, representatives of Morgan Stanley, at the direction of WillScot, responded to Mobile Mini's October 3, 2019 letter by sending reciprocal transaction-related questions to Mobile Mini, including, among other things, requests for certain non-public information from Mobile Mini, including revenue and EBITDA forecasts relative to analyst estimates, segment revenue and EBITDA forecasts, various key performance indicators and other financial metrics, capital spending plans, future net debt estimates and potential debt breakage costs. However, Mobile Mini indicated that it believed that it was premature to be sharing this non-public information, preferring instead to continue discussions based upon the information then available to the parties.

        On October 16, 2019, Mobile Mini's and WillScot's Chairmen and CEOs, WillScot's CFO and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley met in New York, New York to discuss the strategic rationale of a potential combination of the two companies, the potential synergies therefrom and the matters raised in Mobile Mini's October 3, 2019 letter. At the meeting, at the request of WillScot management, Morgan Stanley also shared its preliminary financial analyses of the proposed transaction. At the conclusion of the meeting, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs informed the WillScot representatives that they were not prepared to recommend WillScot's initial proposed exchange ratio to the Mobile Mini Board. In response, Mr. Holthaus acknowledged that, subject to consultation with and authorization from the WillScot Board, as well as consultation with the WillScot management team and the company's advisors and receipt of any additional information deemed to be required by WillScot, WillScot would provide a revised proposal. On the same day, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson met separately to discuss certain corporate governance matters of the Combined Company, including the rights and obligations of the TDR Parties in the Combined Company, as well as other items raised in Mobile Mini's October 3, 2019 letter.

        On October 24, 2019, Messrs. Soultz and Williams discussed by telephone the merits of the potential transaction, including cost synergies, and certain other transaction considerations, including field operating structure and IT systems. On that same day, Mr. Olsson met in London, England with Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson, representatives of the TDR Parties, to discuss the potential transaction. At the meeting, the participants discussed, among other things, the respective parties' views on synergies, governance structure and the importance of beginning the third party "clean room" analysis in order to assist each company with its own evaluation of the potential business combination.

        As previously agreed in September 2019, the parties jointly engaged Grant Thornton to conduct the customer-job site analysis, which engagement was formalized in an engagement letter dated October 25, 2019. In order to facilitate the analysis, the parties concurrently entered into a clean team agreement with Grant Thornton pursuant to which only permitted representatives of Grant Thornton were given access to competitively sensitive information regarding certain financial, management and operational aspects of the other party's business. Throughout November and December 2019, Grant

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Thornton undertook an analysis of the customer delivery sites where each company had units on rent (by product) as of a single date. Each party used this analysis to generate its own view of customer needs at each site for the other party's products.

        Concurrent with the discussions between WillScot's and Mobile Mini's management teams in October 2019, representatives of Morgan Stanley, Allen & Overy, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk assisted the companies in undertaking an assessment of execution risks and preparing a proposed transaction timetable.

        On October 25, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting with certain members of WillScot management in attendance, at which the WillScot Board engaged in a detailed discussion of a number of potential strategic acquisitions and other opportunities available to WillScot, including a potential refinancing of the company. Members of the WillScot Board asked questions of management and discussed amongst themselves.

        In response to a request of the Mobile Mini Board, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs evaluated an alternative transaction structure in which WillScot would be acquired by Mobile Mini and, on November 5, 2019, discussed the results of such analysis with Mobile Mini management. Representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Mobile Mini management discussed, among other things, Mobile Mini's balance sheet capacity to finance the cash portion of such an offer, the transaction premium that WillScot may expect its stockholders to receive and dilution to Mobile Mini stockholders in the event outside capital would be necessary to fund the cash component of an offer. Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs then discussed the identified challenges to such a transaction structure, including that WillScot's existing leverage levels would constrain the ability of the Combined Company to incur debt to pay cash consideration to WillScot stockholders; that WillScot may expect a higher change of control premium than may be expected in an all-stock merger structure; and that third party capital would only be available at dilutive terms and pricing to Mobile Mini. As a result of such discussions, Mobile Mini management determined that, although theoretically feasible, an acquisition of WillScot by Mobile Mini would be unlikely to result in the best economic impact for Mobile Mini stockholders compared to other structures for a combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini. Mobile Mini management conveyed these conclusions to the Mobile Mini Board during the following Mobile Mini Board update call.

        On November 8, 2019, Mr. Williams met with Mr. Lindsay in London, England in regards to the proposed transaction. During the meeting, they discussed the merits of the potential transaction and potential governance structure of the Combined Company.

        Also on November 8 2019, Mr. Holthaus contacted Mr. Olsson to request an exchange of certain non-public information, including internal projections between WillScot and Mobile Mini so that the WillScot Board could provide a revised exchange ratio. Mr. Olsson declined to exchange internal projections, and communicated Mobile Mini's view that any revised exchange ratio should be prepared based on publicly available information and the discussions to date. During such call, Mr. Holthaus also discussed WillScot's views on management structure, transaction value and other transaction considerations.

        On November 14, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting to discuss the potential transaction with Mobile Mini, including public reports that certain Mobile Mini stockholders were pushing Mobile Mini for a combination between WillScot and Mobile Mini. Representatives of Morgan Stanley reviewed the status of the potential transaction with the WillScot Board, including the strategic rationale, corporate governance considerations, potential synergy opportunities, the potential exchange ratio and related economics, potential transaction risks, and proposed next steps for the WillScot Board to consider.

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        On November 14, 2019, Elliott filed a Schedule 13F with the SEC confirming it beneficially owned approximately two million shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock (representing approximately 4.5% of the then-outstanding Mobile Mini Common Stock).

        On November 15, 2019, as authorized by the WillScot Board, WillScot executed an engagement letter with Morgan Stanley for Morgan Stanley to formally act as a financial advisor to WillScot in connection with a possible combination with Mobile Mini.

        On November 18, 2019 and November 19, 2019, Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs discussed WillScot's September 18, 2019 proposal and deal valuation in light of Mobile Mini's strong financial performance during the third fiscal quarter of 2019 and a material increase in the trading price of WillScot Class A Common Stock at the end of the prior week. On these same two days, Messrs. Olsson and Williams each met separately with Mr. Soultz in Phoenix, Arizona. During both meetings, the parties discussed, among other things, finalizing the approach to cost synergies, the operating structure of the Combined Company, a potential combined IT system and the location of the Combined Company's headquarters.

        Following these meetings, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs spoke with representatives of Morgan Stanley and reiterated that, while discussions to date had been productive, neither would recommend to Mobile Mini that it exchange financial forecast information with WillScot until Mobile Mini received an increased exchange ratio offer from WillScot.

        On November 20, 2019, Mr. Olsson spoke with Mr. Holthaus and agreed to give WillScot a general sense of Mobile Mini management forecasts as compared to analyst expectations in order to enable WillScot to consider an increase to its exchange ratio offer.

        As a result of these discussions, Mr. Williams called Mr. Holthaus on November 24, 2019 to discuss Mobile Mini's view of WillScot's proposal and to request a revised proposal reflecting the discussions between Mobile Mini management and WillScot management and information provided by Mobile Mini management since WillScot's initial proposal on September 18, 2019. At the end of their discussion, Mr. Holthaus stated that, assuming that Mobile Mini could give WillScot context around its projected fiscal year 2019 and 2020 performance, and subject to the review and approval of the WillScot Board, WillScot would send an updated and enhanced proposal to Mobile Mini and endeavor to send such proposal in advance of Mobile Mini's next regularly scheduled Board meeting on December 11, 2019.

        On November 25, 2019, members of Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs held a conference call with members of WillScot management and representatives of Morgan Stanley. Mobile Mini management reviewed its "Evergreen Model" (which reflected operations driving revenue and EBITDA growth while driving significant returns for Mobile Mini stockholders), analyst expectations for fiscal year 2019 and 2020, including with respect to revenue, margins, net capital expenditures, free cash flow, EBITDA, leverage and return on capital employed, and whether Mobile Mini management forecasted at such time that it would meet, exceed or fall short of such analyst expectations. Later that day, Mr. Holthaus met with Mr. Williams to continue discussions around various aspects of the potential combination, including executive succession planning and related matters and potential roles for current members of the board of directors and management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini with the Combined Company.

        On December 2, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting and received an update on the potential combination with Mobile Mini. Representatives of Morgan Stanley provided a preliminary overview of the key considerations of the transaction, including anticipated synergies based upon information provided by the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini, the proposed exchange ratio and rationale for a revised offer. Following deliberation about these considerations and a series of questions and answers among the members of the WillScot Board and representatives of Morgan Stanley, the WillScot Board authorized Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz to submit a non-binding offer of $40.00 per

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share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, based on a fixed exchange ratio of 2.251 and subject to confirmatory due diligence.

        On December 4, 2019, pursuant to the authorization of the WillScot Board, WillScot sent a letter containing a revised proposal to Mobile Mini. The letter proposed an all-stock merger at a fixed exchange rate of 2.251 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, in contrast to the fixed exchange ratio of 2.324 shares in WillScot's September 18, 2019 proposal. WillScot valued its revised proposal at $40.00 per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock based upon the closing price of WillScot Class A Common Stock of $17.77 on December 4, 2019, which WillScot equated to a 24% premium to the unaffected closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock on September 9, 2019. The letter indicated that Mobile Mini stockholders would own approximately 45% of the Combined Company, as calculated on the date thereof. The letter also included certain proposals with respect to the governance of the Combined Company, including that the number of directors serving on the Combined Company Board would be proportional to the respective ownership of the Combined Company by WillScot and Mobile Mini stockholders, with Mr. Olsson serving as Chairman and Mr. Holthaus serving as Lead Independent Director, and that senior management of the Combined Company would be comprised of Mr. Soultz as CEO, Mr. Williams as COO and Mr. Boswell as CFO. The proposal was expressly conditioned on agreement on all material economic and governance terms as well as the scope of diligence and related timetable by December 20, 2019, with an expectation that a definitive agreement would be announced early in 2020.

        On December 11, 2019, the Mobile Mini Board held a regularly scheduled meeting during which Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs provided an update on the strategic alternatives discussed at the October 1, 2019 meeting. Mr. Williams led the directors through a discussion of management's perspectives on Mobile Mini's strategic alternatives. He noted that Mobile Mini's efforts throughout the year to complete a strategic acquisition within its existing business lines and geographic footprint had been unsuccessful and that, in his view and the view of the management team, it was no longer advisable to prioritize that initiative given the outlook from the protracted discussions with the one remaining entity identified as a potential acquisition target. Mr. Williams then focused on the merits of a business combination with WillScot relative to continuing to pursue the company's standalone business plan, alone or in combination with possible divestitures. Mr. Williams informed the Mobile Mini Board that, in his view and the view of the senior management team, Mobile Mini should explore a business combination with WillScot but only on terms that would be value accretive for Mobile Mini stockholders, including the preservation of Mobile Mini's operating model within the Combined Company. In that regard, Mr. Williams noted that the competitive landscape was evolving and that scale was becoming increasingly beneficial. Mr. Williams advised the Mobile Mini Board that he and the rest of the senior management team had concluded that there was a compelling rationale for a combination with WillScot given the expected strategic, operational and financial benefits from the transaction, including greater scale and reach across portable storage and modular space offerings that would produce a unique operating model; complementary offerings that would provide significant cross-selling opportunities in addition to demonstrable cost synergies; a diversified end-market mix which would enhance the company's customer base; and a Combined Company with a strong revenue growth trajectory, rapid deleveraging capability through superior cash flow conversion and synergy benefit, and a healthy capital allocation balance. Mr. Williams and the senior management team also reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board the results of their ongoing cost and revenue synergy evaluations.

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Goldman Sachs also reviewed in detail with the Mobile Mini Board WillScot's December 4, 2019 proposal, both on its own merits and by comparison to WillScot's September 18, 2019 proposal, noting in particular the pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders implied in each proposal and the evolution in WillScot's position with respect to the expected management and the size of the Combined Company Board. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs also presented certain preliminary comparisons, based upon Mobile Mini management's projections and then-current assumptions as to the amount of cost synergies, of the relative value creation opportunity for Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders, and reviewed certain unresolved matters regarding the expected governance of the Combined Company and the expected rights and obligations of the TDR Parties in the Combined Company. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs also provided the Mobile Mini Board with an analysis of the implied relative contributions of WillScot and Mobile Mini to the Combined Company using certain actual and estimated future financial metrics, including market capitalization, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and discounted cash flow.

        At the December 11, 2019 meeting of the Mobile Mini Board, a representative of Davis Polk also reviewed the terms of WillScot's December 4, 2019 proposal and certain issues to be considered in evaluating the proposal, including the implications of the TDR Parties (as WillScot's largest stockholder) having a significant ownership stake in the Combined Company; the implications of WillScot's dual-class stock structure which resulted from an approximately 9% equity interest held by the TDR Parties in WSHC, a subsidiary of WillScot; various requirements that could be proposed to address any potential impact of the TDR Parties' ownership position in the Combined Company on the other stockholders of the Combined Company; the stockholder and regulatory approval requirements of a transaction with WillScot and the possibility for the TDR Parties and WillScot management to provide the WillScot stockholder approval by written consent in connection with the signing of a definitive agreement; the implications of the combination on the debt capital structures of each company; the implications for the Combined Company from WillScot's disclosures of risks to its debt capital structure arising from the TDR Margin Loan; and various matters to be considered in structuring the governance of the Combined Company.

        Following a lengthy discussion on such matters, the Mobile Mini Board decided to pursue a business combination with WillScot, but only on terms that the Mobile Mini Board viewed as being in the best interests of Mobile Mini's stockholders. In that regard, the Mobile Mini Board identified various matters as important considerations for any transaction including the following: the exchange ratio and implied pro forma ownership of the Combined Company; board size and management composition of the Combined Company; protecting the branch operating network and various other aspects of Mobile Mini's operating structure that Mobile Mini's senior management believed were key to the ongoing success of Mobile Mini's portable storage business; Phoenix, Arizona being the headquarters of the Combined Company due to the lower operating costs of that location relative to WillScot's Baltimore, Maryland headquarters; preserving Mobile Mini's SAP technology platform due to senior management's view that Mobile Mini was more advanced in its use of technology in its operations which could be used to advantage WillScot's business; eliminating WillScot's dual-class stock structure from the Combined Company; and ensuring the Combined Company and its stockholders were not subject to material risks associated with having a single large stockholder in the Combined Company. The Mobile Mini Board determined to reconvene on December 13, 2019 to discuss an appropriate counterproposal to WillScot.

        At the December 13, 2019 meeting of the Mobile Mini Board, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs presented two illustrative proposals for a possible business combination between WillScot and Mobile Mini and an illustrative value creation analysis to facilitate discussion of certain considerations in negotiating the terms of a transaction. The two illustrative proposals reflected exchange ratios of 2.50 and 2.40 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and varied Combined Company leadership so that the Mobile Mini Board could evaluate the potential trade-offs between the exchange ratio, including the relative value creation

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opportunity for Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders, and senior management of the Combined Company. In particular, the Mobile Mini Board had previously emphasized that any such transaction must provide for Mr. Williams to be CEO of the Combined Company. The 2.50 exchange ratio approximated the point at which the relative value creation opportunity for WillScot's stockholders was assessed to cross from positive to negative based on Barclays' and Goldman Sachs' evaluation of Mobile Mini management's projections and then-current assumptions as to the amount of cost synergies.

        After a lengthy discussion among the directors, Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs, the Mobile Mini Board determined to prioritize the exchange ratio so long as other aspects of the transaction adequately addressed the Mobile Mini Board's concerns underlying the other considerations the Mobile Mini Board had previously identified as important considerations in any transaction with WillScot. Following that determination, the Mobile Mini Board approved a counterproposal to WillScot with a fixed exchange ratio of 2.50 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, implying that 47.6% of the Combined Company would be owned by Mobile Mini stockholders. The counterproposal accepted that Mr. Soultz would be the initial CEO of the Combined Company and that Mr. Williams would be President and COO of the Combined Company, but provided that Mr. Williams would succeed Mr. Soultz as CEO within 18 months of the closing of the transaction. The counterproposal also provided for an 11 member board of directors of the Combined Company, consisting of six members of the existing WillScot Board (including Mr. Soultz and two nominees chosen by the TDR Parties) and five members of the existing Mobile Mini Board (including Mr. Williams and Mr. Olsson, as Chairman). The counterproposal specified Phoenix, Arizona as the corporate headquarters of the Combined Company. The counterproposal contained various restrictions on the TDR Parties with respect to their ownership of the Combined Company, including an indefinite standstill, vote neutralization above 15% ownership of the total outstanding WillScot Common Stock, a one-year lock-up and restrictions on the timing, manner and amount of sales thereafter, a phase down of the TDR Parties' nominees on the Combined Company Board commensurate with their collective ownership position, the elimination of WillScot's dual-class stock structure, the TDR Parties' pre-emptive rights and potential risks to the Combined Company's capital structure due to the TDR Margin Loan.

        On December 15, 2019, at the instruction of the Mobile Mini Board, Barclays and Goldman Sachs delivered to Morgan Stanley a short-form term sheet reflecting the counterproposal as approved by the Mobile Mini Board at the December 13, 2019 meeting. On the same day, at the direction of the Mobile Mini Board and the WillScot Board, respectively, representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley held several telephone conferences during which they discussed a possible combination and agreed to exchange preliminary financial projections.

        On December 17, 2019, members of the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini, as well as representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, met in person in Atlanta, Georgia to review and discuss both companies' preliminary financial projections and assumptions, which had been exchanged on December 16, 2019.

        On December 19, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting with representatives of Allen & Overy and Morgan Stanley in attendance and discussed various issues relating to Mobile Mini's December 15, 2019 term sheet and potential responses by WillScot, including the corporate governance structure of the Combined Company, management team succession planning and composition and the rights and obligations of the TDR Parties. Representatives of Allen & Overy discussed with the WillScot Board the role of the WillScot Special Committee and certain other legal considerations relating to the potential transaction with Mobile Mini. Following a lengthy discussion and at the direction of the WillScot Board, WillScot sent Mobile Mini a revised term sheet proposing a fixed exchange ratio of 2.35 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, representing an implied pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders

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of 45.9%. WillScot proposed that the senior management team of the Combined Company consist of Mr. Soultz as CEO, Mr. Williams as COO (with a two-year retention package, including a predetermined buyout if he does not become CEO or named by the board as imminent CEO within 24 months) and Mr. Boswell as CFO. WillScot also proposed a Combined Company Board of 10 directors, consisting of six members of WillScot's existing board (including Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz and two nominees chosen by the TDR Parties) and four members of the existing Mobile Mini Board (including Messrs. Olsson and Williams), with Mr. Olsson to serve as Chairman and Mr. Holthaus to serve as Lead Independent Director. WillScot also proposed a reciprocal break-up fee of 5.5% of the equity value of each company payable by such company if the proposed transaction failed to be completed in certain circumstances. On behalf of the TDR Parties and following input from the TDR Parties and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, their legal advisor ("K&E"), WillScot also provided responses to items relating to the rights and obligations of the TDR Parties proposed in Mobile Mini's December 15, 2019 term sheet. WillScot's December 19, 2019 proposal accepted Mobile Mini's proposal that the TDR Parties be bound by a standstill and waive their pre-emptive rights with respect to any new issuances of WillScot Class A Common Stock and that WillScot's dual-class stock structure be collapsed in the transaction. However, WillScot's proposal indicated that the TDR Parties were not prepared to agree to any neutralization of their voting rights in the Combined Company and that the TDR Parties were prepared to agree to a six-month lockup. Additionally, the December 19, 2019 proposal included, a row, among others, entitled "Margin Loan," which reflected Mobile Mini's December 15, 2019 proposal that the risk to the capital structure was to be addressed and WillScot's response of "n/a." Later that same day, representatives of Morgan Stanley notified representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs by telephone that they understood the December 19, 2019 proposal represented WillScot's final offer.

        On December 20, 2019, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson discussed WillScot's December 19, 2019 proposal by telephone. On this call, Mr. Holthaus offered, in the interest of time, to arrange a visit to Mobile Mini's headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona with Messrs. Soultz and Boswell to meet with the Mobile Mini Board to discuss the proposal at the next meeting of the Mobile Mini Board, which had been previously scheduled for December 23, 2019. Mobile Mini declined Mr. Holthaus' offer and indicated that members of the Mobile Mini Board were unable to assemble on such short notice.

        On December 23, 2019, the Mobile Mini Board met with Mobile Mini management, with representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk in attendance. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs led a discussion regarding their latest valuation work based upon the management projections exchanged between WillScot and Mobile Mini subsequent to the December 13, 2019 meeting of the Mobile Mini Board, and the cost synergies assumed by Mobile Mini management, including a revised analysis of the relative value creation opportunity for each of the Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders and a revised analysis of the implied relative contributions of WillScot and Mobile Mini to the Combined Company using certain actual and estimated future financial metrics, including market capitalization, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and discounted cash flow. In addition, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board WillScot's December 19, 2019 proposal and various potential responses and alternatives available to Mobile Mini. After discussions among the directors and with management and its legal and financial advisors, the Mobile Mini Board instructed Mobile Mini management and its legal and financial advisors to negotiate a transaction with WillScot within certain specified parameters, which included an exchange ratio, board size and management composition, headquarters location, break-up fee requirements and certain restrictions on the TDR Parties.

        At the December 23, 2019 meeting, the Mobile Mini Board also determined to request a meeting with Messrs. Soultz and Boswell in order for the Mobile Mini Board to evaluate Mr. Soultz as CEO and Mr. Boswell as CFO of the Combined Company and to understand Mr. Soultz's vision for the Combined Company. Later that day, Mobile Mini delivered a letter from Mr. Olsson and Mr. Michael L. Watts, Lead Independent Director of the Mobile Mini Board, to WillScot requesting such a meeting

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be held on January 13, 2020. Shortly after delivery of the letter, Mr. Olsson called Mr. Holthaus to discuss certain aspects of a proposal that Mobile Mini would be communicating to WillScot through their respective financial advisors, including an increase in the exchange ratio, and emphasizing the importance that the proportion of WillScot and Mobile Mini designees on the Combined Company Board accurately reflect the relative ownership of the Combined Company by WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders, respectively.

        Later on December 23, 2019, Barclays and Goldman Sachs sent by e-mail to Morgan Stanley a revised term sheet reflecting Mobile Mini's counterproposal. The counterproposal called for a fixed exchange ratio of 2.375 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, representing an implied pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders of 46.2%. The counterproposal also called for Messrs. Soultz and Boswell to be CEO and CFO of the Combined Company, respectively, subject to a satisfactory meeting with the Mobile Mini Board as requested; for Mr. Williams to be President and COO of the Combined Company with a two-year retention package, including a predetermined buyout if he does not become CEO or is not named by the Combined Company Board as CEO successor within 24 months following the closing of the transaction; for the Combined Company to have an 11 member board of directors, consisting of six members of the existing WillScot Board (including Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz and two nominees chosen by the TDR Parties) and five members of the existing Mobile Mini Board (including Messrs. Olsson and Williams), with Mr. Olsson as Chairman and Mr. Holthaus as Lead Independent Director; for Phoenix, Arizona to be the headquarters of the Combined Company; and for a break-up fee of 2.5% of equity value payable by Mobile Mini, and for WillScot to deliver stockholder consents sufficient to approve the transaction immediately following the signing of definitive agreements.

        On the morning of December 24, 2019, Mobile Mini's director nomination window opened, providing Mobile Mini stockholders with 30 days to submit director nominations for consideration at Mobile Mini's 2020 annual stockholders meeting.

        On December 24, 2019, the WillScot Board held a meeting with representatives of Allen & Overy and Morgan Stanley in attendance, during which it discussed the status of the potential combination, specifically with respect to the updated term sheet sent by Mobile Mini on December 23, 2019. WillScot's advisors reported that Mobile Mini's proposed 2.375 exchange ratio was based on Mobile Mini's understanding of the terms of the existing exchange agreement between WillScot and the TDR Parties, pursuant to which the TDR Parties are permitted to exchange their shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, the calculation thereof and any rights of WillScot with respect thereto. Certain key corporate governance matters relating to the Combined Company, including the number of directors to serve on the Combined Company Board, remained outstanding. Representatives of Allen & Overy answered the WillScot Board's questions about various legal considerations in connection with revising the term sheet.

        Later that day, WillScot sent Mobile Mini a revised proposal which accepted Mobile Mini's December 23, 2019 proposal relating to the fixed exchange ratio of 2.375 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock that would result in an implied pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders of 46.2%. However, WillScot's December 24, 2019 proposal provided that the Combined Company Board would consist of 10 directors (rather than 11), which was inconsistent with a fundamental transaction parameter that the Mobile Mini Board had established at its December 23, 2019 meeting for any transaction with WillScot. WillScot's December 24, 2019 proposal also left unresolved several other aspects of Mobile Mini's December 23, 2019 proposal. After several discussions that day between Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson failed to reach a resolution, during the evening of December 24, 2019, Mr. Olsson communicated to Mr. Holthaus that Mobile Mini was terminating discussions.

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with Mr. Olsson. Thereafter, following such discussions and deliberations by the WillScot Board and the WillScot Special Committee, including with representatives of each of Allen & Overy and RLF, WillScot decided to propose to Mobile Mini the formation of a related party transactions committee of the Combined Company Board that would have equal representation from both parties and that the total Combined Company Board would be comprised of 11 members.

        Based on this discussion, on January 3, 2020, Mr. Holthaus contacted Mr. Olsson and informed him that WillScot was generally prepared to agree to certain corporate governance matters outlined in Mobile Mini's December 23, 2019 proposal, including, among other things, the structure and size of the Combined Company Board, subject to WillScot's proposal relating to the formation of a related party transactions committee; both companies seeking stockholder approval of the transaction at a meeting in lieu of WillScot stockholders approving the transaction by written consent; and a reciprocal break-up fee of 4% of the equity value of each company. After internal discussions, Mobile Mini management determined that WillScot's response was sufficient to continue further discussions with WillScot. However, at Mobile Mini's request, the parties mutually determined that, prior to moving to confirmatory due diligence and negotiating definitive agreements, WillScot and Mobile Mini should negotiate and agree on a detailed term sheet that would expand upon the matters discussed to date, as well as other matters that Mobile Mini believed needed to be negotiated before initiating other work streams that would be need to be completed prior to signing definitive agreements. Since certain points to be negotiated in the term sheet necessitated direct negotiations with the TDR Parties, Mobile Mini requested that the TDR Parties execute a joinder to the Confidentiality Agreement. The TDR Parties executed the joinder on January 7, 2020.

        Following the execution by the TDR Parties of such joinder, on January 7, 2020, Mobile Mini sent WillScot a term sheet summarizing certain material terms to be included in the merger agreement with WillScot, the charter and bylaws of the Combined Company and the stockholders' agreement to be entered into among the Combined Company and the TDR Parties, to replace the existing stockholders' agreement between WillScot and the TDR Parties. In light of the change of control clauses in the debt capital structure of the two companies, the term sheet contemplated, subject to confirmatory due diligence, that WillScot would become the Combined Company parent entity. The term sheet provided for the preparation of a business plan for the Combined Company. The term sheet also provided for the preparation of new charters for the audit, compensation, nominating and governance, and related party transactions committees of the Combined Company Board; the process by which the balance of the management team would be determined; the development of employment agreements for certain members of senior management; and the development of management compensation, retention and incentive arrangements. The term sheet proposed that any amendment of certain fundamental elements of the Combined Company governance model (including the business plan) prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting require Supermajority Approval. The term sheet provided for an exchange ratio of 2.375 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock for each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock but was silent as to the relative pro forma ownership percentage of the Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders in the Combined Company.

        On January 9, 2020, with input from the TDR Parties and K&E, WillScot management, Allen & Overy and WillScot's financial advisors discussed Mobile Mini's January 7, 2020 term sheet and WillScot responded to such term sheet by providing a markup of the term sheet which identified a number of important differences among the positions of Mobile Mini, WillScot and the TDR Parties that remained to be negotiated. Mr. Soultz also called Mr. Williams to discuss the revised term sheet and WillScot's proposed approach to the operating structure, SAP, headquarters, and governance of the Combined Company. Mobile Mini management determined to defer further negotiations of the term sheet until after the Mobile Mini Board had reviewed the status of negotiations at its forthcoming meeting on January 13, 2020.

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        On January 11, 2020, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson discussed various open term sheet items, including the location of the Combined Company's headquarters and CEO succession planning for the Combined Company, as well as the upcoming Mobile Mini Board meeting.

        On January 13, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting at which certain members of Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk were also present. Mr. Welch reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board the results of Mobile Mini's fourth quarter in 2019, including the company's outperformance of analysts' expectations for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS for such quarter. Mr. Williams then updated the Mobile Mini Board with respect to various discussions that he had with Mr. Soultz and reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board his most recent evaluation of the strategic rationale for a potential combination with WillScot. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs reviewed the revised term sheet received from WillScot on January 9, 2020 and the previous proposals and counterproposals between the companies, and then presented information regarding next steps and indicative timing, including due diligence, financing, and investor relations strategy. In anticipation of the Mobile Mini Board's meeting with WillScot's management team and Chairman, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs also reviewed areas of potential inquiries relating to the Combined Company business model, management team and board of directors, headquarters, synergies, and integration and considerations relating to the TDR Parties. Following such discussions, the Mobile Mini Board dismissed the representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk from the meeting and invited Messrs. Holthaus, Soultz and Boswell of WillScot to join the meeting. The Mobile Mini Board and senior management team met separately with Messrs. Holthaus, Soultz and Boswell for approximately two hours. Mr. Soultz discussed WillScot's recent history, strategic performance and current EBITDA bridge. Mr. Boswell discussed WillScot's approach to VAPs, growth strategy, and business opportunities. Mr. Soultz then discussed his perspectives on the Combined Company's operational strategy. Mr. Holthaus discussed WillScot's relationship with the TDR Parties and various issues involving the TDR Parties in the term sheet. The Mobile Mini Board engaged in a lengthy question and answer session with each of the three WillScot representatives.

        Following the question and answer period, the WillScot representatives left the meeting and representatives from Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk rejoined the meeting to discuss the proposed transaction with the Mobile Mini Board, including proposed management and key transaction terms. The members of the Mobile Mini Board (other than Mr. Williams, as CEO of Mobile Mini) then met in executive session and engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding the proposed leadership team of the Combined Company and the open transaction points. As a result of such discussion, the Mobile Mini Board approved management continuing to pursue a combination with WillScot so long as certain key transaction requirements were met. The Mobile Mini Board also approved of Messrs. Olsson, Watts and Williams meeting in person with representatives of WillScot and the TDR Parties in order to seek resolution to outstanding transaction points.

        On January 21, 2020, Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz, together with Messrs. Robertson and Lindsay, as representatives of the TDR Parties, met with Messrs. Olsson, Watts and Williams in Phoenix, Arizona. At such meeting, after reviewing the outstanding term sheet items, representatives from the TDR Parties, with respect to certain items specific to the TDR Parties, and WillScot stated that, subject to review and approval by the WillScot Board, and, with respect to the TDR Parties, consultation with K&E, they would consider supporting Mobile Mini's outstanding term sheet items, including the headquarters location, Mobile Mini's SAP as the Combined Company operating system, preservation of the Mobile Mini branch operating structure, an operating model to be agreed upon in the merger agreement, and various board and committee governance items. On the same day, at the direction of the WillScot Board, representatives of Morgan Stanley, and, at the direction of the Mobile Mini Board, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs held a telephone conference to review a preliminary transaction execution timeline related to the possible combination of WillScot and Mobile Mini.

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        Following the meeting on January 21, 2020, Mobile Mini sent a revised term sheet to WillScot and the TDR Parties reflecting its understanding of the points that had been agreed. Extensive negotiations among representatives of WillScot, Mobile Mini, the TDR Parties and their respective legal and financial advisors resumed thereafter.

        On the evening of January 23, 2020, the window for Mobile Mini stockholders to nominate directors for consideration at Mobile Mini's 2020 annual stockholders meeting expired.

        On January 29, following Mobile Mini's earnings call and active discussions among the WillScot Board, the WillScot Special Committee, WillScot management and representatives of the TDR Parties, Messrs. Soultz and Williams spoke to discuss key open term sheet items and the path forward in transaction discussions, including the 2.375 fixed exchange ratio, the Phoenix headquarters location and certain points relating to the rights and obligations of the TDR Parties. These negotiations and discussions led to agreement among the parties on the non-binding term sheet on January 31, 2020. Throughout, Mobile Mini management reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board the status of negotiations and discussions with WillScot at the Mobile Mini Board meetings and on various informal update calls.

        Following agreement on the January 31, 2020 term sheet, the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini, along with their respective advisors, engaged in extensive confidential due diligence of the financial, tax, accounting, operational, regulatory, legal, human resources, environmental, information technology and business affairs of WillScot and Mobile Mini. In parallel, WillScot, Mobile Mini and their respective legal advisors negotiated the definitive transaction documents, which included the Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter, the A&R Bylaws and charters of committees of the Combined Company Board. WillScot, Mobile Mini, the TDR Parties and their respective legal advisors also negotiated the Voting Agreement and Shareholders' Agreement. WillScot and Mobile Mini explored various financing alternatives before selecting a preferred financing model for which WillScot solicited competitive bids from various financial institutions, which led to the financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter. In parallel, members of the future senior management team of the Combined Company, with the assistance of their own counsel, negotiated with Mr. Holthaus and the Compensation Committee of the WillScot Board, the terms of their employment agreements to be effective upon the closing of the transaction.

        On February 4, 2020, the WillScot Board held a meeting with representatives of Allen & Overy, Morgan Stanley and RLF in attendance, during which it received an update on the potential combination with Mobile Mini and discussed the status of certain other strategic opportunities, including one that had ended on January 14, 2020 at the request of the counterparty. WillScot management reviewed with the WillScot Board the proposed next steps for the potential combination, including each of WillScot and Mobile Mini providing additional nonpublic information to the other through mutual due diligence reviews and exploring certain financing options for the combination. Also at the meeting, representatives of Morgan Stanley reviewed with the WillScot Board certain preliminary financial analyses regarding the potential combination, including the proposed exchange ratio of 2.375 and Mobile Mini's 2019 Q4 financial results and 2020 outlook. In addition, representatives of Morgan Stanley reviewed key provisions of the proposed term sheet with the WillScot Board, including terms of key employment agreements, reciprocal termination fees of 3% of each company's equity value, establishment of committees of the Combined Company and certain other matters that would be subject to Supermajority Approval. The WillScot Board evaluated and discussed certain considerations relating to the combination, including anticipated costs and benefits of the combination, the potential impact of the exchange ratio, governance of the Combined Company and regulatory approvals. The WillScot Board determined to move forward with the potential transaction on the basis of the proposed non-binding term sheet and authorized management and WillScot's advisors to proceed to the next phase of the transaction process, consisting of a mutual due diligence review and preparation and negotiation of transaction documentation, targeting a late-February or early-March announcement.

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        Also on February 4, 2020, the WillScot Special Committee held a meeting, during which it determined to formally engage RLF as its independent legal advisor in respect of the potential combination with Mobile Mini, based on the WillScot Special Committee's familiarly with RLF and RLF's experience advising special committees in connection with similar transactions, as well as its familiarity with WillScot, due to its prior engagements with the company. At the meeting, the members of the WillScot Special Committee and representatives of RLF discussed the proposed terms of the potential business combination with Mobile Mini and the consideration to be received by Mobile Mini stockholders in the potential transaction. The members of the WillScot Special Committee further discussed with the representatives of RLF the obligations of the TDR Parties under the proposed terms. Following such discussion, the WillScot Special Committee determined that it was the WillScot Special Committee's duty to ensure that such potential business combination was in the best interests of all of WillScot stockholders and that it did not believe that the TDR Parties would receive any material or unique benefit as compared to WillScot stockholders generally in the proposed transaction. At the same meeting, the WillScot Special Committee discussed the retention of an independent financial advisor and considered, among others, Stifel. Following such meeting and discussion of the committee's various options for a financial advisor, the WillScot Special Committee determined to engage Stifel to act as its independent financial advisor, based on Stifel's active presence in the equipment rental space and its lack of significant prior involvement with or potential conflicts with WillScot and, to, if requested, render an opinion with respect to the fairness of the to-be-determined exchange ratio.

        On February 6 and 7, 2020, Messrs. Soultz, Boswell, Lopez, Miner, Williams and Welch met in Dallas, Texas to further discuss cost synergies and the strategic rationale for the proposed transaction, as well as certain financing options for the transaction and the Combined Company business model.

        On February 12, 2020, the WillScot Board held a meeting, during which Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz presented updates on the potential combination with Mobile Mini, including with respect to the February 6 and 7 meetings and the preliminary business issues list received from Davis Polk. Among other things, the WillScot Board discussed the proposed treatment of the TDR Parties' shares of WSHC Stock, governance matters of the Combined Company, capital and tax structures for the Merger, potential integration issues and proposed next steps. The WillScot Board considered and discussed these issues and authorized Mr. Holthaus to continue to pursue a possible transaction with Mobile Mini consistent with the terms presented to the WillScot Board.

        On February 17, 2020, Messrs. Soultz and Williams met in Phoenix, Arizona along with certain other members of Mobile Mini management to discuss, among other things, Mobile Mini management's role in the Combined Company, the Combined Company's operating structure, and the potential plans for an integration team.

        Throughout the month of February 2020, the Mobile Mini Board received several briefings on its Board update calls from Mobile Mini management on ongoing discussions and negotiations with WillScot. Members of management of both companies communicated on multiple occasions during this time to finalize a detailed cost synergy plan, a business model, financing commitments and certain human resources matters.

        In the second half of February 2020, Messrs. Holthaus and Soultz, on behalf of the WillScot Board, engaged in conversations with representatives of the TDR Parties, including Messrs. Robertson and Lindsay, to discuss key provisions of the Voting Agreement and the Shareholders' Agreement, including the exchange of the TDR Parties' shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, the calculation for such exchange, as set forth in the existing exchange agreement between WillScot and the TDR Parties entered into in connection with the 2017 Business Combination, and any resulting impact thereof, and any rights of WillScot with respect thereto, standstill restrictions, indemnification and insurance, and the termination of certain existing agreements between the TDR Parties and WillScot.

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        On February 20, 2020, at the direction of the Mobile Mini Board, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs discussed with representatives of Morgan Stanley the pro forma ownership impact of the exchange of the TDR Parties' shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs indicated that Mobile Mini would not enter into a definitive agreement unless the exchange ratio was adjusted to reflect the implied pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders of 46.2% in the December 24, 2019 term sheet.

        At a special meeting of the Mobile Mini Board held on February 24, 2020, members of senior management provided an update to the Mobile Mini Board on management's expectations for first quarter results relative to analyst expectations, the status of discussions with WillScot and the TDR Parties, and the results of management's due diligence investigation of WillScot. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs discussed key developments in the negotiations, which were then targeting an announcement of a definitive agreement for the transaction on March 2, 2020. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs also discussed their updated preliminary financial analyses with respect to the transaction and discussed various capital markets considerations. The Barclays and Goldman Sachs representatives reported on the continuing negotiations among WillScot and the TDR Parties relating to the collapse of WillScot's dual-class stock structure through the exchange of the TDR Parties' minority interest in WSHC for WillScot Class A Common Stock, resulting in the simultaneous cancellation of the issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock. Pursuant to the existing exchange agreement between WillScot and the TDR Parties, the TDR Parties had the right to exchange their interests in WSHC for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock at a variable exchange ratio that was greater than the one-to-one ratio which had been understood by Mobile Mini's financial advisors in connection with the negotiations that led to the 2.375 fixed exchange ratio and resulting implied 46.2% pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by the Mobile Mini stockholders in the December 24, 2019 term sheet. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs presented to the Mobile Mini Board, based on Mobile Mini management's projections and then-current assumption as to the amount of cost synergies, a revised analysis of the relative value creation opportunity for each of the Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs also provided the Mobile Mini Board with an analysis of the implied relative contributions of WillScot and Mobile Mini to the Combined Company using certain actual and estimated future financial metrics, including market capitalization, adjusted EBITDA, unlevered free cash flow and discounted cash flow.

        Also at the February 24, 2020 meeting, representatives of Davis Polk provided the Mobile Mini Board with a summary of their legal due diligence investigation; a detailed summary of the proposed terms of the Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter, the A&R Bylaws, the Voting Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement, including the proposed structure of the Merger, the closing conditions, the deal protections, the governance framework for the Combined Company, and an overview of the key deal terms remaining to be negotiated; a summary of the contemplated financing for the transaction; a report on their antitrust risk assessment of the transaction; summaries of the current status of the proposed new employment agreements for the senior management team of the Combined Company; the anticipated transaction timeline post-announcement and key disclosure considerations in seeking stockholder approval. A representative of Davis Polk also reviewed the directors' fiduciary duties in connection with their consideration of the potential transaction and reviewed with the Mobile Mini Board various developments since the December 24, 2019 term sheet and whether to proceed with the transaction at the exchange ratio as set forth therein.

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        Following the discussions with the advisors, the representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk in attendance were excused and the Mobile Mini Board engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding the potential transaction, particularly with respect to the effect that any change to the TDR Parties' exchange ratio would have on the pro forma ownership for Mobile Mini stockholders as previously provided in the December 24, 2019 term sheet. The Mobile Mini Board concluded that the parties had agreed to a fixed implied pro forma ownership allocation of the Mobile Mini stockholders in the Combined Company in the negotiations that led to the December 24, 2019 term sheet. The Mobile Mini Board determined the exchange ratio must be adjusted accordingly to restore the pro forma ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders to the 46.2% pro forma ownership that in the December 24, 2019 term sheet. The Mobile Mini Board determined that Mr. Olsson should communicate the Mobile Mini Board's position to Mr. Holthaus, making it clear that Mobile Mini was not prepared to proceed without that adjustment.

        Following the meeting, Mr. Olsson communicated to Mr. Holthaus that the relative ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders in the December 24, 2019 term sheet was non-negotiable for Mobile Mini and a prerequisite for the Mobile Mini Board to approve the transaction. The same message was communicated by representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs to representatives of Morgan Stanley. In parallel, the parties and their advisors continued to finalize documentation in the event that both boards were to approve the execution of definitive agreements in time for a March 2, 2020 public announcement of the transaction.

        During the week of February 24, 2020, Messrs. Holthaus and Olsson also began discussing individual directors and which could comprise a possible Combined Company Board.

        On February 26, 2020, the WillScot Special Committee held a meeting during which it discussed the potential exchange ratio for the Mobile Mini transaction and the pro forma ownership interest in the Combined Company for Mobile Mini stockholders. The WillScot Special Committee discussed that such pro forma ownership interest was not part of the January 7, 2020 term sheet. Following that meeting, the members of the WillScot Special Committee, met with representatives of WillScot management and discussed the open terms in the draft transaction documentation, the process for reaching a final agreement with Mobile Mini and certain relationships between Morgan Stanley and the TDR Parties.

        By February 27, 2020, Mobile Mini management and Mobile Mini's advisors had concluded that WillScot was not willing to agree to a revision to the transaction exchange ratio to provide Mobile Mini's stockholders with a pro forma ownership interest in the Combined Company of 46.2%. At this point, Mobile Mini communicated to WillScot, through their respective financial advisors, that the proposed combination of the two companies was on hold indefinitely and Mobile Mini terminated further negotiations and preparations for the March 2, 2020 public announcement. Upon receipt of this communication from Mobile Mini, WillScot similarly terminated further negotiations and preparations and instructed its advisors to do the same.

        On February 28, 2020, the WillScot Board held a meeting, during which it received an update on the negotiations between the management teams of WillScot and Mobile Mini and their respective advisors, including the cessation of negotiations by Mobile Mini on February 27, 2020. The WillScot Board reiterated its understanding, as discussed by the WillScot Special Committee on February 26, 2020, that the January 7, 2020 term sheet contemplated a fixed exchange ratio without regard for pro forma ownership considerations in the Combined Company. Representatives of Morgan Stanley provided a review of material terms of the transaction, including the strategic rationale, governance structure, a potential revision to the transaction exchange ratio, work streams and timeline. The WillScot Board discussed and considered the potential for an increase in the exchange ratio, as requested by Mobile Mini, in order for Mobile Mini stockholders to achieve a pro forma ownership interest in the Combined Company of 46.2%. Representatives of Allen & Overy discussed with the

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WillScot Board various legal considerations relating to the transaction, including any changes to the transaction exchange ratio, the regulatory approval process, key provisions of the transaction documentation, and due diligence findings. The members of the WillScot Board engaged in discussions concerning the terms of the transaction and other matters, including volatility in the capital markets, and asked questions in respect of the matters discussed. Representatives of RLF also reviewed with the WillScot Board the fiduciary duties of the WillScot Board and the WillScot Special Committee in connection with evaluating and considering the Merger and related matters.

        Following the meeting of the WillScot Board, on the same day, the WillScot Special Committee held a meeting with its legal and financial advisors to discuss the proposed transaction, including the potential increase in the exchange ratio to reflect Mobile Mini's request that the pro forma ownership of Mobile Mini stockholders in the Combined Company be 46.2%. At such meeting, representatives of Stifel discussed their preliminary valuation analysis with the WillScot Special Committee. Following the discussion, the members of the WillScot Special Committee and its advisors discussed the ongoing negotiations with Mobile Mini related to the exchange ratio, the terms of the existing exchange agreement and a related letter agreement with the TDR Parties, formalizing a fixed exchange ratio under the existing exchange agreement, as well as the fiduciary duties of the WillScot Special Committee in connection with the proposed transaction with Mobile Mini.

        On the morning of February 29, 2020, with the support of the WillScot Board and the TDR Parties, Mr. Soultz spoke with Mr. Williams by telephone to inquire about Mobile Mini's interest in resuming negotiations on the basis that the parties would aim to announce the transaction on March 2, 2020 and that WillScot would consider a revised exchange ratio that would align the pro forma ownership of the Mobile Mini stockholders in the Combined Company to 46.2%. In parallel, a representative of the TDR Parties contacted Goldman Sachs to inquire about what could be done to progress the potential transaction. After discussion, the parties and their respective advisors agreed to resume discussions and negotiations and work towards the March 2, 2020 public announcement, subject to definitive agreement on a fixed exchange ratio for the TDR Parties exchange of its WSHC shares in the collapse of WillScot's dual-class stock structure. This resulted in a revised transaction exchange ratio of 2.4050 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, implying the pro forma ownership of Mobile Mini stockholders of 46.2%.

        On March 1, 2020, the WillScot Special Committee held a meeting with representatives of each of WillScot management, Stifel and RLF in attendance. Representatives of Stifel presented their financial analysis of the Exchange Ratio and delivered an oral opinion to the WillScot Special Committee, which was confirmed by delivery of Stifel's written opinion dated March 1, 2020, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, based upon and subject to the various assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations on the scope of the review undertaken by Stifel as set forth in such written opinion, the Exchange Ratio provided for in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair to WillScot from a financial point of view. The WillScot Special Committee reviewed the final transaction terms, including provisions with respect to the rights and obligations of the TDR Parties particularly in light of the positions taken by WillScot, Mobile Mini and the TDR Parties throughout negotiations. The WillScot Special Committee then considered final drafts of the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements to be entered into in connection with the Merger. Following further discussion, the WillScot Special Committee unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the stock issuance by WillScot as set forth in the Merger Agreement and the adoption of the A&R Charter) were fair to and in the best interest of WillScot and its stockholders and (ii) recommended that the WillScot Board approve, adopt and declare advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the stock issuance by WillScot as set forth in the Merger Agreement and the adoption of the A&R Charter).

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        On March 1, 2020, the WillScot Board held a meeting, with representatives of Allen & Overy and Morgan Stanley in attendance, to review the terms of the transactions under the Merger Agreement. WillScot management and representatives of Morgan Stanley discussed the terms and conditions of such transactions, as well as certain financial aspects of such transactions, including the final Exchange Ratio, and the anticipated capital structure of the Combined Company. The discussion covered the anticipated costs and benefits of the Merger, as well as the anticipated opportunity for the Combined Company to return substantial capital to stockholders. Representatives of Morgan Stanley delivered an oral opinion to the WillScot Board, subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, as more fully described in the section entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors," that, as of March 1, 2020, and, based upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations on the scope of the review undertaken by Morgan Stanley as set forth in its written opinion, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to WillScot. Representatives of Allen & Overy reviewed with the WillScot Board the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction documentation, including the Merger Agreement, the ancillary corporate governance documents, including the key provisions under the proposed A&R Charter and A&R Bylaws, the commitment letter in respect of WillScot's debt financing for the Merger, the provisions under which the WillScot Board and the Mobile Mini Board would have the right to change their respective recommendations to their stockholders under certain circumstances, the reciprocal termination fees payable by WillScot and Mobile Mini under certain circumstances, and the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement and the Shareholders' Agreement. In addition, Mr. Holthaus, as chair of the Compensation Committee of the WillScot Board, presented the terms and conditions of the proposed employment agreements with Messrs. Soultz, Williams, Boswell, Miner and Lopez, in each case as approved (and recommended to the full WillScot Board for approval) by the Compensation Committee and to be effective upon signing, with respect to Messrs. Boswell and Lopez (other than certain transaction-related items), and upon and subject to, the closing of the Merger, with respect to Messrs. Soultz, Williams and Miner. The WillScot Board also reviewed and considered certain communications to be issued in connection with announcement of the Merger. Following further discussion, Mr. Holthaus presented the recommendation of the WillScot Special Committee to the WillScot Board. Upon the recommendation of the WillScot Special Committee and after discussion regarding the matters presented by management and WillScot's advisors at the meeting and at previous meetings, including consideration of the factors described in the section "The Merger—WillScot Board's Recommendation and Reasons For the Merger," the WillScot Board unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, the issuance of WillScot Class A Common Stock, the adoption of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws in connection with the Merger and entry by the TDR Parties into the Voting Agreement, are fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and WillScot stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger and the issuance of WillScot Class A Common Stock in connection with the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including the adoption of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, (iii) resolved to recommend the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal to WillScot stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and (iv) directed that the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal be submitted to WillScot stockholders for approval.

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letter agreement formalizing such exchange ratio. Representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs reviewed and discussed the proposed transaction terms and each of Barclays' and Goldman Sachs' financial analyses relating to the proposed transaction.

        Goldman Sachs rendered its oral opinion, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated March 1, 2020, to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of such date, and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth in Goldman Sachs' written opinion, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair from a financial point of view to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates).

        Barclays rendered its oral opinion, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated March 1, 2020, to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of such date, and based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth in Barclays' written opinion, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates and the holders of any Excluded Shares) in the Merger Agreement was fair to such stockholders.

        Both Barclays and Goldman Sachs also provided the Mobile Mini Board with their revised analyses, based on Mobile Mini management's projections and the assumed cost synergies, of the relative value creation opportunity for each of the Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders and of the relative contributions of WillScot and Mobile Mini to the Combined Company using certain actual and estimated future financial metrics, including market capitalization, adjusted EBITDA and discounted cash flow. Representatives of Davis Polk then discussed the proposed terms of the various transaction documents highlighting the revisions to those documents since the meeting on February 24, 2020. Following the presentations from the senior management team and the company's advisors and after careful review and discussion by the Mobile Mini Board, including consideration of the factors described under "—Mobile Mini's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of Mobile Mini's Board of Directors," the Mobile Mini Board (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the other transactions documents and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Mobile Mini and the Mobile Mini stockholders, (ii) approved and adopted the Merger Agreement and the other transaction documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) directed that the approval of the Merger be submitted to a vote at a special meeting of the Mobile Mini stockholders and (iv) resolved to recommend that Mobile Mini stockholders approve the Merger at such meeting. The Mobile Mini Board directed Mobile Mini's advisors and management to continue to work to finalize the definitive transaction documents, with a view to entering into such agreements and announcing the transaction promptly.

        During the night of March 1, 2020, WillScot and Mobile Mini executed the Merger Agreement and the other transaction documents. WillScot and Mobile Mini issued a joint press release announcing the transaction before the Nasdaq market opened on the morning of March 2, 2020.

        On March 4, 2020, the TDR Parties and certain affiliates filed Amendment No. 4 to their Schedule 13D filing in connection with the TDR Parties' entry into the Voting Agreement.

        On March 11, 2020, Mobile Mini filed a Schedule 13D in connection with Mobile Mini's entry into the Merger Agreement, the Voting Agreement and transactions related thereto.

        On April 1, 2020 and April 9, 2020, the WillScot Board held meetings at which a representative of Morgan Stanley and certain representatives from A&O and RLF were present, along with certain members of WillScot management. At each meeting, WillScot management, along with representatives of A&O provided an update on the status of the Merger, the overall transaction process and anticipated timing for filing the registration statement on Form S-4 containing a prospectus for WillScot's issuance of the Merger Consideration and a joint proxy statement/prospectus for WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders. The WillScot Board discussed the draft S-4, previously

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provided to the WillScot Board for review, in each instance. WillScot management discussed the status and progress of the ongoing integration work streams in connection with the Merger and a representative of Morgan Stanley provided the WillScot Board with a market update. The members of the WillScot Board engaged in discussions concerning the transaction, the draft S-4 and other matters, including the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and asked questions in respect of the matters discussed. Members of the WillScot Board asked questions of management and discussed amongst themselves.

        On April 9, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting at which certain members of Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Davis Polk were also present. Mobile Mini management provided an update on Mobile Mini's current and projected financial performance, including a review of Mobile Mini's financial performance in the first quarter of 2020, as well as updates on Mobile Mini's response and ongoing efforts with respect to developments from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mobile Mini Board also received an update from Mobile Mini management on the integration efforts relating to the Merger and discussed the draft proxy statement/prospectus previously provided to the Mobile Mini Board.

        On April 14, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting, with Mr. Miner and a representative of Davis Polk in attendance, to discuss the Mobile Mini Board's fiduciary duties in light of the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, Mobile Mini, WillScot and the implications thereof for the Merger. The Mobile Mini Board also discussed Mobile Mini's rights and obligations under the Merger Agreement, the draft proxy statement/prospectus previously provided to the Mobile Mini Board and overall timeline and process for the closing of the Merger.

        On April 16, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting, with Mr. Miner in attendance. After discussion, the Mobile Mini Board determined to engage separate counsel to advise the independent directors, in particular, with respect to their compliance with their fiduciary duties in light of the unprecedented conditions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Messrs. Upchurch, McConnell and Trachtenberg were asked to interview and select appropriate outside counsel.

        During the week of April 20, 2020, Messrs. Upchurch, McConnell and Trachtenberg interviewed three law firms and ultimately engaged White & Case LLP ("White & Case") as separate counsel for the independent directors of the Mobile Mini Board. Subsequent to their engagement, White & Case held numerous meetings with various directors on the Mobile Mini Board, and also with Mr. Miner and representatives of Davis Polk.

        On April 28, 2020, White & Case met with the independent directors on the Mobile Mini Board to discuss the results of their review of the Merger and the Merger Agreement and to advise them on their fiduciary duties in light of the developments arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

        On April 29, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board held a meeting at which certain members of Mobile Mini management and representatives of Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Davis Polk and White & Case were also present. At the meeting, Mobile Mini management reaffirmed the strategic rationale and reasons for the Merger. Mobile Mini management also presented a review of Mobile Mini's and WillScot's financial performance, including their respective financial performance in the first quarter of 2020 and projected financial performance for the second quarter of 2020 and beyond in light of COVID-19 and oil and gas related market disruptions, Mobile Mini's response and ongoing efforts with respect to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and updates on the integration effort relating to the Merger. Mobile Mini management reaffirmed their comfort with the projected cost synergies expected to arise from the Merger. Following Mobile Mini management's presentation, representatives of Barclays and Goldman Sachs discussed the Merger with the Mobile Mini Board, including market developments since the announcement of the Merger and an overview of the trading performance of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Common Stock relative to certain competitors of Mobile Mini and WillScot and the market. Representatives of Davis Polk then presented updates with respect to antitrust

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filings, recent litigation pertaining to the Merger and the financing contemplated by the Merger Agreement. A representative of Davis Polk also presented, and the Mobile Mini Board discussed, the proposed timeline for the closing of the Merger. The Mobile Mini Board meeting was then adjourned to allow the independent directors of the Mobile Mini Board to meet with White & Case. Later that day, after meeting and discussing with White & Case their fiduciary duties in light of the developments arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the independent directors of the Mobile Mini Board, with the exception of Mr. Martell (see the section entitled "The Merger—Voting of Dissenting Mobile Mini Director"), communicated to Mr. Miner their support to adhere to the proposed timeline for the closing of the Merger discussed at the Mobile Mini Board meeting earlier that day, including supporting having Mobile Mini management set the record and meeting date for the special meeting of Mobile Mini stockholders and authorize the filing and mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus pursuant to previously delegated authority.

        On April 30, 2020, the WillScot Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at which, for a portion of the meeting, a representative of Morgan Stanley and certain representatives from A&O were present. When Morgan Stanley and A&O joined the meeting, a representative of Morgan Stanley provided the WillScot Board an overview of the market, given the current economic environment, including as it relates to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Representatives of A&O also presented updates with respect to the antitrust process, recent litigation relating to the Merger (see the section entitled "The Merger—Litigation Relating to the Merger") and the SEC process, as well as the proposed timeline for the closing of the Merger.

WillScot Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger

        On March 1, 2020, the WillScot Board unanimously (1) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, the issuance of WillScot Class A Common Stock and the adoption of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws in connection with the Merger in the forms attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B and Annex C, respectively, are fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and WillScot stockholders, (2) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger and the issuance of WillScot Class A Common Stock in connection with the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including the adoption of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, (3) resolved to recommend the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal to WillScot stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and (4) directed that the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal be submitted to WillScot stockholders for approval.

        On April 1, 2020, the WillScot Board unanimously (1) determined that the amendment and restatement of the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan as the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan in the form attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E is fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and WillScot stockholders, (2) approved and declared advisable the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, (3) resolved to recommend the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal to WillScot stockholders, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and (4) directed that the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal be submitted to WillScot stockholders for approval.

        In evaluating the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, the WillScot Board consulted with WillScot's management and legal and financial advisors through an extensive strategic review and due diligence process. In reaching its decision, the WillScot Board evaluated, among other things, the financial effects of the transactions from the perspective of WillScot and its stockholders and the impact of the transactions on WillScot and WillScot's business from a strategic and operational perspective. In recommending that WillScot

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        The WillScot Board also considered a number of uncertainties, risks and other factors in its deliberations concerning the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the following (not necessarily listed in order of relative importance):

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        The WillScot Board believed that, overall, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were a unique opportunity, and after taking into account the foregoing risks, the WillScot Board determined that because the future of the Combined Company was so attractive and promising, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were overwhelmingly in the interest of WillScot stockholders.

        This discussion of the information and factors considered by the WillScot Board in reaching its conclusions and recommendation includes the principal factors considered by the WillScot Board, but is not intended to be exhaustive and may not include all of the factors considered by the WillScot Board. In view of the wide variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and the complexity of these matters, the WillScot Board did not find it useful and did not attempt to quantify, rank or assign any relative or specific weights to the various factors that it considered in reaching its determination to approve and declare advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, and to make its recommendation to WillScot stockholders. Rather, the WillScot Board viewed its decisions as being based on the totality of the information presented to it and the factors it considered, including its discussions with, and questioning of, members of WillScot's management and WillScot's advisors, as well as the directors' individual experiences and expertise. In addition, individual members of the WillScot Board may have assigned different weights to different factors.

        WillScot's executive officers may have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, those of WillScot stockholders generally. The WillScot Board was aware of and considered these potential interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Merger and in making its recommendation to WillScot stockholders. For a discussion of these interests, see the section entitled "The Merger—Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger."

        The WillScot Board unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, were fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders and approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger. Accordingly, the WillScot Board unanimously recommends that WillScot stockholders vote "FOR" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, "FOR" the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, "FOR" the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and "FOR" the WillScot Adjournment Proposal at the WillScot special meeting.

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transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders.

Mobile Mini Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger

        On March 1, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board, by a vote of ten to one directors, (1) determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger) are fair to and in the best interest of the Mobile Mini stockholders, (2) approved, adopted and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger), (3) directed that the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Merger be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the Mobile Mini stockholders and (4) recommended the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Merger by the Mobile Mini stockholders.

        In evaluating the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by it (including the Merger), the Mobile Mini Board consulted with Mobile Mini's management and legal and financial advisors and, in reaching its decision to approve the Merger Agreement and to recommend that Mobile Mini stockholders vote "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, the Mobile Mini Board considered a variety of factors, including the following (which are not necessarily in order of their relative importance):

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        In addition, the Mobile Mini Board was aware of and considered that Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers may receive in connection with the Merger certain benefits that are different from, and in addition to, those of Mobile Mini's other stockholders, including new employment agreements and compensation arrangements for certain executive officers (see the section entitled "The Merger—Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger").

        The Mobile Mini Board considered the foregoing factors as a whole and concluded that the positive factors described above significantly outweighed the potential negative factors concerning the Merger. Accordingly, the Mobile Mini Board determined that entering into the Merger Agreement is in the best interests of Mobile Mini's stockholders, and resolved to recommend to Mobile Mini stockholders that they vote to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        The foregoing discussion of the material factors considered by the Mobile Mini Board in its consideration of the Merger is not intended to be exhaustive, but does set forth the principal factors considered by the Mobile Mini Board. In light of the number and wide variety of factors considered in connection with the evaluation of the Merger, and the complexity of these matters, the Mobile Mini Board did not consider it practicable to, and did not attempt to, quantify, rank or otherwise assign relative weights or values to the specific factors it considered in reaching its final decision to approve the Merger Agreement. The Mobile Mini Board made its decision to approve the Merger Agreement based on all of the information available to it and the factors presented to and considered by it, including its experience and history. In addition, individual directors may themselves have given different weight to different factors.

        The factors, potential risks and uncertainties contained in this explanation of Mobile Mini's reasons for the Merger and other information presented in this section contain information that is forward-looking in nature and, therefore, should be read in light of the factors discussed in the section entitled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

View of Dissenting Mobile Mini Director

        At the March 1, 2020 meeting of the Mobile Mini Board in which the Mobile Mini Board, among other things, approved and adopted the Merger Agreement, James J. Martell voted against such approval and adoption. Mr. Martell does not believe that the Merger represents the best strategic alternative for Mobile Mini and its stockholders due to: the different business lines of Mobile Mini and WillScot; the integration risks in the combination resulting from the different operating and incentive models, governance approaches, cultures, business focuses and strategies, and approaches to the use of technology; the challenges Mr. Martell sees resulting from such differences for the Combined Company Board and the management team of the Combined Company; the differences in the two companies' historical financial performance and Mr. Martell's assessment of their respective financial momentum and prospective trajectories; Mr. Martell's belief that the business combination would not drive growth for Mobile Mini's stockholders because it would dilute, in Mr. Martell's opinion, Mobile Mini's superior economic characteristics; Mr. Martell's concerns over the level of revenue synergies in the combination due to the largely different customer bases of the two companies, and that, when Mobile Mini divested its mobile office fleet in 2015, 3% of Mobile Mini's customers had both a mobile office and storage container on rent; and Mr. Martell's concerns regarding the benefits of scale resulting from the combination. Mr. Martell also notified Mobile Mini in writing that he intends to vote his shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock against the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal.

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Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors

Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

        WillScot retained Morgan Stanley to provide it with financial advisory services in connection with the proposed Merger. WillScot selected Morgan Stanley to act as its financial advisor based on Morgan Stanley's qualifications, expertise and reputation, and its knowledge of the business and affairs of WillScot. As part of this engagement, the WillScot Board requested that Morgan Stanley evaluate the fairness, from a financial point of view, to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement. On March 1, 2020, at a meeting of the WillScot Board, Morgan Stanley rendered its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, that, as of March 1, 2020, and based upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the scope of review undertaken by Morgan Stanley as set forth in its written opinion, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to WillScot.

        The full text of the written opinion of Morgan Stanley delivered to the WillScot Board, dated March 1, 2020, is attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. You should read Morgan Stanley's written opinion and this summary of Morgan Stanley's opinion carefully and in their entirety for a discussion of the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the scope of the review undertaken by Morgan Stanley in rendering its opinion. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such written opinion. Morgan Stanley's opinion was directed to the WillScot Board, in its capacity as such, and addressed only the fairness from a financial point of view to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement as of the date of such opinion. Morgan Stanley's opinion did not address any other aspects or implications of the Merger. Morgan Stanley's opinion did not in any manner address the price at which the shares of Combined Company Common Stock would trade following the Merger or at any time, and Morgan Stanley expressed no opinion or recommendation to any holder of shares of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock as to how such holder should vote at the WillScot special meeting or Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, or whether to take any other action with respect to the Merger.

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        Morgan Stanley assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the information that was publicly available or supplied or otherwise made available to it by WillScot and Mobile Mini, and formed a substantial basis for its opinion. With respect to the financial projections, including information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, Morgan Stanley assumed that they had been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the respective managements of WillScot and Mobile Mini of the future financial performance of WillScot and Mobile Mini. In addition, Morgan Stanley assumed that the Merger would be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement without any waiver, amendment or delay of any terms or conditions, including, among other things, that the Merger would be treated as a tax-free reorganization, pursuant to the Code, that WillScot will obtain financing in accordance with the terms set forth in the Commitment Letter and that the definitive Merger Agreement would not differ in any material respect from the draft thereof furnished to it. Morgan Stanley assumed that in connection with the receipt of all the necessary governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents required for the Merger, no delays, limitations, conditions or restrictions would be imposed that would have a material adverse effect on the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the Merger. Morgan Stanley is not a legal, tax or regulatory advisor. Morgan Stanley is a financial advisor only and relied upon, without independent verification, the assessment of WillScot and Mobile Mini and their legal, tax and regulatory advisors with respect to legal, tax and regulatory matters. Morgan Stanley expressed no opinion with respect to the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of Mobile Mini's officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to the Exchange Ratio to be paid to the holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger. Morgan Stanley did not make any independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of Mobile Mini or WillScot, nor was it furnished with any such valuations or appraisals. Morgan Stanley's opinion was necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of, the date of the opinion.

Summary of Financial Analyses of Morgan Stanley

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performed and factors considered by Morgan Stanley in connection with its opinion, nor does the order of analyses described represent the relative importance or weight given to those analyses. Except as otherwise noted, the following quantitative information, to the extent that it is based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before February 28, 2020, the most recent trading day prior to Morgan Stanley's presentation to the WillScot Board of its financial analysis on March 1, 2020. Some of these summaries of financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses used by Morgan Stanley, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. The analyses listed in the tables and described below must be considered as a whole. Assessing any portion of such analyses and of the factors reviewed, without considering all analyses and factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying Morgan Stanley's opinion. Furthermore, mathematical analysis (such as determining the average or median) is not in itself a meaningful method of using the data referred to below.

        In performing the financial analyses summarized below and in arriving at its opinion, at the direction of the WillScot Board, Morgan Stanley utilized and relied upon certain financial projections relating to WillScot and Mobile Mini, each provided by WillScot management and Mobile Mini management, respectively. The financial projections are more fully described in "The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information."

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

        Morgan Stanley performed a discounted cash flow analysis on both WillScot and Mobile Mini based on estimates of future cash flows from June 30, 2020 through December 31, 2024 and calculated a terminal value at the end of such projection period.

WillScot Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

        With respect to WillScot, Morgan Stanley calculated a range of implied total equity values of WillScot and values per share of WillScot Common Stock based on estimates of future unlevered free cash flows from June 30, 2020 through December 31, 2024. Morgan Stanley first calculated the present value of the unlevered free cash flows (defined as net cash provided by operating activities prior to after-tax interest expense, minus or plus, net cash used in or provided by investing activities and excludes tax savings from the use of net operating losses) of WillScot based on estimates by WillScot management. Morgan Stanley then calculated a terminal value range for WillScot by applying a perpetuity growth rate of 2.5%, based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment, to the unlevered free cash flow of WillScot for the terminal year. Morgan Stanley then discounted the unlevered free cash flow and terminal value to present value as of June 30, 2020 using discount rates of 6.1% to 7.4%, representing the range of discount rates for WillScot selected by Morgan Stanley based on Morgan Stanley's estimation of WillScot's weighted average cost of capital. Morgan Stanley then added the present value of tax savings from net operating losses (discounted by the applicable weighted average cost of capital) and deducted the net debt of WillScot from the resulting value to derive equity value. Net debt was based on WillScot's management projections of net debt as of June 30, 2020.

        Based on the above-described analysis, Morgan Stanley derived a range of implied values per share of WillScot Common Stock as of June 30, 2020 of $28.66 to $41.58.

Mobile Mini Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

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activities prior to after-tax interest expense, minus or plus, net cash used in or provided by investing activities and excludes tax savings from the use of net operating losses) of Mobile Mini based on estimates by Mobile Mini management. Morgan Stanley then calculated a terminal value range for Mobile Mini by applying a perpetuity growth rate of 2.5%, based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment, to the unlevered free cash flow of Mobile Mini for the terminal year. Morgan Stanley then discounted the unlevered free cash flow and terminal value to present value as of June 30, 2020 using discount rates of 5.1% to 6.4%, representing the range of discount rates for Mobile Mini selected by Morgan Stanley based on Morgan Stanley's estimation of Mobile Mini's weighted average cost of capital. Morgan Stanley then added the present value of tax savings from net operating losses and impact of accelerated depreciation and amortization (discounted by the applicable weighted average cost of capital) and deducted the net debt of Mobile Mini from the resulting value to derive equity value. Net debt was based on Mobile Mini's management projections of net debt as of June 30, 2020.

        Based on the above-described analysis, Morgan Stanley derived a range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of June 30, 2020 of $65.68 to $105.41.

Exchange Ratio Implied by Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

        Morgan Stanley calculated the exchange ratio range implied by the discounted cash flow analyses. Morgan Stanley compared the lowest implied per share value for Mobile Mini Common Stock to the highest implied per share value for WillScot Common Stock to derive the lowest exchange ratio implied by the analyses. Similarly, Morgan Stanley compared the highest implied per share value for Mobile Mini Common Stock to the lowest implied per share value for WillScot Common Stock to derive the highest exchange ratio implied by the analyses. The implied exchange ratio range resulting from the analysis was 1.58x to 3.68x. Morgan Stanley noted that the Merger Agreement provided for an exchange ratio of 2.4050x.

Discounted Equity Value Analysis

        For each of WillScot and Mobile Mini, Morgan Stanley performed a discounted equity value analysis, which is designed to provide an indication of the present value of a company's equity as a function of such company's estimated future financial performance and illustrative trading multiple. For purposes of this section reference to EBITDA refers to "Adjusted EBITDA" as more fully described in "The Merger—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information."

WillScot Discounted Equity Value—based on aggregate value to EBITDA multiple

        Morgan Stanley calculated the discounted equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock as of June 30, 2020. To calculate the discounted equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock, Morgan Stanley utilized calendar year 2023 EBITDA based on the financial forecasts provided by WillScot management. Morgan Stanley calculated the future aggregate value of WillScot at December 31, 2021 by applying an aggregate value to EBITDA multiple range of 7.1x to 9.1x to the estimated calendar year 2023 EBITDA based on the financial forecasts provided by WillScot management. This multiple range was derived based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment after analyzing the aggregate value to 2 year forward EBITDA multiple that shares of WillScot Common Stock traded on February 28, 2020. To arrive at the implied equity value of WillScot, Morgan Stanley then deducted from the implied aggregate value WillScot's estimated net debt as of December 31, 2021. The resulting equity value was then discounted to June 30, 2020 using a cost of equity for WillScot of 8.5% based on Morgan Stanley's estimate of WillScot's cost of equity derived using the capital asset pricing model. This analysis resulted in a range of implied values per share of WillScot Common Stock of $18.82 to $26.05.

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Mobile Mini Discounted Equity Value—based on aggregate value to EBITDA multiple

        Morgan Stanley calculated the discounted equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of June 30, 2020. To calculate the discounted equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, Morgan Stanley utilized calendar year 2023 EBITDA based on the financial forecasts provided by Mobile Mini management. Morgan Stanley calculated the future aggregate value of Mobile Mini at December 31, 2021 by applying an aggregate value to EBITDA multiple of 8.8x to 10.8x to the estimated calendar year 2023 EBITDA based on the financial forecasts provided by Mobile Mini management. This multiple range was derived based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment after analyzing the aggregate value to 2 year forward EBITDA multiple that shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock traded on February 28, 2020. To arrive at the implied equity value of Mobile Mini, Morgan Stanley then deducted from the implied aggregate value Mobile Mini's estimated net debt as of December 31, 2021. The resulting equity value was then discounted to June 30, 2020 using a cost of equity for Mobile Mini of 7.1% based on Morgan Stanley's estimate of Mobile Mini's cost of equity derived using the capital asset pricing model. The results were then adjusted to account for the value of the Mobile Mini dividend on a per share basis. This analysis resulted in a range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $42.55 to $54.35.

Exchange Ratio Implied by Discounted Equity Value Analysis—based on aggregate value to EBITDA multiple

        Morgan Stanley then calculated the exchange ratio range implied by the discounted equity value analysis. Morgan Stanley compared the lowest implied equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock to the highest implied equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock to derive the lowest exchange ratio implied by the discounted equity value analyses. Similarly, Morgan Stanley compared the highest implied equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock to the lowest implied equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock to derive the highest exchange ratio implied by the discounted equity value analyses. The implied exchange ratio range resulting from the analysis was 1.63x to 2.89x. Morgan Stanley noted that the Merger Agreement provided for an exchange ratio of 2.4050x.

WillScot Discounted Equity Value—based on aggregate value to EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple

        Morgan Stanley calculated the discounted equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock as of June 30, 2020. To calculate the discounted equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock, Morgan Stanley utilized calendar year 2023 EBITDA net of capital expenditures based on the financial forecasts provided by WillScot management. Morgan Stanley calculated the future aggregate value of WillScot at December 31, 2021 by applying an aggregate value to EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple of 11.5x to 13.5x to the estimated calendar year 2023 EBITDA net of capital expenditures based on the financial forecasts provided by WillScot management. This multiple range was derived based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment after analyzing the aggregate value to 2 year forward EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple that shares of WillScot Common Stock traded on February 28, 2020. To arrive at the implied equity value of WillScot, Morgan Stanley then deducted from the implied aggregate value WillScot's estimated net debt as of December 31, 2021. The resulting equity value was then discounted to June 30, 2020 using a cost of equity for WillScot of 8.5% based on Morgan Stanley's estimate of WillScot's cost of equity derived using the capital asset pricing model. This analysis resulted in a range of implied values per share of WillScot Common Stock of $17.66 to $21.90.

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Mobile Mini Discounted Equity Value—based on aggregate value to EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple

        Morgan Stanley calculated the discounted equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of June 30, 2020. To calculate the discounted equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, Morgan Stanley utilized calendar year 2023 EBITDA net of capital expenditures based on the financial forecasts provided by Mobile Mini management. Morgan Stanley calculated the future aggregate value of Mobile Mini at December 31, 2021 by applying an aggregate value to EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple of 11.7x to 13.7x to the estimated calendar year 2023 EBITDA net of capital expenditures based on the financial forecasts provided by Mobile Mini management. This multiple range was derived based on Morgan Stanley's professional judgment after analyzing the aggregate value to 2 year forward EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple that shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock traded on February 28, 2020. To arrive at the implied equity value of Mobile Mini, Morgan Stanley then deducted from the implied aggregate value Mobile Mini's estimated net debt as of December 31, 2021. The resulting equity value was then discounted to June 30, 2020 using a cost of equity for Mobile Mini of 7.1% based on Morgan Stanley's estimate of Mobile Mini's cost of equity derived using the capital asset pricing model. The results were then adjusted to account for the value of the Mobile Mini dividend on a per share basis. This analysis resulted in a range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $44.86 to $54.12.

Exchange Ratio Implied by Discounted Equity Value Analysis—based on aggregate value to EBITDA net of capital expenditures multiple

        Morgan Stanley then calculated the exchange ratio range implied by the discounted equity value analysis. Morgan Stanley compared the lowest implied equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock to the highest implied equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock to derive the lowest exchange ratio implied by the discounted equity value analyses. Similarly, Morgan Stanley compared the highest implied equity value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock to the lowest implied equity value per share of WillScot Common Stock to derive the highest exchange ratio implied by the discounted equity value net of capital expenditures analyses. The implied exchange ratio range resulting from the analysis was 2.05x to 3.06x. Morgan Stanley noted that the Merger Agreement provided for an exchange ratio of 2.4050x.

Other Information

Equity Research Analysts' Price Targets

        Morgan Stanley reviewed publicly available equity research analysts' 12-month share price targets for WillScot Common Stock (including those of an affiliate of Morgan Stanley) and for Mobile Mini Common Stock. Morgan Stanley noted that the price targets issued by those research analysts with publicly available price targets ranged from $20.00 to $27.00 per share of WillScot Common Stock and $44.00 to $64.00 per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

        Morgan Stanley compared the lowest publicly available price target for Mobile Mini Common Stock to the highest publicly available price target for WillScot Common Stock to derive the lowest exchange ratio implied by such research analyst price targets. Similarly, Morgan Stanley compared the highest publicly available price target for Mobile Mini Common Stock to the lowest publicly available price target for WillScot Common Stock to derive the highest exchange ratio implied by such research analyst price targets. The implied exchange ratio range resulting from this analysis was 1.63x to 3.20x. Morgan Stanley noted that the Merger Agreement provided for an exchange ratio of 2.4050x.

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Common Stock, and these estimates are subject to uncertainties, including the future financial performance of WillScot and Mobile Mini as well as future market conditions.

        The analysts' price targets were presented for reference purposes only, and were not relied upon for valuation purposes.

Historical Trading Prices Analysis

        Morgan Stanley reviewed the historical high and low trading prices of WillScot Common Stock and Mobile Mini Common Stock over the last 52 weeks. Morgan Stanley noted that the WillScot Common Stock traded in a low to high range from $9.79 to $19.79 and Mobile Mini Common Stock traded in a low to high range from $29.02 to $45.75.

        Morgan Stanley also analyzed the implied exchange ratio based on the historical low and high daily implied exchange ratios. The implied exchange ratio range resulting from this analysis was 1.99x to 3.59x.

        The historical trading prices were presented for reference purposes only, and were not relied upon for valuation purposes.

Precedent Premia Analysis

        Morgan Stanley reviewed, based on publicly available information, the premiums paid in selected acquisition transactions in the United States.

        Shared Governance Mergers.    Morgan Stanley considered premiums paid in the following transactions, which involved transactions since 2010 in which the consideration was stock and which had a transaction value of $1.0 billion or more and in which (1) the acquiring company shareholders retained ownership of between 51% and 60% in the combined company and (2) the combined company split the CEO and Chairman role between acquiror and target:

Acquiror   Target   Date Announced   Premium to
Unaffected

First Horizon National Corporation

  IBERIABANK Corporation   November 2019   0%

United Technologies Corporation

  Raytheon Company   June 2019   0%

Global Payments Inc. 

  Total System Services, Inc.   May 2019   20%

Henderson Group plc

  Janus Capital Group, Inc.   October 2016   2%

Enbridge Inc. 

  Spectra Energy Corp.   September 2016   12%

AmSurg Corp. 

  Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.   June 2016   (0%)

FMC Technologies, Inc. 

  Technip SA   May 2016   20%

BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 

  Wilshire Bancorp Inc.   December 2015   10%

DENTSPLY International Inc. 

  Sirona Dental Systems Inc.   September 2015   (1%)

Standard Pacific Corp. 

  Ryland Group Inc.   June 2015   0%

Holly Corp

  Frontier Oil Corp   February 2011   (4%)

Northeast Utilities

  NSTAR   October 2010   2%

UAL Corporation

  Continental Airlines, Inc.   May 2010   11%

        Morgan Stanley noted that the mean and median premiums paid in the transactions reviewed were approximately 6% and 2%, respectively, over the unaffected closing stock price. Based on this analysis

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and its professional judgment, Morgan Stanley selected a reference premium range of 0% to 20% to apply to Mobile Mini's closing stock price on February 28, 2020 of $38.99.

        United States All-Stock Transactions.    Morgan Stanley considered mean premiums paid in all reported transactions where the consideration was stock and which had a transaction value of $1.0 billion or more from January 1, 1996 through December 31, 2019. Morgan Stanley noted that the mean across transactions included in the data set was 29.1%, over the unaffected closing stock price (defined as the earliest of the day before market rumors directly mentioning the company name or the last full day of trading before transaction announcement). Based on this analysis and its professional judgment, Morgan Stanley selected a reference premium range of 25% to 35% to apply to Mobile Mini's closing stock price on February 28, 2020 of $38.99.

        Morgan Stanley then calculated the exchange ratio implied by dividing the reference ranges for a share of Mobile Mini Common Stock derived from the precedent premia analyses by the closing price for WillScot Common Stock on February 28, 2020 of $17.54. The analyses indicated the following implied per share equity value reference ranges for a share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and the corresponding implied exchange ratio ranges:

 
  Selected Premium
Range
  Implied Mobile Mini
Share Price Range
  Implied Exchange
Ratio Range

Shared Governance Mergers

  0%–20%   $38.99–$46.79   2.22x–2.67x

North American All-Stock Transactions

  25%–35%   $48.74–$52.64   2.78x–3.00x

        Morgan Stanley noted that the closing price for Mobile Mini Common Stock on February 28, 2020 was $38.99. Morgan Stanley noted that the implied offer price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of the close of trading on February 28, 2020 was $42.18. Morgan Stanley noted that the Merger Agreement provided for an exchange ratio of 2.4050x.

        No company or transaction utilized as a comparison in the analysis of selected precedent premia transactions is identical to Mobile Mini or WillScot or directly comparable to the Merger in business mix, timing and size or other metrics. Accordingly, an analysis of the results of the foregoing necessarily involves complex considerations and judgments concerning differences between the Merger and the other transactions, Mobile Mini and WillScot and other factors. In evaluating the precedent premia transactions, Morgan Stanley made judgments and assumptions with regard to the applicable transactions, size, business mix, governance matters, industry performance, geographic mix, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Mobile Mini or WillScot. Mathematical analyses (such as determining the mean or median) are not in themselves a meaningful method of using comparable data.

        The precedent transactions were presented for reference purposes only, and were not relied upon for valuation purposes.

General

        Morgan Stanley performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses for purposes of rendering its opinion. The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to a partial analysis or summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Morgan Stanley considered the results of all of its analyses as a whole and did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factor it considered. Morgan Stanley believes that selecting any portion of its analyses, without considering all analyses as a whole, would create an incomplete view of the process underlying its analyses and opinion. In addition, Morgan Stanley may have given various analyses and factors more or less weight than other analyses and factors, and may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than other assumptions. As a result, the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular

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analysis described above should not be taken to be Morgan Stanley's view of the actual value of WillScot or Mobile Mini.

        In performing its analyses, Morgan Stanley made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, regulatory, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters. Many of these assumptions are beyond the control of WillScot and Mobile Mini and variations to such financial assumptions and methodologies may impact the results of Morgan Stanley's analysis. Any estimates contained in Morgan Stanley's analyses are not necessarily indicative of future results or actual values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than those suggested by such estimates.

        Morgan Stanley conducted the analyses described above solely as part of its analysis of the fairness from a financial point of view of the Exchange Ratio to WillScot pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and in connection with the delivery of its opinion to the WillScot Board. These analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock, including the Combined Company following the Merger, might actually trade.

        The Exchange Ratio was determined through arm's-length negotiations between WillScot and Mobile Mini and was approved by the WillScot Board. Morgan Stanley provided advice to WillScot during these negotiations. Morgan Stanley did not, however, recommend any specific exchange ratio to WillScot, nor that any specific exchange ratio constituted the only appropriate exchange ratio for the Merger. Morgan Stanley's opinion and presentation to the WillScot Board was one of many factors taken into consideration by the WillScot Board in deciding to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement. Consequently, the analyses as described above should not be viewed as determinative of the opinion of the WillScot Board with respect to the exchange ratio or of whether the WillScot Board would have been willing to agree to a different exchange ratio.

        Morgan Stanley's opinion was approved by a committee of Morgan Stanley investment banking and other professionals in accordance with its customary practice. Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm engaged in the securities, investment management and individual wealth management businesses. Morgan Stanley's securities business is engaged in securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives trading, prime brokerage, as well as providing investment banking, financing and financial advisory services. Morgan Stanley, its affiliates, directors and officers may at any time invest on a principal basis or manage funds that invest, hold long or short positions, finance positions, and may trade or otherwise structure and effect transactions, for their own account or the accounts of its customers, in debt or equity securities or loans of WillScot, TDR Capital, Mobile Mini, or any other company, or any currency or commodity, that may be involved in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, or any related derivative instrument.

        Under the terms of its engagement letter, Morgan Stanley provided the WillScot Board with financial advisory services and the opinion described in this section and attached as Annex F to this joint proxy statement/prospectus in connection with the Merger, and WillScot has agreed to pay Morgan Stanley a fee of $4,000,000, in connection with the rendering of its opinion, payable upon the earlier of the execution of the Merger Agreement or upon the delivery of such opinion. If the Merger is consummated, WillScot has agreed to pay Morgan Stanley a transaction fee of $20,000,000 (less any fee that has been previously paid), which is contingent upon the consummation of the Merger. WillScot has also agreed to reimburse Morgan Stanley for its expenses incurred in performing its services. WillScot has agreed to indemnify Morgan Stanley and its affiliates, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents and each other person, if any, controlling Morgan Stanley or any of its affiliates against certain liabilities and expenses, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws, relating to or arising out of Morgan Stanley's engagement.

        In the two years prior to the date of Morgan Stanley's opinion, in addition to the services provided in connection with the Merger and the opinion, Morgan Stanley provided financing services to WillScot, and received fees of approximately $5 to 15 million in connection with such services. In the two years

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prior to the date of Morgan Stanley's opinion, Morgan Stanley has not been engaged on any financial advisory or financing assignments for Mobile Mini, and has not received any fees from Mobile Mini. In the two years prior to the date of Morgan Stanley's opinion, Morgan Stanley provided financial advisory and financing services to TDR Capital, which as of the date of the opinion, beneficially owned approximately 45% of the WillScot Class A Common Stock, in each case through its affiliate Sapphire Holding, and received fees of approximately $15 to $30 million in connection with such services. Morgan Stanley may seek to provide financial advisory and financing services to WillScot, Mobile Mini and their respective affiliates (including TDR Capital) in the future and would expect to receive fees for the rendering of those services.

Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

        WillScot engaged Stifel to render an opinion to the WillScot Special Committee as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement. WillScot selected Stifel because Stifel is a nationally recognized investment banking firm with substantial experience in transactions similar to the Merger. As part of its investment banking business, Stifel is continually engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

        The full text of the written opinion of Stifel, dated March 1, 2020, is attached as Annex G to this joint proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated into this document by reference. This summary of Stifel's opinion set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion. Stockholders are urged to read the opinion carefully and in its entirety for a discussion of the procedures followed, assumptions made, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by Stifel in connection with its opinion. Stifel's opinion speaks only as of the date of the opinion. The opinion was for the information of, and was directed to, the WillScot Special Committee (in its capacity as such) in connection with its consideration of the Exchange Ratio. The opinion addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view, to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement as of March 1, 2020. It did not address the underlying business decision of WillScot to engage in the Merger or enter into the Merger Agreement or constitute a recommendation to the WillScot Special Committee in connection with the Merger, and it does not constitute a recommendation to any holder of WillScot common stock or any stockholder of any other entity as to how to vote in connection with the Merger or any other matter, nor does it constitute a recommendation as to whether or not any such stockholder should enter into a voting, stockholders', affiliates' or other agreement with respect to the Merger or exercise any dissenters' or appraisal rights that may be available to such stockholder.

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        In rendering its opinion, Stifel relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and other information that was provided to Stifel by or on behalf of WillScot or Mobile Mini, or that was otherwise reviewed by Stifel, and had not assumed any responsibility for independently verifying any of such information. With respect to the WillScot Projections, Stifel assumed, at the direction of WillScot management, that they were reasonably prepared in good faith on the basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of WillScot management as to the future operating and financial performance of WillScot, and that they provided a reasonable basis upon which Stifel could form its opinion. With respect to the Mobile Mini Projections, Stifel assumed, at the direction of WillScot management, that they were reasonably prepared in good faith on the basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the Mobile Mini management as to the future operating and financial performance of Mobile Mini, and that they provided a reasonable basis upon which Stifel could form its opinion. Such forecasts and projections were not prepared with the expectation of public disclosure. All such projected financial information was based on numerous variables and assumptions that were inherently uncertain, including, without limitation, factors related to general economic and competitive conditions. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from those set forth in such projected financial information. Stifel relied on this projected information without independent verification or analyses and did not in any respect assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof.

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        Stifel also relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that there were no material changes in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects of either WillScot or Mobile Mini since the date of the last financial statements of each company made available to Stifel, and that there was no information or any facts that would make any of the information reviewed by Stifel incomplete or misleading. Stifel did not make or obtain any independent evaluation, appraisal or physical inspection of either WillScot's or Mobile Mini's assets or liabilities, nor has Stifel been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. Estimates of values of companies and assets do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices at which companies or assets may actually be sold. Because such estimates are inherently subject to uncertainty, Stifel assumed no responsibility for their accuracy.

        Stifel assumed, with the consent of the WillScot Special Committee, that there were no factors that would delay or subject to any adverse conditions any necessary regulatory or governmental approval and that all conditions to the Merger would be satisfied and not waived. In addition, Stifel assumed that the definitive Merger Agreement and the WillScot 10-K would not differ materially from the drafts Stifel reviewed. Stifel also assumed that the Merger would be consummated substantially on the terms and conditions described in the Merger Agreement, without any waiver of material terms or conditions by WillScot or any other party and without any adjustment to the Exchange Ratio, and that obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals or satisfying any other conditions for consummation of the Merger would not have an adverse effect on WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Merger. Stifel also assumed, with the consent of the WillScot Special Committee, that the Merger would qualify as a tax-free transaction. Stifel assumed that the Merger would be consummated in a manner that complies with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state statutes, rules and regulations. Stifel further relied upon the fact that WillScot obtained the advice of its counsel, independent accountants and other advisors (other than Stifel) as to all legal, financial reporting, tax, accounting and regulatory matters with respect to WillScot, the Merger and the Merger Agreement, and assumed that all such advice was accurate.

        Stifel's opinion is limited to whether the Exchange Ratio was fair to WillScot, from a financial point of view, as of March 1, 2020, and does not address any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, any consequences of the Merger on WillScot, its stockholders, creditors or otherwise, or any terms, aspects or implications of (including any consideration payable under) any voting, support, stockholder or other agreements, arrangements or understandings contemplated or entered into in connection with the Merger or otherwise. Stifel's opinion also does not consider, address or include: (i) any other strategic alternatives then-currently (or which had been or may be) contemplated by the WillScot Special Committee, the WillScot Board or WillScot; (ii) the legal, tax or accounting consequences of the Merger on WillScot or the holders of shares of WillScot Common Stock; (iii) the fairness of the amount or nature of any compensation to any of WillScot's officers, directors or employees, affiliates or class of such persons, relative to the consideration to be received by the holders of WillScot's securities; (iv) the effect of the Merger on, or the fairness of the consideration to be received by, holders of any class of securities of WillScot other than the shares of WillScot Common Stock, or any class of securities of any other party to any transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or (v) any advice or opinions provided by any other advisor to WillScot or Mobile Mini. Furthermore, Stifel did not express any opinion as to the prices, trading range or volume at which WillScot's or Mobile Mini's securities (including the WillScot Common Stock and the Mobile Mini Common Stock) would trade following public announcement or consummation of the Merger.

        Stifel was not requested to, and did not, (a) initiate or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or solicit any indications of interest from, third parties with respect to the Merger, the securities, assets, businesses or operations of WillScot, Mobile Mini or any other party, or any alternatives to the Merger, (b) negotiate the terms of the Merger, or (c) advise the WillScot Special

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Committee, the WillScot Board or any other party with respect to alternatives to the Merger. Stifel's opinion was necessarily based on economic, market, financial and other conditions as they existed on, and on the information made available to Stifel by or on behalf of WillScot or Mobile Mini or their respective advisors, or information otherwise reviewed by Stifel, as of the date of its opinion. It is understood that subsequent developments may affect the conclusion reached in Stifel's opinion and that Stifel does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. Stifel's opinion was for the information of, and directed to, the WillScot Special Committee (in its capacity as such) for its information and assistance in connection with its consideration of the financial terms of the Merger and may not be used for any other purpose without Stifel's prior written consent. Stifel's opinion does not constitute a recommendation to the WillScot Special Committee or the WillScot Board as to how the WillScot Special Committee or the WillScot Board should vote on the Merger or to any stockholder of WillScot or Mobile Mini as to how any such stockholder should vote at any stockholders' meeting at which the Merger is considered, or whether or not any stockholder of WillScot should enter into a voting, stockholders' or affiliates' agreement with respect to the Merger, or exercise any dissenters' or appraisal rights that may be available to such stockholder. In addition, Stifel's opinion does not compare the relative merits of the Merger with any other alternative transactions or business strategies which may have been available to WillScot or Mobile Mini and does not address the underlying business decision of the WillScot Special Committee, the WillScot Board or WillScot to proceed with or effect the Merger. Stifel assumed that the WillScot Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to the stockholders of Mobile Mini would be listed on Nasdaq.

        Stifel's opinion was provided to the WillScot Special Committee in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and was only one of many factors considered by the WillScot Special Committee in evaluating the Merger. Neither Stifel's opinion nor its analyses were determinative of the Exchange Ratio or of the views of the WillScot Special Committee or WillScot management with respect to the Merger. The type and amount of consideration payable in the Merger were determined through negotiation between WillScot and Mobile Mini, and the decision to enter into the Merger was solely that of the WillScot Special Committee and the WillScot Board.

        The following is a summary of the material financial analyses performed by Stifel in arriving at its opinion. These summaries of financial analyses alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses Stifel employed in reaching its conclusions. None of the analyses performed by Stifel were assigned a greater significance by Stifel than any other, nor does the order of analyses described represent relative importance or weight given to those analyses by Stifel. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses performed by Stifel include information presented in tabular format. In order to understand the financial analyses performed by Stifel more fully, you should read the tables together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of Stifel's financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, and if viewed in isolation could create a misleading or incomplete view of the financial analyses performed by Stifel. The summary data set forth below does not represent and should not be viewed by anyone as constituting conclusions reached by Stifel with respect to any of the analyses performed by it in connection with its opinion. Rather, Stifel made its determination as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to WillScot of the Exchange Ratio in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement on the basis of its experience and professional judgment after considering the results of all of the analyses performed. Accordingly, the data presented and the corresponding imputed ranges of value for Mobile Mini and WillScot should be considered as a whole and in the context of the full narrative description of all of the financial analyses set forth in the following pages, including the assumptions underlying these analyses.

        Except as otherwise noted, the information utilized by Stifel in its analyses, to the extent that it was based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before February 28, 2020 and is not necessarily indicative of current market conditions. The analyses described below do not purport to

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be indicative of actual future results, or to reflect the prices at which any securities may trade in the public markets, which may vary depending upon various factors, including changes in interest rates, dividend rates, market conditions, economic conditions and other factors that influence the price of securities.

Mobile Mini Financial Analysis

Selected Company Analysis

        Stifel compared Mobile Mini, from a financial point of view, to 11 North American publicly-traded rental services and specialized business services companies that Stifel deemed to be relevant based on their business profiles and financial metrics, specifically, with Adj. EBITDA margins in excess of 15%. Stifel compared Mobile Mini's calendar year 2019 and estimated calendar year 2020 financial metrics, as prepared by Mobile Mini management and provided to Stifel by WillScot management, to the estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020 financial metrics, obtained from available public sources, of the 11 companies. Stifel believed that the companies listed below have business models similar to those of Mobile Mini, but noted that none of these companies have the same management, composition, size, operations or financial profile as Mobile Mini. The group of selected publicly-traded companies reviewed were as follows:

Company Name
United Rentals, Inc.
Herc Holdings Inc.
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
McGrath RentCorp
General Finance Corporation
Waste Management, Inc.
Republic Services, Inc.
Cintas Corporation
Waste Connections, Inc.
Stericycle, Inc.
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.

        Based on this information, Stifel calculated and compared multiples for Mobile Mini and for the selected public companies of enterprise value ("EV"), which Stifel defined as fully-diluted equity value using the treasury stock method, plus debt, preferred stock and minority interests, less cash and cash equivalents, to estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020: (i) earnings before one-time charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adj. EBITDA"); (ii) earnings before one-time charges, interest and taxes ("Adj. EBIT"); and (iii) Adj. EBITDA less net capital expenditures ("free cash flow" or "FCF"). For additional information, see the section entitled "Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information".

        The following table sets forth the multiples indicated by this analysis, including the range of selected multiples relative to the selected companies and the multiples implied by the Merger:

Multiple:
  Mean   Median   Range of Multiples
Utilized in
the Analysis
  Proposed
Merger

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  11.2x   12.9x   11.2x–12.9x   11.4x

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  11.0x   12.3x   11.0x–12.3x   10.7x

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBIT

  18.1x   18.5x   18.1x–18.5x   16.1x

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBIT

  17.4x   18.2x   17.4x–18.2x   14.9x

CY 2019E EV/FCF

  19.9x   21.9x   19.9x–21.9x   16.0x

CY 2020E EV/FCF

  18.3x   19.5x   18.3x–19.5x   13.0x

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        Based on its review of the multiples relative to the selected companies, Stifel applied the mean and median multiples of the selected companies to the corresponding estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020 Adj. EBITDA, Adj. EBIT and FCF for Mobile Mini as prepared by Mobile Mini management and provided to Stifel by WillScot management to derive the following ranges of implied per share equity values and compared such values to Mobile Mini's current per share price of $38.99 and Mobile Mini's per share price implied in the Merger of $42.18:

Benchmark
  Range of Implied
Per Share
Equity Values

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  $40.73–$49.96

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  $43.47–$51.13

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBIT

  $49.83–$51.20

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBIT

  $52.58–$55.74

CY 2019E EV/FCF

  $57.12–$64.91

CY 2020E EV/FCF

  $67.36–$72.98

        No company utilized in the selected company analysis is identical to Mobile Mini. In evaluating the selected companies, Stifel made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond Mobile Mini's control, such as the impact of competition on its business and the industry generally, industry growth and the absence of any adverse material change in Mobile Mini's financial condition and prospects or the industry or in the financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis (such as determining the mean or median) is not in itself a meaningful method of using peer group data.

Selected Precedent Transactions Analysis

        Based on public information, Stifel calculated and compared the multiples of EV to last 12 month ("LTM") Adj. EBITDA, EV to LTM Adj. EBIT and EV to LTM FCF implied in the Merger Agreement for Mobile Mini to the corresponding multiples implied in the following 12 selected transactions which occurred since 2014 involving North American rental services or specialized business services target companies that Stifel deemed to have certain characteristics that are similar to those of Mobile Mini, although Stifel noted that none of the selected transactions or the companies that participated in the selected transactions were directly comparable to the Merger or to Mobile Mini, respectively. The group of selected transactions reviewed were as follows:

Announcement Date
  Acquirer   Target
6/10/19   Harsco Corporation   CEHI Acquisition Corporation
4/15/19 (Not yet closed)   Waste Management, Inc.   Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.
11/13/18   Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp.   Algeco US Holdings, LLC
9/10/18   United Rentals, Inc.   Vander Holding Corporation
7/2/18   United Rentals, Inc.   BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc.
6/22/18   WillScot   Modular Space Holdings, Inc.
8/21/17   Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.   Algeco Scotsman Global S.à r.l.
8/17/17   United Rentals, Inc.   Neff Corporation
1/25/17   United Rentals, Inc.   NES Rentals Holdings II, Inc.

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Announcement Date
  Acquirer   Target
8/16/16   Cintas Corporation   G&K Services, Inc.
7/15/15   Stericycle, Inc.   Shred-It International ULC
11/13/14   Mobile Mini   Gulf Tanks Holdings, Inc.

        The following table sets forth the multiples indicated by this analysis, including the range of selected multiples relative to the selected precedent transactions and the multiples implied by the Merger:

Multiple:
  Mean   Median   Proposed Merger  

LTM EV/Adj. EBITDA

    9.4x     9.0x     11.4x  

LTM EV/Adj. EBIT

    22.2x     21.9x     16.1x  

LTM EV/FCF

    17.6x     17.1x     16.0x  

        Based on its review of the selected precedent transactions, Stifel applied the mean and median multiples to the corresponding LTM Adj. EBITDA, LTM Adj. EBIT and LTM FCF of Mobile Mini as prepared by Mobile Mini management and provided to Stifel by WillScot management to derive the following range of implied equity values per share and compared such values to Mobile Mini's current per share price of $38.99 and Mobile Mini's per share price implied in the Merger of $42.18:

Benchmark
  Range of Implied
Per Share
Equity Values

LTM EV/Adj. EBITDA

  $29.32–$31.34

LTM EV/Adj. EBIT

  $64.32–$65.50

LTM EV/FCF

  $46.49–$48.07

        No transaction used in the precedent transactions analysis is identical to the Merger. Accordingly, an analysis of the results of the foregoing is not mathematical; rather, it involves complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics of the companies and other factors that could affect the public trading value of the companies involved in the precedent transactions which, in turn, affect the enterprise value and equity value of the companies involved in the transactions to which Mobile Mini is being compared. In evaluating the precedent transactions, Stifel made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions, and other matters, such as the impact of competition, industry growth and the absence of any adverse material change in the financial condition of Mobile Mini or the companies involved in the precedent transactions or the industry or in the financial markets in general, which could affect the public trading value of the companies involved in the precedent transaction which, in turn, affect the enterprise value and equity value of the companies involved in the transactions to which the Merger is being compared.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

        Stifel used financial forecasts of Mobile Mini for the calendar year 2020 through calendar year 2024, as prepared by Mobile Mini management and provided to Stifel by WillScot management, to perform a discounted cash flow analysis, which is designed to provide insight into a company's future cash flow projections by discounting them to arrive at the net present value of these cash flows. In conducting this analysis, Stifel assumed that Mobile Mini would perform in accordance with these forecasts. The forecasts and estimates supplied to and utilized by Stifel are set forth below in the

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section entitled "Certain Mobile Mini Unaudited Prospective Financial Information." Stifel first estimated the terminal value of the projected cash flows using the following assumptions:

        Stifel calculated projected unlevered free cash flow for the calendar year 2020 through calendar year 2024, as reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Stifel's use, as set forth below in the section entitled "Certain Mobile Mini Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" and discounted these cash flows and the terminal value to present values using discount rates of 8.7%–9.7%, based on Mobile Mini's weighted average cost of capital ("WACC") using the Capital Asset Pricing Model ("CAPM").

        This analysis resulted in the following implied enterprise value ranges, which Stifel compared to Mobile Mini's current per share price of $38.99 and Mobile Mini's per share price implied in the Merger of $42.18:

Methodology:
  Range   Range of Implied
Per Share
Equity Values

EV/Adj. EBITDA Multiple

  9.5x–10.5x   $41.05–$48.33

Perpetuity Growth %

  1.75%–2.25%   $34.73–$46.29

WillScot Financial Analysis

Selected Company Analysis

        Stifel compared WillScot, from a financial point of view, to 11 North American publicly-traded rental services and specialized business services companies that Stifel deemed to be relevant based on their business profiles and financial metrics, specifically, with Adj. EBITDA margins in excess of 15%. Stifel compared WillScot's estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020 financial metrics, as prepared and provided by WillScot management, to the estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020 financial metrics, obtained from available public sources, of the 11 companies. Stifel believed that the companies listed below have business models similar to those of WillScot, but noted that none of these companies have the same management, composition, size, operations or financial profile as WillScot. The group of selected publicly-traded companies reviewed were as follows:

Company Name
United Rentals, Inc.
Herc Holdings Inc.
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
McGrath RentCorp
General Finance Corporation
Waste Management, Inc.
Republic Services, Inc.
Cintas Corporation
Waste Connections, Inc.
Stericycle, Inc.
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.

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        Based on this information, Stifel calculated and compared multiples for WillScot and selected public companies multiples of EV to estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020: (i) Adj. EBITDA; (ii) Adj. EBIT; and (iii) FCF.

        The following table sets forth the multiples indicated by this analysis, including the range of selected multiples relative to the selected companies and the multiples implied by the Merger:

Multiple:
  Mean   Median   Range of Multiples
Utilized in
the Analysis
  Proposed
Merger
 

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBITDA

    11.2x     12.9x     11.2x–12.9x     11.0x  

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBITDA

    11.0x     12.3x     11.0x–12.3x     9.2x  

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBIT

    18.1x     18.5x     18.1x–18.5x     23.1x  

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBIT

    17.4x     18.2x     18.2x–19.1x     17.6x  

CY 2019E EV/FCF

    19.9x     21.9x     19.9x–21.9x     19.2x  

CY 2020E EV/FCF

    18.3x     19.5x     18.3x–19.5x     18.9x  

        Based on its review of the multiples relative to the selected companies, Stifel applied the mean and median multiples of the selected companies to the corresponding estimated calendar year 2019 and 2020 Adj. EBITDA, Adj. EBIT and FCF for WillScot as prepared and provided by WillScot management to derive the following ranges of implied per share equity values and compared such values to WillScot's current per share price of $17.54:

Benchmark
  Range of Implied
Per Share
Equity Values

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  $18.03–$22.86

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBITDA

  $23.52–$28.02

CY 2019E EV/Adj. EBIT

  $10.86–$11.33

CY 2020E EV/Adj. EBIT

  $17.33–$18.68

CY 2019E EV/FCF

  $18.69–$21.96

CY 2020E EV/FCF

  $16.60–$18.54

        No company utilized in the selected company analysis is identical to WillScot. In evaluating the selected companies, Stifel made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond WillScot's control, such as the impact of competition on its business and the industry generally, industry growth and the absence of any adverse material change in WillScot's financial condition and prospects or the industry or in the financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis (such as determining the mean or median) is not in itself a meaningful method of using peer group data.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

        Stifel used financial forecasts of WillScot for the calendar year 2020 through calendar year 2024, as prepared and provided by WillScot management, to perform a discounted cash flow analysis, which is designed to provide insight into a company's future cash flow projections by discounting them to arrive at the net present value of these cash flows. In conducting this analysis, Stifel assumed that WillScot would perform in accordance with these forecasts. The forecasts and estimates supplied to and utilized by Stifel are set forth below in the section entitled "Certain WillScot Unaudited Prospective Financial

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Information." Stifel first estimated the terminal value of the projected cash flows using the following assumptions:

        Stifel calculated projected unlevered free cash flow for the calendar year 2020 through calendar year 2024, as reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Stifel's use, as set forth below in the section entitled "Certain WillScot Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" and discounted these cash flows and the terminal value to present values using discount rates of (i) 8.3%–9.3% for the calendar year 2020 through calendar year 2024 cash flows and (ii) 7.7%–8.7% for the terminal value, based on WillScot's WACC using the CAPM.

        This analysis resulted in the following implied enterprise value ranges which Stifel compared to WillScot's current per share price of $17.54:

Methodology:
  Range   Range of Implied
Per Share
Equity Values

EV/Adj. EBITDA Multiple

  9.5x–10.5x   $26.18–$31.26

Perpetuity Growth %

  1.75%–2.25%   $17.03–$24.61

Miscellaneous

        The preparation of an opinion regarding fairness from a financial point of view is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to a partial analysis or summary description. In arriving at its opinion, Stifel considered the results of all of its analyses as a whole and did not attribute any particular weight to any analysis or factor considered by it. Stifel believes that the summary provided and the analyses described above must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of these analyses, without considering all of them, would create an incomplete view of the process underlying Stifel's analyses and opinion; therefore, the range of valuations resulting from any particular analysis described above should not be taken to be Stifel's view of the actual value of Mobile Mini or WillScot.

        Stifel, as part of its investment banking services, is regularly engaged in the independent valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers, acquisitions, underwritings, sales and distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. Stifel has acted as financial advisor to WillScot in connection with the Merger and received a fee of $1.6 million, which was not contingent upon completion of the Merger. Stifel will not receive any other significant payment or compensation contingent upon the successful consummation of the Merger. In addition, WillScot agreed to indemnify Stifel for certain liabilities arising out of its engagement. There were no other material relationships that existed during the two years prior to the date of Stifel's opinion or that were mutually understood to be contemplated in which any compensation was received or is intended to be received as a result of the relationship between Stifel and any party to the Merger. Stifel may seek to provide investment banking services to WillScot, Mobile Mini or their respective affiliates in the future, for which Stifel would seek customary compensation. In the ordinary course of business, Stifel and its clients may transact in the securities of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini and may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities.

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Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors

Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc.

        Mobile Mini engaged Barclays to act as its financial advisor with respect to assessing certain strategic alternatives for Mobile Mini, including a possible sale of Mobile Mini, pursuant to an engagement letter dated March 1, 2020. On March 1, 2020, Barclays rendered its oral opinion (which was subsequently confirmed in writing) to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions stated in its opinion, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates and the holders of any Excluded Shares) in the Merger is fair to such stockholders.

        The full text of Barclays' written opinion, dated as of March 1, 2020, is attached as Annex H to this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Barclays' written opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered and limitations upon the review undertaken by Barclays in rendering its opinion. You are encouraged to read the opinion carefully in its entirety. The following is a summary of Barclays' opinion and the methodology that Barclays used to render its opinion. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion.

        Barclays' opinion, the issuance of which was approved by Barclays' Valuation and Fairness Opinion Committee, is addressed to the Mobile Mini Board, addresses only the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Exchange Ratio offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates and the holders of any Excluded Shares) and does not constitute a recommendation to any Mobile Mini stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote with respect to the Merger or any other matter. The terms of the Merger were determined through arm's-length negotiations between Mobile Mini and WillScot and were approved by the Mobile Mini Board. Barclays did not recommend any specific exchange ratio to Mobile Mini or recommend that any specific exchange ratio constituted the only appropriate exchange ratio for the Merger. Barclays was not requested to address, and its opinion does not in any manner address, Mobile Mini's underlying business decision to proceed with or effect the Merger, the likelihood of the consummation of the Merger, or the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any other transaction in which Mobile Mini may engage. In addition, Barclays expressed no opinion on, and its opinion does not in any manner address, the fairness of the amount or the nature of the Sapphire Holding share exchange (as described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration") or any compensation to any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the Merger, or any class of such persons, relative to the consideration offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders in the Merger. No limitations were imposed by the Mobile Mini Board upon Barclays with respect to the investigations made or procedures followed by it in rendering its opinion.

        In arriving at its opinion, Barclays reviewed and analyzed, among other things:

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        In addition, Barclays had discussions with the managements of Mobile Mini and WillScot concerning their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition and prospects and with the management of Mobile Mini concerning the strategic rationale for the Merger. Barclays also undertook such other studies, analyses and investigations as Barclays deemed appropriate.

        In arriving at its opinion, Barclays assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information used by Barclays without any independent verification of such information (and had not assumed responsibility or liability for any independent verification of such information) and further relied upon the assurances of the managements of Mobile Mini and WillScot that they are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information inaccurate or misleading. With respect to the management projections, upon the advice of Mobile Mini, Barclays assumed that (i) such projections were reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Mobile Mini as to the future financial performance of Mobile Mini, WillScot and the Combined Company and (ii) Mobile Mini, WillScot and the Combined Company will or would (as applicable) perform in accordance with such projections. Furthermore, upon the advice of Mobile Mini, Barclays assumed that the amounts and timing of the cost synergies are reasonable and that the cost synergies will be realized in accordance with such estimates. In arriving at its opinion, Barclays assumed no responsibility for and expressed no view as to any such projections or estimates or the assumptions on which they were based. In arriving at its opinion, Barclays did not conduct a physical inspection of the properties and facilities of Mobile Mini or WillScot and did not make or obtain any evaluations or appraisals of the assets or liabilities of Mobile Mini or WillScot. In addition, Barclays was not authorized by Mobile Mini to solicit, and Barclays did not solicit, any indications of interest from any third party with respect to the purchase of all or a part of Mobile Mini's business. Barclays' opinion was necessarily based upon market, economic and other conditions as they existed on, and could be evaluated as of, March 1, 2020. Barclays assumed no responsibility for updating or revising its opinion based on events or circumstances that may have occurred after March 1, 2020. Barclays expressed no opinion as to (i) the prices at which shares of

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Mobile Mini Common Stock or shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock would trade following the announcement of the Merger or (ii) the potential effects of the volatility that was being experienced in the credit, financial and stock markets at the time of its opinion on shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock or shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock or the Merger. Barclays' opinion should not be viewed as providing any assurance that the market value of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to be held by the former holders of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock after the consummation of the Merger will be in excess of the market value of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock owned by such stockholders at any time prior to the announcement or consummation of the Merger.

        Barclays assumed that the executed Merger Agreement would conform in all material respects to the last draft reviewed by Barclays. Additionally, Barclays assumed the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement and all the agreements related thereto. Barclays also assumed, upon the advice of Mobile Mini, that all material governmental, regulatory and third party approvals, consents and releases for the Merger would be obtained within the constraints contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the Merger would be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement thereof. Barclays did not express any opinion as to any tax or other consequences that might result from the Merger, nor did Barclays' opinion address any legal, tax, regulatory or accounting matters, as to which Barclays understood Mobile Mini had obtained such advice as it deemed necessary from qualified professionals.

        In connection with rendering its opinion, Barclays performed certain financial, comparative and other analyses as summarized below. In arriving at its opinion, Barclays did not ascribe a specific range of values to the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock but rather made its determination as to fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Exchange Ratio offered to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates and the holders of any Excluded Shares) in the Merger on the basis of various financial and comparative analyses. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and involves various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial and comparative analyses and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances. Therefore, a fairness opinion is not readily susceptible to summary description.

        In arriving at its opinion, Barclays did not attribute any particular weight to any single analysis or factor considered by it but rather made qualitative judgments as to the significance and relevance of each analysis and factor relative to all other analyses and factors performed and considered by it and in the context of the circumstances of the Merger. Accordingly, Barclays believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole, as considering any portion of such analyses and factors, without considering all analyses and factors as a whole, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying its opinion.

        The following is a summary of the material financial analyses used by Barclays in preparing its opinion to the Mobile Mini Board. The summary of Barclays' analyses and reviews provided below is not a complete description of the analyses and reviews underlying Barclays' opinion. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of analysis and review and the application of those methods to particular circumstances, and, therefore, is not readily susceptible to summary description.

        For the purposes of its analyses and reviews, Barclays made numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Mobile Mini or any other parties to the Merger. No company, business or transaction considered in Barclays' analyses and reviews is identical to Mobile Mini,

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WillScot, Merger Sub or the Merger, and an evaluation of the results of those analyses and reviews is not entirely mathematical. Rather, the analyses and reviews involve complex considerations and judgments concerning financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the acquisition, public trading or other values of the companies, businesses or transactions considered in Barclays' analyses and reviews. None of Mobile Mini, WillScot, Merger Sub, Barclays or any other person assumes responsibility if future results are materially different from those discussed. Any estimates contained in these analyses and reviews and the ranges of valuations resulting from any particular analysis or review are not necessarily indicative of actual values or predictive of future results or values, which may be significantly more or less favorable than as set forth below. In addition, analyses relating to the value of companies, businesses or securities do not purport to be appraisals or reflect the prices at which the companies, businesses or securities may actually be sold. Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the results derived from, Barclays' analyses and reviews are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty.

        The summary of the financial analyses and reviews summarized below include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses and reviews used by Barclays, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary, as the tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses and reviews. Considering the data in the tables below without considering the full description of the analyses and reviews, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses and reviews, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Barclays' analyses and reviews.

        In order to assess how the public market values shares of similar publicly traded companies and to provide a range of relative implied equity values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock by reference to those companies, Barclays reviewed and compared specific financial and operating data relating to Mobile Mini and WillScot, respectively, with selected companies that Barclays, based on its experience in the specialty rental industry, deemed comparable to Mobile Mini and WillScot, respectively. The selected comparable companies with respect to Mobile Mini and WillScot were:

        Barclays calculated and compared various financial multiples and ratios of Mobile Mini and WillScot and the selected comparable companies. As part of its selected comparable company analysis, Barclays calculated and analyzed each company's ratio of (i) its enterprise value (referred to as "EV" for purposes of this section) to its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (referred to as "Adjusted EBITDA" for purposes of this section) for the years 2020 and 2021 and (ii) in the case of Mobile Mini, its EV to its Adjusted EBITDA, including the estimated run-rate cost synergies of $50 million for the years 2020 and 2021.

        For purposes of the foregoing calculations, the projected EVs and Adjusted EBITDAs of Mobile Mini, WillScot and the selected comparable companies were based on consensus equity research estimates obtained from FactSet. Barclays determined the financial ratios for each selected comparable company separately and averaged the results to obtain the financial ratios for the selected comparable companies as a group. In addition, Barclays calculated the financial multiples and ratios using the projected EV and the Adjusted EBITDA of Mobile Mini based on the management projections. For purposes of this section, the "Adjusted EBITDA" of Mobile Mini, WillScot or the Combined Company, as applicable, where based on the management projections, reflects the earnings before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to the business operations of Mobile Mini, WillScot or the Combined Company, as applicable.

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For purposes of the EV/Adjusted EBITDA and EV/Adjusted EBITDA plus cost synergies ratios based on the management projections, Barclays calculated an implied EV of Mobile Mini of approximately $2,775 million by multiplying the implied exchange ratio value by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock provided by the management of Mobile Mini and adding the approximately $872 million of net debt (defined as debt less cash) of Mobile Mini as of December 31, 2019. For purposes of this section, the "implied exchange ratio value" refers to the implied value of the Exchange Ratio of $42.18, obtained by multiplying the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050x by the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock of $17.54 on February 28, 2020.

        The results of this selected comparable company analysis are summarized below:

 
  Management
projections(1)
  FactSet data(2)  
Financial ratio
  Mobile Mini   Mobile Mini   WillScot   Selected
comparable
companies
 

EV/Adjusted EBITDA

                         

2020 (expected)

    10.7x     10.4x     9.3x     7.4x  

2021 (expected)

    10.0x     9.8x     8.3x     7.1x (3)

EV/Adjusted EBITDA + cost synergies

                         

2020 (expected)

    9.0x     8.7x          

2021 (expected)

    8.5x     8.3x          

(1)
The projected EV of Mobile Mini was derived by Barclays as described in the preceding paragraph.

(2)
The projected EV and Adjusted EBITDA of each of Mobile Mini, WillScot and the selected comparable companies was based on publicly available market information sourced from FactSet data. The Adjusted EBITDA sourced from FactSet data is based on consensus equity research estimates and may not reflect the same adjustments as the Adjusted EBITDA of Mobile Mini sourced from the management projections as described above.

(3)
Reflects the financial ratio of McGrath Rentcorp. because data for the year 2021 (expected) was not available for General Finance Corporation on FactSet as of February 28, 2020.

        Barclays chose the selected comparable companies because their businesses and operating profiles are reasonably similar to that of Mobile Mini and WillScot. However, because of the inherent differences between the business, operations and prospects of Mobile Mini, WillScot and those of the selected comparable companies, Barclays believed that it was inappropriate to, and therefore did not, rely solely on the quantitative results of the selected comparable company analysis. Accordingly, Barclays also made qualitative judgments concerning differences between the business, financial and operating characteristics and prospects of Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, and the selected comparable companies that could affect the public trading values of each in order to provide a context in which to consider the results of the quantitative analysis. These qualitative judgments related primarily to the differing sizes, growth prospects, profitability levels and degree of operational risk of Mobile Mini, WillScot and the selected comparable companies.

        Based on the foregoing judgments, Barclays applied a range of EV/Adjusted EBITDA multiples of 9.5x to 10.5x to the Adjusted EBITDA of Mobile Mini for the year 2020 based on the management projections. From the resulting estimated EV of Mobile Mini for the year 2020, Barclays subtracted the estimated net debt (defined as debt less cash) of Mobile Mini for the year 2020 to obtain the estimated equity value of Mobile Mini. Barclays then divided the result by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock provided by the management of Mobile Mini to derive a range of implied prices per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of between $35.00 and $41.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00. Barclays noted that on the basis of the selected comparable company analysis, the "implied exchange ratio value" of $42.18 per share was above the range of calculated implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

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        Barclays reviewed and compared the purchase prices and financial multiples paid in selected other transactions that Barclays, based on its experience with merger and acquisition transactions, deemed relevant. Barclays chose such transactions based on, among other things, the similarity of the applicable target companies in the transactions to Mobile Mini with respect to the size, mix, margins and other characteristics of their businesses. The selected transactions and their respective ratios of EV to last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA (referred to as "EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA" for purposes of this section) as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:

Acquiror   Target   Announcement
date
  EV/LTM
Adj. EBITDA
multiple
 
Permira Holdings Limited   BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc.   April 2011     9.5x  
Aggreko plc   Companhia Brasileira de Locações (POIT Energia)   March 2012     9.2x  
Algeco Scotsman   Target Logistics Management LLC   February 2013     11.0x  
United Rentals, Inc.    National Pump & Compressor, Ltd., Canadian Pump and Compressor Ltd., GulfCo Industrial Equipment, LP and LD Services, LLC   March 2014     7.6x  
General Finance Corporation   Lone Star Tank Rental LP and KHM Rentals, LLC   March 2014     5.8x  
Mobile Mini   Evergreen Tank Solutions   November 2014     9.0x  
Acton Mobile   The wood mobile office units of Mobile Mini   April 2015     6.6x  
ACON Investments, L.L.C., Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Albright Capital Management   APR Energy plc   October 2015     8.9x  
Double Eagle Acquisition Corp.    Williams Scotsman   August 2017     9.0x  
WillScot   Modular Space Holdings, Inc.   June 2018     9.9x  
United Rentals, Inc.    BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc.   July 2018     9.0x  
Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp.    Target Logistics Management, LLC and RL Signor Holdings, LLC   November 2018     10.4x  

        The reasons for and the circumstances surrounding each of the selected precedent transactions analyzed were diverse and there are inherent differences in the business, operations, financial conditions and prospects of Mobile Mini and the companies included in the selected precedent transaction analysis. Accordingly, Barclays believed that a purely quantitative selected precedent transaction analysis would not be particularly meaningful in the context of considering the Merger. Barclays therefore made qualitative judgments concerning differences between the characteristics of the selected precedent transactions and the Merger which would affect the acquisition values of the selected target companies and Mobile Mini. Based on these judgments, Barclays selected a range of EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA multiples as of December 31, 2019 of 9.5x to 10.5x and applied such range to the management projections to calculate a range of implied prices per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $32.00 to $37.00 per share, rounded to the nearest $1.00. The following table sets forth the transactions analyzed based on such characteristics and the results of such analysis:

 
  Selected precedent transactions    
 
 
  Range applied
to Mobile Mini
 
Financial ratio
  Range   Median   Mean  

EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA

    5.8x–11.0x     9.0x     8.8x     9.5x–10.5x  

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        Barclays noted that on the basis of the selected precedent transaction analysis, the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 per share was above the range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock calculated using the management projections.

        In order to estimate the present values of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a standalone basis and pro forma for the Merger, Barclays performed discounted cash flow analyses of Mobile Mini and the Combined Company, respectively. A discounted cash flow analysis is a traditional valuation methodology used to derive a valuation of an asset by calculating the "present value" of estimated future cash flows of the asset. "Present value" refers to the current value of future cash flows or amounts and is obtained by discounting those future cash flows or amounts by a discount rate that takes into account macroeconomic assumptions and estimates of risk, the opportunity cost of capital, expected returns and other appropriate factors.

        Barclays first calculated the implied present value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock. To calculate the estimated EV of Mobile Mini using the discounted cash flow method, Barclays added (i) Mobile Mini's projected unlevered free cash flows for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, based on the management projections, to (ii) the terminal value of Mobile Mini as of December 31, 2024, and discounted such amount to its present value as of December 31, 2019 using a range of selected discount rates. The unlevered free cash flows of Mobile Mini were calculated based on the management projections by taking the Adjusted EBITDA of Mobile Mini and (i) subtracting share-based compensation, non-cash items considered non-core to business operations, cash taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), net capital expenditures (defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), net property, plant and equipment (defined as additions of property, plant and equipment in excess of dispositions), gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, (ii) adding the provision for doubtful accounts and (iii) adjusting for changes in net working capital. The residual value of Mobile Mini at the end of the forecast period, or "terminal value," was estimated by selecting a range of perpetuity growth rates of 2.0% to 3.0%, which were derived by Barclays utilizing its professional judgment and experience. The range of after-tax discount rates of 8.5% to 9.5% was selected based on an analysis of the weighted average cost of capital of Mobile Mini and the selected comparable companies.

        Barclays then subtracted from the estimated EV of Mobile Mini calculated using the discounted cash flow method the net debt (defined as debt less cash) of Mobile Mini as of December 31, 2019. To obtain the estimated equity value of Mobile Mini, Barclays added the estimated present value of net operating losses of Mobile Mini of approximately $127 million based on the management projections. Barclays then divided such amount by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock provided by the management of Mobile Mini to derive a range of illustrative present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $31.00 to $47.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00. Barclays noted that on the basis of the discounted cash flow analysis, the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 per share was within the range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock calculated using management projections.

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Combined Company were calculated based on the management projections by taking the Adjusted EBITDA of the Combined Company and (i) subtracting share-based compensation, non-cash items considered non-core to business operations, cash taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), certain non-operating expenses, net capital expenditures (defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), net property, plant and equipment (defined as additions of property, plant and equipment in excess of dispositions), gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, (ii) adding the provision for doubtful accounts and proceeds from the sale of real estate and (iii) adjusting for changes in net working capital, all of which amounts were based on the management projections. The residual value of the Combined Company at the end of the forecast period, or "terminal value," was estimated by selecting a range of perpetuity growth rates of 2.25% to 3.25%, which were derived by Barclays utilizing its professional judgment and experience. The range of after-tax discount rates of 8.5% to 9.5% was selected based on an analysis of the weighted average cost of capital of the Combined Company and the selected comparable companies.

        Barclays then subtracted from the estimated EV of the Combined Company calculated using the discounted cash flow method the pro forma net debt (defined as debt less cash) of the Combined Company as of December 31, 2019 and estimated transaction fees in connection with the Merger, in each case based on the management projections. To obtain the estimated equity value of the Combined Company, Barclays added to such result the estimated present value of net operating losses of the Combined Company of approximately $1,010 million based on the management projections and the estimated present value of the net cost synergies of the Combined Company based on the management projections. The estimated present value of the net cost synergies of the Combined Company was obtained by discounting to present value the expected phased-in cost synergies in each applicable year, less the costs of achieving such cost synergies and the amount of additional tax expected to be incurred in respect of such cost synergies for each applicable year, in each case, as set forth in the management projections.

        Barclays then divided the estimated equity value of the Combined Company by the estimated number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock following the Merger, based on information approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini, to obtain an implied price per share of Combined Company Common Stock. Barclays then multiplied such share price by the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050 to derive a range of illustrative present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock pro forma for the Merger of $34.00 to $53.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Barclays performed illustrative future share price analyses for each of Mobile Mini and the Combined Company. A future share price analysis is used to provide insight into the potential future equity value of a company as a function of its future earnings.

        Barclays first determined the present value of future share price of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a standalone basis, including the present value of accumulated future dividends.

        Barclays applied a range of multiples of EV to next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA (referred to as "EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA" for purposes of this section) of 9.0x to 11.5x to the next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA of Mobile Mini for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022 based on the management projections to calculate the implied EV of Mobile Mini. The illustrative EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiples were derived by Barclays utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account current and historical trading data of Mobile Mini Common Stock and the current EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiple of Mobile Mini. Barclays then subtracted from the implied EV of Mobile Mini the amount of net debt (defined as debt less cash) of Mobile Mini for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022, based on the management projections, to determine the estimated undiscounted future equity

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value of Mobile Mini for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022. Barclays then determined the per share future values of future share price for each of 2020, 2021 and 2022 by dividing the future equity value in respect of each such year by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, as provided by the management of Mobile Mini. Lastly, Barclays added to these future equity values per share the anticipated amount of annual dividends per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock based on the management projections, and discounted the results to their present values as of December 31, 2019 using a discount rate of 12.4%, which rate reflects Mobile Mini's cost of equity as calculated using the midpoint of the company and peer based metric. The foregoing analysis yielded the following implied present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock:

 
  Present value of future share price
of Mobile Mini Common Stock
for the year ended December 31,
 
EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiple
  2020   2021   2022  

9.0x

  $ 35.15   $ 36.62   $ 37.23  

11.5x

  $ 48.88   $ 49.58   $ 49.40  

        Barclays determined in its professional judgment to focus on the year ended December 31, 2021 for purposes of its valuation analysis because such period represented one full year following the expected closing of the Merger and the range of results was representative of those in the forecasted period from the year ended December 31, 2020 to 2022. Barclays noted that on the basis of the present value of future share price analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021 of $37.00 to $50.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00, the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 per share was within the range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock calculated using the management projections.

        Barclays determined the present value of future share price of Mobile Mini Common Stock pro forma for the Merger. In accordance with the management projections, Barclays assumed that the Combined Company would not pay dividends in fiscal years 2020 to 2022.

        Barclays applied a range of multiples of EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA of 8.5x to 11.0x to the next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA of the Combined Company for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022 based on the management projections to calculate the implied EV of the Combined Company. The illustrative EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiples were derived by Barclays utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account current and historical trading data of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock and the current EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiple of Mobile Mini and WillScot. The Adjusted EBITDA of the Combined Company included the phased-in cost synergies expected to result from the Merger and excluded the expected costs to achieve such cost synergies, in each case as set forth in the management projections. Barclays then subtracted from the implied EV of the Combined Company the amount of net debt (defined as debt less cash) of the Combined Company for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022, based on the management projections, to determine the estimated undiscounted future equity values of the Combined Company for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022.

        To determine the per share future value of future share price for Mobile Mini Common Stock, Barclays multiplied the undiscounted future equity values of the Combined Company by 46.2%, which reflect the proportion of expected relative ownership of the Combined Company by Mobile Mini stockholders following the Merger, and divided such amount by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini as provided by and approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini. Lastly, Barclays discounted the resulting future equity value per share to its present value as of December 31, 2019 using a discount rate of 11.4%, which rate reflected the weighted average based on standalone equity values, rounded to the nearest 0.1%, of (i) the estimated cost of equity of Mobile Mini on a standalone basis of 12.4% as described above and (ii) the estimated costs of equity of

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WillScot, which rate reflects WillScot's cost of equity as calculated using the midpoint of the company and peer based metric. The foregoing analysis yielded the following implied present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock:

 
  EV/NTM
Adj. EBITDA multiple
 
Present value of future share price for year ended December 31,
  8.5x   11.0x  

2020

  $ 38.38   $ 56.20  

2021

  $ 43.58   $ 61.44  

2022

  $ 47.43   $ 64.91  

        Barclays determined in its professional judgment to focus on the year ended December 31, 2021 for purposes of its valuation analysis because such period represented one full year following the expected closing of the Merger and the range of results was representative of those in the forecasted period from the year ended December 31, 2020 to 2022. Barclays noted that on the basis of the present value of future share price analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021 of $44.00 to $61.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00, the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 per share was below the range of implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock calculated using the management projections.

        Barclays also reviewed and considered other factors, which were not considered part of its financial analyses in connection with rendering its advice, but were references for informational purposes, including, among other things, the Historical Trading Range Analysis, the Transaction Premium Analysis, the Equity Analyst Target Prices Analysis, the Illustrative Contribution Analysis and the Illustrative Pro Forma Merger Analyses described below.

        To illustrate the trend in the historical trading prices of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock, Barclays considered historical data with regard to the trading prices of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock for the 52-week period ended February 28, 2020 and compared such data with the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 and the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock as of February 28, 2020 of $17.54, respectively.

        Barclays noted that the implied exchange ratio value represented a discount of 2.7% relative to $43.36, the highest closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock during the 52-week period ended February 28, 2020, and a premium of 44.0% relative to $29.30, the lowest closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock during such period. Barclays also noted that the implied exchange ratio value represented a premium of 8.2% relative to $38.99, the closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020. Further, Barclays noted that the implied exchange ratio value represented a premium of 27.3% relative to $33.13, the closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of September 10, 2019, which was the last completed trading day prior to the publication of a report that The Donerail Group had built a stake in Mobile Mini and was pushing Mobile Mini to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale.

        Barclays noted that the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock on February 28, 2020 represented a discount of 43%, rounded to the nearest 1.0%, relative to $19.70, the highest closing price of WillScot Class A Common Stock during the 52-week period ended February 28, 2020, and represented a premium of 12%, rounded to the nearest 1.0%, relative to $9.96, the lowest closing price of WillScot Class A Common Stock during such period.

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        Barclays reviewed and analyzed, using publicly available information, the acquisition premia for all-stock transactions announced during the time period from January 1, 2014 through February 28, 2020 involving a public company based in the United States as the target where the disclosed enterprise values for the transaction were between $1 billion and $5 billion and where target shareholders were estimated at the time of signing to own 40% to 60% of the combined company on a pro forma basis following the transaction. For the entire period, using publicly available information, Barclays calculated the median premium of the price paid in such transactions relative to the target's last undisturbed closing stock price prior to announcement of the transaction. This analysis indicated a median premium of 5.0% across the period. Barclays compared such amounts to the premium of 8.2% represented by the implied exchange ratio value compared to the closing price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020.

        Barclays reviewed the target prices, as of February 28, 2020, published by six equity research analysts covering Mobile Mini and seven equity research analysts covering WillScot.

        The per share price target range for Mobile Mini Common Stock was $44.00 to $53.00 (excluding one price target of $64.00 viewed by Barclays as an outlier), with a median of $47.50 (or $47.00 excluding the one price target of $64.00 viewed by Barclays as an outlier). The median price target represented a premium of 21.8% relative to the closing price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock on February 28, 2020 of $38.99.

        The per share price target range for WillScot Class A Common Stock was $20.00 to $27.00, with a median of $21.00. The median price target represented a premium of 19.7% relative to the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock on February 28, 2020 of $17.54.

        Barclays reviewed and analyzed the relative contributions of Mobile Mini and WillScot, respectively, to certain financial metrics of the Combined Company on a pro forma basis, based on the management projections. In connection with such review and analysis, Barclays compared the following metrics of Mobile Mini and WillScot on a standalone basis: (i) the estimated Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, (ii) discounted cash flows and (iii) market capitalization as of February 28, 2020. The estimated Adjusted EBITDA for each of Mobile Mini and WillScot was based on the management projections and reflected approximately $872 million and $1,660 million of net debt (defined as debt less cash), respectively. The discounted cash flows of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot were based on the assumptions regarding the terminal value and weighted cost of capital of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot on a standalone basis, as determined by Barclays utilizing its professional judgment and experience.

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        Based on the relative contributions of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot in respect of each financial metric analyzed, Barclays calculated an illustrative implied exchange ratio for each financial metric analyzed, as set forth in the following table:

 
  Implied contribution
(rounded to nearest 1.0%)
   
 
Financial metric
  Mobile Mini   WillScot   Implied
exchange ratio
 

Market Capitalization

    44 %   56 %   2.2229x  

Discounted Cash Flows

    43 %   57 %   2.1168x  

Adjusted EBITDA

                   

2020E

    40 %   60 %   1.8667x  

2021E

    39 %   61 %   1.7691x  

2022E

    37 %   63 %   1.6403x  

2023E

    35 %   65 %   1.5287x  

2024E

    35 %   65 %   1.4935x  

        Barclays noted that, based on the Exchange Ratio and the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock, as provided by the managements of Mobile Mini and WillScot and approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini, the Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders were expected to own approximately 46.2% and 53.8% of the Combined Company, respectively, following the Merger.

        Barclays calculated, for reference only, certain financial features of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger.

        Based on the management projections (including the expected cost synergies), Barclays calculated the expected net financial leverage of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger by dividing the sum of the net debt (defined as debt less cash) of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot as of June 30, 2020, by the sum of the projected last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA as of June 30, 2020 of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot (including the run-rate cost synergies and excluding the cost to achieve such cost synergies). Such calculation resulted in an expected pro forma net financial leverage ratio of the Combined Company of 3.8x.

        Barclays performed an illustrative pro forma analysis of the impact of the Merger on the projected adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock for fiscal year 2021 to determine whether the Merger would be accretive or dilutive to the projected adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock for fiscal year 2021. Barclays first divided the projected adjusted net income of the Combined Company for 2021 (including the run-rate cost synergies and excluding the cost to achieve such cost synergies), based on the management projections, by the estimated number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock following the Merger, based on information approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini, to obtain the Combined Company adjusted earnings per share.

        Barclays then multiplied the Combined Company adjusted earnings per share by the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050x to derive the adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and, to obtain the accretion to Mobile Mini stockholders, divided that number by the expected 2021 adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a standalone basis, based on the management projections. In order to obtain the adjusted earnings per share accretion to WillScot stockholders, Barclays divided the adjusted earnings per share of Combined Company Common Stock by the expected 2021 adjusted earnings per share of WillScot Common Stock on a standalone basis, based on the management projections.

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        On the basis of the foregoing analysis, the illustrative adjusted earnings per share accretion of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Common Stock, pro forma for the Merger, in fiscal year 2021, will be 3.6% and 26.0%, respectively, compared to the management projections of the forecasted adjusted earnings per share of common stock of each company as of February 28, 2020.

        Barclays performed an illustrative value creation analysis to determine the illustrative price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and WillScot Class A Common Stock pro forma for the Merger assuming the cost synergies expected to result from the Merger, based on the management projections, were attributed to Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders in proportion to their expected relative ownership in the Combined Company pro forma following the Merger.

        First, Barclays calculated the illustrative equity value of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger. Barclays multiplied the expected run-rate cost synergies (excluding any cost to achieve such cost synergies) of the Combined Company, based on the management projections, by an EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiple of 9.3x to obtain an illustrative value of the capitalized synergies expected by management of Mobile Mini to result from the Merger. The EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiple was derived by Barclays based on its professional judgment by dividing the sum of the enterprise values of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot, by the sum of the next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot, based on the management projections. Barclays then added the illustrative value of capitalized synergies from the foregoing calculation to the implied equity value of the Combined Company, using the market capitalizations of Mobile Mini and WillScot as of February 28, 2020, and subtracted the estimated transaction fees and expenses to be incurred in the Merger to obtain an illustrative equity value of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger of approximately $4,329 million.

        On the basis of information approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini, Mobile Mini stockholders will own 46.2% of the Combined Company following the Merger. As a result, the illustrative pro forma equity value attributable to Mobile Mini stockholders will be approximately $1,998 million, rounded to the nearest million, or approximately $44.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00, per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and represents a 14.0% premium to the closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020 of $38.99 per share. On the basis of information approved for Barclays' use by the management of Mobile Mini, WillScot stockholders will own 53.8% of the Combined Company following the Merger. As a result, the illustrative pro forma equity value attributable to WillScot stockholders will be approximately $2,331 million, rounded to the nearest million, or approximately $18.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00, per share of WillScot Common Stock, and represents a 5.0% premium to the closing price of WillScot Common Stock as of February 28, 2020 of $17.54 per share.

        Barclays is an internationally recognized investment banking firm and, as part of its investment banking activities, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, investments for passive and control purposes, negotiated underwritings, competitive bids, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. The Mobile Mini Board selected Barclays because of its familiarity with Mobile Mini and its qualifications, reputation and experience in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions generally, as well as substantial experience in transactions comparable to the proposed transaction.

        Barclays is acting as financial advisor to Mobile Mini in connection with the Merger. As compensation for its services in connection with the Merger, Mobile Mini became obliged to pay Barclays an opinion fee of $4 million upon the delivery of Barclays' opinion. Additional compensation of $20 million will be payable at the closing of the Merger, against which the amounts paid for the opinion will be credited. In addition, Mobile Mini has agreed to reimburse Barclays for a portion of its

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expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and to indemnify Barclays for certain liabilities that may arise out of its engagement by Mobile Mini and the rendering of Barclays' opinion. Barclays has performed various investment banking services for Mobile Mini, WillScot and TDR Capital and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies in the past, and, as of the date of Barclays' opinion was providing such services and expected to perform such services in the future, and had received, and was expected to receive, customary fees for such services. Specifically, in the two years prior to the date of Barclays' opinion letter, Barclays performed the following investment banking services: (i) for Mobile Mini, in March 2019, participated as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in a refinancing of Mobile Mini's asset based loan revolving credit facility; and (ii) for WillScot, (A) in August 2018, participated as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in a refinancing of WillScot's asset based loan revolving credit facility, (B) in August 2018, acted as bookrunner on WillScot's $500 million notes offering, (C) in July 2018, acted as lead left bookrunner on WillScot's registered equity offering and (D) in June 2018, acted as financial advisor to WillScot in connection with WillScot's acquisition of Modular Space Holdings, Inc. Further, affiliates of Barclays were performing the following financial services as of the date of Barclays' opinion letter: (i) acting as a lender under Mobile Mini's asset based loan revolving credit facility; and (ii) acting as lender under WillScot's asset based loan revolving credit facility. In the two years prior to the date of Barclays' opinion, Barclays received fees for investment banking and financial advisory services provided to Mobile Mini and its affiliates (other than for its services as financial advisor in connection with the Merger), and WillScot and its affiliates (other than TDR Capital) in the aggregate amount of approximately $0.2 million and approximately $11.4 million, respectively. In addition, Barclays and its affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, or in the future may provide, investment banking services to TDR Capital and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies and have received or in the future may receive customary fees for rendering such services, including (i) having acted or acting as financial advisor to TDR Capital and certain of its portfolio companies and affiliates in connection with certain mergers and acquisition transactions; (ii) having acted or acting as arranger, bookrunnner and/or lender for TDR Capital and certain of its portfolio companies and affiliates in connection with the financing for various acquisition transactions; and (iii) having acted or acting as underwriter, initial purchaser and placement agent for various equity and debt offerings undertaken by TDR Capital and certain of its portfolio companies and affiliates. In addition, an affiliate of Barclays was acting as a lender under the margin loan of Sapphire Holding as of the date of Barclays' opinion letter. Barclays, its subsidiaries and its affiliates engage in a wide range of businesses from investment and commercial banking, lending, asset management and other financial and non-financial services. In the two years prior to the date of Barclays' opinion, Barclays received fees for investment banking and financial advisory services provided to TDR Capital and its portfolio companies and affiliates, including Sapphire Holding, in the aggregate amount of approximately $78.1 million. In the ordinary course of its business, Barclays and its affiliates may actively trade and effect transactions in the equity, debt and/or other securities (and any derivatives thereof) and financial instruments (including loans and other obligations) of Mobile Mini and WillScot for their respective accounts and for the accounts of their respective customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold long or short positions and investments in such securities and financial instruments.

Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

        Goldman Sachs rendered its opinion to the Mobile Mini Board that, as of March 1, 2020 and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair from a financial point of view to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates).

        The full text of the written opinion of Goldman Sachs, dated March 1, 2020, which sets forth assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken in connection with the opinion, is attached as Annex I. Goldman Sachs provided advisory services and

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its opinion for the information and assistance of the Mobile Mini Board in connection with its consideration of the Merger. The Goldman Sachs opinion is not a recommendation as to how any Mobile Mini stockholder should vote with respect to the Merger or any other matter.

        In connection with rendering the opinion described above and performing its related financial analyses, Goldman Sachs reviewed, among other things:

        Goldman Sachs also held discussions with members of the senior managements of Mobile Mini and WillScot regarding their assessment of the strategic rationale for, and the potential benefits of, the Merger and the past and current business operations, financial condition, and future prospects of Mobile Mini and WillScot; reviewed the reported price and trading activity for the Mobile Mini Common Stock and the WillScot Class A Common Stock; compared certain financial and stock market information for Mobile Mini and WillScot with similar information for certain other companies the securities of which are publicly traded; reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations in the portable storage solutions industry and in other industries; and performed such other studies and analyses, and considered such other factors, as it deemed appropriate.

        For purposes of rendering its opinion, Goldman Sachs, with Mobile Mini's consent, relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by, it, without assuming any responsibility for independent verification thereof. In that regard, Goldman Sachs assumed with Mobile Mini's consent that the management forecasts, including the cost synergies, were reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Mobile Mini. Goldman Sachs did not make an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets and liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or other off-balance-sheet assets and liabilities) of Mobile Mini or WillScot or any of their respective subsidiaries and it was not furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. Goldman Sachs assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Merger will be obtained without any adverse effect on Mobile Mini or WillScot or on the expected benefits of the Merger in any way meaningful to its analysis. Goldman Sachs has also assumed that the Merger will be consummated on the terms set forth in the

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Merger Agreement, without the waiver or modification of any term or condition the effect of which would be in any way meaningful to its analysis.

        Goldman Sachs' opinion does not address the underlying business decision of Mobile Mini to engage in the Merger or the relative merits of the Merger as compared to any strategic alternatives that may be available to Mobile Mini; nor does it address any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting matters. Goldman Sachs was not requested to solicit, and did not solicit, interest from other parties with respect to an acquisition of, or other business combination with, Mobile Mini or any other alternative transaction. Goldman Sachs' opinion addresses only the fairness from a financial point of view, as of the date of the opinion, of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates). Goldman Sachs does not express any view on, and its opinion does not address, any other term or aspect of the Merger Agreement or the Merger or any term or aspect of any other agreement or instrument contemplated by the Merger Agreement or entered into or amended in connection with the Merger, including the fairness of the Merger to, or any consideration received in connection therewith by, the holders of any other class of securities, creditors, or other constituencies of Mobile Mini; nor as to the fairness of the amount or nature of the Sapphire Holding share exchange (as described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration") or any compensation to be paid or payable to any of the officers, directors or employees of Mobile Mini, or class of such persons in connection with the Merger, whether relative to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement or otherwise. In addition, Goldman Sachs did not express any opinion as to the prices at which shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock or shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will trade at any time or as to the impact of the Merger on the solvency or viability of Mobile Mini or WillScot or the ability of Mobile Mini or WillScot to pay their respective obligations when they come due. Goldman Sachs' opinion was necessarily based on economic, monetary market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to it as of, the date of the opinion and Goldman Sachs assumed no responsibility for updating, revising or reaffirming its opinion based on circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date of its opinion. Goldman Sachs' opinion was approved by a fairness committee of Goldman Sachs.

        The following is a summary of the material financial analyses delivered by Goldman Sachs to the Mobile Mini Board in connection with rendering the opinion described above. The following summary, however, does not purport to be a complete description of the financial analyses performed by Goldman Sachs, nor does the order of analyses described represent relative importance or weight given to those analyses by Goldman Sachs. Some of the summaries of the financial analyses include information presented in tabular format. The tables must be read together with the full text of each summary and are alone not a complete description of Goldman Sachs' financial analyses. Except as otherwise noted, the following quantitative information, to the extent that it is based on market data, is based on market data as it existed on or before February 28, 2020, the last completed trading day before the public announcement of the Merger, and is not necessarily indicative of current market conditions.

        Goldman Sachs reviewed the historical trading prices and volumes of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock for the 52-week period ended February 28, 2020. In addition, Goldman Sachs calculated the implied consideration per share of $42.18 to be paid to Mobile Mini stockholders, which is referred to as the "implied exchange ratio value" for purposes of this section, by multiplying the exchange ratio of 2.4050x pursuant to the Merger Agreement by the closing price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock of $17.54 on February 28, 2020, and analyzed the implied exchange ratio value in relation to certain closing prices of Mobile Mini Common Stock during such period.

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        This analysis indicated that the implied exchange ratio value of $42.18 represented:

        Goldman Sachs performed illustrative discounted cash flow analyses on Mobile Mini and on the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger, in each case using the management forecasts (which, in the case of the Combined Company, included the phased-in cost synergies and included the expected costs to achieve such cost synergies).

        Using discount rates ranging from 6.50% to 7.50%, reflecting estimates of Mobile Mini's weighted average cost of capital, Goldman Sachs discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019 (i) estimates of unlevered free cash flow for Mobile Mini for the years 2020 through 2024 as reflected in the management forecasts and (ii) a range of illustrative terminal values for Mobile Mini, which were calculated by applying perpetuity growth rates ranging from 1.00% to 2.00% to a terminal year estimate of the free cash flow to be generated by Mobile Mini, as reflected in the management forecasts. In addition, using discount rates ranging from 6.50% to 7.50%, reflecting an estimate of Mobile Mini's weighted average cost of capital, Goldman Sachs discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019 the estimated benefits of Mobile Mini's net operating losses for the years 2020 through 2024 as reflected in the management forecasts. Goldman Sachs derived such discount rates by application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which requires certain company-specific inputs, including the company's target capital structure weightings, the cost of long-term debt, future applicable marginal cash tax rate and a beta for the company, as well as certain financial metrics for the United States financial markets generally. The range of perpetuity growth rates was estimated by Goldman Sachs utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account the management forecasts and market expectations regarding long-term real growth of gross domestic product and inflation. Goldman Sachs derived ranges of illustrative enterprise values for Mobile Mini by adding the ranges of present values it derived above. Goldman Sachs then subtracted from the range of illustrative enterprise values it derived for Mobile Mini the amount of Mobile Mini's net debt (defined as gross financial debt less cash) as of December 31, 2019, as provided by the management of Mobile Mini, to derive a range of illustrative equity values for Mobile Mini. Goldman Sachs then divided the range of illustrative equity values it derived by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, as provided by the management of Mobile Mini, to derive a range of illustrative present values per share ranging from approximately $39.00 to $62.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Using discount rates ranging from 6.75% to 7.75%, reflecting estimates of the Combined Company's weighted average cost of capital, Goldman Sachs discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019 (i) estimates of unlevered free cash flow for the Combined Company for the years

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2020 through 2024 as reflected in the management forecasts and (ii) a range of illustrative terminal values for the Combined Company, which were calculated by applying perpetuity growth rates ranging from 1.25% to 2.25%, to a terminal year estimate of the free cash flow to be generated by the Combined Company, as reflected in the management forecasts. In addition, using discount rates ranging from 6.75% to 7.75%, reflecting an estimate of the Combined Company's weighted average cost of capital, Goldman Sachs discounted to present value as of December 31, 2019 the estimated benefits of the Combined Company's net operating losses for the years 2020 through 2024 and the estimated benefits of the phased-in cost synergies from the Merger (including the costs to achieve such cost synergies), in each case as reflected in the management forecasts. Goldman Sachs derived such discount rates by application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which requires certain company-specific inputs, including the company's target capital structure weightings, the cost of long-term debt, future applicable marginal cash tax rate and a beta for the company, as well as certain financial metrics for the United States financial markets generally. The range of perpetuity growth rates was estimated by Goldman Sachs utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account the management forecasts and market expectations regarding long-term real growth of gross domestic product and inflation. Goldman Sachs derived ranges of illustrative enterprise values for the Combined Company by adding the ranges of present values it derived above. Goldman Sachs then subtracted from the range of illustrative enterprise values it derived for the Combined Company the amount of the Combined Company's pro forma net debt (defined as gross financial debt less cash) as of December 31, 2019 and estimated transaction fees in connection with the Merger, as provided by the management of Mobile Mini, to derive a range of illustrative equity values for the Combined Company. Goldman Sachs then divided the range of illustrative equity values it derived by the estimated number of fully diluted outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock following the Merger, based on information and assumptions approved for Goldman Sachs' use by the management of Mobile Mini. Lastly, Goldman Sachs multiplied such amount, representing the illustrative present value per share of the Combined Company Common Stock, by the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050x to derive a range of illustrative present values of the consideration to be received by Mobile Mini stockholders in respect of each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock ranging from approximately $43.00 to $69.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Goldman Sachs performed an illustrative analysis of the implied present value of an illustrative future value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a standalone basis and pro forma for the Merger.

        Goldman Sachs first calculated the implied present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a stand-alone basis, including the present value of cumulative future dividends in respect of fiscal years 2020 to 2022. This analysis is designed to provide an indication of the present value of a theoretical future value of a company's equity as a function of such company's financial multiples.

        Goldman Sachs derived a range of illustrative implied future enterprise values for Mobile Mini as of December 31 of each of 2020, 2021 and 2022 by applying a range of illustrative multiples of enterprise value to next twelve months' adjusted earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization (which multiples are referred to as "EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA" for purposes of this section) of 9.0x to 11.5x to the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (referred to as "Adjusted EBITDA" for purposes of this section) for the following full year of Mobile Mini on a standalone basis, based on the management forecasts. These illustrative multiple estimates were derived by Goldman Sachs utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account current and historical trading data of Mobile Mini Common Stock and the current enterprise value to Adjusted EBITDA multiple for Mobile Mini. For purposes of this section, the "Adjusted EBITDA" of Mobile

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Mini, WillScot or the Combined Company, as applicable, where based on the management forecasts, reflects the earnings before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to the business operations of Mobile Mini, WillScot or the Combined Company, as applicable.

        To derive a range of illustrative implied future equity values for Mobile Mini on a standalone basis for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022, Goldman Sachs subtracted the amount of Mobile Mini's forecasted net debt (defined as gross financial debt less cash) for each of the fiscal year-ends 2020 to 2022 included in the management forecasts from the respective illustrative implied future enterprise values previously calculated. Goldman Sachs then divided the results by the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, based on assumptions and information approved for Goldman Sachs' use by the management of Mobile Mini, to derive a range of implied future share prices per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, excluding dividends. Goldman Sachs then added the cumulative dividends per share expected to be paid on shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022, using the management forecasts.

        Goldman Sachs then discounted the illustrative implied future values per share back to December 31, 2019, using an illustrative discount rate of 8.0%, reflecting an estimate of Mobile Mini's cost of equity. Goldman Sachs derived such discount rate by application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which requires certain company-specific inputs, including a beta for the company, as well as certain financial metrics for the United States financial markets generally. This analysis resulted in a range of implied present values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $36.00 to $56.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Goldman Sachs next calculated the implied present value of the Merger Consideration to be received by Mobile Mini stockholders per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock pro forma for the Merger. This analysis is designed to provide an indication of the present value of a theoretical future value of the pro forma Merger Consideration to be received per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as a function of the Combined Company's financial multiples pro forma for the Merger.

        Goldman Sachs derived a range of illustrative implied future enterprise values for the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger as of December 31 of each of 2020, 2021 and 2022 by applying a range of illustrative EV/NTM Adj. EBITDA multiples of 8.5x to 11.0x to the estimated Adjusted EBITDA for the following full year of the Combined Company, including the phased-in cost synergies expected to result from the Merger and excluding the expected costs to achieve such cost synergies, in each case as set forth in the management forecasts. These illustrative multiple estimates were derived by Goldman Sachs utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account current and historical trading data and current and historical enterprise value to Adjusted EBITDA multiples for Mobile Mini and WillScot. To derive a range of illustrative implied future equity values for the Combined Company for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022, Goldman Sachs subtracted the amount of the Combined Company's pro forma net debt (defined as gross financial debt less cash and the expected costs to achieve the cost synergies) for each of the fiscal years 2020 to 2022 included in the management forecasts from the respective illustrative implied future enterprise values previously calculated.

        To determine the future values of the consideration to be received per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock following the Merger, Goldman Sachs then divided the range of illustrative implied future equity values for the Combined Company by the estimated number of fully diluted outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock following the Merger, based on information and assumptions approved for Goldman Sachs' use, and multiplied the resulting implied per share value by the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050x. Goldman Sachs then added the cumulative dividends projected to be paid to Mobile Mini stockholders prior to June 30, 2020, the closing date of the Merger estimated by the

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management of Mobile Mini. As reflected in the management forecasts, the Combined Company was assumed not to pay dividends following the estimated closing of the Merger on June 30, 2020. Goldman Sachs discounted the resulting illustrative implied future values of the consideration to be received per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock back to December 31, 2019, using an illustrative discount rate of 9.0%, reflecting an estimate of the Combined Company's cost of equity. Goldman Sachs derived such discount rate by application of the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which requires certain company-specific inputs, including a beta for the company, as well as certain financial metrics for the United States financial markets generally. This analysis resulted in a range of implied pro forma present values of the consideration to be received per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $40.00 to $70.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Goldman Sachs analyzed certain information relating to the following selected transactions in the specialty rentals industry since January 1, 2011 where sufficient public information was available to calculate the multiples of enterprise value to last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA (referred to as "EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA" for purposes of this section):

Acquiror   Target   Announcement
date
  EV/LTM
Adj. EBITDA
multiple
 

Permira Holdings Limited

  BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc.   April 2011     9.5x  

Aggreko plc

  Companhia Brasileira de Locações (POIT Energia)   March 2012     9.2x  

Algeco Scotsman

  Target Logistics Management LLC   February 2013     11.0x  

United Rentals, Inc. 

  National Pump & Compressor, Ltd., Canadian Pump and Compressor Ltd., GulfCo Industrial Equipment, LP and LD Services, LLC   March 2014     7.6x  

General Finance Corporation

  Lone Star Tank Rental LP and KHM Rentals, LLC   March 2014     5.8x  

Mobile Mini

  Evergreen Tank Solutions   November 2014     9.0x  

Acton Mobile

  The wood mobile office units of Mobile Mini   April 2015     6.6x  

ACON Investments, L.L.C., Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Albright Capital Management

  APR Energy plc   October 2015     8.9x  

Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. 

  Williams Scotsman   August 2017     9.0x  

WillScot

  Modular Space Holdings, Inc.   June 2018     9.9x  

United Rentals, Inc. 

  BakerCorp International Holdings, Inc.   July 2018     9.0x  

Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp. 

  Target Logistics Management, LLC and RL Signor Holdings, LLC   November 2018     10.4x  

        While none of the companies that participated in the selected transactions are directly comparable to Mobile Mini, the companies that participated in the selected transactions are companies with operations that, for the purposes of analysis, may be considered similar to certain of Mobile Mini's results, market size and product profile.

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        The average and median EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA multiples for the selected transactions were 8.8x and 9.0x, respectively. On the basis of the EV/LTM Adj. EBITDA multiples analysis and using its professional judgment and experience, Goldman Sachs applied a reference range of 9.5x to 10.5x to Mobile Mini's last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA as of December 31, 2019, which calculation resulted in a range of illustrative implied values per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of approximately $32.00 to $37.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00.

        Goldman Sachs reviewed and analyzed, for reference only, using publicly available information, the acquisition premia for all-stock transactions announced during the time period from January 1, 2014 through February 28, 2020 involving a public company based in the United States as the target where the disclosed enterprise values for the transaction were between $1 billion and $5 billion and where target shareholders were estimated at the time of signing to own 40% to 60% of the combined company on a pro forma basis following the transaction. For the entire period, using publicly available information, Goldman Sachs calculated the median premium of the price paid in such transactions relative to the target's last undisturbed closing stock price prior to announcement of the transaction. This analysis indicated a median premium of 5.0% across the period. Goldman Sachs compared such amounts to the premium of 8.2% represented by the implied exchange ratio value compared to the closing price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020.

        Using the management forecasts and publicly available information, Goldman Sachs analyzed, for reference only, the implied equity contributions of Mobile Mini and WillScot to the pro forma Combined Company (excluding any cost synergies and costs to achieve such cost synergies) based on estimated future operating and financial information of each company on a stand-alone basis, including to (i) estimated Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, (ii) discounted cash flows analysis and (iii) market capitalization as of February 28, 2020. The discounted cash flows analysis for Mobile Mini assumed a discount rate of 7.0%, equal to the midpoint of 6.50% to 7.50%, reflecting estimates of Mobile Mini's weighted average cost of capital on a standalone basis, and a perpetuity growth rate of 1.5%. The discounted cash flows analysis for WillScot assumed a discount rate of 7.5%, reflecting estimates of WillScot's weighted average cost of capital on a standalone basis, and a perpetuity growth rate of 2.0%. The perpetuity growth rate for each of Mobile Mini and WillScot was estimated by Goldman Sachs utilizing its professional judgment and experience, taking into account the management forecasts and market expectations regarding long-term real growth of gross domestic product and inflation.

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be owned by the Mobile Mini stockholders following the closing of the Merger. The following table presents the results of this analysis:

 
  Implied contribution
(rounded to nearest 1.0%)
   
 
Financial metric
  Mobile Mini   WillScot   Implied
exchange ratio
 

Market Capitalization

    44 %   56 %   2.2229x  

Discounted Cash Flows

    44 %   56 %   2.1991x  

Adjusted EBITDA

                   

2020E

    40 %   60 %   1.8667x  

2021E

    39 %   61 %   1.7691x  

2022E

    37 %   63 %   1.6403x  

2023E

    35 %   65 %   1.5287x  

2024E

    35 %   65 %   1.4935x  

        Goldman Sachs calculated, for reference only, certain of the financial features of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger.

        Based on the management forecasts (including the expected cost synergies), Goldman Sachs calculated the expected net financial leverage of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger by adding together the net debt (defined as gross financial debt less cash) of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot as of December 31, 2019, and dividing that sum by the sum of the projected last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA as of June 30, 2020 for each of Mobile Mini and WillScot (including the run-rate cost synergies and excluding the cost to achieve such cost synergies), therefore obtaining an expected pro forma net financial leverage ratio of 3.8x.

        Goldman Sachs then calculated an expected 2021 adjusted earnings per share accretion to the Mobile Mini stockholders of 2.4%, and to the WillScot stockholders of 26.2%, pro forma for the Merger. In order to obtain such result, Goldman Sachs divided the adjusted net income of the Combined Company for 2021 pro forma for the Merger (including the run-rate cost synergies and excluding the cost to achieve such cost synergies), based on the management forecasts, by the estimated number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock following the Merger, based on information approved for Goldman Sachs' use by the management of Mobile Mini, to obtain the Combined Company adjusted earnings per share. Goldman Sachs then multiplied the Combined Company adjusted earnings per share by the Exchange Ratio of 2.4050x to derive the adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and, to obtain the accretion to Mobile Mini stockholders, divided that number by the expected 2021 adjusted earnings per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock on a standalone basis, based on the management forecasts. In order to obtain the adjusted earnings per share accretion to WillScot stockholders, Goldman Sachs divided the adjusted earnings per share of Combined Company Common Stock by the expected 2021 adjusted earnings per share of WillScot Common Stock on a standalone basis, based on the management forecasts.

        Goldman Sachs also conducted an illustrative value creation analysis to determine an illustrative price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock and per share of WillScot Common Stock pro forma for the Merger assuming the cost synergies expected to result from the Merger are attributed to Mobile Mini stockholders and WillScot stockholders in proportion to their relative ownership in the Combined Company following the Merger.

        Goldman Sachs determined the equity value of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger by calculating the sum of the public market equity value of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot as of February 28, 2020, based on publicly available information. To this sum, Goldman Sachs added the product obtained by multiplying the expected run rate cost synergies (excluding any cost to achieve

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such cost synergies), based on the management forecasts, by the blended enterprise value to the next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA multiple of Mobile Mini and WillScot of 9.4x. Such multiple was obtained by adding the enterprise value of Mobile Mini and WillScot based on publicly available information and dividing that sum by the sum of the next twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot, based on the analyst consensus. Goldman Sachs then subtracted estimated transaction fees in connection with the Merger, based on the management forecasts, to obtain an illustrative equity value of the Combined Company pro forma for the Merger of approximately $4,334 million.

        Goldman Sachs multiplied such illustrative equity value by 46.2%, representing the portion of the Combined Company expected to be owned by the Mobile Mini stockholders following the Merger, based on information approved for Goldman Sachs' use by the management of Mobile Mini. The foregoing calculation resulted in a pro forma equity value of Mobile Mini of $2,000 million, rounded to the nearest million, or, based on the number of fully diluted outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020, as provided by the management of Mobile Mini, a value per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock of $44.00, rounded to the nearest $1.00. Such value corresponds to an illustrative value creation of 14.1% compared to the closing price of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of February 28, 2020 of $38.99 per share. An equivalent calculation for the WillScot stockholders, using 53.8% as the relevant portion of the Combined Company expected to be owned by the WillScot stockholders following the Merger, based on assumptions approved for Goldman Sachs' use by the management of Mobile Mini, resulted in an illustrative value creation of 5.1% compared to the closing price of WillScot Common Stock as of February 28, 2020 of $17.54 per share.

        The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process and is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. Selecting portions of the analyses or of the summary set forth above, without considering the analyses as a whole, could create an incomplete view of the processes underlying Goldman Sachs' opinion. In arriving at its fairness determination, Goldman Sachs considered the results of all of its analyses and did not attribute any particular weight to any factor or analysis considered by it. Rather, Goldman Sachs made its determination as to fairness on the basis of its experience and professional judgment after considering the results of all of its analyses. No company or transaction used in the above analyses as a comparison is directly comparable to Mobile Mini or WillScot or the contemplated transaction.

        Goldman Sachs prepared these analyses for purposes of Goldman Sachs' providing its opinion to the Mobile Mini Board as to the fairness from a financial point of view, as of the date of the opinion, of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement to the Mobile Mini stockholders (other than WillScot and its affiliates). These analyses do not purport to be appraisals nor do they necessarily reflect the prices at which businesses or securities actually may be sold. Analyses based upon forecasts of future results are not necessarily indicative of actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by these analyses. Because these analyses are inherently subject to uncertainty, being based upon numerous factors or events beyond the control of the parties or their respective advisors, none of Mobile Mini, WillScot, Goldman Sachs or any other person assumes responsibility if future results are materially different from those forecasts.

        The Exchange Ratio was determined through arm's-length negotiations between Mobile Mini and WillScot and was approved by the Mobile Mini Board. Goldman Sachs provided advice to Mobile Mini during these negotiations. Goldman Sachs did not, however, recommend any specific exchange ratio to Mobile Mini or the Mobile Mini Board or recommend that any specific exchange ratio constituted the only appropriate exchange ratio for the Merger.

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taken into consideration by the Mobile Mini Board in making its determination to approve the Merger Agreement. The foregoing summary does not purport to be a complete description of the analyses performed by Goldman Sachs in connection with the fairness opinion and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the written opinion of Goldman Sachs attached as Annex I.

        Goldman Sachs and its affiliates are engaged in advisory, underwriting and financing, principal investing, sales and trading, research, investment management and other financial and non-financial activities and services for various persons and entities. Goldman Sachs and its affiliates and employees, and funds or other entities they manage or in which they invest or have other economic interests or with which they co-invest, may at any time purchase, sell, hold or vote long or short positions and investments in securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments of Mobile Mini, WillScot and any of their respective affiliates and third parties, including Sapphire Holding and TDR Capital and their respective affiliates and, as applicable, portfolio companies, or any currency or commodity that may be involved in the Merger. Goldman Sachs acted as financial advisor to Mobile Mini in connection with, and participated in certain of the negotiations leading to, the Merger. During the two year period ended March 1, 2020, Goldman Sachs did not recognize compensation for any financial advisory and/or underwriting services provided by its Investment Banking Division to Mobile Mini or WillScot. Goldman Sachs also has provided certain financial advisory and/or underwriting services to TDR Capital and its affiliates from time to time for which the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs has received, and may receive, compensation, including having acted as joint bookrunner with respect to the €80 million add on to the Term Loan B under the leveraged loan facility of Hurtigruten ASA, a portfolio company of TDR Capital, in November 2018; as sole bookrunner with respect to the public offering by Algeco Global Finance plc, a subsidiary of a portfolio company of TDR Capital, of its 6.50% Notes due 2023 and Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2023 (aggregate principal amount €125,000,000) in November 2018; as financial advisor to TDR Capital with respect to its pending acquisition of Ei Group plc announced in July 2019; as joint bookrunner with respect to the offering by EG Global Finance plc, a subsidiary of a portfolio company of TDR Capital, of its 8.50% Secured Notes due 2025 (aggregate principal amount $635 million) and 6.25% Secured Notes due 2025 (aggregate principal amount €700 million) in October 2019; as joint bookrunner with respect to the offering by LeasePlan Corp N.V., a portfolio company of TDR Capital, of its 2.875% Senior Notes due 2024 (aggregate principal amount $750 million) in October 2019; and as financial advisor to EG Group Limited, a portfolio company of TDR Capital, in connection with its acquisition of Cumberland Farms, Inc. in October 2019. During the two-year period ended March 1, 2020, Goldman Sachs has recognized compensation for financial advisory and/or underwriting services provided by its Investment Banking Division to TDR Capital and/or its affiliates and portfolio companies of approximately $10.2 million. Goldman Sachs may also in the future provide financial advisory and/or underwriting services to Mobile Mini, WillScot, TDR Capital, Sapphire Holding and their respective affiliates and, as applicable, portfolio companies for which the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs may receive compensation. Affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC also may have co-invested with TDR Capital and Sapphire Holding and their respective affiliates from time to time and may have invested in limited partnership units of affiliates of TDR Capital and Sapphire Holding from time to time and may do so in the future.

        The Mobile Mini Board selected Goldman Sachs as its financial advisor because it is an internationally recognized investment banking firm that has substantial experience in transactions similar to the Merger. Pursuant to a letter agreement dated February 29, 2020, Mobile Mini engaged Goldman Sachs to act as its financial advisor in connection with the Merger. Pursuant to the engagement letter between Mobile Mini and Goldman Sachs, Mobile Mini has agreed to pay Goldman Sachs an advisory fee equal to $20 million, $4 million of which became payable in cash upon the presentation to the Mobile Mini Board of the results of the study Goldman Sachs undertook in connection with its fairness opinion and the remainder of which is payable upon the closing of the Merger. In addition, Mobile Mini has agreed to reimburse Goldman Sachs for certain of its expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, and to indemnify Goldman Sachs and related persons against various liabilities, including certain liabilities under the federal securities laws.

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Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information

Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by WillScot Management

        WillScot does not, as a matter of general practice, make long-term projections as to anticipated future performance available to the public, other than generally providing, on a quarterly basis, estimated ranges of certain expected financial results and operational metrics for the current or impending fiscal year in its regular earnings press releases and other investor materials. WillScot avoids making public projections for extended periods due to, among other things, the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates inherent in such projections.

        In connection with a possible transaction with Mobile Mini, WillScot management prepared certain non-public, unaudited prospective financial information regarding the anticipated results of operations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini (together, the "WillScot Forecasts"). The WillScot Forecasts were provided by WillScot management to the WillScot Board and the WillScot Special Committee in connection with their respective evaluations of the Merger and, except as otherwise specified in the table below, to their financial advisors, Morgan Stanley and Stifel, respectively, in connection with their respective analyses and opinions described in the section "—Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors." Certain of the WillScot Forecasts were also provided by WillScot management to Mobile Mini management, as described below in the section entitled "—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by Mobile Mini Management."

        Except as specifically noted herein, the WillScot Forecasts were prepared by WillScot management and are based on numerous estimates and assumptions, including assumptions regarding general market-level activity volume forecasts driven by market growth-rate projections, company-specific pricing growth projections, as well as anticipated margins and discretionary spending, and assume no new acquisitions, divestitures or new large investments or revenues. These forecasts were built on the assumption that macroeconomic conditions would remain stable in the U.S. and in the rest of North America, that the interest rate environment would remain stable, that competitor pricing would remain rational, that regulatory requirements would not change significantly, and that the tax laws, including corporate tax rates, would remain unchanged relative to such laws (including such rates).

        The WillScot Forecasts were based on information and market factors known to WillScot management as of February 23, 2020, and do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after such date, including the announcement of the Merger, or any events or impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic or oil and gas related market disruptions. The WillScot Forecasts resulted from WillScot's 2020 annual strategic and financial planning process and the business case associated with the acquisitions of Acton and ModSpace, updated in February 2020 to reflect financial planning and updated projections for Acton and ModSpace synergies as of February 23, 2020. The WillScot Forecasts reflect WillScot's business on a standalone basis, without giving effect to the Merger, the impact of negotiating or executing the Merger, the expenses that have been or may be incurred in connection with consummating the Merger, or the potential synergies (including the Projected Synergies defined below) that may be achieved by the Combined Company as a result of the Merger.

        The forecasted financial information contained in this section entitled "Certain WillScot Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" was not prepared for public disclosure. The inclusion of this information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an admission or representation by WillScot or Mobile Mini that the information is material. You should note that this forecasted financial information constitutes forward-looking statements. See the section entitled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

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to the WillScot Board, Mobile Mini and WillScot's financial advisors in connection with evaluating the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

        WillScot uses certain financial measures in the WillScot Forecasts that have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP as supplemental measures to evaluate operational performance. While WillScot believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, are not reported by all of WillScot's competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of WillScot's competitors or other companies generally. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Financial measures included in forecasts (including the WillScot Forecasts) provided to a board of directors or financial advisor in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of "non-GAAP financial measures" under the rules of the SEC, and therefore the WillScot Forecasts are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures were not provided to or relied upon by the WillScot Board, Mobile Mini, or WillScot's financial advisors in connection with the Merger. Accordingly, no reconciliation of the financial measures included in the WillScot Forecasts is provided in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The following is a summary of the metrics included in the WillScot Forecasts (amounts may reflect rounding):

 
  Fiscal Year
(in millions, and all amounts in USD)
 
 
  2020E   2021E   2022E   2023E   2024E  

WillScot

                               

Revenue

    1,161     1,238     1,320     1,400     1,457  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    426     473     526     580     621  

Adjusted EBIT(2)

    223     277     322     369     417  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(3)

    158     175     202     229     258  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(4)

    214     269     302     335     374  

Estimated Tax Savings from Net Operating Losses(5)

    21 (6)   43     58     74     90  

Mobile Mini

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Revenue(7)

    642     675     706     735     765  

Adjusted EBITDA(7)

    258     278     294     311     328  

Adjusted EBIT(8)

    186     202     215     228     242  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(3)

    151     150     161     172     183  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(4)

    202     195     191     197     207  

Estimated Tax Savings from Net Operating Losses(5)

    17 (7)   21     6     2     0  

(1)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization adjusted for, non-cash items considered non-core to business operations including net currency gains and losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, costs incurred related to transactions, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, and other discrete expenses.

(2)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income before interest expenses, taxes, non-recurring expense and certain non-cash expenses and transactions that WillScot management believes are not indicative of WillScot's ongoing business.

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(3)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Morgan Stanley reflecting net cash provided by operating activities prior to after-tax interest expense, minus or plus, net cash used in or provided by investing activities. Excludes tax savings from the use of net operating losses and treats share-based compensation as cash expense. Reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley's use in connection with its analysis and opinion as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(4)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Stifel reflecting net cash provided by operating activities prior to interest expense, minus or plus, net cash used in or provided by investing activities and including estimated tax savings from the use of net operating losses. Reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Stifel's use in connection with its analysis and opinion as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated" in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(5)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Morgan Stanley reflecting estimated cash tax savings as a result of tax loss carryforwards that are expected to be available to offset future cash income taxes. Reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley's use in connection with its analysis and opinion as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(6)
2020E represents a partial year projection for estimated tax savings from net operating losses and accelerated depreciation and amortization for the six months ended December 31, 2020.

(7)
Provided by Mobile Mini management to WillScot management, calculated as described below in the section entitled "—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by Mobile Mini Management," as reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley's and Stifel's use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" and "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(8)
Provided by Mobile Mini management to WillScot management, calculated as described below in the section entitled "—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by Mobile Mini Management," but excluding non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, as reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley and Stifel's use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" and "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by Mobile Mini Management

        Mobile Mini does not, as a matter of course, make long-term projections as to anticipated future performance available to the public other than generally providing, on a quarterly basis, estimated ranges of certain expected financial results and operational metrics for the current or impending fiscal year in its regular earnings press releases and other investor materials. Mobile Mini avoids making public projections for extended periods due to, among other things, the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates inherent in such projections.

        In connection with a possible transaction with WillScot, Mobile Mini management prepared certain non-public, unaudited prospective financial information regarding the anticipated results of operations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot (together, the "Mobile Mini Forecasts"). The Mobile Mini Forecasts were provided by Mobile Mini management to the Mobile Mini

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Board in connection with its evaluation of the Merger and, except as otherwise specified in the table below, to Mobile Mini's financial advisors, Barclays and Goldman Sachs, in connection with their respective analyses and opinions described in the section "—Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors". Certain of the Mobile Mini Forecasts were also provided by Mobile Mini management to WillScot management, as described above in the section entitled "—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by WillScot Management."

        Except as specifically noted herein, the Mobile Mini Forecasts were prepared by Mobile Mini management in connection with Mobile Mini's evaluation of the Merger and are based on numerous estimates and assumptions, including assumptions regarding general market-level forecasts driven by market growth-rate projections, as well as anticipated margins and discretionary spending. The Mobile Mini Forecasts were built on the assumption that macroeconomic conditions would remain stable in the U.S. and in the rest of North America, that the interest rate environment would remain stable, that competitor pricing would remain rational, that regulatory requirements would not change significantly, and that the tax laws, including corporate tax rates, would remain unchanged relative to such laws (including such rates). The Mobile Mini Forecasts were based on information and market factors known to Mobile Mini management as of February 20, 2020, and do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after such date, including the announcement of the Merger, or any events or impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic or oil and gas related market disruptions. The Mobile Mini Forecasts reflect Mobile Mini on a standalone basis, without giving effect to the Merger, the impact of negotiating or executing the Merger, the expenses that have been or may be incurred in connection with consummating the Merger, or the potential synergies (including the Projected Synergies defined below) that may be achieved by the Combined Company as a result of the Merger.

        The forecasted financial information contained in this section entitled "—Certain Mobile Mini Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" was not prepared for public disclosure. The inclusion of this information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an admission or representation by Mobile Mini or WillScot that the information is material. You should note that this forecasted financial information constitutes forward-looking statements. See the section entitled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

        The summary of the Mobile Mini Forecasts is included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to give WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders access to non-public information that was provided to the Mobile Mini Board, WillScot and Mobile Mini's financial advisors in connection with evaluating the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

        Mobile Mini uses certain financial measures in the Mobile Mini Forecasts that have not been prepared in accordance with GAAP as supplemental measures to evaluate operational performance. While Mobile Mini believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, are not reported by all of Mobile Mini's competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of Mobile Mini's competitors or other companies generally. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Financial measures included in forecasts (including the Mobile Mini Forecasts) provided to a board of directors or financial advisor in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of "non-GAAP financial measures" under the rules of the SEC, and therefore the Mobile Mini Forecasts are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures were not provided to or relied upon by the Mobile Mini Board, WillScot, or Mobile Mini's financial advisors in connection with the Merger. Accordingly, no reconciliation of the financial measures included in the Mobile Mini Forecasts is provided in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

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        The following is a summary of the metrics included in the Mobile Mini Forecasts (amounts may reflect rounding):

 
  Fiscal Year
(in millions, and all amounts in USD)
 
 
  2020E   2021E   2022E   2023E   2024E  

Mobile Mini

                               

Revenue

    642     675     706     735     765  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    258     278     294     311     328  

Adjusted EBIT(2)

    175     190     203     216     229  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(3)

    157     160     164     169     175  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(4)

    149     152     163     174     185  

WillScot

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Revenue(5)

    1,161     1,238     1,320     1,400     1,457  

Adjusted EBITDA(5)

    426     473     526     580     621  

Adjusted EBIT(2)

    210     260     305     352     400  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(3)

    159     176     204     230     258  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(4)

    154     173     199     225     254  

(1)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as earnings before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to business operations.

(2)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as earnings before income tax expense and net interest expense, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to business operations and as burdened by share-based compensation.

(3)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Barclays as Adjusted EBITDA less share-based compensation, non-cash items considered non-core to business operations, cash taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), net capital expenditures (defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), net property, plant and equipment (defined as additions of property, plant and equipment in excess of dispositions), gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, plus the provision for doubtful accounts and adjusting for changes in net working capital, in each case, as set forth in the Mobile Mini Forecasts. This measure of Unlevered Free Cash Flow was reviewed and approved by Mobile Mini management for Barclays' use in connection with its illustrative discounted cash flow analyses described in the section entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc." in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(4)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Goldman Sachs as Adjusted EBITDA less share-based compensation, non-operating expenses considered non-core to business operations, taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), net capital expenditures (including net property, plant and equipment, and defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), and gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, plus the provision for doubtful accounts, and adjusting for changes in net working capital, in each case, as set forth in the Mobile Mini Forecasts. This measure of Unlevered Free Cash Flow was reviewed and approved by Mobile Mini management for Goldman Sachs' use in connection with its illustrative discounted cash flow analyses described in the section entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC" in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(5)
Provided by WillScot management to Mobile Mini management, calculated as described above in the section entitled "—Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information Provided by WillScot Management," as reviewed and approved by Mobile Mini management for Barclays' and Goldman

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    Sachs' use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc." and "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Certain Combined Company Unaudited Prospective Financial Information

        In connection with WillScot's and Mobile Mini's respective evaluations of the Merger, WillScot management and Mobile Mini management jointly prepared and made available to their respective financial advisors certain non-public, unaudited prospective financial information regarding the Combined Company's anticipated results of operations for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 (the "Combined Company Forecasts" and together with the WillScot Forecasts and the Mobile Mini Forecasts, the "Prospective Financial Information"). The Combined Company Forecasts were prepared jointly by WillScot management and Mobile Mini management on the basis of the WillScot Forecasts and the Mobile Mini Forecasts, with certain adjustments thereto based on the anticipated synergies (including the Projected Synergies defined below) that may be achieved by the Combined Company as a result of the Merger, the expected capital structure of the Combined Company, and the expected working capital needs of the Combined Company. The Combined Company Forecasts were provided by WillScot management to the WillScot Board and by Mobile Mini management to the Mobile Mini Board in connection with their respective evaluations of the Merger and, except as otherwise specified in the table below, were also provided by WillScot management to Morgan Stanley and Stifel and by Mobile Mini management to Barclays and Goldman Sachs in connection with their respective analyses and opinions described in the sections "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors" and "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors," respectively.

        The Combined Company Forecasts were prepared jointly by WillScot management and Mobile Mini management in connection with each company's evaluation of the Merger and are based on numerous estimates and assumptions, including assumptions regarding general market-level forecasts driven by market growth-rate projections, as well as anticipated margins and discretionary spending. These forecasts were built on the assumption that macroeconomic conditions would remain stable in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the U.K., that the interest rate environment would remain stable, that competitor pricing would remain rational, that regulatory requirements would not change significantly, and that the tax laws, including corporate tax rates, would remain unchanged relative to such laws (including such rates). The underlying assumptions were generally based on information and market factors known to WillScot management and Mobile Mini management as of February 23, 2020 (and, as a result do not include any adjustments for the impact or potential impact of any events that took place thereafter, including, but not limited to, the impact of COVID-19 or oil and gas related market disruptions).

        The forecasted financial information contained in this section entitled "Certain Combined Company Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" was not prepared for public disclosure. The inclusion of this information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an admission or representation by Mobile Mini or WillScot that the information is material. You should note that this forecasted financial information constitutes forward-looking statements. See the section entitled "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."

        The summary of the Combined Company Forecasts is included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus to give WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders access to non-public information that was provided to the WillScot Board, the Mobile Mini Board, and Mobile Mini's and WillScot's respective financial advisors in connection with evaluating the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

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performance. While each of WillScot and Mobile Mini believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, there are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, are not reported by all of the Combined Company's potential competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of the Combined Company's potential competitors or other companies generally. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Financial measures included in forecasts (including the Combined Company Forecasts) provided to a board of directors or financial advisor in connection with a business combination transaction are excluded from the definition of "non-GAAP financial measures" under the rules of the SEC, and therefore the Combined Company Forecasts are not subject to SEC rules regarding disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures, which would otherwise require a reconciliation of a non-GAAP financial measure to a GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures were not provided to or relied upon by the WillScot Board, the Mobile Mini Board, or Mobile Mini's or WillScot's respective financial advisors in connection with the Merger. Accordingly, no reconciliation of the financial measures included in the Combined Company Forecasts is provided in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The following is a summary of the metrics included in the Combined Company Forecasts (amounts may reflect rounding):

 
  Fiscal Year
(in millions, and all amounts in USD)
 
 
  2020E   2021E   2022E   2023E   2024E  

Revenue

    1,803     1,913     2,025     2,134     2,221  

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, and Levered Free Cash Flow including certain unaudited cost synergies and excluding any costs to achieve cost synergies:(1)

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

    684     773     863     941     999  

Adjusted EBIT(3)

    409     501     579     647     709  

Levered Free Cash Flow(4)

    162 (5)   371     484     536     482  

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT, and Unlevered Free Cash Flow before certain unaudited cost synergies and costs to achieve such cost synergies:(6)

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

    684     751     820     891     949  

Adjusted EBIT(7)

    386     450     508     568     629  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(8)

    311     333     363     394     428  

Unlevered Free Cash Flow(9)

    302     324     361     399     438  

(1)
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Levered Free Cash Flow amounts presented in the table below include certain unaudited cost synergies expected to result from the Merger, reflected in the periods in which such synergies are expected to be realized, and exclude any costs to achieve such cost synergies. See "—Certain Projected Synergies" below. Such amounts were approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley's and Stifel's use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" and "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(2)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as earnings before income tax expense, net interest expense, depreciation and amortization, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to business operations.

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(3)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as net income (loss) before income tax expense, net interest expense, adjusted for non-cash items considered non-core to business operations including net currency gains and losses, goodwill and other impairment charges, restructuring costs, costs to integrate acquired companies, costs incurred related to transactions, non-cash charges for stock compensation plans, and other discrete expenses and disregards any impact of incremental depreciation and amortization resulting from purchase price allocation.

(4)
Levered Free Cash Flow as calculated by Morgan Stanley and provided to the WillScot Board is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as cash provided by operating activities, less purchases of, and proceeds from, rental equipment and property, plant and equipment, which are all included in cash flows from investing activities. Reviewed and approved by WillScot management for Morgan Stanley's and Stifel's use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC" and "Opinions of WillScot's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(5)
2020E assumes the Merger closes on July 1, 2020 and represents Levered Free Cash Flow projection for the six months ended December 31, 2020.

(6)
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT and Unlevered Free Cash Flow amounts presented in the table below do not reflect the effect of any cost synergies expected to result from the Merger or any costs to achieve such cost synergies. Such amounts were approved by Mobile Mini management for Barclays' and Goldman Sachs' use in connection with their respective analyses and opinions as described in the sections entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc." and "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC," respectively, in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(7)
A non-GAAP financial measure defined as earnings before income tax expense and net interest expense, excluding any non-cash items considered non-core to business operations and as burdened by share-based compensation.

(8)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Barclays as Adjusted EBITDA of the Combined Company less share-based compensation, non-cash items considered non-core to business operations, cash taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), certain non-operating expenses, net capital expenditures (defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), net property, plant and equipment (defined as additions of property, plant and equipment in excess of dispositions), gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, plus the provision for doubtful accounts and proceeds from the sale of real estate, and adjusting for changes in net working capital, in each case, as set forth in the Mobile Mini Forecasts. This measure of Unlevered Free Cash Flow was approved by Mobile Mini management for Barclays' use in connection with its illustrative discounted cash flow analyses described in the section entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Barclays Capital Inc." in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

(9)
A non-GAAP financial measure calculated by Goldman Sachs as Adjusted EBITDA less share-based compensation, taxes (excluding any tax savings from the use of net operating losses), certain non-operating expenses, net capital expenditures (including net property, plant and equipment, and defined as capital expenditures in excess of dispositions), gain on sale of fleet and property, plant and equipment, plus the provision for doubtful accounts and proceeds from the sale of real estate, and adjusting for changes in net working capital, in each case, as set forth in the Mobile Mini Forecasts. This measure of Unlevered Free Cash Flow was approved by Mobile Mini management for Goldman Sachs' use in connection with its illustrative discounted cash flow analyses described in the section entitled "Opinions of Mobile Mini's Financial Advisors—Opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC" in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

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Certain Projected Synergies

        In connection with the Merger, WillScot management and Mobile Mini management jointly prepared a schedule of certain unaudited cost synergies (the "Projected Synergies") anticipated to result from the Merger and be realized by the Combined Company on an annualized run-rate basis beginning with the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, assuming, solely for the purposes of such estimates, that the completion of the Merger occurs by June 30, 2020. The Projected Synergies are expected to be fully realized by the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. WillScot management provided the Projected Synergies to the WillScot Board, Morgan Stanley and Stifel, and Mobile Mini management provided the Projected Synergies to the Mobile Mini Board, Barclays and Goldman Sachs, in each case in connection with the Merger.

        The Projected Synergies were prepared jointly by WillScot management and Mobile Mini management and are based on numerous estimates and assumptions and are generally based on information and market factors known to WillScot management and Mobile Mini management as of February 23, 2020 (and, as a result do not include any adjustments for the impact or potential impact of any events that took place thereafter, including, but not limited to, the impact of COVID-19 or oil and gas related market disruptions). The Projected Synergies will be affected by, among other factors, the Combined Company's ability to achieve strategic goals, objectives and targets over the applicable periods. As a result, there can be no assurance that the underlying assumptions are correct or that the Projected Synergies will be realized, and actual synergies likely will differ, and may differ materially, from those reflected in the Projected Synergies.

        The following table presents the Projected Synergies on a run-rate basis (and is not reflective of the phase-in of the Projected Synergies during preceding years or any costs required to achieve those synergies):

 
  Run Rate, beginning in the fourth quarter of
the year ended December 31, 2022
(in millions, and all amounts in USD)
Annualized gross pre-tax cost synergies   50

Important Information About the Unaudited Prospective Financial Information

        The prospective financial information contained in this section entitled "Certain Unaudited Prospective Financial Information" constitutes forward-looking information. While the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies were prepared in good faith and based on information available at the time of preparation, no assurance can be made regarding actual future events. The estimates and assumptions underlying the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive, regulatory and financial market conditions and future business decisions that may not be realized and that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, including, among others, risks and uncertainties described in the sections of this joint proxy statement/prospectus entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of WillScot and Mobile Mini. The Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies were built on the assumption that macroeconomic conditions would remain stable in the U.S. and in the rest of North America and that the interest rate environment would remain stable, and, as a result do not include any adjustments for the impact or potential impact of COVID-19 or oil and gas related market disruptions. There can be no assurance that the underlying assumptions or projected results will be realized, and actual results will likely differ, and may differ materially, from those reflected in this section, whether or not the Merger is completed. In addition, because the unaudited prospective financial information contained in this section covers multiple years and, in certain cases, extends many years into the future, such information by its nature becomes less predictive with each successive year. As a result, the Prospective

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Financial Information and the Projected Synergies cannot be considered predictive of actual future operating results, nor should it be construed as financial guidance, and this information should not be relied on as such.

        Except as described above, the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies were prepared solely for internal use by WillScot, Mobile Mini and their respective financial advisors, as applicable. The Prospective Financial Information is the responsibility of WillScot management and Mobile Mini management, and was not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or with a view toward complying with the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation and presentation of prospective financial information, published guidelines of the SEC regarding projections and forward-looking statements and the use of non-GAAP measures or GAAP. The inclusion of the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies in this joint proxy statement/prospectus is not an admission or representation by WillScot or Mobile Mini that such information is material or that the results contained in such information will be achieved. The Prospective Financial Information, other than the Combined Company Forecasts, does not reflect the impact of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

        None of Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP or PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have audited, reviewed, examined, compiled or applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the Prospective Financial Information or the Projected Synergies, and, accordingly, none of Ernst & Young LLP, KPMG LLP or PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The Ernst & Young LLP reports, the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reports and the KPMG LLP reports incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus relate to WillScot's, ModSpace's and Mobile Mini's previously issued financial statements, respectively. They do not extend to the Prospective Financial Information or the Projected Synergies, and should not be read to do so. By including the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, none of WillScot, Mobile Mini, or any of their advisors or other representatives, including Morgan Stanley, Stifel, Goldman Sachs and Barclays, has made or makes any representation to any person regarding the ultimate performance of WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Combined Company in the future, compared to such information contained herein. Such information covers multiple years and such information by its nature becomes less predictive and subject to greater uncertainty with each succeeding year.

        The Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies are not included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus in order to induce any WillScot stockholder or Mobile Mini stockholder to vote in favor of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the WillScot Charter Amendment Proposal, the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal or any of the other proposals to be voted on at the WillScot special meeting or the Mobile Mini special meeting, as applicable, or to influence any WillScot stockholder or Mobile Mini stockholder to make any investment decision with respect to the Merger or otherwise.

        EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, NEITHER WILLSCOT NOR MOBILE MINI INTENDS TO UPDATE, AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE, OR OTHERWISE REVISE, THE FOREGOING PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR PROJECTED SYNERGIES TO REFLECT CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTING SINCE THEIR PREPARATION OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS, EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OR ALL OF THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS ARE INCORRECT OR NO LONGER APPROPRIATE (EVEN IN THE SHORT TERM) OR TO REFLECT CHANGES IN GENERAL ECONOMIC OR INDUSTRY CONDITIONS.

        In light of the foregoing and the uncertainties inherent in the Prospective Financial Information and the Projected Synergies, WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders are cautioned not to place undue, if any, reliance on such information.

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Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger

        Certain of the directors and executive officers of WillScot have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders of WillScot generally. The members of the WillScot Board were aware of, and considered, these interests, among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the Merger Agreement and the Merger, and in recommending that the stockholders of WillScot approve the WillScot Proposals. WillScot stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to vote "FOR" the WillScot Proposals. The interests of each person who has served as a non-employee director or executive officer of WillScot since January 1, 2019, if any, are described in more detail below, and certain of them are quantified within the narrative disclosure. The amounts presented in the following discussion do not reflect the impact of applicable withholding or other taxes.

Voting Agreement and Shareholders Agreement

        Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, Mobile Mini entered into the Voting Agreement with the TDR Parties. The Voting Agreement requires (i) Sapphire Holding to vote all of its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock (A) in favor of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal, (B) against any competing transaction and, in the event of any adverse recommendation by the WillScot Board to its stockholders involving or related to a "Parent Intervening Event" (as defined in the Merger Agreement), in the same proportion as the votes cast by the other WillScot stockholders, and (C) against any corporate action which would prevent or materially delay the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or otherwise result in a material breach of any of WillScot's or Sapphire Holding's obligations under the Merger Agreement and Voting Agreement, as applicable, (ii) Sapphire Holding to not transfer its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock or WillScot Class B Common Stock or shares of WSHC Stock, without the prior written consent of Mobile Mini, with certain limited exceptions, and (iii) each of the TDR Parties to not solicit an alternative acquisition proposal or participate in discussions or negotiations regarding an alternative acquisition proposal, except as authorized by the WillScot Board in certain circumstances.

        The Voting Agreement further provides that, on the closing date of the Merger, each of the TDR Parties will enter into the Shareholders Agreement. The Shareholders Agreement will provide for, among other things: (i) Sapphire Holding's right to require the Combined Company to nominate (a) two directors to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock and (b) one director to the Combined Company Board for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 5%, but less than 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (ii) standstill obligations of the TDR Parties for so long as the TDR Parties beneficially own at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock, (iii) transfer restrictions on the TDR Parties, including a lock-up period of six months after the closing of the Merger and restrictions on the volume of shares of Combined Company Common Stock that may be transferred after the six month lock-up period expires, and (iv) certain confidentiality obligations of the TDR Parties.

Certain Assumptions

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        These assumptions do not reflect the impact of applicable withholding or other taxes and do not take into account any additional equity or cash award grants, issuances or forfeitures that may occur prior to the closing. As a result of these assumptions, which may or may not actually occur or be accurate on the relevant date, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by WillScot's executive officers may materially differ from the amounts set forth in this section.

Executive Employment Agreements

        In connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into executive employment agreements with Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez (the "WillScot Employment Agreements"), each as summarized below.

        The WillScot Employment Agreements do not provide for any gross-ups with respect to any excise tax imposed by Section 280G of the Code. In the event that any payments under the WillScot Employment Agreements would subject the executive officer to the excise tax under Section 280G of the Code, the amounts payable to the executive officer will be reduced to the level at which the excise tax will not apply, but only if such reduction would result in a greater after-tax amount to the participating executive officer.

Employment Agreement with Bradley Soultz

        In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into an employment agreement with Bradley Soultz, the current Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of WillScot, which becomes effective upon, and subject to the occurrence of, the Effective Time (the "Soultz Agreement"), and provides that Mr. Soultz will continue to serve as the CEO of the Combined Company for 24 months following the Effective Time, with no renewal provisions.

        The Soultz Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $850,000 and that Mr. Soultz will be eligible for an annual target bonus of $1,062,500, or 125% of his base salary, and annual equity awards with a target grant date value of $2,600,000, 40% in the form of time-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") vesting over three years. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Soultz will be eligible to receive a retention award with a target grant date value of $1,250,000, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. WillScot will also provide Mr. Soultz with, or reimburse him for reasonable and customary costs incurred by him in obtaining, certain benefits in connection with his relocation to Phoenix, Arizona. The Soultz Agreement also includes non-compete and employment non-solicitation provisions for 12 months post-termination of employment.

        The Soultz Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of employment without Cause (as defined in the Soultz Agreement) or due to the delivery of a notice of non-renewal of the term by the Company or a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Soultz Agreement), in addition to Accrued Benefits (as defined in the Soultz Agreement), Mr. Soultz will be entitled to receive (i) a cash severance payment of his continued base salary for 12 months, (ii) a pro rata portion of the annual bonus he would have received based on actual performance, (iii) his full target annual bonus for the year of termination, (iv) continued vesting of any annual equity awards for 12 months and full vesting of the retention award and any annual equity awards granted within 24 months following the Merger

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(based on actual performance, as applicable), (v) payments equal to the cost of continuing coverage under the Company's health insurance plan for 12 months, and (vi) up to $25,000 in outplacement services. Mr. Soultz will be entitled to the same benefits in the event of a termination of employment without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason during the 30-month period following the Merger or the 12-month period after any subsequent Change in Control (as defined in the Soultz Agreement) (a "Qualifying Termination"), except that he will receive (i) a cash severance payment equal to 1.5x the sum of his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of termination and his target bonus for the year of termination, (ii) the cost of continuing coverage under the Company's health insurance plan for 18 months, and (iii) any outstanding equity awards will immediately vest in full upon such termination. If payments will trigger an excise tax under Section 4999 pursuant to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, they may be reduced to the minimum extent necessary to avoid being subject to any excise tax, unless the value of the payments as so reduced is less than the net benefit the executive would receive based on such payments being made inclusive of any such excise taxes.

        Based on the assumptions described above under "—Certain Assumptions", upon a Qualifying Termination of employment under the Soultz Agreement during the term of such agreement, (1) the estimated value of the aggregate cash severance Mr. Soultz would be entitled to receive is $4,993,750, (2) the estimated aggregate value of unvested equity awards held by Mr. Soultz that would become vested is $11,335,214 (with respect to performance-based awards, the estimated value assumes that the applicable performance goals are achieved at actual performance for the portion of any award for which the performance period has been completed prior to the qualifying termination date or target performance for the portion of any award for which the performance period has not been completed prior to the qualifying termination date), and (3) the estimated aggregate value of the continued health insurance coverage and outplacement benefits Mr. Soultz would be entitled to receive is $57,828.

Employment Agreement with Timothy Boswell

        In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into an employment agreement with Timothy Boswell, the current Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of WillScot, effective as of March 1, 2020 (except as otherwise indicated therein with respect to certain compensation related to the Merger) (the "Boswell Agreement"), which provides that Mr. Boswell will continue to serve as the CFO of the Combined Company for an initial term of 36 months following the later of March 1, 2020 or the Effective Time, which automatically renews for successive one-year periods, unless Mr. Boswell or the Combined Company gives 120-days prior written notice of an intention not to renew the initial term or the renewal term, as applicable.

        The Boswell Agreement provides for an annual base salary prior to the Merger of $460,000 and after the Merger of $525,000 and that Mr. Boswell will be eligible for an annual target bonus prior to the Merger of $326,600, or 71% of his base salary, and after the Merger of $393,750 , or 75% of annual base salary, and annual equity awards with a target grant value prior to the Merger of $713,000, or 155% of his base salary, and after the Merger of $1,050,000, or 200% of his base salary, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Boswell will be eligible to receive a retention award with a target grant date value of $1,000,000, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. Under the Boswell Agreement, Mr. Boswell will relocate to Phoenix, Arizona within 18 months of the Merger and WillScot will provide him with certain benefits in connection with such relocation. The Boswell Agreement also includes non-compete and employment non-solicitation provisions for 12 months post-termination of employment.

        The Boswell Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of employment without Cause (as defined in the Boswell Agreement) or due to the delivery of a notice of non-renewal of the term by the Company or a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Boswell Agreement), in addition to

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Accrued Benefits (as defined in the Boswell Agreement), Mr. Boswell will be entitled to receive (i) a cash severance payment of his continued base salary for 18 months, (ii) a pro rata portion of the annual bonus he would have received based on actual performance, (iii) his full target annual bonus for the year of termination, (iv) continued vesting of any annual equity awards for 18 months and full vesting of the retention award and any annual equity awards granted within 24 months following the Merger, (v) payments equal to the cost of continuing coverage under the Company's health insurance plan for 12 months, and (vi) up to $25,000 in outplacement services. Mr. Boswell will be entitled to the same benefits in the event of a Qualifying Termination, except that he will receive (i) a cash severance payment equal to the sum of his continued base salary for 24 months and his target bonus for the year of termination, (ii) the cost of continuing coverage under the Company's health insurance plan for 24 months, and (iii) any outstanding equity awards will immediately vest in full upon such termination. If Mr. Boswell's employment is terminated within three years of his relocation to Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Boswell is also eligible for certain additional relocation benefits.

        Based on the assumptions described above under "—Certain Assumptions", upon a Qualifying Termination of employment under the Boswell Agreement during the term of such agreement, (1) the estimated aggregate cash severance Mr. Boswell would be entitled to receive is $2,231,250, (2) the estimated aggregate value of unvested equity awards held by Mr. Boswell that would become vested is $3,639,200, and (3) the estimated aggregate value of the continued health insurance coverage, outplacement benefits and relocation package Mr. Boswell would be entitled to receive is $266,364.

Employment Agreement with Hezron Timothy Lopez

        In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into an employment agreement with Hezron Lopez, the Vice President, General Counsel ("GC") & Corporate Secretary of WillScot, effective as of March 1, 2020 (except as otherwise indicated therein with respect to certain compensation related to the Merger) (the "Lopez Agreement"), and provides that prior to the Merger Mr. Lopez will continue to serve as Vice President, GC and Corporate Secretary of the Company, and after the Merger Mr. Lopez will serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company for an initial term of 36 months following the later of March 1, 2020 and the Effective Time, which automatically renews for successive one-year periods, unless Mr. Lopez or the Company gives 120-days prior written notice of an intention not to renew the initial term or the renewal term, as applicable.

        The Lopez Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $425,000 and that Mr. Lopez will be eligible for an annual target bonus prior to the Merger of $255,000, or 60% of his base salary, and after the Merger of $318,750, or 75% of his base salary, and annual equity awards with a target grant date value prior to the Merger of $340,000 , or 80% of his base salary, and after the Merger of $425,000, or 100% of his base salary, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Lopez will be eligible to receive a retention award with a target grant date value of $212,500, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. Under the Lopez Agreement, Mr. Lopez will relocate to Phoenix, Arizona within six months of the Merger and WillScot will provide him with certain benefits in connection with such relocation. The Lopez Agreement also includes non-compete and employment non-solicitation provisions for 12 months post-termination.

        The Lopez Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of employment without Cause (as defined in the Lopez Agreement) or due to the delivery of a notice of non-renewal of the term by WillScot or a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Lopez Agreement), in addition to Accrued Benefits (as defined in the Lopez Agreement), Mr. Lopez will be entitled to receive (i) a cash severance payment of his continued base salary for 12 months, (ii) a pro rata portion of the annual bonus he would have received based on actual performance, (iii) his full target bonus for the year of termination, (iv) continued vesting of any annual equity awards for 12 months and full vesting of the

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retention award and any annual equity awards granted within 24 months of the Merger, (v) payments equal to the cost of continuing coverage under WillScot's health insurance plan for 12 months, and (vi) up to $25,000 in outplacement services. Mr. Lopez will be entitled to the same benefits in the event of a Qualifying Termination, except that he will receive (i) a cash severance payment equal to 1.5x the sum of his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of termination and his target bonus for the year of termination, (ii) the cost of continuing coverage under the WillScot's health insurance plan for 18 months, and (iii) any outstanding equity awards will immediately vest in full upon such termination. If Mr. Lopez's employment is terminated within three years of his relocation to Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Lopez is also eligible for certain additional relocation benefits.

        Based on the assumptions described above under "—Certain Assumptions", upon a Qualifying Termination of employment under the Lopez Agreement during the term of such agreement, (1) the estimated aggregate cash severance Mr. Lopez would be entitled to receive is $1,753,125, (2) the estimated aggregate value of unvested equity awards held by Mr. Lopez that would become vested is $491,455, and (3) the estimated aggregate value of the continued health insurance coverage, outplacement benefits and relocation package Mr. Lopez would be entitled to receive is $266,668.

Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to WillScot's Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger

        The information set forth in the table below is intended to comply with Item 402(t) of the SEC's Regulation S-K, which requires disclosure of information regarding the potential payments and benefits the named executive officers of WillScot may receive in connection with, or otherwise related to the Merger. These benefits may be described as being granted immediately at the completion of the merger (i.e., on a "single trigger" basis) or upon a qualifying termination following the merger (i.e., on a "double trigger" basis). See "Executive Employment Agreements" and "Other Payments to WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers" for additional details regarding the terms of the payments and benefits described below.

        For the purposes of this disclosure, WillScot's named executive officers are determined with respect to WillScot's most recent annual proxy statement. Accordingly, the named executive officers of WillScot are: (i) Bradley L. Soultz, (ii) Timothy D. Boswell, (iii) Hezron Timothy Lopez and (iv) Sally J Shanks. The other named execuctive officer for 2019 was Bradley L. Bacon, who served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary until his employment ended on June 3, 2019.

        The amounts indicated below are estimates of amounts that may be payable based on multiple assumptions that may not actually occur, as outlined herein and above in "Certain Assumptions." The payments and benefits listed below are all considered "double trigger" and are provided pursuant to the employment agreements discussed above in "Executive Employment Agreements" assuming each named executive officer experiences a qualifying termination of employment on or immediately following the Merger and properly executes any required release and complies with all requirements necessary in order to receive such payments and benefits. The amounts below do not include amounts that the WillScot named executive officers were already entitled to receive or which have already vested as of the date of this prospectus. Additionally, these amounts do not attempt to forecast any additional equity or cash award grants, issuances or forfeitures that may occur, or future dividend equivalents that may be accrued, prior to the Merger. As certain information is not currently available, and assumptions

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have been made which may or may not actually occur, the actual amounts, if any, that a named executive officer may receive may materially differe from the amounts set forth below.

Named Executive Officer
  Cash
($)(1)
  Equity
($)(2)
  Benefits
($)(3)
  Total
($)
 

Bradley L. Soultz

    4,993,750     11,335,214     57,828     16,386,792  

Timothy D. Boswell

    2,231,250     3,639,200     266,364     6,136,814  

Hezron Timothy Lopez

    1,753,125     491,455     266,668     2,291,248  

Sally Shanks

        459,519         459,519  
(1)
Cash.    Consists of the total cash severance payments payable to each of Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez. The cash severance is "double trigger" and becomes payable only upon a qualifying termination of employment under the terms of each of Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez's employment agreement on or following the completion of the Merger (see the section entitled "Executive Employment Agreements"). In the event of such a termination of employment, Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez would be entitled to receive their accrued benefits, a pro rata portion of the annual bonus they would have earned absent such termination, their target annual bonus for the year of termination, and a cash severance payment equal to a multiple of their base salary plus target annual bonus. The estimated total amount of these payments is shown in the table above and the estimated value of each such payment is shown in the table below. The amounts shown only include "double trigger" benefits, and do not include any severance payments that would be due upon a termination of employment without "cause" or resignation for "good reason" irrespective of the Merger. These figures do not include the value of any accrued benefits and the amount of each named executive officer's pro rata bonus and target bonus assumes each named executive officer had been employed the maximum number of days during the applicable fiscal period prior to termination, and as if all performance targets were met, in order to receive their full target bonus.
Named Executive Officer
  Cash
Severance
($)
  Pro Rata
Bonus
($)
  Target
Bonus
($)
  Total
($)
 

Bradley L. Soultz

    2,868,750     1,062,500     1,062,500     4,993,750  

Timothy D. Boswell

    1,443,750     393,750     393,750     2,231,250  

Hezron Timothy Lopez

    1,115,625     318,750     318,750     1,753,125  
(2)
Equity.    Amounts shown reflect the estimated value received by each of the WillScot named executive officers in respect of the accelerated vesting of unvested WillScot equity awards (with unvested WillScot performance share units vesting at target) upon a qualifying termination of employment. These benefits are "double trigger," payable only upon a qualifying termination under the WillScot 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Ms. Shanks' is not entitled to "double trigger" cash severance benefits specifically in connection with the Merger, and she has accordingly been omitted from the tables above. However, in the event of a qualifying termination in connection with a change in control, she is entitled to the accelerated vesting of certain equity awards under the WillScot 2017 Equity Incentive Plan and award agreements thereunder, as indicated below.

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    The total estimated value of Ms. Shanks' equity awards that may become payable to Ms. Shanks' upon a qualifying termination is $459,519.

Named Executive Officer
  Unvested
Stock
Options
($)
  Unvested
Time-Based
RSUs
($)
  Unvested
Performance
Share Units
($)
  Total
($)
 

Bradley L. Soultz

    3,302,698     4,312,187     3,720,329     11,335,214  

Timothy D. Boswell

    1,016,212     1,379,806     1,243,182     3,639,200  

Hezron Timothy Lopez

        196,579     294,876     491,455  

Sally Shanks

        283,492     176,027     459,519  
(3)
Benefits.    Amounts shown reflect the estimated value of the continued health and welfare insurance benefits premiums including each of Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez's spouse and dependents, as applicable, the value of outplacement assistance and relocation benefits payable by WillScot to Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez. Such benefits are "double trigger" and become payable only upon a qualifying termination under the terms of Messrs. Soultz, Boswell and Lopez's employment agreements (see the section entitled "—Executive Employment Agreements"). The estimated value of each such benefit is shown in the following table.
Named Executive Officer
  Health and
Welfare
Benefits
($)
  Outplacement
Benefits
($)
  Relocation
Benefits
($)
  Total
($)
 

Bradley L. Soultz

    32,828     25,000         57,828  

Timothy D. Boswell

    21,364     25,000     220,000     266,364  

Hezron Timothy Lopez

    21,668     25,000     220,000     266,668  

Other Payments to WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers

        In addition to the compensation arrangements and other payments contemplated by the Soultz Agreement, the Boswell Agreement and the Lopez Agreement, as set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, WillScot has reserved up to $4 million in the aggregate for the payment of transaction and retention bonuses to certain employees of WillScot in connection with the Merger. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, no individualized arrangements have been made with any of WillScot's directors or executive officers in respect of such transaction or retention bonuses, except as otherwise disclosed in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Membership on the Combined Company's Board of Directors

        At the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including six WillScot Continuing Directors (two of whom are TDR Continuing Directors). See the section entitled "The Merger—Governance of the Combined Company" elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus for additional information.

Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger

        The directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the interests of stockholders of Mobile Mini generally. The members of the Mobile Mini Board were aware of, and considered, these interests, among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the Merger Agreement and the Merger, and in recommending that the stockholders of Mobile Mini adopt the Merger Agreement. Mobile Mini's stockholders should take these interests into account in deciding whether to vote "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal. The interests of each person who has served as a non-employee director or executive officer of Mobile Mini since January 1, 2019 are described in more detail below, and certain of them are quantified within the narrative

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disclosure. The Merger will constitute a "change in control" for purposes of the compensation arrangements described below. The amounts presented in the following discussion do not reflect the impact of applicable withholding or other taxes.

Certain Assumptions

        Except as otherwise specifically noted, for purposes of quantifying the potential payments and benefits described in this section, the following assumptions were used:

        As a result of these assumptions, which may or may not actually occur or be accurate on the relevant date, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by Mobile Mini's executive officers and one non-employee director may materially differ from the amounts set forth in this section. For purposes of the discussion in this section, "single trigger" refers to benefits that arise as solely as a result of the completion of the Merger and "double trigger" refers to benefits that require two conditions, which are the completion of the Merger as well as a qualifying termination of employment on or following the completion of the Merger.

Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards

Mobile Mini Option Awards

        At the Effective Time, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be assumed by the Company and become an option to purchase shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as applied to each such option immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (A) the number of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock subject to such option will equal the product of (i) the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that were subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) 2.4050, rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (B) the per-share exercise price will equal the quotient of (1) the exercise price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock at which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (2) 2.4050, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

Mobile Mini Restricted Stock Awards

        At the Effective Time, each unvested outstanding restricted stock award with respect to shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock shall become vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, and in accordance with its terms will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each underlying share of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

        See the section entitled "Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Mobile Mini's Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger" for the estimated value of unvested Mobile Mini equity awards held by Mobile Mini's named executive officers. Based on the assumptions described above under "Certain Assumptions", the estimated aggregate amount that would be realized by one Mobile Mini non-employee director in respect of his unvested legacy Mobile Mini restricted

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stock awards as a result of a change in control is $2,154,797, which represents 2.2% of his total outstanding equity awards. The estimated aggregate amount that would be realized by the executive officers in respect of their unvested Mobile Mini restricted stock awards awards as a result of a change in control basis (assuming that any applicable performance goals are achieved at target) is $6,370,423. As of the date hereof, there are no unvested Mobile Mini option awards outstanding.

Executive Employment Agreements

        Mobile Mini is party to employment agreements with each of its named executive officers, referred to as the Mobile Mini employment agreements. However, upon the completion of the Merger, Mr. Williams' and Mr. Miner's Mobile Mini employment agreements will be superseded by their employment agreements with WillScot. See the section entitled "—Employment Agreement with Kelly Williams" and "—Employment Agreement with Christopher J. Miner".

        Each Mobile Mini employment agreement provides that upon a qualifying termination of the executive officer's employment by Mobile Mini on or within one year following a change in control other than for "cause", death or disability, or by the executive for "good reason," each as defined in the Mobile Mini employment agreements, and subject to the executive officer's execution of a release of claims in favor of Mobile Mini, the executive officer will be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:

        The Mobile Mini employment agreements do not provide for any gross-up with respect to any excise tax imposed by Section 280G of the Code. The Mobile Mini employment agreements provide that in the event that any payment under the employment agreement would be subject to the excise tax, then such payment will either be delivered to the participant in full or delivered in such amount that no portion of the payment would be subject to the excise tax, whichever results in a greater benefit to the participant on an after-tax basis.

        The Mobile Mini employment agreements provide for single trigger accelerated vesting of outstanding equity awards (assuming that any applicable performance goals are achieved at target) upon the consummation of a change in control of Mobile Mini, as defined in the Mobile Mini employment agreements.

        See the section entitled "Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Mobile Mini's Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger" for the estimated amount of severance benefits that the Mobile Mini named executive officers would receive under their Mobile Mini employment agreements upon a qualifying termination on or following the completion of the Merger.

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Employment Agreement with Kelly Williams

        In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into an employment agreement with Kelly Williams, the President and CEO of Mobile Mini, which becomes effective upon, and subject to the occurrence of, the Effective Time (the "Williams Agreement"), and provides that Mr. Williams will serve as the President and Chief Operating Officer ("COO") of the Combined Company for an initial term of 24 months from the Effective Time, subject to automatic renewal for successive one-year terms, unless Mr. Williams or the Combined Company gives 90-days prior written notice of an intention not to renew the initial term or the renewal term, as applicable.

        The Williams Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $700,000 and that Mr. Williams will be eligible for an annual target bonus of $700,000, or 100% of his base salary, and annual equity awards with a target grant value of 250% of his base salary, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Williams will receive a retention award with a grant date value of $3,000,000 in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years. The Williams Agreement also includes non-compete and employment non-solicitation provisions for 24 months post-termination of employment.

        The Williams Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of employment without Cause (as defined in the Williams Agreement) or due to the delivery of a notice of non-renewal of the term by the Combined Company or a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Williams Agreement), in addition to Accrued Compensation (as defined in the Williams Agreement), Mr. Williams will be entitled to receive (i) two times the sum of his base salary at the highest rate in effect at any time within the 90-day period prior to and ending on the date the notice of termination is given (or the date of the Change of Control (as defined in the Williams Agreement) if such termination is within the year following a Change of Control) plus the Payment Amount (defined in the Williams Agreement as 100% of his base salary in effect during the year in which termination occurs), (ii) certain health insurance amounts for a period of 12 months (or 24 months if such termination occurs within the year following the Merger or a Change of Control), and (iii) full vesting of any equity-based awards, subject to performance targets and goals, as applicable (and, in the event the retention award was either not granted or the target amount of which was reduced, the cash value of the retention award that would have been made had it been granted in full, less the value of any portion of the retention award to the extent granted). The Williams Agreement provides that in the event of a Change in Control any outstanding equity awards will immediately vest in full with any performance targets and goals deemed satisfied at target level of performance.

Employment Agreement with Christopher Miner

        In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, WillScot entered into an employment agreement with Christopher Miner, the GC of Mobile Mini, which becomes effective upon, and subject to the occurrence of, the Effective Time (the "Miner Agreement"), and provides that Mr. Miner will serve as the Senior Vice President, GC and Secretary of the Combined Company for an initial term of 36 months following the Effective Time, which automatically renews for successive one-year periods, unless Mr. Miner or the Combined Company gives 120-days prior written notice of an intention not to renew the initial term or the renewal term, as applicable.

        The Miner Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $450,000 and that Mr. Miner will be eligible for an annual target bonus of $337,500, or 75% of his base salary, and annual equity awards with a target grant date value of $540,000, or 120% of his base salary, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratably over four years and 60% in the form of PSUs vesting over three years. In connection with the Merger, Mr. Miner will be entitled to receive a retention award with a grant date value of $212,500, 40% in the form of time-based RSUs vesting ratable over four years and 60% in the

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form of PSUs vesting over three years. The Miner agreement also includes non-compete and employment non-solicitation provisions for 12 months post-termination of employment.

        The Miner Agreement provides that in the event of a termination of employment without Cause (as defined in the Miner Agreement) or due to the delivery of a notice of non-renewal of the term by the Combined Company or a resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Miner Agreement), in addition to Accrued Benefits (as defined in the Miner Agreement), Mr. Miner will be entitled to receive (i) a cash severance payment of his continued base salary for 12 months or 24 months if such termination occurs within one year following the Merger, (ii) a pro rata portion of the annual bonus he would have received based on actual performance, (iii) his full target annual bonus for the year of termination or two times such target annual bonus if such termination occurs within one year following the Merger, (iv) full vesting of the retention award and any annual equity awards granted within 24 months of the Merger, and (v) payments equal to the cost of continuing coverage under the Combined Company's health insurance plan for 12 months. Mr. Miner will be entitled to the same benefits in the event of a termination of employment without Cause or a resignation for Good Reason during the 12 month period after a Change in Control (as defined in the Miner Agreement), except that he will receive (i) a cash severance payment equal to 1.5x the sum of his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of termination and his target bonus for the year of termination, (ii) the cost of continuing coverage under the Combined Company's health insurance plan for 18 months, and (iii) any outstanding equity awards will immediately vest in full upon such termination.

Other New Employment and Compensation Arrangements with WillScot

        Any other executive officers who become officers or employees or who otherwise are retained to provide services to the Combined Company may enter into new individualized compensation arrangements and may participate in cash or equity incentive or other benefit plans maintained by the Combined Company. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, no new individualized compensation arrangements between such persons and WillScot have been established.

Other Payments to Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers

        In addition to the compensation arrangements and other payments contemplated by the Williams Agreement and the Miner Agreement set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, Mobile Mini has reserved up to $4 million in the aggregate for the payment of transaction and retention bonuses to certain employees of Mobile Mini in connection with the Merger. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, named executive officers received transaction bonuses in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement in the following amounts: Kelly Williams, $350,000; Christopher J. Miner, $192,675; Van Welch, $257,244; Mark Krivoruchka, $199,856.

Membership on the Combined Company's Board of Directors

        At the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors, including five Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. See the section entitled "The Merger—Governance of the Combined Company" for additional information.

Indemnification and Insurance

        The Merger Agreement provides that, for a period of six years following the completion of the Merger, the Combined Company will maintain in effect the current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by Mobile Mini (provided that the Combined Company may substitute therefor policies with a substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that the

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Combined Company will not be obligated to expend, on an aggregate basis, an amount in excess of 300% of the current annual premium paid as of the date of the Merger Agreement by Mobile Mini for such insurance (the "Premium Cap"), and if the premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed the Premium Cap or such coverage is not otherwise available, then the Combined Company will maintain insurance policies that, in the Combined Company's good faith determination, provide the maximum coverage available at an aggregate premium equal to the Premium Cap. In lieu of the foregoing, Mobile Mini may (and at the request of WillScot, Mobile Mini will use its reasonable best efforts to) obtain at or prior to the Effective Time a six (6)-year "tail" policy under Mobile Mini's existing directors' and officers' insurance policy providing equivalent coverage to that described in the preceding sentence if and to the extent that the same may be obtained for an amount that, in the aggregate, does not exceed the Premium Cap.

Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to Mobile Mini's Named Executive Officers in Connection with the Merger

        The information set forth in the table below is intended to comply with Item 402(t) of the SEC's Regulation S-K, which requires disclosure of information about certain compensation for each named executive officer of Mobile Mini that is based on, or otherwise relates to, the Merger. For additional details regarding the terms of the payments and benefits described below, see the discussion under "Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger." Amounts payable to Mr. Williams and Mr. Miner under their employment agreements with WillScot following the completion of the Merger (including (1) post-Merger completion salary, annual bonus, annual incentive compensation and other compensation and benefits and (2) severance payable to Mr. Williams and Mr. Miner upon a qualifying termination of employment during the term of such agreement) are described under "—Employment Agreement with Kelly Williams" and "—Employment Agreement with Christopher J. Miner" and are not included in the table below.

        The amounts shown in the table below are estimates based on multiple assumptions that may or may not actually occur or be accurate on the relevant date, including the assumptions described below and in the footnotes to the table, and do not reflect certain compensation actions that may occur after the date hereof and before completion of the Merger. For purposes of calculating such amounts, the following assumptions were used:

        The calculations in the table below do not include amounts that the Mobile Mini named executive officers were already entitled to receive or vested in as of the date hereof. In addition, these amounts do not attempt to forecast any additional equity or cash award grants, issuances or forfeitures that may occur, or future dividend equivalents that may be accrued, prior to the closing of the Merger. As a result of the foregoing assumptions, which may or may not actually occur or be accurate on the relevant date, including the assumptions described in the footnotes to the table, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by a named executive officer may materially differ from the amounts set forth below.

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        For purposes of this discussion, "single trigger" refers to benefits that arise solely as a result of the completion of the Merger and "double trigger" refers to benefits that require two conditions, which are the completion of the Merger as well as a qualifying termination of employment on or following the completion of the Merger.

Named Executive Officer
  Cash
($)(1)
  Equity
($)(2)
  Benefits
($)(3)
  Total
($)
 

Kelly Williams

    2,450,000     3,137,897     24,960     5,612,857  

Christopher J. Miner

    1,541,400     910,105     24,202     2,475,707  

Van Welch

    2,057,952     1,432,005     16,910     3,506,867  

Mark Krivoruchka

    1,598,852     890,416     17,234     2,506,502  

(1)
Cash.    Consists of the cash lump sum severance payment and a transaction bonus. The cash severance is "double trigger" and becomes payable only upon a qualifying termination under the terms of their employment agreements on or following the completion of the Merger (see the section entitled "Executive Employment Agreements"). The estimated amount of each such payment is shown in the following table. As Mr. Williams and Mr. Miner have entered into new employment agreements with WillScot that will supersede their Mobile Mini employment agreements upon the completion of the Merger, the amounts shown with respect to Mr. Williams' and Mr. Miner's Mobile Mini employment agreement with Mobile Mini are for illustration only. The transaction bonus is "single trigger" and was paid after the signing of the Merger Agreement.
Named Executive Officer
  Severance
($)
  Transaction
Bonus
($)
  Total
($)
 

Kelly Williams

    2,100,000     350,000     2,450,000  

Christopher J. Miner

    1,348,725     192,675     1,541,400  

Van Welch

    1,800,708     257,244     2,057,952  

Mark Krivoruchka

    1,398,996     199,856     1,598,852  
(2)
Equity.    Amounts shown reflect the estimated value received by the Mobile Mini named executive officers in respect of "single trigger" unvested Mobile Mini restricted stock awards as more fully described under "Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards". In the case of Mobile Mini performance-based awards, this estimated value assumes that the applicable performance goals are achieved at target. No value is included in respect of Mobile Mini stock option awards because all such awards are fully vested prior to the assumed completion date.
Named Executive Officer
  Single Trigger
Mobile Mini
Restricted
Stock Awards
($)
  Total
($)
 

Kelly Williams

    3,137,897     3,137,897  

Christopher J. Miner

    910,105     910,105  

Van Welch

    1,432,005     1,432,005  

Mark Krivoruchka

    890,416     890,416  
(3)
Benefits.    Amounts shown reflect the value of the applicable multiple of continued health and welfare insurance benefits premiums payable by Mobile Mini to the Mobile Mini named executive officer (and the Mobile Mini named executive officer's spouse and dependents, as applicable). Such benefits are "double trigger" and become payable only upon a qualifying termination under the terms of the name executive officers' employment agreements (see the section entitled "Executive Employment Agreements"). The estimated value of each such benefit is shown in the following table. As Mr. Williams and Mr. Miner have entered into a new employment agreement

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    with WillScot that will supersede their employment agreements with Mobile Mini upon the completion of the Merger, the amount shown with respect to Mr. Williams' and Mr. Miner's Mobile Mini employment agreement with Mobile Mini is for illustration only.

Named Executive Officer
  Benefits
($)
 

Kelly Williams

    24,960  

Christopher J. Miner

    24,202  

Van Welch

    16,910  

Mark Krivoruchka

    17,234  

Governance of the Combined Company

        At the Effective Time, WillScot will adopt the A&R Charter. The ticker symbol of the Combined Company following the completion of the Merger will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time.

        At the Effective Time, WillScot will adopt the A&R Bylaws.

        The Merger Agreement and the forms of the A&R Charter and A&R Bylaws, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A, Annex B and Annex C, respectively, contain certain provisions relating to the governance of the Combined Company following completion of the Merger, which reflects the merger of equals structure of the Merger as set forth below.

Headquarters

        As of the Effective Time, the Combined Company will have its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, Supermajority Approval will be required to change the location of the Combined Company's headquarters.

Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company; Other Officers

        As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, we expect that, pursuant to employment agreements entered into in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, the following members of the WillScot management team and the Mobile Mini management team will serve in the following roles in the Combined Company:

        Each officer will take the office at the Combined Company referred to above at the Effective Time. Mr. Soultz will serve as CEO of the Combined Company for an initial term of 24 months, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the A&R Bylaws. Mr. Williams, will serve as COO of the Combined Company for an initial term of 24 months. Mr. Boswell will serve as

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CFO of the Combined Company, Mr. Miner will serve as GC of the Combined Company and Mr. Lopez will serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company, in each case, for an initial term of 36 months.

Board of Directors

        The Combined Company Board as of the Effective Time is expected to be comprised of 11 members, consisting of:

        As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, WillScot expects that the following six WillScot directors will be designated to serve on the Combined Company Board as WillScot Continuing Directors: Gerard E. Holthaus, Mark S. Bartlett, Gary Lindsay, Stephen Robertson, Jeff Sagansky and Bradley L. Soultz, with Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson as the TDR Continuing Directors. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, Mobile Mini expects that the following five Mobile Mini directors will be designated to serve on the Combined Company Board as Mobile Mini Continuing Directors: Sara R. Dial, Jeffrey S. Goble, Kimberly J. McWaters, Erik Olsson and Michael W. Upchurch.

        Biographical information for the expected WillScot Continuing Directors is incorporated by reference from the Definitive Proxy Statement for WillScot's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2020, as supplemented by the supplement, dated April 13, 2020, to the Definitive Proxy Statement for WillScot's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the "WillScot 2020 Proxy Statement"). Biographical information for the expected Mobile Mini Continuing Directors is incorporated by reference from the Definitive Proxy Statement for Mobile Mini's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2020 (the "Mobile Mini 2020 Proxy Statement").

        Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval, the Combined Company Board will continue to be comprised of WillScot Continuing Directors and Mobile Mini Continuing Directors, as described above.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

        The Combined Company Board will designate a Chairman of the Combined Company Board. Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval to the contrary, unless he resigns or is removed from the Combined Company Board, we expect the Chairman of the Combined Company Board will be Mr. Erik Olsson.

Lead Independent Director

        The Combined Company Board will designate a Lead Independent Director of the Combined Company Board. Following the completion of the Merger and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval to the contrary, unless he resigns or is removed from the Combined Company Board, we expect the Lead Independent Director to be Mr. Gerard E. Holthaus.

Committees of the Board of Directors

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standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Related Party Transactions Committee. Each such committee will have two qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors, except that the Related Party Transactions Committee will have three qualifying directors from each of WillScot Continuing Directors (excluding the TDR Continuing Directors) and Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. The number of Mobile Mini Continuing Directors on any other committee of the Combined Company Board will be the same as the number of WillScot Continuing Directors on such other committee of the Combined Company Board. The TDR Continuing Directors are not permitted to be on any committee of the Combined Company Board other than any customary pricing committee.

        See the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Governance of the Combined Company."

Treatment of Indebtedness

        In connection with the Merger, WillScot's existing asset-backed revolving credit facility (the "WillScot ABL Facility") will be replaced with the New ABL Facility (as defined herein). Mobile Mini's existing 5.875% senior notes, due 2024 (the "Mini 2024 Notes") will be repaid in full and Mobile Mini's $1.00 billion revolving credit facility will be repaid in full and terminated. WillScot's existing 7.875% senior secured notes due 2022 (the "WillScot 2022 Notes") and 6.875% senior secured notes due 2023 (the "WillScot 2023 Notes" and together with the WillScot 2022 Notes, the "WillScot Notes") are expected to remain outstanding following the completion of the Merger. For additional information about the treatment of the existing indebtedness of WillScot and Mobile Mini and the expected indebtedness of the Combined Company, see the section entitled "Description of Material Indebtedness" on page 223 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Regulatory Approvals

        Under the HSR Act and related rules, the Merger may not be completed until the parties have filed notification and report forms with the FTC and the DOJ, and observe a statutory waiting period. WillScot and Mobile Mini filed their respective Notification and Report Forms pursuant to the HSR Act, and the waiting period will expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2020 unless earlier terminated or otherwise extended. The filing fees and other costs associated with making any filings and obtaining approval under HSR are borne equally by WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        At any time before or after the expiration of the statutory waiting periods under the HSR Act, the DOJ or the FTC may take action under the antitrust laws, including seeking to enjoin the completion of the Merger, to rescind the Merger or to conditionally permit completion of the Merger subject to regulatory conditions or other remedies. In addition, non-U.S. regulatory bodies and U.S. state attorneys general could take action under other applicable regulatory laws as they deem necessary or desirable in the public interest, including, without limitation, seeking to enjoin or otherwise prevent the completion of the Merger or permitting completion subject to regulatory conditions. Private parties may also seek to take legal action under regulatory laws under some circumstances. There can be no assurance that a challenge to the Merger on antitrust or other regulatory grounds will not be made or, if such a challenge is made, that it would not be successful.

Timing of the Transaction

        The Merger is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2020. Neither WillScot nor Mobile Mini can predict, however, the actual date on which the Merger will be completed because it is subject to conditions beyond each company's control, including obtaining necessary regulatory approvals. See the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to Completion of the Merger."

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Director and Officer Indemnification

        Under the Merger Agreement, certain indemnification and insurance rights exist in favor of Mobile Mini's current and former directors and officers. See the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Covenants and Agreements—Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance" for information about these rights.

No Appraisal Rights in the Merger

        Appraisal rights are statutory rights that, if provided under applicable law, enable stockholders who comply with the applicable statutory requirements to dissent from a certain transaction, such as a merger, and to seek appraisal of the fair value for their shares, as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding, instead of receiving the consideration offered to stockholders in connection with such transaction.

        Appraisal rights are not available in all circumstances. Stockholders do not have appraisal rights with respect to shares of any class or series of stock if such shares of stock, or depositary receipts in respect thereof, are either (i) listed on a national securities exchange or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, appraisal rights are available for the shares of any classes or series of stock of a constituent corporation if the holders thereof are required by the terms of the merger agreement to accept for their shares anything other than: (i) shares of stock of the surviving or resulting corporation (or depositary receipts in respect thereof), (ii) shares of stock of any other corporation that is publicly listed or held by more than 2,000 holders of record (or depositary receipts in respect thereof), (iii) cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depositary receipts described above, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. Because WillScot Class A Common Stock is listed on Nasdaq, a national securities exchange, and because Mobile Mini stockholders will receive as Merger Consideration only shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock), which will be publicly listed for trading on Nasdaq upon the completion of the Merger, and cash in lieu of fractional shares, WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders will not be entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the Merger.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger

        The following is a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger. This discussion is based on the Code, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, rulings and other administrative pronouncements issued by the IRS, and judicial decisions, in each case as in effect and available on the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and all of which are subject to differing interpretations and change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        This discussion applies only to U.S. holders (as defined below) of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock who hold such shares as a capital asset within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion is based upon the assumption that the Merger will be completed in accordance with the Merger Agreement and as described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock in light of their particular circumstances nor does it address tax considerations applicable to holders that are or may be subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (such as, for example, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, financial institutions, mutual funds, certain former U.S. citizens or long-term residents of the United States, broker-dealers, partnerships (or entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes), or other pass-through entities or owners thereof, traders in securities who elect a mark-to-market method of accounting, holders who hold their Mobile

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Mini common stock as part of a "hedge," "straddle," "conversion," "synthetic security," "integrated investment" or "constructive sale transaction," holders who acquired Mobile Mini Common Stock upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, or U.S. holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar). This discussion also does not address any tax consequences arising under the alternative minimum tax, the Medicare tax on net investment income or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (including the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and intergovernmental agreements entered into pursuant thereto or in connection therewith). In addition, no information is provided with respect to any tax considerations under state, local or foreign laws or U.S. federal laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax.

        If a partnership (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Mobile Mini Common Stock, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock that are partnerships and partners in such partnerships should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of the Merger.

        For purposes of this discussion, a "U.S. holder" is a beneficial owner of Mobile Mini Common Stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

        THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. ALL HOLDERS OF MOBILE MINI COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER AND ANY MOBILE MINI SPECIAL DIVIDEND TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. AND OTHER TAX LAWS.

        It is a condition to each party's obligation to complete the Merger that each of WillScot and Mobile Mini receive an opinion of its respective outside counsel to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The qualification of the Merger as a "reorganization" depends on numerous facts and circumstances, some of which are not known as of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, and are outside of the parties' control. The opinions of counsel will be based upon and rely on, among other things, various facts and assumptions, as well as certain representations, statements and undertakings of WillScot and Mobile Mini. If any of these representations, statements or undertakings is, or becomes, inaccurate or incomplete, or if any of the representations or covenants contained in any of the transaction-related agreements and documents or in any documents relating to the opinions of counsel are inaccurate or not complied with by WillScot or Mobile Mini, such opinions of counsel may be invalid and the conclusions reached therein could be jeopardized. An opinion of counsel represents the judgment of such counsel and is not binding on the IRS or any court and the IRS or a court may disagree with the conclusions in the opinions of counsel. Accordingly, notwithstanding receipt by WillScot and Mobile

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Mini of the opinions of counsel, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not assert that the Merger fails to qualify as a "reorganization" or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

Treatment if the Merger Qualifies as a Reorganization

        Provided the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to U.S. holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be as follows:

Exchange of Shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock for Shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock

        Mobile Mini stockholders who exchange their shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will not recognize any gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except with respect to cash, if any, received in lieu of fractional shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (in the manner described below). Each Mobile Mini stockholder's aggregate tax basis in the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock received in the Merger (including any fractional share deemed received and sold for cash, as discussed below) will equal such Mobile Mini stockholder's aggregate adjusted tax basis in the shares of Mobile Mini Common Sock surrendered in the Merger. The holding period of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock received by a Mobile Mini stockholder in the Merger (including any fractional share deemed received and sold for cash, as discussed below) will include such Mobile Mini stockholder's holding period for the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock surrendered in the Merger. If a Mobile Mini stockholder holds different blocks of Mobile Mini Common Stock (generally, Mobile Mini Common Stock acquired on different dates or at different prices), such Mobile Mini stockholder should consult its tax advisor with respect to the determination of the tax bases and/or holding periods of the particular shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock received in the Merger.

Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares

        A U.S. holder of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock who receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock will recognize capital gain or loss with respect to cash received in lieu of such fractional share equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received and the tax basis in such fractional share (determined as described above). Any gain or loss recognized will be long-term capital gain or loss if, as of the date such cash is received, the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock surrendered in the Merger were held for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Treatment if the Merger Does Not Qualify as a Reorganization

        If the Merger does not qualify as a "reorganization" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the receipt of WillScot Class A Common Stock in exchange for Mobile Mini Common Stock in the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. holder whose shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock are converted into the right to receive WillScot Class A Common Stock in the Merger (which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Effective Time) will recognize capital gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the sum of the value of the WillScot Class A Common Stock received in the Merger (plus the amount of any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock) and (ii) such U.S. holder's adjusted tax basis in the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock exchanged in the Merger. Gain or loss, as well as holding period, will be determined separately for each block of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock (generally, Mobile Mini Common Stock acquired on different dates or at different prices) surrendered in the Merger. Any gain or loss recognized will be long-term capital gain or loss if, as of the date such WillScot Class A Common Stock (plus the amount of any cash received in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A

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Common Stock) is received, the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock surrendered in the Merger were held for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Treatment of the Mobile Mini Special Dividend

        It is expected, and the parties intend to take the position, that the Mobile Mini Special Dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a dividend paid by Mobile Mini to the holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock, and not as consideration paid in connection with the Merger. If the Mobile Mini Special Dividend were treated as consideration paid in connection with the Merger, the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock would differ from the consequences described above. U.S. holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock should consult their own tax advisors as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving the Mobile Mini Special Dividend.

Backup Withholding and Information Reporting

        The payment of the Mobile Mini Special Dividend to U.S. holders and payments of cash to U.S. holders of Mobile Mini Common Stock in lieu of a fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock generally will be subject to information reporting and, under certain circumstances, may be subject to backup withholding (currently, at a rate of 24%), unless a U.S. holder delivers a properly completed IRS Form W-9 certifying such U.S. holder's correct taxpayer identification number and certain other information, or otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be refunded or credited against a U.S. holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

        THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. ALL HOLDERS OF MOBILE MINI COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER AND ANY MOBILE MINI SPECIAL DIVIDEND TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. AND OTHER TAX LAWS.

Accounting Treatment

        WillScot and Mobile Mini prepare their respective financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Merger will be accounted for as an acquisition of Mobile Mini by WillScot under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP. WillScot will be treated as the acquirer for accounting purposes. In identifying WillScot as the accounting acquirer, WillScot and Mobile Mini considered the structure of the transaction and other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, relative outstanding share ownership and market values, the composition of the Combined Company Board, the relative size of WillScot and Mobile Mini, and the designation of certain senior management positions at the Combined Company. Accordingly, consideration paid or exchanged by WillScot to complete the Merger with Mobile Mini will be allocated to the assets and liabilities of Mobile Mini based on their estimated fair values as of the date of completion of the Merger. The acquisition method of accounting is dependent upon certain valuation assumptions, including those related to the preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Mobile Mini based on WillScot management's best estimates of fair value.

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analysis to determine the estimated net fair value of Mobile Mini's assets and liabilities. Accordingly, the final acquisition accounting adjustments may be materially different from the unaudited pro forma adjustments. Any decrease in the estimated net fair value of the assets and liabilities of Mobile Mini as compared to the unaudited pro forma information included in this joint proxy statement/prospectus will have the effect of increasing the goodwill recognized related to the Merger.

Nasdaq Listing; Delisting and Deregistration of Mobile Mini Common Stock

        Prior to the completion of the Merger, WillScot has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger. The listing of the newly issued shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, which will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the Effective Time, on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance, is also a condition to completion of the Merger.

        If the Merger is completed, Mobile Mini Common Stock will cease to be listed on Nasdaq and Mobile Mini Common Stock will be deregistered under the Exchange Act.

Litigation Relating to the Merger

        As of April 30, 2020, three complaints have been filed by purported Mobile Mini stockholders challenging the Merger. Two of these actions were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and are captioned Stein v. Mobile Mini, Inc., et al., No. 1:20-cv-00523 (D. Del.) and Plumley v. Mobile Mini, Inc., et al., No. 1:20-cv-00528 (D. Del.). The remaining action was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and is captioned Stillman v. Mobile Mini, Inc., et al., No. 1:20-cv-03359 (S.D.N.Y.). The complaints in each of the actions name Mobile Mini and the members of the Mobile Mini Board as defendants. In addition, the Plumley complaint also names WillScot and Merger Sub as defendants. The complaints generally assert claims under Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act challenging the adequacy of certain disclosures made in the joint proxy statement/prospectus which forms part of the registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2020. The Stein action asserts claims individually, while the Plumley and Stillman actions assert claims on behalf of a purported class of Mobile Mini stockholders. The complaints seek, among other relief, an injunction preventing Mobile Mini from consummating the transaction, damages in the event that the Merger is consummated, and attorneys' fees. Mobile Mini and WillScot believe the claims asserted in the complaints are without merit.

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

        This section describes the material terms of the Merger Agreement. The descriptions of the Merger Agreement in this section and elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Merger Agreement that is important to you. You are encouraged to carefully read the entire Merger Agreement.

        This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement attached as Annex A to, and incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement

        The Merger Agreement is included to provide you with information regarding its terms. Neither the Merger Agreement nor the summary of its material terms included in this section is intended to provide any factual information about WillScot or Mobile Mini. Factual disclosures about WillScot and Mobile Mini contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus and/or in the public reports of WillScot and Mobile Mini filed with the SEC (as described in the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information") may supplement, update or modify the disclosures about WillScot and Mobile Mini contained in the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties and covenants of the parties customary for a merger of this nature. The representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement as of the specific dates therein; 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 standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement except for the limited purposes expressly set forth therein and should not rely on the representations and warranties or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the parties thereto or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in WillScot's or Mobile Mini's public disclosures. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement should not be relied on by any persons as characterizations of the actual state of facts about WillScot or Mobile Mini at the time they were made or otherwise.

Structure of the Merger

        The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, and in accordance with the DGCL, Merger Sub, a wholly owned, newly formed direct subsidiary of WillScot, will be merged with and into Mobile Mini at the Effective Time. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Mobile Mini will continue as the surviving entity in the Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of WillScot will be amended and restated in their entirety to be in the forms attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B and Annex C, respectively. At the Effective Time, WillScot's name will be changed, as mutually agreed upon between the parties.

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Merger Consideration

        At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of Mobile Mini Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares, which shall be cancelled with no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive:

        Immediately thereafter, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and upon the filing of the A&R Charter, all outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        The Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement further provide that Sapphire Holding will exchange all of its shares of WSHC Stock prior to the Effective Time, for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, at an exchange ratio of 1.3261x, without any subsequent adjustment, and, upon such exchange and immediately prior to the Effective Time, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock will be cancelled automatically. As a result of this cancellation and the adoption of the A&R Charter, the Combined Company Common Stock will be the only series of common stock of the Combined Company issued and outstanding immediately following the Effective Time.

        No fractional shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be issued in the Merger. All fractional shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that a Mobile Mini stockholder would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger shall be aggregated and, if a fractional share results from such aggregation, such Mobile Mini stockholder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu thereof, from WillScot an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest cent), without interest, determined by multiplying the fraction of such fractional share of WillScot Class A Common Stock by the arithmetic average of the closing price (rounded to the nearest one ten-thousandth) of WillScot Class A Common Stock on Nasdaq on the last five trading days preceding the closing date of the Merger.

        In accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL, no appraisal rights will be available to WillScot or Mobile Mini stockholders in connection with the Merger.

Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards

Treatment of Mobile Mini Stock Options

        At the Effective Time, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will, by virtue of the Merger, be assumed by the Combined Company and become an option to purchase shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as applied to each such stock option immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (A) the number of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock subject to such option will equal the product of (i) the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that were subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (B) the per-share exercise price will equal the quotient of (1) the exercise price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock at which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (2) the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

Treatment of Mobile Mini Restricted Stock Awards

        At the Effective Time, each outstanding unvested restricted stock award with respect to shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will become vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, and in accordance with its terms will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each underlying share of Mobile Mini Common Stock.

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Closing and Effectiveness of the Merger

        Unless WillScot and Mobile Mini mutually agree in writing to another time, date or place, the closing of the Merger shall take place remotely via the electronic exchange of documents and signatures or in New York City at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10020 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the fifth business day after the date the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing, but subject to the satisfaction or permitted waiver of such conditions) have been satisfied or waived.

        The Merger will become effective at the time when the certificate of merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such later time as WillScot and Mobile Mini shall agree and is specified in the certificate of merger.

Conversion of Shares; Exchange of Certificates; Fractional Shares

        At the Effective Time, the conversion of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares, which shall be cancelled with no consideration) into the right to receive the Merger Consideration will occur by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of WillScot, Merger Sub, Mobile Mini or Mobile Mini stockholders. Immediately thereafter and upon the filing of the A&R Charter, all issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        Prior to the Effective Time, WillScot shall appoint an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to Mobile Mini (the "Exchange Agent"). Promptly after the Effective Time (but in any event, within five days), WillScot shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock represented by a certificate or uncertificated shares at the Effective Time, a letter of transmittal and instructions that shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the certificates or transfer of the uncertificated shares to the Exchange Agent for use in such exchange. WillScot shall cause the Exchange Agent to deliver (i) the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (ii) any dividends pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (iii) any cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Combined Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement (clauses (i)—(iii) together, the "Exchange Payment").

        Each holder of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Exchange Payment, upon (i) in the case of each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock represented by certificate, surrender to the Exchange Agent of a certificate, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, or (ii) in the case of each uncertificated share, receipt of an "agent's message" by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request).

        As of the Effective Time, all outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding, shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist. As of the Effective Time, each holder of any shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Exchange Payment as described above and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

        All shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock issued and Combined Company Common Stock converted therefrom pursuant to the Merger Agreement will be in uncertificated book-entry form, unless a physical certificate is required under applicable law.

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Governance of the Combined Company

        The Merger Agreement, the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A, Annex B and Annex C, respectively, contain certain provisions relating to the governance of the Combined Company following completion of the Merger.

Amended and Restated Charter and Bylaws

        At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot will be amended and restated in their entirety as provided in the Merger Agreement, and as so amended and restated, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot will be the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, until thereafter amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable law. The A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will implement certain governance matters for the Combined Company following the Effective Time.

Headquarters

        As of the Effective Time, the Combined Company will have its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Combined Company Board; provided that any determination relating to the location of the Combined Company's headquarters and principal executive office prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting shall require Supermajority Approval.

CEO and President and COO of the Combined Company; Other Officers

        As of the Effective Time, Bradley L. Soultz, the current CEO of WillScot, will serve as the CEO of the Combined Company, and Kelly Williams, the current President and CEO of Mobile Mini, will be serve as the President and COO of the Combined Company, in each case for an initial term of 24 months. The Combined Company Board, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to renew Mr. Soultz's appointment. To the extent the Combined Company Board does not renew Mr. Soultz's appointment, Mr. Soultz will cease to be the CEO at the end of the initial 24-month term. Not more than 60 days prior to the end of the initial 24-month term, the Combined Company Board shall determine by a majority vote, excluding Mr. Soultz, whether to renew Mr. Soultz's appointment; provided that, if the vote results in a deadlock, Mr. Soultz shall continue as the CEO until he resigns or is removed from office as provided in the A&R Bylaws. For additional information about Mr. Soultz's and Williams's employments with the Combined Company, see the sections entitled "The Merger—Interests of Certain of WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers—Employment Agreement with Bradley Soultz" and "The Merger—Interests of Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers—Employment Agreement with Kelly Williams."

        In addition, as of the Effective Time, Timothy Boswell, the current CFO of WillScot will serve as the CFO of the Combined Company, Christopher Miner, the current Senior Vice President and GC of Mobile Mini, will serve as the Senior Vice President, GC and Secretary of the Combined Company, and Hezron Lopez, the current Vice President, GC and Secretary of WillScot, will serve as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Combined Company. Prior to the Effective Time, WillScot and Mobile Mini shall cooperate and reasonably agree on additional individuals to be appointed officers of the Combined Company following the Effective Time, and WillScot shall, and shall cause the WillScot Board to, take all necessary action to cause each such individual to be so appointed.

The Combined Company Board

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Michael W. Upchurch. Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson are the TDR Continuing Directors, and any individual elected to replace a TDR Continuing Director will be deemed a WillScot Continuing Director. Mr. Olsson will be the Chairman and Mr. Holthaus will be the Lead Director.

        As of the Effective Time, the Combined Company Board will be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Each Class I director, Class II director and Class III director will be elected to an initial term to expire at the first, second, and third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, respectively. Upon the expiration of the initial terms for each class of directors, the directors of each class will be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal. If the number of directors is hereafter changed, no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. As of the Effective Time, the Combined Company Board shall consist of the following members in the classes noted below:

Committees of the Combined Company Board

        Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time and at least until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting (unless changed by Supermajority Approval) the committees of the Combined Company Board will include the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Related Party Transactions Committee. For additional information about the composition and responsibilities of these committees, see the committee charters attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibits G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4, respectively.

Fiscal Year

        The fiscal year of the Combined Company will be the calendar year, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Combined Company Board; provided that any such determination prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting will require Supermajority Approval.

Representations and Warranties; Material Adverse Effect

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        The Merger Agreement also contains additional representations and warranties by WillScot to Mobile Mini relating to Sapphire Holding's exchange of its shares of WSHC Stock for shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, the financing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the capital structure and organization of Merger Sub, corporate authorization of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by Merger Sub and the valid and binding nature of the Merger Agreement with respect to Merger Sub.

        The representations and warranties of each of Mobile Mini and WillScot expire at the Effective Time. Except as specifically included in the Merger Agreement, the disclosure schedules or SEC filings incorporated by reference therein, each party expressly disclaims any other representation or warranty and expressly waives any reliance thereon and rights with respect thereto.

        Certain of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are subject to materiality or "material adverse effect" qualifications (that is, they will not be deemed to be inaccurate or incorrect unless their failure to be true or correct is material or would result in a "material adverse effect" (as defined below) on the party making such representation or warranty). In addition, certain of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are subject to knowledge qualifications (that is, those representations and warranties would not be deemed untrue, inaccurate or incorrect as a result of matters of which certain officers of the party making the representation or warranty did not have knowledge). Furthermore, each of the representations and warranties is subject to the qualifications set forth in the parties' disclosure schedules and SEC filings publicly available at least two

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business days prior to the date of the Merger Agreement (other than any disclosure contained in any SEC filings that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature).

        For purposes of the Merger Agreement, "material adverse effect," when used in reference to Mobile Mini or WillScot, means any event, circumstance, development, occurrence, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of such party and its subsidiaries to consummate the Merger on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement on or before nine months after the date of the Merger Agreement (the "End Date") or perform the agreements or covenants thereunder, excluding any event, circumstance, development, occurrence, change or effect to the extent that it results from, arises out of or relates to:

        However, the exceptions described in the first, second, third, fourth and eighth bullet point will not apply to the extent any such event, circumstance, development, occurrence, change or effect described in such bullet points has a disproportionate impact on such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which such party and its subsidiaries operate.

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Covenants and Agreements

Conduct of Business

        Each of Mobile Mini and WillScot has agreed to certain covenants in the Merger Agreement regarding the conduct of their respective businesses. From the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement (except as otherwise specifically contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as may be required by law or order of a governmental entity or as otherwise set forth in the applicable disclosure schedule), unless the other party shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each of Mobile Mini and WillScot (a) shall, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization and relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, governmental authorities and other third parties having material business relationships with such party and its subsidiaries; (ii) keep available the services of the present directors, officers and employees of such party and its subsidiaries; and (iii) maintain in effect all material permits of such party and its subsidiaries, and (b) shall not, and shall cause each of its subsidiaries not to:

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No Solicitation of Alternative Transactions

        From the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement, each of WillScot and Mobile Mini shall not, and shall cause their controlled affiliates and its and their respective officers, directors, employees not to, and shall use reasonable efforts to cause its representatives not to, directly or indirectly:

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        For purposes of the Merger Agreement, an "Alternative Acquisition Proposal" refers to (i) any proposal or offer for or with respect to a merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, binding share exchange, joint venture, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction involving such party or any of its subsidiaries with respect to assets that, taken together, constitute more than 20% of such party's consolidated assets, (ii) any proposal or offer (including tender or exchange offers) to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, more than 20% of the issued and outstanding common stock or other securities representing more than 20% of the voting power of such party or (iii) any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner (including the acquisition of equity securities in any subsidiary of such party), directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, assets or businesses of such party or any of its subsidiaries, including pursuant to a joint venture, representing more than 20% of the consolidated assets, revenues or net income of such party, in each case, other than the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement.

        Notwithstanding these restrictions, the Merger Agreement provides that, if, at any time prior to the receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval or the WillScot Stockholder Approval, as applicable, Mobile Mini or WillScot receives a proposal that the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisors) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined below) and which did not result from a breach of the non-solicitation obligations set forth in the Merger Agreement, then Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, may (i) engage in negotiations or discussions with such third party, (ii) furnish non-public information with respect to itself and its subsidiaries to the third party making such proposal and its representatives and financing sources pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement with terms no less favorable to Mobile Mini or WillScot, as applicable, than those contained in the confidentiality agreement entered into between Mobile Mini and WillScot (provided that all such non-public information, to the extent that such information has not been previously provided or made available to the other party, is provided or made available to the other party substantially concurrently with the time it is provided or made available to such third party) and (iii) following receipt of any such Superior Proposal, effectuate a Board Recommendation Change (as defined below) and/or terminate the Merger Agreement and simultaneously enter into an agreement with respect thereto; provided, however, that such party may not terminate the Merger Agreement unless concurrently with such termination such party pays the other party the applicable termination fee. For additional information on termination fees, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Expenses and Termination Fees."

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        The Merger Agreement also requires WillScot and Mobile Mini to first deliver written notice to the other party advising such party that it intends to engage in negotiations or discussions with a third party. In addition, WillScot and Mobile Mini must notify the other promptly, and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt, of any Alternative Acquisition Proposal (including material modifications thereto) or any related request for information or for access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of such party or its subsidiaries by any third party, that to the knowledge of WillScot or Mobile Mini or their respective boards of directors, as applicable, is considering making an Alternative Acquisition Proposal. The notice shall be provided in writing and shall include a summary of (i) any material correspondence relating thereto and (ii) the material terms and conditions of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal (including material modifications thereto) subject, in each case, to the terms of the confidentiality agreement with such third party.

        For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" means any bona fide, written Alternative Acquisition Proposal (other than an Alternative Acquisition Proposal that has resulted from a violation of the receiving party's non-solicitation obligations under the Merger Agreement) (with all references to "20%" in the definition of Alternative Acquisition Proposal being deemed to be references to "50%") on terms that the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with their respective financial advisors and outside legal counsel, and taking into account all the terms and conditions of the Alternative Acquisition Proposal that the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, considers to be appropriate (including the identity of the third party making the Alternative Acquisition Proposal and the expected timing and likelihood of consummation, any governmental or other approval requirements, break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions, conditions to consummation and availability of necessary financing), would result in a transaction (i) that, if consummated, is more favorable to Mobile Mini stockholders or WillScot stockholders, as applicable, from a financial point of view than the Merger (taking into account any proposal by the other party to amend the terms of the Merger Agreement); (ii) that is reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed, taking into account the identity of the third party, any approval requirements and all other financial, regulatory, legal and other aspects of such Alternative Acquisition Proposal; and (iii) for which financing, if a cash transaction (whether in whole or in part), is then fully committed or reasonably determined to be available by the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable.

Changes in Board Recommendations

        Mobile Mini and WillScot have agreed under the Merger Agreement to, through their respective boards of directors, recommend to Mobile Mini stockholders, the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, and to WillScot stockholders, the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, respectively, and to include such recommendations in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        From the date of the Merger Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of the Merger Agreement, subject to the exceptions described below, each of the Mobile Mini Board and the WillScot Board, as applicable, shall not (i) fail to make, withdraw or qualify, amend or modify, in each case, in any manner adverse to the other party, its recommendation to stockholders, (ii) fail to include the above recommendation in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, (iii) recommend, adopt or approve any Alternative Acquisition Proposal, or (iv) enter into or approve, recommend or declare advisable for Mobile Mini or WillScot or any of their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, to execute or enter into, any agreement, letter of intent, understanding, agreement in principle or other similar arrangement (other than a confidentiality agreement with third parties as described above) in connection with any Alternative Acquisition Proposal (any action in clauses (i) through (iii) is referred to as a "Board Recommendation Change"). For the avoidance of doubt, a "stop,

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look and listen" disclosure or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act shall not be a Board Recommendation Change.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, in the event that, prior to the receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval and the WillScot Stockholder Approval, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisor(s) and outside legal counsel, that it has received a Superior Proposal that was not solicited in violation of the Merger Agreement, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, may effect a Board Recommendation Change if (i) the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisor(s) and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) it has notified the other party in writing at least four business days before taking such action that it intends to effect a Board Recommendation Change, (iii) it has provided the other party with a copy of the most current version of any proposed agreement, a detailed written summary of all material terms of such Superior Proposal and the identity of the offeror, (iv) if requested by the other party, during such four business day period, such party and its representatives have discussed and negotiated in good faith with the other party regarding any proposal by the other party to amend the terms of the Merger Agreement in response to such Superior Proposal, and (v) after such four business day period, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s), taking into account any proposal by the other party to amend the terms of the Merger Agreement, that such Alternative Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal.

        In addition, prior to the receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval and the WillScot Stockholder Approval, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, may, in response to an "Intervening Event" (as defined below) effect a Board Recommendation Change only if (1) the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisor(s) and outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, (2) it has notified the other party in writing at least four business days before taking such action that it intends to effect a Board Recommendation Change, (3) during such four business day period, such party and its representatives have negotiated in good faith with the other party regarding any proposal by the other party to amend the terms of the Merger Agreement, and (4) after such four business day period, the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board or the WillScot Special Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor(s), taking into account any proposal by the other party to amend the terms of the Merger Agreement, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. For purposes of the Merger Agreement, an "Intervening Event" means any material event, change, effect, development or occurrence that (i) was not known or the material consequences of which were not known in each case to the Mobile Mini Board or the WillScot Board, as applicable, as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) does not relate to or involve any Alternative Acquisition Proposal.

Efforts to Obtain Required Stockholder Vote

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proper or advisable on its part to cause the receipt of the Mobile Mini Stockholder Approval, and shall comply with all legal requirements applicable to the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        As promptly as practicable following the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus is a part, WillScot shall, in consultation with Mobile Mini, in accordance with applicable law and WillScot's organizational documents, (i) duly call and give notice of the WillScot special meeting; (ii) cause the joint proxy statement/prospectus (and all other proxy materials for the WillScot special meeting) to be mailed to WillScot stockholders; and (iii) duly convene and hold the WillScot special meeting. WillScot shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part to cause receipt of the WillScot Stockholder Approval, and shall comply with all legal requirements applicable to the WillScot special meeting.

        Each of Mobile Mini and WillScot shall coordinate with the other regarding the record date and the meeting date for the Mobile Mini special meeting and the WillScot special meeting, it being the intention of Mobile Mini and WillScot that the record date and meeting date for each such meeting of stockholders shall be the same.

Efforts to Obtain Regulatory Approval

        Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini shall use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement, including: (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days from the date of the Merger Agreement, with any governmental authority or other third party all documentation to effect all necessary filings and resubmitting any such filings as soon as is reasonably practicable in the event such filings are rejected by the relevant governmental authority and (ii) using reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents required to be obtained from any governmental authority or other third party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement). To the extent permitted by applicable law, WillScot and Mobile Mini shall deliver as promptly as practicable to the appropriate governmental authorities any additional information and documentary material requested in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement. The filing fees and other costs associated with making any filings and obtaining approval under the HSR Act or other antitrust laws shall be borne equally by WillScot and Mobile Mini.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, WillScot, Mobile Mini or their respective affiliates or representatives shall not be obligated to take any action of "reasonable best efforts" as set forth in the Merger Agreement unless such action is conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger and in no event shall WillScot, Mobile Mini or their respective affiliates or representatives be obligated to agree to or commit to any actions that individually or in the aggregate would, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Combined Company, taken as a whole (a "regulatory adverse effect"). No party shall take any action or enter into any transaction that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of materially delaying, materially impeding or preventing consummation of the Merger.

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in respect of any filing, investigation or inquiry relating to antitrust law and regarding transaction contemplated under the Merger Agreement unless, to the extent reasonably practicable, it consults with such other party in advance and, to the extent permitted by such governmental authority, gives such other party the opportunity to attend or participate, as applicable; (iii) promptly furnish the other party with copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between it and its affiliates and representatives, on the one hand, and such governmental authority or its respective staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Merger Agreement, ancillary transaction documents and the transactions contemplated thereunder; and (iv) consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, regarding the form and content of any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of either party in connection with proceedings under or relating to any antitrust law prior to their submission.

Efforts to Obtain Financing

        WillScot shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries and representatives to, use commercially reasonable efforts to take (or cause to be taken) all actions and to do (or cause to be done) all things that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the debt financing in connection with the Merger as contemplated in the Merger Agreement prior to the closing of the Merger, including by using commercially reasonable efforts to (i) negotiate, enter into and maintain in effect definitive financing documents, (ii) satisfy all conditions related to the debt financing, (iii) consummate the debt financing, (iv) enforce WillScot's rights with respect thereto against breaching counterparties and (v) arrange alternative financing if the debt financing as originally contemplated becomes unavailable. Mobile Mini shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to provide WillScot with all cooperation reasonably requested by WillScot in connection with the debt financing, including (i) providing to WillScot pertinent and customary information, including financial statements, of Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries, (ii) assisting WillScot in the preparation of financing documents related to Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries and (iii) executing and delivering financing documents as reasonably requested by financing sources. For additional information about the debt financing in connection with the Merger, see the section entitled "Description of Material Indebtedness."

Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance

        From and after the Effective Time, WillScot shall, and shall cause Mobile Mini (as the surviving entity in the Merger) to, (i) indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director, officer or employee of Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Mobile Mini Indemnified Parties") and shall advance expenses as incurred, in each case to the same extent (subject to applicable law) as such Mobile Mini Indemnified Parties are indemnified as of the date of the Merger Agreement by Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries; and (ii) cooperate in the defense of any such matter until it is determined that such Mobile Mini Indemnified Party is not eligible for indemnification.

        For a period of six years following the Effective Time, the Combined Company will cause to be maintained in effect the current directors' and officers' liability insurance policies maintained by Mobile Mini (provided that the Combined Company may substitute therefor policies with a substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and conditions that are no less advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that Mobile Mini (as the surviving entity in the Merger) will not be obligated to expend, on an aggregate basis, an amount in excess of the Premium Cap, and if the premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed the Premium Cap or such coverage is not otherwise available, then the Combined Company will maintain insurance policies that, in the Combined Company's good faith determination, provide the maximum coverage available at an aggregate premium equal to the Premium Cap. In lieu of the foregoing, Mobile Mini may (and at the request of WillScot, Mobile Mini will use its reasonable best efforts to) obtain at or prior to the

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Effective Time a six (6)-year "tail" policy under Mobile Mini's existing directors' and officers' insurance policy providing equivalent coverage to that described in the preceding sentence if and to the extent that the same may be obtained for an amount that, in the aggregate, does not exceed the Premium Cap.

Employee Benefits Matters

        From the closing date of the Merger through December 31, 2021, the Combined Company will provide to employees of Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries who continue to be employed by Mobile Mini (as the surviving entity in the Merger), WillScot or any of WillScot's subsidiaries (the "Affected Employees") (i) base salaries, base wage rates, target bonus and other cash incentive compensation opportunities and target annual equity incentive opportunities that in each case are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided to the Affected Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those (including health and welfare benefits, severance, vacation and paid time-off and charity support) provided to the Affected Employee immediately prior to the date of the Merger Agreement.

        In the event any Affected Employee becomes eligible to participate in employee benefit plans of the Combined Company, the Combined Company will (i) waive any pre-existing conditions, exclusions, waiting periods or other limitations except to the extent such limitations applied to such employee prior to the Effective Time, (ii) for the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs, credit any amounts paid by such Affected Employee prior to the Effective Time towards satisfying any applicable co-payment, deductible or out-of-pocket requirement, and (iii) recognize the Affected Employees' service with Mobile Mini and its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time for all purposes (including determining vesting, eligibility to participate, level of benefits and benefit plan accruals); provided that such waivers or recognition shall not result in a duplication of benefits.

        The Combined Company will pay annual cash incentive payments to the Affected Employees in respect of services performed in 2020 in accordance with the terms of such Affected Employees' annual incentive plans with Mobile Mini or its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time.

        From the closing date of the Merger through at least December 31, 2020, Mobile Mini shall continue to maintain and administer the Mobile Mini Profit Sharing Plan and Trust and the Affected Employees shall continue to participate in this plan in accordance with its terms.

Certain Tax Matters

        WillScot and Mobile Mini intend that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Treasury Regulations") and that the Merger Agreement is adopted as a "plan of reorganization" for purposes of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

        Each of WillScot and Mobile Mini agrees to (i) provide customary representations reasonably requested by counsel in order to deliver the tax opinions described in the Merger Agreement and any tax opinions required in connection with the registration statement of which this joint proxy statement/prospectus is a part and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts (A) to cause the Merger to qualify as a "reorganization" with respect to which WillScot and Mobile Mini will each be a "party to the reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and (B) not to, and not permit or cause any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates to, take or cause to be taken any action reasonably likely to cause the Merger to fail to qualify as a "reorganization" or prevent delivery of the tax opinions.

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liability or obligation to any Mobile Mini stockholders should the Merger fail to qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

Other Covenants

        The Merger Agreement contains certain other covenants, including covenants relating to:

Conditions to Completion of the Merger

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Termination

        The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the requisite stockholder approvals, under the following circumstances:

        If the Merger Agreement is terminated, the Merger Agreement will become void and of no effect without liability of any party, except in the case of a willful breach of the Merger Agreement or fraud. The provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to fees and expenses, effects of termination, notices, non-survival of representations and warranties, amendment and waivers, references to disclosure schedule and SEC filings, binding effect, benefit, assignment, governing law, jurisdiction/venue, waiver of jury trial, counterparts, entire agreement, severability, and limitation on liabilities will continue in effect notwithstanding termination of the Merger Agreement.

Expenses and Termination Fees

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documentary material requested in connection with transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Combined Company.

        In the event of a termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances relating primarily to alternative transactions and non-solicitation obligations, WillScot may be required to pay a termination fee of $66,600,000 to Mobile Mini, and Mobile Mini may be required to pay a termination fee of $57,086,000 to WillScot.

        Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if the Merger Agreement is terminated (i) by the other party prior to receipt of the requisite approval by the party's stockholders as a result of a change in the recommendation of the party's board of directors, (ii) by the other party due to the party's willful breach of the provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to non-solicitation of alternative transactions, or (iii) by either party if the requisite approval by the party's stockholders is not obtained and, at the time of termination, the Merger Agreement was terminable under clause (i) or (ii) above. In addition, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if prior to receipt of the requisite approval by the party's stockholders, the party's board of directors authorizes the party to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Furthermore, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if (w) the required vote of the party's stockholders is not obtained, (x) prior to such vote, an alternative acquisition of the party was publicly disclosed or announced or made known to the management or board of directors of the party and was not timely withdrawn, (y) the Merger Agreement is terminated by either party and (z) within 12 months after such termination, the party consummates such alternative transaction or enters into an agreement for such alternative transaction (and such alternative transaction is subsequently consummated within or after 12 months of such termination). Lastly, Mobile Mini or WillScot, as the case may be, would be required to pay the other party the applicable termination fee described above if (A) either party terminates the Merger Agreement on the basis the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to the End Date and the required vote of the party's stockholders has not been obtained at the party's special meeting of stockholders at the time of termination, (B) at or prior to the time of termination, an acquisition of the party was publicly proposed or announced or made known to the management or board of directors of the party and was not timely withdrawn, and (C) within 12 months after such termination, the party consummates such alternative transaction or enters into an agreement for such alternative transaction (and such alternative transaction is subsequently consummated within or after 12 months of such termination).

Amendment and Waiver

        At any time prior to the Effective Time, subject to compliance with applicable law, the Merger Agreement may be amended or waived, in the case of an amendment, by each party to the Merger Agreement or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that no amendment, waiver or termination of relevant provisions that is adverse the interests of any lender or financing source to the parties shall be effective against such lender or financing source without its prior written consent. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under the Merger Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any further exercise or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

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for: (i) following the Effective Time, the right of Mobile Mini stockholders to receive the Merger Consideration and the holders of Mobile Mini equity awards to receive equity awards of the Combined Company, (ii) the right of Mobile Mini Indemnified Parties to enforce the provisions relating to indemnification and (iii) the right of each of the lenders and financing sources as an express third-party beneficiary under certain provisions of the Merger Agreement.

Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial

Governing Law

        The Merger Agreement is governed by and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

Waiver of Jury Trial

        The parties have agreed to waive all rights to trial by jury in any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to the Merger Agreement.

Enforcement

        The parties have agreed that irreparable harm would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law (a) for any breach of the provisions of the Merger Agreement or (b) in the event that any of the provisions of the Merger Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. The parties have agreed that except where the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to its provisions, they will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of its terms and provisions, without proof of actual damages, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each party further agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

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THE 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL

Overview

        In connection with and subject to the consummation of the Merger, WillScot expects that the WillScot Board will approve and adopt, subject to stockholder approval, the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, under which the Combined Company would be authorized to grant cash and equity incentive awards to eligible service providers in order to attract, motivate and retain the talent for which it competes. The Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan. The Combined Company 2020 Incentive plan seeks to: (i) increase the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan by 5,000,000 shares, to a total of 6,400,910 shares, as of April 30, 2020, (ii) revise the definition of "Change in Control" to align with such definition as set forth in the employment agreements for Messrs. Soultz, Williams, Boswell, Miner and Lopez, entered into in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement and make certain other conforming changes and updates to reflect changes in law and practice, and (iii) rename the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan as the "Combined Company 2020 Incentive Award Plan," and change all references to WillScot therein to the Combined Company. From and after the Effective Time, no additional awards will be granted under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan. All awards granted on or after the Effective Time will be granted under this Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. All awards granted under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan will remain subject to the terms of the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan. A copy of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E. The WillScot Board is still in the process of developing and approving the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and the implementation of such plan will only occur upon the consummation of the Merger. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will be implemented. Completion of the Merger is not conditioned upon the approval of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan.

Purpose of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan

        The purpose of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is to assist the Combined Company in attracting, motivating and retaining selected individuals who will serve as its employees, directors and consultants, whose judgment, interest and special effort is critical to the successful conduct of its operation. WillScot believes that the equity-based awards to be issued under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will motivate recipients to offer their maximum effort to the Combined Company and help focus them on the creation of long-term value consistent with the interests of Combined Company stockholders. WillScot believes that grants of incentive awards are necessary to enable the Combined Company to attract and retain top talent; if the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is not approved, WillScot believes its recruitment and retention capabilities will be adversely affected.

Reasons for the Approval of the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal

        Stockholder approval of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is necessary in order to (1) meet the stockholder approval requirements of Nasdaq, (2) grant incentive stock options ("ISOs") thereunder, and (3) satisfy WillScot's obligations under the Merger Agreement and certain employment agreements being entered into in connection therewith.

        Specifically, approval of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will constitute approval pursuant to the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422 of the Code relating to ISOs.

        If stockholders do not approve this proposal or the Merger is not consummated, the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will not become effective and none of WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Combined Company will be able to grant equity awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan.

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Material Terms of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan

        The material terms of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, as currently contemplated by the WillScot Board, are summarized below. As noted above, the WillScot Board is still in the process of developing, approving and implementing the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will be implemented or will contain the terms described below. Accordingly, this summary is subject to change. A copy of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E.

        Administration.    The compensation committee of the Combined Company Board (the "Compensation Committee") will administer the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee will generally have the authority to designate participants, determine the type or types of awards to be granted to a participant, determine the terms and conditions of any agreements evidencing any awards granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and to adopt, alter and repeal rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee will have full discretion to administer and interpret the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and to make any other determination and take any other action that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan.

        Eligibility.    Employees, directors, officers, advisors or consultants and prospective employees, directors, officers, advisors or consultants of the Combined Company or its affiliates are eligible to participate in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. The basis for participation in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan is the Compensation Committee's decision, in its sole discretion, that an award to an eligible participant will further its purposes.

        Number of Shares Authorized.    The Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan provides for an aggregate of 6,400,910 shares of Combined Company Common Stock, as of April 30, 2020. The number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan includes 1,400,910 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan that are unissued as of April 30, 2020. The total number of shares authorized for issuance under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan as of the Effective Date will be reduced by any shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock issued under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan between April 30, 2020 and the Effective Date. No more than 1,500,000 shares of Combined Company Common Stock may be granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan to any participant during any single year with respect to stock options and stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), no more than 1,500,000 shares of Combined Company Common Stock may be granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan to any participant during any single year with respect to performance compensation awards that are restricted stock, restricted stock units or stock bonus awards. The maximum aggregate grant-date fair value of awards granted and cash fees paid to any non-employee director pursuant to the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan during any fiscal year may not exceed a total value of $600,000 in shares of Combined Company Common Stock underlying awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expired, unexercised or are settled in cash will be available again for new awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. If there is any change in our corporate capitalization, the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion may make substitutions or adjustments to the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock covered by awards then outstanding under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, the limitations on awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, the exercise price of outstanding options and such other equitable substitution or adjustments as it may determine appropriate.

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        Term.    The Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will have a term of ten years from the date it is approved by stockholders and no further awards may be granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan after that date.

        Awards Available for Grant.    The Compensation Committee may grant awards of nonqualified stock options, ISOs, SARs, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock bonus awards, performance compensation awards (including cash bonus awards) or any combination of the foregoing.

        Options.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to grant options to purchase shares of Combined Company Common Stock that are either "qualified," meaning they are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, for ISOs, or "nonqualified," meaning they are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Options granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will be subject to such terms, including the exercise price and the conditions and timing of exercise, as may be determined by the Compensation Committee and specified in the applicable award agreement. In general, the exercise price per shares of Combined Company Common Stock for each option granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will not be less than the fair market value of such share at the time of grant. The maximum term of an option granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will be ten years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of ISOs granted to a 10% stockholder). However, if the option (including any options granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan prior to the present amendment and restatement that are currently outstanding) would expire at a time when the exercise of the option by means of a cashless exercise or net exercise method (to the extent such method is otherwise then permitted by the Compensation Committee for purposes of payment of the exercise price and/or applicable withholding taxes) would violate applicable securities laws or any securities trading policy adopted by us, the expiration date applicable to the option will be automatically extended to a date that is thirty (30) calendar days following the date such cashless exercise or net exercise would no longer violate applicable securities laws or applicable securities trading policy (so long as such extension does not violate Section 409A of the Code), but not later than the expiration of the original exercise period. Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, options granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. Payment in respect of the exercise of an option may be made in cash or by check, by surrender of unrestricted shares (at their fair market value on the date of exercise) that have been held by the participant for any period deemed necessary by our accountants to avoid an additional compensation charge or have been purchased on the open market, or the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion and to the extent permitted by law, allow such payment to be made through a broker-assisted cashless exercise mechanism, a net exercise method, or by such other method as the Compensation Committee may determine to be appropriate.

        Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to award SARs under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. SARs will be subject to the terms and conditions established by the Compensation Committee. An SAR is a contractual right that allows a participant to receive, either in the form of cash, shares of Combined Company Common Stock or any combination of cash and shares of Combined Company Common Stock, the appreciation, if any, in the value of a common share over a certain period of time. An option granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan may include SARs and SARs may also be awarded to a participant independent of the grant of an option. SARs granted in connection with an option shall be subject to terms similar to the option corresponding to such SARs. SARs shall be subject to terms established by the Compensation Committee and reflected in the award agreement. Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, SARs granted pursuant to the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will vest and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

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        Restricted Stock.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to award restricted stock under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan. Unless otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee and specified in an award agreement, restrictions on restricted stock will lapse after four years of service with us. The Compensation Committee will determine the terms of such restricted stock awards, including any dividend or voting rights. Restricted stock is shares of Combined Company Common Stock that generally are non-transferable and subject to other restrictions determined by the Compensation Committee for a specified period. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment or services during the restricted period, then any unvested restricted stock is forfeited. Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Compensation Committee shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, in shares of Combined Company Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of any applicable restrictions, if the applicable share is forfeited, the participant shall have no right to such dividends (except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement).

        Restricted Stock Unit Awards.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to award restricted stock unit awards. Unless otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee and specified in an award agreement, restricted stock units will vest after four years of service with us. The Compensation Committee will determine the terms of such restricted stock units, including any dividend rights. Unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise or specifies otherwise in an award agreement, if the participant terminates employment or services during the period of time over which all or a portion of the units are to be earned, then any unvested units will be forfeited. At the election of the Compensation Committee, the participant will receive a number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock equal to the number of units earned or an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of that number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock at the expiration of the period over which the units are to be earned or at a later date selected by the Compensation Committee. Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Compensation Committee shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee, in shares of Combined Company Common Stock having a fair market value equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of any applicable restrictions, if the applicable share is forfeited, the participant shall have no right to such dividends (except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement).

        Stock Bonus Awards.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to grant awards of unrestricted shares of Combined Company Common Stock or other awards denominated in shares of Combined Company Common Stock, either alone or in tandem with other awards, under such terms and conditions as the Compensation Committee may determine.

        Performance Compensation Awards.    The Compensation Committee will be authorized to grant any award, including in the form of cash, under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan in the form of a performance compensation award by conditioning the vesting of the award on the satisfaction of certain performance goals, measured on an absolute or relative basis. The Compensation Committee may establish these performance goals with reference to one or more of the following: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) net revenue or revenue growth; (iv) gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, net cash provided by operations and cash flow return on capital); (viii) financing and other capital raising transactions (including, but not limited to, sales of the Company's equity or debt securities); (ix) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (x) gross or operating margins; (xi) productivity ratios; (xii) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); (xiii) expense targets; (xiv) margins; (xv) productivity and operating

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efficiencies; (xvi) objective measures of customer satisfaction; (xvii) customer growth; (xviii) working capital targets; (xix) measures of economic value added; (xx) inventory control; (xxi) enterprise value; (xxii) sales; (xxiii) debt levels and net debt; (xxiv) combined ratio; (xxv) timely launch of new facilities; (xxvi) client retention; (xxvii) employee retention; (xxviii) timely completion of new product rollouts; (xxix) cost targets; (xxx) reductions and savings; (xxxi) productivity and efficiencies; (xxxii) strategic partnerships or transactions; and (xxxiii) objective measures of personal targets, goals or completion of projects; or any combination of the foregoing.

        Minimum Vesting.    Notwithstanding any provision of the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan to the contrary, awards granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan (other than cash-based Awards) shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date on which the award is granted. Certain awards are exempt from the minimum vesting requirement, which include any (i) Substitute Awards (as defined in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan), (ii) common shares delivered in lieu of fully vested cash awards, (iii) awards to non-employee directors that vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the next annual meeting of stockholders which is at least 50 weeks after the immediately preceding year's annual meeting, and (iv) additional awards the Compensation Committee may grant; provided, that, such awards may be granted up to 5% of the available share reserve. The minimum vesting requirement does not apply to the Compensation Committee's discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any award including, but not limited to, cases of retirement, death, disability or a Change in Control (as defined in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan).

        Transferability.    Each award may be exercised during the participant's lifetime only by the participant or, if permissible under applicable law, by the participant's guardian or legal representative and may not be otherwise transferred or encumbered by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Compensation Committee, however, may permit awards (other than ISOs) to be transferred to family members, a trust for the benefit of such family members, a partnership or limited liability company whose partners or stockholders are the participant and his or her family members or anyone else approved by it.

        Amendment and Termination.    In general, the Combined Company Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan at any time. However, stockholder approval to amend the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan may be necessary if the law or the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan so requires (e.g., repricing, performance goals, approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement, etc.). No amendment, suspension or termination will impair the rights of any participant or recipient of any award without the consent of the participant or recipient.

        Change in Control.    Except as otherwise provided in an award agreement or the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, if a participant experiences a "Qualifying Termination" (as defined in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan), in the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined in the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan), the Compensation Committee may provide that all outstanding options and equity awards (other than performance compensation awards) issued under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will become fully vested and performance compensation awards will vest based on the level of attainment of the specified performance goals. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, cancel outstanding awards and pay the value of such awards to the participants in connection with a Change in Control.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

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general information. Other kinds of taxes, such as state, local and foreign income taxes and federal employment taxes, are not discussed. This summary is not intended as tax advice to participants, who should consult their own tax advisors.

        Non-Qualified Stock Options.    If an optionee is granted a non-qualified stock option under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan, the optionee should not have taxable income on the grant of the option. Generally, the optionee should recognize ordinary income at the time of exercise in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares acquired on the date of exercise, less the exercise price paid for the shares. The optionee's basis in the common stock for purposes of determining gain or loss on a subsequent sale or disposition of such shares generally will be the fair market value of Combined Company Common Stock on the date the optionee exercises such option. Any subsequent gain or loss will be taxable as a long-term or short-term capital gain or loss. We or our subsidiaries or affiliates generally should be entitled to a federal income tax deduction at the time and for the same amount as the optionee recognizes ordinary income.

        Incentive Stock Options.    A participant receiving ISOs should not recognize taxable income upon grant. Additionally, if applicable holding period requirements are met, the participant should not recognize taxable income at the time of exercise. However, the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Combined Company Common Stock received over the option exercise price is an item of tax preference income potentially subject to the alternative minimum tax. If stock acquired upon exercise of an ISO is held for a minimum of two years from the date of grant and one year from the date of exercise and otherwise satisfies the ISO requirements, the gain or loss (in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value on the date of disposition and the exercise price) upon disposition of the stock will be treated as a long-term capital gain or loss, and we will not be entitled to any deduction. If the holding period requirements are not met, the ISO will be treated as one that does not meet the requirements of the Code for ISOs and the participant will recognize ordinary income at the time of the disposition equal to the excess of the amount realized over the exercise price, but not more than the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date the ISO is exercised over the exercise price, with any remaining gain or loss being treated as capital gain or capital loss. We are not entitled to a tax deduction upon either the exercise of an ISO or upon disposition of the shares acquired pursuant to such exercise, except to the extent that the participant recognizes ordinary income on disposition of the shares.

        Stock Appreciation Rights.    Generally, a participant will recognize ordinary income upon the receipt of payment pursuant to SARs in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of any shares of common stock received. We or our subsidiaries or affiliates generally will be entitled to a corresponding tax deduction equal to the amount includible in the participant's income.

        Restricted Stock.    A participant should not have taxable income on the grant of unvested restricted stock, nor will we or our subsidiaries or affiliates then be entitled to any deduction, unless the participant makes a valid election under Section 83(b) of the Code. However, when restrictions on shares of restricted stock lapse, such that the shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the participant generally will recognize ordinary income, and we or our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a corresponding deduction in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the shares at the date such restrictions lapse over the purchase price, if any, paid for the restricted stock. Stock bonus awards are taxed in a similar manner as when a restricted stock award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.

        If the participant makes a valid election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to restricted stock, the participant generally will recognize ordinary income at the date of issuance of the restricted stock in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the fair market value of the shares at that date over the purchase price, if any, for the restricted stock, and we or our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a deduction for the same amount.

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        Restricted Stock Units.    A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of the grant of the restricted stock units, and neither we nor our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a deduction at that time. When a restricted stock unit is paid, whether in cash or common stock, the participant will have ordinary income equal to the fair market value of the shares delivered or the cash paid, and we or our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.

        Cash-Based Awards.    A participant generally will not recognize taxable income at the time of the grant of a cash-based award, and neither we nor our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a deduction at that time. When any such cash-based award is paid, whether in cash or common stock, the participant will have ordinary income equal to the cash paid, and we or our subsidiaries or affiliates will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.

Section 409A of the Code.

        Certain types of awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan may constitute, or provide for, a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code. Unless certain requirements set forth in Section 409A of the Code are complied with, holders of such awards may be taxed earlier than would otherwise be the case (e.g., at the time of vesting instead of the time of payment) and may be subject to an additional 20% tax (and, potentially, certain interest and penalties). To the extent applicable, the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and awards granted under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan are intended to be structured and interpreted in a manner intended to either comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance that may be issued under Section 409A of the Code. To the extent determined necessary and appropriate by the plan administrator, the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan and applicable award agreements may be amended to further comply with Section 409A of the Code or to exempt the applicable awards from Section 409A of the Code.

New Plan Benefits

        Grants of awards under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan are subject to the discretion of the plan administrator. Therefore, it is not possible to determine the future benefits that will be received by these participants under the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan.

Recommendation

        The WillScot Board believes that the Combined Company 2020 Incentive Plan will provide the Combined Company with the continued ability to link participants' pay to stockholder returns, is a critical compensation component in its ability to attract, retain and motivate employees by aligning their interests with the interests of stockholders.

        THE WILLSCOT BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT WILLSCOT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF THE 2020 INCENTIVE PLAN PROPOSAL.

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THE WILLSCOT SPECIAL MEETING

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus is being provided to WillScot stockholders as part of a solicitation of proxies by the WillScot Board for use at the WillScot special meeting to be held at the time and place specified below and at any properly convened meeting following an adjournment or postponement thereof. This joint proxy statement/prospectus provides WillScot stockholders with information they need to know to be able to vote or instruct their vote to be cast at the WillScot special meeting.

Date, Time and Place

        The WillScot special meeting will be held exclusively via live webcast through the link www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM on June 24, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. WillScot intends to mail this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the enclosed form of proxy to its stockholders entitled to vote at the WillScot special meeting on or about May 8, 2020. WillScot has chosen to hold the WillScot special meeting solely via live webcast and not in a physical location given the current public health impact of COVID-19 and its desire to promote the health and safety of WillScot stockholders, as well as WillScot directors, officers, employees and other constituents.

Purpose of the WillScot Special Meeting

        At the WillScot special meeting, WillScot stockholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following:

        Completion of the Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the approval of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal.

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Recommendation of the WillScot Board

        On March 1, 2020, the WillScot Board unanimously approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, and determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger, certain governance arrangements, the WillScot Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal), are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of WillScot and its stockholders. Accordingly, the WillScot Board unanimously recommends that WillScot stockholders vote "FOR" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, "FOR" the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, "FOR" the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and "FOR" the WillScot Adjournment Proposal.

        WillScot stockholders should carefully read this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including any documents incorporated by reference, and the annexes in their entirety for more detailed information concerning the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

WillScot Record Date; WillScot Stockholders Entitled to Vote

        Only holders of record of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock at the close of business on May 1, 2020, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the WillScot special meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

        As of the close of business on May 1, 2020, there were 110,555,295 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and 8,024,419 shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the WillScot special meeting. Each share of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock outstanding on the WillScot Record Date entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each proposal to be considered at the WillScot special meeting, in person via live webcast or by proxy through the Internet or by telephone or by a properly executed and delivered proxy with respect to the WillScot special meeting. Your vote is important. We expect that many WillScot stockholders will not attend the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast, and instead will be represented by proxy. Most WillScot stockholders have a choice of voting over the Internet, by using a toll-free telephone number, or by returning a completed WillScot proxy card or voting instruction form. Please check your notice, proxy card or the information forwarded by your broker, bank or other holder of record, to see which options are available to you. The Internet and telephone voting procedures have been designed to authenticate WillScot stockholders, to allow you to vote your shares, and to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. The Internet and telephone voting facilities for WillScot stockholders of record will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020. If your shares are held through a broker, bank or other holder of record, and Internet or telephone facilities are made available to you, these facilities may close sooner than those for WillScot stockholders of record.

        You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by delivering a properly executed, later-dated proxy (including an Internet or telephone vote) or by voting by ballot via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting. Executing your proxy in advance will not limit your right to vote at the WillScot special meeting if you decide to attend in person via live webcast. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee in order to vote at the WillScot special meeting.

        All shares entitled to vote and represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the WillScot special meeting and not revoked will be voted at the WillScot special meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you sign and return your proxy but do not indicate how your shares should be voted on a proposal, the shares represented by your proxy will be voted as the WillScot Board recommends for such proposal.

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        A complete list of WillScot stockholders entitled to vote at the WillScot special meeting will be available for examination by any WillScot stockholder in the Corporate Secretary's Office at WillScot Corporation, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, for purposes pertaining to the WillScot special meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of ten days before the WillScot special meeting, and at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM during the WillScot special meeting.

Voting by WillScot's Directors and Executive Officers

        As of the close of business on March 16, 2020, the most recent practicable date for which such information was available, directors and executive officers of WillScot and their affiliates owned and were entitled to vote 51,933,515 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and 8,024,419 shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock, approximately 47.36% and 100% of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock outstanding on that date, respectively. The number and percentage of shares of WillScot Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of WillScot and their affiliates as of the WillScot Record Date are not expected to be meaningfully different from the number and percentage as of March 16, 2020. It is currently expected that WillScot's directors and executive officers will vote their shares of WillScot Common Stock in favor of each of the proposals to be considered at the WillScot special meeting.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Voting Agreement, Sapphire Holding, which currently holds 48.5% of issued and outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock, agreed to vote all of its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock in favor of each of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal to be considered at the WillScot special meeting. Mr. Stephen Robertson, a member of the WillScot Board, is a managing partner of TDR Capital and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of WillScot Common Stock held by Sapphire Holding. Other than the obligations set forth in the Voting Agreement, to which Mr. Robertson, as a partner in TDR Capital and a member of the WillScot Board, is subject to, none of WillScot's officers or directors have entered into any agreements obligating them to vote their shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock in favor of the proposals set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. For information with respect to WillScot Common Stock owned by directors and executive officers of WillScot, please see the section entitled "WillScot Beneficial Ownership Table."

Quorum

        The WillScot bylaws provide that the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the WillScot special meeting.

        Abstentions will count for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business at the WillScot special meeting.

        Broker non-votes, if any, will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business at the WillScot special meeting.

Required Vote

        The required votes to approve the WillScot Proposals are as follows:

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Voting of Proxies by Holders of Record

        If you were the record holder of your shares of WillScot Common Stock as of the WillScot Record Date, you may submit your proxy to vote by mail, by telephone or via the Internet.

Voting via the Internet or by Telephone

        To submit your proxy via the Internet, go to www.proxyvote.com. Have your WillScot proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to vote your shares.

        To submit your proxy by telephone, call 1-800-690-6903. Have your WillScot proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions to vote your shares.

        If you vote via the Internet or by telephone, you must do so no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020.

Voting by Mail.

        As an alternative to submitting your proxy via the Internet or by telephone, you may submit your proxy by mail.

        To submit your proxy by mail, simply mark, sign and date your WillScot proxy card and return it in the pre-paid envelope that has been provided, or in an envelope addressed to: Broadridge, Vote Processing, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

        If you vote by mail, your WillScot proxy card must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020.

General

        Please be aware that any costs related to voting via the Internet, such as Internet access charges, will be your responsibility.

        All properly signed proxies that are timely received and that are not revoked will be voted at the WillScot special meeting according to the instructions indicated on the proxies or, if no direction is indicated, they will be voted as recommended by the WillScot Board.

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Treatment of Abstentions; Failure to Vote

        For purposes of the WillScot special meeting, an abstention occurs when a WillScot stockholder attends the WillScot special meeting, either in person via live webcast or by proxy, but abstains from voting. For each of the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal and the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal, if a WillScot stockholder present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting abstains from voting, or responds by proxy with an "abstain" vote, it will have the same effect as a vote cast "AGAINST" such proposal. For the WillScot Adjournment Proposal, if a WillScot stockholder present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting abstains from voting, or responds by proxy with an "abstain" vote, it will have no effect on such proposal. If a WillScot stockholder is not present in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting and does not respond by proxy, it will have no effect on the vote count for the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal. A failure to vote your shares, or to provide instructions to your bank, brokers or nominee as to how to vote to your shares, is the equivalent of a vote "AGAINST" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal.

Shares Held in Street Name

        If your shares of WillScot Common Stock are held in an account at a bank, broker or other nominee holder of record (i.e., in "street name"), you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote the shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by the bank, broker or other nominee. You may not vote shares held in street name by returning a WillScot proxy card directly to WillScot or by voting in person via live webcast at the WillScot special meeting unless you provide a "legal proxy," which you must obtain from your bank, broker or other nominee. Further, banks, brokers or other nominees who hold shares of WillScot Common Stock on behalf of their customers may not give a proxy to WillScot to vote those shares with respect to the WillScot Proposals, without specific instructions from their customers, as banks, brokers and other nominees do not have discretionary voting power on these "non-routine" matters. Under the current rules of the New York Stock Exchange, each of the proposals to be considered at the WillScot special meeting as described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are considered non-routine. These New York Stock Exchange rules are applicable to the votes to be held at the WillScot special meeting even though the WillScot Common Stock is currently listed on Nasdaq. Therefore banks, brokers and other nominee holders of record do not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the proposals to be considered at the WillScot special meeting. Broker non-votes occur when a broker or nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of shares to vote on a particular proposal for which the broker does not have discretionary voting power.

        Therefore, if you are a WillScot stockholder and you do not instruct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares, your bank, broker or other nominee may not vote your shares on the WillScot Proposals, which broker non-votes, if any, will count for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, will have no effect on the vote count for the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal or the WillScot Adjournment Proposal, but will have the same effect as a vote count "AGAINST" the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal and the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal.

Attendance at the WillScot Special Meeting and Voting in Person via Live Webcast

        You or your authorized proxy may attend the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast if you were a registered or beneficial stockholder of WillScot Common Stock as of the WillScot record date.

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included with your voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee if you hold your shares of WillScot Common Stock in street name through an account with an intermediary. You may log into the WillScot special meeting website and enter your control number beginning fifteen (15) minutes before the commencement of the WillScot special meeting. The meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure that they have a strong WiFi connection wherever they intend to participate in the WillScot special meeting. Participants should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting.

        If you wish to submit a question during the WillScot special meeting, log into the WillScot special meeting website www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM, type your question into the "Ask a Question" field, and click "Submit." If your question is properly submitted during the relevant portion of the meeting agenda, WillScot will respond to your question during the live webcast.

        If there are technical difficulties during the WillScot special meeting (e.g., a temporary or prolonged power outage), the meeting may be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is temporary) or may be adjourned and reconvened on a later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). In any situation, WillScot will promptly notify stockholders via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WSC2020SM. If you encounter technical difficulties accessing the WillScot special meeting or asking questions during the WillScot special meeting, a support line will be available on the login page of the WillScot special meeting website.

        In the event technical issues prevent the Chairman of the WillScot Board from hosting the WillScot special meeting within 30 minutes of the time for which the meeting was called, the meeting shall be adjourned, to reconvene at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 29, 2020 at 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, solely for the purpose of convening the meeting and adjourning it a second time to reconvene virtually. WillScot will announce on its investor relations website at http://www.willscot.com the date and time for convening the WillScot special meeting and conducting the business of the meeting. In the event technical issues prevent the Chairman of the WillScot Board from concluding the WillScot special meeting after it was already in progress, the polls shall remain open until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2020, at which point the polls shall be declared closed and the meeting adjourned. In this situation if you were not able to vote during the WillScot special meeting, please contact Investor Relations for a ballot. All ballots must be returned by, and the polls will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 24, 2020.

        Instructions on how to attend and participate online at the WillScot special meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, ask questions and vote, are posted at www.proxyvote.com.

Revocability of Proxies

        Any WillScot stockholder of record giving a proxy has the power to revoke it. If you are a WillScot stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy in any of the following ways:

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        If your shares of WillScot Common Stock are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, you may change your voting instructions by submitting new voting instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee. You must contact your bank, broker or other nominee, to find out how to do so.

Solicitation of Proxies; Expenses of Solicitation

        The WillScot Board is soliciting proxies for the WillScot special meeting from its stockholders. WillScot will bear a portion of the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including preparation, assembly and delivery, as applicable, of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, the WillScot proxy card and any additional materials furnished to WillScot stockholders. Proxies may be solicited by directors, officers and a small number of WillScot's regular employees by mail, email, in person and by telephone, but such persons will not receive any additional compensation for these activities. WillScot has retained Georgeson LLC, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the solicitation of proxies and will pay Georgeson LLC an initial fee of $12,000 plus additional fees to be determined at the conclusion of the solicitation and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. As appropriate, copies of solicitation material will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians that hold shares of WillScot common stock of record for beneficial owners for forwarding to such beneficial owners. WillScot may also reimburse persons representing beneficial owners for their costs of forwarding the solicitation material to such owners.

Assistance

        If you need assistance with voting via the Internet, voting by telephone or completing your WillScot proxy card, or have questions regarding the WillScot special meeting, please contact Georgeson LLC, the proxy solicitor for WillScot: 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10104, Phone 866-785-7395 (toll-free) or 781-575-2137 (for all those outside of the U.S.).

        Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of WillScot Common Stock that you own and the matters to be considered at the WillScot special meeting are of great importance to the stockholders of WillScot. Accordingly, you are urged to read and carefully consider the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus and submit your proxy via the Internet or by telephone or complete, date, sign and promptly return the enclosed WillScot proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you submit your proxy via the Internet or by telephone, you do not need to return the enclosed WillScot proxy card.

        Please vote your shares via the Internet or by telephone, or sign, date and return a WillScot proxy card promptly to ensure that your shares can be represented, even if you otherwise plan to attend the WillScot special meeting in person via live webcast.

Tabulation of Votes

        WillScot expects to appoint Broadridge to serve as the Inspector of Election for the WillScot special meeting. Broadridge will independently tabulate affirmative and negative votes and abstentions.

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Adjournments

        Subject to certain restrictions contained in the Merger Agreement, the WillScot special meeting may be adjourned to allow additional time for obtaining additional proxies. No notice of an adjourned meeting need be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the WillScot special meeting at which the adjournment was taken unless:

        At any adjourned meeting, all proxies will be voted in the same manner as they would have been voted at the original convening of the WillScot special meeting, except for any proxies that have been effectively revoked or withdrawn prior to the adjourned meeting.

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THE MOBILE MINI SPECIAL MEETING

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus is being provided to the Mobile Mini stockholders as part of a solicitation of proxies by the Mobile Mini Board for use at the Mobile Mini special meeting to be held at the time and place specified below and at any properly convened meeting following an adjournment or postponement thereof. This joint proxy statement/prospectus provides Mobile Mini stockholders with information they need to know to be able to vote or instruct their vote to be cast at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

Date, Time and Place of the Mobile Mini Special Meeting

        The Mobile Mini special meeting will be held exclusively via live webcast through the link www.virualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., Phoenix local time. Mobile Mini intends to mail this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the enclosed form of proxy to its stockholders entitled to vote (in person or by proxy) at the Mobile Mini special meeting on or about May 8, 2020. Mobile Mini has chosen to hold the Mobile Mini special meeting solely via live webcast and not in a physical location given the current public health impact of COVID-19 and its desire to promote the health and safety of Mobile Mini stockholders, as well as Mobile Mini directors, officers, employees and other constituents.

Purpose of the Mobile Mini Special Meeting

        At the Mobile Mini special meeting, Mobile Mini stockholders will be asked to consider and vote on the following:

        1.    Adoption of the Merger Agreement.    To vote on a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Annex A to this joint proxy statement/prospectus;

        2.    Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation.    To vote on a proposal to approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, certain compensation arrangements that may be paid or become payable to Mobile Mini's named executive officers in connection with the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

        3.    Adjournment of the Mobile Mini Special Meeting.    To vote on a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Mobile Mini special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Mobile Mini special meeting to approve the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal.

        Completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the approval of the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal.

Recommendation of the Mobile Mini Board

        On March 1, 2020, the Mobile Mini Board approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, and determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, are fair and in the best interests of Mobile Mini stockholders. Accordingly, the Mobile Mini Board recommends that Mobile Mini stockholders vote "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, "FOR" the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal and "FOR" the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal.

        Mobile Mini stockholders should carefully read this joint proxy statement/prospectus, including any documents incorporated by reference, and the annexes in their entirety for more detailed information concerning the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

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Mobile Mini Record Date; Mobile Mini Stockholders Entitled to Vote

        Only holders of record of Mobile Mini Common Stock at the close of business on May 1, 2020, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Mobile Mini special meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

        As of the close of business on May 1, 2020, there were 44,347,338.55 shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding on the Mobile Mini Record Date entitles the holder thereof to one vote on each proposal to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting, in person via live webcast or by proxy through the Internet or by telephone or by a properly executed and delivered proxy with respect to the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        Your vote is important. We expect that many Mobile Mini stockholders will not attend the Mobile Mini special meeting in person via live webcast, and instead will be represented by proxy. Most Mobile Mini stockholders have a choice of voting over the Internet, by using a toll-free telephone number, or by returning a completed proxy card or voting instruction form. Please check your notice, proxy card or the information forwarded by your broker, bank or other holder of record to see which options are available to you. The Internet and telephone voting procedures have been designed to authenticate stockholders, to allow you to vote your shares, and to confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. The Internet and telephone voting facilities for Mobile Mini stockholders of record will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2020. If your shares are held through a broker, bank or other holder of record and Internet or telephone facilities are made available to you, these facilities may close sooner than those for Mobile Mini stockholders of record.

        You can revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by delivering a properly executed, later-dated proxy (including an Internet or telephone vote) or by voting by ballot via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Executing your proxy in advance will not limit your right to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting if you decide to attend in person via live webcast. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record, you should follow the instructions provided by your bank, broker or other nominee in order to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        All shares entitled to vote and represented by properly executed proxies received prior to the Mobile Mini special meeting and not revoked will be voted at the Mobile Mini special meeting in accordance with your instructions. If you sign and return your proxy but do not indicate how your shares should be voted on a proposal, the shares represented by your proxy will be voted as the Mobile Mini Board recommends for such proposal.

        A complete list of Mobile Mini stockholders entitled to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting will be available for examination by any Mobile Mini stockholder in the Investor Relations Department at Mobile Mini's corporate office at 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008 for purposes pertaining to the Mobile Mini special meeting, during ordinary business hours for a period of ten days before the Mobile Mini special meeting, and at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM during the Mobile Mini special meeting.

Voting by Mobile Mini's Directors and Executive Officers

        As of the close of business on March 3, 2020, the most recent practicable date for which such information was available, directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini and their affiliates owned and were entitled to vote 3,545,896 shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock or 7.5% of the shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock outstanding on that date. The number and percentage of shares of Mobile Mini common stock owned by directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini and their affiliates as of the Mobile Mini Record Date are not expected to be meaningfully different from the number and percentage as of March 3, 2020. With the exception of Mr. Martell (see the section entitled "The

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Merger—Mobile Mini Board's Recommendation and Reasons for the Merger—View of Dissenting Mobile Mini Director"), it is currently expected that Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers will vote their shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in favor of each of the proposals to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting, although none of them have entered into any agreements obligating them to do so. For information with respect to Mobile Mini common stock owned by directors and executive officers of Mobile Mini, please see the section entitled "Mobile Mini Beneficial Ownership Table."

        The number of shares reflected above does not include shares underlying outstanding Mobile Mini stock options or Mobile Mini restricted stock awards. For information with respect to Mobile Mini stock options or Mobile Mini restricted stock awards, please see the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Treatment of Mobile Mini Equity Awards—Treatment of Mobile Mini Stock Options" and "—Treatment of Mobile Mini Restricted Stock Awards."

Quorum

        The Mobile Mini bylaws provide that the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock entitled to vote at the Mobile Mini special meeting, represented in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        Abstentions will count for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Stockholders who attend the Mobile Mini special meeting will be considered to be attending the meeting in person.

        Broker non-votes, if any, will be counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business at the Mobile Mini special meeting.

Required Vote

        The required votes to approve the Mobile Mini proposals are as follows:

        If the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal is approved and the Merger is completed, the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation will be payable to Mobile Mini's named executive officers, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the approval of the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal.

Voting of Proxies by Holders of Record

        If you were the record holder of your Mobile Mini shares as of the Mobile Mini Record Date, you may submit your proxy to vote by mail, by telephone or via the Internet. For additional information, please see the section entitled "The Mobile Mini Special Meeting—Mobile Mini Record Date; Mobile Mini Stockholders Entitled to Vote."

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Voting via the Internet or by Telephone

Voting by Mail

        As an alternative to submitting your proxy via the Internet or by telephone, you may submit your proxy by mail.

General

        Please be aware that any costs related to voting via the Internet, such as Internet access charges, will be your responsibility.

        All properly signed proxies that are timely received and that are not revoked will be voted at the Mobile Mini special meeting according to the instructions indicated on the proxies or, if no direction is indicated, they will be voted as recommended by the Mobile Mini Board.

Treatment of Abstentions; Failure to Vote

        For purposes of the Mobile Mini special meeting, an abstention occurs when a Mobile Mini stockholder attends the Mobile Mini special meeting, either in person via live webcast or by proxy, but abstains from voting.

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Shares Held in Street Name

        If your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock are held in an account at a bank, broker or other nominee holder of record (i.e., in "street name"), you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote the shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by the bank, broker or other nominee. You may not vote shares held in street name by returning a Mobile Mini proxy card directly to Mobile Mini or by voting in person via live webcast at the Mobile Mini special meeting unless you provide a "legal proxy," which you must obtain from your bank, broker or other nominee. Further, banks, brokers or other nominees who hold shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock on behalf of their customers may not give a proxy to Mobile Mini to vote those shares with respect to the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal and the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal without specific instructions from their customers, as banks, brokers and other nominees do not have discretionary voting power on these "non-routine" matters. Under the current rules of the New York Stock Exchange, each of the three proposals to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting as described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus are considered non-routine. The New York Stock Exchange rules are applicable to the votes to be held at the Mobile Mini special meeting even though the Mobile Mini Common Stock is currently listed on Nasdaq. Therefore, banks, brokers and other nominee holders of record do not have discretionary authority to vote on any of the three proposals to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting. Broker non-votes occur when a broker or nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of shares to vote on a particular proposal for which the broker does not have discretionary voting power.

        Therefore, if you are a Mobile Mini stockholder and you do not instruct your bank, broker or other nominee on how to vote your shares:

        Any broker non-votes will count for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.

Attendance at the Mobile Mini special meeting and Voting in Person via Live Webcast

        You or your authorized proxy may attend the Mobile Mini special meeting in person via live webcast if you were a registered or beneficial stockholder of Mobile Mini Common Stock as of the Mobile Mini Record Date.

        To attend the Mobile Mini special meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM and enter the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card if you are a stockholder of record or included with your voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee if you hold your shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock in street name through an account with an intermediary. You may log into the Mobile Mini special meeting website and enter your control number beginning fifteen (15) minutes before the commencement of the Mobile Mini special meeting. The meeting platform is fully supported across browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and cell phones) running the most updated version of

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applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure that they have a strong WiFi connection wherever they intend to participate in the Mobile Mini special meeting. Participants should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting.

        If you wish to submit a question during the Mobile Mini special meeting, log into the Mobile Mini special meeting website www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM, type your question into the "Ask a Question" field, and click "Submit." If your question is properly submitted during the relevant portion of the meeting agenda, Mobile Mini will respond to your question during the live webcast.

        If there are technical difficulties during the Mobile Mini special meeting (e.g., a temporary or prolonged power outage), the meeting may be promptly reconvened (if the technical difficulty is temporary) or may be adjourned and reconvened on a later day (if the technical difficulty is more prolonged). In any situation, Mobile Mini will promptly notify stockholders via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MINI2020SM. If you encounter technical difficulties accessing the Mobile Mini special meeting or asking questions during the Mobile Mini special meeting, a support line will be available on the login page of the Mobile Mini special meeting website.

        In the event technical issues prevent the Chairman of the Mobile Mini Board from hosting the Mobile Mini special meeting within 30 minutes of the time for which the meeting was called, the meeting shall be adjourned, to reconvene at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix local time on June 29, 2020 at 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, solely for the purpose of convening the meeting and adjourning it a second time to reconvene virtually. Mobile Mini will announce on its investor relations website at http://www.mobilemini.com the date and time for convening the Mobile Mini special meeting and conducting the business of the meeting. In the event technical issues prevent the Chairman of the Mobile Mini Board from concluding the Mobile Mini special meeting after it was already in progress, the polls shall remain open until 11:59 p.m. Phoenix local time on June 24, 2020, at which point the polls shall be declared closed and the meeting adjourned. In this situation if you were not able to vote during the Mobile Mini special meeting, please contact Investor Relations at etadano@mobilemini.com for a ballot. All ballots must be returned by, and the polls will close at 11:59 p.m. Phoenix local time on June 24, 2020.

        Instructions on how to attend and participate online at the Mobile Mini special meeting, including how to demonstrate proof of stock ownership, ask questions and vote, are posted at www.proxyvote.com.

Revocability of Proxies

        Any Mobile Mini stockholder of record giving a proxy has the power to revoke it. If you are a Mobile Mini stockholder of record, you may revoke your proxy in any of the following ways:

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        If your shares are held by a bank, broker or other nominee, you may change your vote by submitting new voting instructions to your bank, broker or other nominee. You must contact your bank, broker or other nominee to find out how to do so.

Solicitation of Proxies; Expenses of Solicitation

        The Mobile Mini Board is soliciting proxies for the Mobile Mini special meeting from its stockholders. Mobile Mini will bear a portion of the cost of the solicitation of proxies, including preparation, assembly and delivery, as applicable, of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, the Mobile Mini proxy card and any additional materials furnished to Mobile Mini stockholders. Proxies may be solicited by directors, officers and a small number of Mobile Mini's regular employees personally or by mail, telephone or facsimile, but such persons will not be specially compensated for such service. Mobile Mini has retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated, a proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the solicitation of proxies and will pay Innisfree M&A Incorporated an initial fee of $25,000 plus additional fees to be determined at the conclusion of the solicitation and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. As appropriate, copies of solicitation material will be furnished to brokerage houses, fiduciaries and custodians that hold shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock of record for beneficial owners for forwarding to such beneficial owners. Mobile Mini may also reimburse persons representing beneficial owners for their costs of forwarding the solicitation material to such owners.

Assistance

        If you need assistance with voting via the Internet, voting by telephone or completing your Mobile Mini proxy card, or have questions regarding the Mobile Mini special meeting, please contact Mobile Mini's Corporate Secretary at (480) 894-6311 or Innisfree M&A Incorporated at (877) 800-5195 (toll-free) or (212) 750-5833 (collect).

        Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that you own and the matters to be considered at the Mobile Mini special meeting are of great importance to the stockholders of Mobile Mini. Accordingly, you are urged to read and carefully consider the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus and submit your proxy via the Internet or by telephone or, if applicable, complete, date, sign and promptly return the enclosed Mobile Mini proxy card or voting instruction form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you submit your proxy via the Internet or by telephone, you do not need to return the enclosed Mobile Mini proxy card.

        Please vote your shares via the Internet or by telephone, or sign, date and return a Mobile Mini proxy card or voting instruction form promptly to ensure that your shares can be represented, even if you otherwise plan to attend the Mobile Mini special meeting in person via live webcast.

Tabulation of Votes

        Mobile Mini has appointed Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions to serve as the Inspector of Election for the Mobile Mini special meeting. Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions will independently tabulate affirmative and negative votes and abstentions.

Adjournments

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adjourned meeting need be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the Mobile Mini special meeting at which the adjournment was taken unless:

        At any adjourned meeting, all proxies will be voted in the same manner as they would have been voted at the original convening of the Mobile Mini special meeting, except for any proxies that have been effectively revoked or withdrawn prior to the adjourned meeting.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

        The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared to reflect adjustments to the financial condition and results of operations of WillScot to give effect to the following items:

        The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based on the historical financial statements of WillScot and Mobile Mini described below. In preparing the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, certain reclassifications were made to the reported financial information of Mobile Mini to conform to the reporting classifications of WillScot.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 are based on, derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, WillScot's historical audited financial statements as set forth in WillScot's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "WillScot 10-K"), incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The aforementioned pro forma financial statements are also based on, derived from, and reclassified from Mobile Mini's historical audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and should be read in conjunction with Mobile Mini's historical audited financial statements as set forth in Mobile Mini's 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Mobile Mini 10-K"), incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 assumes that the Transactions occurred on January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 assumes that the Transactions occurred on December 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared by WillScot and Mobile Mini management for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the combined financial position or results of operations that would have been realized had the Transactions occurred as of the dates indicated, nor is it meant to be indicative of any anticipated combined financial position or future results of operations of the Combined Company. In addition, the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations do not include any expected cost savings or restructuring actions which may be achievable or which may occur subsequent to the Transactions. Furthermore, the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations also does not include the impact of any non-recurring activity and one-time transaction related costs. The historical combined financial information has been adjusted in the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the Transactions related thereto, (2) factually supportable and (3) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations, are expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.

        The Merger has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting under the provisions of Accounting Standard Codification No. 805, "Business Combinations," ("ASC 805") and applying the pro forma assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. Under ASC 805, WillScot values assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at their fair

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values as of the acquisition date. Fair value measurements can be highly subjective and the reasonable application of measurement principles may result in a range of alternative estimates using the same facts and circumstances. The process for estimating the fair values of identifiable intangible assets and certain tangible assets requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions by management, including estimating future cash flows, and developing appropriate discount rates. Under ASC 805, transaction costs are not included as a component of consideration transferred, and are expensed as incurred. The final valuation is expected to be completed as soon as practicable but no later than one year after the consummation of the Merger. The assignment of purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed is subject to completion of the final analysis of the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Mobile Mini as of the effective date of the Merger. Accordingly, the assignment of purchase price in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is preliminary and adjustments could be material. The fair values assigned to the assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed are based on reasonable estimates and assumptions developed using currently available data.

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WILLSCOT CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

(In thousands)

 
  Historical
WillScot as of
December 31,
2019
  Historical
Mobile Mini
(as reclassified)
as of
December 31,
2019
  Combined
Historical
Financial
Statements
as of
December 31,
2019
  Debt
Adjustments
(see Note 3)
   
  Merger
Adjustments
(see Note 4)
   
  Pro Forma
Combined
 

Assets

                                                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 3,045   $ 8,053   $ 11,098   $ 897,900     (3a ) $ (897,900 )   (4a ) $ 11,098  

Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

    247,596     103,544     351,140                         351,140  

Inventories

    15,387     9,517     24,904                         24,904  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    14,621     9,668     24,289                         24,289  

Assets held for sale

    11,939         11,939                         11,939  

Total current assets

    292,588     130,782     423,370     897,900           (897,900 )         423,370  

Rental equipment, net

    1,944,436     966,223     2,910,659               185,784     (4b )   3,096,443  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    147,689     157,183     304,872               2,467     (4c )   307,339  

Operating lease assets

    146,698     93,116     239,814                         239,814  

Goodwill

    235,177     713,404     948,581               (322,524 )   (4d )   626,057  

Intangible assets, net

    126,625     51,185     177,810               543,815     (4e )   721,625  

Other non-current assets

    4,436         4,436     (2,121 )   (3b )             2,315  

Total long-term assets

    2,605,061     1,981,111     4,586,172     (2,121 )         409,542           4,993,593  

Total assets

  $ 2,897,649   $ 2,111,893   $ 5,009,542   $ 895,779         $ (488,358 )       $ 5,416,963  

Liabilities

                                                 

Accounts payable

  $ 109,926   $ 30,326   $ 140,252   $         $         $ 140,252  

Accrued liabilities

    82,355     28,398     110,753                         110,753  

Accrued interest

    16,020     8,155     24,175     (2,348 )   (3c )   (8,155 )   (4f )   13,672  

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

    82,978     41,744     124,722                         124,722  

Operating lease liabilities – current

    29,133     16,526     45,659                         45,659  

Finance lease liabilities – current

        14,136     14,136                         14,136  

Current portion of long-term debt

                                     

Total current liabilities

    320,412     139,285     459,697     (2,348 )         (8,155 )         449,194  

Long-term debt

    1,632,589     797,543     2,430,132     918,003     (3d )   (797,543 )   (4f )   2,550,592  

Deferred tax liabilities

    70,693     195,034     265,727     (5,068 )   (3e )   94,324     (4g )   354,983  

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

    12,342         12,342                         12,342  

Operating lease liabilities – non-current

    118,429     78,406     196,835                         196,835  

Finance lease liabilities – non-current

        60,263     60,263                         60,263  

Other non-current liabilities

    34,229         34,229                         34,229  

Long-term liabilities

    1,868,282     1,131,246     2,999,528     912,935           (703,219 )         3,209,244  

Total liabilities

    2,188,694     1,270,531     3,459,225     910,587           (711,374 )         3,658,438  

Commitments and Contingencies

                                                 

Class A common stock

    11     504     515               (492 )   (4h )   23  

Class B common stock

    1         1               (1 )   (4h )    

Additional paid-in-capital

    2,396,501     638,083     3,034,584               514,580     (4h )   3,549,164  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income

    (62,775 )   (65,093 )   (127,868 )             65,093     (4h )   (62,775 )

Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)

    (1,689,373 )   445,285     (1,244,088 )   (14,808 )   (3f )   (468,991 )   (4h )   (1,727,887 )

Treasury stock

        (177,417 )   (177,417 )             177,417     (4h )    

Total shareholders' equity

    644,365     841,362     1,485,727     (14,808 )         287,606           1,758,525  

Non-controlling interest

    64,590         64,590               (64,590 )   (4h )    

Total equity

    708,955     841,362     1,550,317     (14,808 )         223,016           1,758,525  

Total liabilities and invested equity

  $ 2,897,649   $ 2,111,893   $ 5,009,542   $ 895,779         $ (488,358 )       $ 5,416,963  

   

See notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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WILLSCOT CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

(In thousands, except earnings per share data)

 
  Historical WillScot
for the twelve
months ended
December 31,
2019
  Historical
Mobile
Mini (as reclassified)
for the twelve
months ended
December 31,
2019
  Debt
Adjustments
(see Note 3)
   
  Merger
Adjustments
(see Note 5)
   
  Pro Forma
Combined
 

Revenues:

                                           

Leasing and service revenue:

                                           

Modular leasing

  $ 744,185   $ 440,242   $         $         $ 1,184,427  

Modular delivery and installation

    220,057     141,415                         361,472  

Sales:

                                           

New units

    59,085     17,255                         76,340  

Rental units

    40,338     13,713                         54,051  

Total revenues

    1,063,665     612,625                         1,676,290  

Costs:

                                           

Cost of leasing and services:

                                           

Modular leasing

    213,151     60,003                         273,154  

Modular delivery and installation

    194,107     99,634                         293,741  

Cost of sales:

                                           

New units

    42,160     10,885                         53,045  

Rental units

    26,255     9,480                         35,735  

Depreciation of rental equipment

    174,679     31,784               4,918     (5a )   211,381  

Gross profit

    413,313     400,839               (4,918 )         809,234  

Expenses:

                                           

Selling, general and administrative

    271,004     208,098               1,553     (5b )   480,655  

Other depreciation and amortization

    12,395     38,799               15,659     (5c )   66,853  

Impairment losses on long-lived assets

    2,848                             2,848  

Lease impairment expense and other related charges

    8,674                             8,674  

Restructuring costs

    3,755                             3,755  

Currency (gains) losses, net

    (688 )   274                         (414 )

Other (income) expense, net

    (2,200 )   100                         (2,100 )

Operating income (loss)

    117,525     153,568               (22,130 )         248,963  

Interest expense

    122,504     41,366     5,375     (3g )   (39,672 )   (5d )   129,573  

Loss on extinguishment of debt

    8,755     123                         8,878  

Income / (loss) before income tax

    (13,734 )   112,079     (5,375 )         17,542           110,512  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (2,191 )   28,345     (1,371 )   (3h )   4,473     (5e )   29,256  

Net income / (loss)

    (11,543 )   83,734     (4,004 )         13,069           81,256  

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest, net of tax

    (421 )                 421     (5f )    

Total income / (loss) attributable to WSC

  $ (11,122 ) $ 83,734   $ (4,004 )       $ 12,648         $ 81,256  

Net (loss) income per share attributable to WSC—basic and diluted

                                           

Basic

  $ (0.10 )                               $ 0.36  

Diluted

  $ (0.10 )                               $ 0.35  

Weighted Average Shares

                                           

Basic

    108,683,820                       117,385,312     (5g )   226,069,132  

Diluted

    108,683,820                       121,665,049     (5g )   230,348,869  

   

See notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

1. Mobile Mini Merger

        On March 1, 2020, WillScot, Mobile Mini and Merger Sub, entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Mobile Mini, with Mobile Mini surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of WillScot. In connection with the Merger, each share of Mobile Mini Common Stock, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held by Mobile Mini as treasury shares or owned by a subsidiary of Mobile Mini), will be converted into the right to receive 2.4050 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock (the "Merger Consideration"). Immediately thereafter, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and upon the filing of the A&R Charter with the Secretary of State of the state of Delaware at the Effective Time, all outstanding shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock will be reclassified as and converted into shares of Combined Company Common Stock.

        Furthermore, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock will be assumed by the Combined Company and become an option to purchase shares of Combined Company Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as applied to each such option immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (A) the number of shares of Combined Company Common Stock subject to such option will equal the product of (i) the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock that were subject to such option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) 2.4050, rounded down to the nearest whole share, and (B) the per-share exercise price will equal the quotient of (i) the exercise price per share of Mobile Mini Common Stock at which such option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (ii) 2.4050, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

        In connection with the Merger, on March 1, 2020, WillScot also entered into a commitment letter pursuant to which certain financial institutions committed to provide the New ABL Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2.4 billion. The proceeds of the New ABL Facility will be available to (i) refinance the existing ABL credit agreements of WillScot and Mobile Mini, (ii) to redeem the existing Mobile Mini 2024 Notes, and (iii) pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, subject to customary conditions.

        The following table summarizes the components of the estimated total purchase price included in the pro forma condensed combined financial statements as if the Merger had been completed on December 31, 2019:

In thousands, except share and per share amounts
   
 

Mobile Mini common stock outstanding

    44,384,402  

Share conversion ratio (per Mobile Mini share)

    2.4050  

Estimated total WillScot common stock to be issued

    106,744,487  

WillScot common stock per share price as of April 13, 2020

  $ 10.07  

Fair value of shares of WillScot common stock issued

  $ 1,074,917  

Fair value of Mobile Mini Options converted to WillScot Options

    14,667  

Mobile Mini ABL borrowings repaid

    555,400  

Mobile Mini ABL interest repaid

    811  

Total consideration attributable to Mobile Mini debt repayment

    556,211  

Estimated total purchase price

  $ 1,645,795  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

1. Mobile Mini Merger (Continued)

        Estimated total purchase price at closing may change materially from the amount shown above as a result of (1) changes in the WillScot Class A Common Stock share price, (2) changes in fair value measurement of the Mobile Mini stock options and (3) changes in the fair value measurement of the debt assumed by WillScot. A $1.00 change in the price per share of WillScot Class A Common Stock would increase or decrease the pro forma estimated total purchase price by approximately $107 million. The change in purchase consideration would be expected to be assigned primarily to goodwill.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared using the acquisition method of accounting under the provisions of ASC 805 and was based on the historical financial information of WillScot and Mobile Mini. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total estimated purchase price of an acquisition is assigned to the net tangible and intangible assets to be acquired based on their estimated fair values as of the date the acquisition is consummated. Such fair values are based on available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Management has made a preliminary assignment of the estimated purchase price to the tangible (including rental equipment) and intangible assets to be acquired and liabilities to be assumed based on various preliminary assumptions and estimates. The final determination of these estimated fair values, the assets' useful lives and the amortization methods are subject to completion of an ongoing assessment and will be available as soon as practicable but no later than one year after the consummation of the Merger. Fair value measurements can be highly subjective and the reasonable application of measurement principles may result in a range of alternative estimates using the same facts and circumstances. The results of the final assignment could be materially different from the preliminary assignment set forth in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, including but not limited to, the assignment related to identifiable intangible assets, rental equipment, property, plant and equipment, operating lease assets, inventories, deferred taxes, goodwill, operating lease liabilities, finance lease liabilities, debt, and the resulting impacts on depreciation and amortization, interest expense and income taxes.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

1. Mobile Mini Merger (Continued)

        The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price assignment, as if the Merger had been completed on December 31, 2019:

In thousands
   
 

Purchase Price

  $ 1,645,795  

Cash and cash equivalents

    8,053  

Trade receivables, net

    103,544  

Inventories

    9,517  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    9,668  

Rental equipment

    1,152,007  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    159,650  

Operating lease assets

    93,116  

Intangible assets

    595,000  

Total identifiable assets acquired

    2,130,555  

Accounts payable

    (30,326 )

Accrued liabilities

    (28,398 )

Accrued interest

    (7,344 )

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

    (41,744 )

Operating lease liabilities

    (94,932 )

Finance lease liabilities

    (74,399 )

Long-term debt

    (250,000 )

Deferred tax liabilities

    (348,497 )

Total identifiable liabilities acquired

    (875,640 )

Goodwill Identified

  $ 390,880  

2. Accounting Policies and Reclassifications

        During the preparation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, WillScot made a preliminary assessment as to any material differences between accounting policies of the two companies. These unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not present any material differences in accounting policies between the two companies based on the preliminary assessment, which will be subject to further review subsequent to the close of the Merger.

        Following the Merger, the Combined Company will finalize the review of Mobile Mini's accounting policies in an effort to determine if differences in accounting policies require adjustment or reclassification between the accounting policies of the two companies that when conformed, could be materially different from the amounts set forth in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

        Financial information presented in the "Historical Mobile Mini" column in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and statement of operations has been reclassified to conform

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(in thousands, except per share data)

2. Accounting Policies and Reclassifications (Continued)

to the historical presentation of WillScot as follows (primarily related to classification of current and non current amounts):


Historical Mobile Mini Balance Sheet

 
  As of
December 31, 2019
(in 000's)
  (As reclassified)
as of
December 31, 2019
(in 000s)
 

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 8,053   $ 8,053  

Trade receivables, net

    104,390     103,544  

Inventories

    9,517     9,517  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

        9,668  

Total current assets

          130,782  

Rental equipment, net

    966,223     966,223  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    157,183     157,183  

Operating lease assets

    93,116     93,116  

Other assets

    13,806      

Goodwill

    713,404     713,404  

Intangible assets, net

    51,185     51,185  

Total long-term assets

          1,981,111  

Total assets

  $ 2,116,877   $ 2,111,893  

Liabilities

             

Accounts payable

  $ 31,554   $ 30,326  

Accrued liabilities

    77,069     28,398  

Accrued interest

        8,155  

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

        41,744  

Operating lease liabilities – current

    94,932     16,526  

Finance lease liabilities – current

    74,399     14,136  

Total current liabilities

          139,285  

Lines of credit

    555,400      

Long-term debt

    247,127     797,543  

Deferred tax liabilities

    195,034     195,034  

Operating lease liabilities – non-current

        78,406  

Finance lease liabilities – non-current

        60,263  

Long-term liabilities

          1,131,246  

Total liabilities

    1,275,515     1,270,531  

Commitments and contingencies

             

Common stock

    504     504  

Additional paid-in capital

    638,083     638,083  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

    (65,093 )   (65,093 )

Retained earnings

    445,285     445,285  

Treasury stock

    (177,417 )   (177,417 )

Total equity

    841,362     841,362  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 2,116,877   $ 2,111,893  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

2. Accounting Policies and Reclassifications (Continued)


Historical Mobile Mini Statement of Operations

 
  For the twelve months
ended December 31, 2019
(in 000's)
  (As reclassified)
for the twelve months
ended December 31, 2019
(in 000's)
 

Revenues

             

Rental revenue

  $ 581,657   $  

Modular leasing

        440,242  

Modular delivery and installation

        141,415  

Sales revenue

    30,394      

New units

        17,255  

Rental units

        13,713  

Other revenue

    574      

Total revenues

    612,625     612,625  

Costs

             

Cost of leasing and services—Modular leasing

        60,003  

Cost of leasing and services—Modular delivery and installation

        99,634  

Cost of sales

    18,675      

Cost of sales—New units

        10,885  

Cost of sales—Rental units

        9,480  

Depreciation of rental equipment

        31,784  

Gross profit

          400,839  

Expenses

             

Selling, general and administrative

        208,098  

Rental, selling and general expenses

    369,525      

Depreciation and amortization

    70,583      

Other depreciation and amortization

        38,799  

Currency (gains) losses, net

    274     274  

Other (income) expense, net

        100  

Operating income (loss)

    153,568     153,568  

Interest expense

    41,378     41,366  

Interest income

    (12 )    

Deferred financing costs write-off

    123      

Loss on extinguishment of debt

        123  

Income before income tax

    112,079     112,079  

Income tax provision

    28,345     28,345  

Net income

  $ 83,734   $ 83,734  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

3. Debt Related Pro Forma Adjustments

        The following summarizes the pro forma adjustments related to WillScot's borrowings under the New ABL Facility entered into in connection with the Merger. At the Effective Time, proceeds from the New ABL Facility borrowings will be used to repay (1) the WillScot ABL Facility, and (2) the borrowings of Mobile Mini outstanding as of the Effective Time. Pursuant to the redemption notice (the "Mobile Mini Redemption Notice") to be delivered at or prior to the Effective Time, certain New ABL Facility proceeds will be paid to the trustee of the Mobile Mini 2024 Notes for payment to bond holders upon completion of the 30 day redemption period. Repayment of Mobile Mini's existing ABL borrowings and redemption of the Mobile Mini 2024 Notes is presented in note 4. (Merger Related Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments).

        The Transactions are presented assuming an extinguishment of the WillScot ABL Facility and existing Mobile Mini revolving credit facility. This presentation is preliminary and subject to change as additional information becomes available to finalize the accounting treatment.

In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Amount borrowed under the New ABL Facility

  $ 1,832,248  

Cash paid to redeem the WillScot ABL Facility

    (903,000 )

Cash paid for accrued interest associated with the WillScot ABL Facility

    (2,348 )

Cash paid for deferred financing costs associated with the New ABL Facility

    (29,000 )

Net adjustment to cash

  $ 897,900  
In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Amount borrowed under the New ABL Facility

  $ 1,832,248  

Cash paid for deferred financing costs related to the New ABL Facility

    (29,000 )

Outstanding borrowings on the WillScot ABL Facility repaid

    (903,000 )

Elimination of deferred financing costs associated with the WillScot ABL Facility

    17,755  

Net adjustment to long-term debt

  $ 918,003  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

3. Debt Related Pro Forma Adjustments (Continued)

In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Interest expense related to the New ABL Facility

  $ 51,559  

Amortization of deferred financing costs for the New ABL Facility

    5,800  

Interest expense on WillScot's ABL Facility

    (43,781 )

Amortization of deferred financing costs on WillScot ABL Facility

    (8,203 )

Net adjustment to interest expense

  $ 5,375  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

4. Merger Related Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments

        The following summarizes the pro forma adjustments in connection with the Merger to give effect as if it had been completed on December 31, 2019 for the purposes of pro forma condensed combined balance sheet:

In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Repayment of Mobile Mini's ABL Facility

  $ (555,400 )

Repayment of Mobile Mini's 2024 Notes assumed

    (250,000 )

Repayment of Mobile Mini's accrued interest associated with ABL Facility

    (811 )

Repayment of Mobile Mini's accrued interest associated with 2024 Notes

    (7,344 )

Redemption premium on repayment of Mobile Mini 2024 Notes

    (7,345 )

Estimated non-recurring transaction costs paid with proceeds from New ABL Facility borrowings

    (77,000 )

Net adjustment to cash

  $ (897,900 )

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(in thousands, except per share data)

4. Merger Related Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments (Continued)

In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Trade name

  $ 301,000  

Customer relationships

    263,000  

Technology

    31,000  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired

    595,000  

Mobile Mini historical carrying value of intangible assets

    (51,185 )

Total adjustment to intangible assets, net

  $ 543,815  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

4. Merger Related Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments (Continued)

 
  Class A
common
stock
  Class B
common
stock
  Additional
paid-in
capital
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
(loss)
  Accumulated
earnings /
(deficit)
  Treasury
stock
  Non-controlling
interest
  Total
stockholders
equity
 
(i) Elimination of Mobile Mini's equity   $ (504 ) $   $ (638,083 ) $ 65,093   $ (445,285 ) $ 177,417   $   $ (841,362 )
(ii) Issuance of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share     11         1,074,906                     1,074,917  
(iii) Non recurring transaction costs estimate                     (66,218 )           (66,218 )
(iv) Fair value of Mobile Mini Options exchanged for WillScot Options             14,667                     14,667  
(v) Non-recurring equity issuance costs estimate             (1,500 )                   (1,500 )
(vi) Class B extinguishment and issuance of new Class A shares in exchange for shares of WSHC common stock     1     (1 )   64,590                 (64,590 )    
(vii) Mobile Mini 2024 Notes redemption premium                     (7,345 )           (7,345 )
(viii) Federal valuation allowance                     49,857             49,857  
    $ (492 ) $ (1 ) $ 514,580   $ 65,093   $ (468,991 ) $ 177,417   $ (64,590 ) $ 223,016  

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(in thousands, except per share data)

4. Merger Related Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet Adjustments (Continued)

5. Merger Related Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations Adjustments

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(in thousands, except per share data)

5. Merger Related Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations Adjustments (Continued)

In thousands
  Estimated
Useful
Life
  Estimated
Fair Value
  Depreciation and
Amortization
expense for the year ended
December 31, 2019
 

Trade name

  Indefinite   $ 301,000   $  

Customer relationships

  13 years     263,000     20,231  

Technology

  15 years     31,000     2,067  

Mobile Mini historical amortization expense

              (6,574 )

Pro forma adjustment for amortization

              15,724  

Property, plant and equipment

  Various   $ 159,650     32,160  

Mobile Mini historical depreciation expense

              (32,225 )

Pro forma adjustment for depreciation

              (65 )

Net adjustment to other depreciation and amortization

            $ 15,659  

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

5. Merger Related Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations Adjustments (Continued)

        The following table sets forth the computation of pro forma weighted average common and diluted shares outstanding as of December 31, 2019:

In thousands
  As of
December 31, 2019
 

Historical WillScot weighted average shares

    108,683,820  

Shares of WillScot Class A common stock issued as Merger Consideration

    106,744,487  

WillScot Class A shares issued in exchange for shares of WSHC shares of common stock

    10,640,825  

Pro forma weighted-average shares used in computing net earnings per share—basic

    226,069,132  

Dilutive Securities – WillScot Dilution (i)

    3,551,053  

Dilutive Securities – Mobile Mini Stock options (ii)

    728,684  

Pro forma weighted-average shares used in computing net earnings per share – diluted

    230,348,869  

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WILLSCOT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TABLE

        The following table shows information as of March 16, 2020, regarding the beneficial ownership of WillScot Common Stock by: (1) each director; (2) each named executive officer; (3) the directors and executive officers as a group; and (4) each WillScot stockholder that WillScot knows to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of WillScot Common Stock, as determined based on a review by WillScot of filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise noted, each person named in the table has sole voting power and sole investment power. The beneficial ownership of WillScot Common Stock is based on 110,316,368 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and 8,024,419 shares of WillScot Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding, as of March 16, 2020.

 
  Class A Common Stock   Class B Common Stock  
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
  Number of Shares   %   Number of Shares   %  

Directors and Executive Officers(1)

                         

Bradley L. Soultz(2)

    185,385     *          

Timothy D. Boswell(2)

    52,734     *          

Hezron T. Lopez(2)

                 

Sally J. Shanks(2)

    2,788     *          

Gerard E. Holthaus(3)

    367,738     *          

Gary Lindsay

                 

Stephen Robertson(4)(9)(10)

    62,233,536     50.44 %   8,024,419     100 %

Mark S. Bartlett(5)

    101,414     *          

Jeff Sagansky(6)

    4,166,346     3.71 %        

Rebecca L. Owen(7)

    16,057              

All executive officers and directors as a group

    67,125,998     53.51 %   8,024,419     100 %

Five Percent Holders

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co(8)

    7,747,172     7.02 %        

383 Madison Avenue,
New York, NY 10179

                         

Sapphire Holding S.à r.l.(9)(10)

    62,133,536     50.36 %   8,024,419     100 %

20 Bentinck Street,
London, UK W1U 2EU

                         

*
Less than one percent

(1)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options or warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each stockholder listed above is 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231.

(2)
Does not include any unvested stock options or unvested RSUs granted under the WillScot 2017 Incentive Plan, all of which are subject to forfeiture. Mr. Soultz holds 83,261 Class A shares, 102,124 vested stock options, 306,373 unvested stock options, and 540,784 unvested RSUs. Mr. Boswell holds 21,312 Class A shares, 31,422 vested stock options, 94,269 unvested stock options, and 192,085 unvested RSUs. Mr. Lopez holds 30,393 unvested RSUs. Ms. Shanks holds 2,788 Class A shares and 34,147 unvested RSUs. Each stock option represents the right upon vesting to buy one Class A share for $13.60 per share, and the stock options vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date (March 20, 2018). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive upon vesting one share of WillScot Class A Common Stock or its cash equivalent. Time-based RSUs vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date (March 20, 2018, March 21, 2019 and March 5, 2020, respectively),

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    and Market-Based RSUs vest on the third anniversary of the grant date (March 21, 2019 and March 5, 2020, respectively).

(3)
Includes 18,720 unvested restricted shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture, which were granted to Mr. Holthaus in June 2019 as part of WillScot's annual non-executive director compensation program.

(4)
TDR Capital manages TDR Holdings, the investment fund which is the ultimate beneficial owner of Sapphire Holding. TDR Capital controls all of TDR Holdings' voting rights in respect of its investments and no one else has equivalent control over the investments. TDR Holdings' investors are passive investors (as they are limited partners) and no investor individually directly or indirectly beneficially owns 20% or more of the shares or voting rights through their investment in the fund. TDR Capital is run by its board and investment committee which consists of the partners of the firm. Mr. Robertson may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by Sapphire Holding through his ability to either vote or direct the vote of the securities or dispose or direct the disposition of the securities, either through his role at the TDR Holdings, contract, understanding or otherwise. Mr. Robertson disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interests in the funds owned or managed by TDR Capital. The reported number also includes 100,000 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock shares held directly by Mr. Robertson.

(5)
Includes 6,807 unvested restricted shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture, which were granted to Mr. Bartlett in June 2019 as part of WillScot's annual non-executive director compensation program.

(6)
Includes 6,807 unvested restricted shares of WillScot's Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture, which were granted to Mr. Sagansky in June 2019 as part of WillScot's annual non-executive director compensation program, 2,219,539 shares held directly by Mr. Sagansky, and 1,940,000 shares underlying 3,880,000 warrants held by Mr. Sagansky.

(7)
Includes 6,807 unvested restricted shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture, which were granted to Ms. Owen in June 2019 as part of WillScot's annual non-executive director compensation program.

(8)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed January 21, 2020 on behalf of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co. has beneficial ownership over the shares reported.

(9)
According to a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on March 4, 2020 on behalf of Sapphire Holding, TDR Holdings, TDR Capital, Manjit Dale, and Mr. Robertson (the "TDR Group"), the TDR Group has beneficial ownership over the reported shares. TDR Holdings is the sole equity holder of Sapphire Holding, TDR Capital manages TDR Holdings, and Messrs. Dale and Robertson are the founding partners of TDR Capital. The shares reported include (a) 49,053,740 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock, (b) 13,614 unvested restricted shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture, which were issued to Messrs. Robertson and Lindsay as part of WillScot's annual non-executive director compensation program and subsequently transferred to Sapphire Holding, (c) 2,425,000 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 4,850,000 warrants held by Sapphire, and (d) 10,641,182 shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exchange of 8,024,419 shares of WSHC Stock held by Sapphire Holding, as set forth in the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement. In connection therewith, all issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock held by Sapphire will be cancelled.

(10)
In connection with the Merger Agreement, on March 1, 2020, the TDR Group entered into the Voting Agreement with Mobile Mini, pursuant to which, among other things, Sapphire Holding is required to vote all of its shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock and WillScot Class B Common Stock in favor of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Solely by virtue of its entry in to the Voting Agreement, Mobile Mini may be deemed to beneficially own certain of our shares owned by the TDR Group as reported on Mobile Mini's SC 13D, filed with the SEC on March 11, 2020.

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MOBILE MINI BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TABLE

        The table below sets forth information known to Mobile Mini regarding the number of shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock beneficially owned as of the close of business on March 3, 2020, by (i) each of Mobile Mini's directors, (ii) certain Mobile Mini named executive officers, (iii) all of Mobile Mini's directors and executive officers as a group, and (iv) each Mobile Mini stockholder that Mobile Mini knows to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock, as determined based on a review by Mobile Mini of filings with the SEC.

Name of Beneficial Owner(1)
  Shares(2)   Restricted
Stock(3)
  Shares
Acquirable
Within 60
Days
  Total   Percent
of Class
Owned(4)
 

Directors and Executive Officers:

                               

Erik Olsson

    167,794     31,145     2,452,526     2,651,465     5.7 %

Michael L. Watts

    83,727             83,727     *  

Sara R. Dial

    15,701             15,701     *  

Jeffrey S. Goble

    17,803             17,803     *  

James J. Martell

    45,162             45,162     *  

Stephen A McConnell

    89,688             89,688     *  

Frederick G. McNamee, III

    31,860             31,860     *  

Kimberly J. McWaters

    15,701             15,701     *  

Lawrence Trachtenberg

    32,615             32,615     *  

Michael W. Upchurch

    2,899             2,899     *  

Kelly Williams

    49,832     42,329     158,713     250,874     *  

Van Welch

    21,344     20,453     30,754     72,551     *  

Mark Krivoruchka

    12,908     12,747     39,730     65,385     *  

Christopher J. Miner

    30,160     12,329     127,976     170,465     *  

All Directors and executive officers as a group (14 persons)

    617,194     119,003     2,809,699     3,545,896     7.5 %

5% Holders:

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

BlackRock, Inc.(5)

    7,500,091             7,500,091     17.0 %

55 East 52nd Street,
New York, NY 10055

                               

The Vanguard Group(6)

    4,916,456             4,916,456     11.1 %

100 Vanguard Blvd.,
Malvern, PA 19355

                               

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP(7)

    3,400,803             3,400,803     7.7 %

Building One,
6300 Bee Cave Road,
Austin, TX 78746

                               

Prudential Financial, Inc.(8)

    2,624,054             2,624,054     6.0 %

751 Broad Street,
Newark, NJ 07102

                               

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and to the information contained in the footnotes of this table.

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(2)
The number of shares shown in this column does not include restricted stock awards subject to vesting requirements, which are shown in the adjacent column. Shares reported include shares that are individually or jointly owned, as well as shares over which the individual has either sole or shared investment or voting authority except as noted. Shares owned by Mr. McNamee include 18,568 shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock held in trust.

(3)
Restricted stock awards subject to time-based vesting requirements. This column does not include restricted stock awards subject to performance-based vesting requirements.

(4)
Percent of class owned was calculated on the basis of 44,365,377 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 3, 2020, plus any additional shares of common stock that a stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after March 3, 2020.

(5)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed February 4, 2020 on behalf of BlackRock, Inc., BlackRock, Inc. has beneficial ownership over the shares reported. BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 7,280,650 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 7,500,091 shares.

(6)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed February 12, 2020 on behalf of The Vanguard Group, The Vanguard Group has beneficial ownership over the shares reported. The Vanguard Group has sole and shared voting power with respect to 59,249 shares and 7,117 shares, respectively, and sole and shared dispositive power with respect to 4,855,997 shares and 60,459 shares, respectively.

(7)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed February 12, 2020 on behalf of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has beneficial ownership over the shares reported. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP has sole voting power with respect to 3,329,893 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 3,400,803 shares.

(8)
According to a Schedule 13G/A filed February 3, 2020 on behalf of Prudential Financial, Inc., Prudential Financial, Inc. has beneficial ownership over the shares reported. Prudential Financial, Inc. has sole and shared voting power with respect to 43,895 shares and 2,580,159 shares, respectively, and sole and shared dispositive power with respect to 43,895 shares and 2,580,159 shares, respectively. Of the shares beneficially owned by Prudential Financial, Inc., 2,436,702 shares are owned by its subsidiary, Jennison Associates LLC, 84,323 are held by its subsidiary, Quantitative Management Associates LLC, 72,850 are held by its subsidiary, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and 30,179 shares are held by its subsidiary, Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company.

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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS

        In connection with the Merger Agreement, on March 1, 2020, WillScot entered into a commitment letter (as amended and restated on March 24, 2020, for the purpose of joining an additional financial institution, and as may be further amended from time to time, the "Commitment Letter") pursuant to which certain financial institutions have committed to provide a senior secured asset based revolving credit facility (the "New ABL Facility") in an aggregate principal amount of $2.4 billion. The New ABL Facility will be entered into concurrently with the consummation of the Merger and the proceeds of the New ABL Facility will be available to (x) refinance the existing ABL credit facilities of WillScot and Mobile Mini and to repay the existing senior notes of Mobile Mini, and (y) pay the fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and the related transactions, subject to customary conditions.

        The following is a description of the principal indebtedness that the Combined Company is expected to have following the Merger.

New ABL Facility

        The New ABL Facility will mature after five years and will consist of a $2.4 billion asset-backed revolving credit facility available to be drawn by WSII and certain of its subsidiaries organized in the United States (the "US Borrowers"), Canada (the "Canadian Borrowers") and the United Kingdom (the "UK Borrowers" and collectively, the "Borrowers"). Borrowings by Canadian Borrowers and UK Borrowers will be subject to an aggregate subfacility cap of $400.0 million (the "Non-US Sublimit"). The New ABL Facility will include an accordion feature that permits the Borrowers to increase the New ABL Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $600.0 million plus the amount of any voluntary prepayments of the New ABL Facility that are accompanied by permanent commitment reductions, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

        The New ABL Facility will be available to be drawn in US Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros and British Pounds Sterling. Borrowings under the New ABL Facility will initially bear interest at (i) in the case of US Dollars, at the applicable US Borrower's option, either an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.50% or alternative base rate plus 0.50%, (ii) in the case of Canadian Dollars, at the applicable Canadian Borrower's option, either a Canadian BA rate plus 1.50% or Canadian prime rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) in the case of Euros and British Pounds Sterling, an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.50%. Each such interest rate shall be subject to one step-down of 0.25% and one step-up of 0.25% commencing at the completion of the first full fiscal quarter completed after the Merger based on the daily average availability to be drawn under the New ABL Facility during the preceding quarter.

        Borrowing availability under the New ABL Facility is subject to each of the borrowing bases described below and, in the case of the Canadian Borrowers and the UK Borrowers, the Non-US Sublimit.

        The borrowing base applicable to the US Borrowers (the "US Borrowing Base") is, at any time of determination, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of:

        (a)   85% of the net book value of the US Borrowers' and the US Guarantors' (as defined below) eligible accounts receivable, plus

        (b)   the lesser of

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        The borrowing base applicable to the UK Borrowers (the "UK Borrowing Base") is, at any time of determination, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of:

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The borrowing base applicable to the Canadian Borrowers (the "Canadian Borrowing Base") is, at any time of determination, an amount equal to the sum, without duplication, of:

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        Borrowing capacity under the New ABL Facility is made available to the US Borrowers for up to $125.0 million of letters of credit, to the UK Borrowers for up to $20.0 million of letters of credit and to the Canadian Borrowers for up to $75 million of letters of credit. Additionally, US Borrowers may incur up to $100.0 million of swingline loans, UK Borrowers may incur up to $20.0 million of swingline loans and Canadian Borrowers may incur up to $50.0 million of swingline loans, in each case as a subfacility of the New ABL Facility and subject only to same-day notice and customary conditions.

        Obligations of the US Borrowers will be unconditionally guaranteed by WS Holdings and each of its direct or indirect wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries that are organized in the United States (the "US Guarantors"). Obligations of the Canadian Borrowers and UK Borrowers will be unconditionally guaranteed by WS Holdings and each of its direct or indirect wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries that is organized in the United States (including US Borrowers), Canada (including Canadian Borrowers) and England and Wales (including UK Borrowers) (collectively, the "Guarantors").

        The terms of the New ABL Facility will include customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants (including, without limitation, negative covenants limiting the ability of WSII and its restricted subsidiaries to incur debt, issue disqualified stock, grant liens, engage in certain fundamental changes, make asset sales, investments and acquisitions, make payments on account of equity interests, prepay junior indebtedness, enter into agreements involving negative pledges or restrictions on subsidiary distributions, make certain changes in the conduct of their businesses, amend organizational documents, change fiscal year, enter into certain hedge agreements and a negative covenant with respect to unit subsidiaries and amendments to master lease agreements). In addition, if availability under the New ABL Facility is less than a certain threshold, the terms of the New ABL Facility will require quarterly compliance with a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.00:1.00.

        The final terms of the New ABL Facility are subject in certain respects to market conditions and accordingly, the actual terms of the New ABL Facility may differ materially from those described in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

2022 Senior Secured Notes

        In connection with the closing of the 2017 Business Combination, WSII issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior secured notes due December 15, 2022 (the "2022 Secured Notes") under an indenture dated November 29, 2017 (the "2022 Notes Indenture"). The 2022 Notes Indenture was entered into by and among WSII, the guarantors named therein (the "Note Guarantors"), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and as collateral agent. Interest is payable semiannually on June 15 and December 15 beginning June 15, 2018.

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        Prior to December 15, 2019, WSII was able to redeem the 2022 Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a customary make whole premium for the 2022 Secured Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including the redemption date. On December 13, 2019, WSII completed a partial redemption of $30.0 million of the 2022 Secured Notes at a redemption price of 103% using proceeds from the Existing ABL Facility. Following the redemption, $270.0 million of 2022 Secured Notes were outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

        On or after December 15, 2019, WSII, at its option, may redeem the 2022 Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of 2022 Secured Note holders on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning on December 15 of each of the years set forth below:

Year
  Redemption
Price
 

2019

    103.938 %

2020

    101.969 %

2021 and thereafter

    100.000 %

        The 2022 Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by the Note Guarantors. WillScot is not a guarantor of the 2022 Secured Notes. The Note Guarantors, as well as certain of the WSII's non-US subsidiaries, are guarantors or borrowers under the ABL Facility. To the extent that lenders under the Existing ABL Facility release the guarantee of any Note Guarantor, such Note Guarantor will also be released from obligations under the 2022 Secured Notes. These guarantees are secured by a second priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of WSII and the Note Guarantors, subject to customary exclusions. The guarantees of the 2022 Secured Notes by WillScot Equipment II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which holds certain of WSII's assets in the U.S., will be subordinated to its obligations under the Existing ABL Facility.

2023 Senior Secured Notes

        On August 6, 2018, a special purpose subsidiary of WSII completed a private offering of $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior secured notes due August 15, 2023 (the "Initial 2023 Secured Notes"). The issuer entered into an indenture dated August 6, 2018 with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee ("2023 Notes Indenture"), which governs the terms of the Initial 2023 Secured Notes. In connection with the ModSpace acquisition, the issuer merged with and into WSII and WSII assumed the Initial 2023 Secured Notes. Interest is payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning February 15, 2019.

        On May 14, 2019, WSII completed a tack-on offering of $190.0 million in aggregate principal amount to the Initial 2023 Secured Notes (the "Tack-On Notes"). The Tack-on Notes were issued as additional securities under the 2023 Notes Indenture. The Tack-On Notes and the Initial 2023 Secured Notes (the "2023 Secured Notes", and together with the 2022 Secured Notes) are treated as a single class of debt securities under the 2023 Notes Indenture. The Tack-On Notes have identical terms to the Initial 2023 Secured Notes, other than with respect to the issue date and issue price. WSII incurred a total of $3.0 million in debt issuance costs in connection with the tack-on offering, which were deferred and will be amortized through the August 15, 2023 maturity date. The Tack-On Notes were issued at a premium of $0.5 million which will be amortized through the August 15, 2023 maturity date. The proceeds of the Tack-On Notes were used to repay a portion of the US ABL Facility.

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2023 Secured Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including the redemption date. Before August 15, 2020, WSII may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Secured Notes at a price equal to 106.875% of the principal amount of the 2023 Secured Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including the redemption date with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings. WSII may also redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Secured Notes at any time prior to August 6, 2020 at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the 2023 Secured Notes being redeemed during each 12-month period commencing with the issue date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but not including the redemption date. If WSII undergoes a change of control or sells certain of its assets, WSII may be required to offer to repurchase the 2023 Secured Notes.

        On and after August 15, 2020, WSII may redeem the 2023 Secured Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest to but not including the applicable redemption date (subject to the holders' right to receive interest due on an interest payment date falling on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the 12 month period beginning on August 15 of each of the years set forth below.

Year
  Redemption
Price
 

2020

    103.438 %

2021

    101.719 %

2022 and thereafter

    100.000 %

        The 2023 Secured Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by the Note Guarantors. WillScot is not a guarantor of the 2023 Secured Notes. The Note Guarantors and certain of WSII's non-US subsidiaries are guarantors or borrowers under the ABL Facility. These guarantees are secured by a second priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of WSII and the Note Guarantors (subject to customary exclusions) and are subordinated to WSII's obligations under the Existing ABL Facility.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMBINED COMPANY

        This section of the joint proxy statement/prospectus summarizes certain terms of the Combined Company's capital stock that will be in effect if the Merger is completed. As of the Effective Time, the current certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot will be amended and restated, including certain governance provisions that will be applicable to the Combined Company, and will be in the form attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, copies of which are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B and Annex C, respectively. The A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws are described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Governance of the Combined Company." The following summary does not describe every aspect of the Combined Company's capital stock and is qualified in its entirety by reference to all the provisions of WillScot's current certificate of incorporation, WillScot's current bylaws, the A&R Charter attached hereto as Annex B and the A&R Bylaws attached hereto as Annex C. Copies of the documents referred to in this description may be obtained as described under the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information." All references within this section to common stock mean Combined Company Common Stock as defined in the Definitions section, unless otherwise noted.

Authorized Shares

        The Combined Company's authorized capital stock will consist of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Common Stock

        Combined Company Common Stock will be listed on Nasdaq. The Combined Company's ticker symbol will be mutually agreed upon between the parties prior to the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, we expect that there will be approximately 227.7 million fully paid and nonassessable shares of Combined Company Common Stock outstanding.

        Holders of Combined Company Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters properly submitted to the stockholders on which holders of Combined Company Common Stock are entitled to vote. For the purpose of electing directors, holders of Combined Company Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights.

        Holders of Combined Company Common Stock will be entitled to share equally in the dividends, if any, that may be declared by the Combined Company Board out of funds that are legally available to pay dividends

        Holders of Combined Company Common Stock will not have any preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Combined Company Common Stock will be subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock that the Combined Company has designated and issued or that the Combined Company may designate and issue in the future.

        Delaware law and the A&R Bylaws permit the Combined Company to issue uncertificated shares of common stock by resolution of the Combined Company Board.

Preferred Stock

        As noted above, the rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Combined Company Common Stock may be affected by the rights, preferences and privileges granted to holders of preferred stock. For this reason, you should be aware that the Combined Company Board will have the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and to fix the designations, rights (including voting rights), powers, preferences and privileges of each series, which may be greater than the rights of Combined Company Common Stock. It is not possible to state

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the actual effect of the issuance of any additional series of preferred stock upon the rights of holders of Combined Company Common Stock until the Combined Company Board determines the specific rights of the holders of that series. However, the effects might include, among other things:

        At the Effective Time, we expect that there will be no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Charter and Bylaw Provisions

        The total number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Combined Company Board and shall be not less than three or more than 13. As of the Effective Time and until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, absent Supermajority Approval, the number of directors of the Combined Company Board will be fixed at 11, consisting of six WillScot Continuing Directors and five Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, WillScot expects to designate the following six WillScot directors to the Combined Company Board: Gerard E. Holthaus, Mark S. Bartlett, Gary Lindsay, Stephen Robertson, Jeff Sagansky and Bradley L. Soultz. Among the six WillScot Continuing Directors, Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson are expected to be TDR Continuing Directors. As of the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, Mobile Mini expects to designate the following five Mobile Mini directors to the Combined Company Board: Sara R. Dial, Jeffrey S. Goble, Kimberly J. McWaters, Erik Olsson and Michael W. Upchurch. For more information about the directors and executive officers of WillScot and Mobile Mini, see WillScot's proxy statement, dated March 20, 2020 for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Mobile Mini's proxy statement, dated March 16, 2020 for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, respectively, each of which are incorporated by reference in to this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The members of the Combined Company Board will be designated into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Each Class I director, Class II director and Class III director will be elected to an initial term to expire at the first, second, and third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, respectively. Upon the expiration of the initial terms, the directors of each class will be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The directors as of the Effective Time will be classified as follows:

        The Combined Company Board may choose a Chairman and a Vice Chairman of the Combined Company Board and select a Lead Director, who shall not be an officer of the Combined Company. At the Effective Time, Erik Olsson will be the Chairman and Gerald E. Holthaus will be the Lead Director. Following the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, the Combined Company Board will reevaluate and determine the independence of Mr. Olsson under applicable laws and regulations.

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may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if all members of the Combined Company Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Combined Company Board or such committee.

        Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, vacancies occurring on the Combined Company Board for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only: (i) prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Combined Company and (ii) from and after the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A person so elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

        The A&R Charter will include provisions eliminating the personal liability of the Combined Company's directors for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty to the extent permitted by the DGCL. The A&R Bylaws will include provisions indemnifying Covered Persons (as defined in the A&R Bylaws, including directors and officers of the Combined Company) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The A&R Bylaws will additionally include provisions permitting the Combined Company, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to reimburse the expenses incurred by a Covered Person in defense of a proceeding in advance of the final disposition of any such proceeding.

        The A&R Bylaws will establish notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and the nomination of candidates for election of directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of the Combined Company Board. Stockholders of record at the relevant time who comply with the notice procedures set forth in the A&R Bylaws may have their proposals or nominations brought before stockholder meetings of the Combined Company. In addition, special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time only by the Combined Company Board, the Chairman of the Combined Company Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company. The ability of stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied under the A&R Chater and the A&R Bylaws.

        As a general matter, under Delaware law, the approval of the Combined Company Board and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the matter is required to amend a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws, unless a corporation's certificate of incorporation requires a greater percentage. Accordingly, prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of the A&R Charter or the A&R Bylaws will require Supermajority Approval; thereafter (A) until the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Section 2.4 of the A&R Bylaws will require Supermajority Approval and (B) until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any certificate of incorporation or bylaw provision that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Articles V, VI, VII, XI or XII of the A&R Charter or Sections 1.3, 1.11, 2.1, 2.2, the definition of "Whole Board" as set forth in Section 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9(c), 2.11, 2.12, 3.1, the first sentence of Section 3.2, 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 7.2, 7.4(a) or 7.8 of the A&R Bylaws will require Supermajority Approval.

        Certain of the provisions of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws discussed above could discourage the acquisition of control of a substantial block of the Combined Company's stock or a proxy contest. These provisions could also have the effect of discouraging a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Combined Company, even though an attempt to obtain control of the Combined Company might be beneficial to the Combined Company and its stockholders.

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        See the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Governance of the Combined Company" and "Comparison of the Rights of Stockholders" for additional information regarding, among other governance provisions, the committees of the Combined Company Board, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Combined Company.

Change of Control

        Section 203 of the DGCL, under certain circumstances, may prohibit the Combined Company from engaging in a business combination, as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL, with a person who is an "Interested Stockholder," as defined in Section 203, for a three-year period unless certain requirements are met. Under Delaware law, a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws may exclude a corporation from the restrictions imposed by Section 203. However, the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will not exclude the Combined Company from these restrictions, and these restrictions will apply to the Combined Company.

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COMPARISON OF THE RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS

        Both WillScot and Mobile Mini are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and, accordingly, the rights of the stockholders of each are currently governed by the DGCL. The Combined Company will continue to be a Delaware corporation following completion of the Merger and will be governed by the DGCL.

        As of the Effective Time, Mobile Mini stockholders immediately prior to the Effective Time will receive WillScot Class A Common Stock, which will be automatically reclassified as and converted into Combined Company Common Stock immediately thereafter upon the filing of the A&R Charter. Mobile Mini's pre-Merger stockholders will hold approximately 46%, and WillScot's pre-Merger stockholders will hold approximately 54%, of the outstanding shares of Combined Company Common Stock as of the Effective Time. The rights of the former Mobile Mini stockholders and former WillScot stockholders will thereafter be governed by the DGCL and by the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws.

        As of the Effective Time, the current certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot will be amended and restated as the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, respectively, in the forms attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively. Copies of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws are attached to this joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex B and Annex C, respectively. The rights of the Combined Company stockholders following the Merger are generally consistent with the rights of WillScot stockholders prior to the Merger, other than with respect to the governance provisions that will be implemented in connection with the Merger as described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Governance of the Combined Company."

        The following description summarizes the material differences between rights of WillScot stockholders and Mobile Mini stockholders based on the governing documents of WillScot and Mobile Mini that are currently in effect and the rights of the Combined Company stockholders based on the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws. This does not purport to be a complete statement of all those differences, or a complete description of the specific provisions referred to in this summary. The identification of specific differences is not intended to indicate that other equally significant or more significant differences do not exist. Stockholders should read carefully the relevant provisions of the DGCL, the current certificate of incorporation and bylaws of WillScot, the current certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Mobile Mini, and the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws, attached hereto as Annex B and Annex C. Copies of the documents referred to in this summary may be obtained as described under the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

 
Rights of Current
Mobile Mini Stockholders
Rights of Current
WillScot Stockholders
Rights of the Combined
Company Stockholders
Authorized Capital Stock The authorized capital stock of Mobile Mini consists of 95,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. The authorized capital stock of WillScot consists of 400,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. The authorized capital stock of the Combined Company will consist of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

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Rights of Current
Mobile Mini Stockholders
Rights of Current
WillScot Stockholders
Rights of the Combined
Company Stockholders
Preferred Stock WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that the WillScot Board may authorize the issue of one or more series of preferred stock and fix by resolution the number, designations, powers, preferences and rights (including rights related to dividend, conversion, voting, redemption and liquidation), and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The A&R Charter will provide that the Combined Company Board will have the exclusive authority to authorize the issue of one or more series of preferred stock and fix by resolution the voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the series.

Dividends


Mobile Mini's bylaws provide that the Mobile Mini Board has the power to declare and pay dividends on the shares of Mobile Mini's capital stock, to set aside, in the absolute discretion of the Mobile Mini Board, a reserve or reserves for any purpose as the Mobile Mini Board shall think conducive to the interest of Mobile Mini out of any of the funds of Mobile Mini available for dividends and to modify or abolish any such reserve.


WillScot's bylaws provide that the WillScot Board has the power to declare and pay dividends on the shares of WillScot's capital stock, to set apart a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose out of any of the funds of WillScot available for dividends and to abolish any such reserve.

WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that holders of WillScot Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to any dividends.


The A&R Bylaws will provide that the Combined Company Board has the power to declare and pay dividends on the shares of the Combined Company's capital stock, to set apart out of any of the funds of the Combined Company available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and to abolish any such reserve.

Special Meetings of Stockholders


Under the DGCL, a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors or by any other person authorized to do so in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

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Rights of Current
Mobile Mini Stockholders
Rights of Current
WillScot Stockholders
Rights of the Combined
Company Stockholders
 

Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chairman of the Mobile Mini Board and shall be called by the Secretary at the written request, or by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote, of a majority of the Mobile Mini Board. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Stockholders shall not be entitled to request a special meeting of the stockholders.

WillScot's bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time only by the WillScot Board, the Chairman of the WillScot Board or the Chief Executive Officer of WillScot. The ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.

The A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will provide that special meetings of the Combined Company stockholders may be called at any time only by the Combined Company Board, the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock. The ability of the Combined Company stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.


Special Meetings of the Board of Directors


Mobile Mini's bylaws provide that special meetings of the Mobile Mini Board may be held whenever and wherever (within the continental United States) called for by the Chairman of Mobile Mini Board, the President or the number of directors required to constitute a quorum.


WillScot's bylaws provide that special meetings of the WillScot Board may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, any Vice President, or the Secretary of WillScot or by a majority of the WillScot Board. If the notice of the meeting is: (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier, or by telephone; (ii) sent by facsimile; or (iii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or sent at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the time of the meeting. Any oral notice may be communicated to the director.


The A&R Bylaws will provide that prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, special meetings of the Combined Company Board may be held at any time but shall be held at the Combined Company's headquarters and principal executive office unless both the Chairman of the Combined Company Board and the Chief Executive Officer determine otherwise in their mutual discretion. From and after the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, special meetings of the Combined Company Board may be held at any time or place whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the Combined Company Board.

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Rights of Current
Mobile Mini Stockholders
Rights of Current
WillScot Stockholders
Rights of the Combined
Company Stockholders
Quorum and Manner of Acting at Meetings of the Board A majority of the number of directors then serving constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting or adjourned meeting of the Mobile Mini Board; provided, however, that in no event shall fewer than two directors constitute a quorum unless only one director is then serving. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Mobile Mini Board. A majority of the whole WillScot Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the certificate of incorporation, the bylaws or any agreement binding upon WillScot otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the WillScot Board. A majority of the total number of authorized directors of the Combined Company Board whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. Except in cases in which the A&R Charter, the A&R Bylaws or any agreements binding upon the Combined Company otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Combined Company Board.

Until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, the following businesses shall require Supermajority Approval (i) any material changes to the Synergies Plan or the Strategic Plan Provisions (each as defined in the A&R Bylaws), (ii) the designation or formation of any committee (other than (x) the initial committees at the Effective Time (the "Initial Committees") and (y) a customary pricing committee to approve pricing in capital markets transactions), (iii) changes to the charter of any of the Initial Committees, (iv) determinations about the fiscal year of the Combined Company, (v) determination relating to the location of the Combined Company's headquarters and principal executive office, and (vi) supplementing or repealing (or adopting any



 


 


 

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      provision that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Articles V, VI, VII, XI or XII of the A&R Charter.

 


 


 


Prior to the first annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws shall require Supermajority Approval. Thereafter (A) until the second annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Section 2.4 of the A&R Bylaws shall require Supermajority Approval and (B) until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Sections 1.3, 1.11, 2.1, 2.2, the definition of "Whole Board" as set forth in Section 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9(c), 2.11, 2.12, 3.1, the first sentence of Section 3.2, 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 7.2, 7.4(a) or 7.8 of the A&R Bylaws shall require Supermajority Approval.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent


Under the DGCL, any action that is required or permitted to taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation may also be taken by stockholders without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.

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Rights of Current
Mobile Mini Stockholders
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WillScot Stockholders
Rights of the Combined
Company Stockholders
  Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that Mobile Mini stockholders shall not have the power to act by means of a written consent. WillScot stockholders may take action by written consent pursuant to certain procedural requirements as set forth in Section 1.11 of WillScot's bylaws. The A&R Charter will provide that subject to the rights of the holders of preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Combined Company stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of Combined Company stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

Stockholder Proposals and Nominations of Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors


Mobile Mini's bylaws allow stockholders who are record holders on the date of notice and, at the time of an annual meeting or special meeting, as applicable, who are entitled to vote at the meeting and who timely gave notice in writing to the Secretary of Mobile Mini prior to the meeting, to nominate candidates for election to the Mobile Mini Board or submit other business before the annual meeting of stockholders.

Such proposals and nominations (other than stockholder proposals included in the proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act and director nominations submitted for inclusion in the proxy materials pursuant to Mobile Mini's bylaws) may only be made in accordance with the applicable provision of Mobile Mini's bylaws.


WillScot's bylaws allow stockholders who are record holders on the date of notice, who are entitled to vote at the meeting and who timely gave notice in writing to the Secretary at the principal executive office of WillScot prior to the meeting, to nominate candidates for election to the WillScot Board or to propose business to be considered by stockholders at an annual meeting, or special meeting, as applicable.

Such proposals and nominations may only be brought in accordance with the applicable provision of WillScot's bylaws (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and indicated in WillScot's notice of meeting).

To be timely with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, notice of such proposals and nominations must be


The A&R Bylaws will allow Combined Company stockholders who are record holders at the time notice is provided in accordance with the A&R Bylaws, who are entitled to vote at the meeting and who comply with the notice procedures set forth in the A&R Bylaws, including but not limited to giving timely notice in writing to the Secretary at the principal executive office of the Combined Company, to nominate candidates for election to the Combined Company Board or to propose business to be considered by Combined Company stockholders at an annual meeting, or special meeting, as applicable.

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Company Stockholders
  To be timely, notice of such business and nominations to be submitted before the annual meeting of stockholders shall be delivered to and received at the principal executive offices of Mobile Mini not later than 90 days nor earlier than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided, that if date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed (other than as a result of adjournment) by more than 30 days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not later than the close of business of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of such meeting was mailed or such public announcement was made.

To be timely, notice of nominations made at any special meeting of stockholders shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of Mobile Mini not earlier than 90 days prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Mobile Mini Board to be elected at such meeting.
received by the Secretary at WillScot's principal executive office not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided that, however, in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of the annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made by WillScot.

To be timely, notice of nominations made at any special meeting of stockholders shall be received by the Secretary of WillScot at the principal executive offices of WillScot not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of such special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the WillScot Board to be elected at such special meeting.
meeting) may only be brought in accordance with the applicable provision of the A&R Bylaws.

To be timely with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, notice of such proposals and nominations must be delivered to the Secretary at the Combined Company's principal executive office not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided that, in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the Combined Company stockholder must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of the annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made by the Combined Company.

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Company Stockholders
      Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of such special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Combined Company Board to be elected at such special meeting.

Proxy Access for Director Nominations


Mobile Mini's bylaws provide that a stockholder or group of no more than 20 stockholders who continuously owned for at least three years at least 3% of Mobile Mini Common Stock may nominate a person for election to Mobile Mini Board. When Mobile Mini solicits proxies with respect to the election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, subject to certain limitations, Mobile Mini shall include in its proxy materials for the annual meeting the name and certain required information, as stipulated in the bylaws, of any such person nominated for election to Mobile Mini Board.

The maximum number of stockholder nominees that may be included in the proxy materials pursuant to the proxy access provision shall not exceed the greater of (1) two or (2) 20% (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of the number of directors in office as of the last day on which a stockholder nomination may be delivered.


WillScot's certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not include provisions on proxy access. In order that proposals or nominations may be included in WillScot's proxy materials for the annual stockholder meeting of a particular year, stockholders shall follow Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and instructions in the previous year's proxy materials or other public announcements by WillScot.


The A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws do not include provisions on proxy access. In order that proposals or nominations may be included in the Combined Company's proxy materials for the annual stockholder meeting of a particular year, stockholders shall follow Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and instructions in the previous year's proxy materials or other public announcements by the Combined Company.



 


 


 

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Company Stockholders
  To be timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to, or mailed to and received by, the Secretary of Mobile Mini no earlier than 150 days and no later than 120 days before the anniversary of the date that Mobile Mini issued its proxy statement for the previous year's annual meeting.    

Number of Directors


The DGCL provides that the board of directors of a Delaware corporation must consist of one or more directors, each of whom must be a natural person, with the number of directors fixed by or in the manner provided in the corporation's by-laws unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors.

 


Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation provides that the Mobile Mini Board shall have the sole authority to determine the number of directors, subject to the restriction that the number of directors shall be a minimum of three and a maximum of 13 persons.

There are currently 11 directors serving on the Mobile Mini Board.


WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that the number of directors that constitutes the initial WillScot Board is seven and shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the WillScot Board in accordance with its bylaws.

There are currently seven directors serving on the WillScot Board.


The number of directors shall be not less three or more than 13 and shall be fixed from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized directors of the Combined Company Board. At the Effective Time, the number of directors of the Combined Company Board will be fixed at 11.

See below the section entitled "Board Composition" for more information on the Combined Company Board at the Effective Time.

Election of Directors


The DGCL provides that, unless the certificate of incorporation or by-laws provide otherwise, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The DGCL also permits classified boards.

 


Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation provides that all directors shall be elected to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected, except in the case of the death, resignation, or removal of any director.


The WillScot Board is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. If the number of directors is changed, no


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  The Mobile Mini Board is not classified.

Mobile Mini's directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast with respect to the director at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided, that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected, the directors must be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast. A majority of the votes cast means that the number of votes cast "for" a director nominee must exceed the votes cast "against" that nominee.

If a director then serving on Mobile Mini Board does not receive the required majority, the director shall tender his or her resignation to Mobile Mini Board. Within 90 days of the certification of the election results, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall make a recommendation to Mobile Mini Board whether to accept the resignation or take any other actions.
decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

WillScot's directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided that if the number of persons properly nominated to serve as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present.

In an uncontested election of directors, any incumbent director nominee who receives a greater number of votes "against" than votes "for" his or her election will, within five days following the certification of the election results, tender his or her resignation to the Chairman of the WillScot Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall, consider such resignation and, within 45 days following the stockholder meeting, make a recommendation to the WillScot Board whether to accept the resignation.
be elected to an initial term to expire at the first, second, and third annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time, respectively. Upon the expiration of the initial terms for each class of directors, the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal. If the number of directors is hereafter changed, no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

The Combined Company's directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast at any meeting of the Combined Company stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided that if the number of persons properly nominated to serve as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present.

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      Chairman of the Combined Company Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall consider such resignation and, within 45 days following the Combined Company stockholder meeting, make a recommendation to the Combined Company Board whether to accept such resignation.

Removal of Directors


The DGCL provides that, in the case of a corporation whose board of directors is classified, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, but only for cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors to the board.

 


Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation provides that any director (i) serving in a class of directors for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the election of such class may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause, and (ii) serving for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause; provided, however, that in any case such removal shall be only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of all outstanding voting securities of Mobile Mini entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Mobile Mini's bylaws further provide that except as otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation, at a meeting of the stockholders called


WillScot's certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not include provisions related to the removal of directors from the WillScot Board.


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  expressly for that purpose, directors may be removed, with or without cause, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.    

Vacancies of Directors


Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that in case of vacancy because of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal, an increase in the authorized number of directors or any other cause, the Mobile Mini Board shall have the sole and exclusive authority to, at any meeting, by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, to fill such vacancy until the next election for which such director shall have been chosen.

If one or more directors shall resign from the Mobile Mini Board, effective at a future time, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, Mobile Mini should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or personal representative of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with


WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that vacancies occurring on the WillScot Board for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by vote of a majority of the remaining members of the WillScot Board, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, at any meeting of the WillScot Board. A person so elected by the WillScot Board to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.


The A&R Charter will provide that subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, vacancies occurring on the Combined Company Board for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only: (i) prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and (ii) from and after the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A person so elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

See also "Board Composition" and the section entitled "The Merger—
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  like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders.    

 


If, as a result of a disaster or emergency, it becomes impossible to ascertain whether or not vacancies exist, and a person is elected by directors, who in good faith believe themselves to be a majority of the remaining directors, to fill a vacancy that said remaining directors in good faith believe exists, then the acts of such person so elected as directors shall be valid and binding upon Mobile Mini and its stockholders.


 


 

 


If at any time Mobile Mini should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or personal representative of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders.


 


 

Chairman and CEO Positions; Succession


The Mobile Mini Board may elect a Chairman of the Board to serve as a general executive officer of Mobile Mini and, if specifically designated as such by the Mobile Mini Board, as the Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer of Mobile Mini. If elected, the Chairman will preside at all meetings of Mobile Mini Board and be vested with such other powers and duties as Mobile Mini Board may from time to time delegate to him.


The WillScot Board may choose a Chairman of the Board and appoint a Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the principal executive officer of WillScot and shall have general supervision over the business of WillScot and shall have such other powers and duties as chief executive officers of corporations usually have or as the WillScot Board may assign.


The Combined Company Board may choose a Chairman of the Combined Company Board.

The Chief Executive Officer shall be the principal executive officer, of the Combined Company and shall have general supervision over the business of the Combined Company and shall have such other powers and duties as chief executive officers of corporations usually have or as the Combined Company Board may assign.



 


 


 

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  The President will be the chief operating officer of Mobile Mini and will supervise the business and affairs of Mobile Mini and the performance by all of its other officers of their respective duties, subject to the control of the Chairman, if the Chairman has been specifically designated as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (failing which the President will be such Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer).

The current non-executive Chairman of the Mobile Mini Board is Erik Olsson, and the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Mini is Kelly Williams.
The current nonexecutive Chairman of the WillScot Board is Gerard Holthaus, and the current Chief Executive Officer of WillScot is Bradley Soultz. The President & Chief Operating Officer shall be the chief operations officer and shall have general supervision over the business of the Combined Company to the extent not the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer. and shall have such other powers and duties as presidents of corporations usually have or as the Combined Company Board may assign.

As of the Effective Time, Erik Olsson will be the Chairman of the Board. As of the Effective Time, Bradley L. Soultz, the Chief Executive Officer of WillScot, will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company, and Kelly Williams, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Mini, will be appointed to serve as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Combined Company, in each case for an initial term of 24 months.

The Combined Company Board, in its sole discretion, will have the right to renew Mr. Soultz's appointment. To the extent the Combined Company Board does not renew Mr. Soultz's appointment, Mr. Soultz will cease to be the Chief Executive Officer at the end of the initial 24-month term. Not more than 60 days prior to the end of the initial 24-month term, the Combined Company Board shall determine by a majority vote, excluding Mr. Soultz, whether to renew



 


 


 

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      Mr. Soultz's appointment; provided that, if the vote results in a deadlock, Mr. Soultz shall continue as the Chief Executive Officer until he resigns or is removed from office as provided in the A&R Bylaws.

 


 


 


Except as otherwise provided in the A&R Bylaws, each officer will hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her death, or until he or she shall resign, or until he or she shall have been removed. Any officer may resign at any time upon written or electronic notice to the Combined Company. The Combined Company Board may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, with the Combined Company.

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At the Effective Date, the Combined Company Board will consist of 11 directors. Six of such directors: Mark S. Bartlett, Gerard E. Holthaus, Gary Lindsay, Stephen Robertson, Jeff Sagansky and Bradley L. Soultz will be the WillScot Continuing Directors. Five of such directors: Sara R. Dial, Jeffrey S. Goble, Kimberly J. McWaters, Erik Olsson and Michael W. Upchurch will be the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson will be appointed by TDR



 


 


 

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      Capital, and any individual elected to replace a TDR Continuing Director will be deemed a WillScot Continuing Director.

 


 


 


At the Effective Time, Mr. Olsson will be the Chairman of the Combined Company Board and Mr. Holthaus shall be the Lead Director.

 


 


 


As discussed in "Election of Directors" above, the Combined Company Board will be designated into three classes, which will consist of the following directors as of the Effective Time:

 


 


 


(1) Class I: Ms. Dial, Mr. Holthaus, Mr. Lindsay and Ms. McWaters;

 


 


 


(2) Class II: Mr. Goble, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Sagansky; and

 


 


 


(3) Class III: Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Olsson, Mr. Soultz, and Mr.Upchurch.

Committees


 


 


As of the Effective Time and at least until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, the Combined Company Board will have the following committees

 


 


 


(1) Audit Committee: two qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors;

 


 


 


(2) Compensation Committee: two qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors;

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      (3) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: two qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors; and

 


 


 


(4) Related Party Transactions Committee: three qualifying directors from each of the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors. Such committee will not include any TDR Continuing Director and will be disbanded on the first date on which TDR and its affiliates, in the aggregate, beneficially own less than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Combined Company.

Limitation on Liability of Directors


The DGCL permits corporations to include provisions in their certificate of incorporation eliminating monetary damages for a director for any breach of fiduciary duty. A corporation may not eliminate liability for a director's breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, for unlawful dividends, stock purchases or redemptions, or for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 


In accordance with the DGCL Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation provides that the personal liability of the directors of Mobile Mini is eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the DGCL, as the same may be amended and supplemented.


In accordance with the DGCL, WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that a director of WillScot shall not be personally liable to WillScot or to its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL, and that no amendment to or repeal of such provision, nor adoption of any provision of the certificate


In accordance with the DGCL, the A&R Charter will provide that to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Combined Company shall not be personally liable to the Combined Company or to its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director and that no amendment to, modification of, or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of



 


 


 

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    of incorporation inconsistent with such provision, shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of WillScot for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director that would accrue or arise prior to such amendment or repeal. the Combined Company for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers


Under the DGCL, a Delaware corporation must indemnify its present or former directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred to the extent that the officer or director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought against him or her by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation.

 


Delaware law provides that a corporation may indemnify its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, as well as any individual serving with another corporation in that capacity at the corporation's request against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of actions taken, if the individual acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the individual's conduct was unlawful. However, with respect to actions by or in the rights of the corporation, no indemnification may be paid for judgments and settlements or to the extent the person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless a court approves the indemnity.

 


The DGCL permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such.

 


In accordance with the DGCL, Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that, Mobile Mini shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the provisions of Section 145 of the DGCL and other Delaware law, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify and pay the expenses of any and all persons who is


In accordance with the DGCL, WillScot's certificate of incorporation provides that WillScot shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is


In accordance with the DGCL, the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws will provide that the Combined Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any covered person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is



 


 


 

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  or was made, or threatened to be made, a party to an action or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of or for Mobile Mini or is or was serving at the request or with the prior approval of Mobile Mini as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation, trust or enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not Mobile Mini would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws. The indemnification provided for in the certificate of incorporation shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of WillScot), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of WillScot or, while a director or officer of WillScot, is or was serving at the request of WillScot as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, among other things, attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee. Claims for indemnification shall be made pursuant to the procedural requirements of WillScot's bylaws.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to certain exceptions, WillScot shall be required to indemnify an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or a part thereof) commenced by such indemnitee only if the commencement was authorized in the specific case by the WillScot Board.

Any right to indemnification of indemnitee under the certificate of incorporation
otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Combined Company or, while a director or officer of the Combined Company, is or was serving at the request of the Combined Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such covered person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to certain exceptions, the Combined Company shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding commenced by such covered person only if the commencement was authorized in the specific case by the Combined Company Board.

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    shall not be adversely affected by an amendment to or repeal of the certificate of incorporation after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the proceeding for which indemnification is sought.

Pursuant to WillScot's bylaws, unless ordered by a court, WillScot will only indemnify a person if: (i) such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the proceeding for which such person is entitled to indemnification or (ii) a determination has been made that such person has met the applicable standard for right to indemnification set forth in WillScot's bylaws. In addition, in the event the indemnification rights are unavailable to a person, WillScot shall contribute to the amount incurred by such person in such proportion as set forth in WillScot's bylaws.
proceeding in advance of its final disposition as long as the Covered Person provides an undertaking to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified.

The rights of Covered Persons under the A&R Bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Persons may have under any statute, the A&R Charter and A&R Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

Any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses of covered person under the A&R Bylaws shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of the A&R Bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation


Under the DGCL, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation generally requires (1) the approval of the board of directors, (2) the approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote upon the proposed amendment and (3) the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of any class entitled to vote thereon as a class, if any.

 


Generally, the DGCL standard for amendment to the certificate of incorporation described above applies. However, Articles IV, VIII, XII, XIV and XVI of Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation


Generally, the DGCL standard for amendment to the certificate of incorporation described above applies. However, Articles V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII of WillScot's


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  may only be amended or repealed by an affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of each class of stock of Mobile Mini entitled to vote. certificate of incorporation may only be amended or repealed by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all capital stock entitled to vote upon such amendment or repeal, voting as a single class. the A&R Charter specified as follows: (i) amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of the certificate of incorporation prior to the first annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time shall require Supermajority Approval, and (ii) amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any provision that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Articles V, VI, VII, XI or XII of the certificate of incorporation prior to the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting shall require Supermajority Approval.

Amendments to Bylaws


Mobile Mini's bylaws provide that the bylaws may be repealed, altered or amended, or substituted bylaws may be adopted at any time, only by resolution duly adopted by a majority of the full Mobile Mini Board, subject to repeal or change by action of Mobile Mini stockholders.


WillScot's bylaws may only be amended or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting, the notice for which designates that an amendment or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, only by an affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority of all shares entitled to vote upon such amendment or repeal, voting as a single class; provided, however, that Article 1, Section 2.2, Article 6 and Section 7.8 of WillScot's bylaws may only be amended or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting, the notice for which designates that an amendment or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, only by an affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority of the voting power of the stockholders


The Combined Company Board will have the power to amend, supplement or repeal the A&R Bylaws of, or adopt new bylaws for, the Combined Company; provided that: (i) prior to the first annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of the A&R Bylaws shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval and (ii) thereafter (A) until the second annual meeting of Combined Company stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) any provision of Section 2.4 of the A&R Bylaws shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval and (B) until the 2023 Annual Stockholders Meeting, amending,



 


 


 

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    entitled to vote at an election for directors of WillScot, voting as a single class.

The WillScot Board has the power to amend or repeal the bylaws of, or adopt new bylaws for, WillScot. Any such bylaws, or any alternation, amendment or repeal of the bylaws, may be subsequently amended or repealed by the stockholders of WillScot.
supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Sections 1.3, 1.11, 2.1, 2.2, the definition of "Whole Board" as set forth in Section 2.4, 2.6, 2.7, 2.9(c), 2.11, 2.12, 3.1, the first sentence of Section 3.2, 4.1, 4.2(a), 4.2(b), 7.2, 7.4(a) or 7.8 of the A&R Bylaws shall require Supermajority Approval. Any such bylaws, or any alternation, amendment, supplement or repeal of the A&R Bylaws, may be subsequently amended, supplemented or repealed by the Combined Company stockholders as provided in the A&R Charter.

Certain Business Combinations


Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder (which is defined to include any person that owns 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting stock) for three years following the time that person becomes an "interested stockholder", unless (i) prior to the date the person becomes an interested stockholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, (ii) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding certain shares), or (iii) the business combination is approved by the board of directors and by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder at a meeting. The DGCL allows a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws to contain a provision expressly electing not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

 


Because Mobile Mini's certificate of incorporation or bylaws do not contain a provision electing to opt out of Section 203 of the DGCL, Mobile Mini remains subject to such provision.


Because WillScot's certificate of incorporation or bylaws do not contain a provision electing to opt out of Section 203 of the DGCL, WillScot remains subject to such provision.


Because the A&R Charter and the A&R Bylaws do not contain a provision electing to opt out of Section 203 of the DGCL, the Combined Company will remain subject to such provision.

Stockholder Rights Plan


The DGCL does not include a statutory provision expressly validating stockholder rights plans. However, such plans have generally been upheld by the decisions of courts applying Delaware law.

 


Mobile Mini does not have a stockholder rights plan currently in effect.


WillScot does not have a stockholder rights plan currently in effect.


The Combined Company will not have a stockholder rights plan in effect at the Effective Time.

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VALIDITY OF COMMON STOCK

        The validity of the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for WillScot by Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY.

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EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of WillScot appearing in WillScot's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the effectiveness of WillScot's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

        The audited historical consolidated financial statements of Modular Space Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2017 and for the period from March 3, 2017 to September 30, 2017 ("Successor") included on Exhibit 99.1 of WillScot Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 17, 2018 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to Modular Space Holdings, Inc.'s joint prepackaged plan of reorganization and emergence from bankruptcy, as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

        The audited historical consolidated financial statements of Modular Space Holdings, Inc. as of September 30, 2016 and for the period from October 1, 2016 to March 2, 2017, and for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2016 ("Predecessor") included on Exhibit 99.1 of WillScot Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 17, 2018 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to Modular Space Holdings, Inc.'s joint prepackaged plan of reorganization and emergence from bankruptcy, as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

        The consolidated financial statements of Mobile Mini as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 included in Mobile Mini's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been incorporated by reference in this joint proxy statement/prospectus in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the December 31, 2019 financial statements refers to a change in method of accounting for leases as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases.

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WILLSCOT STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

        Under WillScot's certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable SEC rules, the deadlines for stockholder proposals to be brought before WillScot's 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the "WillScot 2021 Annual Meeting") or to nominate candidates for election as directors are as follows:

        Stockholder Proposals.    To submit a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in WillScot's proxy statement for the WillScot 2021 Annual Meeting under SEC Rule 14a-8, stockholders must send the proposal to WillScot's Corporate Secretary for receipt at the office of WillScot's Corporate Secretary on or before November 20, 2020. To introduce a proposal to be acted upon at the WillScot 2021 Annual Meeting (other than a stockholder proposal included in the proxy statement in accordance with SEC Rule 14a-8), WillScot's bylaws require that the stockholder send advance written notice of the proposal to WillScot's Corporate Secretary for receipt at the office of WillScot's Corporate Secretary no earlier than January 11, 2021 and no later than February 10, 2021. This notice must include the information specified by Section 1.12 of WillScot's bylaws, a copy of which is available under the Corporate Governance section of WillScot's website at www.willscot.com.

        Director Nominations at the WillScot 2021 Annual Meeting.    WillScot's bylaws require that a stockholder who wishes to nominate a candidate for election as a director at the WillScot 2021 Annual Meeting must send advance written notice of the nomination to WillScot's Corporate Secretary for receipt at the office of WillScot's Corporate Secretary no earlier than January 11, 2021 and no later than February 10, 2021. This notice must include the information specified by Section 1.12 of WillScot's bylaws, a copy of which is available under the Corporate Governance section of WillScot's website at www.willscot.com.

        WillScot's Corporate Secretary address is: WillScot Corporation c/o Corporate Secretary, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21231. Notice must include the information required by WillScot's bylaws, a copy of which is available under the Corporate Governance section of WillScot's website at www.willscot.com.

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MOBILE MINI STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

        Upon the completion of the Merger, Mobile Mini will become a wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot and, consequently, will no longer hold annual meetings of its public company stockholders in 2021. Mobile Mini intends to hold an annual meeting of stockholders in 2021 (the "Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting") only if the merger is not completed within the expected time frame.

        Stockholder Proposals (Rule 14a-18).    Any stockholder proposals intended to be presented at the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting and considered for inclusion in Mobile Mini's proxy materials must be received by Mobile Mini's Corporate Secretary no later than the close of business Phoenix local time on November 16, 2020. Such proposals must be sent to: Office of the Corporate Secretary, 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85008. Such proposals also must comply with the SEC's rules and regulations, namely Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, regarding the inclusion of stockholder proposals in Mobile Mini-sponsored proxy materials.

        Other Business Proposals.    In order for a Mobile Mini stockholder proposal to be raised from the floor during the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting instead of being submitted for inclusion in Mobile Mini's proxy statement, the stockholder's written notice must be received by Mobile Mini's Corporate Secretary no earlier than the close of business Phoenix local time on January 1, 2021 and no later than the close of business Phoenix local time on January 31, 2021, unless the Mobile Mini 2020 Annual Meeting is more than 30 calendar days before or more than 60 calendar days after the anniversary date of the Mobile Mini 2020 Annual Meeting, in which case the stockholder's written notice must be received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th calendar day prior to the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th calendar day prior to the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting or the 10th calendar day following the calendar day on which public announcement of the date of the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting is first made by Mobile Mini. The notice must be submitted in accordance with Section 4.8 of Mobile Mini's bylaws and contain the information required by Mobile Mini's bylaws.

        Director Nominations by Proxy Access.    Mobile Mini's bylaws permit a group of stockholders (up to 20) who have owned a significant amount of Mobile Mini's common stock (at least 3%) for a significant amount of time (at least three years) the ability to submit director nominees (up to the greater of (i) two directors or (ii) 20% of the Mobile Mini Board, rounded down to the nearest whole number) for inclusion in Mobile Mini's proxy materials if the stockholder(s) provides timely written notice of such nomination(s) and the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in Mobile Mini's bylaws. To be timely for inclusion in Mobile Mini's proxy materials for the Mobile Mini 2021 Annual Meeting, the notice must be received between October 17, 2020, and November 16, 2020 (between 120 and 150 days before the one-year anniversary of the date on which Mobile Mini issued this proxy statement). The notice must contain the information required by Mobile Mini's bylaws, and the stockholder(s) and nominee(s) must comply with the information and other requirements in the Mobile Mini bylaws relating to the inclusion of stockholder nominees in Mobile Mini's proxy materials.

        You may contact Mobile Mini's Corporate Secretary at Office of the Corporate Secretary, 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, for a copy of the relevant provisions of Mobile Mini's bylaws regarding the requirements for making stockholder proposals and nominating director candidates.

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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

        The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or annual report, as applicable, addressed to those stockholders. As permitted by the Exchange Act, only one copy of this joint proxy statement/prospectus is being delivered to WillScot stockholders residing at the same address and only one copy of this joint proxy statement/prospectus is being delivered to Mobile Mini stockholders residing at the same address, unless such stockholders have notified WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, of their desire to receive multiple copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus. This process, which is commonly referred to as "householding," potentially provides extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

        If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate joint proxy statement/prospectus, or if you are receiving multiple copies of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and wish to receive only one, please contact WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, at the respective address identified below. WillScot or Mobile Mini, as applicable, will promptly deliver, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to any stockholder residing at an address to which only one copy was mailed. Requests for additional copies should be directed, as applicable, to: Corporate Secretary, WillScot Corporation, 901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, Maryland 21231 or by e-mail at investors@willscot.com, or Mobile Mini Inc., 4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400, Phoenix, Arizona 85008, Attn: Investor Relations, or by contacting Mobile Mini by telephone at (480) 894-6311.

        A number of brokerage firms have instituted householding for shares held in "street name." If you and members of your household have multiple accounts holding shares of WillScot Common Stock or Mobile Mini Common Stock, you may have received a householding notification from your broker. Please contact your broker directly if you have questions, require additional copies of this joint proxy statement/prospectus or wish to revoke your decision to household. These options are available to you at any time.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        WillScot has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 to register with the SEC the shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock to be issued to Mobile Mini stockholders in connection with the Merger. This joint proxy statement/prospectus is a part of that registration statement and constitutes a prospectus of WillScot in addition to being proxy statements of WillScot and Mobile Mini for their respective special meetings. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and annexes, contains additional relevant information about WillScot and Mobile Mini. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow WillScot and Mobile Mini to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        WillScot and Mobile Mini file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about WillScot and Mobile Mini. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. The reports and other information filed by WillScot and Mobile Mini with the SEC are also available at their respective websites, which are http://www.willscot.com and http://www.mobilemini.com. Information on these websites is not part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        The SEC allows WillScot and Mobile Mini to "incorporate by reference" information into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This means that important information can be disclosed to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this joint proxy statement/prospectus, except for any information superseded by information in this joint proxy statement/prospectus or in later filed documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This joint proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that WillScot and Mobile Mini have, respectively, previously filed with the SEC and any additional documents that either company may file with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of this joint proxy statement/prospectus and the respective dates of the Mobile Mini and WillScot special meetings (other than, in each case, those documents, or the portions of those documents or exhibits thereto, deemed to be furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules). These documents contain important information about WillScot and Mobile Mini and their respective financial performance.

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus also incorporates by reference the following documents that have previously been filed with the SEC by WillScot (File No. 001-37552):

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus also incorporates by reference the following documents that have previously been filed with the SEC by Mobile Mini (File No. 001-12804):

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        WillScot has supplied all information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to WillScot, as well as all pro forma financial information, and Mobile Mini has supplied all such information relating to Mobile Mini.

        Documents incorporated by reference are available from WillScot or Mobile Mini, as the case may be, without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus. Mobile Mini stockholders or WillScot stockholders, as applicable, may obtain these documents incorporated by reference by requesting them in writing or by telephone from the appropriate party at the following addresses and telephone numbers:

WillScot Corporation
901 S. Bond Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Attention: Corporate Secretary
(410) 931-6000
investors@willscot.com
  Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Attention: Investor Relations
(480) 894-6311
etadano@mobilemini.com

        To obtain timely delivery of the documents, you must request them no later than five business days before the date of the applicable special meeting. Therefore, if you would like to request documents from WillScot, please do so by June 17, 2020 in order to receive them before the WillScot special meeting. If you would like to request documents from Mobile Mini, please do so by June 17, 2020 in order to receive them before the Mobile Mini special meeting.

        You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus to vote on the Mobile Mini Merger Proposal, the Mobile Mini Adjournment Proposal, the Mobile Mini Merger-Related Compensation Proposal, the WillScot Stock Issuance Proposal, the Combined Company Charter Amendment Proposal, the 2020 Incentive Plan Proposal and the WillScot Adjournment Proposal. Neither WillScot nor Mobile Mini has authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different from what is contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus.

        If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to exchange or sell, or solicitations of offers to exchange or purchase, the securities offered by this joint proxy statement/prospectus or solicitations of proxies are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this joint proxy statement/prospectus does not extend to you.

        This joint proxy statement/prospectus is dated May 6, 2020. You should not assume that the information in it (or incorporated by reference) is accurate as of any date other than that date or the date of such incorporated document, as applicable, and neither its mailing to Mobile Mini stockholders or WillScot stockholders nor the issuance of shares of WillScot Class A Common Stock in the Merger will create any implication to the contrary.

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Annex A

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2020

BY AND AMONG

WILLSCOT CORPORATION

PICASSO MERGER SUB, INC.

and

MOBILE MINI, INC.


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CONTENTS

Clause
  Page

1.

  Definitions   A-2

  1.1  

Definitions

  A-2

  1.2  

Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions

  A-15

2.

  Closing; Merger   A-15

  2.1  

Closing

  A-15

  2.2  

The Merger

  A-16

  2.3  

Conversion of Shares

  A-16

  2.4  

Surrender and Payment

  A-17

  2.5  

Company Equity Awards

  A-19

  2.6  

Adjustments

  A-20

  2.7  

Fractional Shares

  A-20

  2.8  

Withholding Rights

  A-20

  2.9  

Lost Certificates

  A-20

  2.10  

Further Assurances

  A-21

3.

  Organizational Documents; Directors and Officers   A-21

  3.1  

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation

  A-21

  3.2  

Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation

  A-21

  3.3  

Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Name and Ticker Symbol of Parent

  A-21

  3.4  

Significant Stockholder Shares

  A-21

4.

  Representations and Warranties of the Company   A-22

  4.1  

Corporate Existence and Power

  A-22

  4.2  

Corporate Authorization

  A-22

  4.3  

Governmental Authorization

  A-23

  4.4  

Non-contravention

  A-23

  4.5  

Capitalization

  A-23

  4.6  

Subsidiaries

  A-24

  4.7  

Regulatory Reports, SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  A-25

  4.8  

Financial Statements and Financial Matters

  A-27

  4.9  

Disclosure Documents

  A-27

  4.10  

Absence of Certain Changes

  A-27

  4.11  

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

  A-28

  4.12  

Litigation

  A-28

  4.13  

Permits

  A-28

  4.14  

Compliance with Applicable Laws

  A-28

  4.15  

Material Contracts

  A-29

  4.16  

Taxes

  A-31

  4.17  

Employees and Employee Benefit Plans

  A-32

  4.18  

Labor Matters

  A-34

  4.19  

Intellectual Property and Information Technology

  A-35

  4.20  

Environmental Matters

  A-36

  4.21  

Insurance

  A-36

  4.22  

Properties

  A-37

  4.23  

Transactions with Affiliates

  A-37

  4.24  

Antitakeover Statutes

  A-37

  4.25  

Opinion of Financial Advisors

  A-37

  4.26  

Finders' Fees

  A-37

  4.27  

No Ownership of Parent Common Stock

  A-37

  4.28  

No Rights Plan

  A-38

  4.29  

No Other Company Representations and Warranties

  A-38

5.

  Representations and Warranties of Parent   A-38

  5.1  

Corporate Existence and Power

  A-38

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  5.2  

Corporate Authorization

  A-39

  5.3  

Governmental Authorization

  A-40

  5.4  

Non-contravention

  A-40

  5.5  

Capitalization

  A-40

  5.6  

Subsidiaries

  A-42

  5.7  

Regulatory Reports, SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  A-43

  5.8  

Financial Statements and Financial Matters

  A-44

  5.9  

Disclosure Documents

  A-44

  5.10  

Absence of Certain Changes

  A-45

  5.11  

No Undisclosed Material Liabilities

  A-45

  5.12  

Litigation

  A-45

  5.13  

Permits

  A-45

  5.14  

Compliance with Applicable Laws

  A-46

  5.15  

Material Contracts

  A-47

  5.16  

Taxes

  A-48

  5.17  

Employees and Employee Benefit Plans

  A-49

  5.18  

Labor Matters

  A-51

  5.19  

Intellectual Property and Information Technology

  A-52

  5.20  

Environmental Matters

  A-53

  5.21  

Insurance

  A-53

  5.22  

Properties

  A-54

  5.23  

Transactions with Affiliates

  A-54

  5.24  

Antitakeover Statutes

  A-54

  5.25  

Opinion of Financial Advisor

  A-54

  5.26  

Finders' Fees

  A-54

  5.27  

No Ownership of Company Common Stock

  A-54

  5.28  

Financing

  A-55

  5.29  

No Other Parent Representations and Warranties

  A-55

6.

  Covenants of the Company   A-56

  6.1  

Conduct of the Company

  A-56

  6.2  

Access to Information; Confidentiality

  A-59

  6.3  

No Solicitation by the Company

  A-60

7.

  Covenants of Parent   A-63

  7.1  

Conduct of Parent

  A-63

  7.2  

No Solicitation by Parent

  A-67

  7.3  

Obligations of Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation

  A-70

  7.4  

Director and Officer Liability

  A-70

  7.5  

Employee Matters

  A-71

  7.6  

Access to Information; Confidentiality

  A-73

8.

  Covenants of Parent and the Company   A-74

  8.1  

Reasonable Best Efforts

  A-74

  8.2  

Certain Filings; SEC Matters

  A-76

  8.3  

Stockholder Meetings

  A-78

  8.4  

Financing and Financing Cooperation

  A-79

  8.5  

Redemptions of Company Notes

  A-82

  8.6  

Public Announcements

  A-83

  8.7  

Notices of Certain Events

  A-83

  8.8  

Section 16 Matters

  A-83

  8.9  

Transaction Litigation

  A-83

  8.10  

Stock Exchange Delisting

  A-84

  8.11  

Governance Matters

  A-84

  8.12  

Post-Closing Contribution

  A-86

  8.13  

State Takeover Statutes

  A-86

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  Page

  8.14  

Tax Matters

  A-86

9.

  Conditions to the Merger   A-86

  9.1  

Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party

  A-86

  9.2  

Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

  A-87

  9.3  

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

  A-88

10.

  Termination   A-89

  10.1  

Termination

  A-89

  10.2  

Effect of Termination

  A-91

  10.3  

Termination Fees

  A-91

11.

  Miscellaneous   A-93

  11.1  

Notices

  A-93

  11.2  

Survival

  A-94

  11.3  

Amendments and Waivers

  A-94

  11.4  

Expenses

  A-95

  11.5  

Disclosure Schedule References and SEC Document References

  A-95

  11.6  

Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment

  A-95

  11.7  

Governing Law

  A-95

  11.8  

Jurisdiction/Venue

  A-96

  11.9  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

  A-97

  11.10  

Counterparts; Effectiveness

  A-97

  11.11  

Entire Agreement

  A-97

  11.12  

Severability

  A-97

  11.13  

Specific Performance

  A-98

  11.14  

No Recourse; Limitation of Liability

  A-98

Exhibits
   
   

Exhibit A

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation

   

Exhibit B

 

Parent Charter Amendment

   

Exhibit C

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Parent

   

Exhibit D

 

Certificate of Merger

   

Exhibit E

 

Form of Voting Agreement

   

Exhibit F

 

Shareholders Agreement

   

Exhibit G-1

 

Audit Committee Charter

   

Exhibit G-2

 

Compensation Committee Charter

   

Exhibit G-3

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

   

Exhibit G-4

 

Related Party Transaction Committee Charter

   

Exhibit G-5

 

Securities Trading Policy

   

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

        This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), dated as of March 1, 2020, is by and among WillScot Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned direct Subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Mobile Mini, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) are fair to and in the best interests of the Company's stockholders; (b) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger); (c) directed that the approval and adoption of this Agreement (including the Merger) be submitted to a vote at a meeting of the Company's stockholders; and (d) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement (including the Merger) by the Company's stockholders;

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Board of Directors of Parent consisting only of independent and disinterested directors of Parent (the "Parent Special Committee"), has unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Parent Share Issuance and the Parent Charter Amendment) are fair to and in the best interests of Parent's stockholders; (b) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Parent Share Issuance and the Parent Charter Amendment); (c) directed that the Parent Share Issuance and the Parent Charter Amendment be submitted to a vote at a meeting of Parent's stockholders; and (d) recommended the approval of the Parent Share Issuance and the Parent Charter Amendment by Parent's stockholders;

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Merger Sub has unanimously (a) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger) are fair to and in the best interests of the sole stockholder of Merger Sub; (b) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions (including the Merger); (c) directed that this Agreement (including the Merger) be submitted for approval and adoption by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub; and (d) recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement (including the Merger) by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub;

        WHEREAS, the parties intend that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Treasury Regulations") and that this Agreement be, and hereby is, adopted as a "plan of reorganization" for purposes of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;

        WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition to the willingness of the Company to enter into this Agreement, Sapphire Holding S.à r.l., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée (the "Significant Stockholder") is entering into a voting agreement with the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (the "Voting Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, the Significant Stockholder is agreeing, subject to the terms of the Voting Agreement, to vote all shares of Parent Common Stock owned by such Significant Stockholder in favour of the Parent Share Issuance and the Parent Charter Amendment;

        WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of the parties to enter into this Agreement, Parent and the Significant Stockholder shall enter into a shareholders agreement at Closing in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the "Shareholders Agreement") setting forth certain rights and obligations of Significant Stockholder and Parent;

        WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition to the willingness of the parties to enter into this Agreement, certain executive officers of Parent and the Company are respectively entering into employment agreements with Parent, to be effective as of the Closing Date; and

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        WHEREAS, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements specified in this Agreement in connection with the Merger and to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:


        
1.    DEFINITIONS     


        
1.1    Definitions.     

        As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

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Affected Employees

  7.5(a)

Agreement

  Preamble

Alternative Financing

  8.4(a)

Assumed Stock Option

  2.5(a)

Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions

  4.2(a)

Benefits Continuation Period

  7.5(a)

Board Designees

  8.11(b)

Borrowers

  5.28

Certificate

  2.3(d)

Certificate of Merger

  2.2(a)

Closing

  2.1

Closing Date

  2.1

Collection Expenses

  10.3(d)

Company

  Preamble

Company Adverse Recommendation Change

  6.3(a)

Company 401(k) Plan

  7.5(e)

Company Board Recommendation

  4.2(b)

Combined Business

  8.1(e)

Commitment Letter

  5.28

Company Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

  6.3(b)

Company Approval Time

  6.3(b)

Company Annual Meeting

  8.3(c)

Company Board Designees

  8.11(b)

Company Governmental Authorizations

  4.3

Company Indemnified Parties

  7.4(a)

Company Insurance Policies

  4.21

Company Intervening Event

  6.3(g)

Company Material Contract

  4.15(a)

Company Notes

  8.5

Company Organizational Documents

  4.1

Company Permits

  4.13

Company Preferred Stock

  4.5(a)

Company Restricted Stock Award

  2.5(b)

Company Restricted Stock Award Consideration

  2.5(b)

Company SEC Documents

  4.7(b)

Company Securities

  4.5(a)

Company Stock Option

  2.5(a)

Company Stockholder Approval

  4.2(a)

Company Stockholder Meeting

  8.3(a)

Company Superior Proposal

  6.3(f)

Company Termination Fee

  10.3(a)

Confidentiality Agreement

  6.2(a)

DGCL

  2.2(a)

Double Eagle

  7.1(c)

Discharge

  8.5

Discharge Instructions

  8.5

Effective Time

  2.2(a)

Eligibility Criteria

  8.11(c)

End Date

  10.1(b)(i)

Exchange Agent

  2.4(a)

Exchange Fund

  2.4(a)

Exchange Ratio

  2.3(a)

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  2.3(a)

Financing Documents

  8.4(a)

internal controls

  4.7(f)

Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus

  8.2(a)

Merger

  2.2(b)

Merger Consideration

  2.3(a)

Merger Sub

  Preamble

Parent

  Preamble

Parent Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

  7.2(b)

Parent Adverse Recommendation Change

  7.2(a)

Parent Annual Meeting

  8.3(c)

Parent Approval Time

  7.2(b)

Parent Board Recommendation

  5.2(b)

Parent Charter Amendment

  3.3

Parent Equity Awards

  5.5(a)

Parent Governmental Authorizations

  5.3

Parent Insurance Policies

  5.21

Parent Intervening Event

  7.2(g)

Parent Material Contract

  5.15(a)

Parent Board Designees

  8.11(b)

Parent Organizational Documents

  5.1

Parent Permits

  5.13

Parent Plan

  7.5(b)

Parent Preferred Stock

  5.5(a)

Parent PSU Awards

  5.5(a)

Parent Restricted Stock Awards

  5.5(a)

Parent RSU Awards

  5.5(a)

Parent SEC Documents

  5.7(a)

Parent Securities

  5.5(a)

Parent Share Issuance

  5.2(a)

Parent Special Committee

  Recitals

Parent Stock Options

  5.5(a)

Parent Stockholder Approval

  5.2(a)

Parent Stockholder Meeting

  8.3(b)

Parent Superior Proposal

  7.2(f)

Parent Termination Fee

  10.3(b)

Premium Cap

  7.4(b)

principal executive officer

  4.7(e)

principal financial officer

  4.7(e)

Redemption Notices

  8.5

Registered Company IP

  4.19(a)

Registered Parent IP

  5.19(a)

Registration Statement

  8.2(a)

Regulation S-K

  4.11

Regulation S-X

  6.1(m)

Regulatory Adverse Effect

  8.1(e)

Representatives

  6.3(a)

Shareholders Agreement

  Recitals

Significant Stockholder

  Recitals

Significant Stockholder Share Exchange

  3.4

Surviving Corporation

  2.2(b)

Trade Secrets

  1.1

Transaction Litigation

  8.9

Treasury Regulations

  Recitals

Uncertificated Share

  2.3(d)

Voting Agreement

  Recitals

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        1.2    Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions     

        The following rules of interpretation shall apply to this Agreement: (a) the words "hereof," "hereby," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (b) the table of contents and captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof; (c) references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (d) all Exhibits and schedules annexed to this Agreement or referred to in this Agreement, including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule, are incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full in this Agreement; (e) any capitalized term used in any Exhibit, the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning set forth in this Agreement; (f) any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular, and references to any gender shall include all genders; (g) whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation," whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import; (h) "writing," "written" and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (i) references to any Contract or Laws are to that Contract or Laws as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with respect to any Contract listed on any schedule hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule; (j) references to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person; (k) references "from" or "through" any date mean, unless otherwise specified, "from and including" or "through and including," respectively; (l) references to "dollars" and "$" means U.S. dollars; (m) the term "made available" and words of similar import mean that the relevant documents, instruments or materials were (i) posted and made available to the other party on the Intralinks, Inc. due diligence data site, with respect to the Company, or on the Merrill DatsiteOne due diligence data site, with respect to Parent, as applicable, maintained by such party in connection with the Transactions, in each case, prior to the date hereof; (ii) provided via electronic mail or in person prior to the date hereof; or (iii) filed or furnished to the SEC and publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR reporting system prior to the date hereof; (n) the word "extent" in the phrase "to the extent" shall mean the degree to which a subject or other theory extends and such phrase shall not mean "if"; and (o) the parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.


        
2.    CLOSING; MERGER     


        
2.1    Closing.     

        The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place remotely via the electronic exchange of documents and signatures or in New York City at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, 10020 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time, on the fifth Business Day after the date the conditions set forth in Article 9 (other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver of such conditions by the party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof at the Closing) have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waived by the party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof, or at such other place, at such other time or on such other date as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing (the date on which the Closing occurs, the "Closing Date").

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2.2    The Merger.     


        
2.3    Conversion of Shares.     

        At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of the Company Common Stock:

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2.6    Adjustments.     

        Without limiting or affecting any of the provisions of Section 6.1 or Section 7.1, if, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company or Parent shall occur as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split), merger, combination, exchange, consolidation, subdivision or readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar transaction, or any stock dividend thereon (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into the Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, as applicable) with a record date during such period, the Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to eliminate the effect of such event on the Merger Consideration or any such other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement.


        
2.7    Fractional Shares.     

        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. All fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of shares of Company Common Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger shall be aggregated and, if a fractional share results from such aggregation, such holder shall be entitled to receive, in lieu thereof, from Parent an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest cent), without interest, determined by multiplying the fraction of such fractional share of Parent Common Stock by the arithmetic average of the closing price (rounded to the nearest one ten thousandth) of Parent Common Stock on NASDAQ on the last five trading days preceding the Closing Date.


        
2.8    Withholding Rights.     

        Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of any Applicable Law, including federal, state, local or non-U.S. Tax Law. If the Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, so withholds and pays over all amounts so withheld to the appropriate Taxing Authority within the period required under Applicable Law, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which the Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding. The Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, all amounts so deducted or withheld to the appropriate Taxing Authority within the period required under Applicable Law.


        
2.9    Lost Certificates.     

        If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person of a customary bond issued for lost, stolen or destroyed stock certificates, in such amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this Article 2 (and any dividends or other distributions pursuant to

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Section 2.4(f) and any cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.7).


        
2.10    Further Assurances.     

        At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Merger Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.


        
3.    ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS; DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS     


        
3.1    Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.     

        At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated so that it reads in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit A. From and after the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company as so amended and restated shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or by Applicable Law. The bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated to conform to the bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the corporation reflected therein shall be "Mobile Mini, Inc." From and after the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Company as so amended and restated shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided therein or in the Certificate of Incorporation or by Applicable Law.


        
3.2    Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.     From and after the Effective Time, until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, the parties will take such action so that (a) the persons set forth on Section 3.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (b) the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.


        
3.3    Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Name and Ticker Symbol of Parent.     

        Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of Parent shall be amended and restated so that it reads in its entirety as set forth on Exhibit B (the "Parent Charter Amendment") and the bylaws of Parent shall be amended so that they read in their entirety as set forth on Exhibit C. The parties shall cause the name and ticker symbol of Parent to be changed as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Company and Parent prior to or as of the Effective Time.


        
3.4    Significant Stockholder Shares.     

        Immediately prior to the Effective Time, (a) each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Holdings owned by the Significant Stockholder shall be exchanged for 1.3261 shares of newly issued Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Holdings Exchange Agreement and that certain Side Letter between the Significant Stockholder and Parent dated as of the date hereof, and such exchange ratio shall not be subject to any amendment or adjustment, irrespective of the occurrence of any Dilution Protection Event (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), and (b) upon the exchange thereof and immediately prior to the Effective Time, all outstanding shares of Parent Class B Common Stock shall be automatically cancelled for no consideration (such exchange and cancellation, the "Significant Stockholder Share Exchange"). Upon completion of the Significant Stockholder Share Exchange, Parent shall cause the Holdings Exchange Agreement and the Holdings Shareholders Agreement to be terminated in accordance with their respective terms.

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4.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY     

        Subject to Section 11.5, except (x) as disclosed in any publicly available Company SEC Document filed at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement (other than any disclosure contained in any part of any Company SEC Document entitled "Risk Factors" or "Cautionary Statement about Forward Looking Statements" or any other disclosures in any Company SEC Document that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) or (y) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to Parent that:


        
4.1    Corporate Existence and Power.     

        The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all corporate powers required to own or lease all of its properties or assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement (the "Company Organizational Documents").


        
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4.3    Governmental Authorization.     

        The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or is specified to be a party, and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, require no action by or in respect of, Consents of, or Filings with, any Governmental Authority other than (a) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do business; (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act; (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act and any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities Laws or pursuant to the listing requirements of NASDAQ; (d) the Consents set forth on Section 4.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (e) any other actions, Consents or Filings the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (clauses (a) through (e), collectively "Company Governmental Authorizations").


        
4.4    Non-contravention.     

        The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is or is specified to be a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not (a) assuming receipt of the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the Company Organizational Documents; (b) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.3 and receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law; (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.3 and receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, require any Consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any Contract binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any governmental Consents (including Consents required by Contract) affecting, or relating in any way to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective assets or businesses, or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        
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4.8    Financial Statements and Financial Matters.     


        
4.9    Disclosure Documents.     

        The information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries that is provided by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will not (a) in the case of the Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Parent Stockholder Meeting, and (b) in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, at the time the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and Parent and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Parent Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.


        
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4.11    No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.     

        There are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than (a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto, (b) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Company Balance Sheet Date, (c) liabilities arising in connection with the Transactions and (d) other liabilities or obligations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are no off-balance sheet arrangements of any type pursuant to any off-balance sheet arrangement required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act ("Regulation S-K") that have not been so described in the Company SEC Documents.


        
4.12    Litigation.     

        There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective capacities as such, or any of the respective properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, before (or, in the case of threatened Proceedings, that would be before) any Governmental Authority, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the Transactions. There is no Order outstanding or threatened against or affecting the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective capacities as such, or any of the respective properties of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the Transactions.


        
4.13    Permits.     

        Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all governmental Consents necessary for the operation of their respective businesses (the "Company Permits"). All Company Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and since January 1, 2018, have been in compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except for failures to comply that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There is no Proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that seeks, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any existing condition, situation or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation, cancellation, termination, non-renewal or adverse modification of any Company Permit except where such revocation, cancellation, termination, non-renewal or adverse modification has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        
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4.16    Taxes.     

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4.20    Environmental Matters.     

        The Company has made available all material, non-privileged audits, investigations and sampling or similar reports with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries that are in its possession or control relating to Environmental Laws or the Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances. Except (x) as set forth in Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (y) as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:


        
4.21    Insurance.     

        The Company has made available to Parent, prior to the date of this Agreement, a list and summaries of all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a policyholder or that covers the business, operations, employees, officers, directors or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Company Insurance Policies"). The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company reasonably believes, based on past experience, is adequate for the businesses and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taking into account the cost and availability of such insurance). Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company Insurance Policies (i) are sufficient for compliance by the Company and its Subsidiaries with all Company Material Contracts and (ii) will not terminate or lapse by their terms by reason of the consummation of the Transactions. Section 4.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the amount per annum the Company paid in its last full

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fiscal year ending prior to the date of this Agreement for the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies.


        
4.22    Properties.     

        Schedule 4.22 sets forth the address of each real property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, as the case may be, each parcel of real property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens and (b) each lease, sublease or license under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses any real property is a valid and binding agreement of the Company or of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and is in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or breach under the terms of any such lease, sublease or license.


        
4.23    Transactions with Affiliates.     

        To the knowledge of the Company, since January 1, 2018, there have been no transactions, or series of related transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, or series of related transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K that have not been otherwise disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof.


        
4.24    Antitakeover Statutes.     

        Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.27, neither the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL nor any other "control share acquisition," "fair price," "moratorium" or other antitakeover Laws enacted under U.S. state or federal Laws apply to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any of the Transactions.


        
4.25    Opinion of Financial Advisors.     

        The Board of Directors of the Company has received an opinion from each of Barclays Capital Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth in the written opinion, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Company Common Stock (other than, as applicable, Parent and its Affiliates and holders of Excluded Shares).


        
4.26    Finders' Fees.     

        Except for Barclays Capital Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, a copy of whose engagement agreement has been provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions.


        
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4.28    No Rights Plan.     

        As of the date of this Agreement, there is no stockholder rights plan, "poison pill," antitakeover plan or similar device in effect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject or a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is otherwise bound.


        
4.29    No Other Company Representations and Warranties.     

        Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article 4 (as qualified by the applicable items disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule in accordance with Section 11.5 and the introduction to this Article 4) (but without limiting any representations and warranties in any Ancillary Agreement), neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other matter furnished or provided to Parent or made available to Parent in any "data rooms", "virtual data rooms", management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, this Agreement or the Transactions. The Company and its Subsidiaries disclaim any other representations or warranties, whether made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties made by Parent in Article 5 (as qualified by the applicable items disclosed in the Parent Disclosure Schedule in accordance with Section 11.5 and the introduction to Article 5) (but without limiting any representations and warranties in any Ancillary Agreement), neither Parent nor any other Person is making or has made any representations or warranty, expressed or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries, or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Parent or its Subsidiaries or any other matter furnished or provided to Parent or made available to the Company in any "data rooms," "virtual data rooms," management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, this Agreement, or the Transactions. The Company specifically disclaims that it is relying upon or has relied upon any such other representations or warranties that may have been made by any Person, and acknowledges and agrees that Parent and its Affiliates have specifically disclaimed and do hereby specifically disclaim any such other representations and warranties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.29 shall not limit Parent's, Merger Sub's or the Company's remedies in the case of fraud with respect to the representations and warranties made in this Agreement.


        
5.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT     

        Subject to Section 11.5, except (x) as disclosed in any publicly available Parent SEC Document filed at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date of this Agreement (other than any disclosure contained in any part of any Parent SEC Document entitled "Risk Factors" or "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements" or any other disclosures in any Parent SEC Document that are cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) or (y) as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent represents and warrants to the Company that:


        
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available to the Company true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of each of Parent and Merger Sub, in each case, as in effect on the date of this Agreement (the "Parent Organizational Documents"). Since the date of its incorporation, Merger Sub has not engaged in any activities other than in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement.


        
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        The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Person is or is specified to be a party, and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions, require no action by or in respect of, Consents of, or Filings with, any Governmental Authority other than (a) the filing of each of the Certificate of Merger and Parent Charter Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which Parent or Merger Sub is qualified to do business; (b) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act; (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act and any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities Laws or pursuant to the listing requirements of NASDAQ; (d) the Consents set forth on Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule; and (e) any other actions, Consents or Filings the absence of which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect (clauses (a)-(e), collectively the "Parent Governmental Authorizations").


        
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        The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such Person is or is specified to be a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, do not and will not (a) assuming receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval and approval of Parent in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the Parent Organizational Documents; (b) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.3 and receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval and approval of Parent in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law; (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.3 and receipt of the Parent Stockholder Approval and approval of Parent in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, require any Consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any Contract binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any governmental Consents (including Consents required by Contract) affecting, or relating in any way to, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective assets or businesses; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        
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Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto becomes effective and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Parent Stockholder Meeting, and (b) in the case of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, at the time the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and Parent and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Parent Stockholder Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.


        
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5.11    No Undisclosed Material Liabilities.     

        There are no liabilities or obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than (a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Parent Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto, (b) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, (c) liabilities arising in connection with the Transactions and (d) other liabilities or obligations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There are no off-balance sheet arrangements of any type pursuant to any off-balance sheet arrangement required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K that have not been so described in the Parent SEC Documents.


        
5.12    Litigation.     

        There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officers, directors or employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective capacities as such or any of the respective properties of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, before (or, in the case of threatened Proceedings, that would be before) any Governmental Authority, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the Transactions. There is no Order outstanding or threatened against or affecting Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, any present or former officers, directors or employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in their respective capacities as such or any of the respective properties of any of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect or that would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the Transactions.


        
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Permits are in full force and effect, except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are and since January 1, 2018, have been in compliance with the terms of Parent Permits, except for failures to comply that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. There is no Proceeding pending, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened that seeks, or, to the knowledge of Parent, any existing condition, situation or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in, the revocation, cancellation, termination, non-renewal or adverse modification of any Parent Permit except where such revocation, cancellation, termination, non-renewal or adverse modification has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.


        
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5.20    Environmental Matters.     

        Parent has made available all material non-privileged audits, investigations and sampling or similar reports with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries that are in its possession or control relating to Environmental Laws or the Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances. Except (x) as set forth in Section 5.20 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or (y) as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect:


        
5.21    Insurance.     

        Parent has made available to the Company, prior to the date of this Agreement, a list and summaries of all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds for which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a policyholder or that covers the business, operations, employees, officers, directors or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Parent Insurance Policies"). Parent and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance coverage with reputable insurers in such amounts and covering such risks as Parent reasonably believes, based on past experience, is adequate for the businesses and operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries (taking into account the cost and availability of such insurance). Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material

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Adverse Effect, the Parent Insurance Policies (i) are sufficient for compliance by Parent and its Subsidiaries with all Parent Material Contracts and (ii) will not terminate or lapse by their terms by reason of the consummation of the Transactions. Section 5.21 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth the amount per annum Parent paid in its last full fiscal year ending prior to the date of this Agreement for Parent's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies.


        
5.22    Properties.     

        Schedule 5.22 sets forth the address of each real property owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (a) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has good, valid and marketable fee simple title to, or valid leasehold interests in, as the case may be, each parcel of real property of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens and (b) each lease, sublease or license under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses any real property is a valid and binding agreement of Parent or of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and is in full force and effect, and neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any other party thereto is in default or breach under the terms of any such lease, sublease or license.


        
5.23    Transactions with Affiliates.     

        To the knowledge of Parent, since January 1, 2018, there have been no transactions, or series of related transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings in effect, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, or series of related transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K that have not been otherwise disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof.


        
5.24    Antitakeover Statutes.     

        Assuming the accuracy of the representations set forth in Section 4.27, neither the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL nor any other "control share acquisition," "fair price," "moratorium" or other antitakeover Laws enacted under U.S. state or federal Laws apply to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any of the Transactions.


        
5.25    Opinion of Financial Advisor.     

        Parent has received the written opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, financial advisor to Parent, and the Parent Special Committee has received the written opinion of Stifel Financial Corp., financial advisor to the Parent Special Committee, in each case, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters considered in connection with the preparation of such opinion, the Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial point of view, to Parent.


        
5.26    Finders' Fees.     

        Except for Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Stifel Financial Corp., Rothschild & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., copies of whose engagement agreements have been provided to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission from Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions.


        
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        Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (a) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of Company Common Stock or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock or (b) has any rights to acquire any shares of Company Common Stock.

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There are no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. None of Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is an "interested stockholder" of the Company (with the meaning of each foregoing word in quotation marks as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL).


        
5.28    Financing.     

        Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Parent has obtained and delivered to the Company a true, complete and fully executed debt commitment letter, dated as of the date hereof (such letter, together with all annexes and exhibits attached thereto and the executed fee letter, dated as of the date hereof, as amended, modified, waived, supplemented, extended or replaced in accordance with the terms therein and herein, collectively, the "Commitment Letter"), pursuant to which the Financing Sources have committed, subject solely to the terms and conditions expressly set forth in the Commitment Letter, to lend to the Subsidiaries of Parent named therein (the "Borrowers") the amounts set forth therein for, among other things, the purposes of the Financing. As of the date hereof, the Commitment Letter, in the form so delivered, is in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, to the knowledge of Parent, no such commitment provided for in the Commitment Letter has been withdrawn, terminated, repudiated, rescinded, amended, supplemented or modified, in any respect, and no such withdrawal, termination, repudiation, rescission, amendment, supplement or modification is contemplated other than as set forth in the Commitment Letter with respect to the Parent's ability to add additional arrangers thereunder. Neither Parent, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any other counterparty thereto has committed any material breach of any of its covenants or other obligations set forth in, or is in default under, the Commitment Letter, and, as of the date of this Agreement, to the knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to (a) constitute or result in a material breach or default on the part of any Person under the Commitment Letter, (b) constitute or result in a failure to satisfy any of the terms or conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter, (c) make any of the assumptions or any of the statements set forth in the Commitment Letter inaccurate in any material respect or (d) otherwise result in any portion of the Financing not being available. As of the date of this Agreement, assuming satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 and the compliance in all material respects by the Company with Section 8.4, Parent has no reason to believe (both before and after giving effect to any "flex" provisions contained in the Commitment Letter) that Parent will be unable to satisfy, on a timely basis, any term or condition to be satisfied by it contained in the Commitment Letter or that the full amounts committed pursuant to the Commitment Letter will not be available as of the Closing if the terms or conditions to be satisfied by them contained in the Commitment Letter are satisfied. There are no conditions precedent (directly or indirectly) or other conditions related to the Financing and the funding thereof other than the terms thereof expressly set forth in the Commitment Letter. Other than the Commitment Letter and the fee letter contemplated therein, there are no other contracts or written agreements (or other arrangements or agreements that are material) entered into by the Parent or any Affiliate thereof that are materially related to the funding of the Financing (except for (i) customary engagement letters, true and correct copies of which have been provided to the Company and (ii) customary non-disclosure agreements which do not impact the conditionality of the Financing).


        
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expressed or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries, or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Parent or its Subsidiaries or any other matter furnished or provided to the Company or made available to the Company in any "data rooms", "virtual data rooms", management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, this Agreement or the Transactions. Parent and its Subsidiaries disclaim any other representations or warranties, whether made by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives. Parent acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in Article 4 (as qualified by the applicable items disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule in accordance with Section 11.5 and the introduction to Article 4) (but without limiting any representations and warranties in any Ancillary Agreement), neither the Company nor any other Person is making or has made any representations or warranty, expressed or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to or on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or any other matter furnished or provided to Parent or made available to Parent in any "data rooms," "virtual data rooms," management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, this Agreement, or the Transactions. Parent specifically disclaims that it is relying upon or has relied upon any such other representations or warranties that may have been made by any Person, and acknowledges and agrees that the Company and its Affiliates have specifically disclaimed and do hereby specifically disclaim any such other representations and warranties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.29 shall not limit Parent's, Merger Sub's or the Company's remedies in the case of fraud with respect to the representations and warranties made in this Agreement.


        
6.    COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY     

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6.1    Conduct of the Company.     

        From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement, except (x) as required by Applicable Law, (y) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (z) as otherwise required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization and relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over the Company's operations and other Third Parties having material business relationships with the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) keep available the services of the present directors, officers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and (iii) maintain in effect all material Company Permits; provided that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action to comply with the foregoing that would breach any of Sections 6.1(a) through 6.1(s). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (A) as required by Applicable Law, (B) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (C) as otherwise required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, without Parent's prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:

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the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its business organization and relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Authorities with jurisdiction over Parent's operations and other Third Parties having material business relationships with Parent and its Subsidiaries; (ii) keep available the services of the present directors, officers and employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries; and (iii) maintain in effect all material Parent Permits; provided that neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action to comply with the foregoing that would breach any of Sections 7.1(a) through 7.1(s). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (A) as required by Applicable Law, (B) as set forth in Section 7.1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or (C) as otherwise required or expressly permitted by this Agreement, without the Company's prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to:

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7.3    Obligations of Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation.     

        Until the Effective Time, Parent shall at all times be the direct owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Merger Sub. Parent shall take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub and, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, Parent shall execute and deliver a written consent as sole stockholder of Merger Sub adopting this Agreement in accordance with the DGCL and provide a copy of such written consent to the Company, and thereafter neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries shall amend, modify or withdraw such consent.


        
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8.5    Redemptions of Company Notes.     

        Concurrently with the Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate with Parent to, and use commercially reasonable efforts to, take such actions as are necessary to effect the applicable satisfaction and discharge (the "Discharge") on the Closing Date of all outstanding 5.875% senior notes due July 1, 2024 (the "Company Notes") and Company Notes Indenture (including a concurrent delivery of a redemption notice with respect to the Company Notes). The Company shall, at Parent's reasonable written request, (w) assist the Buyer in preparing notices of redemption ("Redemption Notices") or irrevocable instructions relating to the Discharge ("Discharge Instructions") with respect to the Company Notes pursuant to the requisite provisions of the Company Notes Indenture; (x) use its commercially reasonable efforts to give, or request the trustee under the Company Notes Indenture to give, to holders of the Company Notes on the Company's behalf, any such Redemption Notices or Discharge Instructions on the Closing Date in accordance with the Company Notes Indenture, and shall provide the trustee with any officer's certificate or opinion required by the Company Notes Indenture in connection therewith; (y) reasonably cooperate with Parent pursuant to the terms of the Company Notes Indenture to facilitate the Discharge on the Closing Date of the Company Notes Indenture, to the extent such Discharge is permitted by the Company Notes Indenture; and (z) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the trustee of the Company Notes to cooperate with Parent to facilitate such redemptions and/or Discharge. Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this Section 8.5 shall require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (i) pay or deposit any amounts required to redeem or Discharge the Company Notes except to the extent such amounts have been previously provided by Parent to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with this Agreement (which amounts, for the avoidance of doubt, shall take into account the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture and shall include interest accrued through the date of the redemption), or (ii) issue any Redemption Notices prior to the Closing.

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        8.6    Public Announcements.     

        The initial press release concerning this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Transactions shall be a joint press release to be agreed upon by the Company and Parent. Following such initial press release, Parent and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any additional press release, making any other public statement or scheduling any press conference, conference call or meeting with investors or analysts with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions and, except as may be required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such press release, make any such other public statement or schedule any such press conference, conference call or meeting before such consultation (and, to the extent applicable, shall reasonably in advance provide copies of any such press release, statement or agreement (or any scripts for any conference calls) to the other party and shall consider in good faith the comments of the other party); provided that the restrictions set forth in this Section 8.6 shall not apply to any release or public statement (a) made or proposed to be made by the Company in compliance with Section 6.3 with respect to the matters contemplated by Section 6.3, (b) made or proposed to be made by Parent in compliance with Section 7.2 with respect to the matters contemplated by Section 7.2, or (c) in connection with any dispute between the parties regarding this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Transactions.


        
8.7    Notices of Certain Events.     

        Each of the Company and Parent shall promptly advise the other of (a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions; (b) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions; (c) any Proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to any Section of this Agreement or that relate to the consummation of the Transactions; (d) any change, event or fact that has had or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, in the case of the Company, or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, in the case of Parent; or (e) any change, event or fact that it believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement; provided that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement; provided, further, that a failure to comply with this Section 8.7 shall not constitute the failure of any condition set forth in Article 9 to be satisfied unless the underlying change or event would independently result in the failure of a condition set forth in Article 9 to be satisfied.


        
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and/or its respective directors or officers relating to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any of the Transactions or any matters relating thereto (collectively, "Transaction Litigation") and shall keep the other party informed regarding any Transaction Litigation. Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with the other in the defense or settlement of any Transaction Litigation, and shall give the other party the opportunity to consult with it regarding the defense or settlement of such Transaction Litigation and shall give the other party's advice due consideration with respect to such Transaction Litigation. Prior to the Effective Time, none of Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall settle or offer to settle any Transaction Litigation without the prior written consent of, in the case of Parent and its Subsidiaries, the Company, and, in the case of the Company and its Subsidiaries, Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).


        
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        Each of the Company and Parent agrees to cooperate with the other party in taking, or causing to be taken, all actions necessary to delist the Company Common Stock from NASDAQ and terminate its registration under the Securities Exchange Act; provided that such delisting and termination shall not be effective until the Effective Time.


        
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        Immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, contribute the shares in the Surviving Corporation to Williams Scotsman, Inc.


        
8.13    State Takeover Statutes.     

        Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall (a) take all action necessary so that no "moratorium," "control share acquisition," "fair price," "supermajority," "affiliate transactions" or "business combination statute or regulation" or other similar state anti-takeover Laws or regulations, or any similar provision of the Company Organizational Documents or the Parent Organizational Documents is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other Transactions, and (b) if any such anti-takeover Law, regulation or provision is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or any other Transactions, cooperate and grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that this Agreement, the Merger or the Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the Transactions.


        
8.14    Tax Matters.     


        
9.    CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER     


        
9.1    Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party.     

        The obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver) of the following conditions:

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9.2    Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.     

        The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by Parent) of the following further conditions:

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9.3    Conditions to the Obligations of the Company.     

        The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by the Company) of the following further conditions:

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10.    TERMINATION     


        
10.1    Termination.     

        This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Parent Stockholder Approval or Voting Agreement, except in the case of Section 10.1(c)(i) and Section 10.1(d)(i)), in which case, at any time prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting and Parent Stockholder Meeting, as applicable):

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        The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1 (other than pursuant to Section 10.1(a)) shall give written notice of such termination to the other party.

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10.2    Effect of Termination.     

        If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect without liability of any party (or any stockholder or Representative of such party) to the other party hereto, except as provided in Section 10.3; provided that, (i) subject to Section 10.3(d), neither Parent nor the Company shall be released from any liabilities or damages arising out of any (a) fraud by any party or (b) the willful breach by any party of any provision set forth in this Agreement and (ii) any payment of the Company Termination Fee or the Parent Termination Fee shall not relieve either party from any liability or obligation under Section 11.4. The provisions of this Section 10.2, Section 10.3 and Article 11 (other than Section 11.13) shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 10.1. In addition, the termination of this Agreement shall not affect the parties' respective obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement.


        
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11.    MISCELLANEOUS     


        
11.1    Notices.     

        All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and e-mail transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given,

  If to Parent or Merger Sub:

 

 

 

WillScot Corporation
901 S. Bond Street, #600
Attn: Bradley L. Soultz
Hezron Lopez
      Phone:   (401) 931-6000
      Email:   Bradley.soultz@willscot.com
Hezron.lopez@willscot.com

 

With a copy to:

 

 

 

Allen & Overy LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
      Attn:   William Schwitter
      Phone:   (212) 610-6442
      Email:   William.schwitter@allenovery.com

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If to the Company:

 

 

 

Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
      Attn:   Kelly Williams
Chris Miner
      Phone:   (480) 719-5676
(480) 477-0241
      Email:   kwilliams@mobilemini.com
cminer@mobilemini.com

 

With a copy to:

 

 

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
      Attn:   Phillip R. Mills
      Phone:   (212) 450-4618
      Email:   Phillip.mills@davispolk.com

or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.


        
11.2    Survival.     

        The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Effective Time, except for the covenants and agreements set forth in Article 2, Section 7.4, Section 7.5, Section 8.11, Section 8.12 and this Article 11.


        
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11.4    Expenses.     

        Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense, including the provision of any information and documentary material requested in connection therewith in connection with any Filings under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws or requests or compliance obligations, if any, made prior to Closing by any Antirust Authority under any Antitrust Law. Following Closing, any additional filing fees or costs associated with information and documentary material requested in connection therewith shall be the sole responsibility of Parent.


        
11.5    Disclosure Schedule References and SEC Document References.     

        The parties hereto agree that each section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, shall be deemed to qualify the corresponding section or subsection of this Agreement, irrespective of whether or not any particular section or subsection of this Agreement specifically refers to the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable. The parties hereto further agree that (other than with respect to any items disclosed in Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, in each case, for which an explicit reference in any other section shall be required in order to apply to such section) disclosure of any item, matter or event in any particular section or subsection of either the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, to which the relevance of such disclosure would be reasonably apparent on its face, without review of the underlying documents, notwithstanding the omission of a cross-reference to such other section or subsections.


        
11.6    Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment.     


        
11.7    Governing Law.     

        Except as provided in Section 11.8, this Agreement and all Proceedings (whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether based on contract, tort or otherwise), directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the actions of

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Parent, Merger Sub or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof or thereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.


        
11.8    Jurisdiction/Venue.     

        Each of the parties hereto (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any action or Proceeding relating to the Transactions, on behalf of itself or its property, in accordance with Section 11.1 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 11.8 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its property in any action or Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division) or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is vested exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the Transactions, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof; (c) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any actions or Proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Delaware Court of Chancery (or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division) or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is vested exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or Proceeding in any such court or that such action or Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or Proceeding in such court as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each of the parties, their respective Affiliates and their and their respective Affiliates' shareholders, officers, directors, employees, controlling persons, agents, and Representatives (x) agrees that it will not bring or support any Person in any Proceeding, including cross-claims and Third Party claims, before any Governmental Authority of any kind or description, whether at law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any of the Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the Transactions, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Commitment Letter or the Financing or the performance thereof or the transactions or financings contemplated thereby, in any forum other than the United States Federal and New York State courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County, State of New York (and any appellate courts thereof), (y) submits for itself and its property with respect to any such action to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts, and (z) agrees that, except as specifically set forth in the Commitment Letter, all claims or causes of action (whether at law, in equity, in Contract, in tort or otherwise) against any of the Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement, the Financing or the performance thereof or the financings contemplated thereby, shall be exclusively governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

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11.9    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.     

        EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LITIGATION) OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE MERGER OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE COMMITMENT LETTER OR THE FINANCING OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST ANY LENDER OR FINANCING SOURCE, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (a) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (b) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (c) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (d) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 11.9.


        
11.10    Counterparts; Effectiveness.     

        This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, including by facsimile or by email with .pdf attachments, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed and delivered (by electronic communication, facsimile or otherwise) by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).


        
11.11    Entire Agreement.     

        This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements (as applicable) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof.


        
11.12    Severability.     

        If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

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11.13    Specific Performance.     

        The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law (a) for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement or (b) in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that, except where this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 10.1, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, without proof of actual damages, and each party further agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy. The parties further agree that (x) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 11.13, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to a party under this Agreement, including, subject to Section 10.3(d), monetary damages and (y) nothing contained in this Section 11.13 shall require any party to institute any Proceeding for (or limit any party's right to institute any Proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 11.13 before exercising any termination right under Section 10.1 or pursuing damages nor shall the commencement of any action pursuant to this Section 11.13 or anything contained in this Section 11.13 restrict or limit any party's right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 10.1 or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that may be available then or thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Closing does not occur due to termination pursuant to Article 10, which termination results in the payment of a Parent Termination Fee or Company Termination Fee under Section 10.3, the payment of such Parent Termination Fee or Company Termination Fee, as the case may be, shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the terminating party and under no circumstances shall a party or any of its Affiliates or Representatives be permitted or entitled to receive a grant of specific performance in such event.


        
11.14    No Recourse; Limitation of Liability.     

        Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or otherwise, the parties hereto agree, on their own behalf and on behalf of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, that (a) this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim for breach of this Agreement may only be made against, the parties hereto and then only with respect to the specific obligations set forth herein with respect to such party and (b) with respect to each party hereto, no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor, Lender, Financing Source, Representative or agent of such party shall have any liability (whether in contract or tort, at law or in equity or otherwise, or based upon any theory that seeks to impose liability of an entity party hereto against its owners or Affiliates) for any one or more of the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations or liabilities of such party or for any claim based on, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto (each on behalf of itself and any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives) hereby waive any rights or claims, whether at law or at equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise against the Financing Sources in connection with this Agreement and hereby agree that in no event shall the Financing Sources have any liability or obligation hereunder to the parties hereto or their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives and (c) in no event shall the parties hereto (x) seek or obtain, (y) support any person to seek or obtain, or (z) permit any of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their and their Affiliates' respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Representatives to seek or obtain, any damages of any kind against any Financing Source (including special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages or damages of a tortious nature), in each case in connection with this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall this Section 11.14 or any other provision of this Agreement modify or impair the rights and remedies of the parties to the Commitment Letter (including any related fee letter or engagement letter) or any definitive documentation with respect to the Financing, and all such rights and remedies shall be as set forth in such agreements and as otherwise provided by Applicable Law.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

  WILLSCOT CORPORATION

 

By:

 

/s/ BRADLEY L. SOULTZ


      Name:   Bradley L. Soultz

      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

PICASSO MERGER SUB, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ BRADLEY L. SOULTZ


      Name:   Bradley L. Soultz

      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

MOBILE MINI, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ KELLY WILLIAMS


      Name:   Kelly Williams

      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF SURVIVING CORPORATION

        MOBILE MINI, INC. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:

        ARTICLE FIRST.    The name of the corporation is MOBILE MINI, INC. (the "Corporation").

        ARTICLE SECOND.    The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

        ARTICLE THIRD.    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").

        ARTICLE FOURTH.    The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100. All such shares are to be common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, and are to be of one class.

        ARTICLE FIFTH.    Unless and except to the extent that the bylaws of the Corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the corporation need not be by written ballot.

        ARTICLE SIXTH.    A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under any provision of the DGCL, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

        ARTICLE SEVENTH.    To the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as the same may be amended and supplemented, the Corporation shall indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under such section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by such section, including directors and officers of the Corporation who were directors or officers of the Corporation prior to the Effective Time, and the Corporation may, in the sole discretion of the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") and to such extent and to such effect as the Board shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by the DGCL, indemnify and hold harmless those individuals who served as employees or agents of the Corporation prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a


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director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

        ARTICLE EIGHTH.    In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any bylaw.

        ARTICLE NINTH.    The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this article.

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EXHIBIT B
PARENT CHARTER AMENDMENT

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

        The present name of the corporation is WillScot Corporation. The corporation was incorporated under the name "Double Eagle Acquisition Corp." by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 29, 2017. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, which restates and integrates and also further amends the provisions of the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended, integrated and restated to read in its entirety as follows:


ARTICLE I

Name

        The name of the Corporation is [Combined Corporation] (the "Corporation").


ARTICLE II

Registered Agent; Registered Office

        The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.


ARTICLE III

Purposes

        The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").


ARTICLE IV

[Reserved]


ARTICLE V

Capital Stock

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        2.
    Preferred Stock.     Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series pursuant to a resolution or resolutions providing for such issue duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") and the filing of a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (a "Preferred Designation"), authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in the Board. The Board is further authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any such series, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, subject to obtaining a vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if such a vote is required pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation).


        3.
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ARTICLE VI

Bylaws

        In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal or otherwise alter the bylaws of the Corporation (the "Bylaws") without any action on the part of the stockholders. The Bylaws may also be amended, supplemented or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the notice for which designates that an amendment, supplement or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, and only by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote upon such amendment, supplement or repeal, voting as a single class.


ARTICLE VII

Directors

        1.    Board of Directors.     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.


        2.
    Number; Term; Election; Qualification.     The number of directors that constitutes the Board shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board in accordance with the Bylaws, and shall consist of not less than three or more than thirteen directors. The Board shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of directors elected to each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board. Each Class I director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, each Class II director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time and each Class III director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office for each class of directors, the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, except that if any such election shall not be so held, such election shall take place at a stockholders' meeting called and held in accordance with the DGCL. Each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation, or removal. If the number of directors is hereafter changed, no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.


        3.
    Removal and Vacancies.     Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, vacancies occurring on the Board for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only: (i) prior to the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and (ii) from and after the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A person so elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.


        4.
    Written Ballot.     Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

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ARTICLE VIII

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

        1.    Limitation of Liability.     To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to, modification of, or repeal of this Article VIII, Section 1 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment..


        2.
    Indemnification.     The Corporation shall, in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, indemnify, advance expenses, and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation), any person (a "Covered Person") who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except for claims for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) or advancement of expenses not paid in full, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Section 2 shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.


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    Insurance.     The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.


ARTICLE IX

Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions

        1.    Exclusive Forum.     Unless the Board or one of its duly authorized committees otherwise approves in writing, the selection of an alternate forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if the Superior Court of the State of Delaware also does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (v) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, a "Covered Proceeding").

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    Personal Jurisdiction.     If any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where permitted in accordance with Section 1 above, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (each, a "Foreign Action") in the name of any person or entity (a "Claiming Party") without the prior written approval of the Board or one of its duly authorized committees, such Claiming Party shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where applicable, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with any action brought in any such courts to enforce Section 1 above (an "Enforcement Action") and (ii) having service of process made upon such Claiming Party in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such Claiming Party's counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such Claiming Party.


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    Notice and Consent.     Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX and waived any argument relating to the inconvenience of the forums reference above in connection with any Covered Proceeding.


ARTICLE X

Severability

        If any provision or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of the Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any section of the Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.


ARTICLE XI

Corporate Opportunity

        The Corporation hereby renounces pursuant to Section 122(17) of the DGCL any interest or expectancy in, or being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity or classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to any of the Corporation's non-employee directors or any of their affiliates (together, an "Identified Person") which may be a corporate opportunity for such Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its affiliates. In the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Corporation or any of its affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, shall not be liable to the Company, its affiliates or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder or director of the Company solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person or does not present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation does not renounce its interest or expectancy in any

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corporate opportunity offered to any Identified Person if such opportunity is expressly offered to such Identified Person solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation, and the foregoing provisions of this Article XI shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity. Notwithstanding anything to contrary herein, the provisions of this Article XI shall have no further force or effect from and after the earlier of such time as (i) TDR Capital LLP ("TDR") ceases to beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) TDR is not entitled to designate one or more members of the Board in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement, by and among the Corporation, TDR and the other parties thereto (as amended from time to time).


ARTICLE XII

Amendment

        Except as expressly provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

* * * * *

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on [    ·    ], 2020.

  [COMBINED CORPORATION]

 

By:

 

  


      Name:   Bradley Soultz

      Title:   Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT C

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

[    ·    ], 2020

Article 1

Stockholders

        1.1    Place of Meetings.    Meetings of stockholders of [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), shall be held at the place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") from time to time; provided, that the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL").

        1.2    Annual Meetings.    Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such date and time as fixed by the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing directors and transacting any other business as may properly come before such meetings.

        1.3    Special Meetings.    Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, to be held at such date and time as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof. Only business within the purposes described in the Corporation's notice of meeting required by Section 1.4 may be conducted at the special meetings. The ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.

        1.4    Notice of Meetings.    Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the "Certificate of Incorporation") or these Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), the notice of any meeting shall be given no fewer than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.

        1.5    Postponement; Adjournments.    The Board of Directors, acting by resolution, may postpone and reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders. Any annual meeting or special meeting may be adjourned from time to time, whether or not there is a quorum: (a) at any time, upon a resolution by stockholders, if the votes cast in favor of such resolution by the holders of shares of each voting group entitled to vote on any matter theretofore properly brought before the meeting exceed the number of votes cast against such resolution by the holders of shares of each such voting group; or (b) at any time prior to the transaction of any business at such meeting, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

        1.6    Quorum.    Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum, and the


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stockholders present at any duly convened meeting may continue to do business until adjournment notwithstanding any withdrawal from the meeting of holders of shares counted in determining the existence of a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.5 of these Bylaws until a quorum shall attend. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

        1.7    Organization.    Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in his or her absence by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation, by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

        1.8    Voting; Proxies.    

        (a)    Generally.    Unless otherwise required by law or provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

        (b)    Voting Matters Other than Elections of Directors.    Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, any matter, other than the election of directors, brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a matter submitted for a vote of the stockholders as to which a stockholder approval requirement is applicable under the stockholder approval policy of the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other exchange or quotation system on which the capital stock of the Corporation is quoted or traded, the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the vote required for approval shall be the requisite vote specified in such stockholder approval policy, Rule 16b-3 or Code provision, as the case may be.

        (c)    Proxies.    Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Such authorization may be in a writing executed by the stockholder or his or her authorized officer, director, employee, or agent. To the extent permitted by law, a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization, or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that the electronic transmission either sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. A copy, facsimile transmission, or other reliable reproduction of the proxy (including any electronic transmission) authorized by this Section 1.8(c) may be substituted for or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile transmission, or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.

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        1.9    Fixing of Record Dates.    In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date for stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of stockholders or any other action, which, in the case of a meeting, shall not be more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days before the date of such meeting or, in the case of any other action, shall not be more than 60 days prior to such other action. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of a meeting of stockholders, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (2) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote.

        1.10    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.    The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided, that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation's principal place of business. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then such list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

        1.11    Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.    

        (a)    Annual Meetings of Stockholders.    Nominations of one or more individuals to the Board of Directors (each, a "Nomination," and more than one, "Nominations," and the individual who is the subject of a Nomination, a "Nominee") and the proposal of business other than Nominations ("Business") to be considered by the stockholders of the Corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only: (1) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting or any supplement thereto (provided, however, that reference in the Corporation's notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations); (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is received by the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. Subclause (3) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit business (other than matters

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properly brought under Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereto) under the Exchange Act and indicated in the Corporation's notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

        (b)    Special Meetings of Stockholders.    Only such Business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting (provided, however, that reference in the Corporation's notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations). Nominations may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting: (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is received by the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may make Nominations of one or more individuals (as the case may be) for election to such positions as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by Section 1.11(c)(1) shall be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in accordance with Section 1.11(c)(1)(E).

        (c)    Stockholder Nominations and Business.    For Nominations and Business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11, and any such proposed Business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. For Nominations to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(b)(2), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11. In either case, the stockholder shall also provide an Update (as defined below) at the times and in the forms required by this Section 1.11.

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Article 2
Board of Directors

        2.1    Regular Meetings.    Prior to the third annual meeting of stockholders following the date of these Bylaws (the "Third AMS"), regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office, unless both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer determine otherwise in their mutual discretion, at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. From and after the Third AMS, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notices thereof need not be given.

        2.2    Special Meetings.    Prior to the Third AMS, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time but shall be held at the Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office unless both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer determine otherwise in their mutual discretion. From and after the Third AMS, special meetings of the Board of

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Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or a majority of the Whole Board.

        2.3    Telephonic Meetings Permitted.    Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

        2.4    Quorum; Vote Required for Action.    At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or any agreement binding upon the Corporation otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. The term "Whole Board" shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships. The Board of Directors and the Corporate Governance Committee shall endeavor to fill any vacancies as promptly as practicable.

        2.5    Organization.    Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

        2.6    Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Lead Director of the Board of Directors.    The Board of Directors may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors may, if it so determines, choose a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from among its members, who shall undertake duties as the Board of Directors may assign. Further, the Board of Directors may, if it so determines, also select a Lead Director of the Board of Directors, who, if any, shall be a director of the Corporation who is not also an officer of the Corporation and who shall undertake duties as the Board of Directors may assign, including, but not limited to, duties otherwise assigned to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Among other duties, the Chairman of the Board of Directors will assist with, manage or delegate to the Lead Director, as appropriate, the following tasks: (i) acting as the principal liaison between the Corporation's independent directors and the Chief Executive Officer; (ii) overseeing and providing guidance with regard to agendas for meetings of the Board of Directors; (iii) leading meetings of the Board of Directors, including executive sessions, but excluding any sessions with only independent directors, which shall be led by the Lead Director for any period in which the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not independent; and (iv) addressing any other responsibilities as the Board of Directors may designate, from time to time.

        2.7    Board of Directors Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting.    Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions. After an action is taken, the consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if such minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if such minutes are maintained in electronic form.

        2.8    Fees and Compensation of Directors.    Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors, or may delegate such authority to an appropriate committee.

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        2.9    Elections of Directors.    

        The Corporate Governance Committee also shall consider a range of possible alternatives concerning the director's tendered resignation as the members of the Corporate Governance Committee deem appropriate, including, without limitation, acceptance of the resignation, rejection of the resignation, or rejection of the resignation coupled with a commitment to seek to address and cure the underlying reasons reasonably believed by the Corporate Governance Committee to have substantially resulted in such director failing to receive the required number of votes for re-election.

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The Board of Directors shall take formal action on the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation no later than 90 days following the date of the stockholders' meeting at which the election of directors occurred. In considering the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation, the Board of Directors shall consider the information, factors, and alternatives considered by the Corporate Governance Committee and such additional information, factors, and alternatives as the Board of Directors deems relevant in its sole discretion. No director who, in accordance with these provisions, is required to tender his or her resignation shall participate in the Corporate Governance Committee's deliberations or recommendation, or in the deliberations or determination of the Board of Directors, with respect to accepting or rejecting his or her resignation as a director.

        If a majority of the members of the Corporate Governance Committee fail to receive the required number of votes for re-election, then the Board of Directors will establish an ad hoc committee composed of independent directors then serving on the Board of Directors who were elected at the stockholders' meeting at which the election occurred, and independent directors, if any, who were not standing for election at such stockholders' meeting (the "Ad Hoc Committee"), consisting of such number of directors as the Board of Directors may determine to be appropriate, solely for the purpose of considering and making a recommendation to the Board with respect to the tendered resignations. The Ad Hoc Committee shall serve in place of the Corporate Governance Committee and perform the Corporate Governance Committee's duties for purposes of these provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Ad Hoc Committee would have been created but fewer than three directors would be eligible to serve on it, the entire Board (other than the individual directors whose resignations are being considered) shall make the determination to accept or reject the tendered resignations without any recommendation from the Corporate Governance Committee and without the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee. Following the decision of the Board of Directors on the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation, the Corporation, within four business days after such decision is made, shall publicly disclose, in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC, the decision of the Board of Directors, together with an explanation of the process by which the decision was made and, if applicable, the reason or reasons of the Board of Directors for rejecting the tendered resignation.

        2.10    Additional Requirements For Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, If Elected, to Be Seated as Directors.    

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        2.12    Powers of the Board.    The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation. As of the date of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors has approved that certain (i) Business Plan, Operating Model and Financial Plan and (ii) Synergies Plan (together with clause (i), the "Company Strategic Plans"). The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend or repeal the Company Strategic Plans; provided that, prior to the Third AMS, any material changes to the Synergies Plan, or the provisions relating to: (a) the SAP operating system, (b) the storage branch network, (c) the Mobile Mini branch managers retaining P&L and (d) the Mobile Mini insider sales representative structure, each included in the Company Strategic Plans (such provisions (a)-(d), the "Strategic Plan Provisions"), shall require Supermajority Approval (as defined in Section 3.1(c)). For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly provided in this Section 2.12, the implementation and execution of the Company Strategic Plans shall be conducted by the Corporation's management team with appropriate oversight and supervision by the Board, from time to time.


Article 3

Committees

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        3.2    Committee Charters and Rules.    Unless the Board of Directors or the charter of any such committee otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business; including such rules as may be contained in such committee's charter; provided that, prior to the Third AMS, making any change to the charter of any of the Initial Committees shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 2 of these Bylaws. Each committee and subcommittee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors, or the committee, when required.


Article 4

Officers

        4.1    Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies.    The Board of Directors as of the date of these Bylaws shall appoint the following officers of the Corporation, to take office as of the date of these Bylaws: a Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. The Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer or other duly appointed officer authorized by the Board of Directors may also elect or appoint such other officers as it, he or she shall deem necessary or appropriate to the management and operation of the Corporation, including, without limitation, a Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Controllers, Assistant Controllers, and such other officers as the Board of Directors or officer making the election or appointment deems necessary. Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) hereof, each such officer shall

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hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her death, or until he or she shall resign, or until he or she shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any officer may resign at any time upon written or electronic notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. An officer that elects or appoints another officer may remove such officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors (or by any officer authorized to fill such vacancy).

        4.2    Powers and Duties of Executive Officers.    (a) The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, and to the extent not so prescribed, they shall each have such powers and authority and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, as generally pertain to their respective offices. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties. Without limitation of the foregoing:

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        (b)   As of the date of these Bylaws, Bradley Soultz shall be the Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Williams shall be the President and Chief Operating Officer, Tim Boswell shall be the Chief Financial Officer, Chris Miner shall be the General Counsel, until removed or replaced in accordance with Section 4.1 or Section 4.2(b)(1).

        4.3    Compensation.    The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any officer from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, including that of director, or from serving any of its stockholders, subsidiaries or affiliated entities in any capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.

        4.4    Representation of Shares of Other Entities.    Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or interests of any other entities standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.


Article 5

Stock

        5.1    Certificates.    

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        5.2    Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates.    The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. If shares represented by a stock certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed have become uncertificated shares, the Corporation may, in lieu of issuing a new certificate, cause such shares to be reflected on its books as uncertificated shares and may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate.

        5.3    Dividends.    The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the Corporation's capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation's capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.

        5.4    Transfer of Shares.    

        5.5    Transfer Agent; Registrar.    The Board of Directors may appoint a transfer agent and one or more co-transfer agents and registrar and one or more co-registrars and may make, or authorize any such agent to make, all such rules and regulations deemed expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.

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Article 6

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

        6.1    Right of Indemnification.    The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a "Covered Person") who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.5, the corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

        6.2    Advancement of Expenses.    The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 6 or otherwise.

        6.3    Claims.    If a claim for indemnification under this Article 6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within sixty days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full within thirty days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

        6.4    Non-Exclusivity of Rights.    The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

        6.5    Other Sources.    The Corporation's obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.

        6.6    Amendment or Repeal.    Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these Bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.

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        6.7    Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.    This Article 6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.


Article 7

Miscellaneous

        7.1    Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.    Subject to such limitations, restrictions, or prohibitions as the Board of Directors or any officer may impose, the officers of the Corporation shall have power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement and to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

        7.2    Fiscal Year; Headquarters and Principal Executive Office.    

        7.3    Seal.    The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

        7.4    Notices.    

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Whenever notice is required to be given by the Corporation, under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to any stockholder to whom: (1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings of stockholders and all notices of stockholders' meetings during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings; or (2) all, and at least two, payments (if sent by first-class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a 12-month period, have been mailed addressed to such stockholder at such stockholder's address as shown on the records of the Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such stockholder shall not be required. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to such stockholder shall have the same force and

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effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice setting forth such stockholder's then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such stockholder shall be reinstated. In the event that the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to Section 230(b) of the DGCL. The exception in Section 7.4(e)(1) of the first sentence of this paragraph to the requirement that notice be given shall not be applicable to any notice returned as undeliverable if the notice was given by electronic transmission.

        7.5    Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees.    Whenever any notice is required to be given under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be kept with the books of the Corporation. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

        7.6    Interested Directors; Quorum.    No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. All directors, including interested directors, may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes the contract or transaction.

        7.7    Form of Records.    Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall convert any records so kept into clearly legible paper form upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL. When records are kept in such manner, a clearly legible paper form prepared from or by means of the information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases) shall be valid and admissible in evidence, and accepted for all other purposes, to the same extent as an original paper record of the same information would have been, provided the paper form accurately portrays the record.

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EXHIBIT D
CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

OF

PICASSO MERGER SUB, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)

WITH AND INTO

MOBILE MINI, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)

        Pursuant to Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), the undersigned, the duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer of MOBILE MINI, INC. hereby certifies that:


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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surviving Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer as of this [    ·    ] day of [    ·    ], 2020.

  MOBILE MINI, INC.

 

By:

 

 


      Name:    

      Title:    

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EXHIBIT A

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

MOBILE MINI, INC.

        MOBILE MINI, INC. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:

        ARTICLE FIRST.    The name of the corporation is MOBILE MINI, INC. (the "Corporation").

        ARTICLE SECOND.    The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

        ARTICLE THIRD.    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").

        ARTICLE FOURTH.    The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100. All such shares are to be common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, and are to be of one class.

        ARTICLE FIFTH.    Unless and except to the extent that the bylaws of the Corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the corporation need not be by written ballot.

        ARTICLE SIXTH.    A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under any provision of the DGCL, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

        ARTICLE SEVENTH.    To the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as the same may be amended and supplemented, the Corporation shall indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under such section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities or other matters referred to in or covered by such section, including directors and officers of the Corporation who were directors or officers of the Corporation prior to the Effective Time, and the Corporation may, in the sole discretion of the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") and to such extent and to such effect as the Board shall determine to be appropriate and authorized by the DGCL, indemnify and hold harmless those individuals who served as employees or agents of the Corporation prior to the Effective Time. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and to action in


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another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

        ARTICLE EIGHTH.    In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation, subject to the power of the stockholders of the Corporation to alter or repeal any bylaw.

        ARTICLE NINTH.    The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this article.


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EXHIBIT E

VOTING AGREEMENT

        This VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of March 1, 2020, is by and among Mobile Mini, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée ("Shareholder"), TDR Capital II Holdings L.P., a limited partnership registered under the laws of England and Wales ("Holdings"), and TDR Capital LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, in its capacity as manager of Holdings ("Capital", together with Shareholder and Holdings, the "Shareholder Parties").

        WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, WillScot Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent") and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, are entering into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (together with all exhibits and schedules thereto, the "Merger Agreement"), a copy of which, in the form to be entered into, was provided to Shareholder immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement); and

        WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and as a condition thereto, the Company has requested Shareholder, and Shareholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock set forth on Schedule A hereto and such additional shares of Parent Common Stock as become Covered Shares pursuant to Section 4.05 (collectively, the "Covered Shares").

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE 1
VOTING AGREEMENT

        Section 1.01.    Voting Agreement.     (a) Subject to Section 5.02 and Section 1.01(c), Shareholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, at the Parent Stockholder Meeting and at any other meeting of the stockholders of Parent, however called, including any postponement or adjournment thereof, (i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote (or cause to be voted, in person or by proxy) with respect to all of the Covered Shares that Shareholder is entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto at the time of any vote:

        (b)   Subject to Section 5.02, Shareholder shall take any other action reasonably requested by the Company in furtherance of the foregoing, including, without limitation, voting in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone any meeting of the stockholders of Parent at which any of the foregoing matters in Section 1.01(i) are submitted for consideration and vote of the stockholders of Parent to a later date if there are not a quorum or sufficient votes for approval of such matters on the date on which the meeting is held to vote upon any of these matters.

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adjournment thereof, (i) appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum and (ii) vote (or cause to be voted, in person or by proxy) on any Transaction Proposal with respect to all of the Covered Shares that Shareholder is entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto at the time of any vote in the same proportion as the votes cast by all shares of Common Stock not beneficially owned by the Shareholder on such Transaction Proposal, and Shareholder shall not have any other obligations with respect to this Section 1.01.


        Section 1.02
.    Other Voting Rights.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Shareholder shall remain free to vote in any manner Shareholder deems appropriate in its sole discretion with respect to the Covered Shares on any matter not covered by Section 1.01.


ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDER

        Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company that, as of the date hereof:


        Section 2.01
.    Authorization.     Shareholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The execution, delivery and performance by Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation by Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary entity action on the part of Shareholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Shareholder and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company, is the valid and binding obligation of Shareholder, enforceable against Shareholder in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.


        Section 2.02
    Non-Contravention.     The execution, delivery and performance by Shareholder of this Agreement and the performance or compliance by Shareholder with any of the terms or provisions hereof do not and will not (a) conflict with or result in any breach of the organizational or governing documents of Shareholder, (b) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or Law applicable to Shareholder or any of the Covered Shares or require Shareholder or any of its Affiliates to obtain any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or to make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority (other than the filing of any required reports with the SEC), (c) result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancelation or acceleration under any agreement or other instrument binding on Shareholder or the Covered Shares except as would not reasonably be expected to materially impair Shareholder's ability to perform its obligations hereunder or (d) result in the imposition of any Lien on any of the Covered Shares.


        Section 2.03
.    Ownership of Covered Shares.     (a) Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Covered Shares and has the right to vote all of the Covered Shares. Shareholder has good and valid title to the Covered Shares, free and clear of any Liens other than pursuant to this Agreement, under applicable federal or state securities Laws, pursuant to any written policies of Parent only with respect to restrictions upon the trading of securities under applicable securities Laws, pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2017, by and among Shareholder, Parent and Williams Scotsman Holdings Corp., or pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2018, among Shareholder (as borrower), the lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank plc (as administrative agent and calculation agent) (as amended, the "Margin Loan Agreement") or the accompanying Pledge and Security Agreement. Shareholder has sole voting power (including the right to control such vote as contemplated herein) and sole power of disposition.

        (b)   Holdings is the sole shareholder of Shareholder and has the power to vote and dispose of the Covered Shares held by Shareholder. Capital, as the manager of Holdings, has the power to vote and dispose of all of the outstanding equity securities of Shareholder held by Holdings.

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        Section 2.04
.    Absence of Litigation.    There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against or, to the knowledge of Shareholder, threatened against or affecting Shareholder before or by any Governmental Entity that would reasonably be expected to materially impair Shareholder's ability to perform its obligations hereunder.


        Section 2.05.
    Adequate Information.     Shareholder is a sophisticated holder with respect to the Covered Shares and has adequate information concerning the Transactions contemplated and concerning the business and financial condition of the Company and Parent to make an informed decision regarding the matters referred to herein and has independently, without reliance upon the Company, Parent, any of their Affiliates or any of the respective Representatives of the foregoing, and based on such information as Shareholder has deemed appropriate, made Shareholder's own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Shareholder has received and reviewed a copy of this Agreement and the Merger Agreement, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully understands and accepts all of the provisions hereof and of the Merger Agreement, including that the consummation of the Merger is subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and as such there can be no assurance that the Merger will be consummated.


        Section 2.06.
    Finder's Fee.     Except as set forth in the Merger Agreement, no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent, Merger Sub or the Company in respect of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement pursuant to any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Shareholder.


        Section 2.07.
    13D.     As of the date hereof, the information disclosed in Items 2 and 6 on the Schedule 13D/A filed on August 30, 2018 by Shareholder is true, complete and correct in all respects, except as it relates to the transactions contemplated under the Merger Agreement or this Agreement.


ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

        The Company represents and warrants to Shareholder that, as of the date hereof:


        Section 3.01
.    Authorization.     The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Shareholder, is the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.


        Section 3.02
    Non-Contravention.     The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the performance or compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof do not and will not (a) conflict with or result in any breach of the organizational or governing documents of the Company, (b) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or Law applicable to the Company, or (c) result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancelation or acceleration under any agreement or other instrument binding on the Company, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the Company's ability to perform its obligations hereunder.

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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS OF SHAREHOLDER

        Shareholder hereby covenants and agrees that:


        Section 4.01
.    No Proxy, Transfer of Voting Rights or Encumbrance with respect to Covered Shares.     Except as contemplated by this Agreement, from and after the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the termination of this Agreement or (b) the Closing, Shareholder shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (i) grant any proxy, consent or power of attorney, or enter into any voting trust or other similar agreement, in each case with respect to the voting of any Covered Shares on the matters set forth in Section 1.01, (ii) sell, assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract with respect to, the sale, assignment, transfer, encumbrance or other disposition of any of the Covered Shares or Holdco Shares (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) (each such action in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), a "Transfer") unless the proposed Transfer is to an Affiliate of Shareholder (a "Permitted Transfer") or (iii) take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling Shareholder from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the transferee in a Permitted Transfer shall be required to execute a joinder to this Agreement pursuant to which such transferee agrees to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Shareholder shall be permitted to (A) surrender to Parent shares of Parent Class B Common Stock in connection with Shareholder's exchange of the Holdco Shares (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) into shares of Parent Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Agreement or (B) Transfer any Covered Shares solely in connection with the pledging thereof or any exercise of lender's rights or remedies, including without limitation any subsequent Transfer by such lender, pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement or the accompanying Pledge and Security Agreement. Shareholder hereby represents that all proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests given by Shareholder or any of its Affiliates prior to the execution of this Agreement in respect of the voting of the Covered Shares, if any, are not irrevocable and Shareholder hereby revokes (and shall cause to be revoked) any and all previous proxies, powers of attorney, instructions or other requests with respect to the Covered Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of any lender's rights and/or remedies under the Margin Loan Agreement and any transfer following any exercise of such remedies shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of this Agreement.


        Section 4.02
    Grant of Proxy.     Shareholder hereby irrevocably appoints, and at the request of the Company will cause its Affiliates to irrevocably appoint, as its and their proxy and attorney-in-fact the Company and any Person designated in writing by the Company, each of them individually, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to vote the Covered Shares in accordance with Section 1.01 at the Parent Stockholder Meeting and at any annual or special meetings of stockholders of Parent (or adjournments or postponements thereof) prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.02 at which any of the matters described in Section 1.01 is to be considered; provided, that such proxy and attorney-in-fact shall become effective if, and only if, (i) Shareholder has not delivered to Parent at least three (3) Business Days prior to such Parent Stockholder Meeting or annual or special meeting of stockholders of Parent a duly executed proxy card voting the Covered Shares in accordance with Section 1.01 or (ii) such duly executed proxy card is subsequently modified or revoked. This proxy (and any proxy granted by an Affiliate of Shareholder will be), if it becomes effective, is (or will be, as applicable) coupled with an interest, is (or will be, as applicable) given as an additional inducement of the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and shall be irrevocable prior to the termination of this Agreement or the termination of Shareholder's obligations under Section 1.01, whichever is earlier, in accordance with Section 5.02, at which time any such proxy shall automatically terminate. Shareholder (solely in its capacity as such) shall take such further actions or execute such other instruments (and shall cause its Affiliates to do so) as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate

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the intent of this proxy. The Company may terminate this proxy with respect to Shareholder (or any Affiliates) at any time at its sole election by written notice provided to Shareholder.


        Section 4.03
.    Non-Solicitation.     

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        Section 4.04
.    Directors and Officers.     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall limit, restrict or otherwise affect any Affiliate, designee or other representative of Shareholder, in such person's capacity as a director or officer of Parent, from acting in such capacity or voting on any matter, including the taking of any action pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement (it being expressly acknowledged by the Company that this Agreement shall apply to Shareholder solely in Shareholder's capacity as the record and beneficial owner of the Covered Shares and not in any other capacity). The Company shall not assert any claim that any action taken by any Affiliate, designee or other representative of Shareholder (or the failure by any such person to take any action) in such person's capacity as a director or officer of Parent, including the taking of any action pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Merger Agreement, violates any provision of this Agreement.


        Section 4.05.
    Additional Covered Shares.     In the event that Shareholder acquires record or beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of any shares of Parent Common Stock after the date hereof, such shares shall, without further action of the parties, be subject to the provisions of this Agreement and included in the definition of "Covered Shares" for so long as they are held or otherwise beneficially owned by Shareholder. Shareholder hereby agrees to notify the Company as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within five Business Days after receipt) orally and in writing of the number of any additional shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities of Parent of which Shareholder acquires Beneficial Ownership on or after the date hereof.


        Section 4.06.
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        "NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.01 OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY."


        Section 4.07
    Actions.     Shareholder hereby agrees (i) not to commence or participate as a plaintiff in (and to waive) and (ii) to take all actions necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, Merger Sub, or any of their respective Affiliates relating to the negotiation, execution or delivery of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including any claim (1) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of the Merger Agreement or (2) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of the Board of Directors of Parent in connection with this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the Transactions. Nothing in this Section 4.07 shall affect or impair any of Shareholder's rights or remedies in connection with this Agreement.


        Section 4.08
    Documentation and Information.     Except as required by Applicable Law (in which case Shareholder will notify the Company in advance of such public announcement), Shareholder shall not make any public announcement regarding this Agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby without the prior written consent of the Company. Shareholder consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by the Company and Parent of Shareholder's identity and holding of Shareholder's Covered Shares, the nature of Shareholder's commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of this Agreement) and any other information regarding Shareholder, in each case that the Company or Parent reasonably determine, upon advice of outside counsel, is required to be disclosed by Applicable Law in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement (including all schedules and documents filed with the SEC) or any other disclosure document in connection with the Transactions (including a Schedule 13D), and the inclusion of any such information in any press release. Shareholder agrees to promptly notify the Company and Parent of any required corrections with respect to any information supplied by or on behalf of Shareholder specifically for use in any such disclosure document, if and to the extent that any such information shall contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading.


        Section 4.09
    Cooperation.    Shareholder shall, at the Company's request, reasonably cooperate with the Company and Parent in connection with the Company and/or Parent's efforts to obtain and maintain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party that are necessary to consummate the Transactions.


        Section 4.10
    Shareholders Agreement.    At the Closing, each of the Shareholder Parties shall deliver to Parent a duly executed counterpart to the Shareholders Agreement, which Shareholders Agreement shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS

        Section 5.01.    Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.    The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to Articles, Sections and Schedules are to Articles, Sections and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words "include", "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The word "or" shall not be exclusive. References to (a) any statute, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to such statute, rule or regulation as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder; provided that for purposes of any representations and warranties contained in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date or dates, references to any statute, rule or regulation shall be deemed to refer to such statute, rule or regulation, as amended (and, in the case of statutes, any rules and regulations promulgated under such statutes), in each case, as of such date, (b) from or through any date means, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively, (c) the "date hereof" means the date of this Agreement and (d) a "party" or the "parties" mean the parties to this Agreement unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires. The headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof. The term "Affiliate" as used with respect to any Shareholder Party shall not include Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and solely for purposes of Section 4.03(a), shall not include any portfolio companies of any Shareholder Party, so long as the applicable directors, officers or employees of such portfolio companies are not, directly or indirectly, directed or encouraged by a Shareholder Party or any of its partners, directors, officers, employees or other Representatives to act in violation of Section 4.03(a). The parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any Law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.


        Section 5.02
.    Amendments; Termination.     Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. This Agreement, and all obligations, terms and conditions contained herein, shall automatically terminate without any further action required by any person upon the earliest to occur of (a) the Effective Time and (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. In addition to the foregoing, the obligations of Shareholder set forth in Section 1.01 may be terminated by Shareholder upon written notice to the Company at any time following (i) a Parent Adverse Recommendation Change involving or relating to a Parent Superior Proposal, (ii) any change to the Merger Consideration that is adverse to Shareholder or (iii) any other amendment to the Merger Agreement that is adverse to Shareholder in any material respect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 5.02 and Sections 5.01, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.10, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15 and 5.16 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement and nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach of this Agreement; provided that with respect to any breach of Section 4.03 of this Agreement, the Company's sole and exclusive remedy against the Shareholder Parties shall be equitable remedies pursuant to Section 5.11.


        Section 5.03
.    No Ownership Interest.     Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership (whether beneficial ownership or otherwise) of or with respect to any Covered Shares. All rights, ownership and economic

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benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares shall remain vested in and belong to Shareholder or Shareholder's permitted transferee, and the Company shall have no authority to direct Shareholder in the voting or disposition of any of the Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.


        Section 5.04
.    Expenses.     All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense,


        Section 5.05
.    Successors and Assigns.     The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto, are not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder. No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto, except that Shareholder may transfer or assigns its rights and obligations to the applicable transferee in connection with a Permitted Transfer.


        Section 5.06
.    Governing Law.     This Agreement and all Proceedings (whether civil, criminal or administrative and whether based on contract, tort or otherwise), directly or indirectly, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof or thereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.


        Section 5.07
.    Jurisdiction.    Each of the parties hereto (a) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any action or Proceeding relating to the Transactions, on behalf of itself or its property, in accordance with Section 5.12 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law, and nothing in this Section 5.07 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law; (b) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself and its property in any action or Proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division) or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is vested exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the Transactions, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof; (c) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; (d) agrees that any actions or Proceedings arising in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in the Delaware Court of Chancery (or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division) or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is vested exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware; (e) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or Proceeding in any such court or that such action or Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and (f) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Transactions in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any action or Proceeding in such court as provided above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Law.


        Section 5.08
.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.     EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO

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INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER; (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY; AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.08.


        Section 5.09
.    Counterparts; Effectiveness.     This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, including by facsimile or by email with .pdf attachments, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed and delivered (by electronic communication, facsimile or otherwise) by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).


        Section 5.10
.    Severability.     If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.


        Section 5.11
.    Specific Performance.     The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law (a) for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement or (b) in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that, except where this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 5.02, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement, without proof of actual damages, and each party further agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.

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        Section 5.12
.    Notices.     All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and e-mail transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given:

if to the Company, to:



 

Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008

 

 

  Attention:   Kelly Williams
Chris Miner
   

  Email:   kwilliams@mobilemini.com
cminer@mobilemini.com
   


with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017

 

 

  Attention:   Phillip R. Mills    

  Email:   phillip.mills@davispolk.com    


if to Shareholder, to:

 

Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l.
20, rue Eugene Ruppert
Luxembourg, L-2453 Luxembourg

   

  Attention:   Directors    

  Email:   tdrlux@tdrcapital.com
notifications@tdrcapital.com
   


with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):



 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Ave.
New York, NY 10022

 

 

  Attention:   Eric Schiele
David Klein
   

  Email:   eric.schiele@kirkland.com
dklein@kirkland.com
   

or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.


        Section 5.13
.    Defined Terms.     All other capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, Parent shall not be deemed a Subsidiary or Affiliate of Shareholder.


        Section 5.14.
    No Partnership, Agency or Joint Venture.     This Agreement is intended to create, and creates, a contractual relationship and is not intended to create, and does not create, any agency, partnership, joint venture or any like relationship between the parties hereto.

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        Section 5.15.
    No Third Party Beneficiaries.     The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto, are not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder.


        Section 5.16.
    Entire Agreement.     This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as a deed as of the date first above written.

  MOBILE MINI, INC.

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]


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  SAPPHIRE HOLDING S.À.R.L.

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]


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  TDR CAPITAL II HOLDINGS L.P.
acting by its manager TDR CAPITAL LLP

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

in the presence of:
Signature of witness:
Name of witness:
Address:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]


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  TDR CAPITAL LLP
In its capacity as manager to TDR Capital II Holdings L.P.

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

in the presence of:
Signature of witness:
Name of witness:
Address:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO VOTING AGREEMENT]


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Exhibit A

Form of Shareholders Agreement
(See attached.)


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Schedule A

Covered Shares

Class of Capital Stock
  Total
Number
of Shares
Owned by
Shareholder
 

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

    49,067,354 *

Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

    8,024,419  

*
Includes 13,614 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock

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Schedule B

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
(See attached.)


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EXHIBIT F

SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

dated as of
[    
·    ], 2020
among
SAPPHIRE HOLDING S.À.R.L.,
TDR CAPITAL II HOLDINGS L.P.,
TDR CAPITAL LLP,
and
[COMBINED CORPORATION]


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ARTICLE I.

       

DEFINITIONS

   
1
 

Section 1.01 Definitions

   
1
 

ARTICLE II.

   
 
 

CONFIDENTIALITY; BOARD DESIGNATION; STANDSTILL

   
4
 

Section 2.01 Confidentiality

   
4
 

Section 2.02 Board Designation

    5  

Section 2.03 Standstill Restrictions

    6  

ARTICLE III.

   
 
 

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER

   
7
 

Section 3.01 General Restrictions on Transfer

   
7
 

ARTICLE IV.

   
 
 

OTHER AGREEMENTS

   
9
 

Section 4.01 Termination of Original Agreement

   
9
 

ARTICLE V.

   
 
 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   
9
 

Section 5.01 Shareholder Representations and Warranties

   
9
 

ARTICLE VI.

   
 
 

TERM AND TERMINATION

   
10
 

Section 6.01 Termination

   
10
 

Section 6.02 Effect of Termination

    10  

ARTICLE VII.

   
 
 

MISCELLANEOUS

   
10
 

Section 7.01 Expenses.

   
10
 

Section 7.02 Notices.

    10  

Section 7.03 Interpretation.

    11  

Section 7.04 Severability.

    12  

Section 7.05 Entire Agreement.

    12  

Section 7.06 Amendment and Modification; Waiver.

    12  

Section 7.07 Successors and Assigns.

    12  

Section 7.08 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.

    12  

Section 7.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

    12  

Section 7.10 Equitable Remedies.

    13  

Section 7.11 Counterparts.

    13  

Section 7.12 Waiver of Jury Trial.

    13  

Section 7.13 Actions by the Company.

    13  

Section 7.14 Section 16 Matters.

    13  

Section 7.15 Trading Restriction Periods.

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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

        This SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of [    ·    ], 2020, is entered into by and among [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l. ("Holdings"), TDR Capital II Holdings L.P. ("Parent") and TDR Capital LLP, in its capacity as manager of Parent ("Manager", together with Holdings, Parent and each Person that has executed and delivered to the Company a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.01(d), the "Shareholders").

        WHEREAS, the Company and Holdings desire to terminate that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2017 (the "Original Shareholders Agreement"), by and among Williams Scotsman Holdings Corp., the Company, Holdings, Algeco Scotsman Global S.à.r.l., Algeco Scotsman Holdings Kft., and solely for the purposes of Section 2.01 thereof, Double Eagle Acquisition LLC and Harry E. Sloan pursuant to the terms thereof;

        WHEREAS, the Company, Mobile Mini, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Mobile Mini"), and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 1, 2020 providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Mobile Mini (the "Merger Agreement"); and

        WHEREAS, the Shareholders and the Company deem it in their best interests and in the best interests of the Company to enter into this Agreement to set forth their respective rights, duties and obligations in connection with the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and Holdings' investment in the Company.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the sufficiency and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS

        Section 1.01    Definitions.    

        Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in this Article I.

        "15% Condition" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "5% Condition" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly, whether through one or more intermediaries or otherwise, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with"), when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

        "Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Applicable Law" means all applicable provisions of constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances, codes, proclamations, declarations, orders, writs, judgments, awards, injunctions or rulings of any Governmental Authority.

        "Board" means the board of directors of the Company.

        "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, London or Phoenix, Arizona are authorized or required by law to close.


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        "Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Company adopted on November 14, 2019, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or as contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

        "Certificate of Incorporation" means the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as filed on November 29, 2017 with the Secretary of the State of Delaware and as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time (including as contemplated in the Merger Agreement).

        "Change of Control" means any transaction or series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that (a) results in or is in connection with any Third Party Purchaser or "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers acquiring beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock, (b) results in or is in connection with the sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (if any), on a consolidated basis, to any Third Party Purchaser or "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers (including any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, or any other distribution made, in connection therewith), or (c) results in the then-current holders of Common Stock collectively owning less than a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately following consummation thereof.

        "Common Stock" means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any voting securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, or internal reorganization in the form of merger, consolidation or exchange, or similar transaction.

        "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Competitively Sensitive Information" means Confidential Information designated by the general counsel of the Company that is competitively sensitive with respect to the applicable recipient in the reasonable discretion of the general counsel of the Company, including without limitation, such Confidential Information with respect to profit margins, product and brand costs and profit and loss information, price lists, customer and supplier lists and other customer and supplier specific information, customer contracts, purchase orders, statements of work, plans to increase or reduce production outside of the ordinary course, plans to enter or leave product or geographic markets or similar information, new products plans, purchasing patterns and pricing, supply arrangements, strategic alliances, promotional plans and advertising plans, to the extent that such information is not aggregated, redacted, anonymized or otherwise desensitized. For the avoidance of doubt, information regarding the overall financial performance of the Company or aggregated information that does not include any specific information on any of the matters set forth above shall not be deemed to be Competitively Sensitive Information.

        "Confidential Information" means all confidential and proprietary information and data of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries disclosed or otherwise made available to any Shareholder or any Representative (in such Person's capacity as such) thereof (together, for this purpose, a "Recipient") pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, whether disclosed electronically, orally or in writing or through other methods made available to the Recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information will not include any information (a) already in the public domain at the date of the transmission, or which has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient in breach of this Agreement, (b) in the Recipient's possession and which is not, or was not at the time of acquisition of possession, to the Recipient's actual knowledge, covered by any confidentiality agreements between the Recipient, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, (c) which the Recipient may receive on

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a non-confidential basis from a third party and which is not, to the Recipient's actual knowledge, covered by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries or (d) that was provided prior to the date hereof and is subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.

        "Confidentiality Agreement" means that certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2019 and amended as of January 7, 2020, by and among the Company, Mobile Mini and Manager.

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

        "Government Approval" means any authorization, consent, approval, waiver, exception, variance, order, exemption, publication, filing, declaration, concession, grant, franchise, agreement, permission, permit, or license of, from or with any Governmental Authority, the giving notice to, or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other action in respect of any Governmental Authority.

        "Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi- governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Applicable Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

        "Holdings" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Holdings Board Member" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "Joinder Agreement" means the joinder agreement in form and substance of Exhibit A attached hereto.

        "Lock-up Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

        "Manager" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Merger Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Organizational Documents" means the Bylaws and the Certificate of Incorporation.

        "Overlapping Business" means any Person that offers products or services that directly compete with products or services offered by the Company in the same geographic area ("Competing Products"), which Competing Products generate annual revenue that is at least 15% of the consolidated annual revenue of the Company.

        "Parent" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Permitted Transferee" means, with respect to any Shareholder, an Affiliate of such Shareholder, a general partner or manager of such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates (excluding any other portfolio company thereof), any fund which has the same general partner or manager as such Shareholder or any of their Affiliates, any fund in respect of which such Shareholder or one of its/their Affiliates is a general partner or manager, including, with respect to Holdings, without limitation TDR Capital Nominees Limited.

        "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

        "Representative" means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

        "SEC" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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        "Shareholders" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

        "Third Party Purchaser" means any Person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, (a) does not directly or indirectly own or have the right to acquire any outstanding Common Stock or (b) is not a Permitted Transferee of any Person who directly or indirectly owns or has the right to acquire any Common Stock.

        "Transfer" means to, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Common Stock owned by a Person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in any Common Stock owned by a Person, including establishing or increasing a put equivalent position, or liquidating or decreasing a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Shareholder.

ARTICLE II.
CONFIDENTIALITY; BOARD DESIGNATION; STANDSTILL

        Section 2.01    Confidentiality.    

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        Section 2.03    Standstill Restrictions.    From the date of this Agreement and until the date on which Parent ceases to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock that constitutes less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock (the "Standstill Period"), Holdings shall not, and shall cause all of its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through another Person, unless expressly invited in a writing with the approval of the Board (provided, that the Holding Board Members shall not participate in such decision).

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provided that the foregoing limitations will (i) in no way limit the activities of any Person appointed to the Board pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement or this Agreement taken in his or her capacity as a director of the Company, (ii) not preclude the exercise of any rights received as a dividend or other distribution in a rights offering or other issuance in respect of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Holdings, (iii) not require Holdings or any of its Affiliates to vote its Common Stock with respect to any matter in any given manner or at all and not restrict Holdings or any of its Affiliates from publicly stating how it intends to vote on any particular matter and (iv) not limit Holdings or its Affiliates from participating in any auction process initiated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to its assets in which the Company has invited in writing Holdings or any of its Affiliates to participate. Holdings further agrees that during the Standstill Period it will not (and will ensure that its controlled Affiliates and any person acting on behalf of or in concert with it or any of its controlled Affiliates will not), directly or indirectly (x) make any request directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provision of this Section 2.03 (including this sentence), or (y) take any action (except as expressly permitted herein) that would reasonably be expected to require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a business combination, merger or other extraordinary transaction described in this Section 2.03 with it or any of its controlled Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 2.03 shall be inoperative and of no force or effect if (A) the Company enters into a definitive agreement providing for a Change of Control (solely for the purposes of this sentence, whether or not such Change of Control is with a Third Party Purchaser) or (B) the Board fails to publicly recommend against any tender or exchange offer for Common Stock commenced by another Person within ten business days of commencement thereof pursuant to Rule 14d-2 of the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE III.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER

        Section 3.01    General Restrictions on Transfer.    

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ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS

        Section 4.01    Termination of Original Agreement.    

        Pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Original Shareholders Agreement, Holdings and the Company hereby agree to terminate the Original Shareholders Agreement in its entirety effective as of the date hereof.

ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

        Section 5.01    Shareholder Representations and Warranties.    Each Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company and each other Shareholder that:

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ARTICLE VI.

TERM AND TERMINATION

        Section 6.01    Termination.    

        This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of: (a) the date on which neither Holdings nor any of its Permitted Transferee(s) beneficially owns at least 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock; provided that, Section 2.01 shall survive for the duration specified therein; (b) the dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company; or (c) upon the written agreement of the Company and Holdings.

        Section 6.02    Effect of Termination.    

ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS

        Section 7.01    Expenses.    

        Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

        Section 7.02    Notices.    

        All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by facsimile or email of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such

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communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.02):

        Section 7.03    Interpretation.    

        For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation"; (b) the word "or" is not exclusive; and (c) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereby," "hereto" and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole. The definitions given for any defined terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.

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        Section 7.04    Severability.    

        If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

        Section 7.05    Entire Agreement.    

        This Agreement and the Organizational Documents constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

        Section 7.06    Amendment and Modification; Waiver.    

        This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Holdings. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

        Section 7.07    Successors and Assigns.    

        This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted under Article III hereof.

        Section 7.08    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.    

        This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

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        Section 7.10    Equitable Remedies.    

        Each party hereto acknowledges that the other parties hereto would be irreparably damaged in the event of a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Agreement and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, each of the other parties hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to them in respect of such breach, be entitled to an injunction from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond) granting such parties specific performance by such party of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event that any party files a suit to enforce the covenants contained in this Agreement (or obtain any other remedy in respect of any breach thereof), the prevailing party in the suit shall be entitled to receive in addition to all other damages to which it may be entitled, the costs incurred by such party in conduction the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.

        Section 7.11    Counterparts.    

        This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

        Section 7.12    Waiver of Jury Trial.    

        EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

        Section 7.13    Actions by the Company.    

        Any actions, including without limitation any decisions, waivers, requests or consents, to be taken or made by the Company under this Agreement shall only be made with (i) prior approval of the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (ii) if such committee is no longer in existence, prior approval of the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision).

        Section 7.14    Section 16 Matters.    

        So long as the Shareholders have the right to designate a Holdings Board Member, the Board shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to cause the exemption of any acquisition or disposition of Common Stock or other equity securities by the Shareholders in connection with a sale of the Company from the liability provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3, including by passing one or more exemptive resolutions in connection with each purported acquisition or disposition of Common Stock or other equity securities by the Shareholders in connection with a sale of the Company.

        Section 7.15    Trading Restriction Periods.    

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of the Company in the form attached hereto in Exhibit B that are generally applicable to any Covered Person under the headings (i) "Quarterly Trading Restrictions" and (ii) "Event-Specific Trading Restriction Periods" (and, for purposes of this clause (ii), solely with respect to restrictions that are communicated reasonably in advance in writing to Holdings by the Company), but subject to the permitted exceptions therein.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

  Company:

 

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

Shareholders:

 

SAPPHIRE HOLDING S.À.R.L.

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

TDR CAPITAL II HOLDINGS L.P.
acting by its manager
TDR CAPITAL LLP

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

In presence of:

 

Signature of Witness:

 

Name of Witness:

 

Address:

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  TDR CAPITAL LLP
In its capacity as manager to TDR Capital II Holdings L.P.

 

By:

 

  


      Name:    

      Title:    

 

In presence of:

 

Signature of Witness:

 

Name of Witness:

 

Address:


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Exhibit A

EXHIBIT A JOINDER AGREEMENT

        This Joinder Agreement (this "Joinder Agreement") is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the "Joining Party") in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement dated as of [    ·    ] (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Shareholders Agreement") among [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l. ("Holdings"), TDR Capital II Holdings L.P. ("Parent") and TDR Capital LLP ("Manager", together with Holdings, Parent and each Person that has executed and delivered to the Company a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.01(d), the "Shareholders").

        Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Shareholders Agreement.

        The Joining Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party under the Shareholders Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of the Shareholder from whom it has acquired the Common Stock (to the extent permitted by the Shareholders Agreement) as if it had executed the Shareholders Agreement. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Shareholders Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below. Date: [            ], 20[    ]

[NAME OF JOINING PARTY]    

By:

 

 


 

 
    Name:        
    Title:        

Address for Notices:
AGREED ON THIS [        ], 20[    ]:

 

 

By:

 

  


 

 
    Name:        
    Title:        

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SECURITIES TRADING POLICY


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EXHIBIT G-1
[Combined Corporation]
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

PURPOSE

        The purpose of the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") is to oversee the Company's accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the Company's financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. In that regard, the Committee assists the Board in monitoring: (i) the integrity of the Company's financial statements and accounting and financial reporting processes; (ii) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iii) the independent auditor's qualifications, performance, and independence; (iv) the performance of the Company's internal audit and disclosure controls functions; and (v) the Company's risk management framework. As used herein, the term "independent auditor" includes any registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company for the purpose of preparing an audit report or performing audit, review or attest services.

        The Committee shall also prepare the report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to be included in the Company's annual proxy statement.

COMPOSITION

        The Committee shall be comprised of four directors, two of which shall be WillScot Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company) and two of which shall be Mobile Mini Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company). Each such director shall be determined by the Board to be "independent" as required by Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq"). Each member of the Committee must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including the Company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

        At least one member of the Committee must have past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting or other comparable experience or background that leads to financial sophistication. At least one member of the Committee must be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, as determined by the Board. A person who satisfies this definition of audit committee financial expert will also be presumed to have financial sophistication.

        Appointments to the Committee (including determination that appointees are financially literate, designation of the Chair of the Committee, and identification of at least one Committee member as an "audit committee financial expert") shall be made by the Board on an annual basis upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Each member shall be subject to annual reconfirmation and may be removed by the Board at any time, with or without cause.

        The Committee shall not include any member who: (i) participated in the preparation of the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' financial statements at any time during the past three years; (ii) accepted any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee (directly or indirectly) from the Company, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Committee, the Board, or another committee of the Board; or (iii) is an affiliate of the Company as defined by the SEC's rules, other than a director who meets Nasdaq's independence requirements.

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POWER & AUTHORITY

        The Committee shall have the sole authority to appoint, determine funding for, and oversee the outside auditors (subject, if applicable, to stockholder ratification). The Committee shall be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, termination, and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of any disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company (subject, if applicable, to stockholder ratification). The independent auditor shall report directly to the Committee. Similarly, the Committee shall oversee aspects of the internal audit function, as set forth in this Charter (the "Charter").

        The Committee shall approve all auditing services, internal control-related services and permitted non-audit services (including the range of fees and terms thereof) to be performed for the Company by the independent auditor before the auditor is engaged to render such services, subject to the de minimis exception for non-audit services described in Section 10A(i)(1)(B) of the Exchange Act that are approved by the Committee prior to the completion of the audit. The Committee shall review and discuss with the independent auditor any documentation supplied by the independent auditor as to the nature and scope of any tax or non-audit services to be approved, as well as the potential effects of the provision of such services on the auditor's independence.

        The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees consisting of one or more members when appropriate, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by the Committee, provided that decisions of such subcommittee to grant preapprovals shall be presented to the full Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

        The Committee shall have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to engage and determine funding for independent legal, accounting or other advisors. The Company shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to the independent auditor for the purpose of rendering or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company and to any advisors employed by the Committee, as well as funding for the payment of ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

        The Committee shall make regular reports to the Board. These reports shall include a review of any issues that arise with respect to the quality or integrity of the Company's financial statements, the Company's compliance with legal or regulatory requirements, the independence and performance of the Company's independent auditor, the performance of the internal audit function, and any other matters that the Committee deems appropriate or is requested to include by the Board.

        The Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for its review.

        The Committee shall be given full access to the employees of the Company's internal audit function, corporate officers, employees, and independent auditors, as necessary, to carry out these responsibilities.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

        The Committee shall:

Financial Statement & Disclosure Matters

        1.     Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, including disclosures made in management's discussion and analysis, and recommend to the Board whether the audited financial statements should be included in the Company's Form 10-K.

        2.     Review and discuss with management and the independent auditor the Company's quarterly financial statements prior to the filing of its Form 10-Q, including disclosures made in management's discussion and analysis and the results of the independent auditor's review of the quarterly financial statements.

        3.     Discuss with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company's financial statements, including any significant changes in the Company's selection or application of accounting principles; the clarity of the financial disclosures made by the Company; and information regarding any "second" opinions sought by management from an independent auditor with respect to the accounting treatment of a particular event or transaction.

        4.     Review and discuss with management (including one or more senior internal audit executives) and the independent auditor the Company's internal controls report and, if applicable, the independent auditor's attestation report prior to the filing of the Company's Form 10-K.

        5.     Review and discuss quarterly reports from the independent auditors on: (a) all critical accounting policies and practices to be used; (b) all alternative treatments of financial information within U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") that have been discussed with management, ramifications of the use of such alternative disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the independent auditor; and (c) other material written communications between the independent auditor and management, such as any management letter or schedule of unadjusted differences.

        6.     Obtain, review, and approve, if applicable, a timely analysis from management relating to any significant proposed or contemplated changes to the Company's accounting principles, policies, estimates, internal controls, disclosure controls, procedures, practices, and auditing plans (including those policies for which management is required to exercise discretion or judgments regarding the implementation thereof).

        7.     Discuss with management in advance the Company's earnings press releases, including the use of "pro forma" or "adjusted" non-GAAP information, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies. Such discussion may be general, consisting of discussing the types of information to be disclosed and the types of presentations to be made.

        8.     Discuss with management and the independent auditor the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives as well as off-balance sheet structures on the Company's financial statements.

        9.     Review with management, the head of internal audit, and/or the independent auditor the Company's policies (including, without limitation, the Company's risk assessment and enterprise risk management policies) with respect to significant risks and exposures, including risks affecting the Company financially, operationally, and virtually (e.g., cyber-security and data-protection risks), and the steps taken to assess, monitor and manage such risks.

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        10.   Review and approve the Company's policies and processes governing the use of derivative transactions and hedging strategy, and approve the Company's decisions to enter into swaps and other derivative transactions.

        11.   Discuss with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114 relating to the conduct of the audit, including any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work and management's response thereto, any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested information, any accounting adjustments that were noted or proposed by the auditor but were not adopted or reflected, any communications between the audit team and the audit firm's national office regarding auditing or accounting issues presented by the engagement, any management or internal control letter issued, or proposed to be issued, by the auditor, and any significant disagreements with management. In connection with its oversight responsibilities, the Committee shall be directly responsible for the resolution of any disagreements between management and the auditor regarding the Company's financial reporting.

        12.   Periodically discuss with the independent auditor and employees of the internal audit function, without management being present: (a) their judgments about the quality, appropriateness, and acceptability of the Company's accounting principles and financial disclosure practices, as applied in its financial reporting; and (b) the completeness and accuracy of the Company's financial statements.

        13.   Review disclosures made to the Committee by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during their certification process for the Form 10-K and Form 10-Q about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls or material weaknesses therein which are reasonably likely to affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal controls.

        14.   Ensure that a public announcement of the Company's receipt of an audit opinion that contains a going concern qualification is made promptly.

Oversight of the Committee's Relationship with Independent Auditors

        15.   In connection with the Committee's sole authority to appoint the independent auditor, before the engagement of the independent auditor by the Committee and at least annually thereafter, review and discuss with the independent auditor the independent auditor's written communications to the Committee regarding the relationships between the auditor and the Company that, in the auditor's professional judgment, may reasonably be thought to bear on its independence and affirming in writing to the Committee that the auditor is independent.

        16.   Obtain and review, at least annually, all material written communications between the independent auditor and management, including, but not limited to: (a) engagement agreement(s); (b) management representation letters; and (c) internal counsel representation letters.

        17.   Review and evaluate the lead partner of the independent auditor team.

        18.   Obtain and review a report from the independent auditor at least annually regarding: (a) the independent auditor's internal quality control procedures; (b) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") review of the independent auditor, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the independent auditor; and (c) any steps taken to deal with any such issues. Also evaluate the qualifications, performance, and independence of the independent auditor, including considering whether the independent auditor's quality controls are adequate and the provision of permitted non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor's independence and taking into

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account the opinions of management and internal auditors. The Committee shall present its conclusions with respect to the independent auditor to the Board.

        19.   Obtain from the independent auditor a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company, consistent with applicable requirements of the PCAOB. It is the responsibility of the Committee to engage actively in a dialogue with the independent auditor with respect to any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the independent auditor and for purposes of taking, or recommending that the full Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the outside auditor.

        20.   Ensure the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law. Consider whether, in order to assure continuing auditor independence, it is appropriate to adopt a policy of rotating the independent auditor on a regular basis.

        21.   Recommend to the Board policies for the Company's hiring of employees or former employees of the independent auditor.

        22.   Meet with the independent auditor prior to the audit to discuss the planning and staffing of the audit, including with respect to the overall audit strategy, the scope and timing of the annual audit, and other related matters.

        23.   Review and discuss with the Company's independent auditors: (1) the auditors' responsibilities under generally accepted auditing standards and the responsibilities of management in the audit process; (2) any significant risks identified during the auditors' risk assessment procedures; and (3) when completed, the results, including significant findings, of the annual audit.

        24.   Keep the Company's independent auditors informed of the Committee's understanding of the Company's relationships and transactions with related parties that are significant to the Company; additionally, review and discuss with the Company's independent auditors the auditors' evaluation of the Company's identification of, accounting for, and disclosure of its relationships and transactions with related parties, including any significant matters arising from the audit regarding the Company's relationships and transactions with related parties.

        25.   Determine whether to seek stockholder ratification of the selection of the independent auditor and, if such ratification is sought and not received, determine how to proceed.

Oversight of the Company's Internal Audit Function

        26.   Review the significant reports to management prepared by the internal audit function (e.g., the internal audit function's annual report) and management's responses.

        27.   Discuss with the independent auditor and management the responsibilities, budget, and staffing of the internal audit function, and any recommended changes in the planned internal audit activities.

        28.   Review and evaluate the internal audit function, the annual audit plan and changes to the audit plan.

        29.   Review the appointment and replacement of the senior internal audit executive(s).

        30.   Interface with the internal audit department as necessary, with the internal audit department reporting directly to the Committee and with the internal audit department maintaining dotted-line reporting to the Company's Chief Financial Officer for operational matters, as set forth in greater detail in the charter of the internal audit department.

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Compliance Oversight Responsibilities

        31.   Obtain from the independent auditor assurance that Section 10A(b) of the Exchange Act, regarding any illegal acts that may be discovered or come to the attention of the independent auditor during the course of its audit, has not been implicated.

        32.   Obtain reports from management, the Company's senior internal audit executive(s) and the independent auditor that the Company and its subsidiaries are in conformity with applicable legal requirements and the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Advise the Board with respect to the Company's policies and procedures regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Review and consider any requests for waivers under the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, executive officers or other senior financial officers of the Company, and make a recommendation to the Board in respect of such request.

        33.   Except as otherwise approved by the Board, review and oversee all related-party transactions in accordance with the Company's Policy on Related Person Transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, arrangements required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K).

        34.   Establish, oversee, and periodically review and edit, with the assistance of the General Counsel, if applicable, the Company's Whistleblower Policy, with regard to procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Company through authorized whistleblower channels regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. Adopt, as necessary, appropriate remedial measures or actions with respect to such complaints or concerns.

        35.   Discuss with management and the independent auditor any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies and any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company's financial statements or accounting policies.

        36.   Discuss with the Company's General Counsel legal matters, including any major litigation or investigations against the Company, that may have a material impact on the financial statements or the Company's compliance policies.

        37.   Under the oversight of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, evaluate, at least annually, the effectiveness of the Committee and its members, including an evaluation of the Committee's compliance with this Charter, and present the results to the Board.

        38.   Perform such other functions as assigned by law, the Company's charter or bylaws, or the Board.

MEETINGS

        The Committee shall meet as often as it determines necessary, but not less frequently than quarterly. The Chair of the Committee shall preside at each meeting and, in the absence of the Chair, one of the other members of the Committee shall be designated as the acting chair of the meeting. The Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the other committee members, shall determine the frequency and length of the committee meetings and shall set meeting agendas consistent with this charter. Written minutes of Committee meetings shall be maintained.

        The Committee shall meet periodically in separate executive sessions with management, members of the internal audit department, and the independent auditor and have such other direct and independent interaction with such persons from time to time as the members of the Committee deem appropriate. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company's

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outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee.

LIMITATION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE'S ROLE

        While the Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibilities of management and the independent auditor.

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EXHIBIT G-2
[Combined Corporation]
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER

PURPOSE

        The purpose of the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") is to discharge the Board's responsibilities relating to the compensation and benefits of the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and other officers who are "executive officers" for purposes of Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K (collectively, the "Executive Officers"). In this role, the Committee has overall responsibility for approving and evaluating all compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company as they affect the Executive Officers.

        The Board has adopted this charter to establish the governing principles of the Committee (the "Charter").

COMPOSITION

        The Committee shall be comprised of four directors, two of which shall be WillScot Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company) and two of which shall be Mobile Mini Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company). Each such director shall: (i) be determined by the Board to be "independent" in accordance with Section 10C-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC; (ii) be determined by the Board to meet the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ"), including pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2); and (iii) satisfy the additional composition requirements of NASDAQ Rule 5605(d)(2); provided, however, that pursuant to NASDAQ Rule 5605(d)(2)(B), one director, who does not meet the requirements of paragraph 5605(d)(2)(A) and is not currently an Executive Officer or employee or a family member of an Executive Officer, may be appointed to the Committee if the board, under exceptional and limited circumstances, determines that such individual's membership on the committee is required by the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and provided, further, that at all times the Committee shall maintain compliance with the applicable NASDAQ rules.

        All members of the Committee also shall qualify as "non-employee" directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

        In considering whether a member of the Board is qualified to serve on the Committee, the Board shall consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether a director has a relationship to the Company which is material to that director's ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a compensation committee member, including, but not limited to: (i) the source of compensation of such director, including any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee paid by the Company to such director; and (ii) whether such director is affiliated with the Company, a subsidiary of the Company, or an affiliate of a subsidiary of the Company (affiliate as defined within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

        Appointments to the Committee (including the aforementioned Board determinations and designation of the Chair of the Committee) shall be made by the Board on an annual basis taking into consideration the recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Each member shall be subject to annual reconfirmation and may be removed by the Board at any time, with or without cause.

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Company or any subsidiary; provided that such compensatory fees shall not include: (i) fees received as a member of the Committee, the Board, or any other committee of the Board; or (ii) the receipt of fixed amounts of compensation under a retirement plan, including deferred compensation, for prior service with the Company; provided that such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service.

OUTSIDE ADVISORS

        The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to engage or obtain advice or assistance from compensation consultants or legal, accounting or other professional advisors as the Committee considers necessary or appropriate to perform its duties hereunder. The Committee shall be responsible for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of any consultants or professional advisors retained by the Committee. The Company shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for payment of compensation to the consultants and advisors engaged by the Committee, as well as funding for the payment of ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities.

        In retaining or seeking advice from compensation consultants and other advisors (other than the Company's in-house counsel), the Committee must take into consideration the factors specified in NASDAQ Rule 5605(d)(3)(D). The Committee may retain, or receive advice from, any such consultants or advisors, including ones that are not considered to be independent, after considering the specified factors. The Committee is not required to assess the independence of any compensation consultant or other advisor that acts in a role limited to: (i) consulting on any broad-based plan that does not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of Executive Officers or directors and that is generally available to all salaried employees; or (ii) providing information that is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are not developed by the consultant or advisor, and about which the consultant or advisor does not provide advice.

        The Committee shall not be required to implement or act consistently with the advice or recommendations of any compensation consultant or other advisor retained by the Committee, and the authority granted to the Committee herein shall not affect the ability or obligation of the Committee to exercise its own judgment in the fulfillment of its duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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MEETINGS

        The Committee shall meet as often as it determines necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this Charter, but it is expected that the Committee will meet at least three times each year. The Committee shall meet periodically in separate executive sessions with management and have such other direct and independent interaction with management or other persons from time to time as the members of the Committee deem appropriate. The Committee may request any director, officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. Written minutes of Committee meetings shall be maintained.

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        Meetings of the Committee may be called by any member of the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee, in consultation with the other Committee members, shall determine the frequency and length of the Committee meetings and shall set meeting agendas consistent with this Charter. Committee members shall be given notice of a meeting at least 24 hours in advance by telephone, facsimile or electronic transmission. Any such notice need not be given to any Committee member who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any member who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting.

DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

        The Committee may form subcommittees composed of one or more of its independent members for any purpose that the Committee deems appropriate and may delegate to such subcommittees such power and authority as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee may also delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to make grants and awards of cash or options or other equity securities to any non-Section 16 officers of the Company under the Company's incentive-compensation or other equity-based plans as the Committee deems appropriate and in accordance with the terms of such plan; provided, that such delegation is in compliance with the plans and applicable law.

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EXHIBIT G-3
[Combined Corporation]
NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER

PURPOSE

        The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") is to help ensure that the Company's system of corporate governance performs well. In this regard, the Committee will consider and report periodically to the Board on matters relating to the identification, selection, and qualification of Board members and candidates nominated to the Board; advise and make recommendations to the Board on corporate governance matters; and provide leadership to the Company on matters relating to corporate governance.

        The Board has adopted this charter to establish the governing principles of the Committee (the "Charter").

COMPOSITION

        The Committee shall be comprised of four directors, two of which shall be WillScot Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company) and two of which shall be Mobile Mini Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company). Each such director shall be determined by the Board to be "independent" in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). Appointments to the Committee, including determination of independence and designation of the Chair of the Committee, shall be made by the Board on an annual basis. Each member shall be subject to annual reconfirmation and may be removed by the Board at any time, with or without cause.

OUTSIDE ADVISORS

        The Committee has the right at any time to obtain advice, reports, or opinions from internal and external counsel and expert advisors and has the authority to hire and terminate independent legal, financial, and other advisors as it may deem necessary, at the Company's expense, without consulting with, or obtaining approval from, any officer of the Company in advance. The Committee may request any director, officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee, meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee and provide such pertinent information as the Committee may request.

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        Notwithstanding anything in this Charter, the Committee shall not exercise any powers or duties, or take any action, that: (i) may not be delegated by the Board under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Company's bylaws; or (ii) have or has been delegated to other committees of the Board.

MEETINGS

        The Committee shall meet as often as necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this Charter, but it is expected that the Committee will meet at least two times each year. Meetings of the Committee may be called by any member of the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee, in consultation with the other Committee members, shall determine the frequency and length of the Committee meetings and shall set meeting agendas consistent with this Charter. Committee members shall be given notice of a meeting at least 24 hours in advance by telephone, facsimile or electronic transmission. Any such notice need not be given to any Committee member who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any member who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall act on the affirmative vote of a majority of members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Without a meeting, the Committee may act by unanimous written consent of all members. Written minutes of Committee meetings shall be maintained and filed with the books and records of the Company. Any member of the Board shall be provided with copies of such Committee minutes if requested. The Committee shall determine its own rules and procedures.

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EXHIBIT G-4
[COMBINED CORPORATION]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS COMMITTEE CHARTER

PURPOSE

        The Related Party Transactions Committee (the "Committee") shall be a committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") and shall operate according to the procedures provided in this charter. The Board has adopted this charter to establish the governing principles of the Committee (the "Charter").

COMPOSITION

        The Committee shall be comprised of six directors, three of which shall be WillScot Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company) and three of which shall be Mobile Mini Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company). Each such director shall: (i) be determined by the Board to be "independent" in accordance with Section 10C-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC, (ii) be determined by the Board to meet the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq"), including pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2) and (iii) be determined by the Board to not be affiliated with (x) TDR Capital LLP ("TDR"), (y) directors, officers, employees, consultants, advisors, accountants and other agents and representatives of TDR, and (z) investors who beneficially own a 15% or more interest in any funds advised by TDR. The Committee shall not include any TDR Continuing Directors (as defined in the Bylaws of the Company).

        Appointments to the Committee (including the aforementioned Board determinations and designation of the chairperson of the Committee) shall be made by the Board on an annual basis taking into consideration the recommendations of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Each member shall be subject to annual reconfirmation and may be removed by the Board at any time, with or without cause.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

        1.    Policy.     It is the policy of the Board that all Related Party Transactions, as that term is defined below, including material modifications to Related Party Transactions, shall be subject to approval or ratification in accordance with the procedures set forth below. In addition, any existing Related Party Transaction shall not continue past its next contractual termination date nor shall any material provision in any existing Related Party Transaction be waived or amended unless, in each case, it is approved in accordance with the procedures set forth below. The Committee shall review and may amend this policy from time to time, as appropriate.


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    Standing Pre-Approval for Certain Related Party Transactions.     The Committee has reviewed the types of Related Party Transactions described below and determined that each of the following Related Party Transactions shall be deemed to be pre-approved by the Committee, even if the aggregate amount involved is expected to exceed $120,000.


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MEETINGS

        The Committee shall meet as often as it determines necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this Charter. The members of the Committee may designate by majority vote a member to act as chairperson at meetings of the Committee. The Committee may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or independent auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee. The Committee shall be fully empowered to obtain assistance from employees of the Company, including its legal and financial staff, to retain independent legal, financial and other advisors, at the Company's expense, as the Committee deems reasonably necessary and to not approve any transaction or other matter submitted to the Committee for approval (and such non-approval shall be binding on the Board). The Committee shall have sole authority to approve related fees and retention terms. Written minutes of Committee meetings shall be maintained.

        Meetings of the Committee may be called by any member of the Committee. The chairperson of the Committee, in consultation with the other Committee members, shall determine the frequency and length of the Committee meetings and shall set meeting agendas consistent with this Charter. Committee members shall be given notice of a meeting at least 24 hours in advance by telephone, facsimile or electronic transmission. Any such notice need not be given to any Committee member who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any member who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting.

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EXHIBIT G-5
[Combined Corporation]
SECURITIES TRADING POLICY

PURPOSE

        The Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") has adopted this Securities Trading Policy (this "Policy") to provide guidelines to all officers, directors and employees of the Company with respect to transactions in the Company's securities, and the handling of confidential information about the Company and the companies with which the Company does business, including compliance with securities laws that prohibit certain persons who are aware of material non-public information (commonly known as "MNPI") about a company from (i) trading in securities of that company and (ii) providing material non-public information to other persons who may trade on the basis of that information.

        Federal and state securities laws prohibit the purchase or sale of a company's securities by anyone who is aware of material information about a company that is not generally known by or available to the public. These laws also prohibit anyone who is aware of material non-public information from disclosing this information to others who may trade. Companies and their controlling persons may also be subject to liability if they fail to take reasonable steps to prevent insider trading by company personnel.

        This Policy is designed to prevent insider trading or even allegations of insider trading. Your strict adherence to this Policy will help safeguard both your and our reputation and will further ensure that we conduct our business with the highest level of integrity and in accordance with the highest ethical standards.

COVERED PERSONS

        This Policy applies to:

        We refer to the individuals and entities listed above as "Covered Persons" in this Policy, and to be clear, transactions by your Family Members and Controlled Entities will be treated as your transactions under this Policy and federal securities laws.

COVERED TRANSACTIONS

        This Policy applies to virtually all transactions in the Company's securities, including common stock, options to purchase common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities (e.g., convertible, senior or subordinated notes) and any other securities issued by the Company ("Company Securities"). Company Securities also include derivative securities relating to the Company's stock, even if not issued by the Company, such as exchange-traded options (e.g., puts and calls).

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RESPONSIBILITY

        You have ethical and legal obligations to maintain the confidentiality of information about the Company and to not engage in transactions in Company Securities while in possession of material non-public information. You are responsible for making sure that you and your Family Members and Controlled Entities comply with this Policy. In all cases, the responsibility for determining whether an individual is in possession of material non-public information rests with that individual, and any action on the part of the Company, our General Counsel, or any other employee or director pursuant to this Policy (or otherwise) does not in any way constitute legal advice or insulate an individual from liability under applicable securities laws. You could be subject to severe legal penalties and disciplinary action by the Company for any conduct prohibited by this Policy or applicable securities laws, as described below under the heading "Consequences of Violations."

ADMINISTRATION

        This Policy will be administered by our General Counsel and any other employees of the Company designated by the General Counsel. All determinations and interpretations by our General Counsel will be final and not subject to review.

POLICY STATEMENT

        It is the Company's policy that a Covered Person, who is aware of material non-public information relating to the Company, may not, directly or indirectly through other persons or entities:

        In addition, it is our policy that no Covered Person who, in the course of working for or with the Company, learns of material non-public information about a company with which the Company does business, including a customer or supplier of the Company, may trade in that company's securities until the information becomes public or is no longer material.

        Unless specified in this Policy, there are no exceptions to this Policy. Transactions that may be necessary or justifiable for independent reasons (such as the need to raise money for an emergency expenditure), or small transactions, are not exempt from this Policy. Federal securities laws do not recognize mitigating circumstances, and in any event, even the appearance of an improper transaction must be avoided to preserve the Company's reputation for adhering to the highest standards of conduct.

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MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

        Material Information.    Information is considered "material" if a reasonable investor would consider the information important in making a decision to buy, hold or sell securities. Any information that could be expected to affect a company's stock price (positively or negatively) should be considered material. There is no bright-line standard for assessing materiality; instead, materiality is based on an assessment of all of the facts and circumstances and is often evaluated by enforcement authorities with the benefit of hindsight. While it is not possible to define all categories of material information, some examples of information that ordinarily would be regarded as material are:

        When Information is Considered Public.    Information that has not been disclosed to the public is generally considered to be non-public information. In order to establish that the information has been disclosed to the public, it may be necessary to demonstrate that the information has been widely disseminated. Information is considered to be widely disseminated if it has been disclosed through channels such as Bloomberg, the Dow Jones "broad tape," newswire services, a broadcast on widely-available radio or television programs, publication in a widely-available newspaper, magazine or news website, or public disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that are available on the SEC's website. By contrast, information is probably not considered to be widely disseminated if available only to the Company's employees, if it is only available to a select group of analysts, brokers and institutional investors or if it only appears on the Company's website.

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Company Securities until Wednesday. Depending on the circumstances and the importance of the information at hand, the Company may determine that a longer or shorter period should apply to the release of specific material non-public information.

TRANSACTIONS UNDER COMPANY PLANS

        This Policy does not apply to the following transactions, except as specifically noted:

TRANSACTIONS NOT INVOLVING A PURCHASE OR SALE

        Bona fide gifts are not transactions subject to this Policy, unless the person making the gift (i) has reason to believe that the recipient intends to sell the Company Securities while the Covered Person is aware of material non-public information or (ii) is subject to the trading restrictions specified below under the heading "Additional Procedures" and the sales by the recipient of the Company Securities occur during a Blackout Period (as defined below). Moreover, transactions in mutual funds that are invested in Company Securities are not transactions subject to this Policy.

SPECIAL AND PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS

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ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES

        The Company has established additional procedures in order to assist the Company in the administration of this Policy, to facilitate compliance with laws prohibiting insider trading while in possession of material non-public information and to avoid the appearance of any impropriety.

        Individuals and entities subject to our quarterly or event-specific trading restrictions as described below, including directors, officers, and employees of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, as well as their respective Family Members and Controlled Entities, as such individuals have been designated and notified by our General Counsel, are referred to herein as "Designated Persons."

Pre-Clearance Procedures

        Designated Persons may not engage in any transaction in Company Securities without first obtaining pre-clearance of the transaction in writing from our General Counsel, who must consult with the Chairman of the Board (or, if the Chairman of the Board proposes to make any transaction in Company Securities, then a member of the Audit Committee of the Board) on any request for pre-clearance. A request for pre-clearance should be submitted to our General Counsel in writing at least three business days in advance of the proposed transaction. Our General Counsel will make every effort to respond to requests as quickly and expeditiously as possible. However, our General Counsel is not obligated to approve a transaction submitted for pre-clearance, and he or she may determine not to permit the trade.

        If our General Counsel proposes to make any transaction in Company Securities, then our Chief Executive Officer (who must consult with the Chairman of the Board and with assistance from counsel other than our General Counsel) will be responsible for pre-clearing or denying the proposed trade in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.

        If a request for pre-clearance is denied, then the individual who made the request should refrain from initiating any transaction in Company Securities and should not inform any other person of the restriction. If a request for pre-clearance is approved, then the individual who made the request has three business days to affect the transaction (or, if sooner, before commencement of a quarterly or event-driven Blackout Period). In the case of a pre-clearance for a 10b5-1 Plan, the plan must be established within seven business days (or, if sooner, before commencement of a quarterly or event-driven Blackout Period).

        When a request for pre-clearance is made, the requestor should carefully consider whether he or she may be aware of any material non-public information about the Company and should describe fully those circumstances when requesting pre-clearance.

        To facilitate the process, the Company has prepared the pre-clearance form attached to this Policy as Exhibit A. You are encouraged to complete and provide the pre-clearance form to our General Counsel when requesting pre- clearance. You remain obligated to timely submit pre-clearance requests in writing, however, should you choose not to complete and return the pre-clearance form attached to this Policy.

        Under no circumstance may a person trade or initiate a 10b5-1 Plan while aware of material non-public information about the Company, even if pre-cleared. Thus, if you become aware of material non-public information after receiving pre-clearance, but before the trade has been executed or the 10b5-1 Plan has been initiated, then you must not affect the pre-cleared transaction or initiate the pre-cleared plan.

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Quarterly Trading Restrictions

        Designated Persons must not trade Company Securities during certain periods ("Blackout Periods") closely related to the preparation and announcement of our earnings. Our General Counsel, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will determine which employees will be subject to these quarterly trading restrictions and notify such Designated Persons that they are subject to the restrictions. Our Blackout Periods include:

        Under very limited circumstances, a person (other than our directors and Section 16 officers) subject to this restriction may be permitted to trade during a Blackout Period, but only if our General Counsel concludes that the person does not in fact possess material non-public information. Persons wishing to trade during a Blackout Period must contact our General Counsel for approval at least three business days in advance of any proposed transaction involving Company Securities, as described above.

Event-Specific Trading Restriction Periods

        There may be times when our directors or a limited number of officers and employees have knowledge of an event (e.g., a potential transaction) that is or may be material to the Company. It may be appropriate in these circumstances to prohibit those directors, officers and employees, as well as their Family Members and Controlled Entities, from trading Company Securities while the event remains material and nonpublic. Our General Counsel, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will determine whether an event is material, and whether certain officers and employees will be subject to the event-specific trading restrictions, and notify such Designated Persons.

        Moreover, our financial results may be sufficiently material in a particular quarter that, in the judgment of our General Counsel, these situations would require that Designated Persons should refrain from trading in Company Securities even sooner than the typical Blackout Period described above. In that situation, our General Counsel may notify Designated Persons that they should not trade in the Company's Securities, without disclosing the reason for the restriction.

        The existence of an event-specific trading restriction period or extension of a Blackout Period will not be announced to the Company as a whole and should not be communicated to other persons. Even if our General Counsel has not designated you as a person who should not trade due to an event-specific restriction, you should not trade while aware of material non-public information. Exceptions will not be granted during an event-specific trading restriction period.

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Exceptions

        Quarterly and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to transactions not subject to this Policy, as described above under the headings "Transactions Under Company Plans" and "Transactions Not Involving a Purchase or Sale." In addition, the requirement for pre-clearance and the quarterly and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to transactions conducted pursuant to approved Rule 10b5-1 plans, described under the heading "Rule 10b5- 1 Plans."

RULE 10B5-1 PLANS

        Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides a defense from insider trading liability under Rule 10b-5. In order to be eligible to rely on this defense, a person subject to this Policy must enter into a Rule 10b5-1 plan for transactions in Company Securities that meets certain conditions specified in the Rule (a "10b5-1 Plan"). If the plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1, Company Securities may be purchased or sold under the 10b5-1 Plan without regard to certain insider trading restrictions. To comply with the Policy, a 10b5-1 Plan must be approved by our General Counsel and meet the requirements of Rule 10b5-1. In general, a 10b5-1 Plan must be entered into at a time when the person entering into the plan is not aware of material non-public information. Once the plan is adopted, the person must not exercise any influence over the amount of securities to be traded, the price at which they are to be traded or the date of the trade. The plan must either specify the amount, pricing and timing of transactions in advance or delegate discretion on these matters to an independent third party.

        Any 10b5-1 Plan must be submitted for approval 14 days prior to the entry into the 10b5-1 Plan. No further pre- approval of transactions conducted pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan will be required.

POST-TERMINATION TRANSACTIONS

        This Policy continues to apply to transactions in Company Securities even after termination of service to the Company. If an individual is in possession of material non-public information when his or her service terminates, that individual may not trade in Company Securities until that information has become public or is no longer material. The pre-clearance procedures specified under the heading "Additional Procedures" above, however, will cease to apply to transactions in Company Securities upon the expiration of any Blackout Period or other Company-imposed trading restrictions applicable at the time of the termination of service.

CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION

        The purchase or sale of securities while aware of material non-public information, or the disclosure of material non-public information to others who then trade in the Company's Securities, is prohibited by the federal and state laws. Insider trading violations are pursued vigorously by the SEC, U.S. Attorneys, state enforcement authorities and private plaintiffs as well as under the laws of foreign jurisdictions. Punishment for insider trading violations is severe and could include significant fines and imprisonment.

        While the regulatory authorities concentrate their efforts on the individuals who trade, or who tip inside information to others who trade, the federal securities laws also impose potential liability on companies and other "controlling persons" if they fail to take reasonable steps to prevent insider trading by company personnel.

        In addition, an individual's failure to comply with this Policy may subject the individual to Company-imposed sanctions, including dismissal for cause, whether or not the employee's failure to comply results in a violation of law. Of course, a violation of law, or even an SEC investigation that does not result in prosecution, can tarnish a person's reputation and irreparably damage a career.

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SUPPORT

        Any person who has a question about this Policy or its application to any proposed transaction may obtain additional guidance from our General Counsel, who can be reached by telephone at [    ·    ] or by e-mail at [    ·    ].

CERTIFICATION

        Each of Designated Persons must certify their understanding of, and intent to comply with, this Policy. A form of certification is attached to this Policy as Exhibit B.

        This Policy was adopted by the Board on [    ·    ].

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Exhibit A
Request for Pre-Clearance Form

To:   General Counsel
[Combined Corporation] (the "
Company")
   
From:  

   
Re:   Proposed transaction in Company Securities    

        This is to advise you that the undersigned intends to execute a transaction in the Company's securities on [                    ] [    ], 20[    ], and thereafter until the trading window shall close and does hereby request that the Company pre-clear the transaction as required by its Securities Trading Policy (the "Policy").

        The general nature of the transaction is as follows (e.g., open market purchase of 10,000 shares of common stock through NASDAQ or privately-negotiated sale of warrants for the purchase of 5,000 shares of common stock):


 
   


 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

        The undersigned is not in possession of material non-public information (as described in the Policy) about the Company and will not enter into the transaction if the undersigned comes into possession of any material non-public information about the Company between the date hereof and the proposed trade execution date.

        The undersigned has read and understands the Policy [and the Company's Section 16 Compliance Policy] and certifies that the above proposed transaction will not violate the Policy [and the Section 16 Compliance Policy].*

        The undersigned agrees to advise the Company promptly if, as a result of future developments, any of the foregoing information becomes inaccurate or incomplete in any respect. The undersigned understands that the Company may require additional information about the transaction, and agrees to provide such information upon request.

Dated:                    , 20[    ]        

 

 

Very truly yours,
[Signature]
[Print Name]

 

 
Approved:        



General Counsel of [Combined Corporation]
Dated:                    , 20[    ]


 


 

*
Bracketed language in this paragraph need only appear in forms submitted by directors and Section 16 directors and officers.

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Exhibit B
Form of Compliance Certification

CERTIFICATION

I certify that:

Print name:  

   

Signature:

 




 

 

Date:

 




 

 

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Annex B

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

        The present name of the corporation is WillScot Corporation. The corporation was incorporated under the name "Double Eagle Acquisition Corp." by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 29, 2017. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, which restates and integrates and also further amends the provisions of the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation is hereby amended, integrated and restated to read in its entirety as follows:


ARTICLE I

Name

        The name of the Corporation is [Combined Corporation] (the "Corporation").


ARTICLE II

Registered Agent; Registered Office

        The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.


ARTICLE III

Purposes

        The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL").


ARTICLE IV

[Reserved]


ARTICLE V

Capital Stock


        1.
    Authorized Shares.     

        (a)   The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 501,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of (i) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Preferred Stock") and (ii) 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock").

        (b)   Immediately upon the effectiveness (the "Effective Time") of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended from time to time, the "Certificate of Incorporation"), each share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock") issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, automatically and without the need for any further action, be reclassified as, and shall be converted into, one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of Common Stock. Any stock certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Class A Common Stock shall from and after the Effective Time be deemed to represent shares of Common Stock into which the shares formerly


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represented by such certificate have been reclassified and converted, without the need for surrender or exchange thereof.


        2.
    Preferred Stock.     Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series pursuant to a resolution or resolutions providing for such issue duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") and the filing of a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (a "Preferred Designation"), authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in the Board. The Board is further authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any such series, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, subject to obtaining a vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if such a vote is required pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation).


        3.
    Common Stock.     

        (a)   Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation), the holders of the Common Stock shall possess all voting power with respect to the Corporation. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation) or pursuant to the Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any other similar, successor provision thereof).

        (b)   Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

        (c)   Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.

        (d)   Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

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ARTICLE VI

Bylaws

        In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board shall have the power to adopt, amend, repeal or otherwise alter the bylaws of the Corporation (the "Bylaws") without any action on the part of the stockholders. The Bylaws may also be amended, supplemented or repealed by the stockholders at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, the notice for which designates that an amendment, supplement or repeal of one or more of such sections is to be considered, and only by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote upon such amendment, supplement or repeal, voting as a single class.


ARTICLE VII

Directors


        1.
    Board of Directors.     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.


        2.
    Number; Term; Election; Qualification.     The number of directors that constitutes the Board shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board in accordance with the Bylaws, and shall consist of not less than three or more than thirteen directors. The Board shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The number of directors elected to each class shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board. Each Class I director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, each Class II director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time and each Class III director shall be elected to an initial term to expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time. Upon the expiration of the initial terms of office for each class of directors, the directors of each class shall be elected for a term of three years to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, except that if any such election shall not be so held, such election shall take place at a stockholders' meeting called and held in accordance with the DGCL. Each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her death, resignation, or removal. If the number of directors is hereafter changed, no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.


        3.
    Removal and Vacancies.     Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, vacancies occurring on the Board for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only: (i) prior to the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and (ii) from and after the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A person so elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified.


        4.
    Written Ballot.     Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

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ARTICLE VIII

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification


        1.
    Limitation of Liability.     To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or to its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No amendment to, modification of, or repeal of this Article VIII, Section 1 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.


        2.
    Indemnification.     The Corporation shall, in accordance with this Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, indemnify, advance expenses, and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (but in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation), any person (a "Covered Person") who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except for claims for indemnification (following the final disposition of such Proceeding) or advancement of expenses not paid in full, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board. Any amendment, repeal or modification of this Section 2 shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.


        3.
    Insurance.     The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.


ARTICLE IX

Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions


        1.
    Exclusive Forum.     Unless the Board or one of its duly authorized committees otherwise approves in writing, the selection of an alternate forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if the Superior Court of the State of Delaware also does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, (iv) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or (v) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, a "Covered Proceeding").

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        2.
    Personal Jurisdiction.     If any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where permitted in accordance with Section 1 above, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, (each, a "Foreign Action") in the name of any person or entity (a "Claiming Party") without the prior written approval of the Board or one of its duly authorized committees, such Claiming Party shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where applicable, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with any action brought in any such courts to enforce Section 1 above (an "Enforcement Action") and (ii) having service of process made upon such Claiming Party in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such Claiming Party's counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such Claiming Party.


        3.
    Notice and Consent.     Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX and waived any argument relating to the inconvenience of the forums reference above in connection with any Covered Proceeding.


ARTICLE X

Severability

        If any provision or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of the Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any section of the Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.


ARTICLE XI

Corporate Opportunity

        The Corporation hereby renounces pursuant to Section 122(17) of the DGCL any interest or expectancy in, or being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity or classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to any of the Corporation's non-employee directors or any of their affiliates (together, an "Identified Person") which may be a corporate opportunity for such Identified Person and the Corporation or any of its affiliates. In the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity which may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Corporation or any of its affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, shall not be liable to the Company, its affiliates or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder or director of the Company solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person or does not present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation does not renounce its interest or expectancy in any

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corporate opportunity offered to any Identified Person if such opportunity is expressly offered to such Identified Person solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation, and the foregoing provisions of this Article XI shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity. Notwithstanding anything to contrary herein, the provisions of this Article XI shall have no further force or effect from and after the earlier of such time as (i) TDR Capital LLP ("TDR") ceases to beneficially own at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (ii) TDR is not entitled to designate one or more members of the Board in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement, by and among the Corporation, TDR and the other parties thereto (as amended from time to time).


ARTICLE XII

Amendment

        Except as expressly provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

* * * * *

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on [    ·    ], 2020.

    [COMBINED CORPORATION]

 

 

By:

 

 

        Name:   Bradley Soultz
        Title:   Chief Executive Officer

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Annex C

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

[    ·    ], 2020


Article 1

Stockholders

        1.1    Place of Meetings.     Meetings of stockholders of [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), shall be held at the place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") from time to time; provided, that the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL").


        1.2
    Annual Meetings.     Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such date and time as fixed by the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing directors and transacting any other business as may properly come before such meetings.


        1.3
    Special Meetings.     Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, to be held at such date and time as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof. Only business within the purposes described in the Corporation's notice of meeting required by Section 1.4 may be conducted at the special meetings. The ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting is specifically denied.


        1.4
    Notice of Meetings.     Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended or restated from time to time, the "Certificate of Incorporation") or these Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), the notice of any meeting shall be given no fewer than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.


        1.5
    Postponement; Adjournments.     The Board of Directors, acting by resolution, may postpone and reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders. Any annual meeting or special meeting may be adjourned from time to time, whether or not there is a quorum: (a) at any time, upon a resolution by stockholders, if the votes cast in favor of such resolution by the holders of shares of each voting group entitled to vote on any matter theretofore properly brought before the meeting exceed the number of votes cast against such resolution by the holders of shares of each such voting group; or (b) at any time prior to the transaction of any business at such meeting, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.


        1.6
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        1.7
    Organization.     Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in his or her absence by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation, by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.


        1.8
    Voting; Proxies.     


        (a)
    Generally.     Unless otherwise required by law or provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.


        (b)
    Voting Matters Other than Elections of Directors.     Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, any matter, other than the election of directors, brought before any meeting of stockholders shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a matter submitted for a vote of the stockholders as to which a stockholder approval requirement is applicable under the stockholder approval policy of the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other exchange or quotation system on which the capital stock of the Corporation is quoted or traded, the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the vote required for approval shall be the requisite vote specified in such stockholder approval policy, Rule 16b-3 or Code provision, as the case may be.


        (c)
    Proxies.     Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Such authorization may be in a writing executed by the stockholder or his or her authorized officer, director, employee, or agent. To the extent permitted by law, a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization, or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that the electronic transmission either sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. A copy, facsimile transmission, or other reliable reproduction of the proxy (including any electronic transmission) authorized by this Section 1.8(c) may be substituted for or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile transmission, or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.

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        1.9
    Fixing of Record Dates.     In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date for stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of stockholders or any other action, which, in the case of a meeting, shall not be more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days before the date of such meeting or, in the case of any other action, shall not be more than 60 days prior to such other action. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of a meeting of stockholders, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (2) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote.


        1.10
    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.     The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided, that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation's principal place of business. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then such list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.


        1.11
    Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.     


        (a)
    Annual Meetings of Stockholders.     Nominations of one or more individuals to the Board of Directors (each, a "Nomination," and more than one, "Nominations," and the individual who is the subject of a Nomination, a "Nominee") and the proposal of business other than Nominations ("Business") to be considered by the stockholders of the Corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only: (1) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting or any supplement thereto (provided, however, that reference in the Corporation's notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations); (2) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (3) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record of the Corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is received by the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. Subclause (3) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit business (other than matters

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        (b)
    Special Meetings of Stockholders.     Only such Business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting (provided, however, that reference in the Corporation's notice of meeting to the election of directors or to the election of members of the Board of Directors shall not include or be deemed to include Nominations). Nominations may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting: (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.11 is received by the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may make Nominations of one or more individuals (as the case may be) for election to such positions as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by Section 1.11(c)(1) shall be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in accordance with Section 1.11(c)(1)(E).


        (c)
    Stockholder Nominations and Business.     For Nominations and Business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(a)(3), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11, and any such proposed Business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. For Nominations to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11(b)(2), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in compliance with this Section 1.11. In either case, the stockholder shall also provide an Update (as defined below) at the times and in the forms required by this Section 1.11.

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Article 2

Board of Directors

        2.1    Regular Meetings.     Prior to the third annual meeting of stockholders following the date of these Bylaws (the "Third AMS"), regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office, unless both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer determine otherwise in their mutual discretion, at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. From and after the Third AMS, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined, notices thereof need not be given.


        2.2
    Special Meetings.     Prior to the Third AMS, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time but shall be held at the Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office unless both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer determine otherwise in their mutual discretion. From and after the Third AMS, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or a majority of the Whole Board.


        2.3
    Telephonic Meetings Permitted.     Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

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        2.4
    Quorum; Vote Required for Action.     At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or any agreement binding upon the Corporation otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. The term "Whole Board" shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships. The Board of Directors and the Corporate Governance Committee shall endeavor to fill any vacancies as promptly as practicable.


        2.5
    Organization.     Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.


        2.6
    Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Lead Director of the Board of Directors.     The Board of Directors may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors may, if it so determines, choose a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from among its members, who shall undertake duties as the Board of Directors may assign. Further, the Board of Directors may, if it so determines, also select a Lead Director of the Board of Directors, who, if any, shall be a director of the Corporation who is not also an officer of the Corporation and who shall undertake duties as the Board of Directors may assign, including, but not limited to, duties otherwise assigned to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. Among other duties, the Chairman of the Board of Directors will assist with, manage or delegate to the Lead Director, as appropriate, the following tasks: (i) acting as the principal liaison between the Corporation's independent directors and the Chief Executive Officer; (ii) overseeing and providing guidance with regard to agendas for meetings of the Board of Directors; (iii) leading meetings of the Board of Directors, including executive sessions, but excluding any sessions with only independent directors, which shall be led by the Lead Director for any period in which the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not independent; and (iv) addressing any other responsibilities as the Board of Directors may designate, from time to time.


        2.7
    Board of Directors Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting.     Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions. After an action is taken, the consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if such minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if such minutes are maintained in electronic form.


        2.8
    Fees and Compensation of Directors.     Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors, or may delegate such authority to an appropriate committee.


        2.9
    Elections of Directors.     

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Election, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. For purposes of this provision, a "Contested Election" is an election of directors of the Corporation as to which the Chairman of the Board of Directors determines that, at the Determination Date, the number of persons properly nominated to serve as directors exceeds the number of directors to be elected in such election. The "Determination Date" is: (1) the day after the meeting of the Board of Directors at which the nominees for director of the Board of Directors for such election are approved, when such meeting occurs after the last day on which a stockholder may propose the nomination of a director for election in such election pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws; or (2) the day after the last day on which a stockholder may propose the nomination of a director for election in such election pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, when the last day for such a proposal occurs after the meeting of the Board of Directors at which the nominees for director of the Board of Directors for such election are approved, whichever of clause (1) or (2) is applicable. This determination that an election is a Contested Election shall be determinative only as to the timeliness of a notice of nomination and not otherwise as to its validity. In all cases, once an election is determined to be a Contested Election, directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast.

        (b)   If, in an election of directors that is not a Contested Election, an incumbent director does not receive a greater number of votes "for" his or her election than votes "against" his or her election, then such incumbent director shall, within five days following the certification of the election results, tender his or her written resignation to the Chairman of the Board of Directors contingent on acceptance by the Board of Directors for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the "Corporate Governance Committee"). The Corporate Governance Committee shall consider such resignation and, within 45 days following the date of the stockholders' meeting at which the election of directors occurred, shall make a recommendation to the Board of Directors concerning the acceptance or rejection of such resignation. In determining its recommendation to the Board of Directors, the Corporate Governance Committee shall consider all factors deemed relevant by the members of the Corporate Governance Committee including, without limitation: (1) the stated reason or reasons (if any) why stockholders voted against such director's reelection; (2) the qualifications of the director (including, for example, whether the director serves on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Audit Committee") as an "audit committee financial expert" and whether there are one or more other directors qualified, eligible, and available to serve on the Audit Committee in such capacity); (3) relevant stock exchange listing standards and rules and regulations, including those of the Nasdaq Stock Market and the SEC; and (4) whether the director's resignation from the Board of Directors would be in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders.

        The Corporate Governance Committee also shall consider a range of possible alternatives concerning the director's tendered resignation as the members of the Corporate Governance Committee deem appropriate, including, without limitation, acceptance of the resignation, rejection of the resignation, or rejection of the resignation coupled with a commitment to seek to address and cure the underlying reasons reasonably believed by the Corporate Governance Committee to have substantially resulted in such director failing to receive the required number of votes for re-election. The Board of Directors shall take formal action on the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation no later than 90 days following the date of the stockholders' meeting at which the election of directors occurred. In considering the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation, the Board of Directors shall consider the information, factors, and alternatives considered by the Corporate Governance Committee and such additional information, factors, and alternatives as the Board of Directors deems relevant in its sole discretion. No director who, in accordance with these provisions, is required to tender his or her resignation shall participate in the Corporate Governance Committee's deliberations or recommendation, or in the deliberations or determination of the Board of Directors, with respect to accepting or rejecting his or her resignation as a director.

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        If a majority of the members of the Corporate Governance Committee fail to receive the required number of votes for re-election, then the Board of Directors will establish an ad hoc committee composed of independent directors then serving on the Board of Directors who were elected at the stockholders' meeting at which the election occurred, and independent directors, if any, who were not standing for election at such stockholders' meeting (the "Ad Hoc Committee"), consisting of such number of directors as the Board of Directors may determine to be appropriate, solely for the purpose of considering and making a recommendation to the Board with respect to the tendered resignations. The Ad Hoc Committee shall serve in place of the Corporate Governance Committee and perform the Corporate Governance Committee's duties for purposes of these provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Ad Hoc Committee would have been created but fewer than three directors would be eligible to serve on it, the entire Board (other than the individual directors whose resignations are being considered) shall make the determination to accept or reject the tendered resignations without any recommendation from the Corporate Governance Committee and without the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee. Following the decision of the Board of Directors on the Corporate Governance Committee's recommendation, the Corporation, within four business days after such decision is made, shall publicly disclose, in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC, the decision of the Board of Directors, together with an explanation of the process by which the decision was made and, if applicable, the reason or reasons of the Board of Directors for rejecting the tendered resignation.

        (c)   If a director's resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 2.9, if a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director whose term would otherwise have expired at the time of the election if a successor had been elected or if a director is no longer entitled to serve as a director, then such position may be filled only: (i) until the third AMS, by the Corporate Governance Committee and (ii) from and after the Third AMS, by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.


        2.10
    Additional Requirements For Valid Nomination of Candidates to Serve as Director and, If Elected, to Be Seated as Directors.     

        (a)   To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, a Nominee must be nominated in the manner prescribed in Section 1.11 and the Nominee, whether nominated by the Board of Directors or by a stockholder, must have previously delivered (in accordance with the time period prescribed for delivery in a notice to such Nominee given by or on behalf of the Board of Directors), to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation: (1) a completed written questionnaire (in a form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership, and independence of such Nominee; and (2) a written representation and agreement (in form provided by the Corporation) that such Nominee: (A) is not and, if elected as a director, during his or her term of office, will not become a party to: (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such Nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a "Voting Commitment"); or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such Nominee's ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such Nominee's fiduciary duties under applicable law; (B) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with any person or entity, other than the Corporation, with respect to any direct or indirect compensation or reimbursement for service as a director that has not been disclosed therein; (C) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading, and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such person's term in office as a director (and, if requested by any Nominee, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such Nominee all such policies and guidelines then in effect); and (D) if elected as director

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of the Corporation, intends to serve the entire term until the next meeting at which such Nominee would face re-election.

        (b)   The Board of Directors may also require any Nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board of Directors in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such Nominee's nomination is to be acted upon for the Board of Directors to determine the eligibility of such Nominee to be an independent director of the Corporation.


        2.11
    Board Composition.     

        (a)   The total number of authorized directors shall be fixed from time to time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board. The Board of Directors as of the date of these Bylaws shall consist of eleven directors. Six of such directors shall be Mark S. Bartlett, Gerard E. Holthaus, Gary Lindsay, Stephen Robertson, Jeff Sagansky and Bradley L. Soultz, each of which shall be designated by WillScot Corporation ("WillScot") (such individuals, together with each individual elected to replace such individuals, whether as the immediately succeeding director or a future succeeding director for such individual, the "WillScot Continuing Directors"). Five of such directors shall be Sara R. Dial, Jeffrey S. Goble, Kimberly J. McWaters, Erik Olsson and Michael W. Upchurch, each of which shall be designated by Mobile Mini, Inc. ("Mobile Mini") (such individuals, together with each individual elected to replace such individuals, whether as the immediately succeeding director or a future succeeding director for such individual, the "Mobile Mini Continuing Directors"). For the avoidance of doubt, Gary Lindsay and Stephen Robertson shall be appointed by TDR Capital LLP ("TDR"), and any individual (the "TDR Continuing Directors") elected to replace a TDR Continuing Director, whether as the immediately succeeding director or a future succeeding director for such individual, shall be deemed a WillScot Continuing Director. Mr. Olsson shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mr. Holthaus shall be the Lead Director of the Board of Directors (the "Lead Director").

        (b)   The members of the Board of Directors shall be designated into three classes: (i) the Class I Directors, (ii) the Class II Directors and (iii) the Class III Directors. The individuals classified as Class I Directors shall be subject to reelection at the first annual meeting of the stockholders following the effectiveness of these Bylaws. The individuals classified as Class II Directors shall be subject to reelection at the second annual meeting of the stockholders following the effectiveness of these Bylaws. The individuals classified as Class III Directors shall be subject to reelection at the third annual meeting of the stockholders following the effectiveness of these Bylaws. The directors as of the date of these Bylaws shall be classified as follows:

        (c)   Following the second annual meeting of stockholders following effectiveness of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall reevaluate and determine the independence of Mr. Olsson under applicable laws and regulations.


        2.12
    Powers of the Board.     The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation. As of the date of these Bylaws, the Board of Directors has approved that certain (i) Business Plan, Operating Model and Financial Plan and (ii) Synergies Plan (together with clause (i), the "Company Strategic Plans"). The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend or repeal the Company Strategic Plans; provided that, prior to the Third AMS, any material changes to the Synergies Plan, or the provisions relating to: (a) the SAP operating system, (b) the storage branch

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network, (c) the Mobile Mini branch managers retaining P&L and (d) the Mobile Mini insider sales representative structure, each included in the Company Strategic Plans (such provisions (a)-(d), the "Strategic Plan Provisions"), shall require Supermajority Approval (as defined in Section 3.1(c)). For the avoidance of doubt, except as expressly provided in this Section 2.12, the implementation and execution of the Company Strategic Plans shall be conducted by the Corporation's management team with appropriate oversight and supervision by the Board, from time to time.


Article 3

Committees

        3.1    Committees.     

        (a)   Subject to Section 3.1(b) and Section 3.1(c), the Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the Whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation (each, a "Committee"). The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any Committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee; provided that, until the Third AMS, any alternate who replaces any absent or disqualified member on any Committee, including any Initial Committee (as defined below), must be a (x) WillScot Continuing Director, if the absent or disqualified member is a WillScot Continuing Director or (y) Mobile Mini Continuing Director, if the absent or disqualified member is a Mobile Mini Continuing Director. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all pages that may require it.

        (b)   The Corporation shall have the following committees (the "Initial Committees") to serve at least until the Third AMS. The Initial Committees shall have the powers and responsibilities set forth in the respective charter for each committee (as attached to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among WillScot, Mobile Mini and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc.) and shall be comprised of only the directors meeting the following qualifications:

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markets transactions (a "Customary Pricing Committee"), which shall require a resolution passed by a majority of the Whole Board) shall require a resolution passed by at least eight directors ("Supermajority Approval") and (ii) all Committees (other than a Customary Pricing Committee) shall consist of an equal number of directors from the WillScot Continuing Directors and the Mobile Mini Continuing Directors.

        (d)   Any TDR Continuing Director may be appointed to the Customary Pricing Committee at any time after the date hereof. To the extent a TDR Continuing Director satisfies all applicable independence requirements for any committee, including any Initial Committee, pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, such TDR Continuing Director may be appointed to such Committee by the Board; provided that under no circumstances shall a TDR Continuing Director be entitled to be appointed to the Related Party Transactions Committee.


        3.2
    Committee Charters and Rules.     Unless the Board of Directors or the charter of any such committee otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business; including such rules as may be contained in such committee's charter; provided that, prior to the Third AMS, making any change to the charter of any of the Initial Committees shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 2 of these Bylaws. Each committee and subcommittee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors, or the committee, when required.


Article 4

Officers


        4.1
    Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies.     The Board of Directors as of the date of these Bylaws shall appoint the following officers of the Corporation, to take office as of the date of these Bylaws: a Chief Executive Officer, President & Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. The Board of Directors or Chief Executive Officer or other duly appointed officer authorized by the Board of Directors may also elect or appoint such other officers as it, he or she shall deem necessary or appropriate to the management and operation of the Corporation, including, without limitation, a Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, and one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Controllers, Assistant Controllers, and such other officers as the Board of Directors or officer making the election or appointment deems necessary. Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) hereof, each such officer shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her death, or until he or she shall resign, or until he or she shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any officer may resign at any time upon written or electronic notice to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. An officer that elects or appoints another officer may remove such officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors (or by any officer authorized to fill such vacancy).

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        4.2    Powers and Duties of Executive Officers.     (a) The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, and to the extent not so prescribed, they shall each have such powers and authority and perform such duties in the management of the property and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, as generally pertain to their respective offices. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties. Without limitation of the foregoing:

        (b)   As of the date of these Bylaws, Bradley Soultz shall be the Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Williams shall be the President and Chief Operating Officer, Tim Boswell shall be the Chief Financial Officer, Chris Miner shall be the General Counsel, until removed or replaced in accordance with Section 4.1 or Section 4.2(b)(1).

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        4.3
    Compensation.     The salaries of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nothing contained herein shall preclude any officer from serving the Corporation in any other capacity, including that of director, or from serving any of its stockholders, subsidiaries or affiliated entities in any capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.


        4.4
    Representation of Shares of Other Entities.     Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or interests of any other entities standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.


Article 5

Stock


        5.1
    Certificates.     

        (a)   The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares. The shares of the common stock of the Corporation shall be registered on the books of the Corporation in the order in which they shall be issued. Any certificates for shares of the common stock, and any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented by certificates, shall be numbered and shall be signed by any two of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, or any other authorized officers of the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile signature. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he, she or it were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send, or cause to be sent, to the record owner thereof a notice in writing or by electronic transmission setting forth the name of the Corporation, the name of the stockholder, the number and class of shares and such other information as is required by law, including Section 151(f) of the DGCL. Any stock certificates issued and any notices given shall include such other information and legends as shall be required by law or necessary to give effect to any applicable transfer, voting or similar restrictions.

        (b)   No certificate representing shares of stock shall be issued until the full amount of consideration therefor has been paid, except as otherwise permitted by law.


        5.2
    Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates.     The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or

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destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. If shares represented by a stock certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed have become uncertificated shares, the Corporation may, in lieu of issuing a new certificate, cause such shares to be reflected on its books as uncertificated shares and may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate.


        5.3
    Dividends.     The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the Corporation's capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation's capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation. The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.


        5.4
    Transfer of Shares.     

        (a)   Transfers of shares shall be made upon the books of the Corporation (i) only by the holder of record thereof, or by a duly authorized agent, transferee or legal representative and (ii) in the case of certificated shares, upon the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

        (b)   The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any legal, equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.


        5.5
    Transfer Agent; Registrar.     The Board of Directors may appoint a transfer agent and one or more co-transfer agents and registrar and one or more co-registrars and may make, or authorize any such agent to make, all such rules and regulations deemed expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.


Article 6

Indemnification of Officers and Directors


        6.1
    Right of Indemnification.     The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a "Covered Person") who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.5, the corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if

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the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.


        6.2
    Advancement of Expenses.     The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 6 or otherwise.


        6.3
    Claims.     If a claim for indemnification under this Article 6 (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within sixty days after the Corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full within thirty days after the Corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.


        6.4
    Non-Exclusivity of Rights.     The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.


        6.5
    Other Sources.     The Corporation's obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.


        6.6
    Amendment or Repeal.     Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these Bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.


        6.7
    Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.     This Article 6 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.


Article 7

Miscellaneous


        7.1
    Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.     Subject to such limitations, restrictions, or prohibitions as the Board of Directors or any officer may impose, the officers of the Corporation shall have power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement and to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

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        7.2
    Fiscal Year; Headquarters and Principal Executive Office.     

        (a)   The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that any such determination prior to the Third AMS shall require Supermajority Approval.

        (b)   The Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office shall be located in Phoenix, Arizona, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that any determination relating to the location of the Corporation's headquarters and principal executive office prior to the Third AMS shall require Supermajority Approval.


        7.3
    Seal.     The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.


        7.4
    Notices.     


        (a)
    Notice to Directors.     Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any director, such notice shall be given: (1) in writing and sent by mail, hand delivery or by a nationally recognized delivery service; (2) by means of facsimile telecommunication or other form of electronic transmission; or (3) by oral notice given personally or by telephone. A notice to a director will be deemed given and shall be timely as follows: (A) if given by hand delivery, orally, or by telephone, when actually received by the director at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting; (B) if sent through the United States mail, after being deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director's address appearing on the records of the Corporation at least four days prior to the meeting; (C) if sent for delivery by a nationally recognized delivery service, if deposited for next day delivery with an overnight delivery service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director's address appearing on the records of the Corporation at least two days prior to the meeting; (D) if sent by facsimile telecommunication, when sent to the facsimile transmission number for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting; (E) if sent by electronic mail, when sent to the electronic mail address for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting; or (F) if sent by any other form of electronic transmission, when sent to the address, location or number (as applicable) for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting.


        (b)
    Notice to Stockholders.     Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws may be given in writing directed to the stockholder's mailing address (or by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder's electronic mail address, as applicable) as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Notice shall be given (i) if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, (ii) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at the stockholder's address, or (iii) if given by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder's electronic mail address (unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail or such notice is prohibited by the DGCL to be given by electronic transmission). A notice by electronic mail must include a prominent legend that the communication is an important notice regarding the Corporation. A notice by electronic mail will include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files or information. Any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws provided by means of electronic transmission (other than any such notice given by electronic mail) may only be given in a form consented to by such stockholder, and any such notice by such means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to be given as provided by the DGCL.

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        (c)
    Electronic Transmission.     "Electronic transmission" means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed networks or databases), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process, including but not limited to transmission by telex, facsimile telecommunication, electronic mail, telegram and cablegram.


        (d)
    Notice to Stockholders Sharing Same Address.     Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively by the Corporation to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder's consent by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation within 60 days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send such a single written notice shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.


        (e)
    Exceptions to Notice Requirements.     Whenever notice is required to be given, under the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

Whenever notice is required to be given by the Corporation, under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to any stockholder to whom: (1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings of stockholders and all notices of stockholders' meetings during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings; or (2) all, and at least two, payments (if sent by first-class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a 12-month period, have been mailed addressed to such stockholder at such stockholder's address as shown on the records of the Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such stockholder shall not be required. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to such stockholder shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice setting forth such stockholder's then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such stockholder shall be reinstated. In the event that the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to Section 230(b) of the DGCL. The exception in Section 7.4(e)(1) of the first sentence of this paragraph to the requirement that notice be given shall not be applicable to any notice returned as undeliverable if the notice was given by electronic transmission.


        7.5
    Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees.     Whenever any notice is required to be given under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be kept with the books of the Corporation. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

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        7.6
    Interested Directors; Quorum.     No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. All directors, including interested directors, may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes the contract or transaction.


        7.7
    Form of Records.     Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall convert any records so kept into clearly legible paper form upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL. When records are kept in such manner, a clearly legible paper form prepared from or by means of the information storage device, method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases) shall be valid and admissible in evidence, and accepted for all other purposes, to the same extent as an original paper record of the same information would have been, provided the paper form accurately portrays the record.


        7.8
    Amendments.     

        (a)   The Board of Directors shall have the power to amend, supplement or repeal these Bylaws of, or adopt new bylaws for, the Corporation; provided that: (i) prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time, amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of these Bylaws shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval and (ii) thereafter (A) until the Second AMS, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) any provision of Section 2.4 of these Bylaws shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval and (B) until the Third AMS, amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any bylaw that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) any provision of Section 1.3, Section 1.11, Section 2.1, Section 2.2, the definition of "Whole Board" as set forth in Section 2.4, Section 2.6, Section 2.7, Section 2.9(c), Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Section 3.1, the first sentence of Section 3.2, Section 4.1, Section 4.2(a), Section 4.2(b), Section 7.2, Section 7.4(a) or Section 7.8 of these Bylaws shall require a resolution passed by Supermajority Approval. Any such bylaws, or any alternation, amendment, supplement or repeal of these Bylaws, may be subsequently amended, supplemented or repealed by the stockholders as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

        (b)   Amending, supplementing or repealing any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Effective Time shall require a resolution of the Board of Directors passed by Supermajority Approval. Amending, supplementing or repealing (or adopting any provision that is directly or indirectly inconsistent with) Articles V, VI, VII, XI or XII of the Certificate of Incorporation prior to the Third AMS shall require a resolution of the Board of Directors passed by Supermajority Approval.

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Annex D

SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
dated as of
[    
·    ], 2020
among

SAPPHIRE HOLDING S.À.R.L.,
TDR CAPITAL II HOLDINGS L.P.,
TDR CAPITAL LLP,
and
[COMBINED CORPORATION]


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ARTICLE I.

   

DEFINITIONS

 
D-1

Section 1.01 Definitions

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ARTICLE II.

   

CONFIDENTIALITY; BOARD DESIGNATION; STANDSTILL

 
D-4

Section 2.01 Confidentiality

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Section 2.02 Board Designation

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Section 2.03 Standstill Restrictions

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ARTICLE III.

   

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER

 
D-7

Section 3.01 General Restrictions on Transfer

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ARTICLE IV.

   

OTHER AGREEMENTS

 
D-9

Section 4.01 Termination of Original Agreement

  D-9

ARTICLE V.

   

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 
D-9

Section 5.01 Shareholder Representations and Warranties

  D-9

ARTICLE VI.

   

TERM AND TERMINATION

 
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Section 6.01 Termination

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Section 6.02 Effect of Termination

  D-10

ARTICLE VII.

   

MISCELLANEOUS

 
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Section 7.01 Expenses

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Section 7.02 Notices

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Section 7.03 Interpretation

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Section 7.04 Severability

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Section 7.05 Entire Agreement

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Section 7.06 Amendment and Modification; Waiver

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Section 7.07 Successors and Assigns

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Section 7.08 No Third-Party Beneficiaries

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Section 7.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction

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Section 7.10 Equitable Remedies

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Section 7.11 Counterparts

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Section 7.12 Waiver of Jury Trial

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Section 7.13 Actions by the Company

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Section 7.14 Section 16 Matters

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Section 7.15 Trading Restriction Periods

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SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT

        This SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of [    ·    ], 2020, is entered into by and among [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l. ("Holdings"), TDR Capital II Holdings L.P. ("Parent") and TDR Capital LLP, in its capacity as manager of Parent ("Manager", together with Holdings, Parent and each Person that has executed and delivered to the Company a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.01(d), the "Shareholders").

        WHEREAS, the Company and Holdings desire to terminate that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2017 (the "Original Shareholders Agreement"), by and among Williams Scotsman Holdings Corp., the Company, Holdings, Algeco Scotsman Global S.à.r.l., Algeco Scotsman Holdings Kft., and solely for the purposes of Section 2.01 thereof, Double Eagle Acquisition LLC and Harry E. Sloan pursuant to the terms thereof;

        WHEREAS, the Company, Mobile Mini, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Mobile Mini"), and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company ("Merger Sub"), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 1, 2020 providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Mobile Mini (the "Merger Agreement"); and

        WHEREAS, the Shareholders and the Company deem it in their best interests and in the best interests of the Company to enter into this Agreement to set forth their respective rights, duties and obligations in connection with the consummation of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and Holdings' investment in the Company.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration the sufficiency and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

        Section 1.01    Definitions.    

        Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in this Article I.

        "15% Condition" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "5% Condition" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly, whether through one or more intermediaries or otherwise, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with"), when used with respect to any specified Person, shall mean the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

        "Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Applicable Law" means all applicable provisions of constitutions, treaties, statutes, laws (including the common law), rules, regulations, decrees, ordinances, codes, proclamations, declarations, orders, writs, judgments, awards, injunctions or rulings of any Governmental Authority.

        "Board" means the board of directors of the Company.

        "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, London or Phoenix, Arizona are authorized or required by law to close.


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        "Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Company adopted on November 14, 2019, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or as contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

        "Certificate of Incorporation" means the certificate of incorporation of the Company, as filed on November 29, 2017 with the Secretary of the State of Delaware and as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time (including as contemplated in the Merger Agreement).

        "Change of Control" means any transaction or series of related transactions (as a result of a tender offer, merger, consolidation or otherwise) that (a) results in or is in connection with any Third Party Purchaser or "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers acquiring beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock, (b) results in or is in connection with the sale, lease, exchange, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (if any), on a consolidated basis, to any Third Party Purchaser or "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Third Party Purchasers (including any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, or any other distribution made, in connection therewith), or (c) results in the then-current holders of Common Stock collectively owning less than a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately following consummation thereof.

        "Common Stock" means the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any voting securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, or internal reorganization in the form of merger, consolidation or exchange, or similar transaction.

        "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Competitively Sensitive Information" means Confidential Information designated by the general counsel of the Company that is competitively sensitive with respect to the applicable recipient in the reasonable discretion of the general counsel of the Company, including without limitation, such Confidential Information with respect to profit margins, product and brand costs and profit and loss information, price lists, customer and supplier lists and other customer and supplier specific information, customer contracts, purchase orders, statements of work, plans to increase or reduce production outside of the ordinary course, plans to enter or leave product or geographic markets or similar information, new products plans, purchasing patterns and pricing, supply arrangements, strategic alliances, promotional plans and advertising plans, to the extent that such information is not aggregated, redacted, anonymized or otherwise desensitized. For the avoidance of doubt, information regarding the overall financial performance of the Company or aggregated information that does not include any specific information on any of the matters set forth above shall not be deemed to be Competitively Sensitive Information.

        "Confidential Information" means all confidential and proprietary information and data of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries disclosed or otherwise made available to any Shareholder or any Representative (in such Person's capacity as such) thereof (together, for this purpose, a "Recipient") pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, whether disclosed electronically, orally or in writing or through other methods made available to the Recipient. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Information will not include any information (a) already in the public domain at the date of the transmission, or which has become generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Recipient in breach of this Agreement, (b) in the Recipient's possession and which is not, or was not at the time of acquisition of possession, to the Recipient's actual knowledge, covered by any confidentiality agreements between the Recipient, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, (c) which the Recipient may receive on

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a non-confidential basis from a third party and which is not, to the Recipient's actual knowledge, covered by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries or (d) that was provided prior to the date hereof and is subject to the Confidentiality Agreement.

        "Confidentiality Agreement" means that certain Mutual Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2019 and amended as of January 7, 2020, by and among the Company, Mobile Mini and Manager.

        "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

        "Government Approval" means any authorization, consent, approval, waiver, exception, variance, order, exemption, publication, filing, declaration, concession, grant, franchise, agreement, permission, permit, or license of, from or with any Governmental Authority, the giving notice to, or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other action in respect of any Governmental Authority.

        "Governmental Authority" means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi- governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Applicable Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.

        "Holdings" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Holdings Board Member" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

        "Joinder Agreement" means the joinder agreement in form and substance of Exhibit A attached hereto.

        "Lock-up Period" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

        "Manager" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Merger Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Organizational Documents" means the Bylaws and the Certificate of Incorporation.

        "Overlapping Business" means any Person that offers products or services that directly compete with products or services offered by the Company in the same geographic area ("Competing Products"), which Competing Products generate annual revenue that is at least 15% of the consolidated annual revenue of the Company.

        "Parent" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Permitted Transferee" means, with respect to any Shareholder, an Affiliate of such Shareholder, a general partner or manager of such Shareholder or any of its Affiliates (excluding any other portfolio company thereof), any fund which has the same general partner or manager as such Shareholder or any of their Affiliates, any fund in respect of which such Shareholder or one of its/their Affiliates is a general partner or manager, including, with respect to Holdings, without limitation TDR Capital Nominees Limited.

        "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

        "Representative" means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

        "SEC" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(c).

        "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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        "Shareholders" has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

        "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

        "Third Party Purchaser" means any Person who, immediately prior to the contemplated transaction, (a) does not directly or indirectly own or have the right to acquire any outstanding Common Stock or (b) is not a Permitted Transferee of any Person who directly or indirectly owns or has the right to acquire any Common Stock.

        "Transfer" means to, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of, any Common Stock owned by a Person or any interest (including a beneficial interest) in any Common Stock owned by a Person, including establishing or increasing a put equivalent position, or liquidating or decreasing a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Shareholder.


ARTICLE II.

CONFIDENTIALITY; BOARD DESIGNATION; STANDSTILL

        Section 2.01    Confidentiality.    

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        Section 2.03    Standstill Restrictions.    From the date of this Agreement and until the date on which Parent ceases to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock that constitutes less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock (the "Standstill Period"), Holdings shall not, and shall cause all of its respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly through another Person, unless expressly invited in a writing with the approval of the Board (provided, that the Holding Board Members shall not participate in such decision).

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provided that the foregoing limitations will (i) in no way limit the activities of any Person appointed to the Board pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement or this Agreement taken in his or her capacity as a director of the Company, (ii) not preclude the exercise of any rights received as a dividend or other distribution in a rights offering or other issuance in respect of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Holdings, (iii) not require Holdings or any of its Affiliates to vote its Common Stock with respect to any matter in any given manner or at all and not restrict Holdings or any of its Affiliates from publicly stating how it intends to vote on any particular matter and (iv) not limit Holdings or its Affiliates from participating in any auction process initiated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to its assets in which the Company has invited in writing Holdings or any of its Affiliates to participate. Holdings further agrees that during the Standstill Period it will not (and will ensure that its controlled Affiliates and any person acting on behalf of or in concert with it or any of its controlled Affiliates will not), directly or indirectly (x) make any request directly or indirectly, to amend or waive any provision of this Section 2.03 (including this sentence), or (y) take any action (except as expressly permitted herein) that would reasonably be expected to require the Company to make a public announcement regarding the possibility of a business combination, merger or other extraordinary transaction described in this Section 2.03 with it or any of its controlled Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 2.03 shall be inoperative and of no force or effect if (A) the Company enters into a definitive agreement providing for a Change of Control (solely for the purposes of this sentence, whether or not such Change of Control is with a Third Party Purchaser) or (B) the Board fails to publicly recommend against any tender or exchange offer for Common Stock commenced by another Person within ten business days of commencement thereof pursuant to Rule 14d-2 of the Exchange Act.


ARTICLE III.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER

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ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS

        Section 4.01    Termination of Original Agreement.    Pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Original Shareholders Agreement, Holdings and the Company hereby agree to terminate the Original Shareholders Agreement in its entirety effective as of the date hereof.


ARTICLE V.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

        Section 5.01    Shareholder Representations and Warranties.    Each Shareholder represents and warrants to the Company and each other Shareholder that:

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ARTICLE VI.

TERM AND TERMINATION

        Section 6.01    Termination.    

        This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest of: (a) the date on which neither Holdings nor any of its Permitted Transferee(s) beneficially owns at least 5% of the then outstanding Common Stock; provided that, Section 2.01 shall survive for the duration specified therein; (b) the dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the Company; or (c) upon the written agreement of the Company and Holdings.

        Section 6.02    Effect of Termination.    


ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS

        Section 7.01    Expenses.    

        Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

        Section 7.02    Notices.    

        All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by facsimile or email of a PDF document (with confirmation of transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such

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communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.02):

        Section 7.03    Interpretation.    

        For purposes of this Agreement, (a) the words "include," "includes" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation"; (b) the word "or" is not exclusive; and (c) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereby," "hereto" and "hereunder" refer to this Agreement as a whole. The definitions given for any defined terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (x) to Articles, Sections, and Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (y) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and (z) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting an instrument or causing any instrument to be drafted. The Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.

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        Section 7.04    Severability.    

        If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

        Section 7.05    Entire Agreement.    

        This Agreement and the Organizational Documents constitute the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and therein, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings and agreements, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter.

        Section 7.06    Amendment and Modification; Waiver.    

        This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Holdings. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. No waiver by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

        Section 7.07    Successors and Assigns.    

        This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted under Article III hereof.

        Section 7.08    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.    

        This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

        Section 7.09    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.    

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        Section 7.10    Equitable Remedies.    

        Each party hereto acknowledges that the other parties hereto would be irreparably damaged in the event of a breach or threatened breach by such party of any of its obligations under this Agreement and hereby agrees that in the event of a breach or a threatened breach by such party of any such obligations, each of the other parties hereto shall, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may be available to them in respect of such breach, be entitled to an injunction from a court of competent jurisdiction (without any requirement to post bond) granting such parties specific performance by such party of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event that any party files a suit to enforce the covenants contained in this Agreement (or obtain any other remedy in respect of any breach thereof), the prevailing party in the suit shall be entitled to receive in addition to all other damages to which it may be entitled, the costs incurred by such party in conduction the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses.

        Section 7.11    Counterparts.    

        This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. A signed copy of this Agreement delivered by facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original signed copy of this Agreement.

        Section 7.12    Waiver of Jury Trial.    

        EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

        Section 7.13    Actions by the Company.    

        Any actions, including without limitation any decisions, waivers, requests or consents, to be taken or made by the Company under this Agreement shall only be made with (i) prior approval of the Related Party Transactions Committee of the Board, or (ii) if such committee is no longer in existence, prior approval of the Board (provided, that the Holdings Board Members shall not participate in such decision).

        Section 7.14    Section 16 Matters.    

        So long as the Shareholders have the right to designate a Holdings Board Member, the Board shall take such action as is reasonably necessary to cause the exemption of any acquisition or disposition of Common Stock or other equity securities by the Shareholders in connection with a sale of the Company from the liability provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3, including by passing one or more exemptive resolutions in connection with each purported acquisition or disposition of Common Stock or other equity securities by the Shareholders in connection with a sale of the Company.

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        Section 7.15    Trading Restriction Periods.    

        For so long as Holdings is entitled to designate a Holdings Board Member, Holdings shall, and shall cause each of its controlled Affiliates to, abide by the provisions of the Securities Trading Policy of the Company in the form attached hereto in Exhibit B that are generally applicable to any Covered Person under the headings (i) "Quarterly Trading Restrictions" and (ii) "Event-Specific Trading Restriction Periods" (and, for purposes of this clause (ii), solely with respect to restrictions that are communicated reasonably in advance in writing to Holdings by the Company), but subject to the permitted exceptions therein.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

    Company:

 

 

[COMBINED CORPORATION]

 

 

By:

 

 

        Name:    
        Title:    

 

 

Shareholders:

 

 

SAPPHIRE HOLDING S.À.R.L.

 

 

By:

 

  

        Name:    
        Title:    

 

 

TDR CAPITAL II HOLDINGS L.P.
acting by its manager
TDR CAPITAL LLP

 

 

By:

 

 

        Name:    
        Title:    

 

 

In presence of:

 

 

Signature of Witness:

 

 

Name of Witness:

 

 

Address:

   

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    TDR CAPITAL LLP
In its capacity as manager to
TDR Capital II Holdings L.P.

 

 

By:

 

 

        Name:    
        Title:    

 

 

In presence of:

 

 

Signature of Witness:

 

 

Name of Witness:

 

 

Address:

   

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Exhibit A

EXHIBIT A JOINDER AGREEMENT

        This Joinder Agreement (this "Joinder Agreement") is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the "Joining Party") in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement dated as of [    ·    ] (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Shareholders Agreement") among [Combined Corporation], a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Sapphire Holding S.à.r.l. ("Holdings"), TDR Capital II Holdings L.P. ("Parent") and TDR Capital LLP ("Manager", together with Holdings, Parent and each Person that has executed and delivered to the Company a joinder to this Agreement in accordance with Section 3.01(d), the "Shareholders").

        Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Shareholders Agreement.

        The Joining Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party under the Shareholders Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of the Shareholder from whom it has acquired the Common Stock (to the extent permitted by the Shareholders Agreement) as if it had executed the Shareholders Agreement. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Shareholders Agreement.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below. Date: [            ], 20[            ]

[NAME OF JOINING PARTY]    

By:

 

  


 

 
    Name:        
    Title:        
Address for Notices:    

AGREED ON THIS [            ], 20[        ]:

 

 

By:

 

 


 

 
    Name:        
    Title:        

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Exhibit B

SECURITIES TRADING POLICY

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SECURITIES TRADING POLICY

PURPOSE

        The Board of Directors (the "Board") of [Combined Corporation] (the "Company") has adopted this Securities Trading Policy (this "Policy") to provide guidelines to all officers, directors and employees of the Company with respect to transactions in the Company's securities, and the handling of confidential information about the Company and the companies with which the Company does business, including compliance with securities laws that prohibit certain persons who are aware of material non-public information (commonly known as "MNPI") about a company from (i) trading in securities of that company and (ii) providing material non-public information to other persons who may trade on the basis of that information.

        Federal and state securities laws prohibit the purchase or sale of a company's securities by anyone who is aware of material information about a company that is not generally known by or available to the public. These laws also prohibit anyone who is aware of material non-public information from disclosing this information to others who may trade. Companies and their controlling persons may also be subject to liability if they fail to take reasonable steps to prevent insider trading by company personnel.

        This Policy is designed to prevent insider trading or even allegations of insider trading. Your strict adherence to this Policy will help safeguard both your and our reputation and will further ensure that we conduct our business with the highest level of integrity and in accordance with the highest ethical standards.

COVERED PERSONS

        This Policy applies to:

        We refer to the individuals and entities listed above as "Covered Persons" in this Policy, and to be clear, transactions by your Family Members and Controlled Entities will be treated as your transactions under this Policy and federal securities laws.

COVERED TRANSACTIONS

        This Policy applies to virtually all transactions in the Company's securities, including common stock, options to purchase common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities (e.g., convertible, senior or subordinated notes) and any other securities issued by the Company ("Company Securities"). Company Securities also include derivative securities relating to the Company's stock, even if not issued by the Company, such as exchange-traded options (e.g., puts and calls).

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RESPONSIBILITY

        You have ethical and legal obligations to maintain the confidentiality of information about the Company and to not engage in transactions in Company Securities while in possession of material non-public information. You are responsible for making sure that you and your Family Members and Controlled Entities comply with this Policy. In all cases, the responsibility for determining whether an individual is in possession of material non-public information rests with that individual, and any action on the part of the Company, our General Counsel, or any other employee or director pursuant to this Policy (or otherwise) does not in any way constitute legal advice or insulate an individual from liability under applicable securities laws. You could be subject to severe legal penalties and disciplinary action by the Company for any conduct prohibited by this Policy or applicable securities laws, as described below under the heading "Consequences of Violations."

ADMINISTRATION

        This Policy will be administered by our General Counsel and any other employees of the Company designated by the General Counsel. All determinations and interpretations by our General Counsel will be final and not subject to review.

POLICY STATEMENT

        It is the Company's policy that a Covered Person, who is aware of material non-public information relating to the Company, may not, directly or indirectly through other persons or entities:

        In addition, it is our policy that no Covered Person who, in the course of working for or with the Company, learns of material non-public information about a company with which the Company does business, including a customer or supplier of the Company, may trade in that company's securities until the information becomes public or is no longer material.

        Unless specified in this Policy, there are no exceptions to this Policy. Transactions that may be necessary or justifiable for independent reasons (such as the need to raise money for an emergency expenditure), or small transactions, are not exempt from this Policy. Federal securities laws do not recognize mitigating circumstances, and in any event, even the appearance of an improper transaction must be avoided to preserve the Company's reputation for adhering to the highest standards of conduct.

        Remember, it makes no difference whether or not you relied upon or used material non-public information in deciding to trade: the bottom line is that if you are aware of material non-public information about the Company, the prohibitions set forth in this Policy apply.

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MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION

        Material Information.    Information is considered "material" if a reasonable investor would consider the information important in making a decision to buy, hold or sell securities. Any information that could be expected to affect a company's stock price (positively or negatively) should be considered material. There is no bright-line standard for assessing materiality; instead, materiality is based on an assessment of all of the facts and circumstances and is often evaluated by enforcement authorities with the benefit of hindsight. While it is not possible to define all categories of material information, some examples of information that ordinarily would be regarded as material are:

        When Information is Considered Public.    Information that has not been disclosed to the public is generally considered to be non-public information. In order to establish that the information has been disclosed to the public, it may be necessary to demonstrate that the information has been widely disseminated. Information is considered to be widely disseminated if it has been disclosed through channels such as Bloomberg, the Dow Jones "broad tape," newswire services, a broadcast on widely-available radio or television programs, publication in a widely-available newspaper, magazine or news website, or public disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that are available on the SEC's website. By contrast, information is probably not considered to be widely disseminated if available only to the Company's employees, if it is only available to a select group of analysts, brokers and institutional investors or if it only appears on the Company's website.

        Once information is widely disseminated, it is still necessary to provide the investing public with sufficient time to absorb the information in order to avoid the implication of impropriety. Ordinarily, information should not be considered public until two full business days have passed after its formal release to the market. For example, (i) if the Company makes an announcement before the market opens on a Monday, you should not trade in Company Securities until Wednesday; or (ii) if the Company makes an announcement after the market closes on a Friday, you should not trade in

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Company Securities until Wednesday. Depending on the circumstances and the importance of the information at hand, the Company may determine that a longer or shorter period should apply to the release of specific material non-public information.

TRANSACTIONS UNDER COMPANY PLANS

        This Policy does not apply to the following transactions, except as specifically noted:

TRANSACTIONS NOT INVOLVING A PURCHASE OR SALE

        Bona fide gifts are not transactions subject to this Policy, unless the person making the gift (i) has reason to believe that the recipient intends to sell the Company Securities while the Covered Person is aware of material non-public information or (ii) is subject to the trading restrictions specified below under the heading "Additional Procedures" and the sales by the recipient of the Company Securities occur during a Blackout Period (as defined below). Moreover, transactions in mutual funds that are invested in Company Securities are not transactions subject to this Policy.

SPECIAL AND PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS

        Certain types of transactions pose a heightened legal risk and/or appearance of improper conduct. We have therefore adopted the following specific policies:

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ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES

        The Company has established additional procedures in order to assist the Company in the administration of this Policy, to facilitate compliance with laws prohibiting insider trading while in possession of material non-public information and to avoid the appearance of any impropriety.

        Individuals and entities subject to our quarterly or event-specific trading restrictions as described below, including directors, officers, and employees of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, as well as their respective Family Members and Controlled Entities, as such individuals have been designated and notified by our General Counsel, are referred to herein as "Designated Persons."

Pre-Clearance Procedures

        Designated Persons may not engage in any transaction in Company Securities without first obtaining pre-clearance of the transaction in writing from our General Counsel, who must consult with the Chairman of the Board (or, if the Chairman of the Board proposes to make any transaction in Company Securities, then a member of the Audit Committee of the Board) on any request for pre-clearance. A request for pre-clearance should be submitted to our General Counsel in writing at least three business days in advance of the proposed transaction. Our General Counsel will make every effort to respond to requests as quickly and expeditiously as possible. However, our General Counsel is not obligated to approve a transaction submitted for pre-clearance, and he or she may determine not to permit the trade.

        If our General Counsel proposes to make any transaction in Company Securities, then our Chief Executive Officer (who must consult with the Chairman of the Board and with assistance from counsel other than our General Counsel) will be responsible for pre-clearing or denying the proposed trade in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.

        If a request for pre-clearance is denied, then the individual who made the request should refrain from initiating any transaction in Company Securities and should not inform any other person of the restriction. If a request for pre-clearance is approved, then the individual who made the request has three business days to affect the transaction (or, if sooner, before commencement of a quarterly or event-driven Blackout Period). In the case of a pre-clearance for a 10b5-1 Plan, the plan must be established within seven business days (or, if sooner, before commencement of a quarterly or event-driven Blackout Period).

        When a request for pre-clearance is made, the requestor should carefully consider whether he or she may be aware of any material non-public information about the Company and should describe fully those circumstances when requesting pre-clearance.

        To facilitate the process, the Company has prepared the pre-clearance form attached to this Policy as Exhibit A. You are encouraged to complete and provide the pre-clearance form to our General Counsel when requesting pre- clearance. You remain obligated to timely submit pre-clearance requests in writing, however, should you choose not to complete and return the pre-clearance form attached to this Policy.

        Under no circumstance may a person trade or initiate a 10b5-1 Plan while aware of material non-public information about the Company, even if pre-cleared. Thus, if you become aware of material non-public information after receiving pre-clearance, but before the trade has been executed or the 10b5-1 Plan has been initiated, then you must not affect the pre-cleared transaction or initiate the pre-cleared plan.

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Quarterly Trading Restrictions

        Designated Persons must not trade Company Securities during certain periods ("Blackout Periods") closely related to the preparation and announcement of our earnings. Our General Counsel, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will determine which employees will be subject to these quarterly trading restrictions and notify such Designated Persons that they are subject to the restrictions. Our Blackout Periods include:

        Under very limited circumstances, a person (other than our directors and Section 16 officers) subject to this restriction may be permitted to trade during a Blackout Period, but only if our General Counsel concludes that the person does not in fact possess material non-public information. Persons wishing to trade during a Blackout Period must contact our General Counsel for approval at least three business days in advance of any proposed transaction involving Company Securities, as described above.

Event-Specific Trading Restriction Periods

        There may be times when our directors or a limited number of officers and employees have knowledge of an event (e.g., a potential transaction) that is or may be material to the Company. It may be appropriate in these circumstances to prohibit those directors, officers and employees, as well as their Family Members and Controlled Entities, from trading Company Securities while the event remains material and nonpublic. Our General Counsel, in consultation with our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, will determine whether an event is material, and whether certain officers and employees will be subject to the event-specific trading restrictions, and notify such Designated Persons.

        Moreover, our financial results may be sufficiently material in a particular quarter that, in the judgment of our General Counsel, these situations would require that Designated Persons should refrain from trading in Company Securities even sooner than the typical Blackout Period described above. In that situation, our General Counsel may notify Designated Persons that they should not trade in the Company's Securities, without disclosing the reason for the restriction.

        The existence of an event-specific trading restriction period or extension of a Blackout Period will not be announced to the Company as a whole and should not be communicated to other persons. Even if our General Counsel has not designated you as a person who should not trade due to an event-specific restriction, you should not trade while aware of material non-public information. Exceptions will not be granted during an event-specific trading restriction period.

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Exceptions

        Quarterly and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to transactions not subject to this Policy, as described above under the headings "Transactions Under Company Plans" and "Transactions Not Involving a Purchase or Sale." In addition, the requirement for pre-clearance and the quarterly and event-driven trading restrictions do not apply to transactions conducted pursuant to approved Rule 10b5-1 plans, described under the heading "Rule 10b5- 1 Plans."

RULE 10B5-1 PLANS

        Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides a defense from insider trading liability under Rule 10b-5. In order to be eligible to rely on this defense, a person subject to this Policy must enter into a Rule 10b5-1 plan for transactions in Company Securities that meets certain conditions specified in the Rule (a "10b5-1 Plan"). If the plan meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1, Company Securities may be purchased or sold under the 10b5-1 Plan without regard to certain insider trading restrictions. To comply with the Policy, a 10b5-1 Plan must be approved by our General Counsel and meet the requirements of Rule 10b5-1. In general, a 10b5-1 Plan must be entered into at a time when the person entering into the plan is not aware of material non-public information. Once the plan is adopted, the person must not exercise any influence over the amount of securities to be traded, the price at which they are to be traded or the date of the trade. The plan must either specify the amount, pricing and timing of transactions in advance or delegate discretion on these matters to an independent third party.

        Any 10b5-1 Plan must be submitted for approval 14 days prior to the entry into the 10b5-1 Plan. No further pre- approval of transactions conducted pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan will be required.

POST-TERMINATION TRANSACTIONS

        This Policy continues to apply to transactions in Company Securities even after termination of service to the Company. If an individual is in possession of material non-public information when his or her service terminates, that individual may not trade in Company Securities until that information has become public or is no longer material. The pre-clearance procedures specified under the heading "Additional Procedures" above, however, will cease to apply to transactions in Company Securities upon the expiration of any Blackout Period or other Company-imposed trading restrictions applicable at the time of the termination of service.

CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION

        The purchase or sale of securities while aware of material non-public information, or the disclosure of material non-public information to others who then trade in the Company's Securities, is prohibited by the federal and state laws. Insider trading violations are pursued vigorously by the SEC, U.S. Attorneys, state enforcement authorities and private plaintiffs as well as under the laws of foreign jurisdictions. Punishment for insider trading violations is severe and could include significant fines and imprisonment.

        While the regulatory authorities concentrate their efforts on the individuals who trade, or who tip inside information to others who trade, the federal securities laws also impose potential liability on companies and other "controlling persons" if they fail to take reasonable steps to prevent insider trading by company personnel.

        In addition, an individual's failure to comply with this Policy may subject the individual to Company-imposed sanctions, including dismissal for cause, whether or not the employee's failure to comply results in a violation of law. Of course, a violation of law, or even an SEC investigation that does not result in prosecution, can tarnish a person's reputation and irreparably damage a career.

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SUPPORT

        Any person who has a question about this Policy or its application to any proposed transaction may obtain additional guidance from our General Counsel, who can be reached by telephone at [    ·    ] or by e-mail at [    ·    ].

CERTIFICATION

        Each of Designated Persons must certify their understanding of, and intent to comply with, this Policy. A form of certification is attached to this Policy as Exhibit B.

        This Policy was adopted by the Board on [    ·    ].

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Exhibit A

Request for Pre-Clearance Form

To:   General Counsel
    [Combined Corporation] (the "Company")

From:

 


 
Re:   Proposed transaction in Company Securities

        This is to advise you that the undersigned intends to execute a transaction in the Company's securities on [            ] [      ], 20[      ], and thereafter until the trading window shall close and does hereby request that the Company pre-clear the transaction as required by its Securities Trading Policy (the "Policy").

        The general nature of the transaction is as follows (e.g., open market purchase of 10,000 shares of common stock through NASDAQ or privately-negotiated sale of warrants for the purchase of 5,000 shares of common stock):


 
   


 

 

 


 

 

 


 

 

 

        The undersigned is not in possession of material non-public information (as described in the Policy) about the Company and will not enter into the transaction if the undersigned comes into possession of any material non-public information about the Company between the date hereof and the proposed trade execution date.

        The undersigned has read and understands the Policy [and the Company's Section 16 Compliance Policy] and certifies that the above proposed transaction will not violate the Policy [and the Section 16 Compliance Policy].*

        The undersigned agrees to advise the Company promptly if, as a result of future developments, any of the foregoing information becomes inaccurate or incomplete in any respect. The undersigned understands that the Company may require additional information about the transaction, and agrees to provide such information upon request.

Dated:                        , 20[      ]

    Very truly yours,
[Signature]
[Print Name]

Approved:

 

 


General Counsel of [Combined Corporation]

 

 
Dated:                    , 20[      ]    

   


*
Bracketed language in this paragraph need only appear in forms submitted by directors and Section 16 directors and officers.

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Exhibit B

Form of Compliance Certification

CERTIFICATION

I certify that:

Print name:  
 

Signature:

 


 

Date:

 


 

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Annex E

COMBINED COMPANY
2020 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN

        1.    Background and Purpose.     (a) Plan History.    The Plan is intended as the successor to and continuation of the 2017 Incentive Award Plan, as amended (the "Prior Plan"), of WillScot Corporation (the predecessor to the Combined Company). From and after the Effective Date, no additional Awards will be granted under the Prior Plan. All Awards granted on or after the Effective Date will be granted under this Plan. All Awards granted under the Prior Plan will remain subject to the terms of the Prior Plan.


        2.
    Definitions.     The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan:

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        Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided, that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.

        Solely with respect to any award that constitutes "deferred compensation" subject to Section 409A of the Code and that is payable on account of a Change in Control (including any installments or stream of payments that are accelerated on account of a Change in Control), a Change in Control shall occur only if such event also constitutes a "change in the ownership", "change in effective control", and/or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets" of the Company as those terms are defined under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5), but only to the extent necessary to establish a time or form of payment that complies with Section 409A of the Code, without altering the definition of Change in Control for purposes of determining whether rights to such award become vested or otherwise unconditional upon the Change in Control.

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        3.
    Effective Date; Duration.     The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth

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anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.


        4.
    Administration.     (a) The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan) it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan, be an Eligible Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as an Eligible Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Whether a quorum is present shall be determined based on the Committee's charter as approved by the Board.

        (b)   Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

        (c)   The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or any Affiliate the authority to act on behalf of the Committee with respect to any matter, right, obligation, or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Committee herein, and that may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of Awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        (d)   Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder of the Company.

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may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company's approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, provided that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company's choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts or omissions of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person's bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold them harmless.

        (f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.


        5.
    Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.     (a) The Committee may, from time to time, grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and/or Performance Compensation Awards to one or more Eligible Persons.

        (b)   Subject to Section 12 of the Plan, Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) the Committee is authorized to deliver under the Plan an aggregate of Common Shares, (ii) the maximum number of Common Shares that may be granted under the Plan to any Participant during any single year with respect to Awards that are Options and SARs shall be 1,500,000 Common Shares, and (iii) the maximum number of Common Shares that may be granted under the Plan during any single year to any Participant who is a non-employee director, when taken together with any cash fees paid to such non-employee director during such year in respect of his or her service as a non-employee director, shall not exceed $600,000 in total value (calculating the value of any such Awards based on the grant date Fair Market Value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes); provided that the Board may make exceptions to this limit for a non-executive chair of the Board.

        (c)   In the event that (i) any Option or other Award granted hereunder is exercised through the tendering of Common Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Common Shares by the Company, or (ii) withholding tax liabilities arising from such Option or other Award are satisfied by the tendering of Common Shares (either actually or by attestation) or by the withholding of Common Shares by the Company, then in each such case the Common Shares so tendered or withheld shall be added to the Common Shares available for grant under the Plan on a one-for-one basis. Shares underlying Awards under this Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised, or are settled in cash are available again for Awards under the Plan.

        (d)   Common Shares delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing.

        (e)   Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines ("Substitute Awards"). The number of Common Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the aggregate number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

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        (f)    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Awards granted under the Plan (other than cash-based Awards) shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date on which the Award is granted; provided that the following Awards shall not be subject to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement: any (i) Substitute Awards, (ii) Common Shares delivered in lieu of fully vested cash Awards, (iii) Awards to non-employee directors that vest on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and the next annual meeting of stockholders which is at least 50 weeks after immediately preceding year's annual meeting, and (iv) additional Awards the Committee may grant, up to a maximum of five percent (5%) of the available share reserve originally authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5(b) (subject to adjustment under Section 12); and, provided, further, that the foregoing minimum vesting requirement does not apply to the Committee's discretion to provide for accelerated exercisability or vesting of any Award, including, but not limited to in cases of retirement, death, disability or a Change in Control, in the terms of the Award agreement or otherwise.


        6.    Eligibility.     Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who have entered into an Award agreement or who have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.


        7.
    Options.     (a) Generally.    Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)). Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company and its Affiliates, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code; provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

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        8.
    Stock Appreciation Rights.     (a) Generally.    Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)). Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement. Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.

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        9.
    Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.     (a) Generally. Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)). Each such grant shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

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        10.
    Stock Bonus Awards.     The Committee may issue unrestricted Common Shares, or other Awards denominated in Common Shares, under the Plan to Eligible Persons, either alone or in tandem with other awards, in such amounts as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each Stock Bonus Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)). Each Stock Bonus Award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.


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    Performance Compensation Awards.     (a) Generally. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 7 through 10 of the Plan, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award. The Committee shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award.

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        12.
    Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events.     In the event of (a) any dividend (other than ordinary cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, spin- off, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire Common Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) that affects the Common Shares, or

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        13.
    Effect of Change in Control.     Except to the extent otherwise provided in an Award agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee may provide that, with respect to all or any portion of a particular outstanding Award or Awards:

        To the extent practicable, any actions taken by the Committee under the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (c) shall occur in a manner and at a time which allows affected Participants the ability to participate in the Change in Control transactions with respect to the Common Shares subject to their Awards.


        14.
    Amendments and Termination. (a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan.     The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that (i) no amendment to Section 11(c) or Section 14(b) (to the extent required by the proviso in such Section 14(b)) shall be made without shareholder approval and (ii) no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or requirements of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares may be listed or quoted; provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.

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        15.
    Restrictive Covenants.     (a) Confidentiality . By accepting an Award under the Plan, and as a condition thereof, each Participant agrees not to, at any time, either during their employment or thereafter, divulge, use, publish or in any other manner reveal, directly or indirectly, to any person, firm, corporation or any other form of business organization or arrangement, and to keep in the strictest confidence any Confidential Information, except (i) as may be necessary to the performance of the Participant's duties to the Company, (ii) with the Company's express written consent, (iii) to the extent that any such information is in or becomes in the public domain other than as a result of the Participant's breach of any of his or her obligations under this Section 15(a), or (iv) where required to be disclosed by court order, subpoena or other government process and in such event, the Participant shall cooperate with the Company in attempting to keep such information confidential to the maximum extent possible. Upon the request of the Company or an Affiliate, the Participant agrees to promptly deliver to the Company the originals and all copies, in whatever medium, of all such Confidential Information.

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        For purposes of this Section 15, the term "Company" shall include the Company and its Affiliates.


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    General. (a) Award Agreements.     Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)) and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, disability or termination of employment or service of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee.

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Annex F
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

LOGO

March 1, 2020

Board of Directors
WillScot Corporation
901 South Bond Street, Suite 600
Baltimore MD, 21231

Members of the Board:

        We understand that Mobile Mini, Inc. ("Monet"), WillScot Corporation ("Warhol") and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Warhol ("Merger Sub"), propose to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, substantially in the form of the draft dated February 29, 2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), which provides, among other things, for the merger (the "Merger") of Merger Sub with and into Monet. Pursuant to the Merger, Monet will become a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Warhol, and each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Monet (the "Company Common Stock"), other than shares held by Monet or any subsidiary of Monet as treasury stock, will be converted into the right to receive 2.4050 (the "Exchange Ratio") fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Warhol (the "Warhol Common Stock"), subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth in the Merger Agreement.

        You have asked for our opinion as to whether the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to Warhol.

        For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:

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        We have assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the information that was publicly available or supplied or otherwise made available to us by Monet and Warhol, and formed a substantial basis for this opinion. With respect to the financial projections, including information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, we have assumed that they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the respective managements of Monet and Warhol of the future financial performance of Monet and Warhol. In addition, we have assumed that the Merger will be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement without any waiver, amendment or delay of any terms or conditions, including, among other things, that the Merger will be treated as a tax-free reorganization, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that Warhol will obtain financing in accordance with the terms set forth in the Commitment Letter, and that the definitive Merger Agreement will not differ in any material respect from the draft thereof furnished to us. Morgan Stanley has assumed that in connection with the receipt of all the necessary governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents required for the proposed Merger, no delays, limitations, conditions or restrictions will be imposed that would have a material adverse effect on the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the proposed Merger. We are not legal, tax or regulatory advisors. We are financial advisors only and have relied upon, without independent verification, the assessment of Warhol and Monet and their legal, tax, or regulatory advisors with respect to legal, tax or regulatory matters. We express no opinion with respect to the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of Monet's officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to the Exchange Ratio to be paid to the holders of shares of Monet Common Stock in the transaction. We have not made any independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of Monet or Warhol, nor have we been furnished with any such valuations or appraisals. Our opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof.

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        We have acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Warhol in connection with this transaction and will receive a fee for our services, a substantial portion of which is contingent upon the closing of the Merger. In addition, Morgan Stanley may receive customary fees associated with providing event financing upon the closing of the Merger. In the two years prior to the date hereof, we have provided financial advisory and financing services for Warhol and TDR Capital LLP ("TDR"), which as of the date hereof, beneficially owns approximately 45% of Warhol's class A common stock and 100% of Warhol's class B common stock, in each case, through its affiliate Sapphire Holding S.a.r.l., and have received fees in connection with such services. Morgan Stanley may also seek to provide financial advisory and financing services to Warhol, TDR and Monet and their respective affiliates in the future and would expect to receive fees for the rendering of these services. In addition, Morgan Stanley, its affiliates, directors or officers, including individuals working with Warhol in connection with this transaction, may have committed and may commit in the future to invest in private equity funds managed by TDR.

        Please note that Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm engaged in the securities, investment management and individual wealth management businesses. Our securities business is engaged in securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives trading, prime brokerage, as well as providing investment banking, financing and financial advisory services. Morgan Stanley, its affiliates, directors and officers may at any time invest on a principal basis or manage funds that invest, hold long or short positions, finance positions, and may trade or otherwise structure and effect transactions, for their own account or the accounts of its customers, in debt or equity securities or loans of Warhol, TDR, Monet, or any other company, or any currency or commodity, that may be involved in this transaction, or any related derivative instrument.

        This opinion has been approved by a committee of Morgan Stanley investment banking and other professionals in accordance with our customary practice. This opinion is for the information of the Board of Directors of Warhol and may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed without our prior written consent, except that a copy of this opinion may be included in its entirety in any filing Warhol is required to make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this transaction if such inclusion is required by applicable law and, in such case, a summary of such opinion may also be included in such proxy. In addition, this opinion does not in any manner address the prices at which Warhol Common Stock will trade following consummation of the Merger or at any time and Morgan Stanley expresses no opinion or recommendation as to how the shareholders of Warhol and Monet should vote at the shareholders' meetings to be held in connection with the Merger.

        Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion on the date hereof that the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to Warhol.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

 

 

By:

 

/s/ DANIEL S. BLANK

        Name: Daniel S. Blank
        Title: Managing Director

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Annex G

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March 1, 2020

Special Committee of the Board of Directors
WillScot Corporation
901 South Bond Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Members of the Special Committee:

        Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated ("Stifel" or "we") has been advised that WillScot Corporation ("WillScot") is considering entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Mobile Mini, Inc. ("Mobile Mini"), pursuant to which, among other things, Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WillScot will merge with and into Mobile Mini (the "Merger"), each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Mobile Mini ("Mobile Mini Common Stock"), other than the Excluded Shares (as defined below), will be converted into the right to receive 2.405 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of WillScot ("WillScot Common Stock"), and Mobile Mini will be the surviving corporation. "Excluded Shares" shall be defined as shares of Mobile Mini Common Stock held by Mobile Mini as treasury stock or owned by any subsidiary of Mobile Mini. The terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth in the Merger Agreement.

        We have further been advised that the Board of Directors of WillScot (the "Board") has created a Special Committee (the "Special Committee") for purposes of investigating and negotiating the terms of the Merger and determining whether or not WillScot should proceed with the Merger. We have been advised that all of the members of the Special Committee are independent directors who are not members of the management of WillScot and who do not have any relationships with Mobile Mini or otherwise that would impact their independence regarding the Merger. The Special Committee has requested Stifel's opinion as to whether, as of the date hereof, the Exchange Ratio provided for in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair to WillScot, from a financial point of view (the "Opinion").

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        In rendering our Opinion, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial and other information that was provided to Stifel by or on behalf of WillScot or Mobile Mini, or that was otherwise reviewed by Stifel, and have not assumed any responsibility for independently verifying any of such information. With respect to the WillScot Projections, we have assumed, at the direction of WillScot management, that they were reasonably prepared in good faith on the basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of WillScot as to the future operating and financial performance of WillScot, and that they provided a reasonable basis upon which we could form our Opinion. With respect to the Mobile Mini Projections, we have assumed, at the direction of WillScot management, that they were reasonably prepared in good faith on the basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of Mobile Mini as to the future operating and financial

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performance of Mobile Mini, and that they provided a reasonable basis upon which we could form our Opinion. Such forecasts and projections were not prepared with the expectation of public disclosure. All such projected financial information is based on numerous variables and assumptions that are inherently uncertain, including, without limitation, factors related to general economic and competitive conditions. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from those set forth in such projected financial information. Stifel has relied on this projected information without independent verification or analyses and does not in any respect assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof.

        We also relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, that there were no material changes in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business or prospects of either WillScot or Mobile Mini since the date of the last financial statements of each company made available to us, and that there is no information or any facts that would make any of the information reviewed by us incomplete or misleading. We did not make or obtain any independent evaluation, appraisal or physical inspection of either WillScot's or Mobile Mini's assets or liabilities, nor have we been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. Estimates of values of companies and assets do not purport to be appraisals or necessarily reflect the prices at which companies or assets may actually be sold. Because such estimates are inherently subject to uncertainty, Stifel assumes no responsibility for their accuracy.

        We have assumed, with your consent, that there are no factors that would delay or subject to any adverse conditions any necessary regulatory or governmental approval and that all conditions to the Merger will be satisfied and not waived. In addition, we have assumed that the definitive Merger Agreement and the definitive annual report to be filed by WillScot with the SEC on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 will not differ materially from the drafts we reviewed. We have also assumed that the Merger will be consummated substantially on the terms and conditions described in the Merger Agreement, without any waiver of material terms or conditions by WillScot or any other party and without any adjustment to the Exchange Ratio, and that obtaining any necessary regulatory approvals or satisfying any other conditions for consummation of the Merger will not have an adverse effect on WillScot, Mobile Mini or the Merger. We have also assumed, with the consent of the Special Committee, that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free transaction. We have assumed that the Merger will be consummated in a manner that complies with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and all other applicable federal and state statutes, rules and regulations. We have further relied upon the fact that WillScot obtained the advice of its counsel, independent accountants and other advisors (other than Stifel) as to all legal, financial reporting, tax, accounting and regulatory matters with respect WillScot, the Merger and the Merger Agreement, and assumed that all such advice was accurate.

        Our Opinion is limited to whether the Exchange Ratio is fair to WillScot, from a financial point of view, and does not address any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, any consequences of the Merger on WillScot, its stockholders, creditors or otherwise, or any terms, aspects or implications of (including any consideration payable under) any voting, support, stockholder or other agreements, arrangements or understandings contemplated or entered into in connection with the Merger or otherwise. Our Opinion also does not consider, address or include: (i) any other strategic alternatives currently (or which have been or may be) contemplated by the Special Committee, the Board or WillScot; (ii) the legal, tax or

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accounting consequences of the Merger on WillScot or the holders of shares of WillScot Common Stock; (iii) the fairness of the amount or nature of any compensation to any of WillScot's officers, directors or employees, affiliates or class of such persons, relative to the consideration to be received by the holders of WillScot's securities; (iv) the effect of the Merger on, or the fairness of the consideration to be received by, holders of any class of securities of WillScot other than the shares of WillScot Common Stock, or any class of securities of any other party to any transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement; or (v) any advice or opinions provided by any other advisor to WillScot or Mobile Mini. Furthermore, we are not expressing any opinion herein as to the prices, trading range or volume at which WillScot's or Mobile Mini's securities (including the WillScot Common Stock and the Mobile Mini Common Stock) will trade following public announcement or consummation of the Merger.

        We have not been requested to, and did not, (a) initiate or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or solicit any indications of interest from, third parties with respect to the Merger, the securities, assets, businesses or operations of WillScot, Mobile Mini or any other party, or any alternatives to the Merger, (b) negotiate the terms of the Merger, or (c) advise the Special Committee, the Board or any other party with respect to alternatives to the Merger. Our Opinion is necessarily based on economic, market, financial and other conditions as they exist on, and on the information made available to us by or on behalf of WillScot, Mobile Mini or their respective advisors, or information otherwise reviewed by Stifel, as of the date of this Opinion. It is understood that subsequent developments may affect the conclusion reached in this Opinion and that Stifel does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this Opinion. Our Opinion is for the information of, and directed to, the Special Committee (in its capacity as such) for its information and assistance in connection with its consideration of the financial terms of the Merger and may not be used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. Our Opinion does not constitute a recommendation to the Special Committee or the Board as to how the Special Committee or the Board should vote on the Merger or to any shareholder of WillScot or Mobile Mini as to how any such shareholder should vote at any shareholders' meeting at which the Merger is considered, or whether or not any shareholder of WillScot or Mobile Mini should enter into a voting, shareholders', or affiliates' agreement with respect to the Merger, or exercise any dissenters' or appraisal rights that may be available to such shareholder. In addition, the Opinion does not compare the relative merits of the Merger with any other alternative transactions or business strategies which may have been available to WillScot and does not address the underlying business decision of the Board, the Special Committee or WillScot to proceed with or effect the Merger. We have assumed that the WillScot Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to the shareholders of Mobile Mini will be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market.

        Stifel, as part of its investment banking services, is regularly engaged in the independent valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers, acquisitions, underwritings, sales and distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for estate, corporate and other purposes. We will receive a fee upon the delivery of this Opinion that is not contingent upon consummation of the Merger. We will not receive any other significant payment or compensation contingent upon the successful consummation of the Merger. In addition, WillScot has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities arising out of our engagement. There are no material relationships that existed during the two years prior to the date of this Opinion or that are mutually understood to be contemplated in which any compensation was received or is intended to be received as a result of

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the relationship between Stifel and any party to the Merger. Stifel may seek to provide investment banking services to WillScot or its affiliates in the future, for which we would seek customary compensation. In the ordinary course of business, Stifel and our clients may transact in the equity securities of each of WillScot and Mobile Mini and may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities.

        Stifel's Fairness Opinion Committee has approved the issuance of this Opinion. Our Opinion may not be published or otherwise used or referred to, nor shall any public reference to Stifel be made, without our prior written consent, except in accordance with the terms and conditions of Stifel's engagement letter agreement with WillScot.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Exchange Ratio provided for in the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair to WillScot, from a financial point of view.

Very truly yours,    

/s/ Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

 

 

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LOGO   745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
United States

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL
March 1, 2020

Board of Directors
Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008

Members of the Board of Directors:

        We understand that Mobile Mini, Inc. (the "Company") intends to enter into a transaction (the "Proposed Transaction") with WillScot Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). We further understand that, at the effective time of the Merger, among other things, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Company Common Stock") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, other than any Excluded Shares (as defined in the Agreement (as defined below)), will be converted into the right to receive 2.4050 (the "Exchange Ratio") fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent ("Parent Common Stock"). Additionally, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, (i) each outstanding share of common stock of Williams Scotsman Holdings Corp. owned by Sapphire Holding S.à r.l., the principal stockholder of Parent ("Sapphire"), will be exchanged (the "Share Exchange") for 1.3261 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent ("Class A Shares") and, upon the Share Exchange, all outstanding shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent will automatically be cancelled for no consideration, and (ii) Parent will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation to reclassify Class A Shares into Parent Common Stock and to provide for one class of common stock of Parent. The terms and conditions of the Proposed Transaction are set forth in more detail in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2020, by and among Parent, Merger Sub and the Company (the "Agreement"). The summary of the Proposed Transaction set forth above is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Agreement.

        We have been requested by the Board of Directors of the Company to render our opinion with respect to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders (other than Parent and its affiliates) of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) of the Exchange Ratio to be offered to such stockholders in the Proposed Transaction. We have not been requested to opine as to, and our opinion does not in any manner address, the Company's underlying business decision to proceed with or effect the Proposed Transaction or the likelihood of consummation of the Proposed Transaction. In addition, we express no opinion on, and our opinion does not in any manner address, the fairness of the amount or the nature of the Share Exchange or any compensation to any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the Proposed Transaction, or any class of such persons, relative to the consideration to be offered to the holders (other than Parent and its affiliates) of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) in the Proposed Transaction. Our opinion does not address the relative merits of the Proposed Transaction as compared to any other transaction or business strategy in which the Company might engage.

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        In arriving at our opinion, we reviewed and analyzed: (1) the Agreement and the specific terms of the Proposed Transaction; (2) publicly available information concerning the Company that we believe to be relevant to our analysis, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; (3) publicly available information concerning Parent that we believe to be relevant to our analysis, including Parent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Parent's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, and a draft, received on February 9, 2020, of Parent's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; (4) financial and operating information with respect to the business, operations and prospects of the Company furnished to us by the Company, including financial projections of the Company prepared by management of the Company and furnished to us by the Company (the "Company Projections"); (5) financial and operating information with respect to the business, operations and prospects of Parent furnished to us by Parent or the Company, including financial projections of Parent prepared by management of Parent and confirmed by and furnished to us by the Company (the "Parent Projections"); (6) the projected pro forma impact of the Proposed Transaction on the future financial performance of the combined company, including cost synergies (the "Expected Synergies") and other strategic benefits expected by the management of the Company and the management of Parent to result from a combination of the businesses, furnished to us by the Company (the "Combined Projections"); (7) published estimates of independent research analysts with respect to the future financial performance of each of the Company and Parent and price targets of each of the Company Common Stock and Parent Common Stock; (8) the relative projected contributions of the Company and Parent to the future financial performance of the combined company on a pro forma basis following the Proposed Transaction; (9) a recent trading history of each of the Company Common Stock and the Parent Common Stock and a comparison of those trading histories with each other and, with respect to the Company Common Stock, the trading histories of other companies that we deemed relevant; and (10) a comparison of the financial terms of the Proposed Transaction with the financial terms of certain other transactions that we deemed relevant. In addition, we have had discussions with the managements of the Company and Parent concerning their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition and prospects and with the management of the Company concerning the strategic rationale for the Proposed Transaction, and we have undertaken such other studies, analyses and investigations as we deemed appropriate.

        In arriving at our opinion, we have assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information used by us without any independent verification of such information (and have not assumed responsibility or liability for any independent verification of such information) and have further relied upon the assurances of the managements of the Company and Parent that they are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information inaccurate or misleading. With respect to the Company Projections, the Parent Projections and the Combined Projections, upon the advice of the Company, we have assumed that (i) such projections have been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company as to the future financial performance of the Company, Parent and the combined company, respectively, and (ii) the Company, Parent and the combined company, respectively, will or would (as applicable) perform in accordance with such projections. Furthermore, upon the advice of the Company, we have assumed that the amounts and timing of the Expected Synergies are reasonable and that the Expected Synergies will be realized in accordance with such estimates. We assume no responsibility for and we express no view as to any such projections or estimates or the assumptions on which they are based. In arriving at our opinion, we have not conducted a physical inspection of the properties and facilities of the Company or Parent and have not made or obtained any evaluations or appraisals of the assets or liabilities of the Company or Parent. In addition, you have not authorized us to solicit, and we have not solicited, any indications of interest from any third party with respect to the purchase of all or a part of the Company's business. Our

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opinion necessarily is based upon market, economic and other conditions as they exist on, and can be evaluated as of, the date of this letter. We assume no responsibility for updating or revising our opinion based on events or circumstances that may occur after the date of this letter. We express no opinion as to (i) the prices at which shares of Company Common Stock or shares of Parent Common Stock would trade following the announcement of the Proposed Transaction or (ii) the potential effects of the volatility currently being experienced in the credit, financial and stock markets on shares of Company Common Stock or shares of Parent Common Stock or the Proposed Transaction. Our opinion should not be viewed as providing any assurance that the market value of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be held by the former holders of shares of Company Common Stock after the consummation of the Proposed Transaction will be in excess of the market value of the shares of Company Common Stock owned by such stockholders at any time prior to the announcement or consummation of the Proposed Transaction.

        We have assumed that the executed Agreement will conform in all material respects to the last draft reviewed by us. In addition, we have assumed the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and all agreements related thereto. We have also assumed, upon the advice of the Company, that all material governmental, regulatory and third party approvals, consents and releases for the Proposed Transaction will be obtained within the constraints contemplated by the Agreement and that the Proposed Transaction will be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Agreement without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement thereof. We do not express any opinion as to any tax or other consequences that might result from the Proposed Transaction, nor does our opinion address any legal, tax, regulatory or accounting matters, as to which we understand that the Company has obtained such advice as it deemed necessary from qualified professionals.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion as of the date hereof that, from a financial point of view, the Exchange Ratio to be offered to the holders (other than Parent and its affiliates) of shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) in the Proposed Transaction is fair to such stockholders.

        We have acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Proposed Transaction and will receive a fee for our services, a portion of which is payable upon rendering this opinion and a substantial portion of which is contingent upon the consummation of the Proposed Transaction. In addition, the Company has agreed to reimburse a portion of our expenses and indemnify us for certain liabilities that may arise out of our engagement. We have performed various investment banking services for the Company, Parent and TDR and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies in the past, and are currently providing such services and expect to perform such services in the future, and have received, and expect to receive, customary fees for such services. Specifically, in the past two years, we have performed the following investment banking services: (i) for the Company, in March 2019, participated as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in a refinancing of the Company's existing asset based loan ("ABL") revolving credit facility; and (ii) for Parent, (1) in August 2018, participated as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in a refinancing of Parent's existing ABL revolving credit facility, (2) in August 2018, acted as bookrunner on Parent's $500 million notes offering, (3) in July 2018, acted as lead left bookrunner on Parent's registered equity offering and (4) in June 2018, acted as financial advisor to Parent in connection with Parent's acquisition of Modular Space Holdings, Inc. Further, affiliates of ours are performing the following financial services: (1) acting as a lender under the Company's existing ABL revolving credit facility; and (2) acting as lender under Parent's existing ABL revolving credit facility.

        In addition, we and our affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, or in the future may provide, investment banking services to TDR and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies and have received or in the future may receive customary fees for rendering such services, including (i) having acted or acting as financial advisor to TDR and certain of its portfolio companies

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and affiliates in connection with certain mergers and acquisition transactions; (ii) having acted or acting as arranger, bookrunnner and/or lender for TDR and certain of its portfolio companies and affiliates in connection with the financing for various acquisition transactions; and (iii) having acted or acting as underwriter, initial purchaser and placement agent for various equity and debt offerings undertaken by TDR and certain of its portfolio companies and affiliates. In addition, an affiliate of ours is acting as a lender under the existing margin loan of Sapphire.

        Barclays Capital Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliates engage in a wide range of businesses from investment and commercial banking, lending, asset management and other financial and non-financial services. In the ordinary course of our business, we and our affiliates may actively trade and effect transactions in the equity, debt and/or other securities (and any derivatives thereof) and financial instruments (including loans and other obligations) of the Company and Parent for our own account and for the accounts of our customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold long or short positions and investments in such securities and financial instruments.

        This opinion, the issuance of which has been approved by our Fairness Opinion Committee, is for the use and benefit of the Board of Directors of the Company and is rendered to the Board of Directors in connection with its consideration of the Proposed Transaction. This opinion is not intended to be and does not constitute a recommendation to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock of the Company as to how such stockholder should vote with respect to the Proposed Transaction.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/ BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

 

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.

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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

March 1, 2020

Board of Directors
Mobile Mini, Inc.
4646 E. Van Buren Street, Suite 400
Phoenix, Arizona 85008

Ladies and Gentlemen:

        You have requested our opinion as to the fairness from a financial point of view to the holders (other than WillScot Corporation ("WillScot") and its affiliates) of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Mobile Mini, Inc. (the "Company") of the exchange ratio of 2.4050 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of WillScot (the "WillScot Common Stock"), to be paid for each Share, other than any Excluded Shares (as defined in the Agreement (as defined below)) (the "Exchange Ratio"), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2020 (the "Agreement"), by and among WillScot, Picasso Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of WillScot, and the Company. Immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement), (i) each outstanding share of common stock of Williams Scotsman Holdings Corp. owned by Sapphire Holding S.à r.l., a significant shareholder of WillScot ("Sapphire"), will be exchanged (the "Share Exchange") for 1.3261 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of WillScot ("Class A Shares") and, upon the Share Exchange, all outstanding shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of WillScot will automatically be cancelled for no consideration, and (ii) WillScot will amend and restate its certificate of incorporation to reclassify Class A Shares into WillScot Common Stock and to provide for one class of common stock of WillScot.

        Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and its affiliates are engaged in advisory, underwriting and financing, principal investing, sales and trading, research, investment management and other financial and non-financial activities and services for various persons and entities. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and its affiliates and employees, and funds or other entities they manage or in which they invest or have other economic interests or with which they co-invest, may at any time purchase, sell, hold or vote long or short positions and investments in securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments of the Company, WillScot and any of their respective affiliates and third parties, including Sapphire and TDR Capital LLP, an investment holding company that controls Sapphire ("TDR"), and their respective affiliates and, as applicable, portfolio companies, or any currency or commodity that may be involved in the transaction contemplated by the Agreement (the "Transaction"). We have acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with, and have participated in certain of the negotiations leading to, the Transaction. We expect to receive fees for our services in connection with the Transaction, the principal portion of which is contingent upon consummation of the Transaction, and the Company has agreed to reimburse certain of our expenses arising, and indemnify us against certain liabilities that may arise, out of our engagement. We have provided certain financial advisory and/or underwriting services to TDR and/or its affiliates from time to time for which our Investment Banking Division has received, and may receive, compensation, including having acted as joint bookrunner with respect to the €80 million add-on to the Term Loan B under the leveraged loan facility of Hurtigruten ASA, a portfolio company of TDR, in November 2018; as sole bookrunner with respect to the public offering by Algeco Global Finance plc, a subsidiary of a portfolio company of TDR, of its 6.50% Notes due 2023 and Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2023 (aggregate principal amount €125,000,000) in November 2018; as financial advisor to TDR with respect to its pending acquisition of Ei Group plc announced in July 2019; as joint bookrunner with respect to the offering by EG Global Finance plc, a subsidiary of a portfolio company of TDR, of its

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8.50% Secured Notes due 2025 (aggregate principal amount $635 million) and 6.25% Secured Notes due 2025 (aggregate principal amount €700 million) in October 2019; as joint bookrunner with respect to the offering by LeasePlan Corp N.V., a portfolio company of TDR, of its 2.875% Senior Notes due 2024 (aggregate principal amount $750 million) in October 2019; and as financial advisor to EG Group Limited, a portfolio company of TDR, in connection with its acquisition of Cumberland Farms, Inc. in October 2019. We may also in the future provide financial advisory and/or underwriting services to the Company, WillScot, TDR, Sapphire and their respective affiliates and, as applicable, portfolio companies for which our Investment Banking Division may receive compensation. Affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC also may have co-invested with TDR and Sapphire and their respective affiliates from time to time and may have invested in limited partnership units of affiliates of TDR and Sapphire from time to time and may do so in the future.

        In connection with this opinion, we have reviewed, among other things, the Agreement; Annual Reports on Form 10-K of the Company for the five years ended December 31, 2019; the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-220356), including the prospectus contained therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Double Eagle Acquisition Corp. (the predecessor of WillScot) and declared effective as of November 7, 2017, in respect of its acquisition of Williams Scotsman International, Inc.; Annual Reports on Form 10-K of WillScot, as applicable, for the three years ended December 31, 2019, and a draft, received on February 9, 2020, of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of WillScot for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; certain interim reports to stockholders and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Company and WillScot; certain other communications from the Company and WillScot to their respective stockholders; certain publicly available research analyst reports for the Company and WillScot; certain internal financial analyses and forecasts for the Company prepared by its management and for WillScot prepared by its management, and certain financial analyses and forecasts for WillScot pro forma for the Transaction prepared by the managements of the Company and WillScot, in each case as approved for our use by the Company (collectively, the "Forecasts"), including certain cost synergies projected by the managements of the Company and WillScot to result from the Transaction, as approved for our use by the Company (the "Synergies"). We have also held discussions with members of the senior managements of the Company and WillScot regarding their assessment of the strategic rationale for, and the potential benefits of, the Transaction and the past and current business operations, financial condition and future prospects of the Company and WillScot; reviewed the reported price and trading activity for the Shares and shares of WillScot Common Stock; compared certain financial and stock market information for the Company and WillScot with similar information for certain other companies the securities of which are publicly traded; reviewed the financial terms of certain recent business combinations in the portable storage solutions industry and in other industries; and performed such other studies and analyses, and considered such other factors, as we deemed appropriate.

        For purposes of rendering this opinion, we have, with your consent, relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by, us, without assuming any responsibility for independent verification thereof. In that regard, we have assumed with your consent that the Forecasts, including the Synergies, have been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company. We have not made an independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets and liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or other off-balance-sheet assets and liabilities) of the Company or WillScot or any of their respective subsidiaries and we have not been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. We have assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained without any adverse effect on the Company or WillScot or on the expected benefits of the Transaction in any way meaningful to our analysis. We have assumed that the Transaction will be consummated on the terms set forth in the Agreement, without the waiver or

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modification of any term or condition the effect of which would be in any way meaningful to our analysis.

        Our opinion does not address the underlying business decision of the Company to engage in the Transaction, or the relative merits of the Transaction as compared to any strategic alternatives that may be available to the Company; nor does it address any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting matters. We were not requested to solicit, and did not solicit, interest from other parties with respect to an acquisition of, or other business combination with, the Company or any other alternative transaction. This opinion addresses only the fairness from a financial point of view to the holders (other than WillScot and its affiliates) of Shares, as of the date hereof, of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Agreement. We do not express any view on, and our opinion does not address, any other term or aspect of the Agreement or Transaction or any term or aspect of any other agreement or instrument contemplated by the Agreement or entered into or amended in connection with the Transaction, including, the fairness of the Transaction to, or any consideration received in connection therewith by, the holders of any other class of securities, creditors, or other constituencies of the Company; nor as to the fairness of the amount or nature of the Share Exchange or any compensation to be paid or payable to any of the officers, directors or employees of the Company, or class of such persons, in connection with the Transaction, whether relative to the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Agreement or otherwise. We are not expressing any opinion as to the prices at which shares of WillScot Common Stock or the Shares will trade at any time or as to the impact of the Transaction on the solvency or viability of the Company or WillScot or the ability of the Company or WillScot to pay their respective obligations when they come due. Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof and we assume no responsibility for updating, revising or reaffirming this opinion based on circumstances, developments or events occurring after the date hereof. Our advisory services and the opinion expressed herein are provided for the information and assistance of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with its consideration of the Transaction and such opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to how any holder of Shares should vote with respect to such Transaction or any other matter. This opinion has been approved by a fairness committee of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the holders (other than WillScot and its affiliates) of Shares.

Very truly yours,

/s/ GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

(GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC)
   

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