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JANA Partners Demands Zendesk Board Immediately Terminate Proposed Acquisition of Momentive

Transaction Announcement Erased $3 Billion of Zendesk Market Capitalization
Transaction Lacks Financial and Strategic Merit; Introduces Significant Execution Risk
Believes Zendesk Has Far Better Opportunities to Create Shareholder Value
JANA Partners to Vote Zendesk Shares Against Acquisition

NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — JANA Partners LLC today announced that it has sent a letter to the Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN) Board of Directors calling on them to immediately terminate the proposed acquisition of Momentive (NASDAQ: MNTV-formerly SurveyMonkey).

The full text of JANA Partners LLC’s letter is available for viewing at the following link:

https://www.janapartners.com/zendesk

Contact: [email protected]

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As a detail-oriented researcher, Sherril is expert at discovering, gathering and compiling industry and market data to create clear, actionable market and competitive intelligence. With deep experience in market analysis and segmentation she is a consummate collaborator with strong communication skills adept at supporting and forming relationships with cross-functional teams in all levels of organizations.

Sherril holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from University of Colorado, Boulder and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rutgers University.

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