On September 11, 2023, Avantax Inc announced thatit has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Aretec Group Inc, and the Merger Agreement provides that, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, C2023 Sub Corp will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Aretec Group. In addition, the Company?s board of directors 1) has unanimously determined and declared that the Merger Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger, are advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and 2) upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, has unanimously resolved to recommend that the Company?s stockholders vote to adopt the Merger Agreement at a special meeting of stockholders to be held for such purpose.