DEFINITIONS AND TERMS 2. Section 1.1 Definitions 2 Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions; Interpretation 12 ARTICLE II THE MERGER 13 Section 2.1 The Merger 13 Section 2.2 Closing; Closing Date 13 Section 2.3 Effective Time 13 Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger 13 Section 2.5 Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Surviving Company 14 Section 2.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Company 14 Section 2.7 No Shareholder Vote 14 ARTICLE III CONVERSION OF SHARES 14 Section 3.1 Treatment of Company Securities and Merger Considerations 14 Section 3.2 Exchange of Certificates Representing Shares; Payments 15 Section 3.3 Treatment of Equity Awards 19 Section 3.4 Dissenting Shares 20 Section 3.5 Withholding Rights 21 Section 3.6 Termination of Deposit Agreement 21 Section 3.7 No Further Dividends 22 Section 3.8 Merger Consideration and Fair Value 22 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY 22 Section 4.1 Organization 22 Section 4.2 Memorandum and Articles of Association 22 Section 4.3 Capitalization 23 Section 4.4 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Opinion of Financial Advisor 24 Section 4.5 Subsidiaries 25 Section 4.6 Consents and Approvals; No Violation 25 Section 4.7 SEC Reports; Internal Control 26 Section 4.8 Information in Schedule 13E-3 27 Section 4.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities 27 Section 4.10 Absence of Certain Changes 27 Section 4.11 Litigation; Orders 28 Section 4.12 Compliance with Law 28 Section 4.13 Taxes 28 Section 4.14 Material Contracts 29 Section 4.15 Intellectual Property 30 Section 4.16 Real Property 30 Section 4.17 Brokers or Finders 31 Section 4.18 Antitakeover Statutes 31 Section 4.19 Insurance 31 Section 4.20 Employee Matters 31 Section 4.21 Environmental Matters 31 Section 4.22 Variable Interest Entities 32 Section 4.23 No Additional Representations 32 ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB 32 Section 5.1 Organization 32 Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action 33 Section 5.3 Capitalization 33 Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations 33 Section 5.5 Information in Schedule 13E-3 34 Section 5.6 Brokers or Finders 34 Section 5.7 Share Ownership 34 Section 5.8 Certain Contracts 34 Section 5.9 Limited Guarantee 35 Section 5.10 Independent Investigation 35 Section 5.11 Non-Reliance on Company Estimates 35 Section 5.12 Financing 36 Section 5.13 Solvency 36 Section 5.14 Absence of Litigation 36 Section 5.15 No Other Representations 37
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS 2. Section 1.1 Certain Definitions 2 Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions 2
