Representations and Warrants The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree that all matters with respect to this Agreement require their utmost good faith. Each party represents and warrants to the other party that it is solvent on a statutory basis in all jurisdictions in which it does business or is licensed. Each party agrees to promptly notify the other party of any material change in its financial condition. The Reinsurer has entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the Ceding Company's representations and warranties. Each party affirms that it has and will continue to disclose all matters material to this Agreement and each cession. Examples of such matters are a material change in underwriting or issue practices or philosophy or a change in each party's ownership or control.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY Section 4.01. Organization and Qualification 14 Section 4.02. Capitalization 14 Section 4.03. Subsidiaries 17 Section 4.04. Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals 17 Section 4.05. Reports and Financial Statements 19 Section 4.06. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 19 Section 4.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events 19 Section 4.08. Litigation 20 Section 4.09. Offer Documents; Proxy Statement 20 Section 4.10. No Violation of Law 20 Section 4.11. Material Contracts; Compliance With Agreements 21 Section 4.12. Taxes 22 Section 4.13. Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA 22 Section 4.14. Labor Controversies 24 Section 4.15. Environmental Matters 25 Section 4.16. Intellectual Property 25 Section 4.17. Opinion of Financial Advisor 27 Section 4.18. Brokers and Finders 27 Section 4.19. Insurance 27 Section 4.20. Takeover Statutes 27 Section 4.21. Receivables and Customers 27 ARTICLE V COVENANTS Section 5.01. Conduct of Business Pending the Merger 27 Section 5.02. Restrictions on Parent and the Company 29 Section 5.03. No Solicitation 30 Section 5.04. Access to Information; Confidentiality 31 Section 5.05. Merger Sub 32 Section 5.06. Employee Benefits 32 Section 5.07. Proxy Statement 33 Section 5.08. Company Meeting 34 Section 5.09. Public Announcements 34 Section 5.10. Expenses and Fees 34 Section 5.11. Agreement to Cooperate 35 Section 5.12. Directors' and Officers' Indemnification 35 Section 5.13. Section 16 Matters 37 Section 5.14. Further Assurances 37 Section 5.15. Notices of Certain Events 37 Section 5.16. CVR Trust; CVR Agreement 38 ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER Section 6.01. Conditions to the Obligations to Consummate the Merger 39 ARTICLE VII TERMINATION Section 7.01. Termination 39 ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS Section 8.01. Effect of Termination 41 Section 8.02. Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties 42 Section 8.03. Notices 42 Section 8.04. Interpretation 43 Section 8.05. Miscellaneous 43 Section 8.06. Counterparts 43 Section 8.07. Amendments; Extensions 43 Section 8.08. Entire Agreement 44 Section 8.09. Severability 44 Section 8.10. Specific Performance; Limitation on Damages 44 Section 8.11. No Admission 45 Section 8.12. Jurisdiction 45 Section 8.13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 45 Section 8.14. Termination of June 29 Merger Agreement and Original Offer 45 ii AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 7, 2003 (as the same may be amended from time to time and together with the schedules, exhibits and annexes attached hereto, this "Agreement"), by and among Gingko Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, "Parent"), Gingko Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary (as defined in Section 3.02 of this Agreement) of Parent (together with its successors and permitted assigns, "Merger Sub"), and Information Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYERS Each Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers as follows:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDORS The Vendors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Purchaser the following, and acknowledge that the Purchaser is entitled to rely on such representations and warranties notwithstanding any due diligence investigation done by the Purchaser prior to the closing:
Representations and Warranties of the Vendor The Vendor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement and completing the Transaction:
Representations and Warranties of the Investors Each of the Investors hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):
Representations and Warranties of the Holders Each Holder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE WARRANTORS Unless specifically indicated otherwise, the Warrantors hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Investor that the statements in this Section 3, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule (the “Disclosure Schedule”) attached to this Agreement as Schedule C (the contents of which shall also be deemed to be representations and warranties hereunder), are all true, correct and complete as of the date hereof and the date of the Closing. For purposes of this Section 3, any reference to a party’s “knowledge” means such party’s best knowledge after due and diligent inquiries of officers, directors, and other employees of such party reasonably believed to have knowledge of the matter in question.
