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EXHIBIT 2.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BETWEEN
ENGINEERING ANIMATION, INC.
AND
TRANSOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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DATED AS OF AUGUST 19, 1998
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
ARTICLE I. THE MERGER.................................................. 1
1.1. The Merger.................................................. 1
1.2. Closing..................................................... 1
1.3. Effective Time.............................................. 1
1.4. Effects of the Merger....................................... 1
1.5. Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.................... 1
1.6. Directors and Officers...................................... 1
1.7. Tax and Accounting Consequences............................. 2
ARTICLE II. CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SHARES........................... 2
2.1. Definition.................................................. 2
2.2. Total Merger Consideration.................................. 2
2.3. Conversion of Transom Series A Warrants..................... 2
2.4. Conversion of Transom Preferred Stock....................... 2
2.5. Conversion of Transom Common Stock.......................... 3
2.6. Exchange of Shares.......................................... 4
2.7. Options to Acquire Transom Common Stock..................... 4
ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF.......................... 5
3.1. Corporate Organization...................................... 5
3.2. Capitalization.............................................. 5
3.3. Authority; No Violation..................................... 5
3.4. Consents and Approvals...................................... 6
3.5. Reports..................................................... 6
3.6. Compliance with Applicable Law.............................. 6
3.7. Financial Statements........................................ 6
3.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events........................ 7
3.9. Legal Proceedings and Restrictions.......................... 7
3.10. Taxes and Tax Returns....................................... 7
3.11. Employee Benefits........................................... 9
3.12. Employment and Labor Relations.............................. 10
3.13. Contracts................................................... 10
3.14. Undisclosed Liabilities..................................... 11
3.15. Environmental Liability..................................... 11
3.16. Tangible Assets............................................. 12
3.17. Real Property............................................... 12
3.18. Intellectual Property....................................... 12
3.19. Notes and Accounts Receivable............................... 13
3.20. Bank Accounts and Powers of Attorney........................ 13
3.21. Guaranties.................................................. 13
3.22. Insurance................................................... 13
3.23. Service Contracts and Warranties............................ 13
3.24. Certain Relationships....................................... 13
3.25. S-4 Information............................................. 13
3.26. Broker's Fees............................................... 14
3.27. Certain Customer Relationships.............................. 14
3.28. Disclosure.................................................. 14
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EAI......................................................... 14
4.1. Corporate Organization......................................................................... 14
4.2. Capitalization................................................................................. 14
4.3. Authority; No Violation........................................................................ 14
4.4. Consents and Approvals......................................................................... 15
4.5. SEC Reports.................................................................................... 15
4.6. S-4 Information................................................................................ 15
4.7. Broker's Fee................................................................................... 15
4.8. Disclosure..................................................................................... 15
ARTICLE V. COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS....................................................... 15
5.1. Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time................................................ 15
5.2. Transom Forbearances........................................................................... 16
ARTICLE VI. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.......................................................................... 16
6.1. Regulatory and Other Matters................................................................... 16
6.2. Access to Information.......................................................................... 17
6.3. Stockholders' Approval......................................................................... 17
6.4. NNM Listing.................................................................................... 17
6.5. Affiliates..................................................................................... 17
6.6. Additional Agreements.......................................................................... 17
6.7. Advice of Changes.............................................................................. 17
6.8. Takeover Proposals............................................................................. 17
ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.......................................................................... 18
7.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligation To Effect the Merger..................................... 18
7.2. Conditions to Obligations of EAI............................................................... 19
7.3. Conditions to Obligations of Transom........................................................... 20
ARTICLE VIII. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT.................................................................... 20
8.1. Termination.................................................................................... 20
8.2. Effect of Termination.......................................................................... 21
8.3. Amendment; Extension; Waiver................................................................... 21
ARTICLE IX. GENERAL PROVISIONS............................................................................. 22
9.1. Expenses....................................................................................... 22
9.2. Notices........................................................................................ 22
9.3. Interpretation................................................................................. 22
9.4. Counterparts; Facsimile........................................................................ 23
9.5. Entire Agreement............................................................................... 23
9.6. Governing Law.................................................................................. 23
9.7. Severability................................................................................... 23
9.8. Publicity...................................................................................... 23
9.9. Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries.......................................................... 23
9.10. Knowledge and Awareness........................................................................ 23
9.11. Construction................................................................................... 23
9.12. Pooling of Interests Accounting; Tax Free Reorganization....................................... 23
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AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of August 19,
1998 (the "Agreement"), by and between ENGINEERING ANIMATION, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("EAI"), and TRANSOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation
("Transom").
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of EAI and Transom have determined that it
is in the best interests of their respective companies and stockholders to
consummate the business combination provided for in this Agreement in which
Transom, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, shall merge with
and into EAI (the "Merger").
WHEREAS, the parties desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with the Merger and to establish certain conditions to
the Merger.
WHEREAS, as of July 29, 1998, EAI and Transom entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Original Agreement"), and the parties desire to amend and
restate the Original Agreement in its entirety in the manner provided herein.
WHEREAS, the Disclosure Schedule delivered by Transom in connection with
the Original Agreement shall be deemed to be the Disclosure Schedule delivered
by Transom in connection with this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations,
warranties and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
THE MERGER
1.1. The Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), at the
Effective Time (as hereinafter defined), Transom shall merge with and into EAI.
EAI shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (hereinafter sometimes
referred to as the "Surviving Corporation"), and shall continue its corporate
existence under the laws of the State of Delaware under the name "Engineering
Animation, Inc." Upon consummation of the Merger, the separate corporate
existence of Transom shall terminate.
1.2. Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place at 10:00 a.m., at the
offices of Xxxxxxx, Carton & Xxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
as soon as practicable but in any event within two business days after the
satisfaction or waiver of the latest to occur of the conditions set forth in
Article VII, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties (the "Closing
Date"). The parties anticipate that the Closing shall occur on or before
September 30, 1998.
1.3. Effective Time. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Merger shall become effective as set forth in the certificate of merger in a
form mutually acceptable to the parties (the "Certificate of Merger"), which
shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the
"Delaware Secretary") on or, if both parties agree, before the Closing Date. The
term "Effective Time" shall be the date and time when the Merger becomes
effective, as set forth in the Certificate of Merger.
1.4. Effects of the Merger. At and after the Effective Time, the Merger
shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL.
1.5. Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws of EAI shall be the Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with
applicable law.
1.6. Directors and Officers. The directors and officers of EAI immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall continue as the directors and officers of the
Surviving Corporation, unless and until thereafter changed in accordance with
the DGCL and the Surviving Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and
By-Laws.
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1.7. Tax and Accounting Consequences. EAI and Transom intend that the
Merger shall constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and that this
Agreement shall constitute a "plan of reorganization" for the purposes of
Section 368 of the Code. EAI and Transom also intend that the Merger be
accounted for as a pooling of interests pursuant to Opinion No. 16 of the
Accounting Principles Board.
ARTICLE II.
CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SHARES
2.1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following respective
meanings for purposes of this Agreement:
(a) "EAI Common Stock" shall mean each share of the Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share, of EAI.
(b) "EAI Stock Value" shall mean the average of the high and low per share
sale price of the EAI Common Stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market
National Market (the "NNM"), for the second trading day prior to the Closing, as
reported in the NNM listings published in The Wall Street Journal.
(c) "Transom Certificate" shall mean each certificate representing any
shares of Transom Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) "Transom Common Stock" shall mean each share of the common stock, $.001
par value per share, of Transom.
(e) "Transom Options" shall mean all options outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable, to purchase shares of
Transom Common Stock.
(f) "Transom Preferred Stock" shall mean each share of the preferred stock,
$.001 par value per share, of Transom.
(g) "Transom Series A Preferred Stock" shall mean each share of Transom
Preferred Stock designated as "Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock".
(h) "Transom Series A Warrants" shall mean all issued and outstanding
warrants to purchase shares of Transom Series A Preferred Stock.
(i) "Transom Series B Preferred Stock" shall mean each share of Transom
Preferred Stock designated as "Series B Convertible Preferred Stock".
(j) "Transom Stock" shall mean all of the Transom Common Stock and the
Transom Preferred Stock.
2.2. Total Merger Consideration. The total consideration payable as
provided herein to holders of Transom Common Stock and Transom Options upon
consummation of the Merger (the "Total Merger Consideration") shall be equal to
235,000 shares of EAI Common Stock.
2.3. Conversion of Transom Series A Warrants. At or prior to the Effective
Time, Transom shall cause all of the issued and outstanding Transom Series A
Warrants to be fully converted into shares of Transom Common Stock on a one
share of Transom Preferred Stock issuable under such Transom Series A Warrants
for one share of Transom Common Stock basis pursuant to the terms of the Transom
Series A Warrants (the "Warrant Conversion"). All of the Transom Series A
Warrants and/or Transom Preferred Stock to be converted into Transom Common
Stock pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be canceled and cease to exist as of the effective time of the
Warrant Conversion (the "Warrant Conversion Time"), and each warrant or
certificate previously representing any such Transom Preferred Stock (or the
right to purchase Transom Preferred Stock) shall thereafter represent the right
to receive that number of Transom Common Shares as determined by this Section
2.3.
2.4. Conversion of Transom Preferred Stock. At or prior to the Effective
Time, Transom shall cause the conversion of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Transom Preferred Stock into shares of Transom
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Common Stock on a one share of Transom Preferred Stock for one share of Transom
Common Stock basis pursuant to Transom's Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Preferred Share Conversion"). All of the shares of Transom Preferred Stock to
be converted into Transom Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and cease to exist as
of the effective time of the Preferred Share Conversion (the "Preferred Stock
Conversion Time"), and each certificate previously representing any such shares
of Transom Preferred Stock shall thereafter represent the right to receive that
number of Transom Common Shares as determined by this Section 2.4.
2.5. Conversion of Transom Common Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of EAI, Transom or any
stockholder of Transom:
(a) Each share of the Transom Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (but after the Warrant Conversion Time
and the Preferred Stock Conversion Time), other than Dissenter's Shares (as
defined below), shall be converted into the right to receive shares of EAI
Common Stock at the Exchange Ratio. The "Exchange Ratio" shall be determined as
follows: each share of Transom Common Stock shall be exchanged for that number
of shares of EAI Common Stock equal to the quotient, carried to six decimal
places, of (x) 235,000 divided by (y) the sum of (i) the total number of shares
of Transom Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (but
after the Warrant Conversion Time and the Preferred Stock Conversion Time) plus
(ii) the number of shares of Transom Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
all outstanding Transom Options.
(b) No fractional shares of EAI Common Stock shall be issued, and in lieu
thereof, EAI shall pay to each former stockholder of Transom who otherwise would
be entitled to receive such fractional share an amount in cash determined by
multiplying (i) the EAI Stock Value by (ii) the fraction of a share (rounded to
six decimal places when expressed as an Arabic number) of EAI Common Stock to
which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to this
Section 2.5.
(c) All of the shares of Transom Stock to be converted into EAI Common
Stock pursuant to this Article shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be canceled and cease to exist at the Effective Time, and each
certificate previously representing any such shares of Transom Common Stock (a
"Common Certificate") shall thereafter represent the right to receive (i) a
certificate representing the number of whole shares of EAI Common Stock and (ii)
cash in lieu of fractional shares into which the shares of Transom Common Stock
represented by such Common Certificate have been converted. If, prior to the
Effective Time, the outstanding shares of EAI Common Stock or Transom Common
Stock shall have been increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares or securities as a result of a
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split,
reverse stock split, or other similar change in capitalization, then an
appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made to the Exchange Ratio and
the Total Merger Consideration.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shares of
Transom Stock with respect to which dissenters rights have been properly
demanded in accordance with the DGCL ("Dissenters' Shares") shall not be
converted into EAI Common Stock at the Effective Time, but shall be converted
into the right to receive from EAI such consideration as is determined to be due
and payable with respect to such Dissenters' Shares pursuant to the provisions
of the DGCL. Transom shall give EAI (i) prompt notice of any written demands for
appraisals, withdrawals or demands for appraisal and any other instruments in
respect thereof received by Transom and (ii) the opportunity to direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal. Transom
shall not voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal
and will not, except with the prior written consent of EAI, settle or offer to
settle any such demands.
(e) At the Effective Time, all shares of Transom Stock that are owned by
Transom as treasury stock and all shares of Transom Stock that are owned,
directly or indirectly, by Transom or EAI shall be canceled and shall cease to
exist, and no stock of EAI or other consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor. All shares of EAI Common Stock that are owned by Transom shall become
treasury stock of EAI.
(f) After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on Transom's
stock transfer books of shares of Transom Stock.
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2.6. Exchange of Shares. (a) At or any time after the Closing, each
stockholder of Transom shall have the right to deliver to EAI a properly
completed letter of transmittal in a form reasonably satisfactory to EAI (the
"Transmittal Letter") and Transom Certificates representing all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Transom Stock owned by such stockholder, duly endorsed
for transfer or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, free and clear of all
options, liens, claims, charges, restrictions and other encumbrances of any
nature or kind whatsoever, other than federal and state securities law
restrictions. Upon proper surrender of a Transom Certificate for exchange and
cancellation to EAI, and in accordance with and subject to the other provisions
of this Agreement and the Transmittal Letter, the holder of such Transom
Certificate shall receive in exchange therefor (i) a certificate representing
that number of whole shares of EAI Common Stock to which such holder of Transom
Stock shall have become entitled, and (ii) a check representing the amount of
any cash in lieu of fractional shares which such holder has the right to
receive. The Transom Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. No
interest shall be paid or accrued on any cash in lieu of fractional shares
payable to holders of Transom Certificates.
(b) If any certificate representing shares of EAI Common Stock is to be
issued in a name other than that in which the Transom Certificate surrendered in
exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof
that the Transom Certificate shall be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an
appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer,
and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to EAI in advance any
transfer or other taxes required by reason thereof, or shall establish to the
satisfaction of EAI that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(c) In the event any Transom Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the person so claiming shall make an affidavit of that fact and, if
required by EAI, post a bond in such amount as EAI may determine is reasonably
necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Transom Certificate. Thereafter, EAI shall issue in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Transom Certificate the shares of EAI Common
Stock and any cash in lieu of a fractional share deliverable in respect thereof
pursuant to this Agreement.
2.7. Options to Acquire Transom Common Stock.
(a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding Transom Option shall be fully
vested in accordance with the terms of the Transom Options and the Option Plan
(as defined below), and shall be assumed by EAI. Each such Transom Option so
assumed by EAI under this Agreement shall continue to have and be subject to the
same terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Transom Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time, except that the Transom Option shall be fully
vested as provided in the preceding sentence. Each such Transom Option shall
thereafter be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on the same terms and
conditions as were applicable under such Transom Option, (i) the same number of
shares of EAI Common Stock as such Transom Option would have been exchangeable
for had such Transom Option been exercised in full immediately prior to the
Merger and (ii) at an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole
cent) equal to (A) the aggregate exercise price for the shares of Transom Common
Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Transom Option divided by (B) the
number of shares of EAI Common Stock deemed to be purchasable under such option
to acquire EAI Common Stock; provided, however, that the number of shares of EAI
Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of such Transom Option shall
not include any fractional share and, upon exercise of such Transom Option, a
cash payment shall be made for any fractional share based upon the closing price
of a share of EAI Common Stock as reported on the NNM on the trading day
immediately preceding the date of exercise. It is the intention of the parties
that the Transom Options issued pursuant to that certain Transom 1996 Equity
Compensation Plan (the "Option Plan") which have been assumed by EAI as provided
herein, to the extent that they pertain to the purchase of EAI Common Stock
thereunder, shall continue to qualify as incentive stock options under Section
422 of the Code to the same extent immediately after the Closing as such Transom
Options so qualified immediately prior to the Closing.
(b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, EAI shall deliver to
the holders of Transom Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders'
rights and the agreements evidencing the grants of such Transom Options shall be
deemed to be appropriately amended so that such Transom Options shall represent
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rights to acquire EAI Common Stock on terms and conditions as contained in the
outstanding Transom Options (subject to the adjustments required by this Section
2.7 after giving effect to the assumption by EAI as set forth above).
(c) EAI shall file within five (5) business days following the Closing Date
and use its reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of a Form S-8
registration statement covering the Transom Options (and maintain the current
status of the prospectus or prospectuses referred to therein) for so long as
such Transom Options remain outstanding.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRANSOM
Except as disclosed by Transom in the disclosure schedule delivered
pursuant to this Agreement (the "Disclosure Schedule"), Transom represents and
warrants to EAI as follows:
3.1. Corporate Organization. (a) Transom is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Transom has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted,
and is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in the
States of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Delaware, which constitutes each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the
character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
licensed, qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect
(as defined in Section 3.8 below) on Transom. Correct and complete copies of the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Transom, as in effect on the date of
this Agreement, have been made available to EAI by Transom.
(b) Transom does not own of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly,
(i) any shares of outstanding capital stock or securities convertible into
capital stock of any other corporation or (ii) any participating interest in any
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other non-corporate
business.
(c) The minute books of Transom accurately reflect in all material respects
all actions taken by the boards of directors, including committees thereof, and
the stockholders of Transom.
3.2. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Transom consists of
(a) 10,000,000 shares of Transom Common Stock, of which 1,650,800 shares are
issued and outstanding and 1,537,667 shares are reserved for issuance upon
exercise of outstanding Transom Options, 628,000 are reserved for issuance upon
conversion of Transom Series A Preferred Stock and 4,650,000 are reserved for
issuance upon conversion of Transom Series B Preferred Stock, (b) 6,000,000
shares of Transom Preferred Stock, of which (x) 628,000 shares have been
designated as Transom Series A Preferred Stock, of which 478,000 shares are
issued and outstanding and 150,000 shares are reserved for issuance upon
conversion of the Transom Series A Warrants, and (y) 5,000,000 shares of Transom
Series B Preferred Stock, of which 4,650,000 shares are issued and outstanding.
Each record holder of Transom Stock and the number of shares owned by each, and
each holder of a Transom Series A Warrant and Transom Option and the number of
shares of Transom Stock which such holder may purchase, is set forth in Section
3.2 of the Disclosure Schedule. No shares of Transom Stock are held in Transom's
treasury and no shares of Transom Stock are reserved for issuance other than
those shares reserved for issuance under the Transom Preferred Stock, Transom
Series A Warrants and Transom Options. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of Transom Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof. Other than the Transom Preferred Stock,
Transom Series A Warrants and Transom Options, as listed in Section 3.2 of the
Disclosure Schedule, Transom does not have and is not bound by any outstanding
subscriptions, options, convertible securities, warrants, calls, commitments or
agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares
of its capital stock.
3.3. Authority; No Violation. (a) Transom has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and (subject to stockholder
consent) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the
Board of Directors of Transom. Except for the adoption of this Agreement by the
requisite vote of holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Transom Stock,
no other corporate proceedings on the part of Transom are necessary to approve
this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Transom and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Transom, enforceable against
Transom in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability is limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws and general principles
of equity.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Transom, the
consummation by Transom of the transactions contemplated hereby (subject to
stockholder approval), and the compliance by Transom with the terms or
provisions hereof, shall not (i) violate any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-Laws of Transom, (ii) violate any law, statute, code,
ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction
applicable to Transom or any of its properties or assets, or (iii) violate,
conflict with, breach any provision of or result in the loss of any benefit or
the increase in the amount of any liability or obligation under, constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, result in the termination of, accelerate the
performance required by, or result in the creation of any liens, pledges,
charges, encumbrances or security interests of any nature or kind (collectively,
"Liens") upon any of the properties or assets of Transom under any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Transom is a party, or by which it or any of
its properties or assets may be bound or affected.
3.4. Consents and Approvals. Except as set forth on Section 3.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule and the (i) the filing of Certificate of Merger with the
Delaware Secretary pursuant to the DGCL, (ii) the approval of this Agreement by
the requisite vote of the holders of Transom Stock, and (iii) the filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declaration of
effectiveness of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "S-4"), no consent,
approval or authorization of, or withholding of objection on the part of, or
filing, registration or qualification with, or notice to (collectively, the
"Consents") any court, administrative agency, commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, whether Federal, state, local or foreign (each a
"Governmental Authority"), or with any third party are necessary in connection
with the execution and delivery by Transom of this Agreement and the
consummation by Transom of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
3.5. Reports. Transom has timely filed all reports, registrations and
statements required to be filed since October 6, 1996 with any Governmental
Authority, and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection
therewith, except where the failure to make such filings and payments would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on Transom. No Governmental Authority has
initiated any proceeding or, to the best knowledge of Transom, investigation
into the business or operations of Transom.
3.6. Compliance with Applicable Law. Transom holds all licenses,
franchises, permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of its
business and has complied with and is not in default under any law, statute,
code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction
of any Governmental Authority applicable to Transom, except where the failure to
comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Transom.
3.7. Financial Statements. Transom has previously provided EAI with correct
and complete copies of the following (collectively, the "Transom Financial
Statements"): (a) the audited balance sheets of Transom as of March 31, 1997 and
1998, and the related audited statements of operations and stockholders' equity
and cash flows for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1997 and 1998, and (b) the
unaudited balance sheet of Transom as of June 30, 1998, and the related
unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the period then ended (the
"Interim Financial Statements"). The Transom Financial Statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of Transom as of the dates
thereof, and the results of operations and cash flows of Transom for the
respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates thereof.
Each of the Transom Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, has been,
or shall be, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP") consistently applied during the periods
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involved subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements to normal
year-end adjustments and lack of footnotes. The books and records of Transom
have been, and are being, maintained in accordance with GAAP.
3.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. (a) Since March 31, 1998, (i)
Transom has not incurred any material liability that is not disclosed in the
Interim Financial Statements, (ii) no event has occurred which, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the business, properties, operations or financial condition (a "Material
Adverse Effect") of Transom, and (iii) Transom has carried on its business in
the ordinary and usual course.
(b) Except as set out in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, since
March 31, 1998, Transom has not (i) increased the salaries, wages, or other
compensation, or pensions, fringe benefits or other perquisites payable to any
director, executive officer or employee, or (ii) granted any severance or
termination pay, or (iii) paid or accrued any bonuses or commissions, or (iv)
suffered any strike, work stoppage, slowdown, or other labor disturbance which
could, either individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse
Effect on Transom.
3.9. Legal Proceedings and Restrictions. (a) Except as set forth on Section
3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims
or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of Transom, threatened against or
affecting Transom at law or in equity or before any Governmental Authority.
(b) There is no judgment, order, writ, decree, injunction or regulatory
restriction imposed upon Transom or its assets which has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Transom.
3.10. Taxes and Tax Returns.
(a) (i) Transom (which term for purposes of this Section 3.10 shall
include any former subsidiaries or predecessors of Transom for periods
during which they were owned) has timely filed (when due or prior to the
expiration of any extension of the time to file) correct and complete
Returns in respect of Taxes required to be filed; all Taxes shown on such
Returns or otherwise known by Transom to be due or payable have been timely
paid; no adjustment relating to any such Return has been proposed in
writing by any Governmental Authority, except proposed adjustments that
have been resolved prior to the date hereof; and there are no outstanding
summons, subpoenas or written requests for information with respect to any
such Returns or the Taxes reflected thereon. To the knowledge of Transom,
there is no basis for imposing any additional Taxes on it other than the
Taxes shown on such Returns. There are no outstanding waivers or agreements
extending the statute of limitations for any period with respect to any Tax
to which Transom may be subject and Transom is not under audit by any
Governmental Authority for any Tax. There are no Tax liens on any assets of
Transom other than liens for Taxes not yet due or payable;
(ii) Transom has paid, on the basis of Transom's good faith estimate
of the required installments, all estimated Taxes required to be paid under
Section 6655 of the Code or any comparable provision of state, local or
foreign law; and all Taxes which shall be due and payable for any period or
portion thereof ending on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been paid
or shall be reflected on Transom's books as an accrued Tax liability,
either current or deferred. The amount of such Tax liabilities as of March
31, 1998 shall be set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule. All
Taxes required to be withheld, collected or deposited by Transom during any
taxable period for which the applicable statute of limitations on
assessment remains open have been timely withheld, collected or deposited
and, to the extent required, have been paid to the relevant Governmental
Authority;
(iii) For each taxable period for which the statute of limitations on
assessment remains open, Transom has not (A) been either a common parent
corporation or a member corporation of an affiliated group of corporations
filing a consolidated Federal income tax return, or (B) acquired any
corporation that filed a consolidated Federal income tax return with any
other corporation that was not also acquired by Transom; and no other
entity that was included in the filing of a Return with Transom on a
consolidated, combined, or unitary basis has left Transom's consolidated,
combined or unitary group in a taxable year for which the statute of
limitations on assessment remains open. Transom has not been at
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any time a member of any partnership, limited liability company or joint
venture or the holder of a beneficial interest in any trust for any period
for which the statute of limitations for any Tax potentially applicable as
a result of such membership or holding has not expired;
(iv) No consent under Section 341(f) of the Code has been filed with
respect to Transom; and
(b) Transom:
(i) Does not have any Tax sharing or allocation agreement or
arrangement, does not owe any amount pursuant to any Tax sharing or
allocation agreement or arrangement, and will not have any liability in
respect to any Tax sharing or allocation agreement or arrangement with
respect to any entity that has been sold or disposed of;
(ii) Was not acquired in a qualified stock purchase under Section
338(d)(3) of the Code and no elections under Section 338(g) of the Code,
protective carryover basis elections, offset prohibition elections or other
deemed or actual elections under Section 338 are applicable to Transom;
(iii) Is not and has not been subject to the provisions of Section
1503(d) of the Code related to "dual consolidated loss" rules;
(iv) Is not a party to any agreement, contract or arrangement that
would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the payment of any
"excess parachute payments" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code
by reason of the Merger;
(v) Does not have any income reportable for a period ending after the
Closing Date but attributable to an installment sale occurring in or a
change in accounting method made for a period ending on or prior to the
Closing Date which resulted in a deferred reporting of income from such
transaction or from such change in accounting method (other than a deferred
intercompany transaction), or deferred gain or loss arising out of any
deferred intercompany transaction;
(vi) Does not have any unused net operating loss, unused net capital
loss, unused tax credit, or excess charitable contribution for Federal
income tax purposes;
(vii) Is not a United States real property holding corporation
("USRPHC") as defined in Section 897 of the Code and as of the Closing has
not been a USRPHC for the five year period immediately preceding the
Closing Date; and
(viii) No withholding of Taxes by EAI will be required in this
transaction under Sections 3406 or 1445 of the Code or any other provision
of the Code or state, local or foreign law and Transom will provide any
required certificates to avoid any such withholding.
(ix) Is not a Small Business Corporation ("S" Corporation) as defined
in Section 1361(a) of the Code.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) "Returns" means any and all returns, reports, information returns
and information statements with respect to Taxes required to be filed with
any Governmental Authority, including consolidated, combined and unitary
tax returns.
(ii) "Tax" or "Taxes" means any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies,
and other governmental assessments and impositions of any kind, payable to
any Governmental Authority, including income, franchise, net worth,
profits, gross receipts, minimum alternative, estimated, ad valorem, value
added, sales, use, service, real or personal property, capital stock,
license, payroll, withholding, disability, employment, social security,
Medicare, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, excise, stamp,
occupation, premiums, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, customs
duties, imposts, charges, levies or other similar assessments of any kind,
and interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.
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3.11. Employee Benefits.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, Transom
(which for purposes of this Section 3.11 shall include any ERISA Affiliate (as
hereinafter defined)) has not at any time within the past three years,
maintained, administered or contributed to any pension, profit-sharing, thrift
or 401(k), disability, medical, dental, health, life (including any individual
life insurance policy), death benefit, group insurance or any other welfare
plan, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, stock purchase, stock option,
severance plan, salary continuation, vacation, holiday, sick leave, fringe
benefit, personnel policy, or similar plan, trust, program, policy, commitment
or arrangement whether or not covered by Employee Retirement and Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and whether or not funded or insured and
whether written or oral (hereinafter referred to as the "Transom Plans"), which
could result in EAI or Transom having any liabilities, whether direct or
indirect.
(b) Transom has made available to EAI correct and complete copies of (i)
each Transom Plan document, amendments thereto and board resolutions adopting
such plans and amendments, (ii) each current summary plan description, (iii) any
and all agreements, insurance policies and other documents related to any
Transom Plan, including written descriptions of any unwritten Transom Plans,
(iv) the most recent determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") for each Transom Plan (as applicable), and (v) the three most recent
Annual Reports -- Form 5500 (including accompanying schedules) and summary
annual reports for each Transom Plan.
(c) (i) Each Transom Plan (and any related agreements and documents) and
Transom have at all times complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable law (including
regulations and rulings thereunder), and the Transom Plans have at all times
been properly administered in all material respects in accordance with all such
laws and with the terms of each applicable plan document, (ii) Transom has
received a favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect to each
Transom Plan that is intended to be "qualified" within the meaning of Code
Section 401(a) and no facts exist that could reasonably be expected to affect
adversely such "qualified" status, (iii) no Transom Plan provides benefits,
including, without limitation, death or medical benefits (whether or not
insured), for current or former employees following their retirement or other
termination of service, other than coverage mandated by applicable statutes or
death benefits or retirement benefits under any "employee pension plan" (as such
term is defined in ERISA Section 3(2)), (iv) there has not occurred nor, to the
knowledge of Transom, is any person contractually bound to enter into any
non-exempt "prohibited transaction" within the meaning of Code Section 4975 or
ERISA Section 406 with respect to a Transom Plan, (v) Transom has not engaged in
a transaction which could subject it to either a civil penalty under ERISA
Section 409 or a tax under Code Section 4976, (vi) Transom has made or caused to
be made on a timely basis any and all contributions, premiums and other amounts
due and owing under the terms of any Transom Plan or as otherwise required by
applicable law with respect to a Transom Plan, (vii) Transom has in all material
respects complied with Code Section 4980B and other applicable laws concerning
the continuation of employer-provided health benefits following a termination of
employment or any other event that would otherwise terminate such coverage,
(viii) Transom has not at any time maintained, administered or contributed to
any plan subject to ERISA Title IV, and (ix) Transom has not at any time
participated in, made contributions to or had any other liability with respect
to a "multiemployer plan" under ERISA Section 4001, a "multiple employer plan"
under Code Section 413(c), or a "multiple employer welfare arrangement" under
ERISA Section 3(40).
(d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including, without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation,
golden parachute or otherwise) becoming due to any director, officer or employee
of Transom, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Transom Plan,
(iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits other than the acceleration of vesting of the Transom Options, or (iv)
impair the rights of Transom under any Transom Plan.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, there
are no actions, claims, investigations or audits pending or, to Transom's
knowledge, threatened with respect to any Transom Plan
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(other than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) that will create any
liability or obligation for the Surviving Corporation with respect to any
Transom Plan participant, beneficiary, alternate payee or other claimant, or
with respect to any Governmental Authority, including, but not limited to, the
IRS, the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, "ERISA Affiliate" means Transom and (i)
any corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations within
the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code of which Transom is a member, (ii) any
trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of
trades or businesses under common control within the meaning of Section 414(c)
of the Code of which Transom is a member; and (iii) any member of an affiliated
service group within the meaning of Section 414(m) or (o) of the Code of which
Transom, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business
described in clause (ii) above is a member.
3.12. Employment and Labor Relations. To the knowledge of Transom, no
executive, key employee or group of employees has any plans to terminate its or
their employment with Transom. There are no charges, complaints, investigations
or litigation currently pending, or to the knowledge of Transom threatened (and
to the knowledge of Transom there is no basis therefor), against Transom,
relating to alleged employment discrimination, unfair labor practices, equal pay
discrimination, affirmative action noncompliance, occupational safety and
health, breach of employment contract, employee benefit matters, wrongful
discharge or other employment-related matters. There are no outstanding orders
or charges against Transom under any applicable occupational safety and health
laws in any jurisdiction in which Transom conducts business. All levies,
assessments and penalties made against Transom pursuant to any applicable
workers' compensation legislation in any jurisdiction in which Transom conducts
business have been paid by Transom. Transom is not a party to any contracts with
any labor union or employee association nor has Transom made commitments to or
conducted negotiations with any labor union or employee association with respect
to any future contracts. Transom is not aware of any current attempts to
organize or establish any labor union or employee association with respect to
any employees of Transom, and there is no existing or pending certification of
any such union with regard to a bargaining unit.
3.13. Contracts. Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule lists or describes
the following contracts, agreements, licenses, permits, arrangements,
commitments or understandings (whether written or oral) which are currently in
effect or which will, without any further action on the part of Transom become
effective in the future, to which Transom is a party (collectively, the "Transom
Contracts"):
(a) any agreement for the lease of personal property or real property to or
from any person or entity that individually involves an expenditure by the
lessee of in excess of $10,000 in any one year;
(b) any agreement for the purchase, sale or distribution of products,
materials, commodities, supplies or other personal property, or for the
furnishing or receipt of services, the performance of which will extend over a
period of more than one year or involve consideration payable by any party in
excess of $10,000 in any one year;
(c) any agreement creating, governing or providing for an investment or
participation in a partnership, limited liability company or joint venture;
(d) any agreement under which Transom has created, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed money, or any capitalized lease
obligation, or under which Transom has imposed a Lien on any of its assets;
(e) any agreement concerning confidentiality or noncompetition;
(f) any agreement with any director, officer, employee or stockholder of
Transom or any of their affiliates;
(g) any pension, profit sharing, thrift or 401(k), bonus, incentive,
deferred compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance, salary
continuation or other plan or arrangement for the benefit of current or former
directors, officers or employees;
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(h) any agreement for the employment of any individual on a full-time,
part-time, consulting or other basis;
(i) any agreement relating to any Intellectual Property (as that term is
defined in Section 3.18) used by Transom in the conduct of its business, or that
is licensed by Transom for use by others;
(j) any agreement under which the consequences of a default, termination,
non-renewal or acceleration could have a Material Adverse Effect on Transom; or
(k) any other agreement the performance of which involves consideration
payable by any party in excess of $10,000 in any one year.
Transom has made available to EAI a correct and complete copy of each
Transom Contract. Except as set forth in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure
Schedule, (i) each Transom Contract is legal, valid, binding, enforceable in
accordance with its terms and in full force and effect, except as such
enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws and general principles of equity, (ii) the consummation of the Merger will
not cause a breach or termination of any Transom Contract nor effect a change in
any of the terms of any Transom Contract, (iii) Transom is not, and, to
Transom's knowledge, no other party is, in breach or default of any Transom
Contract and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a breach or default that would result in or permit termination,
modification or acceleration under any Transom Contract, and (iv) Transom has
not, and, to Transom's knowledge, no other party has, repudiated any provision
of any Transom Contract.
3.14. Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for liabilities (i) that are fully
reflected or reserved against on the audited March 31, 1998 balance sheet of
Transom (the "1998 Balance Sheet") or (ii) that were incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice since March 31, 1998, or (iii)
that are fully reflected or reserved against in the Interim Financial
Statements, Transom has not incurred any liability of any nature whatsoever
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become
due).
3.15. Environmental Liability.
(a) Transom has not received any notice, and does not otherwise have
knowledge, of any claim, and no proceeding has been instituted raising any
claim, against Transom or any of the real properties now or formerly owned,
leased or operated by Transom or other assets of Transom, alleging any damage to
the environment or violation of any Environmental Laws;
(b) Transom does not have knowledge of any facts which would give rise to
any claim, public or private, of violation of Environmental Laws or damage to
the environment emanating from, occurring on or in any way related to real
properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by Transom or to other
assets of Transom or their use;
(c) Transom has not stored or released any Hazardous Materials on real
properties now or formerly owned, leased or operated by it or disposed of any
Hazardous Materials, in each case in a manner contrary to any Environmental
Laws, except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect on Transom; and
(d) All buildings on all real properties now owned, leased or operated by
Transom are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where the
failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect on Transom.
(e) For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, county,
local and foreign laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations,
judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises,
licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and
the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the
environment, including but not limited to those related to hazardous
substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public
systems; and
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(ii) "Hazardous Material" means any and all pollutants, toxic or
hazardous wastes or any other substances that might pose a hazard to health
or safety, the removal of which may be required or the generation,
manufacture, refining, production, processing, treatment, storage,
handling, transportation, transfer, use, disposal, release, discharge,
spillage, seepage, or filtration of which is or shall be restricted,
prohibited or penalized by any applicable law (including asbestos, urea
formaldehyde foam insulation and polychlorinated biphenyls).
3.16. Tangible Assets. Transom has good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets used by it, located on its
premises, shown on the 1998 Balance Sheet or acquired after the date thereof,
except for properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business,
free and clear of all Liens. Transom owns or leases pursuant to a Transom
Contract all buildings, machinery, equipment and other tangible assets material
to the conduct of its business as presently conducted. Each such tangible asset
is free from defects (patent and latent) other than defects that do not
individually or in the aggregate materially impair its value or intended use,
has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good
operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable
for the purposes for which it presently is used. Section 3.16 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a schedule of such tangible assets owned or leased by Transom
that have a value in excess of $10,000.
3.17. Real Property. Transom does not own any real property. Section 3.17
of the Disclosure Schedule lists and describes briefly all real property leased
or subleased to Transom. Transom has made available to EAI correct and complete
copies of each such lease and sublease. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of
the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) each such lease or sublease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and
in full force and effect;
(b) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will neither
cause the termination of each such lease or sublease nor effect a change in any
of its terms;
(c) Transom is not, and, to the knowledge of Transom, no other party to
such lease or sublease is, in breach or default, and no event has occurred
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or
default that would permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder;
(d) neither Transom nor, to the knowledge of Transom, any other party to
each such lease or sublease has repudiated or disputed any provision thereof;
(e) there are no oral agreements in effect as to each such lease or
sublease;
(f) to the knowledge of Transom, the representations and warranties set
forth in clauses (a) through (e) above are true and correct with respect to the
lease underlying each such sublease; and
(g) Transom has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in
trust or encumbered any interest in any leasehold or subleasehold.
3.18. Intellectual Property. (a) Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade name, assumed name,
copyright, trade secret, license to or from third parties with respect to any of
the foregoing, applications to register or registrations of any of the foregoing
or other intellectual property rights which are owned or used by or have been
issued to Transom (collectively the "Intellectual Property"). Transom has made
available correct and complete copies of all patents, trademarks, copyrights,
registrations, licenses, permits, agreements and applications related to the
Intellectual Property to EAI and correct and complete copies of all other
written documentation evidencing ownership of or the right to use each such
item. Except as set forth in Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) Transom possesses all right, title and interest in and to the
Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Lien or other restriction;
(ii) the legality, validity, enforceability, ownership or use of the
Intellectual Property is not currently being challenged, nor to the
knowledge of Transom is it subject to any such challenge;
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(iii) Transom has taken all necessary action to maintain and protect
the Intellectual Property and will continue to maintain those rights prior
to the Closing so as not to affect materially the validity or enforcement
of the rights set forth in Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(iv) the Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use by
the Surviving Corporation on identical terms and conditions immediately
subsequent to the Closing and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will have no Material Adverse Effect on Transom's rights, title
and interest in and to any of the rights set forth in Section 3.18 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) To the knowledge of Transom, (i) Transom has not interfered with,
infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any
intellectual property rights of third parties, nor is Transom currently
interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating or otherwise coming into
conflict with any intellectual property rights of third parties, and (ii) no
third party has, in the past three years, interfered with, infringed upon,
misappropriated or otherwise come into conflict with any Intellectual Property
rights of Transom that could result in a Material Adverse Effect on Transom, nor
is any third party currently interfering with, infringing upon, misappropriating
or otherwise coming into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of
Transom.
3.19. Notes and Accounts Receivable. All notes and accounts receivable of
Transom are reflected properly on Transom's books and records, are not, to the
knowledge of Transom, subject to any setoff or counterclaim, are current and
collectible, subject only to the reserve for bad debts, if any, established in
accordance with the past practice of Transom.
3.20. Bank Accounts and Powers of Attorney. Section 3.20 of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of all accounts, borrowing resolutions and deposit
boxes maintained by Transom at any bank or other financial institution and the
names of the persons authorized to effect transactions in such accounts and
pursuant to such resolutions and with access to such boxes. There are no
outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of Transom.
3.21. Guaranties. Transom is not a guarantor or otherwise is liable for any
indebtedness, liability or other obligation of any other person or entity.
3.22. Insurance. Section 3.22 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each
insurance policy and self-insurance arrangement to which Transom is a party, a
named insured or otherwise the beneficiary of, specifying the insurer, type of
insurance, policy number and pending claims thereunder with respect to Transom.
The coverage provided by each of such policies is in an amount, and of a type
consistent with industry practice. Transom is in substantial compliance with all
conditions contained in such policies.
3.23. Service Contracts and Warranties. Except as set out in Section 3.23
of the Disclosure Schedule, Transom is not a party to any service contract
pursuant to which services are provided by Transom to a third party. Section
3.23 of the Disclosure Schedule includes copies of the standard terms and
conditions of all product warranties and service or maintenance contracts
granted or entered into by Transom.
3.24. Certain Relationships. No stockholder, director, officer or, to
Transom's knowledge, employee of Transom (i) is, or controls, or is an employee
of any competitor, supplier, customer or lessor or lessee of Transom, or (ii) is
indebted to Transom in an amount in excess of $1,000 in any individual case, or
(iii) owns any asset, tangible or intangible, which is used in the business of
Transom, other than assets that are immaterial in value; and Transom has not
entered into any transaction (including the furnishing of goods or services)
with any stockholder, director, officer, employer or other affiliate, except on
terms and conditions no less favorable to Transom than would be obtained in a
comparable arm's-length transaction with a third party.
3.25. S-4 Information. None of the written information to be supplied by
Transom for inclusion in the S-4 will, at the time the S-4 is filed with the
SEC, at any time it is amended or supplemented, at the time it becomes effective
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or at the
Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
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3.26. Broker's Fees. Neither Transom nor any of its directors, officers or
employees has employed any person or entity as a broker, finder or agent or
incurred any liability for any broker's fees, finder's fees or other commission
in connection with the Merger or the related transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.27. Certain Customer Relationships. Section 3.27 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains an accurate list of Transom's ten largest customers on a
cumulative basis (the "Primary Customers"), together with the total dollar
amount of all products purchased by such Primary Customers from Transom since
Transom's inception. Transom believes it has good relationships with each of the
Primary Customers and Transom has not received any notice or otherwise has
knowledge that any Primary Customer intends to reduce the volume or dollar
amount of the products it purchases from Transom.
3.28. Disclosure. No representation or warranty by Transom contained in
this Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule and the Exhibits referred to
herein), or in any certificate furnished or to be furnished by Transom to EAI in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain
any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state any
material fact required to make the statements herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EAI
EAI represents and warrants to Transom as follows:
4.1. Corporate Organization. EAI is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. EAI has
the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly
licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the
character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
licensed or qualified could not have a Material Adverse Effect on EAI and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Correct and complete copies of the Certificate
of Incorporation and By-Laws of EAI, as in effect as of the date of this
Agreement, have been made available to Transom by EAI.
4.2. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of EAI consists of
60,000,000 shares of EAI Common Stock, of which as of May 11, 1998, 10,213,195
shares were issued and outstanding, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
$.01 par value per share, none of which is issued and outstanding. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of EAI Common Stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights,
with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. The shares of EAI
Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger will be duly authorized and
validly issued and, at the Effective Time, all such shares will be fully paid,
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability
attaching to the ownership thereof.
4.3. Authority; No Violation. (a) EAI has the corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
approved by the Board of Directors of EAI. No other corporate proceedings on the
part of EAI are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by EAI and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
EAI, enforceable against EAI in accordance with its terms.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by EAI, the consummation
by EAI of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the compliance by EAI with
the terms or provisions hereof, will not (i) violate any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of EAI, (ii) violate any law, statute,
code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ, decree or injunction
applicable to EAI or any of its properties or assets, or (iii) violate, conflict
with, breach any provision of or result in the loss of any benefit under,
constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default) under, result in
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the termination of, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of EAI under any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, contract, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which EAI is a party, or by which it or any of
its properties or assets may be bound or affected.
4.4. Consents and Approvals. Except for (i) the filing of Certificate of
Merger with the Delaware Secretary pursuant to the DGCL, (ii) the filing with
the SEC and declaration of effectiveness of the S-4, (iii) such filings and
approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the securities or "Blue
Sky" laws of various states in connection with the issuance of the shares of EAI
Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, and (iv) the filings and authorizations
necessary to list the shares of EAI Common Stock issued pursuant to this
Agreement on the NNM, no Consents from any Governmental Authority or any third
party are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by EAI of this
Agreement and the consummation by EAI of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5. SEC Reports. The annual report on Form 10-K of EAI for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1997, as filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
("Exchange Act"), and all other reports and proxy statements filed or required
to be filed by EAI subsequent to such report, have been duly and timely filed by
EAI, complied as to form with all requirements under the Exchange Act, were true
and correct in all material respects as of the dates at which the information
was furnished, and contained no untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
4.6. S-4 Information. None of the information that EAI will include or
incorporate by reference in the S-4 will, at the time the S-4 is filed with the
SEC, at any time it is amended or supplemented, at the time it becomes effective
under the Securities Act or at the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, EAI makes no representation or warranty with respect to statements
made in the S-4 based on written information supplied by Transom specifically
for inclusion therein.
4.7. Broker's Fees. Neither EAI nor any of its directors, officers or
employees has employed any person or entity as a broker, finder or agent or
incurred any liability for any broker's fees, finder's fees or other commission
in connection with the Merger or the related transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
4.8. Disclosure. No representation or warranty by EAI contained in this
Agreement, or in any financial statement, certificate or other document
furnished or to be furnished by EAI to Transom or its representatives in
connection herewith contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material
fact, or omits or will omit to state any material fact required to make the
statements herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
5.1. Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time. During the period
from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as expressly
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, Transom shall (i) conduct its
business in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past
practice, (ii) use its reasonable efforts to maintain and preserve intact its
business organization and advantageous business relationships and retain the
services of its key officers and employees and (iii) take no action which would
adversely affect or delay the ability of Transom or EAI to obtain any necessary
approvals of any Governmental Authority required for the transactions
contemplated hereby or to perform its covenants and agreements under this
Agreement.
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5.2. Transom Forbearances. During the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted
by this Agreement, Transom shall not, without the prior written consent of EAI:
(a) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money (except pursuant to existing
funded debt agreements described in Section 3.13 of the Disclosure Schedule),
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise as an accommodation, become responsible
for the obligations of any other individual, partnership, limited liability
company, corporation or other entity (collectively, "Person"), or make any loan
or advance;
(b) (i) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any capital stock; (ii) make,
declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or directly or
indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital
stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any
shares of its capital stock, (iii) grant any Person any right to acquire any
shares of its capital stock, or (iv) issue any additional shares of capital
stock, except in accordance with the Warrant Conversion and Preferred Share
Conversion;
(c) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets to any Person, or cancel or release any indebtedness or
claims owed to or held by Transom or by any Person, except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) make any investment in any Person by purchase of securities,
contributions to capital, property transfers, or purchase of any property or
assets of any other Person;
(e) except for transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, enter into or terminate any Transom Contract, or change any
terms in any Transom Contract, other than renewals or changes in immaterial
terms thereof;
(f) increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any of
its directors, officers or employees other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, pay any pension or retirement allowance
not required by any existing plan or agreement to any of the foregoing, or
become a party to, amend or commit itself to, any pension, retirement,
profit-sharing or welfare benefit plan or agreement or employment agreement with
or for the benefit of any of the foregoing;
(g) settle any claim, action or proceeding involving money damages, except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(h) take any action that would prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying
(i) for "pooling of interests" accounting treatment, or (ii) as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code;
(i) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws; or
(j) take any action that is intended or may reasonably be expected to
result in (i) any of its representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement being or becoming untrue in any material respect, or (ii) any of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied or (iii)
any violation of any provision of this Agreement, except, in each case, as may
be required by applicable law.
ARTICLE VI.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
6.1. Regulatory and Other Matters. (a) The parties shall promptly jointly
prepare and file the S-4 with the SEC and use their commercially reasonable
efforts to have the S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly
as practicable after such filing. Transom shall, upon request, furnish EAI with
all information or documents concerning Transom and its directors, officers and
stockholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable
in connection with the S-4. EAI shall also use its commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all necessary state securities law or "Blue Sky"
qualifications, permits and approvals required to carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and Transom shall furnish all information
concerning Transom and the holders of Transom Common Stock as may be reasonably
requested by EAI in connection with such qualifications, permits and approvals.
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(b) The parties shall cooperate with each other and use their best efforts
to prepare and file promptly all necessary documentation to effect all
applications, notices, petitions and filings and to obtain as promptly as
practicable all Consents of Governmental Authorities and third parties which are
necessary or advisable to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and the parties shall keep each other apprised
of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated
herein.
6.2. Access to Information. Upon reasonable notice, Transom shall afford to
the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of EAI
access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Effective
Time to all of Transom's books and records, properties and contracts, and,
during such period, Transom shall make available to EAI all information
concerning its business, assets and personnel as EAI may reasonably request.
6.3. Stockholders' Approval. Transom shall call a meeting of its
stockholders for the purpose of voting upon the adoption of this Agreement and
the approval of the Merger, which meeting shall be held as soon as reasonably
practicable after the S-4 is declared effective by the SEC.
6.4. NNM Listing. EAI shall cause the shares of EAI Common Stock to be
issued in the Merger to be approved for listing on the NNM, subject to official
notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.
6.5. Affiliates. Prior to the Effective Time, Transom shall obtain from
each of the stockholders and each of the optionholders listed in Section 6.5 of
the Disclosure Schedule as being "affiliates" of Transom a written agreement
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Affiliate Letters").
6.6. Additional Agreements. In case at any time after the Effective Time
any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all
properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of any of the
parties to the Merger, the proper officers and directors of each party to this
Agreement shall take all such necessary or advisable action.
6.7. Advice of Changes. Transom shall promptly advise EAI of any change or
event which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Transom or which
Transom believes would or would be reasonably likely to cause or constitute a
material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained
herein.
6.8. Takeover Proposals. (a) Transom agrees that from and after its
execution of this Agreement through the Effective Time, it shall not and it
shall use its reasonable efforts to cause its directors, officers and employees,
and all investment bankers, attorneys or other advisors or representatives
retained by Transom not to, (i) solicit or encourage the submission of any
Takeover Proposal (as hereinafter defined), (ii) participate in any discussions
or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any third party any information with
respect to, or take any other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making
of any proposal that constitutes, a Takeover Proposal, (iii) make or authorize
any statement or recommendation in support of any Takeover Proposal, or (iv)
enter into any agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph (a), nothing contained in this
Section 6.8 shall prohibit the Board of Directors, executive officers or
stockholders of Transom, or the investment bankers, attorneys, or other advisors
or representatives retained by Transom from (x) participating in any discussions
or negotiations with, or furnishing any information to, any third party that
makes a Takeover Proposal (y) making or authorizing any statement or
recommendation in support of any Takeover Proposal, or (z) entering into any
agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal if all of the following events
shall have occurred: (i) EAI has been notified in writing of such Takeover
Proposal within 24 hours of Transom's receipt thereof, including the identity of
the party making the Takeover Proposal and the material terms thereof; (ii) such
third party has made a written Takeover Proposal to the Board of Directors of
Transom, which Takeover Proposal identifies a price or range of values to be
paid and after consultation with Transom's investment bankers, the Board of
Directors of Transom has determined that such Takeover Proposal is financially
more favorable to the stockholders of Transom than the terms of the Merger;
(iii) Transom's Board of Directors reasonably believes after consultation with
Transom's investment bankers, that such third party is financially capable of
consummating the transactions specified in the Takeover Proposal; and (iv) the
Board of Directors of Transom has determined, after consultation with its
outside legal counsel, that its fiduciary duties require it to
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(x) furnish information to and negotiate with such third party, (y) make or
authorize any statement or recommendation in support of any Takeover Proposal,
or (z) enter into any agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Transom shall not provide any non-public
information to such third party unless (A) Transom has notified EAI in advance
of any such proposed disclosure of non-public information and has provided EAI
with a description of the information Transom intends to disclose; and (B)
Transom provides such non-public information pursuant to a nondisclosure
agreement in a form substantially similar to that certain Mutual Non-Disclosure
Agreement dated August 27, 1997 (the "Non-Disclosure Agreement") between Transom
and EAI.
(c) In addition to the foregoing requirements, Transom shall not accept or
enter into any agreement concerning a Takeover Proposal until at least 48 hours
after EAI's receipt of a copy of such Takeover Proposal. Upon compliance with
the requirements in the foregoing paragraph (b) and this paragraph (c), Transom
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the provisions
of Section 8.1(d).
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, "Takeover Proposal" means any proposal
or offer for a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving
Transom or any proposal or offer to acquire a material equity interest in, or a
substantial portion of the assets of, Transom other than by EAI as contemplated
by this Agreement.
(e) Transom shall be entitled to furnish a copy of this Section 6.8 to any
third party who expresses an interest in making a Takeover Proposal after the
execution of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligation To Effect the Merger. The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the
satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Approvals and Consents. All regulatory approvals required to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and shall remain
in full force and effect and all statutory waiting periods in respect thereof
shall have expired (all such approvals and the expiration of all such waiting
periods being referred to herein as the "Requisite Regulatory Approvals"), all
of the Consents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall have been obtained, and all consents necessary to transfer all
of Transom's right, title and interest to its facilities located at 000 Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000 and 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 shall have been obtained in accordance with the lease
thereof, and shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) NNM Listing. The shares of EAI Common Stock which shall be issued to
the stockholders of Transom upon consummation of the Merger shall have been
authorized for listing on the NNM, subject to official notice of issuance.
(c) Blue Sky. EAI shall have received all state securities or "Blue Sky"
permits and other authorizations necessary to issue the shares of EAI Common
Stock pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger.
(d) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No order, injunction or
decree issued by any Governmental Authority or other legal restraint or
prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect. No law, statute,
rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered,
promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Authority which prohibits,
materially restricts or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) EAI Stock Value. The EAI Stock Value shall be greater than or equal to
$42.00 per share (subject to appropriate and proportionate adjustment in the
event of a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend,
stock split, reverse stock split, or other similar change in capitalization of
EAI Common Stock).
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(f) Transom Stockholder Approval. This Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall have been approved by the requisite holders of the
issued and outstanding shares of Transom Common Stock, Transom Series B
Preferred Stock and, if required by law, Transom Series A Preferred Stock.
(g) Warrant Conversion. The Warrant Conversion shall have been duly and
validly effectuated.
(h) S-4. The S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act, and
no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the S-4 shall have been issued and
no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the
SEC.
(i) Preferred Share Conversion. The Preferred Share Conversion shall have
been duly and validly effectuated.
7.2. Conditions to Obligations of EAI. The obligation of EAI to effect the
Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by EAI at or prior to the
Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Transom set forth in this Agreement that are qualified with reference to a
Material Adverse Effect or materiality shall be true and correct, and the
representations and warranties of Transom that are not so qualified shall be
true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this
Agreement and (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as
of an earlier date) as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the
Closing Date. EAI shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Transom
by the Chief Executive Officer and President, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Transom. Transom shall have performed in
all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and EAI shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of Transom by the Chief Executive Officer and
President to such effect.
(c) Dissenters Rights. Holders of not more than ten percent (10%) of the
outstanding Transom Stock (on a fully-converted basis) shall have validly
exercised their "dissenters rights" pursuant to the DGCL.
(d) Affiliates Agreements. EAI shall have received executed Affiliate
Letters from each stockholder and each optionholder of Transom listed in Section
6.5 of the Disclosure Schedule as an "affiliate" of Transom.
(e) Proprietary Information Agreements. Transom shall have in its personnel
files an executed copy of Transom's confidentiality, noncompetition and
nondisclosure from the employees of Transom previously disclosed in writing to
EAI.
(f) Tax Opinion. EAI shall have received a tax opinion from Ernst & Young,
LLP in the form attached as Exhibit B (the "Tax Opinion").
(g) Pooling of Interests Letter. EAI shall have received from Ernst &
Young, LLP a letter dated on or about the date that is two business days prior
to the date the Proxy Statement Prospectus that forms a part of the S-4 is first
mailed to stockholders of Transom, in form and substance acceptable to EAI, to
the effect that the business combination to be effected by the Merger will
qualify for accounting as a "pooling of interests" by EAI for purposes of its
consolidated financial statements under GAAP and applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC, (the "Pooling of Interests Letter") and such letter
shall not have been withdrawn or modified in any material respect on the Closing
Date. EAI shall have received from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx a letter dated on or about
the date that is two business days prior to the date the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus that forms a part of the S-4 is first mailed to the
stockholders of Transom, in form and substance acceptable to EAI, to the effect
that Transom is a "poolable" entity for purposes of EAI's Consolidated Financial
Statements under GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC ("Poolable
Entity Letter"), and such letter shall not have been withdrawn or modified in
any material respect on the Closing Date. No action shall have been taken or
proposed by any Governmental Authority, and no statute, rule, regulation or
order shall have been enacted, promulgated, issued or proposed by any
Governmental Authority that would prevent EAI from accounting for the business
combination to be effected by the Merger as a pooling of interests.
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(h) Legal Opinion; Closing Certificates. EAI shall have received from
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP, counsel to Transom, an opinion substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit C. In addition, Transom shall provide EAI with such
customary closing documents and certificates as EAI or its counsel shall
reasonably request.
(i) Certifications Regarding Tax Matters. EAI shall have received a
certificate from Transom regarding tax matters substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit D.
(j) Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred any change which
would constitute a Material Adverse Effect on Transom.
(k) Severance Releases. Each person who has been an officer of Transom at
any time since June 1, 1998 shall have executed and delivered to EAI a release,
in a form reasonably satisfactory to EAI, of any rights to receive severance
payments arising out of a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the
Board of Directors of Transom on June 2, 1998.
7.3. Conditions to Obligations of Transom. The obligation of Transom to
effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Transom at or
prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
EAI set forth in this Agreement that are qualified with a reference to
materiality shall be true and correct, and the representations and warranties of
EAI that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case, as of the date of this Agreement and (except to the
extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date) as of
the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date. Transom shall
have received a certificate signed on behalf of EAI by the Chief Executive
Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of EAI to the foregoing effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of EAI. EAI shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Transom shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of EAI by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief
Financial Officer of EAI to such effect.
(c) Legal Opinion; Closing Certificates. Transom shall have received from
Xxxxx X. Xxxx, General Counsel of EAI, an opinion substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit E together with such customary closing documents and
certificates as Transom or its counsel shall reasonably request.
(d) Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred any change which
would constitute a Material Adverse Effect on EAI and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
(e) Tax Opinion. Transom shall have received the Tax Opinion.
(f) Pooling of Interests Letter/Poolable Entity Letter. Transom shall have
received the Pooling of Interests Letter from Ernst & Young LLP and the Poolable
Entity Letter from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP.
ARTICLE VIII.
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
8.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the Merger by the
stockholders of Transom:
(a) by mutual consent of Transom and EAI in a written instrument, if the
Board of Directors of each so determines by a vote of a majority of the members
of its entire Board;
(b) by either the Board of Directors of Transom or the Board of Directors
of EAI if any Governmental Authority which must grant a Requisite Regulatory
Approval has denied approval of the Merger, or any Governmental Authority of
competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order permanently enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(c) by either the Board of Directors of Transom or the Board of Directors
of EAI (provided that the terminating party is not then in material breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if
(x) there shall have been a material breach of any of the representations or
warranties or any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement on
the part of the other party, which breach is not cured within 30 days following
written notice to the party committing such breach, or which breach, by its
nature or timing, cannot be cured prior to October 31, 1998, (y) the Closing
shall not have occurred on or before October 31, 1998; provided, however, that
neither Board of Directors shall be entitled to terminate the Agreement pursuant
to this clause (y) if the reason the Closing has not occurred by such date is
because any Governmental Authority which must grant a Requisite Regulatory
Approval has failed to act, the Transom stockholder meeting shall not have
occurred in accordance with the requirements of the DGCL or some similar event
beyond the control of both parties shall not have occurred by such date, or (z)
the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 1998; or
(d) by the Board of Directors of Transom (after consulting with its legal
counsel), if , after compliance with the requirements of Section 6.8 hereof,
such action is required for the Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary
duties to Transom and its stockholders as contemplated in Section 6.8 hereof;
provided, however, if such action is taken by Transom, then (i) within 2 days of
such termination Transom shall reimburse EAI for its out-of-pocket expenses (not
to exceed $150,000) incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and (ii) if Transom shall consummate any transaction pursuant to
a Takeover Proposal (x) within 12 months following the date of this Agreement,
or (y) pursuant to a definitive agreement executed by Transom during such
12-month period, Transom shall also promptly pay to EAI $372,000 upon the
occurrence of such transaction;
provided, however, if the Transom stockholder meeting shall have occurred and
the Transom stockholders shall have voted with respect to approval of the Merger
and the requisite vote necessary to approve the Merger shall not have been
received, then this Agreement shall automatically be terminated as of the date
of such Transom stockholder meeting without further action of any of the parties
hereto and within 2 days of such termination Transom pay to EAI $75,000 as
reimbursement for EAI's out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (for which EAI shall not be required
to account).
8.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement
by either Transom or EAI as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of Transom or EAI or any of
their directors or officers shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever
hereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, except
that (i) Sections 8.1(d) and 9.1, the final proviso clause of Section 8.1 and
this Section 8.2 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii)
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither
Transom nor EAI shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages
arising out of its willful breach of any provision of this Agreement.
8.3. Amendment; Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time,
the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Board of
Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) amend any term or provision
of this Agreement, (ii) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the parties hereto, (iii) waive any inaccuracies in
the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (iv) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained herein; provided, however, that after any approval of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the stockholders of Transom,
there may not be, without further approval of such stockholders, any amendment,
extension or waiver of this Agreement which reduces the amount or changes the
form of the consideration to be delivered to the holders of Transom Common Stock
hereunder other than as contemplated by this Agreement. Any agreement on the
part of a party hereto to any such amendment, extension or waiver shall be valid
only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but
such amendment, extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance
with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition in this Agreement shall
not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other
failure.
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ARTICLE IX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1. Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 8.1(d) or the final proviso
clause of Section 8.1, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party
incurring such expense.
9.2. Notices. All notices and other required communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed given: if delivered personally, when so
delivered; if telecopied, on the date telecopied (provided there is written
confirmation of receipt and a confirming notice or communication is delivered in
the manner set forth herein) provided it is telecopied before 12:00 noon local
time or otherwise the next business day; if mailed by registered or certified
mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested), on the date five days after
deposit in the mail; or if delivered by overnight courier (with written
confirmation of delivery to such courier), on the next business after such
delivery, in each case to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if to EAI, to:
Engineering Animation, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Vice President of Administration, General Counsel and Secretary
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx, Carton & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
and
(b) if to Transom, to:
Transom Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, President and Chief Executive Officer
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax: (000) 000-0000
9.3. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections, Schedules or Exhibits, such reference shall be to a Section of or
Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of
contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in
this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without
limitation." No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to require EAI,
Transom or any of their respective affiliates to take any action which would
violate any applicable law, rule or regulation.
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9.4. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement. The
Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission, and a
facsimile of this Agreement or of a signature of a party shall be as effective
as an original.
9.5. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule,
Exhibits, documents and instruments referred to herein) and the Non-Disclosure
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
9.6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any
applicable conflicts of law which would result in the application of any other
law.
9.7. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without
rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this
Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted
to be only so broad as is enforceable.
9.8. Publicity. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or the rules
of the NNM, neither Transom nor EAI shall, or shall permit any of their
respective affiliates to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or
other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make any public
statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without
the prior consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
9.9. Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any
of the rights, interests or obligations set forth herein shall be assigned by
either of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the
prior written consent of the other party. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be
enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This
Agreement (including the Disclosure Schedule, Exhibits, documents and
instruments referred to herein) is not intended to confer upon any person other
than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
9.10. Knowledge and Awareness. As used in this Agreement, "knowledge" or
"awareness" of any entity means the actual knowledge or awareness of such
entity's officers and other persons exercising supervisory authority, and such
knowledge or awareness as such entity's officers and other persons exercising
supervisory authority should have had after reasonable investigation. Whenever
the term "knowledge" or "awareness" is used to refer to the "knowledge" or
"awareness" of Transom, such term shall include the "knowledge" or "awareness"
of the directors, officers and other persons exercising supervisory authority
over Transom and the stockholders of Transom who are active in the business of
Transom.
9.11. Construction. The parties have participated jointly in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumptions or burden of proof
shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any
of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any Federal, state,
county, local or foreign law or statute shall be deemed also to refer to all
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires
otherwise.
9.12. Pooling of Interests Accounting; Tax Free Reorganization. In the
event that either EAI or Transom becomes aware of any provisions of this
Agreement which would prevent the Merger from being accounted for as a pooling
of interests or qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368
of the Code, such parties shall negotiate in good faith with a view toward
amending this Agreement in a manner which would permit the Merger to be
accounted for as a pooling of interests or qualified as such a reorganization,
as applicable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EAI, and Transom have caused this AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER to be executed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
ENGINEERING ANIMATION, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Vice President
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TRANSOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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