AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Among INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION AMAROO ACQUISITION CORP. and UNICA CORPORATION Dated as of August 12, 2010
Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Among
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
AMAROO ACQUISITION CORP.
and
UNICA CORPORATION
Dated as of August 12, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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The Merger |
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SECTION 1.01. The Merger |
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SECTION 1.02. Closing |
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SECTION 1.03. Effective Time of the Merger |
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SECTION 1.04. Effects of the Merger |
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SECTION 1.05. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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SECTION 1.06. Directors |
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SECTION 1.07. Officers |
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ARTICLE II |
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Conversion of Securities |
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SECTION 2.01. Conversion of Capital Stock |
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SECTION 2.02. Appraisal Rights |
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SECTION 2.03. Exchange of Certificates |
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ARTICLE III |
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Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Sub |
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ARTICLE IV |
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Covenants Relating to Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 4.01. Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 4.02. No Solicitation |
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SECTION 4.03. Conduct by Parent |
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ARTICLE V |
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Additional Agreements |
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SECTION 5.01. Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting |
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SECTION 5.02. Access to Information; Confidentiality |
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SECTION 5.03. Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Consultation and Notice |
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SECTION 5.04. Equity Awards |
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SECTION 5.05. Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance |
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SECTION 5.06. Fees and Expenses |
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SECTION 5.07. Public Announcements |
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SECTION 5.08. Resignation of Directors |
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SECTION 5.09. Sub Compliance |
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ARTICLE VI |
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Conditions Precedent |
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SECTION 6.01. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger |
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SECTION 6.02. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Sub |
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SECTION 6.03. Conditions to Obligation of the Company |
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SECTION 6.04. Frustration of Closing Conditions |
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ARTICLE VII |
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Termination, Amendment and Waiver |
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SECTION 7.01. Termination |
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SECTION 7.02. Effect of Termination |
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SECTION 7.03. Amendment |
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SECTION 7.04. Extension; Waiver |
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ARTICLE VIII |
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General Provisions |
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SECTION 8.01. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties |
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SECTION 8.02. Notices |
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SECTION 8.03. Definitions |
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SECTION 8.04. Exhibits; Interpretation |
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SECTION 8.05. Counterparts |
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SECTION 8.06. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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SECTION 8.07. Governing Law |
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SECTION 8.08. Assignment |
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SECTION 8.09. Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue |
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SECTION 8.10. Waiver of Jury Trial |
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SECTION 8.11. Enforcement |
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SECTION 8.12. Consents and Approvals |
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SECTION 8.13. Severability |
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EXHIBIT A | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation |
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GLOSSARY
Term | Section | |
409A Authorities |
3.01(m)(xi) | |
1993 Plan |
3.01(c)(i) | |
2003 Plan |
3.01(c)(i) | |
2005 Plan |
3.01(c)(i) | |
Acquisition Agreement |
4.02(b)(i) | |
Adjusted Option |
5.04(a)(ii) | |
Adverse Recommendation Change |
4.02(b) | |
Adverse Recommendation Change Notice |
4.02(b) | |
Affiliate |
8.03(a) | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Appraisal Shares |
2.02 | |
Assumed Shares |
5.04(a)(v) | |
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception |
3.01(d) | |
Baseline Financials |
3.01(e)(i) | |
Benefit Agreements |
3.01(g)(i) | |
Benefit Plans |
3.01(k)(i) | |
Cash-Out Option |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
Certificate |
2.01(c) | |
Certificate of Merger |
1.03 | |
Closing |
1.02 | |
Closing Date |
1.02 | |
Code |
2.03(f) | |
Commonly Controlled Entity |
3.01(k)(i) | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Company Bylaws |
3.01(a) | |
Company Certificate |
3.01(a) | |
Company Common Stock |
2.01 | |
Company Letter |
3.01 | |
Company Personnel |
3.01(g)(i) | |
Company Preferred Stock |
3.01(c)(i) | |
Company Stock Plans |
3.01(c)(i) | |
Confidentiality Agreement |
4.02(a) | |
Contract |
3.01(d) | |
Derivative Work |
3.01(p)(iii) | |
DGCL |
1.01 | |
Effective Time |
1.03 | |
Environmental Claims |
3.01(l) | |
Environmental Law |
3.01(l) | |
Environmental Permits |
3.01(1) | |
ERISA |
3.01(m)(i) | |
ESPP |
3.01(c)(i) | |
Equity Equivalents |
3.01(c)(iii) | |
Exchange Act |
3.01(d) |
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Term | Section | |
Exchange Ratio |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
FCC |
5.02(b) | |
FCC Licenses |
5.02(b) | |
FCPA |
3.01(s) | |
Filed SEC Documents |
3.01(e)(i) | |
GAAP |
3.01(e)(i) | |
Governmental Entity |
3.01(d) | |
GPL |
3.01(p)(ii)(O) | |
Grant Date |
3.01(c)(iii) | |
Hazardous Materials |
3.01(l) | |
HSR Act |
3.01(d) | |
indebtedness |
3.01(c)(iv) | |
Intellectual Property |
3.01(p)(iv) | |
Intervening Event |
4.02(b) | |
IRS |
3.01(m)(ii) | |
Judgment |
3.01(d) | |
knowledge |
8.03(b) | |
Lapse Date |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
Law |
3.01(d) | |
Leased Real Property |
3.01(o)(iii) | |
Legal Restraints |
6.01(c) | |
LGPL |
3.01(p)(ii)(O) | |
Liens |
3.01(b) | |
Major Customer |
3.01(i)(i)(T) | |
Major Customer Contract |
3.01(i)(i)(T) | |
Major Supplier |
3.01(i)(i)(U) | |
Major Supplier Contract |
3.01(i)(i)(U) | |
Material Adverse Effect |
8.03(c) | |
Material Contract |
3.01(i)(i) | |
Merger |
Recitals | |
Merger Consideration |
2.01(c) | |
Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary |
3.01(m)(ix) | |
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan |
3.01(m)(xi) | |
Offer Letters |
Recitals | |
Parent |
Preamble | |
Parent Common Stock |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
Paying Agent |
2.03(a) | |
Pension Plan |
3.01(m)(i) | |
Permits |
3.01(j) | |
Permitted Liens |
3.01(i)(i)(E) | |
person |
8.03(d) | |
Post-Signing Returns |
4.01(b) | |
Proxy Statement |
3.01(d) | |
Release |
3.01(l) | |
Residual Shares |
5.04(a)(v) | |
Rollover Option |
5.04(a)(vi) |
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Term | Section | |
RSU Agreements |
3.01(c)(v) | |
RSU Applicable Amount |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
RSU Holder |
5.04(a)(vi) | |
RSUs |
3.01(c)(i) | |
SEC |
3.01(d) | |
SEC Documents |
3.01(e)(i) | |
Section 262 |
2.02) | |
Securities Act |
3.01(e)(i) | |
Software |
3.01(p)(iv) | |
SOX |
3.01(e)(ii) | |
Specified Contracts |
3.01(i)(i) | |
Stockholder Approval |
3.01(u) | |
Stockholders Agreement |
Recitals | |
Stockholders Meeting |
5.01(c) | |
Stock Option Agreements |
3.01(c)(v) | |
Stock Options |
3.01(c)(i) | |
Sub |
Preamble | |
Subsidiary |
8.03(e) | |
Superior Proposal |
4.02(a) | |
Surviving Corporation |
1.01 | |
Takeover Proposal |
4.02(a) | |
tax return |
3.01(n)(xx) | |
taxes |
3.01(n)(xx) | |
taxing authority |
3.01(n)(xx) | |
Termination Date |
7.01(b)(i) | |
Termination Fee |
5.06(b) | |
Third Party Software |
3.01(p)(iv) | |
Welfare Plan |
3.01(m)(iv) |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of August 12, 2010 (this
“Agreement”), by and among INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
CORPORATION, a New York corporation (“Parent”), AMAROO ACQUISITION
CORP., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Sub”), and UNICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”).
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Sub deems it in the best interests
of their respective stockholders to consummate the merger (the “Merger”), on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, of Sub with and into the Company in which
the Company would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and such Boards of Directors have
approved this Agreement, declared its advisability and recommended that this Agreement be adopted
by the stockholders of the Company or Sub, as the case may be;
WHEREAS Parent, Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to
the Merger;
WHEREAS concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to
the willingness of Parent and Sub to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company
are entering into a stockholders agreement with Parent (the “Stockholders Agreement”),
pursuant to which such stockholders shall agree, among other things, to take certain actions in
furtherance of the Merger;
WHEREAS concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to
the willingness of Parent to enter into this Agreement, certain employees of the Company are
entering into agreements with Parent pursuant to which such employees shall agree, among other
things, to certain non-competition, non-solicitation and no hire restrictions; and
WHEREAS concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition to
the willingness of Parent to enter into this Agreement, certain employees of the Company have
executed offer letters (the “Offer Letters”) regarding the employment of such employees
following the consummation of the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger
SECTION 1.01. The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”), Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time. At the
Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue
as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”).
SECTION 1.02. Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take
place at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall be not
later than the second business day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of
the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those that by their terms are to be satisfied or
waived at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at Closing), at the offices of Cravath, Swaine &
Xxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, unless another time, date or place is
agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company; provided, however, that if all the
conditions set forth in Article VI shall not have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by
law) waived on such second business day, then the Closing shall take place on the first business
day on which all such conditions shall have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by law)
waived. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing
Date”.
SECTION 1.03. Effective Time of the Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date, the
parties shall file a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) in such form as is
required by, and executed and acknowledged in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL.
The Merger shall become effective at such date and time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law,
at such subsequent date and time as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the
Certificate of Merger. The date and time at which the Merger becomes effective is referred to in
this Agreement as the “Effective Time”.
SECTION 1.04. Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in
Section 259 of the DGCL.
SECTION 1.05. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. (a) The certificate of
incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended
by virtue of the Merger at the Effective Time to read in the form of Exhibit A hereto and, as so
amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the
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Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
(b) Parent shall cause the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to be amended and restated in
their entirety so that the bylaws of Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or by applicable Law, except that all references to the name of Sub shall be changed to refer to
the name of the Company.
SECTION 1.06. Directors. The directors of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or
removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.07. Officers. The officers of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or
removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
ARTICLE II
Conversion of Securities
SECTION 2.01. Conversion of Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”), or the holder of any shares of
capital stock of Sub:
(a) Capital Stock of Sub. Each issued and outstanding share of common stock
of Sub, par value $0.01 per share, shall be converted into and become one fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock. All shares of
Company Common Stock that are owned as treasury stock by the Company or owned by Parent or
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and shall
cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered or deliverable in exchange
therefor.
(c) Conversion of Company Common Stock. Each share of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) shares to be
cancelled in accordance with Section 2.01(b) and (ii) except as provided in Section 2.02,
the Appraisal Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive $21.00 in cash, without
interest (the “Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time such shares shall no
longer be
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outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate
or evidence of shares in book-entry form that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented any such shares (a “Certificate”) shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. The right of any holder of any share of Company Common Stock
to receive the Merger Consideration shall be subject to and reduced by the amount of any
withholding that is required under applicable tax Law, such withholding to be pursuant to
the terms of Section 2.03(f) and any applicable tax Law.
SECTION 2.02. Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, shares (the “Appraisal Shares”) of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time that are held by any holder who is entitled to demand and
properly demands appraisal of such shares pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, the
provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL (“Section 262”) shall not be converted into the right
to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in Section 2.01(c), but instead such holder shall
be entitled to payment of the fair value of such shares in accordance with the provisions of
Section 262. At the Effective Time, the Appraisal Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate or evidence
of shares in book-entry form that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented Appraisal
Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the fair
value of such shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 262. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any such holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the
right to appraisal under Section 262 or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such
holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262, then the right of such holder to be
paid the fair value of such holder’s Appraisal Shares under Section 262 shall cease and such
Appraisal Shares shall be deemed to have been converted at the Effective Time into, and shall have
become, the right to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in Section 2.01(c). The Company
shall serve prompt notice to Parent of any demands for appraisal of any shares of Company Common
Stock, withdrawals of any such demands and any other related instruments served pursuant to the
DGCL received by the Company, and Parent shall have the right to participate in and direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. The Company shall not, without the
prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle,
any such demands, or agree to do or commit to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 2.03. Exchange of Certificates. (a) Paying Agent. Prior to the
Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company
to act as agent for the payment of the Merger Consideration upon surrender of Certificates (the
“Paying Agent”), and, from time to time after the Effective Time, Parent shall make
available, or cause the Surviving Corporation to make available, to the Paying Agent funds in
amounts and at the times necessary for the payment of the Merger
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Consideration pursuant to Section 2.01(c) upon surrender of Certificates, it being understood
that all such funds shall be invested as directed by Parent and that any and all interest or other
amounts earned with respect to funds made available to the Paying Agent pursuant to this Agreement
shall be turned over to Parent.
(b) Exchange Procedure. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation or Parent shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record
of a Certificate (i) a form of letter of transmittal (which shall include an accompanying
substitute IRS Form W-9 or the applicable IRS Form W-8, shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates held by such person shall pass, only upon
proper delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent and shall be in a form and have such other
provisions (including customary provisions regarding delivery of an “agent’s message” with respect
to shares held in book-entry form) as Parent may reasonably specify and which shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Company) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate for
cancellation to the Paying Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent,
together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed, and such other
documents as may reasonably be required by the Paying Agent, the holder of such Certificate shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash equal to the Merger Consideration
that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.01(c), and the Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company
Common Stock that is not registered in the stock transfer books of the Company, payment of the
Merger Consideration in exchange therefor may be made to a person other than the person in whose
name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or
otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the person requesting such payment shall pay any
transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment to a person other than the registered
holder of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that such
tax has been paid or is not applicable. No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on the cash
payable upon surrender of any Certificate.
(c) No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock. All Merger Consideration
paid upon the surrender of a Certificate in accordance with the terms of this Article II shall be
deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company
Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate. At the close of business on the day on
which the Effective Time occurs, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there
shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving
Corporation of the shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after
the close of business on the day on which the Effective Time occurs, Certificates are presented to
the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent for transfer or any other reason, they shall be
cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.
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(d) No Liability. None of Parent, Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the
Paying Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any Merger Consideration that would
otherwise have been payable in respect of any Certificate which is delivered to a public official
in accordance with any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any Certificates
shall not have been surrendered immediately prior to the date on which any Merger Consideration
would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity, any Merger
Consideration payable in accordance with this Article II in respect thereof shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of
all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.
(e) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen, defaced or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to
be lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by
such person of a bond in such amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent or the
Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall pay the Merger Consideration in respect of such
lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed Certificate.
(f) Withholding Rights. Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this
Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid
over to the appropriate taxing authority by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent,
such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the holder of the shares of Company Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding
was made by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent.
(g) Termination of Fund. At any time following the six-month anniversary of the
Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to require the Paying Agent to deliver to
it any funds (including any interest received with respect thereto) that had been made available to
the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and that have not been disbursed to holders of
Certificates, and thereafter, subject to time limitations in Section 2.03(d), such holders shall be
entitled to look only to Parent and the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property,
escheat or other similar Laws) as general creditors thereof with respect to the payment of any
Merger Consideration that may be payable upon surrender of any Certificates held by such holders,
as determined pursuant to this Agreement, without any interest thereon.
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ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company. Except as set forth in
the letter (with specific reference to the Section of this Agreement to which the information
stated in such disclosure relates; provided, that disclosure contained in any section of
the Company Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed with respect to any other Section of this
Agreement to the extent that it is readily apparent from the face of such disclosure that such
disclosure is applicable to such other Section of this Agreement) delivered by the Company to
Parent prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Company Letter”), the Company represents
and warrants to Parent and Sub as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries (i) is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (except, in the
case of good standing, for entities organized under the Laws of any jurisdiction that does
not recognize such concept), (ii) has all requisite corporate, company, partnership or
other organizational power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted
and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction (except, in the case of good standing, any jurisdiction that does not
recognize such concept) in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or
operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than
where the failure to be so organized, existing, qualified or licensed or in good standing
(except, in the case of clause (i) above, with respect to the Company), individually or in
the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation of
the Company, as amended to the date of this Agreement (the “Company Certificate”),
and the bylaws of the Company, as amended to the date of this Agreement (the “Company
Bylaws”), and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or similar organizational
documents) of each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this
Agreement. The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the
minutes (or, in the case of draft minutes, the most recent drafts thereof) of all meetings
of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and each committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries held since October 1, 2006 (other than portions of
any minutes (or drafts thereof) related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any Takeover Proposal). The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct
copies of all resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, and each committee
thereof, in respect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) Subsidiaries. Section 3.01(b) of the Company Letter sets forth a complete
and correct list of each Subsidiary of the Company, its place and form of organization, its
address and each jurisdiction in which it is authorized to conduct or actually conducts
business. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests in, each such Subsidiary are owned by the Company, by one or more wholly owned
Subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of
the Company, free and clear of all pledges, claims, liens, charges, options, security
interests or other encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively,
“Liens”), except for transfer restrictions imposed by applicable securities Laws,
and are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Except for the
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, its Subsidiaries, the Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests in, any person.
(c) Capital Structure. (i) The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 90,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Preferred Stock”).
At the close of business on August 9, 2010, (A) 21,513,708 shares of Company Common Stock
(excluding treasury shares) were issued and outstanding, none of which were subject to
vesting or transfer restrictions and/or subject to forfeiture back to the Company or
repurchase by the Company, (B) 415,766 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the
Company as treasury shares, (C) 5,398,073 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved and
available for issuance in the aggregate pursuant to the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan of the
Company (the “2005 Plan”), the 2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company (the “2003
Plan”) and the 1993 Stock Option Plan of the Company (the “1993 Plan”, and,
together with the 2005 Plan, the 2003 Plan and the ESPP (as defined below), the
“Company Stock Plans”), of which (x) 2,482,520 shares of Company Common Stock were
subject to outstanding options (other than rights under the Company’s 2005 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”)) to acquire shares of Company Common Stock from the
Company (such options, together with any other stock options granted after August 9, 2010
under the Company Stock Plans or otherwise, the “Stock Options”) and (y) a maximum
of 1,328,205 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding restricted share
units (such restricted share units, together with any other restricted share units granted
after August 9, 2010 pursuant to the Company Stock Plans or otherwise, the “RSUs”)
and (D) 571,000 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved and available for issuance
pursuant to the ESPP. All outstanding Stock Options and RSUs have been granted under the
Company Stock Plans. Other than the Company Stock Plans, there is no plan, Contract or
arrangement providing for the grant of Stock Options or RSUs. No shares of Company
Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding. No shares of Company Common Stock are owned by
any Subsidiary of the Company. Section 3.01(c)(i) of the Company
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Letter sets forth (1) a complete and correct list, as of the close of business on
August 9, 2010, of all outstanding Stock Options, the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject to each such Stock Option, the grant date, exercise price per share, vesting
schedule and expiration date of each such Stock Option, the name of the holder thereof, an
indication of whether or not each such holder is a current employee or director of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not such Stock Option (or any portion
thereof) is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the
Code and the name of the Company Stock Plan pursuant to which each such Stock Option was
granted and (2) a complete and correct list, as of the close of business on August 9, 2010,
of all outstanding RSUs, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such
RSU, the grant date and vesting schedule of each such RSU, the name of the holder thereof,
an indication of whether or not each such holder is a current employee or director of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the name of the Company Stock Plan pursuant to which
such RSU was granted. As of the date of this Agreement, other than the outstanding Stock
Options, the outstanding RSUs and the rights under the ESPP, there are no outstanding
rights of any person to receive Company Common Stock under the Company Stock Plans or
otherwise, on a deferred basis or otherwise. As of the close of business on August 9,
2010, there were outstanding rights to purchase 50,375 shares of Company Common Stock on
the last day of the current offering period in effect under the ESPP (assuming the fair
market value per share of Company Common Stock on the last day of the current offering
period in effect under the ESPP will be equal to the Merger Consideration). As of the last
day of the most recent payroll period ending prior to the date of this Agreement, the
aggregate amount credited to the accounts of participants in the ESPP was $385,232.35 and
the aggregate amount credited to such accounts for such payroll period was $55,463.92.
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.01(c)(i), as of the close of business on August
9, 2010, no shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Company, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or options,
warrants, shares of deferred stock, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights,
phantom stock awards or other rights to acquire any such capital stock of, or other equity
or voting interests in, the Company, or other rights that are linked to the value of
Company Common Stock or the value of the Company or any part thereof, were issued,
reserved for issuance or outstanding. From the close of business on August 9, 2010 to the
date of this Agreement, (A) there have been no issuances by the Company of shares of
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company, other than
issuances of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options or
rights under the ESPP or the settlement of RSUs, in each case outstanding as of August 9,
2010, and only if and to the extent required by their respective terms as in effect on
such date and (B) there have been no issuances by the Company
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of securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, or options,
warrants, shares of deferred stock, restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights,
phantom stock awards, other rights to acquire shares of capital stock of, or other equity
or voting interests in, the Company, or other rights that are linked to the value of
Company Common Stock or the value of the Company or any part thereof, other than rights
under the ESPP.
(iii) All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares that
may be issued pursuant to the Company Stock Plans will be, when issued in accordance with
the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to preemptive rights. Except as set forth in this Section 3.01(c), there are no
(A) bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and (B) securities or other instruments or rights (including stock
appreciation rights, phantom stock awards or other similar rights) issued by, or other
obligations of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, that are linked to,
or the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from, the value of any class of
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, the value of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any part thereof, or
any dividends or other distributions declared or paid on any shares of capital stock of,
or other equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or which
have or which by their terms may have at any time (whether actual or contingent) the right
to vote (or which are convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
may vote (the items referred to in clauses (A) and (B) collectively, “Equity
Equivalents”). Except as set forth in this Section 3.01(c), there are no securities,
options, warrants, calls, rights or Contracts of any kind to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound,
obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to
be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interests in, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for,
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant,
extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right or Contract. With
respect to the Stock Options, (1) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive
stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (2) each grant of a Stock Option
was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by
its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action,
including, as applicable, approval by the Board of Directors of the Company (or a duly
constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the
necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such
grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party
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thereto, (3) each such grant
was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Stock Plan, the Exchange Act
and all other applicable Laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded,
(4) the per share exercise price of each Stock Option was not less than the fair market
value (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, in the case of each Stock Option
intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option”, and within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code, in the case of each other Stock Option, other than any Stock Option that is
exempt from Section 409A of the Code due to the effective date provisions thereof) of a
share of Company Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date and (5) each such grant was
properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the
related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s SEC Documents in accordance
with the Exchange Act and all other applicable Laws. Except pursuant to the forfeiture
conditions of the Stock Options and RSUs outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and
except pursuant to the cashless exercise or tax withholding provisions of such Stock
Options and RSUs, in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement, there are no
outstanding contractual or other obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
(I) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (II) vote or
dispose of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company is not a party to any voting agreement
with respect to any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in,
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, as of the
date of this Agreement there are no irrevocable proxies and no voting agreements with
respect to any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is
no and has been no Company policy or practice to grant, Stock Options prior to, or
otherwise coordinate the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public
announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
financial results or prospects.
(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any (A) indebtedness for
borrowed money, (B) indebtedness evidenced by any bond, debenture, note, mortgage,
indenture or other debt instrument or debt security, (C) accounts payable to trade
creditors and accrued expenses not arising in the ordinary course of business, (D) amounts
owing as deferred purchase price for the purchase of any property, (E) capital lease
obligations or (F) guarantees with respect to any indebtedness or obligation of a type
described in clauses (A) through (E) above of any other person (other than, in the case of
clauses (A), (B) and (D), accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses, in
each case arising in the ordinary course of business) (collectively,
“indebtedness”).
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(v) All Stock Options and RSUs may be treated in accordance with Section 5.04(a) and
all rights to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under the ESPP may be treated in
accordance with Section 5.04(b). No holder of any Stock Option, RSU or right under the
ESPP is entitled to any treatment of such Stock Option, RSU or right under the ESPP other
than as provided with respect to such Stock Option, RSU or right under the ESPP in Section
5.04(a) or Section 5.04(b), as applicable, and after the Closing no holder of a Stock
Option, RSU or right under the ESPP (or former holder of a Stock Option, RSU or right
under the ESPP) or any current or former participant in the Company Stock Plans or any
other Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement shall have the right thereunder to acquire any
capital stock of the Company or any other equity interest therein (including phantom stock
or stock appreciation rights). All outstanding Stock Options are evidenced by individual
written stock option agreements (the “Stock Option Agreements”) and all
outstanding RSUs are evidenced by individual written restricted share unit agreements (the
“RSU Agreements”), in each case substantially identical to the applicable forms
set forth in Section 3.01(c)(v) of the Company Letter, copies of which individual
agreements have previously been made available in complete and correct form to Parent and
its counsel, and no Stock Option Agreement or RSU Agreement contains terms that are
inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms contained in such forms.
(d) Authority; Noncontravention. The Company has the requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject, in the case of the Merger, to
obtaining the Stockholder Approval, and to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
Assuming the accuracy of Section 3.02(f), the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the compliance by the Company with the provisions of
this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Company, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to
authorize this Agreement, to comply with the terms of this Agreement or to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, subject, in the case of
the Merger, to obtaining the Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Parent and Sub, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar Laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”). The Board of
Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held at which all of the directors
of the
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Company were present, duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) approving and
adopting this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) approving and declaring advisable the Stockholders Agreement and the
transactions contemplated thereby, (iii) declaring that this Agreement and the Merger are
fair to and advisable and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s
stockholders, (iv) directing that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote at
a meeting of the Company’s stockholders to be held as set forth in Section 5.01(c) and (v)
recommending that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement, which resolutions,
except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 4.02, have not been rescinded, modified
or withdrawn in any way. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the
Company with the provisions of this Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or result
in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both)
under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration
of any obligation or to a loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien in
or upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or
give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements
under (including any right of a holder of a security of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire such security),
any provision of (A) the Company Certificate or the Company Bylaws or the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any of its Subsidiaries,
(B) any loan or credit agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, guarantee,
lease or other contract, commitment, agreement, instrument, binding arrangement or
understanding, obligation, undertaking or license, whether oral or written (each, including
all amendments thereto, a “Contract”), or Permit to or by which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound or to or by which any of their respective
properties or assets are subject or bound or (C) subject to the governmental filings and
other matters referred to in the following sentence, any (1) Federal, state or local,
domestic or foreign, statute, law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Entity (each, a “Law”), assuming receipt of the Stockholder Approval and the
adoption of this Agreement by Parent, as the sole stockholder of Sub, or (2) Federal, state
or local, domestic or foreign, judgment, injunction, order, writ or decree of any
Governmental Entity (each, a “Judgment”), in each case, applicable to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, other than, in the
case of clauses (B) and (C), any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults,
terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, Liens, rights or entitlements that,
individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to (x) have a Material Adverse
Effect or (y) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. No consent, approval, order or authorization of,
registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Federal, state or local,
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domestic or foreign, government or any court, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental, quasi-governmental or regulatory authority or agency, domestic or
foreign (a “Governmental Entity”), is required by or with respect to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the compliance by the Company with the provisions of this
Agreement, except for (I) the filing of a premerger notification and report form by the
Company under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the
“HSR Act”), and the filings and receipt, termination or expiration, as applicable,
of such other approvals or waiting periods required under any other applicable competition,
merger control, antitrust or similar Law, (II) the filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) of a proxy statement relating to the adoption of this
Agreement by the Company’s stockholders (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
“Proxy Statement”) and such reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the
“Exchange Act”), as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (III) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business, (IV) any filings required under the rules
and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and (V) such other consents, approvals,
orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings and notices the failure of
which to be obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely
to (x) have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) impair in any material respect the ability of
the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) SEC Documents. (i) To the extent complete and correct copies are not
available on the SEC’s website, the Company has made available to Parent complete and
correct copies of all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents filed with
or furnished to the SEC by the Company since October 1, 2006 (such documents available on
the SEC’s website or made available to Parent, together with all information incorporated
therein by reference, the “SEC Documents”). Since October 1, 2006, the Company has
filed with or furnished to the SEC each report, schedule, form, statement or other document
or filing required by Law to be filed or furnished by the Company at or prior to the time
so required. No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file or furnish any report,
schedule, form, statement or other document with, or make any other filing with, or furnish
any other material to, the SEC. As of their respective dates, each of the SEC Documents
complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the
“Securities Act”) and the
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Exchange Act, in each case, applicable to such SEC Document, and none of the SEC
Documents at the time it was filed or furnished contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained in
any SEC Document filed or furnished and publicly available prior to the date of this
Agreement (a “Filed SEC Document”) has been revised or superseded by a later filed
or furnished Filed SEC Document, none of the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of
a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. To the extent complete and correct copies are not
available on the SEC’s website, the Company has made available to Parent copies of all
comment letters received by the Company from the SEC since October 1, 2006 and relating to
the SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto. As of the
date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in such comment
letters received by the Company from the SEC. As of the date of this Agreement, to the
knowledge of the Company none of the SEC Documents is the subject of any ongoing review by
the SEC. The financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company included in
the SEC Documents complied, at the time the respective statements were filed, as to form in
all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, were prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) (except, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, as
permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial
statements, to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in
the most recent audited financial statements (including the notes thereto) included in the
Filed SEC Documents (the “Baseline Financials”), the Company and its Subsidiaries
have no material liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise) other than such liabilities or obligations (A) with respect to or
arising from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice after the date of the Baseline Financials
but prior to the date of this Agreement, (C) incurred on or after the date of this
Agreement that is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect or (D) clearly disclosed in the unaudited financial statements
(including the notes thereto) included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 2010, filed with the SEC on August 5, 2010.
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(ii) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the provisions of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(collectively, “SOX”) applicable to it. The Company has promptly disclosed, by
filing a Form 8-K, any change in or waiver of the Company’s code of ethics, as required
by Section 406(b) of SOX. To the knowledge of the Company, there have been no
violations of provisions of the Company’s code of ethics since the adoption of such
code of ethics, including any minor violations not material to the Company’s business.
(iii) The principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial
officer of the Company each has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 and
15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX, as applicable, with
respect to the SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications were
accurate as of the date they were made. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal
executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to
such terms in SOX. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding, or
has arranged any outstanding, “extension of credit” to directors or executive officers
within the meaning of Section 402 of SOX.
(iv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by,
or has any commitment to become a party to or bound by, any joint venture, off-balance
sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any
transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries,
on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance,
special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other hand, or any
“off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC)), where the purpose or intended or known result or effect of such joint venture,
partnership or Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving,
or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s or
any of its Subsidiaries’ published financial statements or other SEC Documents.
(v) The Company maintains “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) in compliance with the Exchange Act.
(vi) The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) in compliance with the Exchange Act.
(f) Information Supplied. None of the information included or incorporated by
reference in the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders, at the time of the Stockholders Meeting or at the
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time of any amendment or supplement thereof, as amended or supplemented at such
date or time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no
representation is made by the Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by
reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Sub
specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement. The Proxy
Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act.
(g) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. (i) From September 30, 2009 to
the date of this Agreement, the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent in all material
respects with past practice and there has not been (A) any Material Adverse Effect
(including any Material Adverse Effect resulting from an occurrence prior to September 30,
2009), (B) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of the Company’s or
any of its Subsidiaries’ capital stock or other equity or voting interests, except for
dividends by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent, (C)
any split, combination or reclassification of any of the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ capital stock or other equity or voting interests or any issuance or the
authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D)(1) any grant by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any current or former director, officer, employee, contractor or consultant
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Company Personnel”) of
any bonus or award opportunity, any loan or any increase in any type of compensation or
benefits, except for grants of normal bonus opportunities and normal increases of base cash
compensation, in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or (2) any payment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Company
Personnel of any bonus or award, except for bonuses or awards paid prior to the date of
this Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (E) any
grant by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Company Personnel of any severance,
separation, change in control, retention, termination or similar compensation or benefits
or increase therein or of the right to receive any severance, separation, change in
control, retention, termination or similar compensation or benefits or increase therein,
(F) any adoption or establishment of or entry by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
into, any amendment of, modification to or termination of, or agreement to amend, modify or
terminate, or any termination of (or
announcement of an intention to amend, modify or terminate), (1) any employment,
deferred compensation, change in control, severance, termination,
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employee benefit, loan,
indemnification, retention, equity or equity-based compensation, consulting or similar
Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Company
Personnel, on the other hand, (2) any Contract between the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Company Personnel, on the other hand, the benefits
of which are contingent, or the terms of which are altered, upon the occurrence of a
transaction involving the Company of the nature contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in
combination with any other event) or (3) any trust or insurance Contract or other agreement
to fund or otherwise secure payment of any compensation or benefit to be provided to any
Company Personnel (all such Contracts under this clause (F), including any such Contract
that is entered into on or after the date of this Agreement, collectively, “Benefit
Agreements”), (G) any grant or amendment of any award under any Benefit Plan or Benefit
Agreement (including the grant or amendment of Stock Options, RSUs, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights, performance units, stock repurchase rights or other equity or
equity-based compensation) or the removal or modification of any restrictions in any such
award, (H) any payment to any Company Personnel of any compensation or benefit not provided
for under any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement, other than the payment of base cash
compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (I) the
taking of any action to accelerate, or that is reasonably likely to result in the
acceleration of, the time of vesting or payment of any rights, compensation, benefits or
funding obligations under any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement or otherwise, (J) any
material change in financial or tax accounting methods, principles or practices by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except insofar as may have been required by GAAP or
applicable Law, (K) any material tax election or change in any material tax election or any
settlement or compromise of any material tax liability, (L) any material write-down by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any of the material assets of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or (M) any licensing or other agreement with regard to the acquisition or
disposition of any material Intellectual Property or rights thereto, other than
nonexclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries consistent with past practice.
(ii) Since September 30, 2009, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
continued all pricing, sales, receivables and payables practices in accordance with the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and has not engaged, except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in (A) any trade
loading practices or any other promotional sales or discount activity with any
customers or distributors with the effect of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters
(including the current fiscal quarter) sales to the trade or otherwise that would
otherwise be expected to occur in subsequent fiscal quarters, (B) any practice that
would have the effect
of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal quarter)
collections of receivables that would otherwise be expected to be made in
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subsequent
fiscal quarters, (C) any practice that would have the effect of postponing to
subsequent fiscal quarters payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
would otherwise be expected to be made in prior fiscal quarters (including the current
fiscal quarter) or (D) any other promotional sales or discount activity.
(h) Litigation. Section 3.01(h) of the Company Letter sets forth, as of the
date of this Agreement, a complete and correct list of each claim, action, suit or
judicial, administrative or regulatory proceeding or investigation pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened by or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) for money damages (other than for immaterial amounts), (ii) that seeks injunctive
relief, (iii) that may give rise to any legal restraint on or prohibition against or limit
the material benefits to Parent of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or (iv) that, if resolved in accordance with plaintiff’s demands, is
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Judgment of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against, or, to the knowledge of the Company,
investigation, proceeding, notice of violation, order of forfeiture or complaint by any
Governmental Entity involving, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or
in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Contracts. (i) Section 3.01(i) of the Company Letter sets forth, as of
the date of this Agreement, (with specific reference to the subsection of this Section
3.01(i) to which such Contract relates) a complete and correct list of:
(A) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has agreed not to compete with any person in any area or to engage
in any activity or business, or pursuant to which any benefit or right is
required to be given or lost, or any penalty or detriment is incurred, as a
result of so competing or engaging;
(B) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound providing for exclusivity or any similar requirement or
pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is restricted in any
way, or which after the Effective Time could restrict Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries in any way, with respect to the development, manufacture,
marketing or distribution of their respective products or services or otherwise
with respect to the operation of their businesses, or pursuant to which any
benefit or right is required to be given or lost, or any penalty or detriment
is incurred, as a result of non-compliance with any such exclusive or
restrictive
requirements or which requires the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
refrain from granting license or franchise rights to any other person;
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(C) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound or with respect to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any obligation with (1) any Affiliate of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (2) any Company Personnel, (3) any union or other labor
organization or (4) any Affiliate of any such person (other than, in each case,
(I) offer letters or employment agreements that are terminable at will by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries both without any penalty and without any
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay severance or other
compensation or benefits (other than accrued base salary, accrued commissions,
accrued bonuses, accrued vacation pay, accrued floating holidays and legally
mandated benefits), (II) invention assignment and confidentiality agreements
relating to the assignment of inventions to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries not involving the payment of money and (III) Benefit Plans and
Benefit Agreements other than offer letters or employment agreements);
(D) each Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred any indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount in excess of
$100,000;
(E) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound creating or granting a Lien (including Liens upon
properties or assets acquired under conditional sales, capital leases or other
title retention or security devices), other than (1) Liens for taxes not yet
due and payable, that are payable without penalty or that are being contested
in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established, (2) Liens
for assessments and other governmental charges or landlords’, carriers’,
warehousemen’s, mechanics’, repairmen’s, workers’ or similar Liens incurred in
the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, in each case
for sums not yet due and payable or due but not delinquent or being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (3) Liens incurred in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice, in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or to
secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal
bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return of money
bonds and similar obligations and (4) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice that are not reasonably likely to
adversely interfere in a material way with the use of the properties or
assets encumbered thereby (collectively, “Permitted Liens”);
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(F) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound (other than Benefit Plans and Benefit Agreements)
containing any provisions (1) contemplating or relating in any way to a “change
in control” or similar event with respect to the Company or one or more of its
Subsidiaries, including provisions requiring consent or approval of, or notice
to, any Governmental Entity or other person in the event of a change in control
of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise having the
effect of providing that the consummation of the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the execution, delivery or
effectiveness of this Agreement will materially conflict with, result in a
material violation or material breach of, or constitute a default (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) under, such Contract, or give rise
under such Contract to any right of, or result in, a termination, right of
first refusal, material amendment, revocation, cancellation or material
acceleration of any obligation, or a loss of a material benefit or the creation
of any material Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company,
Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or to any increased,
guaranteed, accelerated or additional material rights or material entitlements
of any person, (2) prohibiting or imposing any restrictions on the assignment
of all or any portion of such Contract by the Company or its Subsidiaries
(without regard to any exception permitting assignments to subsidiaries or
Affiliates), including provisions requiring consent or approval of, or notice
to, any Governmental Entity or other person in the event of a change in control
of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (3) having the effect of
providing that the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the execution, delivery or effectiveness of
this Agreement will require that a third party be provided with access to
source code or that any source code be released from escrow and provided to any
third party;
(G) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound providing for payments of royalties or other license fees
to third parties in excess of $20,000 annually, that is not terminable without
penalty on 90 days or less notice;
(H) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound granting a third party any license to Intellectual Property
that is not limited to the internal use of such third party;
(I) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been granted any license to Intellectual Property,
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other than
nonexclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business of the Company
and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice;
(J) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound granting the other party to such Contract or a third party
“most favored nation” pricing or terms that (1) applies to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or (2) following the Effective Time, would apply to Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Surviving Corporation or its
Subsidiaries;
(K) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has agreed or is required to provide any third party with access
to source code, to provide for source code to be put in escrow or to grant a
contingent license to source code;
(L) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound for any joint venture (whether in partnership, limited
liability company or other organizational form) or alliance or similar
arrangement;
(M) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound for any development, marketing, resale, distribution or
similar arrangement relating to any product or service;
(N) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound with any Governmental Entity;
(O) each material Contract to or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or bound entered into in the last five years in
connection with the settlement or other resolution of any suit, claim, action,
investigation or proceeding that has any material continuing obligations,
liabilities or restrictions;
(P) each Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or bound providing for future performance by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries in consideration of amounts previously paid;
(Q) each material Contract to or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or bound for professional services engagements for a
fixed fee that guarantees a specific result;
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(R) each Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
of the 50 largest customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined on
the basis of revenues received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the
four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended March 31, 2010 or, for Contracts
signed during the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended March 31, 2010,
on the basis of the first year annual contract value (each such customer, a
“Major Customer”, and each such Contract, a “Major Customer
Contract”));
(S) each Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
of the 10 largest licensors or other suppliers to the Company and its
Subsidiaries (determined on the basis of amounts paid by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries in the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended March 31,
2010 (each such licensor or other supplier, a “Major Supplier”, and
each such Contract, a “Major Supplier Contract”));
(T) except for the Contracts disclosed above, each Contract (other than
Benefit Plans and Benefit Agreements) which has aggregate future sums due to or
from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) during the
period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending on the 12-month
anniversary of this Agreement, in excess of $150,000 or (ii) in aggregate more
than $500,000 during the life of the Contract; and
(U) except for the Contracts disclosed above, each material Contract to
or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound not made
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
The Contracts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the type referred to in clauses
(A) through (U) of this subsection (i) are collectively referred to in this Agreement as
“Specified Contracts”. The Company has made available to Parent a complete and
correct copy of each of the Specified Contracts, including all amendments thereto. Each
Contract of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries (a “Material Contract”), as well as each Specified Contract, is in
full force and effect (except for those Contracts that have expired in accordance with
their terms) and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company or such Subsidiary,
as the case may be, and, to the knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto,
enforceable against the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, against the other party or parties thereto, in each case, in
accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity
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Exception. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has performed or is performing in all
material respects, all obligations required to be performed by it under the Material
Contracts and Specified Contracts and is not (with or without notice or lapse of time or
both) in breach in any material respect or default thereunder, and has not knowingly waived
or failed to enforce any material rights or benefits thereunder (other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice), and, to the knowledge of the Company, no
other party to any of the Material Contracts or Specified Contracts is (with or without
notice or lapse of time or both) in breach in any material respect or default thereunder.
To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, there has occurred no
event giving (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) to others any right of
termination, material amendment or cancellation of any Material Contract or Specified
Contract. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that are reasonably
likely to occur that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to perform its material obligations under any Material
Contract or Specified Contract.
(ii) None of the Major Customers or Major Suppliers has terminated, failed to
renew or requested any material amendment to any of its Major Customer Contracts or
Major Supplier Contracts, or any of its existing relationships (other than renewals and
amendments in the ordinary course of business not adverse in any material respect to
the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(j) Permits; Compliance with Laws. The Company and its Subsidiaries have in
effect all certificates, permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, concessions,
qualifications, registrations, certifications and similar authorizations from any
Governmental Entity (collectively, “Permits”) that are necessary for them to own,
lease or operate their properties and assets and to carry on their businesses in all
material respects as currently conducted. Section 3.01(j) of the Company Letter sets
forth, as of the date of the Agreement, a complete and correct list of the Permits that are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and since October 1, 2006 has been, in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Judgments, and no
condition or state of facts exists that is reasonably likely to give rise to a material
violation of, or a material liability or default under, any such applicable Law or
Judgment. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
compliance with the terms hereof are not reasonably likely to, cause the revocation or
cancellation of any material Permit. As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written communication during the past three
years from any person that alleges that the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries is not in compliance in all material respects with, or is subject to
liability under, any Permit, Law or Judgment or relating to the revocation or modification
of any material Permit. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice that any investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is pending with respect
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the material assets or operations of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that any such investigation or review is
contemplated.
(k) Absence of Changes in Benefit Plans; Employment Agreements; Labor
Relations. (i) Except as disclosed in the Filed SEC Documents, since September 30,
2009, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has adopted, entered into,
established, terminated, amended or modified or agreed to adopt, enter into, establish,
terminate, amend or modify (or announced an intention to adopt, enter into, establish,
terminate, amend or modify) any collective bargaining agreement or any employment, bonus,
pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, equity or
equity-based compensation, performance, retirement, thrift, savings, cafeteria, paid time
off, perquisite, fringe benefit, vacation, unemployment, severance, change in control,
termination, retention, disability, death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other
welfare benefit or other similar plan, program, policy, arrangement or understanding
(whether oral or written, formal or informal, funded or unfunded and whether or not legally
binding or subject to the Laws of the United States) sponsored, maintained, contributed to
or required to be sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any other person or entity that, together with the Company, is treated as a
single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or with respect to which
the Company is otherwise jointly or severally liable under applicable Law (each, a
“Commonly Controlled Entity”), in each case, providing compensation or benefits to
any Company Personnel, including the Company Stock Plans, but not including the Benefit
Agreements (all such plans, programs, policies, arrangements and understandings, including
any such plan, program, policy, arrangement or understanding entered into, adopted or
established on or after the date of this Agreement, collectively, “Benefit Plans”),
or has made any change in any actuarial or other assumption used to calculate funding
obligations with respect to any Pension Plan, or any change in the manner in which
contributions to any Pension Plan are made or the basis on which such contributions are
determined.
(ii) There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound.
Since October 1, 2006, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has encountered
any labor union organizing activity, or had any actual or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened employee strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no labor union organizing activity, strike, work stoppage,
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slowdown or lockout is threatened. None of the employees of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is represented by any labor union, works council or similar
organization with respect to his or her employment by the Company or such Subsidiary.
The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any obligation (including to inform or
consult with any such employees or their representatives in respect of the Merger or
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement) with respect to any such
organization. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and since October 1, 2006
has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Judgments
relating to labor relations, employment and employment practices, occupational safety
and health standards, terms and conditions of employment, payment of wages,
classification of employees, immigration, visa, work status, human rights, pay equity
and workers’ compensation, and is not, and since October 1, 2006 has not, engaged in
any unfair labor practice. There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, in each case before the National Labor Relations Board or any
comparable Governmental Entity. No question concerning representation has been raised
or is, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened respecting the employees of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. No grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out
of a collective bargaining agreement is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l) Environmental Matters. (i) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is,
and has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any (A) communication alleging
that the Company or such Subsidiary is in violation of, or may have liability under, any
Environmental Law or (B) currently outstanding written request by any Governmental Entity
for information pursuant to any Environmental Law; (ii) (A) each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries possesses and is in compliance in all material respects with all Permits
required under Environmental Laws (“Environmental Permits”) for the conduct of its
operations, (B) all such Environmental Permits are valid and in good standing and (C)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been advised in writing by any
Governmental Entity of any actual or potential change in any material respect in the status
or terms and conditions of any such Environmental Permit; (iii) there are no material
Environmental Claims pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) there has been no Release of or exposure to any
Hazardous Material that is reasonably likely to form the basis of any material
Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (v) neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has retained or assumed, either contractually or by operation
of Law, any liabilities or obligations that are reasonably likely to form the basis of any
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material Environmental Claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi)
there are no underground or aboveground storage tanks, generators or known or suspected
asbestos-containing materials on, at, under or about any property owned, operated or leased
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, were there
any underground storage tanks on, at, under or about any such property in the past; (vii)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries stores, generates or disposes of Hazardous
Materials (excluding office, cleaning or similar supplies used in the ordinary course of
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations) at, on, under, about or from property
owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (viii) there are no past or
present events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions or
plans that are reasonably likely to form the basis of a material Environmental Claim
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
For all purposes of this Agreement, (A) “Environmental Claims” means
any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, Judgments,
demands, directives, claims, Liens, investigations, proceedings or written or oral
notices of noncompliance or violation by or from any person alleging liability of
any kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of
enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal
or remediation, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injuries,
medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive
relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from (1) the presence or Release of,
or exposure to, any Hazardous Material at any location, or (2) the failure to
comply with any Environmental Law; (B) “Environmental Law” means any Law,
Judgment, legally binding agreement or Permit issued, promulgated or entered into
by or with any Governmental Entity relating to pollution, the environment
(including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata), natural resources, the climate, human health and safety or the protection
of endangered or threatened species; (C) “Hazardous Materials” means any
petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any
form, polychlorinated biphenyls, hazardous or toxic substances and any other
chemical, material, substance or waste that is prohibited, limited or regulated
under any Environmental Law; and (D) “Release” means any actual or
threatened release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the
environment or within any building, structure, facility or fixture.
(m) Employee Benefits Matters. (i) Section 3.01(m)(i) of the Company Letter
sets forth a complete and correct list of all “employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined
in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”)), all “employee pension benefit plans” (as
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defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (each, a “Pension Plan”) and all other
Benefit Plans and Benefit Agreements that, in each case, are in effect as of the date of
this Agreement. The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of
(A) each Benefit Plan and each Benefit Agreement (or, in the case of any unwritten Benefit
Plans or Benefit Agreements, written descriptions thereof), including any amendments
thereto, (B) the two most recent annual reports, or such similar reports, statements,
information returns or material correspondence required to be filed with or delivered to
any Governmental Entity, if any, with respect to each Benefit Plan (including reports filed
on Form 5500 with accompanying schedules and attachments), (C) the most recent summary plan
description (if any), and any summary of material modifications, prepared for each Benefit
Plan for which a summary plan description is required under applicable Law, (D) each trust
agreement and group annuity or insurance Contract and other documents relating to the
funding or payment of compensation or benefits under each Benefit Plan and Benefit
Agreement (if any) and (E) the two most recent actuarial valuations for each Benefit Plan
(if any). Each Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement has been administered, funded and
invested in all material respects in accordance with its terms. The Company and its
Subsidiaries and each Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement are in compliance in all material
respects with applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code, and the terms of any collective
bargaining agreements or other labor union Contracts.
(ii) Each Pension Plan intended to be tax qualified under the Code has been the
subject of a favorable determination, qualification or opinion letter from the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to all tax Law changes with
respect to which the IRS is currently willing to provide a determination letter to the
effect that such Pension Plan is qualified and exempt from United States Federal income
taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, and no such letter
has been revoked (nor, as of the date of this Agreement, has revocation been
threatened) and no event has occurred since the date of the most recent such letter or
application therefor relating to any such Pension Plan that is reasonably likely to
adversely affect the qualification of such Pension Plan or materially increase the
costs relating thereto or require security under Section 307 of ERISA. Each Benefit
Plan required to have been approved by any non-United States Governmental Entity (or
permitted to have been approved to obtain any beneficial tax or other status) has been
so approved or timely submitted for approval, no such approval has been revoked (nor,
as of the date of this Agreement, has revocation been threatened) and no event has
occurred since the date of the most recent approval or application therefor relating to
any such Pension Plan that is reasonably likely to affect any such approval relating
thereto or increase the costs relating thereto. The Company has made available to
Parent a complete and correct copy of the most recent determination, qualification,
opinion or approval letter or similar document
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received from a Governmental Entity with respect to each Benefit Plan intended to
qualify for favorable tax treatment or other status, as well as a complete and correct
copy of each pending application for a determination, qualification, opinion or
approval letter or similar document, if any, and a complete and correct list of all
amendments to any such Benefit Plans as to which a favorable determination,
qualification, opinion or approval letter has not yet been received.
(iii) Neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has sponsored,
maintained, contributed to or been obligated to maintain or contribute to, or has any
actual or contingent liability under, any Benefit Plan that is a “defined benefit plan”
(as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), or that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code or that is otherwise a defined benefit pension plan or that
provides for the payment of termination indemnities, other than any such plan that is
sponsored by a Governmental Entity, and neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled
Entity could incur any liability with respect to any such plan (under Title IV of ERISA
or otherwise).
(iv) No Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement that provides welfare benefits, whether
or not subject to ERISA (each, a “Welfare Plan”), is funded through a “welfare
benefits fund” (as such term is defined in Section 419(e) of the Code), or is unfunded
or self-insured. There are no understandings, agreements or undertakings, written or
oral, that would prevent any Welfare Plan (including any Welfare Plan covering retirees
or other former employees) from being amended or terminated without material liability
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at or at any time after the Effective Time.
No Welfare Plan provides benefits, and there are no understandings, written or oral,
with respect to the provision of welfare benefits, after termination of employment,
except where the cost thereof is borne entirely by the former employee (or his or her
eligible dependents or beneficiaries) or as required by Section 4980B(f) of the Code or
any similar state statute or foreign Law. The Company and its Subsidiaries have
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Section 4980B(f)
of the Code, Sections 601-609 of ERISA and any similar state statute or foreign Law
with respect to each Benefit Plan that is a “group health plan” (as defined in Section
5000(b)(1) of the Code or any similar state statute).
(v) Section 3.01(m)(v) of the Company Letter sets forth, as of the date of this
Agreement, a complete and correct list of (A) each Benefit Plan and each Benefit
Agreement pursuant to which any Company Personnel could become entitled to any
additional compensation, severance or other benefits or any acceleration of the time of
payment or vesting of any compensation,
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severance or other benefits as a result of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any other event, including
any termination of employment on or following the Closing), or any compensation or
benefits the value of which would be calculated on the basis of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any
other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Closing), (B)
the names of all Company Personnel entitled to any such compensation or benefits
actually payable as of the Closing Date or upon termination of employment after the
Closing Date, (C) the category or type of each such form of compensation or benefit to
which such Company Personnel is entitled, (D) the aggregate value of each such form of
compensation or benefit actually payable as of the Closing Date and each such form of
compensation or benefit that would be payable upon termination of employment or
otherwise after the Closing Date, in each case, to all Company Personnel, and (E) the
aggregate value of any such compensation or benefits that would be paid to each
individual set forth in Section 3.01(m)(v) of the Company Letter as of the Closing Date
and upon termination of employment. Except as expressly set forth in Section 5.04, no
Company Personnel will be entitled to any severance, separation, change in control,
termination, bonus, retention or other additional compensation or benefits or any
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any compensation or benefits as a
result of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone
or in combination with any other event, including any termination of employment on or
following the Closing) or any compensation or benefits related to or contingent upon,
or the value of which will be calculated on the basis of, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any other
event, including any termination of employment on or following the Closing). The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any other
event, including any termination of employment on or following the Closing) and
compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement do not and will not (A)
trigger any funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of, or increase the cost of,
or give rise to any other obligation under, any Benefit Plan, Benefit Agreement or any
other employment arrangement, (B) trigger the forgiveness of indebtedness owed by any
Company Personnel to the Company or any of its Affiliates or (C) result in any
violation or breach of, or a default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both)
under, or limit to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to amend, modify
or terminate, any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement.
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(vi) No deduction of any amount payable pursuant to the terms of the Benefit Plans
or Benefit Agreements has been disallowed or is subject to disallowance under Section
162(m) of the Code.
(vii) All reports, returns and similar documents with respect to each Benefit Plan
required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or distributed to any Benefit Plan
participant have been duly and timely filed or distributed. All participant data
necessary to administer each Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement is in the possession of
the Company or its Subsidiaries and is in a form that is sufficient for the proper
administration of the Benefit Plans and Benefit Agreements in accordance with their
terms and all applicable Laws and such data is complete and correct in all material
respects. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any,
and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no, pending investigations by any
Governmental Entity with respect to, or pending termination proceedings or other
material claims (except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the
Benefit Plans and Benefit Agreements), suits or proceedings against or involving or
asserting any rights or claims to benefits under, any Benefit Plan or Benefit
Agreement.
(viii) All material contributions, premiums and benefit payments under or in
connection with each Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement that are required to have been
made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of such
Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement and applicable Laws have been timely made. No
Benefit Plan, or any insurance Contract related thereto, requires or permits a
retroactive increase in premiums or payments on termination of such Benefit Plan or
such insurance Contract. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred,
or could reasonably be expected to incur, any unfunded liabilities in relation to any
Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement.
(ix) With respect to each Benefit Plan, (A) there has not occurred any
prohibited transaction in which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective directors, officers or employees or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
trustee, administrator or other fiduciary of such Benefit Plan or trust created
thereunder, in each case, who is not a director, officer or employee of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (a “Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary”), has engaged that
could subject the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
directors, officers or employees or any Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary to the tax or
penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or the sanctions
imposed under Title I of ERISA or any other applicable Law and (B) none of the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or,
to the knowledge of the Company, any Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary, or any
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agent of any of the foregoing, has engaged in any transaction or acted in a
manner, or failed to act in a manner, that could subject the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any
Non-Affiliate Plan Fiduciary to any material liability for breach of fiduciary duty
under ERISA or any other applicable Law. No Benefit Plan or related trust has been
terminated, nor has there been any “reportable event” (as such term is defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day reporting requirement has not been waived
with respect to any Benefit Plan during the last five years, and no notice of a
reportable event will be required to be filed in connection with the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(x) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or
obligations, including under or on account of a Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement,
arising out of the hiring of persons to provide services to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and treating such persons as consultants or independent contractors and
not as employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(xi) Each Benefit Plan and each Benefit Agreement that is a “nonqualified deferred
compensation plan” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(a)(1)(a) (a
“Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan”) (A) was operated in compliance with
Section 409A of the Code between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008, based upon a
good faith, reasonable interpretation of (1) Section 409A of the Code and (2) the final
Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued by the IRS thereunder, to the extent
applicable (clauses (1) and (2), together, the “409A Authorities”) and (B) has
been operated in compliance with the 409A Authorities since January 1, 2009. Each
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan has been in documentary compliance with the
409A Authorities since January 1, 2009.
(n) Taxes. (i) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all
tax returns required to be filed by it in the manner prescribed by applicable Law. All
such tax returns are complete and correct in all material respects. Each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries has timely paid all material taxes due, and the most recent financial
statements contained in the Filed SEC Documents reflect an adequate reserve, in accordance
with GAAP, for all material taxes payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries for all
taxable periods and portions thereof through the date of such financial statements.
(ii) No tax return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently, or has
been, under audit or examination by any taxing authority, and no written, or to the
knowledge of the Company unwritten, notice of such an audit or examination has been
received by the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries. There is no material deficiency, refund litigation, proposed
adjustment in writing or matter in controversy with respect to any taxes due and owing
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Each material deficiency resulting from any
completed audit or examination or concluded litigation relating to taxes by any taxing
authority has been timely paid. The relevant statute of limitations is closed with
respect to the tax returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries for all years.
(iii) There is no currently effective agreement or other document extending, or
having the effect of extending, the period of assessment or collection of any taxes,
and no power of attorney (other than powers of attorney authorizing employees of the
Company to act on behalf of the Company) with respect to any taxes has been executed or
filed with any taxing authority.
(iv) No Liens for taxes exist with respect to any assets or properties of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for statutory Liens for taxes not yet due
and payable or being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings and for
which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
(v) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by or
currently has any liability under any tax sharing agreement, tax indemnity obligation
or similar agreement, arrangement or practice with respect to taxes (including any
advance pricing agreement, closing agreement (including pursuant to Section 7121 of the
Code) or other agreement relating to taxes with any taxing authority).
(vi) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include in
a taxable period ending after the Effective Time taxable income attributable to income
that accrued (for purposes of the financial statements of the Company included in the
Filed SEC Documents) in a prior taxable period but was not recognized for tax purposes
in any prior taxable period as a result of the installment method of accounting, the
completed contract method of accounting, the long-term contract method of accounting,
the cash method of accounting or Section 481 of the Code or comparable provisions of
any tax Law or as a result of prepaid amounts or deferred revenue received on or prior
to the Effective Time.
(vii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during
the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code or made an
election under Section 897(i) of the Code to be treated as a domestic corporation for
purposes of Sections 897, 1445 and 6039C of the Code.
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(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever (A) made an
election under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c) to be treated as a partnership
or disregarded entity for U.S. Federal income tax purposes or (B) made a similar
election under any comparable provision of any Federal, state or local, domestic or
foreign tax Law.
(ix) Section 3.01(n)(ix) of the Company Letter sets forth the following
information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the most recent
practicable date: the amount of any net operating losses, unused investment or other
credits, unused foreign tax credits or excess charitable contributions of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries for Federal income tax, alternative minimum tax or any other
tax purposes (including dates of expiration of such items, any limitations on such
items and all Schedules M-1 and M-3 prepared or filed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries).
(x) No amount, economic benefit or other entitlement that could be received
(whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) as a result of the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (alone or in combination with any
other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Closing) by
any person who is a “disqualified individual” (as such term is defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.280G-1) with respect to the Company would be characterized as an
“excess parachute payment” (as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
Section 3.01(n)(x) of the Company Letter sets forth (A) the Company’s reasonable, good
faith estimate of the maximum amount that could be paid to each such “disqualified
individual” as a result of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (alone or in combination with any other event, including any termination of
employment on or following the Closing) and (B) the “base amount” (as such term is
defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) for each such “disqualified individual”, in
each case calculated as of the date of this Agreement. No person is entitled to any
gross-up, make-whole or other additional payment from the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in respect of any tax (including Federal, state, local and foreign income,
excise and other taxes (including taxes imposed under Section 4999 or 409A of the
Code)) or interest or penalty related thereto.
(xi) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with
all applicable Laws relating to the payment and withholding of taxes (including
withholding of taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 3102 and 3402 of the Code or
similar provisions under any other Law) and have, within the time and the manner
prescribed by applicable Law, withheld from and paid over to the proper taxing
authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable Laws.
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(xii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (A) in a distribution of stock
qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the two years prior
to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute
part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section
355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(xiii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has disclosed on its U.S. Federal
income tax returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of U.S. Federal income tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the
Code.
(xiv) All related party transactions involving the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries are at arm’s length in compliance with Section 482 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and any comparable provision of any tax
Law.
(xv) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) owns any interest in any
person that is treated as a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of
Section 1297(a) of the Code with respect to the Company or such Subsidiary or (B) has
ever made an election under Section 1362 of the Code to be treated as an S corporation
for U.S. Federal income tax purposes or made a similar election under any comparable
provision of any tax Law.
(xvi) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has conducted all aspects of its
business in accordance with the terms and conditions of all tax rulings and tax
concessions that were provided by any relevant taxing authority.
(xvii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever participated in any
“listed transaction”, as defined in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or
301.6111-2(b)(2).
(xviii) For purposes of this Agreement, (A) “taxes” means all (1) Federal,
state and local, domestic and foreign income, franchise, property, sales, excise,
employment, payroll, social security, value-added, ad valorem, transfer, withholding
and other taxes, including taxes based on or measured by gross receipts, profits,
sales, use or occupation, tariffs, levies, impositions, assessments or governmental
charges of any nature whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions with
respect thereto, and any obligations under any Contracts with any other person with
respect to such amounts, (2) liability for the payment of any amounts of the types
described in clause (1) as a result
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of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate
group and (3) liability for the payment of any amounts as a result of an express or
implied obligation to indemnify any other person with respect to the payment of any
amounts of the type described in clause (1) or (2); (B) “taxing authority”
means any Governmental Entity exercising regulatory authority in respect of any taxes;
and (C) “tax return” means any Federal, state or local, domestic or foreign
return, declaration, report, estimate, form, claim for refund, information return,
statement (including any statement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(a))
or other document relating to taxes, including any certificate, schedule or attachment
thereto.
(xix) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries possesses and has made available
to Parent copies of all Federal, state, county, local, municipal or foreign Tax Returns
(including any related or supporting information related to any of the foregoing)
relating to Federal, state and local income, franchise, license, excise, net worth,
property or sales and use taxes for taxable periods ending after December 31, 2002.
(o) Properties. (i) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and
marketable title to, or in the case of leased tangible property and leased tangible assets
has valid and enforceable leasehold interests in, all of its material properties and
tangible assets, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
(ii) The material properties and tangible assets owned or leased by the Company and
its Subsidiaries, or which they otherwise have the right to use, are sufficient
(subject to normal wear and tear) to operate their businesses in substantially the same
manner as they are currently conducted. The assets of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are each in good working order, and have been maintained in accordance
with prudent industry practice.
(iii) Section 3.01(o)(iii) of the Company Letter sets forth a complete and correct
list of all real property and interests in real property leased by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (each such property, a “Leased Real Property”). Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently owns, or has previously owned, in fee
any real property or interests in real property.
(iv) With respect to each Leased Real Property, (A) the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not require the consent of any party to
any lease, (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has subleased, licensed
or otherwise granted anyone the right to use or occupy such Leased Real Property or any
portion thereof and (C) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
collaterally assigned or granted any other security interest in any such leasehold
estate or any interest therein.
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(v) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material
respects with the terms of all material leases of Leased Real Property to which it is a
party and under which it is in occupancy, and each such lease is a legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, enforceable against the Company
or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the knowledge of the Company, against
the other party or parties thereto, in each case, in accordance with its terms, subject
to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession in all material respects under all the
leases to the material Leased Real Property to which it is a party and under which it
is in occupancy.
(p) Intellectual Property. (i) Section 3.01(p)(i) of the Company Letter sets
forth a complete and correct list of all issued patents, patent applications, registered
trademarks, tradenames and service marks and applications therefor, registered copyrights
and applications therefor, and domain names and applications therefor, if any, owned by or
licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. The
Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of, and Section 3.01(p)(i)
of the Company Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of, all license agreements
relating to Intellectual Property to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party or bound as of the date of this Agreement, other than (except with respect to
licenses or rights referred to in clause (ii)(L) below) nonexclusive licenses granted in
the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with
past practice.
(ii) (A) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or
otherwise has the right to use (in each case, without payments to third parties and
free and clear of any Liens) all Intellectual Property necessary for or material to the
conduct of its business as currently conducted and such rights are not subject to
termination by any third party.
(B) All issued patents, patent applications, registered trademarks,
tradenames and service marks and applications therefor, registered copyrights
and applications therefor and domain names and applications therefor owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been duly registered and/or filed,
as applicable, with or issued by each applicable Governmental Entity in each
applicable jurisdiction, all necessary affidavits of continuing use have been
filed, and all necessary maintenance fees have been paid to continue all such
rights in effect.
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(C) To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of its or their products or services has infringed upon or
otherwise violated, or is infringing upon or otherwise violating, the
Intellectual Property rights of any person.
(D) There is no suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to, and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been notified in writing of, any
possible infringement or other violation in any material respect by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their products or services of the
Intellectual Property rights of any person. Since October 1, 2005, the Company
has not been notified in writing of any possible infringement or other
violation in any material respect by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of its or their products or services of the Intellectual Property rights of
any person. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation pending
or threatened with respect to any possible infringement or other violation in
any material respect by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or
their products or services of the Intellectual Property rights of any person.
(E) To the knowledge of the Company, no person or any product or service
of any person is infringing upon or otherwise violating in any material respect
any Intellectual Property rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(F) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to
maintain the confidentiality of their Intellectual Property. Each of the
former or current members of management or key personnel of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, including all former and current employees, agents,
consultants and independent contractors who have contributed to or participated
in the conception and development of Intellectual Property owned, intended to
be owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, have assigned or
otherwise transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries all ownership
and other rights of any nature whatsoever (to the extent permitted by Law) of
such person in any material Intellectual Property owned, intended to be owned
or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the former or
current members of management or key personnel of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, including all former and current employees, agents, consultants
and independent contractors who have contributed to or participated in the
conception and development of Intellectual Property owned, intended to be owned
or used by the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries, have a valid claim against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the involvement of such persons in the
conception and development of any material Intellectual Property owned,
intended to be owned or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no
such claim has been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
To the knowledge of the Company, none of the current employees of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has any patents issued or applications pending for
any device, process, design or invention of any kind now used or needed by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in furtherance of their business as
currently conducted, which patents or applications have not been assigned to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(G) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement do not and will not conflict
with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse
of time or both) under, or give rise to any right, license or encumbrance
relating to, any material Intellectual Property owned or used by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries now has or has had any agreement with any third party, or any
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material Intellectual
Property right or obligation set forth in any agreement to or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound, or the loss or
encumbrance of any material Intellectual Property or material benefit related
thereto, or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any material
Intellectual Property or right.
(H) To the extent Third Party Software is distributed or utilized in
services provided to customers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
together with the Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (1) any third party rights have been identified in Section
3.01(p)(ii)(H)(1) of the Company Letter, (2) all necessary licenses have been
obtained and (3) no royalties or payments are due (or such royalties and
payments are identified in Section 3.01(p)(ii)(H)(3) of the Company Letter).
(I) None of the source code or other material trade secrets of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has been published or disclosed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, except pursuant to a non-disclosure agreement that is,
in all material respects, in the standard form used by the Company that has
been made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, or, to the
knowledge of the
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Company, by any other person to any person except pursuant to licenses or
Contracts requiring such other person to keep such trade secrets confidential.
(J) No person has any marketing or distribution rights to any material
Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(K) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assigned, sold or
otherwise transferred ownership of any material issued patent, patent
application, registered trademark or application therefor, service xxxx,
registered copyright or application therefor or any other material Intellectual
Property since October 1, 2005.
(L) No licenses or rights have been granted to a third party to distribute
the source code for, or to use any source code to create Derivative Works of,
any product currently marketed by, commercially available from or under
development by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which the Company or
one of its Subsidiaries possesses the source code.
(M) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has (1) created and has
safely stored back-up copies of all their material computer programs and
Software (including object code, source code and associated data and
documentation) and (2) taken reasonable steps to protect their material
Intellectual Property and their rights thereunder, and to the knowledge of the
Company, no such rights to any material Intellectual Property have been lost or
are in jeopardy of being lost through failure to act by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(N) Section 3.01(p)(ii)(N) of the Company Letter identifies any and all
open source, public source or freeware Software or any modification or
derivative thereof, including any version of any Software licensed pursuant to
any GNU General Public License (“GPL”), GNU Lesser/Library General
Public License (“LGPL”), that is used in, incorporated into, integrated
or bundled with any Intellectual Property, product or service of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(O) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Contracts
pursuant to which any source code of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
been placed into escrow (other than any non-compliance which would not (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) affect whether such source code would
be released from such escrow), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in
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material breach or default under any such Contract and no source code has
been released from escrow pursuant to any such Contract.
(iii) For purposes of this Agreement, “Derivative Work” shall have the
meaning set forth in 17 U.S.C. Section 101.
(iv) For purposes of this Agreement, (A) “Intellectual Property” means
Software, trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, trade dress,
assumed names, domain names, trade names and other indications of origin, the goodwill
associated with the foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and
applications in any jurisdiction to register, the foregoing, including any extension,
modification or renewal of any such registration or application; patents, applications
for patents (including divisions, provisionals, continuations, continuations in-part
and renewal applications), and any renewals, extensions or reissues thereof, in any
jurisdiction; trade secrets, know-how, formulae, processes, procedures, research
records, records of invention, test information, market surveys and Software, whether
patentable or not in any jurisdiction and rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use
or disclosure thereof by any person; writings and other works and any renewals or
extensions thereof; any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights; and any
claims or causes of action (pending, threatened or which could be filed) arising out of
any infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing; (B) “Software”
means all types of computer software programs, including operating systems, application
programs, software tools, firmware and software imbedded in equipment, including both
object code and source code; the term “Software” shall also include all written or
electronic data, documentation and materials that explain the structure or use of
Software or that were used in the development of Software or are used in the operation
of the Software including logic diagrams, flow charts, procedural diagrams, error
reports, manuals and training materials, look-up tables and databases; and (C)
“Third Party Software” means Software with respect to which a third party holds
any copyright or other ownership right (and, therefore, such Software is not owned
exclusively by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
(q) Receivables. As of the date of this Agreement, all the accounts
receivable of the Company (i) represented actual indebtedness or other obligations incurred
by the applicable account debtors and (ii) had arisen from bona fide transactions in the
ordinary course of business.
(r) Insurance. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company or its
Subsidiaries maintain policies of fire and casualty, liability and other forms of insurance
in such amounts, with such deductibles and against such risks and losses as are customary
for businesses in the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business. Section 3.01(r) of the
Company Letter sets forth, as of the date of this
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Agreement, a complete and correct list of the insurance policies maintained by
the Company and its Subsidiaries and the annualized premium payable with respect to each
such policy. All such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable
thereon have been paid, and no notice of cancellation or termination has been received with
respect to any such policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior
to the date of such cancellation. There is no material claim pending under any such
policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed.
(s) Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor
any of the directors, officers, agents, employees, representatives, franchisees or
distributors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or
indirectly, that: (A) violated the FCPA or (B) would have violated the FCPA (in any case
where the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Person referenced above may not
have been subject to the FCPA). There have been no false or fictitious entries
made in the books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any
payment that the FCPA prohibits, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund for use in making any such payments.
As used in this Agreement, the “FCPA” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended from time to time.
(t) State Takeover Statutes. Assuming the accuracy of Section 3.02(f), the
approval of the Merger by the Board of Directors of the Company referred to in Section
3.01(d) constitutes the only action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement, the
Stockholders Agreement, the Merger, the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including the transactions under the Stockholders Agreement, and compliance with the terms
of this Agreement, the restrictions on “business combinations” (as defined in Section 203
of the DGCL) set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL to the extent, if any, such restrictions
would otherwise be applicable to this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Merger,
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including transactions under the
Stockholders Agreement, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement. No other state
takeover or similar statute or regulation is applicable to this Agreement, the Stockholders
Agreement, the Merger, the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(u) Voting Requirements. The affirmative vote at the Stockholders Meeting or
any adjournment or postponement thereof of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon in favor of adopting this Agreement (the “Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote
of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to
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approve
or adopt this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(v) Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses. No broker, investment banker,
financial advisor or other person, other than Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc., the fees and
expenses of which will be paid by the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries, is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission
in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
The Company has delivered to Parent complete and correct copies of all agreements under
which any such fees or commissions are payable and all indemnification and other agreements
related to the engagement of the persons to whom such fees are payable. The fees and
expenses of any accountant, broker, financial advisor, consultant, legal counsel or other
person retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement
or the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement incurred or to be
incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not exceed the fees
and expenses set forth in Section 3.01(v) of the Company Letter.
(w) Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received the written
opinion of Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement,
and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger
Consideration to be received by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to this Agreement
is fair to such stockholders from a financial point of view, a copy of which opinion will
be delivered to Parent solely for informational purposes as promptly as practicable after
the date of this Agreement.
(x) Auditor Relationship. Section 3.01(x) of the Company Letter sets forth a
complete and correct list of all relationships, audit or otherwise (including a description
of services that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received, or is receiving, in
connection with each such relationship), between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and PricewaterhouseCoopers or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand.
SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Sub. Parent and Sub
represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization. Each of Parent and Sub is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its
business as currently conducted.
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(b) Authority; Noncontravention. Each of Parent and Sub has the requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the
provisions of this Agreement (subject, in the case of the Merger, to the adoption of this
Agreement by Parent, as the sole stockholder of Sub). The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Parent and Sub, the consummation by Parent and Sub of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the compliance by Parent and Sub with the
provisions of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of Parent and Sub, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Sub
are necessary to authorize this Agreement, to comply with the terms of this Agreement or to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (subject,
in the case of the Merger, to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent, as the sole
stockholder of Sub). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and
Sub, as applicable, and, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent and Sub, as applicable,
enforceable against Parent and Sub, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject to
the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the compliance by Parent and Sub with the provisions of this Agreement do not and will not
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice
or lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to a loss of a material benefit under, or
result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or
Sub under, or give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or
entitlements under, any provision of (i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
Parent or Sub, (ii) any Contract or Permit to or by which Parent or Sub is a party or bound
or to or by which their respective properties or assets are subject or bound or otherwise
under which Parent or Sub has rights or benefits or (iii) subject to the governmental
filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any Law (assuming receipt
of the Stockholder Approval and the adoption of this Agreement by Parent, as the sole
stockholder of Sub) or Judgment, in each case, applicable to Parent or Sub or their
respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any
such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations,
losses, Liens, rights or entitlements that, individually or in the aggregate, are not
reasonably likely to impair in any material respect the ability of each of Parent and Sub
to perform its obligations under this Agreement or prevent or materially impede or
materially delay the consummation of the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No consent, approval, order or
authorization of, registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental
Entity is required by or with respect to Parent or Sub in connection
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with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Sub, the consummation by Parent and Sub of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the compliance by Parent
and Sub with the provisions of this Agreement, except for (A) the filing of a premerger
notification and report form under the HSR Act and the filings and receipt, termination or
expiration, as applicable, of such other approvals or waiting periods required under any
other applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar Law, (B) the filing of
the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and
appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business and (C) such other consents, approvals,
orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings and notices, the failure of
which to be obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely
to impair in any material respect the ability of each of Parent and Sub to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or prevent or materially impede or materially delay the
consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by Parent or Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement will, at the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to the Company’s
stockholders, at the time of the Stockholders Meeting or at the time of any amendment or
supplement thereof, as amended or supplemented at such date or time, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading.
(d) Interim Operations of Sub. Sub was formed solely for the purpose of
engaging in the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has
engaged in no business other than in connection with the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Financing. Parent and Sub have, and will have available to them upon the
Effective Time, sufficient funds to perform all of their respective obligations under this
Agreement and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
including payment in full of the Merger Consideration and the amounts payable to the
holders of Cash-Out Options, and to pay all associated fees, costs and expenses.
(f) State Takeover Statutes. Neither Parent nor Sub has been an “interested
stockholder” with respect to the Company at any time within three years of the date of this
Agreement, as those terms are used in Section 203 of DGCL.
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ARTICLE IV
Covenants Relating to Conduct of Business
SECTION 4.01. Conduct of Business. (a) Conduct of Business by the Company.
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except with the prior
written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably delayed) or as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Letter, the Company shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary
course consistent with past practice and use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all
applicable Laws and, to the extent consistent therewith, use commercially reasonable efforts to
keep available the services of their present officers, software developers and other employees, to
preserve their assets and technology, their relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors,
licensees, distributors and others having material business dealings with them and to maintain
their franchises, rights and Permits. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing,
during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except with the prior
written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably delayed) or as specifically contemplated
by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Letter (with specific reference
to the subsection of this Section 4.01 to which the information stated in such disclosure relates),
the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(i) (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions
(whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of its capital stock or other
equity or voting interests, except for dividends by a direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiary of the Company to its parent, (B) split, combine or reclassify any of its
capital stock or other equity or voting interests, or issue or authorize the issuance of
any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its
capital stock or other equity or voting interests, (C) purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock, other equity or voting interests or any other
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any options, warrants, calls or
rights to acquire any such shares or other securities (including any Stock Options or
RSUs, except pursuant to the forfeiture conditions of such Stock Options or RSUs or the
cashless exercise or tax withholding provisions of such Stock Options or RSUs, in each
case only if and to the extent required by the terms of such awards as in effect on the
date of this Agreement) or (D) take any action that would result in any
amendment, modification or change of any term of any indebtedness of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) issue, deliver, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber any (A) shares of its
capital stock, other equity or voting interests or Equity Equivalents (other than the
issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of
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Stock Options or rights
under the ESPP and the settlement of RSUs, in each case outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement and only if and to the extent required by the terms of the Company Stock Plans
as in effect on the date of this Agreement), or (B) securities convertible into, or
exchangeable or exercisable for, or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire, any
such stock, interests or Equity Equivalents;
(iii) amend or propose to amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or
similar organizational documents);
(iv) acquire or agree to acquire (A) by merging or consolidating with, or by
purchasing all or a substantial portion of the assets of, or by purchasing all or a
substantial equity or voting interest in, or by any other manner, any business or person
or division thereof or (B) any other assets other than immaterial assets acquired in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) sell, lease, license, sell and lease back, mortgage or otherwise encumber or
subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its material properties or assets
(including any shares of capital stock, equity or voting interests or other rights,
instruments or securities), except for (i) grants of nonexclusive licenses in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) sales of inventory or used
equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (iii)
Permitted Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(vi) (A) repurchase, prepay or incur any indebtedness, including by way of a
guarantee or an issuance or sale of debt securities, or issue and sell options, warrants,
calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, enter into any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial
statement or similar condition of another person or enter into any arrangement having the
economic effect of any of the foregoing or (B) make any loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other person, other than the Company or any
direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company;
(vii) incur or commit to incur any capital expenditures, or any obligations or
liabilities in connection therewith, that individually are in excess of $375,000 or in the
aggregate are in excess of $750,000;
(viii) (A) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims (including any claims of
stockholders and any stockholder litigation relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any
other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise), liabilities or obligations
(whether absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than
the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or as
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required by their terms on the date of this
Agreement, of claims, liabilities or obligations reserved against in the Baseline
Financials (for amounts not in excess of such reserves), incurred since the date of such
financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, in each case,
the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction of which does not include any
obligation (other than the payment of money) to be performed by the Company or its
Subsidiaries following the Closing Date, (B) waive, relinquish, release, grant, transfer
or assign any right of material value or (C) waive any material benefits of, or agree to
modify in any adverse respect, or fail to enforce, or consent to any matter with respect
to which its consent is required under, any confidentiality, standstill or similar
Contract to or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound;
(ix) enter into any lease or sublease of real property (whether as a lessor,
sublessor, lessee or sublessee), or modify or amend in any material respect, or exercise
any right to renew, any lease or sublease of real property or acquire any interest in real
property;
(x) modify or amend in any material respect, or accelerate, terminate or cancel, any
material Contract or waive any right to enforce, relinquish, release, transfer or assign
any rights or claims thereunder, other than any immaterial modifications or amendments
made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xi) except as required to ensure that any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement as in
effect on the date of this Agreement is not then out of compliance with applicable Law or
as specifically required pursuant to this Agreement, (A) adopt, establish, enter into,
terminate, amend or modify any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement, (B) increase in any
manner the compensation or benefits of, or pay any bonus or award to, or grant any loan
to, any Company Personnel, (C) pay or provide to any Company Personnel any compensation or
benefit not provided for under a Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement as in effect on the
date of this Agreement, other than the payment of base compensation in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice, (D) grant or amend any award under any Benefit
Plan (including the grant or amendment of Stock Options, RSUs, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights, performance units, stock purchase rights or other equity or
equity-based
compensation) or remove or modify existing restrictions in any Benefit Plan or
Benefit Agreement or awards made thereunder, (E) grant or pay any severance, separation,
change in control, termination, retention or similar compensation or benefits to, or
increase in any manner the severance, separation, change in control, termination,
retention or similar compensation or benefits of, any Company Personnel, (F) enter into
any trust, annuity or insurance Contract or
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similar agreement or take any other action to
fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any Benefit
Plan or Benefit Agreement, (G) take any action to accelerate, or that could reasonably be
expected to result in the acceleration of, the time of payment or vesting of any rights,
compensation, benefits or funding obligations under any Benefit Plan or Benefit Agreement
or otherwise or (H) make any material determination under any Benefit Plan or Benefit
Agreement that is inconsistent with the ordinary course of business or past practice;
(xii) form any Subsidiary of the Company;
(xiii) enter into any Contract containing any provisions having the effect of
providing that the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement will
conflict with, result in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) under, such Contract, or give rise under such
Contract to any right of, or result in, a termination, right of first refusal, material
amendment, revocation, cancellation or material acceleration, or a loss of a material
benefit or the creation of any material Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company, Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries, or to any increased, guaranteed,
accelerated or additional rights or entitlements of any person, except to the extent such
conflicts, results, defaults, rights, losses or entitlements are required by applicable
Law;
(xiv) enter into any Contract containing any restriction on the ability of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to assign all or any portion of its rights, interests
or obligations thereunder, unless such restriction expressly excludes any assignment to
Parent and any of its Subsidiaries following the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xv) take any action or fail to take any action if such action or failure to act
could reasonably be expected to result in (A) any representation and warranty of the
Company set forth in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue
(as so qualified) or (B) any such representation and warranty that is not so qualified
becoming untrue in any material respect;
(xvi) except as required by applicable Law, adopt or enter into any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor union Contract applicable to the employees of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xvii) write-down any of its material assets, including any Intellectual Property,
or make any change in any financial or tax accounting principle, method or practice, other
than as required by GAAP or applicable Law;
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(xviii) make or change any tax election;
(xix) engage in (A) any trade loading practices or any other promotional sales or
discount activity with any customers or distributors with the effect of accelerating to
prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal quarter) sales to the trade or
otherwise that would otherwise be expected to occur in subsequent fiscal quarters, (B) any
practice which would have the effect of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including
the current fiscal quarter) collections of receivables that would otherwise be expected to
be made in subsequent fiscal quarters, (C) any practice which would have the effect of
postponing to subsequent fiscal quarters payments by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that would otherwise be expected to be made in prior fiscal quarters
(including the current fiscal quarter) or (D) any other promotional sales or discount
activity, in each case in this clause (D) in a manner outside the ordinary course of
business or inconsistent with past practice;
(xx) take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act would
result in the material loss or reduction in value of the Intellectual Property of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xxi) enter into, extend or renew (A) any Contract or amendment thereof which, if
executed prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been
disclosed pursuant to Section 3.01(i)(i)(A), (B), (C), (E), (F), (H), (J), (L), (N), (P)
or (Q), (B) any Contract or amendment thereof that grants any person the right or ability
to access, license or use all or a material portion of the Intellectual Property of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or (C) any Contract providing for the services of any dealer,
distributor, sales representative or similar representative; provided,
however, that solely for purposes of this clause (C) (and not clause (A) above)
the Company may enter into, extend or renew any Contract providing for the services of any
dealer, distributor, sales representative or similar representative; provided,
that with respect to this clause (C), in each case (x) such entry, extension or renewal is
in the ordinary course of business and is not inconsistent with past practice and (y) if
the entry, extension or renewal is other than on standard terms and conditions, including
any terms and conditions relating to geographic exclusivity, the Company shall have
provided Parent with prior written notice of the material terms of the proposed
Contract, extension or renewal and not less than 48 hours to comment on such terms;
(xxii) enter into any Contract or material amendment thereof which, if executed
prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been disclosed pursuant to Section
3.01(i)(i)(G), (I), or (K), other than any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries has been or is being granted a
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license to source code in the ordinary
course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice; or
(xxiii) authorize any of, or commit, resolve or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
(b) Certain Tax Matters. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall timely file all tax returns
(“Post-Signing Returns”) required to be filed by each such entity (after taking into
account any extensions), and all Post-Signing Returns shall be complete and correct in all material
respects and shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the past practice of the Company and in a
manner that does not distort taxable income (e.g., by deferring income or accelerating
deductions); provided that no Post-Signing Returns shall be filed with any taxing authority
without Parent’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably witheld or delayed; (ii)
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall timely pay all taxes due and payable; (iii) the
Company will accrue a reserve in its books and records and financial statements in accordance with
GAAP and past practice for all taxes payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which no
Post-Signing Return is due prior to the Effective Time; (iv) the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries will promptly notify Parent of any suit, claim, action, investigation, proceeding or
audit pending against or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any
material amount of tax and will not settle or compromise any such suit, claim, action,
investigation, proceeding or audit without Parent’s prior written consent, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (v) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will make
or change any tax election without Parent’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; and (vi) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries will retain all books,
documents and records necessary for the preparation of tax returns and reports and tax audits.
(c) Additional Tax Matters. (i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall
cooperate, and, to the extent within its control, shall cause its respective Affiliates, directors,
officers, employees, contractors, consultants, agents, auditors and representatives reasonably to
cooperate, with Parent in all tax matters, including by maintaining and making available to Parent
and its Affiliates all books and records relating to taxes.
(ii) The Company shall deliver to Parent at or prior to the Closing a certificate,
in form and substance satisfactory to Parent, duly executed and acknowledged, certifying
that the payment of the Merger Consideration and any payments made in respect of Appraisal
Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are exempt from withholding pursuant to the
Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act.
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(iii) No later than five business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver to the Parent a list of the Company’s stockholders and holders of Stock Options
and RSUs, in each case along with such stockholders’ or holders’ taxpayer identification
numbers for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. The Company acknowledges and consents that
Parent shall be entitled to deliver such list to the Paying Agent for the purpose of
facilitating the payment of the Merger Consideration and the treatment of Stock Options
and RSUs as contemplated by Section 5.04.
(iv) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, prior to the Closing Date, pay all
amounts owed pursuant to related party transactions under agreements or arrangements
involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and record all accounting adjustments
that are necessary and appropriate to accurately reflect any intercompany payment or
related transaction.
SECTION 4.02. No Solicitation. (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement
to the contrary, the Company shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, nor shall it authorize or permit any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other advisor or representative of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or
knowingly encourage, or take any other action to knowingly facilitate, any Takeover Proposal or any
inquiries or the making of any proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Takeover
Proposal or (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations
regarding, or furnish to any person (or any representative thereof) any information with respect
to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with any person (or any representative thereof) with respect
to, any Takeover Proposal; provided, however, that at any time prior to obtaining
the Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written unsolicited Takeover Proposal that the
Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith constitutes or could reasonably be
expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and which Takeover Proposal did not result from a breach
of this Section 4.02 or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may, and may permit and
authorize its Subsidiaries and its representatives and its Subsidiaries’ representatives to, in
each case subject to compliance with Section 4.02(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement,
(A) furnish information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries to the person making such
Takeover Proposal (and its representatives) pursuant to a confidentiality agreement which contains
terms that are no less restrictive than those contained in that certain confidentiality and
non-disclosure letter agreement dated June 30, 2010 between Parent and the Company (as it may
be amended from time to time, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), provided that all
such information had been provided, or is concurrently provided, to Parent, and (B) participate in
discussions or negotiations with, and only with, the person making such Takeover Proposal (and its
representatives) regarding such Takeover Proposal. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth in the preceding
sentence by any director, officer
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or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any
investment banker, attorney, accountant or other advisor or representative of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 4.02(a) by the Company.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Takeover Proposal” means any inquiry,
proposal or offer from any person or group (other than Parent or Sub or any of their Affiliates)
relating to, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation or
dissolution involving the Company or any direct or indirect acquisition, including by way of any
merger, consolidation, tender offer, exchange offer, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, binding
share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture,
license agreement or similar transaction, of (i) assets or businesses that constitute or represent
10% or more of the total revenue, net income, EBITDA or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or (ii) 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or of any
class of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, one or more of the Subsidiaries
of the Company which, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly hold the assets or businesses
referred to in clause (i) above.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Superior Proposal” means any binding bona
fide written offer which did not result from a breach of Section 4.02(a) made by any person (other
than Parent or Sub or any of their Affiliates) that, if consummated, would result in such person
(or, in the case of a direct merger between such person and the Company, the stockholders of such
person) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the Company Common
Stock or all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
and which offer, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (after
consultation with a financial advisor of national reputation and outside legal counsel), (i)
provides consideration which is more favorable to the stockholders of the Company than the
consideration provided in the Merger (taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such
offer and this Agreement (including any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent
in response to such Superior Proposal or otherwise)) and (ii) is reasonably capable of being
completed, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal.
(b) Neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (or shall
agree or resolve to) (i) withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to
Parent or Sub, or propose publicly to withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Sub,
the recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of Directors or any such committee
of this Agreement or the Merger (any such action, resolution or agreement to take such action being
referred to herein as an “Adverse Recommendation Change”), (ii) recommend, declare
advisable or propose to recommend or declare advisable, the approval or adoption of any Takeover
Proposal or resolve or agree to take any such action, or adopt or approve any Takeover Proposal, or
(iii) cause or permit the
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Company to enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding,
agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture
agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement (each, an “Acquisition Agreement”)
constituting or related to, or which is intended to or is reasonably likely to lead to, any
Takeover Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 4.02(a)), or
resolve or agree to take any such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to the
Stockholder Approval, the Board of Directors of the Company may, in response to a Superior Proposal
or an Intervening Event, effect an Adverse Recommendation Change, provided that the Board
of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal
counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation, that the failure to do so is
reasonably likely to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company
under applicable Law, and provided further, that the Board of Directors of the
Company may not effect such an Adverse Recommendation Change unless (A) the Board of Directors of
the Company shall have first provided prior written notice to Parent (an “Adverse
Recommendation Change Notice”) that it is prepared to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change
in response to a Superior Proposal or an Intervening Event, which notice shall, in the case of a
Superior Proposal, attach the most current version of any written agreement relating to the
transaction that constitutes such Superior Proposal, and, in the case of an Intervening Event,
attach information describing such Intervening Event in reasonable detail, and (B) Parent does not
make, within five business days after the receipt of such notice, a proposal that would, in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (after consultation with a financial
advisor of national reputation and outside legal counsel), (x) cause the offer previously
constituting a Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal or (y) obviate the
need for an Adverse Recommendation Change as a result of an Intervening Event (it being understood
and agreed that any amendment or modification of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Adverse
Recommendation Change Notice and a new three business day period). The Company agrees that, during
the five or three business day period, as applicable, prior to its effecting an Adverse
Recommendation Change, the Company and its officers, directors and representatives shall negotiate
in good faith with Parent and its officers, directors and representatives regarding any revisions
to the terms of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement proposed by
Parent.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Intervening Event” means an event,
circumstance, fact or other information, unknown to the Board of Directors of the Company, as of
the date of this Agreement, which becomes known prior to the
Stockholder Approval and which causes the Board of Directors of the Company to reasonably
conclude in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor
of nationally recognized reputation, that its failure to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change is
reasonably likely to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Company
under applicable Law; provided, however, that in no event shall the receipt,
existence or terms of a Takeover Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof
constitute an Intervening Event.
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(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section 4.02, the Company shall, as promptly as possible and in any event within 24 hours after the
receipt thereof, advise Parent orally and in writing of (i) any Takeover Proposal or any request
for information or inquiry that the Company reasonably believes could lead to or contemplates a
Takeover Proposal and (ii) the terms and conditions of such Takeover Proposal, request or inquiry
(including any subsequent amendment or other modification to such terms and conditions) and the
identity of the person making any such Takeover Proposal, request or inquiry. Commencing upon the
provision of any notice referred to above, the Company (or its outside counsel) shall (A) on a
daily basis at mutually agreeable times, advise Parent (or its outside counsel) of the progress of
negotiations concerning any Takeover Proposal, the material resolved and unresolved issues related
thereto and any other matters identified with reasonable specificity by Parent (or its outside
counsel) and the material details (including material amendments or proposed amendments as to price
and other material terms) of any such Takeover Proposal, request or inquiry and (B) promptly upon
receipt or delivery thereof, provide Parent (or its outside counsel) with copies of all documents
and material written or electronic communications relating to any such Takeover Proposal (including
the financing thereof), request or inquiry exchanged between the Company, its Subsidiaries or any
of their respective officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or
other advisors or representatives, on the one hand, and the person making a Takeover Proposal or
any of its Affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees, investment bankers,
attorneys, accountants or other advisors or representatives, on the other hand.
(d) Nothing contained in this Section 4.02 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit the
Company from (i) taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9
and Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) making any disclosure to its
stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, failure so to
disclose would be inconsistent with applicable Law; provided, however, that in no
event shall the Company or its Board of Directors or any committee thereof take, agree or resolve
to take any action prohibited by Section 4.02(b).
SECTION 4.03. Conduct by Parent. During the period from the date of this Agreement
to the Effective Time, except as consented to in writing by the Company prior to such action or as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement, Parent shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action that is reasonably likely to
result in (a) any representation and warranty of Parent or Sub set forth in this Agreement that is
qualified as to materiality becoming untrue (as so qualified) or (b) any such representation and
warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue in any material respect.
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ARTICLE V
Additional Agreements
SECTION 5.01. Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting. (a) As
promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare
and, no later than the tenth calendar day (or, if such calendar day is not a business day, on the
first business day subsequent to such calendar day) immediately following the date of this
Agreement, file with the SEC the preliminary Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) if the Company does not receive comments from the SEC with
respect to the preliminary Proxy Statement and is not notified by the SEC that it will receive
comments, absent any Legal Restraint that has the effect of preventing such action, the Company
shall file with the SEC the definitive Proxy Statement, and shall cause the mailing of the
definitive Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company, on or prior to the second business
day after the tenth calendar day immediately following the date of filing of the preliminary Proxy
Statement with the SEC, and (y) if the Company does receive comments from the SEC with respect to
the preliminary Proxy Statement, absent any Legal Restraint that has the effect of preventing such
action, the Company shall file with the SEC the definitive Proxy Statement, and shall cause the
mailing of the definitive Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company, on or prior to the
second business day immediately following clearance by the SEC with respect to such comments. Each
of the Company and Parent shall furnish all information concerning such person to the other as may
be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Proxy
Statement. The Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC
or its staff or any request from the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy
Statement and shall provide Parent with copies of all correspondence between it and its
representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, on the other hand. Each of the Company and Parent
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of
the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing or
mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments
of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall provide Parent an opportunity to review and
comment on such document or response, (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments
reasonably proposed by Parent and (iii) if the Board of Directors of the Company shall not have
made an Adverse Recommendation Change, shall not file or mail such document, or respond to the SEC,
prior to receiving the approval of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. If, at any time prior to the Stockholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent
or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company or
Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the
Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they are
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made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the
other parties hereto, and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall
be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the
stockholders of the Company. If the Company receives a Takeover Proposal or if an Intervening
Event occurs, the ten calendar day periods referenced in this Section 5.01(a) and the two business
day period referenced in clause (y) of the second sentence of this Section 5.01(a) will be extended
by three calendar days.
(b) The Company agrees that the Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that none of the information included or
incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement will, at the date the Proxy Statement is filed
with the SEC or mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Stockholders
Meeting, or at the time of any amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading, except that no covenant is made by the Company with respect to statements made in the
Proxy Statement based on information supplied in writing by or on behalf of Parent or Sub
specifically for inclusion or incorporation for reference therein. Parent agrees that none of such
information will, at the date the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC or mailed to the
stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Stockholders Meeting, or at the time of any
amendment or supplement thereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
(c) As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall, in
compliance with applicable Law, the Company Certificate, the Company By-Laws and the rules of The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, establish a record date (which will be as promptly as reasonably
practicable following the date of this Agreement) for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold
a meeting of its stockholders, which meeting the Company shall, absent any Legal Restraint that has
the effect of preventing such action, cause to occur on the 30th calendar day (or, if such calendar
day is not a business day, on the first business day subsequent to such calendar day) immediately
following the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement (the “Stockholders Meeting”), for the
purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval, regardless of whether the Board of Directors of the
Company determines at any time that this Agreement is no longer advisable or recommends that the
stockholders of the Company reject it or any other Adverse Recommendation Change has occurred at
any time; provided, however, that (i) if the Company is unable to obtain a quorum
of its stockholders at such time, the Company may extend the date of the Stockholders Meeting to
the extent (and only to the extent) necessary in order to obtain a quorum of its stockholders and
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such a quorum as promptly as
practicable, (ii) the Company may adjourn or postpone the Stockholders Meeting to the
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extent (and only to the extent) the Company reasonably determines that such adjournment or
postponement is required by applicable Law to comply with comments made by the SEC with respect to
the Proxy Statement and (iii) if the Company receives a new Takeover Proposal, the price or
material terms of a previously received Takeover Proposal are modified or amended or an Intervening
Event occurs, in any such case during the five calendar day period immediately prior to the day of
the Stockholders Meeting, the Company may delay the Stockholders Meeting until the date that is the
fifth business day after the date on which the Stockholders Meeting would otherwise have been held;
provided, however, that the Company may delay the Stockholders Meeting pursuant to this clause
(iii) no more than once. The notice of such Stockholders Meeting shall state that a resolution to
adopt this Agreement will be considered at the Stockholders Meeting. Subject to Section 4.02(b),
(x) the Board of Directors of the Company shall recommend to holders of Company Common Stock that
they adopt this Agreement and shall include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement and (y) the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to solicit the Stockholder Approval. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company agrees that its obligations pursuant to this
Section 5.01(c) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or
communication to the Company or any other person of any Takeover Proposal. The Company shall
provide updates to Parent with respect to the proxy solicitation for the Stockholders Meeting
(including interim results) as reasonably requested by Parent.
SECTION 5.02. Access to Information; Confidentiality. (a) Subject to compliance with
applicable Laws, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, afford to Parent
and to Parent’s officers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and
other representatives and advisors full access upon reasonable advance notice and during normal
business hours during the period prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement
to all their respective properties, assets, books, records, Contracts, Permits, documents,
information, directors, officers and employees, and during such period the Company shall, and shall
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, make available to Parent any information concerning its business
as Parent may reasonably request (including the work papers of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, subject
to the customary requirements of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP). Following the date of this Agreement
and prior to the Effective Time, Parent may (but shall not be required to), following reasonable
notice to the Company, contact and interview any Company Personnel and review the personnel records
and such other information concerning the Company Personnel as Parent may reasonably request. No
investigation by Parent or any of its officers, directors, employees, investment bankers,
attorneys, accountants or other advisors or representatives and no other receipt of information by
Parent or any of its officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or
other advisors or representatives shall operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation,
warranty, covenant, agreement or other provision of this Agreement, or the obligations of the
parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
under the Agreement. Except as required by
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any applicable Law or Judgment, Parent will hold, and will direct its officers, employees,
investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors and representatives to hold, any and
all information received from the Company confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality
Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, as
and to the extent reasonably requested by Parent, provide Parent, to the extent applicable, with
(i) a materially complete and correct list of all licenses issued by the Federal Communications
Commission (the “FCC”) and held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “FCC
Licenses”), (ii) materially complete and correct copies of each FCC License, (iii) if
available, the address and physical location of the device(s) covered by each FCC License, (iv) if
available, a written description of the purpose of the device(s) covered by each FCC License, (v)
materially complete and correct copies of any Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture issued
by the FCC against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (vi) all reasonably available
information in the possession of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries necessary for Parent to
make an independent determination that the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with FCC
rules regarding changes of ownership control of the FCC Licenses (including descriptions of any
transactions that effected a change of ownership or control of the FCC Licenses (including any
intracompany reorganizations) and corporate organizational charts depicting the ownership structure
of the holder of the FCC Licenses before and after any such change of ownership or control).
(c) Subject to applicable law, the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate to ensure an orderly transition and integration process in
connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in order to
minimize the disruption to, and preserve the value of, the business of the Surviving Corporation
and its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.03. Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Consultation and Notice. (a) Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions that are
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including transactions under the Stockholders
Agreement), including using its commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish the following: (i)
the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI, (ii) the obtaining of all
necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from, and
the giving of any necessary notices to, Governmental Entities and other persons and the making of
all necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including filings under the HSR Act and
other registrations, declarations and filings with, or notices to, Governmental Entities, if any),
(iii) the taking of all reasonable steps to provide any supplemental information requested by a
Governmental Entity, including participating in meetings with
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officials of such entity in the course of its review of this Agreement, the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iv) the taking of all reasonable steps as may
be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by any Governmental
Entity or third party and (v) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from
any third party, provided, that this clause (v) shall not limit the rights of the Company
or its Board of Directors under Section 4.02(b). In connection with and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each of the Company and its Board of Directors shall, if any state
takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to this Agreement or any
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including transactions
under the Stockholders Agreement, take all actions necessary to ensure that the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on
the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or
regulation on this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Parent or Sub be obligated to, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries shall not without the prior written consent of Parent, agree or proffer to divest or
hold separate, or enter into any licensing, business restriction or similar arrangement with
respect to, any assets (whether tangible or intangible) or any portion of any business of Parent,
the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Parent or any of its Subsidiaries be
obligated to litigate or participate in the litigation of any suit, claim, action or proceeding,
whether judicial or administrative, brought by any Governmental Entity (A) challenging or seeking
to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including transactions under the Stockholders Agreement, or seeking to obtain from
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries any damages in relation therewith; (B) seeking to prohibit or
limit in any respect, or place any conditions on, the ownership or operation by the Company, Parent
or any of their respective Affiliates of all or any portion of the business or assets or any
product of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries or to require any such
person to dispose of, license (whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive license) or hold
separate all or any portion of the business or assets or any product of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries, in each case as a result of or in connection with the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (C) seeking to directly or
indirectly impose limitations on the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates to acquire or hold,
or exercise full rights of ownership of, any shares of Company Common Stock or any shares of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, including the right to vote
Company Common Stock or the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of Parent’s
Subsidiaries on all matters properly presented to the stockholders of the Company, the Surviving
Corporation or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, respectively; or (D) seeking to (1) directly or
indirectly prohibit Parent or any of its Affiliates from effectively controlling in any respect any
of the business or operations of the Company or its or Parent’s Subsidiaries or (2) directly or
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indirectly prevent the Company or its or Parent’s Subsidiaries from operating any of their
business in substantially the same manner as operated by the Company and its or Parent’s
Subsidiaries immediately prior to the date of this Agreement. The Company and Parent shall provide
such assistance, information and cooperation to each other as is reasonably required to obtain any
such actions, nonactions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations and, in
connection therewith, shall notify the other person promptly following the receipt of any comments
from any Governmental Entity and of any request by any Governmental Entity for amendments,
supplements or additional information in respect of any registration, declaration or filing with,
or notice to, such Governmental Entity and shall supply the other person with copies of all
correspondence between such person or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and any
Governmental Entity, on the other hand.
(b) (i) In connection with the continuing operation of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, subject to applicable Law,
the Company shall consult in good faith on a reasonably regular basis with Parent to report
material, individually or in the aggregate, operational developments, material changes in the
status of relationships with customers and resellers, material changes in the status of ongoing
operations and other matters reasonably requested by Parent pursuant to procedures reasonably
requested by Parent; provided, however, that no such consultation shall operate as
a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other provision
in this Agreement, or the obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
(ii) Except as prohibited by applicable Law, the Company shall promptly notify
Parent in writing of:
(A) the occurrence of any matter or event that (1) is, or that is
reasonably likely to be, material (individually or in the aggregate) to the
business, assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (2) has
resulted, or is reasonably likely to result, in (I) any representation and
warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement that is qualified as to
materiality becoming untrue, (II) any such representation and warranty that is
not so qualified becoming untrue in any material respect or (III) any condition
to the transactions contemplated hereby and set forth in Section 6.02 not being
satisfied;
(B) the failure of the Company to perform in any material respect any
obligation to be performed by it under this Agreement;
(C) any notice or other communication from any person (other than a
Governmental Entity) alleging that notice to or consent of such
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person is required in connection with the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(D) any notice or other communication from any customer, distributor or
reseller to the effect that such customer, distributor or reseller is
terminating or otherwise materially adversely modifying its relationship with
Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(E) any material notice or other material communication from any
Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and a copy of any such notice or communication
shall be furnished to Parent, together with the Company’s written notice;
(F) any filing or notice made by the Company with any Governmental Entity
in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and a copy of any such filing or notice shall be furnished to Parent
together with the Company’s written notice; and
(G) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating to or
involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that,
if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been
disclosed pursuant to Section 3.01(h) or that relate to the consummation of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that no such notification shall operate as a waiver or otherwise
affect any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or other provision in this Agreement, or
the obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
(iii) Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company of (A) any representation or
warranty made by Parent or Sub contained in this Agreement becoming untrue or
inaccurate such that the condition set forth in Section 6.03(a) could not be satisfied
or (B) the failure of Parent or Sub to perform in any material respect any obligation
to be performed by such party under this Agreement such that the condition set forth in
Section 6.03(b) could not be satisfied; provided, however, that no such
notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or
obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the
obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
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(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall give Parent the
opportunity to participate in the defense, at its own cost, of any litigation against the Company
and/or its directors relating to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including transactions under the Stockholders Agreement, and will obtain the prior
written consent of Parent prior to settling or satisfying any such claim, it being understood and
agreed that this Section 5.03(c) shall not give Parent the right to direct such defense.
(d) Immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto, Parent, as the sole stockholder of Sub, will adopt this Agreement.
SECTION 5.04. Equity Awards. (a) As soon as practicable following the date of this
Agreement, the Board of Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee administering
the Company Stock Plans) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions (including
obtaining any required consents) as may be required to effect the following:
(i) at the Effective Time, each Cash-Out Option shall be cancelled and the holder
thereof shall be entitled to receive in consideration for such cancellation an amount of
cash equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that are
subject to such Cash-Out Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of Company
Common Stock subject to such Stock Option, which amount shall be payable to such holder at
or as soon as practicable following the Effective Time;
(ii) at the Effective Time, each Rollover Option shall be converted into an option to
acquire, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the
Rollover Option (other than as set forth in this Section 5.04(a)(ii) or any applicable
Offer Letter), the number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest
whole share) determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock
subject to such Rollover Option by the Exchange Ratio (as defined below), at an exercise
price per share of Parent Common Stock equal to (A) the per share exercise price for the
shares of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Rollover Option
divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio (each, as so adjusted, an “Adjusted Option”);
provided that such exercise price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. The
adjustments provided in this Section 5.04(a)(ii) with respect to any Stock Options,
whether or not they are “incentive stock options” as defined in Section 422 of the Code,
are intended to be effected in a manner which is consistent with Section 424(a) of the
Code. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to
the holders of Adjusted Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders’ rights
pursuant
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to the Company Stock Plans and Stock Option Agreements evidencing the grants of such
Adjusted Options and that such Adjusted Options and related agreements shall be assumed by
Parent and shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions (other than as
specifically set forth in any applicable Offer Letter or with respect to exercisability
prior to vesting and subject to the adjustments required by this Section 5.04 after giving
effect to the Merger);
(iii) Parent shall pay to each RSU Holder promptly, and in no event later than twenty
business days, after each applicable Lapse Date, the RSU Applicable Amount; provided that
if such RSU Holder’s employment with Parent terminates for any reason on or before any
such Lapse Date, Parent shall have no obligation to pay, and such RSU Holder shall have no
right to receive, such RSU Applicable Amount or the RSU Applicable Amount attributable to
any subsequent Lapse Date (other than with respect to RSUs that vest pursuant to the
Company Stock Plans or any other terms of such RSUs as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time or due to any provisions for acceleration of vesting in any applicable
Offer Letter or any other offer letter that Parent enters into with such RSU Holder);
(iv) each provision in each Benefit Plan and Benefit Agreement providing for the
issuance, transfer or grant of any shares of Company Common Stock or any Stock Options,
RSUs or any other interests in respect of any capital stock (including any phantom stock
or stock appreciation rights) of the Company shall be deleted prior to the Effective Time,
and the Company shall ensure prior to the Effective Time that, following the Effective
Time, there shall be no rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock, Stock Options,
RSUs or any other interests in respect of any capital stock (including any phantom stock
or stock appreciation rights) of the Company or the Surviving Corporation;
(v) any shares of Company Common Stock that remain available for issuance pursuant to
any Company Stock Plan as of the Effective Time (the “Residual Shares”) shall be
converted at the Effective Time into the number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to
the product of the number of such Residual Shares and the Exchange Ratio (such shares of
Parent Common Stock, the “Assumed Shares”); and
(vi) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified
below:
“Cash-Out Option” means any Stock Option (whether vested or unvested) that (x)
is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that was granted under the 2003 Plan
or the 1993 Plan or (y) is designated as a Stock Option that will terminate as of the
Effective Time pursuant to the terms of any agreement between Parent or the Company on one
hand, and the holder of such Stock Option, on the other hand.
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“Exchange Ratio” means a fraction, the numerator of which is the Merger
Consideration applicable to a share of Company Common Stock and the denominator of which is
the average closing price per share of Parent Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions Tape on the 20 trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.
“Lapse Date” means, with respect to an RSU Holder, any date after the Closing
Date on which any RSU held by such RSU Holder at the Effective Time would have vested
pursuant to the Company Stock Plans or any other terms of such RSU as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
“Parent Common Stock” means common stock of Parent, par value $0.20 per share.
“RSU Applicable Amount” means, with respect to any Lapse Date, an amount in
cash equal to the product of (x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the number of RSUs held
by the applicable RSU Holder at the Effective Time that, on such Lapse Date, would have
vested pursuant to the Company Stock Plans or any other terms of such RSUs as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“RSU Holder” means any person who, at the Effective Time, is a holder of RSUs.
“Rollover Option” means any Stock Option that is not a Cash-Out Option.
(b) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of the
Company (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the ESPP) shall adopt such resolutions or
take such other actions as may be required so that (i) participation in the ESPP shall be limited
to those employees who are participants on the date of this Agreement, (ii) except to the extent
necessary to maintain the status of the ESPP as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the
meaning of Section 423 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, participants may not
increase their payroll deduction elections or rate of contributions from those in effect on the
date of this Agreement, (iii) no contribution period shall be commenced after the date of this
Agreement, (iv) the ESPP shall terminate, effective upon the earlier of the first purchase date
following the date of this Agreement and the last business day before the Effective Time, but
subsequent to the exercise of purchase rights on such purchase date (in accordance with the terms
of the ESPP) or termination of such purchase rights on such last business day (as provided for in
the following clause (v)), as applicable, and (v) if the ESPP remains in effect on the last
business day before the Effective Time, each purchase right under the ESPP outstanding on such day
shall be terminated in exchange for a cash payment equal to the excess of (A) the Merger
Consideration over (B) 85% of the lesser of (1) the fair market value of a share of Company
Common Stock on the first business day of the applicable contribution period and (2) the fair
market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the last business day of the applicable
contribution period;
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provided that the number of purchase rights with respect to which clause (v) shall be
applicable shall be subject to the limitations under the ESPP regarding the maximum number and
value of shares purchasable per participant with respect to any contribution period.
(c) All amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall be subject to any required
withholding of taxes and shall be paid without interest.
(d) The Company shall take all reasonable steps as may be required to cause the transactions
contemplated by this Section 5.04 and any other dispositions of Company equity securities
(including derivative securities) in connection with this Agreement by each individual who is a
director or officer of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act to be exempt under
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
(e) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without the need of any further
corporate action, Parent shall assume the Company Stock Plans (other than the ESPP), with the
result that (i) all obligations of the Company under such Company Stock Plans, including with
respect to Rollover Options outstanding at the Effective Time, shall be obligations of Parent
following the Effective Time and (ii) Parent may issue the Assumed Shares after the Effective Time
pursuant to the exercise of options or other equity awards granted under such Company Stock Plans
or any other plan of Parent or any its Affiliates. Parent may assume the Adjusted Options under an
existing equity incentive plan.
SECTION 5.05. Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance. (a) Parent and Sub agree
that all rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for
acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current
or former directors or officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries as provided in their respective
certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) and any
indemnification or other agreements of the Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement and
set forth in Section 5.05 of the Company Letter shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in
the Merger, without further action, at the Effective Time, and shall survive the Merger and shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, and Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to comply with and honor the foregoing obligations without termination or
modification thereof.
(b) In the event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other person and is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or
substantially all its properties and assets to any person, or if Parent dissolves the Surviving
Corporation then, and in each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision to be made so that the
successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.05 and Parent shall cause
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such successors and assigns to comply with and honor the foregoing obligations without
termination or modification thereof.
(c) Parent shall obtain, or cause to be obtained, as of the Effective Time a “tail” insurance
policy with a claims period of six years from the Effective Time with respect to directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance covering each person currently covered by the Company’s directors’
and officers’ liability insurance policy for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective
Time on terms that are no less favorable than those of such policy of the Company in effect on the
date of this Agreement, which insurance shall, prior to the Closing, be in effect and prepaid for
such six-year period; provided that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation
be required to pay, with respect to the entire six-year period following the Effective Time,
premiums for insurance under this Section 5.05(c) which in the aggregate exceed 300% of the
aggregate premiums paid by the Company for the period from September 30, 2009 to, and including,
September 30, 2010, for such purpose (which premiums for such period are hereby represented and
warranted by the Company to be $251,350); provided that Parent shall nevertheless be
obligated to provide such coverage, with respect to the entire six-year period following the
Effective Time, as may be obtained for such 300% amount. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in
this Section 5.05(c) shall require Parent to make expenditures exceeding $754,050 in the aggregate.
If requested by Parent, the Company shall issue a broker of record letter naming the insurance
broker selected by Parent to effect such runoff coverage, and the Company shall provide all
cooperation and information reasonably requested by Parent and the selected insurance broker with
respect to the procurement of such runoff coverage.
(d) The provisions of this Section 5.05 (i) are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be
enforceable by, each indemnified party, his or her heirs and his or her representatives and (ii)
are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or
contribution that any such person may have by contract or otherwise. The obligations of Parent and
the Surviving Corporation under this Section 5.05 shall not be terminated or modified in such a
manner as to adversely affect the rights of any indemnified party to whom this Section 5.05 applies
without the prior written consent of such affected indemnified party.
SECTION 5.06. Fees and Expenses. (a) Except as expressly set forth in this Section
5.06, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such fees
or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(b) In the event that (i) a Takeover Proposal has been made to the Company or its stockholders
or any person has announced an intention (whether or not conditional and whether or not withdrawn)
to make a Takeover Proposal or a Takeover Proposal otherwise becomes known to the Company or
generally known to the
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stockholders of the Company and thereafter (A) this Agreement is terminated by either Parent
or the Company pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i) or Section 7.01(b)(iii) and (B) prior to the date
that is 12 months after such termination, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries enters into any
Acquisition Agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal or any Takeover Proposal is consummated
(solely for purposes of this Section 5.06(b)(i)(B), the term “Takeover Proposal” shall have
the meaning set forth in the definition of Takeover Proposal contained in Section 4.02(a) except
that all references to 10% shall be deemed references to 35%) or (ii) this Agreement is terminated
by Parent pursuant to Section 7.01(c), then the Company shall pay Parent a fee equal to $14,250,000
(the “Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of same-day funds (A) in the case of a termination
by Parent pursuant to Section 7.01(c), within two business days after such termination and (B) in
the case of a payment as a result of any event referred to in Section 5.06(b)(i)(B), no later than
the first to occur of such events, in each case to an account designated by Parent.
(c) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 5.06 are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these
agreements, Parent would not have entered into this Agreement. Accordingly, if the Company fails
promptly to pay the amounts due pursuant to this Section 5.06 and, in order to obtain such payment,
Parent commences a suit that results in a judgment against the Company for the amounts set forth in
this Section 5.06, the Company shall pay to Parent its reasonable costs and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit and any appeal relating thereto,
together with interest on the amounts set forth in this Section 5.06 at the prime rate of Citibank,
N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
SECTION 5.07. Public Announcements. The parties agree that the initial press release
to be issued with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
transactions under the Stockholders Agreement, shall be in the form heretofore agreed to by the
parties. Parent and Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall, to the extent
at all reasonably practicable, consult with each other before making, and give each other a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements
with respect to this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to
such reasonably practicable consultation, except as may be required by applicable Law, court
process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange
or national securities quotation system.
SECTION 5.08. Resignation of Directors. At the Closing, if requested by the Parent,
the Company shall deliver to Parent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent of the resignation
of any or all the directors of the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company, effective at the
Effective Time.
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SECTION 5.09. Sub Compliance. Parent shall cause Sub to comply with all of Sub’s
obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
Conditions Precedent
SECTION 6.01. Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger. The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver
on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. The Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) Antitrust. Any waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the
Merger under the HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired. Any other approval or
waiting period under any other applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar Law
shall have been obtained or terminated or shall have expired.
(c) No Injunctions or Legal Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary
or permanent injunction or other Judgment issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other
legal restraint or prohibition (collectively, “Legal Restraints”) that has the effect of
preventing the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect.
SECTION 6.02. Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Sub. The obligations of Parent
and Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained herein that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and
correct (as so qualified), and the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein
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 as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made as of the
Closing Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak
as of a specified date will be determined as of such date. Parent shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and chief financial
officer of the Company to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company 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 Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the
Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such
effect.
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(c) No Litigation. There shall not be pending any claim, suit, action or proceeding
brought or threatened by any Governmental Entity (i) challenging or seeking to restrain or prohibit
the consummation of the Merger or challenging this Agreement, or seeking to obtain from Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries any damages that are material, individually or in the aggregate, in
relation to the value of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) seeking to
prohibit or limit in any respect, or place any conditions on, the ownership or operation by the
Company, Parent or all or any of their respective Affiliates of all or any portion of the business
or assets or any product of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries or to
require any such person to dispose of, license (whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive
license) or hold separate all or any portion of the business or assets or any product of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries, in each case as a result of or in
connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking
to impose limitations on the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates to acquire or hold, or
exercise full rights of ownership of, any shares of Company Common Stock or any shares of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, including the right to vote
Company Common Stock or the shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of Parent’s
Subsidiaries on all matters properly presented to the stockholders of the Company or the Surviving
Corporation or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries, respectively, or (iv) seeking to (A) prohibit Parent
or any of its Affiliates from effectively controlling in any respect any of the business or
operations of the Company or its or Parent’s Subsidiaries or (B) prevent the Company or its or
Parent’s Subsidiaries from operating any of their respective businesses in substantially the same
manner as operated by the Company and its or Parent’s Subsidiaries prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(d) Legal Restraint. No Legal Restraint that could reasonably be expected to result,
directly or indirectly, in any of the effects referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section
6.02(c) shall be in effect.
(e) Consents. Parent shall have received evidence, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to it, that Parent or the Company shall have obtained (i) all material (individually
or in the aggregate) consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of all
Governmental Entities legally required to effect the Merger and (ii) all consents, licenses
(whether exclusive or nonexclusive), approvals and waivers set forth on Section 6.02(e) of the
Company Letter.
(f) No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not
have occurred a Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf
of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to
such effect.
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SECTION 6.03. Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the Company
to effect the Merger is further subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing
Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and
Sub contained herein that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct (as so
qualified), and the representations and warranties of Parent and Sub contained herein 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 as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though made as of the Closing
Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of a
specified date will be determined as of such date. The Company shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of Parent by an authorized signatory of Parent to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Sub. Parent and Sub shall have performed
in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement at
or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of
Parent by an authorized signatory of Parent to such effect.
SECTION 6.04. Frustration of Closing Conditions. None of the Company, Parent or Sub
may rely on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03, as the case may
be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to use commercially
reasonable efforts to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, as required by and subject to Section 5.03, or by such party’s breach of any other
provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
Termination, Amendment and Waiver
SECTION 7.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger
contemplated hereby may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or
after the Stockholder Approval has been obtained, upon written notice (other than in the case of
Section 7.01(a) below) from the terminating party to the non-terminating party specifying the
subsection of this Section 7.01 pursuant to which such termination is effected:
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent, Sub and the Company;
(b) by either Parent or the Company, if:
(i) the Merger shall not have been consummated by the date that is six months from
date of this Agreement (the “Termination Date”) for any reason; provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
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Section 7.01(b)(i) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has
been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before
such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement;
(ii) any Legal Restraint having the effect set forth in Section 6.01(c) shall be in
effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(iii) the Stockholders Meeting shall have been held and the Stockholder Approval
shall not have been obtained thereat or at any adjournment or postponement thereof;
(c) by Parent, in the event the Company has delivered an Adverse Recommendation Change Notice
or an Adverse Recommendation Change has occurred;
(d) by Parent, if (i) the Company shall have breached any of its representations or warranties
or failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which
breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section
6.02(a) or 6.02(b) and (B) is incapable of being cured by the Company by the date that is 30
business days after such breach or failure or, if capable of being cured by the Company by such
date, the Company does not commence to cure such breach or failure within 10 business days after
its receipt of written notice thereof from Parent and diligently pursue such cure thereafter, or
(ii) if any Legal Restraint having any of the effects referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of
Section 6.02(c) shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(e) by the Company, if Parent shall have breached any of its representations or warranties or
failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, which
breach or failure to perform (i) would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section
6.03(a) or 6.03(b) and (ii) is incapable of being cured by Parent or Sub by the date that is 30
business days after such breach or failure or, if capable of being cured by Parent or Sub by such
date, Parent or Sub, as the case may be, does not commence to cure such breach or failure within 10
business days after its receipt of written notice thereof from the Company and diligently pursue
such cure thereafter.
SECTION 7.02. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by
either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become
void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Sub or the
Company, other than the provisions of Section 3.01(v), the last sentence of Section 5.02(a),
Section 5.06, this Section 7.02 and Article VIII and except for any material, intentional breach by
a party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement (which material breach and liability
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therefor shall not be affected by termination of this Agreement or any payment of the
Termination Fee pursuant to Section 5.06(b)).
SECTION 7.03. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any
time, whether before or after the Stockholder Approval has been obtained; provided,
however, that after the Stockholder Approval has been obtained, there shall be made no
amendment that by Law requires further approval by stockholders of the Company without the further
approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in
writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
SECTION 7.04. Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties
may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other
parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in
any document delivered pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions contained herein; provided, however, that after the Stockholder Approval
has been obtained, there shall be made no waiver that by Law requires further approval by
stockholders of the Company without the further approval of such stockholders. Any agreement on
the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party which specifically sets forth the terms of
such extension or waiver. The failure or delay by any party to this Agreement to assert any of its
rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights nor shall any
single or partial exercise by any party to this Agreement of any of its rights under this Agreement
preclude any other or further exercise of such rights or any other rights under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
General Provisions
SECTION 8.01. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. None of the
representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 8.01 shall not limit any covenant or
agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.
SECTION 8.02. Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted to
be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or sent,
postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or reputable overnight courier service
and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand or sent by facsimile, or if mailed, three days
after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service), as
follows (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by notice given in accordance
with this Section 8.02):
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if to Parent or Sub, to:
International Business Machines Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
International Business Machines Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President, Corporate Development
Vice President, Corporate Development
with a copy to:
International Business Machines Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
International Business Machines Corporation
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Associate General Counsel
Associate General Counsel
and with a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP
Worldwide Plaza
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Worldwide Plaza
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
if to the Company, to:
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
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SECTION 8.03. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first person;
(b) as it relates to the Company, “knowledge” means, with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of any officer or employee of the Company
identified in Section 8.03(b) of the Company Letter;
(c) “Material Adverse Effect” means any state of facts, change, development, event,
effect, condition, occurrence, action or omission that, individually or in the aggregate, is
reasonably likely to (i) result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
(ii) prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) result in a material impairment
on the ability of Parent and its Subsidiaries to continue operating the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries after the Closing in substantially the same manner as it was operated immediately
prior to the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that none of the following
shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be, a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company: (a) general, legal, market, economic or political conditions affecting the industry
in which the Company operates, provided that such conditions do not disproportionately affect the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in relation to other companies in the industry in
which the Company operates, (b) changes affecting general worldwide economic or capital market
conditions (including changes in interest or exchange rates), provided that such changes do not
disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in relation to other
companies in the industry in which the Company operates; (c) the pendency or announcement of this
Agreement or the anticipated consummation of the Merger, including, without limitation, any
reaction of any customer, employee, supplier, reseller, partner or other constituency to the
identity of Parent or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;(d) any suit, claim,
action or proceeding that does not have a reasonable likelihood of success on the merits, whether
commenced or threatened, which asserts allegations of a breach of fiduciary duty relating to this
Agreement, violations of securities Laws in connection with the Proxy Statement or otherwise in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (e) any decrease in the
market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (it being understood that the underlying
cause or causes of any such decrease may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself or themselves, a
Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether
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there has occurred a Material Adverse Effect); (f) the Company’s failure to meet any internal
or published projections, forecasts or other predictions or published industry analyst expectations
of financial performance (it being understood that the underlying cause or causes of any such
failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself and themselves, a Material Adverse Effect and
may be taken into consideration when determining whether there has occurred a Material Adverse
Effect); (g) any change in GAAP or applicable Laws which occurs or becomes effective after the date
of this Agreement; (h) actions or omissions of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries taken with
the prior written consent of Parent; and (i) any natural disaster, any act or threat of terrorism
or war anywhere in the world, any armed hostilities or terrorist activities anywhere in the world,
any threat or escalation of armed hostilities or terrorist activities anywhere in the world to the
extent they do not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in
relation to other companies in the industry in which the Company operates.
(d) “person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, trust, business association, Governmental Entity or other entity; and
(e) a “Subsidiary” of any person means any other person (i) more than 50% of whose
outstanding shares or securities representing the right to vote for the election of directors or
other managing authority of such other person are, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly
or indirectly, by such first person, but such other person shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary only
so long as such ownership or control exists, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or
securities with such right to vote, as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture or
unincorporated association, but more than 50% of whose ownership interest representing the right to
make the decisions for such other person is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such first person, but such other person shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary only so
long as such ownership or control exists.
SECTION 8.04. Exhibits; Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement or
in any Exhibit hereto and in the table of contents to this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any capitalized terms
used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this
Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Subsection or
Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section or Article of, or an Exhibit to, this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated. For all purposes hereof, the terms “include”, “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation”. The words “hereof”,
“hereto”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means
the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase does not mean simply
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“if”. Except as otherwise provided, any information “made available” to Parent by the Company
or its Subsidiaries shall include only that information contained in such documents stored on the
hard disk reflecting the contents of that certain virtual data room maintained by the Company
through Xxxxx & Co., Inc. and that Parent’s representatives have been granted access to as of 6:00
p.m., New York City time, on August 12, 2010, a copy of which shall be provided to Parent as
promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement. The definitions contained in this
Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. Any agreement
or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to
herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.
References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
SECTION 8.05. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts (including by facsimile), all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement
and shall become effective when one or more such counterparts have been signed by each of the
parties and delivered to the other parties.
SECTION 8.06. Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (a)
together with the Exhibits hereto and the Company Letter, constitutes the entire agreement, and
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, and (b)
except for the provisions of Section 5.05, is not intended to confer upon any person other than the
parties hereto (and their respective successors and assigns) any rights (legal, equitable or
otherwise) or remedies, whether as third party beneficiaries or otherwise.
SECTION 8.07. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of Laws thereof.
SECTION 8.08. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by
any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Sub may
assign, in its sole discretion, any of or all its rights, interests and obligations under this
Agreement to Parent or to any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, but no such
assignment shall relieve Sub of any of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 8.09. Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process; Venue. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court
of Chancery (and if the Delaware Court of Chancery shall be unavailable, any Delaware State court
and the Federal court of the United States of
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America sitting in the State of Delaware) for the purposes of any suit, action or other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by
this Agreement (and agrees that no such action, suit or proceeding relating to this Agreement shall
be brought by it or any of its Subsidiaries except in such courts). Each of the parties further
agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, service of any process, summons,
notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such person’s respective address set forth above
shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in the State of Delaware
with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the
immediately preceding sentence. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives
(and agrees not to plead or claim), any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in the Delaware Court of Chancery (and if the Delaware Court of
Chancery shall be unavailable, in any Delaware State court or the Federal court of the United
States of America sitting in the State of Delaware) or that any such action, suit or proceeding
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 8.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY
ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND
THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.10.
SECTION 8.11. Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in
the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall
be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Delaware Court of Chancery (and if
the Delaware Court of Chancery shall be unavailable, in any Delaware State court or the Federal
court of the United States of America sitting in the State of Delaware), this being in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that
it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief
on the basis that (x) any party has an adequate remedy at law or (y) an award of specific
performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or equity.
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SECTION 8.12. Consents and Approvals. For any matter under this Agreement requiring
the consent or approval of any party to be valid and binding on the parties hereto, such consent or
approval must be in writing and executed and delivered to the other parties by a person duly
authorized by such party to do so.
SECTION 8.13. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of
any such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision hereof and the
invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such
provision in any other jurisdiction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be signed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, |
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by | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Vice President, Corporate Development | |||
AMAROO ACQUISITION CORP., |
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by | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: | President | |||
UNICA CORPORATION, |
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by | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman |
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SURVIVING CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is Unica
Corporation.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx. The name of the registered agent at such address
is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority
to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock having the par value of $0.01 per share.
ARTICLE V
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws of the Corporation so require, the election of
directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.
ARTICLE VIII
To the fullest extent from time to time permitted by law, no director of the Corporation shall
be personally liable to any extent to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of his fiduciary duty as a director.
ARTICLE IX
Each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation,
and each such person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including the
heirs, executor, administrators or estate of such person), shall be indemnified by the Corporation
to the fullest extent permitted from time to time by applicable law. Any repeal or modification of
this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right to indemnification of any person existing at
the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any matter occurring prior to such repeal
or modification.
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