Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION
COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
June 26, 2011
among
METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.,
CAB MERGER SUB, INC.
and
CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 THE MERGER
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Section 1.01.
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The Merger
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Section 1.02.
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Conversion of Shares
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Section 1.03.
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Surrender and Payment
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Section 1.04.
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Dissenting Shares
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Section 1.05.
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Stock Options
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Section 1.06.
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Adjustments; Fractional Shares
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Section 1.07.
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Withholding Rights
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Section 1.08.
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Lost Certificates
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ARTICLE 2 THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
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Section 2.01.
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Articles of Incorporation
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Section 2.02.
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Bylaws
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Section 2.03.
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Directors and Officers
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ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Section 3.01.
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Corporate Existence and Power
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Section 3.02.
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Corporate Authorization
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Section 3.03.
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Governmental Authorization
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Section 3.04.
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Non-contravention
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Section 3.05.
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Capitalization
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Section 3.06.
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Subsidiaries
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Section 3.07.
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SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
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Section 3.08.
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Financial Statements
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Section 3.09.
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Disclosure Documents
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Section 3.10.
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 3.11.
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No Undisclosed Material Liabilities; No Intercompany Loans
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Section 3.12.
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Litigation
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Section 3.13.
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General Compliance With Applicable Law; Other Governmental and
Healthcare Matters
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Section 3.14.
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Providers and Provider Contracts
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Section 3.15.
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Regulatory Filings and Reports; Accreditation
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Section 3.16.
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Material Contracts
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Section 3.17.
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Taxes
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Section 3.18.
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Employees and Employee Benefit Plans
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Section 3.19.
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Intellectual Property
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Section 3.20.
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Properties
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Section 3.21.
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Environmental Matters
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Section 3.22.
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Anti-takeover Statutes; Standstill Waivers
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Section 3.23.
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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Section 3.24.
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Finders’ Fees
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Section 3.25.
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No Other Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
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Section 4.01.
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Corporate Existence and Power
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Section 4.02.
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Corporate Authorization
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Section 4.03.
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Governmental Authorization
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Section 4.04.
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Non-contravention
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Section 4.05.
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Capitalization
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Section 4.06.
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Disclosure Documents
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Section 4.07.
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SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
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Section 4.08.
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Financial Statements
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Section 4.09.
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Section 4.10.
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No Undisclosed Material Liabilities
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Section 4.11.
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Compliance with Applicable Law; Permits
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Section 4.12.
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Material Contracts
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Section 4.13.
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Taxes
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Section 4.14.
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Employees and Employee Benefit Plans
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Section 4.15.
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Intellectual Property
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Section 4.16.
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Financing
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Section 4.17.
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Finders’ Fees
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Section 4.18.
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Opinion of Financial Advisor
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Section 4.19.
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Litigation
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Section 4.20.
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Ownership of Company Common Stock
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Section 4.21.
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No Other Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
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Section 5.01.
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Conduct of the Company
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Section 5.02.
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No Solicitation; Other Offers
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Section 5.03.
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Access to Information; Confidentiality
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Section 5.04.
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Shareholder Litigation
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Section 5.05.
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Real Estate Matters
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Section 5.06.
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D&O Insurance
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Section 5.07.
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Rule 16b-3
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Section 5.08.
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Company Board of Directors
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Section 5.09.
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Evidence of Closing Cash and Adjustment Amount
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ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF PARENT
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Section 6.01.
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Conduct of Parent
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Section 6.02.
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Obligations of Merger Subsidiary
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Section 6.03.
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Director and Officer Liability
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ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY
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Section 7.01.
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Form S-4
and Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meetings
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Section 7.02.
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Reasonable Best Efforts; Antitrust Filings
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Section 7.03.
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Certain Filings
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Section 7.04.
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Public Announcements
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Section 7.05.
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Stock Exchange De-listing
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Section 7.06.
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Financing
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Section 7.07.
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Further Assurances
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Section 7.08.
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Notices of Certain Events
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Section 7.09.
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Anti-Takeover Statute
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ARTICLE 8 CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
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Section 8.01.
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Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party
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Section 8.02.
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary
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Section 8.03.
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Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE 9 TERMINATION
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Section 9.01.
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Termination
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Section 9.02.
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.01.
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Notices
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Section 10.02.
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Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties
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Section 10.03.
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Amendments and Waivers
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Section 10.04.
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Expenses; Termination Fee
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Section 10.05.
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Disclosure Schedule References
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Section 10.06.
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Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment
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Section 10.07.
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Governing Law
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Section 10.08.
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Jurisdiction
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Section 10.09.
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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Section 10.10.
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Counterparts; Effectiveness
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Section 10.11.
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Entire Agreement
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Section 10.12.
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Severability
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Section 10.13.
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Specific Performance
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Section 10.14.
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Prevailing Parties
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ARTICLE 11 DEFINITIONS
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Section 11.01.
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Definitions
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Section 11.02.
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Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions
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iii
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of June 26, 2011,
by and among METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC., a
Florida
corporation
(“Parent”), CAB MERGER SUB, INC., a
Florida corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger Subsidiary”), and CONTINUCARE
CORPORATION, a
Florida corporation (the
“Company”).
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, Merger Subsidiary shall merge with and
into the Company with the Company surviving the Merger, pursuant
to which each outstanding share of Company Common Stock shall be
canceled and converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration, except for shares of Company Common Stock to be
canceled pursuant to Section 1.02(b), except for
Dissenting Shares;
WHEREAS, the Company Board has authorized and adopted
this Agreement and resolved that this Agreement and the Merger,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in accordance with the relevant provisions of
Florida Law, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of
the Company;
WHEREAS, the Parent Board has authorized and adopted this
Agreement and resolved that this Agreement and the Merger, upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in accordance with the relevant provisions of
Florida Law, are advisable and in the best interests of Parent;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Subsidiary has
authorized and adopted this Agreement;
WHEREAS, as inducement and a condition to Parent’s
willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent and certain of
the Company’s shareholders have entered into a voting
agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Voting
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company’s
shareholders party thereto have agreed, among other things, to
vote the shares of Company Common Stock held by them, in favor
of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company Board, as of the date hereof, has
resolved to recommend that the holders of Company Common Stock
vote to approve the Merger and this Agreement upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
THE MERGER
Section 1.01. The
Merger.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary
shall be merged (the
“Merger”) with and into
the Company in accordance with
Florida Law, whereupon the
separate existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease, and the
Company shall be the surviving corporation (the
“Surviving Corporation”).
(b) Subject to the provisions of Article 8, the
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, P.A., 000 Xxxxxx
xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, as soon as
possible, but in any event no later than three Business Days
after the date the conditions set forth in Article 8
(other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied
at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the
extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing)
have been satisfied or, to the extent permissible, waived by the
party or parties entitled to the benefit of such conditions, or
at such other place, at such other time or on such other date as
Parent and the Company may mutually agree (the “Closing
Date”).
(c) Upon the Closing, the Company and Merger Subsidiary
shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing articles of
merger (the
“Articles of Merger”) with the
Secretary of State of the State of
Florida, in such form as is
required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant
provisions of
Florida Law. The Merger shall become effective at
such time (the
“Effective Time”) as the
Articles of Merger are duly filed with the Secretary of State of
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the State of
Florida (or at such later time as permitted by
Florida Law as Parent and the Company shall agree and shall be
specified in the Articles of Merger).
(d) The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this
Agreement and in the applicable provisions of Florida Law.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject
thereto, at the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall
possess all the properties, rights, powers, privileges and
franchises and be subject to all of the obligations,
liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of the Company and
Merger Subsidiary, all as provided under Florida Law.
Section 1.02. Conversion
of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger
Subsidiary or the holders of any shares of Company Common Stock
or any shares of capital stock of Parent or Merger Subsidiary:
(a) except as otherwise provided in
Section 1.02(b), or Section 1.04, each
share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive
a combination of (i) 0.0414 of a validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable share of Parent Common Stock (such per share
amount, the “Stock Consideration”) and
(ii) $6.25 in cash, without interest (such per share
amount, the “Cash Consideration” and, together
with the Stock Consideration and any cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock to be paid pursuant to
Section 1.06(b), the “Merger
Consideration”). As of the Effective Time, all such
shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding
and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist,
and each certificate which immediately prior to the Effective
Time represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (each,
a “Certificate”) and each uncertificated share
of Company Common Stock (an “Uncertificated
Share”) which immediately prior to the Effective Time
was registered to a holder on the stock transfer books of the
Company, shall thereafter represent only the right to receive
the Merger Consideration;
(b) each share of Company Common Stock held by the Company
or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or owned by Parent or
any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made
with respect thereto;
(c) each share of capital stock of Parent outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding
and shall not be affected by the Merger; and
(d) each share of common stock of Merger Subsidiary
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become one share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation with the same rights, powers and
privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the
only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
Section 1.03. Surrender
and Payment.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a
commercial bank or trust company that is reasonably satisfactory
to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) for the
purpose of paying the Merger Consideration to the holders of
Company Common Stock and shall enter into an Exchange Agent
Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company with
the Exchange Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent
shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange
Agent, for the benefit (from and after the Effective Time) of
the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for payment and
exchange in accordance with this Section 1.03
through the Exchange Agent, (i) book-entry shares (which,
to the extent subsequently requested, shall be exchanged for
certificates) representing the total number of shares of Parent
Common Stock issuable as Stock Consideration and (ii) cash
sufficient to pay the aggregate Cash Consideration. In addition,
Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the
Exchange Agent, from time to time as needed, cash sufficient to
make payments in lieu of fractional shares payable pursuant to
Section 1.06(b) and to pay any dividends or other
distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.03(f).
All book-entry shares and cash deposited with the Exchange Agent
pursuant to this Section 1.03(a) shall herewith be
referred to as the “Exchange Fund”. Promptly
after the Effective Time (and in any event within two Business
Days following the Closing Date), Parent shall send, or shall
cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each Person who was,
immediately prior to the Effective Time, a holder of record of
shares of Company Common Stock entitled to receive payment of
the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.02(a)
a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify
that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title
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shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or
transfer of the Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for
use in such payment.
(b) Each holder of shares of Company Common Stock that have
been converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration shall be entitled to receive, upon
(i) surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate,
together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, or
(ii) receipt of an “agent’s message” by the
Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as
the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a
book-entry transfer of Uncertificated Shares, the Merger
Consideration in respect of the Company Common Stock represented
by a Certificate or Uncertificated Share. Until so surrendered
or transferred, as the case may be, each such Certificate or
Uncertificated Share shall represent after the Effective Time
for all purposes only the right to receive such Merger
Consideration.
(c) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be
paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the
surrendered Certificate or the transferred Uncertificated Share
is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment that
(i) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or
shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such
Uncertificated Share shall be properly transferred and
(ii) the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the
Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes required as a result
of such payment to a Person other than the registered holder of
such Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish to the
satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid
or is not payable.
(d) The stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed
immediately upon the Effective Time and there shall be no
further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common
Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. If, after the
Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are
presented to Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange
Agent for any reason, they shall be canceled and converted into
the right to receive only the Merger Consideration to the extent
provided for, and in accordance with and subject to the
procedures set forth, in this Article 1.
(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available
to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 1.03(a)
that remains unclaimed by the holders of shares of Company
Common Stock six months after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to Parent or otherwise on the instruction of Parent,
and any such holder who has not exchanged shares of Company
Common Stock for the Merger Consideration in accordance with
this Section 1.03 prior to that time shall
thereafter look only to Parent for payment of the Merger
Consideration, in respect of such shares without any interest
thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be
liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any
amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. Any amounts
remaining unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Common Stock
immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise
escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority
shall become, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the
property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of
any Person previously entitled thereto.
(f) No dividends or other distributions declared or made
with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the
Effective Time, and no payment in lieu of fractional shares
pursuant to Section 1.06(b), will be paid to the
holders of any unsurrendered Certificates or Uncertificated
Shares with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable upon surrender thereof until the holder of such
Certificates or Uncertificated Shares shall surrender such
Certificates or Uncertificated Shares in accordance with the
terms of this Section 1.03. Subject to Applicable
Law, promptly following the surrender of any such Certificates
or Uncertificated Shares, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to
the holders thereof, without interest, any dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and
theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent
Common Stock and, at the appropriate payment date, the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment date
subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole
shares of Parent Common Stock.
Section 1.04. Dissenting
Shares. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by
a holder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented
thereto in writing and who has properly demanded appraisal for
such shares in accordance with Sections 607.1301 through
607.1333 of Florida Law (collectively, the “Dissenting
Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to
receive the Merger Consideration. From and after the Effective
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Time, a holder of Dissenting Shares shall not have, and shall
not be entitled to exercise, any of the voting rights or other
rights of a holder of shares of the Surviving Corporation. If,
after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect,
withdraws or loses the right to appraisal under
Section 607.1302 of Florida Law, such shares shall be
treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time
into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. The Company
shall give Parent prompt notice of any demands received by the
Company for appraisal of shares, and Parent shall have the right
to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such
demands. Except with the prior written consent of Parent, the
Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or offer to
settle or settle, any such demands.
Section 1.05. Stock
Options.
(a) Stock Plan. Prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall take all reasonable actions
(including obtaining any necessary determinations
and/or
resolutions of the board of directors of the Company (the
“Company Board”) or a committee thereof and
amending the Stock Plan) to terminate the Stock Plan without any
further liability on the part of the Company, the Surviving
Corporation, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
(b) Options. Prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall take all reasonable actions
(including obtaining any necessary determinations
and/or
resolutions of the Company Board or a committee thereof) to
provide that each outstanding Company Stock Option, whether or
not then exercisable or vested, shall become fully vested and be
cancelled pursuant to the terms of the Stock Plan in exchange
for the right to receive the Option Consideration (including
without limitation the delivery by the Company of a written
“cancellation notice” to each holder of a Company
Stock Option no later than 30 days prior to the Effective
Time). At the Effective Time, each outstanding Company Stock
Option, whether or not then exercisable or vested, shall become
fully vested and be cancelled in exchange for the right to
receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective
Time, an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the
total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such
Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time,
multiplied by (B) the excess, if any, of (x) $6.45
over (y) the exercise price per share of Company Common
Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, without interest and
less any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect
to such payment (the “Option Consideration”).
As used herein, the term “Company Stock Option”
shall mean any outstanding option to purchase shares of Company
Common Stock granted under the Stock Plan or otherwise. As of
the Effective Time, each Company Stock Option for which the
exercise price per share of Company Common Stock exceeds the
Merger Consideration (based on a valuation of the Stock
Consideration as set forth in clause (x) of
Section 1.05(b)) shall be canceled and have no
further effect, with no right to receive any consideration
therefor. As of the Effective Time, all other Company Stock
Options shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically
cease to exist and shall become only the right to receive the
Option Consideration described in this
Section 1.05(b), and, without limiting the
foregoing, the Company Board or the appropriate committee
thereof shall take all necessary action to effect such
cancellation.
Section 1.06. Adjustments;
Fractional Shares.
(a) If, during the period between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time (i) any change in the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall occur, as a
result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split
(including reverse stock split), merger, combination, exchange
or readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar
transaction, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date
during such period, the Merger Consideration and any other
amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be
appropriately adjusted to eliminate the effect of such event on
the Merger Consideration or any such other amounts payable
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) any change in the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall occur as a
result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split
(including reverse stock split), merger, combination, exchange
or readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar
transaction, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date
during such period, the Stock Consideration pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted to eliminate the
effect of such event on the Stock Consideration payable pursuant
to this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 1.06(a)
shall be construed to limit any restrictions that may arise
under other provisions of this Agreement on actions of the
Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries that
would cause such an adjustment.
(b) No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares
of Parent Common Stock or book-entry credit of same will be
issued upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company
Common Stock, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Common
Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share
of Parent Common
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Stock upon surrender for exchange of Company Common Stock (after
aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be
received by such holder) shall receive an amount of cash
(rounded up to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal
to the product of such fraction multiplied by the average
closing price, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent, of
Parent Common Stock as reported by the NYSE Amex for the five
trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date. Payment
shall occur as soon as practicable after the determination of
the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to each former holder of
Company Common Stock with respect to any fractional shares and
following compliance with the surrender and payment procedures
set forth in Section 1.03 and in the letter of
transmittal. No dividend or distribution with respect to Parent
Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any
fractional shares and such fractional share interest shall not
entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a shareholder of
Parent.
Section 1.07. Withholding
Rights. Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent and
the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any Person
pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to
deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under any provision of any Applicable Law, including federal,
state, local or foreign Tax law, and if any such amounts are
deducted and withheld, Parent shall, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, as the case may be, timely pay such
amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority. If the
Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case
may be, so withholds amounts, such 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 the
Exchange Agent, Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case
may be, made such deduction and withholding.
Section 1.08. Lost
Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such
reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct (or in
such customary amount as the Exchange Agent may direct in
accordance with its standard procedures), as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration
to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock
represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this
Article 1.
ARTICLE 2
THE
SURVIVING CORPORATION
Section 2.01. Articles
of Incorporation. The articles of incorporation
of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall be the
articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
amended in accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 2.02. Bylaws. The
bylaws of Merger Subsidiary in effect at the Effective Time
shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended
in accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 2.03. Directors
and Officers. From and after the Effective Time,
until successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in
accordance with Applicable Law, (i) the directors of Merger
Subsidiary at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the
Surviving Corporation and (ii) the officers of Merger
Subsidiary at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except (i) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed
with or furnished to the SEC by the Company on or after
May 5, 2011 and publicly available prior to the date of
this Agreement (but excluding any risk factor section, any
disclosures in any section relating to forward looking
statements and any other disclosures included therein to
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the extent they are predictive or forward-looking in nature) or
(ii) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company represents and warrants to Parent that:
Section 3.01. Corporate
Existence and Power. The Company is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Florida and has all corporate powers
required to carry on its business as conducted as of the date
hereof. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where such qualification is necessary, except for those
jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the
Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of
the Organizational Documents of the Company as in effect on the
date of this Agreement.
Section 3.02. Corporate
Authorization.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and, subject to receipt of the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock in connection with the consummation of the
Merger (the “Company Shareholder Approval”), to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and
each Ancillary Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity).
(b) The Company Shareholder Approval is the only vote of
the holders of any of the Company’s capital stock necessary
to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(c) At a meeting duly called and held, the Company Board
has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of
the Company, (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iii) directed that
this Agreement be submitted to the Company’s shareholders
and resolved to recommend approval and adoption of this
Agreement by the Company’s shareholders (such
recommendation, the “Company Board
Recommendation”).
Section 3.03. Governmental
Authorization. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby require no action
by or in respect of, filing with, or notice to, any Governmental
Authority, in each case by the Company
and/or any
of its Subsidiaries, other than (a) as disclosed in
Section 3.03(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
(b) the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Florida
Secretary of State and appropriate documents with the relevant
authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to
do business, (c) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the HSR Act and under any comparable merger
control laws of foreign jurisdictions, if applicable (the
consents, approvals orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings required under or in connection with
any of the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c) above,
the “Required Governmental Authorizations”),
(d) compliance with any applicable requirements of the
1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and any other applicable
U.S. state or federal securities laws, (e) compliance
with any requirements of the NYSE applicable to the Company
before the Effective Time, and (f) any actions, filings or
notices the absence of which has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or materially delay or impair the ability of the Company
to perform its material obligations or consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.04. Non-contravention. Except
as set forth on Section 3.04 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby do not and will not (a) contravene, conflict with,
or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the
Organizational Documents of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (b) assuming compliance with the matters
referred to in Section 3.03(a) through
Section 3.03(e), contravene, conflict with or result
in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law,
(c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 3.03(a) through Section 3.03(e),
require any consent or other action by any Person under,
constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice
or lapse of time or both,
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would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the
termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any
right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any
provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any license, franchise,
permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization
affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries or (d) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except
for such contraventions, conflicts and violations referred to in
clause (b), such failures to obtain any such consent or other
action referred to in clause (c), and such defaults,
terminations, cancellations, accelerations, changes, losses or
Liens referred to in clauses (c) and (d), that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or materially delay or impair the ability of the Company
to perform its obligations or consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.05. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Other than the Company
Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock of the
Company, there are no shares of capital stock authorized, issued
or outstanding. As of May 31, 2011, there were outstanding
60,638,266 shares of Company Common Stock, and
(ii) Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of
6,737,584 shares of Company Common Stock (of which Company
Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 4,466,494 shares
of Company Common Stock were exercisable). All outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock have been, and all shares of
Company Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to any Stock
Plan or other compensation plan or arrangement will be, when
issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of
capital stock of the Company. Section 3.05(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct
list of each outstanding Company Stock Option, including with
respect to each such option the holder, date of grant, exercise
price, vesting schedule and number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject thereto.
(b) There are outstanding no bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the
right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of the
Company may vote. Except as set forth in Section 3.05(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule and for changes since
March 31, 2011 resulting from the exercise of Company Stock
Options outstanding on such date, there are no issued, reserved
for issuance or outstanding: (i) shares of capital stock or
other voting securities of or other ownership interest in the
Company, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of or other ownership interest in the Company,
(iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire
from the Company, or other obligations of the Company to issue,
any capital stock, other voting securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other
voting securities of or other ownership interest in the Company
or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights,
performance units, restricted stock units, contingent value
rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or
rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits
based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any
capital stock of, or other voting securities of or ownership
interests in, the Company (the items in clauses (i) through
(iv) being referred to collectively as the “Company
Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of the Company Securities. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any voting
agreement with respect to the voting of any Company Securities.
Section 3.06. Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 3.06(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the name,
jurisdiction of organization and equity owner(s) of each
Subsidiary of the Company. Each Subsidiary of the Company
indicated in Section 3.06(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization and has all corporate or other organizational
powers, as applicable, required to carry on its business as
conducted as of the date hereof. Each such Subsidiary is duly
licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or
other entity, as applicable, and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by
it or the character of the
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properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or
qualification, except where the failures to be so licensed or
qualified have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.06(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, all of the outstanding capital
stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
each Subsidiary of the Company, is owned by the Company or a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, if applicable, directly
or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other
limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the
right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock
or other voting securities or ownership interests) except for
Permitted Liens. There are no issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding (i) Company Securities or securities of any of
its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock or other voting securities of or ownership
interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) warrants,
calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other
voting securities of or ownership interests in, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital
stock or other voting securities of or ownership interests in,
any Subsidiary of the Company or (iii) restricted shares,
stock appreciation rights, performance units, restricted stock
units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or
similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide
economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or
price of, any capital stock of, or other voting securities of or
ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items
in clauses (i) through (iii) being referred to
collectively as the “Company Subsidiary
Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.
Except as set forth in Section 3.06(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any voting agreement with respect to
the voting of any Company Subsidiary Securities.
Section 3.07. SEC
Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(a) The Company has timely filed with or furnished to the
SEC all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses,
registration statements and other documents required to be filed
or furnished by the Company since July 1, 2008 (all
reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses,
registration statements and other documents filed or furnished
by the Company since July 1, 2008, including those filed or
furnished subsequent to the date of this Agreement,
collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto
and other information incorporated therein, the “Company
SEC Documents”).
(b) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by
a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of
such subsequent filing), each Company SEC Document complied as
to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as the case may be.
(c) As of its respective filing date (or, if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on
the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document filed
pursuant to the 1934 Act did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Each Company SEC Document that is a registration
statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed
pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration
statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading.
(e) The Company is in compliance with, and has complied
since July 1, 2008, in all material respects with the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules and
regulations of the NYSE Amex or the NYSE, as applicable.
(f) The Company has established and maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15
under the 1934 Act). Such disclosure controls and
procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports it files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and all such
material information is made known to the Company’s
principal executive officer and principal financial officer.
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(g) The Company and its Subsidiaries have established and
maintained a system of internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in
Rule 13a-15
under the 1934 Act) (“internal controls”),
including policies and procedures that (i) require the
maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the material transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its
Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate
authorizations of management and the Company Board and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition
of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that could
have a material effect on the financial statements.
Section 3.07(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth, based on the Company’s most recent evaluation
of internal controls prior to the date of this Agreement, to the
Company’s auditors and audit committee (x) any
“significant deficiencies” and “material
weaknesses” (as such terms are defined by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board) in the design or operation
of internal controls which would be reasonably expected to
adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material,
known to management, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in internal controls.
(h) Since July 1, 2008, each of the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company
(or each former principal executive officer and principal
financial officer of the Company, as applicable) has made all
certifications required by
Rule 13a-14
and 15d-14
under the 1934 Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC and the NYSE Amex or the NYSE, as
applicable, and the statements contained in any such
certifications were when made complete and correct. For purposes
of this Agreement, “principal executive officer” and
“principal financial officer” shall have the meanings
given to such terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(i) Since July 1, 2008, to the Knowledge of the
Company, no executive officer or director of the Company has
received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of, and to the
Knowledge of the Company, no auditor, accountant, or
representative of the Company has provided written notice to the
Company or any executive officer or director of, any substantive
complaint or allegation that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has engaged in improper accounting practices. Since
July 1, 2008, to the Knowledge of the Company, no attorney
representing the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has reported
to the current Company Board or any committee thereof or to any
current director or executive officer of the Company evidence of
a material violation of United States or other securities laws
or breach of fiduciary duty by the Company or any of its
executive officers or directors.
(j) Since July 1, 2008, there has been no transaction,
or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or
understandings, nor are there any proposed transactions as of
the date of this Agreement, or series of similar transactions,
agreements, arrangements or understandings to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries was or is to be a party, that would
be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of
Regulation S-K
promulgated under the 1933 Act and that was not so
disclosed.
Section 3.08. Financial
Statements. The audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference
in the Company SEC Documents fairly present in all material
respects, in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto), 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 to normal and
recurring year-end audit adjustments in the case of any
unaudited interim financial statements).
Section 3.09. Disclosure
Documents. The information supplied by the
Company or through its counsel specifically for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in (a) the
Form S-4
will, at the time the
Form S-4
is filed with the SEC, at any time it is amended or
supplemented, and at the time it becomes effective under the
1933 Act, not contain any untrue statement of material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or
(b) the Proxy Statement at the time the Proxy Statement
(and any amendment or supplement thereto) is first sent or given
to the holders of Company Common Stock and at the time of the
Company Shareholder Meeting, not contain any untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated
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therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement
thereto), will, when filed with the SEC and distributed or
disseminated, as applicable, comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.
Section 3.10. Absence
of Certain Changes. (a) Since March 31,
2011 through the date of this Agreement, except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement, the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole has, in all material respects,
been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past
practices and there has not been any action taken by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from
the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, without
Parent’s consent, would constitute a material breach of
Section 5.01.
(b) Since March 31, 2011, there have been no changes,
effects, developments or events that have had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 3.11. No
Undisclosed Material Liabilities; No Intercompany
Loans. There are no liabilities of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of any nature (whether absolute,
accrued, known, unknown, contingent or otherwise) that would be
required by GAAP to be reflected or reserved against on a
balance sheet that are not so reflected or reserved on the
Company Balance Sheet other than (i) liabilities reflected
or reserved against on the Company Balance Sheet or the
Company’s most recent audited consolidated financial
statements and most recent unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements or the notes thereto, (ii) liabilities
incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
and (iii) liabilities or obligations that have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. Except as set forth on
Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no intercompany loans or borrowings between
(i) the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company or
(ii) between one or more Subsidiaries of the Company.
Section 3.12. Litigation. Except
as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there is no
Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation or
inquiry, pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
challenges or seeks to enjoin the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. There are no Proceedings or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, investigations or inquiries, pending against or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the Company, any
present or former Employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such that have or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. There are no Orders outstanding against or involving
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any present or former
Employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in his or her
capacity as such, that have or would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, or are or would
reasonably be expected to prevent or enjoin any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.13. General
Compliance With Applicable Law; Other Governmental and
Healthcare Matters.
(a) The Company, its Subsidiaries, and their operations are
in compliance with Applicable Law, Orders, and Regulations,
including without limitation such administered by AHCA, CMS and
other Governmental Authorities in each jurisdiction where the
Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, except where the
failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Company, its Subsidiaries, and their directors,
officers, managers (or any similar Person), employees, and, to
the Company’s Knowledge, agents and contractors, have not
engaged in any activities with respect to or on behalf of the
Company which are prohibited under, and in such capacity have
acted in compliance with, the (i) the False Claims Act,
31 U.S.C. §§3729 et seq, and any similar state
law; (ii) the Civil Monetary Penalties Law, 42 U.S.C.
§1320a 7a, and any similar state law; (iii) the
Federal and any applicable state anti-kickback statutes,
including, but not limited to, 42 U.S.C. §1320a 7b and
Articles 456.054 and 817.505, Florida Statutes;
(iv) Federal or state referral laws, including, but not
limited to, 42 U.S.C. §1395nn and Section and 456.053,
Florida Statutes; (v) any other Federal or state statute of
general applicability to health care fraud or governing or
regulating the management of health care providers;
(vi) all Medicare and Medicaid statutes and Regulations
related to Medicare and Medicaid; (vii) all Health Benefits
Laws and HIPAA, except in each case, where such act or failure
to act has not
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had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. There are no Proceedings nor, to
the Knowledge of the Company, has any Proceeding been threatened
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with the foregoing Applicable Law, Regulations or Orders related
thereto. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been given
written notice of, and to the Knowledge of the Company, neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary is under (or threatened with) any
investigation or inquiry with respect to any violation of, or
under any obligation to take remedial action ordered by any
Governmental Authority concerning, any Applicable Law, Company
Permit, Order or Regulation which would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries hold all
material governmental licenses, authorizations, permits,
consents, approvals, certificates of need, registrations,
variances, exemptions and orders necessary for the operation of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the
“Company Permits”). The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the Company
Permits except for failures to comply or violations that have
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 3.13(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, since July 1, 2008,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written
notice from any Governmental Authority of (i) any actual or
suspected violation of any Applicable Law, Regulations or Orders
pertaining to any Company Permit or any failure to comply with
any term or requirement of any Company Permit or (ii) any
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or
modification of any Company Permit, other than notices related
to any such matters that have been cured and for which the
Company and its Subsidiaries have no further liability
(contingent or otherwise) or which would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries (other than Seredor Corporation and its
Subsidiaries) is a party to any agreement with CMS, AHCA or any
other similarly situated federal or state health care related
regulatory agency (“Governmental Contracts”).
(e) Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
of their directors, officers or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, employees, (i) have ever been, or received notice
that they will be, excluded or suspended from participation in,
or (ii) been sanctioned by, any state or federal health
care program, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs
except where such sanctions would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 3.14. Providers
and Provider Contracts.
(a) Section 3.14(a)of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a true and complete list of all Contracts
between the Company (which as used in this
Section 3.14(a) includes any Subsidiary) and any
provider of health care services, including without limitation
any physician (other than physicians that are either an employee
of the Company or an independent physician affiliate of the
Company), hospital, pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management,
ancillary service provider or other health care service provider
(including any managed care organizations) (each of the
foregoing, a “Provider”) that resulted in
payments by the Company, or charges made by the Provider against
the Company, in excess of $500,000 in the prior 12 months
(“Material Provider Contracts”).
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.14(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, no Material Provider Contract
(i) requires the Company to pay the applicable Provider on
a most favored Provider basis; (ii) provides for a guaranty
of a minimum level of Members who are to have access to a given
Provider of the Company; (iii) contains change of control
language relating to the Company, including any terms requiring
written notice or prior consent in the event of a change of
control of the Company; or (iv) contains non-solicitation
or non-competition provisions placing material restrictions upon
the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no party to a
Material Provider Contract has given notice to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of its intention to terminate, cancel or
not renew its Provider Contract.
(c) There are no current material claims or disputes
between the Company and any Providers that are party to the
Material Provider Contracts, other than claims for payment due
and owing to the Providers in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with the Material Provider Contracts and Applicable
Law or other claims or
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disputes involving de minimis costs or expenses. Except as set
forth in Section 3.14(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has not received written notice from
any Provider or Governmental Authority claiming a breach or
default in payment of material claims or material other sums due
the Providers under the Material Provider Contracts.
Section 3.15. Regulatory
Filings and Reports; Accreditation. Except as set
forth on Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company (which as used in this
Section 3.15 includes any Subsidiary) has filed all
health care regulatory related reports, statements,
registrations or filings required to be filed by it with any
Governmental Authority (the “Regulatory
Filings”) which are material to the business of the
Company. The Company has also made available to Parent complete
and correct copies of all material audits and examinations,
including, but not limited to, licensure surveys (other than
audits and examinations that did not have any materially adverse
findings against the Company) performed with respect to the
Company by any health care regulatory related Governmental
Authority since July 1, 2008 (the “Audit
Reports”), along with the responses thereto of the
Company. Other than as set forth in the Audit Reports and except
as would not result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) no
deficiencies have been asserted against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries by any such Governmental Authority with respect
to the Regulatory Filings; (ii) the Regulatory Filings were
in compliance with Applicable Law, Regulations and Orders when
filed; (iii) since July 1, 2008, no fine or penalty
has been imposed on the Company by any Governmental Authority in
connection with the Company’s Regulatory Filings; and
(iv) no audits or examinations are currently being
performed or, to the Knowledge of the Company, are scheduled to
be performed. The Company has completed, or is currently in the
process of completing, all plans of correction or other filed
responses to any such Governmental Authority, including plans of
correction or responses to all Audit Reports, and has not
received written notice from any Governmental Authority of any
material violation or non-compliance therewith that are pending.
Since July 1, 2008, the Company has not been denied or
failed to obtain any accreditation by any accreditation agency
from which the Company sought accreditation where such failure
or denial has had or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 3.16. Material
Contracts.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Company
Material Contract” shall mean each of the following
Contracts, whether written or oral, to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound:
(i) Each “material contract” (as such term is
defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated
under the 1933 Act);
(ii) Contracts with respect to a joint venture,
partnership, limited liability or other similar agreement or
arrangement, related to the formation, creation, operation,
management or control of any partnership or joint venture that
is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, or in which the Company owns more than a five
percent voting or economic interest, or with respect to which
the Company has obligations, including contingent obligations,
individually or in the aggregate, of more than $250,000;
(iii) Contracts that relate to indebtedness for borrowed
money, the deferred purchase price of property or service, any
credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, debenture or other
similar instrument, any letter of credit or similar facilities,
any agreement evidencing financial hedging or similar trading
activities any obligation to purchase, redeem, retire, defease
or otherwise acquire for value any capital stock or any
warrants, rights or options to acquire such capital stock, or
any guarantee with respect to an obligation of any other Person,
that are in effect on the date hereof and would reasonably be
expected to result in payments, individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $250,000;
(iv) Contracts that relate to an acquisition, divestiture,
merger or similar transaction that contains representations,
covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including payment,
indemnification, “earn-out” or other contingent
obligations), that are in effect on the date hereof and could
reasonably be expected to result in payments, individually or in
the aggregate, in excess of $250,000;
(v) Contracts that, other than an acquisition subject to
Section 3.16(a)(iv) obligate the Company to make
capital commitments or expenditures (including pursuant to any
joint venture), individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$250,000 and that are not terminable by the Company or its
Subsidiaries upon ninety days notice or less without material
liability to the Company;
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(vi) Contracts that prohibit the payment of dividends or
distributions in respect of the Company Securities or Company
Subsidiary Securities, prohibits the pledging of the Company
Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities or prohibits the
issuance of guarantees by any Subsidiary of the Company;
(vii) Contracts containing any covenant limiting or
prohibiting the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(or, after the Closing Date, Parent or the Surviving Corporation
or any of their respective Subsidiaries) in any material
respect, to engage in any line of business, to distribute or
offer any products or services, or to compete or engage with any
Person in any line of business or levying a fine, charge or
other payment for violating any such limitation or prohibition
in any material respects;
(viii) Contracts which grant any exclusive rights, right of
first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with
respect to any material services, assets, rights or properties
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ix) Contracts that would be required to be disclosed under
Section 3.19(b).
(x) material Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (other than Seredor Corporation and its
Subsidiaries) has granted “most favored nation”
pricing provisions;
(xi) Contracts (other than Contracts of Seredor Corporation
and its Subsidiaries) that the other party to which is a
Governmental Authority, including the secretary, administrator,
or other official thereof, or is any program operated by a
Governmental Authority;
(xii) Contracts (other than Contracts of Seredor
Corporation and its Subsidiaries) with Third Party payors,
including Medicaid provider agreements, management agreements,
managed care agreements or other agreements with customers
(including without limitation any insurance company or health
maintenance organization) to the extent that such agreements
have involved payments to the Company
and/or its
Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 during the twelve month
period prior to the date of this Agreement, provided, however,
that with respect to this clause (xi), payments required under
multiple Contracts with the same Third Party or with affiliates
of such Third Party will be aggregated in order to determine if
the $1,000,000 threshold is reached;
(xiii) Contracts, including the Stock Plan or any stock
purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased,
or the vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the
value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the
basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xiv) Contracts relating to the settlement of a Proceeding,
other than settlement agreements (i) providing for the
payment, individually or in the aggregate, of less than
$250,000, exclusive of any settlement costs covered by insurance
and (ii) that do not implicate or otherwise affect any
Company Permit or otherwise materially and adversely affect the
Company;
(xv) Material Provider Contracts; and
(xvi) Contracts that have involved, or would reasonably be
expected to involve, payments by the Company and its
Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 during (i) the twelve
month period prior to the date of this Agreement or
(ii) the twelve month period after the date of this
Agreement, in each case, that are not terminable by the Company
or its Subsidiaries upon ninety days notice or less without
material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
are not required to be disclosed pursuant to Section
3.16(a)(i) to Section 3.16(a)(xv).
(b) Section 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists each Company Material Contract as of the date
of this Agreement, and, prior to the date of this Agreement, the
Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of
Company Material Contracts (other than immaterial amendments
thereto) listed in Section 3.16(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. Each Company Material Contract is
valid, binding and enforceable on the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the
Company, each other party thereto and in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms (except those which are cancelled,
rescinded or terminated after the date of this Agreement in
accordance with their terms (and not as a result of a default by
the Company) and subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfers, reorganization,
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moratorium and other laws, affecting creditors’ rights
generally and general principles of equity), except where the
failures to be in full force and effect have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company. The Company has not received any written or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, oral, notice to terminate, in whole or
part, any of the Company Material Contracts. None of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is in breach under any Company
Material Contract and to the Knowledge of the Company, no other
party to any Company Material Contract is in breach thereunder,
except where such breach has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 3.17. Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to
be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed on a timely
basis in accordance with Applicable Law, and all such Tax
Returns are true and complete in all material respects.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or
caused to be paid) or has withheld and remitted to the
appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable, or,
where payment is not yet due, has established in accordance with
GAAP an adequate accrual for all material Taxes through the date
of this Agreement.
(c) There is no Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, governmental investigation or inquiry, now pending or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against
or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of
any material Tax.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
granted (or is subject to) any waiver or extension that is
currently in effect, of the statute of limitations for the
assessment or payment of any Tax or the filing of any Tax Return.
(e) During the five-year period ending on the date of this
Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries was a
distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a
transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the
Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
liable for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and its
Subsidiaries) as a result of being (i) a transferee or
successor of such Person, (ii) a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group that includes such
Person as a member or (iii) a party to a Tax sharing or Tax
allocation agreement or any other express or implied agreement
to indemnify such Person (other than (A) such agreements
with customers, vendors, lessors or the like entered into in the
ordinary course of business; (B) employment agreements; and
(C) standard Tax indemnity provisions entered into in
connection with purchase or sale agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business).
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
participate or have “participated” in any “listed
transaction” or “transaction of interest” within
the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be
required to include any material item of income in, or exclude
any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date as a result of any:
(i) “Closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or
non-U.S. income
Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) Installment sale or open transaction disposition made
on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(iii) an election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
(i) has agreed, or is required, to make any adjustment
under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in
accounting method or otherwise for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date.
(j) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been
a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which
is the Company).
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(k) “Taxes” means all taxes, charges,
fees, levies, or other like assessments, including without
limitation, all federal, possession, state, city, county and
non-U.S. (or
governmental unit, agency, or political subdivision of any of
the foregoing) income, profits, employment (including Social
Security, unemployment insurance and employee income Tax
withholding), franchise, gross receipts, sales, use, transfer,
stamp, occupation, property, capital, severance, premium,
windfall profits, customs, duties, ad valorem, value added and
excise taxes, PBGC premiums and any other Governmental Authority
(a “Taxing Authority”) charges of the same or
similar nature; including any interest, penalty, or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligations
to assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person by
operation of law, and solely with respect to
Section 3.17(f)(iii) and
Section 4.13(f)(iii), any obligations to indemnify
the Tax liability of any other Person. Any one of the foregoing
shall be referred to sometimes as a “Tax”.
(l) “Tax Return” means any report, return,
document, declaration or other information or filing required to
be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes,
including information returns, any documents with respect to or
accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or
accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file
any such report, return, document, declaration or other
information.
(m) “Treasury Regulations” means the
Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.
Section 3.18. Employees
and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying
each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA),
each “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA)
and any other material plan, program, agreement (other than
at-will employment agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business with physicians), arrangement, policy,
practice, Contract, fund or commitment providing for pension,
severance, profit-sharing, fees, bonuses, retention, stock
ownership, stock options, stock appreciation, stock purchase or
other stock-related benefits, incentive or deferred
compensation, vacation benefits, life or other insurance
(including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical
benefits, dental benefits, employee assistance programs, salary
continuation, unemployment benefits, disability or sick leave
benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, relocation or
post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation,
pension, health, medical and life insurance benefits) or other
form of benefits which is maintained, administered, participated
in or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of
the Company, or with respect to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any liability (collectively, the
“Employee Plans”).
(b) The Company has made available to Parent true and
complete copies of (i) each Employee Plan (or, if
appropriate, a form thereof), including any amendments thereto
and in the case of unwritten Employee Plans, written
descriptions thereof; (ii) the most recent annual report
(Form 5500 series including, if applicable, Schedule B
thereto), and the most recent actuarial valuation or similar
report with discrimination testing results with respect to each
Employee Plan; (iii) the most recent non-discrimination
testing results with respect to each Employee Plan (if
applicable), (iv) the most recent IRS determination or
opinion letter received with respect to each Employee Plan, to
the extent applicable and (v) the most recent summary plan
description for each Employee Plan for which such summary plan
description is required.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the
Company nor any predecessor thereof sponsors, maintains,
participates in, contributes to or has any material liability
with respect to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained,
participated in, contributed to or had any material liability
with respect to, any plan subject to (i) Section 302
or Title IV of ERISA or Code Section 412, including,
without limitation, any “single employer” defined
benefit plan or any “multiemployer plan” each as
defined in Section 4001 of ERISA or
(ii) Section 413(c) of the Code, including without
limitation any “multiple employer plan” as defined
therein.
(d) Each Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code (i) has received a
favorable determination letter or with respect to a prototype
plan, can rely on an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue
Service to the prototype plan sponsor, to the effect that it is
so qualified, and to the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has
occurred since the date of such letter that has adversely
affected such qualification, or (ii) has pending or has
time remaining in which to file, an application for such
determination from the Internal Revenue Service or to obtain
such an opinion letter, and to the Knowledge of the Company,
there are no existing
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circumstances or any events that have occurred that could
reasonably be expected to affect materially and adversely the
qualified status of any Employee Plan. Each Employee Plan has
been, in all material respects, maintained and administered in
compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed
by any Applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code, which are
applicable to such Employee Plan. All premiums, contributions or
other payments required to have been made by Applicable Law or
under the terms of any Employee Plan as of the Effective Time
have been made, and all material reports, returns and similar
documents required to be filed with any Governmental Authority
have been timely filed. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is or reasonably could be
subject to a material liability pursuant to Section 502 of
ERISA. No events have occurred with respect to any Employee Plan
that could result in material payment or assessment by or
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any excise
taxes under Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B,
4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Code. There are no pending, or to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or anticipated claims
(other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or
against any Employee Plan or any trust related thereto which
could reasonably be expected to result in any material liability
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and no Proceeding or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation or inquiry, by a
Governmental Authority is pending, or the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened or anticipated with respect to such Employee
Plan. To the Knowledge of the Company, no “prohibited
transactions” nor “reportable events” (each term
as defined in ERISA and the Code) have occurred with respect to
any Employee Plan.
(e) No Employee Plan is maintained for the benefit of
employees or other service providers who are primarily located
outside of the United States.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(f) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and except as otherwise
specifically so contemplated in this Agreement, with respect to
each current or former employee, director or independent
contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not, either alone or together with any other event:
(i) entitle any such Person to severance pay, bonus
amounts, incentive plan payments, retirement benefits, job
security benefits or similar benefits, (ii) trigger or
accelerate the time of payment or funding (through a grantor
trust or otherwise) of any compensation or benefits payable to
any such Person, (iii) accelerate the vesting of any
compensation or benefits of any such Person (including any stock
options or other equity-based awards, any incentive compensation
or any deferred compensation entitlement), (iv) trigger any
other material obligation to any such Person, (v) result in
the forgiveness of any indebtedness of any such Person,
(vi) otherwise give rise to any material liability under
any Employee Plan or (vii) limit or restrict the right, to
the extent such right otherwise exists, to amend, terminate or
transfer the asset of any Employee Plan on or following the
Effective Time. Except as set forth in Section 3.18(f)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no Contract or
plan (written or otherwise) covering any employee or former
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of
any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of
Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(g) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, no Employee Plan provides for,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
material liability in respect of, post-retirement or
post-termination of employment health, medical or life insurance
benefits for retired, former or current employees of the Company
or its Subsidiaries, and there has been no communication
(whether written or oral) to any Person that would reasonably be
expected to promise or guarantee any such material
post-retirement or post-termination of employment medical,
health or life insurance or other retiree welfare benefits,
except in each case as may be required by Applicable Law,
including the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985, as amended (“COBRA”). Each of the
Employee Plans is in material compliance with, and the operation
of each such Employee Plan and as of the date of this Agreement
will not result in the incurrence of any material penalty to any
of the Company or its Subsidiaries under a good faith and
reasonable interpretation of, the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act and its companion xxxx, the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to the extent applicable.
No Employee Plan is a self-funded group health plan.
(h) Each Employee Plan that is a “nonqualified
deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of
Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and any award thereunder, in
each case that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, has
been operated in compliance with a good faith interpretation of
Section 409A of the Code and the
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regulations thereunder. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has the contractual obligation to indemnify, hold
harmless or
gross-up any
individual with respect to any tax, penalty or interest under
Section 409A of the Code.
(i) No condition exists that would prevent the Company from
amending or terminating any Employee Plan without material
liability, other than the obligation for ordinary benefits
accrued prior to the termination of such plan.
(j) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(j) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has been a party to or subject to, or is
currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any
collective bargaining agreement or other labor agreement with
any union or labor organization, and to the Knowledge of the
Company, there has not been any material activity, Proceeding,
investigation, or inquiry of any labor organization or employee
group to organize any such employees. In addition:
(i) there are no material unfair labor practice charges or
complaints against Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending
before the National Labor Relations Board; (ii) there are
no labor strikes, material slowdowns or stoppages actually
pending or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii) there are no representation claims or petitions
pending before the National Labor Relations Board and to the
Knowledge of the Company, there are no material questions
concerning the representation of employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries by labor organizations; and (iv) there are no
material grievances or pending Proceedings or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, investigations or inquiries, against the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that arose out of or under any
collective bargaining agreement.
(k) In the eighteen months prior to the date hereof,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has effectuated
(i) a “plant closing” (as defined in the WARN
Act) affecting any site of employment or one or more facilities
or operating units within any site of employment or facility of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) a “mass
layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act); or (iii) such
other transaction, layoff, reduction in force or employment
terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any
similar state or local law.
(l) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in
all material respects, with Applicable Law, collective
bargaining agreements and arrangements, works councils,
judgments or arbitration awards of any court, arbitrator or any
Governmental Authority, extension orders and binding customs
respecting labor and employment, including laws relating to
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment,
discrimination, disability, fair labor standards, workers
compensation, wrongful discharge, immigration, occupational
safety and health, family and medical leave, wages and hours,
and employee terminations, and in each case, with respect to any
current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor
or director of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries (each, an
“Employee”): (i) has withheld and reported
all material amounts required by Applicable Law or by agreement
to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and
other payments to Employees, (ii) is not liable for any
material arrears of wages, severance pay or any material Taxes
or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing,
and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or
other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any
Governmental Authority, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or
obligations for Employees (other than routine payments to be
made in the normal course of business and consistent with past
practice). There are no material actions pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated
against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
Employees relating to any Employee or Employee Plan. There are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or
reasonably anticipated material claims or actions against the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company trustee under
any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability
policy. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
direct or indirect material liability as a result of any
misclassification of any Person as an independent contractor
rather than as an “employee.”
(m) Each Company Stock Option (i) was granted pursuant
to the Stock Plan in compliance with Applicable Law and all of
the terms and conditions of the Stock Plan and related grant
agreement pursuant to which it was granted, (ii) has an
exercise price per share of Company Common Stock equal to or
greater than the fair market value of a share of Company Common
Stock on the date of such grant and (iii) has a grant date
which was approved by the Company Board or a committee thereof
no later than the grant date set forth in the related grant
agreement.
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Section 3.19. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Section 3.19(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all
registrations and applications for registration of material
Company Owned Intellectual Property and material unregistered
Company Owned Intellectual Property, in each case listing, as
applicable (i) the name of the current owner of record,
(ii) the jurisdiction where the application/registration is
located and (iii) the application or registration number.
(b) Section 3.19(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all
Contracts granting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any
right in or to Intellectual Property of a Third Party (excluding
any commercially available “off the shelf,”
“shrink-wrap” software license at a cost less than
$100,000 per year) that is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries or any material IT Assets.
(c) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company:
(i) with respect to all Company Owned Intellectual
Property, the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be,
exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to such
Company Owned Intellectual Property (in each case, free and
clear of any Liens except Permitted Liens);
(ii) other than as disclosed in Section 3.19(b) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule and generally commercially
available “off the shelf,” “shrink-wrap”
software licensed at a cost less than $100,000 per year, the
Company Owned Intellectual Property constitute all the
Intellectual Property used by or necessary for the Company and
its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their business;
(iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have not granted
licenses to Third Parties under Company Owned Intellectual
Property;
(iv) the use and exploitation of Company Owned Intellectual
Property, and the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, have not, and are not infringing,
misappropriating, or otherwise violating the Intellectual
Property of any Person;
(v) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not (A) alter, encumber, impair, make
subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or extinguish any
Company Owned Intellectual Property right or IT Assets;
(B) impair the right of Surviving Corporation to use, sell,
license or dispose of any Company Owned Intellectual Property;
or (C) result in the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or,
pursuant to a Contract to which Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, Parent, granting to any Third Party any
rights or licenses to any Intellectual Property or being bound
by or subject to any non-compete or other restriction on the
operation or scope of their respective businesses;
(vi) the Company and its Subsidiaries have exercised
reasonable care to maintain the confidentiality of all Trade
Secrets that are Company Owned Intellectual Property or of a
Third Party where the Company or any Subsidiaries is under an
obligation to keep such Trade Secrets confidential and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, during the past twelve months, no such
Trade Secrets have been disclosed other than to employees,
representatives and agents of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries all of whom are bound by written confidentiality
agreements, or to Third Parties under an obligation of
confidentiality;
(vii) the IT Assets operate and perform in a manner that
permits the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their
respective businesses as currently conducted and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, no person has gained unauthorized
access to the IT Assets; and
(viii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented
reasonable backup and disaster recovery technology consistent
with industry practices.
Section 3.20. Properties.
(a) Section 3.20(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of the Company
Owned Real Property and sets forth the street address, city and
state of the Company Owned Real Property.
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(b) Section 3.20(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of the
Material Company Leased Real Property and sets forth, with
respect to each Material Company Leased Real Property, the
street address and city and state of the Material Company Leased
Real Property.
(c) Section 3.20(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list of all Company
Owned Real Property with respect to which any Person other than
the Company or its Subsidiaries has any right (whether by lease,
sublease, license or otherwise) to use or occupy such Company
Owned Real Property.
(d) (i) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, has good fee simple title to the Company Owned Real
Property, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) and material defects in title, easements, restrictive
covenants and similar encumbrances; (ii) to the Knowledge
of the Company, the Company has not received any written notice
of any condemnation Proceedings or similar actions relating to
any part of the Company Owned Real Property; and
(iii) taken as a whole, all buildings and structures
included within the Company Owned Real Property (the
“Improvements”) are adequate and suitable for
the purposes for which they are presently being used or held for
use.
(e) (i) Each Material Company Lease is in full force
and effect, valid, and binding on the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the
Company, each other party thereto; (ii) none of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the Company,
any other party thereto, is in material breach of or default
under such Material Company Lease, and no event has occurred
which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a
material breach or default by any of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or permit termination, modification or acceleration
by any Third Party thereunder; and (iii) true and complete
copies of all Material Company Leases (including all
modifications, amendments, supplements, material waivers and
side letters thereto) to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party have been made available to Parent.
Section 3.21. Environmental
Matters. Except as has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company: (a) no notice, notification, demand, request for
information, citation, summons or Order has been received, no
complaint or decree has been filed, no penalty has been
assessed, and as of the date of this Agreement, no Proceeding
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation or inquiry,
or review (or any basis therefor) is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, is threatened by any Governmental
Authority or other Person relating to the Company or any
Subsidiary and relating to or arising out of any Environmental
Law; (b) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been
in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all Environmental
Permits; (c) the Company and its Subsidiaries have no
Knowledge of any presence or release of or exposure to Hazardous
Substances or other condition reasonably expected to give rise
to a requirement for investigation or remediation, violation of,
or liability pursuant to any Environmental Laws, (d) there
are no currently accrued liabilities of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries arising under or relating to any violation of
any Environmental Law or any Hazardous Substance; and
(e) the Company has made available to Parent copies of all
material written environmental, health or safety assessments,
audits and similar documents in its possession, including any
“Phase I” and “Phase II” reports for the
Material Company Real Property.
Section 3.22. Anti-takeover
Statutes; Standstill Waivers. (a) Assuming
the accuracy of Section 4.20, the Company has taken
all action necessary to exempt or exclude the Merger, this
Agreement, the Voting Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby from any “fair price”,
“moratorium”, “control share acquisition”,
“business combination” or similar antitakeover statue
or regulation (including Sections 607.0901 and 607.0902) of
Florida Law) enacted under Florida or federal laws in the United
States applicable to the Company (collectively, the
“Anti-Takeover Statutes”) and, accordingly,
none of the restrictions in such Anti-Takeover statutes or any
other antitakeover or similar statute or regulation applies to
any such transactions.
(b) From and after the date that is twelve months prior to
the date of this Agreement, the Company has not granted any
waivers of standstills to any Person that signed such standstill
in connection with consideration of a possible Acquisition
Proposal.
Section 3.23. Opinion
of Financial Advisor. The Company Board has
received the separate opinions of UBS Securities LLC
(“UBS”) and Barrington Research Associates,
Inc. (“Barrington”), financial advisors to the
Company, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinions,
the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of
view, to holders of Company Common stock (other than as set
forth in such opinions).
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Section 3.24. Finders’
Fees. Except for UBS and Barrington, copies of
the respective engagement agreements (including all amendments)
of which have been provided to Parent prior to the execution of
this Agreement, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or
other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to
act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who
might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.25. No
Other Representations or Warranties. Except for
the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement,
the Company expressly disclaims any other representations or
warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, as to
liabilities, financial projections, future performance of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, operations of the facilities, the
title, condition, value or quality of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or their respective assets. No exhibit to this
Agreement, nor any other material or information provided by or
communications made by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or
by any advisor thereof, whether in the Company Data Room, or in
any information memorandum or otherwise, or by any broker or
investment banker, will cause or create any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the title, condition, value
or quality of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Except (i) as disclosed in Parent SEC Documents filed with
or furnished to the SEC by Parent on or after May 3, 2011
and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (but
excluding any risk factor section, any disclosures in any
section relating to forward looking statements and any other
disclosures included therein to the extent they are predictive
or forward-looking in nature) or (ii) as set forth in
Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent represents and warrants to
the Company that:
Section 4.01. Corporate
Existence and Power. Each of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Florida and
has all corporate powers required to carry on its business as
conducted as of the date hereof. Since the date of its
incorporation, Merger Subsidiary has not engaged in any
activities other than in connection with or as contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 4.02. Corporate
Authorization. (a) The execution, delivery
and performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by
Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of Parent and
Merger Subsidiary and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Subsidiary.
Each of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement constitutes
a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and general principles of equity).
(b) No vote of the holders of any of Parent’s capital
stock is necessary to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) At a meeting duly called and held, the board of
directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has
unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to and in
the best interests of Parent and (ii) approved, adopted and
declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby (including approval of the issuance of the
shares of Parent Common Stock required to be issued in the
Merger (the “Parent Share Issuance”)).
Section 4.03. Governmental
Authorization. The execution, delivery and
performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby require no action by or in respect of, filing with, or
notice to any Governmental Authority, in each case by Parent
and/or any
of its Subsidiaries, other than (a) Required Governmental
Authorizations, (b) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and any
other applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws,
(c) compliance with any requirements of the NYSE Amex,
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and (d) any actions, filings or notices the absence of
which has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent or materially delay or impair
the ability of Parent or Merger Subsidiary to perform its
material obligations or consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
Section 4.04. Non-contravention. The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger
Subsidiary of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and
the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not
(a) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation
or breach of any provision of the Organizational Documents of
Parent or Merger Subsidiary, (b) assuming compliance with
the matters referred to in Section 4.03(a) through
Section 4.03(c), contravene, conflict with or result
in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable Law,
(c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 4.02(a) through Section 4.02(c),
require any consent or other action by any Person under,
constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or
other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any
benefit to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled
under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding
upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any license,
franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar
authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets
or business of Parent and its Subsidiaries or (d) result in
the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) on any asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, except
for such contraventions, conflicts and violations referred to in
clause (b), such failures to obtain any such consent or other
action referred to in clause (c), and such defaults,
terminations, cancellations, accelerations, changes, losses or
Liens referred to in clauses (c) and (d), that has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent or materially delay or impair the ability of
each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to perform its obligations
or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.05. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of
(i) 80,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and
(ii) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share (“Parent Preferred Stock” and
together with Parent Common Stock, the “Parent Capital
Stock”). Other than Parent Capital Stock, there are no
shares of capital stock authorized, issued or outstanding. As of
May 31, 2011, there were outstanding
(i) 41,111,886 shares of Parent Common Stock,
(ii) 5,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock and
(iii) Parent Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of
4,234,309 shares of Parent Common Stock (of which Parent
Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 1,632,700 shares
of Parent Common Stock were exercisable). As of May 31,
2011, other than 1,086,856 shares of Parent Common Stock
reserved for issuance under Parent’s Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan, Parent has no shares of capital stock
reserved for issuance. All outstanding shares of Parent Capital
Stock have been, and all shares of Parent Capital Stock that may
be issued pursuant to any stock plan of Parent or other
compensation plan or arrangement will be, when issued in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No
Subsidiary of Parent owns any Parent Capital Stock.
(b) There are outstanding no bonds, debentures, notes or
other indebtedness of Parent having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the
right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Parent
may vote.
Section 4.06. Disclosure
Documents. The information supplied by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary, or through their counsel, specifically for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) the
Form S-4
will, at the time the
Form S-4
is filed with the SEC, at any time it is amended or supplement,
and at the time it becomes effective under the 1933 Act,
not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or
(b) the Proxy Statement, at the time the Proxy Statement
(and any amendment or supplemented thereto) is first sent or
given to the holders of Company Common Stock and at the time of
the Company Shareholder Meeting, not contain any untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they are made, not misleading. The
Form S-4
and Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto),
will, when filed with the SEC and distributed or disseminated,
as applicable, comply as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and
1934 Act, as applicable. No representation or
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warranty is made by Parent with respect to the statements made
based on information supplied by the Company or through their
counsel specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference
in the
Form S-4
or the Proxy Statement.
Section 4.07. SEC
Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(a) Parent has timely filed with or furnished to the SEC
all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses,
registration statements and other documents required to be filed
or furnished by Parent since July 1, 2008 (all reports,
schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration
statements and other documents filed or furnished by Parent
since July 1, 2008, including those filed or furnished
subsequent to the date of this Agreement, collectively, together
with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information
incorporated therein, the “Parent SEC
Documents”).
(b) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by
a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of
such subsequent filing), each Parent SEC Document complied as to
form in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the
case may be.
(c) As of its respective filing date (or, if amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on
the date of such filing), each Parent SEC Document filed
pursuant to the 1934 Act did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Parent is in compliance with, and have complied since
July 1, 2008, in all material respects with the applicable
listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of the
NYSE Amex.
(e) Each Parent SEC Document that is a registration
statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed
pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration
statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading.
(f) Parent has established and maintains disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15
under the 1934 Act). Such disclosure controls and
procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material
information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports it
files or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the SEC and all such material information is
made known to Parent’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer.
(g) Parent has established and maintained a system of
internal controls, including policies and procedures that
(i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable
detail accurately and fairly reflect the material transactions
and dispositions of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and
expenditures of Parent and its Subsidiaries are being made only
in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and
the Parent Board and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of Parent and its
Subsidiaries that could have a material effect on the financial
statements. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent
evaluation of internal controls prior to the date of this
Agreement, to Parent’s auditors and audit committee
(x) any “significant deficiencies” and
“material weaknesses” (as such terms are defined by
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) in the design or
operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect in any material respect Parent’s ability
to record, process, summarize and report financial information
and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, known to
management, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in Parent’s internal controls.
(h) Since July 1, 2008, each of the principal
executive officer and principal financial officer of Parent (or
each former principal executive officer and principal financial
officer of the Company, as applicable) have made all
certifications required by
Rule 13a-14
and 15d-14
under the 1934 Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the
Sarbanes-
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Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC and the NYSE Amex, and the statements contained in any
such certifications were when made complete and correct.
(i) Since July 1, 2008, to the Knowledge of Parent, no
executive officer or director of Parent has received or
otherwise had or obtained knowledge of, and to the Knowledge of
Parent, no auditor, accountant, or representative of Parent has
provided written notice to Parent or any executive officer or
director of, any substantive complaint or allegation that Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in improper accounting
practices. Since January 1, 2011, to the Knowledge of
Parent, no attorney representing Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries has reported to the current Parent Board or any
committee thereof or to any current director or executive
officer of Parent evidence of a material violation of United
States or other securities laws or breach of fiduciary duty by
Parent or any of its executive officers or directors.
Section 4.08. Financial
Statements. The audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements of Parent included or incorporated by reference in
Parent SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects, in
accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), the consolidated financial position of Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject to normal and recurring year-end
audit adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial
statements).
Section 4.09. Absence
of Certain Changes.
(a) Since March 31, 2010 through the date of this
Agreement, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement,
the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole
has, in all material respects, been conducted in the ordinary
course consistent with past practices, and there has not been
any action taken by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that, if
taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through
the Effective Time, without Company’s consent would
constitute a material breach of Section 6.01.
(b) Since March 31, 2010, there have been no changes,
effects developments or events that have had or would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
Section 4.10. No
Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no
liabilities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature
(whether absolute, accrued, known, unknown, contingent or
otherwise) that would be required by GAAP to be reflected or
reserved against on a balance sheet that are not so reflected or
reserved other than (a) liabilities disclosed and provided
for in the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes to Parent’s
most recent audited consolidated financial statements and most
recent unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of
the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Parent
SEC Documents, (b) liabilities incurred in connection with
the negotiation, execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement or consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or the financing of such transactions, and
(c) liabilities or obligations that have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.
Section 4.11. Compliance
with Applicable Law; Permits. Except for failures
to comply or violations that would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent: (a) Parent and
each of its Subsidiaries is and, since January 1, 2011, has
been and, to the Knowledge of Parent, none of their respective
Employees or Representatives acting on their behalf is not or,
since January 1, 2011, has failed to be, in compliance
with, and neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any written (or to the Knowledge of Parent, oral)
communication from any Governmental Authority that alleges any
violation of, Applicable Law, including Health Benefit Laws and
Environmental Laws; and (b) Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries hold all material governmental licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents, approvals, certificates of
need, registrations, variances, exemptions and orders necessary
for the operation of the business and the real property of
Parent and its Subsidiaries (the “Parent
Permits”). Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in
compliance with the terms of the Parent Permits, except for
failures to comply or violations that have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent, each Parent Permit is valid
and in full force and effect.
Section 4.12. Material
Contracts. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Parent Material Contract” means (a) each
“material contract” as such term is defined in
Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K
promulgated under the 1933 Act and (b) any Contract
which is material to the business of Parent. Each Parent
Material Contract is valid,
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binding and enforceable on Parent or one of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, and to the Knowledge of Parent, each other party
thereto and in full force and effect in accordance with its
terms (except those which are cancelled, rescinded or terminated
after the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms
(and not as a result of a default by Parent) and subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfers,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws, affecting
creditors’ rights generally and general principles of
equity), except where the failures to be in full force and
effect have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. None of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries is in breach under any Parent Material Contract
and to the Knowledge of Parent, no other party to any Parent
Material Contract is in breach thereunder, except where such
breach has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
Section 4.13. Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to
be filed with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed on a timely basis in
accordance with Applicable Law, and all such Tax Returns are
true and complete in all material respects.
(b) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or caused
to be paid) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate
Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable, or, where payment is
not yet due, has established in accordance with GAAP an adequate
accrual for all material Taxes through the date of this
Agreement.
(c) There is no Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, investigation or inquiry, now pending or, to the
Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing against or with
respect to Parent or its Subsidiaries in respect of any material
Tax.
(d) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted
(or is subject to) any waiver or extension that is currently in
effect, of the statute of limitations for the assessment or
payment of any Tax or the filing of any Tax Return.
(e) During the five-year period ending on the date of this
Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries was a
distributing corporation or a controlled corporation in a
transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the
Code.
(f) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable
for Taxes of any Person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries)
as a result of being (i) a transferee or successor of such
Person, (ii) a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined or unitary group that includes such Person as a member
or (iii) a party to a Tax sharing or Tax allocation
agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify
such Person (other than (A) such agreements with customers,
vendors, lessors or the like entered into in the ordinary course
of business; (B) employment agreements; and
(C) standard Tax indemnity provisions entered into in
connection with purchase or sale agreements entered into in the
ordinary course of business).
(g) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have
“participated” in any “listed transaction”
or “transaction of interest” within the meaning of
Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).
(h) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will be
required to include any material item of income in, or exclude
any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date as a result of any:
(i) “Closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local or
non-U.S. income
Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(ii) Installment sale or open transaction disposition made
on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(iii) an election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(i) Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has
agreed, or is required, to make any adjustment under
Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in
accounting method or otherwise for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date.
(j) None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has been a
member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which
is Parent).
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Section 4.14. Employees
and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent
Employee Plans” means each “employee pension
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA)
(whether or not subject to ERISA), each “employee welfare
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA)
(whether or not subject to ERISA) and any other material plan,
program, agreement, arrangement, policy, practice, Contract,
fund or commitment providing for pension, severance,
profit-sharing, fees, bonuses, retention, stock ownership, stock
options, stock appreciation, stock purchase or other
stock-related benefits, incentive or deferred compensation,
vacation benefits, life or other insurance (including any
self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, dental
benefits, employee assistance programs, salary continuation,
unemployment benefits, disability or sick leave benefits,
workers’ compensation benefits, relocation or
post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation,
pension, health, medical and life insurance benefits) or other
form of benefits which is maintained, administered, participated
in or contributed to by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate of Parent,
or with respect to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has
any material liability.
(b) Each Parent Employee Plan has been, in all material
respects, maintained and administered in compliance with its
terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all laws,
statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the
Code, which are applicable to such Parent Employee Plan. All
premiums, contributions or other payments required to have been
made by Applicable Law or under the terms of any Employee Plan
as of the Effective Time have been made, and all material
reports, returns and similar documents required to be filed with
any Governmental Authority have been timely filed. To the
Knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries is or
reasonably could be subject to a material liability pursuant to
Section 502 of ERISA. No events have occurred with respect
to any Employee Plan that could result in material payment or
assessment by or against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of
any excise taxes under Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977,
4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Code. There are no
pending, or to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or
anticipated claims (other than routine claims for benefits) by,
on behalf of or against any Parent Employee Plan or any trust
related thereto which could reasonably be expected to result in
any material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and
no Proceeding or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, investigation
or inquiry, by a Governmental Authority is pending, or the
Knowledge of Parent, threatened or anticipated with respect to
such Parent Employee Plan.
Section 4.15. Intellectual
Property. Except as has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not (a) alter, encumber, impair, make
subject to a Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or extinguish any
Intellectual Property right of Parent; or (b) impair the
right of Surviving Corporation to use, sell, license or dispose
of any Parent Owned Intellectual Property.
Section 4.16. Financing. Parent
has delivered to the Company a true and complete fully executed
copy of the commitment letter, dated as of June 26, 2011
between Parent and GE Healthcare Financial Services, Inc., or an
affiliate thereof designated by GE Healthcare Financial
Services, Inc. (“GE Capital”), including all
exhibits, schedules, annexes and amendments to such letter in
effect as of the date of this Agreement (other than the fee
letters associated therewith (the economic terms of which will
not adversely affect the amount or availability of financing)
which has not, and will not be, delivered to the Company)
regarding the terms and conditions of the financing to be
provided thereby (such commitment letter, including all
exhibits, schedules, annexes and amendments thereto (other than
the fee letters associated therewith), collectively, the
“Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which and
subject to the terms and conditions contained therein the
lenders party thereto have agreed to lend the amounts set forth
therein (the provision of such funds as set forth therein, the
“Financing”) for the purposes set forth in such
Commitment Letter. The Commitment Letter has not been amended,
restated or otherwise modified or waived prior to the date of
this Agreement, and the respective commitments contained in the
Commitment Letter have not been withdrawn, modified or rescinded
in any respect prior to the date of this Agreement. As of the
date of this Agreement, the Commitment Letter is in full force
and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of each of Parent and, to the Knowledge of Parent, the parties
thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and general
principles of equity). Other than as expressly set forth in the
Commitment Letter, there are (a) no conditions precedent or
contingencies related to the funding of the full net proceeds of
the Financing and (b) as of the date of this Agreement,
there are no agreements, side letters, arrangements or
understandings between Parent and any of the parties to the
Commitment Letter that would, or would reasonably be expected to
(i) affect the availability of the
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Financing, (ii) reduce the aggregate amount of the
Financing, (iii) delay or prevent the Closing or
(iv) modify the terms of the Financing in any manner
materially adverse to Parent or the Company. As of the date of
this Agreement, Parent is not in breach of any of the terms or
conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter and, to the
Knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred which, with or
without notice or lapse of time, would reasonably be expected to
constitute a failure to satisfy a condition precedent set forth
therein. As of the date hereof, Parent has no reason to believe
that any of the conditions to the Financing contemplated by the
Commitment Letter will not be satisfied; provided,
however, that Parent is not making any representation or
warranty regarding the effect of any inaccuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement
or the failure of the Company to comply with any of its
covenants in this Agreement. Parent has fully paid all
commitment fees or other fees required pursuant to the
Commitment Letter to the extent required thereunder to be paid
prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.17. Finders’
Fees. Except for Xxxxxx Xxxxxx TriArtisan LLC
whose fees will be paid by Parent, there is no investment
banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been
retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent who
might be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or
any of its Affiliates upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.18. Opinion
of Financial Advisor. Parent has received the
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx TriArtisan LLC, financial advisor to
Parent, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, the
Merger Consideration is fair to Parent from a financial point of
view.
Section 4.19. Litigation. As
of the date of this Agreement, there is no Proceeding or, to the
Knowledge of Parent, investigation or inquiry, pending against,
or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or
Merger Subsidiary, that challenges or seeks to enjoin the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no
Proceedings or, to the Knowledge of Parent, investigations or
inquiries, pending against, or to the Knowledge of Parent,
threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the
Knowledge of Parent, any present or former Employee of Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such that have
or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent. There are no Orders outstanding against or
involving Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge
of Parent, any present or former Employee of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such, that are or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Parent, or would reasonably be expected to prevent, enjoin,
materially alter or materially delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.20. Ownership
of Company Common Stock. Other than pursuant to
this Agreement or the Voting Agreement, for the three years
prior to the date hereof, neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary
has “beneficially owned” (within the meaning of
Section 13 of the 1934 Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder) any shares of Company Common
Stock or has been an “interested shareholder” (as
defined in Section 607.0901 of Florida Law), or is a party
to any Contract, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Company
Common Stock.
Section 4.21. No
Other Representations or Warranties. Except for
the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement,
Parent expressly disclaims any other representations or
warranties of any kind or nature, express or implied, as to
liabilities, financial projections, future performance of Parent
or its Subsidiaries, , operations of the facilities, the title,
condition, value or quality of Parent or its Subsidiaries or
their respective assets. No exhibit to this Agreement, nor any
other material or information provided by or communications made
by Parent or any of its Affiliates, or by any advisor thereof,
in any information memorandum or otherwise, or by any broker or
investment banker, will cause or create any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the title, condition, value
or quality of Parent or its Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS OF
THE COMPANY
Section 5.01. Conduct
of the Company. From the date of this Agreement
and to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law or Order
until the Effective Time, except as set forth in
Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(i) conduct its business in all material respects in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and in compliance
with all material Applicable Law and
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all material authorizations from Governmental Authorities,
(ii) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact in
all material respects its present business organization in a
manner consistent with past practice, maintain in effect all
material Company Permits, keep available the services of its
directors, officers and key employees in a manner consistent
with past practice and maintain satisfactory relationships with
its material customers, lenders, suppliers and others having
material business relationships with it and (iii)
(a) prepare and file on or before the due date therefor all
material Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company or any
Subsidiary (except for any Tax Return for which an extension has
been granted) on or before the Closing Date, and (b) pay,
all material Taxes (including estimated Taxes) due on such Tax
Returns (or due with respect to Tax Returns for which an
extension has been granted) or which are otherwise required to
be paid at any time prior to the Closing Date. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, except (A) as set forth in
Section 5.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
(B) with Parent’s prior written consent (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or
to the extent permitted or required by another Section of this
Agreement, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend its Organizational Documents (whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise);
(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its
capital stock, (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend
or make any other distribution (whether in cash, stock, property
or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of its
capital stock or other securities (other than dividends or
distributions by any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries), or
(iii) redeem, repurchase, cancel or otherwise acquire or
offer to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire, any of its
securities or any securities of any of its Subsidiaries for an
aggregate consideration in excess of $250,000, other than the
cancellation of Company Stock Options in connection with the
exercise thereof or the acquisition of securities by the Company
or a wholly-owned Subsidiary from a wholly-owned Subsidiary;
(c) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the
issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of any Company
Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than the
issuance of any shares of the Company Common Stock upon the
exercise of Company Stock Options that are outstanding on the
date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of those
options on the date of this Agreement) or (ii) amend any
term of any Company Security or any Company Subsidiary Security
(in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(d) (i) acquire (including by merger, consolidation,
or acquisition of stock or assets) any equity interest or any
material assets of any corporation, partnership, other business
organization or any division thereof from any other Person
(other than equity interests or material assets of a
corporation, partnership, other business organization or
division thereof with operating income, for consideration,
individually or in the aggregate, of up to $250,000),
(ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or
(iii) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation,
dissolution, recapitalization or restructuring, provided,
however, that clause (i) through (iii) above
shall not prohibit mergers, consolidations or acquisitions of
assets by or among the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(e) sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any
Subsidiary or any material assets, securities or property other
than, sales, leases, licenses or dispositions by or among the
Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(f) create or incur any material Lien on any material asset
other than Permitted Liens;
(g) make any loan, advance or investment either by purchase
of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property
transfers, or purchase of any property or assets of any Person
other than (i) advances to non-executive employees of the
Company in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate
amount to exceed $25,000 or (ii) loans or advances to, or
investments in, its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(h) create, incur, assume, suffer to exist or otherwise be
liable with respect to any material indebtedness for borrowed
money or guarantees thereof other than indebtedness incurred by
the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries under the
Company Credit Facility in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices;
(i) materially amend or change the Company Credit Facility;
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(j) other than a Contract with a physician that will be
either an employee or an independent physician affiliate of the
Company, (i) enter into any Contract that would have been a
Company Material Contract were the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries a party or subject thereto on the date of this
Agreement, (ii) enter into, or assume the rights of, any
Contract with a management service organization or a provider
service network; or (iii) terminate or amend in any
material respect any Company Material Contract or waive any
material right thereunder;
(k) terminate, suspend, abrogate, amend or modify in any
material respect any material Company Permit;
(l) abandon, cancel or allow to lapse or fail to maintain
or protect any material registered Company Owned Intellectual
Property, provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not be construed as an acknowledgement that the Company
owns any material registered Company Owned Intellectual Property;
(m) except as required by Applicable Law or existing
Employee Plans (i) grant or increase any severance or
termination pay to (or amend any existing arrangement with) any
of their respective directors, officers or employees;
(ii) increase benefits payable under any severance or
termination pay policies or employment agreements existing as of
the date of this Agreement; (iii) enter into any plan,
program, policy, Contract, arrangement or agreement that would
be an Employee Plan if in existence on the date hereof or
otherwise amend, modify or terminate any Employee Plan (except
as expressly required by Section 1.05);
(iv) establish, adopt or amend (except as required by
Applicable Law) any collective bargaining arrangement;
(v) increase the compensation, bonus or other benefits
payable to any of their respective directors or executives in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000; (vi) hire any
non-physician employee with an annual base salary in excess of
$125,000; or (vii) hire any physician employee (in his or
her capacity as a physician) with an annual base salary in
excess of $200,000, provided, however, that the
Company shall be permitted to replace an employee who leaves the
Company (a “Replaced Employee”) with a new
employee at a salary equal to or less than the salary of the
Replaced Employee at the time of the Replaced Employee’s
departure from the Company;
(n) make any material change in any method of accounting or
accounting principles or practice, except for any such change
required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP or
Regulation S-X
under the 1933 Act, as approved by its independent public
accountants;
(o) make, change, or rescind any election relating to
material Taxes, settle or compromise any material claim relating
to Taxes, or, except as required by Applicable Law, amend any
material Tax Return;
(p) settle, or offer or propose to settle, any Proceeding
involving or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
other than settlements or offers or proposals to settle
Proceedings that (i) result in payments, individually or in
the aggregate, by the Company of less than $250,000, exclusive
of any settlement costs covered by insurance and (ii) do
not implicate or otherwise affect any Company Permit or
otherwise materially and adversely affect the Company;
(q) enter into any Material Company Lease or terminate or
surrender any existing Material Company Lease, in respect of any
Material Company Real Property other than extensions of existing
Material Company Leases in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(r) acquire any real property or dispose of, by sale or
otherwise, any Owned Real Property in transaction involving
consideration, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of
$250,000;
(s) amend, modify or extend any Material Company Lease in
respect of any Material Company Real Property in any material
respect or in any manner which would impose on the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries a material financial obligation
thereunder that does not currently exist;
(t) except as provided in Section 7.01(d), convene any
regular (except to the extent required by Applicable Law or
Order) or special meeting (or any adjournment thereof) of the
shareholders of the Company; or
(u) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
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Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to give,
directly or indirectly, Parent the right to control or direct
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations
prior to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall
exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its
Subsidiaries’ respective operations.
Section 5.02. No
Solicitation; Other Offers.
(a) The Company represents that, effective June 3,
2011, the Company and its Subsidiaries, and their respective
Affiliates and Representatives, ceased any discussions,
activities or negotiations with any Person or Persons (other
than Parent or Merger Sub or their Representatives) that may
have been ongoing at that time with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal or seeking an Acquisition Proposal and, through the
date hereof, none of them conducted any such discussions, or
engaged in any such activities or negotiations. Subject to
Section 5.02(b) and Section 5.02(e),
from and after the date hereof until the earlier to occur of the
Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9.01:
(i) the Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
and its and their respective officers, directors, employees,
investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, consultants and
other authorized agents, advisors or representatives
(collectively, “Representatives”) not to,
directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate or take any
action to knowingly facilitate or encourage the submission of
any Acquisition Proposal, (B) enter into or participate in
any discussions or negotiations with, furnish any information
relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford
access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, any Third Party that
is seeking to make, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal, (C)
(1) withdraw, modify or amend, or announce that it proposes
to withdraw, modify or amend, in a manner adverse to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company Board
Recommendation or (2) approve or recommend, or announce
that it proposes to approve or recommend, any Acquisition
Proposal (any of the foregoing in this clause (C), a
“Company Adverse Recommendation Change”),
(D) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of
intent, term sheet, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, or
other similar instrument (whether or not binding) constituting
or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or (E) grant any
waiver or release under any standstill, confidentiality or
similar agreement entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates or Representatives in
connection with any actual or potential Acquisition
Proposal; and
(ii) the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
and its and their respective Representatives to, cease
immediately and terminate immediately any and all existing
activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any Third
Party with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to obtaining the
approval of the Shareholders of the Company contemplated by
Section 7.01(d), if the Company or its
Representatives receive a bona fide unsolicited written
Acquisition Proposal (that was not made as a consequence of any
violation of Section 5.02 or of any standstill,
confidentiality or similar agreement entered into by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates or
Representatives), the Company or its Representatives may
participate in discussions with, request clarifications from, or
furnish information to, any Person that makes such bona fide
unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal if (A) such action
is taken subject to a confidentiality agreement with the Company
containing provisions that are no less restrictive than the
comparable provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement (and does
not omit restrictive provisions contained in the Confidentiality
Agreement), (B) the Company Board reasonably determines in
good faith, after consultation with a nationally recognized
financial advisor and outside nationally recognized legal
counsel (which may be the Company’s current outside legal
counsel), that the transaction that is the subject of the
Acquisition Proposal is, or could reasonably be expected to lead
to, a Superior Proposal and (C) the Company Board
reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with
outside nationally recognized legal counsel (which may be the
Company’s current outside legal counsel), that there is a
reasonable likelihood that failure to take such actions would be
inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law.
(c) The Company shall enforce, to the fullest extent
permitted under Applicable Law, the provisions of any
standstill, confidentiality or similar agreement entered into by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
Representatives in connection with any actual or potential
Acquisition Proposal, including where
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necessary, seeking to obtain injunctions to prevent any breaches
of such agreements and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions thereof in any court having jurisdiction.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company
Board from complying with requirements of
Rule 14e-2(a)
under the 1934 Act or complying with the requirements of
Rule 14d-9
under the 1934 Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal,
so long as any action taken or statement made to so comply is
consistent with Section 5.02(a). For the avoidance
of doubt, a “stop, look and listen” or similar
communication of the type contemplated by
Rule 14d-9(f)
under the 1934 Act, an express rejection of any applicable
Acquisition Proposal or an express reaffirmation of its
recommendation to the shareholders of the Company in favor of
the Merger shall not be deemed to be a Company Adverse
Recommendation Change.
(e) The Company Board shall not (i) effect a Company
Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) cause the Company to
accept any Acquisition Proposal
and/or enter
into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet,
merger agreement, acquisition agreement, or other similar
instrument (whether or not binding) constituting or relating to
an Acquisition Proposal or (iii) resolve to do any of the
foregoing; provided, however, that the Company
Board shall be entitled to effect a Company Adverse
Recommendation Change prior to the time the shareholders of the
Company adopt this Agreement as contemplated by
Section 7.01(d) if (x) the Company has complied
with its obligations under this Section 5.02,
(y) the Company Board determines in good faith, after
consultation with (1) a nationally recognized financial
advisor and outside nationally recognized legal counsel (which
may be the Company’s current outside legal counsel), that
the transaction that is the subject of the Acquisition Proposal,
if any, is, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a
Superior Proposal and (2) outside nationally recognized
legal counsel (which may be the Company’s current outside
legal counsel), that there is a reasonable likelihood that
failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its
fiduciary duties under Applicable Law and (z) at least five
Business Days prior to taking such action, the Company Board
shall have advised Parent in writing that the Company Board
intends to consider withdrawing, modifying or amending its
Company Board Recommendation together with the specific reasons
therefore, given Parent an opportunity to appear before it at a
meeting (which may be telephonic or by video conference and of
which Parent will have been given at least three Business
Days’ prior notice) and present reasons why the Company
Board should not withdraw, modify or amend its Company Board
Recommendation and negotiate in good faith with Parent with the
intent of enabling the parties to agree to a modification of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement so that the Transactions
will be on the terms such that the Company Board shall not be
obligated to, and shall not, withdraw, modify or amend its
Company Board Recommendation. Any such withdrawal, modification
or amendment shall not include changing the approval of the
Company Board for purposes of causing any Anti-takeover Statute
or other similar Applicable Law to be applicable to the Merger.
Unless and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Section 9.01(e) or Section 9.01(g) or
otherwise, nothing contained in this Section 5.02(e)
shall affect the Company’s obligation to hold and convene
the Company Shareholder Meeting and to submit this Agreement for
adoption by the shareholders of the Company (regardless of
whether the Company Board Recommendation shall have been
withdrawn, modified or amended).
(f) The Company shall notify Parent promptly (but in no
event later than twenty-four hours) after receipt by the Company
(or any of its Representatives) of any Acquisition Proposal, any
inquiry that could be reasonably expected to lead to an
Acquisition Proposal or of any request for information relating
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the
business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries by any Third Party that to the Knowledge
of the Company may be considering making, or has made, an
Acquisition Proposal, which notice shall be provided in writing
and shall identify the person making, and the terms and
conditions of, any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry or request
(including any material changes thereto and copies of any
written materials received from such Third Party or its
Representatives in connection therewith). The Company shall keep
Parent fully informed of any material change to any Acquisition
Proposal, inquiry or request for information. The Company shall
promptly provide to Parent any non-public information concerning
the Company provided to any other Person in connection with any
Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry which was not previously
provided or made available to Parent.
(g) The Company shall promptly request in writing that each
Person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement
in connection with its consideration of acquiring the Company or
any portion thereof in the twelve months prior to the date
hereof, return to the Company all materials containing
confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by
or on behalf of the Company or destroy such materials.
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Section 5.03. Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective
Time and subject to Applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall
cause its Subsidiaries to, upon reasonable notice and request,
(i) give to Parent and its Representatives and the
Financing Parties reasonable access during normal business hours
to its offices, properties, books and records, (ii) furnish
to Parent and its Representatives and the Financing Parties,
such financial and operating data and other information as such
Persons may reasonably request and (iii) instruct its
Representatives to cooperate with Parent and its Representatives
and the Financing Parties in its investigation; provided,
however, that all such notices or requests by Parent and
its Representatives shall be made directly to the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company or his designees;
provided, further, however, that prior to the
disclosure of any such information or granting of any such
access to a Financing Party, either such Financing Party shall
have entered into a reasonably acceptable confidentiality
agreement with the Company or Parent shall have entered into a
written agreement, whereby it agrees to be fully responsible for
the disclosure of any such information by any such Financing
Party in breach of the Confidentiality Agreement. Any
investigation pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall be
conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with
the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Nothing contained in this Section 5.03 shall, prior
to the Effective Time, require the Company to take any action
that would, in the good faith judgment of the Company,
constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or similar privilege
or trade secret protection held by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or violate confidentiality obligations owing to
Third Parties; provided, however,
that the Company shall make a good faith effort to accommodate
any request from Parent and its Representatives for access or
information pursuant to this Section 5.03 in a
manner that does not result in such a waiver or violation
(including by entering into joint defense or similar agreements
with respect thereto).
(b) All information furnished pursuant to this
Section 5.03 shall be subject to the letter
agreement dated December 20, 2006 as amended by letter
agreements dated March 25, 2008, April 7, 2008,
February 5, 2010 (and reaffirmed on June 3,
2011) and June 15, 2011, between Parent and the
Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”). The
parties acknowledge and agree that nothing in the
Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed to restrict Parent
from engaging in discussions and negotiations or making
proposals as contemplated by Section 5.02(e).
Section 5.04. Shareholder
Litigation. The Company shall not settle any
shareholder litigation against the Company
and/or its
directors relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereunder without Parent’s prior written
consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or conditioned) and the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to keep Parent reasonably informed with respect to the
status of, and any material developments in, any such litigation.
Section 5.05. Real
Estate Matters. Parent, at its sole discretion
and expense, may order preliminary title reports from one or
more nationally recognized title companies (the
“Title Companies”) with respect to any of
the Real Property (the Real Property covered by such reports
being referred to herein as the “Titled
Property”). The Company, at no expense to the Company,
shall use reasonable best efforts in connection with
Parent’s efforts to obtain title insurance policies
pursuant thereto on behalf of itself
and/or the
Financing Parties, including, by providing customary affidavits
and indemnities as are required by the Title Companies and
in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company for the deletion
or modification of standard or printed exceptions regarding
construction liens, parties in possession and unrecorded title
matters so as to remove the “gap” in any title
insurance policies issued pursuant thereto, that are customarily
deleted by virtue of a seller delivering such instruments in
commercial real estate transactions in the state or province in
which the Titled Property is located. Such cooperation shall
include providing Parent and the Title Companies copies of,
with respect to Titled Property, reasonably requested existing
surveys, existing title commitments and title insurance
policies, to the extent the same are in the possession of the
Company or its Subsidiaries and to the extent the same are not
publicly available. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries
shall have any obligation to cure any title matters.
Section 5.06. D&O
Insurance. Prior to the Effective Time, the
Company shall purchase a prepaid six-year officers’ and
directors’ “tail” liability policy
(“D&O Insurance”) on terms and conditions
that are substantially similar to the Company’s existing
officers’ and directors’ liability policy and
providing coverage benefits that are not materially more or less
favorable to the Indemnified Persons than the Company’s
current such policy.
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Section 5.07. Rule 16b-3. The
Company shall, and shall be permitted to, take all actions to
cause any dispositions of equity securities of the Company by
each individual who is a director or officer of the Company, and
who would otherwise be subject to
Rule 16b-3
under the 1934 Act, to be exempt under
Rule 16b-3
under the 1934 Act.
Section 5.08. Company
Board of Directors. Prior to the Closing, the
Company shall obtain the resignation of each of the officers and
directors of the Board of Directors of the Company effective
upon the Effective Time.
Section 5.09. Evidence
of Closing Cash and Adjustment Amount. Promptly
following any request of Parent, the Company shall provide
Parent with a report setting forth the Company Cash and the
Adjustment Amount (and the amount of each component thereof) (a
“Cash Report”).
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS OF
PARENT
Section 6.01. Conduct
of Parent. From the date of this Agreement until
the Effective Time, Parent shall not, except with the
Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(a) amend its Organizational Documents in a manner
materially adverse to holders of Company Common Stock;
(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its
capital stock, (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend
or make any other distribution (whether in cash, stock, property
or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of its
capital stock or other securities (other than dividends or
distributions by any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) or
(iii) redeem or repurchase any share of its capital stock
or other securities at a price materially above market price;
provided, however, that Parent may declare and
distribute to its shareholders a dividend in the form of rights,
in connection with the execution and implementation of a
shareholder rights plan;
(c) acquire from any other Person (including by merger,
consolidation, or otherwise) any equity interest or any material
assets of any corporation, partnership, other business
organization or any division thereof having a fair market value
in excess of $20,000,000 in the aggregate;
(d) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial
liquidation or dissolution;
(e) intentionally take any action that is intended, to the
Knowledge of Parent at the time the action is taken, to result
in any of the conditions set forth in Article 8 not
being satisfied; or
(f) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to give,
directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct
Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations prior
to the Closing. Prior to the Closing, Parent shall exercise,
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
complete control and supervision over its and its
Subsidiaries’ respective operations.
Section 6.02. Obligations
of Merger Subsidiary. Parent shall take all
action necessary to cause Merger Subsidiary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
Section 6.03. Director
and Officer Liability. The Surviving Corporation
hereby agrees, to do the following:
(a) For six years after the Effective Time, Parent shall
cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify and hold harmless
each current and former officer and director of the Company and
its Subsidiaries (each, together with such Person’s heirs,
executors or administrators, an “Indemnified
Person”) against any costs or expenses (including
advancing reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in
advance of the final disposition of any claim, suit, proceeding
or investigation to each Indemnified Person to the fullest
extent permitted by Applicable Law; provided,
however, that such advance shall be conditioned upon the
Surviving Corporation’s receipt of an
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undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person to repay
such amount if it shall be ultimately determined by final
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that the
Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified pursuant to
this Section 6.03(a)), judgments, fines, losses,
claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in
connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit,
arbitration, proceeding or investigation in respect of or
arising out of acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have
occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, in connection with
such Indemnified Person’s service as an officer or director
of the Company or its Subsidiaries or as a fiduciary of such
plan, to the fullest extent permitted by Florida Law or any
other Applicable Law or provided under the Company’s
Organizational Documents in effect on the date hereof;
provided, however, that such indemnification shall
be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under
Applicable Law. In the event of any such action, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall cooperate with the Indemnified
Person in the defense of any such action.
(b) All rights in existence under the Company’s and
its Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents in effect on the
date of this Agreement regarding elimination of liability of
directors, indemnification and exculpation of officers,
directors and employees and advancement of expenses to them
shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with their terms, and shall not be modified
or amended, in a manner adverse to any Indemnified Person, for a
period of six years from the Effective Time, it being understood
that nothing in this sentence shall require any amendment to the
Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation.
(c) If Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its
successors or assigns (i)consolidates with or merges into any
other Person and shall not be the continuing or the Surviving
Corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or
(ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such
case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so
that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving
Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations
set forth in this Section 6.03.
(d) The rights of each Indemnified Person under this
Section 6.03 shall be in addition to any rights such
Person may have under the Organizational Documents of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or under any Applicable Law
or under any agreement of any Indemnified Person with the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. These rights shall survive
consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and
shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person.
ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF
PARENT AND THE COMPANY
Section 7.01. Form S-4
and Proxy Statement; Shareholders Meetings.
(a) Form S-4
and Proxy Statement. As soon as practicable
following the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company and
Parent shall jointly prepare and file with the SEC a proxy
statement/prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to
time, the “Proxy Statement”), to be sent to the
holders of Company Common Stock relating to the meeting of such
holders (the “Company Shareholder Meeting”) to
be held to consider adoption of this Agreement and
(ii) Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a
registration statement on
Form S-4
(as amended or supplemented from time to time, the
“Form S-4”),
in which the Proxy Statement will be included as a prospectus,
in connection with the registration under the 1933 Act of
Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger. Each of the
Form S-4
and the Proxy Statement shall comply as to form, in all material
respects, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act, and shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Parent prior to
filing. Each of the Company and Parent shall use reasonable best
efforts to have the
Form S-4
declared effective under the 1933 Act as promptly as
practicable after such filing, keep the
Form S-4
effective for so long as necessary to complete the Merger or, if
earlier, until this Agreement is terminated and to ensure that
it complies in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy
Statement to be mailed to the Company’s shareholders as
promptly as practicable after the
Form S-4
is declared effective under the 1933 Act. No filing of, or
amendment or supplement to, the
Form S-4
will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by the Company or
Parent, in each case, without providing the
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other party and its respective counsel the reasonable
opportunity to review and comment thereon. The parties shall
notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from
the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff
for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or the
Form S-4
or for additional information and shall supply each other with
copies of all correspondence between such party or any of its
Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on
the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, the
Form S-4
or the Merger. Parent will advise the Company, promptly after it
receives notice thereof, of the time when the
Form S-4
has become effective, the issuance of any stop order or the
suspension of the qualification of Parent Common Stock issuable
in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any
information relating to the Company or 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
Form S-4
or the Proxy Statement, so that any of such documents would not
include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
the party which discovers such information shall promptly notify
the other parties hereto and the parties shall cooperate in the
prompt filing with the SEC of an appropriate amendment or
supplement describing such information and, to the extent
required by Applicable Law, in the disseminating of the
information contained in such amendment or supplement to the
shareholders of the Company.
(b) The information relating to the Company and its
Subsidiaries to be contained in the Proxy Statement, the
S-4 and any
amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and the information
relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries that is provided by
the Company and its Representatives for inclusion in any other
document filed with any other regulatory agency in connection
herewith, shall not at (i) the time the
S-4 is
declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to
the shareholders of the Company, (iii) the time of the
Company Shareholder Meeting, or (iv) the Effective Time
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading (provided that the foregoing covenant is not made
with respect to information provided by Parent or its
Representatives for inclusion in such documents). If, at any
time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance
relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their
respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the
Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a
supplement to the
S-4 or Proxy
Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent, and the
parties shall cooperate reasonably in connection with preparing
and disseminating any such required amendment or supplement.
(c) The information relating to Parent and its Subsidiaries
that is provided by Parent or its Representatives for inclusion
in the Proxy Statement, the
S-4, and any
amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and the information
relating to Parent and it Subsidiaries that is provided by
Parent and its Representatives for inclusion in any other
document filed with any other regulatory agency in connection
herewith, shall not at (i) the time the
S-4 is
declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to
the shareholders of the Company, (iii) the time of the
Company Shareholder Meeting, or (iv) the Effective Time
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
misleading (provided that the foregoing covenant is not made
with respect to information provided by the Company or its
Representatives for inclusion in such documents). If, at any
time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance
relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, its officers or
directors, should be discovered by Parent which should be set
forth in an amendment or a supplement to the
S-4 or Proxy
Statement, Parent shall promptly inform the Company, and the
parties shall cooperate reasonably in connection with preparing
and disseminating any such required amendment or supplement.
(d) Company Shareholder
Meeting. The Company shall, as soon as
practicable following the date of this Agreement, duly call,
give notice of, convene and hold the Company Shareholder Meeting
in accordance with Applicable Law and the Organizational
Documents of the Company for the purpose of obtaining the
Company Shareholder Approval, which meeting shall be held no
more than thirty (30) days after the mailing of the Proxy
Statement (unless Parent shall consent to a different date).
Subject to the right of the Company Board to make a Company
Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with
Section 5.02(e), the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts (including postponing or adjourning the
Company Shareholder Meeting to obtain a quorum or to solicit
additional proxies, but for no other reason without the prior
consent of Parent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)
to obtain the Company Shareholder Approval. Subject to
Section 5.02(e), the Company
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Board shall include the Company Board Recommendation in the
Proxy Statement. The Company agrees that it shall not submit to
the vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Company
Shareholder Meeting any matters other than approval of the
Merger and the adoption of this Agreement and such other matters
as may be required under Applicable Law to be considered at such
meeting or otherwise reasonably approved by Parent.
Section 7.02. Reasonable
Best Efforts; Antitrust Filings.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause
to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
Applicable Law to consummate in the most expeditious manner
possible the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as
practicable with any Governmental Authority or other Third Party
all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices,
petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of
information, applications and other documents, (ii) taking
all appropriate actions, and doing, or causing to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including using its reasonable best efforts to
obtain and maintain all approvals, consents, registrations,
permits, licenses, certificates, variances, exemptions, orders,
franchises, authorizations and other confirmations of all
Governmental Authorities or other Third Parties that are
necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to fulfill the conditions to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(iii) defending any Proceedings, investigations or
inquiries threatened or commenced by any Governmental Authority
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including seeking to have any stay, temporary restraining order
or preliminary injunction entered by any Governmental Authority
vacated or reversed, and (iv) cooperating to the extent
reasonable with the other parties hereto in their efforts to
comply with their obligations under this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing,
each of Parent and the Company shall make an appropriate filing
of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
practicable and in any event within seven Business Days after
the date of this Agreement and all other filings required
(i) under any applicable non-US antitrust or competition
laws (together with the Notifications and Report Forms pursuant
to the HSR Act, the “Antitrust Filings”) and
(ii) under any other applicable competition, merger
control, antitrust or similar law that the Company and Parent
deem advisable or appropriate with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and to supply as
promptly as practicable any additional information and
documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR
Act and to use their reasonable best efforts to take all other
actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as
practicable.
(c) In addition, each of Parent and the Company shall use
their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be
taken all actions necessary, proper or advisable to obtain any
consent, waiver, approval or authorizations relating to the HSR
Act or similar non-US laws that are required for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
which efforts shall include taking all such reasonable actions
and doing all such things reasonably necessary to
(i) resolve any objections, if any, as any Governmental
Authority may assert under Section 7 of the Xxxxxxx Act or
similar non-US laws with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) avoid or eliminate
each and every impediment under the HSR Act or similar non-US
laws that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority so as to
enable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
consummated as soon as possible after the date hereof, including
for purposes of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), such
reasonable undertakings and commitments as may be reasonably
requested by any Governmental Authority, in sufficient time to
allow the conditions to the Merger to be satisfied on or before
the End Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, in connection with any filing or submission required
or action to be taken by either Parent or the Company to
consummate the Merger or in connection with
Section 7.02, in no event shall (A) Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries be obligated to propose or agree to
accept any undertaking or condition, enter into any consent
order, make any divestiture or accept any operational
restriction, or take or commit to take any action (1) the
effectiveness or consummation of which is not conditional on the
consummation of the Merger, (2) that is not necessary at
such time to permit the Effective Time to occur by the last
Business Day before the End Date, or (3) that individually
or in the aggregate is or would reasonably be expected to be
material to (x) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole or to Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or
(y) Parent’s ownership or operation of the business or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or
(B) the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without the prior written
consent of Parent, propose or agree to accept any undertaking or
condition, enter into any consent decree or make any divestiture
or accept any operational restriction. The Company shall agree,
if requested by Parent in writing, to commit to take any of the
foregoing actions with respect to the assets or business of the
Company; provided, however, that any such action
shall be conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, Parent shall be responsible for any and all filing
fees with respect to the Antitrust Filings.
(e) Parent shall take the lead in directing strategy,
subject to reasonable consultation with the Company, in
connection with all matters relating to Antitrust Filings and
the expiration of waiting periods.
Section 7.03. Certain
Filings.
(a) The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another
(i) in connection with the preparation of the
Form S-4
and the Proxy Statement and applications and notices for the
consents required that are listed in Section 3.03(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) in determining
whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents,
approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to
any material Contracts, in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
(iii) in taking such actions or making any such filings,
furnishing information required in connection therewith or with
the Proxy Statement and seeking timely to obtain any such
actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
(b) Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly notify
the other party of any material notice or other material
communication it or any of its Subsidiaries receives from any
Governmental Authority or any Third Party relating to the
matters that are the subject of this Agreement and permit the
other party to review in advance any proposed communication by
such party to any Governmental Authority or Third Party and
shall provide each other with copies of all correspondence,
filings or communications between them or any of their
Representatives and any Governmental Authority or Third Party.
Neither Parent nor the Company shall agree to participate in any
meeting with any Governmental Authority or Third Party in
respect of any such filings, investigation or other inquiry
unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the
extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other
party the opportunity to attend and participate at such meeting.
Section 7.04. Public
Announcements. Parent and the Company shall
consult with each other before issuing any press release, making
any other public statement or scheduling any press conference or
conference call with investors or analysts with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and, except as
may be required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with
or rule of any national securities exchange or association,
shall not issue any such press release, make any such other
public statement or schedule any such press conference or
conference call before such consultation.
Section 7.05. Stock
Exchange De-listing. Prior to the Closing Date,
the Company shall cooperate with Parent and use its reasonable
best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do
or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or
advisable on its part under Applicable Law and rules and
policies of the NYSE to enable the de-listing by the Surviving
Corporation of the Company Common Stock from NYSE and the
deregistration of the Company Common Stock under the
1934 Act as promptly as practicable after the Effective
Time, and in any event no more than ten Business Days after the
Closing Date.
Section 7.06. Financing.
(a) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
the Financing on the terms and conditions described in the
Commitment Letter, including (i) using its reasonable best
efforts to negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with
respect thereto on terms and conditions contemplated in the
Commitment Letter provided to the Company pursuant to
Section 4.16, (ii) fully paying any and all
commitment fees or other fees required by the Commitment Letter
when due pursuant to the provisions thereof, (iii) using
its reasonable best efforts to satisfy all conditions applicable
to Parent in the Commitment Letter and such definitive
agreements, (iv) using its reasonable best efforts to
comply with its obligations under the Commitment Letter and
(v) enforcing its rights under the Commitment Letter.
Parent shall keep the Company reasonably informed and in
reasonable detail (including, upon
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written request of the Company, providing the Company with
copies of all definitive documents related to the Financing
(other than the fee letters associated therewith) with respect
to all material developments concerning the Financing. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall give the
Company prompt written notice (which in any event shall not
exceed two Business Days) (w) of any material breach or
default by any party to any of the Commitment Letter or
definitive agreements related to the Financing of which Parent
has Knowledge, (x) of the receipt of any written notice
from any Financing Party with respect to any actual or potential
material breach, default, termination or repudiation by any
party to any of the Commitment Letter or definitive agreements
related to the Financing or of any provisions of the Commitment
Letter or definitive agreements related to the Financing, or
(y) of any material dispute or disagreement of which Parent
has Knowledge between or among any parties to any of the
Commitment Letter or definitive agreements related to the
Financing with respect to the obligation to fund the Financing
or the amount of the Financing to be funded at Closing and
(z) if at any time management of Parent believes it will
not be able to obtain all or any portion of the Financing on the
terms and conditions, in the manner or from the sources
contemplated by the Commitment Letter or definitive agreements
related to the Financing. As soon as reasonably practicable
(which in any event shall not exceed two Business Days), Parent
shall provide any information reasonably requested by the
Company relating to any circumstance referred to in clause (w),
(x), (y) or (z) of the immediately preceding sentence;
provided, however, that Parent need not provide
any information which, after consultation with its legal
counsel, it has determined to be privileged or that is requested
for purposes of litigation against Parent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Parent shall have the right from time to time to
(i) amend, replace, supplement or otherwise modify, or
waive any of its rights under, the Commitment Letter or
definitive financing agreements
and/or
(ii) substitute other debt or equity financing for all or
any portion of the Financing from the same
and/or
alternative financing sources (“Alternative
Financing”); provided, however, that
Parent shall not permit any such amendment, replacement or
modification to be made to, or any waiver of any material
provision or remedy under, the Commitment Letter that, in each
case, would reduce the aggregate amount of the Financing under
the Commitment Letter (except as set forth in the proviso
below), amend the conditions to the drawdown of the Financing in
a manner adverse to the interests of the Company in any material
respect, or which would otherwise in any other respect
reasonably be expected to materially delay or prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
without the prior written consent of the Company (not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided
further, however, Parent may reduce the aggregate amount
of the Financing under the Commitment Letter, to the extent that
Parent reasonably expects that it will, at Closing, have secured
or received such amount of cash proceeds as is necessary to
consummate the Merger (through the Financing, any Alternative
Financing
and/or
Closing Cash). Parent shall promptly deliver to the Company
copies of any such amendment, modification or waiver. References
to “Financing” shall include the financing
contemplated under the Commitment Letter as permitted by this
Section 7.06 to be amended, modified, supplemented
or replaced (including any Alternative Financing permitted
hereunder) and references to “Commitment
Letter” shall include such documents as permitted by
this Section 7.06 to be amended, modified or
replaced in each case from and after such amendment,
modification or replacement.
(b) The Company shall provide, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
cause each of its and their respective Representatives,
including legal, tax, regulatory and accounting representatives
and advisors, to provide, all reasonable cooperation requested
by Parent
and/or the
Financing Parties in connection with the Financing, including:
(i) as promptly as practicable, providing to Parent and the
lenders and other financial institutions and investors that are
or may become parties to the Financing (the “Financing
Parties”) following Parent’s request, financial
statements and other information related to the Company or its
Subsidiaries required by
Regulation S-K
and
Regulation S-X
under the 1933 Act, including (x) within the time
periods Parent would be required to file with the SEC under the
1934 Act, audited consolidated financial statements for the
most recently ended fiscal year and unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements for each quarterly period
ended thereafter, in each case, of the Company and its
Subsidiaries; (y) information related to the Company or its
Subsidiaries reasonably necessary for Parent to produce pro
forma financial statements and pro forma adjustments for the
period specified in (x) above and for the
12-month
period ended on the last day of the most recently ended quarter
(including without limitation (a) a pro forma consolidated
balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of
income of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of and for the
twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently
completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days
prior to the Closing Date; (b) the combined estimated pro
forma financial statements for Parent and the Company for the
year 2011, including revenue and
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EBITDA for Parent and the Company by quarter for 2011; and
(c) Parent’s consolidated financial projections for
the six-year period commencing for the calendar year following
the Closing Date, in each case prepared after giving effect to
the Merger as if it had occurred as of such date (in the case of
such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the
case of such other financial statements) (it being acknowledged
that Parent shall be responsible for such pro forma financial
statements, pro forma adjustments and information relating
specifically to the Financing included in liquidity and capital
resources disclosure and risk factors relating to the Financing)
for registered offerings on
Form S-1;
and (z) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related
statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of the
Company for each subsequent month after April 30, 2011
ended at least 30 days before the Closing Date (information
required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i) being
referred to as the “Required Information”);
(ii) participating in a reasonable number of meetings, road
shows, presentations and due diligence sessions (including
accounting due diligence sessions and sessions with rating
agencies); (iii) assisting in the preparation of documents
and materials, including (A) any customary offering
documents and bank information memoranda and (B) materials
for rating agency presentations; (iv) cooperating with
Parent’s marketing efforts for the Financing including
consenting to the use of the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ logos; (v) providing authorization
letters to the Financing Parties authorizing the distribution of
information to prospective lenders and containing a
representation to the Financing Parties that the public side
versions of such documents, if any, do not include material
non-public information about the Company or its Affiliates or
securities; (vi) executing and delivering, and causing its
Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, or using its reasonable
best efforts to obtain customary certificates (including
solvency certificates), customary evidence of authorization,
good standing certificates (to the extent applicable), auditor
comfort letters, surveys, title insurance or such other
documents and instruments relating to the Financing as may be
reasonably requested by Parent (including customary endorsements
naming any of the Financing Parties as an additional insured or
loss payee, as the case may be, under all insurance policies to
be maintained with respect to the properties forming part of the
collateral for periods occurring after the Effective Time);
(vii) reasonably cooperating with Parent’s legal
counsel in connection with any customary legal opinions that
such legal counsel may be required to deliver in connection with
the Financing; (viii) assisting Parent and its
Representatives in the preparation of definitive financing
agreements (including disclosure schedules) and interest rate
hedge agreements as may be reasonably requested by Parent or
required in connection with the Financing and taking all actions
reasonably necessary for the Company
and/or its
Subsidiaries to become guarantors and pledgors thereunder at the
Effective Time in accordance with the terms thereof, including
with respect to the granting of and perfection of liens on
assets and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries at or
following the Closing to the extent required under the
definitive financing agreements, and executing and delivering,
or causing its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such
definitive financing agreements as necessary (provided that no
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any
such agreements shall be effective until the Effective Time);
(ix) using its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with
the Financing Parties’ due diligence and investigation,
including legal, business and tax due diligence, evaluation of
cash management systems and assets for the purpose of
establishing collateral arrangements, and customary field audits
and appraisals, in a manner not unreasonably interfering with
the business of the Company (provided that the Company shall
have no liability with respect thereto until the Effective Time
other than this Agreement); (x) assisting Parent and its
Representatives in connection with the preparation of an initial
borrowing base certificate as required under the Financing; and
(xi) providing all documentation and other information
about the Company and each of its Subsidiaries at least five
days prior to the Closing Date as is reasonably requested in
writing by Parent relating to applicable “know your
customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations
including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act;
provided, however, that any non-public or other
confidential information provided by the Company pursuant to
this Section 7.06 shall be kept confidential in
accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, except that
Parent shall be permitted to disclose such information in
accordance with the Commitment Letter or the Financing.
(c) If at any time from the date of this Agreement until
the Effective Time, (x) the Company shall have publicly
announced any intention to restate any material financial
information included in the Required Information or that any
such restatement is under consideration or (y) to the
Knowledge of the Company, the Required Information would not be
Compliant or (z) upon written notice from the Parent that
the Required Information is not Compliant, then in each case,
the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly
provide Parent and the Financing Parties with Required
Information that is Compliant.
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(d) Parent (i) shall promptly, upon request by the
Company, reimburse the Company for one-half
(1/2)
all reasonable out of pocket costs (including reasonable
attorneys’ and accountants’ fees) incurred by the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
Representatives in connection with the cooperation of the
Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives
contemplated by this Section 7.06 (other than in
connection with the provision of information that the Company
would have prepared in the ordinary course for inclusion in the
Company SEC Documents), (ii) acknowledges and agrees that
the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective
Representatives shall not incur any liability to any Person
prior to the Effective Time under the Financing and
(iii) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and
against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses
suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the
arrangement of the Financing and any information used in
connection therewith, except (A) with respect to any information
provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing
for inclusion in customary offering documents and (B) for
any of the foregoing to the extent the same is the result of
willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith of the
Company, any such Subsidiary or their respective Representatives.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none
of the Financing Parties, or their former, current and future
equity holders, controlling persons, agents, advisors,
Representatives or Affiliates or the heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing other than Parent
and Merger Subsidiary (the Financing Parties and each such
Person and all such Persons, the “Financing Parties
Related Parties”) shall have any liability or
obligation to pay any damages to the Company or the holders of
Company Common Stock or any of their respective former, current
and future equity holders, controlling persons, agents,
advisors, Representatives or Affiliates or the heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing in respect of any
breach or failure to comply with the terms of the Commitment
Letter or definitive agreements related to the Financing or
otherwise in connection with the Financing. Neither the Company
nor any holder of Company Common Stock nor any Affiliate thereof
will, directly or indirectly, bring or otherwise support any
action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim
of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether
in contract or in tort or otherwise (including by or through
Parent or its Affiliates), against any one or more of the
Financing Parties Related Parties in any way arising out of or
otherwise in respect of or relating to this Agreement or any
related agreement, certificate or other document delivered in
connection herewith or therewith or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or any matter otherwise related
hereto or thereto, including but not limited to any dispute
arising out of or relating in any way to the Commitment Letter
or the performance thereof. For purposes of this
Section 7.06(e), the Financing Parties Related
Parties shall be, and shall be deemed to be, third-party
beneficiaries under this Agreement.
(f) The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to
negotiate a payoff letter from the agent under the Company
Credit Facility, in customary form reasonably acceptable to
Parent, with respect to any and all obligations of the Company
and its Subsidiaries under the Company Credit Facility (the
“Company Revolver Indebtedness”) which payoff
letter shall (i) indicate the total amount required to be
paid to fully satisfy all principal and interest as well as any
prepayment premiums, penalties, breakage costs or similar
obligations related to such Company Revolver Indebtedness as of
the anticipated Closing Date (and daily accrual thereafter) (the
“Payoff Amount”) and (ii) state that all
liens and all guarantees in connection therewith relating to the
assets of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall be,
upon the payment of the Payoff Amount on the Closing Date,
released and terminated; provided, however, in the
case of clauses (i) and (ii) of this
Section 7.06(f), other than in respect of
obligations that customarily continue subsequent to the
satisfaction of amounts then outstanding under credit facilities
on the Closing Date (the payoff letter described in this
sentence being referred to as the “Payoff
Letter”). The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to deliver a copy of the Payoff Letter to Parent no less
than two Business Days prior to the delivery thereof to such
agent, and in any case no less than two Business Days prior to
the Closing Date. The Company shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, deliver all notices and take all other
reasonable actions requested by Parent to facilitate the
termination of commitments under the Company Credit Facility,
effective as of the Effective Time, the repayment in full of all
obligations then outstanding thereunder (using funds provided by
Parent) and the release of all encumbrances and termination of
all guarantees (other than customarily continuing obligations
thereunder) in connection therewith on the Closing Date,
effective as of the Effective Time (such termination, repayment
and release, the “Credit Facility
Termination”); provided, however, that in
no event shall this Section 7.06(f) require the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payment or incur
any obligation or liability in connection with such Credit
Agreement Termination or cause such Credit Agreement Termination
unless the Closing shall have occurred and the Company shall
have received funds to pay in
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full the Payoff Amount. In addition, to the extent Parent
requests, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain payoff letters in customary form for and with respect to
any other indebtedness to be paid at Closing not covered by the
foregoing.
Section 7.07. Further
Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the
officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be
authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of
the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any deeds, bills of sale,
assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on
behalf of the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any other actions
and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in
the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest
in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the
Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation
as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.
Section 7.08. Notices
of Certain Events. Each of the Company and Parent
shall promptly notify the other of:
(a) any material notice or other communication from any
Governmental Authority received by such party in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of
such party contained in this Agreement at any time during the
term of this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to give
rise to a failure of the closing condition set forth in
Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.03(a), as
the case may be;
(c) any failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by it hereunder that could reasonably be expected to
give rise to a failure of the closing condition set forth in
Section 8.02(b) or Section 8.03(b), as
the case may be; and
(d) any change, effect, development or event that has or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on such party;
provided, however, that the delivery of any notice
pursuant to this Section 7.08 shall not limit or
otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party
receiving that notice.
Section 7.09. Anti-Takeover
Statute. If any Anti-Takeover Statute is or may
become applicable to this Agreement (including the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby) or the Voting
Agreement, each of Parent, the Company and Merger Sub and their
respective Board of Directors shall grant all such approvals and
take all such actions as are necessary so that such transactions
may be consummated as promptly as practicable hereafter on the
terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or
minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on such
transactions.
ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
Section 8.01. Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations
of the Company and Parent and Merger Subsidiary to consummate
the Merger are subject to the satisfaction (or, to the extent
permissible, waiver) of the following conditions:
(a) Company Shareholder
Approval. The Company Shareholder Approval
shall have been obtained.
(b) No Order. No Governmental
Authority shall have obtained, enacted, issued, promulgated,
enforced or entered any Applicable Law, arbitration award,
finding or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent),
in any case that is in effect and prevents or prohibits
consummation of the Merger.
(c) HSR Act. (i) Any
applicable waiting periods, together with any extensions
thereof, under the (x) HSR Act and (y) other similar
non-U.S. laws
required to consummate the Merger shall have expired or been
terminated and (ii) no Proceeding, investigation or inquiry
initiated by a Governmental Authority shall be pending that is
(x) challenging or seeking to prevent or prohibit
consummation of the Merger or (y) seeking to impose any
undertaking, condition or consent decree to compel any material
divestiture or operational restriction, in each case under this
clause (ii)(y) that Parent would not be obligated to agree to
accept pursuant to Section 7.02(c).
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(d) Financing. Parent shall have
secured or received, through the closing of the Financing
and/or any
Alternative Financing
and/or
Closing Cash, such amount of cash proceeds as is necessary to
consummate the Merger.
(e) Form S-4. The
Form S-4
shall have become effective under the 1933 Act. No stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the
Form S-4
shall be in effect, and no proceedings for that purpose shall be
pending or threatened, by the SEC.
(f) NYSE Amex Listing. The shares
of Parent Common Stock to be issued to holders of Company Common
Stock upon consummation of the Merger shall have been authorized
for listing on the NYSE Amex, subject to official notice of
issuance.
Section 8.02. Additional
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary. The obligations of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary to consummate the Merger are also subject to the
satisfaction (or, to the extent permissible, waiver) of the
following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. (i) The representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.01,
Section 3.02, Section 3.04(a), and
Section 3.05 shall be true and correct (in each case
disregarding and without giving effect to all qualifications and
exceptions contained therein related to materiality or Material
Adverse Effect or any similar standard or qualification) in all
material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Effective
Time (except that those representations and warranties that
address matters only as of a particular date need only be true
and correct in all material respects as of such date) as though
made on and as of the Effective Time; provided,
however, that the representation made in
Section 3.05 shall be deemed to be true and correct
in all material respects if the inaccuracy will result in losses
or expenses of less than $250,000; and (ii) all of the
other representations and warranties of the Company contained in
this Agreement, in each case disregarding and without giving any
effect to all qualifications and exceptions contained therein
relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any
similar standard or qualification, shall be true and correct as
of the date hereof and as of the Effective Time (except that
those representations and warranties that address matters only
as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such
date), except where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be so true and correct has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The
Company shall have performed or complied in all material
respects with all agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to
the Effective Time.
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. The Company shall have delivered
to Parent a certificate, signed by an executive officer of the
Company and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Section 8.02(a) and
Section 8.02(b) have been satisfied.
(d) Consents and Approvals. The
Company shall have obtained all of the consents and approvals
listed in Schedule 8.02(d) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
(e) Tax Certificate. Parent shall
have received an affidavit from the Company stating that the
shares of Company Common Stock are not a “United States
real property interest” within the meaning of
Section 897(c) of the Code, dated as of the Closing Date
and in form and substance required under
Sections 1.897-2(h)
and 1.1445-2(c) of the Treasury Regulations.
(f) Company Cash and Adjustment
Amount. (i) The sum of the Company Cash
and the Adjustment Amount shall be equal to or greater than
$51,700,000 and (ii) the Company shall have delivered to
Parent a certificate (the “Company Closing Cash
Satisfaction Certificate”), signed by an executive
officer of the Company and dated no later than four Business
Days prior to the End Date, to the effect that the condition set
forth in Section 8.02(f)(i) will be satisfied through the
earlier of (x) the Closing Date or (y) the End Date.
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Section 8.03. Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The
obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is also subject
to the satisfaction (or, to the extent permissible, waiver) of
the following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. (i) The representations and
warranties of Parent set forth in Section 4.01,
Section 4.02, Section 4.04(a), and
Section 4.05, shall be true and correct (in each
case disregarding and without giving effect to all
qualifications and exceptions contained therein related to
materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any similar standard
or qualification) in all material respects as of the date hereof
and as of the Effective Time (except that those representations
and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date
need only be true and correct in all material respects as of
such date) as though made on and as of the Effective Time;
provided, however, that the representation made in
Section 4.05 shall be deemed to be true and correct
in all material respects if the inaccuracy will result in losses
or expenses of less than $250,000; and (ii) all of the
other representations and warranties of Parent contained in this
Agreement, in each case disregarding and without giving any
effect to all qualifications and exceptions contained therein
relating to materiality or Material Adverse Effect or any
similar standard or qualification, shall be true and correct as
of the date hereof and as of the Effective Time (except that
those representations and warranties that address matters only
as of a particular date need only be true and correct as of such
date), except where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be so true and correct has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Parent shall have performed or
complied in all material respects with all agreements and
covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to
the Company a certificate, signed by an executive officer of
Parent and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the
conditions set forth in Section 8.03(a) and
Section 8.03(b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION
Section 9.01. Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at
any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding the
receipt of Company Shareholder Approval):
(a) by mutual written agreement of the Company and Parent,
by action of their respective Boards of Directors;
(b) by either Parent or the Company, if the Merger has not
been consummated on or before November 1, 2011 (the
“End Date”); provided, however,
that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 9.01(b) shall not be available to any party
if the failure of the Effective Time to occur by the End Date is
due wholly or partly to the failure of that party to fulfill in
all material respects all of its obligations under this
Agreement;
(c) by the Company, if there has been a breach of or
failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement on the part of Parent or Merger Subsidiary set forth
in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform
(i) would cause any of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.01 or Section 8.03 not to be
satisfied and (ii) either cannot be cured or has not been
cured prior to the earlier of (A) the fifteenth calendar
day following receipt by Parent of written notice of such breach
from the Company and (B) the calendar day immediately prior
to the End Date;
(d) by Parent, if there has been a breach of or failure to
perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on
the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, which
breach or failure to perform (i) would cause any of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.01 or
Section 8.02 not to be satisfied and
(ii) either cannot be cured or has not been cured prior to
the earlier of (A) the fifteenth calendar day following
receipt by Company of written notice of such breach from Parent
and (B) the calendar day immediately prior to the End Date;
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(e) by Parent, if (i) the Company Board effects a
Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (ii) after an
Acquisition Proposal has been made, the Company Board fails to
affirm its recommendation and approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby within three Business Days of
any request by Parent to do so, or (iii) a tender offer or
exchange offer constituting an Acquisition Proposal is commenced
by a Third Party and the Company files a
Schedule 14D-9
with respect to that tender offer or exchange offer in which the
Company Board fails to recommend that the Company’s
shareholders not tender their Company Common Stock in response
to the tender offer or exchange offer;
(f) by either the Company or Parent, if at the Company
Shareholder Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement
thereof), the beneficial owner of Company Common Stock that is a
party to the Voting Agreement does not vote in accordance with
the Voting Agreement and the Company Shareholder Approval shall
not have been obtained;
(g) by the Company, if a Superior Proposal is received by
the Company and the Company Board reasonably determines in good
faith, after consultation with outside nationally recognized
legal counsel (which may be the Company’s current outside
legal counsel), that there is a reasonable likelihood that it is
necessary to terminate this Agreement and enter into an
agreement to effect the transaction that is the subject of the
Superior Proposal in order to comply with the fiduciary duties
of the Company Board under Applicable Law; provided,
however, that the Company may not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(g)
(i) with regard to a Superior Proposal or a transaction
that results from a violation of Section 5.02 or
with regard to which the Company has failed to fulfill its
obligations under Section 5.02, or (ii) unless
and until (x) five Business Days have elapsed following
delivery to Parent of a written notice of such determination by
the Company Board and during such five Business Day period the
Company has reasonably cooperated with Parent (including
informing Parent of the terms and conditions of such Superior
Proposal, the identity of the Person making such Superior
Proposal and complying with all other obligations required by
Section 5.02(e)) with the intent of enabling the
parties to agree to a modification of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby
will be at least as favorable to the Company’s shareholders
as the transaction that is subject to the Superior Proposal,
(y) at the end of such five Business Day period, the
Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior
Proposal, and the Company Board continues to reasonably
determine in good faith, after consultation with outside
nationally recognized legal counsel (which may be the
Company’s current outside legal counsel), that there is a
reasonable likelihood that it is necessary for the Company to
terminate this Agreement and enter into an agreement to effect
the Superior Proposal in order for the Company Board to comply
with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law and (z)
(A) prior to such termination, Parent has received Expense
Reimbursement and the Termination Fee by wire transfer in same
day funds and (B) simultaneously or substantially
simultaneously with such termination, the Company enters into a
definitive acquisition, merger or similar agreement to effect
the Superior Proposal or the tender offer or exchange offer that
constitutes the Superior Proposal is commenced (if it has not
already been commenced);
(h) by either Parent or the Company, if (i) all of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.01,
Section 8.02 and Section 8.03 have been
satisfied (other than the conditions set forth in
Section 8.01(d), Section 8.01(f),
Section 8.02(c) and Section 8.02(e)),
(ii) Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have failed to
satisfy the condition set forth in Section 8.01(d)
by the calendar day that is immediately prior to the End Date;
and (iii) the Company stands ready, willing and able to
consummate the Closing for five consecutive Business Days (or
such lesser number of days as may be remaining through the date
that is immediately prior to the End Date) following the
satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in
Section 8.01, Section 8.02 and
Section 8.03 (other than the conditions set forth in
Section 8.01(d), Section 8.01(f),
Section 8.02(c) and Section 8.02(e)).
For purposes of this Section 9.01(h) only, the
Company shall be deemed to be ready, willing and able to
consummate the Closing if it would otherwise be entitled under
the terms of this Agreement to deliver the notice contemplated
by Section 1.01(b) but for the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 8.01(d),
Section 8.01(f), Section 8.02(c) and
Section 8.02(e); or
(i) by Parent, if the Company has failed to satisfy all of
the conditions set forth in Section 8.02(f) on or
before the fourth Business Day prior to the End Date.
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The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 9.01 (other than pursuant to
Section 9.01(a)) shall give notice of such
termination to the other party.
Section 9.02. Effect
of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall
become void and of no effect without liability of any party (or
any shareholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant
or representative of such party) to the other party hereto
(except for the payment of such fees by Parent or the Company as
is provided in Section 10.04(b) or
Section 10.14)). For purposes of this
Section 9.02, the Financing Parties Related Parties shall
be, and shall be deemed to be, third-party beneficiaries under
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01. Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or electronic
mail transmission) and shall be given,
if to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, to:
Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, General Counsel
Facsimile No.: 561.805-8501
Email: xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx Traurig, P.A.
000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
if to the Company, to:
Continucare Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile No.
(000) 000-0000
E-mail:
xxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with copies to:
Akerman Senterfitt
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile No.: 305.374.5095
Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx and
xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
or to such other address, facsimile number or electronic mail
address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests
and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of
receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to
5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of
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receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication
shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day
in the place of receipt.
Section 10.02. Non-Survival
of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties contained herein and in any
certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not
survive the Effective Time, or except as otherwise provided in
Section 9.02, the termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.03. Amendments
and Waivers.
(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or
waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of
an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of
a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be
effective; provided, however, that, after the
Company Shareholder Approval there shall be no amendment or
waiver that pursuant to Florida Law requires further Company
Shareholder Approval, as the case may be, without such further
approval.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies
herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law.
Section 10.04. Expenses;
Termination Fee.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 10.04
and Section 10.14, all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees and
expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated:
(i) by either party at a time when Parent is entitled to
terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9.01(b) and if within 12 months after
this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Section 9.01(b), the Company enters into a written
agreement, arrangement or understanding (including a letter of
intent) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, then the
Company shall pay in cash to Parent not later than the date on
which such Acquisition Proposal is consummated, the Expense
Reimbursement and $9,000,000;
(ii) by the Company in accordance with
Section 9.01(c), Parent shall pay in cash to the
Company, within ten Business Days after the date on which this
Agreement is terminated, the Expense Reimbursement and the
Termination Fee;
(iii) by Parent in accordance with
Section 9.01(d), the Company shall pay in cash to
Parent, within ten Business Days after the date on which this
Agreement is terminated, the Expense Reimbursement and the
Termination Fee;
(iv) by Parent in accordance with
Section 9.01(e), then the Company shall pay in cash
to Parent, within ten Business Days after the date on which this
Agreement is terminated, the Expense Reimbursement and the
Termination Fee;
(v) by the Company or Parent in accordance with
Section 9.01(f), then the Company shall pay in cash
to Parent, within ten Business Days after the date on which this
Agreement is terminated, the Expense Reimbursement and the
Termination Fee; or
(vi) by the Company in accordance with
Section 9.01(g), then the Company shall pay in cash
to Parent the Expense Reimbursement and the Termination Fee as
provided in that Section 9.01(g); or
(vii) by the Company or Parent in accordance with
Section 9.01(h), then Parent shall pay in cash to
the Company, within ten Business Days after the date on which
this Agreement is terminated, the Expense Reimbursement and the
Termination Fee; or
(viii) by Parent in accordance with
Section 9.01(i), then neither the Company nor Parent
shall be obligated to pay the Expense Reimbursement or the
Termination Fee.
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(c) Each party acknowledges that the agreements contained
in this Section 10.04 are an integral part of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without
these agreements, the other party would not enter into this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, each party acknowledges and agrees on behalf of
itself and its Affiliates that the fee contemplated by this
Section 10.04 is not a penalty, but rather is
liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate
the other party in the circumstances in which the fee is payable
for the efforts and resources expended and opportunity forgone
while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this
Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, which amount would otherwise
be impossible to calculate with precision. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the right to receive
the amounts upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 10.04 and Section 10.14 shall be
the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties in the event the
Agreement is terminated and, upon payment of such fees, the
paying party shall not have any further liability or obligation
to the other party relating to or arising out of this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, only one fee shall be
payable pursuant to this Section 10.04.
Section 10.05. Disclosure
Schedule References. If and to the extent
any information required to be furnished in any Section of a
Disclosure Schedule is contained in any other Section of such
Disclosure Schedule, such information shall be deemed to be
included in all Sections of such Disclosure Schedule in which
the information would otherwise be required to be included so
long as the relevance of such information to such other Sections
is reasonably apparent on its face. Disclosure of any fact or
item in any Section of a Disclosure Schedules shall not be
considered an admission by the disclosing party that such item
or fact (or any non-disclosed item or information of comparable
or greater significance) represents a material exception or
fact, event or circumstance or that such item has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or Parent, as the case may be, or that such item or fact
will in fact exceed any applicable threshold limitation set
forth in the Agreement and shall not be construed as an
admission by the disclosing party of any non-compliance with, or
violation of, any third party rights (including but not limited
to any Intellectual Property rights) or any Applicable Law of
any Governmental Authority, such disclosures having been made
solely for the purposes of creating exceptions to the
representations and warranties made herein or of disclosing any
information required to be disclosed under the Agreement.
Section 10.06. Binding
Effect; Benefit; Assignment.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns. Except (i) only from and
after the Effective Time, as provided in
Section 6.03 and, only from and after the Effective
Time, for the rights of the holders of Company Common Stock and
Company Stock Options under Article 1 of this Agreement to
receive payment therefor and (ii) Section 7.06(e),
Section 9.02, Section 10.08(b) and
Section 10.09 which are intended to inure to the
benefit of the Financing Parties Related Parties, no provision
of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits,
remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person
other than the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns.
(b) No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any
of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of each other party; provided,
however, that Parent or Merger Subsidiary may pledge and
assign its rights hereunder as security in connection with any
loans made by any of the Financing Parties.
Section 10.07. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,
without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
Section 10.08. Jurisdiction. (a) The
parties hereto agree that any Proceeding seeking to enforce any
provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in
connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be brought in the Southern District of Florida or,
if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal or state
court sitting in the State of Florida, and that any cause of
action arising out of this Agreement shall be deemed to have
arisen from a transaction of business in the State of Florida,
and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate
courts therefrom) in any such Proceeding and irrevocably waives,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit,
action or
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proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world,
whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.
Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service
of process on such party as provided in
Section 10.01 shall be deemed effective service of
process on such party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either
the Company or Parent is party to a suit that is subject to the
provisions of Section 10.08(b), then (i) each
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary (if the Company is such party)
and (ii) the Company (if Parent
and/or
Merger Subsidiary is such party), hereby waive the
jurisdictional restrictions contained in this
Section 10.08(a) and consent to the jurisdiction and
forum requirements contained in Section 10.08(b).
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the parties
hereto agrees that it will not bring or support any action,
cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any
kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in
contract or in tort or otherwise, against any of the Financing
Parties Related Parties in any way relating to this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Commitment
Letter or the performance thereof, in any forum other than the
Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, or,
if under Applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the
federal courts, the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (and appellate courts thereof).
The parties hereby further agree that New York State or United
States Federal courts sitting in the borough of Manhattan, City
of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action
brought against any Financing Party under the Commitment Letter
in connection with the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement and the Commitment Letter.
Section 10.09. Waiver
of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT
(INCLUDING ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING AGAINST ANY FINANCING PARTIES
RELATED PARTIES) ARISING OUT OF THE COMMITMENT LETTER OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
Section 10.10. Counterparts;
Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in
any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument. Delivery of a signed counterpart
of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or by PDF
file (portable document format file) shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto
shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the
other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a
counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this
Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right
or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or
written agreement or other communication).
Section 10.11. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the Confidentiality
Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof.
Section 10.12. Severability. If
any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other
Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as
the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable
manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be
consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent
possible.
Section 10.13. Specific
Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof
and that, prior to the termination of this Agreement, the
parties shall be entitled, without posting a bond or similar
indemnity, to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches
of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of
the terms and provisions hereof in any court as specified in
Section 10.08.
Section 10.14. Prevailing
Parties. If any Proceeding for the enforcement of
this Agreement is brought with respect to or because of an
alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in
connection with any of the
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provisions hereof, the successful or prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
costs incurred in that Proceeding, in addition to any other
relief to which it may be entitled.
ARTICLE 11
DEFINITIONS
Section 11.01. Definitions.
As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
“Acquisition Proposal” shall mean (a) any
inquiry, proposal or offer (including any proposal to the
Company’s shareholders) from any Person or group relating
to (i) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of
15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or 15% or more of any class of equity securities of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a single transaction
or a series of related transactions, (ii) any tender offer
(including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if
consummated, would result in any Person or group becoming the
beneficial owner of 15% or more of any class of equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the
filing with the SEC of a Schedule TO, a
Schedule 13E-3
or a registration statement under the Securities Act in
connection therewith, (iii) any merger, consolidation,
business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution
or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that if consummated would result in any Person or
group becoming the beneficial owner of 15% or more of any class
of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or (b) any public announcement by or on behalf of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Affiliates (or any of their respective Representatives) of a
proposal or plan by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, to do any
of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the
foregoing, in each case other than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an inquiry,
proposal or offer by relating to any portion of the equity
interest of Premier Sleep Services, LLC not owned by the Company
or its Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be an Acquisition
Proposal.
“Adjustment Amount” means the sum of up to the
following amounts paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
at any time on or prior to the Effective Time:
(i) $4,250,000 to UBS for financial advisory services in
connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(ii) $475,000 to Barrington for financial advisory services
in connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(iii) $1,500,000 in legal services in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(iv) $2,950,000 for an acquisition by the Company or its
Subsidiaries permitted under Section 5.01,
(v) $575,000 in connection with the purchase of D&O
Insurance as required by Section 5.06 and
(vi) $50,000 of other fees, costs, reimbursable expenses
and other amounts related to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by, or under common control with such Person.
“AHCA” means the Florida Agency for Health Care
Administration.
“Ancillary Agreements” shall mean all
agreements (other than this Agreement) entered into by and
between the Company, on the one hand, and Parent
and/or
Merger Subsidiary, on the other hand, in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any
Person, any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or
otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code,
rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or
other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or
applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or
applicable to such Person, as the same may be amended from time
to time unless expressly specified otherwise herein.
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“Business Day” means a day, other than
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in
Miami, Florida are authorized or required by Applicable Law to
close.
“Closing Cash” means the amount of unrestricted
cash and cash equivalents available to the Company and Parent,
at the Effective Time, that may be used by Parent to consummate
the Merger.
“CMS” means the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, a division of the United States Department of
Health and Human Services.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
“Company Balance Sheet” means the consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2011 and the footnotes thereto set forth in the
Company’s quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011.
“Company Balance Sheet Date” means
March 31, 2011.
“Company Cash” means the amount of unrestricted
cash and cash equivalents available to the Company.
“Company Common Stock” means the common stock,
$0.0001 par value, of the Company.
“Company Credit Facility” means the
Company’s Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of
December 18, 2009, among the Company, certain of its
Affiliates and Bank of America, N.A.
“Company Data Room” means the documents and
information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries
provided to Parent in that certain virtual data room maintained
by the Company.
“Company Disclosure Schedule” means the
disclosure schedule dated the date hereof regarding this
Agreement that has been provided by the Company to Parent and
Merger Subsidiary.
“Company Owned Intellectual Property” means all
Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned) by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and includes all Intellectual
Property listed in Section 3.19(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
“Compliant” means, with respect to the Required
Information, that (i) that such Required Information, taken
as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to
make such Required Information, in light of the circumstances
under which it was made, not misleading and (ii) the
Company’s auditors have not withdrawn any audit opinion
with respect to any financial statements contained in the
Required Information and (iii) the financial statements and
other financial information included in such Required
Information are, and remain until the Effective Time, compliant
with GAAP and in a form reasonably requested for marketing
purposes by the Financing Parties.
“Contract” means any legally binding contract,
agreement, obligation, commitment, arrangement, understanding,
instrument, lease or license.
“Disclosure Schedule” means the Company
Disclosure Schedule
and/or the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable.
“Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law
relating to (i) the presence, release or control of or
exposure to any Hazardous Substance (ii) solid, gaseous or
liquid waste generation, handling, treatment, storage, disposal
or transportation of a Hazardous Substance, (iii) human
health and safety with respect to exposures to and management of
Hazardous Substances, or (iv) pollution or protection of
the environment (including air, groundwater, surface water,
sediments, soils, land surface and subsurface strata) or natural
resources.
“Environmental Permits” means all permits,
licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals and other similar
authorizations of Governmental Authorities required by
Environmental Laws and affecting, or relating to, the business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as conducted as of the
date of this Agreement.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other
entity that, together with such entity, would be treated as a
single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Expense Reimbursement” means with respect to
the relevant party, reimbursement for such party’s
reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection with
due diligence, drafting, negotiating, and seeking financing in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(which, as to Parent, shall include expenses incurred by Merger
Subsidiary), including printing fees, filing fees, and fees and
expenses of its legal and financial advisors and other
Representatives and all commitment and similar fees and expenses
payable to any financing sources related to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and any relating
financings, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 in the
aggregate.
“Florida Law” means the Florida Business
Corporation Act.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied.
“Governmental Authority” means any
transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local
governmental, regulatory or administrative authority,
department, court, agency, commission or official, including any
political subdivision thereof.
“Hazardous Substance” means any chemical,
substance, waste or material identified, listed, regulated or
defined as a “pollutant”, “contaminant”,
“toxic,” “radioactive,”
“ignitable,” “corrosive,”
“reactive,” or “hazardous,” or subject to
liability or a requirement for investigation or remediation,
under any Environmental Law, including petroleum or any fraction
thereof, asbestos and asbestos-containing material, and toxic
mold.
“Health Benefit Laws” shall mean all Applicable
Law relating to the licensure, certification, qualification or
authority to transact business relating to the provision of,
payment for, arrangement of, or administration or utilization of
health or medical benefits, insurance or provider claims,
including ERISA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985, as amended, the HIPAA, the Applicable Law governing
the Medicare Advantage Program, the Insurance Code of the State
of Florida, and other Applicable Law relating to the regulation
of workers compensation, managed care organizations, insurance
companies, third-party administrators, utilization review
agents, certificates of need, utilization review coordination of
benefits, hospital reimbursement, Medicare and Medicaid
participation, fraud and abuse, patient referrals and provider
incentives.
“Health Benefit Plan” means all of the health
and medical care benefit plans and products, and all of the
prescription drug plans and products, and any evidence of
coverage form, summary of benefits form, or other policy forms
reflecting the benefits or coverage under such plans, offered,
sold, administered or maintained by the Company for the benefit
of its Members.
“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996. HIPAA and any amendments
thereto, and all related and other Applicable Law, Orders, and
Regulations addressing the privacy, security, and transmission
of health information with regard to the operations and services
provided by Company and its Subsidiaries and with regard to any
and all health plans maintained for the benefit of the their
employees.
“HSR Act” means the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual
property and other proprietary rights, in any jurisdiction,
whether registered or not, including, rights in and to
(i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification
marks, trade dress, domain names and other indications of
origin, the goodwill associated with the foregoing and
registrations, and applications to register, the foregoing,
including any extension, modification or renewal of any such
registration or application; (ii) inventions and
discoveries, whether patentable or not, patents, applications
for patents (including, without limitation, divisions,
continuations, continuations in part, reexaminations and any
counterparts claiming priority therefrom), and any renewals,
extensions, or reissues thereof; (iii) trade secrets,
business, technical and know-how information, non-public
information and confidential information (collectively,
“Trade Secrets”); (iv) writings and other
works of authorship including software, whether copyrightable or
not, and any and all copyright rights, whether registered or
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not and registrations or applications for registration of
copyrights, and any renewals or extensions thereof;
(v) database rights, design rights, and privacy rights and
(vi) tangible embodiments.
“IT Assets” means computers, computer software,
firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs,
switches, data communications lines and all other information
technology equipment and associated documentation used by, and
related services provided to, the Company or its Subsidiaries,
including as owned, licensed, leased or otherwise used by the
Company or its Subsidiaries.
“Knowledge” of a party means the actual
knowledge of such party’s executive officers after making
due and diligent inquiry.
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or
asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
encumbrance, including rights of first refusal, options to
purchase, purchase agreements and Contracts for deed or
installment sale agreements.
“made available” means with respect to any
material provided by the Company shall mean a copy of such
material has been (a) filed as an exhibit to the Company
SEC Reports without any redacted information, (b) posted to
the Company Data Room prior to the execution of this Agreement
or (c) provided or delivered to any Representative or
executive officer of Parent prior to the execution of this
Agreement.
“Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to
any Person, any change, effect, development or event that,
individually or in the aggregate, (i) has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, business, assets, liabilities, or results
of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole or (ii) would prevent or materially impair the
ability of such Person to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however,
that no change, effect, development or event (by itself or when
aggregated or taken together with any and all other changes,
effects, developments or events) to the extent resulting from,
arising out of, or attributable to, any of the following shall
be deemed to constitute or be taken into account when
determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has
occurred or may, would or could occur: (A) any changes,
effects, developments or events in the economy or the financial,
credit or securities markets in general (including changes in
interest or exchange rates), (B) any changes, effects,
developments or events in the industries in which such Person
and its Subsidiaries operate, (C) any changes, effects,
developments or events resulting from the announcement or
pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
identity of Parent or the performance or compliance with the
terms of this Agreement (including, in each case (i) any
actions, challenges, or investigations relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby made or
brought by any current or former shareholders of Parent or the
Company and (ii) any loss of customers, suppliers or
employees or any disruption in business relationships resulting
therefrom, but excluding the effects of compliance with
Section 5.01), (D) any changes, effects,
developments or events resulting from the failure of such Person
to meet internal forecasts, budgets or financial projections or
fluctuations in the trading price or volume of such
Person’s common stock (but not, in each case, the
underlying cause of such failure or fluctuations, unless such
underlying cause would otherwise be excepted from this
definition), (E) acts of God, natural disasters,
calamities, national or international political or social
conditions, including the engagement by any country in hostility
(whether commenced before, on or after the date hereof, and
whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national
emergency or war), or the occurrence of a military or terrorist
attack, or (F) any adoption, implementation, promulgation,
repeal, change or proposal in Applicable Law or GAAP (or any
interpretation thereof), except to the extent such changes,
effects, developments or events resulting from or arising out of
the matters described in clauses (A), (B) and
(F) disproportionately affect such Person and its
Subsidiaries as compared to other companies operating in the
industries in which such Person and its Subsidiaries operate,
taken as a whole.
“Material Company Lease” means any lease,
sublease or license of Material Company Leased Real Property for
the payment by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of
aggregate annual rental payments of $250,000 or more.
“Material Company Leased Real Property” means
all real property leased, subleased, licensed, or otherwise
occupied by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to a
Material Company Lease.
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“Material Company Real Property” means the
Material Company Leased Real Property and the Company Owned Real
Property.
“Medicaid” means Title XIX of the Social
Security Act, as amended, or any successor law, and all
regulations issued pursuant thereto and any successor law, and
the laws of the State of Florida and any other States in which
the Company does business passed or promulgated in connection
with programs administered under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act.
“Medicare” means Title XVIII of the Social
Security Act, as amended, or any successor law and all
regulations issued pursuant thereto and any successor law.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any
“multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA.
“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.
“NYSE Amex” means the NYSE Amex.
“OIR” means the Office of Insurance Regulation
of the State of Florida.
“Order” means any claim, judgment, decree,
injunction, rule or order of any court, arbitrator having
jurisdiction over such matter or Governmental Authority.
“Organizational Documents” means (i) with
respect to any entity that is a corporation, such
corporation’s certificate or articles of incorporation and
bylaws, (ii) with respect to any entity that is a limited
liability company, such limited liability company’s
certificate or articles of formation and operating agreement,
and (iii) with respect to any other entity, such
entity’s organizational or charter documents.
“Parent Balance Sheet” means the consolidated
balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of
March 31, 2011 and the footnotes thereto set forth in
Parent’s quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011.
“Parent Common Stock” means the common stock,
$0.001 par value, of Parent.
“Parent Disclosure Schedule” means the
disclosure schedule dated the date hereof regarding this
Agreement that has been provided by Parent to the Company.
“Parent Owned Intellectual Property” means all
Intellectual Property owned (or purported to be owned) by Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Parent Stock Option” means the option to
purchase a share of Parent Common Stock.
“Permitted Liens” means any of the following:
(i) Liens for Taxes, assessments and governmental charges
or levies either not yet due and delinquent or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with
GAAP; (ii) mechanics, carriers’, workmen’s,
warehouseman’s, repairmen’s, materialmen’s or
other Liens or security interests arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business that are not yet due or being
contested in good faith; (iii) Liens to secure obligations
to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental
agreements or underlying leased property arising in the ordinary
course of business; (iv) Liens imposed by Applicable Law
(other than as a result of a failure to comply therewith);
(v) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under
workers’ compensation laws or similar legislation or to
secure public or statutory obligations; (vi) pledges and
deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade Contracts,
leases, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary
course of business; (vii) Liens (other than mortgage liens)
that do not materially detract from the value or materially
interfere with the present use of the property or asset subject
thereto or affected thereby; (viii) with respect to the
Company, Liens the existence of which are specifically disclosed
in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the
Company included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the
date of this Agreement; and (ix) with respect to Parent,
Liens
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the existence of which are specifically disclosed in the notes
to the consolidated financial statements of Parent included in
the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this
Agreement.
“Person” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or
other entity or organization, including a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Proceeding” means any action, claim, charge,
audit, lawsuit, demand, suit, hearing, litigation, proceeding,
arbitration, appeal, judicial review or other dispute (in each
of foregoing cases, whether civil, criminal or administrative)
commenced, brought or conducted by any Person or Governmental
Authority.
“Regulation” means any guideline or criterion
which is administered or enforced by a Governmental Authority
relevant to or under any Applicable Law or Order.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“Stock Plan” means the Company’s Amended
and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.
“Subsidiary” means (i) with respect to any
Person (including the Company), any entity, the accounts of
which would be consolidated with those of such party in such
party’s consolidated financial statements if such financial
statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any
other entity, of which securities or other ownership interests
representing at least fifty percent of the equity or at least
fifty percent of the ordinary voting power (or, in the case of a
partnership, more than fifty percent of the general partnership
interests) are directly or indirectly owned by such Person and
(ii) with respect to the Company (in addition to clause
(i)) each of the entities listed on Section 3.06(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide,
written Acquisition Proposal, not solicited or initiated in
violation of Section 5.02, for at least a majority
of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries on terms that the Company Board determines in good
faith, after consultation with a nationally recognized financial
advisor and outside nationally recognized legal counsel (which
may be the Company’s current outside legal counsel) and
taking into account all the terms and conditions of the
Acquisition Proposal would result in a transaction (i) that
if consummated, is more favorable to the Company’s
shareholders from a financial point of view than the Merger or,
if applicable, any binding proposal by Parent to amend the terms
of this Agreement taking into account all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and such binding proposal
(including the expected timing and likelihood of consummation)
and taking into account any governmental and other approval
requirements, (ii) that is reasonably capable of being
completed on the terms proposed, taking into account the
identity of the person making the proposal, any approval
requirements and all other financial, legal and other aspects of
such proposal and (iii) for which financing, if a cash
transaction (whether in whole or in part), is then fully
committed or reasonably determined to be available by the
Company Board.
“Termination Fee” means a fee in the amount of
$12,000,000.
“Third Party” means any Person, including as
defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than
Parent or any of its Affiliates.
“WARN Act” means the U.S. Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and any state or
local equivalent.
Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth
opposite such term:
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Term
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Section
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Alternative Financing
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Section 7.06(a)
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Anti-Takeover Statutes
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Section 3.22(a)
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Antitrust Filings
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Section 7.02(b)
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Articles of Merger
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Section 1.01(c)
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Term
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Section
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Audit Reports
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Section 3.15
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Barrington
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Section 3.23
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Cash Consideration
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Section 1.02(a)
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Cash Report
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Section 5.09
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Certificate
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Section 1.02(a)
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Closing
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Section 1.01(b)
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Closing Date
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Section 1.01(b)
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COBRA
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Section 3.18(g)
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Commitment Letter
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Section 4.16
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Company
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Preamble
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Company Adverse Recommendation Change
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Section 5.02(a)(i)
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Company Board
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Section 1.05(a)
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Company Board Recommendation
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Section 3.02(c)
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Company Closing Cash Satisfaction Certificate
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Section 8.02(f)
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Company Material Contract
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Section 3.16(a)
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Company Payment Event
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Section 10.04(b)
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Company Permit
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Section 3.13(b)
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Company Preferred Stock
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Section 3.05(a)
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Company Revolver Indebtedness
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Section 7.06(e)
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Company SEC Documents
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Section 3.07(a)
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Company Securities
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Section 3.05(b)
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Company Shareholder Approval
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Section 3.02(a)
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Company Shareholder Meeting
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Section 7.01(a)
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Company Stock Option
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Section 1.05(b)
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Company Subsidiary Securities
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Section 3.06(b)
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Company Termination Fee
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Section 10.04(b)
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Section 5.03(b)
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Credit Facility Termination
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Section 7.06(e)
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D&O Insurance
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Section 5.06
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Dissenting Shares
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Section 1.04
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Effective Time
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Section 1.01(c)
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Employee
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Section 3.18(k)
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Employee Plans
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Section 3.18(a)
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End Date
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Section 9.01(b)
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Exchange Agent
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Section 1.03(a)
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Exchange Fund
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Section 1.03(a)
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Financing
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Section 4.16
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Financing Parties
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Section 7.06(a)
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Financing Parties Related Parties
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Section 7.06(e)
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Form S-4
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Section 7.01(a)
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Governmental Contracts
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Section 3.13(d)
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Improvements
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Section 3.20(d)
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Indemnified Person
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Section 6.03(a)
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internal controls
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Section 3.07(g)
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Term
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Section
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Merger
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Section 1.01(a)
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Merger Consideration
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Section 1.02(a)
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Merger Subsidiary
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Preamble
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Option Consideration
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Section 1.05(b)
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Order
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Section 3.12
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Owned Real Property
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Section 3.20(a)
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Parent
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Preamble
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Parent Board
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Section 4.02(c)
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Parent Capital Stock
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Section 4.05(a)
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Parent Employee Plans
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Section 4.14(a)
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Parent Material Contract
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Section 4.12
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Parent Permits
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Section 4.11
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Parent Preferred Stock
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Section 4.05(a)
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Parent SEC Documents
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Section 4.07(a)
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Parent Share Issuance
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Section 4.02(c)
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Payoff Amount
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Section 7.06(e)
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Payoff Letter
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Section 7.06(e)
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Provider
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Section 3.14(a)
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Proxy Statement
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Section 7.01(a)
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Real Property
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Section 3.20(b)
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Regulatory Filings
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Section 3.15
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Replaced Employee
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Section 5.01(m)
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Representatives
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Section 5.02(a)(i)
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Required Governmental Authorizations
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Section 3.03
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Required Information
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Section 7.06(a)
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Stock Consideration
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Section 1.01(a)
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Superior Proposal
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Section 5.02(e)
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Surviving Corporation
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Section 1.01(a)
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Tax Return
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Section 3.17(l)
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Taxes
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Section 3.17(k)
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Taxing Authority
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Section 3.17(k)
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Title Companies
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Section 5.05
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Titled Property
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Section 5.05
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Treasury Regulations
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Section 3.17(m)
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UBS
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Section 3.23
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Uncertificated Share
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Section 1.02(a)
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Voting Agreement
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Recitals
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Section 11.02. Other
Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The
words “hereof”, “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of like import used in this
Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein
are included for convenience of reference only and shall be
ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless
otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto
or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part
of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any
capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not
otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in
this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be
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deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular.
Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by
those words or words of like import. “Writing”,
“written” and comparable terms refer to printing,
typing and other means of reproducing words (including
electronic media) in a visible form. Except as the context may
otherwise require, references to any Contract are to that
Contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided
that with respect to any Contract listed on any schedules
hereto, all such amendments, modifications or supplements must
also be listed in the appropriate schedule. Any dollar threshold
set further herein shall not be used as a benchmark for
determination of what is “material” or a
“Material Adverse Effect” or any phrase of similar
import under the Agreement. References from or through any date
mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through
and including, respectively. References to “law”,
“laws” or to a particular statute or law shall be
deemed also to include any Applicable Law. The terms
“material,” “materiality,” or other similar
qualifiers when used with respect to (i) the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries shall refer to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (ii) Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries shall refer to Parent and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole. The parties agree that the terms and language
of this Agreement were the result of negotiations between the
parties and their respective advisors and, as a result, there
shall be no presumption that any ambiguities in this Agreement
shall be resolved against any party. Any controversy over
construction of this Agreement shall be decided without regard
to events of authorship.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.
PARENT:
METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
MERGER SUBSIDIARY:
CAB MERGER SUB, INC.
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
COMPANY:
CONTINUCARE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXX, XX.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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