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Exhibit 3
INFOGRAMES ENTERTAINMENT S.A.,
CALIFORNIA U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
and
GT INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE CORP.
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 15, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES ................................. 2
1.1 The Purchase ..................................................... 2
1.2 The Closing ...................................................... 3
1.3 Short-Term Note .................................................. 3
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY ...................... 3
2.1 Organization and Good Standing ................................... 3
2.2 Capitalization ................................................... 3
2.3 Subsidiaries ..................................................... 4
2.4 Authorization; Binding Agreement ................................. 5
2.5 Governmental Approvals ........................................... 6
2.6 No Violations .................................................... 6
2.7 Securities Filings ............................................... 7
2.8 Company Financial Statements ..................................... 7
2.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events ............................. 7
2.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities ....................................... 8
2.11 Compliance with Laws ............................................. 8
2.12 Permits .......................................................... 9
2.13 Litigation ....................................................... 9
2.14 Contracts ........................................................ 9
2.15 Employee Benefit Plans ........................................... 9
2.16 Taxes and Returns ................................................ 11
2.17 Intellectual Property ............................................ 12
2.18 The Shares and the Notes ......................................... 14
2.19 Labor Matters .................................................... 14
2.20 Limitation on Business Conduct ................................... 15
2.21 Property ......................................................... 15
2.22 Environmental Matters ............................................ 16
2.23 Insurance ........................................................ 17
2.24 Interested Party Transactions .................................... 17
2.25 Finders and Investment Bankers ................................... 17
2.26 Fairness Opinion ................................................. 18
2.27 Takeover Statutes ................................................ 18
2.28 Full Disclosure .................................................. 18
2.29 Year 2000 ........................................................ 18
2.30 Director Resignations and Election ............................... 18
2.31 Financial Projections; Liquidity ................................. 18
2.32 Expenses ......................................................... 19
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER ............ 19
3.1 Organization and Good Standing ................................... 19
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3.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement ................................. 19
3.3 Governmental Approvals ........................................... 19
3.4 No Violations .................................................... 19
3.5 Disclosure Documents ............................................. 20
3.6 Finders and Investment Bankers ................................... 20
3.7 Financing Arrangements ........................................... 20
3.8 Securities Laws .................................................. 20
3.9 Absence of Liens ................................................. 21
ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY ................................ 21
4.1 Conduct of Business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries .. 22
4.2 Notification of Certain Matters .................................. 24
4.3 Access and Information ........................................... 25
4.4 Reasonable Best Efforts .......................................... 25
4.5 Public Announcements ............................................. 25
4.6 Indemnification and Insurance .................................... 25
4.7 SEC and Stockholder Filings ...................................... 27
4.8 Takeover Statutes ................................................ 27
4.9 Directors of Company; Directors of Company Subsidiaries .......... 27
4.10 Antidilution Protection .......................................... 27
4.11 Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation ........................ 27
ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF PURCHASER AND PARENT ........................ 28
5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts .......................................... 28
5.2 Public Announcements ............................................. 29
5.3 Compliance ....................................................... 29
5.4 Employment ....................................................... 29
5.5 Guarantee of Parent .............................................. 29
5.6 Director Election ................................................ 29
5.7 Section 14(f) Information ........................................ 29
ARTICLE VI PURCHASE CONDITIONS ................................................ 30
6.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Purchase ..... 30
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Purchaser ................ 30
6.3 Documents to be Delivered by the Company ......................... 31
6.4 Conditions to Obligations of the Company ......................... 32
6.5 Documents to be Delivered by Purchaser ........................... 32
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION ....................................................... 33
7.1 Termination ...................................................... 33
7.2 Procedure Upon Termination ....................................... 34
7.3 Effect of Termination ............................................ 34
ARTICLE VIII BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ........................................... 34
8.1 Competition ...................................................... 34
8.2 Business Opportunities ........................................... 34
8.3 Exclusive European Arrangement ................................... 35
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8.4 Business Synergies ............................................... 35
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS ...................................................... 35
9.1 Confidentiality .................................................. 35
9.2 Amendment and Modification ....................................... 36
9.3 Waiver of Compliance; Consents ................................... 36
9.4 Survival ......................................................... 36
9.5 Notices .......................................................... 36
9.6 Binding Effect; Assignment ....................................... 37
9.7 Expenses ......................................................... 38
9.8 Governing Law .................................................... 38
9.9 Counterparts ..................................................... 39
9.10 Interpretation ................................................... 39
9.11 Entire Agreement ................................................. 39
9.12 Severability ..................................................... 39
9.13 Specific Performance ............................................. 40
9.14 Third Parties .................................................... 40
9.15 Disclosure Letter ................................................ 40
9.16 Effect of Investigation .......................................... 40
9.17 Material Adverse Effect .......................................... 40
Exhibit A Form of 5% Subordinated Convertible Notes
Exhibit B Form of Short-Term Secured Note
Exhibit C Form of 0% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes
Exhibit D Forms of Exchange Agreement
Exhibits E-1 and E-2 Forms of Equity Purchase and Voting Agreements
Exhibit E-3 Form of Note Purchase Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP Opinion
Exhibit H Form of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP Opinion
Exhibit I INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
Exhibit J Form of Amendment to Certificate
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), made and entered
into as of November 15, 1999, by and among GT Interactive Software Corp., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Infogrames Entertainment S.A., a societe
anonyme organized under the laws of France ("Parent"), and California U.S.
Holdings, Inc., a California corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
("Purchaser").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to issue, sell and deliver to
Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to purchase from the Company, 28,571,429 shares
(the "Shares") of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the
"Common Stock") for a purchase price of $50 million and a 5% Subordinated
Convertible Note of the Company in the principal amount equal to the Note
Purchase Price (as hereinafter defined) in the form set forth in Exhibit A
hereto (the "Note"), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement (the Shares and the Note are sometimes collectively referred to herein
as the "Securities"); and
WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company will issue, sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser
will purchase from the Company, a Short-Term Senior Secured Note of the Company
in the principal amount of $25,000,000 in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto
(the "Short-Term Note"), the outstanding principal and accrued interest of
which, on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall be applied toward the
payment by Purchaser for the Note; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and in consideration of Purchaser's purchase of the Short-Term Note,
the Company is issuing to Purchaser warrants covering 50,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, having an exercise price of $.01 per share, and paying
Purchaser a fee of $100,000; and
WHEREAS, in connection herewith, and as a condition to the
willingness of the Parent and Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Parent has
required that certain holders of securities of the Company agree, and in order
to induce Parent to enter into the Purchase Agreement, such holders have agreed,
among other things, to exchange securities of the Company held by them for a 0%
Senior Subordinated Convertible Note of the Company in the form of Exhibit C
hereto (the "Senior Note"), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an
agreement in the form of Exhibit D hereto (the "Exchange Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in connection herewith, and as a condition to the
willingness of the Parent and Purchaser to enter into this Agreement, Parent has
required that certain stockholders (the "Principal Stockholders") of the Company
agree, and in order to induce Parent to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the
Principal Stockholders have agreed, among other things, to enter into equity
purchase and voting agreements in the forms of Exhibits E-1 and E-2 hereto (the
"Selling Stockholder Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, Parent has agreed to purchase, and certain Principal Stockholders
have agreed to sell, subordinated
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notes of the Company in the face amount of $10 million, plus accrued interest,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement in the form
annexed as Exhibit E-3 (the "Note Purchase Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Company and Purchaser have agreed to enter into a
Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit F hereto (the "Registration
Rights Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved
and deemed it advisable for the Company to enter into this Agreement, the
Exchange Agreement, and the Registration Rights Agreement and to issue the
Securities and the Short-Term Note to be issued to Purchaser, the Senior Note to
be issued to certain affiliates of General Atlantic Partners L.P. and the shares
of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes (the "Conversion Shares")
(all such agreements, Notes and securities are referred to collectively as the
"Transaction Documents") and has determined that the issuance of the Securities
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the issuance of the
Short-Term Note and the Senior Note, are fair to and in the best interests of
the Company and the holders (other than the Principal Stockholders) of the
Common Stock; and
WHEREAS, the Company, Purchaser and Parent desire to make
certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with, and
establish various conditions precedent to, the transactions contemplated hereby:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES
1.1 The Purchase.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Closing: (i) the Company shall issue, sell and deliver to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, the Shares, and (ii)
the Company shall issue and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase
from the Company, the Notes (collectively, the "Purchase").
(b) The aggregate purchase price for the Shares (the "Stock
Purchase Price") shall be $50 million and the aggregate purchase price for the
Note (the "Note Purchase Price") shall be the sum of $60 million plus the
interest accrued through Closing on each of the Short-Term Note and the notes to
be purchased pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement. At the Closing, the
Company shall deliver to Purchaser, registered in its name or the name of its
nominee, the Note and the share certificates evidencing the Shares, registered
in its name or the name of its nominee, each duly executed and dated as of the
Closing Date, against payment of the Stock Purchase Price and the Note Purchase
Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the
Company as specified by written notice to Parent at least two business days
prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall pay a portion of the Note Purchase
Price by cancellation of the Short-Term Note and the interest then accrued
thereon.
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1.2 The Closing. The closing of the Purchase (the "Closing")
shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a date to be specified by the
parties, which in any event shall be no later than the third business day
following the satisfaction (or waiver) of all of the conditions set forth in
Article VI (such date, the "Closing Date"), at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York, unless another
time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. At the
Closing, the opinions, certificates and other documents required by this
Agreement to be delivered (other than those required to be delivered prior to
the Closing) shall be delivered.
1.3 Short-Term Note, etc. Concurrent with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company is issuing to Purchaser and Purchaser is
purchasing from the Company the Short-Term Note for a purchase price of
$25,000,000, and in consideration of Purchaser's purchase of the Short-Term
Note, the Company is issuing to Purchaser warrants exercisable for 50,000 shares
of Common Stock, exercisable at a price of $.01 per share, and paying to
Purchaser a fee of $100,000. On November 16, 1999, the Company shall deliver to
Purchaser the Short-Term Note and such warrants; and Parent shall cause to be
wire transferred $25.0 million in immediately available funds to the account of
the Company as specified to Parent and the Company shall cause to be wire
transferred $100,000 in immediately available funds to the account of Parent as
specified by Parent to Company.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Purchaser
that, except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered Sections of the
letter, dated the date hereof, from the Company to Parent (the "Company
Disclosure Letter"):
2.1 Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of
the Company Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has
all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and
each of the Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed and in good
standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure
to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has previously made available to Parent
accurate and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as
currently in effect, of the Company and each Company Subsidiary. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term "Company Subsidiary" shall mean any "subsidiary" (as
such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") of the Company.
2.2 Capitalization. As of November 12, 1999, the authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of (a) 150,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") and (b) 5,000,000
shares of preferred stock of the Company, of which 600,000 have been designated
as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Preferred Shares"). As of November 12,
1999, (i) 74,633,940 shares of Common Stock were
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issued and outstanding, (ii) 600,000 Preferred Shares were issued and
outstanding, (iii) no shares of Common Stock or shares of preferred stock of the
Company were issued and held in the treasury of the Company, (iv) no shares of
Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company were held by any Company
Subsidiary, (v) 6,000,000 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future
issuance upon conversion of the outstanding Preferred Shares, (vi) 16,541,727
shares of Common Stock are authorized for issuance under the Company's stock
incentive plans, of which options covering 985,160 shares have been exercised,
and of which options covering 13,566,640 of Common Stock have been granted and
remain outstanding ("Company Options"), and of which 5,565 shares of Common
Stock were issued as restricted stock awards, (vii) 6,356,625 shares of Common
Stock were reserved for future issuance upon exercise of warrants (the "Company
Warrants"), and (viii) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock are authorized for
issuance under the Company's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of which 116,364
shares have been issued. No change in the capitalization of the Company has
occurred between November 12, 1999 and the date hereof, except for the issuance
of Shares upon the exercise or lapse of Company Options and Stock Purchase
Options. No other capital stock of the Company is authorized or issued. All
issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and were
issued free of preemptive rights and in compliance with all applicable Laws.
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, as of the date hereof, there are no
outstanding rights, subscriptions, warrants, puts, calls, unsatisfied preemptive
rights, options (except as set forth in Schedule 2.15(h) of the Company
Disclosure Letter) or other agreements to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party, of any kind relating to any of the outstanding,
authorized but unissued or treasury shares of the capital stock or any other
security of the Company, and there is no authorized or outstanding security of
any kind convertible into or exchangeable for any such capital stock or other
security. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
there are no obligations, contingent or other, of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock
or the capital stock of any Company Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make
any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any
such Company Subsidiary or any other entity. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.2
of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no registration rights, and to the
best knowledge of the Company, there are no voting trusts, proxies or other
agreements or understandings with respect to the voting rights of any class of
the Company's capital stock.
2.3 Subsidiaries. Schedule 2.3 of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Company
Subsidiary, each of which is wholly owned by the Company except for directors'
qualifying shares and except as otherwise indicated in Schedule 2.3 of the
Company Disclosure Letter. All of the capital stock and other interests of the
Company Subsidiaries so held by the Company are owned by it or a Company
Subsidiary as indicated in Schedule 2.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter, free
and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, option,
trust, mortgage or security interest of any kind (collectively, "Liens") with
respect thereto, except pursuant to the Credit Agreement, or as disclosed in
Schedule 2.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of each of the Company Subsidiaries directly or indirectly held by
the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and were issued free of preemptive rights and in compliance with all applicable
Laws. No equity securities or other interests of any
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of the Company Subsidiaries are or may become required to be issued or purchased
by reason of any options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, puts, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into or exchangeable for, shares of any capital stock of any Company
Subsidiary, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or
arrangements by which any Company Subsidiary is bound to issue additional shares
of its capital stock, or options, warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any
additional shares of its capital stock or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such shares. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.3 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or
similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership,
joint venture or other business association or entity, with respect to which
interest the Company has invested or is required to invest $20,000 or more or
for which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has liability which is not
limited. Reflections Interactive Limited ("RIL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company, has the full right and power to obtain, in accordance with the
terms of the Deed of Partnership dated December 4, 1998, between RIL and Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx ("Xxxxxxxxx"), as amended by the amendment dated September 23,
1999 (the "Deed"), all right, title and interest in the business, property and
assets (the "RIL Partnership Property") of the partnership created under the
Deed (the "RIL/Xxxxxxxxx Partnership"). Since December 4, 1998, none of RIL,
Xxxxxxxxx or the RIL/Xxxxxxxxx Partnership has sold or otherwise transferred any
of the rights or interests in the business, property and assets (other than
sales of products in the normal course of business) owned or held by the
RIL/Xxxxxxxxx Partnership, directly or indirectly, or created or permitted to
exist any lien on such rights or interests, other than the lien created in
connection with the Credit Agreement. RIL has sent a notice to Xxxxxxxxx
pursuant to clause 12.5 of the Deed and no action by any of RIL, Xxxxxxxxx or
any third party, except for the passage of time until November 30, 1999 as
specified therein and except for obtaining the consent of the Landlord with
respect to the assignment to RIL of the lease to Xxxxxxxxx of certain real
property, is necessary to effect the termination of the RIL/Xxxxxxxxx
Partnership and to transfer all right, title and interest in the RIL/Partnership
Property to RIL, free of any Lien. Xxxxxxxxx has no right to receive, either
currently or in the future, any income, capital or other payment from the
Company or any Company Subsidiary (including without limitation RIL) other than
(i) payments that may become due in the future under the terms of the Service
Agreement, annexed to the Escrow Deed, by and among the Company, RIL and
Xxxxxxxxx, dated December 4, 1998, (ii) the return of his capital account and
his current account pursuant to clause 12.8 of the Deed in an aggregate amount
equal to pound sterling 260,000, (iii) his draw of pound sterling 10,333 for
November 1999, (iv) any payment to be made pursuant to Section 3.7 of the
agreement for the sale and purchase of the share capital and future operation of
Reflections Interactive Limited, dated December 23, 1998 between the Company and
Xxxxxxxxx (the "RIL Purchase Agreement"), by the Company to Xxxxxxxxx, or by
Xxxxxxxxx to the Company, based upon the determination of the net asset value
(as defined in the RIL Purchase Agreement) which net asset value has not been
determined as of the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event will such
payment exceed pound sterling 250,000, and (v) any expenses to be borne by the
Company in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement
between the Company and Xxxxxxxxx dated December 23, 1998.
2.4 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
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of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Selling Stockholders
Agreements (collectively, the "Transactions") have been duly and validly
authorized (including for purposes of Delaware General Corporation Law (the
"DGCL") Section 203) by the Company's Board of Directors and a majority of its
directors who do not have any financial interest in the Transactions, and no
other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended to increase the number of
authorized shares of Common Stock to permit the reservation of Common Stock
issuable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance
with the DGCL. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to
the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by principles of
equity regarding the availability of remedies ("Enforceability Exceptions").
2.5 Governmental Approvals. No material consent, approval,
waiver or authorization of, notice to or declaration or filing with
("Governmental Consent") any nation or government, any state or other political
subdivision thereof or any entity, authority or body exercising executive,
legislative, judicial or regulatory functions of or pertaining to government,
including, without limitation, any governmental or regulatory authority, agency,
department, board, commission or instrumentality, any court, or tribunal
("Governmental Authority"), on the part of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries is required in connection with the execution or delivery by the
Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby other than (a) the filing of the Certificate of Amendment to
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in the form of Exhibit J hereto
(the "Certificate Amendment") with the Secretary of State of Delaware in
accordance with the DGCL, (b) customary filings with the SEC for transactions of
the type contemplated hereby, (c) filings under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (the "HSR Act"), and filings or consents under any applicable foreign
antitrust requirements, (d) filings pursuant to the rules and regulations of the
Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq/NMS") and (e) all filings and mailings required
by Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The
Company has received a written waiver from the Nasdaq/NMS in which Nasdaq/NMS
has granted an exception under NASD Rule 4310(c)(25)(H)(ii) from the requirement
that the Company obtain stockholder approval in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.6 No Violations. Except as referred to in Schedule 2.6 of
the Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance by the
Company with any of the provisions hereof will not (a) conflict with or result
in any breach of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the
issuance of a portion of the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and the
Senior Notes will require that the Certificate Amendment have become effective,
(b) require any Consent under or result in a violation or breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
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acceleration) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any Company
Material Contract (as hereinafter defined), (c) result in the creation or
imposition of any material Lien upon any of the assets of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or (d) subject solely to obtaining the Governmental Consents
from Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 2.5 hereof, violate in any
material way any applicable provision of any statute, law, rule or regulation or
any order, decision, injunction, judgment, award or decree ("Law") to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or its assets or properties are subject.
2.7 Securities Filings. The Company has made available to
Parent true and complete copies of (a) its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, as
amended, for the three fiscal years ended March 31, 1999, as filed with the SEC
(the "1999 10-K"), (b) its proxy statements relating to all of the meetings of
stockholders (whether annual or special) of the Company since December 13, 1995,
as filed with the SEC, (c) its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 1999 as filed on November 15, 1999 as set forth in
Schedule 2.9(a)(ii) (the "Form 10-Q"), and (d) all other reports, statements and
registration statements and amendments thereto (including, without limitation,
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as amended, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as
amended) filed by the Company with the SEC since January 1, 1996 and prior to
the date hereof. The reports and statements set forth in clauses (a) through (c)
above, and those subsequently provided or required to be provided pursuant to
this Section 0, are referred to collectively herein as the "Company Securities
Filings." Except as set forth in Schedule 2.7 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
as of their respective dates, or as of the date of the last amendment thereof,
if amended after filing and prior to the date hereof, each of the Company
Securities Filings was prepared in all material respects in accordance with the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act"), as the case may be,
and none of the Company Securities Filings contained or, as to the Company
Securities Filings subsequent to the date hereof, will contain, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted or, as to the Company Securities Filings
subsequent to the date hereof, will omit, to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.8 Company Financial Statements. The audited consolidated
financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of the Company
included in the Company Securities Filings filed prior to the date hereof (the
"Company Financial Statements") have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (except as may be
indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as
at the dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments, any other adjustments
described therein and the fact that certain information and notes have been
condensed or omitted in accordance with the Exchange Act.
2.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(a) Except as identified with specificity in (i) Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the
Form 10-Q, without reference to (A) the first paragraph thereof, (B) the
subsection titled "--Year 2000 Compliance" or (C) the
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"Factors Affecting Future Performance" incorporated by reference in the Form
10-Q from the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal
year ended Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xx) the financial statements included in the Form
10-Q attached hereto as Schedule 2.9(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter or
(iii) Schedule 2.9(a)(ii) and Schedule 2.9(a)(ii)(F) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, since June 30, 1999, through the date of this Agreement, there has not
been: (A) any event that has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect; (B)
any declaration, payment or setting aside for payment of any dividend or other
distribution or any redemption or other acquisition (other than pursuant to the
Repurchase Agreement) of any shares of capital stock or securities of the
Company by the Company; (C) any damage or loss involving an amount in excess of
$100,000 to any material asset or property (without reference to Company
Intellectual Property Rights (as hereinafter defined)), whether or not covered
by insurance; (D) any change by the Company in accounting principles or
practices; (E) any material revaluation by the Company of any of its assets,
including writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts
receivable other than in the ordinary course of business; or (F) any sale of
property (without reference to Company Intellectual Property Rights) of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary with the value in excess of $100,000, except
for sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business.
(b) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.9(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries: (i)
has since March 31, 1999, amended any Employee Plan (as hereinafter defined) in
a manner that would reasonably be expected to increase the cost to the Company
or any Company Subsidiary of maintaining such Employee Plan in excess of (A)
$500,000 in the aggregate annually, or (B) $100,000 with respect to officers of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary, except as to benefits they share
generally with all employees of the Company or any Company subsidiary, as
applicable; or (ii) has any announced plan or commitment to create any
additional Employee Plan or to make any modification or change to any existing
Employee Plan that would, in either case, reasonably be expected to materially
increase the benefits payable to employees or former employees of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary.
2.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in the
1999 Form 10-K, the Form 10-Q or Schedule 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liabilities (absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise), except liabilities (a) in the aggregate
adequately provided for in the Company's unaudited balance sheet (including any
related notes thereto) as of September 30, 1999 included in the Form 10-Q or of
the type not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be
reflected as a balance sheet and incurred since September 30, 1999 in the
ordinary course of business, (b) in an aggregate amount of less than $500,000
and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected
on a balance sheet, (c) disclosed on the Company Disclosure Letter or of a type
described in the representations and warranties of the Company in this Article
II and not required to be disclosed in such Company Disclosure Letter, or (d)
incurred under the terms of this Agreement.
2.11 Compliance with Laws. The business of the Company and
each of the Company Subsidiaries has been operated in material compliance with
all Laws applicable thereto.
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2.12 Permits. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.12 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, (a) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have all
permits, certificates, licenses, approvals and other authorizations from
Governmental Authorities required in connection with the operation of their
respective businesses (collectively, "Company Permits"), (b) neither the Company
nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any Company Permit and (c) no
proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, to
revoke or limit any Company Permit, except, in the case of each of clauses (a),
(b) and (c) above, those the absence or violation of which would not create a
liability or obligation of the Company of more than $100,000.
2.13 Litigation. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.13 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, there is no suit, action or proceeding ("Litigation")
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened (and involving an amount
in excess of $100,000) against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries,
nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental
Authority outstanding against the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the best
knowledge of the Company, no investigation or review by any Governmental
Authority is pending or threatened against the Company or any Company
Subsidiary.
2.14 Contracts. Schedule 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter
contains a complete list of all loan agreements and financing agreements, all
equipment lease financing agreements and all other contracts and agreements
involving obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of
$100,000, true and complete copies of which have been made available to Parent.
Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party or is subject
to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, lease, license, agreement or
instrument that is required to be described in or filed as an exhibit to any
Company Securities Filing filed prior to the date of this Agreement
(collectively with those agreements listed in Schedule 2.14 of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the "Company Material Contracts") that is not so described in
or filed as required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may
be. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter, all
Company Material Contracts are valid and binding and are in full force and
effect and enforceable against the Company or such Company Subsidiary and, to
the knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Except as set forth
in Schedule 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary is in material violation or breach of or default under any
such Company Material Contract. To the best knowledge of the Company, no party
(other than the Company or Company Subsidiaries) is in material violation or
breach of or default under any Company Material Contract.
2.15 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists
all employee pension benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")), all employee
welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and all other
employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements, including, without limitation,
any bonus, stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation,
supplemental retirement, severance and other similar fringe or employee benefit
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plans, programs or arrangements, and any employment, executive compensation or
severance agreements, in any case that are maintained or contributed to by the
Company, any Company Subsidiary or any other entity (whether or not
incorporated) that is a member of a controlled group including the Company or
which is under common control with the Company (an "ERISA Affiliate") within the
meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and the regulations thereunder (the "Code") or Section 4001(a)(14)
or (b) of ERISA, for the benefit of any current or former employee of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary ("Employee Plans").
(b) Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has
provided, or made available, to Parent or Parent's counsel, to the extent
applicable with respect to any Employee Plan, copies of: (i) each written
Employee Plan document and each related trust agreement, insurance or other
funding contract; (ii) each current summary plan description prepared for such
Employee Plan; (iii) the most recent annual report on Form 5500 filed with the
Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each
Employee Plan; and (iv) the most recent favorable determination letter issued
for each Employee Plan intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of
the Code.
(c) None of the Employee Plans provides retiree health or
welfare benefits to any person (other than in accordance with Section 4980B of
the Code or Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or any other similar
benefits continuation law).
(d) Each Employee Plan has been established and maintained
substantially in accordance with its terms and in substantial compliance with
applicable law (including ERISA and the Code). In addition, to the best
knowledge of the Company, each Employee Plan has been established and maintained
in accordance with its terms and in compliance with applicable Law (including
ERISA and the Code).
(e) No Employee Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(f) With respect to each Employee Plan, all payments due from
Company or any Company Subsidiary to date have been made when due, and all
amounts properly accrued to date or as of the Closing as liabilities of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary that have not been paid have been properly
recorded on the books of the appropriate entity. With respect to each Employee
Plan that is funded wholly or partially through an insurance policy, all
premiums required to have been paid to date under the insurance policy have been
paid and all premiums required to be paid under the insurance policy through the
Closing will have been paid on or before the Closing.
(g) Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.15(g) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company has not received any written notice of, and is
not otherwise aware of, any actions, claims (other than routine claims for
benefits), lawsuits or arbitrations pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Company, threatened with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan (including against
any fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan) which, in the aggregate, would have
a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any Employee Plan, there has been no
prohibited transaction, breach of fiduciary duty or Internal Revenue Service
audit and no such audit is pending.
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(h) Schedule 2.15(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets
forth a true and complete list of each person who holds any outstanding option
to purchase shares of capital stock as of the date hereof, together with: (i)
the number of shares of capital stock subject to each such option; (ii) the
exercise price-per-share of such option; (iii) the vesting schedule of such
option; and (iv) a statement of whether each such option is intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code (an
"ISO").
(i) Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.15(i) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not: (i)(A) result in an increase in the amount of or (B)
accelerate the vesting or timing of payment of, any benefits or compensation
payable in respect of any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(ii) cause any payment or other consideration that is owed or may become due to
any director, officer, employee, contractor or agent of the Company to be
nondeductible to the Company or subject to tax under Code Section 280G or 4999;
or (iii) cause or permit the termination of any employment contract or other
arrangement with any director, officer, employee, contractor or agent of the
Company.
(j) Schedule 2.15(j) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains
a list of all existing employment agreements with "change of control" provisions
to which the Company is a party.
2.16 Taxes and Returns.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16 of the Company
Disclosure Letter:
(i) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has
timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all Tax Returns (as
hereinafter defined) required to be filed by it, and all such tax
returns are true, complete and correct in all respects, and has timely
paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected or
withheld, all material amounts of Taxes (as hereinafter defined)
required to be paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for
which adequate reserves in the Company Financial Statements have been
established;
(ii) the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have
made adequate provision in the Company Financial Statements for all
Taxes payable by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for which no Tax
Return has yet been filed;
(iii) there are no claims or assessments pending against the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries for any alleged deficiency
in any Tax, and the Company has not been notified in writing of any
proposed Tax claims or assessments against the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries (other than in each case, claims or assessments
for which adequate reserves in the Company Financial Statements have
been established or which are immaterial in amount);
(iv) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries
has executed any waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of
limitations to assess any Taxes; and there are no outstanding requests
by the Company or any of
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the Company Subsidiaries for any extension of time within which to file
any material Tax Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be
due on any Tax Return;
(v) the statute of limitations period for assessment of
federal income taxes has expired for all taxable years through February
28, 1995;
(vi) to the best knowledge of the Company, (A) there are no
liens for Taxes on the assets of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries except for statutory liens for current Taxes not yet due
and payable and (B) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
liable for any Tax imposed on any other person, except as the result of
the application of Income Tax Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (and any
comparable provision of any state, local, foreign or provincial
jurisdiction) to the affiliated group of which the Company is the
common parent.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Tax" shall mean
any federal, state, local, foreign or provincial income, gross receipts,
property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll,
alternative or add-on minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax, or any other
tax, custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any
kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty imposed by any
Governmental Authority. The term "Tax Return" shall mean a report, return or
other information (including any attached schedules or any amendments to such
report, return or other information) required to be supplied to or filed with a
governmental entity with respect to any Tax, including an information return,
claim for refund, amended return or declaration or estimated Tax.
(c) Except as set forth in the second and third sentences of
Schedule 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary is currently under examination or audit by any Governmental
Authority with respect to any Tax.
2.17 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Company or the Company Subsidiaries own, license or
otherwise possess legally enforceable rights to use, sell and transfer all
material copyrights developed internally by Company or the Company Subsidiaries,
and any applications therefor, and all material trade secrets that are used in
the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as
currently conducted, except as disclosed on Schedule 2.17(a)(i) of the Company
Disclosure Letter. To the Company's best knowledge, the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries own, license, or otherwise possess legally enforceable rights to
use, sell and transfer all material patents, trademarks, trade names, service
marks and copyrights developed by third parties, and any applications therefor,
technology, know-how, source code, object code, domain names and tangible or
intangible proprietary information or materials that are used in the respective
businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted,
except as disclosed on Schedule 2.17(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Schedule 2.17(a)(iii) contains a complete list of each patent, trademark,
service xxxx and copyright, as to which Company or a Company Subsidiary is the
registered owner, of each application for patent, trademark, service xxxx and
copyright registration filed by or on behalf of
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the Company or a Company Subsidiary, and of each agreement with a third party
involving an amount in excess of $100,000 that grants the Company or a Company
Subsidiary any rights to make, use, sell, modify, create derivative works of,
sublicense or otherwise distribute the intellectual property of a third party,
true and complete documentation of which has been delivered to Parent. For the
purposes of this Agreement, "Company Intellectual Property Rights" means all
patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, and applications
therefor, technology, know-how, trade secrets, source code, object code, domain
names and tangible or intangible proprietary information or materials that are
used in the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as
currently conducted.
(b) There are no valid grounds for any bona fide claims (i)
that the business of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries infringes on
or otherwise violates any copyright of another based on works developed
internally by the Company or a Company Subsidiary or any trade secret of
another; (ii) that the business of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries willfully infringes on or otherwise willfully violates, or, to the
Company's best knowledge, infringes on or otherwise violates, any patent,
trademark or service xxxx of another; (iii) against the use by the Company or a
Company Subsidiary of any copyrights internally developed by the Company or a
Company Subsidiary or trade secrets used in the business of the Company or a
Company Subsidiary as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted; (iv)
to the Company's best knowledge, against the use by the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries of any trademarks, trade names, patents, technology,
know-how or source code or object code used in the business of the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as proposed to be
conducted; (v) challenging the ownership, validity or effectiveness of any of
the copyrights in works internally developed by the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries or any applications therefor or of any material trade secret of the
Company or a Company Subsidiary; (vi) to the Company's best knowledge,
challenging the ownership, validity or effectiveness of any of the patents,
registered and material unregistered trademarks, service marks and trade names,
and any applications therefor or of any material trade secret of the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries; or (vii) to the Company's best knowledge,
challenging the license or legally enforceable right to use any patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade secrets or copyrights of a third party by the
Company or the Company's Subsidiaries, except, in the case of each of clauses
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) above, as disclosed on Schedule
2.17(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(c) All material patents, registered trademarks, service
marks, copyrights and material trade secrets owned by the Company and used in
the business of the Company are valid and subsisting. To the Company's best
knowledge, all material patents, registered trademarks, service marks,
copyrights and material trade secrets licensed by the Company and used in the
business of the Company are valid and subsisting. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.17(c), the rights, title and ownership of the Company Intellectual
Property Rights by Company and Company Subsidiaries herein, are not subject to
any encumbrances, charges, liens, indentures, security interests or claims of
any kind.
(d) Except as set forth (i) in the portions identified with
specificity of the specified Company Securities Filings filed prior to the date
of this Agreement listed on Schedule 2.17(d)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter
or (ii) on 2.17(d)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, to the Company's best
knowledge, there is no material unauthorized use,
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infringement or misappropriation of any of the Company Intellectual Property
Rights or material trade secret of the Company by any third party, including any
employee or former employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.
(e) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.17(e) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not constitute a
breach of any instrument or agreement governing any Company Intellectual
Property Rights or material trade secret; will not cause the forfeiture or
termination or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of any Company
Intellectual Property Rights or material trade secret of the Company; nor impair
the right of the Surviving Corporation, after the Closing Date, to use, sell or
license any Company Intellectual Property Rights or material trade secret.
(f) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable and practicable steps designed to safeguard and maintain their
proprietary rights in all Company Intellectual Property Rights and the secrecy
and confidentiality of their trade secrets. To the Company's best knowledge, no
current or prior officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the
Company Subsidiaries claim or have a right to claim an ownership interest in any
Company Intellectual Property Rights or trade secret as a result of having been
involved in the development or licensing of such Company Intellectual Property
Rights or trade secret while employed by or consulting to Company.
2.18 The Shares and the Notes.
(a) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and
paid for pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free and clear of all Liens
and restrictions, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by the Securities
Act and state securities laws, including without limitation "blue sky" laws; the
Notes have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered and paid for
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and
enforceable in accordance with their terms subject to Enforceability Exceptions;
and, upon authorization of additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section
4.11 of this Agreement, the Conversion Shares will have been duly authorized and
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Note by the Company and, when
issued upon conversion in accordance with the terms of the Note, will have been
duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will be free and clear
of all Liens and restrictions other than restrictions imposed by the Securities
Act and state securities laws, including without limitation "blue sky" laws.
(b) Subject to the accuracy of Purchaser's representations
appearing in Section 3.8 hereof, the offer, issue and sale of the Securities and
the Conversion Shares are and will be exempt from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and have been registered
or qualified (or are exempt from registration and qualification) under the
registration, permit or qualification requirements of all applicable state
securities laws.
2.19 Labor Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.19 of
the Company Disclosure Letter, (a) there are no controversies pending or, to the
best knowledge of the Company, threatened, between the Company and any of its
employees, which controversies
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would have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) neither the Company nor any of the
Company Subsidiaries is a party to any material collective bargaining agreement
or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by the Company or
the Company Subsidiaries, nor, as of the date of this Agreement, does the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries know of any activities or proceedings
of any labor union to organize any such employees; (c) neither the Company nor
any of the Company Subsidiaries has any knowledge of any strikes or material
slowdowns, work stoppages, lockouts, or threats thereof, by or with respect to
any employees of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries; (d) there are
no material outstanding or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened,
lawsuits, claims or charges in any forum with respect to the Company's
compliance with laws regarding antidiscrimination, wrongful termination,
termination in violation of public policy, unpaid overtime, breach of contract
or any other claimed employee rights; and (e) the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all reporting,
disclosure and other requirements with respect to safety, affirmative action,
drug and alcohol testing, WARN Act and any other applicable labor and employment
laws or regulations.
2.20 Limitation on Business Conduct. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of
the Company Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any obligation under, any
contract or agreement, written or oral, which contains any covenants currently
or prospectively limiting in any material respect the freedom of the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or to compete
with any entity.
2.21 Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.21 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, each of the Company and each of the Company
Subsidiaries owns the properties and assets that it purports to own free and
clear of all Liens, except for Liens which arise in the ordinary course of
business and do not materially impair the Company's or the Company Subsidiaries'
ownership or use of such properties or assets, Liens for Taxes not yet due and
Liens securing obligations under that certain credit agreement, dated as of
September 11, 1998, by and among the Company, the lender parties thereto and
First Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent, as such credit agreement has
been amended on April 18, 1999, June 29, 1999 and November 15, 1999 (the "Credit
Agreement"). The Company owns no real property. The Company has made available
to the Purchaser true and complete copies of all of its leases of property. With
respect to the property and assets it leases, the Company, the Company
Subsidiaries, and to the best of the Company's knowledge, each of the other
parties thereto, is in material compliance with such leases, and the Company or
the Company Subsidiaries, as the case may be, hold a valid leasehold interest
free of any Liens, except those referred to above. The rights, properties and
assets presently owned, leased or licensed by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries include all rights, properties and assets necessary to permit the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries to conduct their business in all material
respects in the same manner as their businesses have been conducted prior to the
date hereof. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material
violation of any zoning, building or safety ordinance, regulation or requirement
or other law or regulation applicable to the operation of owned or leased
properties, nor, as of the date of this Agreement, has the Company or any
Company Subsidiary received any notice of such a violation with which it has not
complied.
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2.22 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in material
compliance with the Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), which
compliance includes the possession by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
of all material permits and governmental authorizations required under
applicable Environmental Laws, and compliance in all material respects with the
terms and conditions thereof, except in each case where such non-compliance
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has received any written
communication from a Governmental Authority that alleges that the Company or any
of the Company Subsidiaries is not in such material compliance, and there are no
circumstances that may prevent or interfere with such compliance in the future,
except where such non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, there are no Environmental Claims (as hereinafter defined),
including claims based on "arranger liability," pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law, except for such Environmental Claims that
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22(c) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, to the knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries,
there are no past or present actions, inactions, activities, circumstances,
conditions, events or incidents, including the release, emission, discharge,
presence or disposal of any Material of Environmental Concern (as hereinafter
defined) by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, by third parties, that would form the
basis of any Environmental Claim against the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability for any
Environmental Claim the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries have retained
or assumed either contractually or by operation of law, except for such
Environmental Claims that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22(d) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company is in compliance in all material respects with
Environmental Laws as they relate to (i) any on-site or off-site locations where
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has stored, disposed or arranged
for the disposal of Materials of Environmental Concern for itself (but not on
behalf of others) or (ii) any underground storage tanks located on property
owned or leased by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. To the
knowledge of Company, there is no asbestos contained in or forming part of any
building, building component, structure or office space owned or leased by the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of Company, no
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) or PCB-containing items are used or stored at
any property owned or leased by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.
The Company hereby represents that it has occupied properties only for the
purpose of office space or warehousing non-hazardous materials.
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(e) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) "Environmental Claim" means any written claim,
action, cause of action, investigation or notice by any person
or entity alleging potential liability (including potential
liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental
response costs, natural resources damages, property damages,
personal injuries, or penalties) arising out of, based on or
resulting from (x) the presence, or release into the
environment, of any Material of Environmental Concern at any
location, whether or not owned or operated by the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries, or (y) circumstances forming
the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any
Environmental Law.
(ii) "Environmental Laws" means all Federal, state,
local and foreign laws or regulations relating to pollution or
protection of human health and the environment (including
ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or
sub-surface strata), including laws and regulations relating
to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of
Materials of Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of
Environmental Concern.
(iii) "Materials of Environmental Concern" means
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous materials,
hazardous substances and hazardous wastes, toxic substances,
petroleum and petroleum products that are regulated under the
Environmental Laws.
2.23 Insurance. The Company maintains insurance that provides
adequate coverage for normal risks incident to the business of the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries and their respective properties and assets and in
character and amount comparable to that carried by persons engaged in similar
businesses, except where the nature of potential liabilities that may reasonably
be expected to arise in the course of the Company's business would, in the
exercise of prudent business judgment, require additional amounts or types of
insurance coverage, in which case the Company maintains such additional
coverage. The insurance polices maintained by the Company are with reputable
insurance carriers, have no premium delinquencies and are in full force and
effect. Copies of all such insurance policies have been made available to
Parent.
2.24 Interested Party Transactions. Except as set forth in the
1999 Form 10-K, or Schedule 2.24 of the Company Disclosure Letter, no event has
occurred that would be required to be reported as a Certain Relationship or
Related Transaction, pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the
SEC.
2.25 Finders and Investment Bankers. Neither the Company nor
any of its officers or directors has employed any broker, finder or financial
advisor or otherwise incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions,
or financial advisors' or finders' fees in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than pursuant to an agreement with Bear, Xxxxxxx &
Co. Inc.
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2.26 Fairness Opinion. The Company's Board of Directors has
received from its financial advisor, Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., a written opinion
addressed to it relating to the fairness from a financial point of view of the
transaction contemplated hereby. A true and complete copy of such opinion has
been delivered to Parent.
2.27 Takeover Statutes. Assuming Parent and its "associates"
and "affiliates" (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) collectively
beneficially "own" (as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) and have beneficially
"owned" at all times during the three (3) year period prior to the date hereof
less than fifteen percent of the Company Stock outstanding, Section 203 of the
DGCL is, and shall be, inapplicable (a) to the acquisition of the Securities and
(b) to any business combination of the Company with the Parent or any of such
"associates" or "affiliates."
2.28 Full Disclosure. No statement contained in any
certificate or schedule, including, without limitation, the Company Disclosure
Letter, furnished or to be furnished by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries
to Parent or Purchaser in, or pursuant to the provisions of, this Agreement
contains or shall contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or
will omit to state any material fact necessary, in the light of the
circumstances under which it was made, in order to make the statements herein or
therein not misleading.
2.29 Year 2000. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.29 of the
Company Disclosure Letter and as updated in the Form 10-Q, the disclosure under
the heading "Year 2000 Compliance" contained in the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K, as amended, for the period ended March 31, 1999 is accurate and in
compliance with applicable law in all material respects.
2.30 Director Resignations and Election. All of the directors
of the Company other than Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx will execute
and deliver to the Company irrevocable resignations from the Board of Directors
of the Company on or before November 29, 1999 and effective as of the Closing
("Resignations"), and all of the Resignations will be irrevocably accepted by
the Company, which acceptance may not be rescinded. In addition, the Company's
Board of Directors has elected Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, as directors
of the Company effective as of the Closing.
2.31 Financial Projections; Liquidity. True and complete
copies of all financial projections provided by the Company to, and all written
communications with, the Company's lenders under the Credit Agreement since
October 1, 1999 (the "Projections") are set forth in Schedule 2.31 of the
Company Disclosure Letter (including, without limitation, the Company's
projected cash flow and the forecasted Borrowing Base under the Credit Agreement
and the computation thereof). The Projections were prepared in good faith based
on reasonable assumptions in light of the then current financial condition and
operations of the Company and set forth the Company's projected cash flow over
the periods set forth therein. Since November 12, 1999 (the "November
Projections"), there has been no change, event or other development that would
cause any material change in the Company's cash flow from that shown in the
November Projections during the periods set forth therein. The cash generated by
the Company's operations plus the $25 million to be loaned by Purchaser to the
Company to be evidenced by the Short-Term Note will be sufficient to permit the
Company to continue its operations in the
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ordinary course and to meet the Company's obligations as they come due until at
least February 28, 2000.
2.32 Expenses. The Company has provided Parent with a good
faith estimate of all costs and expenses paid, payable or to be payable by the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, including, without limitation, any amounts that will come due as a
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER
Parent and Purchaser jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Company that:
3.1 Organization and Good Standing. Each of Parent and
Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. Purchaser is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent.
3.2 Authorization; Binding Agreement. Parent and Purchaser
have all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the respective
Boards of Directors of Parent and Purchaser, as appropriate, and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of Parent, Purchaser or any other subsidiary
of Parent are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Purchaser
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent and Purchaser,
enforceable against each of Parent and Purchaser in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
3.3 Governmental Approvals. No Governmental Consent from or
with any Governmental Authority on the part of Parent or Purchaser is required
in connection with the execution or delivery by Parent and Purchaser of this
Agreement or the consummation by Parent and Purchaser of the transactions
contemplated hereby other than (a) filings with the SEC, (b) filings under the
HSR Act and filings or consents under any applicable foreign antitrust
requirements and (c) filings and mailings under Section 14(f) of the Exchange
Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder.
3.4 No Violations. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
compliance by Parent or Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof will not (a)
conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the governing
documents of Parent or any subsidiary of Parent, (b) require any Consent under
or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration) under any of the
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terms, conditions or provisions of, any material note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, lease, license, agreement or instrument to which Parent or
any subsidiary of Parent is a party or by which Parent or any subsidiary of
Parent or any of their respective assets or property is subject, (c) result in
the creation or imposition of any material Lien upon any of the assets of Parent
or any subsidiary of Parent or (d) subject to obtaining the Consents from
Governmental Authorities referred to in Section 3.3 hereof, violate any Law to
which Parent or any subsidiary of Parent or their respective assets or
properties are subject, except in any such case for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not prevent or
delay consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or otherwise
materially and adversely affect the ability of Parent or Purchaser to perform
their respective obligations under this Agreement.
3.5 Disclosure Documents. None of the information supplied by
Parent, Purchaser or their respective officers, directors, representatives,
agents or employees (the "Parent Information") in writing specifically for
inclusion in the Schedule 14F and Schedule 13D filed in connection with this
transaction will, at the time such documents are filed with the SEC or first
mailed to the Company's stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact, or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made not
misleading or necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication
with respect to the solicitation of proxies for such stockholders' meeting which
has become false or misleading.
3.6 Finders and Investment Bankers. Neither Parent, Purchaser
nor any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker,
finder or financial advisor or otherwise incurred any liability for any
brokerage fees, commissions or financial advisors' or finders' fees in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, other than Lazard and
Freres & Co. LLC.
3.7 Financing Arrangements. Parent (including for this purpose
one or more of its wholly owned subsidiaries) has funds available to it
sufficient to enable the Purchaser to purchase the Securities in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and securities of the Company from the Principal
Stockholders pursuant to the Selling Stockholder Agreements.
3.8 Securities Laws.
(a) The Securities are being acquired by Purchaser for its own
account pursuant to this Agreement and not for any other Person, and for
investment only and with no intention of distributing or reselling such
Securities or any part thereof or any interest therein in any transaction that
would be in violation of the securities laws of the United States of America, or
any state thereof; without prejudice, however, to the rights of Purchaser at all
times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Securities under an
effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act") and any applicable state
securities law.
(b) Purchaser is an "accredited investor" as that term is
defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act and has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. By
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reason of Purchaser's business or financial experience, it is a sophisticated
investor which has the capacity to protect its interest in connection with the
transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents and has sufficient
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate properly
the merits and risks of the Securities and the related transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents.
(c) Purchaser has been provided with copies of the Company
Securities Filings and a copy of the Company Disclosure Letter and has had the
opportunity to request any exhibits filed as part of any such document.
(d) Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Company has made
available to it the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the
Company concerning the terms and conditions under which the Securities will be
issued to it.
(e) Purchaser agrees that, so long as required by law,
certificates evidencing any of the Securities and any securities issued in
exchange for or in respect thereof shall bear a legend substantially to the
following effect:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
(THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF ANY
OTHER COUNTRY, STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED,
SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, UNITED STATES PERSONS,
EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT
AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH ACT OR
OTHER LAWS."
(f) The foregoing representations in this Section 3.8 are made
for purposes of compliance with the exemptions from registration under the
Securities Act and shall not in any way affect the rights of Parent or Purchaser
in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, their ability
to rely on the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this
Agreement.
3.9 Absence of Liens. Upon surrender of the notes purchased
pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement by the Purchaser to the Company in
accordance with the terms thereof, the Company will obtain all right, title and
interest in such notes obtained by Purchaser from the transferors thereof,
without any Liens having been imposed by Purchaser or by reason of Purchaser's
ownership of the Note.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company covenants and agrees as follows:
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4.1 Conduct of Business of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
(a) Unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing and
except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or in the Company Disclosure
Letter, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing,
(i) the Company shall conduct, and it shall cause the
Company Subsidiaries to conduct, its or their businesses in
the ordinary course and consistent with past practice, and the
Company shall, and it shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to,
use its or their reasonable best efforts to preserve
substantially intact its business organization, to keep
available the services of its present officers and employees
and to preserve the present commercial relationships of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries with persons with whom
the Company or the Company Subsidiaries do significant
business and
(ii) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries will:
(A) amend or propose to amend its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(B) authorize for issuance, issue, grant,
sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant,
sell, pledge or dispose of any shares of, or any
options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or
rights of any kind to acquire or sell any shares of,
the capital stock or other securities of the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries, including, but
not limited to, any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of stock of any class of the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, except
for (a) the issuance of shares pursuant to the
exercise of Company Options outstanding on the date
of this Agreement in accordance with their present
terms, (b) the issuance of shares upon the exercise
of Company Warrants outstanding on the date of this
Agreement in accordance with their present terms, and
(c) the issuance of shares upon the conversion of
Preferred Shares outstanding on the date of this
Agreement in accordance with the present terms of the
Preferred Shares;
(C) split, combine or reclassify any shares
of its capital stock or declare, pay or set aside any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
stock or property or any combination thereof) in
respect of its capital stock, other than dividends to
the holders of Preferred Shares in accordance with
the present terms of the Preferred Shares and
dividends or distributions to the Company or a
Company Subsidiary, or directly or indirectly redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any
shares of its capital stock or other securities;
(D) create, incur or assume any indebtedness
for borrowed money or issue any debt securities,
except pursuant to the Credit Agree-
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ment as in effect on the date hereof (except as
provided in clause (2) of paragraph (E) below);
(E) (1) assume, guarantee, endorse (other
than endorsement for collection or deposit in the
ordinary course of business) or otherwise become
liable or responsible (whether directly, indirectly,
contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any
person (other than the Company or a Company
Subsidiary); (2) make any capital expenditures or
make any advances or capital contributions to, or
investments in, any other person (other than to a
Company Subsidiary); (3) voluntarily incur any
material liability or obligation (absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise); or (4) sell, transfer,
mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or
encumber, or agree to sell, transfer, mortgage,
pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber, any
assets or properties, real, personal or mixed,
material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
taken as a whole other than (x) to secure debt
permitted under paragraph (D) or (y) the sale of
inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(F) increase in any manner the compensation
of any of its officers or employees or enter into,
establish, amend or terminate any employment,
consulting, retention, change in control, collective
bargaining, bonus or other incentive compensation,
profit sharing, health or other welfare, stock option
or other equity, pension, retirement, vacation,
severance, deferred compensation or other
compensation or benefit plan, policy, agreement,
trust, fund or arrangement with, for or in respect
of, any stockholder, officer, director, employee,
consultant or affiliate other than, in any such case
referred to above, as may be required by Law or as
required pursuant to the terms of agreements in
effect on the date of this Agreement and other than
arrangements with new employees (other than employees
who will be officers of the Company) hired in the
ordinary course of business and providing for
compensation and other benefits consistent with those
provided for similarly situated employees of the
Company as of the date hereof;
(G) alter through merger, liquidation,
reorganization, restructuring or in any other fashion
the corporate structure or ownership of any
subsidiary or the Company;
(H) except as may be required as a result of
a change in law or as required by the SEC, and with
prior written notice to Purchaser, change any of the
accounting principles or practices used by it;
(I) make any tax election which is
inconsistent with past practice or settle or
compromise any Tax liability in excess of $75,000;
(J) pay, discharge or satisfy any claims,
liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise),
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other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in
the ordinary course of business of liabilities of
less than $25,000 reflected or reserved against in
the financial statements (including the notes
thereto) of the Company, or covered by insurance;
(K) enter into, amend, modify or terminate
any contract, agreement, commitment or other
understanding involving: (1) annual payments, or
property with a value, of (x) $75,000 or more,
($100,000 or more in the case of purchase orders) if
the place of performance is the United States, or (y)
$100,000 or more if the place of performance is
outside the United States, (2) a term of more than
one (1) year or (3) the assignment, transfer, sale or
exclusive license of copyrights, trademarks or other
intellectual property;
(L) incur expenses in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in excess
of $4,350,000;
(M) take, or agree in writing or otherwise
to take, any of the foregoing actions or any action
which would make any of the representations or
warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
untrue or incorrect in any material respect at or
prior to the Closing; and
(N) shall not terminate the Exchange
Agreement between the Company and certain of its
stockholders dated of even date herewith.
(b) The Company shall, and the Company shall cause each of the
Company Subsidiaries to, (i) comply with all Laws applicable to it, to any of
its properties, assets or business or to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and to maintain in full force and effect all the Company
Permits necessary for its business, (ii) promptly furnish Parent and Purchaser
with copies of all notices and correspondence or other information to or from
any party in connection with matters relating to the Credit Agreement or the
Exchange Agreement and (iii) send a message by email by the opening of business
on November 16, 1999 to all of their respective employees notifying them of the
provisions of this Section 4.1 and directing them not to take any action in
contravention of this Section 4.1.
4.2 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give
prompt notice to Parent if any of the following occur after the date of this
Agreement: (a) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any
third party alleging that the Consent of such third party is or may be required
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided
that such Consent would have otherwise been required to have been disclosed in
this Agreement; (b) receipt of any material notice or other communication from
any Governmental Authority (including, but not limited to, the National
Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), Nasdaq/NMS or any other securities
exchange) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) the occurrence of an event which would be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect; or (d) the commencement or threat of any Litigation
involving or affecting the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or any of
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tive properties or assets, or, to the Company's knowledge, any employee, agent,
director or officer, in his or her capacity as such, of the Company or any of
the Company Subsidiaries.
4.3 Access and Information. Between the date of this Agreement
and the Closing, and without intending by this Section 4.3 to limit any of the
other obligations of the parties under this Agreement, the Company will give,
and shall direct its accountants and legal counsel to give, Parent and its
authorized representatives (including, without limitation, its financial
advisors, accountants and legal counsel), at reasonable times and without undue
disruption to or interference with the normal conduct of the business and
affairs of the Company, access as reasonably required in connection with the
transactions provided for in this Agreement to all offices and other facilities
and to all contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records of or
pertaining to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and will furnish Parent
with (a) such financial and operating data and other information with respect to
the business and properties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as
Parent may from time to time reasonably request in connection with such
transactions and (b) a copy of each material report, schedule and other document
filed or received by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with or from
the SEC, the NASD or Nasdaq/NMS.
4.4 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and
conditions herein provided, the Company agrees to use 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 to consummate and make effective as
promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, including, but not limited to, (a) obtaining all Consents from
Governmental Authorities and other third parties required for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents thereby and (b)
timely making all necessary filings under the HSR Act. Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereof, the Company agrees to use reasonable best
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary to satisfy the other conditions of the Closing set
forth herein. The Company will not take, nor permit any of its subsidiaries to
take, any action or to enter into any agreement which is inconsistent with the
rights granted to the Purchaser in this Agreement or which may adversely affect
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
4.5 Public Announcements. So long as this Agreement is in
effect, the Company shall not, and shall use reasonable efforts to cause its
affiliates not to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or any
other announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without
the consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
except where such release or announcement is required by applicable Law or
pursuant to any applicable listing agreement with, or rules or regulations of,
the NASD or Nasdaq/NMS, in which case the Company, prior to making such
announcement, will consult with Parent regarding the same.
4.6 Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) The Company after the Closing shall indemnify and hold
harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, including
without limitation, as provided in the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company and the Company's By-
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Laws as in effect on the date hereof, each present and former director or
officer of the Company determined as of the Closing (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties"), who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or was
or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the
fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Company or of any of
its subsidiaries, or is or was at any time serving, at the request of the
Company, any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against all expense, liability
and loss (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines,
excise taxes or penalties with respect to any employee benefit plan or
otherwise, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by
such director or officer in connection with such proceeding, arising out of or
pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Closing,
including, without limitation, matters arising out of or pertaining to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (and the Company shall, as provided
under its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws as in
effect on the date hereof and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable
law, advance expenses as incurred by such Indemnified Party; provided, however,
that if and to the extent that Delaware law so requires the payment of such
expense in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made only
upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party to
repay all such advances if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is
not entitled to indemnification by the Company). The foregoing shall inure to
the benefit of any Indemnified Party's heirs, executors or administrators, and
shall not be in limitation of any rights to indemnification which an Indemnified
Party may have under applicable law and the Company's Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation prior to the Closing.
(b) Commencing promptly after the date hereof, the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a replacement directors and
officers insurance policy (the "Replacement Policy"), to take effect upon the
earlier of (i) December 13, 1999 or (ii) a change of control as defined in
Section 12.b. of the primary policy in effect as the date hereof (National Union
policy 857-48-92) (the "Replacement Policy Date"), which Replacement Policy
waives any right to termination as a result of a change of control or similar
event arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents,
and provides coverage for one (1) year from the Replacement Policy Date. In
addition, commencing promptly after the date hereof, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain a "tail" directors and officers insurance
policy providing coverage for a period of six years from the Closing Date for
claims based on alleged wrongful acts occurring at or prior to the Closing (the
"Tail Insurance"). It is the parties' intention that there be no gap in the
Company's director and officers insurance coverage.
(c) For a period of six (6) years after the Closing, the
Company will maintain in effect, if available, directors' and officers'
liability insurance covering those Persons who are currently covered by the
Company's directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (a copy of which
has been made available to Parent) on terms (including the amounts of coverage
and the amounts of deductibles, if any) that are no less favorable to the terms
now applicable to them under the Company's current policies; provided, however,
that in no event shall the Company be required to expend in excess of 200% of
the annual premium currently paid by the Company for such coverage; and provided
further, that, if the premium for such coverage exceeds such amount, the Company
shall purchase a policy with the greatest coverage available for such 200%
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of the annual premium. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
bound by the foregoing obligation for so long as the Tail Insurance continues to
be in full force and effect; provided, however, that the Company in all events
shall be bound by the foregoing for a period of one year after the Replacement
Policy Date.
(d) This Section 4.6 shall survive the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, is intended to benefit the Indemnified
Parties, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and shall
be enforceable by the Indemnified Parties.
4.7 SEC and Stockholder Filings. The Company shall send to
Parent a copy of all material public reports and materials as and when it sends
the same to its stockholders, the SEC or any state or foreign securities
commission.
4.8 Takeover Statutes. If any "fair price," "moratorium,"
"control share acquisition" or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation
enacted under state or federal laws in the United States (each a "Takeover
Statute"), including, without limitation, Section 203 of the DGCL, is or may
become applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Company will use reasonable best efforts to grant such approvals and take such
actions as are necessary so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby
and otherwise act so as to eliminate or minimize the effects of any Takeover
Statute on any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.9 Directors of Company; Directors of Company Subsidiaries.
The Company agrees that its Board of Directors shall, at the request of Parent,
elect prior to Closing one additional director designated by Parent to serve as
a director of the Company effective as of the Closing; provided, however, that
such designee shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors. If
requested by Parent, the Company will secure the resignations of or remove,
effective as of the Closing, any member of the Board of Directors of any Company
Subsidiary. At Purchaser's request, the Company shall exercise reasonable best
efforts to cause Parent's designees to be elected to the Board of Directors of
the Company Subsidiaries effective as of the Closing Date.
4.10 Antidilution Protection. The Company agrees that if there
are, as of the date hereof, (a) any shares of the Company's Common Stock issued
and outstanding other than the number set forth in Section 2.2 as issued and
outstanding at November 12, 1999 (other than as a result of the exercise or
conversion of Purchase Rights (as defined below)), or (b) any warrants, options,
conversion rights or other rights to acquire shares of the Company's Stock
("Purchase Rights") that have not been included in Schedules 2.15(h) to the
Company Disclosure Letter or as to options reflected as granted and outstanding
in Section 2.2, the Company shall, upon demand by Purchaser, immediately issue
to Purchaser at no cost to Purchaser, the number of shares of the Company's
Common Stock that will maintain the percentage of ownership interest of
Purchaser (on a fully-diluted basis) that Purchaser would have had at the
Closing without giving effect to such undisclosed Purchase Rights.
4.11 Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. The Company's
Board of Directors has authorized and the Company's stockholders have approved
an increase of the Company's authorized capital stock by increasing its
authorized Common Stock by 150 million
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shares to a total of 300 million shares of Common Stock. The Company agrees to
take all action required to effectuate such increases, including filing the
Certificate Amendment with the appropriate governmental authorities in the State
of Delaware (the effectiveness of any such amendment to be conditioned on the
occurrence of the Closing), and taking all other steps necessary and appropriate
to effectuate such increase. The effectiveness of the Certificate Amendment
shall not be a condition to the Closing.
4.12 Registration and Listing. If any shares of Common Stock
required to be reserved for purposes of conversion of the Note require
registration with or approval of any Governmental Authority under any federal or
state or other applicable law before such shares of Common Stock may be issued
or delivered upon conversion, the Company will in good faith and as
expeditiously as possible cause such shares of Common Stock to be duly
registered or approved, as the case may be. So long as the Common Stock is
quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or listed on any national securities
exchange, the Company will, if permitted by the rules of such system or
exchange, quote or list and keep quoted or listed on such system or exchange,
upon official notice of issuance, all shares of Common Stock issuable or
deliverable upon conversion or exchange of the Note.
4.13 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all
times reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of issuing or delivering upon conversion of the Note, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issuable or deliverable
upon such conversion; provided, however, that to the extent the Company, as of
the date hereof, has an insufficient number of authorized shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Note, the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary to increase and
reserve for issuance such number of authorized shares of Common Stock as is
equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issuable or
deliverable upon conversion of the Note, which actions shall include (a)
obtaining the written consent of a sufficient number of stockholders of the
Company to an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation and (b) upon receipt
of such written consent, preparing, filing and mailing an information statement
on Schedule 14C under the Exchange Act as soon as practicable thereafter. The
Company shall issue all such shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms
of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and
otherwise comply with the terms hereof and thereof.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF PURCHASER AND PARENT
Parent and Purchaser covenant and agree as follows:
5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and
conditions herein provided, Parent and Purchaser agree to use 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 to consummate and make effective
as promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, (a) obtaining all Governmental Consents from
Governmental Authorities and other third parties required for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) timely making all
necessary filings under the HSR Act. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereof, Parent and Purchaser agree to use reasonable best
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efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary to satisfy the other conditions of the Closing set
forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor any of its
affiliates shall be required to divest or hold separate or otherwise take or
commit to take any action that materially limits its freedom of action with
respect to, or its ability to retain, any of the businesses or assets of Parent
or any of its affiliates.
5.2 Public Announcements. So long as this Agreement is in
effect, Parent and Purchaser shall not, and shall use reasonable efforts to
cause their affiliates not to, issue or cause the publication of any press
release or any other announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby without the consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), except where such release or announcement is required by
applicable Law or pursuant to any applicable listing agreement with, or rules or
regulations of, any stock exchange on which shares of Parent's capital stock are
listed or the NASD, or other applicable securities exchange, in which case
Parent, prior to making such announcement, will consult with the Company
regarding the same.
5.3 Compliance. In consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby, Parent and Purchaser shall comply, and cause their subsidiaries to
comply or to be in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable
Laws.
5.4 Employment. As of the Closing Date and thereafter, neither
Purchaser nor Parent shall be under any obligation to continue the employment of
any current or former employee of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries as of
the Closing Date ("Company Employees"). Furthermore, except as may be provided
in an Employee Plan, neither Purchaser nor Parent shall be under any obligation
to continue or maintain any level of compensation or benefits to Company
Employees. Subject to the terms of an Employee Plan, Purchaser and Parent shall
have the right to amend or terminate such Employee Plan and Parent reserves the
right to require that Company terminate prior to the Closing Date any retirement
plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 401(k).
5.5 Guarantee of Parent. Parent hereby guarantees the payment
by Purchaser of the Stock Purchase Price and the Note Purchase Price, and any
other amounts payable by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and will cause
Purchaser to perform all of its other obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with their terms.
5.6 Director Election. After the Closing, Parent agrees that
it will exercise reasonable best efforts to cause the Company's Board of
Directors to elect at least such number of directors as necessary to comply with
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and that at least two
members of the Board of Directors of the Company designated by Parent shall be
independent directors as defined under the rules for inclusion of the Company's
Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market.
5.7 Section 14(f) Information. Parent will supply the Company
and be solely responsible for any information with respect to itself and its
nominees, officers, directors and affiliates required by Section 14(f) and Rule
14f-1 under the Exchange Act.
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ARTICLE VI
PURCHASE CONDITIONS
6.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the
Purchase. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Purchase and
the other transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction
or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) No Injunction or Action. No order, statute, rule,
regulation, executive order, stay, decree, judgment or injunction shall have
been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or other
Governmental Authority which prohibits or prevents the consummation of the
Purchase which has not been vacated, dismissed or withdrawn prior to the
Closing. The Company and Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to have any of
the foregoing vacated, dismissed or withdrawn by the Closing.
(b) Governmental Approvals. All Governmental Consents of any
Governmental Authority required for the consummation of the Purchase and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained.
(c) Exchange Agreement. The transactions contemplated by the
Exchange Agreement shall have closed at or prior to the Closing.
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Purchaser. The
obligations of Parent and Purchaser to consummate the Purchase and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of
each of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing (any or all of which
may be waived by Parent and Purchaser in whole or in part to the extent
permitted by law):
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to
"materiality," "material adverse effect" or similar qualifying language set
forth therein) except to the extent that any breach (either individually or in
the aggregate with all other such breaches) would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company or materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company
shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Certificates. Purchaser shall have received a certificate
(dated the Closing Date and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Parent and Purchaser) signed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company to the effect set forth in Sections 6.2(a) and
6.2(b).
(d) Opinion of Counsel. Purchaser shall have received the duly
executed opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company,
dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
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(e) Litigation. There shall be no pending suit, action or
proceeding by any person against Purchaser, the Company, or any affiliate,
director, officer or employee of any of the foregoing which has a reasonable
likelihood of success (i)(A) in any way seeking to restrict or modify in any
material respect the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) seeking to obtain any
damages against any person as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby
or (C) seeking to impose any financial burden on any of the foregoing persons or
any limitation on the ability of Parent or Purchaser to hold the Securities or
on the business or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, if the
reasonably likely determination of a matter set forth in this clause (i) would
materially reduce the economic or business benefits Parent expects, as of the
date hereof, to realize from the purchase of the Securities, or (ii) in any way
seeking to prohibit the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(f) No Material Adverse Effect. No change, development, effect
or circumstance shall have occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to the Company.
(g) Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights
Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered to Purchaser by the
Company.
(h) Selling Stockholder Agreements. The transactions
contemplated by the Selling Stockholders Agreements shall have closed at or
prior to the Closing.
(i) Replacement Policy. The Replacement Policy shall have been
obtained and shall, upon the Closing, be in full force and effect.
6.3 Documents to be Delivered by the Company. At the Closing,
the Company shall deliver to Purchaser the following:
(a) duly executed certificates representing the Shares, in
form satisfactory to Purchaser;
(b) the duly executed Notes;
(c) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, certified
by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the Bylaws of the
Company and resolutions of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the
Company approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
certified (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser) by the
Secretary of the Company;
(d) certificates issued by appropriate governmental
authorities evidencing the good standing of the Company in each state where the
Company is doing business, as of a date not more than fourteen (14) days prior
to the Closing Date and where possible a confirming telegram as of the Closing
Date;
(e) the certificate referred to in Section 6.2(c); and
(f) such other documents as Parent or Purchaser shall
reasonably request.
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6.4 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations
of the Company to consummate the Purchase and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions (all of which may be waived by the Purchaser in whole or in part to
the extent permitted by law):
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties of the Parent and Purchaser contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as
to "materiality," "material adverse effect" or similar qualifying language set
forth therein) except to the extent the effect of any breach (either
individually or in the aggregate with all other such breaches) would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Parent and Purchaser or materially and adversely
affect the ability of the Parent and Purchaser to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Purchaser. Parent
and Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by them under this Agreement, Exchange Agreements and
Registration Rights Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Certificate. The Company shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of Parent and Purchaser by a duly authorized officer of each to
the effect set forth in Sections 6.4(a) and 6.4(b).
(d) Opinion of Counsel. The Company shall have received the
duly executed opinion of Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, counsel to Parent and
Purchaser dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
(e) Litigation. There shall be no pending suit, action or
proceeding by any person against Purchaser or the Company that has a reasonable
likelihood of imposing material restrictions on the Company's operations and
that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(f) No Material Adverse Effect. No change, development, effect
or circumstance shall have occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to Parent.
(g) Replacement Policy. The Replacement Policy shall have been
obtained and shall, upon the Closing, be in full force and effect.
6.5 Documents to be Delivered by Purchaser. At the Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the following:
(a) evidence of the wire transfer referred to in Section
1.1(b);
(b) the certificate referred to in Section 6.4(c);
(c) charter and bylaws of Parent and Purchaser;
(d) the notes purchased pursuant to the Note Purchase
Agreement for cancellation; and
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(e) the Short-Term Note for cancellation.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by either Parent or the Company upon written notice to the
other party:
(i) if any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction shall have issued a final nonappealable order
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
Purchase or the Transactions; or
(ii) if the Purchase shall not have been consummated
on or before February 28, 2000, unless the failure to
consummate the Purchase by such date is the result of a breach
of, or a delay in fulfilling its obligation under, this
Agreement by the party seeking to terminate this Agreement;
provided, however, that if the Purchase shall not have been
consummated by such date because of a failure by a Principal
Stockholder to perform in any material respect any material
obligation under or to comply in any material respect with
Sections 1.1, 4, or 5 of its Selling Stockholder Agreement,
then this Agreement may not be terminated pursuant to this
clause (ii) by the Company prior to June 1, 2000.
(c) by the Company if: (i) as of such time of determination,
any of the representations and warranties of Parent or Purchaser contained in
this Agreement shall not be true and correct (without giving effect to any
limitation as to "materiality," "material adverse effect" or similar qualifying
language set forth therein) except to the extent the effect of such breach
(either individually or in the aggregate with all other such breaches) would not
materially adversely affect the ability of Parent or Purchaser to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) Parent or Purchaser shall have failed
to perform in any material respect any material obligation or to comply in any
material respect with any material agreement or covenant of Parent or Purchaser
under this Agreement, and, in the case of (i), such untruth or incorrectness is
incapable of being cured or is not cured within fifteen (15) days, and in the
case of (ii), such failure is incapable of being cured or is not cured within
five (5) days, after the giving of written notice by Company to the Parent.
(d) by Parent, if: (i) as of such time of determination, any
of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
shall not be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to
"materiality," "material adverse effect" or similar qualifying language set
forth therein) except to the extent the effect of such breach (either
individually or in the aggregate with all other such breaches) would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or materially adversely affect the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, or
(ii) (A) the Company shall have failed to perform in any material respect any
material obligation or to comply in any material respect with any material
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agreement or covenant of the Company under this Agreement, or (B) a Principal
Stockholder shall have failed to perform in any material respect any material
obligation or to comply in any material respect with Sections 1.1, 4 or 5 of its
Selling Stockholders Agreement, and, in the case of (i), such untruth or
incorrectness is incapable of being cured or is not cured within fifteen (15)
days, and in the case of (ii), such failure is incapable of being cured or is
not cured within five (5) days, after the giving of written notice by Parent to
the Company and, in the case of (ii)(B), the Principal Stockholders.
7.2 Procedure Upon Termination. In the event of termination by
Parent or the Company, or both, pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, written notice
thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party and no further action shall
be required of Parent or the Company. If this Agreement is terminated as
provided herein each party shall redeliver all documents, work papers and other
material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby,
whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party
furnishing the same.
7.3 Effect of Termination. In the event that this Agreement is
validly terminated as provided herein, then each of the parties shall be
relieved of their duties and obligations arising under this Agreement after the
date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability to
Parent, Purchaser or the Company; provided, however, that the obligations of the
parties set forth in Sections 9.1 through 9.14 hereof (and Section 5.5 to the
extent Purchaser remains obligated under such sections) shall survive any such
termination and shall be enforceable hereunder; provided, further, however, that
nothing in this Section 7.3 shall relieve Parent, Purchaser or the Company of
any liability for a breach of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
8.1 Competition. The Company acknowledges that Parent and its
affiliates engage in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the
Company and have an interest in the same area of business opportunities. The
Company agrees that Parent and its affiliates shall have the right to (a) engage
in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company,
(b) do business with any client or customer of the Company and (c) employ or
otherwise engage any officer or employee of the Company if (i) prior to
employment by the Company such person was an officer, director or employee of
Parent or an affiliate thereof, or (ii) such employment or engagement by Parent
or its affiliate would not harm the Company in any significant manner, and
neither Parent nor any affiliate thereof, nor any officer or director of Parent
or such affiliate, shall be liable to the Company by reason of any such
activities of Parent or its affiliates or of such person's participation
therein.
8.2 Business Opportunities. In the event that (a) Parent or
any of its affiliates, or (b) any officer, director or employee of the Company
who is also an officer, director or employee of Parent or any affiliate thereof,
acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a business
opportunity for both the Company and Parent or any of its affiliates, such
business opportunity shall belong only to Parent and not to the Company, and any
such officer, director or employee of the Company shall treat such business
opportunity as belonging only to Parent and not to the Company, subject to the
following sentence. In the case of clause (b) of the preceding sentence, Parent
shall determine in good faith whether, based on the circum-
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stances under which such person acquired his knowledge, such business
opportunity instead was offered to such person solely in his capacity as an
officer, director or employee of the Company ("Company Capacity"). For purposes
of the foregoing determination, there shall be a presumption that such business
opportunity was offered to such person in his capacity as an officer, director
or employee of Parent or any affiliate thereof. In the event Parent determines
that it was so offered to such person in his Company Capacity, such business
opportunity shall belong only to the Company and not to Parent and such officer,
director or employee shall treat such business opportunity as belonging only to
the Company and not to Parent. With respect to any business opportunity
belonging to Parent pursuant to this Section 8.2, Parent shall decide how to
allocate and pursue such business opportunity based on its sole determination of
what is in the best interests of Parent's stockholders. Parent's good faith
determination of the allocation of business opportunities pursuant to this
Section shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.
8.3 Exclusive European Arrangement. Parent and the Company
agree to cooperate in good faith to negotiate promptly after the date hereof for
execution at or prior to Closing a definitive distribution and publishing
agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") reflecting the terms and conditions set
forth on Schedule 8.3.
8.4 Business Synergies. The parties intend to explore the
potential for realization of synergies from business initiatives and
relationships between the Company and Parent's United States operations. In
furtherance of this objective, the Company and Parent shall identify and
evaluate together mutually advantageous business initiatives and relationships,
which could include distribution of product and co-production of titles. The
parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement any such business
initiatives or relationships which the parties mutually decide to pursue.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Confidentiality.
(a) Unless (i) otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
(ii) required by applicable Law or any listing agreement with, or the rules and
regulations of, Nasdaq/NMS or any other applicable securities exchange or the
NASD, (iii) necessary to secure any required Consents as to which the other
party has been advised or (iv) consented to in writing by Parent and the
Company, all information (whether oral or written) and documents furnished in
connection herewith together with analyses, compilations, studies or other
documents prepared by such party which contain or otherwise reflect such
information shall be kept strictly confidential by the Company, Parent,
Purchaser and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents. Prior
to any disclosure permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence, the party
intending to make such disclosure shall consult with the other party regarding
the nature and extent of the disclosure. Nothing contained herein shall preclude
disclosures to the extent necessary to comply with accounting, SEC and other
disclosure obligations imposed by applicable Law. In the event the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each party shall return to
the other any documents furnished by the other and all copies thereof that any
of them may have made and will hold in confidence any information obtained from
the other party except to the extent (A) such party is required to disclose such
information by Law or such disclosure is neces-
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sary or desirable in connection with the pursuit or defense of a claim, (B) such
information was known by such party prior to such disclosure (and provided that,
except with respect to information referred to in the following clause (C), such
party shall have advised the other party of such knowledge upon or promptly
after its receipt of such information) or was thereafter developed or obtained
by such party independent of such disclosure or (C) such information is or
becomes generally available to the public other than by breach of this Section
9.1 (or, to such party's knowledge, breach of a confidentiality agreement with
the other party). Prior to any disclosure of information pursuant to the
exception in clause (A) of the preceding sentence, the party intending to
disclose the same shall so notify the party which provided the same in order
that such party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy should
it choose to do so.
(b) Parent and the Company further acknowledge that certain of
the business and activities of each of them is competitive with business and
activities of the other party, and each of them therefore agrees that it will
not seek to obtain any competitive or other business advantage over the other
party as a result of the information or documents so received by it in
connection herewith, each party acknowledging that such use would be unfair and
materially detrimental to the other party, provided that the provisions of this
Section 9.1(b) shall not apply to information referred to in clause (C) of
Section 9.1(a) hereof.
9.2 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented only by a written agreement among the Company, Parent
and Purchaser.
9.3 Waiver of Compliance; Consents. Any failure of the Company
on the one hand, or Parent and Purchaser on the other hand, to comply with any
obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by Parent on
the one hand, or the Company on the other hand, only by a written instrument
signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist
upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition
shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or
other failure. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on
behalf of any party hereto, such consent shall be given in writing in a manner
consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this
Section 9.3.
9.4 Survival. The respective representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of the Company and Parent contained herein or in any
certificates or other documents delivered prior to or at the Closing shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, notwithstanding any
investigation made or information obtained by the other party, but shall
terminate at the Closing, except for those contained in Sections 4.4, 4.6, 4.10,
4.11, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, ARTICLE VIII, and 9.1 through 9.14 of ARTICLE IX
hereof, which shall survive beyond the Closing.
9.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered
in person, by facsimile, receipt confirmed, or on the next business day when
sent by overnight courier or on the second succeeding business day when sent by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the
respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a
party as shall be specified by like notice):
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(i) if to the Company, to:
GT Interactive Software Corp.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
(ii) if to Parent or Purchaser, to:
Infogrames Entertainment S.A.
00, xxx xx 0xx Xxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, 00000
Xxxxxx
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000 00) 000 000000
Confirm: (000 00) 000 000000
And
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Telecopy: (000 00) 000 000000
Confirm: (000 00) 000 000000
with a copy to:
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
Confirm: (000) 000-0000
9.6 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement and all of the
provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this
Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
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obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto prior to
the Closing without the prior written consent of the Company, in the case of a
proposed assignment by Parent or Purchaser, or by Parent, in the case of a
proposed assignment by the Company, except that Purchaser may assign its rights,
interest and obligations hereunder to any other wholly owned direct or indirect
subsidiary of Parent.
9.7 Expenses.
(a) Except as provided below, all fees and expenses incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
(b) If Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1(d) (other than a termination pursuant to 7.1(d)(ii)(B)), then the Company
shall pay, or cause to be paid to Parent, at the time of termination, an amount
equal to Parent's and Purchaser's actual and documented reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Parent or Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses payable to all attorneys and
accountants (and specifically excluding any fees owed to any investment banker
or other financial institution) (the "Parent Expenses"). The Company also agrees
that, in the event of the Closing, it shall pay the Parent Expenses, but not in
excess of $2,000,000. Any payments required to be made pursuant to this Section
9.7 shall be made by wire transfer of same day funds to an account designated by
Parent on the business day next following the date of termination.
(c) If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1(c), then Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid to the Company, at
the time of termination, an amount equal to the Company's actual and documented
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in connection with
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses payable to all
attorneys and accountants (and specifically excluding any fees owed to any
investment banker or other financial institution). Any payments required to be
made pursuant to this Section 9.7 shall be made by wire transfer of same day
funds to an account designated by the Company on the business day next following
the date of termination.
(d) The expenses provided for in this Section 9.7 are not
intended to be exclusive remedies with respect to any liability for a breach of
this Agreement, and no party hereto shall be precluded from seeking damages or
remedies at law or in equity as a result of any such matter.
9.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts executed in and to be performed in Delaware without regard to any
principles of choice of law or conflicts of law of such State. All actions and
proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and
determined in any state or federal court sitting in the State of Delaware. Each
of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit such party to the personal
jurisdiction of the Federal court located in the State of Delaware or any
Delaware state court in the event any dispute arises out of
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this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that
such party will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by
motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that such
party will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby in any court other than a federal court sitting in the State
of Delaware or a Delaware state court, (d) waives any right to trial by jury
with respect to any claim or proceeding related to or arising out of this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (e) irrevocably
appoints CT Corporation each as its respective agent to receive service of
process in respect of any action, suit or proceeding arising under or relating
to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
9.10 Interpretation. The article and section headings
contained in this Agreement are solely for the purpose of reference, are not
part of the agreement of the parties and shall not in any way affect the meaning
or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, (a) the term
"person" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an association, an
unincorporated organization, a Governmental Authority and any other entity, (b)
unless otherwise specified herein, the term "affiliate," with respect to any
person, shall mean and include any person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such person and (c) the term "subsidiary" of any specified
person shall mean any corporation fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding
voting power of which, or any partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or other entity fifty percent (50%) or more of the total equity interest
of which, is directly or indirectly owned by such specified person.
9.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents or
instruments referred to herein including, but not limited to, the Company
Disclosure Letter referred to herein, which Company Disclosure Letter is
incorporated herein by reference, embody the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There
are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants, or
undertakings other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties
with respect to such subject matter, including, without limitation, the July 27,
1999 letter agreement between the Company and Parent; provided, however, that if
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII hereof, the portions of
such letter captioned "Disclosure of Evaluation Materials," "Use of Evaluation
Materials," "Compelled Disclosure," (only as to the portions of such letter
surviving pursuant to this Section 9.11) "Legal Remedies," "Return of Documents"
and (if such termination is due to Parent's material breach of this Agreement)
"Non-Solicitation" shall again become effective from the date of such
termination.
9.12 Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement
shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such
provision shall be modified or deleted, as to the jurisdiction involved, only to
the extent necessary to render the same valid, legal and enforceable, and the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall
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not in any way be affected or impaired thereby nor shall the validity, legality
or enforceability of such provision be affected thereby in any other
jurisdiction.
9.13 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. Accordingly, the parties further agree that each party shall
be entitled to an injunction or restraining order to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any
court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in
addition to any other right or remedy to which such party may be entitled under
this Agreement, at law or in equity.
9.14 Third Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in
any instrument or document executed by any party in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to
have been executed for the benefit of, any person that is not a party hereto or
thereto or a successor or permitted assign of such a party; provided however,
that the parties hereto specifically acknowledge that the provisions of Section
4.6 hereof are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by,
the Indemnified Parties.
9.15 Disclosure Letter. Parent and Purchaser each acknowledge
that the Company Disclosure Letter (a) relates to certain matters concerning the
disclosures required and transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) is
qualified in its entirety by reference to specific provisions of this Agreement,
(c) is not intended to constitute and shall not be construed as indicating that
any such matter is required to be disclosed, nor shall such disclosure be
construed as an admission that such information is material with respect to the
Company, except to the extent required by this Agreement.
9.16 Effect of Investigation. The representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of each party hereto shall remain operative and in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made (or knowledge acquired) by
or on behalf of any other party hereto, any person controlling any such party,
or any of their officers, directors or affiliates, whether prior to or after the
execution of this Agreement.
9.17 Material Adverse Effect. When used in connection with the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or Parent or any of its subsidiaries, as the
case may be, the term "Material Adverse Effect" means any change, effect or
circumstance that, individually or when taken together with all other such
changes, effects or circumstances that have occurred prior to the date of
determination of the occurrence of the Material Adverse Effect, is or is
reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets (including
intangible assets), financial condition or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, as the case may be; provided, however, that (a) any change, effect or
circumstance relating to conditions affecting the United States economy
generally or the economy of any nation or region in which such entity or any of
its subsidiaries conducts business that is material to the business of such
entity and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall not be taken into account
in determining whether there has been or would be a "Material Adverse Effect" on
or with respect to such entity; (b) any change, effect or circumstance relating
-to conditions generally affecting the entertainment software industry, and not
affecting such entity in a materially disproportionate manner, shall not be
taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be a "Material
Adverse Effect" on or with respect to such entity; and (c) any change,
circumstance or effect caused by the announcement or pendency of this Agreement,
or the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be taken into account in
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determining whether there has been or would be a "Material Adverse Effect" on or
with respect to such entity unless such change, circumstance or effect has
resulted, or reasonably would be expected to result, in a substantial impairment
to such entity's ability to continue to develop, produce, sell or distribute the
products that are material to such entity's business in substantially the same
manner as it has prior to the date of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Purchaser and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be signed and delivered by their respective duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written.
INFOGRAMES ENTERTAINMENT S.A.
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CALIFORNIA U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
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GT INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE CORP.
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