AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG NETEZZA CORPORATION, NETEZZA HOLDING CORP., AND NUTECH SOLUTIONS, INC. April 24, 2008
Exhibit 2.1
BY AND AMONG
NETEZZA CORPORATION, NETEZZA HOLDING CORP.,
AND
NUTECH SOLUTIONS, INC.
April 24, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER | 1 | |||||
1.1
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The Merger | 1 | ||||
1.2
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The Closing | 1 | ||||
1.3
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Actions at the Closing | 1 | ||||
1.4
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Additional Action | 2 | ||||
1.5
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Conversion of Shares | 2 | ||||
1.6
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Dissenting Shares | 2 | ||||
1.7
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Exchange of Certificates for Initial Purchase Price | 3 | ||||
1.8
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Options and Warrants | 4 | ||||
1.9
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Escrow | 4 | ||||
1.10
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Articles of Incorporation | 4 | ||||
1.11
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No Further Rights | 4 | ||||
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 4 | |||||
2.1
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Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power | 5 | ||||
2.2
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Capitalization | 5 | ||||
2.3
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Authorization of Transaction | 6 | ||||
2.4
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Noncontravention | 6 | ||||
2.5
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Subsidiaries | 7 | ||||
2.6
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Financial Statements and Accounting matters | 7 | ||||
2.7
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Absence of Certain Changes | 8 | ||||
2.8
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Undisclosed Liabilities | 8 | ||||
2.9
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Tax Matters | 8 | ||||
2.10
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Assets | 11 | ||||
2.11
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Owned Real Property | 12 | ||||
2.12
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Real Property Leases | 12 | ||||
2.13
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Intellectual Property | 12 | ||||
2.14
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Customers and Suppliers | 16 | ||||
2.15
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Contracts | 16 | ||||
2.16
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Accounts Receivable | 17 | ||||
2.17
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Powers of Attorney | 18 | ||||
2.18
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Insurance | 18 | ||||
2.19
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Litigation | 18 | ||||
2.20
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Warranties | 18 | ||||
2.21
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Employees | 18 | ||||
2.22
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Employee Benefits | 19 | ||||
2.23
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Environmental Matters | 21 | ||||
2.24
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Legal Compliance | 21 | ||||
2.25
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Permits | 21 | ||||
2.26
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Certain Business Relationships With Affiliates | 21 | ||||
2.27
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Brokers’ Fees | 22 | ||||
2.28
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Books and Records | 22 |
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2.29
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Disclosure | 22 | ||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER AND THE TRANSITORY SUBSIDIARY | 22 | |||||
3.1
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Organization and Corporate Power | 22 | ||||
3.2
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Authorization of Transaction | 22 | ||||
3.3
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Noncontravention | 23 | ||||
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS | 23 | |||||
4.1
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Closing Efforts | 23 | ||||
4.2
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Stockholder Approval | 23 | ||||
4.3
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Operation of Business | 24 | ||||
4.4
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Access to Information | 25 | ||||
4.5
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Exclusivity | 25 | ||||
4.6
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Expenses | 26 | ||||
4.7
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Purchase Price Calculation | 27 | ||||
4.8
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FIRPTA Tax Certificates | 27 | ||||
4.9
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Indemnification; Insurance | 27 | ||||
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER | 27 | |||||
5.1
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Condition to Each Party’s Obligations | 27 | ||||
5.2
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Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary | 27 | ||||
5.3
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Conditions to Obligations of the Company | 29 | ||||
ARTICLE VI BUYER CLAIMS AGAINST ESCROW AMOUNT; INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER | 29 | |||||
6.1
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Claims of Buyer Against Escrow Amount | 29 | ||||
6.2
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Indemnification by the Buyer | 30 | ||||
6.3
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Procedures for Claims | 30 | ||||
6.4
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Survival of Representations and Warranties | 33 | ||||
6.5
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Limitations | 34 | ||||
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION | 34 | |||||
7.1
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Termination of Agreement | 34 | ||||
7.2
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Effect of Termination | 35 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII DEFINITIONS | 35 | |||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS | 44 | |||||
9.1
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Press Releases and Announcements | 44 | ||||
9.2
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No Third Party Beneficiaries | 44 | ||||
9.3
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Entire Agreement | 44 | ||||
9.4
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Succession and Assignment | 44 | ||||
9.5
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Counterparts and Facsimile Signature | 44 | ||||
9.6
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Headings | 44 | ||||
9.7
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Notices | 44 | ||||
9.8
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Governing Law | 45 |
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9.9
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Amendments and Waivers | 46 | ||||
9.10
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Severability | 46 |
Exhibit A — Form of Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
Exhibit B — Form of Opinion of Xxxxxx & Bird LLP
Exhibit C — Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B — Form of Opinion of Xxxxxx & Bird LLP
Exhibit C — Form of Escrow Agreement
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Agreement entered into as of April 24, 2008 by and among Netezza Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Buyer”), Netezza Holding Corp., a North Carolina corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer (the “Transitory Subsidiary”), and NuTech Solutions,
Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”).
This Agreement contemplates a merger of the Transitory Subsidiary into the Company. In such
merger, the stockholders of the Company will receive cash in exchange for their capital stock of
the Company.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and
inducement to the Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of the
Company have entered into voting agreements with the Buyer relating to the voting of their shares
of stock of the Company in connection with the merger. On or before the Closing and as a condition
and inducement to the Buyer’s willingness to consummate the Merger, certain employees of the
Company will have entered into Employment Agreements with the Buyer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein
contained, the Parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger. Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Transitory Subsidiary shall merge with and into the Company at the Effective Time. From and after
the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of the Transitory Subsidiary shall cease and
the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation. The Merger shall have the effects set
forth in Section 55-11-06 of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act.
1.2 The Closing. The Closing shall take place remotely via the exchange of executed
documents, commencing at 9:00 a.m. (Boston time) on the Closing Date.
1.3 Actions at the Closing. At the Closing:
(a) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.2;
(b) the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall deliver to the Company the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.3;
(c) the Surviving Corporation shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of North
Carolina the Articles of Merger;
(d) the Buyer shall remit (by check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds) to the
Exchange Agent an amount equal to the Initial Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.7; and
(e) the Buyer, the Indemnification Representatives and the Escrow Agent shall execute and
deliver the Escrow Agreement and the Buyer shall deposit $600,000 of the Purchase Price with the
Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 1.9.
1.4 Additional Action. The Surviving Corporation may, at any time after the Effective
Time, take any action, including executing and delivering any document, in the name and on behalf
of either the Company or the Transitory Subsidiary, in order to more fully give effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
1.5 Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of any Party or the holder of any of the following securities:
(a) Each Company Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than Dissenting Shares and Company Shares held in the Company’s treasury) shall be converted into
and represent the right to receive (i) following the Closing, the amount determined by dividing the
Initial Purchase Price by the number of Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, without any interest thereon, and (ii) amounts per share payable to the Company
Stockholders from the Escrow Amount pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement. Only the
Initial Purchase Price shall be payable to Company Stockholders promptly following the Closing;
$600,000 of the Purchase Price shall be placed into escrow at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.9
of this Agreement and distributed pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(b) Each Company Share held in the Company’s treasury immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be cancelled and retired without payment of any consideration therefor.
(c) Each share of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Transitory Subsidiary issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and thereafter
evidence one share of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
1.6 Dissenting Shares.
(a) Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive payment of
any portion of the Purchase Price unless the Company Stockholder holding such Dissenting Shares
shall have forfeited or properly withdrawn his, her or its dissenters’ rights under the North
Carolina Business Corporation Act. If such Company Stockholder has so forfeited or withdrawn his,
her or its dissenters’ rights, then, (i) as of the occurrence of such event, such Company
Stockholder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease to be Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and
represent the right to receive the amounts payable in respect of such Company Shares pursuant to
Section 1.5 of this Agreement and (ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event, the Buyer
or the Surviving Corporation shall deliver to such Company Stockholder a payment representing the
Initial Purchase Price Per Share for such Company Stockholder’s Company Shares and shall pay to the
Escrow Agent that portion of the Escrow Amount attributable to such Company Shares.
(b) The Company shall give the Buyer (i) prompt notice of any written notices or
communications asserting dissenters’ rights with respect to any Company Shares and any
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other written communications or instruments that relate to such dissenters’ rights received by
the Company and (ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to
dissenters’ rights under the North Carolina Business Corporation Act. The Company shall not,
except with the prior written consent of the Buyer, make any payment with respect to any claims of
dissenters’ rights or offer to settle or settle any such claims or rights.
1.7 Exchange of Certificates for Initial Purchase Price.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall appoint the Exchange Agent subject to
approval by the Buyer to effect the payment of the Initial Purchase Price in exchange for
Certificates. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, the Company shall cause the
Exchange Agent to send a notice and a transmittal form to each Company Stockholder advising such
Company Stockholder of the effectiveness of the Merger and the procedure for surrendering to the
Exchange Agent such Company Stockholder’s Certificate(s) in exchange for payment of his, her or its
portion of the Initial Purchase Price. Each Company Stockholder, upon proper surrender of his, her
or its Certificate(s) to the Exchange Agent in accordance with the instructions in such notice,
shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (subject to any taxes required to be withheld)
payment of the Initial Purchase Price Per Share for each Company Share represented by such
Certificate and, upon release of the Escrow Amount, his, her or its interest in the Escrow Amount.
Until properly surrendered, each such Certificate shall be deemed for all purposes to evidence only
the right to receive the Initial Purchase Price Per Share and his, her or its interest in the
Escrow Amount attributable thereto.
(b) If any portion of the Initial Purchase Price is to be paid to a person other than the
person in whose name the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a
condition to such payment that (i) the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly assigned,
endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers and (ii) the person requesting such transfer
shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes payable by reason of the foregoing or
establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such taxes have been paid or are not
required to be paid.
(c) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of
an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed,
the Company shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Initial
Purchase Price Per Share for each Company Share represented by such Certificate. The Board of
Directors of the Buyer may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof,
require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate to give the Buyer a bond or other
appropriate assurance, in such sum, in the case of a bond, as it may direct as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against the Buyer with respect to the Certificate alleged to have been
lost, stolen or destroyed.
(d) Neither the Exchange Agent nor any Party shall be liable to a holder of Company Shares for
any amount payable to such Company Stockholder pursuant to Section 1.5 of this Agreement that is
delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
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1.8 Options and Warrants. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, provide for a termination or replacement with cash of such
Option or Warrant effective immediately prior to the Effective Time to the extent it has not been
previously exercised or terminated, including without limitation any Options or Warrants that are
vested, but are not exercised, or will vest upon the Closing. The Company shall terminate all
Company Stock Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time or shall make such other provision for
each such Company Stock Plan, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, in order to ensure
that no Options or Warrants are outstanding under such Company Stock Plans as of the Effective
Time.
1.9 Escrow.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Buyer shall deposit with the Escrow Agent an amount equal to
$600,000. The Escrow Fund shall be held by the Escrow Agent to serve as the sole source of payment
as a result of a successful claim, if any, by the Buyer pursuant to Article VI of this Agreement.
The Escrow Fund shall be held by the Escrow Agent under the Escrow Agreement pursuant to the terms
thereof. The Escrow Fund shall be held as a trust fund and shall not be subject to any lien,
attachment, trustee process or any other judicial process of any creditor of any party, and shall
be held and disbursed solely in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(b) The Requisite Shareholder Approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the stockholders of
the Company shall constitute approval of the Escrow Agreement and of all of the arrangements
relating thereto, including the placement of the Escrow Amount in escrow and the appointment of the
Stockholder Representatives.
1.10 Articles of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated so as to read in their entirety as set
forth on Exhibit A hereto, and, as so amended, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of
the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended, subject to the limitations of this
Agreement, in accordance with the provisions thereof and the North Carolina Business Corporation
Act.
1.11 No Further Rights. From and after the Effective Time, no Company Shares shall be
deemed to be outstanding, and holders of Certificates shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto except as provided herein or by law. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed and no transfer of Company Shares shall thereafter be
made.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that, except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, the statements contained in this Article II are true and correct. The Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered
sections and subsections contained in this Article II. The disclosures in any section or
subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall be considered to be made for purposes
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of all other sections or subsections of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent that the
relevance of any such disclosure to any other sections or subsections of the Disclosure Schedule is
reasonably apparent from the text of such disclosure.
2.1 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of the State
of North Carolina. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax
good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction listed in Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule,
which jurisdictions constitute the only jurisdictions in which the nature of the Company’s
businesses or the ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification. The Company
has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged
and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The Company has furnished to the Buyer
complete and accurate copies of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company is not in
default under or in violation of any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
2.2 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 150,000,000 Company Shares, of
which, as of the date of this Agreement, 60,277,368 shares are issued and outstanding and no shares
held as treasury shares, and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value per share,
of which no shares are issued or outstanding.
(b) Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the
stockholder of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, showing the number of Company Shares
held by each stockholder of the Company. Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule also indicates
all outstanding Company Shares that constitute restricted stock or that are otherwise subject to a
repurchase or redemption right, indicating the name of the applicable stockholder of the Company,
the vesting schedule (including any acceleration provisions with respect thereto) and the
repurchase price payable by the Company. All of the issued and outstanding Company Shares have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All of the issued
and outstanding Company Shares have been offered, issued and sold by the Company in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws.
(c) Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of
the date of this Agreement, of: (i) all Company Stock Plans, indicating for each Company Stock Plan
the number of Company Shares issued as of the date of this Agreement under such Company Stock Plan
and the number of Company Shares subject to outstanding options under such Company Stock Plan; (ii)
all holders of outstanding Options, indicating with respect to each Option the Company Stock Plan
or other agreement under which it was granted, the number of Company Shares subject to such Option
and the exercise price and the date of grant; and (iii) all holders of outstanding Warrants,
indicating with respect to each Warrant the agreement or other document under which it was granted,
the number of Company Shares subject to such Warrant and the exercise price and the date of
issuance. The Company has provided to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of all Company Stock
Plans and forms of all stock option or other agreements pursuant to which all Options and all
Warrants were
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issued. All of the Company Shares subject to Options and Warrants will be, upon issuance
pursuant to the exercise of such instruments, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible
security or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire any shares of capital
stock of the Company is authorized or outstanding, (ii) the Company has no obligation (contingent
or otherwise) to issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other such right,
or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares of its capital stock any evidences of
indebtedness or assets of the Company, (iii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or
otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any interest
therein or to pay any dividend or to make any other distribution in respect thereof and (iv) there
are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect
to the Company.
(e) There is no agreement, written or oral, between the Company and any holder of its
securities, or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, among any holders of its securities,
relating to the sale or transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale
rights or “drag-along” rights), registration under the Securities Act, or voting, of the Company
Shares.
2.3 Authorization of Transaction. The Company has all requisite power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. Subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
Approval, which is the only approval required from the Company stockholders, the consummation by
the Company of the Merger has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
the part of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Directors
of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held, by the unanimous vote of all directors (i)
determined that the Merger is advisable, fair and in the best interests of the Company and the
stockholders of the Company, (ii) adopted this Agreement in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act and (iii) directed that this Agreement
and the Merger be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their approval and resolved to
recommend that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the approval of this Agreement and
the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.
2.4 Noncontravention. Subject to the filing of the Articles of Merger in accordance
with the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, neither the execution and delivery by the Company
of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Company of the Merger, will (a) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or the charter,
bylaws or other organizational documents of any Subsidiary, (b) require on the part of the Company
or any Subsidiary any notice to or filing with, or any permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without
due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations
under, create in any party the right to terminate, modify or
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cancel, or
require any notice, consent or waiver under, any material contract or instrument to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which
any of its assets is subject, (d) result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any assets
of the Company or any Subsidiary or (e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule
or regulation applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets.
2.5 Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 2.5 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) the name of each Subsidiary; (ii)
the number and type of outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary; (iii) the jurisdiction of
organization of each Subsidiary; (iv) the names of the officers and directors of each Subsidiary;
and (v) the jurisdictions in which each Subsidiary is qualified or holds licenses to do business as
a foreign corporation or other entity.
(b) Each Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and tax
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Each Subsidiary is duly
qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of each
jurisdiction in which the nature of its businesses or the ownership or leasing of its properties
requires such qualification. Each Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to carry on the
businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The
Company has delivered or made available to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of the charter,
bylaws or other organizational documents of each Subsidiary. No Subsidiary is in default under or
in violation of any provision of its charter, bylaws or other organizational documents. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of each Subsidiary are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. All of
the issued and outstanding shares or other equity securities of each Subsidiary are held of record
and owned beneficially by the Company, free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than
restrictions under applicable securities laws), claims, Security Interests, options, warrants,
rights, contracts, calls, commitments, equities and demands. There are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants, rights, agreements or commitments to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or which are binding on any of them providing for the issuance, disposition
or acquisition of any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Subsidiary. There
are no outstanding stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to any
Subsidiary. There are no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings with respect
to the voting of any capital stock or other equity securities of any Subsidiary.
(c) The Company does not control directly or indirectly or have any direct or indirect equity
participation or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust or other business association or entity which is not a Subsidiary.
2.6 Financial Statements and Accounting Matters.
(a) The Company has provided the Financial Statements to the Buyer. The Financial Statements
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby, fairly present the consolidated financial condition,
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results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective
dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein and are consistent with the books and records
of the Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects.
(b) The Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities and
maintains proper and adequate internal control over financial reporting which provide assurance
that (i) transactions are executed with management’s authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and to
maintain accountability for the Company’s consolidated assets, (iii) access to assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization, (iv)
the reporting of assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries is compared with existing assets at
regular intervals and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory were recorded
accurately in all material respects, and appropriate procedures are implemented to effect the
collection thereof on a current and timely basis except where the failure to maintain its books and
records or to maintain such control would not be expected to result in a material change to the
financial statements of the Company.
2.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2007, (a) there has occurred no
event or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or should be expected to
have in the future, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (b) neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has taken any action outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
2.8 Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liability (whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to
become due), except for (a) liabilities shown on the face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet, (b)
liabilities which have arisen since December 31, 2007 in the Ordinary Course of Business and (c)
contractual and other liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not
required by GAAP to be reflected on the face of a balance sheet.
2.9 Tax Matters.
(a) For the five (5) taxable years of the Company preceding the Merger, the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries has properly filed on a timely basis (including any extensions) all material
Tax Returns that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete
in all material respects. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have properly paid on a timely
basis all Taxes, whether or not shown on any Tax Returns, that were due and payable. All Taxes
that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries was required by law to withhold or collect has been
withheld or collected and, to the extent required, has been properly paid on a timely basis to the
appropriate Governmental Entity. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all
material respects with all information reporting and back-up withholding requirements including
maintenance of the required records with respect thereto, in connection with amounts paid to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor or other third party.
(b) The unpaid Taxes of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for periods ending December
31, 2007 do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for
deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax
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income) set forth on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. All Taxes attributable to the period
beginning January 1, 2008 and ending on the Closing Date are, or will be, attributable to the
conduct by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries of their respective operations in the Ordinary
Course of Business and are, or will be, consistent both as to type and amount with Taxes
attributable to such comparable period in the immediately preceding year.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a member of any group
of corporations with which it has filed (or been required to file) consolidated, combined, or
unitary Tax Returns, other than a group of which the common parent is the Company. Neither the
Company nor and any of its Subsidiaries has any actual or potential liability under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or
foreign law), or, to its knowledge, as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise for any
Taxes of any person or entity (including without limitation any affiliated, combined or unitary
group of corporations or other entities that included the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during
a prior taxable period) other than the Company or any Subsidiary.
(d) The Company has delivered or made available to the Buyer (i) copies of all Tax Returns of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, which are complete and correct in all material respects,
relating to Taxes for the years ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006
and (ii) complete and correct copies of all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports,
information document requests, notices of assessment, notices of proposed deficiencies, deficiency
notices, protests, petitions, closing agreements, settlement agreements, pending ruling requests
and any similar documents submitted by, received by or agreed to by or on behalf of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries relating to Taxes for all Taxable periods for which the applicable statute
of limitations has not yet expired. No examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened or contemplated, and the Company does not know of any basis upon which a
Tax deficiency or assessment could reasonably be expected to be asserted against the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been informed by any
jurisdiction that such jurisdiction believes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was
required to file any Tax Return that was not filed.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) waived any statute of limitations
with respect to Taxes or agreed to extend the period for assessment or collection of any Taxes,
(ii) requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not
yet been filed, or (iii) executed or filed any power of attorney relating to Taxes with any
Governmental Entity.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax litigation. The
Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that in the
reasonable judgment of the Company could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal
income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has disclosed on its federal and state income Tax Returns all reportable transactions
as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4 and, if applicable, comparable provisions under
state law.
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(g) There are no liens or other encumbrances with respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or
properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than with respect to Taxes not yet due
and payable.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property
holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable
period specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is obligated to
make any payments, or is it a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement, or plan that could
obligate it to make any payments, that are or could be, separately or in the aggregate, “excess
parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (without regard to Sections 280G
(b)(4) and 280G(b)(5) thereof).
(j) None of the material assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is property that
is required to be treated as being owned by any other person pursuant to the provisions of former
Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, (ii) is “tax exempt use property” within
the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code, (iii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the
interest on which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code or (iv) is subject to a lease
under Section 7701(h) of the Code or under any predecessor section.
(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has undergone a change in its method of
accounting resulting in an adjustment to its taxable income pursuant to Section 481 of the Code.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in,
or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof)
ending after the Effective Time as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable
period ending on or prior to the Effective Time (or as a result of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement) under Section 481 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of
federal, state, local or foreign Tax law); (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of
the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) executed on
or prior to the Effective Time; (iii) deferred intercompany transaction or any excess loss account
described in United States Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law); (iv) installment sale or
open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Effective Time; or (v) prepaid amount received
on or prior to the Effective Time. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries currently utilize the
accrual method of accounting for income Tax purposes and such method of accounting has not changed
in the past five (5) years.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in or cooperated with an
international boycott within the meaning of Section 999 of the Code.
(m) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed to its stockholders or
security holders stock or securities of a controlled corporation, and no stock or securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been distributed in a transaction to which Section 355 or
Section 361 of the Code applies.
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(n) Section 2.9(n) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction (other than United
States federal) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries files, or is required to file or
has been required to file a Tax Return or is or has been liable for Taxes on a “nexus” basis and
each jurisdiction that has sent notices or communications of any kind requesting information
relating to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ nexus with such jurisdiction.
(o) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a “consenting corporation” within the
meaning of former Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to an election under former Section 341(f) of the Code.
(p) To the knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for the assertion of any claim relating
or attributable to Taxes, which, if adversely determined, would result in any lien on the assets of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(q) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has maintained records, including all applicable
exemption, resale or other certificates, of (i) all material sales to purchasers claiming to be
exempt from sale and use Taxes based on the exempt status of the purchaser, and (ii) all other
material sales for which sales Tax or use Tax was not collected by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and as to which the seller is required to receive and retain resale certificates or
other certificates relating to the exempt nature of the sale or use or non-applicability of the
sale and use Taxes, which records are complete and accurate in all material respects.
(r) To its knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability under
the escheat laws or any other laws of any jurisdiction relating to abandoned property.
(s) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is bound by any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing
or Tax allocation agreement.
(t) There is no limitation on the utilization by either the Company or any Subsidiary of its
net operating losses, built-in losses, Tax credits or similar items under Sections 382, 383 or 384
of the Code or comparable provisions of foreign, state or local law (other than any such limitation
arising as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
2.10 Assets. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries is the true and lawful owner, and
has good title to, all of the assets (tangible or intangible) purported to be owned by the Company
and its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Security Interests. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries owns or leases tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of its business as presently
conducted. Each such tangible asset is free from material defects, has been maintained in
accordance with normal industry practice in all material respects, is in good operating condition
and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable in all material respects for the
purposes for which it presently is used.
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2.11 Owned Real Property. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any owned real
property.
2.12 Real Property Leases. Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Leases.
The Company has delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of the Leases. With respect to
each Lease:
(a) such Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect;
(b) such Lease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect
immediately prior to the Closing;
(c) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other
party, is in breach or violation of, or default under, any such Lease, and no event has occurred,
is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice,
with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Company or any
Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party under such Lease; and
(d) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged,
deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in any such Lease.
2.13 Intellectual Property.
(a) Company Registrations. Section 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Company
Registrations, in each case enumerating specifically the applicable filing or registration number,
title, jurisdiction in which filing was made or from which registration issued, date of filing or
issuance, names of all current applicant(s) and registered owners(s), as applicable. All
assignments of Company Registrations to the Company or any Subsidiary have been properly executed
and recorded. To the knowledge of the Company, all Company Registrations are valid and enforceable
and all issuance, renewal, maintenance and other payments that are or have become due with respect
thereto have been timely paid by or on behalf of the Company, except to those no longer used or
useful to the Company in the ordinary course of its business.
(b) Prosecution Matters. There are no inventorship challenges, opposition or nullity
proceedings or interferences declared, commenced or provoked, or to the knowledge of the Company
threatened, with respect to any Patent Rights included in the Company Registrations. To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company and the Subsidiaries have complied with their duty of candor
and disclosure to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and any relevant foreign patent
office with respect to all patent and trademark applications filed by or on behalf of the Company
or any Subsidiary and have made no material misrepresentation in such applications. The Company
has no knowledge of any information that would preclude the Company or any Subsidiary from having
clear title to the Company Registrations or affecting the patentability or enforceability of any
Company Registrations.
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(c) Ownership; Sufficiency. Each item of Company Intellectual Property will be owned or
available for use by the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Closing on substantially
identical terms and conditions as it was immediately prior to the Closing. The Company or a
Subsidiary is the sole and exclusive owner of all Company Owned Intellectual Property, free and
clear of any Security Interests and all joint owners of the Company Owned Intellectual Property are
listed in Section 2.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company
Intellectual Property constitutes all Intellectual Property necessary (i) to Exploit the Customer
Offerings in the manner so done currently and contemplated to be done in the future by the Company
and the Subsidiaries, (ii) to Exploit the Internal Systems as they are currently used and
contemplated to be used in the future by the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (iii) otherwise to
conduct the Company’s business in all material respects in the manner currently conducted and
contemplated to be conducted in the future by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
(d) Protection Measures. The Company or the appropriate Subsidiary has taken reasonable
measures to protect the proprietary nature of each item of Company Owned Intellectual Property, and
to maintain in confidence the trade secrets and confidential information comprising a part thereof.
The Company and each Subsidiary have complied with all applicable contractual and legal
requirements pertaining to information privacy and security. No complaint relating to an improper
use or disclosure of, or a breach in the security of, any such information has been made or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary. To the knowledge of
the Company, there has been no: (i) unauthorized disclosure of any third party proprietary or
confidential information in the possession, custody or control of the Company or any Subsidiary or
(ii) breach of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s security procedures wherein confidential
information has been disclosed to a third person. The Company has actively policed the quality of
all goods and services sold, distributed or marketed under each of its Trademarks and has enforced
adequate quality control measures to ensure that no Trademarks that it has licensed to others shall
be deemed to be abandoned.
(e) Infringement by Company. None of the Customer Offerings, or the Exploitation thereof by
the Company or its Subsidiaries infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation of, any
Intellectual Property rights of any third party. None of the Internal Systems, or the Company’s or
any Subsidiary’s past, current or currently contemplated Exploitation thereof, or any other
activity undertaken by them in connection with the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation of, any Intellectual Property rights of
any third party. Section 2.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists any complaint, claim or notice,
or threat of any of the foregoing (including any notification that a license under any patent is or
may be required), received by the Company or any Subsidiary alleging any such infringement,
violation or misappropriation and any request or demand for indemnification or defense received by
the Company or any Subsidiary from any reseller, distributor, customer, user or any other third
party; and the Company has provided to the Buyer copies of all such complaints, claims, notices,
requests, demands or threats, as well as any legal opinions, studies, market surveys and analyses
relating to any alleged or potential infringement, violation or misappropriation.
(f) Infringement of Company Rights. To the knowledge of the Company, no person (including,
without limitation, any current or former employee or consultant of Company
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or the Subsidiaries) is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the Company Owned
Intellectual Property or any Company Licensed Intellectual Property which is exclusively licensed
to the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company has provided to the Buyer copies of all
correspondence, analyses, legal opinions, complaints, claims, notices or threats concerning the
infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Company Owned Intellectual Property.
(g) Outbound IP Agreements. Section 2.13(g) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each
material license, covenant or other agreement pursuant to which the Company or a Subsidiary has
assigned, transferred, licensed, distributed or otherwise granted any right or access to any
person, or covenanted not to assert any right, with respect to any past, existing or future Company
Intellectual Property in the Customer Offerings. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed to indemnify any person against any infringement,
violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights with respect to any Customer
Offerings or any third party Intellectual Property rights. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
is a member of or party to any patent pool, industry standards body, trade association or other
organization pursuant to the rules of which it is obligated to license any existing or future
Intellectual Property to any person.
(h) Inbound IP Agreements. Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) each
item of Company Licensed Intellectual Property and the license or agreement pursuant to which the
Company or a Subsidiary Exploits it (excluding currently-available, off the shelf software programs
that are part of the Internal Systems and are licensed by the Company pursuant to “shrink wrap”
licenses, the total fees associated with which are less than $2,500) and (ii) each agreement,
contract, assignment or other instrument pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary has
obtained any joint or sole ownership interest in or to each item of Company Owned Intellectual
Property in the Customer Offerings. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, no third party
inventions, methods, services, materials, processes or Software are included in or required to
exploit the Customer Offerings or Internal Systems. None of the Customer Offerings or Internal
Systems includes “shareware,” “freeware” or other Software or other material that was obtained by
the Company from third parties other than pursuant to the license agreements listed in Section
2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(i) Source Code. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has licensed, distributed or
disclosed, and knows of no distribution or disclosure by others (including its employees and
contractors) of, the Company Source Code to any person, except pursuant to the agreements listed in
Section 2.13(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, and the Company and Subsidiaries have taken all
reasonable physical and electronic security measures to prevent disclosure of such Company Source
Code. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to, nor will the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, result in the disclosure or release of such Company Source
Code by the Company, its Subsidiaries or escrow agent(s) or any other person to any third party.
(j) Authorship. All of the Software and Documentation comprising, incorporated in or bundled
with the Customer Offerings or Internal Systems have been designed, authored, tested and debugged
by regular employees of the Company or a Subsidiary within the scope of their employment or by
independent contractors of the Company or a Subsidiary who
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have executed valid and binding agreements expressly assigning all right, title and interest
in such copyrightable materials to the Company or a Subsidiary, waiving their non-assignable rights
(including moral rights) in favor of the Company or a Subsidiary and its permitted assigns and
licensees, and have no residual claim to such materials.
(k) Open Source Code. Section 2.13(k) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Open Source
Materials that the Company or its Subsidiaries have utilized in any way in the Exploitation of
Company Offerings or Internal Systems and describes the manner in which such Open Source Materials
have been utilized, including, without limitation, whether and how the Open Source Materials have
been modified and/or distributed by the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have not (i) incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source
Materials with, the Customer Offerings; (ii) distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with
any other software developed or distributed by the Company; or (iii) used Open Source Materials
that create, or purport to create, obligations for the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to
the Customer Offerings or grant, or purport to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities
under Intellectual Property rights (including, but not limited to, using any Open Source Materials
that require, as a condition of Exploitation of such Open Source Materials, that other Software
incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such Open Source Materials be (x) disclosed or
distributed in source code form, (y) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or (z)
redistributable at no charge or minimal charge).
(l) Employee and Contractor Assignments. Each employee of the Company or any Subsidiary and
each independent contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary, has executed a valid and binding
written agreement expressly assigning to the Company or a Subsidiary all right, title and interest
in any inventions and works of authorship, whether or not patentable, invented, created, developed,
conceived and/or reduced to practice during the term of such employee’s employment or such
independent contractor’s work for the Company or the relevant Subsidiary, and all Intellectual
Property rights therein, and has waived all moral rights therein to the extent legally permissible.
(m) Quality. The Customer Offerings and the Internal Systems are free from significant
defects in design, workmanship and materials and conform in all material respects to the written
Documentation and specifications therefor. The Customer Offerings and the Internal Systems do not
contain any disabling device, virus, worm, back door, Trojan horse or other disruptive or malicious
code that may or are intended to impair their intended performance or otherwise permit unauthorized
access to, hamper, delete or damage any computer system, software, network or data. The Company
and its Subsidiaries have not received any warranty claims, contractual terminations or requests
for settlement or refund due to the failure of the Customer Offerings to meet their specifications
or otherwise to satisfy end user needs or for harm or damage to any third party.
(n) Support and Funding. The Company and its Subsidiaries have neither sought, applied for
nor received any support, funding, resources or assistance from any federal, state, local or
foreign governmental or quasi-governmental agency or funding source in connection with the
Exploitation of the Customer Offerings, the Internal Systems or any facilities or equipment used in
connection therewith.
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2.14 Customers and Suppliers. Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of (a) each customer that accounted for more than five percent (5%) of the consolidated
revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and the
amount of revenues accounted for by such customer during each such year and (b) each supplier that
is the sole supplier or licensor of any product, technology or service material to the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries. No such customer or supplier has indicated within the past
twelve (12) months that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, buying products or supplying
products, as applicable, to the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.15 Contracts.
(a) Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written or oral)
to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property from or
to third parties providing for lease payments in excess of $10,000 per annum or having a remaining
term longer than twelve (12) months;
(ii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products or
for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for performance over a period of more
than twelve (12) months, (B) which involves more than the sum of $50,000, or (C) in which the
Company or any Subsidiary has granted manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing
provisions or exclusive marketing or distribution rights relating to any products or territory or
has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to purchase goods or
services exclusively from a certain party;
(iii) any agreement concerning the establishment or operation of a partnership, joint venture
or limited liability company;
(iv) any agreement (or group of related agreements) under which the Company or any Subsidiary
has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee)
indebtedness (including capitalized lease obligations) involving more than $25,000 or under which
the Company or any Subsidiary has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets,
tangible or intangible;
(v) any agreement for the disposition of any significant portion of the assets or business of
the Company or any Subsidiary (other than sales of products in the Ordinary Course of Business) or
any agreement for the acquisition of any significant portion of the assets or business of any other
entity (other than purchases of inventory or components in the Ordinary Course of Business);
(vi) any agreement concerning noncompetition currently in effect;
(vii) any current employment or active consulting agreement;
(viii) any agreement involving any current or former officer, director or stockholder of the
Company or an Affiliate thereof;
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(ix) any agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(x) any agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Company or any Subsidiary to
indemnify any other party (excluding indemnities contained in agreements for the purchase, sale or
license of products entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business); and
(xi) any other agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than $50,000
or not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(b) The Company has delivered or made available to the Buyer a complete and accurate copy of
each agreement listed in Section 2.13 or Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to
each agreement so listed: (i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full
force and effect; (ii) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and
in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as
in effect immediately prior to the Closing; and (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor,
to the knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in material breach or violation of, or default
under, any such agreement, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would
constitute a material breach or default by the Company or any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any other party under such agreement.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been suspended or debarred from bidding on
contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Entity; no such suspension or debarment has been
threatened or initiated; and, to the Company’s knowledge, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any such suspension or debarment of the Company
or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been or is now being audited or
investigated by the United States Government Accounting Office, the United States Department of
Defense or any of its agencies, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the contracting or auditing
function of any Governmental Entity with which it is contracting, the United States Department of
Justice, the Inspector General of the United States, or any prime contractor with a Governmental
Entity; nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has any such audit or investigation been threatened.
To the knowledge of the Company, there is no valid basis for (i) the suspension or debarment of the
Company or any Subsidiary from bidding on contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Entity or
(ii) any claim (including any claim for return of funds to any Governmental Entity) pursuant to an
audit or investigation by any of the entities named in the foregoing sentence. The Company has no
agreements, contracts or commitments which require it to obtain or maintain a security clearance
with any Governmental Entity.
2.16 Accounts Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries
reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet (other than those paid since such date) are valid
receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are current and collectible (within ninety
(90) days after the date on which it first became due and payable), net of the applicable reserve
for bad debts on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. All accounts receivable of the Company and its
Subsidiaries that have arisen since December 31, 2007 are valid receivables
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subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are collectible (within ninety (90) days after the
date on which it first became due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts in an amount
proportionate to the reserve shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has received any written notice from an account debtor stating that any account
receivable outstanding as of the date of this Agreement in an amount in excess of $25,000 is
subject to any contest, claim or setoff by such account debtor.
2.17 Powers of Attorney. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on
behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.18 Insurance. Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy
(including fire, theft, casualty, comprehensive general liability, workers compensation, business
interruption, environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies and bond and
surety arrangements) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, all of which are in full
force and effect. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage
has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and
payable under all such policies have been paid, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will be
liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are
otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies. The Company has
no knowledge of any threatened termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any such
policy. Each such policy will continue to be enforceable and in full force and effect immediately
following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the
Closing.
2.19 Litigation. There is no Legal Proceeding which is pending or has been threatened
in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary. There are no judgments, orders or decrees
outstanding against the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.20 Warranties. No product or service manufactured, sold, leased, licensed or
delivered by the Company or any Subsidiary is subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of return,
right of credit or other indemnity other than (i) the applicable standard terms and conditions of
sale or lease of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary, which are set forth in Section 2.20 of
the Disclosure Schedule and (ii) manufacturers’ warranties for which neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has any liability. Section 2.20 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate
expenses incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries in fulfilling its obligations under their
guaranty, warranty, right of return and indemnity provisions during each of the fiscal years
covered by the Financial Statements; and the Company does not know of any reason why such expenses
should significantly increase as a percentage of sales in the future.
2.21 Employees.
(a) Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Company
and each Subsidiary, along with his/her position, and the office in which he/she is based. Each
current or past employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has entered into a confidentiality and
assignment of inventions agreement with the Company or such Subsidiary, a copy or form of which has
previously been delivered or made available to the Buyer. Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a list of all current employees and all employees who
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ceased employment within the prior year of the Company or any Subsidiary who are a party to a
non-competition agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary; copies of such agreements have
previously been delivered or made available to the Buyer. All of the agreements referenced in the
two preceding sentences will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force
and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect
immediately prior to the Closing. To the knowledge of the Company, no key employee or group of
employees has any plans to terminate employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining
agreement, nor has the Company or any Subsidiary experienced any strikes, grievances, claims of
unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes. The Company has no knowledge of
any organizational effort made or threatened, either currently or within the past two (2) years, by
or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the Company or any Subsidiary.
2.22 Employee Benefits.
(a) Section 2.22(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all
Company Plans. Complete and accurate copies of (i) all Company Plans which have been reduced to
writing, (ii) written summaries of all unwritten Company Plans, (iii) all related trust agreements,
insurance contracts and summary plan descriptions, and (iv) all annual reports filed on IRS Form
5500, 5500C or 5500R and (for all funded plans) all plan financial statements for the last three
(3) plan years for each Company Plan, have been delivered or made available to the Buyer.
(b) Each Company Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its
terms and each of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates has in all material respects met its
obligations with respect to each Company Plan and has made all required contributions thereto. The
Company, each Subsidiary, each ERISA Affiliate and each Company Plan are in compliance in all
material respects with the currently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the
regulations thereunder. All filings and reports as to each Company Plan required to have been
submitted to the Internal Revenue Service or the United States Department of Labor have been duly
submitted. No Company Plan has assets that include securities issued by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate.
(c) There are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation
of the Company Plans and proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against
or involving any Company Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Company Plan
that could give rise to any material liability.
(d) All of the Company Plans that are intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code have received determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that such
Company Plans are qualified and the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from federal
income taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, no such determination
letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened, and no such Company Plan has been
amended since the date of its most recent determination letter or
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application therefor in any respect, and no act or omission has occurred, that would
materially adversely affect its qualification or materially increase its cost. Each Company Plan
which is required to satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the Code has been tested for
compliance with, and satisfies the requirements of Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the
Code, as the case may be, for each plan year ending prior to the Closing Date.
(e) None of the Company, any Subsidiary, or any ERISA Affiliate has ever (i) maintained an
Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, (ii)
maintained an Employee Benefit Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, or
(iii) been obligated to contribute to any “multi-employer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a) (3)
of ERISA).
(f) There are no unfunded obligations under any Company Plan providing benefits after
termination of employment to any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary (or to any beneficiary
of any such employee), including but not limited to retiree health coverage and deferred
compensation, but excluding continuation of health coverage required to be continued under Section
4980B of the Code or other applicable law and insurance conversion privileges under state law. The
assets of each Company Plan which is funded are reported at their fair market value on the books
and records of such Company Plan.
(g) No act or omission has occurred and no condition exists, under the control of the Company,
with respect to any Company Plan that would subject the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any kind imposed under ERISA or
the Code or (ii) any material contractual indemnification or contribution obligation protecting any
fiduciary, insurer or service provider with respect to any Company Plan.
(h) Each Company Plan is amendable and terminable by the Company at any time without liability
or expense to the Company or such Company Plan as a result thereof (other than for benefits accrued
through the date of termination or amendment and reasonable administrative expenses related
thereto) and no Company Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other
written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits the Company from
amending or terminating any such Company Plan.
(i) Section 2.22(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the policy of the Company and any
Subsidiary with respect to accrued vacation, accrued sick time and earned time off and the amount
of such liabilities as of December 31, 2007.
(j) Section 2.22(j) of the Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement with any
stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary (A)
the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are altered, upon the occurrence of a
transaction involving the Company or any Subsidiary of the nature of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or
(C) providing severance benefits or other benefits after the termination of employment of such
director, executive officer or key employee; (ii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any
person may receive payments from the Company or any
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Subsidiary that may be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or included in
the determination of such person’s “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and (iii)
agreement or plan binding the Company or any Subsidiary, including any stock option plan, stock
appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or
Company Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of
which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(k) Each Company Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Code
Section 409A (d) (1)) has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with Code
Section 409A and IRS Notice 2005-1. No Company Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation
plan” has been materially modified (as determined under Notice 2005-1) after October 3, 2004. No
event has occurred that would be treated by Code Section 409A (b) as a transfer of property for
purposes of Code Section 83.
2.23 Environmental Matters. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied
with all applicable Environmental Laws, and real property currently or previously owned or leased
by any one of them fully complies and has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws. There
is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened civil or criminal litigation, written
notice of violation, formal administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information
request by any Governmental Entity, relating to any Environmental Law involving the Company or any
Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has or may have any liabilities or obligations
arising from the release of any Materials of Environmental Concern into the environment.
2.24 Legal Compliance. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is currently
conducting, and has at all times conducted, its business in compliance with each applicable law
(including rules and regulations thereunder) of any federal, state, local or foreign government, or
any Governmental Entity, except for any violations or defaults that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice or communication from any
Governmental Entity alleging noncompliance with any material law, rule or regulation.
2.25 Permits. Section 2.25 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all
Permits issued to or held by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Such listed Permits are the only
Permits that are required for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Each such Permit is in full
force and effect; the Company or the applicable Subsidiary is in compliance with the material terms
of each such Permit; and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of such
Permit is threatened and, to the Company’s knowledge, there is no basis for believing that such
Permit will not be renewable upon expiration. Each such Permit will continue in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing.
2.26 Certain Business Relationships With Affiliates. No Affiliate of the Company (i)
owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, which is used in the business of the Company
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or any Subsidiary, (ii) has any claim or cause of action against the Company or any Subsidiary
or (iii) owes any money to, or is owed any money by, the Company or any Subsidiary. Section 2.26
of the Disclosure Schedule describes any transactions or relationships between the Company and any
Affiliate thereof which occurred or have existed since the beginning of the time period covered by
the Financial Statements.
2.27 Brokers’ Fees. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.28 Books and Records. The minute books and other similar records of the Company and
each Subsidiary contain records of all actions taken at any meetings of the Company’s or such
Subsidiary’s stockholders or Board of Directors and of all written consents executed in lieu of the
holding of any such meeting, which records are complete and accurate in all material respects. The
books and records of the Company and each Subsidiary accurately reflect in all material respects
the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company or
such Subsidiary and have been maintained in all material respects in accordance with good business
and bookkeeping practices. Section 2.28 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all bank
accounts and safe deposit boxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the names of persons having
signature authority with respect thereto or access thereto.
2.29 Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the Company contained in this
Agreement, and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedule or any other document, certificate
or other instrument delivered or to be delivered by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to this
Agreement, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit
to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was or will be
made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. The Company has disclosed
to the Buyer all material information relating to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary or
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
AND THE TRANSITORY SUBSIDIARY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
AND THE TRANSITORY SUBSIDIARY
Each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Company that
the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement
and will be true and correct as of the Closing as though made as of the Closing.
3.1 Organization and Corporate Power. Each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their
respective states of incorporation. The Buyer has all requisite corporate power and authority to
carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by
it.
3.2 Authorization of Transaction. Each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary has
all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and (in the case of the
Buyer) the Escrow Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and
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thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary of this
Agreement and (in the case of the Buyer) the Escrow Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer and
the Transitory Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Buyer and Transitory
Subsidiary, respectively. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the
Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Buyer and
the Transitory Subsidiary, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms.
3.3 Noncontravention. Subject to the filing of the Articles of Merger as required by
the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, neither the execution and delivery by the Buyer or the
Transitory Subsidiary of this Agreement or (in the case of the Buyer) the Escrow Agreement, nor the
consummation by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the charter or bylaws of the Buyer or
the Transitory Subsidiary, (b) require on the part of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary any
filing with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, (c)
conflict with, result in breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or
both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations under, create in any party any
right to terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any contract
or instrument to which the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary is a party or by which either is
bound or to which any of their assets are subject, or (d) violate any order, writ, injunction,
decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of
their properties or assets.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
4.1 Closing Efforts. Each Party shall use its respective Reasonable Best Efforts to
take all actions and to do all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including using its Reasonable Best Efforts to ensure that (i) its
representations and warranties remain true and correct in all material respects through the Closing
Date and (ii) the conditions to the obligations of the other Parties to consummate the Merger are
satisfied. In addition, the Company shall use its Reasonable Best Efforts to obtain, at its
expense, all such waivers, consents or approvals from third parties, and to give all such notices
to third parties, as are required to be listed in the Disclosure Schedule.
4.2 Stockholder Approval.
(a) The Company shall, within five (5) days after the execution of this Agreement, call and
give notice of the Company Stockholders Meeting, in accordance with the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws and the North Carolina Business Corporation Act. The Company shall
convene and hold the Company Stockholders Meeting no later than twenty (20) days after the
execution of this Agreement. Together with notice of the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company
shall mail the Disclosure Statement to the stockholders of the Company. The Disclosure Statement
shall include (i) a summary of the Merger and this Agreement (which summary shall include a summary
of the requirements of Article 6, the escrow arrangements and the authority of the Stockholder
Representatives, and a statement that
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the approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company shall constitute approval of
such terms), (ii) the unanimous recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors that the
stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the approval of this Agreement and the Merger (the
“Company Recommendation”) and (iii) the notice required by Article 13 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act with respect to the availability of dissenters’ rights and a copy of such
Article 13.
(b) The Company shall ensure that the Disclosure Statement does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(c) As expeditiously as possible following the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval
at the Company Stockholders Meeting, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a certificate executed
on behalf of the Company by its Secretary certifying that the Requisite Stockholder Approval has
been obtained.
4.3 Operation of Business. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, during the
period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, the Company shall (and shall
cause each Subsidiary to) conduct its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business, including
making regularly scheduled payments on its existing debt and in material compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its Reasonable Best
Efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep its physical assets in good
working condition, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve
its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with it. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the Closing, the Company shall not (and shall
cause each Subsidiary not to), without the written consent of the Buyer, take, or agree to take,
any of the following actions:
(a) issue or sell any stock, options, warrants or rights to acquire any stock of the Company
(except pursuant to the exercise of Options or Warrants outstanding on the date hereof), or amend
any of the terms of any Options or Warrants, or repurchase or redeem any stock or other securities
of the Company (except from former employees, directors or consultants in accordance with
agreements providing for the repurchase of shares at their original issuance price in connection
with any termination of employment with or services to the Company);
(b) issue or sell any stock or other securities of any Subsidiary;
(c) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or
property or any combination thereof) in respect of the Company Shares;
(d) create, incur or assume any indebtedness (including obligations in respect of capital
leases); assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly,
contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity; or make any loans,
advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person or entity;
(e) enter into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance
agreement or arrangement of the type described in Section 2.22(j) of this Agreement; except for
normal increases in the Ordinary Course of Business for employees who
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are not executives, increase the compensation or benefits of, or materially modify the
employment terms of, its employees, or pay any bonus or other benefit to its employees (except for
existing payment obligations listed in Section 2.22 of the Disclosure Schedule); or hire any new
officers or (except in the Ordinary Course of Business) any new employees;
(f) acquire, sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including any shares
or other equity interests in or securities of any Subsidiary or any corporation, partnership,
association or other business organization or division thereof), other than purchases and sales of
assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(g) mortgage or pledge any of its property or assets or subject any such property or assets to
any Security Interest;
(h) pay any obligation or liability other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(i) amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(j) change its accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required
by a generally applicable change in GAAP, or make any new elections, or changes to any current
elections, with respect to Taxes;
(k) institute or settle any Legal Proceeding; or
(l) take any action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the knowledge
that such action or failure to take action would result in (i) any of the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material respect or
(ii) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article V of this Agreement not being
satisfied.
4.4 Access to Information. The Company shall permit representatives of the Buyer to
have full access (at all reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the normal
business operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries) to all premises, properties, financial,
tax and accounting records, contracts, other records and documents, and personnel, of or pertaining
to the Company and each Subsidiary. The Company shall make its management available to
representatives of the Buyer as reasonably requested by the Buyer. The Company shall, at the
request of the Buyer, introduce the Buyer to the Company’s principal suppliers, customers and
employees to facilitate discussions between such parties and the Buyer in regard to the Buyer’s
conduct of the business of the Company following the Closing.
4.5 Exclusivity. The Company shall not, and the Company shall require each of its
officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i)
initiate, solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiry, proposal, offer or discussion
with any party (other than the Buyer) concerning any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, business combination, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale of stock,
sale of material assets or similar business transaction involving the Company, any Subsidiary or
any division of the Company, (ii) furnish any non-public information concerning the business,
properties or assets of the Company, any Subsidiary or any division of the Company to any party
(other than
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the Buyer) or (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations with any party (other than the
Buyer) concerning any such transaction. The Company shall immediately notify any party with which
discussions or negotiations of the nature described in clause (i) above were pending that the
Company is terminating such discussions or negotiations. If the Company receives any inquiry,
proposal or offer of the nature described in clause (i) above, the Company shall, within one (1)
business day after such receipt, notify the Buyer of its receipt of such inquiry, proposal or
offer, including the identity of the other party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 4.5 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors or officers shall not
be prohibited from furnishing information to or entering into discussions or negotiations with, any
person or entity that makes an unsolicited bona fide written proposal to acquire the Company if (x)
the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith (based upon advice from legal counsel)
that such action is required for the Company’s Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary
duties to the Company Stockholders under applicable law, and (y) the Company has obtained from such
person a confidentiality agreement on terms the Company determines in good faith to be no less
favorable to the Company than those contained in the confidentiality provisions of the letter of
intent dated February 11, 2008 between the Buyer and the Company. If the Board of Directors of the
Company receives a proposal of the nature described in the preceding sentence which it determines
in good faith to be superior to the Merger (after consultation with its financial advisors and
legal counsel), taking into account the person making such proposal and the likelihood and timing
of consummation (including financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal deemed
relevant by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith) and which is not conditioned upon
obtaining additional financing (such other proposal, a “Superior Proposal”), (i) the
Company shall promptly so notify the Buyer, including the terms of such Superior Proposal and (ii)
the Company’s Board of Directors may withdraw or modify the Company Recommendation, approve or
recommend the Superior Proposal or (only after terminating the Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1(f)) enter into an agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal (either of which shall be
deemed, for purposes of Section 7.1(g) hereof, a withdrawal of the Company Recommendation) or
terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.1(f); provided, that, at
least two (2) business days prior to taking any such action, the Company gives written notice
thereof to the Buyer, setting forth in reasonable detail, the material terms and conditions of such
Superior Proposal and the Buyer shall not have, within such two (2) business day period, proposed
an improved transaction to the Company’s Board of Directors unless the Company’s Board of Directors
determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel) that
such improved transaction proposed by the Buyer is not at least as favorable to the Company
Stockholders as the Superior Proposal. The foregoing notice requirements and opportunity for the
Buyer to respond to such other proposal or offer shall similarly apply to any modification of such
other proposal or offer received by the Company.
4.6 Expenses. Except (i) as set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, (ii) as set
forth in the Escrow Agreement and (iii) for the costs of review of the financial statements (which
such costs will be shared equally by the Parties), each of the Parties shall bear their own
respective costs and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall engage
PricewaterhouseCoopers to perform an audit of Company’s financials for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006 and fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2007. The
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audit shall begin on June 2, 2008. The Company shall be responsible for the costs of the audit
up to $330,000 and Buyer shall be responsible for the costs of the audit in excess of $330,000.
4.7 Purchase Price Calculation. On the date that is two (2) business days prior to
the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a written notice setting forth the
Company’s calculation of the Purchase Price in accordance with the definition set forth in Article
VIII of this Agreement, accompanied by supporting documentation for the amount of all of the
components of such calculation. The Buyer and the Company shall in good faith discuss and attempt
to resolve any questions or disagreements the Buyer may have with respect to such calculation. If
any such questions or disagreements have not been resolved as of the scheduled Closing Date, the
Closing Date shall be postponed until they are resolved.
4.8 FIRPTA Tax Certificates. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Buyer a certification that the Company is not a foreign person in accordance with
the Treasury Regulations under Section 1445 of the Code. If the Company has not provided the
certification described above to the Buyer on or before the Closing Date, the Buyer shall be
permitted to reduce the Purchase Price by an amount equal to any required withholding Tax under
Section 1445 of the Code.
4.9 Indemnification; Insurance. The Buyer shall not, for a period of six (6) years
after the Closing, take any action to alter or impair any exculpatory or indemnification provisions
now existing in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company at any time prior to the
Closing, except for any changes which may be required to conform with changes in applicable law.
The Buyer shall guarantee the indemnification obligations of the Surviving Corporation under its
Articles of Incorporation and By-laws. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4.3 or
elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may obtain and fully pay for a “tail”
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy covering those individuals who at the time of
the execution of this Agreement are covered by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policy with a claims period of at least five (5) years following the Effective
Time. The Buyer shall bear 50% of the cost of such tail coverage, and the balance of such cost
shall be treated as a deduction from the “Purchase Price” under clause (b) of that definition.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER
5.1 Condition to Each Party’s Obligations. The respective obligations of each Party
to consummate the Merger are subject to this Agreement and the Merger having received the Requisite
Stockholder Approval.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary. The
obligation of each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the Merger is subject
to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Buyer) of the following additional conditions:
(a) the number of Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 3.5 % of the number of outstanding
Company Shares as of the Effective Time;
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(b) the Company and the Subsidiaries shall have obtained (and shall have provided copies
thereof to the Buyer) all of the waivers, permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations and
effected all of the registrations, filings and notices, that are required on the part of the
Company or the Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger;
(c) the Company shall have canceled or replaced with cash all outstanding Options and Warrants
(other than those exercised prior to the Effective Time) and shall have delivered to the Buyer
documentation of such cancellations or replacements reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer;
(d) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the first sentence of
Section 2.1 and in Section 2.3 and any representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
this Agreement that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct in all respects, and
all other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true
and correct in all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing (except to the extent such representations and warranties speak as of an earlier date, in
which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of such earlier date) as though made as of the Closing;
(e) the Company shall have performed or complied with in all material respects its agreements
and covenants required to be performed or complied with under this Agreement as of or prior to the
Closing;
(f) no Legal Proceeding shall be pending wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction would (i) prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation or (iii) have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect,
and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect;
(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary the Company
Certificate;
(h) all employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall have entered into the Buyer’s
standard form of Invention and Non-disclosure Agreement and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation
Agreement and all employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries listed in Section 4.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule shall have entered into offer letters with the Buyer;
(i) the Buyer shall have received from Xxxxxx & Bird LLP an opinion in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit B, addressed to the Buyer and dated as of the Closing Date; and
(j) the Buyer shall have received such other certificates and instruments (including
certificates of good standing of the Company and the Subsidiaries in their jurisdiction of
organization and the various foreign jurisdictions in which they are qualified, certified charter
documents, certificates as to the incumbency of officers and the adoption of authorizing
resolutions) as it shall reasonably request in connection with the Closing.
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5.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to
consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in
the first sentence of Section 3.1 and in Section 3.2 and any representations and warranties of the
Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement that are qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct in all respects, and all other representations and warranties
of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects, in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing as
though made as of the Closing;
(b) each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall have performed or complied with in
all material respects its agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with under
this Agreement as of or prior to the Closing;
(c) no Legal Proceeding shall be pending wherein an unfavorable judgment, order, decree,
stipulation or injunction would (i) prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (ii) cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation, and no such judgment, order, decree, stipulation or injunction shall be in effect;
(d) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company the Buyer Certificate; and
(e) the Company shall have received such other certificates and instruments (including
certificates of good standing of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary in their jurisdiction of
organization, certified charter documents, certificates as to the incumbency of officers and the
adoption of authorizing resolutions) as it shall reasonably request in connection with the Closing.
ARTICLE VI
BUYER CLAIMS AGAINST ESCROW AMOUNT; INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER
BUYER CLAIMS AGAINST ESCROW AMOUNT; INDEMNIFICATION BY BUYER
6.1 Claims of Buyer Against Escrow Amount. To the extent of the Escrow Amount and
subject to the terms and limitations hereof and of the Escrow Agreement, the Buyer shall be
entitled to make claims against the Escrow Amount for any and all Damages incurred or suffered by
the Surviving Corporation or the Buyer or any Affiliate thereof resulting from, relating to or
constituting:
(a) any breach, as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date, of any
representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other agreement or
instrument furnished by the Company to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(b) any failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this
Agreement;
(c) any claim by a stockholder of the Company or former stockholder of the Company, or any
other person or entity, seeking to assert, or based upon: (i) ownership or rights to ownership of
any shares of stock, Options or Warrants of the Company; (ii) any rights of a
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stockholder of the Company (other than the right to receive their portion of the Purchase
Price pursuant to this Agreement or dissenters’ rights under the applicable provisions of the North
Carolina Business Corporation Act); (iii) any rights under the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
of the Company; or (iv) any claim that his, her or its shares were wrongfully repurchased by the
Company; or
(d) any claim by a customer of the Company or a Subsidiary with respect to products sold or
licensed or services performed by the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the Closing (to the extent
the Damages related thereto are not covered by insurance policies of the Company).
6.2 Indemnification by the Buyer. The Buyer shall indemnify the Stockholders in
respect of, and hold them harmless against, any and all Damages incurred or suffered by the
Stockholders resulting from, relating to or constituting:
(a) any breach, as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date, of any
representation or warranty of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary contained in this Agreement or
any other agreement or instrument furnished by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to the
Company pursuant to this Agreement; or
(b) any failure to perform any covenant or agreement of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary
contained in this Agreement
6.3 Procedures for Claims.
(a) A Claiming Party shall give written notification to the Responsible Party of the
commencement of any Third Party Action. Such notification shall be given within twenty (20) days
after receipt by the Indemnified Party of notice of such Third Party Action, and shall describe in
reasonable detail (to the extent known by the Claiming Party) the facts constituting the basis for
such Third Party Action and the amount of the claimed damages; provided, however,
that no delay or failure on the part of the Claiming Party in so notifying the Responsible Party
shall impair the Buyer’s claim against the Escrow Amount, in the case of a claim under Section 6.1
or relieve the Buyer of any liability or obligation, in the case of a claim for indemnification
under Section 6.2, except to the extent of any damage or liability caused by or arising out of such
failure. Within twenty (20) days after delivery of such notification, the Responsible Party may,
upon written notice thereof to the Claiming Party, assume control of the defense of such Third
Party Action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Claiming Party; provided
that (i) the Responsible Party may only assume control of such defense if (A) it
acknowledges in writing to the Claiming Party that any damages, fines, costs or other liabilities
that may be assessed against the Claiming Party in connection with such Third Party Action
constitute Damages for which the Claiming Party shall be entitled to recover from the Escrow
Amount, in the case of a claim under Section 6.1, or to be indemnified in the case of a claim for
indemnification under Section 6.2, pursuant to this Article VI and (B) in the case of a claim under
Section 6.1, the ad damnum is less than or equal to the remaining Escrow Amount and (ii) the
Responsible Party may not assume control of the defense of a Third Party Action involving criminal
liability or in which equitable relief is sought against the Claiming Party. If the Responsible
Party does not, or is not permitted under the terms hereof to, so assume control
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of the defense of a Third Party Action, the Claiming Party shall control such defense. The
Non-Controlling Party may participate in such defense at its own expense. The Controlling Party
shall keep the Non-Controlling Party advised of the status of such Third Party Action and the
defense thereof and shall consider in good faith recommendations made by the Non-Controlling Party
with respect thereto. The Non-Controlling Party shall furnish the Controlling Party with such
information as it may have with respect to such Third Party Action (including copies of any
summons, complaint or other pleading which may have been served on such party and any written
claim, demand, invoice, billing or other document evidencing or asserting the same) and shall
otherwise cooperate with and assist the Controlling Party in the defense of such Third Party
Action. The fees and expenses of counsel to the Claiming Party with respect to a Third Party
Action shall be considered Damages for purposes of this Agreement if (i) the Claiming Party
controls the defense of such Third Party Action pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.3(a) or
(ii) the Responsible Party assumes control of such defense and the Claiming Party reasonably
concludes that the Responsible Party and the Claiming Party have conflicting interests or different
defenses available with respect to such Third Party Action. The Responsible Party shall not agree
to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any Third Party Action without the
prior written consent of the Claiming Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed; provided that the consent of the Claiming Party shall not be required
if the Responsible Party agrees in writing to pay any amounts payable pursuant to such settlement
or judgment and such settlement or judgment includes a complete release of the Claiming Party from
further liability and has no other adverse effect on the Claiming Party. The Claiming Party shall
not agree to any settlement of, or the entry of any judgment arising from, any such Third Party
Action without the prior written consent of the Responsible Party, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b) In order to make a claim under this Article VI, a Claiming Party shall deliver a Claim
Notice to the Responsible Party. If the Claiming Party is the Buyer, the Responsible Party shall
deliver a copy of the Claim Notice to the Escrow Agent.
(c) Within twenty (20) days after delivery of a Claim Notice, the Responsible Party shall
deliver to the Claiming Party a Response, in which the Responsible Party shall: (i) agree that the
Claiming Party is entitled to receive all of the Claimed Amount (in which case, if the responsible
Party is the Buyer, the Response shall be accompanied by a payment by the Responsible Party to the
Claiming Party of the Claimed Amount, by check or by wire transfer; or if the Claiming Party is the
Buyer, the Responsible Party and the Claiming Party shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three
(3) days following the delivery of the Response, a written notice executed by both parties
instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse the Claimed Amount to the Buyer), (ii) agree that the
Claiming Party is entitled to receive the Agreed Amount (in which case, if the Responsible Party is
the Buyer, the Response shall be accompanied by a payment by the Responsible Party to the Claiming
Party of the Agreed Amount, by check or by wire transfer; or, if the Claiming Party is the Buyer,
the Responsible Party and the Claiming Party shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, within three (3)
days following the delivery of the Response, a written notice executed by both parties instructing
the Escrow Agent to disburse the Agreed Amount to the Buyer) or (iii) dispute that the Claiming
Party is entitled to receive any of the Claimed Amount.
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(d) During the thirty (30)-day period following the delivery of a Response that reflects a
Dispute, the Responsible Party and the Claiming Party shall use good faith efforts to resolve the
Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved within such thirty (30)-day period, the Responsible Party
and the Claiming Party shall submit the Dispute to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association.
(e) If, as set forth in Section 6.3(d), the Claiming Party and the Responsible Party submit
any Dispute to binding arbitration, the arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator (the
“Arbitrator”) in accordance with the Commercial Rules in effect from time to time and the
following provisions:
(i) In the event of any conflict between the Commercial Rules in effect from time to time and
the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail and be
controlling.
(ii) The parties shall commence the arbitration by jointly filing a written submission with
the Boston office of the AAA in accordance with Commercial Rule 5 (or any successor provision).
(iii) No depositions or other discovery shall be conducted in connection with the arbitration.
(iv) Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the Arbitrator
shall prepare and distribute to the parties a writing setting forth the arbitral award and the
Arbitrator’s reasons therefor. Any award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon the parties, and judgment thereon may be entered and enforced in any court of
competent jurisdiction, provided that the Arbitrator shall have no power or authority to grant
injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable relief.
(v) The Arbitrator shall have no power or authority, under the Commercial Rules or otherwise,
to (x) modify or disregard any provision of this Agreement, including the provisions of this
Section 6.3(e), or (y) address or resolve any issue not submitted by the parties.
(vi) In connection with any arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Agreement, each party
shall bear its own costs and expenses, except that the fees and costs of the AAA and the
Arbitrator, the costs and expenses of obtaining the facility where the arbitration hearing is held,
and such other costs and expenses as the Arbitrator may determine to be directly related to the
conduct of the arbitration and appropriately borne jointly by the parties (which shall not include
any party’s attorneys’ fees or costs, witness fees (if any), costs of investigation and similar
expenses) shall be shared equally by the Claiming Party and the Responsible Party.
(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 6.3, if a third party asserts (other
than by means of a lawsuit) that an Responsible Party is liable to such third party for a monetary
or other obligation which may constitute or result in Damages for which such Claiming Party may be
entitled to make a claim against the Escrow Amount pursuant to Section 6.1 or a claim for
indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2, as the case may be, and such Claiming Party reasonably
determines that it has a valid business reason to fulfill such obligation, then
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(i) such Claiming Party shall be entitled to satisfy such obligation, without prior notice to
or consent from the Responsible Party, (ii) such Claiming Party may subsequently make a claim in
accordance with the provisions of this Article VI, and (iii) such Claiming Party shall recover, in
accordance with the provisions of this Article VI, for any such Damages for which it is entitled to
recovery pursuant to this Article VI (subject to the right of the Responsible Party to dispute the
Claiming Party’s entitlement to recover, or the amount for which it is entitled to such recovery,
under the terms of this Article VI).
(g) For purposes of this Section 6.3 and the second and third sentences of Section 6.4, (i) if
the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or an Affiliate thereof comprises the Claiming Party, any
references to the Responsible Party shall be deemed to refer to the Stockholder Representatives
(acting for and on behalf of the Stockholders), and (ii) if the Stockholders comprise the Claiming
Party, any references to the Claiming Party (except provisions relating to an obligation to make or
a right to receive any payments) shall be deemed to refer to the Stockholder Representatives
(acting for and on behalf of the Stockholders). The Stockholder Representatives shall have full
power and authority on behalf of each Stockholder to take any and all actions on behalf of, execute
any and all instruments on behalf of, and execute or waive any and all rights of, the Stockholders
under this Article VI. The Stockholder Representatives shall have no liability to any Stockholder
for any action taken or omitted on behalf of the Stockholders pursuant to this Article VI.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI or any other section of this
Agreement to the contrary, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that in no event shall any
Stockholder have any personal liability for any existing or future obligation of the Company or the
Surviving Corporation in the Merger as a result of his, her or its stock ownership in the Company,
and the Buyer, Surviving Corporation and Affiliates thereof shall have no recourse against the
Stockholders with respect to any claims by them as Claiming Parties hereunder, but shall have
recourse only against the Escrow Fund as and to the extent provided herein and under the Escrow
Agreement.
6.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties in
Article II and Article III of this Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall expire on the date
one year following the Closing Date. If a Claiming Party delivers to an Responsible Party, before
expiration of a representation or warranty, either a Claim Notice based upon a breach of such
representation or warranty, or an Expected Claim Notice based upon a breach of such representation
or warranty, then the applicable representation or warranty shall survive until, but only for
purposes of, the resolution of any claims arising from or related to the matter covered by such
notice. If the legal proceeding or written claim with respect to which an Expected Claim Notice
has been given is definitively withdrawn or resolved in favor of the Claiming Party, the Claiming
Party shall promptly so notify the Responsible Party; and if the Claiming Party has delivered a
copy of the Expected Claim Notice to the Escrow Agent and funds have been retained in escrow after
the Termination Date (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) with respect to such Expected Claim
Notice, the Responsible Party and the Claiming Party shall promptly deliver to the Escrow Agent a
written notice executed by both parties instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse such retained
funds to the Stockholders in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. The rights set
forth in this Article VI shall not be affected by (i) any investigation conducted by or on behalf
of a Claiming Party or any knowledge acquired (or
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capable of being acquired) by a Claiming Party, whether before or after the date of this
Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the inaccuracy or noncompliance with any
representation, warranty, covenant or obligation which may be the subject of a claim hereunder or
(ii) any waiver by a Claiming Party of any closing condition relating to the accuracy of
representations and warranties or the performance of or compliance with agreements and covenants.
6.5 Limitations.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Buyer (as a Claiming Party), shall
not be entitled to make a claim for Damages against the Escrow Amount under this Article VI unless
and until its aggregate Damages exceed $25,000 (at which point the Buyer shall be entitled to
indemnification for its aggregate Damages under this Article VI, and not just amounts in excess of
such amount). Neither the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation nor any Affiliate thereof shall in any
event be entitled to assert or recover Damages in excess of the Escrow Fund.
(b) Except with respect to claims based on fraud, after the Closing, the rights of the
Claiming Parties under this Article VI and, as applicable, the Escrow Agreement shall be the
exclusive remedy of the Claiming Parties with respect to claims resulting from or relating to any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement.
(c) No Stockholder shall have any right of contribution against the Company or the Surviving
Corporation with respect to any breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements resulting in a recovery of Damages by the Buyer for the Escrow Amount
hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination of Agreement. The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to the
Closing (whether before or after Requisite Stockholder Approval), as provided below:
(a) the Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent;
(b) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company in the
event the Company is in breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement, and such breach (i) individually or in combination with any other such breach, would
cause the conditions set forth in clauses (d) or (e) of Section 5.2 not to be satisfied and (ii) is
not cured within ten (10) days following delivery by the Buyer to the Company of written notice of
such breach;
(c) the Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Buyer in the
event the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary is in breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant contained in this Agreement, and such breach (i) individually or in combination with any
other such breach, would cause the conditions set forth in clauses (a) or (b)
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of Section 5.3 not to be satisfied and (ii) is not cured within ten (10) days following
delivery by the Company to the Buyer of written notice of such breach;
(d) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before May 31, 2008 by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section 5.1 or 5.2 (unless the failure results primarily from a breach by the Buyer
or the Transitory Subsidiary of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this
Agreement);
(e) the Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Buyer if the
Closing shall not have occurred on or before May 31, 2008 by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under Section 5.1 or 5.3 (unless the failure results primarily from a breach by the
Company of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement);
(f) the Company may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Buyer if the
Company has received a Superior Proposal, has given the Buyer the written notice contemplated by
Section 4.5 above, and the Buyer shall not have, within the two (2) business day period provided
therein (as the same may be extended as provided therein), proposed an improved transaction to the
Company’s Board of Directors unless the Company’s Board of Directors determines in good faith
(after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel) that such improved transaction
proposed by the Buyer is not at least as favorable to the Company Stockholders as the Superior
Proposal; or
(g) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement if the Company’s Board of Directors withdraws or
modifies the Company Recommendation in a manner adverse to the Buyer.
7.2 Effect of Termination. If any Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1, all obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any liability of any
Party to any other Party (except for any liability of any Party for willful breaches of this
Agreement prior to such termination); provided, however, that if this Agreement is terminated by
the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(f) or by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.1(g), then simultaneously
with such termination the Company shall reimburse Buyer for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with the Merger up to $200,000 and pay to Buyer a fee equal to $250,000.
ARTICLE VIII
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the meaning set forth
below.
“Affiliate” shall mean any affiliate, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
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“Agreed Amount” shall mean part, but not all, of the Claimed Amount.
“Articles of Merger” shall mean the articles of merger or other appropriate documents
prepared and executed in accordance with Section 55-11-05 of the North Carolina Business
Corporation Act.
“Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Buyer Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions
specified in clauses (a) through (c) (insofar as clause (c) relates to Legal Proceedings involving
the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary) of Section 5.3 is satisfied in all respects.
“CERCLA” shall mean the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended.
“Certificates” shall mean stock certificates that, immediately prior to the Effective
Time, represented Company Shares.
“Claim Notice” shall mean written notification which contains (i) a description of the
Damages incurred or reasonably expected to be incurred by the Claiming Party and the Claimed Amount
of such Damages, to the extent then known, (ii) a statement that the Claiming Party is entitled to
a recovery for such Damages under Article VI and a reasonable explanation of the basis therefor,
and (iii) a demand for payment in the amount of such Damages.
“Claimed Amount” shall mean the amount of any Damages incurred or reasonably expected
to be incurred by the Claiming Party.
“Claiming Party” shall mean a party entitled, or seeking to assert rights to recover,
Damages under Article VI of this Agreement.
“Closing” shall mean the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Closing Date” shall mean May 5, 2008; provided that if all of the
conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Merger (excluding the delivery at
the Closing of the documents set forth in Article V of this Agreement) have not been satisfied or
waived by such date, the Closing Date shall be the date that is two (2) business days after the
satisfaction or waiver of all of such conditions (excluding the delivery at the Closing of any of
the documents set forth in Article V of this Agreement).
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“Company Certificate” shall mean a certificate to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in Section 5.1 and clauses (a) through (f) (insofar as clause (f) relates to
Legal Proceedings involving the Company or a Subsidiary) of Section 5.2 is satisfied in all
respects.
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“Company Intellectual Property” shall mean shall the Company Owned Intellectual
Property and the Company Licensed Intellectual Property.
“Company Licensed Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property that is
licensed to the Company or a Subsidiary by any third party.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material adverse change, event,
circumstance or development with respect to, or material adverse effect on, (i) the business,
assets, liabilities, capitalization, prospects, condition (financial or other), or results of
operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Buyer
to operate the business of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries immediately after the Closing.
“Company Owned Intellectual Property” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned or
purported to be owned by the Company or a Subsidiary, in whole or in part.
“Company Plan” shall mean any Employee Benefit Plan maintained, or contributed to, by
the Company, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Company Registrations” shall mean Intellectual Property Registrations that are
registered or filed in the name of the Company or any Subsidiary, alone or jointly with others.
“Company Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share, of
the Company.
“Company Source Code” shall mean the source code for any Software included in the
Customer Offerings or Internal Systems or other confidential information constituting, embodied in
or pertaining to such Software.
“Company Stock Plan” shall mean any stock option plan or other stock or equity-related
plan of the Company.
“Company Stockholders” shall mean the stockholders of record of the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Company Stockholders Meeting” shall mean the special meeting of stockholders of the
Company for the purpose of obtaining the Requisite Stockholder Approval with respect to this
Agreement and the Merger.
“Controlling Party” shall mean the party controlling the defense of any Third Party
Action.
“Customer Offerings” shall mean (a) the products (including Software and
Documentation) that the Company or any Subsidiary (i) currently develops, manufactures, markets,
distributes, makes available, sells or licenses to third parties, or (ii) has developed,
manufactured, marketed, distributed, made available, sold or licensed to third parties within the
previous three (3) years or (iii) currently plans to develop, manufacture, market, distribute, make
available, sell or license to third parties in the future and (b) the services that the Company or
any Subsidiary (i) currently provides or makes available to third parties, or (ii) has provided or
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made available to third parties within the previous three (3) years or (iii) currently plans
to provide or make available to third parties in the future.
“Damages” shall mean any and all debts, obligations and other liabilities (whether
absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or otherwise, or whether known or unknown, or due or to become
due or otherwise), diminution in value, monetary damages, fines, fees, penalties, interest
obligations, deficiencies, losses and expenses (including amounts paid in settlement, interest,
court costs, costs of investigators, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, financial
advisors and other experts, and other expenses of litigation, arbitration or other dispute
resolution proceedings relating to a Third Party Action or an indemnification claim under Article
VI of this Agreement).
“Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the disclosure schedule provided by the Company to
the Buyer on the date hereof and accepted in writing by the Buyer.
“Disclosure Statement” shall mean a written proxy or information statement containing
the information prescribed by Section 4.2(a) of this Agreement.
“Dispute” shall mean the dispute resulting if the Indemnifying Party in a Response
disputes its liability for all or part of the Claimed Amount.
“Dissenting Shares” shall mean Company Shares held as of the Effective Time by a
Company Stockholder who has not voted such Company Shares in favor of the approval of this
Agreement and with respect to which dissenters’ rights shall have been duly asserted in accordance
with Article 13 of the North Carolina Business Corporation Act and not effectively withdrawn or
forfeited prior to the Effective Time.
“Documentation” shall mean printed, visual or electronic materials, reports, white
papers, documentation, specifications, designs, flow charts, code listings, instructions, user
manuals, frequently asked questions, release notes, recall notices, error logs, diagnostic reports,
marketing materials, packaging, labeling, service manuals and other information describing the use,
operation, installation, configuration, features, functionality, pricing, marketing or correction
of a product, whether or not provided to end user.
“Effective Time” shall mean the time at which the Surviving Corporation files the
Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina.
“Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), any “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA),
and any other material written or oral plan, agreement or arrangement involving direct or indirect
compensation, including insurance coverage, severance benefits, disability benefits, deferred
compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other
forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement compensation.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute, rule, order,
directive, judgment, Permit or regulation or the common law relating to the environment,
occupational health and safety, or exposure of persons or property to Materials of Environmental
Concern, including any statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to:
(i) the
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presence of or the treatment, storage, disposal, generation, transportation, handling,
distribution, manufacture, processing, use, import, export, labeling, recycling, registration,
investigation or remediation of Materials of Environmental Concern or documentation related to the
foregoing; (ii) air, water and noise pollution; (iii) groundwater and soil contamination; (iv) the
release, threatened release, or accidental release into the environment, the workplace or other
areas of Materials of Environmental Concern, including emissions, discharges, injections, spills,
escapes or dumping of Materials of Environmental Concern; (v) transfer of interests in or control
of real property which may be contaminated; (vi) community or worker right-to-know disclosures with
respect to Materials of Environmental Concern; (vii) the protection of wild life, marine life and
wetlands, and endangered and threatened species; (viii) storage tanks, vessels, containers,
abandoned or discarded barrels and other closed receptacles; and (ix) health and safety of
employees and other persons. As used above, the term “release” shall have the meaning set forth in
CERCLA.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity which is, or at any applicable time was, a
member of (i) a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code), (ii) a
group of trades or businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code), or
(iii) an affiliated service group (as defined under Section 414(m) of the Code or the regulations
under Section 414(o) of the Code), any of which includes or included the Company or a Subsidiary.
“Escrow Agreement” shall mean an escrow agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C.
“Escrow Agent” shall mean Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
“Escrow Amount” shall mean $600,000.
“Escrow Fund” shall mean the fund established pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
including the amount paid by the Buyer to the Escrow Agent at the Closing pursuant to Section
1.9(a) and any further sums to be paid into escrow pursuant to the last sentence of Section 1.6(a).
“Exchange Agent” shall mean Computershare.
“Expected Claim Notice” shall mean a notice that, as a result of a legal proceeding
instituted by or written claim made by a third party, an Indemnified Party reasonably expects to
incur Damages for which it is entitled to indemnification under Article VI of this Agreement.
“Exploit” shall mean develop, design, test, modify, make, use, sell, have made, used
and sold, import, reproduce, market, distribute, commercialize, support, maintain, correct and
create derivative works of.
“Financial Statements” shall mean the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and
statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company as of the
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end of and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007, which
have been reviewed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity” shall mean any court, arbitrational tribunal, administrative
agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority or agency.
“Initial Purchase Price” shall mean the Purchase Price less the Escrow Amount.
“Initial Purchase Price Per Share” shall mean (i) the Initial Purchase Price
divided by (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Company Shares immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean the following subsisting throughout the world:
(a) Patent Rights;
(b) Trademarks and all goodwill in the Trademarks;
(c) copyrights, designs, data and database rights and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, including moral rights of authors;
(d) mask works and registrations and applications for registration thereof and any other
rights in semiconductor topologies under the laws of any jurisdiction;
(e) inventions, invention disclosures, statutory invention registrations, trade secrets and
confidential business information, know-how, manufacturing and product processes and techniques,
research and development information, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information, whether
patentable or nonpatentable, whether copyrightable or noncopyrightable and whether or not reduced
to practice; and
(f) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing (including remedies against
infringement thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the laws of all
jurisdictions).
“Intellectual Property Registrations” means Patent Rights, registered Trademarks,
registered copyrights and designs, mask work registrations and applications for each of the
foregoing.
“Internal Systems” shall mean the Software and Documentation and the computer,
communications and network systems (both desktop and enterprise-wide), laboratory equipment,
reagents, materials and test, calibration and measurement apparatus used by the Company or any
Subsidiary in their business or operations or to develop, manufacture, fabricate, assemble,
provide, distribute, support, maintain or test the Customer Offerings, whether located on the
premises of the Company or a Subsidiary or hosted at a third party site.
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“Lease” shall mean any lease or sublease pursuant to which the Company or a Subsidiary
leases or subleases from another party any real property.
“Legal Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation before any Governmental Entity or before any arbitrator.
“Materials of Environmental Concern” shall mean any: pollutants, contaminants or
hazardous substances (as such terms are defined under CERCLA), pesticides (as such term is defined
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act), solid wastes and hazardous wastes
(as such terms are defined under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act), chemicals, other
hazardous, radioactive or toxic materials, oil, petroleum and petroleum products (and fractions
thereof), or any other material (or article containing such material) listed or subject to
regulation under any law, statute, rule, regulation, order, Permit, or directive due to its
potential, directly or indirectly, to harm the environment or the health of humans or other living
beings.
“Merger” shall mean the merger of the Transitory Subsidiary with and into the Company
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” shall mean the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company as of December 31, 2007.
“Non-Controlling Party” shall mean the party not controlling the defense of any Third
Party Action.
“Open Source Materials” means all Software, Documentation or other material that is
distributed as “free software”, “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution
model, including, but not limited to, the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General
Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), or any other license described by the Open
Source Initiative as set forth on xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
“Option” shall mean each option to purchase or acquire Company Shares.
“Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean the ordinary course of business consistent
with past custom and practice (including with respect to frequency and amount).
“Parties” shall mean the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and the Company.
“Patent Rights” shall mean all patents, patent applications, utility models, design
registrations and certificates of invention and other governmental grants for the protection of
inventions or industrial designs (including all related continuations, continuations-in-part,
divisionals, reissues and reexaminations).
“Permits” shall mean all permits, licenses, registrations, certificates, orders,
approvals, franchises, variances and similar rights issued by or obtained from any Governmental
Entity (including those issued or required under Environmental Laws and those relating to the
occupancy or use of owned or leased real property).
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“Purchase Price” shall mean:
(a) $6,392,250; less
(b) the sum of the following items: (i) any fees owed by the Company or a Subsidiary to any
accountants, lawyers, brokers or investment bankers engaged by the Company or a Subsidiary in
connection with the Merger including the fees payable by the Company for the audit of the Company’s
financials for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and fiscal quarters ended March
31, 2008 and March 31, 2007 and the fees for the review of the financial statements, both of which
are included in the $6,392,250 above, as set forth in Section 4.6; (ii) any amounts owed by the
Company or a Subsidiary under any loan agreement, promissory note (including a convertible note) or
other indebtedness, including accrued interest and any premiums payable under such instruments;
(iii) any bonuses payable by the Company or a Subsidiary in connection with the Merger; (iv) any
severance, change-in-control, retention or similar payments payable by the Company or a Subsidiary
in connection with the Merger; (v) any amounts owed with respect to accounts receivable of the
Company or a Subsidiary that have been outstanding for more than ninety (90) days as of the Closing
and reasonably believed to be a collection risk; (vi) the amount of any accounts payable, accrued
liabilities or other obligations of the Company or a Subsidiary as of the Closing that were not
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; (vii) any amounts owed or paid to Option or Warrant
holders in connection with the termination or replacement with cash of such Options or Warrants as
required by this Agreement; and (viii) fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policy as set forth in Section 4.9; plus
(c) the amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the
Closing; provided that in no event may the amount added to $6,392,250 pursuant to
this clause (c) exceed the amount deducted from $6,392,250 pursuant to clause (b) above.
“Reasonable Best Efforts” shall mean best efforts, to the extent commercially
reasonable.
“Requisite Stockholder Approval” shall mean the approval of this Agreement and the
Merger by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Shares entitled to vote on this
Agreement and the Merger.
“Response” shall mean a written response containing the information provided for in
Section 6.3(c).
“Responsible Party” shall mean the Stockholder Representatives in the case of a claim
for Damages by the Buyer under Section 6.1, and the Buyer in the case of a claim for
indemnification by the Stockholders under Section 6.2.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance,
charge or other lien (whether arising by contract or by operation of law), other than
(i) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, and similar liens, (ii) liens arising under worker’s compensation,
unemployment insurance, social security, retirement, and similar legislation and (iii) liens on
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goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in
the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company and not material to the Company.
“Software” shall mean computer software code, applications, utilities, development
tools, diagnostics, databases and embedded systems, whether in source code, interpreted code or
object code form.
“Stockholder Representatives” shall mean Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx XxxXxxxxx.
“Stockholders” shall mean the Company Stockholders receiving their portion of the
Purchase Price pursuant to Section 1.5 of this Agreement.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company
or other non-corporate business enterprise in which the Company (or another Subsidiary) holds stock
or other ownership interests representing (i) more than 50% of the voting power of all outstanding
stock or ownership interests of such entity or (ii) the right to receive more than 50% of the net
assets of such entity available for distribution to the holders of outstanding stock or ownership
interests upon a liquidation or dissolution of such entity.
“Surviving Corporation” shall mean the Company, as the surviving corporation in the
Merger.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all taxes, charges, fees, duties, contributions, levies or
other similar assessments or liabilities in the nature of a tax, including, without limitation,
income, gross receipts, corporation, ad valorem, premium, value-added, net worth, capital stock,
capital gains, documentary, recapture, alternative or add-on minimum, disability, estimated,
registration, recording, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use, license, lease,
service, service use, transfer, withholding, employment, unemployment, insurance, social security,
national insurance, business license, business organization, environmental, workers compensation,
payroll, profits, severance, stamp, occupation, windfall profits, customs duties, franchise and
other taxes of any kind whatsoever imposed by the United States of America or any state, local or
foreign government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and any interest, fines,
penalties, assessments or additions to tax imposed with respect to such items or any contest or
dispute thereof.
“Tax Returns” shall mean any and all reports, returns, declarations, or statements
relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any related or supporting work
papers or information with respect to any of the foregoing, including any amendment thereof.
“Third Party Action” shall mean any suit or proceeding by a person or entity other
than a Party for which indemnification may be sought by a Party under Article VI of this Agreement.
“Trademarks” shall mean all registered trademarks and service marks, logos, Internet
domain names, corporate names and doing business designations and all registrations and
applications for registration of the foregoing, common law trademarks and service marks and trade
dress.
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“Transitory Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement.
“Warrant” shall mean each warrant or other contractual right to purchase or acquire
Company Shares, provided that Options shall not be considered Warrants.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Press Releases and Announcements. No Party shall issue any press release or
public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written
approval of the other Parties; provided, however, that the Buyer may make any
public disclosure it believes in good faith is required by applicable law, regulation or stock
market rule.
9.2 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or
remedies upon any person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns; provided, however, that the provisions in Article I of this Agreement
concerning payment of the Purchase Price are intended for the benefit of the Company Stockholders
and the provisions of Article VI of this Agreement concerning indemnification are intended for the
benefit of the Indemnifying Stockholders.
9.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents referred to herein)
constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, with respect to the subject
matter hereof; provided that the confidentiality provisions of the letter of intent
dated February 11, 2008 between the Buyer and the Company shall remain in effect.
9.4 Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No
Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its performance obligations hereunder without
the prior written approval of the other Parties. Any purported assignment of rights or delegation
of performance obligations in violation of this Section 9.4 is void.
9.5 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature.
9.6 Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
9.7 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly delivered four (4) business days after it is sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one (1) business day after it is sent for next
business day delivery via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case to the
intended recipient as set forth below:
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If to the Company:
NuTech Solutions, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: President
Copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxx XXX
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
If to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary:
Copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Any Party may give any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder using
any other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
ordinary mail or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim or other
communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by
the party for whom it is intended. Any Party may change the address to which notices, requests,
demands, claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties
notice in the manner herein set forth.
9.8 Governing Law. All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation its interpretation, construction,
performance and enforcement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction) that
would cause the application of laws of any jurisdictions other than those of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts; provided that all provisions in this Agreement relating to the
authorization, effectuation and effect of the Merger shall be governed by the laws of the State of
North Carolina.
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9.9 Amendments and Waivers. The Parties may mutually amend any provision of this
Agreement at any time prior to the Closing; provided, however, that any amendment
effected subsequent to the Requisite Stockholder Approval shall be subject to any restrictions
contained in the North Carolina Business Corporation Act. No amendment of any provision of this
Agreement shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the Parties. No
waiver of any right or remedy hereunder shall be valid unless the same shall be in writing and
signed by the Party giving such waiver. No waiver by any Party with respect to any default,
misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder shall be deemed to extend to any
prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or
affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
9.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or
unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending
term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or
unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or
unenforceability shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or
phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that
is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
NETEZZA CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: | Senior Vice President and CFO | |||||
NETEZZA HOLDING CORP. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: | Secretary and Treasurer | |||||
NUTECH SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Title: | Chairman |