FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of
March 30, 1998 (this "Amendment"), to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as
of February 23, 1998, as amended as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"),
among DYCOM INDUSTRIES, INC., a Florida corporation ("Parent"), DYCOM
ACQUISITION CORPORATION II, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent ("Merger Sub"), CABLE COM, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the stockholders of the Company listed on the signature pages
hereto (collectively, the "Stockholders").
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are parties to the Merger
Agreement (capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Merger Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Merger
Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual agreements and understandings hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment to Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the date "December 28, 1996" in the first sentence
of Section 4.08 and inserting in lieu thereof the date "December 26, 1997".
SECTION 2. Effect of Amendments. Except as and to the extent
expressly modified by this Amendment, the Merger Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect in all respects.
SECTION 3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable
to contracts executed in and to be performed in that State.
SECTION 4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and
delivered (including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and
by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be executed on their behalf as of the date first written above.
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman & CEO
DYCOM ACQUISITION CORPORATION II
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman of the Board
CABLE COM, INC.
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chairman & CEO
STOCKHOLDERS:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Address: 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Address: 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX XXXXXX/XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Trustee
Address: 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX XXXXXX/XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxx Xxxxxx
Title: Trustee
Address: 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
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XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX/XXXX X. XXXX
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Trustee
Address: 0000 Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX/XXXXX X. XXXXXXX
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Trustee
Address: 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxx'x Xxxxxx, XX 00000
THE XXXX X. XXXXXXX
IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Co-Trustee
Address: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Co-Trustee
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX IRREVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Co-Trustee
Address: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Co-Trustee
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXXXXX XXXXXXX REVOCABLE TRUST
By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Trustee
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
XXXX X. XXXXXXX AND XXXXXX XXXXXXX
AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETIES
By /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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By /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Address: 0000 X.X. 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000