Exhibit
2.1
EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 19, 2007
BY AND AMONG
XXXXXX MERGER CORPORATION
AND
XM SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS INC.
INDEX OF
DEFINED TERMS
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Acquisition Proposal
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Acquisitions
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22
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Agreement
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Applicable Antitrust Laws
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Benefit Plans
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Canadian Competition Act
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Certificate of Merger
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Certificates
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Change in Recommendation
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Change in Sirius Recommendation
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Change in XM Recommendation
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Closing
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Closing Date
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Code
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Common Exchange Ratio
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Common Merger Consideration
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Communications Laws
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Constituent Corporations
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Converted Equity Awards
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Converted Option
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Converted Stock Awards
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Converted Warrant
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CRTC
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Deadlock
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Designated Directors
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DGCL
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Effective Time
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Environmental Claim
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Environmental Laws
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Environmental Permits
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ERISA
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ESPP
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Exchange Act
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Exchange Agent
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XXX
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Xxxx X-0
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Governmental Entity
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HSR Act
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Independent Director
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Infringe
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Injunction
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Insiders
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iii
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Intellectual Property
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X.X. Xxxxxx
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Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
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material
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material adverse effect
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Merger
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Merger Co.
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Merger Consideration
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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NASDAQ
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Notice of Recommendation Change
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Occurrence
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Person
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Preferred Exchange Ratio
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Preferred Merger Consideration
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Public Proposal
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Qualifying Amendment
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Required Sirius Votes
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Required Stockholder Votes
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Required Stockholders Meetings
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Required XM Vote
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Requisite Regulatory Approvals
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Rights
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Rights Agreement
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SEC
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Section 16 Information
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Securities Act
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Significant Subsidiary
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Sirius
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Sirius Benefit Plans
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Sirius Board Approval
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Sirius Charter Amendment
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Sirius Common Stock
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Sirius Contracts
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Sirius Disclosure Schedule
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Sirius Election Date
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Sirius ERISA Affiliate
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Sirius Financial Statements
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Sirius Intellectual Property
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Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock
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Sirius Permits
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Sirius Permitted Liens
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Sirius Preferred Stock
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Sirius Recommendation
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Sirius SEC Documents
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Sirius Share Issuance
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Sirius Stock Awards
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Sirius Stockholders Meeting
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Sirius Termination Fee
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Sirius Warrants
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Subsidiary
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Successor
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Superior Proposal
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Surviving Corporation
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tax
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taxable
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taxes
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U.S.
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Violation
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Voting Debt
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XM
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XM Benefit Plan
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XM Board Approval
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XM Class C Common Stock
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XM Common Stock
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XM Contracts
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XM Disclosure Schedule
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XM Election Date
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XM ERISA Affiliate
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XM Financial Statements
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XM Indemnified Parties
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XM Intellectual Property
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XM Merger Stock
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XM Option
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XM Permits
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XM Permitted Liens
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XM Preferred Stock
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XM Recommendation
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XM SEC Documents
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XM Series A Preferred Stock
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XM Series B Preferred Stock
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XM Series C Preferred Stock
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XM Stock Awards
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XM Stockholders Meeting
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XM Termination Fee
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XM Warrant
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XM’s Current Premium
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v
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of February 19, 2007
(this “
Agreement”) is by and among
Sirius
Satellite Radio Inc., a
Delaware corporation
(“
Sirius”), Xxxxxx Merger Corporation, a
Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
Sirius (“
Merger Co.”), and XM Satellite Radio
Holdings Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“
XM”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, each of the respective Boards of Directors of Sirius,
Merger Co. and XM has approved, and deemed it advisable and in
the best interests of its stockholders to consummate, the
business combination transaction provided for herein, including
the merger (the “
Merger”) of Merger Co. with
and into XM in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the “
DGCL”),
and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein;
WHEREAS, Sirius and XM intend the Merger to qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the
“Code”); and
WHEREAS, Sirius and XM desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the
Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger
1.1 Effective Time of
Merger. Subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, a certificate of merger (the “
Certificate of
Merger”) shall be duly prepared, executed by XM and
thereafter delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware for filing, as provided in the DGCL, on the Closing
Date (as defined in Section 1.2). The Merger shall become
effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware or at such time
thereafter as is agreed upon in writing by Sirius and XM and
provided in the Certificate of Merger (the “
Effective
Time”).
1.2 Closing. The closing
of the Merger (the “
Closing”) will take place
at 10:00 a.m. on the date (the “
Closing
Date”) that is the second business day after the
satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable law) of the
conditions set forth in Article VI (excluding conditions
that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions),
unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the
parties hereto. The Closing shall be held at the offices of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, unless another place is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto.
1.3 Effects of the
Merger. At the Effective Time, Merger Co.
shall be merged with and into XM and the separate existence of
Merger Co. shall cease and XM shall continue as the surviving
corporation in the Merger. The Merger will have the effects set
forth in the DGCL. As used in this Agreement,
“
Constituent Corporations” shall mean each of
Merger Co. and XM, and “
Surviving Corporation”
shall mean XM, at and after the Effective Time, as the surviving
corporation in the Merger.
1.4 Certificate of
Incorporation. At the Effective Time, the
certificate of incorporation of XM as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the certificate of
incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.
1.5 By-Laws. At the
Effective Time, the By-laws of Merger Co. as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the By-laws of
the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein or by applicable law.
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an officer or until their respective successors are duly elected
and qualified, as the case may be. The directors of Merger Co.
as of the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
otherwise ceasing to be a director or until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified.
ARTICLE II
Effects of
the Merger
2.1 Effect on Capital
Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
of any shares of the XM Common Stock:
(a) Cancellation of Treasury
Stock. All shares of Class A common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of XM (the “XM
Common Stock”) and shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of XM (the
“XM Series A Preferred Stock” and,
together with the XM Common Stock, the “XM Merger
Stock”) that are owned by XM as treasury stock shall be
canceled and shall cease to exist, and no shares of common
stock, par value $.001 per share, of Sirius (the
“Sirius Common Stock”) or other consideration
shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(b) Conversion of the XM Common
Stock. Subject to Section 2.3, each
share of the XM Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (other than (i) shares to be
canceled in accordance with Section 2.1(a),
(ii) shares owned by Sirius immediately prior to the
Effective Time, which shares shall be cancelled and
extinguished, and (iii) shares owned by any direct or
indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary (as defined in
Section 3.1(a)(i)) of Sirius or any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of XM immediately prior to the Effective
Time, which shares shall remain outstanding) shall be canceled
and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to
receive 4.60 (the “Common Exchange Ratio”)
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Sirius Common Stock
(together with any cash paid in respect of fractional shares in
accordance with Section 2.3, the “Common Merger
Consideration”). Upon such conversion, all such shares
of the XM Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be canceled and extinguished and shall cease to
exist, and each certificate previously representing any such
shares shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the
Common Merger Consideration in respect of such shares upon the
surrender of the certificate representing such shares in
accordance with Section 2.2 (or in the case of a lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit
(and bond, if required) in the manner provided in
Section 2.4). The Common Exchange Ratio shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any
dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Sirius
Common Stock or XM Common Stock), reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification or other like change with
respect to Sirius Common Stock or XM Common Stock having a
record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the
Effective Time.
(c) Conversion of XM Series A Preferred
Stock. Each share of the XM Series A
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than (i) shares to be canceled in
accordance with Section 2.1(a), (ii) shares owned by
Sirius immediately prior to the Effective Time, which shares
shall be cancelled and extinguished, (iii) shares owned by
any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Sirius or any
direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of XM immediately
prior to the Effective Time, which shares shall remain
outstanding, and (iv) shares held by holders who have
properly demanded and perfected (and not withdrawn or lost)
appraisal rights with respect thereto in accordance with
Section 262 of the DGCL) shall be canceled and extinguished
and automatically converted into the right to receive 4.60 (the
“Preferred Exchange Ratio”) fully paid and
nonassessable shares of a newly-designated series of Sirius
Preferred Stock (as defined in Section 3.2(b)) (the
“Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock”) having the
same powers, designations, preferences, rights and
qualifications, limitations and restrictions (to the fullest
extent practicable) as the shares of XM Series A Preferred
Stock so converted, except that the holders thereof shall be
entitled to vote, together with the holders of the shares of
Sirius Common Stock (and any other class or series that may
similarly be entitled to vote with the shares of Sirius Common
Stock) as a single class, upon all matters upon which holders of
Sirius Common Stock are entitled to vote, with each share of
Sirius Preferred Stock entitled to 1/5th of one vote on
such matters (the “Preferred Merger
Consideration” and, together with the Common Merger
Consideration,
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the “Merger Consideration”). Upon such
conversion, all such shares of the XM Series A Preferred
Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be
canceled and extinguished and shall cease to exist, and each
certificate previously representing any such shares shall
thereafter represent only the right to receive the Preferred
Merger Consideration in respect of such shares upon the
surrender of the certificate representing such shares in
accordance with Section 2.2 (or in the case of a lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit
(and bond, if required) in the manner provided in
Section 2.4). The Preferred Exchange Ratio shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any
dividend or distribution of securities convertible into XM
Series A Preferred Stock, XM Common Stock or Sirius Common
Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or
other like change with respect to XM Series A Preferred
Stock, XM Common Stock or Sirius Common Stock having a record
date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Merger Co. Capital Stock. Each
share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger
Co. outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
automatically converted into and become one fully paid and
non-assessable share of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation. Each certificate evidencing ownership of such
shares of common stock of Merger Co. shall thereafter evidence
ownership of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
2.2 Surrender and
Payment. (a) Sirius shall appoint an
agent (the “
Exchange Agent”) reasonably
acceptable to XM for the purpose of exchanging certificates
which immediately prior to the Effective Time evidenced shares
of XM Merger Stock (the “
Certificates”) for the
applicable Merger Consideration pursuant to an exchange agent
agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to XM.
At or as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, within two
(2) business days) after the Effective Time, Sirius shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange
Agent, the Merger Consideration to be exchanged or paid in
accordance with this Article II, and Sirius shall make
available from time to time after the Effective Time as
necessary, cash in an amount sufficient to pay any cash payable
in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.3 and
any dividends or distributions to which holders of shares of XM
Merger Stock may be entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c).
The Surviving Corporation shall send, or shall cause the
Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of record of shares of XM
Merger Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time whose
shares were converted into the right to receive the applicable
Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1, promptly
after the Effective Time, (i) a letter of transmittal for
use in such exchange (which shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Sirius and XM and shall specify that
the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title in
respect of the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper
delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) and
(ii) instructions to effect the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the applicable Merger
Consideration, cash payable in respect thereof in lieu of any
fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.3 and any dividends
or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to
Section 2.2(c).
(b) Each holder of shares of XM Merger Stock that have been
converted into a right to receive the applicable Merger
Consideration, cash payable in respect thereof in lieu of any
fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.3 and any dividends
or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to
Section 2.2(c), upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a
Certificate or Certificates, together with a properly completed
letter of transmittal covering such shares and such other
documents as the Exchange Agent may reasonably require, shall be
entitled to receive the applicable Merger Consideration payable
in respect of such shares of XM Merger Stock. The holder of such
Certificate, upon its delivery thereof to the Exchange Agent,
shall also receive any dividends or other distributions to which
such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c) and cash
payable in respect of any fractional shares pursuant to
Section 2.3. Certificates surrendered shall forthwith be
canceled as of the Effective Time. Until so surrendered, each
such Certificate, following the Effective Time, shall represent
for all purposes only the right to receive the applicable Merger
Consideration, cash payable in respect thereof in lieu of any
fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.3 and any dividends
or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to
Section 2.2(c). No interest shall be paid or accrued for
the benefit of holders of the Certificates on cash amounts
payable upon the surrender of such Certificates pursuant to this
Section 2.2.
(c) Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared
or made after the date hereof with respect to Sirius Common
Stock with a record date after the Effective Time, such
declaration shall include a dividend or other distribution in
respect of all shares of Sirius Common Stock and Sirius Mirror
Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement. No
dividends or other distributions declared or made after the
Effective Time with respect to Sirius
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Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall
be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with
respect to the Sirius Common Stock or Sirius Mirror Preferred
Stock such holder is entitled to receive until the holder of
such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate in accordance
with the provisions of this Section 2.2. Subject to
applicable law, following surrender of any such Certificate,
there shall be paid to the record holder of the certificates
representing whole Sirius Common Stock and Sirius Mirror
Preferred Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest,
at the time of such surrender, the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
theretofore paid with respect to such whole Sirius Common Stock
and Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock.
(d) In the event that a transfer of ownership of shares of
XM Merger Stock is not registered in the stock transfer
books or ledger of XM, or if any certificate for the applicable
Merger Consideration is to be issued in a name other than that
in which the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is
registered, it shall be a condition to the issuance thereof that
the Certificate or Certificates so surrendered shall be properly
endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that
the Person requesting such exchange shall have paid to the
Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes required as a result
of the issuance of a certificate for Sirius Common Stock or
Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock in any name other than that of the
registered holder of such shares of XM Merger Stock, or
establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such
tax has been paid or is not payable. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Person” means an individual, a
corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an
association, a trust or any other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or any agency or
instrumentality thereof.
(e) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further
registration of transfers of shares of XM Merger Stock. If,
after the Effective Time, any Certificate formerly representing
shares of XM Merger Stock is presented to the Surviving
Corporation, it shall be canceled and exchanged for the
applicable Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance
with the procedures set forth, in this Article II.
(f) None of Sirius, Merger Co., XM or any of their
respective Subsidiaries or affiliates shall be liable to any
holder of shares of XM Merger Stock for any Merger
Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(g) Each of the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation
and Sirius shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
Merger Consideration otherwise payable to any holder of shares
of XM Merger Stock, and from any cash dividends or other
distributions that the holder is entitled to receive under
Section 2.2(c), such amounts as the Exchange Agent, the
Surviving Corporation or Sirius is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the
Code, or any provision of United States
(“U.S.”) federal, state or local tax law or any
other
non-U.S. tax
law or any other applicable legal requirement. To the extent
that amounts are so withheld by the Exchange Agent, the
Surviving Corporation or Sirius, such amounts withheld from the
Merger Consideration and other such amounts payable under
Section 2.2(c) shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been received by the holder of the shares of
XM Merger Stock in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by the Exchange Agent, the Surviving
Corporation or Sirius.
(h) Any portion of the certificates evidencing the Sirius
Common Stock or the Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock, the cash to
be paid in respect of fractional shares pursuant to
Section 2.3, and the cash or other property in respect of
dividends or other distributions pursuant to Section 2.2(c)
supplied to the Exchange Agent which remains unclaimed by the
holders of shares of XM Merger Stock twelve
(12) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to
Sirius, upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged
his shares of XM Merger Stock for the applicable Merger
Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.2 prior to
the time of demand shall thereafter look only to Sirius for
payment of the applicable Merger Consideration, and any cash
payable in respect thereof in lieu of any fractional shares
pursuant to Section 2.3 and any dividends or distributions
with respect to Sirius Common Stock to which they were entitled
pursuant to Section 2.2(c), in each case, without interest.
2.3 Fractional
Shares. No certificates representing less
than one share of Sirius Common Stock shall be issued in
exchange for shares of XM Common Stock upon the surrender
for exchange of a Certificate. In lieu of any such fractional
share, each holder of shares of XM Common Stock who would
otherwise have been entitled to a fraction of a share of Sirius
Common Stock upon surrender of Certificates for exchange (or in
the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon
delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner
provided in
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Section 2.4) shall be paid upon such surrender (and after
taking into account and aggregating shares of XM Common
Stock represented by all Certificates surrendered by such
holder) cash (without interest) in an amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying (a) the fractional share
interest to which such holder (after taking into account and
aggregating all shares of XM Common Stock represented by
all Certificates surrendered by such holder) would otherwise be
entitled by (b) the closing price for a share of Sirius
Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the last
trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time. Fractional
shares of Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock may be issued in
exchange for shares of XM Series A Preferred Stock.
2.4 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates. In the event any
Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the
Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the holder thereof, the applicable Merger Consideration,
any cash payable in respect thereof in lieu of any fractional
shares pursuant to Section 2.3 and any dividends or other
distributions as may be required pursuant to this
Article II in respect of the shares of XM Merger Stock
represented by such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates;
provided,
however, that Sirius may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof,
require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates
to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against Sirius or
the Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to
have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
2.5 Options and Other XM Stock
Awards. Prior to the Effective Time, XM
and its Subsidiaries shall take all actions necessary to ensure
that from and after the Effective Time, (x) options to
purchase shares of the XM Common Stock (each, an
“
XM Option”) held by any employee, consultant,
independent contractor and director and (y) other awards
based on XM Common Stock (collectively with the XM Options,
the “
XM Stock Awards”) held by any employee,
consultant, independent contractor and director which are
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become, respectively, (x) options to
purchase shares of Sirius Common Stock (each, a
“
Converted Option”) and, (y) with respect
to all other XM Stock Awards, awards based on shares of Sirius
Common Stock (the “
Converted Stock Awards” and,
together with the Converted Options, the “
Converted
Equity Awards”), in each case, on terms substantially
identical to those in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time under the terms of the stock incentive plan or other
related agreement or award pursuant to which such XM Stock
Award was granted;
provided,
however, that from
and after the Effective Time, (i) each such Converted
Option may be exercised solely to purchase shares of Sirius
Common Stock, (ii) the number of shares of Sirius Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of such Converted Option shall be
equal to the number of shares of the XM Common Stock that
were issuable upon exercise under the corresponding
XM Option immediately prior to the Effective Time
multiplied by the Common Exchange Ratio and rounded down to the
nearest whole share, (iii) the per share exercise price
under such Converted Option shall be determined by dividing the
per share exercise price of the corresponding XM Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Common Exchange
Ratio and rounded up to the nearest whole cent, (iv) the
number of shares of Sirius Common Stock subject to such
Converted Stock Awards shall be determined by multiplying the
number of the shares of XM Common Stock subject to the
corresponding XM Stock Award immediately prior to the
Effective Time by the Common Exchange Ratio and rounded down to
the nearest whole share, (v) to the extent that the
transfer of shares of XM Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of any XM Option (or issued in connection with any
previously exercised XM Option) is conditioned upon the
fair market value of XM Common Stock achieving a specified
percentage increase over the exercise price of such
XM Option, such restriction shall be applied by requiring
the same percentage increase in Sirius Common Stock over the
exercise price of the corresponding Converted Option determined
under clause (iii) above (or, in the case of a previously
exercised XM Option, the exercise price that would have
been determined under clause (iii) had such XM Option
been outstanding at the Effective Time), (vi) to the extent
the transfer of shares of XM Common Stock issuable or
issued in connection with any XM Stock Award (whether or
not outstanding at the Effective Time) is conditioned upon the
fair market value of XM Common Stock achieving a specified
percentage increase over the fair market value of XM Common
Stock on the date of grant of such XM Stock Award, such
restriction shall be applied by requiring the same percentage
increase in Sirius Common Stock over the number derived by
dividing (a) the fair market value of XM Common Stock on
such date of grant by (b) the Common Exchange Ratio,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent and (vii) to the
extent the transfer of shares of XM Common Stock issuable or
issued in connection with any XM Stock Award (whether or not
outstanding at the Effective Time) is conditioned upon the fair
market value of XM Common Stock achieving a specified dollar
amount, such restriction shall be applied by
(a) determining the percentage increase that such specified
dollar amount represented over the fair market value of
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XM Common Stock on the grant date of such XM Stock Award and
(b) requiring the same percentage increase in Sirius Common
Stock (expressed as a dollar amount) over the number derived by
dividing (a) the fair market value of XM Common Stock on
such date of grant by (b) the Common Exchange Ratio,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
2.6 XM Warrants. Prior
to the Effective Time, XM and its Subsidiaries shall take all
actions necessary to ensure that from and after the Effective
Time, each warrant to purchase shares of the XM Common Stock
(each, an “
XM Warrant”) which is outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be converted into
and become a warrant to purchase shares of Sirius Common Stock
(each, a “
Converted Warrant”) on terms
substantially identical to those in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time under the terms of the warrant or other
related agreement or award pursuant to which such XM Warrant was
granted;
provided,
however, that, subject to the
terms of the XM Warrants, from and after the Effective
Time, (i) each such Converted Warrant may be exercised
solely to purchase shares of Sirius Common Stock, (ii) the
number of shares of Sirius Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of such Converted Warrant shall be equal to the number of shares
of the XM Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise under
the corresponding XM Warrant immediately prior to the Effective
Time multiplied by the Common Exchange Ratio and rounded down to
the nearest whole share and (iii) the per share exercise
price under such Converted Warrant shall be determined by
dividing the per share exercise price of the corresponding XM
Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Common
Exchange Ratio and rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
3.1 Representations and Warranties of
XM. Except (x) with respect to any
subsection of this Section 3.1, as set forth in the
correspondingly identified subsection of the disclosure schedule
delivered by XM to Sirius concurrently herewith (the “
XM
Disclosure Schedule”) (it being understood by the
parties that the information disclosed in one subsection of the
XM Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be included in each
other subsection of the XM Disclosure Schedule in which the
relevance of such information thereto would be readily apparent
on the face thereof) or (y) as disclosed in the XM SEC
Documents (as defined below) filed with the SEC prior to the
date hereof, XM represents and warrants to Sirius as follows:
(a)
Organization, Standing and
Power. XM is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of
Delaware, has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing
to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, other than in such other
jurisdictions where the failure so to qualify and be in such
standing would not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on XM.
The Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of XM, copies of
which were previously made available to Sirius, are true,
complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on
the date of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement:
(i) the word “Subsidiary” when used with
respect to any party, means any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
(x) of which such party or any other Subsidiary of such
party is a general partner (excluding partnerships, the general
partnership interests of which held by such party or any
Subsidiary of such party do not have a majority of the voting
interests in such partnership), or (y) at least a majority
of the securities or other interests of which, that have by
their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or others performing similar functions with
respect to such corporation or other organization, is directly
or indirectly owned or controlled by such party or by any one or
more of its Subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of
its Subsidiaries;
(ii) a “Significant Subsidiary” means any
Subsidiary of XM or Sirius, as the case may be, that would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary of such party within the
meaning of
Rule 1-02
of
Regulation S-X
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”);
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(iii) any reference to any event, change or effect being
“material” with respect to any entity means an
event, change or effect which is material in relation to the
financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities, businesses
or results of operations of such entity and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole; and
(iv) the term “material adverse effect”
means, with respect to any entity, a material adverse effect on
the financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities,
businesses or results of operations of such entity and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided that, for
purposes of clause (iii) above and this clause (iv),
the following shall not be deemed “material” or to
have a “material adverse effect”: any change or event
caused by or resulting from (A) changes in prevailing
economic or market conditions in the United States or any other
jurisdiction in which such entity has substantial business
operations (except to the extent those changes have a materially
disproportionate effect on such entity and its Subsidiaries
relative to the other party and its Subsidiaries),
(B) changes or events, after the date hereof, affecting the
industries in which they operate generally (except to the extent
those changes or events have a materially disproportionate
effect on such entity and its Subsidiaries relative to the other
party and its Subsidiaries), (C) changes, after the date
hereof, in generally accepted accounting principles or
requirements applicable to such entity and its Subsidiaries
(except to the extent those changes have a materially
disproportionate effect on such entity and its Subsidiaries
relative to the other party and its Subsidiaries),
(D) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or
regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof
by any Governmental Entity (as defined in
Section 3.1(c)(iii)) (except to the extent those changes
have a materially disproportionate effect on such entity and its
Subsidiaries relative to the other party and its Subsidiaries),
(E) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or the announcement thereof, or (F) any
outbreak of major hostilities in which the United States is
involved or any act of terrorism within the United States or
directed against its facilities or citizens wherever located;
and provided, further, that in no event shall a
change in the trading prices of a party’s capital stock, by
itself, be considered material or constitute a material adverse
effect.
(b) Capital
Structure. (i) The authorized capital
stock of XM consists of 600,000,000 shares of
XM Common Stock, 15,000,000 shares of Class C
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
“XM Class C Common Stock”), and
60,000,000 preferred shares, par value $.01 per share (the
“XM Preferred Stock”), of which
(A) 15,000,000 shares of XM Preferred Stock are
designated XM Series A Preferred Stock,
(B) 3,000,000 shares of XM Preferred Stock are
designated Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the
“XM Series B Preferred Stock”),
(C) 250,000 shares of XM Preferred Stock are
designated Series C Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
(the “XM Series C Preferred Stock”) and
(D) 250,000 shares of XM Preferred Stock are
designated Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock
and reserved for issuance upon exercise of the rights (the
“Rights”) distributed to the holders of XM
Common Stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
August 2, 2002, between XM and Computershare Investor
Services, LLC, as successor rights agent to Equiserve Trust
Company (as amended to the date hereof, the “Rights
Agreement”). As of the close of business on
February 15, 2007 (x) (1) 309,689,999 shares
of XM Common Stock were issued (including 5,502 shares held
in treasury and 3,427,859 shares of unvested restricted
stock), (2) 5,393,252 shares of XM Common Stock
were reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the XM
Series A Preferred Stock, (3) 8,000,000 shares of
XM Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the conversion
of XM’s 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2009, and
(4) 5,502 shares of XM Common Stock were held by XM in
its treasury or by its Subsidiaries,
(y) 5,393,252 shares of XM Series A Preferred
Stock were outstanding, and (z) other than the outstanding
shares of XM Series A Preferred Stock, no shares of XM
Preferred Stock were outstanding or reserved for issuance, and
no shares of XM Class C Common Stock were outstanding. As
of the close of business on February 15, 2007, no shares of
XM Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to XM Stock
Awards outstanding on such date (other than
3,427,859 shares of unvested restricted stock and XM
Options outstanding on such date). As of the close of business
on December 31, 2006, (aa) 11,163,985 shares of
XM Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the conversion
of XM’s 10% Senior Secured Discount Notes due 2009,
(bb) 15,894,434 shares of XM Common Stock were reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of XM Options outstanding on such
date, with a weighted average exercise price of $17.81 per
share and (cc) 11,314,966 shares of XM Common Stock
were reserved for issuance upon exercise of the XM Warrants. All
outstanding shares of XM Common Stock or XM Preferred Stock have
been
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duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and,
except as set forth in the DGCL, non assessable and are not
subject to preemptive rights.
(ii) Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the XM Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a complete and accurate list as of February 15,
2007 of each XM Warrant then outstanding, the number of shares
of XM Common Stock subject to such XM Warrant and the exercise
or purchase price (if any) and the expiration date thereof.
(iii) No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness
having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders
may vote (“Voting Debt”) of XM are issued or
outstanding.
(iv) Except for (A) this Agreement, (B) the
outstanding XM Stock Awards specified in
paragraph (i) above, (C) the convertible
securities and warrants specified in paragraph (i) and
described in paragraph (ii) above, and
(D) agreements entered into and securities and other
instruments issued after the date of this Agreement as permitted
by Section 4.1, there are no options, warrants, calls,
rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which XM
or any Subsidiary of XM is a party or by which it or any such
Subsidiary is bound obligating XM or any Subsidiary of XM to
issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or
sold, additional shares of capital stock or any Voting Debt or
stock appreciation rights of XM or of any Subsidiary of XM or
obligating XM or any Subsidiary of XM to grant, extend or enter
into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or
agreement. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of
XM or any of its Subsidiaries (x) to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of XM or any of
its Subsidiaries, or (y) pursuant to which XM or any of its
Subsidiaries is or could be required to register shares of XM
Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except
any such contractual obligations entered into after the date
hereof as permitted by Section 4.1.
(v) Since February 15, 2007, except as permitted by
Section 4.1, XM has not (A) issued or permitted to be
issued any shares of capital stock, stock appreciation rights or
securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
shares of capital stock of XM or any of its Subsidiaries, other
than pursuant to and as required by the terms of XM Stock Awards
granted prior to the date hereof (or awards granted after the
date hereof in compliance with Sections 4.1(c) and 4.1(k));
(B) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly
or indirectly through one or more XM Subsidiaries, any shares of
capital stock of XM or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(C) declared, set aside, made or paid to the stockholders
of XM dividends or other distributions on the outstanding shares
of capital stock of XM.
(vi) After the date hereof, no future offering periods
shall be commenced under XM’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the “ESPP”). Subject to the share issuance
limitations set forth in Section 4.1(c), the current
offering period in effect on the date hereof under the ESPP will
continue in accordance with its terms, and options under the
current offering period will be exercisable at the normally
scheduled time under the ESPP in accordance with its terms;
provided, however, that in all events the
expiration of such offering period and the final exercise under
the ESPP shall occur prior to the Effective Time, and XM shall
take all actions necessary to amend the ESPP to so provide. XM
shall terminate the ESPP effective as of immediately prior to
the Effective Time.
(c) Authority. (i) XM has all
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and, subject in the case of the consummation of the
Merger to the adoption of this Agreement by the Required XM
Vote, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of XM, subject in
the case of the consummation of the Merger to the Required XM
Vote. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by XM
and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
Sirius and Merger Co., constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of XM, enforceable against XM in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
and to general equitable principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, (A) conflict with, or result in any violation of,
or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of
time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation, modification
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or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material
benefit under, or the creation of a lien, pledge, security
interest, charge or other encumbrance on any assets (any such
conflict, violation, default, right of termination,
cancellation, modification or acceleration, loss or creation, a
“Violation”) pursuant to, any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of XM or any Subsidiary
of XM, or (B) subject to obtaining or making the consents,
approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations
and filings referred to in paragraph (iii) below,
result in any Violation of any loan or credit agreement, note,
mortgage, indenture, lease, XM Benefit Plan (as defined in
Section 3.1(i)) or other agreement, obligation, instrument,
permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, order, decree,
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to XM or
any Subsidiary of XM or their respective properties or assets,
which Violation, in the case of clause (B), individually or in
the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (x) have a
material adverse effect on XM or (y) prevent, delay or
impede XM’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental
authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign (a
“
Governmental Entity”) is required by or with
respect to XM or any Subsidiary of XM in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by XM or the
consummation by XM of the transactions contemplated hereby, the
failure to make or obtain which, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (x) have a
material adverse effect on XM or (y) prevent, delay or
impede XM’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
(A) the filing with the SEC of the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and such other reports under the Securities
Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“
Exchange Act”), as may be required in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and the obtaining from the SEC of such orders as may be
required in connection therewith, (B) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware, (C) notices or filings under the Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the
“
HSR Act”), (D) such notices or filings as
may be required pursuant to the Competition Act (Canada) (the
“
Canadian Competition Act”) and, together with
the HSR Act, the “
Applicable Antitrust Laws”),
(E) such filings with and consents of the Federal
Communications Commission (“
FCC”) and the
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the
“
CRTC”) as may be required (including any
notifications or other filings that do not require consent), and
(F) such filings with and approvals of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. (“
NASDAQ”) as may be required.
(d) SEC Documents; Undisclosed
Liabilities. (i) XM has filed, or
furnished, as applicable, all required reports, schedules,
registration statements and other documents with the SEC since
December 31, 2004 (the “XM SEC
Documents”). As of their respective dates of filing
with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to
the date hereof, as of the date of such filing), the XM SEC
Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder
applicable to such XM SEC Documents, and none of the XM SEC
Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The financial statements of XM included in the XM
SEC Documents complied as to form, as of their respective dates
of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with all
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except, in the
case of unaudited statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q
of the SEC), have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be disclosed therein)
and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of XM and its consolidated Subsidiaries and
the consolidated results of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of
the dates and for the periods shown. There are no outstanding
comments from the Staff of the SEC with respect to any of the XM
SEC Documents.
(ii) Except for (A) those liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved for in the consolidated financial
statements of XM included in its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as filed
with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (the
“XM Financial Statements”),
(B) liabilities
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incurred since September 30, 2006 in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (C) liabilities
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on XM,
(D) liabilities incurred pursuant to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (E) liabilities or
obligations discharged or paid in full prior to the date of this
Agreement in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, XM and its Subsidiaries do not have, and since
September 30, 2006, XM and its Subsidiaries have not
incurred (except as permitted by Section 4.1), any
liabilities or obligations of any nature whatsoever (whether
accrued, absolute, matured, determined, contingent or otherwise
and whether or not required to be reflected in XM’s
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles).
(e) Compliance with Applicable Laws and Reporting
Requirements. (i) XM and its
Subsidiaries hold all permits, licenses, variances, exemptions,
orders and approvals of all Governmental Entities which are
material to the operation of the businesses of XM and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (the “XM
Permits”), and XM and its Subsidiaries are and have
been in compliance with the terms of the XM Permits and all
applicable laws and regulations and their own privacy policies,
including the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules, regulations and published decisions, orders, rulings and
notices of the FCC (the “Communications Laws”),
except where the failure so to hold or comply, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on XM.
(ii) The businesses of XM and its Subsidiaries are not
being and have not been conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity (including
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the Communications Laws),
except for possible violations which, individually or in the
aggregate, do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a material adverse effect on XM.
(iii) XM and its Subsidiaries have designed and maintain a
system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined
in
Rules 13a-15(f)
and
15d-15(f) of
the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. XM
(A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e) of
the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information required
to be disclosed by XM in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to XM’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its
most recent evaluation of such disclosure controls and
procedures prior to the date hereof, to XM’s auditors and
the audit committee of XM’s Board of Directors (1) any
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design
or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material
respect XM’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in XM’s internal controls over
financial reporting.
(f) Legal Proceedings. There is no
claim, suit, action, litigation, arbitration, investigation or
other demand or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral,
administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of XM,
threatened, against or affecting XM or any Subsidiary of XM as
to which there is a significant possibility of an adverse
outcome which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material adverse effect on XM, nor is there any judgment,
decree, injunction, rule, award, settlement, stipulation or
order of or subject to any Governmental Entity or arbitrator
outstanding against XM or any Subsidiary of XM having or which
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on XM. To the knowledge of
XM, no investigation by any Governmental Entity with respect to
XM or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or threatened, other
than, in each case, those the outcome of which, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on XM.
(g) Taxes. XM and each of its
Subsidiaries have filed all material tax returns required to be
filed by any of them and have paid (or XM has paid on their
behalf) all taxes shown as due on such returns, and the most
recent financial statements contained in the XM SEC Documents
reflect an adequate reserve, in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, for all taxes payable by XM and
its Subsidiaries accrued
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through the date of such financial statements. No material
deficiencies or other claims for any taxes have been proposed,
asserted or assessed against XM or any of its Subsidiaries that
are not adequately reserved for. For the purpose of this
Agreement, the term “tax” (including, with
correlative meaning, the terms “taxes” and
“taxable”) shall mean (i) all Federal,
state, local and foreign income, profits, franchise, gross
receipts, payroll, sales, employment, use, property,
withholding, excise, occupancy and other taxes, duties or
assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all
interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such
amounts, (ii) liability for the payment of any amounts of
the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or
having been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or
unitary group, and (iii) liability for the payment of any
amounts as a result of being party to any tax sharing agreement
or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify
any other person with respect to the payment of any amounts of
the type described in clause (i) or (ii). Neither XM nor
any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or knows of any
fact, agreement, plan or other circumstance that could
reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as
a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Code.
(h) Certain Agreements. Except as
disclosed in or filed as exhibits to the XM SEC Documents filed
prior to the date of this Agreement and except for this
Agreement, neither XM nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding (i) with respect to the service of any
directors, officers, employees, or independent contractors or
consultants that are natural persons, involving the payment of
$10 million or more in any 12 month period,
(ii) which is a “material contract” (as such term
is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K
of the SEC), (iii) which limits the ability of XM or any of
its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business, in any
geographic area or with any person, or which requires referrals
of business and, in each case, which limitation or requirement
would reasonably be expected to be material to XM and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) with or to a labor
union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement),
(v) which is a significant contract, arrangement or
understanding with an automobile manufacturer, (vi) which
is a contract, arrangement or understanding with a content
provider involving the payment of $10 million or more in
any 12 month period, or (vii) which would prevent,
delay or impede the consummation, or otherwise reduce the
contemplated benefits, of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. XM has previously made available to Sirius or
its representatives complete and accurate copies of each
contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type
described in this Section 3.1(h) (collectively referred to
herein as the “XM Contracts”). All of the XM
Contracts are valid and in full force and effect, except to the
extent they have previously expired in accordance with their
terms or if the failure to be in full force and effect,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on XM. Neither XM nor
any of its Subsidiaries has, or is alleged to have, and to the
knowledge of XM, none of the other parties thereto have,
violated any provision of, or committed or failed to perform any
act, and no event or condition exists, which with or without
notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under
the provisions of, any XM Contract, except in each case for
those violations and defaults which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a
material adverse effect on XM.
(i) Benefit
Plans. (i) Section 3.1(i) of the XM
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of each
material XM Benefit Plan. An “XM Benefit Plan”
is an employee benefit plan including, without limitation, any
“employee benefit plan,” as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), any
multiemployer plan within the meaning of ERISA
Section 3(37)) and each stock purchase, stock option,
severance, employment,
change-in-control,
fringe benefit, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive or
deferred compensation plan, agreement, program, policy or other
arrangement, whether or not subject to ERISA (all the foregoing
being herein called “Benefit Plans”
(x) maintained, entered into or contributed to by XM or any
of its Subsidiaries under which any present or former employee,
director, independent contractor or consultant of XM or any of
its Subsidiaries has any present or future right to benefits or
(y) under which XM or any of its Subsidiaries could
reasonably be expected to have any present or future liability.
No XM Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 or
Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
(ii) With respect to each material XM Benefit Plan, XM has
made available to Sirius a current, accurate and complete copy
thereof, and, to the extent applicable: (A) any related
trust agreement or other funding
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instrument; (B) the most recent determination letter, if
applicable; (C) any summary plan description and summaries
of material modifications; and (D) the most recent
year’s Form 5500 and attached schedules and audited
financial statements.
(iii) With respect to the XM Benefit Plans, individually
and in the aggregate, no event has occurred and, to the
knowledge of XM, there exists no condition or set of
circumstances in connection with which XM or any of its
Subsidiaries could be subject to any liability that would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on XM
under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(iv) No XM Benefit Plan exists that could result in the
payment to any person of any money or other property or
accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any person
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
whether alone or in connection with any other event, and whether
or not such payment would constitute a parachute payment within
the meaning of Code Section 280G.
(v) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on XM or any of its Subsidiaries,
(A) no liability under Title IV or section 302 of
ERISA has been incurred by XM, or by any trade or business,
whether or not incorporated, that together with XM would be
deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of
section 4001(b) of ERISA (an “XM ERISA
Affiliate”), that has not been satisfied in full, and
(B) no condition exists that presents a risk to XM or any
XM ERISA Affiliate of incurring any such liability.
(j) Subsidiaries. Exhibit 21
to XM’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the
SEC prior to the date of this Agreement includes all the
Subsidiaries of XM which are Significant Subsidiaries. Each
Subsidiary of XM is a corporation or other entity duly
organized, validly existing and, in the case of corporations, in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation,
has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure so to qualify would not, either individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on XM. All of the shares of capital stock of each
of the Subsidiaries held by XM or by another XM Subsidiary are
fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by XM or a Subsidiary
of XM free and clear of any material claim, lien or encumbrance,
except for XM Permitted Liens.
(k) Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Except as disclosed in the XM SEC
Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement (or, in the
case of actions taken after the date hereof, except as permitted
by Section 4.1), since December 31, 2005, (i) XM
and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses
in the ordinary course consistent with their past practices and
(ii) there has not been any change, circumstance or event
(including any event involving a prospective change) which,
individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably
be expected to have, a material adverse effect on XM.
(l) Board Approval. The Board of
Directors of XM, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly
called and held (the “XM Board Approval”), has
(i) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are in
the best interests of XM and its stockholders, (ii) adopted
a resolution approving this Agreement and declaring its
advisability pursuant to Section 251(b) of the DGCL,
(iii) recommended that the stockholders of XM adopt this
Agreement (the “XM Recommendation”) and
directed that such matter be submitted for consideration by XM
stockholders at the XM Stockholders Meeting (as defined in
Section 5.1(b)). To the knowledge of XM, except for
Section 203 of the DGCL (which has been rendered
inapplicable), no “moratorium,” “control
share,” “fair price” or other anti-takeover law
or regulation is applicable to this Agreement, the Merger, or
the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) Vote Required. The affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
XM Common Stock to adopt this Agreement (the “Required
XM Vote”) is the only vote of the holders of any class
or series of XM capital stock necessary to approve and adopt
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Merger).
(n) Properties. Except as would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on XM, and except as set
forth in Section 3.1(n) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, XM
or one of its Subsidiaries (i) has good and marketable
title to all the properties and assets reflected in the XM
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Financial Statements as being owned by XM or one of its
Subsidiaries or acquired after the date thereof which are
material to XM’s business on a consolidated basis (except
properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof
in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all
claims, liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances of
any nature whatsoever, except (A) statutory liens securing
payments not yet due or liens which are being properly contested
by XM or one of its Subsidiaries in good faith and by proper
legal proceedings and for which adequate reserves related
thereto are maintained on the XM Financial Statements,
(B) such imperfections or irregularities of title, claims,
liens, charges, security interests, easements, covenants and
other restrictions or encumbrances as do not materially affect
the use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected
thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at
such properties, (C) mortgages, or deeds of trust, security
interests or other encumbrances on title related to indebtedness
reflected in the XM Financial Statements (except such liens
which have been satisfied or otherwise discharged in the
ordinary course of business since the date of the XM SEC
Documents), and (D) rights granted to any non-exclusive
licensee of any XM Intellectual Property in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices (such liens,
imperfections and irregularities in clauses (A), (B), (C),
and (D) “XM Permitted Liens”), and
(ii) is the lessee of all leasehold estates reflected in
the XM Financial Statements or acquired after the date thereof
which are material to its business on a consolidated basis
(except for leases that have expired by their terms since the
date thereof) and is in possession of the properties purported
to be leased thereunder, and each such lease is valid without
default thereunder by the lessee or, to XM’s knowledge, the
lessor.
(o) Intellectual Property. Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) XM or its
Subsidiaries own, free and clear of all claims, liens, charges,
security interests or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever
other than XM Permitted Liens, or have a valid license or right
to use all Intellectual Property used in their business as
currently conducted (the “XM Intellectual
Property”), (ii) to the knowledge of XM, XM and
its Subsidiaries do not infringe, misappropriate, dilute, or
otherwise violate (“Infringe”) the Intellectual
Property rights of any third party and the XM Intellectual
Property is not being Infringed by any third party,
(iii) to the knowledge of XM, none of the material XM
Intellectual Property has expired or been abandoned and, to the
knowledge of XM, all such material XM Intellectual Property is
valid and enforceable and (iv) XM and its Subsidiaries have
taken all reasonable actions to protect and maintain the
confidentiality of any trade secrets and other confidential
information included in the material XM Intellectual Property.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual
property, including, without limitation, all United States and
foreign (u) patents, patent applications, patent
disclosures, and all related continuations,
continuations-in-part,
divisionals, reissues, re-examinations, substitutions, and
extensions thereof, (v) proprietary inventions,
discoveries, technology and know-how, (w) copyrights and
copyrightable works, including proprietary rights in software
programs, (x) trademarks, service marks, domain names,
trade dress, trade names, corporate names, brand names, slogans,
logos and other source indicators, and the goodwill of any
business symbolized thereby, (y) rights of publicity, and
(z) trade secrets, and confidential or proprietary business
information.
(p) Environmental Matters. Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on XM, (i) XM
and its Subsidiaries hold, and are currently, and at all prior
times have been, in continuous compliance with all permits,
licenses, registrations and other governmental authorizations
required under all applicable foreign, federal, state and local
statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders or decrees
relating to contamination, pollution or protection of human
health, natural resources or the environment
(“Environmental Laws”) for XM to conduct its
operations (“Environmental Permits”), and are
currently, and at all prior times have been, otherwise in
continuous compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws
and, to the knowledge of XM, there is no condition that would
reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws and all applicable
Environmental Permits in the future, (ii) XM and its
Subsidiaries have not received any written notice, claim,
demand, action, suit, complaint, proceeding or other
communication by any person alleging any violation of, or any
actual or potential liability under, any Environmental Laws (an
“Environmental Claim”), and XM has no knowledge
of any pending or threatened Environmental Claim, (iii) no
hazardous, dangerous or toxic substance, including without
limitation, petroleum (including without limitation crude oil or
any fraction thereof), asbestos and asbestos-containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, fungus, mold,
urea-formaldehyde insulation or any other material that is
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Laws or that
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could result in liability under any Environmental Laws has been
generated, transported, treated, stored, installed, disposed of,
arranged to be disposed of, released or threatened to be
released at, on, from or under any of the properties or
facilities currently or formerly owned, leased or otherwise used
by XM or its Subsidiaries, in violation of, or in a manner or to
a location that could give rise to liability to XM or its
Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws, and (iv) XM and its
Subsidiaries have not assumed, contractually or by operation of
law, any liabilities or obligations under or relating to any
Environmental Laws.
(q) Labor and Employment
Matters. Except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on XM, (i) there is no labor strike,
dispute, slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to
the knowledge of XM, threatened against XM or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) no union or labor organization
represents, or claims to represent, any group of employees with
respect to their employment by XM or any of Subsidiaries and no
union organizing campaign with respect to the employees of XM or
its Subsidiaries is threatened or underway, (iii) there is
no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against XM or its
Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of XM, threatened
before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar state
or foreign agency, (iv) there is no grievance pending
relating to any collective bargaining agreement or other
grievance procedure, (v) no charges with respect to or
relating to XM or its Subsidiaries are pending before the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission or any other agency
responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment practices
and (vi) no employee of XM or its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any term of any restrictive covenant, common law
nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, or other obligation to
a former employer of any such employee relating (A) to the
right of any such employee to be employed by XM or its
Subsidiaries or (B) to the knowledge or use of trade
secrets or proprietary information.
(r) Insurance. All material
insurance policies of XM and its Subsidiaries are in full force
and effect and provide insurance in such amounts and against
such risks as the management of XM reasonably has determined to
be prudent in accordance with industry practices or as is
required by law. Neither XM nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
material breach or default, and neither XM nor any of its
Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action
which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would
constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or
modification, of any of such material insurance policies.
(s) Brokers or Finders. No agent,
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or
person except X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc.
(“X.X. Xxxxxx”) is or will be entitled to
any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other similar
commission or fee in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. XM has disclosed to Sirius all
material terms of the engagement of X.X. Xxxxxx.
(t) Opinion of XM Financial
Advisor. XM has received the opinion of
X.X. Xxxxxx, dated the date of this Agreement, to the
effect that the Common Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial
point of view, to XM and the holders of XM Common Stock.
(u) Rights Agreement. The Board of
Directors of XM has caused the Rights Agreement to be amended so
that neither Sirius nor Merger Co. will become an
“Acquiring Person,” and that no “Stock
Acquisition Date”, “Distribution Date” or
“Triggering Event” (as such terms are defined in the
Rights Agreement) will occur, as a result of the approval,
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of
Sirius. Except (x) with respect to
any subsection of this Section 3.2, as set forth in the
correspondingly identified subsection of the disclosure schedule
delivered by Sirius to XM concurrently herewith (the
“
Sirius Disclosure Schedule”) (it being
understood by the parties that the information disclosed in one
subsection of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to
be included in each other subsection of the Sirius Disclosure
Schedule in which the relevance of such information thereto
would be readily apparent on the face thereof), or (y) as
disclosed in the Sirius SEC Documents (as defined below) filed
with the SEC prior to the date hereof, Sirius represents and
warrants to XM as follows:
(a)
Organization, Standing and
Power. Sirius is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of
Delaware, has all requisite power and authority
to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted, and is duly qualified and in
good
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standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties
makes such qualification necessary, other than in such other
jurisdictions where the failure so to qualify and be in such
standing would not, either individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Sirius. The Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of Sirius,
copies of which were previously made available to XM, are true,
complete and correct copies of such documents as in effect on
the date of this Agreement.
(b) Capital
Structure. (i) The authorized capital
stock of Sirius consists of 2,500,000,000 shares of Sirius
Common Stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $.001 per share (the “Sirius Preferred
Stock”). As of the close of business on
February 16, 2007, (A)(1) 1,458,248,306 shares of
Sirius Common Stock were issued (including shares held in
treasury), (2) 82,044,101 shares of Sirius Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise or payment of
stock options outstanding on such date, with a weighted average
exercise price of $5.34 per share, and
4,693,522 shares of Sirius Common Stock were reserved for
issuance upon the exercise or payment of stock units or other
equity-based incentive awards granted pursuant to any plans,
agreements or arrangements of Sirius and outstanding on such
date (collectively, the “Sirius Stock Awards”),
(3) 61,274 shares of Sirius Common Stock were reserved
for issuance upon the conversion of the Sirius’s
83/4% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2009, (4) 26,392,764 shares of
Sirius Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the
conversion of the Sirius’s
31/2% Convertible
Notes due 2008, (5) 68,027,220 shares of Sirius Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the
Sirius’s
21/2%
Convertible Notes due 2009, (6) 43,396,216 shares of
Sirius Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the
conversion of the Sirius’s
31/4% Convertible
Notes due 2011, (7) 123,955,189 shares of Sirius
Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
Sirius Warrants (as defined below) and (8) no shares of
Sirius Common Stock were held by Sirius in its treasury or by
its Subsidiaries; and (B) no shares of Sirius Preferred
Stock were outstanding or reserved for issuance. All outstanding
shares of Sirius Common Stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and not
subject to preemptive rights. The shares of Sirius Common Stock
to be issued pursuant to or as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement will have been duly authorized as of the Effective
Time and, if and when issued in accordance with the terms hereof
or thereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and will not be subject to preemptive rights.
(ii) Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Sirius Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list as of
February 15, 2007 of each warrant to purchase shares of
Sirius Common Stock (the “Sirius Warrants”)
then outstanding, the number of shares of Sirius Common Stock
subject to such Sirius Warrant and the exercise or purchase
price (if any) and the expiration date thereof.
(iii) No Voting Debt of Sirius is issued or outstanding.
(iv) Except for (A) this Agreement,
(B) outstanding Sirius Stock Awards described in
paragraph (i) above, (C) the convertible
securities and warrants described in
paragraphs (i) and (ii) above which represented,
as of February 15, 2007, the right to acquire up to an
aggregate of 261,832,663 shares of Sirius Common Stock, and
(D) agreements entered into and securities and other
instruments issued after the date of this Agreement as permitted
by Section 4.2, there are no options, warrants, calls,
rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which
Sirius or any Subsidiary of Sirius is a party or by which it or
any such Subsidiary is bound obligating Sirius or any Subsidiary
of Sirius to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or any
Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of Sirius or of any
Subsidiary of Sirius or obligating Sirius or any Subsidiary of
Sirius to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant,
call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no outstanding
contractual obligations of Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries
(x) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of capital stock of Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries or
(y) pursuant to which Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries is
or could be required to register shares of Sirius Common Stock
or other securities under the Securities Act, except any such
contractual obligations entered into after the date hereof as
permitted by Section 4.2.
(v) Since February 15, 2007, except as permitted by
Section 4.2, Sirius has not (A) issued or permitted to
be issued any shares of capital stock, stock appreciation rights
or securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible
into shares of capital stock, of Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to and as
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required by the terms of Sirius Stock Awards granted prior to
the date hereof (or awards granted after the date hereof in
compliance with Sections 4.2(c) and 4.2(k));
(B) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly
or indirectly through one or more Sirius Subsidiaries, any
shares of capital stock of Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(C) declared, set aside, made or paid to the stockholders
of Sirius dividends or other distributions on the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Sirius.
(c) Authority. (i) Sirius has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, subject to the approval of the issuance of shares of
Sirius Common Stock in the Merger (the “Sirius Share
Issuance”) and the amendment of Sirius’s
certificate of incorporation to increase the total number of
shares of all classes of stock that Sirius shall have the
authority to issue to, and to increase the number of shares of
Sirius Common Stock that Sirius shall have the authority to
issue, in each case, to such number that is, at minimum,
sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Sirius Charter Amendment”) by
the applicable Required Sirius Votes, and the designation of the
Sirius Mirror Preferred Stock by the Sirius Board of Directors.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
Sirius, except for the Required Sirius Votes. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Sirius and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by XM, constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of Sirius, enforceable against Sirius in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement does not,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, (A) result in any Violation pursuant to any
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of
Sirius or any Subsidiary of Sirius, or (B) subject to
obtaining or making the consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings referred
to in paragraph (iii) below, result in any Violation
of any loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, Sirius Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 3.2(i))
or other agreement, obligation, instrument, permit, concession,
franchise, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Sirius or any
Subsidiary of Sirius or their respective properties or assets
which Violation, in the case of clause (B), individually or
in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (x) have
a material adverse effect on Sirius or (y) prevent, delay
or impede Sirius’s ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental
Entity is required by or with respect to Sirius or any
Subsidiary of Sirius in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Sirius or the consummation by
Sirius of the transactions contemplated hereby, the failure to
make or obtain which, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to (x) have a material adverse
effect on Sirius or (y) prevent, delay or impede
Sirius’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
(A) the filing with the SEC of the
Form S-4
and such other reports under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and the obtaining from the SEC
of such orders as may be required in connection therewith,
(B) such filings and approvals as are required to be made
or obtained under the securities or blue sky laws of various
states in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (C) the filing of the Sirius Charter Amendment,
the Certificate of Merger and a Certificate of Designations with
respect to the Sirius Preferred Stock with the Secretary of
State of the State of
Delaware, (D) the approval of the
listing of the Sirius Common Stock to be issued in the Merger on
NASDAQ, (E) such filings with and consents of the FCC and
the CRTC as may be required (including any notifications or
other filings that do not require consent), and
(F) notices, filings and other authorizations under the
Applicable Antitrust Laws.
(d) SEC Documents; Undisclosed
Liabilities. (i) Sirius has filed all
required reports, schedules, registration statements and other
documents with the SEC since December 31, 2004 (the
“Sirius SEC Documents”). As of their respective
dates of filing with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a
filing prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such filing),
the Sirius SEC Documents complied in all material respects, with
the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as
the case may be, and the rules and
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regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Sirius SEC
Documents, and none of the Sirius SEC Documents when filed
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of Sirius included in the Sirius SEC Documents
complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with
the SEC, in all material respects with all applicable accounting
requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the
SEC with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited
statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q
of the SEC), have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be disclosed therein)
and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of Sirius and its consolidated Subsidiaries
and the consolidated results of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of
the dates and for the periods shown. There are no outstanding
comments from the Staff of the SEC with respect to any of the
Sirius SEC Documents.
(ii) Except for (A) those liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved for in the consolidated financial
statements of Sirius included in its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006, as filed
with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement (the
“Sirius Financial Statements”),
(B) liabilities incurred since September 30, 2006 in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(C) liabilities which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Sirius, (D) liabilities incurred pursuant to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
(E) liabilities or obligations discharged or paid in full
prior to the date of this Agreement in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, Sirius and its
Subsidiaries do not have, and since September 30, 2006,
Sirius and its Subsidiaries have not incurred (except as
permitted by Section 4.2), any liabilities or obligations
of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise and whether or not required to be reflected in
Sirius’s financial statements in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles).
(e) Compliance with Applicable Laws and Reporting
Requirements. (i) Sirius and its
Subsidiaries hold all permits, licenses, variances, exemptions,
orders and approvals of all Governmental Entities which are
material to the operation of the businesses of Sirius and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (the “Sirius
Permits”), and Sirius and its Subsidiaries are and have
been in compliance with the terms of the Sirius Permits and all
applicable laws and regulations and their own privacy policies,
including the Communications Laws, except where the failure so
to hold or comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Sirius.
(ii) The businesses of Sirius and its Subsidiaries are not
being and have not been conducted in violation of any law,
ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity (including
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the Communications Laws),
except for possible violations which, individually or in the
aggregate, do not have, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a material adverse effect on Sirius.
(iii) Sirius and its Subsidiaries have designed and
maintain a system of internal controls over financial reporting
(as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f)
and
15d-15(f) of
the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Sirius
(A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e) of
the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information required
to be disclosed by Sirius in the reports that it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated
to Sirius’s management as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure, and (B) has
disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of such
disclosure controls and procedures prior to the date hereof, to
Sirius’s auditors and the audit committee of Sirius’s
Board of Directors (1) any significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect in any material respect Sirius’s ability
to record, process, summarize and report financial information
and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in
Sirius’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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(f) Legal Proceedings. There is no
claim, suit, action, litigation, arbitration, investigation or
other demand or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral,
administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of Sirius,
threatened, against or affecting Sirius or any Subsidiary of
Sirius as to which there is a significant possibility of an
adverse outcome which would, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on Sirius, nor is there any
judgment, decree, injunction, rule, award, settlement,
stipulation or order of or subject to any Governmental Entity or
arbitrator outstanding against Sirius or any Subsidiary of
Sirius having, or which would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on
Sirius. To the knowledge of Sirius, no investigation by any
Governmental Entity with respect to Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries is pending or threatened, other than, in each case,
those the outcome of which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Sirius.
(g) Taxes. Sirius and each of its
Subsidiaries have filed all material tax returns required to be
filed by any of them and have paid (or Sirius has paid on their
behalf) all taxes shown as due on such returns, and the most
recent financial statements contained in the Sirius SEC
Documents reflect an adequate reserve, in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, for all taxes payable
by Sirius and its Subsidiaries accrued through the date of such
financial statements. No material deficiencies or other claims
for any taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed against
Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries that are not adequately
reserved for. Neither Sirius nor any of its Subsidiaries has
taken any action or knows of any fact, agreement or plan or
other circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent
the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(h) Certain Agreements. Except as
disclosed in or filed as exhibits to the Sirius SEC Documents
filed prior to the date of this Agreement and except for this
Agreement, neither Sirius nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding (i) with respect to the service of any
directors, officers, employees, or independent contractors or
consultants that are natural persons, involving the payment of
$10 million or more in any 12 month period,
(ii) which is a “material contract” (as such term
is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K
of the SEC), (iii) which limits the ability of Sirius or
any of its Subsidiaries to compete in any line of business, in
any geographic area or with any person, or which requires
referrals of business and, in each case, which limitation or
requirement would reasonably be expected to be material to
Sirius and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (iv) with or
to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining
agreement), (v) which is a significant contract,
arrangement or understanding with an automobile manufacturer,
(vi) which is a contract, arrangement or understanding with
a content provider involving the payment of $10 million or
more in any 12 month period or (vii) which would
prevent, delay or impede the consummation, or otherwise reduce
the contemplated benefits, of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Sirius has previously made
available to XM or its representatives complete and accurate
copies of each contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding of the type described in this Section 3.2(h)
(collectively referred to herein as “Sirius
Contracts”). All of the Sirius Contracts are valid and
in full force and effect, except to the extent they have
previously expired in accordance with their terms or if the
failure to be in full force and effect, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Sirius. Neither Sirius nor any of its
Subsidiaries has, or is alleged to have, and to the knowledge of
Sirius, none of the other parties thereto have, violated any
provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act, and no
event or condition exists, which, with or without notice, lapse
of time or both would constitute a default under the provisions
of, any Sirius Contract, except in each case for those
violations and defaults which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse
effect on Sirius.
(i) Benefit
Plans. (i) Section 3.2(i) of the
Sirius Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list
of each material Sirius Benefit Plan. A “Sirius Benefit
Plan” is a Benefit Plan (x) maintained, entered
into or contributed to by Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries
under which any present or former employee, director,
independent contractor or consultant of Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries has any present or future right to benefits or
(y) under which Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries could
reasonably be expected to have any present or future liability.
No Sirius Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 or
Title IV of ERISA of section 412 of the Code.
(ii) With respect to each material Sirius Benefit Plan,
Sirius has made available to XM a current, accurate and complete
copy thereof, and, to the extent applicable: (A) any
related trust agreement or other funding
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instrument; (B) the most recent determination letter, if
applicable; (C) any summary plan description and summaries
of material modifications; and (D) the most recent
year’s Form 5500 and attached schedules and audited
financial statements.
(iii) With respect to the Sirius Benefit Plans,
individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred and, to
the knowledge of Sirius, there exists no condition or set of
circumstances in connection with which Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries could be subject to any liability that would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Sirius under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law.
(iv) No Sirius Benefit Plan exists that could result in the
payment to any person of any money or other property or
accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any person
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
whether alone or in connection with any other event, and whether
or not such payment would constitute a parachute payment within
the meaning of Code Section 280G.
(v) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries,
(A) no liability under Title IV or section 302 of
ERISA has been incurred by Sirius, or by any trade or business,
whether or not incorporated, that together with Sirius would be
deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of
section 4001(b) of ERISA (a “Sirius ERISA
Affiliate”), that has not been satisfied in full, and
(B) no condition exists that presents a risk to Sirius or
any Sirius ERISA Affiliate of incurring any such liability.
(j) Subsidiaries. Exhibit 21
to Sirius’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the
SEC prior to the date of this Agreement includes all the
Subsidiaries of Sirius which are Significant Subsidiaries. Each
Subsidiary of Sirius is a corporation or other entity duly
organized, validly existing and, in the case of corporations, in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation,
has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted, and is duly qualified and in good standing to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its
business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes
such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure so to qualify would not, either individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Sirius. All of the shares of capital stock of
each of the Subsidiaries held by Sirius or by another Subsidiary
of Sirius are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by
Sirius or a Subsidiary of Sirius free and clear of any material
claim, lien or encumbrance, except for Sirius Permitted Liens.
(k) Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Except as disclosed in the Sirius SEC
Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement (or, in the
case of actions taken after the date hereof, except as permitted
by Section 4.2), since December 31, 2005,
(i) Sirius and its Subsidiaries have conducted their
respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with
their past practices and (ii) there has not been any
change, circumstance or event (including any event involving a
prospective change) which, individually or in the aggregate, has
had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect on Sirius.
(l) Board Approval. The Board of
Directors of Sirius, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting
duly called and held (the “Sirius Board
Approval”), has (i) determined that this Agreement
and the Merger are in the best interests of Sirius and its
stockholders and the issuance of Sirius Common Stock in the
Merger and the Sirius Charter Amendment to be advisable,
(ii) adopted a resolution approving this Agreement, and
(iii) recommended that the stockholders of Sirius approve
the issuance of Sirius Common Stock in the Merger and the Sirius
Charter Amendment (the “Sirius Recommendation”)
and (iii) directed that such matters be submitted for
consideration by Sirius stockholders at the Sirius Stockholders
Meeting (as defined in Section 5.1(c)). To the knowledge of
Sirius, no “moratorium,” “control share,”
“fair price” or other anti-takeover law or regulation
is applicable to this Agreement, the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) Vote Required. Other than
(i) the affirmative vote to approve the Sirius Share
Issuance of the holders of Sirius Common Stock representing a
majority of the votes cast by such holders at a meeting of
stockholders of Sirius called for such purpose and entitled to
vote thereon and (ii) the affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Sirius Common Stock to approve the
Sirius Charter Amendment (together, the “Required Sirius
Votes” and, together with the Required XM Vote, the
“Required Stockholder
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Votes”), no vote or consent of the holders of any
class or series of capital stock of Sirius is required to
approve this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Merger).
(n) Properties. Except as would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on Sirius, Sirius or one of
its Subsidiaries (i) has good and marketable title to all
the properties and assets reflected in the Sirius Financial
Statements as being owned by Sirius or one of its Subsidiaries
or acquired after the date thereof which are material to
Sirius’s business on a consolidated basis (except
properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof
in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all
claims, liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances of
any nature whatsoever, except (A) statutory liens securing
payments not yet due or liens which are being properly contested
by Sirius or one of its Subsidiaries in good faith and by proper
legal proceedings and for which adequate reserves related
thereto are maintained on the Sirius Financial Statements,
(B) such imperfections or irregularities of title, claims,
liens, charges, security interests, easements, covenants and
other restrictions or encumbrances as do not materially affect
the use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected
thereby or otherwise materially impair business operations at
such properties, (C) mortgages, or deeds of trust, security
interests or other encumbrances on title related to indebtedness
reflected on the Sirius Financial Statements (except such liens
which have been satisfied or otherwise discharged in the
ordinary course of business since the date of the Sirius SEC
Documents), and (D) rights granted to any non-exclusive
licensee of any Sirius Intellectual Property in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices (such liens,
imperfections and irregularities in clauses (A), (B),
(C) and (D), “Sirius Permitted Liens”),
and (ii) is the lessee of all leasehold estates reflected
in the Sirius Financial Statements or acquired after the date
thereof which are material to its business on a consolidated
basis (except for leases that have expired by their terms since
the date thereof) and is in possession of the properties
purported to be leased thereunder, and each such lease is valid
without default thereunder by the lessee or, to Sirius’s
knowledge, the lessor.
(o) Intellectual Property. Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) Sirius or
its Subsidiaries own, free and clear of all claims, liens,
charges, security interests or encumbrances of any nature
whatsoever other than Sirius Permitted Liens, or have a valid
license or right to use all Intellectual Property used in their
business as currently conducted (the “Sirius
Intellectual Property”), (ii) to the knowledge of
Sirius and its Subsidiaries do not Infringe the Intellectual
Property rights of any third party and the Sirius Intellectual
Property is not being Infringed by any third party,
(iii) to the knowledge of Sirius none of the material
Sirius Intellectual Property has expired or been abandoned and
to the knowledge of Sirius, all such material Sirius
Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable and
(iv) Sirius and its Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable
actions to protect and maintain the confidentiality of any trade
secrets and other confidential information included in the
material Sirius Intellectual Property.
(p) Environmental Matters. Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on Sirius,
(i) Sirius and its Subsidiaries hold, and are currently,
and at all prior times have been, in continuous compliance with
all Environmental Permits, and are currently, and at all prior
times have been, otherwise in continuous compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws and, to the knowledge of Sirius,
there is no condition that would reasonably be expected to
prevent or interfere with compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws and all applicable Environmental Permits in
the future, (ii) Sirius and its Subsidiaries have not
received any Environmental Claim, and Sirius has no knowledge of
any pending or threatened Environmental Claim, (iii) no
hazardous, dangerous or toxic substance, including without
limitation, petroleum (including without limitation crude oil or
any fraction thereof), asbestos and asbestos-containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, fungus, mold,
urea-formaldehyde insulation or any other material that is
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Laws or that could
result in liability under any Environmental Laws has been
generated, transported, treated, stored, installed, disposed of,
arranged to be disposed of, released or threatened to be
released at, on, from or under any of the properties or
facilities currently or formerly owned, leased or otherwise used
by Sirius or its Subsidiaries, in violation of, or in a manner
or to a location that could give rise to liability to Sirius or
its Subsidiaries under Environmental Laws, and (iv) Sirius
and its Subsidiaries have not assumed, contractually or by
operation of law, any liabilities or obligations under or
relating to any Environmental Laws.
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(q) Labor and Employment
Matters. Except as would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on Sirius, (i) there is no labor strike,
dispute, slowdown, stoppage or lockout actually pending or, to
the knowledge of Sirius, threatened against Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) no union or labor organization
represents, or claims to represent, any group of employees with
respect to their employment by Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries
and no union organizing campaign with respect to the employees
of Sirius or its Subsidiaries is threatened or underway,
(iii) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
against Sirius or its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge
of Sirius, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board
or any similar state or foreign agency, (iv) there is no
grievance pending relating to any collective bargaining
agreement or other grievance procedure, (v) no charges with
respect to or relating to Sirius or its Subsidiaries are pending
before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other
agency responsible for the prevention of unlawful employment
practices and (vi) no employee of Sirius or its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of any restrictive
covenant, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty,
or other obligation to a former employer of any such employee
relating (A) to the right of any such employee to be
employed by Sirius or its Subsidiaries or (B) to the
knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information.
(r) Insurance. All material
insurance policies of Sirius and its Subsidiaries are in full
force and effect and provide insurance in such amounts and
against such risks as the management of Sirius reasonably has
determined to be prudent in accordance with industry practices
or as is required by law. Neither Sirius nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in material breach or default, and neither
Sirius nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or
failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or
permit termination or modification, of any of such material
insurance policies.
(s) Brokers or Finders. No agent,
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or
person except Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
(“Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx”) is or will be entitled to
any broker’s or finder’s fee or any other similar
commission or fee in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Sirius has disclosed to XM all
material terms of the engagement of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
(t) Opinion of Sirius Financial
Advisor. Sirius has received the opinion of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, dated February 18, 2007, to the effect that
the Common Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial point of
view, to Sirius.
ARTICLE IV
Covenants Relating to Conduct of Business
4.1 Covenants of
XM. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, XM
agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, except as
expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or to the
extent that Sirius shall otherwise consent in writing, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a) Ordinary Course. XM and its
Subsidiaries shall carry on their respective businesses in the
usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past practice
and use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present
business organizations, maintain their rights, franchises,
licenses and other authorizations issued by Governmental
Entities and preserve their relationships with employees,
customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with
them to the end that their goodwill and ongoing businesses shall
not be impaired in any material respect at the Effective Time.
XM shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
(i) except as disclosed in the XM SEC Documents prior to
the date of this Agreement or except as set forth in
Section 4.1(a)(i) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, enter into
(including via any acquisition) any new line of business which
represents a material change in the operations of XM and its
Subsidiaries and which is material to XM and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, (ii) make any material change to its or
its Subsidiaries’ businesses, except as required by
applicable legal requirements, (iii) enter into, terminate
or fail to renew any material lease, contract, license or
agreement, or make any change to any existing material leases,
contracts, licenses or agreements other than in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice or
(iv) make any capital expenditures, other than capital
expenditures which, in the aggregate, do not exceed the
aggregate
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amount for capital expenditures specified in XM’s long-term
plan for 2007 and 2008 (a true and complete copy of which has
been provided to Sirius prior to the date of this Agreement).
(b) Dividends; Changes in
Stock. Except as set forth in
Section 4.1(b) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, XM shall not,
nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, or propose to,
(i) declare or pay any dividends on or make other
distributions in respect of any of its capital stock, except for
dividends by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of XM, (ii) split,
combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or
authorize or propose the issuance or authorization of any other
securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for,
shares of its capital stock, or (iii) repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its
capital stock.
(c) Issuance of Securities. Except
as set forth in Section 4.1(c) of the XM Disclosure
Schedule, and except for issuances of XM Common Stock,
restricted stock or rights or options to acquire XM Common Stock
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
up to an aggregate amount set forth in Section 4.1(c) of
the XM Disclosure Schedule, XM shall not, nor shall it permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, issue, deliver or sell, or authorize
or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of its
capital stock of any class, any Voting Debt, any stock
appreciation rights, or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or
options to acquire, any such shares or Voting Debt, or enter
into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing, other
than (i) the issuance of XM Common Stock required to be
issued upon the exercise or settlement of XM Stock Awards
outstanding on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of
the applicable XM Stock Award, and (ii) issuances by a
wholly owned Subsidiary of its capital stock to its parent or to
another wholly-owned Subsidiary of XM.
(d) Governing Documents, Etc. XM
shall not amend or propose to amend its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws or, except as permitted pursuant to
Section 4.1(e) or (f), enter into, or permit any Subsidiary
to enter into, a plan of consolidation, merger or reorganization
with any person other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of XM.
(e) No Acquisitions. Other than
acquisitions (whether by means of merger, share exchange,
consolidation, tender offer, asset purchase or otherwise) and
other business combinations (collectively,
“Acquisitions”) that (A) would not
reasonably be expected to delay, impede or affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
in the manner contemplated hereby and (B) for which the
fair market value of the total consideration paid by XM and its
Subsidiaries in such Acquisitions does not exceed in the
aggregate the amount set forth in Section 4.1(e) of the XM
Disclosure Schedule, XM shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or
consolidating with, by purchasing a substantial equity interest
in or a substantial portion of the assets of, by forming a
partnership or joint venture with, or by any other manner, any
business or any corporation, partnership, association or other
business organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire
or agree to acquire any assets, rights or properties;
provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
prohibit (i) internal reorganizations or consolidations
involving existing Subsidiaries that would not present a
material risk of any delay in the receipt of any Requisite
Regulatory Approval (as defined in Section 6.1(c)) or
(ii) the creation of new Subsidiaries organized to conduct
or continue activities otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
(f) No Dispositions. Other than
(i) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving
existing Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of
any material delay in the receipt of any Requisite Regulatory
Approval, (ii) dispositions disclosed in
Section 4.1(f) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, and
(iii) other dispositions of assets (including Subsidiaries)
if the fair market value of the total consideration received
therefrom does not exceed in the aggregate the amount set forth
in Section 4.1(f) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, XM shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell,
lease, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or agree to
sell, lease, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of, any of
its assets, rights or properties (including capital stock of its
Subsidiaries and indebtedness of others held by XM and its
Subsidiaries) which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to XM.
(g) Indebtedness. XM shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, create
or assume any long term indebtedness for borrowed money (or
modify any of the material terms of any such outstanding
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long-term indebtedness), guarantee any such long term
indebtedness or issue or sell any long term debt securities or
warrants or rights to acquire any long term debt securities of
XM or any of its Subsidiaries or guarantee any long term debt
securities of others, other than (i) in replacement of
existing or maturing debt, (ii) indebtedness of any
Subsidiary of XM to XM or to another Subsidiary of XM, or
(iii) indebtedness that does not exceed in the aggregate
the amount set forth in Section 4.1(g) of the XM Disclosure
Schedule.
(h) Other Actions. XM shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, intentionally
take any action that would, or reasonably might be expected to,
result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in
this Agreement being or becoming untrue, subject to such
exceptions as do not have, and would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
effect on XM or Sirius following the Effective Time, or in any
of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not
being satisfied or in a violation of any provision of this
Agreement, or (unless such action is required by applicable law)
which would materially adversely affect the ability of the
parties to obtain any of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals
without taking any action of the type referred to in
Section 5.3(b)(i).
(i) Accounting Methods; Tax
Matters. Except as disclosed in any XM SEC
Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement, XM shall not
change its methods of accounting in effect at December 31,
2005, except as required by generally accepted accounting
principles as concurred in by XM’s independent auditors. XM
shall not (i) change its annual tax accounting period and
(ii) make any tax election that, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse
effect on XM or Sirius after the Effective Time.
(j) Tax Free Qualification. XM
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
intentionally take or cause to be taken any action, whether
before or after the Effective Time, which would reasonably be
expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
(k) Compensation and Benefit
Plans. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, XM
agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, except as set
forth in Section 4.1(k) of the XM Disclosure Schedule, it
will not: (i) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, enter into, adopt, amend (except
for such amendments as may be required by law) or terminate any
XM Benefit Plan, (ii) except as required by any XM Benefit
Plan as in effect as of the date hereof and except for normal
payments, awards and increases in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, increase in any manner
the compensation or fringe benefits of any director, officer,
employee, independent contractor or consultant or pay any
benefit not required by any XM Benefit Plan as in effect as of
the date hereof or enter into any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing,
(iii) enter into or renew any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement (other than a renewal occurring in
accordance with the terms of an XM Benefit Plan) providing for
the payment to any director, officer, employee, independent
contractor or consultant of compensation or benefits contingent,
or the terms of which are materially altered, upon the
occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iv) provide, with respect to the grant of
any stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or
other equity-related award on or after the date hereof to the
extent permitted by Section 4.1(c), that the vesting of any
such stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or
other equity-related award shall accelerate or otherwise be
affected by the occurrence of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(l) No Liquidation. XM shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries to,
adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions
providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a
dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization.
(m) Litigation. XM shall not, and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, settle or
compromise any litigation other than settlements or compromises
of litigation where the amount paid (less the amount reserved
for such matters by XM) in settlement or compromise, in
each case, does not exceed an amount set forth in
Section 4.1(m) of the XM Disclosure Schedule.
(n) No Restrictions on
Business. XM shall not, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or otherwise become party
to any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding that
will restrict or
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limit, in any material respect, the ability of XM or any of its
Subsidiaries or affiliates from conducting, from and after the
Closing, any of their businesses in any geographical area, other
than any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding
terminable in full (including the restrictions and limitations
on conduct of business) on notice of not more than 45 days
by XM or a Subsidiary thereof without the incurrence of any
liability (including an incurrence of an obligation to make any
payment of any amount in respect of such termination).
(o) Other Agreements. XM shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to,
or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the
actions prohibited by this Section 4.1.
4.2 Covenants of
Sirius. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, Sirius
agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, except as
expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement or to the
extent that XM shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(a) Ordinary Course. Sirius and
its Subsidiaries shall carry on their respective businesses in
the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with past
practice and use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact their
present business organizations, maintain their rights,
franchises, licenses and other authorizations issued by
Governmental Entities and preserve their relationships with
employees, customers, suppliers and others having business
dealings with them to the end that their goodwill and ongoing
businesses shall not be impaired in any material respect at the
Effective Time. Sirius shall not, nor shall it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, (i) except as disclosed in the Sirius SEC
Documents prior to the date of this Agreement, enter into
(including via any acquisition) any new line of business which
represents a material change in the operations of Sirius and its
Subsidiaries and which is material to Sirius and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) make any material
change to its or its Subsidiaries’ businesses, except as
required by applicable legal requirements, (iii) enter
into, terminate or fail to renew any material lease, contract,
license or agreement, or make any change to any existing
material leases, contracts, licenses or agreements other than in
the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice
or (iv) make any capital expenditures, other than capital
expenditures which, in the aggregate, do not exceed the
aggregate amount for capital expenditures specified in
Sirius’s long-term plan for 2007 and 2008 (a true and
complete copy of which has been provided to XM prior to the date
of this Agreement).
(b) Dividends; Changes in
Stock. Except as set forth in
Section 4.2(b) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule, Sirius
shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, or
propose to, (i) declare or pay any dividends on or make
other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock,
except for dividends by a wholly owned Subsidiary of Sirius,
(ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock
or issue or authorize or propose the issuance or authorization
of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for, shares of its capital stock, or
(iii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or permit
any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any
shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into
or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock.
(c) Issuance of Securities. Except
as set forth in Section 4.2(c) of the Sirius Disclosure
Schedule, and except for issuances of Sirius Common Stock,
restricted stock or rights or options to acquire Sirius Common
Stock in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice up to an aggregate amount set forth in
Section 4.2(c) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule. Sirius
shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance,
delivery or sale of, any shares of its capital stock of any
class, any Voting Debt, any stock appreciation rights or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for,
or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares
or Voting Debt, or enter into any agreement with respect to any
of the foregoing, other than (i) the issuance of Sirius
Common Stock required to be issued upon the exercise or
settlement of Sirius Stock Awards outstanding on the date hereof
in accordance with the terms of the applicable Sirius Stock
Award, and (ii) issuances by a wholly owned Subsidiary of
its capital stock to its Sirius or to another wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Sirius.
(d) Governing Documents. Except
for the Sirius Charter Amendment and except as contemplated in
Section 5.10, Sirius shall not amend or propose to amend
its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or, except
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as permitted pursuant to Section 4.2(e) or 4.2(f), enter
into, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, a plan of
consolidation, merger or reorganization with any person other
than a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Sirius.
(e) No Acquisitions. Other than
Acquisitions that (A) would not reasonably be expected to
delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in the manner contemplated hereby
and (B) for which the fair market value of the total
consideration paid by Sirius and its Subsidiaries in such
Acquisitions does not exceed in the aggregate the amount set
forth in Section 4.2(e) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule,
Sirius shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or consolidating
with, by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a
substantial portion of the assets of, by forming a partnership
or joint venture with, or by any other manner, any business or
any corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof or otherwise acquire or agree
to acquire any assets, rights or properties; provided,
however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit
(i) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving
existing Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of
any material delay in the receipt of any Requisite Regulatory
Approval or (ii) the creation of new Subsidiaries organized
to conduct or continue activities otherwise permitted by this
Agreement.
(f) No Dispositions. Other than
(i) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving
existing Subsidiaries that would not present a material risk of
any material delay in the receipt of any Requisite Regulatory
Approval, (ii) dispositions disclosed in
Section 4.2(f) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule, and
(iii) other dispositions of assets (including Subsidiaries)
if the fair market value of the total consideration received
therefrom does not exceed in the aggregate the amount set forth
in Section 4.2(f) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule, Sirius
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
sell, lease, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of, or agree
to sell, lease, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of, any of
its assets, rights or properties (including capital stock of its
Subsidiaries and indebtedness of others held by Sirius and its
Subsidiaries) which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to Sirius.
(g) Indebtedness. Sirius shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur,
create or assume any long term indebtedness for borrowed money
(or modify any of the material terms of any such outstanding
long-term indebtedness), guarantee any such long term
indebtedness or issue or sell any long term debt securities or
warrants or rights to acquire any long term debt securities of
Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries or guarantee any long term
debt securities of others, other than (i) in replacement of
existing or maturing debt, (ii) indebtedness of any
Subsidiary of Sirius to Sirius or to another Subsidiary of
Sirius, or (iii) indebtedness that does not exceed in the
aggregate the amount set forth in Section 4.2(g) of the
Sirius Disclosure Schedule.
(h) Other Actions. Sirius shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
intentionally take any action that would, or reasonably might be
expected to, result in any of its representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement being or becoming untrue, subject to
such exceptions as do not have, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on Sirius following the Effective Time, or in any
of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not
being satisfied or in a violation of any provision of this
Agreement, or (unless such action is required by applicable law)
which would materially adversely affect the ability of the
parties to obtain any of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals
without taking any action of the type referred to in
Section 5.3(b)(i).
(i) Accounting Methods; Tax
Matters. Except as disclosed in any Sirius
SEC Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement, Sirius
shall not change its methods of accounting in effect at
December 31, 2005, except as required by generally accepted
accounting principles as concurred in by Sirius’s
independent auditors. Sirius shall not (i) change its
annual tax accounting period and (ii) make any tax election
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
likely to have a material adverse effect on Sirius after the
Effective Time.
(j) Tax Free Qualification. Sirius
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
intentionally take or cause to be taken any action, whether
before or after the Effective Time, which would reasonably be
expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
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(k) Compensation and Benefit
Plans. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, Sirius
agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, except as set
forth in Section 4.2(k) of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule,
it will not: (i) other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, enter into, adopt, amend
(except for such amendments as may be required by law) or
terminate any Sirius Benefit Plan, (ii) except as required
by any Sirius Benefit Plan as in effect as of the date hereof
and except for normal payments, awards and increases in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of
any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or
consultant or pay any benefit not required by any Sirius Benefit
Plan as in effect as of the date hereof or enter into any
contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the
foregoing, (iii) enter into or renew any contract,
agreement, commitment or arrangement (other than a renewal
occurring in accordance with the terms of a Sirius Benefit Plan)
providing for the payment to any director, officer, employee,
independent contractor or consultant of compensation or benefits
contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered, upon
the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iv) provide, with respect to the grant of
any stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or
other equity-related award on or after the date hereof to the
extent permitted by Section 4.2(c), that the vesting of any
such stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit or
other equity-related award shall accelerate or otherwise be
affected by the occurrence of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(l) No Liquidation. Sirius shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Significant Subsidiaries
to, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or
resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a
dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization.
(m) Litigation. Sirius shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, settle or
compromise any litigation other than settlements or compromises
of litigation where the amount paid (less the amount reserved
for such matters by Sirius) in settlement or compromise, in each
case, does not exceed an amount set forth in Section 4.2(m)
of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule.
(n) No Restrictions on
Business. Sirius shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or otherwise
become party to any contract, arrangement, commitment or
understanding that will restrict or limit, in any material
respect, the ability of Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries or
affiliates from conducting, from and after the Closing, any of
their businesses in any geographical area, other than any
contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding terminable in
full (including the restrictions and limitations on conduct of
business) on notice of not more than 45 days by Sirius or a
Subsidiary thereof without the incurrence of any liability
(including an incurrence of an obligation to make any payment of
any amount in respect of such termination).
(o) Other Agreements. Sirius shall
not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree to,
or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the
actions prohibited by this Section 4.2.
4.3 Advice of Changes; Government
Filings. Each party shall confer on a
regular and frequent basis with the other, and promptly advise
the other orally and in writing of any change or event of which
such party has knowledge having, or which would reasonably be
expected to have, a material adverse effect on such party or
which would cause or constitute a material breach of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants of such party contained
herein. Each party shall promptly advise the other orally and in
writing of any material deficiencies in the internal controls
over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f)
of the Exchange Act) of such party identified by such party or
its auditors. Each of XM and Sirius shall have the right to
review in advance, and to the extent practicable, each will
consult with the other, in each case subject to applicable laws
relating to the exchange of information, with respect to all the
information relating to the other party, and any of their
respective Subsidiaries, which appears in any filing made with,
or written materials submitted to, any third party or any
Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In exercising the foregoing
right, each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and
as promptly as practicable. Each party hereto agrees that to the
extent practicable it will consult with the other party hereto
with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents,
approvals and authorizations of all third parties and
Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party will
keep the other party reasonably apprised of the status of
matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Neither party nor any of its
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Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to
disclose information where such access or disclosure would
violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize the
attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or
control of such information or contravene any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, decree or binding agreement entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties will make
appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under
circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding
sentence apply.
4.4 Control of Other Party’s
Business. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall give Sirius, directly or indirectly, the right
to control or direct the operations of XM or shall give XM,
directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the
operations of Sirius prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the
Effective Time, each of XM and Sirius shall exercise, consistent
with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete
control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’
respective operations.
ARTICLE V
Additional Agreements
5.1 Preparation of Proxy Statement;
Stockholders Meetings. (a)
(i) Within 90 days from the date hereof, Sirius,
Merger Co. and XM shall cooperate in preparing and shall cause
to be filed with the SEC mutually acceptable proxy materials
which shall constitute the proxy statement/prospectus relating
to the matters to be submitted to the XM stockholders at the XM
Stockholders Meeting (as defined in Section 5.1(b)) and to
the Sirius stockholders at the Sirius Stockholders Meeting (as
defined in Section 5.1(c)) (such joint proxy
statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto,
the “
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and
Sirius shall prepare, together with XM, and file with the SEC a
registration statement on
Form S-4
(of which the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be a part)
with respect to the issuance of Sirius Common Stock in the
Merger (such
Form S-4,
and any amendments or supplements thereto, the
“
Form S-4”).
(ii) Each of Sirius and XM shall use reasonable best
efforts to have the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus cleared by
the SEC and the
Form S-4
declared effective by the SEC, to keep the
Form S-4
effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby, and to mail the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to their respective
stockholders as promptly as practicable after the
Form S-4
is declared effective. Sirius and XM shall, as promptly as
practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party with
copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any
oral comments with respect to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or
Form S-4
received from the SEC. Each party shall cooperate and provide
the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment on any amendment or supplement to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the
Form S-4
prior to filing such with the SEC, and each party will provide
the other party with a copy of all such filings made with the
SEC.
(iii) None of the information supplied or to be supplied by
XM or Sirius for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
(A) Form S-4
will, at the time the
Form S-4
is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under
the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, and the (B) Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the times of
the meetings of stockholders to be held in connection with the
Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will comply as to form in
all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, except that
no representation or warranty shall be made by either such party
with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference
therein based on information supplied by the other party for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or
Form S-4.
(iv) XM and Sirius shall make any necessary filings with
respect to the Merger under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Sirius shall use
its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to be
taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection
with the Merger and each party shall furnish all information
concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as may be
reasonably requested in connection with any such action.
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(v) Each party will advise the other party, promptly after
it receives notice thereof, of the time when the
Form S-4
has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the
suspension of the qualification of the Sirius Common Stock
issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in
any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the
Form S-4.
If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information
relating to either of the parties, or their respective
affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by
either party which should be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to any of the
Form S-4
or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents
would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, the party which discovers such information
shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent
required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment
or supplement describing such information shall be promptly
filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of XM
and Sirius.
(vi) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no
amendment or supplement (including by incorporation by
reference) to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the
Form S-4
shall be made without the approval of XM and Sirius, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided that XM, in connection with a Change in XM
Recommendation, and Sirius, in connection with a Change in
Sirius Recommendation, may amend or supplement the proxy
statement for XM, the proxy statement for Sirius or the
Form S-4
(including by incorporation by reference) pursuant to a
Qualifying Amendment to effect or reflect such change, and in
such event, the right of approval set forth in this
Section 5.1(a)(vi) shall not apply to such Qualifying
Amendment; provided that the right of approval shall
continue to apply with respect to such information relating to
the other party or its business, financial condition or results
of operations, subject to the right of each party to have its
Board of Directors’ deliberations and conclusions be
accurately described. A “Qualifying Amendment”
means an amendment or supplement to the proxy statement for XM,
the proxy statement for Sirius or the
Form S-4
(including by incorporation by reference) which effects or
reflects a Change in XM Recommendation or a Change in Sirius
Recommendation (as the case may be); provided that any such
amendment or supplement is limited to (A) a Change in XM
Recommendation or a Change in Sirius Recommendation (as the case
may be), (B) a discussion of the reasons of the Board of
Directors of XM or Sirius (as the case may be) for making such
Change in XM Recommendation or Change in Sirius Recommendation
(as the case may be) and (C) background information
regarding the XM Board of Directors’ or Sirius Board of
Directors’ (as the case may be) deliberations and
conclusions relating to the Change in XM Recommendation or
Change in Sirius Recommendation (as the case may be) or other
factual information reasonably related thereto.
(b) XM shall duly take all lawful action to call, give
notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders as
promptly as practicable, and in any event within 45 days,
following the date upon which the
Form S-4
becomes effective (the “XM Stockholders
Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the Required XM
Vote with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and, unless it is permitted to make a Change in XM
Recommendation (as defined below) pursuant to
Section 5.4(b), shall use all reasonable best efforts to
solicit the adoption of this Agreement by its stockholders in
accordance with applicable legal requirements. The Board of
Directors of XM shall include the XM Recommendation in the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus and shall not (x) withdraw or
modify in any manner adverse to Sirius, the XM Recommendation or
(y) publicly propose to, or publicly announce that the
Board of Directors of XM has resolved to, take any such action
(any of the foregoing, a “Change in XM
Recommendation”), except as and to the extent expressly
permitted by Section 5.4(b). Notwithstanding any Change in
XM Recommendation, unless earlier terminated in accordance with
Section 7.1, this Agreement shall be submitted to the
stockholders of XM at the XM Stockholders Meeting for the
purpose of adopting this Agreement and nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to relieve XM of such obligation.
(c) Sirius shall duly take all lawful action to call, give
notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders as
promptly as practicable, and in any event within 45 days,
following the date upon which the
Form S-4
becomes effective (the “Sirius Stockholders
Meeting” and, together with the XM Stockholders
Meeting, the “Required Stockholders Meetings”)
for the purpose of obtaining the Required Sirius Votes with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and,
unless it is permitted to make a Change in Sirius Recommendation
(as defined below) pursuant to Section 5.4(b), shall use
all reasonable best efforts to solicit the approval of its
stockholders of the Sirius Share Issuance and the Sirius Charter
Amendment in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The
Board of Directors of Sirius shall include the Sirius
Recommendation in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and
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shall not (x) withdraw or modify in any manner adverse to
XM, the Sirius Recommendation or (y) publicly propose to,
or publicly announce that the Board of Directors of Sirius has
resolved to, take any such action (a “Change in Sirius
Recommendation”), except as and to the extent expressly
permitted by Section 5.4(b). Notwithstanding any Change in
Sirius Recommendation, unless earlier terminated in accordance
with Section 7.1, this Agreement shall be submitted to the
stockholders of Sirius at the Sirius Stockholders Meeting for
the purpose of approving the matters comprising the Required
Sirius Votes and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
relieve Sirius of such obligation.
(d) XM and Sirius shall each use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the XM Stockholders Meeting and the Sirius
Stockholders Meeting to be held on the same date.
5.2 Access to Information;
Confidentiality. (a) Upon reasonable
notice, XM and Sirius shall each (and shall cause each of their
respective Subsidiaries to) afford to the representatives of the
other, access, during normal business hours during the period
prior to the Effective Time, to all its properties, books,
contracts, records and officers and, during such period, each of
XM and Sirius shall (and shall cause each of their respective
Subsidiaries to) make available to the other such information
concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other
party may reasonably request. Neither party nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to
disclose information where such access or disclosure would
violate or prejudice the rights of its customers, jeopardize the
attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or
control of such information or contravene any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, decree or binding agreement entered
into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties will make
appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under
circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding
sentence apply, including adopting additional specific
procedures to protect the confidentiality of certain sensitive
material and to ensure compliance with Applicable Antitrust
Laws, and, if necessary, restricting review of certain sensitive
material to the receiving party’s financial advisors or
outside legal counsel.
(b) The parties will hold any such information which is
nonpublic in confidence to the extent required by, and in
accordance with, the provisions of the letter agreement, dated
February 12, 2007, between Sirius and XM (the
“Confidentiality Agreement”), which
Confidentiality Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
(c) No such investigation by either Sirius or XM shall
affect the representations and warranties of the other.
5.3 Reasonable Best
Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, each party will use its
reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable under this Agreement and applicable laws,
rules and regulations to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as
practicable after the date hereof, including preparing and
filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect
all necessary applications, notices, filings and other documents
and to obtain as promptly as practicable all Requisite
Regulatory Approvals (as defined herein) and all other consents,
waivers, orders, approvals, permits, rulings, authorizations and
clearances necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third
party or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, each party hereto agrees (A) to make, as
promptly as practicable, to the extent it has not already done
so, (1) an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report
Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby (which filing shall be made in any event
within 15 business days of the date hereof),
(2) appropriate filings with the applicable Governmental
Entities under any Applicable Antitrust Laws within the time
periods specified thereunder to effect a Closing as soon as
practicable and (3) appropriate filings and applications to
the FCC for its consent to the transaction contemplated hereby
(which filing shall be made in any event within 20 business days
of the date hereof), and (B) in each case, to supply as
promptly as practicable any additional information and
documentary material that may be requested pursuant to such
Applicable Antitrust Laws or by such authorities and to use
reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination
of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act and the
receipt of all such consents, waivers, orders, approvals,
permits, rulings, authorizations and clearances under such other
Applicable Antitrust Laws or from such authorities as soon as
practicable.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in
this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Section 5.3
shall require, or be deemed to require, (i) Sirius or XM
(or any of their respective Subsidiaries) to take
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any action, agree to take any action or consent to the taking of
any action (including with respect to selling, holding separate
or otherwise disposing of any business or assets or conducting
its (or its Subsidiaries’) business in any specified
manner) if doing so would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on
Sirius after the Effective Time, or (ii) Sirius or XM (or
any of their respective Subsidiaries) to take any such action
that is not conditioned on the consummation of the Merger.
Neither party shall take or agree to take any action identified
in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence
without the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) Each of Sirius and XM shall, in connection with the
efforts referenced in Section 5.3(a), use its reasonable
best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each
other in connection with any filing or submission and in
connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including
any proceeding initiated by a private party, (ii) promptly
inform the other party of the status of any of the matters
contemplated hereby, including providing the other party with a
copy of any written communication (or summary of oral
communications) received by such party from, or given by such
party to, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice,
the Federal Trade Commission, FCC or any other Governmental
Entity and of any written communication (or summary of oral
communications) received or given in connection with any
proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) to the extent
practicable, consult with each other in advance of any meeting
or conference with any such Governmental Entity or, in
connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any such
other person, and to the extent permitted by any such
Governmental Entity or other person, give the other party the
opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and
conferences.
(d) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants
of the parties contained in this Section 5.3, if
(i) any objections are asserted with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby under any law, rule,
regulation, order or decree, (ii) any administrative or
judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be
instituted) by any Governmental Entity or private party
challenging the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby as violative of any law, rule, regulation, order or
decree or which would otherwise prevent, delay or impede the
consummation, or otherwise materially reduce the contemplated
benefits, of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, or (iii) any law, rule, regulation, order or decree
is enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by a Governmental
Entity which would make the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or would otherwise prevent, delay or
impede the consummation, or otherwise materially reduce the
contemplated benefits, of the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby, then each of XM and Sirius shall use its
reasonable best efforts to resolve any such objections, actions
or proceedings so as to permit the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, subject
to Section 5.3(b), selling, holding separate or otherwise
disposing of or conducting its or its Subsidiaries’
business or asset in a specified manner, or agreeing to sell,
hold separate or otherwise dispose of or conduct its or its
Subsidiaries’ business or assets in a specified manner,
which would resolve such objections, actions or proceedings.
(e) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants
of the parties contained in this Section 5.3, but subject
to first complying with the obligations of Section 5.3(d),
if any of the events specified in Section 5.3(d)(ii) or
(iii) occurs, then each of Sirius and XM shall cooperate in
all respects with each other and use its reasonable best
efforts, subject to Section 5.3(b), to contest and resist
any such administrative or judicial action or proceeding and to
have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any judgment,
injunction or other decree or order, whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prevents,
materially delays or materially impedes the consummation, or
otherwise materially reduces the contemplated benefits, of the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and to have such law, rule, regulation, order or decree
repealed, rescinded or made inapplicable so as to permit
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and each of Sirius and XM shall use its reasonable best efforts
to defend, at its own cost and expense, any such administrative
or judicial actions or proceedings.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this Agreement, nothing in this Section 5.3 shall limit a
party’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1(b) or 7.1(c) so long as such party has
otherwise complied with its obligations under this
Section 5.3 prior to such termination.
(g) Sirius shall agree to execute and deliver, at or prior
to the Effective Time, supplemental indentures, loan amendments
and other instruments required for the due assumption, as
determined by the parties hereto, of XM’s
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outstanding debt, guarantees and other securities to the extent
required by the terms of such debt, guarantees and securities
and the instruments and agreements relating thereto, and XM
shall assist Sirius in accomplishing the same.
(h) Each of XM and Sirius and their respective Boards of
Directors shall, if any “moratorium,” “control
share,” “fair price” or other anti-takeover law
or regulation becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Merger,
or any other transactions contemplated hereby, use its
reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated
as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and
otherwise to minimize the effect of such law or regulation on
this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
5.4
Acquisition
Proposals. (a) Each of Sirius and XM
agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of
the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries shall, and
that it shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and
its Subsidiaries’ employees, agents and representatives
(including any investment banker, attorney or accountant
retained by it or any of its Subsidiaries) not to, directly or
indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, encourage or knowingly
facilitate the making of any proposal or offer with respect to,
or a transaction to effect, a merger, reorganization, share
exchange, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving it or
any of its Significant Subsidiaries (other than any such
transaction permitted by Section 4.1(e) or (f) in the
case of XM, and Section 4.2(e) or (f) in the case of
Sirius) or any purchase or sale of 15% or more of the
consolidated assets (including, without limitation, stock of its
Subsidiaries) of it and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
any purchase or sale of, or tender or exchange offer for, its
voting securities that, if consummated, would result in any
person (or the stockholders of such person) beneficially owning
securities representing 15% or more of its total voting power
(or of the surviving parent entity in such transaction) of any
of its Significant Subsidiaries (any such proposal, offer or
transaction (other than a proposal or offer made by the other
party to this Agreement) being hereinafter referred to as an
“
Acquisition Proposal”), (ii) have any
discussions with or provide any confidential information or data
to any person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or engage in
any negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal, or
knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement
an Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) approve or recommend, or
propose to approve or recommend, or execute or enter into, any
letter of intent, agreement in principle,
merger agreement,
asset purchase or share exchange agreement, option agreement or
other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal or
propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, either party to this Agreement or its respective Board
of Directors shall be permitted to (A) to the extent
applicable and being otherwise in compliance with this
Section 5.4(b), comply with
Rule 14d-9
and
Rule 14e-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition
Proposal, or make any disclosure that the Board of Directors may
determine (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) is
required to be made under applicable law, (B) effect a
Change in XM Recommendation or a Change in Sirius Recommendation
(as applicable, a “Change in Recommendation”),
and (C) engage in any discussions or negotiations with, or
provide any confidential information or data to, any person in
response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition
Proposal by any such person first made after the date of this
Agreement, if and only to the extent that,
(i) in any such case referred to in clause (B) or
(C) above, (I) such party’s Required Stockholders
Meeting shall not have occurred, (II) such party has
complied in all material respects with this Section 5.4,
and (III) its Board of Directors, after consultation with
its outside legal counsel, determines in good faith that failure
to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary
duties under applicable law,
(ii) in the case of clause (B) above,
(I) there has been a development, event or occurrence after
the date of this Agreement (an “Occurrence”) as
a result of which the Board of Directors, after consultation
with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors,
determines in good faith that failure to effect a Change in
Recommendation would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties
under applicable law, (II) it has notified the other party
to this Agreement, at least seven business days in advance of a
date (in the case of a notification by XM, the “Sirius
Election Date”, and in the case of a notification by
Sirius, the “XM Election Date”) of its
intention to effect a Change in Recommendation (a
“Notice of Recommendation Change”), and
furnished to the other party to this Agreement any material
information possessed by it with respect to such Occurrence
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(including, if the Occurrence is the receipt of an Acquisition
Proposal from a third party, the material terms and conditions
of such Acquisition Proposal, the identity of the party making
such Acquisition Proposal and a copy of any relevant proposed
transaction agreements with the party making such Acquisition
Proposal and any other material documents received by it or its
representatives in connection therewith), and (III) prior
to effecting such a Change in Recommendation, it has (together
with its financial and legal advisors) engaged in reasonable,
good faith negotiations with the other party to this Agreement,
and has considered in good faith, after consulting with its
financial and legal advisors, any modifications to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement proposed by the other party hereto
to determine whether such modifications cause the Board of
Directors to conclude that such Occurrence no longer requires a
Change in Recommendation;
(iii) in the case of clause (C) above, its Board
of Directors, after consultation with outside legal counsel and
financial advisors, concludes in good faith that there is a
reasonable likelihood that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes
or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal, and
prior to providing any information or data to any person in
connection with an Acquisition Proposal by any such person, its
Board of Directors receives from such person an executed
confidentiality agreement having provisions that are no less
favorable to the party providing such information than those
contained in the Confidentiality Agreement; provided that
the provisions in such confidentiality agreement with respect to
treatment of certain sensitive confidential information to
ensure compliance with Applicable Antitrust Laws may differ due
to the nature of the person or entity making such Acquisition
Proposal.
(c) Each of Sirius and XM shall notify the other party to
this Agreement of any Acquisition Proposal received by, any
information related to an Acquisition Proposal requested from,
or any discussions with or negotiations by, it or any of its
representatives, indicating, in connection with such notice, the
identity of such person and the material terms and conditions of
any such Acquisition Proposal or request for information
(including a copy thereof if in writing and any related
available documentation or correspondence), and in any event
each of Sirius and XM shall provide written notice to the other
party of any Acquisition Proposal, request for information or
initiation of such discussions or negotiations within
48 hours of such event. Each of Sirius and XM agrees that
it will promptly keep the other party informed of the status and
terms of any such Acquisition Proposal (including whether
withdrawn or rejected), the status and nature of all information
requested and delivered, and the status and terms of any such
discussions or negotiations, and in any event each of Sirius and
XM shall provide the other party with written notice of any
material development thereto within 48 hours thereof. Each
of Sirius and XM also agrees to provide the other party hereto
with copies of any written information that it provides to the
third party making the request therefor within 24 hours of
the time it provides such information to such third party,
unless the other party hereto (i) has already been provided
with such information or (ii) is restricted from receiving
such information to ensure compliance with Applicable Antitrust
Laws; provided that in such case, such party shall inform
the other party of the type of information to be provided to the
third party making the request.
(d) Each of Sirius and XM agrees that (i) it will and
will cause its Subsidiaries, and its and their officers,
directors, agents, representatives and advisors to, cease
immediately and terminate any and all existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any third parties conducted
heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, and
(ii) it will not release any third party from, or waive any
provisions of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to
which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to
any Acquisition Proposal. Each of Sirius and XM agrees that it
will use reasonable best efforts to promptly inform its and its
Subsidiaries’ respective directors, executive officers and
financial and legal advisors of the obligations undertaken in
this Section 5.4. Each party shall, if it has not already
done so, promptly request, to the extent it has a contractual
right to do so, that each person, if any, that has heretofore
executed a confidentiality agreement within the six months prior
to the date of this Agreement in connection with its
consideration of any Acquisition Proposal to return or destroy
all confidential information or data heretofore furnished to any
person by or on behalf of it or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Nothing in this Section 5.4 shall (x) permit
either party to terminate this Agreement or (y) affect any
other obligation of the parties under this Agreement. Neither
party shall submit to the vote of its stockholders any
Acquisition Proposal other than the Merger prior to the
termination of this Agreement. XM shall not amend, modify or
waive any provision of the Rights Agreement, and shall not take
any action to redeem the Rights or render the Rights
inapplicable to any transaction, other than the Merger, prior to
any termination of this Agreement.
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(f) For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior
Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition
Proposal which the Board of Directors of Sirius or XM, as the
case may be, concludes in good faith, after consultation with
its financial advisors and legal advisors, taking into account
the legal, financial, regulatory, timing and other aspects of
the proposal and the person making the proposal (including any
break-up
fees, expense reimbursement provisions and conditions to
consummation): (i) is more favorable to the stockholders of
Sirius or XM, as the case may be, from a financial point of
view, than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(after giving effect to any adjustments to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement committed to in writing by Sirius
or XM, as the case may be, in response to such Acquisition
Proposal) and (ii) is fully financed or reasonably capable
of being fully financed, reasonably likely to receive all
required governmental approvals on a timely basis and otherwise
reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed;
provided that, for purposes of this definition of
“Superior Proposal,” the term Acquisition Proposal
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.4(a), except that the reference to “15% or
more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal”
shall be deemed to be a reference to “a majority” and
“Acquisition Proposal” shall only be deemed to refer
to a transaction involving Sirius or XM, as the case may be.
5.5 Affiliates. XM shall
use all reasonable efforts to cause each person who is an
“affiliate” (for purposes of Rule 145 under the
Securities Act) to deliver to Sirius, as soon as reasonably
practicable and in any event prior to the XM Stockholders
Meeting, a written agreement, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Sirius, relating to required transfer
restrictions on the Sirius Common Stock received by them in the
Merger pursuant to Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
5.6 Stock Exchange
Listing. Sirius shall use all reasonable
efforts to cause (i) the shares of Sirius Common Stock to
be issued in the Merger and (ii) the shares of Sirius
Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon the exercise,
vesting or payment under any Converted Equity Award, to be
approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of
issuance, prior to the Closing Date.
5.7 Employee Benefit
Plans. Sirius and XM agree that, except
as otherwise provided herein (including as set forth in
Section 5.7 of the XM Disclosure Schedule or
Section 5.7 of the Sirius Disclosure Schedule, as
applicable) and unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing, the
Sirius Benefit Plans and XM Benefit Plans in effect at the date
of this Agreement shall remain in effect after the Effective
Time with respect to employees covered by such plans at the
Effective Time, and the parties shall negotiate in good faith to
formulate Benefit Plans for Sirius and its Subsidiaries that,
following the formulation of such Benefit Plans, shall provide
benefits for services on a similar basis to employees who were
covered by the Sirius Benefit Plans and XM Benefit Plans
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
5.8 Section 16
Matters. Assuming that XM delivers to
Sirius the Section 16 Information (as defined below)
reasonably in advance of the Effective Time, the Board of
Directors of Sirius, or a committee of Non-Employee Directors
thereof (as such term is defined for purposes of
Rule 16b-3(d)
under the Exchange Act), shall reasonably promptly thereafter
and in any event prior to the Effective Time adopt a resolution
providing that the receipt by the Insiders (as defined below) of
Sirius Common Stock in exchange for shares of XM Common Stock,
the receipt of Converted Options in exchange for XM Options, and
the receipt of Converted Stock Awards in exchange for XM Stock
Awards, in each case pursuant to the transactions contemplated
hereby and to the extent such securities are listed in the
Section 16 Information provided by XM to Sirius prior to
the Effective Time, is intended to be exempt from liability
pursuant to Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act such that
any such receipt shall be so exempt. “
Section 16
Information” shall mean information accurate in all
material respects regarding the Insiders, the number of shares
of the capital stock held by each such Insider, and the number
and description of options, stock appreciation rights,
restricted shares and other stock-based awards held by each such
Insider. “
Insiders” shall mean those officers
and directors of XM who are subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and who
are listed in the Section 16 Information.
5.9 Fees and
Expenses. Whether or not the Merger is
consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring such expense, except as otherwise
provided in Section 7.2 and except that (a) if the
Merger is consummated, the Surviving Corporation shall pay, or
cause to be paid, any and all property or transfer taxes imposed
on the parties hereto in connection with the Merger, and
(b) expenses incurred in connection with filing, printing
and mailing the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the
Form S-4
shall be shared equally by Sirius and XM.
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(a) On or prior to the Effective Time, Sirius’s Board
of Directors shall take such actions as are necessary to amend
its By-Laws to cause the number of directors that will comprise
the Board of Directors of Sirius at the Effective Time to be 12
persons. Immediately following the Effective Time, the Board of
Directors of Sirius shall consist of: (i) four members
selected by Sirius, each of whom shall qualify as an independent
director pursuant to the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules in effect from
time to time (an “Independent Director”) at all
times that Sirius Common Stock is listed on NASDAQ;
(ii) four members selected by XM, each of whom shall
qualify as an Independent Director at all times that Sirius
Common Stock is listed on NASDAQ; (iii) two members
selected by XM, one of whom shall be a designee of General
Motors and the other of whom shall be a designee of American
Honda (the “Designated Directors”);
(iv) the Chief Executive Officer of Sirius and (v) the
Chairman of the Board of Directors. For all purposes hereunder,
the Designated Directors shall not be deemed to qualify as
Independent Directors. Prior to the Effective Time,
Sirius’s Board of Directors shall approve by a vote of at
least two-thirds of the directors in office at such time the
composition of Sirius’s Board of Directors as set forth in
this Section 5.10(a), effective immediately following the
Effective Time.
(b) On or prior to the Effective Time, the Sirius Board of
Directors shall take such actions as are necessary to appoint
Xxx Xxxxxxxx as Chief Executive Officer of Sirius, effective as
of the Effective Time. On or prior to the Effective Time, the
Sirius Board of Directors shall take such actions as are
necessary to appoint Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Sirius, effective as of the Effective Time. In the
event that either Xx. Xxxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxx is or
will be unable to serve in his designated position beginning as
of the Effective Time, either as notified in writing to the
parties by such individual prior to the Effective Time or as a
result of such individual’s death or disability, then the
individual to replace Xx. Xxxxxxxx or Xx. Xxxxxxx, as
the case may be (in either case, the
“Successor”), shall be determined by joint
agreement of the parties, each of whom shall cooperate in good
faith with the other party and use its reasonable best efforts
to identify, as promptly as practicable and in any event prior
to the Effective Time, the appropriate Successor. In the event
that the parties have been unable to identify and reach
agreement with each other regarding a Successor within
30 days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to
the need to select such Successor (“Deadlock”),
the parties shall follow the procedures set forth on
Section 5.10(b) of each of the XM Disclosure Schedule and
the Sirius Disclosure Schedule.
(c) On or prior to the Effective Time, the Sirius Board of
Directors shall take such actions as are necessary to establish
three standing committees: a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee.
Members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
Audit Committee and Compensation Committee shall qualify as
Independent Directors. The Chairman of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee shall be selected by directors
designated by Sirius. The Chairman of the Audit Committee and
the Chairman of the Compensation Committee shall be selected by
directors designated by Sirius and XM, with each designating one
such chairman. The composition of the members of the Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee, Audit Committee and
Compensation Committee, including the respective chairman of
each such committee, shall be designated in equal shares by
directors designated by Sirius and directors designated by XM.
(d) On or prior to the Effective Time, the Sirius Board of
Directors shall take such actions as are necessary to amend its
By-Laws to provide that, for a period of two years following the
Effective Time, (i) any termination or replacement of
either the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of
Directors as of the Effective Time (or such individual’s
successor) and (ii) any sale, transfer or other disposition
of assets, rights or properties which are material, individually
or in the aggregate, to Sirius (or the execution of any
agreement to take any such action), shall require the prior
approval of a majority of the Independent Directors.
5.11 Indemnification; Directors’ and
Officers’ Insurance. (a) From
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify,
defend and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses
to, each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the
date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an
officer, director or employee of XM or any of its Subsidiaries
(the “
XM Indemnified Parties”) against all
losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or
judgments or amounts that are paid in settlement of or in
connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation based in whole or in part on or arising in whole
or in part out of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer or employee of XM
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or any Subsidiary of XM, and pertaining to any matter existing
or occurring, or any acts or omissions occurring, at or prior to
the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at
or after, the Effective Time (including matters, acts or
omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby) to the same extent such persons are indemnified or have
the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this
Agreement by XM pursuant to XM’s Certificate of
Incorporation, By-laws and indemnification agreements, if any,
in existence on the date hereof with any directors, officers and
employees of XM and its Subsidiaries.
(b) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained in effect the
current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance maintained by XM (provided that the Surviving
Corporation may substitute therefor policies with a
substantially comparable insurer of at least the same coverage
and amounts containing terms and conditions which are no less
advantageous to the insured) with respect to claims arising from
facts or events which occurred at or before the Effective Time;
provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation
shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments for such
insurance to the extent such premiums exceed 300% of the
premiums paid as of the date hereof by XM for such insurance
(“XM’s Current Premium”), and if such
premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed 300% of
XM’s Current Premium, then the Surviving Corporation shall
cause to be maintained policies of insurance which, in the
Surviving Corporation’s good faith determination, provide
the maximum coverage available at an annual premium equal to
300% of XM’s Current Premium.
(c) The Surviving Corporation shall pay (as incurred) all
expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel,
which an indemnified person may incur in enforcing the indemnity
and other obligations provided for in this Section 5.11.
(d) If the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors
or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other
person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation
or entity of such consolidation or merger, or
(ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such
case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so
that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation, as
the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.11.
(e) The provisions of this Section 5.11 are intended
to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each
Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and representatives and are
in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to
indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by
contract or otherwise.
5.12 Public
Announcements. Sirius, Merger Co. and XM
shall use reasonable best efforts (i) to develop a joint
communications plan, (ii) to ensure that all press releases
and other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be consistent with such joint
communications plan, and (iii) except in respect of any
announcement required by applicable law or by obligations
pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of NASDAQ in
which it is impracticable to consult with each other as
contemplated by this clause (iii), to consult with each
other before issuing any press release or, to the extent
practical, otherwise making any public statement with respect to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. In
addition to the foregoing, except to the extent disclosed in or
consistent with the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 or as
otherwise permitted under Section 4.3, no party shall issue
any press release or otherwise make any public statement or
disclosure concerning the other party or the other party’s
business, financial condition or results of operations without
the consent of such other party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.13 Additional
Agreements. In case at any time after the
Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the
Surviving Corporation with full title to all properties, assets,
rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of either of the
Constituent Corporations, the proper officers and directors of
each party to this Agreement shall take all such necessary
action.
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ARTICLE VI
Conditions
Precedent
(a) Stockholder Approval. XM shall
have obtained the Required XM Vote, and Sirius shall have
obtained the Required Sirius Votes.
(b) NASDAQ Listing. The shares of
(i) Sirius Common Stock to be issued in the Merger and
(ii) Sirius Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon
exercise, vesting or payment under any Converted Equity Awards
shall have been authorized for listing on NASDAQ, subject to
official notice of issuance.
(c) Requisite Regulatory
Approvals. The authorizations, consents,
orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, and the
expirations of waiting periods required from, any Governmental
Entity set forth in Section 6.1(c) of each of the XM
Disclosure Schedule and the Sirius Disclosure Schedule shall
have been filed, have occurred or been obtained (all such
permits, approvals, filings and consents and the lapse of all
such waiting periods being referred to as the “Requisite
Regulatory Approvals”), and all such Requisite
Regulatory Approvals shall be in full force and effect.
(d) Form S-4. The
Form S-4
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall
not be the subject of any stop order or proceedings seeking a
stop order.
(e) No Injunctions or Restraints;
Illegality. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any
court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or
prohibition (an “Injunction”) preventing the
consummation of the Merger shall be in effect. There shall not
be any action taken, or any law, rule, regulation or order
enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger,
by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction that makes
the consummation of the Merger illegal.
(f) Burdensome Condition. There
shall not be (i) any action taken, or any statute, rule,
regulation, order or decree enacted, entered, enforced or deemed
applicable to the Merger or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction, or (ii) any circumstance arising, or
transaction, agreement, arrangement or instrument entered into,
or which would be necessary to be entered into, in connection
with the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, which, in either case, imposes any term, condition,
obligation or restriction upon Sirius, the Surviving Corporation
or their respective Subsidiaries which, individually or the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the present or prospective consolidated
financial condition, business or operating results of Sirius
after the Effective Time.
6.2 Conditions to Obligations of
Sirius. The obligation of Sirius and
Merger Co. to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction
prior to the Closing of the following conditions unless waived
by Sirius:
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The representation and warranties of XM set forth in
Section 3.1(b) shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for such
representations and warranties made only as of a specified date,
which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the specified date).
(ii) Each of the other representations and warranties of XM
set forth in this Agreement (read without any materiality or
material adverse effect qualifications, other than the
representation set forth in Section 3.1(k)(ii) which shall
be read with the material adverse effect qualification) shall be
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date
(except for such representations and warranties made only as of
a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the specified date), other than such
failures to be true and correct that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on XM, and Sirius shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of XM by an authorized
executive officer of XM to such effect.
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(b) Performance of Obligations of
XM. XM shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations, and complied in all material respects
with the agreements and covenants, required to be performed by
or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the
Closing Date, and Sirius shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of XM by an authorized executive officer of XM
to such effect.
(c) Tax Opinion. Sirius shall have
received the opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP,
counsel to Sirius, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that
the Merger will be treated for Federal income tax purposes as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel to Sirius shall be
entitled to rely upon customary representations and assumptions
provided by Sirius, Merger Co. and XM that counsel to Sirius
reasonably deems relevant.
(a) Representations and Warranties.
(i) The representation and warranties of Sirius set forth
in Section 3.2(b) shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for such
representations and warranties made only as of a specified date,
which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the specified date).
(ii) Each of the other representations and warranties of
Sirius set forth in this Agreement (read without any materiality
or material adverse effect qualifications, other than the
representation set forth in Section 3.2(k)(ii) which shall
be read with the material adverse effect qualification) shall be
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date
(except for such representations and warranties made only as of
a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the specified date), other than such
failures to be true and correct that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on Sirius, and XM shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of XM by an authorized
executive officer of Sirius to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of
Sirius. Sirius shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations, and complied in all material
respects with the agreements and covenants, required to be
performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or
prior to the Closing Date, and XM shall have received a
certificate signed on behalf of Sirius by an authorized
executive officer of Sirius to such effect.
(c) Tax Opinion. XM shall have
received the opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx &
Xxxx LLP, counsel to XM, dated the Closing Date, to the effect
that the Merger will be treated for Federal income tax purposes
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Code. In rendering such opinion, counsel to XM shall be
entitled to rely upon customary representations and assumptions
provided by Sirius, Merger Co. and XM that counsel to XM
reasonably deems relevant.
ARTICLE VII
Termination
and Amendment
7.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective
Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of
the terminating party or parties, whether before or after any
Required Stockholder Vote has been obtained:
(a) by mutual consent of Sirius, Merger Co. and XM in a
written instrument;
(b) by either Sirius or XM, upon written notice to the
other party, if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
that must grant a Requisite Regulatory Approval has denied
approval of the Merger and such denial has become final and
non-appealable; or any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or
taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise prohibiting the Merger, and such order, decree, ruling
or other action has become final and non-appealable;
provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be
available to
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any party whose failure to comply with Section 5.3 or any
other provision of this Agreement has been the cause of, or
resulted in, such action;
(c) by either Sirius or XM, upon written notice to the
other party, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or
before March 1, 2008; provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to any party whose
failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been
the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective Time
to occur on or before such date;
(d) by Sirius, upon written notice to XM, if:
(i)(A) an Occurrence with respect to XM has occurred,
(B) XM has delivered a Notice of Recommendation Change to
Sirius pursuant to Section 5.4(b)(ii)(II), (C) XM
shall have not withdrawn such Notice of Recommendation Change,
and (D) Sirius has elected (by written notice to XM made by
the close of business on the Sirius Election Date) to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d);
(ii) Sirius is entitled but fails to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d)(i) by the close of
business on the Sirius Election Date and thereafter (A) XM
shall have materially breached its obligations under this
Agreement by reason of a failure to call the XM Stockholders
Meeting in accordance with Section 5.1(b) or (B) XM
shall have failed to prepare and mail to its stockholders the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus in accordance with
Section 5.1(a); or
(iii)(A) XM shall have effected a Change in XM
Recommendation other than in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement or (B) XM shall have materially breached its
obligations under Section 5.4(a)(iii);
(e) by XM, upon written notice to Sirius, if:
(i) (A) an Occurrence with respect to Sirius has
occurred, (B) Sirius has delivered a Notice of
Recommendation Change to XM pursuant to
Section 5.4(b)(ii)(II), (C) Sirius shall have not
withdrawn such Notice of Recommendation Change, and (D) XM
has elected (by written notice to Sirius made by the close of
business on the XM Election Date) to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.1(e);
(ii) XM is entitled but fails to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1(e)(i) by the close of business on
the Sirius Election Date and thereafter (A) Sirius shall
have materially breached its obligations under this Agreement by
reason of a failure to call the Sirius Stockholders Meeting in
accordance with Section 5.1(c) or (B) Sirius shall
have failed to prepare and mail to its stockholders the Joint
Proxy Statement/Prospectus in accordance with
Section 5.1(a); or
(iii) (A) Sirius shall have effected a Change in
Sirius Recommendation other than in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement or (B) Sirius shall have materially breached
its obligations under Section 5.4(a)(iii);
(f) by either Sirius or XM, upon written notice to the
other party, if there shall have been a breach by the other
party of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the
representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the
part of such other party, which breach, either individually or
in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on
the Closing Date, the failure of the condition set forth in
Section 6.2(a) or (b) or Section 6.3(a) or (b),
as the case may be, and which breach has not been cured within
45 days following written notice thereof to the breaching
party or, by its nature, cannot be cured within such time
period; or
(g) by either Sirius or XM, if the Required Sirius Votes or
Required XM Vote shall not have been obtained upon a vote taken
thereon at the duly convened Sirius Stockholders Meeting or XM
Stockholders Meeting, as the case may be, or any adjournment or
postponement thereof at which the applicable vote was taken.
7.2 Effect of
Termination. (a) In the event of
termination of this Agreement by either XM or Sirius as provided
in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void,
and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of
Sirius or XM or their respective officers or directors, except
with respect to Section 5.2(b) (Access to Information;
Confidentiality), Section 5.9 (Fees and Expenses), this
Section 7.2 (Effect of Termination), and
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Article VIII (General Provisions), which shall survive such
termination and except that no party shall be relieved or
released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its
willful and material breach of this Agreement.
(b) Sirius shall pay XM, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to such accounts as XM may designate, the sum of
$175 million (the “Sirius Termination
Fee”) if this Agreement is terminated as follows:
(i) if XM shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1(e), then Sirius shall pay the Sirius
Termination Fee within three business days following such
termination;
(ii) if (A) either party shall terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g) because the Required
Sirius Votes shall not have been received and (B) at any
time after the date of this Agreement and at or before the date
of the Sirius Stockholders Meeting an Acquisition Proposal shall
have been publicly announced or otherwise communicated to the
senior management or Board of Directors of Sirius (a
“Public Proposal”) with respect to Sirius, then
Sirius shall pay one-third of the Sirius Termination Fee within
three business days following such termination; and if
(C) within 12 months of the date of such termination
of this Agreement, Sirius or any of its Subsidiaries executes
any definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, any
Acquisition Proposal, then Sirius shall pay the remaining
two-thirds of the Sirius Termination Fee upon the date of such
execution or consummation; or
(iii) if (A) either party shall terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or XM shall terminate
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f), (B) at any
time after the date of this Agreement and before such
termination there shall have been a Public Proposal with respect
to Sirius, and (C) following the occurrence of such Public
Proposal, Sirius shall have breached intentionally or recklessly
(and not cured after notice thereof) any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement,
which breach shall have materially contributed to the failure of
the Effective Time to occur prior to the termination of this
Agreement, then Sirius shall pay one-third of the Sirius
Termination Fee within three business days following such
termination; and if (D) within 12 months of the date
of such termination of this Agreement, Sirius or any of its
Subsidiaries executes any definitive agreement with respect to,
or consummates, any Acquisition Proposal, then Sirius shall pay
the remaining two-thirds of the Sirius Termination Fee upon the
date of such execution or consummation.
For purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this
Section 7.2(b), the term “Acquisition Proposal”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.4(a) except that the reference to “15% or
more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal”
shall be deemed to be a reference to “a majority”. If
Sirius fails to pay all amounts due to XM on the dates
specified, then Sirius shall pay all costs and expenses
(including legal fees and expenses) incurred by XM in connection
with any action or proceeding (including the filing of any
lawsuit) taken by it to collect such unpaid amounts, together
with interest on such unpaid amounts at the prime lending rate
prevailing at such time, as published in the Wall Street
Journal, from the date such amounts were required to be paid
until the date actually received by XM.
(c) XM shall pay Sirius, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, the sum of $175 million (the “XM
Termination Fee”) if this Agreement is terminated as
follows:
(i) if Sirius shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1(d), then XM shall pay the XM Termination Fee
within three business days following such termination;
(ii) if (A) either party shall terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g) because the Required
XM Vote shall not have been received and (B) at any time
after the date of this Agreement and at or before the date of
the XM Stockholders Meeting there shall have been a Public
Proposal with respect to XM, then XM shall pay one-third of the
XM Termination Fee within three business days following such
termination; and if (C) within 12 months of the date
of such termination of this Agreement, XM or any of its
Subsidiaries enters into any definitive agreement with respect
to, or consummates, any Acquisition Proposal, then XM shall pay
the remaining two-thirds of the XM Termination Fee on the date
of such execution or consummation; or
(iii) if (A) either party shall terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or Sirius shall
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f),
(B) at any time after the date of this Agreement and before
such termination there shall have been a Public Proposal with
respect to XM, and (C) following the occurrence of
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such Public Proposal, XM shall have breached intentionally or
recklessly (and not cured after notice thereof) any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth
in this Agreement, which breach shall have materially
contributed to the failure of the Effective Time to occur prior
to the termination of this Agreement, then XM shall pay
one-third of the XM Termination Fee within three business days
following such termination; and, if (D) within
12 months of the date of such termination of this
Agreement, XM or any of its Subsidiaries executes any definitive
agreement with respect to, or consummates, any Acquisition
Proposal, then XM shall pay the remaining two-thirds of the XM
Termination Fee upon the date of such execution or consummation.
For purposes of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this
Section 7.2(c), the term “Acquisition Proposal”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 5.4(a) except that the reference to “15% or
more” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal”
shall be deemed to be a reference to “a majority”. If
XM fails to pay all amounts due to Sirius on the dates
specified, then XM shall pay all costs and expenses (including
legal fees and expenses) incurred by Sirius in connection with
any action or proceeding (including the filing of any lawsuit)
taken by it to collect such unpaid amounts, together with
interest on such unpaid amounts at the prime lending rate
prevailing at such time, as published in the Wall Street
Journal, from the date such amounts were required to be paid
until the date actually received by Sirius.
7.3 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties, by action taken or
authorized by their respective Boards of Directors, at any time
before or after approval of the matters presented in connection
with this Agreement by the stockholders of XM or of Sirius, but,
after any such approval, no amendment shall be made which by law
requires further approval by such stockholders without such
further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.
7.4 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the
Effective Time, the parties, by action taken or authorized by
their respective Board of Directors, may, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other
party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto, and (iii) waive compliance with any of the
agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf
of such party. The failure of a party to assert any of its
rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a
waiver of those rights. No single or partial exercise of any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege. Any waiver shall be effective
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for
which given and shall not constitute a waiver to any subsequent
or other exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
hereunder.
7.5 Alternative
Structure. The parties hereby agree to
cooperate in the consideration of alternative structures to
implement the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
long as there is no change in the economic terms thereof and
such alternative structure does not impose any material delay
on, or condition to, the consummation of the Merger, or
adversely affect any of the parties hereto or either XM’s
or Sirius’s stockholders or result in additional liability
to XM’s or Sirius’s directors or officers.
ARTICLE VIII
General
Provisions
8.1 Non-survival of Representations, Warranties
and Agreements. None of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this
Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of
such representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements,
shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and
agreements that by their terms apply or are to be performed in
whole or in part after the Effective Time.
8.2 Notices. All notices
and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if
delivered personally, or by facsimile, upon confirmation of
receipt, (b) on the first business day following the date
of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next day courier
service, or (c) on the fifth business day following the
date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested,
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postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set
forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be
designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.
(a) if to Sirius or Merger Co., to
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8.3 Interpretation. When
a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or
Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or
Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table
of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words
“include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be
deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”. The phrase “made available” in this
Agreement shall mean that the information referred to has been
made available by the party to whom such information is to be
made available. The phrases “herein,”
“hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar
import shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole,
including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement. The word “or”
shall be inclusive and not exclusive. Any pronoun shall include
the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The
phrases “known” or “knowledge” mean, with
respect to either party to this Agreement, the actual knowledge
of such party’s executive officers. The term
“affiliate” has the meaning given to it in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act, and the term “person” has the
meaning given to it in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act.
8.4 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
be considered one and the same agreement and this Agreement
shall become effective when such counterparts have been signed
by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it
being understood that the parties need not sign the same
counterpart.
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8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including
the documents and the instruments referred to herein)
(a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,
other than the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and (b) except
as provided in Section 5.11 (which is intended for the
benefit of only the persons specified therein), is not intended
to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any
rights or remedies hereunder.
8.6 Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect
to choice of law principles thereof).
8.7 Severability. Any
term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability and, unless the effect of such invalidity or
unenforceability would prevent the parties from realizing the
major portion of the economic benefits of the Merger that they
currently anticipate obtaining therefrom, shall not render
invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of
this Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of any
of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other
jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as
to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be
only so broad as is enforceable.
8.8 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
of the parties hereunder shall be assigned by either of the
parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise)
without the prior written consent of the other party, and any
attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall
be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
8.9 Submission to
Jurisdiction. Each party hereto
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of (i) the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, New York County, and
(ii) the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York, for the purposes of any suit, action or
other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby. Each party hereto agrees to
commence any action, suit or proceeding relating hereto either
in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York or, if such suit, action or other proceeding may not be
brought in such court for reasons of subject matter
jurisdiction, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New
York County. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit
or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby in (A) the Supreme Court of the State
of New York, New York County, or (B) the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, and hereby
further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to
plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Each party hereto further irrevocably
consents to the service of process out of any of the
aforementioned courts in any such suit, action or other
proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by mail to such
party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service
of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of
such registered mail;
provided that nothing in this
Section 8.9 shall affect the right of any party to serve
legal process in any other manner permitted by law. The consent
to jurisdiction set forth in this Section 8.9 shall not
constitute a general consent to service of process in the State
of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as
provided in this Section. The parties hereto agree that a final
judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on
the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
8.10 Enforcement. The
parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event
that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed
in accordance with their specific terms on a timely basis or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or other equitable
relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any
court identified in the Section above, this being in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
8.11 WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY, IN
ANY MATTERS (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN
ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH, THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Xxxxxx Merger
Corporation and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. have caused
this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first set forth
above.
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XXXXXX MERGER CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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XM SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chairman
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