AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Dated as of December 16, 2005, Among JOHNSON & JOHNSON, EMERALD MERGER SUB, INC. And ANIMAS CORPORATION
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Dated
as
of December 16, 2005,
Among
XXXXXXX
& XXXXXXX,
EMERALD
MERGER SUB, INC.
And
ANIMAS
CORPORATION
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I
The
Merger
SECTION
1.01.
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The
Merger
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1
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SECTION
1.02.
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Closing
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1
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SECTION
1.03.
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Effective
Time
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2
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SECTION
1.04.
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Effects
of the Merger
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2
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SECTION
1.05.
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Certificate
of Incorporation and By-laws
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2
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SECTION
1.06.
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Directors
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2
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SECTION
1.07.
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Officers
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2
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ARTICLE
II
Effect
of the Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations;
Exchange of
Certificates
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SECTION
2.01.
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Effect
on Capital Stock
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3
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SECTION
2.02.
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Exchange
of Certificates
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4
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ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties
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SECTION
3.01.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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6
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SECTION
3.02.
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Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Sub
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33
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ARTICLE
IV
Covenants
Relating to Conduct of Business; No Solicitation
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SECTION
4.01.
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Conduct
of Business
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35
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SECTION
4.02.
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No
Solicitation
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40
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ARTICLE
V
Additional
Agreements
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SECTION
5.01.
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Preparation
of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders’ Meeting
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SECTION
5.02.
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Access
to Information; Confidentiality
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44
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Page
SECTION
5.03.
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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44
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SECTION
5.04.
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Company
Stock Options; ESPP; Warrants
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45
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SECTION
5.05.
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Indemnification;
Advancement of Expenses; Exculpation and Insurance
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47
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SECTION
5.06.
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Fees
and Expenses
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48
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SECTION
5.07.
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Public
Announcements
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48
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SECTION
5.08.
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Stockholder
Litigation
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49
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SECTION
5.09.
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Employee
Matters
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49
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SECTION
5.10.
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Stockholder
Agreement Legend
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50
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SECTION
5.11.
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Certain
Other Actions
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50
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ARTICLE
VI
Conditions
Precedent
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SECTION
6.01.
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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50
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SECTION
6.02.
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Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Sub
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51
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SECTION
6.03.
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Conditions
to Obligation of the Company
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52
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SECTION
6.04.
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Frustration
of Closing Conditions
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52
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ARTICLE
VII
Termination,
Amendment and Waiver
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SECTION
7.01.
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Termination
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53
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SECTION
7.02.
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Effect
of Termination
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54
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SECTION
7.03.
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Amendment
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54
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SECTION
7.04.
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Extension;
Waiver
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54
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SECTION
7.05.
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Procedure
for Termination or Amendment
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54
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ARTICLE
VIII
General
Provisions
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SECTION
8.01.
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Nonsurvival
of Representations and Warranties
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54
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SECTION
8.02.
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Notices
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55
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SECTION
8.03.
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Definitions
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56
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SECTION
8.04.
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Interpretation
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57
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SECTION
8.05.
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Consents
and Approvals
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57
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SECTION
8.06.
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Counterparts
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57
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SECTION
8.07.
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Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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57
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SECTION
8.08.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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57
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SECTION
8.09.
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Assignment
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58
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SECTION
8.10.
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Specific
Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction
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58
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SECTION
8.11.
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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58
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SECTION
8.12.
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Severability
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Page
Annex
I
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Index
of Defined Terms
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Exhibit
A
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Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
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AGREEMENT
AND
PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 16, 2005, among XXXXXXX
& XXXXXXX, a New Jersey corporation (“Parent”), EMERALD MERGER SUB, INC., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Sub”), and ANIMAS
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS
the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Sub has approved and declared
advisable, and the Board of Directors of Parent has approved, this Agreement
and
the merger of Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, whereby each issued
and
outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company (“Company Common Stock”), other than (i) shares of Company Common
Stock directly owned by Parent, Sub or the Company and (ii) the Appraisal
Shares, will be converted into the right to receive $24.50 in cash;
WHEREAS
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a
condition to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent and
certain stockholders of the Company (the “Principal Stockholders”) entered into
an agreement (the “Stockholder Agreement”) pursuant to which the Principal
Stockholders agreed to vote to, approve and adopt this Agreement and to take
certain other actions in furtherance of the consummation of the Merger upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement;
and
WHEREAS
Parent, Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe
various conditions to the Merger.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
The
Merger
SECTION
1.01. The
Merger.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”), Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time.
Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Sub shall
cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger
(the “Surviving Corporation”) and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and
obligations of Sub in accordance with the DGCL.
SECTION
1.02. Closing.
The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m. on a
date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later
than
the
second business day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law)
waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those
conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject
to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of those
conditions, at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Xxxxx LLP, Worldwide
Plaza, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, unless another
time, date or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company;
provided,
however,
that if
all the conditions set forth in Article VI shall not have been satisfied or
(to the extent permitted by law) waived on such second business day, then the
Closing shall take place on the first business day on which all such conditions
shall have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by law) waived. The date
on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing
Date”.
SECTION
1.03. Effective
Time.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as soon as practicable on the
Closing Date, the parties shall file with the Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware a certificate of merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) executed and
acknowledged by the parties in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
DGCL and, as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date, shall make all
other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. 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 later time as Parent and the Company
shall agree and shall specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger
becomes effective being the “Effective Time”).
SECTION
1.04. Effects
of the Merger.
The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the DGCL.
SECTION
1.05. Certificate
of Incorporation and By-laws.
(a) The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company (as amended, the “Company Certificate”) shall be amended at the
Effective Time to be in the form of Exhibit A and, as so amended, such
Company Certificate shall be the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or
by applicable law.
(b) The
By-laws of Sub, 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.
SECTION
1.06. Directors.
The
directors of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors
of the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal
or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the
case
may be.
SECTION
1.07. Officers.
The
officers of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers
of
the Surviving Corporation until the earlier of their resignation or removal
or
until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case
may be.
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ARTICLE
II
Effect
of the Merger on the Capital Stock of the
Constituent
Corporations; Exchange of Certificates
SECTION
2.01. 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 Company Common Stock or any shares of capital stock
of Parent or Sub:
(a) Capital
Stock of Sub.
Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Sub shall be converted
into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) Cancellation
of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock.
Each share of Company Common Stock that is directly owned by the Company, Parent
or Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be canceled
and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor.
(c) Conversion
of Company Common Stock.
Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior
to
the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with
Section 2.01(b) and the Appraisal Shares) shall be converted into the right
to receive $24.50 in cash, without interest (the “Merger Consideration”). At the
Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and
each holder of a certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented any such shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Certificate”)
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the Merger Consideration. As provided in Section 2.02(h), the right of any
holder of a Certificate to receive the Merger Consideration shall be subject
to
and reduced by the amount of any withholding that is required under applicable
tax law.
(d) Appraisal
Rights.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares (the
“Appraisal Shares”) of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time that are held by any holder who is entitled to
demand and properly demands appraisal of such Appraisal Shares pursuant to,
and
who complies in all respects with, the provisions of Section 262 of the
DGCL (“Section 262”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the
Merger Consideration as provided in Section 2.01(c), but instead such
holder shall be entitled to payment of the fair value of such Appraisal Shares
in accordance with the provisions of Section 262. At the Effective Time,
all Appraisal Shares shall no longer be outstanding, shall automatically be
canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of Appraisal Shares shall
cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
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receive
the fair value of such Appraisal Shares in accordance with the provisions of
Section 262. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such holder shall fail
to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the right to appraisal
under Section 262, or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine
that such holder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262,
then the right of such holder to be paid the fair value of such holder’s
Appraisal Shares under Section 262 shall cease and such Appraisal Shares
shall be deemed to have been converted at the Effective Time into, and shall
have become, the right to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 2.01(c). The Company shall serve prompt notice to Parent of any
demands for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock, and Parent shall
have the right to participate in and direct all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall
not, without the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment
with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, or agree to
do
any of the foregoing.
SECTION
2.02. Exchange
of Certificates.
(a) Paying
Agent.
Prior to
the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint JPMorgan Chase or another comparable
bank or trust company to act as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”) for the
payment of the Merger Consideration. At the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or cause the Surviving Corporation to deposit, with the Paying Agent,
for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, cash in an amount sufficient
to
pay the aggregate Merger Consideration required to be paid pursuant to
Section 2.01(c) (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange
Fund”).
(b) Exchange
Procedures.
As
soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause
the
Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (i) a form
of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected,
and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon proper
delivery of the Certificates to the Paying Agent and which shall be in customary
form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in
exchange for the Merger Consideration. Each holder of record of a Certificate
shall, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of such Certificate, together with
such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by the Paying Agent, be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor the amount of cash which the number of shares of Company Common Stock
previously represented by such Certificate shall have been converted into the
right to receive pursuant to Section 2.01(c), and the Certificate so
surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership
of Company Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of
the
Company, payment of the Merger Consideration may be made to a person other
than
the person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if such
Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for
transfer and the person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other
taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a person
other than the registered holder of such Certificate or establish to
the
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reasonable
satisfaction of Parent that such tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.02(b), each Certificate shall
be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right
to
receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration which the holder thereof
has the right to receive in respect of such Certificate pursuant to this
Article II. No interest shall be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to
holders of Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II.
(c) No
Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock.
All cash paid upon the surrender of Certificates in accordance with the terms
of
this Article II shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of
all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented
by such Certificates. At the close of business on the day on which the Effective
Time occurs, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there
shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of
the
Surviving Corporation of the shares of Company Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, any Certificate is presented to the Surviving Corporation for transfer,
it
shall be canceled against delivery of cash to the holder thereof as provided
in
this Article II.
(d) Termination
of the Exchange Fund.
Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders
of
the Certificates for six months after the Effective Time shall be delivered
to
Parent, upon demand, and any holders of the Certificates who have not
theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to
Parent for, and Parent shall remain liable for, payment of their claim for
the
Merger Consideration.
(e) No
Liability.
None of Parent, Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent
shall be liable to any person in respect of any cash from the Exchange Fund
properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law. If any Certificate shall not have been
surrendered prior to two years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior
to
such earlier date on which any Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat
to
or become the property of any Governmental Entity), any such Merger
Consideration shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the
property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person
previously entitled thereto.
(f) Investment
of Exchange Fund.
The
Paying Agent shall invest the cash in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent.
Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid
to
Parent.
(g) Lost
Certificates.
If
any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making
of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such person
of a
bond in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying
Agent
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shall
deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
applicable Merger Consideration with respect thereto.
(h) Withholding
Rights.
Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this
Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as
Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent is required to deduct
and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any provision of state, local or
foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to
the
appropriate taxing authority by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying
Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement
as having been paid to the holder of the shares of Company Common Stock in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent.
ARTICLE
III
Representations
and Warranties
SECTION
3.01. Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule (with specific reference to
the
particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information
set
forth in such disclosure schedule relates; provided,
however,
that
any information set forth in one section of the Company Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed to apply to each other Section or subsection thereof or hereof
to which its relevance is readily apparent on its face) delivered by the Company
to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure
Schedule”), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Sub as
follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power.
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been duly organized, and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or formation, as the case may be, and has all requisite power
and
authority and possesses all governmental licenses, permits, authorizations
and
approvals necessary to enable it to use its corporate or other name and to
own,
lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and other assets and to
carry
on its business as presently conducted and as currently proposed by its
management to be conducted, except where the failure to have such government
licenses, permits, authorizations or approvals individually or in the aggregate
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed
to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, other than in such jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified or licensed individually or in the
aggregate has not had and would not
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reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available
to
Parent, prior to the execution of this Agreement, complete and accurate copies
of the Company Certificate and its Amended and Restated By-laws (as amended,
the
“Company By-laws”), and the comparable organizational documents of each of its
Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date hereof. The Company has made
available to Parent complete and accurate copies of the minutes (or, in the
case
of minutes that have not yet been finalized, drafts thereof) of all meetings
of
the stockholders of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, the Board of
Directors of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and the committees of
each
of such Board of Directors, in each case held since January 1, 2002 and
prior to the date hereof.
(b) Subsidiaries. Section 3.01(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each of the Subsidiaries of the Company
and, for each such Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation
and, as of the date hereof, each jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is
qualified or licensed to do business. All the issued and outstanding shares
of
capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each such Subsidiary have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly
or
indirectly by the Company free and clear of all pledges, liens, charges,
encumbrances or security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever
(collectively, “Liens”), and free of any restriction on the right to vote, sell
or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other equity interests. Except
for
the capital stock of, or voting securities or equity interests in, its
Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock of, or other voting securities or equity interests in, any corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association or other entity.
(c) Capital
Structure. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.01 per share (“Company Preferred Stock”). At the close of business on
December 13, 2005, (i) 20,763,330 shares of Company Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, (ii) 0 shares of Company Common Stock were
held by the Company in its treasury, (iii) 10,266,667 shares of
Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the
1996 Incentive Stock Plan, the 1998 Equity Compensation Plan, the
2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the “ESPP”, and such plans, collectively, the “Company Stock Plans”), of which
2,118,891 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding
Company Stock Options, (iv) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were
issued or outstanding or were held by the Company as treasury shares and
(v) warrants to acquire 78,900 shares of Company Common Stock from the
Company pursuant to the warrant agreements set forth on Schedule 3.01(c) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule and previously delivered in complete and correct
form to Parent (the “Warrants”) were issued and outstanding. Except as set forth
above in this Section 3.01(c), at the close of business on December 13,
2005, no
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shares
of
capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company
were
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. There are no outstanding shares
of
Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock subject to vesting or
restrictions on transfer, stock appreciation rights, “phantom” stock rights,
performance units, rights to receive shares of Company Common Stock on a
deferred basis or other rights (other than Company Stock Options and Warrants)
that are linked to the value of Company Common Stock (collectively, but
exclusive of rights under the ESPP, “Company Stock-Based Awards”).
Section 3.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list, as of December 13, 2005, of all outstanding options to
purchase shares of Company Common Stock (collectively, but exclusive of rights
under the ESPP, “Company Stock Options”) under the Company Stock Plans or
otherwise, and all outstanding Warrants, the number of shares of Company Common
Stock (or other stock) subject thereto, the grant dates, expiration dates,
exercise or base prices (if applicable) and vesting schedules thereof and the
names of the holders thereof. All (i) outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock in respect of which the Company has a right under specified circumstances
to repurchase such shares by the Company at a fixed purchase price and
(ii) Company Stock Options are evidenced by stock option agreements or
other award agreements, in each case in the forms set forth in
Section 3.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and no stock option
agreement, restricted stock purchase agreement or other award agreement contains
terms that are inconsistent with such forms. Each Company Stock Option intended
to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so
qualifies and the exercise price of each other Company Stock Option is no less
than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock as determined
on
the date of grant of such Company Stock Option. As of the close of business
on
December 13, 2005, there were outstanding Company Stock Options to purchase
2,118,891 shares of Company Common Stock with exercise prices on a per
share basis lower than the Merger Consideration, and the weighted average
exercise price of such Company Stock Options was equal to $11.40. The maximum
number of shares of Company Common Stock that could be purchased with
accumulated payroll deductions under the ESPP at the close of business on
December 31, 2005 (assuming the fair market value of a share of Company Common
Stock on such date is equal to the Merger Consideration and payroll deductions
continue at the current rate) is 10,870. As of the close of business on December
13, 2005, there were outstanding Warrants to purchase 78,900 shares of Company
Common Stock with exercise prices on a per share basis lower than the Merger
Consideration. Each Company Stock Option may, by its terms, be canceled in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby for a lump sum cash payment
in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 5.04(a). All
Warrants may, by their terms, be canceled in exchange for a lump sum cash
payment in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 5.04(c). All
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares which
may
be issued pursuant to the Company Stock Options, the Warrants or rights under
the ESPP will be, when issued in accordance with the
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terms
thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
not
subject to preemptive rights. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into,
or
exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which
stockholders of the Company may vote. Except as set forth above in this
Section 3.01(c), (x) there are not issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding (A) any shares of capital stock or other voting securities or
equity interests of the Company, (B) any securities of the Company
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock
or
other voting securities or equity interests of the Company or (C) any
warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, and no obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to
issue, any capital stock, voting securities, equity interests or securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or voting
securities of the Company and (y) there are not any outstanding obligations
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any such securities or to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, any such securities. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any voting agreement with respect to the voting
of
any such securities. Except as set forth above in this Section 3.01(c),
there are no outstanding (1) securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of
capital stock or voting securities or equity interests of any Subsidiary of
the
Company, (2) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no obligation of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities, equity
interests or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
capital stock or voting securities of any Subsidiary of the Company or
(3) obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any such outstanding securities of any Subsidiary
of
the Company or to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered
or
sold, any such securities of any Subsidiary of the Company.
(d) Authority;
Noncontravention.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Stockholder Approval, to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, subject, in the case
of
the consummation of the Merger, to the obtaining of the Stockholder Approval.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
bankruptcy,
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insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and the availability of equitable remedies. The Board of Directors
of
the Company, at a meeting duly called and held at which all directors of the
Company were present, duly and unanimously adopted resolutions
(i) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) declaring that it
is in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company that the Company
enter into this Agreement and consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, (iii) directing that the adoption of this
Agreement be submitted as promptly as practicable to a vote at a meeting of
the
stockholders of the Company and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of
the Company adopt this Agreement, which resolutions, as of the date of this
Agreement, have not been subsequently rescinded, modified or withdrawn in any
way. The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or
result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or
lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in,
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss
of a
benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the
properties or other assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under,
(x) the Company Certificate or the Company By-laws or the comparable
organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries, (y) any loan or credit
agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture, lease or other contract,
agreement, obligation, commitment, arrangement, understanding, instrument,
permit, franchise or license, whether oral or written (each, including all
amendments thereto, a “Contract”), to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or any of their respective properties or other assets
is
subject or (z) subject to (i) the Stockholder Approval and
(ii) the governmental filings and the other matters referred to in the
following sentence, any (A) statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties or other assets or (B) order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment
or stipulation, in each case applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective properties or other assets, other than, in
the
case of clauses (y) and (z), any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults, rights, losses or Liens that individually or in the aggregate have
not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, any Federal, state, local or foreign
government, any court, administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency,
commission or authority or any non-governmental self-regulatory agency,
commission or authority (each, a “Governmental Entity”) is required by or with
respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation
of
the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
for
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(1) the
filing of a premerger notification and report form by the Company under the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (including
the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “HSR Act”), and the receipt,
termination or expiration, as applicable, of approvals or waiting periods
required under the HSR Act or any other applicable competition, merger control,
antitrust or similar law or regulation, (2) the filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of (A) a proxy statement relating to
the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of this Agreement (as amended
or
supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”) and (B) such reports
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”), as may be required in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (3) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware and appropriate documents with the relevant
authorities of other states in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is
qualified to do business, (4) any filings required under the rules and
regulations of the Nasdaq National Market and (5) such other consents,
approvals, orders, authorizations, actions, registrations, declarations and
filings the failure of which to be obtained or made individually or in the
aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(e) Company
SEC Documents.
(i) The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and
other documents (including exhibits and other information incorporated therein)
with the SEC required to be filed by the Company since May 11, 2004 (such
documents, together with any documents filed during such period by the Company
with the SEC on a voluntary basis on Current Reports on Form 8-K, the “Company
SEC Documents”). As of their respective filing dates, the Company SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the provisions of
the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (including the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act, and the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (including the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, “SOX”) applicable to such Company SEC Documents, and none of the
Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a 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. Except to the extent that information contained
in any Company SEC Document has been revised, amended, supplemented or
superseded by a later-filed Company SEC Document, none of the Company SEC
Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits 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, which individually or in the aggregate would require an
amendment, supplement or corrective filing to any such Company SEC Document.
Each of the financial statements (including any related notes) of the Company
included in the Company SEC Documents
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complied
at the time it was filed as to form in all material respects with the applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with
respect thereto in effect at the time of filing, has been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”)
(except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules and
regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly presented
in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company
and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated
results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed by the Company on or
after January 1, 2005 and publicly available prior to the date of this
Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities
or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise) which individually or in the aggregate have had or would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Subsidiaries of
the
Company are, or have at any time, been subject to the reporting requirements
of
Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(ii) Each
of the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial
officer of the Company (or each former principal executive officer of the
Company and each former principal financial officer of the Company, as
applicable) has made all applicable certifications required by Rule 13a-14
or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX with
respect to the Company SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such
certifications are true and accurate. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal
executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings
given to such terms in SOX. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has
outstanding, or has arranged any outstanding, “extensions of credit” to
directors or executive officers within the meaning of Section 402 of
SOX.
(iii) The
Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance (A) that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP,
consistently applied, (B) that transactions are executed only in accordance
with the authorization of management and (C) regarding prevention or timely
detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s
assets.
(iv) The
“disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) utilized by the Company are reasonably designed
to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required
to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under
the
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Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such information
required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure and to enable the chief executive officer and chief financial officer
of the Company to make the certifications required under the Exchange Act with
respect to such reports.
(v) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment
to
become a party to, any joint venture, off balance sheet partnership or any
similar Contract (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any
transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including
any
structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on
the
other hand or any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in
Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act)), where the result,
purpose or intended effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any
material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries in the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s published financial
statements or other Company SEC Documents.
(vi) Since
January 1, 2003, the Company has not received any oral or written
notification of any (x) “significant deficiency” or (y) “material
weakness” in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. There is
no outstanding “significant deficiency” or “material weakness” which the
Company’s independent accountants certify has not been appropriately and
adequately remedied by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms
“significant deficiency” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings
assigned to them in Release 2004-001 of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board, as in effect on the date hereof.
(f) Information
Supplied.
None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the
Company specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the stockholders of the
Company and at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, 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 are made, not misleading, except that no
representation, warranty or covenant is made by the Company with respect to
statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information
supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Sub in writing specifically for inclusion
or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement will
comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange
Act.
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(g) Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement and except
as
disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed by the Company and publicly
available prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Filed Company SEC
Documents”) or as expressly permitted pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(i)
through (xvi), since the date of the most recent audited financial statements
included in the Filed Company SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries
have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice, and there has not been any Material Adverse
Change, and from such date until the date hereof there has not been (i) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any purchase, redemption or other
acquisition by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of capital
stock or any other securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire such shares or other securities,
(iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any capital stock of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any issuance or the authorization
of
any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for shares of their respective capital stock,
(iv) (A) any granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any
current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company
or
its Subsidiaries of any increase in compensation, bonus or fringe or other
benefits or any granting of any type of compensation or benefits to any current
or former director, officer, employee or consultant not previously receiving
or
entitled to receive such type of compensation or benefit, except for normal
increases in cash compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or as was required under any Company Benefit Agreement or
Company Benefit Plan in effect as of the date of the most recent audited
financial statements included in the Filed Company SEC Documents, (B) any
granting by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any current or former
director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any right to receive any increase in severance or termination
pay, or (C) any entry by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries into, or
any amendments of (1) any employment, deferred compensation, consulting,
severance, change of control, termination or indemnification agreement or any
other agreement, plan or policy with or involving any current or former
director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or (2) any agreement with any current or former director,
officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
the
benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are materially altered,
upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Company of a nature
contemplated by this Agreement (all such agreements under this clause (C),
collectively, “Company
Benefit Agreements”), (D) any adoption of, any amendment to or any
termination of any Company Benefit Plan, or (E) any payment of any benefit
under, or the grant of any award under, or any amendment to, or termination
of,
any bonus, incentive, performance or other compensation plan or arrangement,
Company Benefit
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Agreement
or Company Benefit Plan (including in respect of stock options, “phantom” stock,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, “phantom” stock rights, restricted
stock units, deferred stock units, performance stock units or other stock-based
or stock-related awards or the removal or modification of any restrictions
in
any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan or awards made thereunder)
except for normal increases in cash compensation in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or as required to comply with applicable
law or any Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan in effect as of
the
date of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Filed
Company SEC Documents, (v) any damage, destruction or loss to any asset of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not covered by insurance,
that individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) any change in accounting methods,
principles or practices by the Company materially affecting its assets,
liabilities or businesses, except insofar as may have been required by a change
in GAAP or (vii) any material tax election or any settlement or compromise
of any material income tax liability.
(h) Litigation.
Except as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents, there is no suit, action
or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
assets that individually or in the aggregate has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any judgment, decree,
injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding
against, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, investigation by any Governmental
Entity involving, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective assets that individually or in the aggregate has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Contracts.
(i) Except as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents and except with
respect to licenses and other agreements relating to intellectual property,
which are the subject of Section 3.01(p), as of the date hereof, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, and none of their
respective properties or other assets is subject to, any Contract that is of
a
nature required to be filed as an exhibit to a report or filing under the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge
of
the Company, any other party thereto is in violation of or in default under
(nor
does there exist any condition which upon the passage of time or the giving
of
notice or both would cause such a violation of or default under) any Contract,
to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or other assets
is bound, except for violations or defaults that individually or in the
aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has entered
into
any Contract with any Affiliate of the Company that is currently in effect
other
than agreements that are
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disclosed
in the Filed Company SEC Documents. None of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or otherwise bound by any agreement or covenant
(A)
restricting the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ ability to compete or by any
agreement or covenant restricting in any respect the research, development,
distribution, sale, supply, license, marketing or manufacturing of products
or
services of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (B) containing a right of
first refusal, right of first negotiation or right of first offer or (C)
containing any material indemnity obligations to third parties.
(ii) Each
employee, contractor or consultant of the Company and its Subsidiaries who
has
proprietary knowledge of or information relating to the manufacturing processes,
or the formulation of the products, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has executed and delivered to the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the
Company an agreement or agreements, substantially in the form(s) set forth
in
Section 3.01(i)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, restricting such
person’s right to (A) use and disclose confidential information of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries and (B) enter into certain employment, consulting
or
similar contractual relationships with companies that are competitors of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for a specified period of time.
(j) Compliance
with Laws; Environmental Matters.
(i) Except with respect to Environmental Laws, the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and taxes, which are the
subjects of Sections 3.01(j)(ii), 3.01(l) and 3.01(n), respectively, and
except as set forth in the Filed Company SEC Documents, each of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all statutes, laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations, judgments, orders and decrees of any Governmental Entity applicable
to it, its properties or other assets or its business or operations
(collectively, “Legal Provisions”), except for failures to be in compliance that
individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has in effect all approvals, authorizations, certificates, filings,
franchises, licenses, notices and permits of or with all Governmental Entities
(collectively, “Permits”), including all Permits under the Federal Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended (including the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, the “FDCA”), and the regulations of the Federal Food and
Drug Administration (the “FDA”) promulgated thereunder, necessary for it to own,
lease or operate its properties and other assets and to carry on its business
and operations as presently conducted and as currently proposed by its
management to be conducted, except where the failure to have such Permits
individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has occurred no default under,
or violation of, any such Permit, except for any such default or violation
that
individually or in the aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Merger,
in
and of itself, would not cause the revocation or cancellation of any such Permit
that
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individually
or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company, no material action, demand, requirement
or investigation by any Governmental Entity and no material suit, action or
proceeding by any other person, in each case with respect to the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or other assets under
any Legal Provision, is pending or threatened.
(ii) Except
for those matters disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents: (A) each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and has been, in compliance in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws and has obtained and complied with all
material Permits required under any Environmental Laws to own, lease or operate
its properties or other assets and to carry on its business and operations
as
presently conducted and as currently proposed by its management to be conducted;
(B) to the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no Releases or
threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials in, on, under or affecting any
properties currently or
formerly
owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would
require investigation or clean-up under Environmental Laws; (C) there is no
material investigation, suit, claim, action or proceeding pending, or to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under Environmental Laws, and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
notice
of any such investigation, suit, claim, action or proceeding; (D) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to material restrictions
on
the sale or distribution of its products as a result of any existing, pending
or
proposed requirement of Environmental Law and such products are not subject
to
material restrictions regarding post-consumer use handling or recycling;
(E) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or
assumed by contract or operation of law or otherwise, any material obligation,
liability, order, settlement, judgment, injunction or decree relating to or
arising under Environmental Laws; and (F) there are no facts, circumstances
or conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any
material investigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding or liability against
or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under
Environmental Laws. The term “Environmental Laws” means all applicable Federal,
state, local and foreign laws (including common law), statutes, rules,
regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions,
notices, Permits, treaties or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered
into by any Governmental Entity, relating in any way to the environment,
preservation or reclamation of natural resources or endangered species, the
presence, management, Release or threat of Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous
Materials (including any requirements related to the sale, labelling or
recycling of electronic equipment), or to human health and safety. The term
“Hazardous Materials” means (1) metals (including lead, mercury or
cadmium), petroleum products and by-products, asbestos and asbestos-containing
materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, medical or infectious wastes,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive
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substances,
chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone-depleting substances or (2) any
chemical, material, substance, waste, pollutant or contaminant that is
prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to any Environmental Law. The
term “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing or
migrating into or through the environment or any natural or man-made
structure.
(k) Absence
of Changes in Company Benefit Plans; Labor Relations.
Except as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents or as expressly permitted
pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(i) through (xvi), since the date of the most recent
audited financial statements included in the Filed Company SEC Documents, there
has not been any adoption or amendment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of any collective bargaining agreement or any employment, bonus, pension, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock ownership, stock
purchase, stock appreciation, restricted stock, stock option, “phantom” stock,
performance, retirement, thrift, savings, stock bonus, paid time off,
perquisite, fringe benefit, vacation, severance, disability, death benefit,
hospitalization, medical, welfare benefit or other plan, program, policy,
arrangement, agreement or understanding (whether or not legally binding)
maintained, contributed to or required to be maintained or contributed to by
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other person or entity that, together
with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b),
(c), (m) or (o) of the Code (each, a “Commonly Controlled Entity”), in each case
providing benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or
consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company
Benefit Plans”), or any material change in any actuarial or other assumption
used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Pension Plans,
or any change in the manner in which contributions to any Company Pension Plans
are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, other than
amendments or other changes as required to ensure that such Company Benefit
Plan
is not then out of compliance with applicable law, or reasonably determined
by
the Company to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the qualified status
of a
Company Pension Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Any shares of
capital stock, options, rights, warrants or other securities issued, granted
or
purchased under any Company Benefit Plan have been issued, granted or purchased
in compliance with applicable Legal Provisions. Except as disclosed in the
Filed
Company SEC Documents, there exist no currently binding Company Benefit
Agreements. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. As of the date hereof, none of
the
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any
union
with respect to their employment by the Company or such Subsidiary. As of the
date hereof, since January 1, 2002, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has experienced any labor disputes, union organization attempts
or
work stoppages, slowdowns or lockouts due to labor disagreements.
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(l) ERISA
Compliance.
(i) Section 3.01(l)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of each Company Benefit Plan that is an “employee
pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) (sometimes
referred to herein as a “Company Pension Plan”), each Company Benefit Plan that
is an “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA)
and all other Company Benefit Plans. The Company has provided to Parent complete
and accurate copies of (A) each Company Benefit Plan (or, in the case of
any unwritten Company Benefit Plans, descriptions thereof), (B) the two
most recent annual reports on Form 5500 required to be filed with the
Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) with respect to each Company Benefit Plan
(if any such report was required), (C) the most recent summary plan
description for each Company Benefit Plan for which such summary plan
description is required and (D) each trust agreement and insurance or group
annuity contract relating to any Company Benefit Plan. Each Company Benefit
Plan
has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms.
The
Company, its Subsidiaries and all the Company Benefit Plans are all in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the
Code and all other applicable laws, including laws of foreign jurisdictions,
and
the terms of all collective bargaining agreements.
(ii) All
Company Pension Plans intended to be tax-qualified have received favorable
determination letters from the IRS with respect to “TRA” (as defined in
Section 1 of Rev. Proc. 93-39), and have timely filed with the IRS
determination letter applications (or have received such a determination letter)
with respect to “GUST” (as defined in Section 1 of Notice 2001-42) and
the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, to the effect
that such Company Pension Plans are qualified and exempt from Federal income
taxes under Sections 401(a) and 501(a), respectively, of the Code, no such
determination letter has been revoked (or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
has
revocation been threatened) and no event has occurred since the date of the
most
recent determination letter or application therefor relating to any such Company
Pension Plan that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
qualification of such Company Pension Plan or materially increase the costs
relating thereto or require security under Section 307 of ERISA. All
Company Pension Plans required to have been approved by any foreign Governmental
Entity have been so approved, no such approval has been revoked (or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, has revocation been threatened) and no event has
occurred since the date of the most recent approval or application therefor
relating to any such Company Pension Plan that would reasonably be expected
to
materially affect any such approval relating thereto or materially increase
the
costs relating thereto. The Company has delivered to Parent a complete and
accurate copy of the most recent determination letter received prior to the
date
hereof with respect to each Company Pension Plan, as well as a complete and
accurate copy of each pending application for a determination letter, if any.
The Company has also provided to Parent a complete and accurate list of
all
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amendments
to any Company Pension Plan as to which a favorable determination letter has
not
yet been received.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has (A) maintained,
contributed to or been required to contribute to any Company Benefit Plan that
is subject to Title IV of ERISA or (B) has any unsatisfied liability
under Title IV of ERISA.
(iv) All
reports, returns and similar documents with respect to all Company Benefit
Plans
required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or distributed to any Company
Benefit Plan participant have been duly and timely filed or distributed in
all
material respects. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice of, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no investigations
by
any Governmental Entity with respect to, termination proceedings or other claims
(except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company
Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings against or involving any Company Benefit
Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Company Benefit
Plan that would give rise to any material liability, and, to the Knowledge
of
the Company, there are not any facts that could give rise to any material
liability in the event of any such investigation, claim, suit or
proceeding.
(v) All
contributions, premiums and benefit payments under or in connection with the
Company Benefit Plans that are required to have been made as of the date hereof
in accordance with the terms of the Company Benefit Plans have been timely
made
or have been reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet filed
or
incorporated by reference into the Filed Company SEC Documents. Neither any
Company Pension Plan nor any single-employer plan of any Commonly Controlled
Entity has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as such term is defined in
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not
waived.
(vi) With
respect to each Company Benefit Plan, (A) there has not occurred any prohibited
transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective employees, or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any
trustee, administrator or other fiduciary of such Company Benefit Plan, or
any
agent of the foregoing, has engaged that would reasonably be expected to subject
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective employees,
or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, a trustee, administrator or other fiduciary
of
any trust created under any Company Benefit Plan, to the tax or penalty on
prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or the
sanctions imposed under Title I of ERISA and (B) neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any trustee,
administrator or other fiduciary of any Company Benefit Plan nor any agent
of
any of the foregoing, has engaged in any transaction or acted in a manner,
or
failed to act in a manner, that would
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reasonably
be expected to subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any trustee, administrator or other fiduciary, to
any
liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA or any other applicable
law.
No Company Benefit Plan or related trust has been terminated during the last
five years, nor has there been any “reportable event” (as that term is defined
in Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day reporting requirement has
not been waived with respect to any Company Benefit Plan during the last five
years, and no notice of a reportable event will be required to be filed in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(vii) Section 3.01(l)(vii)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule discloses whether each Company Benefit Plan
that is an employee welfare benefit plan is (A) unfunded or self-insured,
(B) funded through a “welfare benefit fund”, as such term is defined in
Section 419(e) of the Code, or other funding mechanism or (C) insured.
Each such employee welfare benefit plan may be amended or terminated (including
with respect to benefits provided to retirees and other former employees)
without material liability (other than benefits then payable under such plan
without regard to such amendment or termination) to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries at any time after the Effective Time. Each of the Company and
its
Subsidiaries complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of Section 4980B(f) of the Code, Sections 601-609 of ERISA or any similar
state or local law with respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is a group
health plan, as such term is defined in Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code or
such state statute. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
material obligations for retiree health or life insurance benefits under any
Company Benefit Plan (other than for continuation coverage required under
Section 4980B(f) of the Code).
(viii) None
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement,
the
obtaining of the Stockholder Approval or the consummation of the Merger or
any
other transaction expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Stockholder
Agreement (including as a result of any termination of employment on or
following the Effective Time) will (A) entitle any current or former
director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to severance or termination pay, (B) accelerate the time of
payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust
or otherwise) of, compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable
or
trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any Company Benefit Plan
or
Company Benefit Agreement or (C) result in any breach or violation of, or a
default under, any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement. The total
amount of all cash compensation and benefit payments and the fair market value
of all non-cash benefits (other than Company Stock Options) that may become
payable or provided to any director, officer, employee or consultant of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Company Benefit Agreements
(assuming for such purpose that such individuals’ employment were
terminated
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immediately
following the Effective Time as if the Effective Time were the date hereof)
will
not exceed the amount set forth in Section 3.01(l)(viii) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(ix) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability or
obligations, including under or on account of a Company Benefit Plan, arising
out of the hiring of persons to provide services to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and treating such persons as consultants or independent contractors
and not as employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(x) No
deduction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any
“applicable employee remuneration” (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code) has been disallowed or is subject to disallowance by reason of
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(m) No
Excess Parachute Payments.
Other than payments or benefits that may be made to the persons listed in
Section 3.01(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (“Primary Company
Executives”), no amount or other entitlement or economic benefit that could be
received (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) as a result
of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement, the
obtaining of the Stockholder Approval, the consummation of the Merger or any
other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement
(including as a result of termination of employment on or following the
Effective Time) by or for the benefit of any director, officer, employee or
consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates who is a “disqualified
individual” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.280G-1) under any Company Benefit Plan, Company Benefit Agreement
or otherwise would be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” (as such
term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code), and no disqualified
individual is entitled to receive any additional payment from the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, the Surviving Corporation or any other person in the event
that the excise tax required by Section 4999(a) of the Code is imposed on
such disqualified individual (a “Parachute Gross Up Payment”).
Section 3.01(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, calculated
as of the date of this Agreement, (i) the “base amount” (as such term is
defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) for each Primary Company
Executive and each other disqualified individual (defined as set forth above)
whose Company Stock Options will vest pursuant to their terms in connection
with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement, the
obtaining of the Stockholder Approval, the consummation of the Merger or any
other transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement
(including as a result of any termination of employment on or following the
Effective Time) and (ii) the estimated maximum amount of “parachute
payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code that could be paid or
provided to each Primary Company Executive as a result of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement,
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the
Stockholder Agreement, the obtaining of the Stockholder Approval, the
consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this
Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement (including as a result of any termination
of employment on or following the Effective Time).
(n) Taxes.
(i) Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and each Company Consolidated
Group has filed or has caused to be filed in a timely manner (within any
applicable extension period) all tax returns required to be filed with any
taxing authority pursuant to the Code (and any applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations) or applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. All such tax
returns are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been
prepared in substantial compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and each Company Consolidated Group has
timely paid or caused to be paid (or the Company has paid on its behalf) all
taxes due and owing, and the most recent financial statements contained in
the
Filed Company SEC Documents reflect an adequate reserve (determined in
accordance with GAAP) (excluding any reserves for deferred taxes established
to
reflect timing differences between book and tax income) for all taxes payable
by
the Company and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and portions thereof
accrued through the date of such financial statements.
(ii) No
tax return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Consolidated
Group is or has ever been under audit or examination by any taxing authority,
and no notice of such an audit or examination has been received by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Consolidated Group. There is no
deficiency, refund litigation, proposed adjustment or matter in controversy
with
respect to any material amount of taxes due and owing by the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or any Company Consolidated Group. Each deficiency resulting
from any completed audit or examination relating to taxes by any taxing
authority has been timely paid or is being contested in good faith and has
been
reserved for on the books of the Company. The relevant statute of limitation
is
closed with respect to Federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns
of
the Company, its Subsidiaries and any Company Consolidated Group for all years
through December 31, 2001. There is no currently effective agreement or
other document extending, or having the effect of extending, the period of
assessment or collection of any taxes of the Company or its Subsidiaries or
any
Company Consolidated Group, nor has any request been made for any such
extension, and no power of attorney (other than powers of attorney authorizing
employees of the Company to act on behalf of the Company) with respect to any
taxes has been executed or filed with any taxing authority.
(iii) None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include in a
taxable period ending after the Effective Time taxable income attributable
to
income that accrued (for purposes of the financial statements of the Company
included in the Filed Company SEC Documents) in a prior taxable
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period
(or portion of a taxable period) but was not recognized for tax purposes in
any
prior taxable period as a result of (A) the installment method of
accounting, (B) the completed contract method of accounting, (C) the
long-term contract method of accounting, (D) the cash method of accounting
or Section 481 of the Code or (E) any comparable provisions of state
or local tax law, domestic or foreign, or for any other reason, other than
any
amounts that are specifically reflected in a reserve for taxes on the financial
statements of the Company included in the Filed Company SEC
Documents.
(iv) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable statutes, laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of
any
material amount of taxes (including withholding of taxes pursuant to
Sections 1441, 1442, 3121 and 3402 of the Code and similar provisions under
any Federal, state, local or foreign tax laws) and have, within the time and
the
manner prescribed by law, withheld from and paid over to the proper governmental
authorities all material amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under
applicable laws.
(v) Within
the two-year period ending on the Closing Date, none of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” as such terms are defined in Section 355 of the Code in
a distribution of stock outside of the affiliated group of which the Company
is
the common parent qualifying or intended to qualify for tax-free treatment
(in
whole or in part) under Section 355(a) or 361 of the Code.
(vi) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries joins or has joined, for any taxable
period in the filing of any affiliated, aggregate, consolidated, combined or
unitary tax return, other than tax returns for the affiliated, aggregate,
consolidated, combined or unitary group of which the Company is the common
parent.
(vii) No
claim has ever been made by any authority in a jurisdiction where any of the
Company or its Subsidiaries does not file a tax return that it is, or may be,
subject to a material amount of tax by that jurisdiction.
(viii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any tax
sharing agreement, tax indemnity obligation or similar agreement, arrangement
or
practice with respect to taxes (including any advance pricing agreement, closing
agreement or other agreement relating to taxes with any taxing
authority).
(ix) To
the Knowledge of the Company, the net operating losses of the Company through
December 31, 2004, are subject to limitations on their use as set forth in
the
June 7, 2005, letter addressed to the Company by Smart and Associates, LLP,
a
copy of which was provided to Parent. The Company has
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reviewed
the representations and assumptions in the letter and they are complete and
accurate in all material respects.
(x) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any “listed
transaction” and, to the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has entered into any “reportable transaction” (each as
defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)) during the five years prior
to the date of this Agreement.
(xi) No
taxing authority has asserted any material liens for taxes with respect to
any
assets or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for statutory
liens for taxes not yet due and payable.
(xii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a United States real property
holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code
during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code.
(xiii) As
used in this Agreement (A) “tax” or “taxes” shall include (whether disputed
or not) all (x) Federal, state, local and foreign income, property, sales,
use, excise, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, capital gain,
alternative minimum, transfer and other taxes and similar governmental charges,
including any interest, penalties and additions with respect thereto,
(y) liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clause (x) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined, unitary or aggregate group and (z) 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 (x)
or (y); (B) “Company Consolidated Group” means any affiliated group within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, or any other similar state, local
or foreign law, in which the Company (or any Subsidiary of the Company) is
or
has ever been a member or any group of corporations with which the Company
files, has filed or is or was required to file an affiliated, consolidated,
combined, unitary or aggregate tax return; (C) “taxing authority” means any
Federal, state, local or foreign government, any subdivision, agency, commission
or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body exercising tax regulatory
authority; and (D) “tax return” or “tax returns” means all returns, declarations
of estimated tax payments, reports, estimates, information returns and
statements, including any related or supporting information with respect to
any
of foregoing, filed or to be filed with any taxing authority in connection
with
the determination, assessment, collection or administration of any
taxes.
(o) Title
to Properties.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to or valid
leasehold or sublease interests or other comparable contract rights in or
relating to all of its real properties and other
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tangible
assets necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted and
as
currently proposed by its management to be conducted, except as have been
disposed of in the ordinary course of business and except for defects in title,
easements, restrictive covenants and similar encumbrances that individually
or
in the aggregate have not materially interfered with, and would not reasonably
be expected to materially interfere with, its ability to conduct its business
as
presently conducted and as currently proposed by its management to be conducted.
All such properties and other assets, other than properties and other assets
in
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a leasehold or sublease
interest or other comparable contract right, are free and clear of all Liens,
except for Liens that individually or in the aggregate have not materially
interfered with, and would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere
with, the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct their
respective businesses as presently conducted and as currently proposed by its
management to be conducted.
(ii) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with the
terms of all leases or subleases to which it is a party and under which it
is in
occupancy, and all leases to which the Company is a party and under which it
is
in occupancy are in full force and effect, except for such noncompliance or
failure to be in full force and effect that individually or in the aggregate
has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in possession of the properties
or
assets purported to be leased under all its material leases. None of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any event or
occurrence that has resulted or could result (with or without the giving of
notice, the lapse of time or both) in a default with respect to any material
lease or sublease to which it is a party.
(p) Intellectual
Property.
(i) Subject to Sections 3.01(p)(ii) and 3.01(p)(v), each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries owns, or is validly licensed or otherwise has
the
right to use (without any obligation to make any fixed or contingent payments,
including royalty payments), all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
trade
dress, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, domain names, service
marks, service xxxx rights, copyrights, software, technical know-how and other
proprietary intellectual property rights and computer programs other than
commercial off the shelf software (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”)
which are material to the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all Liens. The
Company has the legal power to convey the rights granted to it under any license
for any Intellectual Property Right taken by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
The Company is not subject to any contractual, legal or other restriction on
the
use of any Intellectual Property Rights which are owned by or licensed to the
Company.
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(ii) To
the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not nor has any of its
Subsidiaries infringed or is infringing (including with respect to the
development, clinical testing, manufacture, use or sale by the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries of their respective commercial products or of their respective
Intellectual Property Rights) the valid rights of any person with regard to
any
Intellectual Property Right which individually or in the aggregate have had
or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge
of the Company, no person or persons has infringed or are infringing the rights
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Intellectual
Property Right in a manner which individually or in the aggregate has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) No
material claims are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
with
regard to the ownership or licensing by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of any of their respective Intellectual Property Rights.
(iv) Section 3.01(p)(iv)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, a complete
and accurate list of all patents and applications therefor, registered
trademarks and applications therefor, domain name registrations (if any) and
copyright registrations (if any), that, in each case, are owned by or licensed
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All patents and patent applications
required to be listed in Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule are either (a) owned by, or are subject to an obligation of
assignment to, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company free and clear of
all
Liens or (b) licensed to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company free and
clear (to the Knowledge of the Company) of all Liens. The patent applications
listed in Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule that are
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are (and such applications
that
are licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are to the Company’s
Knowledge) pending and have not been abandoned, and have been and continue
to be
timely prosecuted. All patents, registered trademarks and applications therefor
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been (and all such patents,
registered trademarks and applications licensed to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have been to the Company’s Knowledge) duly registered and/or filed
with or issued by each appropriate Governmental Entity in the jurisdiction
indicated in Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all
necessary affidavits of continuing use have been (or, with respect to licenses,
to the Company’s Knowledge have been) timely filed, and all necessary
maintenance fees have been (or, with respect to licenses, to the Company’s
Knowledge have been) timely paid to continue all such rights in effect. None
of
the patents listed in Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has (and
no
such patents that are licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
to
the Company’s Knowledge) expired or been declared invalid, in whole or in part,
by any Governmental Entity. There are no material ongoing oppositions or
cancellations
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or
other
proceedings involving any of the trademarks or trademark applications listed
in
Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or to the Knowledge of the Company, licensed
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries). There are no material ongoing
interferences, oppositions, reissues, reexaminations or other proceedings
involving any of the patents or patent applications listed in
Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or to the Company’s Knowledge, licensed to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), including ex parte and post-grant
proceedings, in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any foreign
patent office or similar administrative agency. To the Knowledge of the Company,
there are no published patents, patent applications, articles or other prior
art
references that could adversely affect the validity of any patent listed in
Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule in a material way.
Each of the patents and patent applications listed in Section 3.01(p)(iv)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule that are owned by the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries properly identifies (and to the Knowledge of the Company such
patents and applications licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
properly identify) each and every inventor of the claims thereof as determined
in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such patent is issued
or such patent application is pending. Each inventor named on the patents and
patent applications listed in Section 3.01(p)(iv) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has executed
(and such inventors named on such patents and applications licensed to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company’s Knowledge have executed) an
agreement assigning his, her or its entire right, title and interest in and
to
such patent or patent application, and the inventions embodied and claimed
therein, to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, or in the case of
licensed Patents, to the appropriate owners. To the Knowledge of the Company,
no
such inventor has any contractual or other obligation that would preclude any
such assignment or otherwise conflict with the obligations of such inventor
to
the Company or such Subsidiary under such agreement with the Company or such
Subsidiary.
(v) Section 3.01(p)(v)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of
all options, rights, licenses or interests of any kind relating to Intellectual
Property Rights granted (i) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than software licenses for generally available software and except pursuant
to
employee proprietary inventions agreements (or similar employee agreements),
non-disclosure agreements and consulting agreements entered into by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business), or (ii) by
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any other person (including any
obligations of such other person to make any fixed or contingent payments,
including royalty payments). All obligations for payment of monies by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such options, rights,
licenses or interests have been satisfied in a timely manner.
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(vi) The Company and its Affiliates have used reasonable efforts and
taken all commercially necessary steps to maintain their trade secrets in
confidence, including the development of a policy for the protection of
intellectual property and periodic training for all employees of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries on the implementation of such policy; requiring all employees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries to execute confidentiality agreements with
respect to intellectual property developed for or obtained from the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries; making reasonable efforts to advise employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries that were voluntarily or involuntarily severed
from
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of their continuing obligation to
maintain such trade secrets in confidence; and entering into licenses and
Contracts that generally require licensees, contractors and other third persons
with access to such trade secrets to keep such trade secrets confidential (which
licenses and Contracts will be enforceable to the extent sufficient to fully
exploit all such trade secrets).
(vii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and compliance by the Company with the provisions
of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach
of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or
give
rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration
of
any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation
of
any Lien in or upon, any Intellectual Property Right. Section 3.01(p)(vii)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, all
Contracts under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to
make payments to third parties for use of any Intellectual Property Rights
with
respect to the commercialization of any products that are, as of the date
hereof, being sold, manufactured by or under development by the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
(q) Voting
Requirements.
The
affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock at the Stockholders’ Meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof to adopt this Agreement (the “Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of
the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Company necessary
to
adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(r) State
Takeover Statutes.
The
Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously approved the terms of this
Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement and the consummation of the Merger
and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stockholder
Agreement, and such approval represents all the actions necessary to render
inapplicable to this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement,
the restrictions on “business combinations” set forth in Section 203 of the
DGCL, to the extent
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such
restrictions would otherwise be applicable to this Agreement, the Stockholder
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Stockholder Agreement. No other state takeover statute or similar
statute or regulation applies to this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement,
the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Stockholder Agreement.
(s) Brokers
and Other Advisors.
No
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person (other than Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. (“Piper”)), the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the
Company, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other
similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
The
Company has delivered to Parent complete and accurate copies of all Contracts
under which any such fees or expenses are payable and all indemnification and
other agreements related to the engagement of the persons to whom such fees
are
payable. The fees and expenses of all accountants, brokers, financial advisors
(including Piper), legal counsel (including Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP), financial
printers and other persons retained by the Company incurred or to be incurred
by
the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not exceed the amount
set
forth in Section 3.01(s) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(t) Opinion
of Financial Advisor.
The
Board of Directors of the Company has received the written opinion of Piper,
dated the date hereof, to the effect that, as of such date, the Merger
Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of shares
of Company Common Stock. A signed copy of the written opinion of Piper has
been
or promptly will be delivered to Parent.
(u) Research,
Development, Distribution, Marketing, Supply and Manufacturing
Agreements.
(i) Section 3.01(u) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as
of the date hereof, a complete and accurate list of all Contracts to which
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party relating to research,
clinical trial, development, distribution, sale, supply, license, marketing,
co-promotion or manufacturing by third parties of (x) products (including
products under development) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company,
(y)
products (including products under development) licensed by the Company or
any
Subsidiary of the Company, or (z) the Intellectual Property Rights of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (collectively, all such Contracts,
the
“Specified Contracts”). The Company has made available to Parent a complete and
accurate copy of each Specified Contract.
(ii) None
of the Specified Contracts (A) grants, or obligates the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company to grant, an exclusive right (or, in the case of
any
product that has not been approved for commercial sale in the United States,
any
right) to such third party for the research, clinical trial,
development,
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distribution,
sale, supply, license, marketing, co-promotion or manufacturing of any such
product, patent or other Intellectual Property Right, (B) provides for the
payment by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of any early termination
fees or (C) requires or obligates the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company to purchase specified minimum amounts of any product or to perform
or
conduct research, clinical trials or development for any person other than
the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
(v) Regulatory
Compliance.
(i) As to each product or product candidate subject to the FDCA or similar
Legal Provisions in any foreign jurisdiction that is or has been developed,
manufactured, tested, distributed or marketed by or on behalf of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries (each such product or product candidate, a “Medical
Device”), each such Medical Device is being or has been developed, manufactured,
tested, distributed and/or marketed in compliance with all applicable
requirements under the FDCA and similar Legal Provisions, including those
relating to investigational use, premarket clearance or marketing approval
to
market a Medical Device, good manufacturing practices, good clinical practices,
good laboratory practices, labeling, advertising, record keeping, filing of
reports and security, except for failures in compliance that individually or
in
the aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notice or other communication from the FDA or any other
Governmental Entity (A) contesting the premarket clearance or approval of,
the
uses of or the labeling and promotion of any products of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries or (B) otherwise alleging any material violation applicable
to
any Medical Device by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Legal
Provision.
(ii) Except
as disclosed in the Filed Company SEC Documents, no Medical Device is under
consideration by senior management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
for, or has been recalled, withdrawn, suspended or discontinued by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States or outside the United States
(whether voluntarily or otherwise). No proceedings in the United States or
outside of the United States of which the Company has Knowledge (whether
completed or pending) seeking the recall, withdrawal, suspension, seizure or
discontinuance of any Medical Device are pending against the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries nor have any such proceedings been pending at any prior
time.
(iii) As
to each Medical Device of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which
a
premarket approval application, premarket notification, investigational device
exemption or similar state or foreign regulatory application has been cleared
or
approved, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with 21 U.S.C.
§§
360 and 360e and 21 C.F.R. Parts 812 or 814, respectively, and similar Legal
Provisions and all terms and conditions of such applications,
except
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for
any
such failure or failures to be in compliance which individually or in the
aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. In addition, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in substantial
compliance with all applicable registration and listing requirements set forth
in 21 U.S.C. § 360 and 21 C.F.R. Part 807 and all similar Legal
Provisions.
(iv) No
article of any Medical Device manufactured and/or distributed by the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries is (A) adulterated within the meaning of 21 U.S.C.
§ 351 (or similar Legal Provisions), (B) misbranded within the meaning of
21 U.S.C. § 352 (or similar Legal Provisions) or (C) a product that is
in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 360 or 360e (or similar Legal Provisions), except
for failures to be in compliance with the foregoing that individually or in
the
aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(v) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has
made an untrue statement of a material fact or fraudulent statement to the
FDA
or any other Governmental Entity, failed to disclose a material fact required
to
be disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity, or committed an act,
made a statement, or failed to make a statement that, at the time such
disclosure was made, would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the
FDA
or any other Governmental Entity to invoke its policy respecting “Fraud, Untrue
Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities”, set forth in 56
Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) or any similar policy. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any officer,
employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has been convicted
of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which debarment is mandated by 21
U.S.C. § 335a(a) or any similar Legal Provision or authorized by
21 U.S.C. § 335a(b) or any similar Legal Provision. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any
officer, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has been
convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct for which such person or entity
could be excluded from participating in the Federal health care programs under
Section 1128 of the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended (the “Social
Security Act”), or any similar Legal Provision.
(vi) None
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that
the FDA or any other Governmental Entity has (a) commenced, or threatened to
initiate, any material action to withdraw its approval or request the recall
of
any Medical Device, (b) commenced, or threatened to initiate, any material
action to enjoin production of any Medical Device or (c) commenced, or
threatened to initiate, any material action to enjoin the production of any
Medical Device produced at any facility where any Medical Device is
manufactured, tested or packaged.
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(vii) To
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no facts, circumstances or
conditions that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for any
investigation, suit, claim, action or proceeding against or affecting the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to or arising under (a) the
FDCA or (b) the Social Security Act or regulations of the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(w) Insurance.
Section 3.01(w) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and
accurate list of all policies of fire, liability, workers’ compensation, title
and other forms of insurance owned, held by or applicable to the Company (or
its
assets or business) as of the date hereof, and the Company has heretofore made
available to Parent a complete and accurate copy of all such policies, including
all occurrence-based policies applicable to the Company (or its assets or
business) for all periods prior to the Closing Date. All such policies (or
substitute policies with substantially similar terms and underwritten by
insurance carriers with substantially similar or higher ratings) are in full
force and effect, all premiums with respect thereto covering all periods up
to
and including the Closing Date have been paid, and no notice of cancellation
or
termination has been received with respect to any such policy except for such
policies, premiums, cancellations or terminations that individually or in the
aggregate have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Such policies are sufficient, in the reasonable opinion of
the
Company, for compliance by the Company with (i) all requirements of applicable
laws and (ii) all Contracts to which the Company is a party, and each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with the
provisions of each such policy under which it is an insured party. The Company
has not been refused any insurance with respect to its assets or operations
by
any insurance carrier to which it has applied for any such insurance or with
which it has carried insurance, during the last five years. There are no pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened material claims under any
insurance policy.
SECTION
3.02. Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Sub.
Parent and Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power.
Each of
Parent and Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated and
has
all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now
being conducted. Each of Parent and Sub is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing in each material jurisdiction in which the
nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties
makes such qualification or licensing necessary.
(b) Authority;
Noncontravention.
Each of
Parent and Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution
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and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on
the part of Parent and Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Parent or Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby do not require approval of the holders of any shares of
capital stock of Parent. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by
each of Parent and Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of
Parent and Sub, as applicable, enforceable against Parent and Sub, as
applicable, in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and the availability of equitable remedies. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach
of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or
give
rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration
of
any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation
of
any Lien in or upon any of the properties or other assets of Parent or Sub
under
(x) the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Parent or the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of Sub, (y) any Contract to which
Parent or Sub is a party or any of their respective properties or other assets
is subject, in any way that would prevent, materially impede or materially
delay
the consummation by Parent of the Merger (including the payments required to
be
made pursuant to Article II) or the other transactions contemplated hereby
or (z) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in
the following sentence, any (A) statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation
applicable to Parent or Sub or their respective properties or other assets
or
(B) order, writ, injunction, decree, judgment or stipulation, in each case
applicable to Parent or Sub or their respective properties or other assets,
and
in each case, in any way that would prevent, materially impede or materially
delay the consummation by Parent of the Merger (including the payments required
to be made pursuant to Article II) or the other transactions contemplated
hereby. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by
or
in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental
Entity is required by or with respect to Parent or Sub in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Sub or the consummation
by Parent and Sub of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for (1) the filing of a premerger notification and report
form by Parent under the HSR Act and the receipt, termination or expiration,
as
applicable, of approvals or waiting periods required under the HSR Act or any
other applicable competition, merger control, antitrust or similar law or
regulation and (2) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
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(c) Information
Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on
behalf of Parent or Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference
in the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the stockholders
of the Company and at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, 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 are made, not misleading.
(d) Interim
Operations of Sub.
Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions
contemplated hereby, has engaged in no other business activities and has
conducted its operations only as contemplated hereby.
(e) Capital
Resources.
Parent has sufficient cash to pay the aggregate Merger
Consideration.
(f) Ownership.
Parent and its Affiliates, directly or indirectly, beneficially own or control
only the number and class of shares of the Company set forth in the Company’s
definitive proxy statement for the Company’s 2005 annual meeting.
ARTICLE
IV
Covenants
Relating to Conduct of Business; No Solicitation
SECTION
4.01. Conduct
of Business.
(a) Conduct
of Business by the Company.
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except
as set forth in Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as
consented to in writing in advance by Parent or as otherwise permitted pursuant
to Section 4.01(a)(i) through (xvi) of this Agreement, the Company shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in the ordinary
course consistent with past practice and as currently proposed by the Company
to
be conducted prior to the Closing (including in respect of research, development
and clinical trial activities and programs) and in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and treaties and, to
the
extent consistent therewith, use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve
intact its current business organizations, keep available the services of its
current officers, employees and consultants and preserve its relationships
with
customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having
business dealings with it with the intention that its goodwill and ongoing
business shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. In addition to and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of
this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as otherwise set forth in
Section 4.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
permitted by or required pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall not,
and
shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without Parent’s prior written
consent:
(i) (x) declare,
set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether
in
cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of its capital
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stock,
(y) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or
authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
in
substitution for shares of its capital stock or (z) purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other securities
thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other
securities, except for purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of capital
stock or other securities required under the terms of any plans, arrangements
or
Contracts existing on the date hereof between the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and any director or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (to the extent complete and accurate copies of such plans,
arrangements or Contracts have been heretofore delivered to
Parent);
(ii) issue,
deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien any
shares of its capital stock, any other voting securities or any securities
convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
shares, voting securities or convertible securities, or any “phantom” stock,
“phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock based performance
units, including pursuant to Contracts as in effect on the date hereof (other
than the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company
Stock Options or Warrants, in each case outstanding on the date hereof in
accordance with their terms on the date hereof);
(iii) amend
the
Company Certificate or the Company By-laws or other comparable charter or
organizational documents of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, except as may be
required by law or the rules and regulations of the SEC or The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc.;
(iv) directly
or indirectly acquire (x) by merging or consolidating with, or by
purchasing assets of, or by any other manner, any person or division, business
or equity interest of any person or (y) any asset or assets that,
individually, has a purchase price in excess of $50,000 or, in the aggregate,
have a purchase price in excess of $250,000, except for new capital
expenditures, which shall be subject to the limitations of clause (vii)
below, and except for purchases of components, raw materials or supplies in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) (x) sell,
lease, license, mortgage, sell and leaseback or otherwise encumber or subject
to
any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or other assets or any
interests therein (including securitizations), except for sales of inventory
and
used equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or (y) enter into, modify or amend any lease of property, except for
modifications or amendments that are not materially adverse to the Company
and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(vi) (x) incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
another person, issue or sell any debt securities or calls,
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options,
warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another person, enter into
any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition
of another person or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect
of
any of the foregoing or (y) make any loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other person, other than to employees
in respect of travel expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice;
(vii) make
any new capital expenditure or expenditures which, in the aggregate, are in
excess of $250,000;
(viii) except
as required by law or any judgment, (v) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy
any claims, liabilities, obligations or litigation (absolute, accrued, asserted
or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment, discharge,
settlement or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities disclosed,
reflected or reserved against in the most recent financial statements (or,
if
applicable, the notes thereto) of the Company included in the Filed Company
SEC
Documents (for amounts not in excess of such reserves) or incurred since the
date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (w) cancel any indebtedness, (x) waive or assign
any claims or rights of substantial value or (y) waive any benefits of, or
agree to modify in any respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, fail to
enforce, or consent to any matter with respect to which consent is required
under, any standstill or similar Contract to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or (z) waive any material benefits of, or agree to
modify in any material respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, fail to enforce
in any material respect, or consent to any matter with respect to which consent
is required under, any material confidentiality or similar Contract to which
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(ix) (x) enter
into or negotiate any Contracts relating to research, clinical trial,
development, distribution, sale, supply, license, marketing, co-promotion or
manufacturing by third parties of products (including products under
development) of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or products
(including products under development) licensed by the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company, or the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company or (y) initiate, launch or commence any sale,
marketing, distribution, co-promotion or any similar activity with respect
to
any new product (including products under development) in or outside the United
States;
(x) enter
into, modify, amend or terminate any Contract or waive, release
or assign any material rights or claims thereunder, which if so entered into,
modified, amended, terminated, waived, released or assigned would reasonably
be
expected to (A) adversely affect in any material respect the Company,
(B) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company
to
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perform
its obligations under this Agreement or (C) prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xi) enter
into any Contract to the extent consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or compliance by the Company with the provisions of this
Agreement would reasonably be expected to conflict with, or result in a
violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or
both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation
or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result
in the creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties or other assets
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or require Parent to license
or
transfer any of its Intellectual Property Rights or other material assets under,
or give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated, or guaranteed right
or
entitlements of any third party under, or result in any material alteration
of,
any provision of such Contract;
(xii) enter
into any Contract containing any restriction on the ability of the Company
or
any of its Affiliates to assign its rights, interests or obligations thereunder,
unless such restriction expressly excludes any assignment to Parent or any
of
its Affiliates in connection with or following the consummation of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(xiii) sell,
transfer or license to any person or otherwise extend, amend or modify any
rights to the Intellectual Property Rights of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(xiv) except
as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as required to ensure that any
Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement is not then out of compliance
with applicable law or to comply with any Contract or Company Benefit Agreement
entered into prior to the date hereof (to the extent complete and accurate
copies of which have been heretofore delivered to Parent), (A) adopt, enter
into, terminate or amend (I) any collective bargaining agreement or Company
Benefit Plan or (II) any Company Benefit Agreement or other agreement, plan
or policy involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and one or more
of
their respective current or former directors, officers, employees or
consultants, (B) increase in any manner the compensation, bonus or fringe
or other benefits of, or pay any bonus of any kind or amount whatsoever to,
any
current or former director, officer, employee or consultant, (C) pay any
benefit or amount not required under any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit
Agreement or any other benefit plan or arrangement of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (D) grant or pay
any severance or termination pay or increase in any manner the severance or
termination pay of any current or former director, officer, employee or
consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) grant any awards
under any bonus, incentive, performance or other compensation plan or
arrangement, Company Benefit Agreement or Company Benefit Plan (including the
grant of Company
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Stock
Options, “phantom” stock, stock appreciation rights, “phantom” stock rights,
stock based or stock related awards, performance units or restricted stock
or
the removal of existing restrictions in any Company Benefit Agreements, Company
Benefit Plans or agreements or awards made thereunder), (F) amend or modify
any Stock Option or Warrant, (G) take any action to fund or in any other
way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any employee plan,
agreement, contract or arrangement or Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit
Agreement, (H) take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment of any
compensation or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit
Agreement or (I) materially change any actuarial or other assumption used
to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Pension Plan or
change the manner in which contributions to any Company Pension Plan are made
or
the basis on which such contributions are determined;
(xv) except
as required by GAAP, revalue any material assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or make any change in accounting methods, principles or practices;
or
(xvi) authorize
any of, or commit, resolve, propose or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
(b) Other
Actions.
The Company, Parent and Sub shall not, and shall not permit any of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take any action that would, or that would reasonably
be expected to, result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VI not being satisfied.
(c) Advice
of Changes; Filings.
The
Company and Parent shall promptly advise the other party orally and in writing
of (i) any representation or warranty made by it (and, in the case of
Parent, made by Sub) contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to
materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate in any respect or any such
representation or warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure of it (and, in the
case of Parent, of Sub) to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it (and,
in
the case of Parent, of Sub) under this Agreement; provided,
however,
that no
such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions
to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement. The Company and Parent
shall, to the extent permitted by law, promptly provide the other with copies
of
all filings made by such party with any Governmental Entity in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, other than the portions
of such filings that include confidential information not directly related
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Certain
Tax Matters. (i)
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (A) timely file
all
tax returns (“Post-Signing Returns”) required to be
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filed
by
or on behalf of each such entity; (B) timely pay all taxes due and payable;
(C) accrue a reserve in the books and records and financial statements of
any such entity in accordance with past practice for all taxes payable but
not
yet due; (D) promptly notify Parent of any suit, claim, action,
investigation, proceeding or audit (collectively, “Actions”) that is or becomes
pending against or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
respect of any material amount of tax and not settle or compromise any such
Action without Parent’s consent; (E) not make any material tax election or
settle or compromise any material tax liability, other than with Parent’s
consent or other than in the ordinary course of business; and (F) cause all
existing tax sharing agreements, tax indemnity obligations and similar
agreements, arrangements or practices with respect to taxes to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be a party or by which the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries is or may otherwise be bound to be terminated as of the
Closing Date so that after such date neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall have any further rights or liabilities thereunder. Any tax
returns described in this Section 4.01(d) shall be complete and correct in
all material respects and shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the
past
practice of the Company and in a manner that does not distort taxable income
(e.g., by deferring income or accelerating deductions); provided that no
Post-Signing Returns shall be filed with any taxing authority without Parent’s
prior written consent.
(ii) The
Company shall deliver to Parent at or prior to the Closing a certificate, in
form and substance satisfactory to Parent, duly executed and acknowledged,
certifying that the payment of the Merger Consideration and any payments made
in
respect of the Appraisal Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are
exempt from withholding pursuant to the Foreign Investment in Real Property
Tax
Act.
SECTION
4.02. No
Solicitation.
(a) The Company shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers or employees
or
any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other advisor,
agent or representative (collectively, “Representatives”) retained by it or any
of its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly through another person,
(i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, or take any other action
designed to, or which would reasonably be expected to, facilitate, any Takeover
Proposal or (ii) enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any information,
or otherwise cooperate in any way with, any Takeover Proposal. Without limiting
the foregoing, it is agreed that any violation of the restrictions set forth
in
the preceding sentence by any Representative of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall be a breach of this Section 4.02(a) by the Company. The
Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, immediately cease and cause
to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any person
conducted heretofore with respect to any Takeover Proposal and request the
prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously
furnished. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the
Stockholder Approval, in response to a bona fide written Takeover Proposal
that
the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith (after
consultation with
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outside
counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) constitutes
or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and which
Takeover Proposal was not solicited after the date hereof and was made after
the
date hereof and did not otherwise result from a breach of this
Section 4.02(a), the Company may, if its Board of Directors determines in
good faith (after consultation with outside counsel) that it is required to
do
so in order to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the
Company under applicable law, and subject to compliance with
Section 4.02(c), (x) furnish information with respect to the Company
and its Subsidiaries to the person making such Takeover Proposal (and its
Representatives) pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement (which need
not restrict such person from making an unsolicited Takeover Proposal) not
less
restrictive of such person than the Confidentiality Agreement; provided that
all
such information has previously been provided to Parent or is provided to Parent
prior to or substantially concurrent with the time it is provided to such
person, and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the person
making such Takeover Proposal (and its Representatives) regarding such Takeover
Proposal.
The
term
“Takeover Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal or offer from any person
relating to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, any direct or
indirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, of assets or businesses that constitute 15% or more of the
revenues, net income or the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as
a whole, or 15% or more of any class of equity securities of the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated
would result in any person beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of
equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any merger,
consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution,
joint venture, binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which any person or the
stockholders of any person would own 15% or more of any class of equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of any resulting parent
company of the Company, other than the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement.
The
term
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide offer made by a third party that if
consummated would result in such person (or its stockholders) owning, directly
or indirectly, all or substantially all of the shares of Company Common Stock
then outstanding (or of the surviving entity in a merger or the direct or
indirect parent of the surviving entity in a merger) or all or substantially
all
the assets of the Company, which the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a
financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) to be (i) more
favorable to the stockholders of the Company from a financial point of view
than
the Merger (taking into account all the terms and conditions of such proposal
and this Agreement (including any changes to the financial terms of this
Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such offer or otherwise)) and
(ii) reasonably capable of being completed, taking into account all
financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal.
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(b) Except
as
set forth below, neither the Board of Directors of the Company nor any committee
thereof shall (i) (A) withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent),
or publicly propose to withdraw (or modify in a manner adverse to Parent),
the
approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by such Board of
Directors or any such committee thereof of this Agreement, the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) recommend, adopt
or approve, or propose publicly to recommend, adopt or approve, any Takeover
Proposal (any action described in this clause (i) being referred to as a
“Company Adverse Recommendation Change”) or (ii) approve or recommend,
or propose to approve or recommend, or allow the Company or any of its
Affiliates to execute or enter into, any letter of intent, memorandum of
understanding, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement,
option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other
similar agreement constituting or related to, or that is intended to or would
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal (other than a
confidentiality agreement referred to in Section 4.02(a)) (an “Acquisition
Agreement”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to obtaining the
Stockholder Approval, the Board of Directors of the Company may make a
Company Adverse Recommendation Change if the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a
financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) that it is required
to do
so in order to comply with its fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the
Company under applicable law; provided,
however,
that no
Company Adverse Recommendation Change may be made until after the fourth
business day following Parent’s receipt of written notice (a “Notice of Adverse
Recommendation”) from the Company advising Parent that the Board of Directors of
the Company intends to take such action and specifying the reasons therefor,
including the terms and conditions of any Superior Proposal that is the basis
of
the proposed action by the Board of Directors (it being understood and agreed
that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term of such
Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Adverse Recommendation and
a new
four business day period). In determining whether to make a Company Adverse
Recommendation Change, the Board of Directors of the Company shall take into
account any changes to the financial terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent
in response to a Notice of Adverse Recommendation or otherwise.
(c) In
addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this Section 4.02, the Company shall promptly advise Parent
orally and in writing of any Takeover Proposal, the material terms and
conditions of any such Takeover Proposal or inquiry (including any changes
thereto) and the identity of the person making any such Takeover Proposal or
inquiry. The Company shall (i) keep Parent fully informed of the status and
details (including any change to the terms thereof) of any such Takeover
Proposal or inquiry and (ii) provide to Parent as soon as practicable after
receipt or delivery thereof with copies of all correspondence and other written
material sent or provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any
person that describes any of the terms or conditions of any Takeover
Proposal.
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(d) Nothing
contained in this Section 4.02 shall prohibit the Company from
(x) taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by
Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or (y) making any
disclosure to the stockholders of the Company if, in the good faith judgment
of
the Board of Directors of the Company (after consultation with outside counsel)
failure to so disclose would be inconsistent with its obligations under
applicable law, including the Board of Directors’ duty of candor to the
stockholders of the Company; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the Company or its Board of Directors or any committee thereof
take, or agree or resolve to take, any action prohibited by
Section 4.02(b).
ARTICLE
V
Additional
Agreements
SECTION
5.01. Preparation
of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders’ Meeting.
(a) As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement,
the Company and Parent shall prepare and the Company shall file with the SEC
the
Proxy Statement and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
respond as promptly as practicable to any comments of the SEC with respect
thereto and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the stockholders of
the
Company as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement. The
Company shall promptly notify Parent upon the receipt of any comments from
the
SEC or the staff of the SEC or any request from the SEC or the staff of the
SEC
for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement and shall provide Parent
with copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives,
on the one hand, and the SEC and the staff of the SEC, on the other hand.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement
(or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the
SEC or the staff of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company (i) shall
provide Parent an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response
and (ii) shall include in such document or response all comments reasonably
proposed by Parent; provided that Parent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide or cause to be provided its comments to the Company as
promptly as reasonably practicable after such document or response is
transmitted to Parent for its review.
(b) The
Company shall, as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement,
establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a
meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholders’ Meeting”) for the initial
purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval. Subject to Sections 4.02(b)
and 4.02(d), the Company shall, through its Board of Directors, recommend to
its
stockholders adoption of this Agreement and shall include such recommendation
in
the Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company’s obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this
Section 5.01(b) shall not be affected by (i) the commencement, public
proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Takeover
Proposal or (ii) the withdrawal or modification by the Board of Directors
of the Company or any committee thereof of such Board of Directors’ or such
committee’s approval or
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recommendation
of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; provided that no breach of this Section 5.01(b) shall be deemed
to
have occurred if the Company adjourns or postpones the Stockholders’ Meeting for
a reasonable period of time, each such period of time not to exceed
10 business days, if (x) at the time of such adjournment or
postponement the Board of Directors of the Company shall be prohibited by the
terms of this Agreement from making a Company Adverse Recommendation Change,
and
the Stockholders’ Meeting is then scheduled to occur within five business days
of the time of such adjournment or postponement or (y) at the time the
Board of Directors announces a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the
Stockholders’ Meeting is then scheduled to occur no later than 10 business
days from the date of such Company Adverse Recommendation Change; provided further
that the
Company may not adjourn or postpone the Stockholders’ Meeting pursuant to this
clause (ii) more than two times or for more than 15 business days in
the aggregate.
SECTION
5.02. Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
The
Company shall afford to Parent, and to Parent’s officers, employees,
accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other Representatives, reasonable
access (including for the purpose of coordinating integration activities and
transition planning with the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries)
during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company
during the period prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this
Agreement to all its and its Subsidiaries’ properties, books, Contracts,
personnel and records and, during such period, the Company shall furnish
promptly to Parent (a) a copy of each report, schedule, registration
statement and other document filed by it during such period pursuant to the
requirements of Federal or state securities laws, (b) a copy of each
correspondence or written communication with any United States Federal or state
governmental agency and (c) all other information concerning its and its
Subsidiaries’ business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably
request. Except for disclosures expressly permitted by the terms of the Secrecy
Agreement dated as of July 12, 2005, as amended from time to time, between
LifeScan, Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, and the Company (as it
may
be amended from time to time, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), Parent shall
hold, and shall cause its officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial
advisors and other Representatives to hold, all information received from the
Company, directly or indirectly, in confidence in accordance with the
Confidentiality Agreement. No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.02
or information provided or received by any party hereto pursuant to this
Agreement will affect any of the representations or warranties of the parties
hereto contained in this Agreement or the conditions hereunder to the
obligations of the parties hereto.
SECTION
5.03. Commercially
Reasonable Efforts.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each
of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist
and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper
or
advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement, including using
commercially
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reasonable
efforts to accomplish the following: (i) the taking of all acts necessary
to cause the conditions to Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable,
(ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers,
consents and approvals from Governmental Entities and the making of all
necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental
Entities) and the taking of all steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval
or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any Governmental Entity
and (iii) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers
from third parties; provided that none of the Company, Parent or Sub shall
be
required to make any payment to any such third parties or concede anything
of
value to obtain such consents. In connection with and without limiting the
foregoing, the Company and Parent shall duly file with the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice the
notification and report form (the “HSR Filing”) required under the HSR Act with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as
practicable. The HSR Filing shall be in substantial compliance with the
requirements of the HSR Act. Each party shall cooperate with the other party
to
the extent necessary to assist the other party in the preparation of its HSR
Filing, to request early termination of the waiting period required by the
HSR
Act and, if requested, to promptly amend or furnish additional information
thereunder. The Company and its Board of Directors shall (1) take all
action necessary to ensure that no state takeover statute or similar statute
or
regulation is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Stockholder
Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement and (2) if any state takeover
statute or similar statute becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Stockholder
Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement, take all action necessary to ensure
that
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Stockholder Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the
terms
contemplated by this Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement and otherwise
to
minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on this Agreement, the
Stockholder Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Stockholder Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall
be
deemed to require Parent to agree to, or proffer to, divest or hold separate
any
assets or any portion of any business of Parent, the Company or any of their
respective Subsidiaries.
SECTION
5.04. Company
Stock Options; ESPP; Warrants.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board
of Directors of the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee thereof
administering the Company Stock Plans) shall adopt such resolutions or take
such
other actions as may be required to effect the following:
(i) adjust
the terms of all outstanding Company Stock Options, whether vested or unvested,
as necessary to provide that the Company Stock Options will become fully
exercisable and may be exercised before the Effective Time at such applicable
time or times as specified in the Company Stock Plans, and, at the Effective
Time, each Company Stock Option outstanding immediately prior to
the
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Effective
Time shall be canceled and the holder thereof shall then become entitled to
receive, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, a single lump
sum
cash payment equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Company Common
Stock for which such Company Stock Option shall not theretofore have been
exercised and (2) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the
exercise price per share of such Company Stock Option; and
(ii) make
such
other changes to the Company Stock Plans as the Company and Parent may agree
are
appropriate to give effect to the Merger.
(b) As
soon
as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors
of
the Company (or, if appropriate, any committee of the Board of Directors of
the
Company administering the ESPP), shall adopt such resolutions or take such
other
actions as may be required to provide that with respect to the ESPP
(i) participants may not increase their payroll deductions or purchase
elections from those in effect on the date of this Agreement, (ii) no offering
period shall be commenced after the date of this Agreement, (iii) each
participant’s outstanding right to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under
the ESPP shall terminate on the day immediately prior to the day on which the
Effective Time occurs; provided that all amounts allocated to each participant’s
account under the ESPP as of such date shall thereupon be used to purchase
from
the Company whole shares of Company Common Stock at the applicable price
determined under the terms of the ESPP for the then outstanding offering periods
using such date as the final purchase date for each such offering period, and
(iv) the ESPP shall terminate immediately following such purchases of
Company Common Stock.
(c) As
soon
as practicable following the date of this Agreement, except as set forth below,
the Board of Directors of the Company shall adopt such resolutions or take
such
other actions (if any) as may be required to provide that each Warrant
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled in
exchange for a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) the product of (A) the number
of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Warrant and (B) the Merger
Consideration, minus (ii) the product of (A) the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject to such Warrant and (B) the per share exercise price of
such Warrant (provided that if such calculation results in a negative number,
the lump sum cash payment shall be deemed to be $0). Such payment shall be
made
promptly following the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with
respect to the Warrants listed on Section 5.04(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company shall only be required to use its reasonable efforts
to
obtain an acknowledgment from the holders of such Warrants that each such
Warrant entitles the holder of such Warrant to receive the amount calculated
as
set forth above with respect to such Warrants. All amounts payable pursuant
to
this Section 5.04(c) shall be subject to any required withholding of taxes
and shall be paid without interest. The Company has obtained all consents of
the
holders of the Warrants necessary to effectuate the foregoing except as
identified on Section 5.04(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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(d) All
amounts payable to holders of the Company Stock Options pursuant to
Section 5.04(a) shall be subject to any required withholding of Taxes and
shall be paid without interest as soon as practicable following the Effective
Time.
(e) The
Company shall ensure that following the Effective Time, no holder of a Company
Stock Option (or former holder of a Company Stock Option) or any participant
in
any Company Stock Plan, Company Benefit Plan or Company Benefit Agreement shall
have any right thereunder to acquire any capital stock of the Company or the
Surviving Corporation or any other equity interest therein (including “phantom”
stock or stock appreciation rights).
SECTION
5.05. Indemnification;
Advancement of Expenses; Exculpation and Insurance.
(a) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to assume the
obligations with respect to all rights to indemnification, advancement of
expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at
or
prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former
directors or officers of the Company as provided in the Company Certificate,
the
Company By-laws or any indemnification Contract between such directors or
officers and the Company (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof),
without further action, as of the Effective Time and such obligations shall
survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms.
(b) In
the
event that the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns
(i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and is not 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
other assets to any person, then, and in each such case, Parent shall cause
proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving
Corporation shall expressly assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.05.
(c) For
six
years after the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain (directly or indirectly
through the Company’s existing insurance programs) in effect the Company’s
current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in respect of acts or
omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, covering each person
currently covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
policy (a complete and accurate copy of which has been heretofore delivered
to
Parent), on terms with respect to such coverage and amounts no less favorable
than those of such policy in effect on the date hereof; provided,
however,
that
Parent may (i) substitute therefor policies of Parent containing terms with
respect to coverage (including as coverage relates to deductibles and
exclusions) and amounts no less favorable to such directors and officers or
(ii)
request that the Company obtain such extended reporting period coverage under
its existing insurance programs (to be effective as of the Effective Time);
provided further,
however,
that in
satisfying its obligation under this Section 5.05(c), neither the Company
nor Parent shall be obligated to pay more than $2,000,000 in the aggregate
to
obtain such coverage. It is understood and agreed that in the event such
coverage cannot be obtained
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for
$2,000,000 or less in the aggregate, Parent shall be obligated to provide such
coverage as may be obtained for such $2,000,000 aggregate amount.
(d) The
provisions of this Section 5.05 (i) are intended to be for the benefit
of, and will be enforceable by, each indemnified party, his or her heirs and
his
or her representatives and (ii) 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.
SECTION
5.06. Fees
and Expenses.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this
Section 5.06, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not
the
Merger is consummated.
(b) In
the
event that (i) this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to
Section 7.01(e) or (ii) (A) prior to the obtaining of the
Stockholder Approval, a Takeover Proposal shall have been made to the Company
or
shall have been made directly to the stockholders of the Company generally
or
shall have otherwise become publicly known or any person shall have publicly
announced an intention (whether or not conditional) to make a Takeover Proposal,
(B) thereafter this Agreement is terminated by either Parent or the Company
pursuant to Section 7.01(b)(i) (but only if a vote to obtain the
Stockholder Approval or the Stockholders’ Meeting has not been held) or
Section 7.01(b)(iii) and (C) within 12 months after such termination,
the Company enters into a definitive Contract to consummate, or consummates,
the
transactions contemplated by any Takeover Proposal, then the Company shall
pay
Parent a fee equal to $19,700,000 (the “Termination Fee”) by wire transfer of
same-day funds on the first business day following (x) in the case of a
payment required by clause (i) above, the date of termination of this
Agreement and (y) in the case of a payment required by clause (ii)
above, the date of the first to occur of the events referred to in
clause (ii)(C).
(c) The
Company and Parent acknowledge and agree that the agreements contained in
Section 5.06(b) are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter
into
this Agreement; accordingly, if the Company fails promptly to pay the amount
due
pursuant to Section 5.06(b), and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent
commences a suit that results in a judgment against the Company for the
Termination Fee, the Company shall pay to Parent its costs and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such suit, together
with interest on the amount of the Termination Fee from the date such payment
was required to be made until the date of payment at the prime rate of Citibank,
N.A. in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.
SECTION
5.07. Public
Announcements.
Except with respect to any Company Adverse Recommendation Change made in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall
consult with each other before issuing, and
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give
each
other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other
public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the Merger, and shall not issue any such press release
or
make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as such party
may reasonably conclude may be required by applicable law, court process or
by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange or national securities quotation system. The parties agree that all
formal Company employee communication programs or announcements with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in the forms mutually
agreed to by the parties (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed). The parties agree that the initial press release to be issued with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in the
form
heretofore agreed to by the parties.
SECTION
5.08. Stockholder
Litigation.
The
Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense or
settlement of any stockholder litigation against the Company and/or its
directors relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Stockholder Agreement, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without
Parent’s prior written consent.
SECTION
5.09. Employee
Matters. (a) For
a period of not less than six months following the Effective Time, the employees
of the Company who remain in the employment of the Surviving Corporation and
its
Subsidiaries (the “Continuing Employees”) shall receive employee benefits that
are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the employee benefits provided
to the employees of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time;
provided that neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation nor any of their
Subsidiaries shall have any obligation to issue, or adopt any plans or
arrangements providing for the issuance of shares of capital stock, warrants,
options, stock appreciation rights or other rights in respect of any shares
of
capital stock of any entity or any securities convertible or exchangeable into
such shares pursuant to any such plans or arrangements; provided further,
that no
plans or arrangements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries providing for
such issuance shall be taken into account in determining whether employee
benefits are substantially comparable in the aggregate.
(b) Parent
shall cause the Surviving Corporation to recognize the service of each
Continuing Employee as if such service had been performed with Parent
(i) for purposes of vesting (but not benefit accrual) under Parent’s
defined benefit pension plan, (ii) for purposes of eligibility for vacation
under Parent’s vacation program, (iii) for purposes of eligibility and
participation under any health or welfare plan maintained by Parent (other
than
any post-employment health or post-employment welfare plan) and (iv) unless
covered under another arrangement with or of the Company, for benefit accrual
purposes under Parent’s severance plan (in the case of each of clauses (i),
(ii), (iii) and (iv), solely to the extent that Parent makes such plan or
program available to employees of the Surviving Corporation), but not for
purposes of any other employee benefit plan of Parent.
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(c) Nothing
contained herein shall be construed as requiring Parent or the Surviving
Corporation to continue any specific plans or to continue the employment of
any
specific person.
(d) With
respect to any welfare plan maintained by Parent in which Continuing Employees
are eligible to participate after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall
cause the Surviving Corporation to, (i) waive all limitations as to
preexisting conditions and exclusions with respect to participation and coverage
requirements applicable to such employees to the extent such conditions and
exclusions were satisfied or did not apply to such employees under the welfare
plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time and
(ii) provide each Continuing Employee with credit for any co-payments and
deductibles paid prior to the Effective Time in satisfying any analogous
deductible or out-of-pocket requirements to the extent applicable under any
such
plan.
SECTION
5.10. Stockholder
Agreement Legend.
The
Company will inscribe upon any Certificate representing Subject Shares that
may
be tendered by a Stockholder (as such terms are defined in the Stockholder
Agreement) to the Company for such purpose the following legend: “THE SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE, OF ANIMAS CORPORATION REPRESENTED
BY
THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER
16,
2005, AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS THEREOF. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE
OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF ANIMAS CORPORATION”.
SECTION
5.11. Certain
Other Actions.
The Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause
to
be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to accomplish the items
set
forth in Section 5.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE
VI
Conditions
Precedent
SECTION
6.01. Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver on or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder
Approval.
The
Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) HSR
Act.
The
waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the Merger under the
HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired.
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(c) No
Injunctions or Restraints.
No
temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other
judgment or order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other
statute, law, rule, legal restraint or prohibition (collectively, “Restraints”)
shall be in effect (i) preventing the consummation of the Merger or
(ii) which otherwise has had or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Foreign
Regulatory Approval.
All applicable antitrust and regulatory clearances shall have been obtained
from
the relevant Governmental Entities in Germany and Austria.
SECTION
6.02. Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Sub.
The
obligations of Parent and Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the
satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver by Parent on or prior
to
the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement that
are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement that
are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in
each
case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though
made
on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties
expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date.
Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by
the
chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such
effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of the Company.
The
Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
and
Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by
the
chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company to such
effect.
(c) No
Litigation.
There
shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity
or by any other person having a reasonable likelihood of prevailing in a manner
contemplated in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) below, (i) challenging the
acquisition by Parent or Sub of any shares of Company Common Stock, seeking
to
restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking to place limitations on the ownership
of shares of Company Common Stock (or shares of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation) by Parent, Sub or any other Affiliate of Parent or seeking to
obtain from the Company, Parent, Sub or any other Affiliate of Parent any
damages that are material in relation to the Company, (ii) seeking to
prohibit or materially limit the ownership or operation by the Company, Parent
or any of their respective Subsidiaries of any portion of any business or of
any
assets of the Company, Parent or any of their respective
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Subsidiaries,
or to compel the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to
divest or hold separate any portion of any business or of any assets of the
Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in each case, as a
result of the Merger, (iii) seeking to prohibit Parent or any of its
Affiliates from effectively controlling in any material respect the business
or
operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) otherwise
having, or being reasonably expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Restraints.
No
Restraint that would reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly,
in any of the effects referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of
paragraph (c) of this Section 6.02 shall be in effect.
SECTION
6.03. Conditions
to Obligation of the Company.
The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the
satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver by the Company on or
prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Parent and Sub contained in this Agreement
that are qualified as to materiality shall be true and correct, and the
representations and warranties of Parent and Sub contained in this Agreement
that are not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects,
in
each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though
made on the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier
date. The Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent
by an executive officer of Parent to such effect.
(b) Performance
of Obligations of Parent and Sub.
Parent and Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing
Date, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of
Parent by an executive officer of Parent to such effect.
SECTION
6.04. Frustration
of Closing Conditions.
None of the Company, Parent or Sub may rely on the failure of any condition
set
forth in Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03, as the case may be, to be satisfied if
such failure was caused by such party’s failure to act in good faith or to use
its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as required by and subject to
Section 5.03.
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ARTICLE
VII
Termination,
Amendment and Waiver
SECTION
7.01. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether
before or after receipt of the Stockholder Approval:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Parent, Sub and the Company;
(b) by
either
Parent or the Company:
(i) if
the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before June 15, 2006;
provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.01(b)(i) shall
not be available to any party whose breach of a representation or warranty
in
this Agreement or whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause
of
or resulted in the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before such
date;
(ii) if
any Restraint having any of the effects set forth in Section 6.01(c) shall
be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(iii) if
the Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Stockholders’
Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement
thereof;
(c) by
Parent
(i) if the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the
failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.02(a) or 6.02(b) and
(B) is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by the Company within
30 calendar days following receipt of written notice of such breach or
failure to perform from Parent or (ii) if any Restraint having the effects
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 6.02(c)
shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable;
(d) by
the
Company, if Parent shall have breached or failed to perform any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (A) would give rise to the
failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.03(a) or 6.03(b) and
(B) is incapable of being cured, or is not cured, by Parent within
30 calendar days following receipt of written notice of such breach or
failure to perform from the Company; or
(e) by
Parent, in the event that prior to the obtaining of the Stockholder Approval
(i)
a Company Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred or (ii) the Board
of
Directors of the Company fails publicly to reaffirm its recommendation of this
Agreement, the Merger or the other
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transactions
contemplated by this Agreement within 10 business days of receipt of a written
request by Parent to provide such reaffirmation following a Takeover
Proposal.
SECTION
7.02. Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as
provided in Section 7.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Parent,
Sub
or the Company under this Agreement, other than the provisions of
Section 3.01(s), the penultimate sentence of Section 5.02,
Section 5.06, this Section 7.02 and Article VIII, which
provisions shall survive such termination, and except to the extent that such
termination results from the willful and material breach by a party of any
of
its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this
Agreement.
SECTION
7.03. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time before or after
receipt of the Stockholder Approval; provided,
however,
that
after such approval has been obtained, there shall be made no amendment that
by
law requires further approval by the stockholders of the Company without such
approval having been obtained. This Agreement may not be amended except by
an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties
hereto.
SECTION
7.04. Extension;
Waiver.
At any
time prior to the Effective Time, the parties may (a) extend the time for
the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties,
(b) to the extent permitted by law, waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto or (c) subject to the proviso to the first sentence of
Section 7.03 and to the extent permitted by law, waive compliance with any
of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part
of a
party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any party
to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise
shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
SECTION
7.05. Procedure
for Termination or Amendment.
A
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.01 or an amendment of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.03 shall, in order to be effective,
require, in the case of the Company, action by its Board of Directors or, with
respect to any amendment of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.03, the
duly authorized committee of its Board of Directors to the extent permitted
by
law.
ARTICLE
VIII
General
Provisions
SECTION
8.01. Nonsurvival
of Representations and Warranties.
None of
the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This
Section 8.01 shall not
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limit
any
covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates performance
after the Effective Time.
SECTION
8.02. Notices.
Except
for notices that are specifically required by the terms of this Agreement to
be
delivered orally, all notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
delivered personally, telecopied (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight
courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses
(or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
if
to
Parent or Sub, to:
Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Office of General Counsel
with
a
copy to:
Cravath,
Swaine & Xxxxx LLP
Worldwide
Plaza
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, III, Esq.
if
to the
Company, to:
Animas
Corporation
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx LLP
3000
Two
Xxxxx Square
00xx
xxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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SECTION
8.03. Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement:
(a)
an
“Affiliate” of any person means another person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such first person;
(b) “Knowledge”
of any person that is not an individual means, with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge of such person’s executive officers after making
due inquiry of the other executives and managers having primary responsibility
for such matter;
(c) “Material
Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event,
occurrence, state of facts or development which individually or in the aggregate
would reasonably be expected to result in any change or effect, that (i) is
materially adverse to the business, financial condition, properties, assets,
liabilities (contingent or otherwise), results of operations or prospects of
the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be
expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the
consummation by the Company of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; provided that none of the following shall be deemed, either
alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be
taken
into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material
Adverse Effect or a Material Adverse Change: (A) any change relating to the
United States economy or securities markets in general, (B) any adverse
change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development reasonably
attributable to conditions affecting the industry in which the Company
participates (other than as may arise or result from regulatory action by a
Governmental Entity), so long as the effects do not disproportionately impact
the Company and (C) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet
any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings
predictions for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it
being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing
to
such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in
determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect or
Material Adverse Change);
(d) “person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity;
and
(e) a
“Subsidiary” of any person means another person, an amount of the voting
securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is
sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other
governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the
equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first
person.
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SECTION
8.04. Interpretation.
When a
reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or
Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an 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 words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole
and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to “this
Agreement” shall include the Company Disclosure Schedule. All terms defined in
this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate
or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined
therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the
singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as
well
as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any Contract or statute
defined or referred to herein or in any Contract that is referred to herein
means such Contract or statute as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented, including (in the case of Contracts) by waiver or consent and
(in
the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and
references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
References to a person are also to its permitted successors and
assigns.
SECTION
8.05. Consents
and Approvals.
For any
matter under this Agreement requiring the consent or approval of any party
to be
valid and binding on the parties hereto, such consent or approval must be in
writing.
SECTION
8.06. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile),
all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties.
SECTION
8.07. Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement
(a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement and the
Confidentiality Agreement and (b) except for the provisions of
Article II and Section 5.05, are not intended to and do not confer
upon any person other than the parties any legal or equitable rights or
remedies.
SECTION
8.08. GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER
APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.
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SECTION
8.09. Assignment.
Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of
the
parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any
assignment without such consent shall be null and void, except that Parent
or
Sub, upon prior written notice to the Company, may assign, in its sole
discretion, any of or all its rights, interests and obligations under this
Agreement (a) in the case of Parent, to any direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiary of Parent and (b) in the case of Sub, to Parent or to any direct
or
indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, but no such assignment shall relieve
Parent or Sub, as applicable, of any of its obligations hereunder; provided
that
any such assignee of Parent or Sub, as applicable, shall be primarily liable
with respect to the obligations hereunder and the liability of Parent or Sub,
as
applicable, shall be secondary. 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 assigns.
SECTION
8.10. Specific
Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction.
The
parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would
not
have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of
this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled
to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any Federal
court located in the State of Delaware or in any state court in the State of
Delaware, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled
at law or in equity. In addition, each of the parties hereto (a) consents
to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Federal court located
in
the State of Delaware or of any state court located in the State of Delaware
in
the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny
or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from
any such court and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court
other than a Federal court located in the State of Delaware or a state court
located in the State of Delaware.
SECTION
8.11. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each
party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law,
any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or
other
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or
attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such
party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding, seek to enforce
the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other parties hereto
have been induced to enter into this Agreement, by, among other things, the
mutual waiver and certifications in this Section 8.11.
SECTION
8.12. Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by any rule of law or public
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policy,
all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain
in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the
original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the
transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent
possible.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to
be
signed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, all as of the
date
first written above.
XXXXXXX
& XXXXXXX,
by /s/
Xxxx
X.
Xxxx
Name: Xxxx
X.
Xxxx
Title: Treasurer
EMERALD
MERGER SUB, INC.,
by /s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Title: President
ANIMAS
CORPORATION,
by /s/
Xxxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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ANNEX I
TO
THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
Index
of Defined Terms
Term
|
|
Acquisition
Agreement
|
Section 4.02(b)
|
Actions
|
Section 4.01(d)
|
Affiliate
|
Section 8.03(a)
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
Appraisal
Shares
|
Section
2.01(d)
|
Certificate
|
Section 2.01(c)
|
Certificate
of Merger
|
Section 1.03
|
Closing
|
Section 1.02
|
Closing
Date
|
Section 1.02
|
Code
|
Section 2.02(h)
|
Commonly
Controlled Entity
|
Section 3.01(k)
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
Company
Adverse Recommendation Change
|
Section 4.02(b)
|
Company
Benefit Agreements
|
Section 3.01(g)
|
Company
Benefit Plans
|
Section 3.01(k)
|
Company
By-laws
|
Section 3.01(a)
|
Company
Certificate
|
Section
1.05(a)
|
Company
Common Stock
|
Preamble
|
Company
Consolidated Group
|
Section 3.01(n)(xiii)
|
Company
Disclosure Schedule
|
Section 3.01
|
Company
Pension Plan
|
Section 3.01(l)
|
Company
Preferred Stock
|
Section 3.01(c)
|
Company
SEC Documents
|
Section 3.01(e)
|
Company
Stock-Based Awards
|
Section 3.01(c)
|
Company
Stock Options
|
Section 3.01(c)
|
Company
Stock Plans
|
Section 3.01(c)
|
Confidentiality
Agreement
|
Section 5.02
|
Continuing
Employees
|
Section
5.09(a)
|
Contract
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
DGCL
|
Section 1.01
|
Effective
Time
|
Section 1.03
|
Environmental
Laws
|
Section 3.01(j)(ii)
|
ERISA
|
Section 3.01(j)(i)
|
ESPP
|
Section 3.01(c)
|
Exchange
Act
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
Exchange
Fund
|
Section 2.02(a)
|
FDA
|
Section 3.01(j)
|
FDCA
|
Section 3.01(j)
|
Filed
Company SEC Documents
|
Section 3.01(g)
|
GAAP
|
Section 3.01(e)
|
Governmental
Entity
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
Hazardous
Materials
|
Section 3.01(j)(ii)
|
HSR
Act
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
HSR
Filing
|
Section 5.03
|
Intellectual
Property Rights
|
Section 3.01(p)
|
IRS
|
Section 3.01(l)
|
Knowledge
|
Section 8.03(b)
|
A-1
Legal
Provisions
|
Section 3.01(j)
|
Liens
|
Section 3.01(b)
|
Material
Adverse Change
|
Section 8.03(c)
|
Material
Adverse Effect
|
Section 8.03(c)
|
Medical
Device
|
Section 3.01(v)
|
Merger
|
Preamble
|
Merger
Consideration
|
Section 2.01(c)
|
Notice
of Adverse Recommendation
|
Section 4.02(b)
|
Parachute
Gross Up Payment
|
Section 3.01(m)
|
Parent
|
Preamble
|
Paying
Agent
|
Section 2.02(a)
|
Permits
|
Section 3.01(j)
|
person
|
Section 8.03(d)
|
Piper
|
Section 3.01(s)
|
Post-Signing
Returns
|
Section 4.01(d)
|
Primary
Company Executives
|
Section 3.01(m)
|
Principal
Stockholders
|
Preamble
|
Proxy
Statement
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
Representatives
|
Section 4.02(a)
|
Release
|
Section 3.01(j)(ii)
|
Restraints
|
Section 6.01(c)
|
SEC
|
Section 3.01(d)
|
Section
262
|
Section 2.01(d)
|
Securities
Act
|
Section 3.01(e)
|
Social
Security Act
|
Section 3.01(v)(v)
|
SOX
|
Section 3.01(e)
|
Specified
Contracts
|
Section
3.01(u)
|
Stockholder
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
Stockholder
Approval
|
Section
3.01(q)
|
Stockholders’
Meeting
|
Section 5.01(b)
|
Sub
|
Preamble
|
Subsidiary
|
Section 8.03(e)
|
Superior
Proposal
|
Section 4.02(a)
|
Surviving
Corporation
|
Section 1.01
|
Takeover
Proposal
|
Section 4.02(a)
|
taxes
|
Section 3.01(n)(xiii)
|
taxing
authority
|
Section 3.01(n)(xiii)
|
tax
returns
|
Section 3.01(n)(xiii)
|
Termination
Fee
|
Section 5.06(b)(ii)
|
Warrants
|
Section
3.01(c)
|
A-2
EXHIBIT A
TO
THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation
of
the
Surviving Corporation
FIRST:
The
name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is ANIMAS
CORPORATION.
SECOND:
The
address, including street, number, city, and county, of the registered
office of
the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporate Trust Center, 0000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, County of New Castle; and the name
of the
registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address
is
The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD:
The
purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for
which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State of
Delaware.
FOURTH:
The
aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to
issue
is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
FIFTH:
In
furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law,
the
Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to adopt,
amend or
repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.
SIXTH:
To the
fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware
as it now exists and as it may hereafter be amended, no director or officer
of
the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of
its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director
or
officer; provided,
however,
that
nothing contained in this Article SIXTH shall eliminate or limit the liability
of a director or officer (i) for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty
of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation
of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director or
officer
derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this
Article
SIXTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability
of
any director or officer of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts
or
omissions of such director or officer occurring prior to such amendment
or
repeal.
SEVENTH:
The
Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended
and
supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to
indemnify under said Section from and against any and all of the expenses,
liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said Section.
Such
indemnification shall be mandatory and not discretionary. The indemnification
provided for herein shall not be
deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled
under
any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors
or
otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to
action in
another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a
person
who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall
inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
Any
repeal or modification of this Article SEVENTH shall not adversely affect
any
right to indemnification of any persons existing at the time of such repeal
or
modification with respect to any matter occurring prior to such repeal
or
modification.
The
Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation
Law
of the State of Delaware advance all costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by any director or officer
within 15 days of the presentation of same to the Corporation, with respect
to any one or more actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, so long as the Corporation receives from
the
director or officer an unsecured undertaking to repay such expenses if
it shall
ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled
to be
indemnified by the Corporation under the General Corporation Law of the
State of
Delaware. Such obligation to advance costs and expenses shall be mandatory,
and
not discretionary, and shall include, without limitation, costs and expenses
incurred in asserting affirmative defenses, counterclaims and cross claims.
Such
undertaking to repay may, if first requested in writing by the applicable
director or officer, be on behalf of (rather than by) such director or
officer,
provided that in such case the Corporation shall have the right to approve
the
party making such undertaking.
EIGHTH:
Unless
and except to the extent that the By-laws of the Corporation shall so require,
the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written
ballot.
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