EXHIBIT 2.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
and
CORECOMM INCORPORATED
(a Delaware corporation)
and
CORECOM SUB INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
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Dated as of January 31, 1997
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 31, 1997, by and
among CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO, INC., a Delaware corporation
("CCPR"), CORECOMM INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of CCPR ("CoreComm"), and CORECOM SUB INC., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CORECOMM ("CoreCom Sub").
This Agreement provides for the merger of CoreCom Sub with and into
CCPR (the "Merger"), which will be the surviving corporation, in accordance
with Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"DGCL"), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the DGCL. The purpose of the Merger is to
implement a holding company organizational structure under which CoreComm would
be the holding company for CCPR's operating subsidiaries and CCPR would become a
direct wholly-owned subsidiary of CoreComm.
The respective Boards of Directors of CCPR, CoreComm and CoreCom Sub
have approved the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements
set forth herein, and in order to set forth the terms and conditions of the
Merger and the mode of carrying the same into effect, the parties hereby agree
as follows:
1. The Merger.
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1.1 The Merger. At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3
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hereof), and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the DGCL,
CoreCom Sub shall be merged with and into CCPR in the Merger, the separate
corporate existence of CoreCom Sub shall thereupon cease, and CCPR shall be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").
1.2 Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, CCPR shall
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continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware and
shall thereupon and thereafter possess all rights, privileges, powers and
franchises and all property of CoreCom Sub and shall be subject to all debts,
liabilities and duties of CoreCom Sub, all as provided under the DGCL.
1.3 Effective Time of the Merger. The Merger shall become effective
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and be consummated when the Surviving Corporation shall have caused to be filed
a certified copy of this Agreement with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware (the "Delaware Secretary of State") in accordance with the DGCL (the
"Effective Time"), as set forth in Section 3.4 hereof.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
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Immediately following the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of
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CCPR, as amended and restated and in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be restated as set forth in Exhibit B and as so amended and restated
shall thereafter continue in full force and effect as the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until further amended or restated as
provided therein and under the DGCL.
1.5 By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation. The By-Laws of CCPR (as
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amended and restated effective December 4, 1991), as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time, shall continue in full force and effect as the By-Laws of
the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended or repealed as provided
therein and under the DGCL.
1.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. At the
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Effective Time, the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be
those persons listed on Exhibit A attached hereto, in the case of directors,
until their successors are elected and qualified and, in the case of officers,
to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation.
2. Conversion of Securities and Assumption of Certain Obligations.
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2.1 Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
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the Merger and without any action on the part of CCPR, CoreComm, CoreCom Sub or
the holders of any securities of the foregoing corporations:
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2.1.1 Common Stock of CoreCom Sub. Each share of common stock, par
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value $0.01 per share, of CoreCom Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time, including each share that is owned by CCPR or its
subsidiaries, shall be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
2.1.2 Common Stock of CCPR. Each share of common stock, par value
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$0.01 per share, of CCPR ("CCPR Common Stock") issued and outstanding or held in
its treasury immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one
share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CoreComm ("CoreComm Common
Stock"), and shall have the same designations, rights and powers and
preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as
the CCPR Common Stock being converted. Each certificate representing shares of
CCPR Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed,
without the need for any exchange or transfer, to represent the same number of
shares of CoreComm Common Stock.
2.1.3 Common Stock of CoreComm. Each share of CoreComm Common
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Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist.
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2.1.4 CCPR Stock Options and Other Awards. CoreComm shall assume and
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continue all the rights and obligations of CCPR under the 1992 Stock Option
Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Non-Employee Director Stock Option
Plan and all other stock option and employee benefit plans and agreements of
CCPR (collectively, the "Plans"). The outstanding options and other awards
assumed by CoreComm shall be exercisable upon the same terms and conditions as
under the Plans immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that, upon the
exercise of each such option or award, shares of CoreComm Common Stock shall be
issuable in lieu of each share of CCPR Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
thereof immediately prior to the Effective Time.
2.1.5 It is the intent of the parties hereto that CoreComm, as of the
Effective Time, be deemed a "successor issuer" for purposes of continuing
offerings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2.1.6 Effect on Rights. As a result of the share-for-share
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conversion of CCPR Common Stock for CoreComm Common Stock pursuant to the Merger
and the adoption of the Rights Agreement dated as of January 24, 1992 between
CCPR and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as the Rights Agent, each
CCPR preferred stock purchase right will be converted into an identical
preferred stock purchase right of CoreComm.
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2.2 Retention of Certificates. Each outstanding certificate that
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prior to the Effective Time represented shares of CCPR Common Stock shall be
deemed, for all corporate purposes, to evidence ownership of the number of
shares of CoreComm Common Stock into which such shares of CCPR Common Stock have
been converted pursuant to Section 2.1.2 hereof.
2.3 CCPR Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock
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transfer books for the shares of CCPR Common Stock which will be converted to
CoreComm Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof shall be deemed closed, and
no transfer of such shares shall thereafter be made or consummated.
2.4 Other Agreements. At the Effective Time, CoreComm shall assume
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any obligation of CCPR to deliver or make available shares of CCPR Common Stock
under any agreement or employee benefit plan not referred to in this Section 2
to which CCPR or any of its subsidiaries is a party. Any reference to CCPR
Common Stock under any such agreement or employee benefit plan shall be deemed
to be a reference to CoreComm Common Stock and one share of CoreComm Common
Stock shall be issuable in lieu of each share of CCPR Common Stock required to
be issued by any such agreement or employee benefit plan, subject to subsequent
adjustment as provided in any such agreement or employee benefit plan.
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3. Compliance with Section 251(g) of the DGCL. Prior to the
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Effective Time, the parties hereto will take all steps necessary to comply with
Section 251(g) of the DGCL, including without limitation, the following:
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of CoreComm. At the
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Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of CoreComm shall
be in the form of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of CCPR, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.
3.2 Directors and Officers of CoreComm. At the Effective Time, the
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directors and officers of CCPR immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the directors and officers of CoreComm, in the case of directors, until their
successors are elected and qualified and, in the case of officers, to serve at
the pleasure of the Board of Directors of CoreComm.
3.3 Listing of CoreComm Common Stock. The CoreComm Common Stock to
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be issued and initially reserved for issuance pursuant to the transactions
contemplated herein shall have been approved for quotation, upon official notice
of issuance, by the Nasdaq National Market.
3.4 Filings. At the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall
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cause a certified copy of this Agreement to be executed and filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State. At the Effective Time, to the extent necessary to
effectuate the amendments to the certificates of incorporation of the Surviving
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Corporation and CoreComm contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Surviving
Corporation and CoreComm shall cause to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of
State such certificates or documents required to give effect thereto.
4. Miscellaneous.
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4.1 Amendment. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties
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hereto may, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, by written agreement amend,
modify or supplement any provision of this Agreement.
4.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger
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abandoned by the Board of Directors or duly authorized committees thereof of
CCPR at any time prior to the filing of the certified copy of this Agreement
with the Delaware Secretary of State.
4.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements
made and to be performed entirely within such State.
4.4 Headings. The headings set forth herein are for convenience
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only and shall not be used in interpreting the text of the section in which they
appear.
4.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
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counterparts which together shall constitute a single agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CCPR, CoreComm and CoreCom Sub, pursuant to the
approval and authority duly given by resolutions adopted by their respective
Boards of Directors, have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date
first above written by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF
PUERTO RICO, INC.
By:___________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary
CORECOMM INCORPORATED
By:______________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary
CORECOM SUB INC.
By:______________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
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The undersigned, Assistant Secretary of CCPR, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), hereby
certifies that the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") to which this
Certificate is attached has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by the
Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary, on behalf of CoreCom Sub
Inc., a Delaware corporation, by the Senior Vice President-General Counsel and
Secretary, and on behalf of CoreComm Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, by
the Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary. The Agreement has
been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section
251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the conditions specified in
the first sentence of such subsection have been satisfied.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as
of this 31st day of January, 1997.
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Assistant Secretary
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Exhibit A
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Directors and Officers of Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc.
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
J. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx President and Director (Principal Operating and
Financial Officer)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Senior Vice President--General Counsel, Secretary and
Director
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Wood Vice President--Operations
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Vice President--Controller (Principal Accounting
Officer)
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Senior Vice President--General Manager
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Vice President--Finance
Exhibit B
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CERTIFICATE OF RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
January 31, 1997
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
The undersigned, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, certify that
they are the Senior Vice President-General Counsel and Assistant Secretary,
respectively, of Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the
"Corporation"), and do hereby certify as follows:
(1) The name of the Corporation is Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico,
Inc.
(2) The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated was
"EC Acquisition Corp., Inc.," and the original Certificate of Incorporation was
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 18, 1988.
(3) This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by
stockholder written consent in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(4) The text of the Certificate of Incorporation as amended hereby is
restated to read in its entity as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF
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PUERTO RICO, INC. (hereinafter the "Corporation").
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation
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in the State of Delaware is 0 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, in the City of Dover,
County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at that address is National
Registered Agents, Inc.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful
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act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware
Code (the "GCL").
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation
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shall have the authority to issue is 1,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (the "Common Stock").
FIFTH: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed
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by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors of
the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner
provided in, the By-laws of the Corporation. A director shall hold office until
the annual meeting for the year in which his term expires and until his
successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Any vacancy
on the Board of Directors, howsoever resulting, may be filled by a majority of
the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
director. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for a term
that shall coincide with the term of the class to which such director shall have
been elected.
SIXTH: Any or all of the directors of the Corporation may be removed
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from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation then
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, considered for purposes
of this Article SIXTH as one class.
SEVENTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual
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or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of the
stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called, as
provided in the By-laws of the Corporation, and may not be taken by a written
consent of the stockholders pursuant to the GCL.
EIGHTH: Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for
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any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President. Special meetings of the
stockholders of the Corporation may not be called by any other person or
persons.
NINTH: No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to
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the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of
fiduciary duty by such a director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law
(i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct
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or a knowing violation of law; (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article NINTH shall apply to or have
any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the
Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director
occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
TENTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred
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by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, repeal,
alter, amend or rescind the By-laws of the Corporation. In addition, the By-
laws of the Corporation may be adopted, repealed, altered, amended, or rescinded
by the affirmative vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the
outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
ELEVENTH: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Certificate of
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Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the Voting Stock, voting together
as a single class, shall be required to amend, repeal or adopt any provision
inconsis tent with Articles FIFTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH and TENTH of this
Certificate of Incorporation.
TWELFTH: The Corporation reserves the right to repeal, alter, amend,
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or rescind any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all
rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted subject to this
reservation.
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THIRTEENTH: Any act or transaction by or involving the Corporation
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that requires for its adoption under the GCL or under this Certificate of
Incorporation the approval of the Corporation's stockholders shall, pursuant to
Section 251(g) of the GCL, require, in addition, the approval of the
stockholders of the Corporation's holding company, CoreComm Incorporated, or any
successor by merger, by the same vote as is required by the GCL and/or by the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico, Inc. has
caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and this Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to be signed by Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, its Senior Vice President-
General Counsel and attested by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, its Assistant Secretary, this
31st day of January, 1997.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS
OF PUERTO RICO, INC.
By: ______________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Senior Vice President-General Counsel
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Assistant Secretary
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