EXHIBIT 4
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BETWEEN
UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION,
UDC HOLDINGS CORP.,
UDC ACQUISITION CORP.,
XXXXXX X. XXXXXX XX,
AND
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
dated as of
December 10, 2001
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 10, 2001 (this
"AGREEMENT"), between UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY"), UDC HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation ("UDC HOLDINGS"), UDC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of UDC
Holdings ("UDC ACQUISITION"), Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XX ("XXXXXX") and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx ("XXXXXXXX" and, together with UDC Holdings, UDC Acquisition and
Xxxxxx, the "BUYOUT PARTIES").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx on November 26, 2001 commenced a tender offer (the
"ORIGINAL OFFER") for all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK") at a price of $2.51 per share;
WHEREAS, the Buyout Parties are willing, pursuant to and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement to amend the Original Offer in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement;
WHEREAS, a special committee (the "SPECIAL COMMITTEE") of the board of
directors (the "BOARD") of the Company has unanimously (i) determined that it
would be advisable and is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders (other than members of the Buyout Group as defined in Section
10.03) to consummate the Amended Offer (as defined below) and the merger of UDC
Acquisition with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving
corporation (the "MERGER"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, as
amended (the "DGCL"), (ii) determined that the Amended Offer, the Merger and
this Agreement should be approved and declared advisable by the Board and (iii)
resolved to recommend that the Company's stockholders accept the Amended Offer,
tender their shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if
submitted for their approval;
WHEREAS, based on the unanimous recommendation of the Special
Committee, the Board has unanimously (i) determined that it would be advisable
and is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to consummate
the Amended Offer and the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL, (ii) approved and declared
advisable the Amended Offer, the Merger and this Agreement and (iii) resolved to
recommend that the Company's stockholders accept the Amended Offer, tender their
shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if submitted
for their approval; and
WHEREAS, the respective board of directors of UDC Holdings and UDC
Acquisition have each approved this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE TENDER OFFER
SECTION 1.01 Tender Offer.
(a) Provided that none of the events set forth in Annex A hereto shall
have occurred or be existing and provided that this Agreement shall not have
been terminated in accordance with Article IX hereof, within six business days
of the date hereof, the Buyout Parties shall cause UDC Acquisition to amend the
Original Offer to increase the price to $3.53 per Share in cash, net to the
seller, subject to the conditions set forth in Annex A hereto (as amended, the
"AMENDED OFFER"). The Amended Offer Documents (as defined in Section 1.01(b))
shall be mailed to the holders of Common Stock, shall describe this Agreement
and the negotiations preceding this Agreement and shall amend the Original Offer
to (i) provide that the Amended Offer shall only be subject to the conditions
set forth in Annex A hereto, and (ii) extend the expiration date of the Amended
Offer to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on the date twenty business days after
the date the Amended Offer Documents are
disseminated; it being understood and agreed that, except for the foregoing
amendments or as otherwise provided herein, the Amended Offer shall in all
material respects be on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as the
Original Offer. UDC Acquisition expressly reserves the right to amend or make
changes to the terms and conditions of the Amended Offer; provided, however,
that, without the prior written consent of the Company (expressed in a
resolution adopted by both the Special Committee and the Board), UDC Acquisition
shall not (i) reduce the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Amended
Offer, (ii) extend the Amended Offer if the conditions to the Amended Offer have
been satisfied, (iv) decrease the price per Share or change the form of
consideration to be paid in the Amended Offer, (v) impose any additional
conditions to the Amended Offer from those set forth in Annex A hereto, or (vi)
otherwise amend the Amended Offer in a manner that would adversely affect any of
the holders of shares of Common Stock other than members of the Buyout Group.
The Company agrees that no shares of Common Stock held by the Company or its
wholly owned subsidiaries will be tendered pursuant to the Amended Offer.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, without the consent
of the Company, UDC Acquisition shall have the right to extend the expiration
date of the Amended Offer in the following events: (i) from time to time if, at
the expiration date (or extended expiration date of the Amended Offer, if
applicable), any of the conditions to the Amended Offer shall not have been
satisfied or waived; (ii) for any period required by applicable law or
regulation including, without limitation, by any rule, regulation,
interpretation or position of the the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") or the staff thereof; (iii) if all of the conditions to the Amended Offer
are satisfied or waived but the number of shares of Common Stock validly
tendered and not withdrawn is insufficient to result in the Buyout Group owning
at least ninety percent (90%) of the then outstanding number of shares of Common
Stock; or (iv) pursuant to an amendment to the Amended Offer providing for a
"subsequent offering period" to the extent permitted under, and in compliance
with, Rule 14d-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"EXCHANGE ACT"); provided that the Amended Offer shall not be extended more than
twenty (20) business days, in the aggregate, beyond the initial expiration date
under any or all of the above circumstances. Following the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions to the Amended Offer, the Buyout Parties shall cause
UDC Acquisition to accept for payment, in accordance with the terms of the
Amended Offer, all shares of Common Stock validly tendered pursuant to the
Amended Offer and not withdrawn as soon as it is permitted to do so pursuant to
applicable law.
(b) The parties shall publicly announce the signing of this Agreement
on the date it is signed (or the first business day thereafter, if not signed on
a business day), and the Buyout Parties shall cause UDC Acquisition to file a
Schedule TO-T/A with the SEC and the Company shall file a supplement to its
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D9/A with the SEC, in each
case, relating to the announcement of this Agreement. The Buyout Parties shall
cause UDC Acquisition to file with the SEC on or prior to the date that the
Amended Offer is commenced (i) an amendment to the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO filed with respect to the Original Offer (together with any
supplements or amendments thereto, the "SCHEDULE TO"), which will contain, among
other things, the amended and restated Offer to Purchase, form of the related
letter of transmittal and summary advertisement (together with any supplements
or amendments thereto, the "AMENDED OFFER DOCUMENTS"), and (ii) together with
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx and the Company, a Rule 13e-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule
13E-3 with respect to the Amended Offer, which shall be filed as a part of the
Schedule TO. The Amended Offer Documents shall comply in all material respects
with the provisions of applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed
with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's
stockholders, shall not 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 the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, except that no representation is made by the
Buyout Parties with respect to information supplied by the Company in writing
expressly for inclusion in the Amended Offer Documents. Each of the Buyout
Parties further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Amended Offer
Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of shares
of Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable
federal securities laws. Each of the Buyout Parties, on the one hand, and the
Company, on the other hand, agrees promptly to correct any information provided
by it for use in the Amended Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall
have become false and misleading in any material respect and the Buyout Parties
further agree to cause UDC Acquisition to take all steps necessary to cause the
Amended Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be
disseminated to holders of shares of Common Stock, in each case as and to the
extent required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company and its
counsel shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO
before any filing with the SEC. In addition, the Buyout Parties agree to provide
the Company and its counsel with any comments or other communications that the
Buyout Parties or their counsel may receive from time to time
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from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Amended Offer Documents promptly
after the receipt of such comments or other communications.
SECTION 1.02 Company Action. Concurrently with the filing of the
Schedule TO, the Company shall file with the SEC and mail to the holders of
shares of Common Stock an amendment to its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
on Schedule 14D-9 (together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the
"SCHEDULE 14D-9"). The Schedule 14D-9 will set forth, and the Company hereby
represents to the Buyout Parties, that (a) the Special Committee, at a meeting
thereof duly called and held, has unanimously[, by all committee members who
voted,] (i) determined that this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the Merger
would be advisable and are in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders (other than the members of the Buyout Group); (ii) determined that
this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the Merger should be approved and declared
advisable by the Board; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company's
stockholders accept the Amended Offer, tender their shares of Common Stock
pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if submitted for their approval; (b)
the Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously, by all directors
who voted, (i) determined that this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the Merger
would be advisable and are in the best interests of the Company's stockholders
(other than members of the Buyout Group); (ii) approved and declared advisable
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation the Amended Offer and the Merger; and (iii) resolved to recommend
that the Company's stockholders accept the Amended Offer, tender their shares of
Common Stock pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if submitted for their
approval; and (c) U.S. Bancorp Xxxxx Xxxxxxx ("XXXXX XXXXXXX"), the financial
advisor to the Special Committee, has delivered to the Special Committee and the
Board its written opinion that, as of the date of such opinion, the
consideration to be received by the stockholders of the Company (other than
members of the Buyout Group) pursuant to each of the Amended Offer and the
Merger is fair to such stockholders from a financial point of view. The Special
Committee or the Board may subsequently withdraw, modify or amend its
recommendations described above to the extent that the Special Committee
determines, upon advice by outside counsel, that the fiduciary duties of the
Special Committee or the Board under applicable law require such action, and any
such permitted withdrawal, modification or amendment shall not constitute a
breach of this Agreement but shall have the effects specified herein. The
Schedule 14D-9 will comply in all material respects with the provisions of
applicable federal securities laws and, on the date filed with the SEC and on
the date first published, sent or given to the Company's stockholders, shall not
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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, except that no representation is made by the Company with respect to
information supplied by the Buyout Parties in writing expressly for inclusion in
the Schedule 14D-9. The Company further agrees to take all steps necessary to
cause the Schedule 14D-9 to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to
holders of shares of Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. Each of the Company, on the one hand, and
the Buyout Parties, on the other hand, agrees promptly to correct any
information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent
that it shall have become false and misleading in any material respect and the
Company further agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9
as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of
the shares of Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. The Buyout Parties and their counsel shall
be given the opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 before any
filing with the SEC. In addition, the Company agrees to provide the Buyout
Parties and their counsel with any comments or other communications that the
Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff
with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after the receipt of such comments
or other communications.
SECTION 1.03 Stockholder Lists. In connection with the Amended Offer,
the Company shall promptly furnish UDC Acquisition with updated mailing labels,
security position listings of shares of Common Stock held in stock depositories
and any available listing or computer file containing the names and addresses of
the record holders of shares of Common Stock, each as of the most recent
practicable date, and shall promptly furnish UDC Acquisition with such
additional information, including updated lists of stockholders, mailing labels
and lists of securities positions and such other information and assistance as
UDC Acquisition or its agents may reasonably request in connection with
communicating to the record and beneficial holders of shares of Common Stock
with respect to the Amended Offer and the Merger.
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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
SECTION 2.01 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective
Time (as defined in Section 2.02), UDC Acquisition shall be merged with and into
the Company. Following the Merger, the separate existence of UDC Acquisition
shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the
Merger (the "SURVIVING CORPORATION"). UDC Acquisition may, upon notice to the
Company, modify the structure of the Merger if UDC Acquisition determines it
advisable to do so because of tax or other considerations, and the Company shall
promptly enter into any amendment to this Agreement necessary or desirable to
accomplish such structural modification; provided, however, that no such
amendment shall have an adverse effect upon the stockholders of the Company
(other than the members of the Buyout Group).
SECTION 2.02 Effective Time; Closing. As soon as practicable after the
satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VIII, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a
certificate of merger or certificate of ownership and merger, as appropriate
(either, the "CERTIFICATE OF MERGER"), with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware and by making any related filings required under the DGCL in
connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as
the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware or at such later time as is agreed to by the parties hereto and as
is specified in the Certificate of Merger (the "EFFECTIVE TIME"). Immediately
prior to the filing of the Certificate of Merger, a closing (the "CLOSING") will
be held at the offices of Squire, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., located at 00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx (or such other place as the parties
hereto may agree).
SECTION 2.03 Effects of the Merger. From and after the Effective Time,
the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the DGCL (including, without
limitation, Sections 259, 260 and 261 thereof). Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the
properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, of a public as well as a
private nature, of the Company and UDC Acquisition shall vest in the Surviving
Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and UDC
Acquisition shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
SECTION 2.04 Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of
incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
(the "SURVIVING CERTIFICATE") until thereafter amended in accordance with the
DGCL.
SECTION 2.05 Bylaws. The bylaws of UDC Acquisition, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the Surviving
Certificate and the DGCL.
SECTION 2.06 Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time,
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in
accordance with applicable law, (a) the directors of UDC Acquisition at the
Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (b) the
officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE III
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION 3.01 Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of any party hereto or the
holders of any of the following securities:
(a) Each share of the Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Common Stock to be
canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and any Dissenting Shares (as defined
below)) shall be converted into the right to receive $3.53 in cash (or any
higher price that may be paid per
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share pursuant to the Amended Offer), without interest (the "MERGER
CONSIDERATION"). At the Effective Time, each share of Common Stock shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each certificate previously evidencing any such share (other
than shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(b) and any Dissenting
Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive, upon the surrender
of such certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.02, an amount
in cash per share equal to the Merger Consideration. The holders of such
certificates previously evidencing such shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with
respect to such shares of Common Stock except as otherwise provided herein or by
law.
(b) Each share of capital stock of the Company (i) held in the treasury
of the Company or by any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or (ii) owned by
members of the Buyout Group shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease
to exist without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be
made with respect thereto.
(c) Each share of common stock of UDC Acquisition outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation and shall constitute the only
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 3.02 Exchange of Certificates and Cash.
(a) Exchange Agent. On or before the Closing Date, UDC Holdings shall
enter into an agreement providing for the matters set forth in this Section 3.02
(the "EXCHANGE AGENT AGREEMENT") with a bank or trust company selected by UDC
Holdings and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the "EXCHANGE AGENT"),
authorizing such Exchange Agent to act as Exchange Agent in connection with the
Merger. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Buyout Parties shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with or for the account of the Exchange
Agent, for the benefit of the holders of shares of Common Stock (other than
Dissenting Shares and shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.01(b)), an
amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Section
3.01(a) (such funds are hereafter referred to as the "EXCHANGE FUND").
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, UDC Holdings will instruct the Exchange Agent to mail to each
holder of record (other than members of the Buyout Group) of a certificate or
certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time evidenced outstanding
shares of Common Stock (other than Dissenting Shares and shares to be canceled
pursuant to Section 3.01(b)) (the "CERTIFICATES"), (i) a form 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 Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as UDC Acquisition may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for
use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange
Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by UDC Holdings,
together with a letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other customary
documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions (collectively, the
"TRANSMITTAL DOCUMENTS"), the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration for each share of Common
Stock formerly represented by such Certificate, without any interest thereon,
less any required withholding of taxes, and the Certificate so surrendered shall
thereupon be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of
Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the
Merger Consideration may be issued and paid in accordance with this Article III
to the transferee of such shares if the Certificate evidencing such shares of
Common Stock is presented to the Exchange Agent and is properly endorsed or
otherwise in proper form for transfer. The signature on the Certificate or any
related stock power must be properly guaranteed and the person requesting
payment of the Merger Consideration must either pay any transfer or other taxes
required by reason of the payment to a person other than the registered holder
of the Certificate so surrendered or establish to the satisfaction of the
Surviving Corporation that such tax has been paid or is not applicable. The
Merger Consideration will be delivered by the Exchange Agent as promptly as
practicable following surrender of a Certificate and the related Transmittal
Documents. Cash payments may be made by check unless otherwise required by a
depositary institution in connection with the book-entry delivery of securities.
No interest will be payable on such Merger Consideration. Until surrendered in
accordance with this Section 3.02, each Certificate shall be deemed at any time
after the Effective Time to evidence only the right to receive, upon such
surrender, the Merger Consideration for each share of Common Stock formerly
represented by such Certificate. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any
purpose
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other than as set forth in this Article III. Any interest, dividends or other
income earned on the investment of cash held in the Exchange Fund shall be for
the account of the Surviving Corporation.
(c) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund
(including the proceeds of any investments thereof) which remains undistributed
to the holders of Common Stock for one year following the Effective Time shall
be delivered to the Surviving Corporation, upon demand. Any holders of Common
Stock who have not theretofore complied with this Article III shall thereafter
look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of the Merger Consideration.
(d) No Liability. None of the Buyout Parties, the Surviving Corporation
or the Company shall be liable to any holder of shares of Common Stock for any
cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
(e) Withholding Rights. The Surviving Corporation and the Exchange
Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Common Stock such
amounts as the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct
and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any provision of state, local or
foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Surviving
Corporation or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares
of Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by
the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent.
(f) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any
Certificates evidencing shares of Common Stock shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the holder of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate(s) shall
execute an affidavit of that fact upon request. The holder of any such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate(s) shall also deliver a reasonable indemnity
against any claim that may be made against the Buyout Parties or the Exchange
Agent with respect to the Certificate(s) alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed. The affidavit and any indemnity which may be required hereunder shall
be delivered to the Exchange Agent, who shall be responsible for making payment
for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates(s) pursuant to the terms hereof.
(g) Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer
books of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration
of transfers of shares of Common Stock thereafter on the records of the Company.
Any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation
for any reason at or after the Effective Time shall be exchanged for the Merger
Consideration pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTION 3.03 Stock Options; Warrants.
(a) Subject to Section 3.03(b), each Option and Warrant (each as
defined in Section 4.03), other than any Options or Warrants held by members of
the Buyout Group, shall, in settlement thereof, receive for each share of Common
Stock subject to such Option or Warrant an amount (subject to any applicable
withholding tax) in cash equal to the difference between the Merger
Consideration and the per share exercise price of such Option or Warrant to the
extent such difference is a positive number (such amount being hereinafter
referred to as the "OPTION/WARRANT CONSIDERATION"). Upon receipt of the
Option/Warrant Consideration therefor, or if the difference between the Merger
Consideration and the exercise price of any Option or Warrant is not a positive
number, each Option and Warrant shall be deemed canceled to the extent provided
in the Company Option Plans (as defined in Section 4.03) or other applicable
agreement. The surrender of an Option or Warrant in exchange for the
Option/Warrant Consideration, or if the difference between the Merger
Consideration and the exercise price of any Option or Warrant is not a positive
number, shall be deemed a release of any and all rights the holder had or may
have had in respect of such Option or Warrant to the extent provided in the
Company Option Plans or other applicable agreement. Either prior to or as soon
as practicable following the consummation of the Amended Offer, the Board (or,
if appropriate, any committee of the Board administering the Company Option
Plans) shall adopt such resolutions or take other such actions as are required
to cause any Options that are not exercisable as of the date hereof to become
exercisable at the Effective Time. All amounts payable pursuant to this Section
3.03(a) shall be subject to any required withholding of taxes and shall be paid
without interest.
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(b) The obligation to make the cash payment described in Section
3.03(a): (i) shall be subject to the obtaining of any necessary consents of
optionees and holders to the cancellation of the applicable Options or Warrants
and (ii) shall not require any action that violates any of the Company Option
Plans or other applicable agreement. Upon the purchase of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the consummation of the Amended Offer, the Company shall use its
reasonable efforts to adopt such amendments, modifications or resolutions of the
Board with respect to the Company Option Plans as may be permitted thereunder to
provide that following the Effective Time no participant in the Company Option
Plans or other plans, programs or arrangements shall have any right thereunder
to acquire any equity securities of UDC Holdings, UDC Acquisition, the Company
or the Surviving Corporation and to terminate all such plans. UDC Acquisition
shall cooperate with the Company with respect to any such steps, including,
without limitation, by causing any notices required by the Company Option Plans
to be delivered to participants therein. The Company shall also take all
necessary action to approve the disposition of the Options and Warrants in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to the extent
necessary to exempt such transactions and dispositions under Rule 16b-3 of the
Exchange Act. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.03 to the contrary, the
failure of the Company to cause any of the actions set forth in this Section
3.03 to be taken, including, without limitation, with respect to termination of
the Company Option Plans or other applicable agreements or cancellation of the
Options or Warrants, shall not constitute a breach of the terms of, or a default
under, this Agreement; provided the Company shall be required to use its
reasonable efforts as specified above.
SECTION 3.04 Dissenting Shares.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time and which are held by stockholders (i) who shall not have voted
in favor of adoption of this Agreement and (ii) who shall be entitled to and
shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such shares in accordance
with Section 262 of the DGCL ("DISSENTING SHARES"), shall not be converted into
or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration unless such
stockholders fail to perfect, withdraw or otherwise lose their right to
appraisal. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the
appraised value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with the provisions of
the DGCL. If, after the Effective Time, any such stockholder fails to perfect,
withdraws or loses its right to appraisal, such shares of Common Stock shall be
treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into a right to
receive the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon, upon surrender of
the Certificate or Certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Common
Stock in the manner set forth in Section 3.02.
(b) The Company shall give UDC Acquisition prompt notice of any demands
for appraisal received by it, withdrawals of such demands, and any other
instruments served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company and relating
thereto. UDC Acquisition shall direct all negotiations and proceedings with
respect to demands for appraisal under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except
with the prior written consent of UDC Acquisition, make any payment with respect
to any demands for appraisal, or offer to settle, or settle, any such demands.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Buyout Parties that:
SECTION 4.01 Organization and Qualifications; Subsidiaries. The Company
and each significant subsidiary of the Company (a "COMPANY SUBSIDIARY") within
the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act is a
corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly incorporated or organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization and has the requisite power and authority and all
necessary governmental approvals, to own, lease and operate its properties and
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure
to be so incorporated or organized, existing and in good standing or to have
such governmental approvals would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect (as
defined below). The Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction where the
character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such
failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on
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the business, assets, results of operations or financial condition of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a "COMPANY MATERIAL
ADVERSE EFFECT").
SECTION 4.02 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Buyout
Parties have been given access by the Company to a complete and correct copy of
the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws or equivalent organizational
documents, each as amended to the date hereof, of the Company and each Company
Subsidiary. Such certificates of incorporation, bylaws and equivalent
organizational documents are in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor
any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any provision of its certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents.
SECTION 4.03 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $.001 per share ("PREFERRED STOCK"). As of December
7, 2001, (a) 12,273,749 shares of Common Stock were outstanding, all of which
were validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; (b) no shares of Preferred
Stock were issued and outstanding and no action had been taken by the Board of
Directors of the Company with respect to the designation of the rights and
preferences of any series of Preferred Stock; (c) 2,650,000 shares of Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
(the "OPTIONS") granted pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated Long Term
Incentive Plan, 1998 Executive Incentive Plan and Director Incentive Plan
(collectively, the "COMPANY OPTION Plans"); (d) 351,023 shares of Common Stock
were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants listed on
Schedule 4.03 (the "WARRANTS"); (e) 6,499,868 shares of Common Stock and no
shares of Preferred Stock were held in the treasury of the Company; (f) no
Company Subsidiary owns any shares of the Company's capital stock; and (g) there
are no securities of any Company Subsidiary outstanding which are convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company. Except as
set forth above, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the
Company have been issued, are reserved for issuance or are outstanding. All
shares of Common Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the
terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are
issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
SECTION 4.04 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all
necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement,
to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than,
with respect to the Merger, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the "COMPANY REQUISITE VOTE")), and the
filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by, and in
accordance with, the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Buyout Parties, constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity.
SECTION 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not,
and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Company's
certificate of incorporation, as amended to the date hereof, or its by-laws, or
the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other equivalent organizational
documents of any Company Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to receipt of the
consents listed on Schedule 4.05 hereto, result in any breach of or constitute a
default (or an event, which, with notice, lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, result in the acceleration, increased payments or cancellation
of, or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any of the
properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit,
franchise or any other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any
Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or any of their
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properties or assets is bound or affected, except, in the case of clauses (ii)
and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other
occurrences which (A) would not prevent or delay consummation of the Amended
Offer or the Merger in any material respect or otherwise prevent the Company
from performing its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect,
and (B) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not,
and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby by the Company will not, require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification
to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign (each a
"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY"), except (i) for (A) any applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT")
and state takeover laws, (B) the filing and recordation of appropriate merger
and similar documents as required by the DGCL, and (C) filings under the rules
and regulations of the Nasdaq National Market, and (ii) where the failure to
obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such
filings or notifications, (x) would not prevent or delay consummation of the
Amended Offer or the Merger in any material respect or otherwise prevent the
Company from performing its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect, and (y) would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.06 Special Committee Recommendation and Board Approval.
(a) The Special Committee, at a meeting thereof duly called and held,
has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the
Merger would be advisable and are in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders (other than the members of the Buyout Group); (ii) determined that
this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the Merger should be approved and declared
advisable by the Board; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company's
stockholders accept the Amended Offer, tender their shares of Common Stock
pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if submitted for their approval.
(b) The Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously (i)
determined that this Agreement, the Amended Offer and the Merger would be
advisable and are in the best interests of the Company's stockholders (other
than members of the Buyout Group); (ii) approved and declared advisable this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation the Amended Offer and the Merger; and (iii) resolved to recommend
that the Company's stockholders accept the Amended Offer, tender their shares of
Common Stock pursuant thereto and adopt this Agreement if submitted for their
approval.
SECTION 4.07 Opinion of Financial Advisor. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, the financial
advisor to the Special Committee, has delivered to the Special Committee and the
Board its written opinion that, as of the date thereof, the consideration to be
received by the stockholders of the Company (other than members of the Buyout
Group) pursuant to each of the Amended Offer and the Merger is fair to such
stockholders from a financial point of view.
SECTION 4.08 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other
than Xxxxx Xxxxxxx) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the Company.
Each of the representations and warranties in this Article IV is
qualified by and shall be deemed to disclose in qualification thereof, any
facts, circumstances, conditions or events actually known to or by the Buyout
Parties.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UDC HOLDINGS, UDC ACQUISITION AND XXXXXX
Each of UDC Holdings, UDC Acquisition and Xxxxxx jointly and severally,
hereby makes to the Company the representations and warranties set forth below:
SECTION 5.01 Organization and Qualification. Each of UDC Holdings and
UDC Acquisition is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
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the requisite power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted. UDC Acquisition is duly qualified or licensed and in good
standing to do business in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, results of
operations or financial condition of UDC Holdings, UDC Acquisition and their
respective subsidiaries, taken as a whole ("ACQUIROR MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT").
SECTION 5.02 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of UDC Holdings
and UDC Acquisition has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement, to perform their respective obligations hereunder
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each of UDC Holdings and UDC Acquisition and the
consummation by each of them of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized by the respective Board of Directors of UDC Holdings
and UDC Acquisition and no other corporate proceedings on the part of either of
them are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate such
transactions (other than the filing and recordation of appropriate merger
documents as required by the DGCL). This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by each of the Buyout Parties and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of each of the Buyout Parties, enforceable against
each of them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
principles of equity.
SECTION 5.03 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Buyout
Parties do not, and the consummation of the Amended Offer, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict with or violate
the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of UDC Holdings or UDC Acquisition,
(ii) conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree applicable to any of the Buyout Parties or by which any of their
respective properties or assets are bound or affected, or (iii) result in any
breach of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice, lapse of time
or both, would become a default) under, result in the loss of a material benefit
under or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration,
increased payments or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or
other encumbrance on any properties or assets of any of the Buyout Parties
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise or any other instrument or obligation to which any of
the Buyout Parties is a party or by which any of the Buyout Parties or any of
their properties or assets is bound or affected, except in the case of clauses
(ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other
occurrences which (x) would not prevent or delay consummation of the Amended
Offer or the Merger in any material respect or otherwise prevent any of the
Buyout Parties from performing its obligations under this Agreement in any
material respect, or (y) in the case of UDC Holdings and UDC Acquisition, would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Buyout
Parties do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the Amended Offer, Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby by the
Buyout Parties will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit
of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, except (i) for
(A) any applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act
and state takeover laws and (B) filing and recordation of appropriate merger and
similar documents as required by the DGCL, and (ii) where the failure to obtain
such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or
notifications, would not (x) prevent or delay consummation of the Amended Offer
or the Merger in any material respect or otherwise prevent any of the Buyout
Parties from performing their respective obligations under this Agreement in any
material respect, or (y) in the case of UDC Holdings and UDC Acquisition would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.04 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is
entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection
with this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Xxxxxx or the other members of
the Buyout Group.
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SECTION 5.05 Availability of Funds. The Buyout Parties have delivered
to the Company a true and complete copy of a letter (the "CONTRIBUTION LETTER")
executed by Xxxxxx describing the sources of funds for the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and providing a commitment to provide financing
in the amount of $17 million, plus all additional amounts required for
applicable fees and expenses payable by the Buyout Parties in connection with
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The amount
provided pursuant to the Contribution Letter will be sufficient to provide the
funds required by UDC Acquisition and the other Buyout Parties to consummate the
Amended Offer and pay the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement and to
pay all fees and expenses required to be paid by UDC Acquisition and the other
Buyout Parties in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.06 Capitalization of UDC Acquisition. The authorized capital
stock of UDC Holdings consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001
per share, and 1,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share. The
authorized capital stock of UDC Acquisition consists of 1,000 shares of common
stock, par value $.001 per share, and 1,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$.001 per share. As of the date hereof, 100 shares of UDC Holdings common stock
and no preferred stock and 100 shares of UDC Acquisition common stock and no
preferred stock are outstanding, all of which were validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. Schedule 5.06 sets forth the ownership of the outstanding
shares of UDC Holdings as of the date hereof. All outstanding capital stock of
UDC Acquisition is owned by UDC Holdings.
SECTION 5.07 No Prior Activities. Except for the obligations incurred
in connection with their incorporation or organization or the negotiation and
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of UDC
Holdings and UDC Acquisition has neither incurred any obligation or liability
nor engaged in any business or activity of any type or kind whatsoever or
entered into any agreement or arrangement with any person.
SECTION 5.08 Investigation by UDC Acquisition. UDC Acquisition:
(a) acknowledges that, except as set forth in this Agreement, none of
the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, affiliates, agents or representatives makes any
representation or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or
completeness of any of the information provided or made available to UDC
Acquisition or the members of the Buyout Group or their agents, representatives
or financing sources prior to the execution of this Agreement; and
(b) agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by law except as
provided by this Agreement, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any
of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders, affiliates,
agents or representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever
to UDC Acquisition on any basis (including without limitation in contract, tort
or otherwise) based upon any information provided or made available, or
statement made to UDC Acquisition or the members of the Buyout Group prior to
the execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 5.09 No Conflicting Knowledge. Each of the Buyout Parties has
reviewed the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article
III hereof and to their actual knowledge such representations and warranties are
true and correct in all material respects.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The
Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, unless UDC Acquisition shall have consented (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld), neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary
shall (except to the extent permitted or otherwise contemplated by this
Agreement):
(a) conduct its business in any manner other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
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(b) amend or propose to amend its certificate of incorporation or
by-laws;
(c) authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, redeem or
acquire for value any of its or their securities, including options, warrants,
commitments, stock appreciation rights, subscriptions, rights to purchase or
otherwise (other than the issuance of equity securities upon the conversion of
outstanding convertible securities or in connection with any dividend
reinvestment plan or any benefit plan with an employee stock fund or employee
stock ownership plan feature, consistent with applicable securities laws, or the
exercise of options or warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and
in accordance with the terms of such options or warrants in effect on the date
of this Agreement);
(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution,
payable in cash, stock, property, or otherwise, with respect to any of its
capital stock or other equity interests, or subdivide, reclassify, recapitalize,
split, combine or exchange any of its shares of capital stock;
(e) take any action, other than reasonable and usual actions in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with respect to
accounting policies or procedures (including tax accounting policies and
procedures);
(f) take any action that would, or could reasonably be expected to
result in, any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement
being untrue or in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII
not being satisfied; or
(g) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
SECTION 6.02 Access to Information; Confidentiality. From the date
hereof to the Effective Time, the Company shall (and shall cause the Company
Subsidiaries and the officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents of the
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries to) afford the officers, employees
and agents of UDC Acquisition (the "UDC ACQUISITION REPRESENTATIVES") reasonable
access at all reasonable times to its officers, employees, agents, properties,
offices, plants and other facilities, books and records, and shall furnish such
UDC Acquisition Representatives with all financial, operating and other data and
information as may from time to time be reasonably requested. All information
provided herein or prior hereto in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby, to the extent not already publicly available at the time such
information was provided or subsequently made publicly available through actions
taken by or on behalf of the Company, shall be held in confidence and used only
to evaluate the transaction described herein and for no other purpose. Each of
the Buyout Parties agrees that they shall not disclose the information to any
other person except those who have an actual need to know the information for
the purpose of evaluating the transaction contemplated hereby, who are informed
of the confidential nature of the information and who agree to be bound by this
Section ("Permitted Recipients"). Each of the Buyout Parties shall be
responsible for any breach of any provision of this Section by its Permitted
Recipients. Each of the Buyout Parties acknowledges and agrees that any breach
or threatened breach of the terms of this Section regarding the treatment of
confidential information may result in irreparable damage to the Company for
which there may be no adequate remedy at law. Therefore, each of them agrees
that in the event of any breach of this Section 6.02, the Company shall be
entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to it, to
specific enforcement of the terms of this Section and/or injunctive relief
requiring the immediate return of all such information.
SECTION 6.03 Directors' and Officers' Insurance and Indemnification.
(a) From and after the consummation of the Merger, the parties shall,
and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, indemnify, defend and hold
harmless any person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date
hereof, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer or director (the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY") of the Company or its subsidiaries against all losses,
claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and
expenses), judgments, fines, losses, and amounts paid in settlement, with the
written approval of the Surviving Corporation (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), in connection with any actual or threatened action,
suit, claim, proceeding or investigation (each a "CLAIM") to the extent that any
such Claim is based on, or arises out of, (i) the fact that such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary or
is or was serving at the request of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as a
director,
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officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, or (ii) this Agreement, or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, in each case to the extent that any such Claim pertains to
any matter or fact arising, existing, or occurring prior to or at the Effective
Time, regardless of whether such Claim is asserted or claimed prior to, at or
after the Effective Time, to the full extent permitted under Delaware law or the
Company's certificate of incorporation, by-laws or indemnification agreements in
effect at the date hereof, including provisions relating to advancement of
expenses incurred in the defense of any action or suit. Without limiting the
foregoing, in the event any Indemnified Party becomes involved in any capacity
in any Claim, then from and after consummation of the Merger, the parties shall
cause the Surviving Corporation to, periodically advance to such Indemnified
Party its legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and
preparation incurred in connection therewith), subject to the provision by such
Indemnified Party of an undertaking to reimburse the amounts so advanced in the
event of a final non-appealable determination by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such Indemnified Party is not entitled thereto.
(b) In addition to the foregoing from and after the consummation of the
Merger, UDC Acquisition and the Company agree that all rights to indemnification
and all limitations on liability existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties as
provided in the Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws or
indemnification agreements as in effect as of the date hereof shall survive the
Merger and shall continue in full force and effect, without any amendment
thereto, for a period of six years from the Effective Time to the extent such
rights are consistent with the DGCL; provided that in the event any claim or
claims are asserted or made within such six year period, all rights to
indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until
disposition of any and all such claims; provided further, that any determination
required to be made with respect to whether an Indemnified Party's conduct
complies with the standards set forth under the DGCL, the Company's certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or such agreements, as the case may be, shall be
made by independent legal counsel selected by the Indemnified Party and
reasonably acceptable to the Surviving Corporation; and, provided further, that
nothing in this Section 6.03 shall impair any rights or obligations of any
present or former directors or officers of the Company.
(c) In the event the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or
assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be
the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or
merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties
and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this Section 6.03, proper provision shall be made
so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation assume the
obligations set forth in this Section 6.03 and none of the actions described in
clauses (i) or (ii) shall be taken until such provision is made.
(d) The parties shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain the
Company's existing officers' and directors' liability insurance policy ("D&O
INSURANCE") for a period of not less than six years after the Effective Date;
provided, that the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of
substantially similar coverage and amounts containing terms no less advantageous
to such former directors or officers so long as such substitution does not
result in gaps or lapses in coverage; provided, further, if the existing D&O
Insurance expires or is cancelled during such period, UDC Acquisition or the
Surviving Corporation will use its best efforts to obtain substantially similar
D&O Insurance; provided, however, that if the aggregate annual premiums for such
D&O Insurance (or successor insurance policy) at any time during such period
exceed 200% of the per annum rate of premiums currently paid by the Company for
such insurance on the date of this Agreement, then the parties will cause the
Surviving Corporation to, and the Surviving Corporation will, provide the
maximum coverage that shall then be available at an annual premium equal to 200%
of such rate.
(e) This Section 6.03 is intended to be for the benefit of, and shall
be enforceable by, the Indemnified Parties, their heirs and personal
representatives, and shall be binding on the Surviving Corporation and its
respective successors and assigns and shall survive the Merger.
SECTION 6.04 Further Action. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to do, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable
laws and regulations or otherwise to consummate the Amended Offer, the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation,
using its reasonable best efforts to (i) ensure that the conditions set forth in
Annex A and Article VIII hereof are satisfied and (ii) obtain all licenses,
permits, waivers, orders, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications
and orders of
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Governmental Entities and parties to contracts with the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries as are necessary for the consummation of the Amended Offer, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 6.05 Public Announcements. The Buyout Parties and the Company
shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such
public statement without the prior consent of the other party, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that a party may, without
the prior consent of the other party, issue such press release or make such
public statement as may be required by law, regulation or any listing agreement
or arrangement to which the Company or UDC Acquisition is a party with a
national securities exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market if it has used all
reasonable efforts to consult with the other party and to obtain such party's
consent but has been unable to do so in a timely manner.
SECTION 6.06 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give
prompt notice to the Buyout Parties, and the Buyout Parties shall give prompt
notice to the Company, of (i) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event
known to a party, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which is reasonably likely
to cause any representation or warranty of such party contained in this
Agreement to be materially untrue or inaccurate; (ii) any failure of the Company
or the Buyout Parties, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy, or the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event known to a party, the occurrence or
non-occurrence of which is reasonably likely to cause the failure by such party
to comply with or satisfy any material covenant, condition or agreement to be
complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; (iii) the occurrence of any other
event known to a party which would be reasonably likely to cause any condition
set forth in Annex A or Article VIII to be unsatisfied in any material respect
at any time prior to the closing of the Amended Offer or the Effective Time, as
the case may be; or (iv) any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened which questions or
challenges the validity of this Agreement; provided, however, that the delivery
of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.06 shall not limit or otherwise affect
the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
SECTION 6.07 Antitakeover Statutes. If any "moratorium," "control
share," "fair price," "affiliate transaction," "business combination" or other
antitakeover laws and regulations of any state ("TAKEOVER STATUTE") are or may
become applicable to the Amended Offer or the Merger, each of the Company and
UDC Acquisition shall use their reasonable best efforts to permit the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated as promptly as
practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or
minimize the effects of any Takeover Statute on the Amended Offer or the Merger.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 7.01 Merger Without Stockholders' Meeting. If, as a result of
the purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Amended Offer, the
members of the Buyout Group own in the aggregate at least ninety percent (90%)
of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, the parties hereto agree to take all
necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become effective as soon
as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the Merger
set forth in Article VIII without a meeting of stockholders of the Company, in
accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL.
SECTION 7.02 Stockholder Approval Required. If required by applicable
law in order to consummate the Merger:
(a) The Company (acting through the Board in accordance with its
certificate of incorporation and by-laws and acting as soon as practicable
following the acceptance for payment and purchase of shares of Common Stock by
UDC Acquisition pursuant to the Amended Offer) shall take all action necessary
to seek approval of the Merger and adoption of this Agreement at a duly called
and noticed meeting of the stockholders of the Company, which meeting shall be
held as promptly as practicable following the consummation of the Amended Offer
and the preparation of the Proxy Statement (as defined in Section 7.02(b)), or
by written consent of the stockholders of the Company in lieu of such a meeting.
The Buyout Parties shall, and shall cause each member of the Buyout Group to,
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vote for or grant its consent to, as the case may be, with respect to all shares
of Common Stock owned by it, the adoption of this Agreement.
(b) If required by applicable law in order to consummate the Merger, as
promptly as practicable after the acceptance for payment and purchase of shares
of Common Stock by UDC Acquisition pursuant to the Amended Offer, (i) UDC
Acquisition and the Company shall cooperate in preparing, and the Company shall
cause to be filed with the SEC, a proxy statement or information statement that
meets the requirements of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the
"PROXY STATEMENT") to seek the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the
stockholders of the Company. Each of the UDC Acquisition and the Company shall
furnish all information as the other parties may reasonably request in
connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy Statement.
SECTION 7.03 Covenants Relating To Proxy Statement. If a Proxy
Statement is required pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof:
(a) The Proxy Statement shall include the recommendations of the
Special Committee and the Board to the stockholders of the Company to vote in
favor of the adoption of this Agreement. Neither Special Committee nor the Board
shall amend, modify, withdraw, condition or qualify its recommendation relating
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in a manner adverse
to UDC Acquisition or take any action or make any statement inconsistent with
such recommendation; provided, however, that the Special Committee or Board may
amend, modify, withdraw, condition or qualify its recommendation if, based on
the advice of outside counsel, the Special Committee concludes that the failure
to take such action would result in a breach of fiduciary duties under
applicable law. Nothing in this section shall affect the Company's obligation to
duly call and notice a meeting of the Company's stockholders as contemplated by
Section 7.02(a) and to take all actions contemplated by Section 7.02(b)
(regardless of whether the recommendation of the Special Committee or the Board
shall have been withdrawn, modified or changed).
(b) No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement will be made by
the Company or UDC Acquisition without the approval of the other party (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Each of the Company and
UDC Acquisition will advise the other, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or
comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional
information.
(c) The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement or any other documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the
Merger shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC and
distributed to stockholders of the Company or at the time of the meeting of the
Company's stockholders contemplated by Section 7.02(a), contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or fail to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If, at
any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or their respective officers or directors,
should be discovered by the Company that, pursuant to the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act, should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy
Statement, the Company shall promptly inform UDC Acquisition thereof. All
documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection
with the Merger will comply as to form and substance in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(d) The information supplied in writing by UDC Acquisition for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement or any other documents to be filed with the SEC
in connection with the Merger shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement is
filed with the SEC and distributed to stockholders of the Company or at the time
of the meeting of the Company's stockholders contemplated by Section 7.02(a),
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or fail to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or
circumstance relating to UDC Acquisition, or their respective officers or
directors, should be discovered by UDC Acquisition that, pursuant to the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, should be set forth in an amendment or a
supplement to the Information Statement, UDC Acquisition shall promptly inform
the Company thereof. All documents that UDC Acquisition is responsible for
filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply
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as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE VIII
CLOSING CONDITIONS
SECTION 8.01 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the
Merger. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction at
or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions, any or all of which
may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Stockholder Approval. The Company Requisite Vote shall have been
obtained, and the holders of a majority of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (excluding shares held by the
members of the Buyout Group) shall have either (i) validly tendered and not
withdrawn their shares pursuant to the Amended Offer and/or (ii) if the Merger
is submitted to a vote of stockholders, voted in favor of the Merger (the
foregoing tender or approval by the minority stockholders is referred to herein
as the "REQUISITE TENDER/APPROVAL").
(b) No Order. No Governmental Entity or federal or state court of
competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or
other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and
which materially restricts, prevents or prohibits consummation of the Merger or
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that
the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause any such decree,
judgment, injunction or other order to be vacated or lifted.
(c) Purchase of Shares. UDC Acquisition shall have purchased shares
pursuant to the Amended Offer.
SECTION 8.02 Additional Conditions to Obligations of UDC Acquisition.
The obligation of UDC Acquisition to effect the Merger is also subject to
satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
(a) Dissenting Shares. On the Closing Date, Dissenting Shares shall
aggregate no more than five percent (5%) of the then outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
(b) Board and Special Committee Recommendation and Approval. The Board
of Directors of the Company and Special Committee shall not have withheld or
withdrawn and shall not have modified or amended in a manner adverse to UDC
Acquisition, the approval, adoption or recommendation of the Merger or this
Agreement.
(c) Required Consents. The Company shall have procured all of the third
party consents and made all of the filings specified in Schedule 4.05, except
where the failure to obtain such consents or make such filings would not have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Settlement of Shareholder Litigation. The settlement of the
Shareholder Litigation (as defined in Annex A) shall have received final court
approval and such action shall have been dismissed with prejudice.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after adoption of this Agreement
by the stockholders of the Company:
(a) by mutual consent of the Company (acting through the Special
Committee) and UDC Acquisition;
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(b) by UDC Acquisition if there has been a material breach in the
context of the transaction of any covenant or agreement made by the Company in
this Agreement, and such breach is not curable or, if curable, is not cured
within 15 days after written notice thereof is given by the Buyout Parties to
the Company;
(c) by the Company if there has been a material breach in the context
of the transaction of any covenant or agreement made by any of the Buyout
Parties in this Agreement, and such breach is not curable or, if curable, is not
cured within 15 days after written notice thereof is given by the Company to
Xxxxxx;
(d) by either UDC Acquisition or the Company, if any permanent
injunction, order, decree, ruling or other action by any Governmental Entity
preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(e) by either UDC Acquisition or the Company, if the Merger shall not
have been consummated before June 30, 2002 (provided that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section 9.01(e) shall not be available to any party
whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause
of or resulted in the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before such
date);
(f) by UDC Acquisition if: (i) the Board of Directors of the Company
(acting through the Special Committee) shall withdraw, modify or change its
recommendation so that it is not in favor of this Agreement or the Merger or
shall have resolved to do any of the foregoing; or (ii) either the Company
Requisite Vote or Requisite Tender/Approval required pursuant to Section 8.01(a)
shall not have been obtained by June 30, 2002; and
(g) by the Company or UDC Acquisition, if UDC Acquisition shall have
terminated the Amended Offer without purchasing shares of Common Stock pursuant
thereto.
The right of any party hereto to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 9.01 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party hereto, any person
controlling any such party or any of their respective officers or directors,
whether prior to or after the execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.02 Effect of Termination. Except as provided in Section 9.05
or Section 10.01(b), in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, there shall be no
liability on the part of any party hereto, or any of their respective officers
or directors, to the other and all rights and obligations of any party hereto
shall cease; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from
liability for the willful breach of any of its representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 9.03 Amendment. Before or after adoption of this Agreement by
the stockholders of the Company, this Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that (a) any
such amendment shall, on behalf of the Company, have been approved by the
Special Committee and (b) after adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders
of the Company, no amendment which under applicable law may not be made without
the approval of the stockholders of the Company may be made without such
approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 9.04 Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, either
the Company (acting through the Special Committee), on the one hand, or Xxxxxx
(acting as representative of the Buyout Parties), on the other, may (a) extend
the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the
agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be
valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or
parties to be bound thereby and, with respect to extensions or waivers granted
by the Company, if the Special Committee shall have approved such waiver or
extension.
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SECTION 9.05 Fees and Expenses. All costs and expenses (including any
expenses related to any claims or litigation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, or any settlement thereof), including, without
limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and
accountants and other out-of-pocket expenses, incurred or to be incurred by the
parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (with
respect to such party, its "Expenses"), shall be borne solely and entirely by
the party which has incurred such costs and expenses; provided, however, that
all costs and expenses related to printing and mailing the Proxy Statement shall
be borne by the Company.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01 Effectiveness of Representations, Warranties and
Agreements.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 10.01(b), the representations,
warranties and agreements of each party hereto shall remain operative and in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
any other party hereto, any person controlling any such party or any of their
respective officers or directors, whether prior to or after the execution of
this Agreement.
(b) The representations, warranties and agreements in this Agreement
shall terminate at the Effective Time or upon the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Article IX, except that the agreements set forth in Articles II, III
and X and Sections 6.03 and 9.05 shall survive the Effective Time and those set
forth in Sections 6.02, 6.03, 9.02 and 9.05 and Article X shall survive
termination.
SECTION 10.02 Notices. All notices and other communications given or
made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given or made as of the date delivered or transmitted, and shall be effective
upon receipt, if delivered personally, mailed by registered or certified mail
(postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
changes of address) or sent by electronic transmission to the telecopier number
specified below:
(a) If to the Buyout Parties:
c/o Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLP
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
(b) If to the Company:
Ugly Duckling Corporation
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Legal Department
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
with separate copies to:
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Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx LLP
Renaissance Xxx
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: P. Xxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
and:
Xxxxx & Xxxxxx, L.L.P.
One Arizona Center
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
SECTION 10.03 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term:
(a) "AFFILIATE" means a person that, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, the first mentioned person;
(b) "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a day on which (i) banks in
the State of Arizona are authorized or obligated to be closed or (ii) the SEC or
The Nasdaq National Market is closed;
(c) "BUYOUT GROUP" means each of the Buyout Parties and their
respective affiliates, other than the Company and its subsidiaries;
(d) "CONTROL" (including the terms "controlled," "controlled by" and
"under common control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly or as
trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or polices of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of
stock or as trustee or executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise;
(e) "PERSON" means any person or any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other legal entity; and
(f) "SUBSIDIARY" or "SUBSIDIARIES" of any person means any corporation,
partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such person (either
alone or through or together with any other subsidiary) owns, directly or
indirectly, at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by
their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors
or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization.
SECTION 10.04 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are
for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.05 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 policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party. 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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SECTION 10.06 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other documents
delivered in connection herewith, constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and
oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
SECTION 10.07 Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by
operation of law or otherwise and any purported assignment shall be null and
void, provided that UDC Acquisition may assign its rights, but not its
obligations, under this Agreement to any direct or indirect subsidiary of a
member of the Buyout Group.
SECTION 10.08 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied (other than the provisions of Section 6.03, which
provisions are intended to benefit and may be enforced by the beneficiaries
thereof), is intended to or shall confer upon any person any right, benefit or
remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.09 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to the conflict of laws rules thereof.
SECTION 10.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto
irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this
Agreement or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof
brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns may be brought
and determined in the Court of Chancery, or other courts, of the State of
Delaware, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any
such action or proceeding for itself and in respect to its property, generally
and unconditionally, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.
Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of
motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding
with respect to this Agreement, (a) the defense of sovereign immunity, (b) any
claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with
this Section 10.10, (c) that it, or its property, is exempt or immune from
jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such
courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment,
attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise),
and (d) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, that (i) the suit,
action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii)
the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (iii) this
Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such
courts.
SECTION 10.11 Enforcement of this Agreement.
(a) The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in
accordance with their specific terms 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 hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to
which they are entitled at law or in equity.
SECTION 10.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signature and in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto
in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an
original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Buyout Parties have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
COMPANY:
UGLY DUCKLING CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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BUYOUT PARTIES:
UDC HOLDINGS CORP.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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UDC ACQUISITION CORP.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXX X. XXXXXX XX:
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XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX:
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ANNEX A
Certain Conditions of the Amended Offer. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Amended Offer, UDC Acquisition shall not be required to accept
for payment or pay for any shares of Common Stock of the Company (the "Shares"),
may postpone (in accordance with the Merger Agreement) the acceptance for
payment of or pay for tendered Shares, and may (subject to the Merger Agreement)
terminate or amend the Amended Offer as to any Shares not then accepted for
payment if on or after December 10, 2001, and at or prior to the time of
acceptance for payment for any such Shares, any of the following events shall
occur:
(a) there shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of, or
limitation on prices for, trading in securities on any national securities
exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (ii) a declaration of a banking
moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United
States, (iii) any material limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any
Governmental Entity on, or any other event that could reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect, the extension of credit by banks or other lending
institutions, (iv) in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of
the commencement of the Amended Offer, a material acceleration or worsening
thereof;
(b) the Company shall have breached or failed to perform in any respect
material in the context of the transaction any of the covenants or agreements
contained in the Merger Agreement to be complied with or performed by the
Company, or any representation or warranty of the Company set forth in the
Merger Agreement shall have been inaccurate or incomplete when made or, except
for those representations or warranties that address matters only as of a
particular date, thereafter shall become inaccurate or incomplete and except for
the failure of any such representations and warranties to be complete and
accurate that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent or materially
delay the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or impair the
ability of the Buyout Parties, the Company or any of their respective
affiliates, following consummation of the Amended Offer or the Merger, to vote
the Shares purchased by them on an equal basis with all other Shares on all
matters presented to the stockholders of the Company to conduct any business or
operations material to the Company in any jurisdiction where they are now being
conducted;
(c) except in connection with the action captioned In re Ugly Duckling
Corporation Shareholders Derivative and Class Litigation, Consol. C.A. No.
18746-NC currently pending in Delaware Chancery Court (the "SHAREHOLDER
LITIGATION"), there shall be instituted or pending any action, litigation,
proceeding, investigation or other application (hereinafter, an "ACTION") before
any court or other Governmental Entity by any Governmental Entity: (i)
challenging the acquisition by Xxxxxx or UDC Acquisition of Shares, seeking to
restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Amended Offer or the Merger, seeking to obtain any material damages or otherwise
directly or indirectly relating to the transactions contemplated by the Amended
Offer or the Merger; (ii) seeking to prohibit, or impose any material
limitations on, Xxxxxx'x or UDC Acquisition's ownership or operation of all or
any portion of their or the Company's business or assets (including the business
or assets of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries), or to compel Xxxxxx
or UDC Acquisition to dispose of or hold separate all or any portion of Xxxxxx'x
or UDC Acquisition's or the Company's business or assets (including the business
or assets of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries) as a result of the
transactions contemplated by the Amended Offer or the Merger; (iii) seeking to
make the acceptance for payment, or payment for, some or all of the Shares
illegal or render UDC Acquisition unable to, or result in a material delay in,
or restrict, the ability of UDC Acquisition to, accept for payment, purchase or
pay for some or all of the Shares; (iv) seeking to impose material limitations
on the ability of the Buyout Parties effectively to acquire or hold or to
exercise full rights of ownership of the Shares including, without limitation,
the right to vote the Shares purchased by them on an equal basis with all other
Shares on all matters properly presented to the stockholders; or (v) that, in
any event, is reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
materially adversely affect the value of the Shares to the Buyout Parties or the
benefits expected to be derived by the Buyout Parties as a result of
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Amended Offer and the
Merger;
(d) except in connection with the Shareholder Litigation, any statute,
rule, regulation, order or injunction shall be enacted, promulgated, entered,
enforced or deemed or become applicable to the Amended Offer or the Merger, or
any Action shall be instituted or pending brought by any person not on behalf of
a Governmental Entity or other action shall have been taken by any court or
other Governmental Entity, that has a reasonable
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possibility of success and would reasonably be expected to, directly or
indirectly, result in any of the effects of, or have any of the consequences
sought to be obtained or achieved in, any Action referred to in clauses (i)
through (v) of paragraph (c) above;
(e) any change or development (other than in connection with the
Shareholder Litigation) shall have occurred or first become known to the members
of the Buyout Group after the date of this Agreement and be continuing that has
had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(g) the Board of Directors of the Company (or the Special Committee)
shall have amended, modified or withdrawn in a manner adverse to Xxxxxx or UDC
Acquisition its recommendation of the Amended Offer, or the approval of this
Agreement or the Merger, or shall have endorsed, approved or recommended any
other proposal to acquire the Company, or shall have resolved to do any of the
foregoing; or
(h) this Agreement shall have been terminated by the Company or Xxxxxx
or UDC Acquisition in accordance with its terms or Xxxxxx or UDC Acquisition
shall have reached an agreement or understanding in writing with the Company
providing for termination or amendment of the Amended Offer or delay in payment
for the Shares;
which, in the reasonable judgment of Xxxxxx and UDC Acquisition with respect to
each and every matter referred to above makes it inadvisable to proceed with the
Amended Offer and/or with such acceptance for payment of or payment for Shares.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Xxxxxx and UDC
Acquisition and may be asserted by Xxxxxx or UDC Acquisition regardless of the
circumstances (including any action or inaction by Xxxxxx or UDC Acquisition)
giving rise to such condition or may be waived by Xxxxxx or UDC Acquisition, by
express and specific action to that effect, in whole or in part at any time and
from time to time in its sole discretion. The failure by UDC Acquisition at any
time to exercise any of the foregoing rights will not be deemed a waiver of any
such right, the waiver of any such right with respect to particular facts and
other circumstances will not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other facts
and circumstances, and each such right will be deemed an ongoing right that may
be asserted at any time and from time to time. Notwithstanding the fact that UDC
Acquisition reserves the right to assert the occurrence of a condition following
acceptance for payment but prior to payment in order to delay payment or cancel
its obligation to pay for properly tendered Shares, UDC Acquisition will either
promptly pay for such Shares or promptly return such Shares. In the event that
the Amended Offer is terminated pursuant to the foregoing provisions, all
tendered Shares not previously accepted for payment shall be returned to the
tendering stockholder.
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