Exhibit 2.1
by and among
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
PRIAM ACQUISITION CORPORATION
and
ARCSIGHT, INC.
Dated as of September 13, 2010
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS |
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Section 1.1 Certain Definitions |
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Section 1.2 Additional Definitions |
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Section 1.3 Certain Interpretations |
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ARTICLE II THE OFFER |
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Section 2.1 The Offer |
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Section 2.2 Company Actions |
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Section 2.3 Company Boards of Directors and Committees; Section 14(f) of
Exchange Act |
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Section 2.4 The Top-Up Option |
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ARTICLE III THE MERGER |
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Section 3.1 The Merger |
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Section 3.2 The Effective Time |
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Section 3.3 The Closing |
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Section 3.4 Effect of the Merger |
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Section 3.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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Section 3.6 Directors and Officers |
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Section 3.7 Effect on Capital Stock |
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Section 3.8 Exchange of Certificates |
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Section 3.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock |
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Section 3.10 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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Section 3.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 4.1 Organization, Standing and Power |
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Section 4.2 Capital Stock |
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Section 4.3 Subsidiaries |
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Section 4.4 Authority |
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Section 4.5 No Conflict; Consents and Approvals |
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Section 4.6 SEC Reports; Financial Statements |
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Section 4.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities |
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Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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Section 4.9 Litigation |
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Section 4.10 Compliance with Laws |
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Section 4.11 Benefit Plans |
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Section 4.12 Labor Matters |
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Section 4.13 Environmental Matters |
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Section 4.14 Taxes |
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Section 4.15 Contracts |
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Section 4.16 Insurance |
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Section 4.17 Properties |
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Section 4.18 Intellectual Property |
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Section 4.19 Customers and Suppliers |
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Section 4.20 Government Contracts |
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Section 4.21 Certain Business Practices |
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Section 4.22 Public Grants |
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Section 4.23 State Takeover Statutes |
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Section 4.24 Related Party Transactions |
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Section 4.25 Brokers |
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Section 4.26 Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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Section 5.1 Organization, Standing and Power |
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Section 5.2 Authority |
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Section 5.3 No Conflict; Consents and Approvals |
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Section 5.4 Certain Information |
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Section 5.5 Ownership of Company Capital Stock |
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Section 5.6 Brokers |
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Section 5.7 Financing |
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Section 5.8 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities |
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ARTICLE VI INTERIM CONDUCT OF BUSINESS |
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Section 6.1 Affirmative Obligations of the Company |
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Section 6.2 Negative Obligations of the Company |
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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Section 7.1 No Solicitation |
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Section 7.2 Company Board Recommendation |
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Section 7.3 Company Stockholders’ Meeting; Short-Form Merger |
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Section 7.4 Proxy Statement |
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Section 7.5 Reasonable Best Efforts to Complete |
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Section 7.6 Access |
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Section 7.7 Notification |
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Section 7.8 Certain Litigation |
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Section 7.9 Confidentiality |
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Section 7.10 Public Disclosure |
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Section 7.11 Treatment of Options |
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Section 7.12 Employee Matters |
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Section 7.13 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance |
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Section 7.14 FIRPTA Certificate |
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Section 7.15 Section 16 Matters |
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Section 7.16 Obligations of Merger Sub |
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Section 7.17 Employment Compensation Approval |
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Section 7.18 Resignation of Directors and Officers |
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER |
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Section 8.1 Conditions |
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 9.1 Termination Prior to Appointment Time |
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Section 9.2 Termination Before Appointment Time or Prior to Effective Time
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Section 9.3 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination |
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Section 9.4 Fees and Expenses |
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Section 9.5 Amendment |
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Section 9.6 Extension; Waiver |
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ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 10.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants |
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Section 10.2 Notices |
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Section 10.3 Assignment |
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Section 10.4 Entire Agreement |
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Section 10.5 Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 10.6 Severability |
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Section 10.7 Other Remedies |
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Section 10.8 Specific Performance |
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Section 10.9 Governing Law |
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Section 10.10 Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 10.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 10.12 Counterparts |
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INDEX OF ANNEXES
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Annex A
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Conditions to the Offer |
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Tender and Voting Agreement |
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THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “
Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
September 13, 2010 (the “
Agreement Date”) by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, a
Delaware
corporation (“
Parent”), Priam Acquisition Corporation, a
Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned, direct or indirect, subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger Sub”), and ArcSight, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “
Company”). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in
Article I hereof.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger Sub shall, as promptly as practicable, commence a tender
offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares (the “Company Shares”)
of Company Common Stock, at a price of Forty-Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($43.50) per Company
Share, net to the holder thereof in cash (such amount, or any different amount per Company Share
that may be paid pursuant to the Offer, being hereinafter referred to as the “Offer
Price”), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, it is also proposed that, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will
merge with and into the Company and each Company Share that is not tendered and accepted pursuant
to the Offer will thereupon be cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount
equal to the Offer Price, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, each of the Boards of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub, as well as the Company
Board, has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement is advisable, (ii) determined that this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken
together, are at a price and on terms that are fair to and in the best interests of their
respective stockholders and (iii) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Offer and the Merger, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a condition and
inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, certain of the
directors, executive officers and stockholders of the Company, in their respective capacities as
stockholders of the Company, have entered into Tender and Voting Agreements with Parent
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (each, a “Tender and Voting
Agreement” and collectively, the “Tender and Voting Agreements”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, as well as other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged and accepted, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and
the Company hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the
following capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) “Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any offer or proposal, or indication of interest
in making an offer or proposal (other than an offer, proposal or indication of interest in making
an offer or proposal by Parent or Merger Sub) relating to any Acquisition Transaction.
(b) “Acquisition Transaction” shall mean any transaction or series of related
transactions (other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) involving: (i) any
acquisition or purchase from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person or “group” (as
defined in or under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than a
fifteen percent (15%) interest in the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, (ii) any tender offer (including self-tender) or exchange offer that if
consummated would result in any Person or “group” (as defined in or under Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act) beneficially owning fifteen percent (15%) or more of the total outstanding voting
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries(an “Acquisition Transaction Tender
Offer”); (iii) any merger, consolidation, recapitalization, business combination or other
similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the business(es) of which,
individually or in the aggregate, constitute more than 15% of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company or such
Subsidiary immediately preceding such transaction hold less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the
voting equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction; (iv) any sale,
lease, exchange, transfer, license or disposition (other than (1) any lease in the ordinary course
of business and (2) any sale, transfer, license or disposition of Company Products or inventory in
the ordinary course of business) of more than fifteen percent (15%) of the assets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (measured by the lesser of book or fair market value
thereof); or (v) any combination of the foregoing.
(c) “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For
purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the term “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with
respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(d) “beneficially own” or “beneficial ownership” with respect to any
securities shall mean having “beneficial ownership” of such securities (as determined
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pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), including pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing.
(e) “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday and any day which
is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of California or New York or is a day on which
banking institutions located in such States or London, England are authorized or required by law or
other governmental action to close. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to actions that are
required to be taken one or more Business Days following a prior event or notice, the deadline for
such action will be at the same time of day as the prior event or notice on the following Business
Day or applicable number of Business Days following such prior event or notice.
(f) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto.
(g) “Company Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(h) “Company Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share,
of the Company.
(i) “Company Equity Plans” shall mean (i) the Company’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan,
(ii) the Company’s 2002 Stock Plan, as amended, (iii) the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, (iv)
the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and (v) any other compensatory equity award plans
or Contracts of the Company, including option plans or Contracts assumed by the Company pursuant to
a merger or acquisition.
(j) “Company Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights
that are owned or licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and used in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(k) “Company IP Agreement” shall mean any Contract (i) listed in Section 4.18(e) of
the Company Disclosure Letter or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries uses or has the
rights to use any Licensed Company IP, other than licenses and related services agreements for
commercially available software that are not material to the Company or any Subsidiary, taken as a
whole, or (ii) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has licensed to others the right
to use or agreed to transfer to others any of the Company Intellectual Property Rights, other than
customer internal use licenses and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business, in each case specifying the parties to the agreement.
(i) “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any fact, circumstance, change or
effect that, individually or when taken together with all other such facts, circumstances, changes
or effects, (i) has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, assets (including intangible assets), financial condition or results of operations of
the Company taken as a whole with its Subsidiaries or (ii) materially impairs the ability of the
Company to consummate, or
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prevents or materially delays, the Offer, the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to do so provided, however, that,
for purposes of clause (i) above, none of the following facts, circumstances, changes or effects,
by itself or when aggregated with any one or more of the other such facts, circumstances, changes
or effects, shall be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect and none of the
following facts, circumstances, changes or effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or
more of the other such facts, circumstances, changes or effects, shall be taken into account when
determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur:
(A) any changes resulting from or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions
(including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism or war, weather conditions or other force
majeure events), provided that such changes do not have a substantially disproportionate impact on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the
same industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, (B) any changes
resulting from or arising out of general market, economic or political conditions in the industries
in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business (including any changes arising out
of acts of terrorism, or war, weather conditions or other force majeure events), provided that such
changes do not have a substantially disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, (C) any changes or effects resulting from, arising out
of or related to the disclosure of a potential acquisition of the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement (excluding any such disclosure by the Company, any Subsidiary thereof or any
Representative that is not in accordance with applicable Law), the announcement of the execution of
this Agreement or the pendency of the Offer or the Merger, as the case may be, including any loss
of, or adverse change in, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with its
employees, customers, distributors, partners or suppliers to the extent related thereto, (D) any
stockholder class action, derivative litigation or other Legal Proceedings made or brought by any
of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company)
arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Offer and the Merger), (E) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the
interpretation thereof by a third party), Law or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation
thereof by a third party), provided that such changes do not have a substantially disproportionate
impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating
in the same industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct business, (F) any
failure to take any action or the taking of any specific action at the express written request
(including via electronic mail) of Parent or Merger Sub, (G) the taking of any specific action
expressly required by this Agreement or the failure to take any specific action expressly
prohibited by this Agreement; (H) changes in the trading price or trading volume of the Company’s
common stock, in and of themselves (it being understood that any underlying cause of any such
change may, subject to the other terms of this definition, be deemed to constitute a Material
Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Material Adverse
Effect has occurred) or (I) any failure by the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations
of the Company’s bookings, revenue, earnings or other
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financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company
to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its bookings, revenues, earnings or other
financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any underlying cause of
any such failure may, subject to the other terms of this definition, be deemed to constitute a
Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Material
Adverse Effect has occurred).
(l) “Company Options” shall mean any options to purchase shares of Company Common
Stock outstanding under any of the Company Equity Plans.
(m) “Company Preferred Stock” shall mean the Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per
share, of the Company.
(n) “Company Products” shall mean (i) all products and services distributed, marketed
or sold by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and all services made available commercially or for
revenue by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the two (2) years preceding the date of this
Agreement and (ii) all products or service offerings of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are in
development and have been publicly announced by the Company as of the date of this Agreement (other
than updates or upgrades to existing products) that the Company or its Subsidiaries expects or
intends to make available commercially or for revenue in the future.
(o) “Company Source Code” shall mean source code for which the Intellectual Property
Rights therein are part of the Owned Company IP and are included, in whole or in part, in any
Company Product.
(p) “Continuing Employees” shall mean all employees of the Company who are offered and
timely accept employment by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent, who continue their employment with
the Company at the request of Parent or, outside the U.S., who remain or become employees of the
Company, Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent as required by applicable Law.
(q) “Contract” shall mean any legally binding bond, debenture, note, mortgage,
indenture, guarantee, license, lease, purchase or sale order or other contract, commitment,
agreement, instrument, obligation, arrangement, understanding, undertaking, permit, concession or
franchise, whether oral or written, including all amendments thereto, in any such case which is
executory in nature or has continuing obligations under which any liabilities of any kind or nature
may exist or be incurred.
(r) “
Delaware Law” shall mean the DGCL and any other applicable law of the State of
Delaware.
(s) “
DGCL” shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, or any
successor statute thereto.
(t) “DOJ” shall mean the United States Department of Justice, or any successor
thereto.
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(u) “Environmental Law” shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign Laws issued,
promulgated, approved or entered relating to the protection of the environment (including ambient
air, surface water, groundwater, land, or plant or animal life or other natural resource) or human
health or safety, or otherwise relating to the production, use, emission, storage, treatment,
transportation, recycling, disposal, discharge, release or other handling of any Hazardous
Materials or any products or wastes containing any Hazardous Materials including any Laws related
to product take-back, packaging, or content requirements, or the investigation, clean-up or other
remediation or analysis of or liability related to Hazardous Materials, including the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Resource Recovery and
Conservation Act of 1976, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, the Clean Water Act, European Union Directive 2002/96/EC on waste
electrical and electronic equipment, state Laws regarding waste electronic equipment such as the
California Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003, European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the
restriction on the use of hazardous substances, the Administrative Measure on the Control of
Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products and state laws such as the California
restriction on the use of certain hazardous substances in electronic devices, European Union
Regulation No. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of
Chemicals, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and laws of similar import, all
as amended at any time.
(v) “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and
regulations thereto.
(w) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations
thereto.
(x) “FTC” shall mean the United States Federal Trade Commission, or any successor
thereto.
(y) “Foreign Antitrust Laws” shall mean any European or other foreign antitrust,
competition, or merger notification or control Laws.
(z) “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the
United States.
(aa) “Government Contract” shall mean any prime contract, subcontract, purchase order,
task order, delivery order, teaming agreement, joint venture agreement, strategic alliance
agreement, basic ordering agreement, pricing agreement, letter contract or other similar
arrangement of any kind that is currently active in performance, has been active in performance at
any time in the five (5) year period prior to the Effective Time, or has not been closed-out under
the procedures of the Governmental Entity responsible for administering the Government Contract as
of the Effective Time, with (i) any Governmental Entity, (ii) any prime contractor of a
Governmental Entity in its capacity as
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a prime contractor, or (iii) any subcontractor at any tier with respect to any contract of a
type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above.
(bb) “Government Contract Proposal” shall mean any proposal, bid or quotation for
awards of new Government Contracts made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which no
award has been made and any proposal, bid, request for equitable adjustment, contract change
proposal, proposal for modification or indirect cost submission on any existing Government
Contract.
(cc) “Governmental Entity” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign government
or subdivision thereof or any other governmental, administrative, judicial, arbitral, legislative,
executive, regulatory or self-regulatory authority, instrumentality, agency, commission or body.
(dd) “Hazardous Material” shall mean any hazardous waste, substance, material,
emission or chemical pollutant or contaminant (including, without limitation, petroleum and
petroleum products, PCBs, urea-formaldehyde, radon, mold, CFCs and all other ozone-depleting
substances, lead or lead based paints or materials, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, and
any other material regulated under, or that can result in liability under, any Environmental Law).
(ee) “HSR Act” shall mean the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and
regulations thereto.
(ff) “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean any or all of the following and all
worldwide common law and statutory rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (1) patents
and applications therefor and all reissues, re-examinations, divisionals, renewals, extensions,
provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (“Patents”); (2) copyrights,
copyright registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world including moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however
denominated (“Copyrights”); (3) industrial designs and any registrations and applications
therefor; (4) rights in trade names, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark and service
xxxx registrations and applications therefor (“Trademarks”); (5) rights in trade secrets
(including in any information that derives economic value (actual or potential) from not being
generally known to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure and any other
“trade secrets” as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and under corresponding foreign
statutory and common law) and rights in other proprietary or confidential information including
rights to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person (“Trade Secrets”); (6) rights
in domain names, uniform resource locators and other names and locators associated with the
Internet; (7) rights with respect to databases and data collections, (8) mask work rights, mask
work registrations and applications, and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the
world (“Mask Works”); and (9) any other proprietary, intellectual or industrial property
rights of any kind or nature.
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(gg) “IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service, or any successor
thereto.
(hh) “Knowledge” of the Company, with respect to any matter in question, shall mean
the actual knowledge of any of the officers set forth in Section 1.1(hh) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, and the knowledge that any of the foregoing persons would be reasonably expected to have
after making reasonable inquiry of such officer’s direct reports.
(ii) “Law” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance,
rule, code, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other legally enforceable
requirement.
(jj) “Legal Proceeding” shall mean any action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding
(public or private), or criminal prosecution by or before any Governmental Entity.
(kk) “Liability” shall mean any liability, indebtedness, obligation or commitment of
any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise and whether or not
required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP).
(ll) “Licensed Company IP” shall mean all Company Intellectual Property Rights that
are licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(mm) “Lien” shall mean any pledge, claim, lien, charge, option, right of first
refusal, encumbrance or security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any
limitation on voting, sale, transfer or other disposition or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership) other than (i) Liens disclosed on the consolidated balance sheet of such Person included
in the most recent annual or quarterly report filed by such Person with the SEC prior to the date
of this Agreement, (ii) Liens for Taxes and other similar governmental charges and assessments
which are not yet due and payable, or liens for Taxes that (A) being contested in good faith by any
appropriate proceedings, (B) for which adequate reserves have been established to the extent
required by GAAP and (C) for which Section 4.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
reasonable description of the amount of Tax and nature of the dispute; (iii) Liens of landlords and
liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other like Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business with respect to Liabilities that are not yet delinquent;
(iv) undetermined or inchoate Liens, charges and privileges and any statutory Liens, licenses,
charges, adverse claims, security interests or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever and claimed or
held by any Governmental Authority; (v) defects, imperfections or irregularities in title,
covenants, easements and rights-of-way (unrecorded and of record) and other similar Liens (or other
encumbrances of any type) on zoning, building and other similar codes or restrictions, in each case
that do not adversely affect in any material respect the current use of the applicable property
owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) Liens imposed
by applicable Law (other than Tax Law) arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to
Liabilities that are not yet delinquent;
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(vii) Liens imposed on the underlying fee interest in Real Leased Property that are not caused
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (viii) non-exclusive licenses granted by the Company
or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
(nn) “Nasdaq” shall mean The NASDAQ Global Market, or any successor inter-dealer
quotation system operated by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., or any successor thereto.
(oo) “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange or any successor thereto.
(pp) “Order” shall mean any judgment, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ,
assessment or order of any Governmental Entity that is binding on any Person or its property under
applicable Law.
(qq) “Owned Company IP” shall mean that portion of the Company Intellectual Property
Rights that are owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(rr) “Parent Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Parent.
(ss) “Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any fact, circumstance, change or
effect that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of
Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Offer and the Merger on the terms set forth in this
Agreement prior to the Initial Termination Date, or if extended pursuant to Section 9.1(b), the
Extended Termination Date.
(tt) “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit
corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint
venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company),
firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or Governmental Entity.
(uu) “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” shall mean the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended.
(vv) “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto.
(ww) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules or regulations thereto.
(xx) “Statutory Business Day” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule
14d-1(g)(3).
(yy) “Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean (i) a corporation more than fifty percent
(50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of which
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is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such
Person or by such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, (ii) a partnership of which
such Person, or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other
Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the general partner and has the power to direct
the policies, management and affairs of such partnership, (iii) a limited liability company of
which such Person or one or more other Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more
other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or indirectly, is the managing member and has the power to
direct the policies, management and affairs of such company or (iv) any other Person (other than a
corporation, partnership or limited liability company) in which such Person, or one or more other
Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more other Subsidiaries thereof, directly or
indirectly, has at least a majority ownership and power to direct the policies, management and
affairs thereof.
(zz) “Superior Proposal” shall mean any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal
involving the acquisition of at least eighty percent (80%) of the outstanding voting securities of
the Company with respect to which the Company Board shall have determined in good faith (after
consultation with a financial advisor of nationally recognized standing and its outside legal
counsel, and after taking into account, among other things, (i) the financial, legal and regulatory
aspects of the Acquisition Transaction proposed in such Acquisition Proposal, including any
financing contingencies, the timing and likelihood of consummation of such Acquisition Transaction
and, to the extent the Company Board deems it relevant, the payment of the Termination Fee Amount,
and (ii) any binding (on Parent) counter-offer or binding (on Parent) offer made by Parent pursuant
hereto), that the proposed Acquisition Transaction would be more favorable to the holders of
Company Shares (in their capacity as such), from a financial point of view, than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger (or any binding (on Parent)
counter-offer or binding (on Parent) offer made by Parent pursuant hereto).
(aaa) “Tax” shall mean (i) any and all federal, provincial, state, local, foreign and
other taxes, including net income, gross income, gross receipts, capital gains, alternative,
minimum, sales, consumption, use, social services, goods and services, value added, harmonized
sales, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, registration, license, lease, service, service
use, withholding, payroll, wage, employment, unemployment, pension, health insurance, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, environmental, customs, duties
or other taxes, fees, assessments, social security contributions or charges of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect
thereto; (ii) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (i) whether as a result of
transferee liability, of being a member of any group of entities for any period or otherwise
through operation of law; and (iii) any liability for the payment of amounts described in clauses
(i) or (ii) as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other
express or implied agreement to indemnify any other Person.
(bbb) “Tax Returns” shall mean any return (including any information return), report,
statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form,
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election, certificate or other document, and any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing, with respect to Taxes.
(ccc) “Top Customer” means a top ten (10) customer of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries based on revenues during the twelve (12) months ended July 31, 2010, as set forth in
Section 1.1(ccc) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(ddd) “Top Resellers and Systems Integrators” means a top ten (10) reseller or systems
integrator of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based on revenues during the twelve (12)
months ended July 31, 2010, as set forth in Section 1.1(ddd) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(eee) “Top Supplier” means a top ten (10) supplier of products or services to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries based on expenditures during the twelve (12) months ended July
31, 2010, as set forth in Section 1.1(eee) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Section 1.2 Additional Definitions. The following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings ascribed thereto in the respective sections of this Agreement set forth
opposite each of the capitalized terms below:
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401(k) Termination Date |
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7.12(a) |
409A Authorities |
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4.11(f) |
Action |
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4.9 |
Affiliate Transaction |
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4.24 |
Agents |
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4.20(d) |
Agreement |
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Preamble |
Agreement Date |
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Preamble |
Appointment Time |
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2.3(a) |
Arrangements |
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7.17 |
Book Entry Shares |
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3.8(c) |
Certificate of Merger |
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3.2 |
Certificates |
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3.8(c) |
Closing |
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3.3 |
Closing Date |
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3.3 |
Company |
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Preamble |
Company Board Recommendation |
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7.2(a) |
Company Board Recommendation Change |
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7.2(b) |
Company Bylaws |
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4.1(b) |
Company Charter |
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4.1(b) |
Company Compensation Committee |
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7.17 |
Company Disclosure Letter |
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Article IV |
Company Escrow Agreement |
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4.18(l) |
Company Insurance Policies |
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4.16 |
Company International Plan |
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4.11(g) |
Company Plans |
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4.11(a) |
Company Registered IP |
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4.18(b) |
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Company SEC Documents |
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4.6(a) |
Company Shares |
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Recitals |
Company Stockholder Approval |
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4.4(a) |
Company Stockholders |
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2.1(f) |
Company Stockholders’ Meeting |
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7.3(a) |
Confidential Customer Information |
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4.18(m) |
Confidentiality Agreement |
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7.9 |
Continuing Director |
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2.3(a) |
Covered Securityholders |
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7.17 |
D&O Insurance |
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7.13(c) |
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3.2 |
Dissenting Company Shares |
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3.7(c)(i) |
Effective Time |
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3.2 |
Employment Compensation Arrangement |
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7.17 |
ESPP |
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7.11(g) |
Exchange Fund |
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3.8(b) |
Exchange Ratio |
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7.11(b) |
Extended Termination Date |
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9.1(b) |
FAR |
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4.20(c) |
Final Exercise Date |
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7.11(g) |
Indebtedness |
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6.2(h) |
Indemnified Parties |
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7.13(a) |
Independent Directors |
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2.3(b) |
Initial Termination Date |
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9.1(b) |
Leased Real Property |
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4.17(a) |
Material Contract |
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4.15(a) |
Maximum Annual Premium |
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7.13(c) |
Merger |
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3.1 |
Merger Consideration |
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3.7(a)(i) |
Merger Sub |
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Preamble |
Minimum Condition |
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2.1(a) |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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4.25 |
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan |
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4.11(f) |
Offer |
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Recitals |
Offer Documents |
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2.1(f) |
Offer Price |
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Recitals |
Offer to Purchase |
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2.1(f) |
Open Source Materials |
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4.18(j) |
Parent |
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Preamble |
Parent Form 10-K |
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5.1 |
Parent Insider |
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2.3(a) |
Payment Agent |
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3.8(a) |
PBGC |
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4.11(c)(iii) |
Pension Plan |
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4.11(b) |
Permits |
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4.10 |
PII |
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4.18(m) |
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Proxy Statement |
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7.4(a) |
Related Party |
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4.24 |
Representatives |
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7.1(b) |
Schedule 14D-9 |
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2.2(b) |
Schedule TO |
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2.1(f) |
Short-Form Threshold |
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2.4(a) |
Surviving Corporation |
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3.1 |
Takeover Laws |
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4.23 |
Tender and Voting Agreement |
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Recitals |
Termination Fee Amount |
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9.4(b)(i) |
Top-Up Closing |
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2.4(c) |
Top-Up Option |
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2.4(a) |
Top-Up Shares |
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2.4(a) |
Triggering Event |
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Section 1.3 Certain Interpretations.
(a) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to Sections, Articles, Annexes, Exhibits
or Schedules, shall be deemed to refer to Sections, Articles, Annexes, Exhibits or Schedules of or
to this Agreement, as applicable.
(b) Unless otherwise indicated, the words “include,” “includes” and “including,” when used
herein, shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(c) The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.
(d) When reference is made herein to a Person, such reference shall be deemed to include all
direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires.
(e) Unless otherwise indicated, all references herein to the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be
deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person unless otherwise indicated or
the context otherwise requires.
(f) The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation
and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation,
holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will
be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.
(g) References to “deliver,” “furnish,” “made available” or “provide” shall mean that such
documents or information referenced shall have been (i) delivered to Parent or its Representatives
or (ii) contained in the Company’s electronic data room
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maintained by Fenwick & West LLP (as long as such documents were available in the electronic
data room before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on September 11, 2010).
ARTICLE II
THE OFFER
Section 2.1 The Offer.
(a) Terms of Offer; Conditions to Offer. Provided that (i) this Agreement shall not
have been terminated pursuant to Article IX hereof and (ii) none of the events set forth in
clause (C) of Annex A hereto shall have occurred, as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof (but in no event more than ten (10) Statutory Business Days thereafter), Merger Sub shall
(and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the
Exchange Act) the Offer to purchase all of the Company Shares at a price per Company Share, subject
to the terms of Section 2.1(b) hereof, equal to the Offer Price. The obligation of Merger
Sub to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered (and the obligation of Parent
to cause Merger Sub to accept for payment and to pay for any Company Shares tendered) shall be
subject only to (i) the condition (the “Minimum Condition”) that, prior to the then
scheduled expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.1(c) hereof), there be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer
and not withdrawn a number of shares of Company Common Stock that, together with the Company Shares
then owned by Parent and Merger Sub (if any), represents at least a majority of all the
outstanding Company Shares on a fully diluted basis on the date of purchase (which means, as of the
scheduled expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section
2.1(c)), the number of Company Shares outstanding, together with all Company Shares that the
Company would be required to issue pursuant to the conversion or exercise of options, rights and
securities that are convertible into or exercisable for Company Shares as of the scheduled
expiration date of the Offer (as it may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.1(c)),
including after giving effect to Section 7.11) and (ii) the other conditions set forth in
Annex A hereto. Parent and Merger Sub expressly reserve the right to increase the Offer
Price or to make any other changes in the terms and conditions of the Offer; provided, however,
that unless otherwise provided by this Agreement or previously approved by the Company in writing,
neither Parent nor Merger Sub may make any change to the terms and conditions of the Offer that (A)
decreases the Offer Price, (B) changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, (C)
reduces the number of Company Shares to be purchased in the Offer, (D) imposes conditions to the
Offer in addition to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto, (E) extends
the Offer in any manner other than pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of
Section 2.1(c) or Section 2.1(e) hereof, (F) amends or waives the Minimum
Condition, or (G) amends, modifies or supplements any of the terms of the Offer in any manner
adverse to the Company Stockholders. The conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A
hereto are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and may be waived by Parent and Merger
Sub, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion, other than
the Minimum Condition, which may be waived by Parent and Merger Sub only with the prior written
consent of the Company. The failure by
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Parent and Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed
a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be
asserted at any time and from time to time.
(b) Adjustments to Offer Price. The Offer Price shall be adjusted appropriately to
reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend
or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), cash dividend,
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like
change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to
Merger Sub’s acceptance for payment of, and payment for, Company Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(c) Extension and Expiration of Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Offer, the Offer shall expire at midnight, New York Time, on the date that is
twenty (20) Statutory Business Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Section
14d-1(g)(3) under the Exchange Act) after the date the Offer is commenced (within the meaning of
Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing or
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (i) Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause
Merger Sub to) extend the Offer for any period required by any rule, regulation, interpretation or
position of the SEC or its staff or the Nasdaq that is applicable to the Offer and (ii) in the
event that any of the conditions to the Offer, including the Minimum Condition and the other
conditions set forth on Annex A hereto, are not satisfied or waived as of any then
scheduled expiration date of the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to)
extend the Offer for successive extension periods of ten (10) Statutory Business Days each in order
to permit the satisfaction of the conditions to the Offer; provided, however, that notwithstanding
the foregoing clause (ii) of this Section 2.1(c), in no event shall Merger Sub be required
to extend the Offer beyond the Initial Termination Date or the Extended Termination Date, as
applicable; and provided further, that the foregoing clause (ii) of this Section 2.1(c),
shall not be deemed to impair, limit or otherwise restrict in any manner the right of Parent or the
Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to the terms of Article IX hereof. Merger Sub
shall (and Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) not terminate the Offer prior to the expiration date
without the prior written consent of the Company, except in the event that this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to the terms of Article IX hereof.
(d) Payment for Company Shares. On the terms set forth in this Agreement and subject
to the conditions to the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto, Merger Sub shall (and Parent
shall cause Merger Sub to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Company Shares validly tendered and
not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, promptly after the applicable expiration date of the Offer (as
it may be extended in accordance with Section 2.1(c) hereof). The Offer Price payable in
respect of each Company Share validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer shall be
paid net to the holder thereof in cash, without interest thereon, subject to reduction only for any
applicable federal back-up withholding or other Taxes payable by such holder.
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(e) Subsequent Offering Period. Merger Sub may (but shall not be required to), and
the Offer Documents shall reserve the right to, extend the Offer for a subsequent offering period
(within the meaning of Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act) of not less than three (3) nor more than
twenty (20) Statutory Business Days immediately following the expiration of the Offer. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Offer, Merger Sub shall (and Parent shall cause
Merger Sub to) accept for payment, and pay for, all Company Shares validly tendered pursuant to the
Offer as so extended by such subsequent offering period, promptly after any such Company Shares are
tendered during such subsequent offering period. The Offer Price payable in respect of each
Company Share validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, as so extended by such subsequent offering
period, shall be paid net to the holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction only for any
applicable withholding Taxes or other Taxes payable by such holder.
(f) Schedule TO; Offer Documents. As soon as practicable on the date the Offer is
commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), Parent and Merger Sub shall
(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with all
amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”)
with respect to the Offer, which shall contain as an exhibit or incorporate by reference an Offer
to Purchase, or portions thereof (the “Offer to Purchase”), and forms of the letter of
transmittal and summary advertisement, if any, in respect of the Offer, and such other ancillary
documents and instruments that are required to be filed in connection with the filing of the
Schedule TO (collectively and together with any supplements or amendments thereto, the “Offer
Documents”) and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to all holders of Company
Shares (collectively, the “Company Stockholders”) as and to the extent required by the
Exchange Act. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof, the Schedule TO and the
Offer Documents may include a description of the determinations, approvals and recommendations of
the Company Board set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof. The Company shall promptly furnish
to Parent and Merger Sub in writing all information concerning the Company that may be required by
applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent and Merger Sub for inclusion in the
Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. Parent and Merger Sub shall cause the Schedule TO and the
Offer Documents to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and all other applicable
Law. Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree that the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, when filed
with the SEC and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company 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 light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty
is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information supplied by the Company in writing
specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents.
The Company hereby agrees that the information provided by the Company in writing specifically for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents 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 light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
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shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO or the Offer
Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any
material respect. Parent and Merger Sub shall take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule TO
and the Offer Documents, as so corrected, to be filed with the SEC and the other Offer Documents,
as so corrected, to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable federal securities laws. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company
and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer
Documents prior to the filing thereof with the SEC. Parent and Merger Sub shall provide to the
Company and its counsel any and all written comments that Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel may
receive in writing from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO and the Offer
Documents promptly after receipt thereof, and Parent and Merger Sub shall provide the Company and
its counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the formulation of any written response to
any such written comments of the SEC or its staff.
(g) Termination or Withdrawal of Offer. If (i) this Agreement shall be terminated
pursuant to Article IX hereof and (ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall withdraw the Offer in
accordance with the terms hereof or the Offer shall otherwise expire or terminate in accordance
with the terms hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) having accepted for
payment any Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, Merger Sub shall promptly return, and shall cause
any depository, acting on behalf of Merger Sub to return, all tendered shares to the registered
holders thereof.
Section 2.2 Company Actions.
(a)
Company Determinations, Approvals and Recommendations. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that, at meeting duly called and held prior to the
date hereof, the Company Board has, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
(i) determined that this Agreement is advisable, (ii) unanimously determined that this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, taken together, are
at a price and on terms that are in the best interests of the Company and the holders of Company
Shares, (iii) unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Offer and the Merger, which approval constituted approval under the provisions of
Section 203 of the DGCL as a result of which this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, as well as the Tender and Voting Agreements and the
transactions contemplated thereby, are not and will not be subject to the provisions of, or any
restrictions under, the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL and (iv) unanimously resolved to
recommend that the holders of Company Shares accept the Offer, tender their Company Shares to
Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer and, if required under
Delaware Law, adopt this Agreement in
accordance with the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law;
provided, however, that such
recommendation may be withheld, withdrawn, amended or modified in accordance with the terms of
Section 7.2 hereof. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the foregoing
determinations and approvals in the Offer Documents and, to the extent that the foregoing
recommendation of the Company Board is not withheld, withdrawn, amended or modified in accordance
with
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Section 7.2 hereof, the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of such
recommendation in the Offer Documents.
(b) Schedule 14D-9. The Company shall (i) file with the SEC, concurrently with the
filing by Parent and Merger Sub of the Schedule TO, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits
thereto, the “Schedule 14D-9”) and (ii) cause the Schedule 14D-9 to be disseminated to the
Company Stockholders as and to the extent required by the Exchange Act, together with the Offer
Documents, promptly after the commencement of the Offer (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the
Exchange Act). Subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof, the Schedule 14D-9 shall
include a description of the determinations, approvals and recommendations of the Company Board
(including the Company Board Recommendation) set forth in Section 2.2(a) hereof and
Section 7.2(a) hereof. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall promptly furnish to the Company
in writing all information concerning Parent and Merger Sub that may be required by applicable
securities laws or reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. The
Company shall cause the Schedule 14D-9 to comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and
all other applicable Law. The Company hereby further agrees that the Schedule 14D-9, on the date
first published, sent or given to the Company 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with
respect to information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub or any of their officers, directors,
representatives, agents or employees in writing specifically for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in the Schedule 14D-9. Parent and Merger Sub hereby agree that the information provided
by them specifically in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Schedule 14D-9
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 light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger
Sub shall promptly correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to
the extent that such information shall have become false or misleading in any material respect.
The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9, as so corrected, to be
filed with the SEC and disseminated to the Company Stockholders, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall provide Parent, Merger Sub and
their counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to the
filing thereof with the SEC. The Company shall provide in writing to Parent, Merger Sub and their
counsel any written comments the Company or its counsel may receive in writing from the SEC or its
staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly upon receipt thereof, and the Company shall
provide Parent, Merger Sub and their counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in the
formulation of any written response to any such written comments of the SEC or its staff.
(c) Company Information. In connection with the Offer, the Company shall, or shall
cause its transfer agent to, promptly following a request by Parent, furnish
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Parent with such information, including a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the
stockholders of the Company, mailing labels and any available listing or computer files containing
the names and addresses of all record and beneficial holders of Company Shares, and lists of
security positions of Company Shares held in stock depositories (including updated lists of
stockholders, mailing labels, listings or files of securities positions), and with such assistance,
as Parent or its agents may reasonably request in order to disseminate and otherwise communicate
the Offer to the record and beneficial holders of Company Shares (limited, in the case of
beneficial holders, to such current information that is in the possession of the Company or the
transfer agent with respect to such holders and to such assistance as is reasonable in view of the
extent of such information so possessed; provided that neither the Company nor the transfer agent
shall have any obligation to seek any such information from the record holders). Subject to any
and all applicable Law, and except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Offer
Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate the Merger, Parent and Merger Sub and
their agents shall (i) hold in confidence the information contained in any such lists of
stockholders, mailing labels and listings or files of securities positions on the terms and
conditions set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) use such information only in connection
with the Offer and the Merger and (iii) if (A) this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to
Article IX hereof and (B) Parent and Merger Sub shall withdraw the Offer in accordance with
the terms hereof or the Offer shall otherwise expire or terminate in accordance with the terms
hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) having accepted for payment any
Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, deliver (and shall use their respective reasonable efforts to
cause their agents to deliver) to the Company any and all copies and any extracts or summaries from
such information then in their possession or control.
Section 2.3 Company Boards of Directors and Committees; Section 14(f) of Exchange Act.
(a) Composition of Company Board. Effective upon the initial acceptance for payment
by Merger Sub of Company Shares pursuant to the Offer (the “Appointment Time,” the use of
which term herein shall not, unless the context otherwise requires, depend upon whether Parent
shall exercise its rights under this Section 2.3(a)) and from time to time thereafter up to
the Effective Time, subject to Section 2.3(b), Parent shall be entitled to designate up to
such number of directors on the Company Board equal to the product (rounded up to the next whole
number) obtained by multiplying (x) the number of directors on the Company Board (giving effect to
any increase in the number of directors pursuant to this Section 2.3) and (y) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of Company Shares held by Parent and Merger Sub (giving effect
to the Company Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer), and the denominator of which is the total
number of then outstanding Company Shares. Promptly following a request by Parent, the Company
shall take all action necessary to cause the individuals so designated by Parent to be elected or
appointed to the Company Board, including either by increasing the size of the Company Board or by
seeking and accepting or otherwise securing the resignations of such number of then incumbent
directors as is necessary to enable the individuals so designated by Parent to be elected or
appointed to the Company Board. From time to time after the Appointment Time, subject to
Section 2.3(b), the Company shall take all action
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necessary to cause the individuals so designated by Parent to constitute substantially the
same percentage (rounding up where appropriate) as is on the Company Board on (i) each committee of
the Company Board, (ii) each board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company and (iii) each
committee of each such board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company, in each case to the
fullest extent permitted by all applicable Law. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.3,
any and all members of the Company Board immediately prior to such appointments by Parent who
remain on the Company Board after such appointments by Parent shall be referred to as
“Continuing Directors” and each as a “Continuing Director.” In the event that
Parent’s designees are elected or designated to the Company Board pursuant to this Section
2.3(a), then, until the Effective Time, the Company Board shall always have at least three (3)
Continuing Directors. If the number of directors who are Continuing Directors is reduced below
three (3) prior to the Effective Time, the remaining Continuing Directors shall be entitled to
designate an individual to fill such vacancy who is not a current or former officer, director,
employee or consultant of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Parent Insider”) and who
shall be deemed a Continuing Director for all purposes of this Agreement, and the Company shall
cause such designee to be appointed to the Company Board. If, notwithstanding compliance with the
foregoing provisions, the number of Continuing Directors is reduced to zero (0), then the other
directors on the Company Board shall designate and appoint to the Company Board three (3) directors
who are not Parent Insiders who shall be deemed Continuing Directors for all purposes of this
Agreement.
(b) Continued Listing. In the event that Parent’s designees are elected or appointed
to the Company Board pursuant to Section 2.3(a), and without limiting Section
2.3(a), until the Effective Time, the Company Board shall have at least such number of
directors as may be required by the rules of the Nasdaq or the federal securities Laws who are
considered independent directors within the meaning of such Laws (“Independent Directors”);
provided, however, that after and subject to payment by Merger Sub for the Company
Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, the Company shall, upon Parent’s request, take all action
necessary to elect to be treated as a “Controlled Company” for purposes of Listing Rule 5615(c) of
the Nasdaq rules (or any successor provision) and make all necessary filings and disclosures
associated with such status; provided, further, that in the event the number of
Independent Directors shall be reduced below the number of directors as may be required by such
Laws for any reason whatsoever, the remaining Independent Director(s) shall be entitled to
designate persons to fill such vacancies who shall be deemed to be Independent Directors for
purposes of this Agreement or, if no other Independent Director then remains, the other directors
shall designate such number of directors as may be required by the rules of the Nasdaq or the
federal securities Laws, to fill such vacancies who shall not be shareholders or Affiliates of
Parent or Merger Sub, and such Persons shall be deemed to be Independent Directors for purposes of
this Agreement.
(c) Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s obligation to appoint Parent’s
designees to the Company Board shall be subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1
promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly take all action required pursuant to this
Section 2.3 and Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its obligations under this
Section 2.3, and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to the
Company and its directors and officers as is required under
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such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill its obligations under this
Section 2.3. Parent shall, promptly after the date hereof and a reasonable period prior to
the commencement of the Offer, provide to the Company in writing, and be solely responsible for any
information with respect to itself and its nominees, directors, officers and Affiliates, required
by such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.
(d) Required Approvals of Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that Parent’s designees are elected or appointed
to the Company Board prior to the Effective Time pursuant to Section 2.3(a) hereof, the
approval of a majority of such Continuing Directors (or the sole Continuing Director if there shall
be only one (1) Continuing Director) shall be required in order to (i) amend, modify or terminate
this Agreement, or agree or consent to any amendment, modification or termination of this
Agreement, in any case on behalf of the Company, (ii) extend the time for performance of, or waive,
any of the obligations or other acts of Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement, (iii) exercise
or waive any of the Company’s rights, conditions, benefits or remedies under this Agreement, (iv)
except as provided herein, amend or otherwise modify the Company’s certificate of incorporation or
bylaws, (v) authorize or execute any Contract, or any amendment or modification of any Contract,
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Parent, Merger Sub or any of
their Affiliates on the other hand, or the termination of any such Agreement then in effect by the
Company or any such Subsidiary or (vi) make any other determination or give any approval or
authorization that is required to be taken or given by the Company Board with respect to any action
to be taken or not to be taken by or on behalf of the Company relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger. Following the election or
appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and prior to the Effective
Time, any actions with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement by the Company shall be
effected only by and at the direction of a majority of the Continuing Directors (or the action of
the sole Continuing Director if there shall only be one Continuing Director then in office), and
any such authorization or direction shall constitute the authorization and direction of the full
Company Board with respect thereto, and no other action on the part of the Company, including any
action by any other director of the Company, shall be required to authorize, or for the Company to
take, any such action.
Section 2.4 The Top-Up Option.
(a) The Company hereby grants to Merger Sub an irrevocable option (the “Top-Up
Option”), exercisable only upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Section 2.4, to purchase that number of Company Shares (the “Top-Up Shares”) equal
to the lowest number of Company Shares that, when added to the number of Company Shares held by
Parent and Merger Sub at the time of such exercise, shall constitute one share more than 90% of the
total Company Shares then outstanding (determined on a fully diluted basis, which means the number
of Company Shares then outstanding, together with all Company Shares that the Company would be
required to issue pursuant to the conversion or exercise of options, rights and securities that are
then convertible into or exercisable for Company Shares, including after giving effect to Section
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7.11), assuming the issuance of the Top-Up Shares (such number, the “Short-Form
Threshold”), at a price per Company Share equal to the Offer Price.
(b) The Top-Up Option shall be exercisable once in whole and not in part on or prior to the
fifth Business Day after the later of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s acceptance for payment of Company
Shares pursuant to the Offer or, if Merger Sub elects to extend the Offer for a subsequent offering
period pursuant to Section 2.1(e), the expiration of any subsequent offering period under
Section 2.1(e); provided, however, that (i) in no event shall the Top-Up
Option be exercisable for a number of Company Shares in excess of the number of authorized but
unissued Company Shares (including as authorized and unissued Company Shares, for purposes of this
Section 2.4, any Company Shares held in the treasury of the Company) and (ii) the Top-Up
Option shall not be exercisable unless immediately after such exercise and the issuance of the
Top-Up Shares pursuant thereto, the Short-Form Threshold would be reached; and provided
further, that the Top-Up Option shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of (i) the
Effective Time and (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(c) In the event Merger Sub exercises the Top-Up Option, Merger Sub shall so notify the
Company in writing, and shall set forth in such notice (i) the number of Company Shares that will
be owned by Parent and Merger Sub immediately preceding the purchase of the Top-Up Option Shares,
(ii) the number of Company shares that Merger Sub intends to purchase pursuant to the Top-Up Option
and (iii) the place and time for the closing of the purchase of the Top-Up Option Shares (the
“Top-Up Closing”). The Company shall, as soon as practicable following receipt of such
notice, deliver notice to Parent and Merger Sub in writing confirming the number of Top-Up Option
Shares and the aggregate purchase price therefor. At the Top-Up Closing, Merger Sub shall (and
Parent shall cause Merger Sub to) pay the Company the aggregate price required to be paid for the
Top-Up Option Shares. Such aggregate price may be paid by Merger Sub, at its election, either (A)
entirely in cash or (B) in cash in an amount equal to the aggregate par value of the purchased
Top-Up Option Shares and by executing and delivering to the Company a full recourse unsecured
promissory note issued by Merger Sub having a principal amount equal to the remainder of such
aggregate purchase price (which promissory note either shall be a demand note or shall have a
stated maturity date of not more than three (3) months from the date of issue). Any such
promissory note shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the prime lending rate prevailing
during the period in which any portion of the principal amount of such promissory note remains
outstanding, as published by The Wall Street Journal, calculated on a daily basis on the
outstanding principal amount of such promissory note from the date such promissory note is
originally issued until the date of payment in full of such promissory note, and may be prepaid
without premium or penalty. The Company shall cause to be issued to Merger Sub a certificate
representing the Top-Up Option Shares, which certificate may include any legends required by
applicable securities laws (or, if the Company does not then issue Company Shares in certificated
form, the applicable number of Company Shares in non-certificated book-entry form).
(d) Parent and Merger Sub understand that the Company Shares which Merger Sub may acquire upon
exercise of the Top-Up Option will not be registered under the Securities Act and will be issued in
reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
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and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Parent
and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company that Merger Sub is, or will be upon the purchase of
the Top-Up Option Shares, an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act. Purchaser agrees that the Top-Up Option and the Top-Up
Option Shares are being and will be acquired by Purchaser for the purpose of investment and not
with a view to or for resale in connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
ARTICLE III
THE MERGER
Section 3.1
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company (the “
Merger”), the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub shall thereupon cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the
Merger. The Company, as the surviving corporation of the Merger, is sometimes hereinafter referred
to as the “
Surviving Corporation.”
Section 3.2 The Effective Time. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, on the Closing Date, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cause the Merger to
be consummated under Delaware Law by filing a certificate of merger (or a certificate of ownership
and merger, as applicable) in customary form and substance (the “Certificate of Merger”)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Secretary of State”) in
accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law (the time of such filing and acceptance
by the Delaware Secretary of State, or such later time as may be agreed in writing by Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company and specified in the Certificate of Merger, being referred to herein as
the “Effective Time”).
Section 3.3 The Closing. The consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take
place remotely via the exchange of documents and signature pages, on a date and at a time to be
agreed upon by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company, which date shall be no later than the fifth
(5th) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder)
of the conditions to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VIII
hereof (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder), of such conditions), or
at such other location, date and time as Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall mutually agree
upon in writing (the date upon which the Closing shall actually occur pursuant hereto being
referred to herein as the “Closing Date”).
Section 3.4 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be
as provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all of the property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving
Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the
debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
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Section 3.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
(a) Certificate of Incorporation. At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of
Section 7.13 hereof, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be amended and
restated in its entirety to read identically to the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and such amended and restated Certificate of
Incorporation shall become the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter amended in accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law and such
Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however, that at the Effective Time the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended so that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be “ArcSight, Inc.”
(b) Bylaws. At the Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 7.13
hereof, the Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall
become the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Delaware Law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation and such Bylaws; provided, however, that at the Effective Time the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended to reflect that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall
be “ArcSight, Inc.”
Section 3.6 Directors and Officers.
(a) Directors. At the Effective Time, the initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to
hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
(b) Officers. At the Effective Time, the initial officers of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, each to
hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until their respective successors are duly appointed.
Section 3.7 Effect on Capital Stock.
(a) Capital Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or the holders of any of the following securities, the following
shall occur:
(i) Company Common Stock. Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (A) shares of Company Common Stock owned by
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent,
Merger Sub or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant
to the Offer or otherwise) and (B) Dissenting Company Shares) shall be canceled and extinguished
and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the Offer Price,
without interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”), upon the surrender of the
certificate
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representing such share of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in
Section 3.8 hereof (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon
delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner provided in Section 3.10
hereof).
(ii) Owned Company Common Stock. Each share of Company Common Stock owned by Parent,
Merger Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Merger
Sub or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether pursuant to the
Offer or otherwise) shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or
consideration paid therefor.
(iii) Capital Stock of Merger Sub. Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation. Each certificate
evidencing ownership of such shares of common stock of Merger Sub shall thereafter evidence
ownership of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) Adjustment to Merger Consideration. The Merger Consideration shall be adjusted
appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend
(including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock), cash
dividends, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or
other like change with respect to Company Common Stock occurring on or after the date hereof and
prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Statutory Rights of Appraisal.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, all shares of
Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and
held by stockholders who shall have neither voted in favor of the Merger nor consented thereto in
writing and who shall have properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in
respect of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL
(collectively, “Dissenting Company Shares”) shall not be converted into, or represent the
right to receive, the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 3.7. Such stockholders
shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such Dissenting Company Shares in
accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, except that all Dissenting Company
Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who shall have effectively
withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such Dissenting Company Shares under such Section
262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted into, and to have become
exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without
any interest thereon, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates that formerly evidenced
such shares of Company Common Stock in the manner provided in Section 3.8 hereof.
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(ii) The Company shall give Parent (A) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal received by
the Company, withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments served pursuant to Delaware Law
and received by the Company in respect of Dissenting Company Shares and (B) the opportunity to
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under
Delaware Law in respect of Dissenting Company Shares. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company
shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with
respect to any demands for appraisal or settle or offer to settle any such demands for payment in
respect of Dissenting Company Shares.
(d) Company Options. At the Effective Time, each Company Equity Award then outstanding
under any of the Company Equity Plans shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of
Section 7.11 hereof.
Section 3.8 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Payment Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall select a bank or trust
company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as the payment agent for the Merger (the
“Payment Agent”).
(b) Exchange Fund. On or promptly after the Effective Time, and in no case more than
two Business Days thereafter, as needed, Parent shall deposit (or cause to be deposited) with the
Payment Agent, for payment to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the
provisions of this Article III, an amount of cash equal to the product obtained by
multiplying (x) the Merger Consideration and (y) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of Company
Common Stock then owned Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any direct or indirect, wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether
pursuant to the Offer or otherwise)) (such cash amount being referred to herein as the
“Exchange Fund”).
(c) Payment Procedures. Promptly following the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub
shall cause the Payment Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time) of (x) a certificate or certificates (the “Certificates”) or (y)
uncertificated shares represented by book-entry (“Book Entry Shares”), which, in each case,
represented, immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Payment Agent or, in the
case of Book-Entry Shares, upon adherence to the procedures set forth in the letter of transmittal,
as applicable, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or
Book-Entry Shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to
the provisions of this Article III. Upon surrender of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares
for cancellation to the Payment Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by
Parent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in
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accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof
pursuant to the provisions of this Article III, and the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares
so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. The Payment Agent shall accept such Certificates or
Book-Entry Shares upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Payment Agent
may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. No
interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of the Certificates or Book-Entry
Shares on the Merger Consideration payable upon the surrender of such Certificates pursuant to this
Section 3.8. Until so surrendered, outstanding Certificates shall be deemed from and after
the Effective Time, to evidence only the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in
respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Article III.
(d) Transfers of Ownership. In the event that a transfer of ownership of shares of
Company Common Stock is not registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, or if
Merger Consideration is to be paid in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered
in exchange therefor are registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company, the
Merger Consideration may be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so
surrendered is registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such
Certificate is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer and the
Person requesting such payment has paid to Parent (or any agent designated by Parent) any transfer
or other Taxes required by reason of the payment of Merger Consideration to a Person other than the
registered holder of such Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Parent (or any agent
designated by Parent) that such transfer or other Taxes have been paid or are otherwise not
payable.
(e) Required Withholding. Each of the Payment Agent, Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any cash amounts payable pursuant to this
Agreement to any holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock such amounts as they
reasonably determine are required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under United States federal
or state, local or foreign Law. To the extent that such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such
amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(f) No Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, none of the Payment Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other party hereto
shall be liable to a holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any amount properly paid to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(g) Distribution of Exchange Fund to Parent. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that
remains undistributed to the holders of the Certificates on the date that is twelve (12) months
after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of shares of
Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger who have not
theretofore surrendered their Certificates
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evidencing such shares of Company Common Stock for
exchange pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.8 shall thereafter look for payment
of the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock evidenced by
such Certificates solely to Parent, as general creditors thereof, for any claim to the applicable
Merger Consideration to which such holders may be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this
Article III.
Section 3.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock. From and after the
Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate
theretofore representing any shares of Company Common Stock (other than Dissenting Company Shares)
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger
Consideration payable therefor upon the
surrender thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8 hereof. The Merger
Consideration paid in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have
been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of the Company Common Stock.
From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the
records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than transfers to reflect, in accordance
with customary settlement procedures, trades effected prior to the Effective Time. If, after the
Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall
be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article III.
Section 3.10 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event that any Certificates
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder
thereof, the Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 3.7
hereof; provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the
payment of such Merger Consideration, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificates to deliver a bond in such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent with respect
to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 3.11 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. If, at any time after the
Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all
assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the
directors and officers of the Company and Merger Sub shall take all such lawful and necessary
action.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except (i) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed with the SEC on or after May 1,
2010 and prior to the Agreement Date (other than as set forth in the forward-
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looking statements or
as set forth in the risk factors contained therein) or (ii) as set forth in the corresponding
section or subsection of the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior
to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Letter”), or to which the
applicability of any such disclosure to another section or subsection of this Agreement is
reasonably apparent from the text of the disclosure made, the Company represents and warrants to
Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization, Standing and Power.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) is an entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the Laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all
requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
and to carry on its business as now being conducted and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its
properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so
qualified or licensed or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company has previously delivered or made available to Parent true and complete copies
of the Company’s certificate of incorporation (the “Company Charter”) and bylaws (the
“Company Bylaws”) and the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or comparable
organizational documents) of each of its Subsidiaries, in each case as amended to the date of this
Agreement, and each as so delivered is in full force and effect. The Company is not in violation
of any provision of the Company Charter or Company Bylaws. The Company has made available to
Parent true and complete copies of the minutes (or, in the case of draft minutes, the most recent
drafts thereof as of the date of this Agreement) of all meetings of the Company’s stockholders, the
Company Board and each committee of the Company Board since January 1, 2006.
Section 4.2 Capital Stock.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 150,000,000 shares of Company
Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on
September 9, 2010, (i) 34,674,555 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii)
no shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company in its treasury, (iii) no shares of
Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of Company Preferred Stock were
held by the Company in its treasury, (iv) 6,618,006 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved
for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (of which 4,447,213 shares were
subject to outstanding Company Options under such plan), (v) 3,006,175 shares were subject to
outstanding Company Options under the Company’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan and 2002 Stock Plan (both
of which no longer have options available for issuance), and (vi) 1,068,798 shares were available
for issuance under the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. All of the shares of capital
stock or
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other voting securities or equity interests of each such Subsidiary are owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Company, free and clear of all Liens.
(b) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares reserved
for issuance as noted in clause (iv) above will be, when issued in accordance with the terms
thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any
preemptive rights. No shares of capital stock of the Company are owned by any Subsidiary of the
Company. All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity
interests of each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid, nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has
outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, securities having the right to vote) with the
stockholders of the Company or such Subsidiary on any matter. Except for the Top-Up Option and
except as set forth above in this Section 4.2(b), there are no outstanding (i) shares of
capital stock or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company, (ii) securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of
capital stock of the Company or other voting securities or equity interests of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (iii) stock appreciation rights, “phantom” stock rights, performance units,
interests in or rights to the ownership or earnings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
other equity equivalent or equity-based award or right, (iv) subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, commitments, Contracts or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, voting securities, equity interests or
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other voting
securities or equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or rights or interests
described in clause (iii), other than Company Options pursuant to the Company Equity Plans and
Company Shares pursuant to the ESPP, or (v) obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such securities or to issue, grant, deliver or sell,
or cause to be issued, granted, delivered or sold, any such securities. There are no stockholder
agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or on file with the Company with respect to the holding, voting,
registration, redemption, repurchase or disposition of, or that restricts the transfer of, any
capital stock or other equity interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) No Company Option has an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of a share
of Company Common Stock as determined on the date of grant of such Company Option. Each Company
Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so
qualifies and the exercise price of each other Company Option is no less than the fair market value
of a share of Company Common Stock as determined on the date of grant of such Company Option. No
Company Option has a feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of
recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition of such Company Option. The
Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Company Equity Plans and the
forms of all award agreements evidencing outstanding Company Equity Awards.
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Section 4.3 Subsidiaries. Section 4.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
true and complete list of each Subsidiary of the Company, including its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation. Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests
in, its Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity, membership
interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest, or other equity or voting interest in, or
any interest convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for any of the foregoing, nor, other
than in the ordinary course of business with respect to its wholly owned Subsidiaries, is the
Company under any current or prospective obligation to form or participate in, provide funds to,
make any loan, capital contribution, guarantee, credit enhancement or other investment in, or
assume any liability or obligation of, any Person.
Section 4.4 Authority.
(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no other corporate proceedings on the
part of the Company are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, subject, in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to (i) if required by
Delaware Law, the adoption of this Agreement by the holders of at least a majority in combined
voting power of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Company Stockholder
Approval”), and (ii) to the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware as required by the DGCL. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger
Sub, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms (except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency (including, all laws related to fraudulent transfers), moratorium,
reorganization or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at Law).
(b) The Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held at which all directors of the Company
were present, duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) determining that the terms of this
Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in
the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, (ii) approving and declaring advisable this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger,
(iii) directing that this Agreement be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for adoption
and approval (unless the Merger is consummated in accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL as
contemplated by Section 7.3(c)) and (iv) resolving to recommend that the Company’s
stockholders accept the Offer, tender their shares pursuant to the Offer and, if required by
Delaware Law, adopt this Agreement, which resolutions have not been subsequently rescinded,
modified or withdrawn in any way, except as may be permitted by Section 7.2.
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The Company
Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously approved the grant of the Top-Up Option
pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) In the event that Section 253 of the DGCL is inapplicable and unavailable to effectuate
the Merger, the Company Stockholder Approval is the only vote of the holders of any class or series
of the Company’s capital stock or other securities required in connection with the consummation of
the Merger. No vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock or other
securities is required in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby to be consummated by the Company other than the Merger.
Section 4.5 No Conflict; Consents and Approvals.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the
consummation of the Offer and the Merger and compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof
will not (i) violate or conflict with the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of any Subsidiary of the Company,
(ii) result in any breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration
of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien in or
upon any of the properties, assets or rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, or
require any consent, waiver or approval of any Person pursuant to, any provision of any Material
Contract or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in Section
4.5(b), violate or conflict with any Law or any rule or regulation of Nasdaq applicable to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties or assets may be bound, except as, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, filing with
or notice to any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company or the consummation by the Company of the Offer and the Merger or compliance with the
provisions hereof, except for (i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and
any Foreign Antitrust Laws, (ii) such filings and reports as required pursuant to the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (iii) the
filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as
required by the DGCL, (iv) any filings required under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq and
(v) such other filings the failure of which to be obtained or made, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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Section 4.6 SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed or furnished (as applicable) on a timely basis with the SEC all
forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company with
the SEC under applicable Laws since the Company’s initial public offering on February 14, 2008 (all
such filed documents, together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and all information
incorporated therein by reference, the “Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective
filing dates (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy statements, as of the dates of
effectiveness and the dates of mailing, respectively), or, if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such amended or superseding filing, the Company
SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, including, in each case, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company
SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No executive officer of the
Company has failed to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to any Company SEC Document.
(b) The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) included (or incorporated
by reference) in the Company SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and
their respective consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments
that were not, or are not expected to be, material in amount), all in accordance with GAAP and the
applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Since April 30, 2010, the Company has not
made any change in the accounting practices or policies applied in the preparation of its financial
statements, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law.
(c) As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in the
comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to the Company SEC Documents. To the
Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is subject to ongoing review or
outstanding SEC comment or investigation.
(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain a system of “internal
control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act)
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Company (i) has implemented
and maintains “disclosure controls and
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procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) that are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its
consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company by others within those entities and (ii) has disclosed, based on its most
recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s outside auditors and the
audit committee of the Company Board (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of “internal control over financial reporting” that would be reasonably
likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the Company’s “internal control over financial reporting.”
(e) Since January 1, 2006, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any
material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing
practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their
respective “internal control over financial reporting,” including any material complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has
reported to the Company Board any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company
evidence of a material violation of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation
by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents.
(f) No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file any form, report, schedule, statement or
other document with the SEC.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has entered into any
Contract to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar
Contract or arrangement (including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between
or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate,
including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or person, on the other
hand, or any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC), where the result, purpose or effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material
transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
audited financial statements or other Company SEC Documents.
Section 4.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, known or unknown, whether due or to become due and whether or not required
to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under GAAP, other than liabilities and obligations
(a) accrued or reserved against in the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of April 30, 2010 included in the Company SEC Documents, (b) incurred in the
ordinary course of business since April 30,
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2010, (c) that are executory obligations under any
Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound, other than due to
breaches thereunder, (d) under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby or (e) other liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since April 30, 2010: (a) the
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course consistent with
past practice in all material respects, (b) there has not been any event, change, circumstance,
occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (c) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has suffered any loss, damage,
destruction or other casualty affecting any of its material properties or assets, whether or
not covered by insurance, and (d) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has taken any
action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would constitute a breach of any of the
covenants set forth in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o)(i) (which, for
purposes of this Section 4.8(d), shall be deemed to apply solely with respect to directors,
executive officers and other officers at the vice president level or higher), (o)(v), (s), (t)(i),
(u), or (solely with respect to the foregoing clauses) (v) of Section 6.2.
Section 4.9 Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, arbitration or (to the
Knowledge of the Company) investigation by or before a Governmental Entity (each, an
“Action”) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or assets, or any present or former
officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in such individual’s capacity as
such, other than any Action that (a) does not involve an amount in controversy in excess of
$2,000,000, (b) does not seek material injunctive or other non-monetary relief or (c) individually
or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective
properties or assets is subject to any outstanding judgment, order, injunction, rule or decree of
any Governmental Entity that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. As of the Agreement Date, there is no Action
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing seeking to prevent, hinder,
modify, delay or challenge the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.10 Compliance with Laws. Except with respect to ERISA, environmental
matters and Taxes, which are the subject of Sections 4.11, 4.13 and 4.14,
respectively, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are and, at all times since April 30, 2008
have been, in compliance with all Laws applicable to their businesses, operations, properties or
assets, including without limitation, Laws pertaining to antitrust, immigration and product safety,
except where any non-compliance, individually or the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has received, since April 30, 2008, a notice or other written communication
alleging or relating to a possible material violation of any Law applicable to their businesses,
operations, properties or assets. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have in effect all
material permits, licenses, variances,
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exemptions, authorizations, operating certificates,
franchises, orders and approvals of all Governmental Entities (collectively, “Permits”)
necessary for them to own, lease or operate their properties and assets and to carry on their
businesses and operations as now conducted, and there has occurred no violation of, default (with
or without notice or lapse of time or both) under or event giving to others any right of
revocation, non-renewal, adverse modification or cancellation of, with or without notice or lapse
of time or both, any such Permit, except for such lack of Permits, noncompliance, defaults,
revocations, non-renewals, modifications or cancellations that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. No
representation is made in this Section 4.10 as to Government Contracts matters, which are
the subject of Section 4.20.
Section 4.11 Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of
each material “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of section 3(3) of ERISA), and all stock
purchase, stock option, severance, employment, change-in-control, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive,
deferred compensation and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other
arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism therefor now in
effect or required in the future as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise), whether formal or informal, written, legally binding or not, under which any employee
or former employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries has any present or future right to benefits
or the Company or its Subsidiaries has or could have any liability (contingent or otherwise). All
such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements shall be collectively referred to as
the “Company Plans.” With respect to each Company Plan, the Company has furnished or made
available to Parent a current, accurate and complete copy thereof and, to the extent applicable:
(i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument, (ii) the most recent determination
letter of the IRS, if applicable, (iii) any summary plan description and other written
communications (or a description of any oral communications) by the Company or its Subsidiaries to
their employees concerning the extent of the benefits provided under a Company Plan and (iv) for
the most recent year the Form 5500 and attached schedules.
(b) Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries or any member of their Controlled Group (defined as
any organization which is a member of a controlled group of organizations within the meaning of
Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o)) has ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to or been
required to contribute to or incurred any liability (contingent or otherwise) with respect to: (i)
a “employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (“Pension
Plan”) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) a Pension Plan
which is a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (iii) a Pension Plan which
is a “multiple employer plan” for purposes of ERISA, or (iv) a “funded welfare plan” within the
meaning of Section 419 of the Code.
(c) With respect to the Company Plans, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents or to
the extent that the inaccuracy of any of the representations
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set forth in this Section
4.11, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) each Company Plan has been established and administered in accordance with its terms and
in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws, no
non-exempt prohibited transaction, as described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code, has occurred with respect to any Company Plan, and all contributions required to be made
under the terms of any Company Plan have been timely made;
(ii) each Company Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received
a favorable determination, advisory and/or opinion
letter, as applicable, from the IRS that it is so qualified and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, nothing has occurred since the date of such letter that would reasonably be expected to
cause the loss of such qualified status of such Company Plan;
(iii) there is no Action (including any investigation, audit or other administrative
proceeding) by the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the
“PBGC”), the IRS or any other Governmental Entity or by any plan participant or beneficiary
pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, relating to the Company Plans, any
fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties to the Company Plans or the assets of any of the
trusts under any of the Company Plans (other than routine claims for benefits) nor are there, to
the Knowledge of the Company, facts or circumstances that exist that could reasonably give rise to
any such Actions;
(iv) none of the Company and its Subsidiaries or members of their Controlled Group has
incurred any direct or indirect material liability under ERISA, the Code or other applicable Laws
in connection with the termination of, withdrawal from or failure to fund, any Company Plan or
other retirement plan or arrangement, and no fact or event exists that would reasonably be expected
to give rise to any such liability; and
(v) the Company and its Subsidiaries do not maintain any Company Plan that is a “group health
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code) that has not been administered
and operated in all respects in compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 601 of ERISA
and Section 4980B(b) of the Code, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are not subject to any
material liability, including additional contributions, fines, penalties or loss of Tax deduction
as a result of such administration and operation.
(d) No Company Plan currently provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide
post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any person for any reason, except as may be
required by Section 601 of ERISA and Section 4980B(b) of the Code or other applicable law, and
neither Company, its Subsidiaries or members of their Controlled Group has any liability to provide
post-termination or retiree welfare benefits to any person or ever represented, promised or
contracted to any employee or former employee of the Company (either individually or to Company
employees as a group) or
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any other person that such employee(s) or other person would be provided
with post-termination or retiree welfare benefits, except to the extent required by statute.
(e) The execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, either alone or in combination with another event, (i) entitle any current or
former employee, consultant or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay,
unemployment compensation or any other payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment, vesting or
funding, or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee, consultant or officer,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement or (iii) cause or result in a limitation on the
right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion
of assets from any Company Plan or related trust. No amount paid or payable by the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries or Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
whether alone or in combination with another event, will potentially be an “excess parachute
payment” within the meaning of Section 280G and/or will not be deductible or Section 4999 of the
Code and/or will not be deductible by the Company by reason of Section 280G of the Code. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to pay or reimburse any Person receiving
compensatory payments or other benefits from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Taxes
incurred by that Person under Sections 4999 of the Code.
(f) Each Company Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning
of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code (a “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan”) subject to
Section 409A of the Code satisfies the applicable requirements of Sections 409A(a)(2), (3), and (4)
of the Code and has been operated in compliance with Section 409A of the Code since January 1,
2005, based upon a good faith, reasonable interpretation of (i) Section 409A of the Code and
(ii) subsequent IRS guidance (clauses (i) and (ii), together, the “409A Authorities”). No
current or former director, officer, employee, contractor or consultant of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is entitled to any gross-up, make-whole or other additional payment from the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes imposed under Section 409A of the Code
or interest or penalty related thereto.
(g) For any Company Plan that is maintained in any non-U.S. jurisdiction (each a “Company
International Plan”) that is a defined benefit pension plan, no such Company International Plan
has any unfunded liabilities that, as of the Effective Time, will not be offset by insurance or
fully accrued. All Company International Plans have been established, maintained and administered
in compliance in all material respects with their terms and all applicable statutes, laws,
ordinances, rules, orders, decrees, judgments, writs and regulations of any controlling
Governmental Authority. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (i) all Company International Plans that are
required to be funded are fully funded, and (ii) with respect to all other Company International
Plans, adequate reserves therefor have been established on the accounting statements of the
applicable Company in accordance with GAAP as of the Closing.
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Section 4.12 Labor Matters.
(a) There is no collective bargaining agreement or other labor union or foreign works council
Contract or arrangement applicable to any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
There is no labor dispute, strike, work stoppage or lockout, or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threat thereof, by or with respect to any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and
there has been no such labor dispute, strike, work stoppage or lockout in the previous three (3)
years. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no organizational efforts with respect to the
formation of a collective bargaining unit presently being made or threatened involving employees of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged or is engaging in any unfair labor
practice and no unfair labor practice or labor charge or complaint is pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries before the
National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other
Governmental Entity. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects,
with all applicable laws respecting (i) employment and employment practices and (ii) terms and
conditions of employment and wages and hours. All employees classified as exempt from the overtime
provisions of state and federal law have been properly classified, as have all individuals
classified as independent contractors, in each case, with only immaterial exceptions. Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material liability or material obligation
under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar Law that remains
unsatisfied. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries are or have been a party to any
redundancy agreements (including social plans or job protection plans).
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise bound by, any
consent decree with, or citation by, any Governmental Entity relating to employees or employment
practices. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their executive officers
has received within the past three (3) years any notice of intent by any Governmental Entity
responsible for the enforcement of labor or employment laws to conduct an investigation relating to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no such investigation
is in progress.
(c) As of the Agreement Date, (i) none of the officers set forth in Section 1.1(hh) of the
Company Disclosure Letter intends to terminate his employment relationship with the Company or (if
applicable) any of its Subsidiaries during the period of employment contemplated by the offer
letter (i.e., the period to which material retention benefits such as acceleration apply) provided
by Parent to the applicable officer prior to the Agreement Date and (ii) none of the officers set
forth in Section 1.1(hh) of the Company Disclosure Letter has been advised that (A) any other
officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries intends to terminate his employment relationship
with the applicable entity or (B) any other employee or group of employees of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries who, individually or in the aggregate, is or are significant to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, intends to terminate his, her or their employment
relationship with the applicable entity.
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Section 4.13 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) Hazardous Materials have not been
generated, used, treated or stored on, transported to or from or released or disposed of on, any
Leased Real Property, nor are any Hazardous Materials present, as a result of any actions of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date hereof, any third
party on any Leased Real Property, (ii) no underground or aboveground storage tanks, pipes,
equipment, facilities or other appurtenant devices of any kind have been or may have been used for
the storage, treatment or disposition of a Hazardous Material are located at, or under, or have
been
removed from, any Leased Real Property, (iii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and the
Company Products are and have been since April 30, 2007 in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws and
(iv) there are no past, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, claims threatened in writing
alleging a violation of or liability under Environmental Law(s) against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any Leased Real Property.
(b) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company Products and the
processing, packaging, labeling, sale, distribution or export, and end-of-life handling thereof is
in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws of each jurisdiction in which such
Company Products is or has been processed, sold, distributed or exported, whether by the Company or
otherwise, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws and Laws which pertain to: electrical
safety, energy consumption of energy using products or components, the presence (or absence) of
specified substances in electrical or electronic products, batteries or products generally;
labeling or product or product packaging as respects product content or respects health, safety or
environmental effects or attributes or as respects required end-of-life handling or disposition of
products or product packaging; and coverage under approved scheme for end-of-life collection and
return of products or of product packaging.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has never
received and does not have in its possession or control any written communications with or
documentation from any Governmental Entity regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials on any
properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any environmental assessments, reports, data, results of investigations or audits,
and other similar information of any properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, including the compliance (or noncompliance) by the
Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company with any Environmental Laws.
Section 4.14 Taxes.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have prepared and timely filed all material Tax
Returns required to be filed and all such Tax Returns are true, correct
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and complete in all
material respects. For purposes of this Section 4.14, references to the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries include predecessors to the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company has made
available to Parent copies of all federal income and other material Tax Returns filed by the
Company and its Subsidiaries since April 30, 2007.
(b) All material Taxes due and owing by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or
not shown on any Tax Returns) have timely been paid, or have been timely withheld and remitted (if
applicable), to the appropriate Governmental Entity, and all Taxes that have accrued but are not
yet payable have been reserved for in accordance with GAAP (including FIN 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes) in the Company’s financial statements included in the Company SEC
Documents, or have
been incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Company SEC Documents
filed most recently prior to the date hereof in amounts consistent with prior periods.
(c) Since the date of the balance sheet included in the most recent Company SEC Documents
filed prior to the Agreement Date, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred, individually
or in the aggregate, any material Liability for Taxes or recognized any material amount of taxable
income outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent with past practice.
(d) There is no material Tax deficiency outstanding, assessed or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, proposed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor, as of the date hereof, has
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on or
extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax that is still in effect. Section
4.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth all material Tax deficiencies that have been
proposed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since April 30, 2007 (whether or not
settled or otherwise resolved).
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice, and the
Company has no Knowledge, of any audit, examination, claim or Legal Proceeding with respect to
Taxes or of a Tax Return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is presently in progress,
nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been notified in writing of any request for such an
audit or other examination or of any such claim or proceeding.
(f) As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any predecessor provision thereof, or any
similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law that could materially affect the liability of the
Company or any Subsidiary for Taxes following the Merger.
(g) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has disclosed on its Tax Returns each position
taken therein that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a substantial understatement of
federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign Law (assuming for this purpose
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that such position is challenged by the
relevant taxing authority and ignoring the effect of post-Tax Return filing disclosure to such
taxing authority).
(h) No written claim has been made by any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where either
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has not filed Tax Returns indicating that the Company or
such Subsidiary is or may be subject to any taxation by such jurisdiction.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed or is required to make any
adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or
foreign Law by reason of a change in accounting method in any period following the period covered
by the most recent Tax Return filed with respect to the
applicable Tax, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has pending any request
for a change in its method of accounting for applicable Tax purposes.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material
item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, U.S. taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any transaction
that occurred prior to the Merger, including (x) any installment sale or open transaction
disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, (y) any prepaid amount received on or prior to
the Closing Date, or (z) any election made or contemplated to be made on any Tax Return. The
preceding sentence does not apply to any item derived, or any election made, in the ordinary course
of business consistent with similar items reported in Tax Returns previously made available to
Parent.
(k) There are no material Liens on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
relating to or attributable to Taxes, other than Permitted Liens.
(l) The Company is not a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning
of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, nor has it been a “United States real property holding
corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Code.
(m) There are no material deferred intercompany transactions within the meaning of Treasury
regulation section 1.1502-13(b)(1) with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
would be required to include any item of income or gain in, or exclude any item of deduction or
loss from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or after the
Closing Date.
(n) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a party to a Contract, other than a
Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business with vendors, customers and lessors, that
provides for Tax indemnity or Tax sharing, or for the payment of any portion of a Tax (or pay any
amount calculated with reference to any portion of a Tax) of any other Person, or (ii) has any
Liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under
Treasury regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as
a transferee or successor. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of a
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combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group for Tax purposes, other than any such group of
which the Company was at all times the common parent corporation.
(o) The amount and nature of the tax attributes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including
net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryovers) reported in the Company’s most recent
annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC are true and correct in all material respects as of
the end of the Company’s most recent taxable year described therein, and no transaction has
occurred since the end of the period covered in such annual report that has materially reduced any
such tax attributes (other than actual utilization in the ordinary course of business).
(p) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for
tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two (2) years prior to the date of this
Agreement or (y) in a distribution which would otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of
related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and regulations thereunder)
in conjunction with the Merger.
(q) Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated (i) in a transaction
that is the same as or substantially similar to one of the types of transactions that the IRS has
determined to be a tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice, regulation, or other form of
published guidance as a listed transaction, as set forth in Treasury Regulation § 1.6011-4(b)(1)
or, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, in a reportable transaction (other than a listed
transaction), as set forth in Treasury Regulation § 1.6011-4(b).
(r) Section 4.14(r) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each such Tax ruling, Tax
holiday and other written agreement with any Government Entity with respect to Taxes of the Company
or its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with each Tax ruling, Tax
holiday and other agreement in all material respects. There is no material risk that any material
Tax ruling, Tax holiday or other agreement with any Government Entity with respect to Taxes will
expire, be revoked or otherwise terminate, whether as a result of the Merger or otherwise. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently has outstanding any requests for Tax rulings or
Tax holidays or other agreements with any Government Entity with respect to Taxes that would
materially adversely affect their liability for Taxes or the amount of taxable income or loss for
any tax year or period ending after the Closing Date.
(s) The Company has prepared contemporaneous documentation for the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ transfer pricing practices under section 6662 of the Code for its fiscal years 2008
and 2009 and is in process of having prepared such documentation for its 2010 fiscal year.
(t) No Subsidiary of the Company that is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in the
Code owns (directly or indirectly) a material “investment in United States property” for purposes
of Section 956 of the Code that has not been properly reported as such in a U.S. federal income Tax
Return made available to Parent prior to the
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Agreement Date. Since the end of the period covered
by the most recent U.S. federal income Tax Return filed by the Company prior to the Agreement Date,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has owned an interest in any entity that is
required to be treated by the Company or such Subsidiary (as applicable) as an interest in a
“passive foreign investment company” as defined in the Code.
Section 4.15 Contracts.
(a) Section 4.15 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each of the following types of
Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, as of the Agreement Date, or
by which any of their respective properties or assets is bound:
(i) any employment or consulting Contract with any executive officer or other employee or
independent contractor of the Company or member of the Company Board earning an annual salary from
Company and its Subsidiaries in excess of the lowest annual base salary reported in the Company’s
most recent annual report on Form 10-K or definitive proxy statement for any of the Company’s
“named executive officers,” as such term is defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K of the
Securities Act, other than those that are terminable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on
no more than thirty (30) days notice without liability or financial obligation to the Company;
(ii) any Company Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of
benefits of which will be accelerated, by the announcement or consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) any Contract (other than a Government Contract) providing for indemnification which
would reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
or any guaranty that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than
any guaranty by the Company of any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries’ obligations or any Contract
providing for indemnification entered into in connection with the distribution, sale or license or
services or products in the ordinary course of business, which indemnification, in the case of any
customer agreement, does not materially differ from the provisions embedded in the Company’s
standard forms of customer agreements as made available to Parent and the agreements contained in
the folders named “04.01.05 Customer Agmts ($2MM or above)”, “04.01.05 New Customer Agmts” or
“04.01.11 Customer Agmts on Customer Paper ($2mm or above)” of the electronic data room maintained
by Fenwick & West LLP (as long as such agreements were available in the electronic data room before
5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on September 8, 2010);
(iv) any Contract containing any covenant applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(or, as a result of the consummation of the Merger, would by its terms be applicable to Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries) (A) limiting in any respect any such Person’s right to engage in any line
of business or to operate in any geographic area or (B) granting any exclusive rights in respect of
Owned Company IP;
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(v) any Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of assets, other than any Contract entered into in
the ordinary course of business, or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
any material ownership interest in any other Person or other business enterprise other than the
Company’s Subsidiaries;
(vi) any Contract for the acquisition of an entity or assets (excluding any procurement
Contract or license entered into in the ordinary course of business) pursuant to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has any material continuing indemnification, “earn-out” or other
contingent obligations;
(vii) any joint venture, joint marketing or joint development agreement, (A) under which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (1) had out-of-pocket payment obligations in excess of $500,000
during the one-year period ending on the Agreement Date or (2) with respect to joint venture and
joint development agreements, reasonably expects to have out-of-pocket payment obligations in
excess of $500,000 during the one-year period beginning on the Agreement Date and (B) which may not
be canceled without penalty upon notice of 90 days or less; or any agreement pursuant to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing obligations to jointly develop any Intellectual
Property Rights that will not be owned solely by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries;
(viii) any dealer or distributor agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
had revenues or out-of-pocket payment obligations in excess of $2,000,000 during the one-year
period ending on the Agreement Date;
(ix) any Contract that (A) contains most favored customer pricing provisions or (B) grants any
exclusive rights or rights of first refusal to any Person;
(x) any Contract containing a provision regarding any financial penalty for the failure by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with any support or maintenance obligation (other than
those obligations that are terminable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on no more than
twelve (12) months’ notice or otherwise without material liability or financial obligation to the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), if such provision materially differs from the
provisions embedded in the agreements contained in the folders named “04.01.05 Customer Agmts ($2MM
or above)”, “04.01.05 New Customer Agmts” or “04.01.11 Customer Agmts on Customer Paper ($2mm or
above)” of the electronic data room maintained by Fenwick & West LLP (as long as such agreements
were available in the electronic data room before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on September 8, 2010).
(xi) any Contract to license any third party to manufacture or reproduce any Company Products
or any Contract to sell or distribute any Company Products, except (A) agreements with distributors
or sales representatives in the ordinary course of business, or (B) agreements allowing internal
copies made or to be made by end-user customers in the ordinary course of business;
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(xii) any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements
or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit, whether as borrower
or lender, in each case, in excess of $1,000,000, other than (A) accounts receivables and payables
and (B) loans to direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary course
of business;
(xiii) (A) any settlement agreement entered into since April 30, 2007 relating to Intellectual
Property Rights, and (B) any settlement agreement not relating to Intellectual Property Rights
entered into since April 30, 2007, other than (1) releases immaterial in nature or amount entered
into with former employees or independent contractors of the Company in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice
in connection with the routine cessation of such employee’s or independent contractor’s
employment with the Company or (2) settlement agreements for cash only (which have been paid);
(xiv) any Company IP Agreement;
(xv) (A) any Government Contract, if the revenues received by the Company under such
Government Contract, together with the revenues received by the Company under any other Government
Contract with the same counterparty (whether or not currently in effect), exceed $2,000,000 in the
aggregate; (B) any Government Contract with a Governmental Entity under which the Company has
received revenues totaling $650,000 or more over the immediately preceding nine (9) fiscal
quarters; and (C) any Government Proposal (with a U.S. Federal Governmental Entity) that, if
awarded, the Company would reasonably expect to receive revenues of $650,000 or more (it being
understood that this Section 4.15(a)(xv) shall in no way limit or otherwise affect the meaning of
the representations of the Company set forth in Section 4.20);
(xvi) any other Contract that requires, on its face, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
make payment to a third party in excess of $1,000,000 in any individual case not described in
clauses (i) through (xv) above; or
(xvii) to the Knowledge of the Company, any Contract, or group of Contracts with a Person (or
group of affiliated Persons), the termination or breach of which, to the Knowledge of the Company,
would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect
on any material Company Product or otherwise would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect and is not described in clauses (i) through (xvi) above.
Each contract of the type described in clauses (i) through (xvii) is referred to herein as a
“Material Contract.”
(b) (i) Each Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries
to the extent such Subsidiary is a party thereto, as applicable, and to the Knowledge of the
Company, each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except where the failure to be valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, has performed all obligations required to be
performed by it under each Material Contract, except where any noncompliance, individually or in
the aggregate, has not had and
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would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect; and (iii) there is no default under any Material Contract by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, and no event or
condition has occurred that constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute, a default on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, any other party thereto under any such Material Contract, nor has the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries received any notice of any such default, event
or condition, except where any such default, event or condition, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all Material
Contracts, including any amendments thereto (excluding any purchase order, work order, statement of
work or service ticket related to any Material Contract that does not materially amend or modify
the terms of such Material Contract).
Section 4.16 Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is covered by valid
and currently effective insurance policies issued in favor of the Company or one or more of its
Subsidiaries that are customary and adequate for companies of similar size in the industries and
locations in which the Company operates. Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth,
as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of all material insurance policies issued in favor
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a named insured or otherwise a beneficiary, as well as any historic
occurrence-based policies still in force (collectively, the “Company Insurance Policies”).
Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) each Company Insurance Policy is in full force
and effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid, (b) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in breach or default, and has not taken any action or failed to take any action
which (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) would constitute such a breach or default
and (c) to the Knowledge of the Company, no insurer issuing any Company Insurance Policy has been
declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation. No written notice of
cancellation or termination has been received with respect to any Company Insurance Policy.
Section 4.17 Properties.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property.
Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of all real
property leased for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a Contract
providing for annual aggregate rent in excess of $100,000 (“Leased Real Property”). Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable (subject to the terms of the applicable
lease) leasehold title to all Leased Real Property, in each case, free and clear of all Liens. To
the Company’s Knowledge, no parcel of Leased Real Property is subject to any decree or order of any
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Entity to be sold or is being condemned, expropriated or otherwise taken by any Governmental
Entity with or without payment of compensation therefore, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has
any such condemnation, expropriation or taking been proposed. All leases of Leased Real Property
and all amendments and modifications thereto are in full force and effect, and there exists no
default under any such lease by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other party thereto,
nor any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default thereunder by
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other party thereto, except as, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. All leases of Leased Real Property shall remain valid and binding in accordance with their
terms following the Effective Time except as, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or in the case of
leased personal property and assets, a valid leasehold interest in, all of its personal property
and assets that are necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective
businesses as currently conducted, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries enjoys undisturbed possession under all such
leases, except for any such failure to do so that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
This Section 4.17 does not relate to Intellectual Property Rights, which is the subject of
Section 4.18.
Section 4.18 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list (by
name and version number) as of the date hereof of the current version of all standard Company
Products that are currently being actively marketed and made commercially available by the Company
and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Section 4.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of
the following Owned Company IP (“Company Registered IP”): (i) all registered Trademarks;
(ii) all Patents; (iii) all registered Copyrights and (iv) all rights in domain names that are
being actively used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case listing, as applicable,
(A) the name of the applicant/registrant and current owner, (B) the jurisdiction where the
application/registration is located and (C) the application or registration number or, in the case
of clause (iv) the registrar or equivalent Person with whom the name or locator is registered. To
the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Registered IP is invalid or unenforceable, except
for any such invalidity or unenforceability that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) In each case in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has acquired ownership of any
Company Registered IP as set forth in Section 4.18(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter (other than
rights in domain names or provisional patent applications), the Company or one of its Subsidiaries
has obtained a valid and enforceable assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer all rights,
title, and interests in and to all such Company Registered IP to the Company or such Subsidiary and
has timely recorded or caused to be timely recorded each such assignment with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, or their respective equivalents in the applicable
jurisdiction, in each case in accordance with applicable Laws, except as, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Owned Company IP, together with the
Licensed Company IP, is sufficient for the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted. Without limiting the foregoing, to the Knowledge of the
Company and except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries have the right
to use all software development tools, library functions, or compilers that are necessary for the
Company and its Subsidiaries (i) to create, modify, compile, or support any Company Product or (ii)
to provide any services provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries own all right, title and interest in the Owned Company
IP, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.18(e)
of the Company Disclosure Letter identifies (i) each Contract under which Licensed Company IP that
is incorporated in any of the Company Products is licensed to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than Contracts for the license of generally commercially available software
having an acquisition cost of less than $20,000 and (ii), to the Knowledge of the Company, each
Contract under which Licensed Company IP that is incorporated in any of the Company Products is
licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and that is for the license of generally
commercially available software (excluding Open Source Materials) having an acquisition cost of
less than $20,000.
(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has taken commercially reasonable steps to
protect and preserve the confidentiality of the Trade Secrets that comprise or comprised any part
of the Company Intellectual Property Rights, and there are no unauthorized uses, disclosures,
misappropriations, or infringements of any such Trade Secrets by any Person, except as,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. All use and disclosure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
of Trade Secrets owned by another Person have been pursuant to the terms of a written agreement
with such Person or were otherwise lawful, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All current or
former employees, consultants and contractors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who
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have participated in development of any material Intellectual Property Rights for the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that are used in the conduct of the business of the Company or any of
the Subsidiaries as currently conducted have executed and delivered a confidentiality and
assignment agreement with the Company or such Subsidiary containing customary confidentiality
obligations and under which all Intellectual Property Rights created or developed by such
employees, consultant or contractors in the course of their employment by or engagement with the
Company or such Subsidiary have been effectively assigned to the Company or such Subsidiary, except
as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of its or their current products
or services has infringed upon, misappropriated, diluted or otherwise violated, or is infringing
upon, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating, in any respect the Intellectual Property
Rights of any third party, except for any such infringements, misappropriations, dilutions and
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person nor any of such
Person’s products or services or other activities relating to such Person’s business is infringing
upon, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating, in any material respect, any Owned Company
IP, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h) There is no Action by a third party pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened with respect to, and the Company has not been notified in writing in the prior three (3)
years of any alleged infringement, misappropriated, dilution or other violation in any material
respect by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their products or services of
the Intellectual Property Rights of such third party. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened claim challenging the validity or enforceability of, or contesting the
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights with respect to, any of the Owned Company IP or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, any Licensed Company IP (other than examination by Intellectual
Property Rights registries of pending applications in the normal course). Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries are subject to any judgment, order, writ, assessment, decision, injunction,
decree or ruling of a Governmental Entity that restricts or impairs the use of any Owned Company IP
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Licensed Company IP, other than restrictions or
impairments that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(i) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Merger) will not result in (i) the Company or its Subsidiaries
granting to any third party any rights or licenses to any material Owned Company IP or Licensed
Company IP that is exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any right
of termination or cancellation of the licensor under any Contract for the license of any material
Licensed Company IP or any modification to any of the rights and obligations of either party under
any Contract for the license of any material Licensed Company IP, (iii) the imposition of
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any Lien on any material Owned Company IP, or (iv) after the consummation of the Merger and
solely as a result of the consummation of the Merger, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) being required, under the terms of any agreement to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, to grant any third party any rights or licenses
to any of Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)
material Intellectual Property Rights, except, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii),
as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(j) For purposes of this Agreement, “Open Source Materials” means all software that is
distributed as “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model (including
but not limited to the GNU General Public License). To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any Contract under which it has licensed any
Open Source Materials software incorporated into a Company Product, except as, individually or in
the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. No software that contains or is derived from Open Source Materials has been incorporated
into any Company Product or has otherwise been distributed or licensed by the Company or any
Subsidiary to third parties, in a manner that renders any software that is owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries subject to any terms applicable to Open Source Materials except with
respect to software that the Company has decided, for business reasons, to release to the open
source community in a manner that does not impair the Company’s continued use and exploitation of
such software and except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(k) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has in place, consistent with general industry
practices, systems adequate to identify and detect any computer code with may: (i) irreparably
disrupt, disable, erase or harm operation of material software included in Owned Company IP, or
cause such software to irreparably damage or corrupt any data, hardware, storage media, programs,
equipment or communications or (ii) permit any Person to access such software without
authorization, except in either case under clause (i) or (ii) above as has not had or would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(l) None of the Company Source Code of any of the Company Products has been published or
disclosed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for disclosure to employees or
independent contractors of the Company or such Subsidiaries who are bound by non-disclosure
agreements or to escrow agents under source code escrow agreements with such escrow agents that
include appropriate non-disclosure provisions and the forms of which have been made available to
Parent, or except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No license of Company Source Code has been
granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than non-exclusive source code licenses
granted in the ordinary course of business to independent contractors involved in development for
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to the customers identified in Section 4.18(l)(l) of the
Company Disclosure Letter that are beneficiaries under the
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Company’s escrow agreement, a copy of which has been made available to Parent (“Company
Escrow Agreement”). No such customer has received any such source code and no condition has
occurred that would be sufficient to entitle any such customer to exercise any rights under such
licenses or to access such source code. The Company and its Subsidiaries are under no obligation
to deposit into escrow or otherwise make conditionally available any Company Source Code to any
other Person other than the customers identified in Section 4.18(l)(1) of the Company Disclosure
Letter and customers (i) that have been granted the right in the ordinary course of business to
require the Company to deposit into escrow Company Source Code for their benefit, in each case,
except as set forth in Section 4.18(l)(2) of the Company Disclosure Letter, pursuant to the terms
of the Company Escrow Agreement, and (ii) that have not exercised such right. No condition has
occurred that would be sufficient to entitle the beneficiary under any source code escrow
arrangement under which the Company has deposited any Company Source Code for any Company Product
to require release of such Company Source Code. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including the Merger) will not constitute a condition sufficient to entitle the beneficiary
under any source code escrow arrangement under which the Company has deposited any Company Source
Code for any Company Product to require release of such Company Source Code.
(m) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and
maintained commercially reasonable technical and organizational security measures, and other
commercially reasonable safeguards, against the destruction, loss, alteration and unavailability
of, or unauthorized access to, or unauthorized processing of, any customer, supplier, partner,
employee or other data subject information as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a
duty of confidentiality (“Confidential Customer Information”) or any PII, in each case, in
the possession of or under the control of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of
the Company, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, there has not been any unauthorized access to or
unauthorized processing of any Confidential Customer Information or PII, in each case, in the
possession of or under the control of the Company and its Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this
Section 4.18(m), “PII” means personally identifiable information of or relating to
any Person, including, if applicable, such Person’s full name, address and telephone number,
government issued identification numbers, financial account information, religious beliefs,
political opinions, health information, race, organizational membership, and sexual orientation.
(n) Section 4.18(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete list of all
standards-setting organizations and multi-party special interest groups in which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries participates or has participated in the past) where such participation requires
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant third parties a license to Company Registered IP,
except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(o) No Governmental Entity nor any university, college, or academic institution has any
interest, rights, or claim with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights
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(other than Licensed Company IP that is not licensed from such Governmental Entity,
university, college or academic institution) used in the conduct of the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as currently conducted other than a nonexclusive license granted by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the terms of a customer
Contract, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.19 Customers and Suppliers. To the Knowledge of the Company, since April
30, 2010, there has not been any material adverse change in the business relationship of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Top Customer, Top Supplier, or Top Reseller and Systems
Integrator, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written
communication or notice from any such customer, supplier, distributor or reseller to the effect
that any such customer, supplier, distributor or reseller (i) has materially changed, modified,
amended or reduced, or intends to materially change, modify, amend or reduce, its business
relationship with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (ii) will fail to perform in any
material respect, or intends to fail to perform in any material respect, its obligations under any
of its material Contracts with the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 4.20 Government Contracts.
(a) Section 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true
and complete list of all facility security clearances held by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and all personnel security clearances held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) To the extent that a security classification precludes disclosure of information in the
Company Disclosure Letter, the Company will, to the extent consistent with its legal obligations
under the applicable security classification, provide such information in a classified annex to the
appropriate section of the Company Disclosure Letter, which annex shall be reviewed only by
representatives of Parent who have the required security clearance. Any information disclosed in
each such annex will be deemed disclosed against the applicable representations and warranties in
this Section 4.20.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, and except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company, since April 30, 2004, with respect to each Government Contract or Government Contract
Proposal to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party on the date hereof: (A) the
Company and its Subsidiaries have complied, in all material respects, with applicable laws,
regulations and contract terms; (B) the representations, certifications and warranties made by the
Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such Government Contracts and Government Contract
Proposals were accurate in all material respects as of their effective dates, and the Company and
its Subsidiaries have complied, in all material respects, with all such certifications and terms
and conditions of each Government Contract and each Government Contract Proposal; (C) the Company
and its Subsidiaries have complied with the requirements of all applicable Laws pertaining to each
such Government Contract or Government Contract Proposal, including, but not limited to, the Truth
in Negotiations Act
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of 1962, as amended, the Service Contract Act, as amended, the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act, as amended, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (the “FAR”) and any applicable
agency supplement thereto, the Cost Accounting Standards and any other applicable procurement law
or regulation or other laws if and to the extent applicable to the Company’s Government Contracts
and Government Contract Proposals; (D) no reasonable basis exists to give rise to a claim for fraud
(as such concept is defined under the state or federal laws of the United States) in connection
with any Government Contract or Government Contract Proposal under the United States civil or
criminal False Claims Acts, the United States Procurement Integrity Act, or other laws adopted by
any other Governmental Authority, as applicable; (E) no money due to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries pertaining to any such Government Contract has been withheld or set off other than in
accordance with the withholding provisions of any such Government Contract; and (F) neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received an adverse or negative government past performance
evaluation or rating for the past three (3) years that could adversely affect the evaluation by the
Governmental Entity or other potential customer of any Government Contract Proposal.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in Section 4.20(d) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, within the past six years: (A) neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries,
nor any of their respective officers, employees, consultants, agents or representatives
(collectively, “Agents”) of the Company has been under any administrative, civil or
criminal investigation or indictment by any Governmental Entity with respect to the conduct of the
business of the Company; (B) no cost audit has been conducted; (C) there has not been any audit or
investigation of the Company, or any of its officers, employees, or Agents that resulted in any
adverse finding with respect to any alleged unlawful conduct, misstatement or omission arising
under or relating to any Government Contract or Government Contract Proposal
(e) With respect to each Government Contract or Government Contract Proposal to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party on the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company,
the Company has not been notified in writing of any actual or alleged violation, or breach of any
Government Contract-related statute, regulation, representation, certification, disclosure
obligation, contract term, condition, clause, provision or specification, committed by the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers or employees in their
capacities as such, that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect, in a manner that would
be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on payments under Government
Contracts or adversely affect, in a manner that would be material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on the award of Government Contracts to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in the future.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any written show cause, cure, deficiency, default, or similar notice relating to any
Government Contract that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (B) no
termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice that is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, has been issued or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in
writing, and remains
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unresolved with respect to any Government Contract; (C) no event, condition, or omission has
occurred or currently exists that would constitute grounds for such action; (D) there has not been
any withholding or setoff under any Government Contract; and (E) all invoices and claims submitted
under each Government Contract were current, accurate, and complete, in all material respects, as
of their submission date.
(g) To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
undergone or is currently undergoing any audit, review, inspection, investigation, survey, or
examination of records by a Governmental Entity relating to any Government Contracts, other than in
the ordinary course of business, and (B) since January 1, 2006, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice or otherwise become aware of, or undergone any
investigation or review relating to any noncompliance, misconduct, violation or breach regarding
any Government Contract, other than in the ordinary course of business.
(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of
their current respective directors, officers or employees in connection with the performance of the
duties for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is debarred or suspended, or,
since January 1, 2006, has been proposed for suspension or debarment from bidding on any Government
Contract, declared nonresponsible or ineligible, or otherwise excluded from participation in the
award of any Government Contract or for any reason been listed on the List of Parties Excluded from
Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs. The Company is not aware of any circumstances
that would likely become a basis for suspension or debarment of the Company, or any of its
officers, employees, Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, Agents from bidding on
contracts or subcontracts for or with any Governmental Entity.
(i) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries performs
activities under Government Contracts, or has other relationships with any other person or entity,
that creates an “organizational conflict of interest” as defined in Subpart 9.5 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation and agency supplements thereto on a Government Contract or any Contract
contemplated under the Government Contract Proposals; and no Government Contract or Government
Contract Proposal contains an organizational conflict of interest provision that limits the
Company’s ability to compete for future Government Contracts.
(j) The clearances set forth on Section 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter are all of
the facility and personnel security clearances reasonably necessary to conduct the business of the
Company as currently conducted. To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable national security
obligations, including without limitation, those specified in the National Industrial Security
Program Operating Manual, DOD 5220.22-M (January 1995), as amended, and there are no facts or
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension or termination of such
clearances or that would reasonably be expected to render the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
ineligible for such security clearances in the future; and (B) the Company
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and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all security
measures required by Government Contracts or any applicable Laws.
(k) To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have
complied in all material respects with all timekeeping/time recordation requirements, if and as
applicable to the Government Contracts, and (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any knowledge of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in an
investigation by the U.S. government based upon the failure by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to comply with such applicable timekeeping/time recordation requirements.
(l) If and to the extent that FAR subpart 3.4 was applied to the Company in any Government
Contract, to the Knowledge of Company, no payments in violation of the applicable Contract clause
was made to any Person.
(m) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not recognized collectively on all active
Government Contracts a material amount of revenue in excess of the Government’s current contractual
obligation.
(n) To the Knowledge of the Company and except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any
outstanding claims or contract disputes, relating to the Government Contracts, to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
(o) To the Knowledge of the Company, (A) all “commercial computer software” (as defined in
2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations) provided by the Company or any Subsidiary to a
Governmental Entity has been developed at private expense and (B) products delivered by the Company
or any Subsidiary to the Governmental Entity in connection with a Government Contract have been
limited to “commercial items” (as defined in 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations).
Section 4.21 Certain Business Practices.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
of their respective directors, executives, representatives, agents or employees) (i) has used or is
using any corporate funds for any illegal contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful
expenses relating to political activity, (ii) has used or is using any corporate funds for any
direct or indirect unlawful payments to any foreign or domestic governmental officials or
employees, (iii) has violated or is violating any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, (iv) has established or maintained, or is maintaining, any unlawful fund of corporate monies
or other properties or (v) has made any bribe, unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback
or other unlawful payment of any nature.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any
director, officer, agent, employee or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at
the direction of or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of
the Company any third-party acting on behalf of the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries has offered or given anything of value to: (i) any
official, employee or representative of a Governmental Entity, any political party or official
thereof, or any candidate for political office; or (ii) any other Person, in any such case while
knowing, or having reason to know, that all or a portion of such money or thing of value may be
offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any official, employee or representative of
a Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof, or candidate for political office
for the purpose of the following: (A) influencing any action or decision of such Person, in his or
her official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his or her official function; (B)
inducing such Person to use his or her influence with any Governmental Entity to affect or
influence any act or decision of such Governmental Entity to assist in obtaining or retaining
business or to secure an improper business advantage; or (C) where such payment would constitute a
bribe, illegal kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any Person
or in securing any improper advantage.
(c) There have been no false or fictitious entries made in the books or records of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any illegal payment or secret or unrecorded fund and neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has established or maintained a secret or unrecorded fund.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, since April 30, 2005, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have conducted their export transactions in accordance in all material respects with
applicable provisions of U.S. export Laws (including the International Traffic in Arms regulations,
the Export Administration Regulations and the regulations administered by the Department of
Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control), and other export Laws of the countries where it
conducts business, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notices of
noncompliance, complaints or warnings with respect to its compliance with export Laws.
Section 4.22 Public Grants. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any public subsidies, allowances, aids or other public grants, including within the
meaning of Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and applicable U.S.
statutes.
Section 4.23 State Takeover Statutes. The resolutions of the Company Board referred
to in Section 4.4(b) are sufficient to render the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL
inapplicable to Parent and Merger Sub and to this Agreement, the Merger, the Offer, the Tender and
Voting Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. No other
“moratorium,” “fair price,” “business combination,” “control share acquisition” or similar
provision of any state anti-takeover Law (collectively, “Takeover Laws”) is, or at the
Effective Time will be, applicable to this Agreement, the Merger, the Offer, the Tender and Voting
Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Section 4.24 Related Party Transactions. Other than compensation or other employment
arrangements, including grants of Company Options, no “related person” as
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defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K (each of the foregoing, a “Related Party”), is a
party to any Contract with or binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is of a type
that would be required to be disclosed in the Company SEC Documents pursuant to Item 404 of
Regulation S-K (an “Affiliate Transaction”) that has not been so disclosed.
Section 4.25 Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other
Person, other than Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated (“Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx”), the fees and
expenses of which will be paid by the Company, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial
advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement based upon Contracts with the Company. The Company has furnished to Parent a true
and complete copy of the Contract between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx pursuant to which Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx is entitled to payment from the Company relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.26 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received the opinion of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, dated on or about the date of this Agreement, to the effect that, as of such date
and based upon the considerations and subject to the assumptions stated in its opinion, the Merger
Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of shares of Company Common
Stock, a signed true and complete copy of which opinion has been or will promptly be provided to
Parent for informational purposes.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and the Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization, Standing and Power. Each of Parent and Merger Sub (a) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and (b) has all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except as,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect. The copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent that
are filed as exhibits to Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009 (the “Parent Form 10-K”) are complete and correct copies thereof as in effect on the
date hereof. Parent has delivered or made available to the Company complete and correct copies of
the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or other equivalent charter documents, as applicable)
of Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub are not in violation of its certificate of incorporation,
bylaws or other equivalent charter documents, as applicable.
Section 5.2 Authority. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate
proceedings on the part
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of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to approve this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, subject to the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the DGCL. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger
Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms (except to the
extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by
general principles of equity).
Section 5.3 No Conflict; Consents and Approvals.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub
does not, and the consummation of the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby and compliance by each of Parent and Merger Sub with the provisions hereof will not,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation,
modification or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the
creation of any Lien in or upon any of the properties, assets or rights of Parent or Merger Sub
under, or give rise to any increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements
under, or require any consent, waiver or approval of any Person pursuant to, any provision of
(i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) any Contract to which
Parent or Merger Sub is a party by which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective properties
or assets may be bound or (iii) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to
in Section 5.3(b), any Law or any rule or regulation of the NYSE applicable to Parent or
Merger Sub or by which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets may be
bound, except as, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), as individually or in the aggregate, has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, filing with
or notice to, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Parent or Merger Sub in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub
or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby or compliance with the provisions hereof, except for (i) compliance with any
applicable requirements of the HSR Act and any Foreign Antitrust Laws, (ii) such filings and
reports as required pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, (iii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by the DGCL, (iv) any filings required
under the rules and regulations of the NYSE and (v) such other filings the failure of which to be
obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(c) As of the date hereof, there is (i) no claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternative
dispute resolution action or any other judicial or administrative proceeding
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pending against (or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or naming as a party
thereto) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to the knowledge of Parent, no investigation of a
Governmental Entity pending or threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) no
outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject, in each case, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Certain Information. The Offer Documents will not, at the respective
times they are first filed with the SEC, amended or supplemented or first published, sent, given or
disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Offer
Documents will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with
respect to information supplied in writing by the Company specifically for inclusion therein, or
with respect to information derived from the Company SEC Documents which is included or
incorporated by reference therein. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent or
Merger Sub in writing specifically for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9 or the Proxy Statement will,
at the respective times they are first published, sent, given or disseminated to the Company’s
stockholders and, in the case of the Proxy Statement, at the time of the Company Stockholders’
Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Section 5.5 Ownership of Company Capital Stock. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is, nor at
any time during the last three (3) years has it been, an “interested stockholder” of the Company as
defined in Section 203 of the DGCL (other than as contemplated by this Agreement).
Section 5.6 Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person,
other than Xxxxxxx Sachs & Co., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by Parent, is entitled
to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf
of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 5.7 Financing. Parent and Merger Sub have or will have, as of the respective
dates of consummation of the Offer (including any subsequent offering period) and the Merger,
access to sufficient funds to consummate the Offer (including any subsequent offering period) and
the Merger on the terms and subject to the conditions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.8 Ownership of Merger Sub; No Prior Activities. Parent owns, either
directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Merger Sub. Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in connection with its formation and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not and will not have incurred,
directly or indirectly, through any Subsidiary or Affiliate or
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otherwise, any obligations or liabilities or engaged in any business activities of any type or
kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any Person.
ARTICLE VI
INTERIM CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Section 6.1 Affirmative Obligations of the Company. Except (a) as contemplated or
permitted by this Agreement, (b) as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure
Letter or (c) as approved in advance by Parent in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article IX hereof and the Appointment Time, each of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries shall, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.2 below, (i)
carry on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course in substantially the same
manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, (ii) pay
its debts and Taxes when due, in each case subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes,
(iii) pay or perform all material obligations when due and (iv) use commercially reasonable
efforts, consistent with past practices and policies and subject to the terms of this Agreement, to
(A) preserve intact its present business organization, (B) keep available the services of its
present officers and employees, (C) preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
distributors, licensors, licensees and others with which it has significant business dealings, and
(D) (1) preserve and maintain in full force and effect all material Company Registered IP, and (2)
timely pay all fees, costs, royalties, and expenses relating to material Company Registered IP, and
timely file and pay for all applications, statements, documents, extensions, disclaimers, and
registrations relating to material Company Registered IP, in each case, to preserve and maintain in
full force and effect all material Company Registered IP.
Section 6.2 Negative Obligations of the Company. Except (i) as contemplated or permitted
by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter or
(iii) as approved in advance by Parent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), at all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Article IX and the Appointment Time, the Company shall not do any of the
following and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to do any of the following:
(a) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether
in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of its capital stock or other equity interests,
except for dividends by a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent, (ii) purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or any options, warrants, or rights to acquire any such shares or other equity
interests or (iii) split, combine, reclassify or otherwise amend the terms of any of its capital
stock or other equity interests;
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(b) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien any
shares of its capital stock or other equity interests or any securities convertible into, or
exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or other equity
interests, or any stock appreciation rights, “phantom” stock rights, performance units, rights to
receive shares of capital stock of the Company on a deferred basis or other rights linked to the
value of Company Shares, including pursuant to Contracts as in effect on the date hereof (other
than (i) the issuance of Company Shares upon the exercise of Company Options outstanding on
September 9, 2010 in accordance with their terms as in effect on such date, (ii) the issuance of
Company Shares pursuant to the ESPP with respect to employees previously enrolled in the ESPP,
however no new enrollments or increases in current purchase rates shall be permitted after the
Agreement Date (other than pursuant to the enrollment period open as of the Agreement Date,
provided that such enrollment period shall end on September 15, 2010), and (iii) grants to newly
hired employees issued in the ordinary course of business consistent in amount with past practice
or guidelines established prior to the negotiations of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
with respect to other terms, including vesting, consistent with past practice);
(c) amend, authorize or propose to amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or
similar organizational documents);
(d) directly or indirectly acquire or agree to acquire (i) by merging or consolidating with,
purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, making an
investment in or loan or capital contribution to or in any other manner, any corporation,
partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, except for loans,
advances, contributions or investments between or among the Company and any direct or indirect
wholly owned Subsidiaries or (ii) any assets that are otherwise material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(e) directly or indirectly sell, lease, license, sell and leaseback, abandon, or otherwise
dispose of (other than by way of an action contemplated by clause (f) below) in whole or in part
any of its material properties, assets or rights or any interest therein, except (i) the
non-exclusive licenses under Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business, (ii)
sales of Company Products or inventory in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) disposition of
equipment and property no longer used in the operation of business;
(f) directly or indirectly mortgage or otherwise subject to any Lien in whole or in part any
of its material properties, assets or rights or any interest therein;
(g) adopt or enter into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization;
(h) (i) incur, create, assume or otherwise become liable for, any indebtedness for borrowed
money, any obligations under conditional or installment sale Contracts or other retention Contracts
relating to purchased property, any capital lease
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obligations or any guarantee or any such indebtedness of any other Person, issue or sell any
debt securities, options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of any other Person, enter into
any “keepwell” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition of any other Person
or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing except accounts
payable to trade creditors (collectively, “Indebtedness”), or amend, modify or refinance
any Indebtedness or (ii) except for advances to employees for travel and business expenses in the
ordinary course of business, make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments
in, any other Person, other than the Company or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of
the Company;
(i) incur or commit to incur any capital expenditure or authorization or commitment with
respect thereto in excess of $250,000, in the aggregate, except those provided for in the capital
expenditure budget set forth in Section 6.2(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter;
(j) (i) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (whether
absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), in excess of $250,000, in the
aggregate, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business or
as required by their terms as in effect on the date of this Agreement of claims, liabilities or
obligations reflected or reserved against in the most recent audited financial statements (or the
notes thereto) of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (for amounts not in excess of
such reserves) or incurred since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary course of
business, (ii) cancel any material Indebtedness or (iii) waive, release, grant or transfer any
right of material value;
(k) compromise, settle or agree to settle any Action (including any Action relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) other than compromises, settlements or
agreements in the ordinary course of business that involve only the payment of money damages in an
amount not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, in any case without the imposition of any equitable relief on, or the admission of
wrongdoing by, the Company;
(l) change its financial or tax accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as
may have been required by a change in GAAP, Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act or
applicable Law;
(m) settle or compromise any material liability for Taxes, amend any material Tax Return,
enter into any material Contract with or request any material ruling from any Governmental Entity
relating to Taxes, make, change or revoke any material Tax election, change any method of
accounting for Tax purposes, take any material position on a Tax Return inconsistent with a
position taken on a Tax Return previously filed, take any other action to materially impair (other
than through actual utilization or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) any tax asset reflected in the Company SEC Documents filed most recently prior to the
date hereof, extend or waive any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes, or surrender any
claim for a material refund of Taxes;
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(n) change its fiscal year;
(o) (i) grant any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor any
increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits, or any such grant of any type of compensation or
benefits to any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor not
previously receiving or entitled to receive such type of compensation or benefit, or pay any bonus
of any kind or amount to any current or former director, officer, employee or independent
contractor (other than increases and grants of compensation or benefits and payments of bonuses, in
each case, in the ordinary course of business, that do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate),
(ii) grant or pay to any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor
any severance, change in control or termination pay, or modifications thereto or increases therein,
(iii) pay any benefit or grant or amend any award (including in respect of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, performance units, restricted stock or other stock-based or stock-related
awards or the removal or modification of any restrictions in any Company Plan or awards made
thereunder) except (1) as required to comply with any applicable Law or any Company Plan in effect
as of the date hereof, (2) the issuance of Company Shares upon the exercise of Company Options
outstanding on September 9, 2010 in accordance with their terms as in effect on such date, (3) the
issuance of Company Shares pursuant to the ESPP with respect to employees enrolled in the ESPP as
of the Agreement Date (other than pursuant to the enrollment period open as of the Agreement Date,
provided that such enrollment period shall end on September 15, 2010), and (4) grants to newly
hired employees issued in the ordinary course of business), (iv) adopt or enter into any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor union contract, (v) take any action to accelerate the vesting
or payment of any compensation or benefit under any Company Plan or other Contract except as
required by any Company Plan in effect as of the date hereof or (vi) adopt any new employee benefit
plan or arrangement or amend, modify or terminate any existing Company Plan, in each case for the
benefit of any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor, other than
as required by applicable Law or by any Company Plan in effect as of the date hereof;
(p) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or
replacement or revised provisions regarding insurance coverage with respect to material assets,
operations and activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently in effect;
(q) renew or enter into any non-compete, exclusivity or similar agreement that would restrict
or limit, in any material respect, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from engaging or
competing in any line of business or geographic area;
(r) enter into any new lease of real property or amend the terms of any existing lease of real
property, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(s) sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties, assets or any
shares or other interests in any Subsidiary except (i) the non-exclusive licenses under
Intellectual Property Rights in the ordinary course of business, (ii) sales of
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Company Products or inventory in the ordinary course of business and (iii) disposition of
immaterial equipment and property no longer used in the operation of business;
(t) (i) grant any exclusive rights with respect to any Owned Company IP or divest any Owned
Company IP, or (ii) modify Company’s standard warranty terms for its products or services or amend
or modify any product or service warranties in effect as of the date hereof in any material manner
that is adverse to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, if the applicable warranty terms or
warranty, as so amended or modified, differs materially from the warranty provisions embedded in
the agreements contained in the folders named “04.01.05 Customer Agmts ($2MM or above)”, “04.01.05
New Customer Agmts” or “04.01.11 Customer Agmts on Customer Paper ($2mm or above)” of the
electronic data room maintained by Fenwick & West LLP (as long as such agreements were available in
the electronic data room before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on September 8, 2010);
(u) enter into any agreement or commitment the effect of which would be to grant to a third
party following the Merger any actual or potential right of license to any Intellectual Property
Rights owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Surviving Corporation and its
Subsidiaries); or
(v) authorize any of, or commit, resolve or agree to take any of, the foregoing actions.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent or Merger Sub,
directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company or its
Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise,
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over
its and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses, assets and operations.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 7.1 No Solicitation.
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the respective Representatives of
the Company and its Subsidiaries to, immediately cease any and all existing activities, discussions
or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.
(b) At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Article IX hereof and the Appointment Time, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not,
nor shall they authorize or knowingly permit any of their respective directors, officers or other
employees, controlled affiliates, or any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or
representative retained by any of them (collectively, “Representatives”) to, directly or
indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or
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knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal or offer with respect to, or the making or
completion of, any Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry, proposal or offer that is reasonably
likely to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish to any Person (other than Parent, Merger
Sub or any designees of Parent or Merger Sub) any non-public information relating to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any
designees of Parent or Merger Sub), or take any other action with the intention to induce or
facilitate any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that is reasonably likely to
lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with
any Person with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend an
Acquisition Proposal, (v) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or Contract
contemplating or otherwise relating to an Acquisition Transaction other than a confidentiality
agreement permitted by clause (B) below or (vi) terminate, amend or waive any rights under any
“standstill” or other similar agreement between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
Person (other than Parent); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the
Appointment Time, the Company Board may, directly or indirectly through its Representatives,
subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 7.1, (A) engage or
participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona
fide Acquisition Proposal in writing that the Company Board concludes in good faith (after
consultation with a financial advisor of nationally recognized standing and the Company’s outside
legal counsel) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and/or (B)
furnish to any Person that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide Acquisition Proposal in writing
any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a confidentiality
agreement the terms of which are no less favorable to the Company than those contained in the
Confidentiality Agreement, provided that in the case of any action taken pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (A) or (B), (1) none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Representative of the
Company or its Subsidiaries shall have breached the terms of this Section 7.1 (other than
breaches that are unintentional and not material in effect), (2) the Company Board determines in
good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that the failure to take such action
would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company
Stockholders under Delaware Law, (3) at least one Business Day prior to engaging or participating
in any such discussions or negotiations with, or furnishing any information to, such Person, the
Company gives Parent written notice of the identity of such Person and a copy of such Acquisition
Proposal and of the Company’s intention to engage or participate in discussions or negotiations
with, or furnish information to, such Person and (4) contemporaneously with furnishing any
non-public information to such Person, the Company furnishes such non-public information to Parent
(to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by the Company to Parent).
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
acknowledge and hereby agree that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section
7.1 by any Representative (other than employees that are not officers of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, unless such employees are acting at the direction of the Company or with the
actual knowledge of any of the officers set forth in Section 1.1(hh) of the Company Disclosure
Letter) shall be deemed to be a breach of this
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Section 7.1 by the Company. The Company shall not enter into any letter of intent,
memorandum of understanding or other similar document or any agreement (other than a
confidentiality agreement as permitted by Section 7.1(b)) contemplating or otherwise
relating to an Acquisition Proposal unless and until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Article IX hereof and the Company has paid all amounts due to Parent pursuant to
Section 9.4 hereof, if any.
(d) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 7.1(b) hereof
(provided that with respect to any advance notice requirements in this Section 7.1(d) that
are duplicative of notice requirements set forth in Section 7.1(b), the time periods
regarding such advance notice shall be deemed to run concurrently and not consecutively), the
Company shall promptly, and in all cases within one Business Day of its receipt, advise Parent in
writing of (i) any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) any request for information that would reasonably be
expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or (iii) any inquiry with respect to, or which would
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, the terms and conditions of such
Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, and the identity of the Person or group making any such
Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry.
(e) The Company shall keep Parent informed on a reasonably current basis of the status and
material details, terms and conditions (including all amendments or proposed amendments) of any
such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. In addition to the foregoing, the Company shall
provide Parent with prior written notice of a meeting of the Company Board at which the Company
Board is reasonably expected to consider an Acquisition Proposal, with Parent receiving a similar
amount of notice of such meeting as is provided to the members of the Company Board.
Section 7.2 Company Board Recommendation.
(a) Subject to the terms of Section 7.2(b) hereof, the Company Board shall (i)
recommend that the holders of Company Shares accept the Offer, tender their Company Shares to
Merger Sub pursuant to the Offer and, if necessary under Delaware Law, adopt this Agreement in
accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law (the “Company Board
Recommendation”) and (ii) include the Company Board Recommendation (with respect to the Offer)
in the Schedule 14D-9 and permit Parent to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Offer
Documents.
(b) Subject to the terms of this Section 7.2(b), neither the Company Board nor any
committee thereof shall (1) withdraw (or modify or qualify in any manner adverse to Parent or
Merger Sub) the Company Board Recommendation, (2) adopt, approve, recommend, endorse or otherwise
declare advisable the adoption of any Acquisition Proposal or (3) publicly resolve, agree or
publicly propose to take any such action (each such action set forth in any of clauses (1), (2) or
(3) being referred to herein as a “Company Board Recommendation Change”); provided, that,
making a “stop-look-and listen communication” pursuant to the provisions of Rule 14d-9(f)
promulgated under the Exchange Act to the Company Stockholders shall not be deemed a Company Board
Recommendation Change; provided, further, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
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the Company Board may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change at any time prior to the
Appointment Time, if and only if, (A) the Company Board has received an Acquisition Proposal that
constitutes a Superior Proposal, (B) neither the Company nor any of its Representatives shall have
breached (other than breaches that are unintentional and not material in effect) the terms of
Section 7.1(a), (b) or (c) hereof, (C) the Company Board determines in good
faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and after considering in good faith any
binding (on Parent) counter-offer or binding (on Parent) offer made by Parent pursuant to clause
(E) below), that, in light of such Superior Proposal, that the failure of the Company Board to
effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of
its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under Delaware Law, (D) prior to effecting such
Company Board Recommendation Change, the Company Board shall have given Parent at least three (3)
Business Days notice thereof and the opportunity to meet with the Company Board and its outside
legal counsel to enable Parent and the Company to discuss in good faith a modification of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be effected and
(E) Parent shall not have made, within such three (3) Business Days after receipt of the Company’s
written notice of its intention to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, a binding (on
Parent) counter-offer or binding (on Parent) offer that the Company Board determines in good faith,
after consultation with a financial advisor of nationally recognized standing and its outside legal
counsel, is at least as favorable to Company Stockholders as such Superior Proposal.
(c) The Company shall not take any action to exempt any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub
and their respective Affiliates) from the restrictions on “business combinations” contained in
Section 203 of the DGCL (or any similar provision of any other Takeover Law) or otherwise cause
such restrictions not to apply, or agree to do any of the foregoing, in each case unless such
actions are taken substantially concurrently with a termination of this Agreement.
(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company Board from (i) taking and disclosing
to the Company Stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or Item
1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act, (ii) otherwise complying with, the
provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or (iii) otherwise disclosing any
information to the Company Stockholders (including any factually accurate public statement by the
Company that describes the Company’s receipt of an Acquisition Proposal and the operation of the
Agreement with respect thereto) if the Company Board has determined in good faith, after
consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would reasonably be expected
to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company Stockholders under Delaware Law or a
violation of any other applicable Law; provided that, in no event shall this Section 7.2(d) affect
the obligations of the Company under Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof; and provided, further, however,
that any such disclosure (other than a “stop-look-and listen communication” pursuant to the
provisions of Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act to the Company Stockholders) will be
deemed a Company Board Recommendation Change unless such disclosure includes a reaffirmation of the
Company Board Recommendation.
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(e) The Company shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, enter into any
confidentiality agreement, which would restrict the Company’s ability to comply with any of the
terms of this Section 7.2, with any Person subsequent to the date of this Agreement and
until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article IX and
the Effective Time.
Section 7.3 Company Stockholders’ Meeting; Short-Form Merger.
(a) If the Short-Form Threshold is not met and adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders
of the Company is required under Delaware Law in order to consummate the Merger other than pursuant
to Section 253 of the DGCL, the Company shall establish a record date for, call, give notice of,
convene and hold a meeting of the stockholders of the Company (the “Company Stockholders’
Meeting”) as promptly as practicable following the Appointment Time for the purpose of voting
upon the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with Delaware Law. Nothing herein shall prevent
the Company from postponing or adjourning the Company Stockholders’ Meeting if there are
insufficient shares of the Company Common Stock necessary to conduct business at the Company
Stockholders’ Meeting. The Company shall solicit from the Company Stockholders proxies in favor of
the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with Delaware Law, and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to secure the Requisite Stockholder Vote at the Company Stockholders’ Meeting.
Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Article IX hereof, the Company
shall establish a record date for, call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders’
Meeting for the purpose of voting upon the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with Delaware
Law, whether or not the Company Board at any time subsequent to the date hereof shall have effected
a Company Board Recommendation Change or otherwise shall determine that this Agreement is no longer
advisable or recommends that the Company Stockholders reject it. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company’s obligation to establish a record date for,
call, give notice of, convene and hold the Company Stockholders’ Meeting pursuant to this
Section 7.3(a) shall not be limited to, or otherwise affected by, the commencement,
disclosure, announcement or submission to the Company of any Acquisition Proposal, but it shall be
subject to the prior occurrence of the Appointment Time.
(b) Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall vote all Company Shares acquired in the Offer (or
otherwise beneficially owned by it or any of its respective Subsidiaries as of the applicable
record date) in favor of the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with Delaware Law at the
Company Stockholders’ Meeting or otherwise. Parent shall vote all of the shares of capital stock
of Merger Sub beneficially owned by it, or sign a written consent in lieu of a meeting of the
stockholders of Merger Sub, in favor of the adoption of this Agreement in accordance with Delaware
Law.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof or this Section 7.3,
in the event that Parent, Merger Sub or any other Subsidiary of Parent, shall have acquired Company
Shares equal to or greater than the Short-Form Threshold, pursuant to the Offer or otherwise, each
of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the
Merger to become effective as soon as
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practicable after such acquisition, without a meeting of the stockholders of the Company, in
accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL.
Section 7.4 Proxy Statement.
(a) In connection with the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, if any, as soon as practicable
following the Appointment Time, the Company and Parent shall jointly prepare, and the Company shall
file with the SEC, the Proxy Statement for use in connection with the solicitation of proxies from
the Company Stockholders in connection with the Merger and the Company Stockholders’ Meeting. The
Company, Parent and Merger Sub, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning the
Company, Parent and Merger Sub as the other party or parties hereto, as the case may be, may
reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy
Statement. Subject to all applicable Law, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Proxy Statement to be disseminated to the Company Stockholders as promptly as practicable
following the filing thereof with the SEC. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or
correspondence with the SEC or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement shall be made by the
Company without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. The
Company shall advise Parent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any request by the SEC
or its staff for an amendment or revisions to the Proxy Statement, or comments thereon and
responses thereto, or requests by the SEC or its staff for additional information in connection
therewith. If at any time prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, any information relating to
the Company or Parent, or any of their respective directors, officers or Affiliates, should be
discovered by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement would not include any misstatement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party which discovers
such information shall promptly notify the other party or parties hereto, as the case may be, and
an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement describing such information shall be
promptly prepared and filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable law,
disseminated to the stockholders of the Company. The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to
comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules of Nasdaq. For purposes of this Agreement, the letter to stockholders,
notice of meeting, proxy statement and form of proxy and any other soliciting material, or the
information statement, as the case may be, to be distributed to stockholders in connection with the
Merger (including any amendments or supplements) and any schedules required to be filed with the
SEC in connection therewith are collectively referred to as the “Proxy Statement.”
(b) Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Article IX hereof, subject
to the terms of Section 7.2(b) hereof, the Company shall include in the Proxy Statement the
Company Board Recommendation (other than with respect to the Offer).
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Section 7.5 Reasonable Best Efforts to Complete.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken,
all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party or
parties hereto in doing, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and
make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger), including using reasonable best efforts to: (i)
cause the conditions to the Offer set forth on Annex A hereto and the conditions to the
Merger set forth in Article VIII hereof to be satisfied or fulfilled; (ii) file with the
SEC, as and when required under the Exchange Act, all annual, quarterly and current reports
required to be filed by the Company under the Exchange Act for any and all periods ending prior to
the scheduled expiration date of the Offer, which such annual, quarterly and current reports shall
comply as to form, in all material respects, with the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable
to such reports and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; (iii) obtain all consents,
waivers and approvals under any Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) as Parent and the Company may, in good faith,
reasonably determine are necessary or advisable; provided that the failure to obtain any such
consent (so long as the Company or its Subsidiaries employed reasonable best efforts (which shall
not require any payment to the consenting Person) to obtain such consent) shall not, in and of
itself, constitute a breach of the covenant in this Section 7.5; and (iv) obtain all necessary
actions or material non-actions, waivers, consents, approvals, Orders and authorizations from
Governmental Entities, the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods, making all
necessary registrations, declarations and filings (including registrations, declarations and
filings with Governmental Entities, if any).
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of Section 7.5(a)
hereof, (i) as soon as may be reasonably practicable following the Agreement Date, and in any event
within ten Business Days after the date hereof, each of Parent and the Company shall file with the
FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ a Notification and Report Form relating to this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) as required by the
HSR Act and (ii) as soon as may be reasonably practicable following the Agreement Date, each of
Parent and the Company shall file comparable pre-merger notification filings, forms and submissions
with any foreign Governmental Entity that may be required by any Foreign Antitrust Laws or
reasonably be deemed desirable by Parent, in each case as Parent may reasonably deem necessary
and/or appropriate. Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly (i) cooperate and coordinate
with the other in the making of such filings, (ii) supply the other with any information that may
be required in order to effectuate such filings and (iii) supply any additional information that
reasonably may be required or requested by the FTC, the DOJ or the competition or merger control
authorities of any other jurisdiction and that Parent reasonably deems necessary and/or
appropriate. Each party hereto shall
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promptly inform the other party or parties hereto, as the case may be, of any communication
from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the Offer and the Merger). If any party hereto or Affiliate thereof receives a request
for additional information or documentary material from any such Governmental Entity with respect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger), then such
party shall use reasonable best efforts to make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably
practicable and after consultation with the other party, an appropriate response in compliance with
such request. The Company shall not extend, directly or indirectly, any waiting periods required
in connection with the HSR Act or Foreign Antitrust Laws, or enter into any agreement with any
Governmental Entity to delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby unless so
directed by Parent. Parent shall not extend, directly or indirectly, any waiting periods required
in connection with the HSR Act or Foreign Antitrust Laws, or enter into any agreement with any
Governmental Entity to delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby unless such
action is consented to by the Company.
(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of Section 7.5(a)
hereof, in the event that any state anti-takeover or other similar statute or regulation is or
becomes applicable to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including the Offer and the Merger), each party shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger) may be
consummated in the most expeditious manner practicable on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger).
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall
Parent or any of its Affiliates be required to, and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not,
agree to any sale, divestiture, license or other disposition of shares of capital stock or of any
business, assets or property, or the imposition of any limitation on the ability of any of them to
conduct their respective businesses or to own or exercise control of such stock, businesses, assets
or properties, if (i) such actions reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect
on (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the benefits expected to be
derived by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii)
such actions reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the operations or
businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (assuming for purposes of this
determination that Parent and its Subsidiaries are of the equivalent size, and have equivalent
revenues, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
Section 7.6 Access. At all times during the period commencing with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article IX and the Appointment Time, the Company shall afford Parent
and its accountants, legal counsel and other representatives reasonable access during normal
business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books and records and personnel of the
Company and its Subsidiaries to enable Parent to obtain all information concerning the business,
including the status of product
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development efforts, properties, results of operations and personnel of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, as Parent may reasonably request; provided, however, that no information or Knowledge
obtained by Parent in any investigation conducted pursuant to this Section 7.6 shall affect
or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of the Company set forth herein or the
conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, or the remedies available to the parties hereunder; and
provided further, that the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement (as amended
pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof) shall apply to any information provided to Parent pursuant
to this Section 7.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the
Company shall not be required to provide access to, or to disclose information, where such access
or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Company or its Subsidiaries or
contravene any applicable Law or Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement;
provided, that, in such circumstance, the Company shall cooperate with Parent to
implement a procedure to permit access to or disclosure of such information in a manner that would
not reasonably be expected to jeopardize the attorney/client privilege or contravene such
applicable Law or Contract.
Section 7.7 Notification.
(a) At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Article IX and the Appointment Time, the Company shall give prompt notice to Parent upon
becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement has become untrue
or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy
in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) no such notification shall affect or be deemed
to modify any representation or warranty of the Company set forth herein or the conditions to the
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Offer and the Merger, or the remedies available to the parties hereunder and (ii) the failure
to give such any such notice shall not be treated as a breach of covenant for the purposes of
Section 9.1(d)(i) hereof or clause (C)(2) of Annex A hereto; and provided further, that the terms
and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement (as amended pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof)
shall apply to any information provided to Parent pursuant to this Section 7.7(a).
(b) At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Article IX and the Appointment Time the Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of
(i) any notice or other communication received by it from any third party, subsequent to the date
of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, alleging any material breach of or material
default under any Material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
(ii) any notice or other communication received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from any
third party, subsequent to the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, alleging
that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this
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Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger); provided, however, that (i) no such
notification shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of the Company set
forth herein or the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, or the remedies available to
the parties hereunder and (ii) the failure to give such any such notice shall not be treated as a
breach of covenant for the purposes or Section 9.1(d)(i) hereof or clause (C)(2) of Annex A hereto;
and provided further, that the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement (as amended
pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof) shall apply to any information provided to Parent pursuant
to this Section 7.7(b).
(c) At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Article IX and the Appointment Time, Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company upon
becoming aware that any representation or warranty made by it or Merger Sub in this Agreement has
become untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, or of any failure of Parent or Merger Sub to
comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied
with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such notification shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty of the Company set forth herein or the
conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, or the remedies available to the parties hereunder and
provided further, that the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement (as amended
pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof) shall apply to any information provided to the Company
pursuant to this Section 7.7(c).
Section 7.8 Certain Litigation. The Company shall promptly advise Parent in writing of any
litigation commenced after the date hereof against the Company or any of its directors by any
Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) relating to this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the Merger) and shall keep Parent
reasonably informed regarding any such litigation. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity
to consult with the Company regarding the defense or settlement of any such stockholder litigation
and shall consider Parent’s views with respect to such stockholder litigation and shall not settle
any such stockholder litigation without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Section 7.9 Confidentiality. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby acknowledge that
Parent and the Company have previously executed a Confidentiality Agreement, dated August 18, 2010
(as amended, the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which will continue in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, effective as
of the execution and delivery hereof, the Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed to be amended
so as to permit Parent to take any action contemplated by this Agreement, including the making of
any counter-offer or offer contemplated by Section 7.2(b) hereof (which deemed amendment
shall survive any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or otherwise).
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Section 7.10 Public Disclosure. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall consult with each
other, and to the extent practicable, agree, before issuing any press release or otherwise making
any public statement with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Offer and the Merger) or any Acquisition Proposal, and shall not issue any such
press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be
required by applicable law or any listing agreement with a national securities exchange, in which
case commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other party hereto shall be made prior to
any such release or public statement; provided, that, the Company shall not be
required to consult or agree with Parent or Merger Sub in connection with any public disclosure,
including issuing any factually accurate public statement by the Company that describes the
Company’s receipt of an Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect
thereto or “stop-look-and listen communication” pursuant to, or otherwise complying with, the
provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any similar communication to the
stockholders of the Company, in connection with any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Offer, except
as expressly required by Sections 7.1 and 7.2.
Section 7.11 Treatment of Options.
(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option (or portion thereof) that (i) is outstanding
and vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to any acceleration
in connection with the Effective Time) and (ii) has an exercise price per Share that is less than
the Merger Consideration shall be cancelled and, in exchange therefor, the Surviving Corporation
shall pay to each former holder of any such cancelled Company Option as soon as practicable
following the Effective Time an amount in cash (without interest, and subject to deduction for any
required withholding Tax) equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over
the exercise price per Share under such Company Option and (ii) the number of Shares subject to
such Company Option.
(b) At the Effective Time, each Company Option (or portion thereof) that (i) is outstanding
and unvested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) has an exercise price per Share
that is less than the Merger Consideration, shall be assumed by Parent and converted automatically
at the Effective Time into an option to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock, and which has other
material terms and conditions substantially the same terms as those of the related Company Option,
except that (x) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each such Company Option
shall be determined by multiplying the number of Shares subject to such Company Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time by a fraction (the “Exchange Ratio”), the numerator of which is
the per share Merger Consideration and the denominator of which is the average closing price of
Parent Common Stock on the NYSE over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding (but not
including) the date on which the Effective Time occurs (rounded down to the nearest whole share)
and (y) the exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent)
shall equal (A) the exercise price per Share of the Company Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time divided by (B) the Exchange Ratio. It is the intention of the parties that each
Company Option shall qualify following the Effective Time as an incentive stock option as defined
in Section 422
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of the Code to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code and to the extent such
Company Option qualified as an incentive stock option at the Effective Time. The exercise price
per share and the number of shares of Parent Stock purchasable pursuant to each converted Company
Option following the Effective Time as well as the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in order to comply with Sections 424(a) and 409A of the Code.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b), at the Effective Time, (i) each
Company Option, whether vested or unvested, that (A) is outstanding as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time and (B) has an exercise price per Share that is equal to or greater than the Merger
Consideration and (ii) each Company Option that (A) is outstanding and unvested immediately prior
to the Effective Time (other than those Company Options that, by their terms, vest (through
acceleration or otherwise) prior to or upon the Effective Time) and (B) is held by (1) a
non-employee director of the Company, (2) a person who is not an employee of, or a consultant to,
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, or (3) a
person who ceases to be an employee or consultant of the Company upon the Effective Time, shall be
canceled, and the holder thereof shall not be entitled to any cash payment, options to purchase
shares of Parent Common Stock, or other consideration in respect thereof.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall deliver all required notices (which notices
shall have been approved by Parent, in its reasonable discretion), if any, to each holder of
Company Equity Award setting forth each holder’s rights pursuant to the respective Company Equity
Plan, stating that such Company Equity Awards shall be treated in the manner set forth in this
Section 7.11.
(e) The Company shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, as of the Effective Time, (i)
the Company Equity Plans shall terminate and (ii) no holder of a Company Equity Award or any
participant in any Company Equity Plan or any other employee incentive or benefit plan, program or
arrangement or any non-employee director plan maintained by the Company shall have any rights to
acquire, or other rights in respect of, the capital stock of the Company, the Surviving Corporation
or any of their Subsidiaries, except the right to receive the payment contemplated by Section
7.11(a) in cancellation and settlement thereof or the right to purchase shares of Parent Common
Stock contemplated by Section 7.11(b).
(f) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, and in any event within ten
(10) Business Days after the Effective Date, Parent shall file with the SEC a registration
statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of Parent Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Company Options that are assumed by Parent hereunder, and Parent shall exercise commercially
reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement for so long as such
Company Options remain outstanding. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
Parent shall not issue any shares of Parent Stock in respect of any Company Option until the S-8 to
be filed as herein provided is so filed and becomes effective.
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(g) Within five (5) Business Days after request from Parent to do so (which request shall not
be given more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Time), the Company shall take such
action as may be necessary to establish a New Exercise Date (as defined under the Company’s 2007
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”)) prior to the Effective Time with respect to the
Offering Periods (as defined in the ESPP) otherwise then in effect (the “Final Exercise
Date”). Each outstanding option under the ESPP on the Final Exercise Date shall be exercised
on such date for the purchase of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the ESPP.
For clarity, the Company shall take such action as may be necessary to terminate the ESPP as of the
Business Day immediately preceding the Effective Time.
(h) Subject to Parent’s compliance with the preceding provisions of this Section 7.11,
the parties agree that, following the Effective Time, no holder of a Company Equity Award or any
participant in any Company Equity Plan, or other Company Employee Plan or employee benefit
arrangement of the Company or under any employment agreement shall have any right hereunder to
acquire any Equity Interest (including any “phantom” stock or stock appreciation rights) in the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation.
Section 7.12 Employee Matters.
(a) The Company shall, upon the receipt of notice from Parent at least one day prior to the
date the Company is expected to become a member of the same Controlled Group of Corporations (as
defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) as Parent, terminate, effective as of the day immediately
preceding the date the Company becomes a member of the same Controlled Group of Corporations (as
defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) as Parent (the “401(k) Termination Date”), any and
all 401(k) plans maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company shall provide
Parent evidence that the 401(k) plan(s) of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been terminated
pursuant to resolutions of the Company Board or the board of directors of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be substantially in the form
contained in Section 7.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and any material modifications to
such form shall be subject to the review and approval of Parent. The Company shall also take such
other actions in furtherance of terminating any such 401(k) Plans as Parent may reasonably request.
(b) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall permit all Continuing Employees who become
employees of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to participate in the benefit programs (including,
without limitation, severance plans) of Parent or the Subsidiary to the same extent as similarly
situated employees of Parent or the Subsidiary. In the U.S., Continuing Employees who become
employees of Parent shall be given credit for all service with the Company or its U.S. Subsidiaries
solely for purposes of determining their rate of vacation accrual under Parent’s standard vacation
program and their level of benefits under Parent’s standard severance plan; service credit for all
other purposes shall begin at the Effective Time. Outside the U.S., Continuing Employees who
become employees of a Subsidiary of Parent shall be given credit for service with the Company or
its Subsidiaries solely as required by applicable Law. From and after the
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Effective Time, Parent shall (i) cause any pre-existing conditions or limitations and
eligibility waiting periods under any U.S. group health plans of Parent or its Subsidiaries to be
waived with respect to the Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents and (ii) give each of
the Continuing Employee in the U.S. credit for the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs
toward applicable deductibles and annual out of pocket limits for expenses incurred prior to the
Effective Time for which payment has been made. Unused vacation days accrued by U.S. Continuing
Employees under the plans and policies of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall carry over to
Parent or the Surviving Corporation to the extent administratively practicable, and each such
Continuing Employee shall be paid by the Company in cash for any accrued and unused vacation days
that Parent determines are not administratively practicable to carry over.
(c) For the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the first anniversary
thereof, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to honor in accordance with their terms as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time all existing employment, change of control,
severance and retention arrangements (including the retention program described in Section 7.12(c)
of the Company Disclosure Letter) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and any current or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, on the other hand; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit
Parent or its Subsidiaries from amending or terminating any such plans or agreements, so long as
such amendment or termination complies with the terms of any such plans or agreements, including
specifically obtaining any necessary or required consents.
(d) The Company shall terminate any and all group severance, separation, deferred compensation
or salary continuation plans, programs or policies (other than the arrangements described in
Section 7.12(c) above) maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, effective in
each case as of the day immediately preceding the last day of the initial period of the Offer (not
including any subsequent offer period provided by Parent pursuant to Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange
Act). The Company shall provide Parent evidence that such plans have been terminated pursuant to
resolutions of the Company Board or the board of directors of its Subsidiaries, as applicable (the
form and substance of which resolutions shall be subject to review and approval of Parent).
(e) Section 7.12(b) shall not operate to duplicate any benefit provided to any
employee, require Parent to continue in effect any specific Company employee benefit plan or Parent
employee benefit plan, or prohibit the termination of any specific employee, following the
Effective Time. Nothing contained herein, express or implied (i) shall be construed to establish,
amend or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement or (ii) shall alter or limit
the ability of Parent, the Company or any of their respective affiliates to amend, modify or
terminate any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established,
sponsored or maintained by any of them.
(f) This Section 7.12 shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each of
the parties to this Agreement, and nothing in this Section 7.12, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or
by reason of this Section 7.12.
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Section 7.13 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) For six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving
Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, honor and fulfill in all respects the obligations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries under any and all indemnification agreements in effect immediately
prior to the Appointment Time between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of their
respective current or former directors and officers and any person who becomes a director or
officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Appointment Time (the
“Indemnified Parties”). In addition, for a period of six (6) years following the Effective
Time, Parent shall (and shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to) (i) cause
the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) of the
Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to contain provisions with respect to indemnification
and exculpation that are at least as favorable as the indemnification and exculpation provisions
contained in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or other similar organizational
documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Appointment Time, and
during such six (6) year period, such provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise
modified in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who were
covered by such provisions, except as required by applicable Law and (ii) and honor and fulfill
the obligations of the Company under any indemnification agreements in effect as of the date hereof
between the Company and any Indemnified Party; provided, however, that in the event
any claim or claims are asserted or made within such period, all rights to indemnification in
respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until disposition of any and all such claims.
(b) Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to, advance
expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in the defense of any claim,
action, suit, proceeding or investigation with respect to any matters, following request in writing
from the applicable director or officer, and subject to indemnification pursuant to the procedures
set forth, and to the extent provided in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or other
similar organizational documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the
Appointment Time; provided, however, that any Person to whom expenses are advanced
undertakes, to the extent required by the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or other similar
organizational documents) of the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Appointment
Time or the DGCL, to repay such advanced expenses to Parent or the Surviving Corporation as soon as
reasonably practicable if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to
indemnification.
(c) For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall maintain in effect the Company’s current directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance (“D&O Insurance”) in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the
Appointment Time, covering each person covered by the D&O Insurance immediately prior to the
Appointment Time, on terms with respect to the coverage, retention, limitations of liability and
amounts no less favorable, in the aggregate, than those of the D&O Insurance in effect on the
Agreement Date and with an insurance company with the same or better credit rating as the insurance
company providing the
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current D&O Insurance; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation may, at its option,
(i) substitute therefor policies of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective
Subsidiaries containing terms with respect to coverage, retention, limitations of liability and
amounts no less favorable, in the aggregate, to such persons than the D&O Insurance or (ii) request
that the Company obtain such extended reporting period coverage under its existing insurance
program (to be effective as of the Effective Time), provided further, however, that in satisfying
its obligations under this Section 7.13(c) Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall not
be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the amount
paid by the Company for coverage for its last full fiscal year (such two hundred fifty percent
(250%) amount, the “Maximum Annual Premium”) (which premiums the Company represents and
warrants to be as set forth in Section 7.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter), provided
that that if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available
for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Annual Premium. Prior to the Appointment Time,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Parent or the Company may
purchase a six-year “tail” prepaid policy on the D&O Insurance containing terms with respect to
coverage, retention, limitations of liability and amounts no less favorable, in the aggregate, than
the D&O Insurance in effect on the Agreement Date and with an insurance company with the same or
better credit rating as the insurance company providing the current D&O Insurance. In the event
that Parent shall purchase such a “tail” policy prior to the Appointment Time, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall maintain such “tail” policy in full force and effect and continue to
honor their respective obligations thereunder through such six-year period, in lieu of all other
obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under the first sentence of this Section
7.13(c) for so long as such “tail” policy shall be maintained in full force and effect.
(d) If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i)
consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfer all or substantially all of
its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provisions shall be
made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation shall assume all of the
obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 7.13.
(e) The obligations under this Section 7.13 shall not be terminated, amended or
otherwise modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Indemnified Party (or any other
person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in Section
7.13(c) hereof (and their heirs and representatives)) without the prior written consent of such
affected Indemnified Party or other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance or the
“tail” policy referred to in Section 7.13(c) hereof (and their heirs and representatives).
Each of the Indemnified Parties or other persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or
the “tail” policy referred to in Section 7.13(c) hereof (and their heirs and
representatives) are intended to be third party beneficiaries of this Section 7.13, with
full rights of enforcement as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified Parties (and other
persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance or the “tail” policy referred to in
Section 7.13(c) hereof (and their heirs and
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representatives)) under this Section 7.13 shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws or other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification
agreements of or entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable Law (whether
at law or in equity).
Section 7.14 FIRPTA Certificate. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver to Parent a properly executed statement in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent for
purposes of satisfying Parent’s obligations under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
Section 7.15 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board shall
take all such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to cause the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including any dispositions of Company Shares (including derivative securities with
respect to such Company Shares) by each individual who is or will be subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, to be exempt under
Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act in accordance with that certain No-Action Letter
dated January 12, 1999 issued by the SEC regarding such matters.
Section 7.16 Obligations of Merger Sub. Parent shall, and shall take all action necessary
to cause Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation to, perform their respective obligations under
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Offer and the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Section 7.17 Employment Compensation Approval. The parties acknowledge that certain
payments have been made or are to be made and certain benefits have been granted or are to be
granted according to employment compensation, severance and other employee benefit plans of the
Company, including the Company Plans (collectively, the “Arrangements”), to certain Company
Stockholders and holders of other Company Shares and Company Equity Awards (collectively, the
“Covered Securityholders”). The Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the
“Company Compensation Committee”), each member of which is an “independent director” in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, (A) at a meeting to
be held or pursuant to unanimous written consent effective prior to the Appointment Time, will duly
adopt resolutions approving as an “employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit
arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (an “Employment
Compensation Arrangement”) (1) each Arrangement presented to the Company Compensation Committee
on or prior to the date hereof, and (2) the terms of Section 7.11, Section 7.12 and
Section 7.13, and (B) will take all other actions necessary to satisfy the requirements of
the non-exclusive safe harbor under Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act with respect to the
foregoing arrangements.
Section 7.18 Resignation of Directors and Officers. Prior to the Effective Time, at the
request of Parent, the Company shall cause each director and each officer of the Company and/or any
Subsidiary of the Company to execute and deliver a letter
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effectuating his or her resignation as a director or officer of the Company and/or any applicable
Subsidiary effective as of the Effective Time. At the request of Parent, the Company will cooperate
with Parent to effect the replacement of any such directors and officers selected by Parent at the
Effective Time.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 8.1 Conditions. The respective obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible under
applicable law) prior to the Effective Time, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Company Stockholder Approval. If the Short-Form Threshold has not been reached
and approval of the Merger by the Company Stockholders is required by Delaware Law in order to
effect the Merger, the Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.
(b) Purchase of Company Shares. Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) shall
have accepted for payment and paid for the Company Shares validly tendered pursuant to the Offer
and not withdrawn and in any subsequent offering period.
(c) No Legal Prohibition. None of the events described in clause (C)(4) of Annex A
hereto shall have occurred and be continuing.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.1 Termination Prior to Appointment Time. This Agreement may be terminated and
the Offer may be abandoned at any time prior to the Appointment Time, provided that the party
desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1 (other than pursuant to
Section 9.1(a) hereof) shall give notice of such termination to the other party or parties
hereto, as the case may be:
(a) by mutual written agreement of Parent and the Company; or
(b) by either Parent or the Company, if the Offer shall have expired or been terminated in
accordance with the terms hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) having
accepted for payment any Company Shares pursuant to the Offer on or before March 13, 2011 (the
“Initial Termination Date”); provided, however, that in the event a condition to the Offer
set forth in clause (A) of the first paragraph of Annex A hereto shall not have been
satisfied on or prior to the Initial Termination Date and all of the other conditions to the Offer
set forth on Annex A hereto shall have been satisfied on or prior to the Initial
Termination Date, either Parent or the Company may elect to extend the Initial Termination Date, by
written notice to the other prior to or on the Initial Termination Date, until June 13, 2011 (the
“Extended Termination Date”); and provided further, that the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b)
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shall not be available to any party hereto whose action or failure to fulfill any obligation
under this Agreement has been the principal cause of or resulted (i) in any of the conditions to
the Offer set forth in Annex A hereto having failed to be satisfied on or before the
Initial Termination Date or the Extended Termination Date, as applicable, or (ii) in the expiration
or termination of the Offer in accordance with the terms hereof without Merger Sub (or Parent on
Merger Sub’s behalf) having accepted for payment any Company Shares pursuant to the Offer, and in
either such case, such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement; or
(c) by the Company:
(i) in the event (A) of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of Parent or Merger
Sub set forth in this Agreement or (B) that any of the representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall have been inaccurate when made or shall have become
inaccurate, in either case so as to prevent Parent and Merger Sub from consummating the Offer in
accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that such breach by Parent or Merger Sub or such inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties of Parent or Merger Sub are curable by Parent or Merger Sub through the exercise of
commercially reasonable efforts, then the Company shall not be permitted to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c)(i) until the earlier to occur of (1) (x) if the
condition set forth in clause (A) of the first paragraph of Annex A hereto has not been satisfied,
the Initial Termination Date or Extended Termination Date, as applicable or (y) if the condition
set forth in clause (A) of the first paragraph of Annex A hereto has been satisfied, the expiration
of a thirty (30) calendar day period after delivery of written notice from the Company to Parent of
such breach or inaccuracy or (2) Parent or Merger Sub ceasing to exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to cure such breach or inaccuracy, provided that Parent or Merger Sub continues to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach or inaccuracy (it being understood that the
Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(c)(i) if such breach
or inaccuracy by Parent or Merger Sub is cured within the applicable time period; or
(ii) immediately prior to entering into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior
Proposal, provided that (A) the Company has not breached the terms of Section 7.1(a), (b)
or (c) (other than breaches that are unintentional and not material in effect) or
Section 7.2 hereof, (B) subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company Board has
effected a Company Board Recommendation Change and authorized the Company to enter into a
definitive agreement to consummate a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C)
immediately prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Company pays to Parent the Termination
Fee payable pursuant to Section 9.4(b)(iii) hereof and (D) immediately following such
termination, the Company enters into a definitive agreement to effect such Superior Proposal; or
(d) by Parent:
(i) in the event (A) of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set
forth in this Agreement or (B) that any representation or
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warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have been inaccurate when made or
shall have become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions to the Offer set forth in
clauses (C)(1) or (C)(2) of the first paragraph of Annex A hereto, respectively, would not
be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation and warranty
became inaccurate; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such
breach by the Company or such inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the Company are
curable by the Company through the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts, then Parent shall
not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d)(i) until the
earlier to occur of (1) (x) if the condition set forth in clause (A) of the first paragraph of
Annex A hereto has not been satisfied, the Initial Termination Date or Extended Termination Date,
as applicable or (y) if the condition set forth in clause (A) of the first paragraph of Annex A
hereto has been satisfied, the expiration of a thirty (30) calendar day period after delivery of
written notice from Parent to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy, or (2) the ceasing by the
Company to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach or inaccuracy (it being
understood that Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d)(i)
if such breach or inaccuracy by the Company is cured within the applicable time period; or
(ii) in the event that a Triggering Event shall have occurred. For all purposes of and under
this Agreement, a “Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if, prior to the
Effective Time, any of the following shall have occurred: (A) the Company Board or any committee
thereof shall have for any reason effected a Company Board Recommendation Change; (B) the Company
shall have failed to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Schedule 14D-9 or to permit
Parent to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Offer Documents; (C) the Company Board or
any committee thereof shall have for any reason approved, or recommended that the Company
Stockholders approve, any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction (whether or not a
Superior Proposal); or (D) an Acquisition Transaction Tender Offer shall have been made by a Person
unaffiliated with Parent and, within ten (10) Business Days after notice of such Acquisition
Transaction Tender Offer is first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, the Company
shall not have made, pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act, a statement unconditionally
reaffirming the Company Board Recommendation and unconditionally recommending that the Company
Stockholders reject such Acquisition Transaction Tender Offer and not tender any Company Shares
into such Acquisition Transaction Tender Offer.
Section 9.2 Termination Before Appointment Time or Prior to Effective Time.
Notwithstanding the prior adoption of this Agreement by the Company Stockholders in accordance with
Delaware Law, (i) prior to the Appointment Time, this Agreement may be terminated and the Offer and
the Merger may be abandoned and (ii) prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may be terminated
and the Merger may be abandoned (it being agreed that the party hereto terminating this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall give prompt written notice of such termination to the
other party or parties hereto), by either Parent or the Company if any Governmental Entity of
competent jurisdiction located in the United States, Austria or Germany shall have (a) enacted,
issued, promulgated, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Offer and the Merger any law,
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statute, rule or regulation that is in effect and has the effect of making the Offer or the Merger
illegal or which has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the Offer and the Merger or
(b) issued or granted any judgment, Order or injunction that is in effect and has the effect of
making any of the Offer and the Merger illegal or which has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise
preventing the Offer and the Merger, and such judgment, Order or injunction has become final and
non-appealable; provided, that, the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.2
shall not be available to any party hereto whose action or failure to take any action has been the
principal cause of, or resulted in, the injunction prohibiting, restraining or enjoining the
consummation of the Offer or the Merger.
Section 9.3 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination. Any proper termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 hereof shall be effective
immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating party to the other party or
parties hereto, as applicable. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 hereof, this Agreement shall be of no further force or
effect without liability of any party or parties hereto, as applicable (or any stockholder,
director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party or parties) to the
other party or parties hereto, as applicable, except (a) for the terms of Section 7.9
hereof, this Section 9.3, and Section 9.4 and Article X, each of which
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (b) that nothing herein shall relieve any party
or parties hereto, as applicable, from liability for any willful breach of, or fraud in connection
with, this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, no termination of this Agreement shall affect
the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement (as amended
pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof), all of which obligations shall survive termination of this
Agreement in accordance with their terms.
Section 9.4 Fees and Expenses.
(a) General. Except as set forth in Section 9.4(b) hereof, all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Offer and the Merger) shall be paid by the party or parties, as applicable,
incurring such expenses whether or not the Offer and the Merger are consummated.
(b) Company Payments.
(i) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section
9.1(d)(ii) hereof, the Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to Sixty-One Million Dollars
($61,000,000) (the “Termination Fee Amount”) by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent, within two Business Days of the
termination of this Agreement by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(d)(ii).
(ii) The Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to the Termination Fee Amount, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent,
within two Business Days after demand by
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Parent, in the event that (A) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant
to Section 9.1(b) hereof, (B) following the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
prior to the termination of this Agreement, an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly
announced or shall have become publicly known, or shall have been communicated or otherwise made
known to the Company, (C) either (x) in the event that the condition to the Offer set forth in
clause (A) in the first paragraph of Annex A hereto has not been satisfied at the time of such
termination, the Company materially breached its obligations under Section 7.5 or (y) the condition
to the Offer set forth in clause (B) in the first paragraph of Annex A hereto has not been
satisfied at the time of such termination, and (D) within twelve (12) months following the
termination of this Agreement, either (1) an Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the
Acquisition Transaction referenced in the preceding clause (B)) is consummated or (2) the Company
enters into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of an Acquisition Transaction and
such Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated (whether or not the Acquisition
Transaction referenced in the preceding clause (B)). For purposes of this Section
9.4(b)(ii), the (i) term “Acquisition Transaction” shall have the same meaning as an
“Acquisition Transaction,” except that all references therein to fifteen percent (15%) shall be
deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%) and the reference therein to eighty five percent
(85%) shall be deemed to be a reference to fifty percent (50%) and (ii) the term “Acquisition
Proposal” shall incorporate such changes into its correlative meaning.
(iii) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section
9.1(c)(ii), prior and as a condition to the effectiveness of such termination, the Company
shall pay to Parent a fee equal to the Termination Fee Amount by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by Parent.
(c) Enforcement. The Company acknowledges and hereby agrees that the provisions of
Section 9.4(b) hereof are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger), and that, without such provisions, Parent would not
have entered into this Agreement. Accordingly, if the Company shall fail to pay in a timely manner
the amounts due pursuant to Section 9.4(b) hereof, and, in order to obtain such payment,
Parent makes a claim that results in a judgment against the Company, the Company shall pay to
Parent its reasonable costs and expenses (including its reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses)
incurred in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amounts set forth in
Section 9.4(b) hereof at the prime rate of Citibank N.A. in effect on the date such payment
was required to be made. Payment of the fees described in Section 9.4(b) hereof shall not
be in lieu of, or replacement or substitution for, damages incurred in the event of any willful
breach of this Agreement.
Section 9.5 Amendment. Subject to applicable law and subject to the other provisions of
this Agreement (including Section 2.3(d) hereof), this Agreement may be amended by the
parties hereto at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company; provided, however, that in the event that this Agreement has
been adopted by the Company Stockholders in accordance with Delaware Law, no amendment shall be
made to this Agreement that requires the approval of such Company Stockholders without such
approval.
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Section 9.6 Extension; Waiver. At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective
Time, any party or parties hereto may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set
forth herein, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of
the other party or parties hereto, as applicable, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties made to such party or parties hereto contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit
of such party or parties hereto contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party or parties
hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of such party or parties, as applicable. Any delay in exercising any right under
this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The representations,
warranties and covenants of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall
terminate at the Effective Time, and only the covenants that by their terms survive the Effective
Time shall so survive the Effective Time.
Section 10.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed given if delivered and received hereunder (i) immediately upon delivery
personally, (ii) four Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) one Business Day after being sent for next Business Day
delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable nationwide overnight commercial delivery service, or (iv)
immediately if sent via telecopy (with electronic receipt confirmed), in case to the parties at the
following addresses or telecopy numbers (or at such other address or telecopy numbers for a party
as shall be specified by like notice):
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if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: General Counsel
Telecopy No.: 000-000-0000
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
1800 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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if to the Company, to:
ArcSight, Inc.
5 Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Xttention: Trâm T. Phi
Telecopy No.: 000-000-0000
with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Fenwick & West LLP
800 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Telecopy No.: 650-938-5200
and
Fenwick & West LLP
550 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Xttention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telecopy No.: 415-281-1350 |
Section 10.3 Assignment. No party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights,
interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties;
provided, however, that Parent or Merger Sub may transfer or assign its rights and obligations
hereunder, in whole or in part from time to time, to one or more of their respective wholly-owned
Affiliates; provided, further, however, that any such transfer or assignment shall not relieve
Parent or Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 10.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and other
agreements among the parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Company
Disclosure Letter constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, the Confidentiality
Agreement (as amended pursuant to Section 7.9 hereof) shall not be superseded, shall
survive any termination of this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect until the
earlier to occur of (a) the Effective Time and (b) the date on which the Confidentiality Agreement
is terminated in accordance with its terms.
Section 10.5 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as set forth in or contemplated by the
provisions of Section 7.13 hereof, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any other
Person any rights or remedies hereunder.
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Section 10.6 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the
application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and
the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as
reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such
void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will
achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
Section 10.7 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies
herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any
other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of
any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
Section 10.8 Specific Performance. 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 seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any state
having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law
or in equity.
Section 10.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
Section 10.10 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to
the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state court located within New Castle County, State of
Delaware in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner
authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware for such persons and waives and covenants not to
assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and
process. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence any legal proceedings relating to or
arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Offer and the
Merger) in any jurisdiction or courts other than as provided herein.
Section 10.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF PARENT, COMPANY AND MERGER SUB HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS
OF PARENT, COMPANY OR MERGER SUB IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.
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Section 10.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it
being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
respective duly authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.
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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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Name: |
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Xxxx Xxxxxx |
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Executive Vice President, HP
Software & Solutions |
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PRIAM ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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President and Secretary |
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ARCSIGHT, INC. |
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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President & CEO |
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ANNEX A
CONDITIONS TO THE OFFER
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer, but subject to compliance with
Section
2.1 of that certain
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 13, 2010 (the
“
Agreement”) by and among Hewlett-Packard Company, a Delaware corporation
(“
Parent”), Priam Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned,
direct or indirect, subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger Sub”), and ArcSight, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “
Company”) (capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in
this Annex A shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement), and in addition
to (and not in limitation of) the rights and obligations of Merger Sub to extend and/or amend the
Offer at any time in its sole discretion (subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement),
Merger Sub (i) shall not be required to accept for payment or, subject to any applicable rules and
regulations of the SEC (including Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act (relating to the obligation
of Merger Sub to pay for or return tendered Company Shares promptly after termination or withdrawal
of the Offer)), pay for, (ii) may delay the acceptance for payment of or, subject to the
restriction referred to above, the payment for, any tendered Company Shares and (iii) may terminate
or amend the Offer as to Company Shares not then paid for, in the event that at or prior to the
scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended pursuant to
Section 2.1(c) of the
Agreement), (A) any waiting period (and extensions thereof) applicable to the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger) under the HSR Act shall not have
expired or been terminated and all approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to, required
under the antitrust, competition or merger control laws of Austria and Germany relating to the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement, shall not have been obtained, taken or made, (B) the
Minimum Condition shall not have been satisfied or (C) any of the following shall have occurred:
(1) any of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement (i)
shall not have been true and correct in all respects as of the Agreement Date or (ii) shall not be
true and correct in all respects on and as of the expiration date of the Offer with the same force
and effect as if made on and as of such date, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and
(ii), (A) for any failure to be so true and correct as has not had and would not be reasonably
expected have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided,
however, that such Company Material Adverse Effect qualifier shall be inapplicable with respect to
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2(a), Section 4.2(a),
Section 4.4 and Section 4.25 of the Agreement, each of which individually shall
have been true and correct in all material respects as of the expiration date of the Offer, (B) for
changes contemplated by the Agreement and (C) for those representations and warranties which
address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and
correct as of such particular date); and provided further that, for purposes of determining the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement for
purposes of this clause (C)(1), (i) all “Company Material Adverse Effect” and materiality
qualifications and other qualifications based on the word “material” or similar phrases contained
in such representations and warranties shall be disregarded (it being understood
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and hereby agreed that (x) the phrase “similar phrases” as used in this proviso shall not be deemed
to include any dollar thresholds contained in any such representations and warranties and (y) the
representation and warranty set forth in Section 4.8(b) of the Agreement shall not be
disregarded pursuant to the terms of this proviso) and (ii) any update of or modification to the
Company Disclosure Letter made or purported to have been made after the date of the Agreement shall
be disregarded;
(2) the Company shall have failed to perform in any material respect any obligation or to
comply in any material respect with any material covenant or other material agreement of the
Company to be performed or complied with by it under the Agreement;
(3) there shall be pending, or Parent or the Company shall have received notice (oral or
written) of an intent to commence, any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity
against Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (i) challenging the
acquisition by Merger Sub (or Parent on Merger Sub’s behalf) of any Company Shares pursuant to the
Offer, seeking to restrain or prohibit the making or consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the
performance of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) seeking to
compel Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to agree to any sale,
divestiture, license or other disposition of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or
property, or the imposition of any limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their
respective businesses or to own or exercise control of such stock, businesses, assets or
properties, if (A) such actions reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on
(x) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) the benefits expected to be derived
by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) such
actions reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the operations or
businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (assuming for purposes of this
determination that Parent and its Subsidiaries are of the equivalent size, and have equivalent
revenues, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
(4) any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction located within the United States,
Austria, Germany or any other jurisdiction shall have (i) enacted, issued, promulgated, entered,
enforced or deemed applicable to the Offer and the Merger any law, statute, rule or regulation that
is in effect and has the effect of making the Offer or the Merger illegal or which has the effect
of prohibiting, requiring a mandatory filing or notification as a condition to the legality or
approval of the Offer and/or Merger, or otherwise preventing the Offer and the Merger or (ii)
issued or granted any judgment, Order or injunction that is in effect and has the effect of making
the Offer and the Merger illegal or which has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the
Offer and the Merger; provided, however, with respect to any jurisdictions other than the United
States, Austria and Germany, only if such event (a) reasonably would be expected to have a material
adverse effect on (1) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (2) the benefits
expected to be derived by Parent and its Subsidiaries from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (b) reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse effect on the operations
or businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (assuming for purposes of this
determination that Parent and its Subsidiaries are of
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the equivalent size, and have equivalent revenues, to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; and
(5) the Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Sub and, subject to the
terms and conditions of the Agreement, may be waived by Parent or Merger Sub, in whole or in part
at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of Parent or Merger Sub. The failure by
Parent or Merger Sub at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a
waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted
at any time and from time to time.
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