AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG TIME WARNER CABLE INC., AVATAR MERGER SUB INC. AND NAVISITE, INC. Dated as of February 1, 2011
Exhibit 2.1
BY AND AMONG
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
AVATAR MERGER SUB INC.
AND
NAVISITE, INC.
Dated as of February 1, 2011
TABLE CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I The Merger | 2 | |||||||
1.1 | The Merger
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1.2 | Effective Time
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1.3 | Closing
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1.4 | Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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ARTICLE II Merger Consideration; Conversion of Stock | 3 | |||||||
2.1 | Conversion of Company Stock
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2.2 | Withholding Rights
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2.3 | Appraisal Rights
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2.4 | Adjustments to Prevent Dilution
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ARTICLE III Representations and Warranties of the Company | 9 | |||||||
3.1 | Existence; Good Standing; Authority; Compliance with Law
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3.2 | Authorization, Takeover Laws, Validity and Effect of Agreements
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3.3 | Capitalization
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3.4 | Subsidiaries
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3.5 | Other Interests
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3.6 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations
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3.7 | SEC Reports and Financial Statements
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3.8 | Litigation
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3.9 | Absence of Certain Changes
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3.10 | Taxes
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3.11 | Real Properties, Personal Property and Assets
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3.12 | Environmental Matters
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3.13 | Employee Benefit Plans
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3.14 | Labor and Employment Matters
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3.15 | No Brokers
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3.16 | Opinion of Financial Advisor
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3.17 | Vote Required
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3.18 | Material Contracts
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3.19 | Insurance
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3.20 | Proxy Statement; Company Information
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3.21 | No Payments to Employees, Officers, Directors or Consultants
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3.22 | Intellectual Property
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3.23 | Customers; Vendors
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3.24 | Reliance
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3.25 | No Other Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub | 30 | |||||||
4.1 | Corporate Organization
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4.2 | Authority Relative to this Agreement
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4.3 | Consents and Approvals; No Violations
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4.4 | Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub
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4.5 | Litigation
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4.6 | Sufficient Funds
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4.7 | Information in the Proxy Statement
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4.8 | Brokers
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4.9 | Reliance
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4.10 | No Other Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE V Conduct of Business Pending the Merger | 32 | |||||||
5.1 | Conduct of Business by the Company
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ARTICLE VI Covenants | 37 | |||||||
6.1 | Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting
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6.2 | Other Filings
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6.3 | Additional Agreements
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6.4 | Solicitation; Change in Recommendation
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6.5 | Officers’ and Directors’ Indemnification
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6.6 | Access to Information; Confidentiality
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6.7 | Public Announcements
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6.8 | Employee Benefit Arrangements
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6.9 | Adoption by Parent
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6.10 | No Ownership / Acquisition of Capital Stock
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6.11 | Takeover Statutes
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6.12 | Tax Matters
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6.13 | FIRPTA Certificate
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6.14 | Resignations
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6.15 | De-listing and Deregistration
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6.16 | Third Party Rights/Amendments to Employee Plans
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6.17 | Obligations of Merger Sub
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6.18 | Debt Cooperation
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6.19 | Approval of Treatment of Company Stock Options and other Equity-Based Awards
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6.20 | Termination of Plans
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ARTICLE VII Conditions to the Merger | 52 | |||||||
7.1 | Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger
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7.2 | Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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7.3 | Conditions to Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE VIII Termination, Amendment and Waiver | 54 | |||||||
8.1 | Termination
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8.2 | Effect of Termination
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8.3 | Fees and Expenses
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8.4 | Amendment
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8.5 | Extension; Waiver
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ARTICLE IX General Provisions | 58 | |||||||
9.1 | Notices
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9.2 | Certain Definitions
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9.3 | Terms Defined Elsewhere
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9.4 | Interpretation
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9.5 | Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements
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9.6 | Remedies; Specific Enforcement
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9.7 | Waiver of Jury Trial
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9.8 | Assignment
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9.9 | Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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9.10 | Severability
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9.11 | Choice of Law/Consent to Jurisdiction
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9.12 | Counterparts
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EXHIBITS | ||||||||
Exhibit A | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Surviving Corporation |
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter referred to as this “Agreement”), dated
as of February 1, 2011, is by and among Time Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), Avatar Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (“Merger Sub”), and NaviSite, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company with the Company as the
Surviving Corporation (the “Merger,” and together with the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, the “Transaction”), in accordance with the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), whereby each issued and outstanding share of common
stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), not owned
directly or indirectly by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (other than Dissenting Shares and
Forfeited Stock) shall be converted into the right to receive $5.50 per share of Company Common
Stock in cash (the “Common Stock Merger Consideration”), subject to any withholding of
Taxes required by applicable Law and each issued and outstanding share of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”),
not owned directly or indirectly by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (other than Dissenting
Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive $8.00 per share in cash (the “Preferred
Stock Merger Consideration,” and together with the Common Stock Merger Consideration, the
“Stock Merger Consideration”), subject to any withholding of Taxes required by applicable
Law;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) has formed a
special committee of the Company Board for the purpose of, among other things, evaluating and
making a recommendation to the full Company Board with respect to this Agreement and the
Transaction (the “Special Committee”);
WHEREAS, the Company Board, following the recommendation of the Special Committee, and on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, has unanimously approved and declared
advisable this Agreement and the Transaction, including the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub have, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the
Transaction, including the Merger;
WHEREAS, effective concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and
inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, the holders of
the outstanding warrants to purchase shares of the Company Common Stock (the “Company
Warrants”) are entering into an agreement (the “Warrant Holders Agreement”) with the
Company, pursuant to which, among other things, such holders agree that their warrants shall be, in
connection with the Merger,
cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each Company Warrant, the excess, if
any, of the Common Stock Merger Consideration over the exercise price of such Company Warrant; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement
to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, certain stockholders of
the Company (the “Principal Stockholders”) are entering into voting agreements (the
“Voting Agreements”) with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which, among other things, the
Principal Stockholders agree, subject to the terms thereof, to vote in favor of the adoption of
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and premises contained in this
Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger
1.1 The Merger.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at
the Effective Time, the Company and Merger Sub shall consummate the Merger pursuant to which (i)
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub shall thereupon cease, (ii) the Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger and
shall continue to be governed by the DGCL and (iii) the separate corporate existence of the Company
with all its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises shall continue unaffected by the
Merger. The corporation surviving the Merger is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
“Surviving Corporation.” The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the
DGCL.
(b) At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein or by applicable Law. At the Effective Time, the bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended so as to read in their entirety in the form set forth as Exhibit
A hereto until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein, by the certificate of
incorporation of the Surviving Corporation or by applicable Law.
1.2 Effective Time. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cause a certificate of merger or other appropriate
documents (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be duly executed and filed in accordance with
the DGCL on the Closing Date (or on such other date as Parent and the Company may agree in writing)
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall make all other filings or recordings
required in connection with the Merger under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the
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time such Certificate of Merger shall have been duly filed with, and accepted by, the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such later date and time as Parent and the Company
may agree in writing and specify in the Certificate of Merger, such date and time hereinafter
referred to as the “Effective Time.”
1.3 Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Boston
time, on a date to be specified in writing by the parties, such date to be no later than the second
Business Day after satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other
than any conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) (the “Closing Date”), at the offices of BRL Law
Group LLC, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, unless another time, date or place is agreed
to in writing by the parties hereto.
1.4 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after
the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time, from and after the Effective Time, shall be the officers
of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors shall have been duly
elected or appointed and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable
Laws.
ARTICLE II
Merger Consideration; Conversion of Stock
2.1 Conversion of Company Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any
holder thereof:
(a) Capital Stock of Merger Sub. Each share of common stock of Merger Sub, par value
$.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into and become one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation, par value $.01 per share.
(b) Cancellation of Parent-Owned, Merger Sub-Owned and Company-Owned Company Common Stock
and Series A Preferred Stock. Each outstanding or issued share of Company Common Stock or
Series A Preferred Stock that is owned by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, or by any wholly owned
direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, immediately prior to the
Effective Time (collectively, the “Excluded Shares”) shall automatically be cancelled and
shall cease to exist, and no cash, stock or other consideration shall be delivered or deliverable
in exchange therefor.
(c) Conversion of Company Common Stock. As of immediately prior to the Effective
Time, all shares of then otherwise unvested restricted
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Company Common Stock other than Forfeited Stock (as defined below) issued and then outstanding
under any Company Equity Incentive Plan shall be fully vested (such shares of Company Common Stock
that vest as of the Effective Time, the “Vested Restricted Stock”). Each share of Company
Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Excluded
Shares, Dissenting Shares and other than each outstanding (but otherwise unvested) share of
restricted Company Common Stock issued under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Stock
Incentive Plan, as amended, that is subject to performance-based vesting and which would not
otherwise vest in accordance with its terms as of the Effective Time (the “Forfeited
Stock”)) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to
the Common Stock Merger Consideration. As of the Effective Time, all shares of Forfeited Stock
shall be forfeited and cancelled without action required by any Person and without consent of the
holders thereof, and no cash, stock or other consideration shall be delivered or deliverable in
exchange therefor. As of the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock then issued and
outstanding shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to
exist, and each holder of a certificate (a “Certificate”) or book-entry shares
(“Book-Entry Shares”) representing any such shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to
have any rights with respect to such shares, except, in all cases, the right to receive (other than
with respect to Excluded Shares, Dissenting Shares and Forfeited Stock) the Common Stock Merger
Consideration, without interest, upon surrender of such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares in
accordance with Section 2.1(h).
(d) Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Excluded Shares and
Dissenting Shares) shall automatically be converted into the right to receive cash in an amount
equal to the Preferred Stock Merger Consideration. As of the Effective Time, all shares of Series
A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a
Certificate or Book-Entry Shares representing any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall
cease to have any rights with respect to such shares, except, in all cases, the right to receive
(other than with respect to Excluded Shares and Dissenting Shares) the Preferred Stock Merger
Consideration, without interest, upon surrender of such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares in
accordance with Section 2.1(h). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that all
accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock through the Effective Time shall be
paid in kind immediately prior to the Effective Time and be deemed outstanding at such time.
(e) Company Stock Options. The Company shall take all requisite action so that at the
Effective Time, each outstanding qualified or nonqualified option to purchase shares of Company
Common Stock (“Company Stock Options”) under any employee equity incentive plan or
arrangement of the Company other than the Company’s Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (“Company Equity Incentive Plans”) shall be automatically converted into the
right to receive an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of the Common Stock
Merger
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Consideration over the exercise price of each such Company Stock Option multiplied by (y) the
number of unexercised shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto (the “Closing Option
Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time, all such Company Stock Options shall be
cancelled and shall represent only the right to receive the Closing Option Merger Consideration.
(f) Warrants. At the Effective Time, each Company Warrant shall be automatically
converted into the right to receive an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess, if any, of
the Common Stock Merger Consideration over the exercise price of each such Company Warrant
multiplied by (y) the number of unexercised shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto (the
“Warrant Consideration”). At the Effective Time, all such Company Warrants shall be
cancelled and shall represent only the right to receive the Warrant Consideration.
(g) ESPP. Each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of
the date of this Agreement under the Company’s Amended and Restated 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, as amended (the “ESPP”), shall terminate not later than the Effective Time, provided
that the Company may permit each participant in the ESPP to purchase from the Company as many whole
shares of Company Common Stock as the balance of the participant’s account will allow as of a date
not less than 10 days prior to the Effective Time (which date shall be reasonably determined by the
Company Board, or a committee thereof in accordance with the ESPP), at the applicable price
determined under the terms of the ESPP for such option, using such date as the final purchase date
for the offering period and consistent with any other applicable limitations on purchases under the
ESPP, and any amounts remaining in any participant’s account after any such purchase will be
refunded to the participant. Upon the expiration of such offering period and the occurrence of the
exercise date pursuant to the preceding sentence, no further offering period or purchase period
shall commence under the ESPP.
(h) Disposition of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares; Paying Agent. As promptly as
reasonably practicable prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company to
act as Paying Agent (the “Paying Agent”), which Paying Agent shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Company, for the payment of the Stock Merger Consideration and the Warrant Consideration
(collectively referred to as the “Merger Consideration”) other than the Restricted Stock
Consideration (as defined in Section 2.1(j)(ii)). Parent shall enter into a paying agent agreement
with the Paying Agent (the “Paying Agent Agreement”) on customary terms, which terms shall
be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, prior to the Effective Time. At or
prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Paying Agent, for the benefit of the
holders of shares of Company Common Stock, holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and
holders of Company Warrants for payment in accordance with Section 2.1 the aggregate Merger
Consideration less the Restricted Stock Consideration (such total deposited cash being hereinafter
referred to as the “Payment Fund”). The Paying Agent shall make payments of the Merger
Consideration out of the Payment Fund in accordance with this Agreement and the Paying Agent Agreement. The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.
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(i) Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers of the
Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock on the records of the Company. From and after the
Effective Time, the holders of Certificates and Book-Entry Shares representing ownership of the
Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall cease to have rights with respect to such Company Common Stock or Series A
Preferred Stock, as applicable, except as otherwise provided for herein. Until surrendered in
accordance with this Section 2.1, each Certificate or Book-Entry Share shall be deemed, from and
after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive the applicable Stock Merger
Consideration. Any Stock Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of any Certificate or
Book-Entry Share shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to
that Certificate or Book-Entry Share and the shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred
Stock formerly represented thereby.
(j) Payment Procedures.
(i) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in any event
within three (3) Business Days), Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause the
Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of (i) a Certificate or Certificates or
Book-Entry Shares that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares and Vested Restricted Stock),
(ii) outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (other than Excluded Shares), and (iii)
Company Warrants (A) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates, Book-Entry Shares or Company
Warrants shall pass to the Paying Agent, only upon delivery of the Certificates, Book-Entry
Shares or Company Warrants to the Paying Agent, and which letter shall be in such form and
have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and (B) instructions for use
in effecting the surrender of the Certificates, Book-Entry Shares or Company Warrants in
exchange for the applicable Merger Consideration to which the holder thereof is entitled
pursuant to this Agreement. Upon delivery of any Certificate, Book-Entry Shares or Company
Warrant to the Paying Agent or to such other agent or agents reasonably satisfactory to the
Company as may be appointed by Parent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other
documents as may reasonably be required by the Paying Agent, the holder of such
Certificate, Book-Entry Shares or Company Warrant shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor the amount of cash payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock or
Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, previously represented by such Certificate or
Book-Entry Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Article II or the amount of
cash payable in respect of the Company Warrants pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company Common Stock or Series A
Preferred Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of
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the Company, payment may be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is
registered, if such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form
for transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other Taxes
required by reason of the payment to a Person other than the registered holder of such
Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is
not applicable.
(ii) At the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit or cause to be deposited with the
Company cash in U.S. dollars equal to the aggregate Closing Option Merger Consideration.
At the Effective Time, Parent shall also deposit or cause to be deposited with the Company
cash in U.S. dollars equal to that portion of the aggregate Common Stock Merger
Consideration that is payable to holders of Vested Restricted Stock (such portion of the
Common Stock Merger Consideration, the “Restricted Stock Consideration”). The
Company shall pay the holders of Company Stock Options the cash payments described in
Section 2.1(e) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, but in any event
within five (5) Business Days following the Effective Time. The Company shall pay to each
holder of any shares of Vested Restricted Stock the Stock Merger Consideration payable in
respect thereof as described in Section 2.1(c) as soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, but in any event within five (5) Business Days following the Effective
Time. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 2.1(j)(ii) to the holder of any Company
Stock Option or share of Vested Restricted Stock shall be reduced by any income or
employment Tax withholding required under (i) the Code, (ii) any applicable state, local or
foreign Tax Laws and (iii) any other applicable Laws.
(k) Termination of Payment Fund. Any portion of the Payment Fund which remains
undistributed for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, and any
holders of shares of Company Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Company Warrants prior to
the Effective Time who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look
only to Parent and only as general creditors thereof for payment of the Common Stock Merger
Consideration, Preferred Stock Merger Consideration or Warrant Consideration, as applicable.
(l) No Liability. None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation, the Company
or the Paying Agent, or any employee, officer, director, agent or Affiliate thereof, shall be
liable to any Person in respect of the Common Stock Merger Consideration, Preferred Stock Merger
Consideration, Closing Option Merger Consideration or Warrant Consideration, as applicable, from
the Payment Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar Law.
(m) Investment of Payment Fund. The Paying Agent shall invest any cash included in
the Payment Fund as directed by Parent; provided, however, that, if invested, such
investments shall be in short-term obligations of, or short-term obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
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thereof and backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America, in commercial paper obligations rated P-1 or A-1 or better
by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in
certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances of commercial banks
with capital exceeding $1.0 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank
which are then publicly available). Any net profit resulting from, or interest or income produced
by, such investments shall be payable to Parent. To the extent that there are losses with respect
to such investments, or the Payment Fund diminishes for other reasons below the level required to
make prompt payments of the Merger Consideration as contemplated hereby, Parent shall promptly
replace or restore the portion of the Payment Fund lost through investments or other events so as
to ensure that the Payment Fund is, at all times, maintained at a level sufficient to make such
payments.
(n) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon (i) the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be
lost, stolen or destroyed, and (ii) at the request of Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond
in such amount as Parent may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against the Surviving Corporation or any of its Affiliates with respect to such Certificate, the
Paying Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Stock
Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.
2.2 Withholding Rights. The Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, as applicable, shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement
to any Person such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law.
To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying
Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent.
2.3 Appraisal Rights.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Common Stock
and Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a
holder who is entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such shares (“Dissenting
Shares”) pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (the
“Appraisal Rights”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Common Stock
Merger Consideration or Preferred Stock Merger Consideration, as applicable. Such holders shall be
entitled to receive such consideration as is determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Shares
in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if any such
holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or lose the right to appraisal
under the Appraisal Rights, then the right of such holder to be paid such
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consideration as is
determined to be due pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL shall cease and such Dissenting Shares
shall be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into, and to have become
exchangeable solely for the right to receive, the applicable Common Stock Merger Consideration or
Preferred Stock Merger Consideration, without interest.
(b) The Company shall give Parent (i) written notice as promptly as reasonably practicable of
any written demands for appraisal of any shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred
Stock, the withdrawals of such demands and any other instrument relating to appraisal served on the
Company under the DGCL and (ii) the right to control all negotiations and proceedings with respect
to such demands for appraisal; provided, that the Company shall have the right to
participate in such negotiations and proceedings and, provided, further, that for
the avoidance of doubt, prior to the Effective Time Parent shall not have the authority to cause
the Company to commit to or incur any obligations with respect to any demands for appraisal rights,
except to the extent that any such obligation is conditioned upon the occurrence of the Merger.
2.4 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution. In the event that the Company changes the number of shares of Company Common Stock or
Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, or securities convertible or exchangeable into or
exercisable for shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, issued
and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split
(including a reverse split), stock-based dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger,
subdivision, combination, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction, the
applicable Stock Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately to provide to the holders of
the Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, the same economic effect as
contemplated by this Agreement prior to such reclassification, split, dividend, distribution,
recapitalization, merger, subdivision, combination, tender or exchange or similar transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustments shall be made in connection with any in kind
dividends payable on the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Company’s certificate of incorporation, as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of the Company
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that, except as disclosed in the
corresponding sections of the disclosure schedule delivered at or prior to the execution hereof to
Parent and Merger Sub (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), it being agreed that disclosure
of any item in any section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosure with
respect to any other section to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent, or in the Company SEC Reports filed
since July 31, 2007 and before the date of this Agreement (excluding any risk factor disclosures
contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks
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included in any
“forward-looking statements” disclaimer), the following statements are true and correct.
3.1 Existence; Good Standing; Authority; Compliance with Law.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it therein or in which the transaction of its business
makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or
licensed would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own,
operate, lease and encumber its properties and carry on its business as now conducted, except where
the failure to have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of the entities listed in Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the
“Company Subsidiaries”) is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification or licensing, except for jurisdictions in which
such failure to be so qualified, licensed or to be in good standing would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Company
Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to own, operate, lease and encumber its properties
and carry on its business as now conducted. The Company has no Subsidiaries other than the Company
Subsidiaries.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is in violation of any order of
any court, governmental authority or arbitration board or tribunal, or has received any written
notice that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets is subject, where
such violation, alone or together with all other violations, would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is under investigation with respect to any material violation of any Law. The Company
and the Company Subsidiaries have obtained all licenses, permits and other authorizations and have
taken all actions required by applicable Law or governmental regulations in connection with their
businesses as now conducted, except where the failure to obtain any such license, permit or
authorization or to take any such action, alone or together with all other such failures, would not
reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Since July 31, 2007, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has: (i) to
the Company’s Knowledge, used any of its funds for
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unlawful contributions, loans, donations, gifts,
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) to the Company’s
Knowledge, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials
or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns; (iii) taken any action that
would constitute a violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the
Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916 or any comparable Law; or (iv) to
the Company’s Knowledge, made or agreed to make any other unlawful payment.
(e) The Company has previously provided or made available to Parent true and complete copies
of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the other charter documents, articles of
incorporation, bylaws, articles of association, statutory registers, organizational documents and
partnership, limited liability company and joint venture agreements (and in each such case, all
amendments thereto) of the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of
this Agreement. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not in violation of such certificate
of incorporation and bylaws and the other charter documents, articles of incorporation, bylaws,
organizational documents and partnership, limited liability company and joint venture agreements
(and in each such case, all amendments thereto).
3.2 Authorization, Takeover Laws, Validity and Effect of Agreements.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, and, subject to
obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Merger. Subject to obtaining the
Company Stockholder Approval, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on behalf of the Company. In connection with the foregoing, the Company Board has
taken such actions and votes as are necessary on its part to render the provisions of any “fair
price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or any other anti-takeover statute or similar
federal or state statute inapplicable to this Agreement and the Transaction. This Agreement,
assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Parent and Merger Sub,
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to creditors’ rights and, as to enforceability, general principles of equity
(the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”), whether considered in a proceeding at law or in
equity.
(b) The Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, unanimously (i) approved and
declared advisable this Agreement and the Transaction, including the Merger, (ii) declared that it
is in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company that the Company enter into this
Agreement and consummate the Transaction on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, (iii) directed that this Agreement be submitted for adoption by the stockholders of the Company at the
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Company
Stockholders’ Meeting and (iv) resolved to recommend that stockholders of the Company adopt this
Agreement (the “Company Recommendation”).
3.3 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 395,000,000 shares of Company
Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (“Company
Preferred Stock”), of which 5,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock are designated as
Series A Preferred Stock. As of January 31, 2011 (i) 38,192,914 shares of Company Common Stock
were issued and outstanding (which includes 883,598 shares of restricted Company Common Stock
issued under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended), (ii)
4,335,726.25 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 6,479,028 shares
of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of Company Stock Options
outstanding and held by employees and members of the Company’s and Company Subsidiaries’ boards of
directors (or comparable bodies) under the Company Equity Incentive Plans, 5,163,405 shares of
which were vested, (iv) 119,888 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the
ESPP, and (v) 1,200,131 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of
the Company Warrants. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company had no shares of Company
Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock issued or reserved for issuance other than as described
above. All such issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
(b) The Company has no outstanding bonds, debentures or notes the holders of which have the
right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to
vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.
(c) Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct
list of Company Stock Options, including the name of each Person to whom such Company Stock Options
have been granted, the number of shares subject to each Company Stock Option, the per share
exercise price for each Company Stock Option and the portion of each Company Stock Option that is
currently exercisable. Except for the Company Stock Options (all of which have been issued under
the Company Equity Incentive Plans) or as set forth on Section 3.3(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any existing options, warrants, calls,
subscriptions, convertible securities, conversion rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights,
arrangements or other rights, Contracts or commitments which obligate the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital stock or other securities of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or any securities or obligations convertible or exchangeable into
or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any capital stock or
other securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, and no securities or obligations
evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or outstanding.
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(d) Section 3.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct
list of the unvested stock awards outstanding under the Company Equity Incentive Plans, including
the name of each Person to whom such restricted stock awards have been granted and the number of
shares granted. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has issued any “phantom” stock or
stock appreciation rights or other similar instruments.
(e) Except as expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Voting Agreements and the Warrant
Holders Agreement, there are no Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party
with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company or which restrict the
transfer of any such shares (other than Contracts restricting the transfer of unvested shares of
restricted Company Common Stock issued and outstanding under the Company Equity Incentive Plans),
and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no third party Contracts with respect to the voting of
any such shares or which restrict the transfer of any such shares.
(f) Except as set forth on Section 3.3(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock, partnership interests or any other securities of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(g) All Company Stock Options have an exercise price per share that was not less than the
“fair market value” of a share of Company Common Stock on the date of grant, as determined in
accordance with the terms of any applicable granting instrument and, to the extent applicable,
sections 409A and 422 of the Code. All Company Stock Options have been properly accounted for by
the Company in accordance with GAAP, and no change is expected in respect of any prior Company
financial statement relating to expenses for stock compensation. There is no pending audit,
investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Entity or by the Company or a Subsidiary with respect
to the Company’s stock option granting practices or other equity compensation practices.
3.4 Subsidiaries. Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the name and jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization of each Company Subsidiary. All issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock or other equity interests of each corporate Company Subsidiary are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as set forth on
Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
or other equity interests of each Company Subsidiary are owned directly or indirectly by the
Company, free and clear of all liens, pledges, charges, mortgages, security interests, claims or
other encumbrances on title (“Encumbrances”).
3.5 Other Interests. Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all interests and investments
(whether equity or debt) in any Person owned directly or indirectly by the Company, other than
investments in short-term investment securities, shares of capital stock or other equity interests
in the Company Subsidiaries and
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intercompany receivables owing by and to wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or by wholly owned
Company Subsidiaries to the Company.
3.6 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has obtained all authorizations, consents
and approvals listed on Section 3.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, and except for (a) filings, permits, authorizations,
consents and approvals as may be required under, and other applicable requirements of, (i) the
Exchange Act, the Securities Act and state securities or state “blue sky” laws, (ii) the HSR Act or
any other antitrust Laws and (iii) any applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq and (b) the
filing of the Certificate of Merger, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Transaction and compliance by the Company with
any of the provisions hereof do not and will not, (I) conflict with or result in any breach of any
provision of the organizational documents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (II) require
any filing by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with, notice to, or permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, (x) any federal, state, local, foreign or international government or
governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, court or
arbitrator or arbitral body (public or private), (y) any self-regulatory organization (including
stock exchanges) or (z) any political subdivision of any of the foregoing (a “Governmental
Entity”), (III) result in a violation or breach by the Company of, or constitute (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation, modification or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any Material Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it or
any of its respective properties or assets may be bound, or (IV) violate any federal, state, local,
domestic or foreign law, common law, ordinance, code, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or
regulation, applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of its respective properties
or assets (collectively, “Law” or “Laws”), excluding from the foregoing clauses
(II), (III) and (IV) such filings, notices, permits, authorizations, consents, approvals,
violations, breaches or defaults which have not had and would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 SEC Reports and Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed all required forms and reports with the SEC since July 31, 2007
(including all certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended (the
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”)) (collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”). As of their
respective dates, the Company SEC Reports (a) complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Laws”), each as in effect on the date the Company
SEC Report was filed or effective, (b) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
made
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therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (c)
were filed on a timely basis. No Company Subsidiary is subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act or is otherwise required to file any periodic forms, reports,
schedules, statements or other documents with the SEC. The Company has made available to Parent
correct and complete copies of all written comment letters from the staff of the SEC received since
July 31, 2007 relating to the Company SEC Reports and all responses thereto other than with respect
to requests for confidential treatment, in all cases which are not available on the SEC’s XXXXX
system prior to the date of this Agreement. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding or
unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Company SEC
Reports. To the Company’s Knowledge, as of the date hereof, none of the Company SEC Reports is the
subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation.
(b) Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the
Company SEC Reports (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of its
date, and each of the consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows of the
Company included in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports (including any
related notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects the results of operations,
retained earnings or cash flows, as the case may be, of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
for the periods set forth therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during
the periods involved, except as may be noted therein and except, in the case of the unaudited
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and for
normal year-end audit adjustments which would not be material in amount or effect.
(c) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such terms are defined in
Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that are effective to ensure that all material information
concerning the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is made known on a timely basis to the
Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure, and to make the
certifications, required pursuant to Section 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Since July 31,
2007, the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer (each as
defined in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act) (or each former principal executive officer and each former
principal financial officer of the Company, as applicable) have made all certifications required by
Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to the Company SEC Reports. Since July
31, 2007, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has made or permitted to remain
outstanding any “extensions of credit” (within the meaning of Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act) or prohibited loans to any executive officer of the Company (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the
Exchange Act) or director of the Company.
(d) Since July 31, 2007 through the date of this Agreement, (i) neither the Company nor any of
the Company Subsidiaries, nor any director or
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executive officer of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has, and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, no other officer, employee or accountant of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries has, received any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, in writing (or,
to the Company’s Knowledge, orally) that the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries has engaged
in improper, illegal or fraudulent accounting or auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney
representing the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of Securities
Laws or breach of fiduciary duty by the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or
agents to the Company Board or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company.
(e) The aggregate outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of
the date hereof does not exceed $79.9 million in the aggregate (the components of which are set out
on Section 3.7(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedules and which amount includes $26.6 million of
Indebtedness for contingent lease guarantees). Section 3.7(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists the outstanding Indebtedness (and the principal amount thereof) of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 as of the date hereof.
3.8 Litigation. Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all suits, claims, actions,
proceedings, investigations, demands, charges, complaints, examinations, indictments, litigation
and other civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceedings (collectively, “Legal
Actions”) pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.8 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no Legal Actions pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
subject to any judgment, order, settlement or arbitration award, which have had or would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (i) prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the Transaction, (ii) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by the
Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement or (iii) result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
3.9 Absence of Certain Changes. From October 31, 2010 through the date hereof, except for the process leading to the
execution of this Agreement, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their
businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice,
and there has not occurred or been discovered: (a) a Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) any
material change in the Company’s accounting principles, practices or methods except insofar as may
have been required by a change in GAAP, or (c) any action taken by the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the
Effective Time without Parent’s prior written consent, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1(a),
5.1(b), 5.1(c), 5.1(d), 5.1(f), 5.1(g), 5.1(h), 5.1(k), 5.1(l) or 5.1(p).
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3.10 Taxes.
(a) Except as noted on Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries has (i) properly prepared and timely filed (or had filed on their
behalf) all Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them (after giving effect to any filing
extension granted by a Governmental Entity) and all such Tax Returns (including information
provided therewith or with respect thereto) are correct and complete in all material respects, and
(ii) has fully and timely paid (or had paid on their behalf) all Taxes (whether or not shown on
such Tax Returns) as required to be paid by it.
(b) Except as noted on Section 3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no audit or other
proceeding by any governmental authority is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened with
respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries.
There are no deficiencies for any Taxes that have been asserted or assessed against the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement, and except as noted on Section
3.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding agreements extending or
waiving the statutory period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the
collection, assessment or reassessment of, Taxes due from the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries for any taxable period, and no requests for any such waivers are pending.
(c) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes upon the assets or properties of the Company or any of
the Company Subsidiaries, except for statutory Encumbrances for current Taxes not yet due.
(d) Except as noted on Section 3.10(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company
nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract relating to the sharing, allocation
or indemnification of Taxes (collectively, “Tax Sharing Agreements”) or has any liability
for Taxes of any Person (other than members of the “affiliated group”, within the meaning of
Section 1504(a) of the Code, filing consolidated federal income Tax Returns of which the Company is
the common parent) under Treasury Regulation § 1.1502-6, Treasury Regulation § 1.1502-78 or any
similar state, local or foreign Tax Law, as a transferee or successor, or otherwise.
(e) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have each withheld (or will withhold) from their
respective employees, independent contractors, creditors, stockholders and third parties, and
timely paid to the appropriate taxing authority, proper and accurate amounts in all material
respects for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date in compliance with all Tax
withholding and remitting provisions of applicable Laws. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have each complied in all material respects with all Tax information reporting provisions under
applicable Laws.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries will be required to include in a
taxable period ending after the Closing Date taxable
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income attributable to income that accrued in a taxable period prior to the Closing Date but
was not recognized for Tax purposes in such prior taxable period as a result of the installment
method of accounting, the completed contract method of accounting, the long-term contract method of
accounting, the cash method of accounting, Section 481 of the Code or comparable provisions of
state, local or foreign Tax Law, Section 108(i) of the Code or for any other reason.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has entered into any transaction
that constitutes (i) a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §
1.6011-4(b) or (ii) a “confidential corporate tax shelter” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation § 301.6111-2(a)(2).
(h) The Company has made available to the Parent, in the electronic data room maintained by
the Company for purposes of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, all information within
its possession relevant to an accurate determination of (i) the current net operating loss
carryforwards of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the “NOLs”), and (ii) any
potential limitations of the use of the NOLs imposed by Sections 382 or 384 of the Code. To the
Company’s Knowledge, the information the Company made available to KPMG in connection with KPMG’s
"§382 Ownership Change Analysis” dated May 19, 2010, was, at the time provided, and remains, true,
correct and complete in all respects material to such “§382 Ownership Change Analysis” (with
respect to facts in existence as of May 19, 2010). There are no Legal Actions pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened against, with respect to or in limitation of the NOLs, including
any limitations under Sections 382 or 384 of the Code (other than limitations incurred in
connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
(i) Section 3.10(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately reflects in all material
respects the Tax basis of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in their respective assets.
(j) With respect to the Company Subsidiaries resident in the UK (the “UK Subs”), prior
to Closing, since at least July 31, 2007, there has been no change of ownership of the UK Subs
(within the meaning of sections 719 to 725 Corporation Tax Act 2010), nor since that date has there
been any major change in the nature or conduct of a trade or business carried on by the UK Subs
(within the meaning of section 673 or section 677 Corporation Tax Act 2010), nor since that date
has the scale of the activities in a trade carried on by the UK Subs become small or negligible.
3.11 Real Properties, Personal Property and Assets.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns any real estate. Section 3.11 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list of each real property lease and
sublease pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is, or has any obligations or
liabilities of, a lessee or sublessee (collectively, the “Leases”). All those parcels of
real property or portions thereof (together with those improvements (and all components thereof)
and fixtures thereon)
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which the Company or any Company Subsidiary uses or occupies or has the right to use or
occupy, now or in the future, pursuant to a Lease (“Leased Real Property”) constitute all
of the real property utilized by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the operation of its
business. The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of all Leases,
including all amendments, modifications, supplements, renewals, extensions and guarantees related
thereto, as of the date hereof. With respect to each Lease listed in Section 3.11 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule:
(i) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has assigned, transferred,
conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or
subleasehold; and
(ii) all improvements (and all components thereof) and all fixtures located on the
Leased Real Property, are, in all material respects, in good working order and repair,
ordinary wear and tear excepted. All telecommunication lines and systems serving the
Leased Real Property are installed and operating in a manner sufficient to enable the
Leased Real Property to continue to be used and operated in a manner sufficient to carry on
the respective businesses as presently conducted by the Company or a Company Subsidiary in
all material respects. All electrical systems and facilities included therein, are
installed, have sufficient electrical power and are operating in a manner sufficient to
carry on the respective businesses as presently conducted by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries in all material respects.
(b) The machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other tangible personal property and
assets owned, leased or used by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (the “Assets”)
are, in the aggregate, sufficient, in all material respects, to carry on their respective
businesses as presently conducted and are, in all material respects, in adequate operating
condition and capable of being used for their intended purposes, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in possession of and have good title to, or valid
leasehold interests in or valid rights under contract to use in the usual, regular and ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice, such Assets that are material to the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, free and clear of all material Encumbrances.
3.12 Environmental Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice (i) of any administrative or judicial
enforcement proceeding pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge threatened, against the Company or
any Company Subsidiary under any Environmental Law or (ii) that it is potentially responsible under
any Environmental Law for costs of response or for damages to natural resources, as those terms are
defined under the Environmental Laws, at any location; and there has not been any release on the
real property leased, owned, formerly owned, used or formerly used by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary of Hazardous Materials that would,
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individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
possess all licenses required under Environmental Laws to operate their respective businesses as
presently operated (the “Environmental Licenses”), and the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries are, and have been since January 1, 2008, in compliance with Environmental Laws and
the Environmental Licenses.
(c) Section 3.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of
all material environmental reports, surveys and assessments in the possession or control of the
Company relating to environmental matters.
3.13 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of every (a) employee
benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA)
including any retirement, supplemental retirement, welfare benefit, retiree health, and life
insurance plans and (b) employment, bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, phantom
stock or other equity based arrangement, incentive, deferred compensation, termination, severance,
retention, change of control, vacation, pension, profit-sharing, savings, collective bargaining,
consulting, executive compensation, Code Section 125 “cafeteria” or “flexible” benefit, employee
loan, educational assistance or fringe benefit plan, program, practice, agreement or arrangement,
or other employee benefit plan, program, practice or arrangement, whether written or unwritten,
formal or informal (i) under which any current or former employee, director, consultant or
independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any present or future right to
benefits by reason of their service as a current or former employee, director, consultant or
independent contractor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or that is maintained, sponsored
or contributed to by any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or which any of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary has any obligation to maintain, sponsor or contribute, (ii) with respect to
which any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any direct or indirect liability, whether
contingent or otherwise, or (iii) that is maintained or contributed to by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliates for the benefit of current or former employees of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary (“Employee Programs”). Each Employee Program that is
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter
or opinion letter from the IRS that it is so qualified taking into account the Economic Growth Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and that has not been revoked, or the remedial amendment period
under Section 401(b) of the Code and IRS Revenue Procedure 2005-66 has not expired, and to the
Company’s Knowledge, no fact or event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely
affect such qualification.
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(b) With respect to each Employee Program, the Company has made available to Parent (if
applicable to such Employee Program): (i) all material documents embodying or governing such
Employee Program, and any funding medium for the Employee Program (including, without limitation,
trust agreements); (ii) the most recent IRS determination letter or IRS opinion letter with respect
to such Employee Program qualified under Code Section 401(a), if any; (iii) for the three most
recent years (A) Forms 5500 and attached schedules, (B) audited financial statements, and (C)
actuarial valuation reports; (iv) the most recent summary plan description, summary of material
modifications and all other written communications (or a description of all material oral
communications); (v) any insurance policy related to such Employee Program; and (vi) for the last
three years, all correspondence with the IRS, the United States Department of Labor, the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the UK Pensions Regulator or the SEC and any other Governmental
Entity regarding the operation or administration of any Employee Program.
(c) Each Employee Program has in all material respects been operated and administered in
accordance with its terms and the requirements of applicable Law, including, without limitation,
ERISA and the Code.
(d) No Controlled Group Liability has been incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
nor do any circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to result in Controlled Group
Liability for any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary following the Closing, neither the
Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has at any time during the last six (6) years, contributed
to or been obligated to contribute to or had any actual or contingent liability to any
Multiemployer Plan (which shall for this paragraph include a UK pension arrangement providing
benefits other than on a money purchase basis) or incurred any actual or contingent liability to a
Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan
that has not been satisfied in full.
(e) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in any transaction described in
Section 4069 or Section 4204 of ERISA. No Employee Program is subject to Title IV of ERISA,
Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or is a Multiemployer Plan. Full payment has been
made, or otherwise properly accrued on the books and records of the Company and any ERISA
Affiliate, of all amounts that the Company and any ERISA Affiliate are required under the terms of
the Employee Programs to have paid as contributions to such Employee Programs on or prior to the
date hereof (excluding any amounts not yet due) and the contribution requirements, on a prorated
basis, for the current year have been made or otherwise properly accrued on the books and records
of the Company through the Closing Date. All liabilities or expenses of the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries in respect of any Employee Program (including workers compensation) or any
Employee Program that is a Multiemployer Plan that have not been paid as of the date of this
Agreement, have been properly accrued on the Company’s most recent financial statements in
compliance with GAAP. There are no reserves, assets, surpluses or prepaid premiums with respect to
any Employee Program that is an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
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(f) None of the Company, an ERISA Affiliate or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any Person
appointed or otherwise designated to act on behalf of the Company, or an ERISA Affiliate, has
engaged in any transactions in connection with any Employee Program that is reasonably expected to
result in the imposition of a material penalty pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA, material
damages pursuant to Section 409 of ERISA or a material Tax pursuant to Section 4975(a) of the Code.
(g) Other than routine claims for benefits, there are no Legal Actions pending or Governmental
Entity audits or investigations or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened (i) with respect to any
Employee Program or (ii) by or on behalf of any current or former employee of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary relating to his or her employment, termination of employment, compensation or
benefits which could reasonably be expected to give rise to a material liability of the Company
after the Closing Date.
(h) No Employee Program provides for medical benefits (other than under Section 4980B of the
Code or pursuant to state health continuation laws) retiree life insurance or other retiree welfare
benefits to any current or future retiree or former employee.
(i) No individual who has performed services for the Company or any Company Subsidiary has
been improperly excluded from participation in any Employee Program, (i) none of the Company nor
any Company Subsidiary has any direct or indirect liability, whether actual or contingent, with
respect to any misclassification of any person as an independent contractor rather than as an
employee, or with respect to any employee leased from another employer, (ii) none of the Company or
any ERISA Affiliate or, the Company’s Knowledge, any Person has engaged in a non-exempt “prohibited
transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code involving any
Employee Program, and (iii) none of the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, any fiduciary has any liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act
or comply with the requirements of ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Laws in connection with
the administration or investment of the assets of any Employee Program. Each Employee Program
subject to Section 409A of the Code has been operated and administered in compliance with and is in
written form in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and any applicable regulatory guidance
promulgated thereunder.
(j) No Employee Program that is an employee welfare benefit plan as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA is a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(k) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) result in, or cause (i) any
current or former employee of the Company or one of the Company Subsidiaries to be entitled to
severance pay or any other payment (except pursuant to an Employee Program or severance arrangement
disclosed in the Company
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Disclosure Schedule), (ii) the accelerated vesting, funding or delivery of, any payment or
benefit or increase the amount payable to any employee of the Company or one of the Company
Subsidiaries or any other material obligation under an Employee Program or (iii) result in any
forgiveness of indebtedness. Neither the execution nor the delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in conjunction with any
other event) result in or cause any payment or benefit to any current or former employee or
independent contractor of the Company or any one of the Company Subsidiaries that would not be
deductible under Section 280G of the Code or that would be subject to excise tax under Section 4999
of the Code. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the term “payment” shall include any payment,
substitution of new stock options for stock options issued by the Company, acceleration,
forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund
benefits. No current or former employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries is entitled to receive any additional payment (including any tax gross-up,
indemnity, or other payment) from the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries as a result of the
imposition of the excise taxes required by section 4999 of the Code.
(l) No Employee Program is a split dollar life insurance program.
(m) No assets of the Company are allocated to or held in a “rabbi trust” or other funding
vehicle in respect to any Employee Program other than one qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code. Each Employee Program that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA and that is not intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is
exempt from Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA as an unfunded plan that is maintained primarily
for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees, as described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
(n) Each Employee Program which is a “group health plan” within the meaning of Section
5000(b)(1) of the Code and Section 607(1) of ERISA has been administered in material compliance
with, and the Company has otherwise complied with, (i) the requirements of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, and (iii) the Medicare Secondary Payor Provisions of Section 1862 of the Social
Security Act of 1935, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
3.14 Labor and Employment Matters.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by, any collective
bargaining agreement, Contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union, labor union
organization, trade union, works council or staff association nor are there any negotiations or
discussions currently pending or occurring between the Company, or any of the Company Subsidiaries,
and any union or employee association regarding any collective bargaining Contract or any other
work rules or polices. There is no unfair labor practice or labor arbitration proceeding pending
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or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries relating to their respective businesses. To the Company’s Knowledge, 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 the Company Subsidiaries.
(b) There are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in any forum by or on behalf of any present or former
employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, any applicant for employment or classes
of the foregoing alleging breach of any express or implied employment Contract, violation of any
Law governing employment or the termination thereof, or any other discriminatory, wrongful or
tortious conduct on the part of the Company of any of the Company Subsidiaries in connection with
the employment relationship.
(c) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the
Company or any Company Subsidiary following the Closing, each of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws respecting
employment, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, workers compensation,
employee leave issues, wages and hours, occupational safety and health and fair labor standards,
including any obligations under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as
amended and any similar Laws (including any state or local laws) requiring notice to employees in
the event of a plant closing, facility shutdown or layoff (“WARN”). None of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary has within the six (6) months preceding the date hereof caused with respect
to employees (i) a plant closing as defined in WARN affecting any site of employment or one or more
operating units within any site of employment, (ii) a mass layoff as defined in WARN or (iii)
layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger any applicable state, local or
foreign law similar to WARN (including the UK’s Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation)
Xxx 0000, or (iv) been a party to a relevant transfer (as defined in the Transfer of Undertakings
(Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006). Except as set forth in Section 3.14(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, no employee of the Company or Company Subsidiaries has suffered or is
anticipated to suffer an employment loss as defined in WARN within the ninety (90) day period
ending on the Closing Date.
3.15 No Brokers. Other than with Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc., which the Special Committee has retained
as its financial advisor in connection with the Merger, neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract with any Person or firm which may result in the
obligation of such entity or Parent or Merger Sub to pay any finder’s fees, brokerage or agent’s
commissions or other like payments in connection with the negotiations leading to this Agreement or
consummation of the Transaction.
3.16 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Special Committee has received an opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates, Inc. to the
effect that, as of the date of this
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Agreement, the Common Stock Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of shares of
Company Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. A copy of such
opinion has been made available to Parent, for informational purposes only, on or prior to the date
hereof.
3.17 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of Company
Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock outstanding and entitled to vote on the adoption of this
Agreement, voting together as a class, is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of
capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary necessary to adopt this Agreement (the
“Company Stockholder Approval”).
3.18 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 3.18(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Material Contracts in effect
as of the date hereof.
(b) Each Material Contract is a valid and binding Contract of the Company or the applicable
Company Subsidiary, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. None of the Company, the
applicable Company Subsidiary and, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, is in
material breach or default under any Material Contract, other than as would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole. To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has
received notice of any material violation or default under (or any condition which with the passage
of time or the giving of notice would cause a material violation or default under) any Material
Contract.
3.19 Insurance. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
insurance policies carried by or for the benefit of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries,
specifying the insurer, the amount of and nature of coverage, the risk insured against, the
deductible amount (if any) and the date through which coverage shall continue by virtue of premiums
already paid. The Company maintains insurance coverage with reputable insurers, or maintains
self-insurance practices (as described in Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule), in such
amounts and covering such risks, and in the case of self-insurance, with such levels of reserves,
in each case, as are in accordance with normal industry practice for companies engaged in
businesses similar to that of the Company (taking into account the cost and availability of such
insurance), except to the extent the failure to maintain such insurance would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There is no
claim by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pending under any such policies which (a) has been
denied or disputed by the insurer or (b) if not paid would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All such insurance policies are
in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable thereon have been paid, and no written
notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company with respect to any such
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policy which has not been replaced on substantially similar terms prior to the date of such
cancellation and neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has ever reached or
exceeded its policy limits for any insurance policy. Section 3.19 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule also sets forth the claims history for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries during the
past three (3) years (including with respect to insurance obtained but not currently maintained).
3.20 Proxy Statement; Company Information. The information relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to be contained in the
Proxy Statement and any other documents filed with the SEC in connection herewith, will not, on the
date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to holders of the Company Common Stock and Series A
Preferred Stock or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of
any material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not false or misleading at the time and in light of the
circumstances under which such statement is made, except that no representation is made by the
Company with respect to the information supplied by Parent for inclusion therein.
3.21 No Payments to Employees, Officers, Directors or Consultants. Except as set forth in Section 3.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no
employment or severance payment payable or other benefit due on a change of control or otherwise as
a result of the consummation of the Transaction, with respect to any employee, officer, director or
consultant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
3.22 Intellectual Property.
(a) All United States and foreign patents, patent applications (including provisional
applications) and other patent rights; registered copyrights, applications to register copyrights,
designs and mask works; registered trademarks and service marks, applications to register
trademarks and service marks, registered and applications to register trade dress, intent-to-use
trademark or service xxxx applications or other registrations or applications for trademarks and
service marks, logos, corporate names and all goodwill related thereto; trade secrets, know-how,
processes, procedures, databases, rights in databases, unregistered copyright and other proprietary
information, computer software (including all source code, object code and documentation related
thereto); and domain name registrations and other web identifiers and all rights or forms of
protection of a similar nature subsisting anywhere in the world (collectively, “Intellectual
Property”) used in and material to the operation of the respective businesses of the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries (the “Company Intellectual Property”) are either owned by the
Company or one or more Company Subsidiaries (the “Owned Intellectual Property”) or are used
by the Company or one or more of Company Subsidiaries pursuant to a valid license contract (the
“Licensed Intellectual Property”). The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have taken
reasonable and customary actions to maintain and protect each item of Company Intellectual
Property.
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(b) Section 3.22(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete
list of (i) all Owned Intellectual Property that is registered, issued or the subject of a pending
application, and (ii) all material unregistered Owned Intellectual Property. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
all of the registrations, issuances and applications set forth on Section 3.22(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule are valid, in full force and effect and have not expired or been cancelled,
abandoned or otherwise terminated, and payment of all renewal and maintenance fees and expenses in
respect thereof, and all filings related thereto, have been duly made. Except as set forth on
Section 3.22(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries own
and possess all right, title and interest in and to the Owned Intellectual Property free and clear
of material Encumbrances.
(c) To the Company’s Knowledge, no item of Owned Intellectual Property or any rights of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary in any Licensed Intellectual Property is being misappropriated,
violated, or infringed in any manner adverse to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries by
any third party. There is no Legal Action pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened
alleging infringement or violation or challenging the Company’s or any Company Subsidiaries’ rights
in or to any Company Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no existing
fact or circumstance that would be reasonably expected to give rise to any such Legal Action.
(d) No Legal Action is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, alleging that the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is violating, misappropriating or infringing the rights
of any Person in or to any Intellectual Property and, to the Company’s Knowledge, neither the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received notice of any such Legal Action. The operation of
the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries does not violate,
misappropriate or infringe, in any material respect, any Intellectual Property or other proprietary
rights of any other Person.
(e) Section 3.22(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete
list of all Material Contracts (i) pursuant to which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries use
any Licensed Intellectual Property, or (ii) pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
has granted to a third party any right in or to any Owned Intellectual Property (collectively, the
“IP Licenses”). Prior to the date hereof, Parent either has been supplied with, or has
been given access to, a true, correct and complete (x) copy of each written IP License, and (y)
summary of all of the material terms and conditions of each oral IP License, in each case together
with all amendments, supplements, waivers or other changes thereto. Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each IP License is a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Company or a Company Subsidiary, as applicable, is in full force and effect and is enforceable
against the Company or such Company Subsidiaries,
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as applicable, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto. Except as would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, none of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is
in breach, violation or default under any IP License and no event has occurred that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute such a material breach, violation or default by the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties thereto.
(f) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have all necessary rights to use all computers,
computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, date
communications lines and all other information technology equipment, and all associated
documentation used in connection with the respective businesses of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries (the “IT Assets”), other than rights that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, and, all of such rights shall survive unchanged upon the consummation of the
Transaction. To the Company’s Knowledge, since January 1, 2008, no Person has gained unauthorized
access to any IT Assets. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have a disaster recovery plan
designed to safeguard their data and data processing capabilities and their ongoing ability to
conduct the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and satisfy their respective
contractual data retention obligations in the event of a disaster, which disaster recovery plan is
reasonable and customary for the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
operate. None of the IT Assets is the subject of a pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened, audit, demand letter, “request to license”, or other claim relating to use thereof by
the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
3.23 Customers; Vendors.
(a) Section 3.23(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, by
dollar volume (as measured by revenue in accordance with GAAP) for the twelve (12) months ended
October 31, 2010, of the twenty-five (25) largest customers of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries taken as a whole (the “Significant Customers”). Since October 31, 2010, (i)
no Significant Customer has threatened in writing to cancel or otherwise terminate the relationship
of such Person with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, none
of the ten (10) largest Significant Customers has threatened or intends to cancel or otherwise
terminate the relationship of such Person with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and (iii) no
Significant Customer has decreased materially or threatened in writing to decrease or limit
materially its relationship with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or its usage or purchase
of the services or products of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. To the Company’s
Knowledge, as of the date hereof, the consummation of the Merger will not adversely affect, in any
material respect, the relationship of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries with any Significant
Customers.
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(b) Section 3.23(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, by
dollar volume (as measured by expense in accordance with GAAP) for the twelve (12) months ended
October 31, 2010, of the fifteen (15) largest vendors (including vendors providing bandwidth,
operating systems, electricity or hardware) to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole (the “Significant Vendors”). Since October 31, 2010, (i) no Significant Vendor has
threatened in writing to cancel or otherwise terminate the relationship of such Person with the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge, none of the ten (10) largest
Significant Vendors has threatened or intends to cancel or otherwise terminate the relationship of
such Person with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and (iii) no Significant Vendor has
decreased materially or threatened in writing to decrease or limit materially its provision of
services or products to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. To the Company’s Knowledge, as of
the date hereof, the consummation of the Merger will not adversely affect, in any material respect,
the relationship of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries with any Significant Vendors.
3.24 Reliance. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it has not relied upon or otherwise been induced
by any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, except
for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV or in any certificate delivered to
the Company pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub have not made
any representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Article
IV or in any certificate delivered to the Company pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement.
3.25 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article III or in
any certificate delivered to Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement,
the Company makes no representations or warranties, and the Company hereby disclaims any other
representations or warranties, with respect to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, or its or
their businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects
or the negotiation, execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company,
notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Parent or its affiliates or representatives of any
documentation or other information with respect to any one or more of the foregoing.
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ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
4.1 Corporate Organization.
(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all
requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
businesses as now conducted and proposed by Parent to be conducted, except where the failure to be
duly organized, existing and in good standing or to have such power and authority would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The certificate of incorporation of each of Parent and Merger Sub is in effect, and no
dissolution, revocation or forfeiture proceedings regarding Parent or Merger Sub have been
commenced.
4.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement.
(a) The Boards of Directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have, by unanimous vote, duly and
validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and approved the consummation of
the Transaction and taken all corporate actions required to be taken by the Boards of Directors of
each Parent and Merger Sub for the consummation of the Transaction.
(b) Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction. Other than the adoption of this
Agreement (following its execution) by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, no further
corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, or any of their respective subsidiaries,
are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transaction. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes a
valid, legal and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of
Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with and subject to its terms and conditions, subject to the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. No vote
of the holders of capital stock of Parent is necessary to approve this Agreement and the
Transaction.
4.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for (a) filings, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may be required
under, and other applicable requirements of, (i) the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and state
securities or state “blue sky” laws, (ii) the HSR Act or any other antitrust Laws and (iii) any
applicable rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. and (b) the filing of the
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Certificate of Merger, none of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by
Parent or Merger Sub, the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the Transaction or compliance by
Parent or Merger Sub with any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any
breach of any provision of the organizational documents of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) require any
filing by Parent or Merger Sub with, notice to, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of,
any Governmental Entity, (iii) result in a violation or breach by Parent or Merger Sub of, or
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any loan note, bond, mortgage, credit agreement, reciprocal easement agreement,
permit, concession, franchise, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument
or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries is a party or
by which the respective properties or assets of any of the foregoing may be bound, or (iv) violate
any Laws, excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) such filings, notices, permits,
authorizations, consents, approvals, violations, breaches or defaults which would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.4 Ownership and Operations of Merger Sub. Parent owns beneficially and of record all of the outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub.
Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transaction, and has engaged in no
other business activities and has conducted its operations only as contemplated hereby or
incidental to the purposes hereof.
4.5 Litigation. There is no Legal Action pending against (or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against or
naming as a party thereto) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any judgment, order, settlement or arbitration award, in each case,
which have had or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.6 Sufficient Funds. Parent has, and will have at the Effective Time, the funds necessary to pay the Merger
Consideration and the aggregate Closing Option Merger Consideration and to consummate the Merger
and the Transaction and to perform its obligations in connection with this Agreement and the
Transaction.
4.7 Information in the Proxy Statement. None of the information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub expressly for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto)
will, at the date mailed to stockholders of the Company or 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 in order to make the statements made therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
4.8 Brokers. Other than with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., which Parent has retained as its financial
advisor in connection with the Merger, neither Parent nor Merger
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Sub has entered into any Contract with any Person or firm which may result in the obligation
of such entity or the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to pay any finder’s fees, brokerage or
agent’s commissions or other like payments in connection with the negotiations leading to this
Agreement or consummation of the Transaction.
4.9 Reliance. Parent and Merger Sub each acknowledges and agrees that (a) it has had an opportunity to
discuss the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with the Company, (b) it has had
access to an electronic data room maintained by the Company for purposes of the Transaction,
including the books and records of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries contained therein, (c)
it has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and
(d) neither Parent nor Merger Sub have relied upon or otherwise been induced by any express or
implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or with respect to any information
made available to Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the Transaction, except for the
representations and warranties contained in Article III or any certificate delivered to Parent or
Merger Sub pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement. The Company makes no representations
and warranties, except as set forth in Article III or any certificate delivered to Parent or Merger
Sub pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement. In connection with the Transaction, neither
the Company nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or obligation to Parent,
Merger Sub or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Parent or Merger Sub, or Parent’s
or Merger Sub’s use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections,
forecasts or other material made available to Parent or Merger Sub in the data rooms or management
presentations, unless any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty
contained in Article III or any certificate delivered to Parent or, after the date hereof, is
provided in connection with this Agreement.
4.10 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent and Merger Sub in this Article
IV or any certificate delivered to the Company pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement,
Parent makes no representations or warranties, and Parent and Merger Sub hereby disclaim any other
representations or warranties by Parent or Merger Sub, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure
to the Company or its affiliates or representatives of any documentation or other information with
respect to any one or more of the foregoing.
ARTICLE V
Conduct of Business Pending the Merger
5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Company
Subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses in the usual, regular and ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, or its current expense budgets set forth in Section 5.1 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule; and, to the extent substantially consistent therewith, use
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their reasonable best efforts to preserve intact their present business organizations, keep
available the services of their present officers and employees, comply in all material respects
with all applicable Laws and preserve their relationships with significant clients, customers,
suppliers and other Persons with whom the Company or any Company Subsidiary has material business
relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall not and shall
cause the Company Subsidiaries not to (except as expressly permitted or contemplated by this
Agreement, as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or to the extent that
Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed)) directly or indirectly:
(a) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (other than any Company Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by the
Company) or (ii) make, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in
cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of capital stock of
the Company, except for (A) quarterly in-kind dividends payable on the outstanding shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as in effect on
the date of this Agreement, and (B) dividends or distributions made, declared, set aside or paid by
any Company Subsidiary to the Company or to any Company Subsidiary that is, directly or indirectly,
wholly owned by the Company;
(b) except for stock option grants, in type and amount, under the Company’s Amended and
Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, for (x) the purchase, at fair market value on the
applicable date of grant, of up to 15,000 shares of Company Common Stock in the aggregate to
employees of the Company hired after the date of this Agreement and (y) the purchase, at fair
market value on the applicable date of grant, of up to 58,000 shares of Company Common Stock in the
aggregate to existing and newly hired employees of the Company in connection with the agreements or
offers of the Company existing as of the date hereof, in each case, such grants to be in an amount
that is consistent with past practice, taking into account the position of the employees, their
level within the Company and other relevant factors, authorize for issuance, issue, deliver or sell
or agree or commit to issue, deliver or sell (whether through the issuance or granting of options,
warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any stock of any class or
any other securities or equity equivalents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including
stock appreciation rights and any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for
any stock of any class of the Company or any Company Subsidiary), other than the issuance of shares
of Company Common Stock (i) upon the exercise of Company Warrants and Company Stock Options
outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms as of the date of this
Agreement, (ii) in accordance with commitments to issue such shares under any long-term incentive
plan awards in accordance with their terms as of the date of this Agreement and the provisions
hereof, (iii) in accordance with the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan in accordance with its
terms as of the date of this Agreement, or enter into any Contract with respect to the sale,
voting, registration or repurchase of any stock of any class or any other securities or equity
equivalents of the Company or any
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Company Subsidiary (including stock appreciation rights and any securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for any stock of any class of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary), and (iv) pursuant to any conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to
the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, or the payment of quarterly in-kind
dividends payable on the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended;
(c) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire from any Person any stock of any class or any other
securities or equity of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including stock appreciation rights
and any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any stock of any class of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary);
(d) (x) sell, lease, license, pledge, grant, encumber, transfer or dispose of any assets
(including any equity securities) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (whether by asset
acquisition, stock acquisition or otherwise), other than the disposition of used or excess
equipment in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, or
(y) purchase or acquire any assets or equity securities of any Person or business or division
thereof (excluding the acquisition of equipment purchased in the usual, regular and ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practice) other than arms-length acquisitions of assets (not
equity securities) involving consideration not in excess of $1,500,000 in the aggregate;
(e) incur any amount of Indebtedness, guarantee any Indebtedness of a third party, issue or
sell debt securities, make any loans, advances or capital contributions, mortgage, pledge or
otherwise encumber any material assets, create or suffer any material Encumbrance thereupon, or
take any action to amend or modify any material term of any existing Indebtedness of the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries, except pursuant to credit facilities or other arrangements
(including intercompany arrangements) in existence as of the date hereof and incurred in the usual,
regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, in an amount not to exceed
$4,000,000 in the aggregate;
(f) except (i) as set forth in Section 5.1(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
provided, that such settlement does not exceed the amounts accrued therefor in the most
recent balance sheet of the Company set forth in the Company SEC Reports prior to the date of this
Agreement, or (ii) pursuant to any mandatory payments (including cash sweep arrangements) under any
credit facilities in effect as of the date of this Agreement, pay, settle, discharge or satisfy
outside the usual, regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, any
claims, liabilities or obligations (whether absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent
or otherwise) that exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate, or that (A) involve any non-monetary remedy
or relief that imposes a material burden or restriction on the operation of the business of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or, after the Effective Time, Parent, the Surviving Corporation
or any of their Subsidiaries or (B) involve (x) any admission of fault, liability or guilt by the
Company or any Company Subsidiary (including any fine or penalty) or (y) any injunctive relief;
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(g) change any of the accounting principles or practices used by it except as required by
GAAP;
(h) except as set forth in Section 5.1(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, enter into any
Contract or engage in any transaction with (i) any Person who (A) is or was, during the past three
(3) years, a current or former director or officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (B)
to the Company’s Knowledge, or as disclosed in any Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G filing made with
the SEC, is a stockholder beneficially owning greater than 5% of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock (on a fully diluted and as-converted basis), or (ii) any Affiliate of any such Persons
described in subclauses (A) and (B);
(i) increase the compensation or benefits of any director, officer or employee, except as
required by Law or any contractual commitment or Employee Program in effect as of the date of this
Agreement, and except for increases in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, for employees who are not directors or officers of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary;
(j) (i) grant to any director, officer or employee the right to receive any new severance,
change of control or termination pay or termination benefits, or grant any increase in any existing
severance, change of control or termination pay or termination benefits to any director, officer or
employee, (ii) enter into, modify, amend, terminate or grant any waivers with respect to any
employment or severance Contract with any director, officer or employee, or (iii) establish, adopt,
enter into, amend or terminate any Employee Program or any employee benefit plan (except as
required by the express terms of this Agreement), Contract, policy, program or commitment that, if
in effect on the date of this Agreement, would be an Employee Program, to increase the compensation
or benefits payable thereunder;
(k) except to the extent required to comply with its obligations hereunder or with applicable
Law, amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws, certificate of formation, limited partnership or limited liability company agreements, or
similar charter, organizational or governance documents of any Company Subsidiary;
(l) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization, bankruptcy, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or resolutions
providing for or authorizing such a liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization,
bankruptcy, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other
than the Transaction);
(m) (i) enter into, modify, amend, extend, renew, terminate or grant any waivers with respect
to any labor or collective bargaining agreement of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or,
through negotiations or otherwise, make any commitment or incur any liability or obligation of any
kind to any labor unions or (ii) announce, implement or effect any material reduction in labor
force, lay-off, early retirement program, new severance program or policy or other program or
effort
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concerning the termination of employment of employees of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary;
(n) except as set forth on Section 5.1(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, enter into,
modify, amend, extend, renew, terminate or grant any waivers with respect to (i) any Contract that,
if in effect as of the date of this Agreement, would be a Material Contract (other than with
respect to Material Contracts involving the sale of services or products to customers of the
Company (x) if such customer is an existing customer of the Company as of the date hereof, to the
extent related to a change in service levels pursuant to such existing Contract or (y) if such
contract is entered into with any Person that is not (and none of whose Affiliates is) a customer
as of the date hereof, to the extent payments to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in the first
twelve (12) months of such Contract would not exceed $1,000,000), (ii) any Contract that is a Lease
for any data center or network operations center, (iii) any Contract that would limit or otherwise
restrict the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any successors thereof, or that would, after the
Effective Time, limit or otherwise restrict Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any successors
thereof, from engaging or competing in any material line of business or in any geographic area or
(iv) any bandwidth or other similar Contract for telecommunications transport services;
(o) (i) enter into any new line of business or exit or otherwise dispose of any existing
business or cease to offer or otherwise provide any material product or service, (ii) except as set
forth on Section 5.1(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, open or close, sell or otherwise
dispose of any existing facility, plant, data center or office, (iii) change the branding or market
identity of any product or service of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or of the Company or
any Company Subsidiary in any material respect or (iv) materially change any of the architecture or
infrastructure of the NaviCloud Platform or any material component thereof or any other key
technology currently used in the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries other than
upgrades, in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, to
any product provided by any existing vendor of the Company or such Company Subsidiary;
(p) fail to maintain insurance policies providing substantially the same coverage as in effect
as of the date hereof;
(q) abandon, fail to maintain or allow to expire (other than at the natural expiration of its
term or in the usual, regular and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice), or
sell or exclusively license to any Person, any material Intellectual Property; or
(r) commit, authorize (by the Company Board) or enter into any Contract to take any of the
foregoing actions.
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ARTICLE VI
Covenants
6.1 Preparation of the Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meeting.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to the
Transaction and the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Proxy Statement”) and the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any
comments of the SEC with respect thereto. The Company shall provide Parent with a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on (i) the Proxy Statement prior to filing and (ii) any responses
to comments from the SEC on the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements to the Proxy
Statement prior to the filing of such responses, amendments or supplements. Parent and Merger Sub
shall cooperate reasonably with the Company in connection with the preparation of the Proxy
Statement, including by furnishing to the Company any and all information regarding Parent and
Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates as may be required to be disclosed in the Proxy
Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable after receipt of any request therefor from the
Company. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall notify the others as promptly as reasonably
practicable of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff in respect of the Proxy
Statement and of any request by the SEC or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy
Statement or for additional information in connection with the Proxy Statement or the Transaction.
The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall supply the others with copies of all correspondence
between itself or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the
other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Transaction.
(b) If, at any time prior to receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, any event occurs
with respect to the Company, any Company Subsidiary, Parent or Merger Sub, or any change occurs
with respect to other information included in the Proxy Statement, which event or change is
required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement, the Company
or Parent, as the case may be, shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the other party
in writing of such event or change, and subject to Section 6.1(a), the Company shall as promptly as
reasonably practicable file, with Parent’s reasonable cooperation, any necessary amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement with the SEC, and to the extent required by applicable Law or
otherwise reasonably determined to be advisable by the Company, disseminate such amendment or
supplement to the Company’s stockholders.
(c) The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this
Agreement, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the holders of the Company
Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock (the “Company Stockholders’ Meeting”) for the
purpose of seeking the Company Stockholder Approval, and the Company shall not, in any event,
postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders’ Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent
(which prior written consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided,
however, that the
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Company may adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (i) to allow additional time
for the filing and mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure which the Company Board has
determined, after consultation with outside counsel, is required under applicable Law and for such
supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company’s stockholders
prior to the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, or (ii) if the Company has provided a written notice to
Parent pursuant to Section 6.4(d) hereof and the deadline contemplated by Section 6.4(d) with
respect to such notice has not been reached; provided, further, however, that the
Company shall only postpone or adjourn the Company Stockholders’ Meeting pursuant to clause (i) or
(ii) of the immediately preceding proviso for the minimum amount of time necessary, as determined
in good faith by the Company Board, after consultation with outside counsel. The Company shall use
reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to such holders as promptly as
reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement (following (x) confirmation from the SEC
that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement or (y) confirmation from the SEC that the
Proxy Statement is otherwise not to be reviewed). The record date for the Company Stockholders’
Meeting shall be determined by the Company and set as promptly as reasonably practicable. Subject
to Section 6.4 (including in the event of a Company Adverse Recommendation Change), the Company
shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the Company’s stockholders the vote required for
the Company Stockholder Approval, including by including in the Proxy Statement the recommendation
of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement.
6.2 Other Filings.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as promptly as reasonably
practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall,
following reasonable consultation with the others, (i) prepare and file any other filings required
under the Exchange Act or any other federal, state or foreign Law relating to the Transaction
(collectively, the “Other Filings”) and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain
any consents, approvals, orders, exemptions and authorizations reasonably required in connection
with the Transaction. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall reasonably cooperate with
the others in connection with the foregoing and shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify
the others in writing of the receipt of any comments on, or any request for amendments or
supplements to, any of the Other Filings by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity, and each of
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub shall supply the others with copies of all correspondence
between it and each of its Subsidiaries and representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the
members of its staff or any other appropriate governmental official, on the other hand, with
respect to any of the Other Filings. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub each shall as promptly as
reasonably practicable obtain and furnish the others with (x) any information which may be
reasonably required in order to make the Other Filings and (y) any additional information which may
be requested by a Governmental Entity and which the parties reasonably deem appropriate. Neither
the Company, Parent nor Merger Sub shall consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory
deadline or waiting period or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the
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Transaction at the behest of any Governmental Entity without the prior written consent of each
other party to this Agreement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned.
(b) Without limitation to the generality of Section 6.2(a), Parent and the Company each shall,
(i) not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date hereof, make the filings required of such
party under the HSR Act with respect to the Transaction, (ii) comply at the earliest practicable
date with any request under the HSR Act for additional information, documents or other materials
received by such party from the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice or any other
Governmental Entity in respect of such filings or the Transaction, (iii) file comparable pre-merger
or post-merger notification filings, forms and submissions with any foreign Governmental Entity
that are required by any foreign antitrust Law within such time as may be required by law or at
times mutually reasonably agreed to by Parent and the Company, and (iv) cooperate with the other in
connection with making any filing under the HSR Act or other antitrust Law and in connection with
any filings, conferences or other submissions related to resolving any investigation or other
inquiry by any such Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or other Law with respect to the
Transaction. Each of Parent and the Company shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Sub and the
Company shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use reasonable best efforts to obtain the
expiration or early termination of all waiting periods under the HSR Act or other antitrust Law.
No party shall voluntarily extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or any other antitrust Law
or enter into any agreement with any Governmental Entity to delay or not to consummate the
Transaction except with the prior written consent of the other parties. Prior to the termination
of this Agreement, each party hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to prosecute, cooperate in
and defend against any litigation instituted by the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of
Justice or any other Governmental Entity that seeks to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
Transaction. The Company and Parent shall each request early termination of the waiting period
with respect to the Transaction under the HSR Act.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Section 6.2 or
Section 6.3, including the term “reasonable best efforts,” shall require, or be construed to
require, (i) Parent to proffer to, or agree to, with respect to assets or businesses of Parent or
its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Effective
Time), sell, divest, lease, license, transfer, dispose of or otherwise encumber or hold separate or
agree to sell, divest, lease, license, transfer, dispose of or otherwise encumber (collectively,
“Dispose”) before or after the Effective Time, any assets, licenses, operations, rights,
product lines, businesses or interest therein of Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Effective Time) (collectively, “Parent
Assets”) or (ii) Parent to proffer to, or agree to, or to permit the Company to proffer to or
agree to, Dispose before or after the Effective Time, any assets, licenses, operations, rights,
product lines, businesses or interest therein of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
(other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the
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Effective Time)(collectively, “Company Assets”)(or to consent to any Disposition by
the Company of any Company Assets or to any agreement by the Company to take any of the foregoing
actions), unless the value of the Company Assets Disposed (together with the value of any Company
Assets that are Impaired pursuant to clause (B) of the immediately succeeding sentence), in the
aggregate, does not exceed $15,000,000, as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company. In
addition, Parent shall not be required to agree to (A) any changes (including through a licensing
arrangement) or restriction on, or other impairment (collectively, “Impairment”) of
Parent’s ability to own or operate any Parent Assets or (B) any Impairment of Parent’s ability to
own or operate any Company Assets or Parent’s ability to vote, transfer, receive dividends or
otherwise exercise full ownership rights with respect to the stock of the Surviving Corporation,
unless the value of such Impairment(s) (together with the value of any Company Assets required to
be Disposed pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence), in the aggregate, does
not exceed $15,000,000, as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company.
6.3 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to
use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to
be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as
practicable the Transaction and to cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing,
including cooperating reasonably with respect to Parent’s efforts to obtain errors and omissions
insurance in connection with the Transaction (provided that the Company shall not be required to
make any payment or agree to any other obligation that is not contingent upon the closing of the
Transaction) and taking such reasonable actions (x) to (i) obtain any necessary consents,
approvals, orders, exemptions and authorizations required in connection with the Transaction by or
from any Governmental Entities and (ii) seek to obtain any consents required pursuant to agreements
listed in Section 6.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, including effecting all necessary
registrations and Other Filings and submissions of information requested by a Governmental Entity;
provided, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no party shall
be required, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not permitted, without Parent’s prior
written consent (which prior written consent shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld), to pay
any fees or other consideration to any Person that is not a Governmental Entity in order to obtain
any consents, approvals, orders, exemptions or authorizations therefrom, (y) to defend all lawsuits
or other legal proceedings challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction and
(z) to cause to be lifted or rescinded any injunction or restraining order or other order adversely
affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the Transaction.
6.4 Solicitation; Change in Recommendation.
(a) Except as expressly permitted by this Section 6.4, the Company shall, and shall cause the
Company Subsidiaries to, and shall use best efforts to cause the directors, officers and employees,
consultants, agents, advisors, Affiliates and other representatives (collectively,
“Representatives”) of it and the Company Subsidiaries to, cease any discussions or
negotiations with any Person that may be ongoing as of the
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date of this Agreement with respect to any Takeover Proposal. Except as permitted by this
Section 6.4, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, the Company shall not, and shall
cause the Company Subsidiaries not to, and shall use best efforts to cause the Representatives of
it and the Company Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, initiate, knowingly
facilitate or knowingly encourage any inquiries regarding, or the making of any proposal or offer
that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Takeover Proposal, (B) engage in,
continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any
other Person information in connection with or for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating, a
Takeover Proposal, (C) enter into any letter of intent, Contract or agreement in principle with
respect to a Takeover Proposal, (D) approve or recommend any Takeover Proposal or any letter of
intent, Contract or agreement in principle with respect to a Takeover Proposal, or (E) modify,
waive, amend or release any standstill or similar provisions in any letter of intent, Contract or
agreement in principle with respect to it or any Company Subsidiary, except in the case of this
clause (E) if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel)
that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties
under applicable Law; provided, that the Company shall in all instances provide Parent with
reasonable prior written notice of any decision to modify, waive, amend or release any standstill
or similar provisions in any letter of intent, Contract or agreement in principle with respect to
it or any Company Subsidiary (including the identity of the Person in respect of which such
decision has been made).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time on or after the
date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company or any
of its Representatives receives a Takeover Proposal from any Person, which Takeover Proposal did
not result from any breach of this Section 6.4 or Section 4.4 of the Voting Agreement, dated as of
the date hereof, by and among Parent, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Atlantic Investors, LLC (the “Atlantic
Voting Agreement”) if the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with
outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’
fiduciary duties under applicable Law and that such Takeover Proposal constitutes or is reasonably
likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, then the Company and its Representatives may (x) furnish,
pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, information (including non-public information)
with respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to the Person or group of Persons who has
made such Takeover Proposal; provided, that the Company shall substantially concurrently
(and in any event no later than twenty-four (24) hours) provide to Parent any information
concerning the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that is provided to any Person given such
access, which information was not previously provided or made available to Parent or its
Representatives; and (y) engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations
concerning such Takeover Proposal with the Person or group of Persons who has made such Takeover
Proposal.
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(c) Following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed of
any material developments, discussions or negotiations regarding any Takeover Proposal on a
reasonably prompt basis. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall,
as promptly as reasonably practicable following, but in any event within thirty-six (36) hours of,
its receipt of any Takeover Proposal or any inquiry with respect to, or that would reasonably be
expected to lead to, any Takeover Proposal, notify Parent in writing of the receipt of such
Takeover Proposal or such inquiry, specifying the material terms and conditions thereof and the
identity of the Person or group of Persons making such Takeover Proposal or such inquiry, and the
Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable following, but in any event within thirty-six
(36) hours of, its receipt of such Takeover Proposal or such inquiry, provide to Parent a copy of
all written proposals provided to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with any such
Takeover Proposal or such inquiry. In addition, the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably
practicable following, but in any event within thirty-six (36) hours of, its receipt of any
material modifications to the financial or other material terms of such Takeover Proposal or such
inquiry, notify Parent in writing of such material modifications and shall, as promptly as
reasonably practicable following, but in any event within thirty-six (36) hours of, its receipt of
any written proposal subsequently provided to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in
connection with any such Takeover Proposal or such inquiry, provide to Parent a copy of such
written proposal.
(d) Except as permitted by this Section 6.4(d), the Company Board shall not (i) (A) change,
qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, publicly propose to change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or
modify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Recommendation, (B) if a tender offer or
exchange offer for shares of Company Common Stock that constitutes a Takeover Proposal is
commenced, fail to recommend against acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer by the
Company stockholders (including, for these purposes, by taking no position with respect to the
acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer by its stockholders, which shall constitute a
failure to recommend against acceptance of such tender offer or exchange offer) within ten (10)
Business Days after commencement thereof, (C) fail to reaffirm the Company Recommendation publicly
within ten (10) Business Days after Parent has made a request in writing therefor or (D) adopt,
approve or recommend, publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend any Takeover Proposal, or
fail to reject promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) any Takeover Proposal
publicly after such Takeover Proposal has been publicly made (actions described in this clause (i)
being referred to as a “Company Adverse Recommendation Change”), (ii) authorize, cause or
permit the Company or any Company Subsidiary to enter into any letter of intent, Contract or
agreement in principle with respect to any Takeover Proposal (other than an Acceptable
Confidentiality Agreement) or (iii) take any action pursuant to Section 8.1(e). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, prior to the time the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained,
but not after, the Company Board may (I) effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, or (II) in
response to a Takeover Proposal which constitutes a Superior Proposal and did not result from a
breach of this Section 6.4 or Section 4.4 of the Atlantic Voting Agreement, cause the Company to
terminate this
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Agreement and enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal. The
Company shall not be entitled to exercise its rights set forth under Section 6.4(d)(I) unless (A)
the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the
failure to do so would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law,
and (B) the Company has given Parent at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of its
intention to take such action and Parent does not make, within three (3) Business Days after
receipt of such prior written notice provided for in clause (B) of this sentence, a proposal that
would, in the good faith determination of the Company Board (after consultation with its outside
counsel and financial advisor), permit the Company Board not to effect a Company Adverse
Recommendation Change. The Company shall not be entitled to exercise its rights set forth under
Section 6.4(d)(II) unless (w) the Company Board has determined in good faith, after consultation
with outside counsel, that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary
duties under applicable Law, (x) the Company has given Parent at least three (3) Business Days’
prior written notice of its intention to take such action (which prior written notice shall specify
the basis therefor and attach the most current version of any proposed agreement, letter of intent,
Contract or agreement in principle relating to the transaction that constitutes such Superior
Proposal, the identity of the Person or group of Persons making such Superior Proposal and any
other material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal), (y) Parent does not make, within
three (3) Business Days after receipt of the prior written notice provided for in clause (x) of
this sentence (it being understood and agreed that any change to the financial or other material
terms of such Superior Proposal shall require an additional prior written notice to Parent and a
new two (2) Business Day period), a proposal that would, in the good faith determination of the
Company Board (after consultation with its outside counsel and financial advisor), cause the
Takeover Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, and (z) before or concurrently with
any termination in accordance with this Section 6.4(d), the Company shall pay the Termination Fee
pursuant to Section 8.3(a).
(e) Nothing in this Section 6.4 shall prohibit the Company Board from taking and disclosing to
the stockholders of the Company a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a), Rule 14d-9 or Item
1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act, if the Company Board determines in
good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to do so would be
inconsistent with its fiduciary duties or would violate applicable Law; provided, that, in
no event shall the Company Board take any action prohibited by Section 6.4(d) without complying
with the terms of such provision. In addition, it is understood and agreed that, for purposes of
this Agreement, (i) a factually accurate public statement by the Company that describes the
Company’s receipt of a Takeover Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect thereto,
shall not be deemed a withdrawal or modification of, or a proposal by the Company Board to withdraw
or modify the Company Recommendation, or an approval or recommendation with respect to such
Takeover Proposal, so long as such public statement includes a statement that the Company Board
continues to support the Company Recommendation, and (ii) any “stop, look and listen” communication
by the Company Board pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act, or any similar communication
to the stockholders of the Company or otherwise, shall not constitute a
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Company Adverse Recommendation Change or a withdrawal or modification, or a proposal by the
Company Board to withdraw or modify the Company Recommendation, or an approval or recommendation
with respect to any Takeover Proposal, so long as such communication includes a statement that the
Company Board continues to support the Company Recommendation.
(f) As used in this Agreement, “Takeover Proposal” means any bona fide written
inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) or “group”,
within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Agreement relating
to, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, any (A) acquisition of assets of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries equal to 20% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets or
to which 20% or more of the Company’s revenues or earnings on a consolidated basis are
attributable, (B) acquisition of “beneficial ownership,” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act, of shares of capital stock or other securities representing 20% or more of the voting
power of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including by way of a merger, consolidation, stock
exchange, tender offer or exchange offer or otherwise, (C) tender offer or exchange offer that if
consummated would result in any Person beneficially owning 20% or more of the voting power of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, (D) merger, consolidation, business combination,
recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or (E) any
combination of the foregoing types of transactions if the sum of the percentage of consolidated
assets, consolidated revenues or earnings, securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
(including Company Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock) or voting power of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary involved is 20% or more.
(g) As used in this Agreement, “Superior Proposal” means any Takeover Proposal that
the Company Board has determined in its good faith judgment, after consultation with outside
counsel and financial advisors, is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its
terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financial aspects of the proposal and the
Person making the proposal, and if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to the
Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Transaction (including any changes
to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such proposal or otherwise);
provided, that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Proposal,” the references to
“20%” in the definition of Takeover Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “51%.”
6.5 Officers’ and Directors’ Indemnification.
(a) It is understood and agreed that the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless and, from
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to) indemnify and hold harmless, as and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law, each director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified Party” and collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’
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fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any
such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, demand, proceeding or investigation relating to (i)
the fact that such Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or is or was serving at the request of the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (ii) the negotiation,
execution or performance of this Agreement, any agreement or document contemplated hereby or
delivered in connection herewith, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
whether in any case asserted or arising at or before or after the Effective Time. In the event of
any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether asserted or
arising at or before or after the Effective Time), (A) the Company and, after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) promptly pay
expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such threatened or actual claim, action, suit,
demand, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law, subject to the receipt of an undertaking by such Indemnified Party to repay such
expenses if it is ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be
indemnified and (B) the Indemnified Parties may retain counsel satisfactory to them, and the
Company and, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to) pay all reasonable and documented fees and expenses of such counsel for
the Indemnified Parties within twenty (20) Business Days after statements therefor are received;
provided, however, that neither the Company nor the Surviving Corporation shall be
liable for any settlement effected without its prior written consent (which prior written consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, further,
that the Company and the Surviving Corporation shall have no obligation hereunder to any
Indemnified Party when and if a court of competent jurisdiction shall ultimately determine, and
such determination shall have become final and non-appealable, that indemnification by them of such
Indemnified Party in the manner contemplated hereby is prohibited by applicable Law. Any
Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification under this Section 6.5, upon learning of any
such threatened or actual claim, action, suit, demand, proceeding or investigation, shall promptly
notify the Company and, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation thereof in writing;
provided, that the failure promptly to so notify in writing shall not affect the
obligations of the Company and the Surviving Corporation except to the extent, if any, such failure
materially prejudices them.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub each agrees that all rights to indemnification and advancement of
expenses existing in favor of, and all limitations on the personal liability of, each Indemnified
Party provided for in Section 6.5(a) above or in the respective certificates of incorporation or
bylaws (or other applicable organizational documents) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
or otherwise in effect as of the date hereof (including through any agreement or arrangement
between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the other hand, previously made available to
Parent) shall survive the Merger and continue in full force and effect for a period of six (6)
years from the Effective Time; provided, however, that all rights to
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indemnification, advancement of expenses and limitations on personal liability in respect of
any claim asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such
claim.
(c) For a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause to be
maintained in effect the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
maintained by the Company (provided that Parent may substitute therefor policies with reputable and
financially sound carriers of at least the same coverage and amounts containing terms and
conditions which are no less advantageous) with respect to claims arising from or related to facts
or events which occurred at or before the Effective Time; provided, however, that
Parent shall not be obligated to make annual premium payments for such insurance to the extent such
premiums exceed 300% of the annual premiums paid as of the date hereof by the Company for such
insurance (such 300% amount, the “Base Premium”); provided, further, if
such insurance coverage cannot be obtained at all, or can only be obtained at an annual premium in
excess of the Base Premium, Parent shall maintain the most advantageous policies of directors’ and
officers’ insurance obtainable for an annual premium equal to the Base Premium; provided,
further, that if Parent in its sole discretion elects, by giving written notice at least 10
days prior to the Effective Time, then, in lieu of the foregoing insurance, effective as of the
Effective Time, Parent shall purchase a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance “tail” or
“runoff” insurance program for a period of six (6) years after the Effective Time with respect to
wrongful acts and/or omissions committed or allegedly committed at or prior to the Effective Time
(such coverage shall have an annual aggregate coverage limit over the term of such policy in an
amount equal to the annual aggregate coverage limit under the Company’s existing directors and
officers liability policy, and in all other material respects shall be comparable to such existing
coverage) and the Company shall, upon Parent’s request therefor, reasonably cooperate with Parent
in connection therewith; provided, that the premium for such “tail” or “runoff” coverage
shall not exceed an amount equal to the Base Premium; provided, further, that if
the current policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance maintained by the Company
cannot be maintained for the Base Premium and such “tail” or “runoff” coverage can only be obtained
at an annual premium in excess of the Base Premium, Parent shall maintain the most advantageous
“tail” or “runoff” coverage obtainable for an annual premium equal to the Base Premium.
(d) This Section 6.5 is intended for the irrevocable benefit of, and to grant third party
beneficiary rights to, the Indemnified Parties and their respective heirs and shall be binding on
all successors of Parent and the Surviving Corporation. Each of the Indemnified Parties and their
respective heirs shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this Section 6.5.
(e) In the event that, following the Effective Time, Parent or the Surviving Corporation or
any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person
and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger,
(ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person or
(iii) commences a
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dissolution, liquidation, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar action, then, and
in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors
and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, assume the applicable
obligations set forth in this Section 6.5.
6.6 Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause each of
the Company Subsidiaries to, (i) furnish Parent with such financial and operating data and other
non-privileged information with respect to the business, properties and personnel of the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries as Parent may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) provide
reasonable access for Parent and its authorized Representatives (including counsel, financial
advisors and auditors) during normal business hours, and upon reasonable advance notice, to the
officers, employees, books and records, offices and properties of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries; provided, that all such access shall be coordinated through the Company or
its designated Representatives, in accordance with such reasonable procedures as the Company may
establish.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and Merger Sub shall hold in confidence all such
information on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in that certain confidentiality
agreement between Parent and the Company dated September 21, 2010 (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”).
(c) The Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, give written notice to Parent of
(i) any change, fact or condition having a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any breach of
any representation and warranty contained in this Agreement that would cause any of the conditions
to the Closing to fail to be satisfied, and Parent shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable,
give written notice to the Company of (x) any change, fact or condition having a Parent Material
Adverse Effect or (y) any breach of any representation and warranty contained in this Agreement
that would cause any of the conditions to the Closing to fail to be satisfied; provided,
however, that, in respect of each of the Company and Parent, no such notification shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the
parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
under this Agreement; and provided, further, that the terms and conditions of the
Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information provided to Parent pursuant to this
Section 6.6(c).
(d) Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall (i) request the
return or destruction of any nonpublic information or other materials or documents provided to any
Person (other than Parent and its Representatives) from July 19, 2010 to the date of this Agreement
in connection with the consideration of any proposal which would constitute a Takeover Proposal if
made following the date of this Agreement, and (ii) terminate access to the electronic data room
maintained by the Company for purposes of the Transaction provided to any Person (other than Parent
and its Representatives).
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6.7 Public Announcements. The Company and Parent shall (unless and until a Company Adverse Recommendation Change has
occurred) consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public
statements (including any such statements to customers, vendors or employees) with respect to this
Agreement or the Transaction and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement without the prior written consent of the other party, which prior written consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that a
party may, without the prior written consent of the other party, issue such press release or make
such public statement as may be required by Law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange or
quotation system if the party issuing such press release or making such public statement has used
its reasonable best efforts to consult with the other party and to obtain such party’s prior
written consent but has been unable to do so in a timely manner. In this regard, the parties shall
make a joint public announcement of this Agreement and the Transaction no later than the opening of
trading on the Nasdaq on the Business Day following the date on which this Agreement is signed.
6.8 Employee Benefit Arrangements.
(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the applicable parties to the underlying agreement, on and
after the Closing, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor in accordance
with their terms all employment agreements, severance agreements, retention bonus agreements and
performance cash bonus agreements, and all bonus, retention and severance obligations, of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, all of which are listed in Section 6.8(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, except as may otherwise be agreed to by the parties thereto.
(b) For one year following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
provide the employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time who are
employed outside the United States and who remain employed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
outside the United States after the Effective Time (the “Non-US Company Employees”) with
compensation which is substantially comparable in the aggregate to the compensation (other than
equity compensation and defined benefit pension plans) provided to them by the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time, and employee welfare benefit plans
substantially comparable in the aggregate to those provided to them by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time. For one year following the Effective Time,
Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to provide the employees of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time who are employed inside the United States and who remain
employed by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries inside the United States after the Effective
Time (the “US Company Employees” with compensation and benefits which are substantially
comparable in the aggregate to the compensation and benefits (other than equity compensation,
defined benefits pension plans and matching contributions to 401(k) elective deferrals) provided to
the US Company Employees by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries immediately prior to the
Effective Time. Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, treat, and cause the
applicable benefit plans (other
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than any equity compensation plan, defined benefit pension plan (to the extent permitted by
applicable Law) or 401(m) matching contribution arrangement maintained by Parent or any of the
Parent Subsidiaries) to treat, the service of Non-U.S. Company Employees and U.S. Company Employees
(collectively, the “Company Employees”) with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (or
their predecessor entities) attributable to any period before the Effective Time as service
rendered to Parent or the Surviving Corporation for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting
and for other appropriate benefits, including, but not limited to, applicability of minimum waiting
periods for participation. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall not, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to not, treat any Company Employee as a “new” employee for purposes of any
exclusions under any health or similar plan of Parent or the Surviving Corporation for a
pre-existing medical condition, and any deductibles and co-pays paid under any of the Company’s or
any of the Company Subsidiaries’ health plans shall be credited towards deductibles and co-pays
under the health plans of Parent or the Surviving Corporation. Parent shall, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, use reasonable best efforts to make appropriate arrangements with its
insurance carrier(s) to ensure such results.
(c) After the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to honor all
obligations which accrued prior to the Effective Time under the Company’s deferred compensation
plans, management compensation plans, cash bonus plans and other incentive plans, that in any such
case, are listed in Section 6.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.8 shall give any Company Employee
any right to participate in any equity compensation plan maintained by Parent or any of the Parent
Subsidiaries.
(e) At the option of Parent, all paid time off (to include vacation, sick and personal hours)
that is accrued but unused and unpaid immediately prior to the Effective Time in respect of the US
Company Employees shall be cancelled, and the affected US Company Employees shall receive payment
in cash in an amount equal to the economic value (determined based on such US Company Employees’
rates of compensation in effect as of the day prior to the Closing Date) of paid time off time
hours accrued in respect of the affected US Company Employees during their employment with the
Surviving Corporation prior to the Closing Date.
6.9 Adoption by Parent. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement (and in no event
later than two (2) Business Days following the date of this Agreement), Parent shall take all
requisite action to adopt this Agreement in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.
6.10 No Ownership / Acquisition of Capital Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, including
Merger Sub, is the beneficial owner of any shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred
Stock. Except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement or the Voting Agreements, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, from and after the date
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hereof and prior to the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement
shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of Company Common Stock or Series A Preferred
Stock.
6.11 Takeover Statutes. If any takeover statute is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Voting Agreements,
the Transaction or the transactions contemplated by the Voting Agreements, each of Parent, the
Company and their respective boards of directors shall use reasonable best efforts (a) to ensure
that such transactions (including the Transaction) may be consummated as promptly as reasonably
practicable upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement or the Voting
Agreements, as the case may be, and (b) to otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of
such takeover statute.
6.12 Tax Matters. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the Company shall
and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to:
(a) prepare and timely file, considering any permitted extension, all Tax Returns required to
be filed by them on or before the Closing Date (“Post-Signing Returns”) in a manner
reasonably consistent with past practice, except as otherwise required by a change in applicable
Law;
(b) consult with Parent with respect to all material, non-payroll Post-Signing Returns no
later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which such Post-Signing Returns are required
to be filed, and with respect to all other Post-Signing Returns, provide evidence of the timely
filing of such Post-Signing Returns no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of such
filing;
(c) fully and timely pay all Taxes due and payable in respect of such Post-Signing Returns
that are so filed;
(d) properly reserve (and reflect such reserve in their books and records and financial
statements), for all Taxes payable by them for which no Post-Signing Return is due prior to the
Effective Time in a manner reasonably consistent with past practice;
(e) promptly notify Parent in writing of any federal, state, local or foreign income or
franchise tax proceeding and Legal Actions pending or threatened against or with respect to the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax matter, including Tax liabilities
and refund claims, and not settle or compromise any such Tax matter or Legal Action without
Parent’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed;
(f) not make or revoke any election with regard to Taxes or file any amended Tax Returns
without Parent’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed; and
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(g) not make any change in any Tax or accounting methods or systems of internal accounting
controls (including procedures with respect to the payment of accounts payable and collection of
accounts receivable), except as may be appropriate to conform to changes in Tax Laws or regulatory
accounting requirements or GAAP.
6.13 FIRPTA Certificate. The Company shall deliver to Parent at the Closing a certificate or certificates, in
compliance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2, certifying that the Transaction is exempt
from withholding under Section 1445 of the Code.
6.14 Resignations. To the extent requested by Parent in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, on the Closing Date, the Company shall cause to be delivered to Parent duly signed
resignations, effective as of the Effective Time, of the directors of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries designated by Parent and shall take such other action as is necessary to accomplish
the foregoing.
6.15 De-listing and Deregistration. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cooperate with Parent and, upon the reasonable
request of Parent, use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do
or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under
applicable Laws and rules and policies of Nasdaq to enable the de-listing by the Surviving
Corporation from Nasdaq and the deregistration of shares of the Company’s securities under the
Exchange Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time.
6.16 Third Party Rights/Amendments to Employee Plans. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall affect the right of the Company (or,
following the Closing Date, Parent and its Subsidiaries) to terminate the employment of any
employee of the Company or Company Subsidiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
grant any current or former employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary a right to continued
employment by, or to receive any payment or benefits from, the Company or any Subsidiary or through
any Employee Program, or other benefit plan that increases or expands such Person’s rights beyond
what is provided by the terms of such plan. This Agreement shall not limit the ability or right of
the Company and Company Subsidiaries (or Parent or its Affiliates after the Closing) to amend or
terminate any Employee Program or other benefit or compensation plan or program (including any
policy plan program or arrangement maintained by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) and nothing
contained herein shall be construed as an amendment to or modification of any such plan. Nothing
contained in this Agreement, express or implied, shall (i) constitute an amendment to any Employee
Program or other benefit plan, (ii) create any third party beneficiary rights or (iii) inure to the
benefit of or be enforceable by any employee, director or consultant of the Company, Parent, any of
their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, of any entity or any Person representing the interest
of any employees, directors or consultants or of any Person whose rights are derivative of any such
employee (including a family member or estate of the employee), including for the purposes of the
UK Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000.
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6.17 Obligations of Merger Sub. Parent shall take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub and, after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the Transaction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
6.18 Debt Cooperation. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, upon Parent’s request therefor, reasonably
cooperate with Parent in connection with the repayment, prepayment or other extinguishment of the
Indebtedness of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (including any Indebtedness under the
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2007 and as amended from time to
time thereafter (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain Company
Subsidiaries, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, through its New York agency, CIBC World Markets
Corp., CIT Lending Services Corporation and certain affiliated entities) in connection with the
Transaction at the Effective Time. Immediately following the Effective Time on the Closing Date,
the Surviving Corporation shall repay all of the Indebtedness of the Surviving Corporation and
terminate all of the Surviving Corporation’s commitments under the Credit Agreement.
6.19 Approval of Treatment of Company Stock Options and other Equity-Based
Awards. Prior to the Closing Date and the Effective Time, the Company Board and each committee of
the Company Board or other body responsible for the administration of any Company Equity Incentive
Plan or the ESPP under which Company Stock Options or other rights to purchase Company Stock or
restricted shares of Company Stock (collectively, “Company Stock Rights”) are or may be
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall adopt resolutions (1) concluding that the
disposition of Company Stock Rights described in Section 2.1 hereof is permitted under the terms of
each Company Equity Incentive Plan and under the ESPP and (2) directing that the disposition of
Company Stock Rights as described in Section 2.1 hereof shall be effected in accordance with the
terms of Section 2.1(e) and Section 2.1(g).
6.20 Termination of Plans. Prior to the Closing Date and the Effective Time, the Company shall adopt resolutions to
provide prior to the Effective Time, each Employee Program that is a plan intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code (each, a “Tax-Qualified Plan”) shall be terminated, and
from and after the Effective Time no Tax-Qualified Plan shall hold or distribute Company Common
Stock or any other employer securities.
ARTICLE VII
Conditions to the Merger
7.1 Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver in writing (to the extent permitted by Law), at or prior to the Effective
Time, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. The Company shall have obtained the Company Stockholder
Approval.
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(b) Other Regulatory Approvals. All material approvals, authorizations and consents
of any Governmental Entity required to consummate the Merger shall have been obtained and remain in
full force and effect, and all statutory waiting periods relating to such approvals, authorizations
and consents (including the waiting period applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the
HSR Act) shall have expired or been terminated.
(c) No Injunctions, Orders or Restraints; Illegality. No preliminary or permanent
injunction or other order issued by a court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
shall be in effect which would have the effect of (i) making the consummation of the Merger
illegal, or (ii) otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger; provided,
however, that prior to a party asserting this condition such party shall have used its
reasonable best efforts to prevent the entry of any such injunction or other order and to appeal as
promptly as reasonably practicable any such injunction or other order that may be entered.
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Parent in
writing at or prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Company set forth in the first sentence of Section 3.1(a) (Existence), Section 3.1(e)
(Organizational Documents), Section 3.2 (Authorization, Takeover Laws, Validity and Effect of
Agreements), Section 3.4 (Subsidiaries), Section 3.6(I) (Non Contravention), Section 3.15 (No
Brokers), Section 3.16 (Opinion of Financial Advisor) and Section 3.17 (Vote Required) shall be
true and correct in all material respects, in each case, at and as of the Effective Time, as if
made at and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent a representation or warranty is made as
of a time other than the Effective Time, in which case such representation or warranty shall be
true and correct in all material respects at and as of such time). Each of the representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.3 (Capitalization) and 3.7(e) (Indebtedness) shall
be true and correct, in each case, at and as of the Effective Time, as if made at and as of the
Effective Time (except to the extent a representation or warranty is made as of a time other than
the Effective Time, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct at and
as of such time), other than any de minimis failure to be true and correct. Each of the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement other than those listed
in the preceding sentence shall be true and correct (determined without regard to any materiality
or Company Material Adverse Effect qualification contained in any representation or warranty) when
made and at and as of the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent a
representation or warranty is made as of a time other than the Effective Time, in which case such
representation or warranty shall be true and correct at and as of such time), with only such
exceptions as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Company Material Adverse
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Effect.
Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company, dated as of the Closing
Date, to the foregoing effect.
(b) Performance and Obligations of the Company. The Company shall have performed or
complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect.
(c) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement and prior to
the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect.
7.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Company in writing at or
prior to the Effective Time:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (determined without
regard to any materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect qualification contained in any
representation or warranty) at and as of the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time
(except to the extent a representation or warranty is made as of a time other than the Effective
Time, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct at and as of such
time), with only such exceptions as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub, dated the Closing Date, to the
foregoing effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger
Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Effective
Time, and the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub,
dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect.
ARTICLE VIII
Termination, Amendment and Waiver
8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time,
whether before or after the receipt of Company Stockholder Approval:
(a) by the mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
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(b) by either of the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, by delivery of
written notice to the other:
(i) if, upon a vote taken thereon at a duly held Company Stockholders’ Meeting (or at
any adjournment or postponement thereof), held to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval,
the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained;
(ii) if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order,
decree, judgment, injunction or taken any other action (which order, decree, judgment,
injunction or other action the parties hereto shall have used their reasonable best efforts
to lift), which permanently restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits or makes illegal the
consummation of the Transaction, and such order, decree, judgment, injunction or other
action shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(ii) shall not be available
to a party if the issuance of such order or action was primarily due to the failure of such
party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement; or
(iii) if the consummation of the Merger shall not have occurred on or before August 1,
2011 (the “End Date”); provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(iii) shall not be available to any party
whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement in any material respect has
been the primary reason for the failure of the Merger to occur on or before the End Date;
provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 8.1(b)(iii) shall not be available to the Company until three (3) Business Days
following the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting (following the End Date) if the
failure of the Merger to occur on or before the End Date is due to a postponement or
adjournment of the Company Stockholder’s Meeting by the Company pursuant to Section 6.1(c)
to a date which is past the End Date.
(c) by delivery of written notice from Parent or Merger Sub to the Company, if the Company
breaches or fails to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties or
covenants contained in this Agreement (other than those set forth in Section 6.4), which breach or
failure to perform would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2 and such
breach or failure to perform is incurable or, if curable, is not cured within twenty-five (25)
Business Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice of such breach or failure to perform
from Parent or Merger;
(d) by delivery of written notice from the Company to Parent if Parent or Merger Sub breaches
or fails to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties or covenants
contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would give rise to the failure of a
condition set forth in Section 7.3 and such breach or failure to perform is incurable or, if
curable, is not cured within twenty-five (25) Business Days after Parent’s receipt of written
notice of such breach or failure to perform from the Company;
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(e) by the Company, prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, by delivery of
written notice from the Company to Parent, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.4(d)(II)
(and subject to the other requirements of Section 6.4(d)); provided, that the Company is
not in breach of Section 6.4 and there has not been any breach of Section 4.4 of the Atlantic
Voting Agreement;
(f) by delivery of written notice from Parent or Merger Sub to the Company, if the Company
Board shall have made a Company Adverse Recommendation Change;
(g) by the Company, by delivery of written notice from the Company to Parent, if (i) the
conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 have been satisfied (other than those
conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of such conditions), (ii) within two (2) Business Days after the Company has delivered
written notice to Parent that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 have been
satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), the Merger shall not have been
consummated and (iii) the Company has agreed in writing to waive the failure of any condition set
forth in Section 7.3 that has not been satisfied as of the date of such notice other than with
respect to Parent’s obligations under Article II that are required to be performed as of the
Closing, including the obligation to fund and pay the Merger Consideration and Closing Option
Merger Consideration in accordance therewith; provided, however, that the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(g) shall not be available to the Company if the
Company’s failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement in a material respect is the
primary reason for the failure of the Merger to be consummated within such two (2) Business Day
period;
(h) by Parent, by delivery of written notice from Parent to the Company, if (i) the conditions
set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 have been satisfied at the Closing (other than those
conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction
or waiver of such conditions), (ii) within two (2) Business Days after Parent has delivered written
notice to the Company that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 have been
satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), the Merger shall not have been
consummated and (iii) Parent has agreed in writing to waive the failure of any condition set forth
in Section 7.2 that has not been satisfied as of the date of such notice; provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(h) shall not be
available to Parent if Parent’s failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement in a
material respect is the primary reason for the failure of the Merger to be consummated within such
two (2) Business Day period; or
(i) by delivery of written notice from Parent or Merger Sub to the Company if the Company
breaches its obligations under Section 6.4 in any material respect.
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8.2 Effect of Termination. Subject to Section 8.3, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and have no effect, without any
liability on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company and their respective directors,
officers, employees, partners, members or stockholders and all rights and obligations of any party
hereto shall cease; provided, that (i) the agreements contained in Sections 6.6(b)
(Confidentiality), 6.7 (Public Announcements), 8.2 (Effect of Termination), 8.3 (Fees and Expenses)
and Article IX (General Provisions) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (ii) that
nothing contained herein shall relieve any party from liabilities or damages arising out of any
fraud or willful breach by such party of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other
agreements contained in this Agreement.
8.3 Fees and Expenses.
(a) In the event that:
(i) this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(e);
(ii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to Section 8.1(f);
or
(iii) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to Section 8.1(i);
then, in any such event under clause (i) of this Section 8.3(a) the Company shall pay as
directed by the Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of same day funds before or
concurrently with such termination, and in any such event under clause (ii) or (iii) of
this Section 8.3(a), the Company shall pay as directed by Parent the Termination Fee by
wire transfer of same day funds within three (3) Business Days after such termination; it
being understood that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee
on more than one occasion. As used herein, “Termination Fee” means a cash amount
equal to $7,500,000, plus the documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Parent and
Merger Sub relating to the Transaction (including fees and expenses of Representatives of
Parent and Merger Sub), which shall not exceed $1,500,000 (the “Parent Expenses”).
(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub
pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(i) and a Takeover Proposal shall have been publicly announced following
the date of this Agreement and such Takeover Proposal shall not have been unconditionally publicly
withdrawn prior to the date of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (the “No Vote
Termination”), then the Company shall pay as directed by Parent the Parent Expenses by wire
transfer of same day funds within three (3) Business Days after such termination. In addition, if
within nine (9) months following the date of such No Vote Termination, the Company consummates, or
enters into a Contract providing for the implementation of, a Takeover
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Proposal, and a Takeover Proposal is subsequently consummated, then the Company shall pay as
directed by Parent an amount equal to the Termination Fee less the Parent Expenses by wire transfer
of same day funds within three (3) Business Days following the consummation of such Takeover
Proposal. For purposes of the foregoing, references in the definition of the term “Takeover
Proposal” to the figure “20%” shall be deemed to be replaced by the figure “51%.”
8.4 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of each of the parties hereto at any time before or after receipt of the Company Stockholder
Approval; provided, however, that after receipt of the Company Stockholder
Approval, no amendment shall be made which by Law requires further approval by such stockholders
without obtaining such approval.
8.5 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto may, to the extent legally
allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the
other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other
parties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance by
the other parties with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a
written instrument signed on behalf of the party against which such waiver or extension is to be
enforced. The failure of a party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise
shall not constitute a waiver of those rights.
ARTICLE IX
General Provisions
9.1 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (x) as of the date delivered or sent if delivered
personally or sent by facsimile (providing confirmation of transmission) or (y) as of the date
received if sent by prepaid overnight carrier (providing proof of delivery), in each case of (x)
and (y), to the parties at the following addresses or facsimile numbers (or at such other addresses
or facsimile numbers as shall be specified by the parties by like notice):
(a) if to Parent or Merger Sub:
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Time Warner Cable Inc.
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Satish Adige
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Satish Adige
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(b) if to the Company:
NaviSite, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
BRL Law Group LLC
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Rosedale
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Rosedale
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(c) if to the Special Committee:
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chairman of the Special Committee
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chairman of the Special Committee
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, P.A.
One Xxxxxx Square
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
One Xxxxxx Square
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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9.2 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term:
“Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means any confidentiality and standstill
agreement that contains provisions that are no less favorable to the Company than those contained
in the Confidentiality Agreement, it being understood that such confidentiality and standstill
agreement need not prohibit the submission of Takeover Proposals or amendments thereto to the
Company.
“Affiliate” of any Person means a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
first-mentioned Person.
“Business Day” means any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which
banking and savings and loan institutions located in New York, New York are authorized or required
by Law to be closed.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, an effect, event
or change which has a material adverse effect on (x) the assets, results of operations, or
financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than
effects, events or changes arising out of or resulting from (a) changes in conditions in the United
States or global economy or capital or financial markets generally, including changes in interest
or exchange rates, (b) general changes or developments in regulatory, political, economic or
business conditions or conditions within the industry of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (c)
changes in Law or generally accepted accounting principles or the interpretation thereof, (d) the
announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers,
lenders, partners or employees; provided, that this subsection (d) shall not apply for
purposes of Section 3.6 (including such section for purposes of Section 7.2), (e) acts of war,
sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or
terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of this Agreement, (f) any decline in the market
price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of the Company or any failure to meet
internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions (it being
understood that the underlying causes of such decline, change or failure may, if they are not
otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect, be taken into account in
determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or (g) litigation arising from
any alleged breach of fiduciary duty or other violation of Law relating to this Agreement, other
than, in the case of any of the foregoing clauses (a) through (e), any effect, event or change that
disproportionately affects the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to
other Persons in the industries in which they operate, or (y) the ability of the Company to
consummate the Transaction.
“Company’s Knowledge” means the actual (and not the constructive or imputed) knowledge
of X. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx.
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“Contract” means any legally binding contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan,
lease, sublease, mortgage, license, sublicense, obligation or other binding arrangement, whether
written or oral.
“Controlled Group Liability” means all liabilities (a) under Section 302 of ERISA, (b)
under Title IV of ERISA, (c) under Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code, in the case of clauses (a),
(b) and (c), that are imposed on a the Company or any Company Subsidiary under or in respect of an
Employee Program solely by reason of the treatment of the Company or any Company Subsidiary as a
single employer with another Person as a result of the application of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code or by reason of the treatment of the Company or Subsidiary as under common control
with another Person as a result of the application of Section 4001(b) of ERISA and (d) in respect
of a Multiemployer Plan that are imposed on the Company or any Company Subsidiary on a so-called
“controlled group” basis, including under Section 414 of the Code.
“Environment” means soil, sediment, surface or subsurface strata, surface water,
ground water, ambient air and any biota living in or on such media.
“Environmental Laws” means any federal, state or local Law relating to the pollution,
protection, or restoration of the Environment, including those relating to the use, handling,
presence, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of or exposure to
Hazardous Materials.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means an Affiliate of the Company if it is considered a single
employer with the Company under ERISA Section 4001(b) or part of the same “controlled group” as the
Company for purposes of ERISA Section 302(d)(8)(C).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States.
“Government Contract” means any Contract to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party, or by which any of them is bound, and to which an ultimate contracting party
is a Governmental Entity (including any subcontract with a prime contractor or other subcontractor
who is a party to any such Contract).
“Hazardous Materials” means any “hazardous waste” as defined in either the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act or regulations adopted pursuant to said act, any “hazardous
substances” or “pollutant” or “contaminant” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act and, to the extent not included in the foregoing, any petroleum or
fractions thereof, mold or radioactive substances.
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“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (A) all
indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, whether secured or unsecured, (B) all obligations
of such Person (i) under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property
purchased by such Person or (ii) for any deferred purchase price of property or services, (C) all
capitalized lease obligations of such Person, (D) all obligations of such Person under interest
rate or currency hedging transactions (valued at the termination value thereof), (E) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person under acceptances, letters of credit or
similar facilities to the extent drawn, (F) all notes, bonds, letters of credit, debentures,
mortgages or similar debt instruments, (G) all obligations secured by Encumbrances, (G) any other
amounts required to be considered as indebtedness of such Person for purposes of GAAP and (H) all
guarantees of such Person of any such Indebtedness of any other Person; provided,
however, that Indebtedness shall exclude any Indebtedness between the Company and any
wholly owned Company Subsidiary or any two wholly owned Company Subsidiaries.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Material Contracts” means the following Contracts to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets is bound:
(a) Contracts that are material within the meaning set forth in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation
S-K of Title 17, Part 229 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
(b) Contracts with any stockholder, current or former director or officer or Affiliate of the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company;
(c) Contracts for the transfer, sale, license or other disposition of any of the assets of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary for consideration in excess of $500,000;
(d) Contracts relating to the incurrence of any Indebtedness, the making of any loans or the
guarantee of any Indebtedness of any other Person, in each case, involving amounts in excess of
$500,000;
(e) Contracts involving (i) payments to the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to
which the payments or expenditures are expected to exceed $1,000,000 on an annual basis or (ii)
expenditures by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to which the payments or
expenditures are expected to exceed $500,000 on an annual basis;
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(f) Contracts restricting the Company or any Company Subsidiary from engaging in any material
line of business or competing with any Person or in any geographical area;
(g) Contracts containing exclusivity obligations or restrictions or otherwise prohibiting or
limiting the freedom or right of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to sell, distribute,
manufacture, purchase, obtain or otherwise transaction in respect of any products or services;
(h) Contracts relating to any Company Intellectual Property set forth in Section 3.22(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(i) Leases; or
(j) Government Contracts.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
3(37) of ERISA.
“Nasdaq” means The NASDAQ Stock Market.
“Parent’s Knowledge” means the actual (and not the constructive or imputed) knowledge
of Satish Adige, Xxxxxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Parent or Merger Sub, an
effect, event, development, condition, circumstance, occurrence or change which materially
adversely affects the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their respective obligations
hereunder or to consummate the Transaction.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, labor union, other entity or group (as defined in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act).
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation more than 50% of whose
outstanding voting or equity securities, or any partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture or other entity more than 50% of whose total equity interest, is directly or indirectly
owned by such Person.
“Tax Returns” means all reports, returns, declarations, statements, information
reports or returns or other information required to be supplied to a Taxing authority in connection
with Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof.
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“Taxes” means (i) any and all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies,
imposts, duties and similar charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties,
fines, assessments, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed
by any government or taxing authority, including: taxes or other charges on or with respect to
income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, real or personal property, sales,
goods and services, use, license, branch, capital stock, capital gains, payroll, employment, social
security, unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, occupation, premium, net
worth, excise, estimated, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, customs duties, transfer, value added or
gains taxes and similar charges, (ii) any and all liability for the payment of any items described
in clause (i) above as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group (or being included or being required to be
included) in any Tax Return related to such group and (iii) any and all liability for the payment
of any amounts as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person, or
any successor or transferee liability, in respect of any items described in clause (i) or (ii)
above.
9.3 Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:
Term | Section | |
Agreement | Preamble |
|
Appraisal Rights | 2.3(a) |
|
Assets | 3.11(b) |
|
Atlantic Voting Agreement | 6.4(b) |
|
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception | 3.2(a) |
|
Base Premium | 6.5(c) |
|
Book-Entry Shares | 2.1(c) |
|
Certificate | 2.1(c) |
|
Certificate of Merger | 1.2 |
|
Closing | 1.3 |
|
Closing Date | 1.3 |
|
Closing Option Merger Consideration | 2.1(e) |
|
Code | 2.2 |
|
Common Stock Merger Consideration | Recitals |
|
Company | Preamble |
|
Company Adverse Recommendation Change | 6.4(d) |
|
Company Assets | 6.2(c) |
|
Company Board | Recitals |
|
Company Common Stock | Recitals |
|
Company Disclosure Schedule | Article III |
|
Company Employee | 6.8(b) |
|
Company Equity Incentive Plans | 2.1(e) |
|
Company Intellectual Property | 3.22(a) |
|
Company Preferred Stock | 3.3(a) |
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Term | Section | |
Company Recommendation | 3.2(b) |
|
Company SEC Reports | 3.7(a) |
|
Company Stock Options | 2.1(e) |
|
Company Stock Rights | 6.19 |
|
Company Stockholder Approval | 3.17 |
|
Company Stockholders’ Meeting | 6.1(c) |
|
Company Subsidiaries | 3.1(b) |
|
Company Warrants | Recitals |
|
Confidentiality Agreement | 6.6(b) |
|
Credit Agreement | 6.18 |
|
DGCL | Recitals |
|
Dispose | 6.2(c) |
|
Dissenting Shares | 2.3(a) |
|
Effective Time | 1.2 |
|
Employee Programs | 3.13(a) |
|
Encumbrances | 3.4 |
|
End Date | 8.1(b)(iii) |
|
Environmental Licenses | 3.12(b) |
|
ESPP | 2.1(g) |
|
Excluded Shares | 2.1(b) |
|
Forfeited Stock | 2.1(c) |
|
Governmental Entity | 3.6 |
|
Impairment | 6.2(c) |
|
Indemnified Parties | 6.5(a) |
|
Indemnified Party | 6.5(a) |
|
Intellectual Property | 3.22(a) |
|
IP Licenses | 3.22(e) |
|
IT Assets | 3.22(f) |
|
Law | 3.6 |
|
Laws | 3.6 |
|
Leased Real Property | 3.11(a) |
|
Leases | 3.11(a) |
|
Legal Actions | 3.8 |
|
Licensed Intellectual Property | 3.22(a) |
|
Merger | Recitals |
|
Merger Consideration | 2.1(h) |
|
Merger Sub | Preamble |
|
NOLs | 3.10(h) |
|
Non-US Company Employees | 6.8(b) |
|
No Vote Termination | 8.3(b) |
|
Other Filings | 6.2(a) |
|
Owned Intellectual Property | 3.22(a) |
|
Parent | Preamble |
|
Parent Assets | 6.2(c) |
|
Parent Expenses | 8.3(a) |
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Term | Section | |
Paying Agent | 2.1(h) |
|
Paying Agent Agreement | 2.1(h) |
|
Payment Fund | 2.1(h) |
|
Post-Signing Returns | 6.12(a) |
|
Preferred Stock Merger Consideration | Recitals |
|
Principal Stockholders | Recitals |
|
Proxy Statement | 6.1(a) |
|
Representatives | 6.4(a) |
|
Restricted Stock Consideration | 2.1(j)(ii) |
|
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act | 3.7(a) |
|
Securities Laws | 3.7(a) |
|
Series A Preferred Stock | Recitals |
|
Significant Customers | 3.23(a) |
|
Significant Vendors | 3.23(b) |
|
Special Committee | Recitals |
|
Superior Proposal | 6.4(g) |
|
Stock Merger Consideration | Recitals |
|
Surviving Corporation | 1.1(a) |
|
Takeover Proposal | 6.4(f) |
|
Tax-Qualified Plan | 6.20 |
|
Tax Sharing Agreements | 3.10(d) |
|
Termination Fee | 8.3(a) |
|
Transaction | Recitals |
|
UK Subs | 3.10(j) |
|
US Company Employees | 6.8(b) |
|
Vested Restricted Stock | 2.1(c) |
|
Voting Agreements | Recitals |
|
WARN | 3.14(c) |
|
Warrant Consideration | 2.1(f) |
|
Warrant Holders Agreement | Recitals |
9.4 Interpretation. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Wherever used herein, a pronoun
in the masculine gender shall be considered as including the feminine gender unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise. Terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when
used in the plural and vice versa, and wherever the word “include,” “includes” or “including” is
used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The
term “made available”, when referring to information, documents, projections, forecasts or other
material made available to Parent or Merger Sub, means that such information, documents,
projections, forecasts or other material has been placed in the data room in connection with the
Transaction or otherwise provided to Parent or its Representatives. References herein to any Law
shall be deemed to refer to such Law as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or
superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and
regulations promulgated
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thereunder, except where the reference to Law speaks as of a date certain or references the
effect of a change in Law. Whenever this Agreement requires a Company Subsidiary to take any
action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of the Company to
cause such Company Subsidiary to take such action. The term “or” is used in the inclusive sense of
“and/or”.
9.5 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements. Except for Articles I and II, Section 6.5 and any covenant or agreement of the parties
which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time, (a) none of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or in any
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and (b) thereafter
there shall be no liability on the part of any of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or any of their
respective directors, officers, employees or stockholders in respect thereof. Except as expressly
set forth in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub
pursuant to the express terms of this Agreement, there are no representations or warranties of any
party hereto, express or implied.
9.6 Remedies; Specific Enforcement.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon
a party shall 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 shall not preclude
the exercise of any other remedy.
(b) 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, and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy
for any such damages. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions of this Agreement, without bond or other security being required, this being in addition
to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
9.7 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this
Agreement is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues and, therefore, each such party
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
legal action arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transaction. Each party to this
Agreement certifies and acknowledges that (a) no representative of any other party has represented,
expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not seek to enforce the foregoing waiver in the
event of a legal action, (b) such party has considered the implications of this waiver, (c) such
party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (d) such party has been induced to enter into this
Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certificates in this Section 9.7.
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9.8 Assignment. Except as expressly permitted by the terms hereof, neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without
the prior written consent of the other parties, except that Parent may assign this Agreement or any
of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
provided, however, any such assignment shall not release Parent from any of its
obligations hereunder if such assignment is made prior to the Closing. Any purported assignment
without such prior written consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns.
9.9 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes, together with the Confidentiality Agreement and the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the entire agreement and supersedes all of the prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the
subject matter hereof and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. Except for the provisions of Section 6.5, which shall
inure to the benefit of the Persons or entities benefiting therefrom who are expressly intended to
be third-party beneficiaries thereof and who may enforce the covenants contained therein, nothing
in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties
hereto or their respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns any rights,
remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.10 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application
of such provision to other Persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby, and to such
end, the provisions of this Agreement are agreed to be severable.
9.11 Choice of Law/Consent to Jurisdiction.
(a) All disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the
negotiation, validity or performance of this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to its rules of conflict of laws.
(b) Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i)
consents to submit to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware or, if under applicable law exclusive jurisdiction over the matter is vested in the
federal courts, any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware for any litigation
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the negotiation, validity or performance of this
Agreement, or the Transaction, (ii) agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except
in such courts, (iii) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in such
courts and (iv) agrees not to plead or claim in such courts that such litigation brought
therein has been brought in any inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto agrees,
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(A) to the
extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, to
appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of
legal process, and (B) that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified
mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting
evidence of valid service. Service made pursuant to (A) or (B) above shall have the same legal
force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware.
9.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in 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. Facsimile transmission of any signed
original document shall be deemed the same as delivery of an original. At the request of any party,
the parties will confirm facsimile transmission by signing a duplicate original document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Time Warner Cable Inc., Avatar Merger Sub Inc. and the Company have caused
this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized.
TIME WARNER CABLE INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Satish Adige | |||
Name: Satish Adige | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President, Investments | ||||
AVATAR MERGER SUB INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Satish Adige | |||
Name: Satish Adige | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President, Investments | ||||
NAVISITE, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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