AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND
AMONG
MOBILE
MINI, INC.,
CACTUS
MERGER SUB, INC.,
MSG
WC
HOLDINGS CORP.
AND
TARGET
STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
February
22, 2008
Table
of Contents
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ARTICLE
I
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DEFINITIONS
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2
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§1.1
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Definitions
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2
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§1.2
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Other
Defined Terms
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11
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§1.3
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Construction
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11
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ARTICLE
II
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THE
MERGER AND SUBSEQUENT MERGERS
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11
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§2.1
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The
Merger
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11
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§2.2
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Certificate
of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
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12
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§2.3
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By-laws
of the Surviving Corporation
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12
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§2.4
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Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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12
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§2.5
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The
Subsequent Mergers
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12
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ARTICLE
III
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EFFECT
OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK
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13
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§3.1
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Conversion
of Stock
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13
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§3.2
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Effect
on Options
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13
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§3.3
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Delivery
of Funds; Surrender of Certificates; Payments
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14
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§3.4
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Determination
of Merger Consideration Adjustment
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15
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§3.5
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No
Further Rights of Transfers
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19
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§3.6
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Withholding
Rights
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19
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§3.7
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Closing
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19
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§3.8
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Further
Assurances
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20
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§3.9
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Target
Stockholder Representative
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20
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF TARGET
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21
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§4.1
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Authority
and Enforceability
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21
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§4.2
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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21
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§4.3
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Existence
and Good Standing of Target
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22
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§4.4
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Capitalization
of Target
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22
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§4.5
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Target
Subsidiaries
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23
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§4.6
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SEC
Filings
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24
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§4.7
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Financial
Statements
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25
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§4.8
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Liabilities
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26
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§4.9
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Books
and Records
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27
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§4.10
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Properties;
Containers
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27
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§4.11
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Owned
Real Property
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27
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§4.12
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Leased
Real Property
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28
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§4.13
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Material
Contracts
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28
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§4.14
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Litigation
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30
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§4.15
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Taxes
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30
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§4.16
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Insurance
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32
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§4.17
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Intellectual
Property
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33
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of Contents
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§4.18
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Compliance
with Laws
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33
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§4.19
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Customers
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34
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§4.20
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Employment
Relations
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34
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§4.21
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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35
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§4.22
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Environmental
Laws and Regulations
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38
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§4.23
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Affiliate
Transactions
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38
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§4.24
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Permits
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38
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§4.25
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Absence
of Changes
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39
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§4.26
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Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees
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41
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§4.27
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Certain
Business Practices
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41
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§4.28
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Special
Purpose Representations
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41
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§4.29
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Due
Diligence by Target
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41
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ARTICLE
V
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
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42
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§5.1
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Authority
and Enforceability
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42
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§5.2
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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42
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§5.3
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Existence
and Good Standing
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43
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§5.4
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Capitalization
of Parent
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43
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§5.5
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Parent
Subsidiaries
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44
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§5.6
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SEC
Filings
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45
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§5.7
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Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
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45
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§5.8
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Liabilities
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46
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§5.9
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Properties;
Containers
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46
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§5.10
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Litigation
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46
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§5.11
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Taxes
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47
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§5.12
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Compliance
with Laws
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47
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§5.13
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Employee
Benefits
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48
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§5.14
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Certain
Business Practices
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48
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§5.15
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Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees
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48
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§5.16
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Financing
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49
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§5.17
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Due
Diligence by Parent
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49
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ARTICLE
VI
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COVENANTS
OF TARGET
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49
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§6.1
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Conduct
of Business of Target
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49
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§6.2
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Exclusive
Dealing
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53
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§6.3
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Review
of Target
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53
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§6.4
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Notification
of Certain Matters; Amendments to Target Disclosure Letter
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54
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§6.5
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Assistance
with Debt Financing
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54
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§6.6
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Resignation
of Officers and Directors
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55
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§6.7
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Affiliate
Agreements
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55
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§6.8
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Target
Option Plans
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55
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§6.9
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WARN
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56
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of Contents
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§6.10
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Parent’s
Requests Regarding Employees
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56
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ARTICLE
VII
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COVENANTS
OF PARENT
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57
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§7.1
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Conduct
of Business of Parent
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57
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§7.2
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Debt
Financing
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57
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§7.3
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
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58
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§7.4
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Parent
Organizational Documents
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58
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§7.5
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Review
of Parent
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58
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§7.6
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Parent
Stockholders Approval
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59
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§7.7
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Waiver
of Standstill
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59
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§7.8
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Financial
Reports
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60
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§7.9
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Compensation
and Benefits
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60
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§7.10
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Exclusivity
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62
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§7.11
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Escrowed
Shares
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62
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ARTICLE
VIII
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COVENANTS
OF PARENT AND TARGET
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62
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§8.1
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Regulatory
and Other Approvals
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62
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§8.2
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All
Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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63
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§8.3
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Public
Announcements
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64
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§8.4
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Litigation
Support
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64
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ARTICLE
IX
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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64
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§9.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Target
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64
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§9.2
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Conditions
to Obligation of Parent
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65
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§9.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of Target
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66
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ARTICLE
X
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TAX
MATTERS
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67
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§10.1
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Tax
Return Preparation
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67
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§10.2
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Cooperation
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67
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§10.3
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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67
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ARTICLE
XX
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§00.0
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Representations
and Warranties
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68
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§11.2
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Indemnification
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68
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§11.3
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Indemnification
Procedure
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70
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§11.4
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Third
Party Claims
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71
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§11.5
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Calculation
of Indemnity Payments
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72
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ARTICLE
XII
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TERMINATION
AND ABANDONMENT
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73
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§12.1
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Termination
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73
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§12.2
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Effect
of Termination
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73
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ARTICLE
XIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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74
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§13.1
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Expenses;
Transfer Taxes
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74
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§13.2
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Governing
Law
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74
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§13.3
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Jurisdiction;
Agents for Service of Process
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74
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§13.4
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Table
of Contents; Captions
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74
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§13.5
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Notices
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74
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§13.6
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Assignment;
Parties in Interest
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76
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§13.7
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Counterparts
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76
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§13.8
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Entire
Agreement
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76
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§13.9
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Amendments
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76
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§13.10
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Severability
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76
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§13.11
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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77
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§13.12
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No
Strict Construction
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77
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§13.13
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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77
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§13.14
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Specific
Performance
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77
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Annex
A
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Other
Defined Terms
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of Joinder Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Stockholders Agreement
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Form
of Series A Convertible Redeemable Participating Preferred Stock
Certificate of Designation
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Exhibit
E
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-
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Form
of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of
Parent
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Exhibit
F
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List
of Indebtedness of Target and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2007
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v
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated February 22, 2008 (this “Agreement”),
by
and among MOBILE MINI, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”),
CACTUS MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (“Merger
Sub”),
MSG
WC HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Target”),
and
Target Stockholder Representative (as defined below), on the other hand.
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and Target have, on
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
(a) determined that the merger of Merger Sub with and into Target, as set
forth below (the “Merger”),
is
fair to, and in the best interests of, their respective stockholders, and
declared that the Merger is advisable, (b) authorized and approved this
Agreement, the Merger, the execution and delivery of the other agreements
referred to herein, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby and (c) in the case of Target, recommended acceptance of the
Merger and approval and adoption of this Agreement to its stockholders, in
accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the
“DGCL”);
WHEREAS,
simultaneously herewith, certain of the equity holders of Target have executed
a
joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto
(the “Joinder
Agreement”)
pursuant to which each such equity holder, among other things, adopted this
Agreement, consented to the transactions contemplated hereby, waived appraisal
rights, agreed to the indemnification and other provisions contained herein
applicable to the equityholders, agreed to non-compete/non-solicitation
provisions, agreed to the termination of the Sponsor Stockholders Agreement
effective as of the Effective Time, and made various representations and
warranties.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other valuable
consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
and
intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub, Target and the Target
Stockholder Representative (each, a “Party”
and
collectively, the “Parties”),
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
§1.1 Definitions.
When
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned
to
them in this Section 1.1.
“Acquisition
Amount”
means
the value of any corporate acquisition by Target or any of its Subsidiaries
approved by Parent in writing.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with, such Person; provided
that,
for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used
with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of
the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and, provided,
further,
that,
for purposes of Sections 4.13 and 4.23, an Affiliate of any Person shall
also include (i) any Person that directly or indirectly owns more than five
percent (5%) of any class of capital stock or other equity interest of such
Person, (ii) any current officer or director of such Person, and
(iii) any spouse, parent or child of any Person described in
clauses (i) or (ii) above.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
means
the Escrow Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement, the Joinder Agreement, the
Certificate of Designation, the Certificate of Incorporation Amendment and
any
other agreement, instrument and document delivered in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement including, without limitation,
any
letter of transmittal.
“Business
Day”
means
any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located
in
New York City, New York or Tempe, Arizona are authorized or required by Law
to
close.
“CapEx
Budget”
means
that certain Adjusted Capital Expenditures Budget of Target for the calendar
year ended December 31, 2008 included in Section
4.7(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
“Capital
Expenditures”
means
new additions of storage containers, steel offices and other similar units
to
the lease fleet, including transportation, manufacturing and refurbishment
costs
incurred in bringing such units to rent ready status that are properly
capitalizable in accordance with GAAP. For the avoidance of doubt, “Capital
Expenditures” will be (A) increased (i) expenditures related to
refurbishing or transporting units (during January and February,
2008)already in service or acquired through business acquisitions and
purchases of non-fleet property, plant and equipment subject to a maximum
limitation of $2,000,000; (ii) expenditures resulting from the transfer of
units from inventory to the lease fleet, subject to a maximum limitation of
$4,000,000; and (iii)expenditures related to the purchase of storage
containers, steel offices and other similar units into inventory; and (B) will
be reduced by (iv) the net book value of any unit sales from the lease fleet;
and (v) the cost basis of any unit sales from
2
inventory
of lease fleet units or any item in inventory of a nature similar to the
products in lease fleet (but not of other property, plant and
equipment).
“Cash
and Cash Equivalents”
means
all cash on hand in the Target’s or any of its Subsidiaries' bank, lock box or
other accounts and all marketable securities (but excluding restricted cash),
calculated in each case in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent
with the preparation of the Balance Sheet.
“Certificate
of Designation”
means
the Certificate of Designation of Parent’s Series A Convertible Redeemable
Participating Preferred Stock, in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Certificate
of Incorporation Amendment”
means
the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Parent
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
“Code”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules
and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Contract”
means
any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee, license, franchise, permit,
agreement, understanding, arrangement, contract, commitment, lease, franchise
agreement or other legally binding instrument or obligation and all amendments
thereto.
“Cumulative
Adjusted Capex Budget Amount”
means,
for any period, the amount shown on, or derived from, the CapEx Budget for
the
period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending on the date of such
determination; provided,
that in
the event the Closing Date is a date other than the last day of a calendar
month, the Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget Amount as of the Closing Date shall
equal the sum of (i) the Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget Amount shown on,
or
derived from, the CapEx Budget for the period commencing on January 1, 2008
and
ending on last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which the
Closing occurs (the “Prior
Month Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget Amount”),
plus
(ii) the
product of (a) the excess of the Cumulative Adjusted CapEx Budget Amount shown
on, or derived from, the CapEx Budget for the period commencing on January
1,
2008 and ending on last day of the month in which the Closing occurs (the
“Closing
Month Cumulative Adjusted CapEx Budget Amount”)
over
the Prior Month Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget Amount and (b) the fraction
derived by dividing (x) the total number of days from and including the first
day of the month in which the Closing occurs to and including the Closing Date
by (y) the total number of days in the month in which the Closing
occurs.
“Draft
Financial Statements”
means
the draft unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Mobile Services Group Inc.
and
its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2007 and the related draft
unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the period
then ended.
“Environmental
Law”
means
any Law, Order or other requirement of law, including any principle of common
law, relating to the protection of human health or the environment, including
the regulation of the manufacture, use, transport, treatment, storage, disposal,
release or threatened release of petroleum products, asbestos, urea formaldehyde
3
insulation,
polychlorinated biphenyls or any substance listed, classified or regulated
as
hazardous or toxic, or any similar term, under such Environmental
Law.
“ERA”
means
the United Kingdom’s Employment Rights Xxx 0000.
“Escrow
Agent”
means
the Person selected by Parent and the Target Stockholder Representative to
serve
as the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow
Agreement”
means
the Escrow Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Parent,
the Target Stockholder Representative and the Escrow Agent, substantially in
the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
“Escrow
Amount”
means
$15,000,000.
“Escrowed
Cash”
means
an amount in cash which is equal to the Estimated Merger Consideration
minus
$154,000,000 but in no event shall the Escrowed Cash exceed $15,000,000;
provided,
that if
the Estimated Merger Consideration is equal to or less than $154,000,000, than
the Escrowed Cash shall be $0.00.
“Escrowed
Parent Preferred Stock”
means
a
number of shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal to the Escrowed Parent
Preferred Stock Value divided by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations).
“Escrowed
Parent Preferred Stock Value”
means
the Escrow Amount less the Escrowed Cash.
“Estimated
Merger Consideration”
means
an amount equal to the sum of (i) $701,500,000, (ii) minus
the
Target Net Debt, (iii) plus
or
minus,
as the
case may be, the Estimated Net Debt Adjustment, (iv) plus
or
minus,
as the
case may be, the Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, (v) plus
or
minus,
as the
case may be, the Estimated CapEx Expenditures Adjustment, (vi) minus
the
Estimated Transaction Expenses, and (vii) plus
the
Acquisition Amount.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Fair
Market Value”
means,
for purposes of valuing the Parent Preferred Stock for purposes of the
indemnification provisions of this Agreement, the as-converted value of Parent
Preferred Stock based on the average of the closing prices of the Parent Common
Stock on the NASDAQ reporting system or on the principal exchange on which
the
Parent Common Stock is traded (as reported in the Wall Street Journal) over
a
period of thirty (30) days consisting of the day the final amount of
indemnifiable Losses has been agreed to or otherwise determined pursuant to
the
provisions of this Agreement and the twenty nine (29) consecutive trading days
prior to such day the final amount of indemnifiable Losses has been agreed
or
otherwise determined pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; provided,
that if
the Parent Common Stock is not traded on any exchange or the over-the-counter
market, then “Market Price” shall be determined in good faith by the Surviving
Corporation and the Target Stockholder Representative.
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“Governmental
Entity”
means
any instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency, commission,
official or other authority of the United States or any other country or any
state, province, prefect, municipality, locality or other government or
political subdivision thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body
exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or
quasi-governmental authority.
“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person, (without duplication) such Person’s and its
Subsidiaries’ (i) indebtedness for borrowed money or indebtedness issued or
incurred in substitution or exchange for indebtedness for borrowed money and
all
amounts owing as deferred purchase price for property or services; (ii) all
seller notes, acquisition holdbacks, “earn-out” payments and cash deposits
provided by the selling party in connection with acquisitions by such Person
or
any of its Subsidiaries completed prior to date of this Agreement (but only
to
the extent that such deposits are held or controlled by such Person or any
of
its Subsidiaries); (iii) indebtedness evidenced by any note, bond, debenture,
mortgage or other debt instrument or debt security; (iv) commitments or
obligations by which such Person assures a creditor against loss including
contingent reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit
(excluding stand-by letters of credit supporting workers’ compensation and
self-insurance obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries not to exceed
an
amount of $7,000,000); (v) indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets or
properties of such Person; (vi) obligations under any interest rate, currency
or
other hedging agreement; (vii) capitalized lease obligations;
(viii) accrued interest, (ix) obligations created or arising under any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement not entered into in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (x) any prepayment
penalties or premiums and any breakage costs incurred in connection with the
payment of Indebtedness prior to the stated maturity thereof, but only to the
extent that such indebtedness is being repaid in connection with the Merger.
For
the avoidance of doubt, “Indebtedness” does not include customer deposits,
accounts payable, purchase commitments for capital expenditures, or other items
included in the calculation of Net Working Capital. For illustrative purposes,
attached as Exhibit
F
hereto
is a list of Indebtedness of Target and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2007.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
any of the following: (i) U.S. and non-U.S. patents, and applications for
either; (ii) registered and unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade
dress, corporate and business names and other indicia of origin, and pending
applications for the same, including intent-to-use registrations or similar
reservations of marks; (iii) registered and unregistered copyrights and
applications for registration of either; and (iv) Trade
Secrets.
“Knowledge”
or
any
similar phrase, with respect to Target, means the actual knowledge of the
following persons: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx, and, with respect to Parent, means
the
actual knowledge of the following persons: Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“Law”
means
any statute, law, common law, order, ordinance, rule or regulation of any
Governmental Entity.
“Xxxxxx”
means
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
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“Lenders”
means
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Banc of America
Securities LLC, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
including the syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other entities
providing debt financing to Parent pursuant to the Debt Commitment Letter,
or
any such other Person providing alternative financing pursuant to Section 7.2
hereof.
“Liabilities”
means
liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, asserted
or
unasserted, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued,
matured or unmatured or otherwise.
“Lien”
means
liens, security interests, options, pre-emption rights, rights of first refusal,
easements, mortgages, charges, pledges, debentures, hypothecation, deeds of
trust, rights of way, restrictions on the use of real property, encroachments,
or any other encumbrances.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means,
with respect to any Person, any event, circumstance, fact, change or effect
that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would be reasonably expected
to be
materially adverse (a) to the business, assets, liabilities, results of
operation or financial condition of such Person and its Subsidiaries taken
as a
whole, other than any such event, circumstance, fact, change or effect resulting
from (i) changes in general political, economic, financial, banking,
capital market or industry-wide conditions, other than any changes that have
a
disproportionately negative effect on such Person and its Subsidiaries (taken
as
a whole), as compared to other companies in the industries in which such Person
or its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) the announcement or other disclosure of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) changes in
Laws or GAAP, other than any such change that has a disproportionately negative
effect on such Person and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), as compared
to
other companies in the industries in which such Person or its Subsidiaries
operate, (iv) acts of war (whether or not declared), political unrest or
terrorism or escalation of hostilities, other than any such acts or escalations
that have a disproportionately negative effect on such Person and its
Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), as compared to other companies in the
industries in which such Person or its Subsidiaries operate, or (v) any
action taken by a party hereto as expressly required by this Agreement, or
(b) on the ability (including any material delay) of such Person to perform
its respective material obligations hereunder.
“Mezzanine
Notes”
means
the notes issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August
1,
2006, by and among Target, as issuer, and WCAS Capital Partners IV, L.P. and
Foxkirk, LLC, as purchasers.
“Net
Debt of Target”
means
the consolidated Indebtedness of Target and its Subsidiaries minus
the
consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents of Target and its
Subsidiaries.
“Order”
means
any judgment, order, injunction, decree, writ, permit or license of any
Governmental Entity or any arbitrator.
“Organizational
Documents”
means,
with respect to any entity, the certificate of incorporation, the articles
of
incorporation, by-laws, articles of organization, certificate of limited
partnership, certificate of formation, partnership agreement, limited liability
company
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agreement,
formation agreement, joint venture
agreement or other similar organizational documents of such entity (in each
case, as amended through the date of this Agreement).
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
the shares of common stock of Parent, par value $0.01 per share.
“Parent
Credit Agreement”
means
the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
February 17, 2006, by and among the financial institutions parties thereto,
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and
National City Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents, and Bank of America, N.A.,
as
Syndication Agent.
“Parent
Indenture”
means
that certain indenture by and among Parent, as issuer, Law Debenture Trust
Company of New York as trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as paying
agent and registrar, and the guarantors named therein, dated May 7,
2007.
“Parent
SEC Filings”
means,
collectively, the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and
the Forms 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007
and
September 30, 2007, each as filed by Parent with the SEC.
“Parent
Stockholder Approval”
means,
at the meeting of the Stockholders of Parent duly called and held for such
purpose, the approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the issuance of the
Parent Preferred Stock to Target Stockholders in connection therewith by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Parent Common Stock.
“Permitted
Liens”
means,
with respect to any Person, (i) Liens reflected in the unaudited balance
sheet of such Person as at September 30, 2007, (ii) Liens consisting of
zoning or planning restrictions or regulations, easements, Permits, restrictive
covenants, encroachments and other restrictions or limitations on the use of
real property or irregularities in, or exceptions to, title thereto which,
individually or in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value
of,
or impair the use of, such real property by such Person or its Subsidiaries,
(iii) statutory Liens of landlords and workers’, carriers’, materialmens’,
suppliers’ and mechanics’ Liens and similar Liens for labor, materials or
supplies provided with respect to such real property incurred in the ordinary
course of business, which amounts related thereto are not yet due and payable
or
for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP,
and (iv) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings.
“Person”
means
and includes an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation,
a
limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, a trust, an
incorporated organization or any other entity or organization, including a
Governmental Entity.
“Pro
Rata Portion”
means,
with respect to each Target Stockholder, the percentage set forth opposite
each
such Target Stockholder’s name on Section 1.1(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter under the column “Pro Rata Portion”.
“Qualified
Representations and Warranties”
means
those representations and warranties set forth in (A) Sections 4.7(b) and (c)
(Financial Statements), clauses (x), (xi) and (xv) of Section 4.13 (Material
Contracts), the first sentence of Section 4.16 (Insurance), and the
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first
sentence of Section 4.25 (Absence of Changes) and (B) Section 5.7 (Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect).
“Remaining
Indebtedness”
means,
collectively, the Indebtedness set forth on Section
1.1(b)
to the
Target Disclosure Letter.
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act”
means
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Senior
Notes”
means
the 9.75% Senior Notes due 2015 issued pursuant to the Target
Indenture.
“Significant
Subsidiary”
has
the
meaning set forth in Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, except that
for purposes of this Agreement all references to “10 percent” therein shall be
replaced with “5 percent”.
“Specified
Option”
means
any option subject to (i) the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement made and
entered into, as of August 1, 2006, by and between Target and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx;
(ii) the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement made and entered into, as of
August 1, 2006, by and between Target and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx; (iii) the
Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement made and entered into, as of August 1,
2006,
by and between Target and Xxxx Xxxxxx; and (iv) the Nonqualified Stock
Option Agreement made and entered into, as of August 1, 2006, by and between
Target and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
“Sponsor
Management Agreement”
means
that certain management agreement between WCAS Management Corporation, Mobile
Services Group, Inc. and Target dated August 1, 2006.
“Sponsor
Merger Agreement”
means
that certain agreement and plan of merger by and among Target, MSG WC
Acquisition Corp., Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Windward Capital Management,
LLC as Target Stockholder Representative, dated May 24, 2006.
“Sponsor
Stockholders Agreement”
means
that certain stockholders’ agreement by and among Target, WCAS Stockholders, de
Nicola Holdings, L.P. and other co-investors and additional stockholders named
therein, dated August 1, 2006.
“Subsidiary”
or
“Subsidiaries”
means,
with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose
stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power
to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of
whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation
shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any
contingency) is owned by such Person directly or indirectly through one or
more
Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint
venture or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through
one
or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity
interest.
“Target
Common Stock”
means
the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Target.
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“Target
Credit Agreements”
means
the U.S. Credit Agreement and the U.K. Credit Agreement.
“Target
Indenture”
means
that certain indenture by and among Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile
Storage Group, Inc., as issuers, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, and the
subsidiary guarantors named therein, dated August 1, 2006.
“Target
Net Debt”
means
$535,000,000.
“Target
Option Plans”
means
the MSG WC Holdings Corp. 2006 Stock Option Plan, the 2006 Stock Incentive
Plan
and the MSG WC Holdings Corp. 2006 Employee Stock Option Plan, in each case
adopted by the board of directors of Target on
August 1, 2006.
“Target
Property”
means
any real property and improvements owned (directly, indirectly, or
beneficially), leased, used, operated or occupied by Target or its
Subsidiaries.
“Target
Stockholders”
means
all the stockholders of Target at Closing.
“Target
Working Capital”
means
$0.00.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other similar
governmental charges, including all Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, xxxxxxx, xxxxx xx xxxxx,
xxx-Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and other income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital
gains, capital stock, transfer, sales, use, occupation, property, excise,
severance, windfall profits, stamp, license, payroll, social security,
withholding and other taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or
other
similar governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly
or
by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return (as
defined below)), all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, additions to
tax,
penalties and interest, and shall include any liability for such amounts as
a
result either of being a member of a combined, consolidated, unitary or
affiliated group or of a contractual obligation to indemnify any Person or
other
entity.
“Trade
Secrets”
means
any trade secrets or other proprietary and confidential information including
unpatented inventions, invention disclosures, technical data, customer lists,
know-how, formulae, methods (whether or not patentable), designs, processes,
procedures, source code, object code, and data collections.
“Transaction
Expenses”
means,
without duplication, the collective amount payable by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Target or
any
of its Subsidiaries or on behalf of the Target Stockholders in connection with
the sale of Target or any of its Subsidiaries (whether pursuant to this
Agreement or any alternative transaction Target or the Target Stockholders
have
considered or any auction process related thereto) that have not been paid
prior
to the Effective Time, (1) including (A) all brokers’ or finders’
fees, (B) fees and expenses of counsel, advisors, consultants, investment
bankers, accountants, and auditors and experts, (C) consent payments required
to
be made in connection with obtaining the applicable landlord consents in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or consents under
capitalized lease obligations, and (D) all sale, “stay-around,” retention,
or similar bonuses or payments to current or former directors, officers,
employees and
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consultants
paid as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
other than payments under the Transaction Retention Program, but
(2) excluding all Transfer Taxes.
“Transaction
Retention Program”
means
a
transaction retention program as mutually agreed to by Parent and Target, as
annexed to Section
1.1(c)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, to provide transaction bonuses to employees of Target
as mutually chosen, and in amounts mutually agreed, by Parent and Target, which
shall not exceed $3,352,500 in the aggregate.
“Transfer
Regulations”
means
the United Kingdom’s Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Regulations 2006 or any applicable law implementing the provisions of the
Council Directive 2001/23/EC dated 12 March 2001 and the United Kingdom’s
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 or any
applicable law implementing the provisions of the Council Directive 77/187/EEC
dated 14 February 1977.
“Transfer
Taxes”
means
all stamp, transfer, recording, stock transfer, documentary, sales and use,
value added, registration, real property transfer and any other similar taxes
and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with
this
Agreement or any other transaction contemplated hereby.
“TULRCA”
means
the United Kingdom’s Trade Unions and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Xxx 0000.
“U.K.
Credit Agreement”
means
the U.K. Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, by and among the
financial institutions parties thereto, The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.,
as
administrative agent, Mobile Storage Group, Inc., Mobile Services Group, Inc.,
MSG WC Intermediary Co., MSC WC Holdings Corp., The CIT Group/Business Credit,
Inc., as the fronting lender of the U.K. Revolving Participants (as defined
therein) and as security trustee and Ravenstock MSG Limited.
“U.S.
Credit Agreement”
means
the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, among the financial
institutions parties from time to time parties thereto, The CIT Group/Business
Credit, Inc., as administrative agent, Mobile Storage Group, Inc., Mobile
Services Group, Inc., MSG WC Intermediary Co. and Target.
“VAT”
means
the Tax imposed by the United Kingdom Value Added Tax Xxx 0000 and legislation
supplemental thereto.
“WCAS”
means
Welsh, Carson, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx X, L.P.
“WCAS
Stockholders”
means,
collectively, WCAS, WCAS Capital Partners IV, L.P. and WCAS Management
Corporation.
“Working
Capital”
means
the “Adjusted Net Working Capital at Closing” calculated in accordance with the
methodology and definitions set forth on Section
1.1(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
“Working
Capital Lower Limit”
means
$(1,500,000.00).
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“Working
Capital Upper Limit”
means
$1,500,000.00.
“$”
means
United States dollars.
§1.2 Other
Defined Terms.
In
addition to the terms defined in Section 1.1, additional defined terms used
herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Sections
indicated on Annex
A.
§1.3 Construction.
In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) any
reference in this Agreement to “writing” or comparable expressions includes a
reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means of
communication;
(b) words
expressed in the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words
expressed in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter gender and
vice
versa;
(c) references
to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Recitals are references to articles,
sections, exhibits, schedules and recitals of this Agreement;
(d) reference
to “day” or “days” are to calendar days;
(e) this
“Agreement” or any other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference
to this Agreement or, as the case may be, such other agreement or document
as
the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, varied, novated
or
supplemented; and
(f) “include,”
“includes,” and “including” are deemed to be followed by “without limitation”
whether or not they are in fact followed by such words or words of similar
import.
ARTICLE
II
§2.1 The
Merger.
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing,
Parent, Merger Sub and Target shall duly prepare, execute and acknowledge a
certificate of merger (the “Certificate
of Merger”)
in
accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL that shall be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the Closing Date, in accordance
with the provisions of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective upon the
acceptance of the filing of the Certificate of Merger by the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (or at such later time set forth in the Certificate
of
Merger as shall be agreed to by Parent, Merger Sub and Target). The date and
time when the Merger shall become effective is hereinafter referred to as the
“Effective
Time”.
(b) On
the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged
with
and into Target, and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease,
and Target shall continue
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as
the
surviving corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Surviving
Corporation”).
(c) From
and
after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in
Section 259(a) of the DGCL.
§2.2 Certificate
of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
At the
Effective Time and without any further action on the part of Target or Parent
the certificate of incorporation of Target, as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation as of the Effective Time, until duly amended in accordance with
applicable law.
§2.3 By-laws
of the Surviving Corporation.
At the
Effective Time and without any further action on the part of Target or Parent,
the by-laws of Target, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time,
until duly amended in accordance with applicable law.
§2.4 Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.
At the
Effective Time and subject to Section 7.3, the directors of Target
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation, each of such directors to hold office, subject to the applicable
provisions of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving
Corporation. At the Effective Time, the officers of Target immediately prior
to
the Effective Time shall be officers of the Surviving Corporation, each of
such
officers to hold office, subject to the applicable provisions of the certificate
of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation.
§2.5 The
Subsequent Mergers.
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing
Date and immediately following the Merger, Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation and each of MSG WC Intermediary Co. and Mobile Services Group,
Inc.
to duly prepare, execute and acknowledge certain certificates of merger in
accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL that shall be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware immediately following the Effective
Time, in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL, so that the following
mergers (collectively, the “Subsequent
Mergers”)
occur
in the order described below:
(i) The
Surviving Corporation shall be merged with and into Parent, and the separate
corporate existence of the Surviving Corporation shall cease, and Parent shall
continue as the surviving corporation under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
(ii) MSG
WC
Intermediary Co. shall be merged with and into Parent, and the separate
corporate existence of MSG WC Intermediary Co. shall cease, and Parent shall
continue as the surviving corporation under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
(iii) Mobile
Services Group, Inc. shall be merged with and into Parent, and the separate
corporate existence of Mobile Services Group, Inc. shall cease, and Parent
shall
continue as the surviving corporation under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
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(b) Each
Subsequent Merger shall become effective upon the acceptance of the filing
of
the applicable certificate of merger by the Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware in the order described above.
(c) From
and
after the effective time of each Subsequent Merger, such Subsequent Merger
shall
have the effects set forth in Section 259(a) of the DGCL.
ARTICLE
III
§3.1 Conversion
of Stock.
At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
any party, each share of Merger Sub’s common stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into and exchanged
for
one validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable share of the Surviving
Corporation’s common stock. Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing
ownership of any such shares will from and after the Effective Time evidence
ownership of shares of the Surviving Corporation’s common stock, so that, after
the Effective Time, Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Surviving Corporation’s common stock. Each share of
Target Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than any shares of Target Common Stock that are held in the treasury
of Target or held by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, all of which shall
cease
to be outstanding and be canceled and none of which shall receive any payment
with respect thereto) and all rights in respect thereof shall, by virtue of
the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, forthwith
cease
to exist and be converted into and represent the right to receive an amount,
in
cash and shares of Parent Preferred Stock, equal to
(x) $701,500,000, minus
Actual
Net Debt, plus
or
minus,
as the
case may be, the Actual Closing Working Capital Adjustment, plus
or
minus as
the
case may be, the Actual Closing CapEx Adjustment, minus
the
amount of Actual Closing Transaction Expenses (collectively, the “Merger
Consideration”)
divided by
(y) the number of shares of Target Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Target Common
Stock which are held in the treasury of Target or held by Parent or any of
its
Subsidiaries, all of which shall cease to be outstanding and be canceled and
none of which shall receive any payment with respect thereto).
§3.2 Effect
on Options.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, all options issued under the Target
Option Plans (other than the Specified Options) that are outstanding on such
date will be cancelled and will cease to exist, and the holder of such option
will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
a pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration. For the avoidance of the doubt,
for purposes of this Agreement, the Pro Rata Portion of the Target Stockholders
shall be calculated as if the Specified Options were exercised for cash
immediately prior to the Effective Time such that shares of Target Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be deemed issued and outstanding as
of
the Effective Time and the Target Stockholders and the Specified Option holders
shall receive a pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration; provided,
that in
determining the Pro Rata Portion of any Specified Option holder the aggregate
exercise price for all such options shall be taken into
consideration.
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§3.3 Delivery
of Funds; Surrender of Certificates; Payments.
(a) At
least three (3) Business Days, but not more than five (5) Business
Days, prior to the Closing Date, Target shall deliver to Parent a statement
(the
“Closing
Estimate Statement”)
setting forth Target’s good faith estimate of (i) the amount
of Net Debt of Target as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated
Net Debt”),
(ii) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Debt is greater
or less than the Target Net Debt (the “Estimated
Net Debt Adjustment”),
(iii) the Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated
Working Capital”),
(iv) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Working Capital exceeds
the Working Capital Upper Limit or is less than the Working Capital Lower
Limit, as
the case may be (the “Estimated
Working Capital Adjustment,”
which,
if the Estimated Working Capital is less than the Working Capital Lower
Limit, the Estimated Working Capital Adjustment shall be deemed a negative amount,
and
if Estimated Working Capital is between the Working Capital Upper Limit
and the
Working Capital Lower Limit, the Estimated Working Capital Adjustment shall
be
$0.00), (v) its consolidated Capital Expenditures for the period commencing
on January 1, 2008 and ending on the Closing Date (the “Estimated
CapEx Expenditures”),
(vi) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated CapEx Expenditures
is greater or less than the Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget Amount for
the period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending on the Closing Date
(the “Estimated
CapEx Expenditures Adjustment”), (vii) the
amount of Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date (the “Estimated
Transaction Expenses”),
(viii) the total number of outstanding shares of Target Common Stock,
and (ix) Estimated Merger Consideration, which shall quantify in reasonable
detail the foregoing amounts and calculations, and in each case shall be
calculated in accordance with Section 1.1
(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
(b) On
the
Closing Date (or at such later date when a Target Stockholder surrenders such
Target Stockholder’s Certificate(s)), upon surrender by a Target Stockholder to
Parent of the certificate(s) representing the shares of Target Common Stock
held
by such Target Stockholder immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a
“Certificate”)
and
delivery of a letter of transmittal in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and the Target Stockholders Representative from each
Target Stockholder who did not sign the Joinder Agreement containing the
appropriate provisions of the Joinder Agreement, Parent shall pay to the Target
Stockholders the Estimated Merger Consideration as follows:
(i) if
the
Estimated Merger Consideration is equal to or less than $154,000,000, then
each
such Target Stockholder who has surrendered a Certificate shall receive a number
of shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal to (w) the Estimated Merger
Consideration, (x) minus
the
Escrow Amount, (y) divided by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations), and (z) multiplied by
the Pro
Rata Portion of such Target Stockholder (rounded to the nearest whole share);
or
(ii) if
the
Estimated Merger Consideration is greater than $154,000,000, then each such
Target Stockholder who has surrendered a Certificate shall receive (x) a
number of shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal to (I) $154,000,000
minus
the
Escrowed Parent Preferred Stock Value, (II) divided by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations), and (III) multiplied by
the Pro
Rata Portion of such Target Stockholder (rounded to the nearest whole share),
and (y) an amount in cash equal to (I) the Estimated Merger
Consideration minus
$154,000,000 minus
the
Escrowed Cash, and (II) multiplied by
the Pro
Rata Portion of such Target Stockholder.
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(c) Until
so
surrendered, each Certificate shall be deemed, for all corporate purposes,
to
evidence only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration
deliverable in respect thereof to which such Person is entitled pursuant to
this
Article III. No interest shall be paid or accrued in respect of such cash
payments. If the Merger Consideration (or any portion thereof) is to be
delivered to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificates
surrendered in exchange therefor are registered, it shall be a condition to
the
payment of such portion of the Merger Consideration that the Certificates so
surrendered shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock
powers and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting
such transfer pay to the Surviving Corporation any Transfer Taxes payable by
reason of the foregoing or establish to the satisfaction of the Surviving
Corporation that such Transfer Taxes have been paid or are not required to
be
paid. In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Surviving Corporation will
issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the portion
of
the Merger Consideration deliverable in respect thereof as determined in
accordance with this Article III; provided,
that
the Person to whom such portion of the Merger Consideration is paid shall,
as a
condition precedent to the payment thereof, indemnify the Surviving Corporation
in a manner reasonably satisfactory to them against any claim that may be made
against the Surviving Corporation with respect to the Certificate claimed to
have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
(d) At
the
Closing, the Escrowed Cash and Escrowed Parent Preferred Stock shall be
deposited with the Escrow Agent to be held by the Escrow Agent in accordance
with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
(e) At
the
Closing, Parent shall pay or purchase, on behalf of Target and its Subsidiaries,
to or from the holders of the Indebtedness of Target included in the calculation
of Estimated Net Debt (including the Mezzanine Notes and the Target Credit
Agreements), other than to the holders of the Remaining Indebtedness, reflected
in the Payoff Letters an amount sufficient to repay all such Indebtedness,
with
the result that immediately following the Closing there will be no further
monetary obligations of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries
with respect to such Indebtedness.
(f) At
the
Closing, Parent shall pay, on behalf of Target and its Subsidiaries, the
Estimated Transaction Expenses as set forth in the Closing Estimate Statement,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds pursuant to written instructions
provided to Parent by Target concurrently with the delivery of the Closing
Estimate Statement.
§3.4 Determination
of Merger Consideration Adjustment.
(a)
Promptly
after the Closing Date, and in any event not later than ninety (90) days
following the Closing Date, the Surviving Corporation shall prepare and deliver
to the Target Stockholder Representative a statement (the “Closing
Statement”)
setting forth the Surviving Corporation’s good faith calculation of (i) the
amount of Net Debt of Target as of the Closing Date (the “Closing
Net Debt”),
(ii) the amount, if any, by which the Closing Net Debt is greater or less
than the Target Net Debt (the “Closing
Net Debt Adjustment”),
(iii) the Working Capital as of the Closing Date (the “Closing
Working Capital”),
(iv) the amount, if any, by which the Closing Working Capital exceeds the
Working Capital Upper Limit or is less than the Working Capital Lower Limit,
as
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the
case
may be (the “Closing
Working Capital Adjustment,”
which,
if the Closing Working Capital is less than the Working Capital Lower
Limit, the
Closing Working Capital Adjustment shall be deemed a negative amount,
and if Closing Working Capital is between the Working Capital Upper
Limit and the Working Capital Lower Limit, the Closing Working Capital
Adjustment shall be $0.00), (v) the consolidated Capital Expenditures
for the period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending on the Closing
Date (the “Closing
CapEx Expenditures”),
(vi) the amount, if any, by which the Closing CapEx Expenditures
is greater or less than the Cumulative Adjusted Capex Budget
Amount for the period commencing on January 1, 2008 and ending
on the Closing Date (the “Closing
CapEx Expenditures
Adjustment”),
(vii) the Transaction Expenses as of the Closing Date
(the “Closing
Transaction Expenses”),
(viii) the total number of outstanding shares
of Target Common Stock, and (ix) the Estimated
Merger Consideration based on foregoing amounts (the
“Closing
Merger Consideration”),
which
shall quantify in reasonable detail the foregoing
amounts and calculations, and
in each case shall be calculated in accordance
with Section 1.1(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter. Upon delivery of the
Closing Statement by the Surviving Corporation,
the Surviving Corporation shall provide the Target
Stockholder Representative with reasonable access
to the books and records of
the Surviving Corporation and Target, as the case
may be, and any other document or information reasonably
requested by the Target Stockholder Representative,
in
order to allow the Target Stockholder Representative
to verify the accuracy of
determination by the Surviving Corporation of the
Closing Merger Consideration.
(b) In
the
event that the Target Stockholder Representative does not object to any amounts
set forth on the Closing Statement by written notice of objection (the
“Notice
of Objection”)
delivered to the Surviving Corporation within fifteen (15) Business Days
after the Target Stockholder Representative’s receipt of the Closing Statement,
such Notice of Objection to set forth in reasonable detail the Target
Stockholder Representative’s alternative calculations of (i) the amount of
Closing Net Debt, (ii) the Closing Net Debt Adjustment, (iii) the
Closing Working Capital, (iv) the Closing Working Capital Adjustment,
(v) the Closing CapEx Expenditures, (vi) the Closing CapEx
Expenditures Adjustment, (vii) the amount of Closing Transaction Expenses,
(viii) the total number of outstanding shares of Target Common Stock, or
(ix) the Closing Merger Consideration based on such amounts, the Closing
Merger Consideration shall be deemed final and binding and shall be the Merger
Consideration for all purposes of this Agreement.
(c) If
the
Target Stockholder Representative delivers a Notice of Objection to the
Surviving Corporation within the fifteen (15) Business Day period referred
to in Section 3.4(b), then (A) any amount included in the Surviving
Corporation’s calculation of Closing Merger Consideration that is not in dispute
on the date such Notice of Objection is given shall be treated as final and
binding and (B) any dispute (all such disputed amounts, the “Disputed
Amounts”)
shall
be resolved as follows:
(i) the
Target Stockholder Representative and the Surviving Corporation shall promptly
endeavor in good faith to resolve the Disputed Amounts listed in the Notice
of
Objection. In the event that a written agreement determining the Disputed
Amounts has not been reached within ten (10) Business Days after the date
of receipt by the Surviving Corporation from the Target Stockholder
Representative of the Notice of Objection, the
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resolution
of such Disputed Amounts shall be submitted to PriceWaterhouseCoopers (other
than its New York office) (the “Arbitrator”);
(ii) the
Arbitrator shall conduct its own review and verification of the Closing
Statement and shall select either the Target Stockholder Representative’s
calculations of the Disputed Amounts or the Surviving Corporation’s calculations
of the Disputed Amounts or an amount in between the two;
(iii) the
Target Stockholder Representative and the Surviving Corporation shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Arbitrator to render a decision
in
accordance with this Section 3.4(c) along with a statement of reasons
therefor within thirty (30) days of the submission of the Disputed Amounts,
or a reasonable time thereafter, to the Arbitrator. The decision of the
Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon each party hereto and the decision
of
the Arbitrator shall constitute an arbitral award that is final, binding and
non-appealable and upon which a judgment may be entered by a court having
jurisdiction thereover;
(iv) in
the
event the Target Stockholder Representative and the Surviving Corporation submit
any Disputed Amounts to the Arbitrator for resolution, the Surviving Corporation
and the Target Stockholders shall each pay their own costs and expenses incurred
under this Section 3.4(c). The Target Stockholders shall be responsible for
that fraction of the fees and costs of the Arbitrator equal to (A) the
Arbitrator’s final determination with respect to the Disputed Amounts, over
(B) the absolute value of the difference between the Target Stockholder
Representative’s aggregate position with respect to the Disputed Amounts and the
Surviving Corporation’s aggregate position with respect to the Disputed Amounts,
and the Surviving Corporation shall be responsible for the remainder of such
fees and costs; and
(v) the
Arbitrator shall act as an arbitrator to determine, based upon the provisions
of
this Section 3.4(c), only the Disputed Amounts and the determination of
each amount of the Disputed Amounts shall be made in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 3.4(a) and, in any event shall be no less
than the lesser of the amount claimed by either the Surviving Corporation or
the
Target Stockholder Representative, and shall be no greater than the greater
of
the amount claimed by either the Surviving Corporation or the Target Stockholder
Representative.
(d) Upon
the
determination, in accordance with Sections 3.4(b) or 3.4(c), of the final
calculations of the amounts of (i) Closing Net Debt, (ii) the Closing
Net Debt Adjustment, (iii) Closing Working Capital, (iv) the Closing
Working Capital Adjustment, (v) Closing CapEx Expenditures, (vi) the
Closing CapEx Expenditures Adjustment, (vii) Closing Transaction Expenses,
(viii) the total number of outstanding shares of Target Common Stock, and
(ix) the Closing Merger Consideration, then, the Closing Merger
Consideration shall be recalculated using such finally determined amounts in
lieu of the amounts set forth on the Closing Merger Statement and such amounts
as so recomputed in accordance with Sections 3.4(b) or 3.4(c) are referred
to herein as (I) “Actual
Net Debt”,
(II) the “Actual
Net Debt Adjustment”,
(III)
“Actual
Closing Working Capital”,
(IV) the “Actual
Closing Working Capital Adjustment”,
(V)
“Actual
Closing CapEx Expenditures”,
(VI) the “Actual
Closing CapEx
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Expenditures
Adjustment”,
and
(VII) “Actual
Closing Transaction Expenses”,
and
the determination of the Merger Consideration based on such amounts shall be
final and binding and shall be the Merger Consideration for all purposes of
this
Agreement. If the Merger Consideration is greater than the Estimated Merger
Consideration, then the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to pay to
the
Target Stockholders in accordance with Section 3.4(e) such deficiency
within three (3) Business Days of the determination of the Merger
Consideration. If the Merger Consideration as finally determined is less than
the Estimated Merger Consideration, then the Target Stockholders shall be
obligated to pay the Surviving Corporation such deficiency in accordance with
Section 3.4(f) within three (3) Business Days after the determination
of the Merger Consideration. The amount payable by the Surviving Corporation
or
the Target Stockholders pursuant to this Section 3.4(d) is referred to
herein as the “Merger
Consideration Adjustment”.
(e) If
the
Merger Consideration as finally determined is greater than the Estimated Merger
Consideration and:
(i) if
the
Merger Consideration is less than or equal to $154,000,000, then Parent shall
issue to the Target Stockholder Representative (for further distribution to
the
Target Stockholders based on their respective Pro Rata Portions) a number of
shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal to the Merger Consideration Adjustment
divided by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations); or
(ii) if
the
Merger Consideration is greater than $154,000,000, and then if the Estimated
Merger Consideration was (x) less than $154,000,000, then Parent will issue
to
the Target Stockholders a number of shares of Parent Preferred Stock equal
to
(i) $154,000,000 minus
the
Estimated Merger Consideration divided
by
(ii)
$18.00 (as adjusted for stock splits and combinations) and pay to the Target
Stockholders an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration minus
$154,000,000, or (y) greater than $154,000,000, then Parent will pay to the
Target Stockholders an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration
Adjustment.
(f) If
the
Merger Consideration as finally determined is less than the Estimated Merger
Consideration and:
(i) if
the
Merger Consideration Adjustment exceeds the Escrow Amount, then the Surviving
Corporation and the Target Stockholder Representative shall instruct the Escrow
Agent to release to the Surviving Corporation the Escrowed Cash, if any, and
the
Escrowed Parent Preferred Stock, and each Target Stockholder shall be required
to, at its option, (A) pay to the Surviving Corporation an amount in cash
in immediately available funds equal to its Pro Rata Portion of the excess
of
the Merger Consideration Adjustment over the Escrow Amount then held by the
Escrow Agent or (B) return to the Surviving Corporation a number of shares
of Parent Preferred Stock equal to its Pro Rata Portion of the amount by which
the Merger Consideration Adjustment exceeds the Escrow Amount then held by
the
Escrow Agent divided by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations), which shares shall be canceled
by the Surviving Corporation and deemed authorized but unissued shares of Parent
Preferred Stock; or
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(ii) if
the
Escrow Amount then held by the Escrow Agent equals or exceeds the Merger
Consideration Adjustment, then the Surviving Corporation and the Target
Stockholder Representative shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release to the
Surviving Corporation (A) if the Escrowed Cash then held by the Escrow
Agent exceeds the Merger Consideration Adjustment, then an amount in cash equal
to the Merger Consideration Adjustment, or (B) if the Merger Consideration
Adjustment exceeds the Escrowed Cash then held by the Escrow Agent, then the
Escrowed Cash then held by the Escrow Agent plus a number of shares of Parent
Preferred Stock equal to the excess of the Merger Consideration Adjustment
or
the Escrowed Cash then held by the Escrow Agent multiplied by
$18.00
(as adjusted for stock splits and combinations) the Merger Consideration
Adjustment over the Escrowed Cash.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that the foregoing provisions of this Section
3.4
require
the release of Parent Preferred Stock to Parent, the Stockholders Representative
may elect upon the final determination of the Merger Consideration Adjustment
to
substitute a cash payment in an amount equal to the number of shares of Parent
Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, that would otherwise be released to
Parent, multiplied by $18.00 (as adjusted for stock splits and combinations)
and
upon such payment those shares for which cash was so substituted shall instead
be released to the Stockholders Representative.
§3.5 No
Further Rights of Transfers.
At and
after the Effective Time, each Target Stockholder shall cease to have any rights
as a stockholder of Target, except as otherwise required by applicable Law
and
except for the right of each Target Stockholder to surrender his or her
Certificate or lost Certificate affidavit in exchange for payment of the
applicable merger consideration, and no transfer of Target Common Stock shall
be
made on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation. At the close
of
business on the day of the Effective Time, the stock ledger of Target shall
be
closed.
§3.6 Withholding
Rights.
Each of
Target, Parent, Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation will be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the amounts 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 Code, or any provision
of
state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted
and
withheld and properly and timely remitted to the applicable taxing authority,
such withheld amounts will 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.
§3.7 Closing.
Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been abandoned, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of
all of the conditions set forth in herein, the closing of the Merger (the
“Closing”)
shall
take place at 10:00 A.M. at the offices of White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of
the Americas, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000, as soon as practicable, but in
any
event, within three (3) Business Days after the last of the conditions set
forth in Article IX is satisfied or waived, other than those conditions
that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
fulfillment or waiver of those conditions, or at such other date, time or place
as the parties hereto shall agree in writing. Such date is herein referred
to as
the “Closing
Date”.
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§3.8 Further
Assurances.
At and
after the Effective Time, the officers and managers of the Surviving Corporation
shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of Target
or Parent, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take
and
do, in the name and on behalf of Target or Parent, any other actions and things
to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation
any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights,
properties or assets acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation
as
a result of, or in connection with, the Merger. Parent shall, and shall cause
the Surviving Corporation, MSG WC Intermediary Co. and
Mobile Services Group, Inc. to authorize and approve the Subsequent Mergers
and
to take all commercially reasonable efforts to do all things necessary and
desirable to effectuate the Subsequent Mergers.
§3.9 Target
Stockholder Representative. (a)
WCAS has
been appointed as and constitutes the “Target
Stockholder Representative”
and
as
such shall serve as and have all powers as agent and attorney-in-fact of each
Target Stockholder, for and on behalf of such Target Stockholders for purposes
of this Agreement, including, to give and receive notices and communications;
to
have the authority to calculate, negotiate and agree to the Merger Consideration
(including the components thereof) in accordance with the adjustments procedures
set forth in this Agreement; to sign receipts, consents or other documents
and
to effect the transactions contemplated hereby; to make (or cause to be made)
distributions to the Target Stockholders and to take all actions it deems
necessary or appropriate for the accomplishment of the foregoing, including
retaining any attorneys, accountants or other advisors as the Target Stockholder
Representative sees fit. The Target Stockholder Representative may resign such
position for any reason upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice
delivered to Parent and the Target Stockholders. In such event, the Target
Stockholders who held at least a majority of Target Common Stock as of the
Closing shall, by written notice to Parent, appoint a successor Target
Stockholder Representative within such thirty (30) day period. Notice or
communications to or from the Target Stockholder Representative shall constitute
notice to or from the Target Stockholders.
(b) The
Target Stockholder Representative shall only be liable for any action taken
or
not taken as a Target Stockholder Representative solely to the extent such
Target Stockholder Representative’s action constitutes gross negligence, fraud
or willful misconduct. No bond shall be required of the Target Stockholder
Representative, and the Target Stockholder Representative shall not receive
compensation for its services. The Target Stockholder Representative shall
incur
no liability with respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance
upon
any notice, direction, instruction, consent, statement or other document
reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper
person, nor for any other action or inaction, except to the extent caused by
its
own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
(c) A
decision, act, consent or instruction of the Target Stockholder Representative
shall constitute a decision of all Target Stockholders, and shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon each of the Target Stockholders, and Parent,
Surviving Corporation and Target may rely upon any decision, act, consent or
instruction of the Target Stockholder Representative as being the decision,
act,
consent or instruction of each and all of the Target Stockholders. Parent and
Surviving Corporation are relieved from any liability to any Target
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Stockholder
or any other Person for any acts done by them in accordance with such decision,
act, consent or instruction of the Target Stockholder
Representative.
(d) The
Target Stockholders agree to take any and all action as may be reasonably
required by the Target Stockholder Representative (including, the execution
of
certificates, transfer documents, receipts, instruments, consents or similar
documents) to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IV
Except
as
disclosed in writing in the disclosure letter supplied by Target to Parent,
dated as of the date hereof and as may be updated by Target (for informational
purposes) pursuant to Section 6.4
(the
“Target
Disclosure Letter”),
Target represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
§4.1 Authority
and Enforceability.
Target
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
the Ancillary Agreements to be executed and delivered by Target as contemplated
hereby. Target has the corporate power and authority to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, and the Ancillary Agreements executed and
delivered by Target as contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by
Target’s board of directors and by the Target Stockholders and no other
corporate or stockholder action on the part of Target or its stockholders is
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements by Target and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to
be executed and delivered by Target as contemplated hereby, when delivered
in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, assuming the due execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement by the other
parties hereto and thereto, shall have been duly executed and delivered by
Target and shall be valid and binding obligations of Target, enforceable against
Target in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that their
enforceability may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and to general equitable
principles.
§4.2 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
(a)
Other
than as set forth on Section 4.2(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target
do not, the execution and delivery by Target of the Ancillary Agreements to
be
executed and delivered by Target as contemplated hereby will not and the
consummation by Target of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will
not result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration) under, or result
in
the creation of any Lien on any of the properties or assets of Target or any
of
its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), except for Permitted Liens,
under: (i) any provision of the Organizational Documents of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) subject to obtaining and making any
of the approvals, consents, notices and filings referred to in paragraph
(b) below, any Law or Order applicable to Target or
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any
of
its Subsidiaries or by which any of their respective properties or assets may
be
bound; (iii) any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Material
Contract to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which
they
or any of their respective properties or assets is bound except in the case
of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for such violations, filings, permits,
consents, approvals, notices, breaches or conflicts which would not individually
or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to Target.
(b) Except
for such filings and approvals as may be required pursuant to the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder (the “HSR
Act”)
and as
set forth on Section 4.2(b)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, no consent, approval or action of, filing with or
notice to any Governmental Entity or private third party is necessary or
required under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Law or Order
applicable to Target or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound, any Material Contract to which
Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any
of
their respective assets or properties may be bound, for the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Target, the performance by Target of its
obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those which, the failure to obtain or make, would not
individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Target.
§4.3 Existence
and Good Standing of Target.
Target
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware. Target has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own its property and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Target is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in
each jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties owned,
leased or operated by Target or the nature of the business conducted by Target
makes such qualification necessary, except for such jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not
individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect with respect to Target.
§4.4 Capitalization
of Target.
Target
has an authorized capitalization consisting of (x) 215,000 shares of Target
Common Stock of which 147,177.19 shares of Target Common Stock are issued and
outstanding, 34,787 shares of Target Common Stock are reserved for issuance
and
none of which are held in Target’s treasury and (y) 20,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, none of which are outstanding;
provided,
that
the share numbers set forth in the foregoing clause (x)do not take into
account any issuances of capital stock of Target after the date hereof upon
the
exercise of any options outstanding on the date hereof. All such outstanding
shares of capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights. Except as described above, no shares of capital stock of Target are
authorized, issued, outstanding or reserved for issuance. Except as set forth
on
Section 4.4
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements,
obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments,
contingent or otherwise, relating to the capital stock of, or other equity
or
voting interest in, Target, pursuant to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become obligated to issue, deliver or sell or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, shares of Target Common Stock, any other
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shares
of
the capital stock of or other equity or voting interest in, Target or any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire, any shares of the capital stock of or other equity
or
voting interest in, Target. There are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect
to the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target. Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has any authorized or outstanding bonds,
debentures, notes or other Indebtedness the holders of which have the right
to
vote (or convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) with the Target
Stockholders on any matter. Except as set forth on Section 4.4
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, there are no Contracts to which Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which they are bound to (i) repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of, or other equity
or
voting interest in, Target or any other Person or (ii) vote or dispose of
any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target.
Except as set forth on Section 4.4
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, there are no irrevocable proxies and no voting
agreements with respect to any membership interests of, or other equity or
voting interest in, Target.
§4.5 Target
Subsidiaries.
(a)
Set
forth on Section 4.5(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter is a complete and accurate list of each Subsidiary
of
Target and the jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiaries. Each
Subsidiary of Target is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
(or, if applicable, in a foreign jurisdiction, enjoys the equivalent status
under the Laws of any jurisdiction of organization outside of the United States)
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own its material property and to carry on
its
business as now being conducted.
(b) Set
forth
on Section 4.5(b)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter is a complete and accurate list of jurisdictions in
which each Subsidiary of Target is qualified or licensed to do business. Each
Subsidiary of Target is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in
good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of the
properties owned, leased or operated by such Subsidiary or the nature of the
business conducted by such Subsidiary make such qualification or licensing
necessary, except for such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified
or
licensed and in good standing would not individually or in the aggregate be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
Target.
(c) Each
Subsidiary of Target has the capitalization set forth on Section 4.5(c)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter. All of the outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or voting interests, as the case may be, of each Subsidiary of Target
have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable
and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights, and, except as set
forth on Section 4.5(c)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter are owned, of record and beneficially, by Target or
a
Subsidiary of Target, free and clear of all Liens, other than a Permitted Lien.
There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, subscriptions,
claims of any character, agreements, obligations, convertible or exchangeable
securities, or other commitments, contingent or otherwise relating to the
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of
Target or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing
the
right to subscribe for or acquire any capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interest in, such Subsidiary, other than such rights granted to Target
or
a Subsidiary of Target. There is no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar rights with respect
to the capital stock of, or other
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equity
or
voting interest in, any Subsidiary of Target. No Subsidiary of Target has any
authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness, the
holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into, exchangeable
for,
or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right
to vote) with the equityholders of any Subsidiary of Target on any matter.
There
are no Contracts to which any Subsidiary of Target is a party or by which they
are bound to (i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of
Target or any other Person or (ii) vote or dispose of any shares of the
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Subsidiary of
Target. There are no irrevocable proxies and no voting agreements with respect
to any shares of the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
any Subsidiary of Target.
(d) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock of, or other equity, ownership, proprietary or voting interest in, any
Person except as set forth on Section 4.5(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
(e) Except
as
set forth on Section 4.5(e)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, there are no restrictions of any kind which prevent
or
restrict the payment of dividends or other distributions by Target or any of
Target’s Subsidiaries other than those imposed by the Laws of general
applicability of their respective jurisdictions of organization.
(f) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is resident within the United
Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man and (ii) at any time during
the ten (10) years prior to the date of this agreement has (w) equity
share capital which has been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing
Authority, (x) published dealings in their equity share capital in a
newspaper on a regular basis for a continuous period of at least six (6)
months, (y) equity share capital which has been subject to a marketing
arrangement as described in Section 163(2)(b) of the Companies Xxx 0000
(e.g.,
their
shares have been dealt in on AIM, PLUS or the Professional Securities Market),
or (z) filed a prospectus for the issue of equity share capital with the UK
Registrar.
(g) Target
has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the Organizational
Documents of the Target and each of the Subsidiaries (including copies of all
the resolutions and any other documents required under the laws of any
applicable jurisdiction to be annexed or incorporated to such Organizational
Documents).
§4.6 SEC
Filings.
(a)
Since
October 31, 2007, Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile Storage Group, Inc.
have timely filed or otherwise transmitted all forms, reports and documents
required to be filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act
(collectively with any amendments thereto, the “Target
SEC Reports”).
Each
of the Target SEC Reports, as amended prior to the date hereof, has complied,
or
in the case of the Target SEC Reports filed after the date hereof will comply,
as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. None of the Target SEC Reports, as amended
prior to the date hereof, contained, and in the case of the Target SEC Reports
filed after the date hereof will contain, any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein at the time they
were filed or will be filed, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading, except for those statements (if any) as had been
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(b) Mobile
Services Group, Inc. and Mobile Storage Group, Inc. have established and
maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule
13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15(a) under the
Exchange Act. Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile Storage Group, Inc. and
each of their Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal controls over financial
reporting sufficient to comply in all material respects with all legal and
accounting requirements applicable to Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile
Storage Group, Inc. and such Subsidiary (as such term is defined in Rule
13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15(a) under the
Exchange Act. Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile Storage Group, Inc. have
disclosed, based on their most recent evaluation of internal controls prior
to
the date hereof, to their auditors and audit committee (x) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Mobile Services Group,
Inc. and Mobile Storage Group, Inc.’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information and (y) any known fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in internal controls. Except as set forth on Section 4.6(b)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, Mobile Services Group, Inc. and Mobile Storage Group,
Inc. are in material compliance with all applicable provisions of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
(c) None
of
the information supplied or to be supplied by Target or the Target Stockholders
specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the proxy statement
relating to the Parent Stockholders Meeting (together with any amendments
thereof or supplements thereto, in each case in the form or forms distributed
to
the Parent’s stockholders, the “Proxy
Statement”)
will,
at the date the Proxy Statement is first distributed to the stockholders of
the
Parent and at the time of the Parent Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
§4.7 Financial
Statements.
(a)
Target
has made available to Parent the audited consolidated balance sheets of each
of
Mobile Services Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2006, 2005
and 2004, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, all certified by
Ernst & Young LLP, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of such
Persons as at September 30, 2007 and the related unaudited consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine
months then ended unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Mobile Services Group,
Inc. and its Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2007 (the “Balance
Sheet Date”)
is
hereinafter referred to as the “Balance
Sheet”.
The
financial statements referred to above, including the footnotes thereto, except
as described therein, have been prepared from, and in accordance with, the
books
and records of Mobile Services Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (which books
and
records have been maintained in all material respects in a manner consistent
with historical practice and are true and complete in all material respects),
and, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”)
consistently followed throughout
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the
periods indicated except, in the case of the unaudited financial statements,
for
the absence of notes thereto and subject to normal recurring year-end audit
adjustments.
(b) The
audited balance sheets referred to in (a) above fairly present, in all material
respects, the financial condition of Mobile Services Group, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries at the date thereof and the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows fairly present, in all material respects,
the results of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of Mobile
Services Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the periods
indicated.
(c) The
Balance Sheet and such other unaudited balance sheets referred to in (a) above
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Mobile
Services Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and the related
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows fairly present in
all material respects, the results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash
flows of Mobile Services Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries for the periods
indicated (except for the absence of notes thereto and subject to normal and
recurring year-end audit adjustments).
(d) A
true
and complete copy of the CapEx Budget is included in Section 4.7(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
(e) Included
in Section
4.7(e)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter is a true and complete copy of the Draft Financial
Statements. The Draft Financial Statements were prepared from, and in accordance
with, the books and records of Mobile
Services Group, Inc. and
its
Subsidiaries and, in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis. The Draft
Financial Statements were prepared in good faith by Mobile
Services
Group, Inc.’s management based upon information available to management at the
time of preparation and upon assumptions that management believed to be
reasonable at the time made. To the Knowledge of the Target, as of the date
hereof the balance sheet included in the Draft Financial Statements
fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition of Mobile Services Group,
Inc.
and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the date thereof and the related statements
of operations and cash flows included in the Draft Financial Statements fairly
present, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows,
as
applicable, of Mobile
Services
Group, Inc. and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the relevant period. For
purposes of this Section 4.7(e) only, “Knowledge
of the Target”
means
the actual knowledge of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx after asking
representatives of the Target’s auditors whether they are aware of any actual or
potential audit adjustments. To the Knowledge of the Target, as of the date
hereof no audit adjustments to the Draft Financial Statements are being
considered or have been proposed. Except as set forth in this Section 4.7(e),
the Target makes no other representation or warranty whatsoever concerning
the
Draft Financial Statements.
§4.8 Liabilities. Except
as set forth on Section 4.8
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
Liabilities except for (i) Liabilities set forth in the Balance Sheet or
specifically disclosed in the footnotes thereto, (ii) accounts payable to
trade creditors and accrued expenses incurred subsequent to the Balance Sheet
Date in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(iii) Liabilities that would not individually or in the aggregate be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target,
(iv) Liabilities under Material Contracts (none of which is a result of
any
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breach
of
Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of applicable
Law
or Order by Target or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, except as incurred
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), and
(v) Liabilities under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents.
§4.9 Books
and Records. Except
as would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target, the respective minute books
of
Target and its Subsidiaries, as previously made available to Parent and its
representatives, contain accurate records of all meetings of, and corporate
action taken by (including action taken by written consent) the respective
members and boards of directors of Target and each of its Subsidiaries. Except
as set forth on Section 4.9
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, neither Target nor any Subsidiary has any of its
material records, systems, controls, data or information recorded, stored,
maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or partly dependent on or held by
any
means (including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) which (including all means of access thereto and therefrom)
are not under the exclusive ownership and direct control of Target or a
Subsidiary.
§4.10 Properties;
Containers.
(a)
Except
as disclosed on Section
4.10
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, Target or one of its Subsidiaries has good title
to
or, in the case of leased assets, a valid leasehold interest in, free and clear
of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens, all material tangible personal
property and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet or thereafter acquired,
except for properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, since the Balance Sheet Date in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. Target and its Subsidiaries own or have the
exclusive right to use all of the tangible personal properties and assets that
are material for the conduct of their business. Except as disclosed on
Section
4.10
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, all of the tangible personal property that is material
for the conduct of the business of Target and its Subsidiaries is in reasonably
good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted.
(b) Target
has made available to Parent an accurate and complete list (except for clerical
errors which are not material), showing Target’s rental fleet of storage
trailers, storage containers and portable offices as of January 31, 2008,
classified by branch.
§4.11 Owned
Real Property.
Section 4.11
of the
Target Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list of all real
property owned in whole or in part by Target or any of its Subsidiaries and
includes the name of the record title holder thereof. Target and each of its
Subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee simple to all the real
property owned by it, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted Liens.
All of the material buildings, structures and appurtenances situated on the
real
property owned in whole or in part by Target or any of its Subsidiaries are
in
good operating condition and in a reasonable state of maintenance and repair
(ordinary wear and tear excepted), are adequate and suitable in all material
respects for the purposes for which they are presently being used and with
respect to each, Target or one of its Subsidiaries has adequate rights of
ingress and egress for operation of the business of Target or such Subsidiary
in
the ordinary course as currently conducted, except as would not individually
or
in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to Target. None of such buildings, structures or appurtenances (or
any
equipment therein), nor the operation or maintenance thereof, violates any
restrictive covenant or any provision of any Law
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or
Order,
or encroaches on any property owned by others, except as would not individually
or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to Target. No condemnation proceeding is pending or, to the
Knowledge of Target, threatened which would preclude the use of any such
property by Target or such Subsidiary for the purposes for which it is currently
used.
§4.12 Leased
Real Property.
Section 4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter contains an accurate and complete list of all leases
or
subleases of real property to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party
(as lessee or lessor) and involving an annual rental payment in excess of
$50,000 (the “Real
Property Leases”).
Target or one of its Subsidiaries has valid leasehold interests in all leased
real property described in each lease set forth on Section 4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter (or required to be set forth on Section 4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter), free and clear of any and all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens. Each lease set forth on Section 4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter (or required to be set forth on Section 4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter) is in full force and effect; all rents and additional
rents due to date on each such lease have been paid; in each case, the lessee
has been in peaceable possession since the commencement of the original term
of
such lease and is not in material default thereunder and, since January 1,
2006,
no waiver, indulgence or postponement of the lessee’s obligations thereunder has
been granted by the lessor; and there exists no default or event, occurrence,
condition or act (including the purchase of the Shares hereunder) which, with
the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become a default under such
lease, other than defaults which, would not individually or in the aggregate
be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated any of the terms or
conditions under any such lease except as would not individually or in the
aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Target, and, to the Knowledge of Target, all of the covenants to be performed
by any other party under any such lease have been fully
performed.
§4.13 Material
Contracts.
(a) Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, and with respect to clause (xvi) below, Section
4.12
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, sets forth an accurate and complete list of the
following Contracts to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
by
which any of them is bound as of the date hereof (collectively, the
“Material
Contracts”):
(i) all
Contracts which contain restrictions with respect to payment of dividends or
any
other distribution in respect of the capital stock or other equity interests
of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) all
Contracts relating to capital expenditures or other purchases of material,
supplies, equipment (including all Contracts to purchase containers, trailers
or
portable offices) or other assets or properties in excess of $250,000
individually, or $500,000 in the aggregate on an annual basis;
(iii) all
Contracts involving a loan (other than accounts receivable in the ordinary
course of business) or advance to (other than advances and allowances to the
employees of Target and any of its Subsidiaries extended in the ordinary course
of business), or investment in, any Person or any Contract relating to the
making of any
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such
loan, advance or investment, in each case, in excess of $100,000 individually
or
$500,000 in the aggregate;
(iv) all
Contracts involving Indebtedness of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(v) all
Contracts with customers pursuant to which a customer leases or otherwise has
possession of a container, trailer or portable office to the extent such
Contract evidences quarterly revenue in excess of $500,000;
(vi) all
Contracts granting or evidencing a Lien on any material properties or assets
of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries, other than a Permitted Lien;
(vii) any
management service, consulting, financial advisory or any other similar type
Contract and any Contracts with any investment or commercial bank and involving
an annual amount in excess of $250,000;
(viii) all
Contracts limiting the ability of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to engage
in
any line of business or to compete with any Person and, to the Knowledge of
Target, any Contracts that would limit the ability of Parent or any of its
Affiliates to engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person
after
the Effective Time;
(ix) all
Contracts (other than this Agreement and any agreement or instrument entered
into pursuant to this Agreement) with (A) any Affiliate of Target, or
(B) any current or former officer or director of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries, but not including any Contracts with any former officer or
director of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent that Target and
such
Subsidiaries do not have any ongoing Liabilities under such
Contracts;
(x) all
Contracts (including letters of intent) involving the future disposition or
acquisition of material assets or properties (including acquisitions or
dispositions of containers, trailers or portable offices for a purchase price
in
excess of $100,000), or any merger, consolidation or similar business
combination transaction, whether or not enforceable;
(xi) all
Contracts involving any material joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance,
shareholders’ agreement, co-marketing, co-promotion, co-packaging, joint
development or similar arrangement;
(xii) all
Contracts involving any material resolution or settlement of any actual or
threatened litigation, arbitration, claim or other dispute and involving an
amount in excess of $100,000 (other than payments, discharges or satisfactions
of workers’ compensation, auto insurance and general liability insurance
claims);
(xiii) all
Contracts involving a confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or
arrangement other than confidentiality agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business which would not limit the ability of Parent and its
Subsidiaries to receive such information after the Effective Time;
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(xiv) all
Contracts involving payments of $250,000 or more, individually, to or from
Target or any of its Subsidiaries which are not cancelable by Target or any
of
its Subsidiaries without penalty on ninety (90) days or less
notice;
(xv) any
material licenses of Intellectual Property to or from Target or its Subsidiaries
(except for licenses of mass-marketed or shrink-wrap software available on
non-discriminatory terms);
(xvi) any
Real
Property Lease; or
(xvii) any
Contract pursuant to which any amount may become due and payable as a result
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, any change
of control payments or severance arrangements.
(b) Each
Contract set forth on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter other than the Real Property Leases (or required to
be
set forth on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter) is in full force and effect and there exists no
(i) material default or event of default by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Target, any other party to any such
Material Contract with respect to any material term or provision of any such
Material Contract, (ii) to the Knowledge of Target, event, occurrence,
condition or act (including the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby) which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or the happening
of
any other event or condition, would become a material default or event of
default by Target or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Target,
any
other party thereto, with respect to any material term or provision of any
such
Material Contract. Target has made available to Parent true and complete copies,
including all amendments, of each Contract set forth on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
(c) As
of the
date hereof, Target has not made any indemnification claim under the Sponsor
Merger Agreement.
§4.14 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Section 4.14
of the
Target Disclosure Letter and except for open insurance claims for workers
compensation, automobile liability and general liability which have been
incurred in the ordinary course of business and reported to Target’s insurance
carriers for which a liability accrual in accordance with GAAP has been recorded
in the Balance Sheet, there is no material action, suit, charge, complaint,
proceeding at law or in equity, arbitration, mediation, investigation, or
administrative or other proceeding (each, a “Proceeding”)
by or
before any Governmental Entity or any other Person, nor, to the Knowledge of
Target, is any such Proceeding threatened, against or affecting Target or any
of
its Subsidiaries, or any of their material properties, assets or rights. Except
as set forth on Section 4.14
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject
to any material Order.
(a) Tax
Returns.
Target
and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be timely filed
with
the appropriate taxing authorities all material tax returns, statements, forms
and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules,
estimates and information returns) for Taxes (“Tax
Returns”)
that
are required to be filed by, or with
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respect
to, Target and/or any of its Subsidiaries. The Tax Returns in all material
respects accurately reflect all liability for Taxes of Target and its
Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby.
(b) Payment
of Taxes.
All
Taxes due by or with respect to the income, assets or operations of Target
and/or its Subsidiaries for all past taxable years or periods have been timely
paid in full on or prior to the Closing Date or accrued and adequately disclosed
and provided for on the books and records of Target in accordance with
GAAP.
(c) Other
Tax Matters.
(i)
Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of an audit,
judicial proceeding or other examination in respect of Taxes by the tax
authorities of any nation, state or locality (and, to the Knowledge of Target,
no such audit, judicial proceeding or other examination is contemplated) nor
has
Target or any of its Subsidiaries received any written notices from any taxing
authority in the past three years relating to any issue that could affect the
Tax liability of Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has or will have, as of the Closing Date,
entered into an agreement or waiver or been requested in writing to enter into
an agreement or waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the
payment or collection of Taxes of Target or any of its Subsidiaries that is
currently in effect.
(iii) Since
August 1, 2006, and to the Knowledge of Target, since January 1, 2004,
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated
group filing a consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Return under United
States federal, state or local law (other than an affiliated group, the common
parent of which was Target or Mobile Services Group Inc.).
(iv) All
material Taxes that Target and/or any of its Subsidiaries is (or was) required
by law to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party
have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the
proper authorities to the extent due and payable.
(v) To
the
Knowledge of Target, during the last three years, no claim has been made by
any
taxing authority in a jurisdiction where Target or any of its Subsidiaries
does
not file Tax Returns that Target or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject
to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(vi) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a “United States real property
holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code,
at any time during the five-year period ending on the Closing Date.
(vii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Tax allocation or sharing
agreement and to the Knowledge of Target, since January 1, 2004, neither Target
nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any predecessor thereof was a party to any
Tax
allocation or sharing agreement.
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(viii) The
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby do not constitute a triggering event under any Employee
Benefit Plan,
policy,
arrangement, statement, commitment or agreement, which
(either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent event)
will
result in any “parachute
payment” (as such term is defined in Section 280G of the Code).
(ix) Correct
and complete copies of all adjustments to the tax items of, or deficiencies
assessed against or agreed to by, Target or any of its Subsidiaries filed or
received since August 1, 2006 have been made available to
Parent.
(x) There
are
no material security interests on any of the assets of the Target or any
Subsidiary that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to
pay
any Taxes.
(xi) The
reserves set forth on the balance sheet of Target as at the Balance Sheet Date
for unpaid Taxes of Target and its Subsidiaries have been established in a
manner consistent with the past practices of Target in all material respects.
(xii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person,
or
has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was
purported or intended to be governed, in whole or in part, by Section 355
of the Code.
(xiii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any “listed transaction,” or
any reportable transaction the principal purpose of which was tax avoidance,
within the meaning of Section 6011, Section 6111 and Section 6112
of the Code.
(xiv) Each
of
the Subsidiaries that is a United Kingdom resident for tax purposes is duly
registered for value added tax in the United Kingdom, and in respect of any
value added tax each has complied with all statutory provisions, rules,
regulations, orders and directions, has promptly submitted accurate returns,
maintains full and accurate records, and has not within the three years prior
to
the Closing Date been subject to any interest, forfeiture, surcharge or penalty
charge by a Tax authority. None of the United Kingdom resident Subsidiaries
is a
member of a group for value added tax purposes and none has made any election
to
waive the exemption from value added tax in relation to any interest in real
estate.
(xv) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Target nor the consummation
of
the Merger will result in any income, profit or gain being deemed to accrue
to
any Subsidiary that is resident in the United Kingdom for tax purposes whether
pursuant to Section 179 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Tax Xxx 0000, Section
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and Schedule 10 Finance Xxx 0000 or otherwise.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is making any
representation or warranty regarding the Tax treatment and consequences of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
§4.16 Insurance. Set
forth on Section 4.16
of the
Target Disclosure Letter is an accurate and complete list of each material
insurance policy of Target and its Subsidiaries which covers Target and its
Subsidiaries or their businesses, properties, assets, employees or directors.
Except as would not individually or the aggregate be reasonably expected to
have
a Material
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Adverse
Effect with respect to Target, such policies are in full force and effect,
all
premiums thereon have been paid, and Target and its Subsidiaries are otherwise
in compliance with the terms and provisions of such policies. Neither Target
nor
any of its Subsidiaries is in material default under any of the insurance
policies set forth on Section 4.16
of the
Target Disclosure Letter (or required to be set forth on Section 4.16
of the
Target Disclosure Letter). and as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Target
there exists no event, occurrence, condition or act which, with the giving
of
notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or condition,
would become a material default by Target or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice
of
cancellation or non-renewal of any such policy or arrangement nor has the
termination of any such policies or arrangements been threatened.
(a)
Target
or one of its Subsidiaries owns, or has a license or other right to use all
material Intellectual
Property currently used to conduct the business of Target and its Subsidiaries
as currently conducted (collectively, the “Target
Intellectual Property”).
(b) All
Intellectual Property that is owned by Target or any of its Subsidiaries, and
that is the subject of an issuance, registration or application for
registration, has been duly registered, issued or applied for with the
appropriate Governmental Entity such that all such registrations or issuances
are valid and enforceable and Target or its Subsidiaries have paid all fees
due
prior to the date hereof that are necessary to obtain or maintain such
Intellectual Property in force. Except for Permitted Liens, the material
Intellectual Property owned by Target or any of its Subsidiaries is held free
and clear of any Liens, or Orders restricting the use thereof.
(c) To
the
Knowledge of Target, Target and its Subsidiaries have taken all commercially
reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all Trade
Secrets and all use by or disclosure to any third party of any material Trade
Secret has been pursuant to the terms of a valid, written confidentiality
agreement with such third party that is legally enforceable by Target or one
of
its Subsidiaries.
(d) Target
and its Subsidiaries have not received any written notice or claim from any
third party challenging the right of Target or any of its Subsidiaries to use
any material Intellectual Property or the validity of any material Target
Intellectual Property owned by Target or any of its Subsidiaries. To the
Knowledge of Target, the conduct of the business of Target and its Subsidiaries
as currently conducted does not infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual
Property of any third party. To the Knowledge of Target, no third party is
infringing the Target Intellectual Property.
§4.18 Compliance
with Laws.
Target
and each of its Subsidiaries has complied since January 1, 2005, and is in
compliance, with all applicable Laws and Orders, except as would not
individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice that any
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material
violation of any Law or Order is being alleged. This Section 4.18 does not
relate to matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of
Section 4.15, Employment Relations, which are the subject of
Section 4.20, Employee Benefit Plans, which are the subject of
Section 4.21, and Environmental Laws and Regulations, which are the subject
of Section 4.22.
§4.19 Customers.
Section 4.19
of the
Target Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the top twenty (20) customers
of Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, based on consolidated rental
income, respectively, for the twelve (12) month period ended as of the
Balance Sheet Date (such customers are herein referred to as the “Material
Customers”).
The
relationships of Target and its Subsidiaries with the Material Customer are
good
commercial working relationships, and as of the date hereof, except as set
forth
on Section 4.19
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, no Material Customer has canceled or otherwise
terminated or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened in writing to cancel
or
otherwise terminate, its relationship with Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
Since January 1, 2007, Target has not received any written notice that any
Material Customer may cancel or otherwise materially and adversely modify its
relationship with Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or limit its usage or
purchase of the services and products of Target and its Subsidiaries either
as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise, except for such
notice of cancellation or limitation would not individually or in the aggregate
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
Target.
§4.20 Employment
Relations. Except
as set forth in Section 4.20
of the
Target Disclosure Letter: (a)
Since
January 1, 2005, Target and each of its Subsidiaries has been and is in
compliance with all applicable Laws respecting the employment of labor, except
as would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have
a
Material Adverse Effect and, to the Knowledge of Target, has not and is not
engaged in any unfair, wrongful, unlawful or discriminatory labor
practice.
(b) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has Knowledge of any unfair labor practice
charge or complaint, pending or threatened, against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board.
(c) During
the last three (3) years there has been no labor strike, dispute, slowdown
or stoppage or other material labor dispute actually pending or, to the
Knowledge of Target, threatened against or involving Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(d) Except
as
set forth on Section 4.20(d)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, no union or works council is currently certified
or
recognized, and, to the Knowledge of Target, there is no union or work council
representation question and no union or other organizational or decertification
activity, or special negotiating body or representative body that would be
subject to the National Labor Relations Act (20 U.S.C. §151 et.
seq.)
or any
applicable law implementing the provisions of Council Directive 94/45/EC dated
September 22, 1994 or the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations
of 2004, existing or threatened with respect to the operations of Target or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to or bound by any collective
bargaining, information and consultation agreement or labor union or works
council
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agreement
applicable to any Person employed by Target or any of its Subsidiaries and
no
collective bargaining, information and consultation agreement or labor union
or
works council agreement is currently being negotiated by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(f) No
Person
employed by Target or any of its Subsidiaries on other than an “at will” basis
will be entitled to terminate their employment or trigger an entitlement to
a
termination payment or liquidated damages or enhanced terms and conditions
of
employment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(g) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, Equality or Human Rights Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission,
Commission for Racial Equality and Disability Rights Commission charges,
enquiries or investigations or other claims of employment discrimination, equal
pay or treatment or other less favorable treatment, harassment or victimization
on protected grounds pending or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened against
it, except for such claims that, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
Target.
(h) Since
January 1, 2005, no material wage and hour department or working time or
national minimum wage investigation has been made of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(i) There
are
no occupational health and safety claims against Target or any of its
Subsidiaries other than claims that would not individually or in the aggregate
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to
Target.
(j) During
the last three (3) years, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has
effectuated any “plant closing” or “mass layoff” (as such terms are defined in
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”)
and
any similar state Law) without complying with its obligations under the WARN
Act
and any similar state Law. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations
sufficient in number to trigger application of any information and consultation
requirements under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Xxx
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or the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
during the last three (3) years. None of the Persons employed in the U.S.
by Target or any of its Subsidiaries has suffered an “employment loss” (as
defined in WARN and any similar state Law) during the 90 days prior to the
date
hereof.
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or
agreements for active, retired or former employees or directors that (in the
case of (i), (ii), or (iii)) are sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
Target or any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries has any material Liabilities (“Employee
Benefit Plans”).
(b) Except
as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
each Employee Benefit Plan (including any related trust) complies in form with
the requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, and
has
at all times been maintained and operated in compliance with its terms and
the
requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Except as
set
forth on Section
4.21(b)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan which
provides for the grant of options to purchase stock of Target or any Subsidiary,
each such stock option has been granted at an exercise price equal to no less
than the fair market value of Target stock or Subsidiary stock, as
applicable, at the date of grant and there has been no “backdating” of any such
stock options. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has filed, or is
considering filing, an application under the IRS Employee Plans Compliance
Resolution System or the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction
Program with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. No Employee Benefit Plan
is a
plan described in Section 4063(a) of ERISA.
(c) No
Employee Benefit Plan is an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning
of Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA and neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any material Liabilities with respect to any such plan or
otherwise under Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; and neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability with respect
to
any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of
ERISA).
(d) Except
as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any Employee Benefit Plan
which is a “group health plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code or Section 607(1) of ERISA) that has
not been administered and operated in compliance with the applicable
requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B
of the Code and any similar state Laws (“COBRA”).
No
Employee Benefit Plan which is such a group health plan is a “multiple employer
welfare arrangement,” within the meaning of Section 3(40) of
ERISA.
(e) Except
as
set forth on Section
4.21(e)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter and except as required by COBRA, neither Target nor
any
of its Subsidiaries maintains any Employee Benefit Plan (whether qualified
or
non-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) providing for
post-employment or retiree health, life insurance and/or other welfare benefits
and having unfunded liabilities, and, except as required by applicable Laws
or
for death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee benefit pension
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), neither Target
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligation to provide any such benefits
to
any retired or former employees or active employees following such employees’
retirement or termination of service. Except as would not individually or in
the
aggregate be reasonably expected to result in any material and adverse impact
on
Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any unfunded
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liabilities
pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan that is not intended to be qualified
under
Section 401(a) of the Code.
(f) Except
as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
there are no actions, suits, claims or disputes pending, or, to the Knowledge
of
Target, threatened, anticipated or expected to be asserted against or with
respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or the assets of any such plan (other
than
routine claims for benefits and appeals of denied routine claims); no civil
or
criminal action brought pursuant to the provisions of Title I, Subtitle B,
Part
5 of ERISA is pending, or, to the Knowledge of Target, threatened, anticipated,
or expected to be asserted against Target or any of its Subsidiaries or any
fiduciary of any Employee Benefit Plan, in any case with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan; and no Employee Benefit Plan or any fiduciary thereof has been
the
subject of an audit, investigation or examination by any Governmental
Entity.
(g) Except
as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
full payment has been timely made of all amounts which Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is required, under applicable Law or under any Employee Benefit
Plan, to have paid as contributions or premiums thereto as at
Closing.
(h) Each
Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue
Service or is comprised of a master or prototype plan that has received a
favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service. Since the date
of
each most recent determination letter referred to in this paragraph (h), to
the
Knowledge of Target no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance
has
existed that resulted or is reasonably likely to result in the revocation of
any
such determination letter or that would be reasonably likely to adversely affect
the qualified status of any such Employee Benefit Plan.
(i) Except
as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Target,
any
of their respective directors, officers, employees or, other persons who
participate in the operation of any Employee Benefit Plan or related trust
or
funding vehicle, has engaged in any transaction with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan or breached any applicable fiduciary responsibilities or
obligations under Title I of ERISA that would subject any of them to Liabilities
for prohibited transactions or breach of any fiduciary obligations under ERISA
or the Code.
(j) Except
as
set forth on Section 4.21(j)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not constitute a triggering event
under any Employee Benefit Plan which (either alone or upon the occurrence
of
any additional or subsequent event) will result in any material payment (whether
of severance pay or otherwise), or acceleration, vesting or material increase
in
benefits to any employee or former employee or director of Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Section 4.21(j)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, no Employee Benefit Plan provides
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for
the
payment of severance, termination, change in control or similar-type payments
or
benefits.
(k) With
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (where applicable), Target has made
available to Parent true and complete copies of: (i) the plan document as
in effect on the date hereof, together with all amendments thereto;
(ii) all current summary plan descriptions and summaries of material
modifications; (iii) all current trust agreements and all amendments
thereto; (iv) the most recent IRS determination letter, if any, obtained
with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code; (v) the annual report on IRS Form
5500-series for each of the last three years for each Employee Benefit Plan
required to file such form; and (vi) the most recently prepared financial
statements for each Employee Benefit Plan for which such statements are
required.
(l) To
the
Knowledge of Target, Target and its Subsidiaries have classified all individuals
who perform services for them correctly for purposes of each Employee Benefit
Plan as common law employees, independent contractors or leased
employees.
§4.22 Environmental
Laws and Regulations.
Except
as set forth on Section 4.22
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, (i) Target and each of its Subsidiaries are in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws,
and
have obtained, and are in compliance in all material respect with, all material
Permits required of them under applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) there
are no material claims, proceedings, investigations or actions by any
Governmental Entity or other Person or entity pending, or to the Knowledge
of
Target, threatened against Target or any of its Subsidiaries under any
Environmental Law; and (iii) to the Knowledge of Target, there are no
facts, circumstances or conditions relating to the past or present business
or
operations of Target or any of its Subsidiaries (including the disposal of
any
wastes, hazardous substances or other materials), or to any past or present
Target Property, that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material
claim, proceeding or action, or to any material liability, under any
Environmental Law.
§4.23 Affiliate
Transactions.
Except
as set forth on Section 4.23
of the
Target Disclosure Letter (i) there are no, and since August 1, 2006, there
have not been any, Contracts, Liabilities, transactions or business arrangements
or relationships between Target or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and
any Affiliate of Target on the other hand and (ii) to the Knowledge of
Target, neither Target nor any Affiliate of Target possesses, directly or
indirectly, any financial interest in, is a director, officer, employee of,
or
is a consultant, advisor or lender to, any Person which is a Material Customer,
landlord, lessor, lessee, or competitor of Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
Ownership of securities of such Person whose securities are registered under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of 5% or less of any class of
such
securities shall not be deemed to be a financial interest for purposes of this
Section 4.23.
§4.24 Permits.
Target
has delivered or made available to Parent for inspection a true and correct
copy
of each material permit (including occupancy permit), certificate, license,
consent or authorization of any Governmental Entity (each, a “Permit”)
obtained or possessed by Target and its Subsidiaries. Target and each of its
Subsidiaries have obtained and possess all Permits and have made all
registrations and filings with and notices to any Governmental Entity necessary
for the
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lawful
conduct of their businesses as presently conducted or necessary for the lawful
ownership of their properties and assets or the operation of their businesses
as
presently conducted, except as the failure to obtain such Permits or make such
registration filings and notices would not individually or in the aggregate
be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target.
Except as would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target, all such Permits are
in
full force and effect, and, to the Knowledge of Target, there are no grounds
for
the revocation or non-renewal of any such Permits. Target and each of its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all such
Permits.
§4.25 Absence
of Changes.
Except
as set forth on Section 4.25
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, since the Balance Sheet Date there has been no events,
facts, circumstances, changes or effects, individually or in the aggregate,
constituting a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target. Except as set
forth on Section 4.25
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, since September 30, 2007, neither Target nor any
of
its Subsidiaries has:
(i) amended
or restated its charter or by-laws (or comparable organizational or governing
documents);
(ii) authorized
for issuance, issued, sold, delivered or agreed or committed to issue, sell
or
deliver (A) any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
Target or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) any securities convertible into,
exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire either
(1) any Target Common Stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or (2) any securities convertible into,
exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire, any
shares of the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target
or
any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, except for the issuance of compensatory
options or other securities of Target as a result of the exercise of such
options);
(iii) increased
the compensation payable (including, but not limited to, wages, salaries,
bonuses or any other remuneration) or to become payable to any officer, employee
or agent being paid an annual base salary of $150,000 or more except pursuant
to
an existing Contract set forth on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter;
(iv) made
any
bonus, profit sharing, pension, retirement or insurance payment, distribution
or
arrangement to or with any officer, employee or agent being paid an annual
base
salary of $150,000 or more, or any director of Target, except for payments
that
were already accrued prior to the Balance Sheet Date or were required by the
terms of any Employee Benefit Plan set forth on Section 4.21(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter;
(v) entered
into, materially amended or become subject to or allowed to be terminated any
Material Contract except in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) incurred,
assumed or modified any Indebtedness, except for revolving Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to the existing credit agreement disclosed on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter;
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(vii) permitted
any of its properties or assets to be subject to any Lien not set forth on
Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter (other than Permitted Liens);
(viii) become
subject to any collective bargaining relationship or similar relationship that
has not resulted in the negotiation of a collective bargaining
agreement;
(ix) sold,
transferred, leased, licensed or otherwise disposed of any assets or properties
in excess of $50,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate, taken as a
whole
except for (A) sales of equipment in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (B) leases or licenses entered into in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (C) sales of
trailers in the United States and timber cabins in the United
Kingdom;
(x) acquired
any business or Person, by merger or consolidation, purchase of substantial
assets or equity interests, or by any other manner, in a single transaction
or a
series of related transactions;
(xi) made
any
capital expenditure or commitment therefor in excess of $250,000 individually
or
$500,000 in the aggregate or otherwise acquired any assets or properties in
excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate (other than
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice)
or
leased any property, as Lessor, in excess of $50,000;
(xii) entered
into, materially amended or become subject to any joint venture, partnership,
strategic alliance, members’ agreement, co-marketing, co-promotion,
co-packaging, joint development or similar arrangement that is material to
Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(xiii) written-off
as uncollectible any notes or accounts receivable, except write-offs in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xiv) canceled
or waived any claims or rights of substantial value;
(xv) made
any
material change in any method of accounting or auditing practice except as
required by Law or GAAP;
(xvi) made
any
material Tax election or settled and/or compromised any material Tax liability;
prepared any Tax Returns in a manner that is materially inconsistent with the
past practices of Target or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, with respect
to
the treatment of items on such Tax Returns; or filed any material amended Tax
Return or claim for refund of Taxes with respect to the income, operations
or
property of Target or its Subsidiaries, in each case, except as required by
any
Law or Order;
(xvii) paid,
discharged, settled or satisfied any claims, Liabilities or obligations in
excess of $100,000, other
than payments, discharges or satisfactions of workers’ compensation, auto
insurance and general liability insurance claims and other claims in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
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(xviii) established,
adopted, entered into, amended or terminated any material Employee Benefits
Plan
or any collective bargaining, thrift, compensation or other plan, agreement,
trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any directors, officers
or
employees;
(xix) conducted
its cash management practices (including the collection of receivables and
payment of payables) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices; or
(xx) entered
into any Contract or letter of intent with respect to (whether or not binding),
or otherwise committed or agreed, whether or not in writing, to do any of the
foregoing.
§4.26 Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees.
Except
with respect to the fees payable to Xxxxxx (whose fees and expenses shall be
included in the Transaction Expenses) and except as se set forth in Section 4.26
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, no agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf
of
Target is, or will be, entitled to any commission or brokers’ or finders’ fees
from Target or Parent, or from any of their Affiliates, in connection with
any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
§4.27 Certain
Business Practices.
To the
Knowledge of Target, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
directors, officers, agents, or employees of Target or any of its Subsidiaries
has (i) used any funds of Target or any such Subsidiary for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment, or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity or (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties
or
campaigns or violated any provision of the United States Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
§4.28 Special
Purpose Representations.
None of
Target, MSG WC Intermediary Co. or Mobile Services Group, Inc. has conducted
any
business or has any outstanding Indebtedness, other than the Mezzanine Notes
and
the Senior Notes, or own or hold any assets, other than the equity interest
of
its respective Subsidiary.
§4.29 Due
Diligence by Target.
The
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and in any document, certificate or instrument delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto constitute the sole and exclusive representations and
warranties of Parent to Target and Target Stockholders in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and Target and Target Stockholders acknowledge
and agree that Parent is not making any representation or warranty whatsoever,
express or implied, beyond those expressly given in this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and in any documents, certificate or instrument delivered
pursuant hereto or thereto, including any implied warranty as to condition,
merchantability, or suitability as to Parent and it is understood that Target
takes the stock of Surviving Corporation as is and where is (subject to the
benefit of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements and in any document, certificate or instrument
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto).
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ARTICLE
V
Except
as
disclosed in writing in the disclosure letter supplied by Parent to Target
dated
as of the date hereof (the “Parent
Disclosure Letter”),
Parent represents and warrants to Target as follows:
§5.1 Authority
and Enforceability.
Parent
has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and
the Ancillary Agreements to be executed and delivered by Parent as contemplated
hereby. Subject to the Parent Stockholders Approval, Parent has the corporate
power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
by
the Ancillary Agreements to be executed and delivered by Parent as contemplated
hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all
Ancillary Agreements to be executed and delivered by Parent as contemplated
hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, have been duly authorized by Parent’s board of directors and subject to
the Parent Stockholders Approval no other corporate or stockholder action on
the
part of Parent or its stockholders is necessary to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and such Ancillary Agreements by
Parent and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
This Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements to be executed and delivered by
Parent as contemplated hereby, when delivered in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, assuming the due execution and delivery of this Agreement
and each other Ancillary Agreement by the other parties hereto and thereto,
shall have been duly executed and delivered by Parent and shall be valid and
binding obligations of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with
their terms, except to the extent that their enforceability may be subject
to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general
equitable principles.
§5.2 Consents
and Approvals; No
Violations. (a) Other than as set forth on Section 5.2(a) of the
Parent Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent
do not, the execution and delivery by Parent of the Ancillary Agreements to
be
executed and delivered by Parent as contemplated hereby will not and the
consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will
not result in a violation or breach of, conflict with, constitute (with or
without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any
right of termination, cancellation, payment or acceleration) under, or result
in
the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or
any
of its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole), except for Permitted Liens, under:
(1) any provision of the Organizational Documents of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries; (2) subject to obtaining and making any of the approvals,
consents, notices and filings referred to in paragraph (b) below, any Law
or Order applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any of
their respective properties or assets may be bound; (3) any material
Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which
they
or any of their respective properties or assets is bound except in the case
of
clauses (2) and (3) above, for such violations, filings, permits, consents,
approvals, notices, breaches or conflicts which would not individually or in
the
aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Parent.
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(b) Except
for such filings and approvals as may be required pursuant to the HSR Act and
as
set forth on Section 5.2(b)
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter no consent, approval or action of, filing with or
notice to any Governmental Entity or private third party is necessary or
required under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Law or Order,
any material Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
or
by which any of their respective properties or assets may be bound, for the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent, the performance by Parent
of
its obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby other than those, the failure to obtain or make which, would not
individually
or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent.
§5.3 Existence
and Good Standing.
Parent
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware. Parent has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own its property and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Parent is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in
each jurisdiction in which the character or location of the properties owned,
leased or operated by Parent or the nature of the business conducted by Parent
makes such qualification necessary, except for such jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not
individually
or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent.
§5.4 Capitalization
of Parent.
(a)
As of
the date hereof, Parent has an authorized capitalization consisting of
(x) 95,000,000 shares of common stock, of which as of December 31, 2007,
34,572,614 shares are issued and outstanding, 2,027,503 shares of Parent Common
Stock are reserved for issuance and 2,174,828 shares are held in Parent’s
treasury, and (y) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per
share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. All such outstanding
shares of common stock of Parent have been duly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable and were not issued in violation of, any
preemptive rights. Except as described above, no shares of common stock of
Parent are authorized, issued, outstanding or reserved for issuance. Except
as
set forth on Section 5.4(a)
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, rights, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements,
obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments,
contingent or otherwise, relating to the capital stock of, or other equity
or
voting interest in, Parent, pursuant to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
is or may become obligated to issue, deliver or sell or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, common stock of Parent, any other equity of or other voting
interest in, Parent or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or
evidencing the right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of the capital
stock of or other equity or voting interest in, Parent. There is no outstanding
or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar
rights with respect to the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest
in, Parent. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any authorized or
outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness the holders of which
have the right to vote (or convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing
the
right to subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) with
the
stockholders of Parent on any matter. There are no Contracts to which Parent
or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which they are bound to
(i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of,
or other equity or voting interest in, Parent or any other Person or
(ii) vote or dispose of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interest in, Parent. There are no
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irrevocable
proxies and no voting agreements with respect to any membership interests of,
or
other equity or voting interest in, Parent.
(b) At
the
Effective Time (but subject to receipt of the Parent Stockholders Approval
and
upon the filing of the Certificate of Incorporation Amendment and Certificate
of
Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware), the Parent
Preferred Stock will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and not subject to, or issued in violation of, any preemptive
rights. The shares of common stock of Parent to be issued upon conversion of
the
Parent Preferred Stock, when issued in accordance with the terms of the
Certificate of Designation, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, and not subject to, or issued in violation, of any
preemptive right.
(b) To
the
extent not previously disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, each Significant
Subsidiary of Parent has the capitalization set forth on Section 5.5(b)
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter. To the extent not previously disclosed in the Parent
SEC Filings, all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity securities
or
voting interests, as the case may be, of each Significant Subsidiary of Parent
are owned, of record and beneficially, by Parent or a Significant Subsidiary
of
Parent, free and clear of all Liens, other than a Permitted Lien. To the extent
not previously disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, there are no outstanding
or
authorized options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, claims of any character,
agreements, obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities, or other
commitments, contingent or otherwise relating to the capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interest in, any Significant Subsidiary of Parent or any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire any capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interest in, such Significant Subsidiary, other than such rights granted to
Parent or a Significant Subsidiary of Parent. To the extent not previously
disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, there are no Contracts to which any
Significant Subsidiary of Parent is a party or by which they are bound to
(i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of the capital stock
of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Significant Subsidiary of Parent
or any other Person or (ii) vote or dispose of any shares of the capital
stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Significant Subsidiary
of
Parent.
(c) Neither
Parent nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly,
any
capital stock of, or other equity, ownership, proprietary or voting interest
in,
any Person except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings.
(d) Except
as
disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, there are no restrictions
of any
kind
which prevent or restrict the payment of dividends or other distributions by
Parent or
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any
of
Parent’s Significant Subsidiaries other than those imposed by the Laws of
general applicability of their respective jurisdictions of
organization.
§5.6 SEC
Filings.
(a)
Since
January 1, 2006, Parent has timely filed or otherwise transmitted all forms,
reports and documents required to be filed with the SEC under the Securities
Act
and the Exchange Act (collectively with any amendments thereto, the
“Parent
SEC Reports”).
Each
of the Parent SEC Reports, as amended prior to the date hereof, has complied,
or
in the case of the Parent SEC Reports made after the date hereof, will comply,
as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. None of the Parent SEC Reports, as amended
prior to the date hereof, contained, and in the case of the Parent SEC Reports
made after the date hereof will not contain, at the time they were filed any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
except for those statements (if any) as had been modified by subsequent filings
with the SEC prior to the date hereof. No Subsidiary of Parent is required
to
file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.
(b) Parent
has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term
is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule
13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries maintains
a system of internal controls over financial reporting sufficient to comply
with
all legal and accounting requirements applicable to Parent and such Subsidiary
(as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as required
by Rule 13a-15(a) under the Exchange Act. Parent has disclosed, based on its
most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date hereof, to
Parent’s auditors and audit committee (x) any significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls that are
reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information and (y) any known fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in internal controls. Parent is in material compliance with
all
applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
(c) None
of
the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent specifically for inclusion
or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will, at the date the
Proxy
Statement is first distributed to the stockholders of Parent and at the time
of
the Parent Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in
all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
§5.7 Financial
Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a)
The
audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and
schedules) included in Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 filed with the SEC (i) complied, or financial
statements filed after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time will
comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the
published regulations of the SEC, (ii) have been prepared or will be
prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated
in
the notes thereto) and (iii) on that basis, fairly present or will fairly
present,
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in
all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated
dates and for the indicated periods.
(b) The
unaudited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and
schedules) included in Parent’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
SEC since January 1, 2007 (i) complied, or financial statements filed after
the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time will comply, in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published regulations
of the SEC, (ii) have been prepared or will be prepared in all material
respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and
(iii) on that basis, fairly present or will fairly present, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and for the
indicated periods subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in amounts that
are immaterial in nature and amounts consistent with past experience and the
absence of full footnote disclosure.
(c) Except
as
previously disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings or as set forth on Section 5.7(c)
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter, since December 31, 2007, there has been no events,
facts, circumstances, changes or effects, individually or in the aggregate,
constituting a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent.
§5.8 Liabilities.
Except
as set forth on Section 5.8
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
Liabilities or Indebtedness, except for (i) Liabilities set forth in the
unaudited consolidated balance sheets of each of Parent and its Subsidiaries
as
at December 31, 2007 or specifically disclosed in the footnotes thereto,
(ii) accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses, incurred
subsequent to December 31, 2007 in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (iii) Liabilities that would not individually or in the
aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect
to Parent, (iv) Liabilities under material Contracts (none of which is a
result of any breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement or
violation of applicable Law or Order by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
in
each case, except as incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice), and (v) Liabilities under this Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents.
§5.9 Properties;
Containers.
Parent
has made available to Target an accurate and complete list (except for clerical
errors which are not material), showing Parent’s rental fleet of storage
trailers, storage containers and portable offices as of January 31, 2008,
classified by branch.
§5.10 Litigation.
To the
extent not previously disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, except as set forth
on Section 5.10
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter and except for open insurance claims for workers
compensation, automobile liability and general liability which have been
incurred in the ordinary course of business and reported to Parent’s insurance
carriers for which a liability accrual in accordance with GAAP has been recorded
in the books and records of Parent,, there is no material Proceeding by or
before any Governmental Entity or any other Person, nor, to the Knowledge of
Parent, is any such Proceeding threatened, against or affecting Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries, or any of their material properties, assets or
rights.
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§5.11 Taxes.
Except
as set forth on Section 5.11
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter:
(a) Tax
Returns.
Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed or caused to be timely filed
with
the appropriate taxing authorities all material Tax Returns that are required
to
be filed by, or with respect to, Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries. The
Tax
Returns in all material respects accurately reflect all liability for Taxes
of
Parent and its Subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby.
(b) Payment
of Taxes.
All
Taxes due by or with respect to the income, assets or operations of Parent
and/or its Subsidiaries for all past taxable years or periods have been timely
paid in full on or prior to the Closing Date or accrued and adequately disclosed
and provided for on the books and records of Parent in accordance with
GAAP.
(c) Other
Tax Matters.
(i) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of an audit,
judicial proceeding or other examination in respect of Taxes by the tax
authorities of any nation, state or locality (and, to the Knowledge of Parent,
no such audit, judicial proceeding or other examination is contemplated) nor
has
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries received any written notices from any taxing
authority in the past three years relating to any issue that could affect the
Tax liability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) All
material Taxes that Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries is (or was) required
by law to withhold or collect in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party
have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the
proper authorities to the extent due and payable.
(iii) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any “listed transaction,” or
any reportable transaction the principal purpose of which was tax avoidance,
within the meaning of Section 6011, Section 6111 and Section 6112
of the Code.
(iv) Each
of
the Parent’s Subsidiaries that is a United Kingdom or Netherlands resident for
tax purposes is duly registered for value added tax in the United Kingdom or
The
Netherlands, and in respect of any value added tax each has complied with all
statutory provisions, rules, regulations, orders and directions, has promptly
submitted accurate returns, maintains full and accurate records, and has not
within the three years prior to the Closing Date been subject to any interest,
forfeiture, surcharge or penalty charge by a Tax authority. None of the United
Kingdom or Netherlands resident Subsidiaries is a member of a group for value
added tax purposes and none has made any election to waive the exemption from
value added tax in relation to any interest in real estate.
For
the
avoidance of doubt, neither Parent nor Merger Sub nor any of their Subsidiaries
is making any representation or warranty regarding the Tax treatment and
consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
§5.12 Compliance
with Laws.
Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries has complied since January 1, 2005, and is in
compliance, with all applicable Laws and Orders, except as
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would
not
individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written notice that any material violation of any Law or Order is being alleged.
This Section 5.12 does not relate to matters with respect to SEC Filings,
which is the subject of Section 5.6, Taxes, which are the subject of
Section 5.11, Employee Benefits, which are the subject of
Section 5.13, and Certain Business Practices, which are the subject of
Section 5.14.
§5.13 Employee
Benefits.
Section 5.13
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter lists each benefit or compensation plan, program,
agreement or arrangement, other than employment agreements, maintained,
sponsored, or contributed to by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or with
respect to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability
(each, a “Parent
Plan”).
Except as would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected
to
result in any material and adverse impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, each Parent Plan (including any related trust) complies in form
with
the requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, and
has
at all times been maintained and operated in compliance with its terms and
the
requirements of all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Except as
would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to result
in
any material and adverse impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of Parent,
any
of their respective directors, officers, employees or, other persons who
participate in the operation of any Parent Plan or related trust or funding
vehicle, has engaged in any transaction with respect to any Parent Plan or
breached any applicable fiduciary responsibilities or obligations under Title
I
of ERISA that would subject any of them to Liabilities for prohibited
transactions or breach of any fiduciary obligations under ERISA or the Code.
Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material Liability under
Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, including any material Liability
with respect to any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
Except as would not individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected
to
result in any material and adverse impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, there are no actions, suits, claims, proceedings, audits or
investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened with respect
to any Parent Plan.
§5.14 Certain
Business Practices.
Except
as previously disclosed in the Parent SEC Filings, to the Knowledge of Parent,
neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any directors, officers, agents,
or employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has (i) used any funds of
Parent or any such Subsidiary for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment,
or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity or (ii) made any
unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or
to
foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision
of
the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.
§5.15 Brokers’
or Finders’ Fees.
Except
with respect to the fees payable to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. and Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc., whose fees and expenses shall be paid by Surviving Corporation,
no agent, broker, person or firm acting on behalf of Parent is, or will be,
entitled to any commission or brokers’ or finders’ fees from Target or from any
Affiliate of Target, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
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§5.16 Financing.
Parent
has obtained a commitment letter dated as of the date hereof, from the Lenders
(the “Debt
Commitment Letter”)
providing for, subject to certain conditions set forth therein, commitments
to
provide debt financing in amount up to $1,000,000,000.00 (the “Debt
Financing”)
which,
together with funds available to Parent, is sufficient to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and
pay
all related fees and expenses for which Parent will be responsible.
A true
and correct copy of the Debt Commitment Letter has been provided to Target.
The
Debt
Commitment Letter has been duly executed by Parent and is in full force and
effect. All commitment fees required to be paid thereunder have been paid in
full or will be duly paid in full when due. As of the date hereof, the Debt
Commitment Letter has not been amended or terminated, and there is no breach
existing thereunder. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Parent, there
is
no existing fact, occurrence or condition that would cause the commitments
provided in the Debt Commitment Letter to be terminated or ineffective, any
of
the conditions contained therein not to be met or the financing contemplated
by
the Debt Commitment Letter not to be consummated. Except for the conditions
described in the Debt Commitment Letter, there are no other conditions precedent
to the Debt Financing. Upon the consummation of such transactions and assuming
the accuracy of all representations and warranties of Target contained herein,
(a) Parent will not be insolvent, (b) Parent will not be left with
unreasonably small capital, (c) Parent will not have incurred debts beyond
its ability to pay such debts as they mature, and (d) the capital of Parent
will not be impaired.
§5.17 Due
Diligence by Parent.
The
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements and in any document, certificate or instrument delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto constitute the sole and exclusive representations and
warranties of Target to Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and Parent acknowledges and agrees that Target is not making any
representation or warranty whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those
expressly given in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and in any
document, certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto,
including any implied warranty as to condition, merchantability, or suitability
as to any of the assets of Target and it is understood that Parent takes Target
as is and where is (subject to the benefit of the representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and in any document,
certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto).
ARTICLE
VI
§6.1 Conduct
of Business of Target. (a)
During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of: the
Closing Date and the date of termination of the Agreement in accordance with
its
terms, Target shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct their
respective operations (including their working capital, capital expenditures
and
cash management practices) only according to their ordinary and usual course
of
business and to use all commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact
their
respective business organizations, keep available the services of their officers
and employees and maintain satisfactory relationships with licensors, suppliers,
distributors, customers and others having business relationships with them,
except, in each case, as otherwise required by this Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
the immediately preceding sentence, prior to the Closing Date, except as may
be
first approved in writing by Parent (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned) or as is otherwise expressly permitted or
required by this Agreement, Target shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to
refrain from the following:
(i) amending
or restating its charter or by-laws (or comparable organizational or governing
documents);
(ii) authorizing
for issuance, issuing, selling or delivering (A) any
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target or any of its
Subsidiaries or (B) any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire either (1) any
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target or
any
of its Subsidiaries, or (2) any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire, any shares of the capital stock of, or other equity
or
voting interest in, Target or any of its Subsidiaries, except for issuances
of
capital stock of Target or a Subsidiary of Target upon the exercise of any
options or warrants outstanding on the date hereof;
(iii) declaring,
paying or setting aside any dividend or making any distribution other than
dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of Target to Target or any other
wholly owned subsidiary of Target or splitting, combining, redeeming,
reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly, any
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Target or
any
of its Subsidiaries, except for purchases of equity of Target held by management
of Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or making any other change in the capital
structure of Target or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) increasing
the compensation payable (including, but not limited to, wages, salaries,
bonuses or any other remuneration) or to become payable to any employee or
agent
being paid an annual base salary of $150,000 or more or to any officer or
director of Target, except pursuant to an existing Contract set forth on
Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter or as otherwise required by applicable
Law;
(v) making
any bonus, profit sharing, pension, retirement or insurance payment,
distribution or arrangement to or with any officer, employee or agent being
paid
an annual base salary of $150,000 or more or any director of Target except
for
payments in connection with the Transaction Retention Program, that were already
accrued prior to the date hereof, are required by the terms of any Employee
Benefit Plan set forth on Section 4.21(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, or are made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or as otherwise required by applicable
Law;
(vi) establishing,
adopting, entering into, amending or terminating any material Employee Benefit
Plan or any collective bargaining, thrift, compensation or other plan,
agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any directors,
officers or employees other than the implementation of the Transaction Retention
Program;
(vii) entering
into any Material Contract or materially amending or terminating any Material
Contract (except as such Material Contract may expire by its
terms);
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(viii) incurring,
assuming or modifying any Indebtedness, except revolving Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to the existing credit agreement disclosed on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter or capitalized lease obligations not to exceed
$4,000,000 in the aggregate, in each case, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(ix) subjecting
any of its material properties or assets or any capital stock, or other equity
or voting interests to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens);
(x) selling,
transferring, leasing, licensing or otherwise disposing of any assets or
properties in excess of $50,000 individually or $200,000 in the aggregate,
except for (A) sales
of
equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(B) leases
or
licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, and (C) sales
of
trailers, containers and wood offices and other units in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice solely as part of the normal course
of
retail sales;
(xi) acquiring
any business or Person, by merger or consolidation, purchase of substantial
assets or equity interests, or by any other manner, in a single transaction
or a
series of related transactions, other than the acquisitions set forth on
Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter;
(xii) making
any capital expenditure or commitment therefor not contemplated by the CapEx
Budget or otherwise acquiring any assets or properties other than supplies
or
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or
making any change to the CapEx Budget;
(xiii) writing-off
as uncollectible any notes or accounts receivable, except write-offs in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xiv) canceling
or waiving any claims or rights of substantial value;
(xv) making
any change in any method of accounting or auditing practice other than those
required by GAAP or except as required by Law;
(xvi) making
any material Tax election or settling and/or compromising any material Tax
liability (except for settlements in connection with Tax audits in the ordinary
course of business); preparing any Tax Returns in a manner that is materially
inconsistent with the past practices of Target or such Subsidiary, as the case
may be, with respect to the treatment of items on such Tax Returns; or filing
any material amended Tax Return or claim for refund of Taxes with respect to
the
income, operations or property of Target or its Subsidiaries, in each case,
except as required by any Law or Order;
(xvii) paying,
discharging, settling or satisfying any claims, Liabilities, Proceedings or
obligations in excess of $100,000, other than payments, discharges or
satisfactions of workers’ compensation, auto insurance and general liability
insurance
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claims
and other claims in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice of Liabilities to the extent reflected or reserved against in the
Balance Sheet;
(xviii) planning,
announcing, implementing or effecting any reduction in force, lay-off, early
retirement program, severance program or other program or effort concerning
the
termination of employment of employees of Target or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than individual employee terminations in the ordinary course of
business);
(xix) making
any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other
Person other than loans, advances or capital contributions by Target or any
of
its Subsidiaries to any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of
Target;
(xx) entering
into any Contract or letter of intent (whether or not binding) with respect
to,
or committing or agreeing to do, whether or not in writing, any of the
foregoing;
(xxi) taking
any action which may cause Parent and its Subsidiaries to incur or suffer Losses
as a consequence of any breach by Target or its Subsidiaries of their
obligations under the ERA, the Transfer Regulations, TULRCA
or
any other applicable UK Law concerned with employment rights in circumstances
where such breaches may reasonably be avoided in relation to any actions taken
at the request of Parent, Parent provides timely and sufficiently detailed
proposals regarding any reorganization that it intends to implement after
Closing such that Target or its Subsidiaries are able to comply with such
obligations; or
(xxii) will
not
finance Capital Expenditures through entering into operating leases in a manner
inconsistent with past practice.
(b) During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, Target shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use all commercially reasonable efforts
to
confer on a monthly basis with one or more designated representatives of Parent
regarding operational matters (including employee and human resources related
matters) and the general status of ongoing operations.
(c) Target
shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to keep, or cause Target and
its
Subsidiaries to keep, all insurance policies currently maintained with respect
to Target and its Subsidiaries and their respective assets and properties,
or
suitable replacements or renewals, in full force and effect through the close
of
business on the Closing Date.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no provision contained in this
Agreement shall be construed to give to Parent, directly or indirectly, right
to
control or direct Target’s or its Subsidiaries’ businesses and operations prior
to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, Target shall exercise,
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control
and
supervision of its and its Subsidiaries’ businesses and operations.
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(e) None
of
Target, MSG WC Intermediary Co. or Mobile Services Group, Inc. will conduct
any
business or incur any new Indebtedness, or own or hold any assets, other than
the equity interest of its respective Subsidiary.
(f) Promptly
following their availability in the ordinary course of Target’s business, Target
shall provide Parent with a monthly consolidated balance sheet of Target and
its
Subsidiaries for the preceding month and the related profit and loss statement,
and shall cause Target’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer
to be available to discuss such financial statements and the financial and
operating performance of Target as reasonably requested by Parent. In addition,
promptly after it is received from Target’s auditors, Target will provide Parent
with its final audited 2007 financial statements and will promptly notify Parent
upon obtaining any Knowledge of any proposed audit adjustments to the Draft
Financial Statements.
§6.2 Exclusive
Dealing.
During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of (i) the
Closing Date and (ii) the
date
this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Target shall not,
and
shall cause its Affiliates and each of its and their officers, directors,
employees, agents, representatives, consultants, financial advisors, attorneys,
accountants and other agents to refrain from taking any action to, directly
or
indirectly, encourage, initiate, solicit or engage in discussions or
negotiations with, or provide any information to, any Person, other than Parent
(and its Affiliates and representatives), concerning any purchase of any capital
stock of Target or any of its Subsidiaries (other than in connection with the
exercise of any options or warrants outstanding on the date hereof) or any
merger, consolidation or other business combination, asset sale,
recapitalization or similar transaction involving Target or any of its
Subsidiaries other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business. Target
will notify Parent as soon as practicable after Target has Knowledge of any
Person making any proposal, offer, inquiry to, or contact with, Target, as
the
case may be, with respect to the foregoing and shall describe in reasonable
detail the identity of any such Person and, the substance and material terms
of
any such contact and the material terms of any such proposal.
§6.3 Review
of Target.
Parent
may, prior to the Closing Date, directly or through its representatives
including Parent’s lenders and potential financing sources, review the
properties, books and records of Target and each of its Subsidiaries and their
financial and legal condition to the extent it reasonably believes necessary
or
advisable to familiarize itself with such properties and other matters. Such
review shall not, however, affect the representations and warranties made by
Target in this Agreement or the remedies of Parent for breaches of those
representations and warranties. Target shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to
permit Parent and its representatives to have, after the date of execution
of
this Agreement, reasonable access during normal business hours, and on
reasonable written advance notice, to the premises and to all the properties,
books and records of Target and each of its Subsidiaries and Target shall cause
the officers, employees, counsel, accountants, consultants and other
representatives of Target and each of its Subsidiaries to furnish Parent with
such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the
business and properties of Target and its Subsidiaries as Parent shall from
time
to time reasonably request; provided,
that
such investigation and assistance shall not unreasonably disrupt the operations
of Target and its Subsidiaries, or cause the loss of attorney/client privilege.
Any information provided, or caused to be provided, by Target or
its
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Subsidiaries
pursuant to this Section 6.3 shall be subject to the terms of the Mutual
Confidentiality Agreement dated as of December 14, 2007, between Target and
Parent (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”).
§6.4 Notification
of Certain Matters;
Amendments to Target Disclosure Letter.
Target
shall give prompt written notice to Parent of any of the following which occurs,
or of which it becomes aware, following the date hereof: (i) any
notice of, or other communication relating to, a default or event of default
under any Contract disclosed (or required to be disclosed) on Section 4.13(a)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter; (ii) any representation or warranty made by
Target in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect; (iii) the
failure of any condition precedent to either party’s obligations; and
(iv) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that
the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Such notice shall amend the Target
Disclosure Letter for informational purposes only; provided,
that no
such amendment shall limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder
to the Parent and shall not be deemed to cure any breach of any covenant or
any
breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement
or
any of the Ancillary Agreement for any purpose, including for purposes of
determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IX hereof
or the rights to indemnification under Article XI hereof.
§6.5 Assistance
with Debt Financing.
Target
shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist, in connection
with the arrangement of the Debt Financing as may be reasonably requested by
Parent including by (i) participating in meetings (including lender
meetings), presentations, road shows, due diligence and drafting sessions and
sessions with rating agencies, in each case, as required to consummate the
Debt
Financing; (ii) assisting with the preparation of materials for rating
agency presentations, offering documents, private placement memoranda, bank
information memoranda, prospectuses and similar documents required in connection
with the Debt Financing; (iii) subject to Section 6.3 of this
Agreement, furnishing Parent and its financing sources financial and other
pertinent information regarding Target and its Subsidiaries as may be reasonably
requested by Parent to consummate the Debt Financing; (iv) requesting of
the appropriate Person, and using all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain,
such consents, legal opinions, surveys and title insurance as reasonably
requested by Parent, in each case, as required to consummate the Debt Financing;
(v) subject to Section 6.3 of this Agreement, cooperate with
prospective lenders involved in the Debt Financing to provide access to Target’s
and its Subsidiaries’ respective properties, assets, and cash management and
accounting systems (including cooperating in and facilitating the completion
of
field examinations, collateral audits, asset appraisals, surveys, and
engineering/property condition reports); (vi) subject to the occurrence of
the Effective Time: taking all corporate actions reasonably requested by Parent
to permit consummation of the Debt Financing and any direct borrowing or
incurrence of debt by Target or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with
the
Closing, entering into one or more credit or other agreements or instruments
on
terms satisfactory to Parent immediately prior to the Closing with respect
to
any such direct borrowing or debt incurrence, and lending all or part of the
proceeds thereof to Parent, as and to the extent directed by Parent, to permit
Parent to pay a portion of the Merger Consideration; and (vii) otherwise
reasonably cooperating in the Parent’s efforts to obtain the Debt Financing
(including requesting of the appropriate Persons, and using
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all
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, customary officer’s certificates and
other documents and instruments as may reasonably be requested by Parent,
facilitating the pledge of, and granting of security interests in, the stock
and
assets of Target and its Subsidiaries, establishing bank accounts, blocked
account agreements and lock box arrangements, executing and delivering deeds
and
other conveyance instruments to one or more designees of Parent); provided,
that
Target shall not be required to provide, or cause any of its Subsidiaries to
provide, cooperation under this Section 6.5 that: (x) unreasonably
interferes with the ongoing business of Target or any of its Subsidiaries;
(y) causes any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement to be
breached; or (z) causes any closing condition set forth in Article IX
to fail to be satisfied or otherwise causes the breach of this Agreement. Parent
shall (A) promptly after this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
Section 12.1, reimburse Target for all reasonable, documented out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred by Target or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with their compliance with this Section 6.5 and (B) indemnify and hold
Target and its Subsidiaries harmless against any Losses suffered by Target
or
any of its Subsidiaries as a result or in connection with its cooperation under
this Section 6.5 if the Effective Time does not occur.
§6.6 Resignation
of Officers and Directors.
At the
written request of Parent, Target shall cause each officer and member of its
board of directors and the boards of directors (or comparable governing bodies)
of each of its Subsidiaries to tender his resignation from such position
effective as of the Effective Time.
§6.7 Affiliate
Agreements.
Target
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, terminate at or prior to the
Effective Time, without payment or penalty as set forth on Section 6.7
of the
Target Disclosure Letter, each Contract between Target or a Subsidiary of
Target, on the one hand, and any of their respective Affiliates (other than
Target or any other Subsidiary of Target), on the other hand, including the
Sponsor Management Agreement and the Sponsor Stockholders
Agreement.
§6.8 Target
Option Plans.
Prior
to the Effective Time, Target shall take all actions necessary to
(i) terminate, as of the Effective Time, the MSG WC Holdings Corp. 2006
Stock Option Plan, the MSG WC Holdings Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, and
the
MSG WC Holdings Corp. 2006 Employee Stock Option Plan and any other plan,
program or arrangement providing for the issuance or grant of any other interest
in respect of the capital stock of the Target or any Subsidiary thereof (the
“Stock
Plans”),
(ii) provide for the cancellation, termination, and forfeiture, effective
at the Effective Time, of all outstanding stock options, shares of restricted
stock, or other awards in respect of the capital stock of Target or any
Subsidiary thereof granted pursuant to the Stock Plans (each an “Equity
Award”),
such
that no holder of an Equity Award shall be entitled to receive from the
Surviving Company or any of its Subsidiaries any cash payment or any stock
options, shares of stock, or other awards of any kind or nature under any equity
incentive program of the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries in respect
of
such Equity Award, and (iii) amend, as of the Effective Time, the
provisions of any other Employee Benefit Plan providing for the issuance,
transfer or grant of any capital stock of the Target or any such Subsidiary,
or
any interest in respect of any capital stock of the Target or any such
Subsidiary, to provide no continuing rights to acquire, hold, transfer or grant
any capital stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or
any
interest in the capital stock of the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries. Except with respect to the Specified Options, the Target shall
take no action that would otherwise accelerate the vesting, or payment
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in
respect, of any Equity Award prior to the Effective Time. At the Closing, Target
shall furnish to Parent all documentation, including any required consents
from
the holders of Equity Awards, reasonably requested by Parent confirming Target’s
compliance with this Section 6.8.
§6.9 WARN. Target
shall be liable for any obligations of Target and its Subsidiaries with respect
to the Employees arising under WARN and similar applicable state Laws to the
extent arising from the actions taken by Target or its Subsidiaries (not at
the
direction of Parent) on or prior to the Closing. In addition, Target shall
cooperate as reasonably requested in preparing and distributing any notices
that
Parent may desire to provide prior to the Closing, in connection with any
actions after the Closing that may result in a notice requirement under WARN
or
any similar applicable state Law. In connection therewith, Target shall also
notify Parent prior to announcing, implementing or effecting any "employment
losses" (as defined in WARN and any similar state Law) on or prior to the
Closing Date. Furthermore, on the Closing Date, Target shall provide Parent
with
a list, by date and location, of all "employment losses" (as defined in WARN
and
any similar state Law) that occurred within ninety (90) days preceding the
Closing Date or that are scheduled to occur on or after the Closing Date.
§6.10 Parent’s
Requests Regarding Employees.
(a)
During the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier to occur of
the
Closing Date and the date of termination of the Agreement in accordance with
its
terms, Target and its Subsidiaries may consider written requests that may be
suggested by the Parent (provided they are in reasonable detail) with respect
to
any and all obligations relating to the employees of Target’s UK Subsidiaries
arising under applicable UK Law including the ERA, the Transfer Regulations
and
TULRCA in respect of Target’s UK Subsidiaries arising out of the Merger or
Parent’s intended conduct of business thereafter (including, without limitation,
any obligations to inform and consult with employees or employee representatives
and taking reasonable steps to effect fair dismissals as contemplated by the
ERA).
(b) If
Target
and its Subsidiaries decide (in their absolute discretion) to implement at
any
time Parent’s written requests that are made in accordance with Section 6.9(a)
above, Parent shall indemnify Target Indemnitees, and shall pay Target
Indemnitees an amount equal to any and all Losses incurred or suffered by Target
Indemnitees arising out of such implementation including any claim by or on
behalf of any employees, former employees, trade union, works council, staff
association, worker representative, persons or bodies (whether elected or not)
arising out of any failure or alleged failure on the part of Target and/or
its
Subsidiaries (including the UK Subsidiaries) to comply with their legal
obligations to inform and consult under the transfer Regulations and TULRCA
or
any other failure or alleged failure to comply with the Transfer Regulations,
TULRCA or the ERA or any other breach or alleged breach whatsoever under
applicable UK Law, provided that such Losses arise from Target and its
Subsidiaries following Parent’s instructions in accordance with Section
6.9(a).
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(i) except
as
set forth in Section 7.4, amending or restating its charter or by-laws (or
comparable organizational or governing documents);
(ii) declaring,
paying or setting aside any dividend or making any distribution other than
dividends or distributions by any Subsidiary of Parent to Parent or any other
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, or splitting, combining, redeeming,
reclassifying, purchasing or otherwise acquiring directly, or indirectly (other
than pursuant to previously announced share buyback program), any shares of
capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries except for purchases of equity held by management of Target or
any
of its Subsidiaries; or
(iii) incurring
any Indebtedness for borrowed money which would reasonably be expected to cause
the conditions to the Debt Financing not to be satisfied.
(b) During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, Parent shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use all commercially reasonable efforts
to,
confer on a monthly basis with one or more designated representatives of Target
regarding operational matters (including employee and human resources related
matters) and the general status of ongoing operations.
§7.2 Debt
Financing.
Parent
will use all commercially reasonable efforts to (i) maintain the Debt
Commitment Letter in full force and effect, and will not amend, terminate or
waive any provisions under such Debt Commitment Letter, and (ii) comply, to
the extent within Parent’s control, with all of the covenants of Parent in the
Debt Commitment Letter and take all actions, to the extent within Parent’s
control, necessary or desirable to cause all of the conditions to the funding
of
the financing contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letter to be satisfied as
promptly as practicable following the date hereof and in coordination with
the
satisfaction of the other closing conditions set forth herein, including
obtaining any opinions of legal counsel required by the Lenders thereunder
and,
to the extent within Parent’s control, assuring that there is no breach or
default or event of default under any of its existing financing agreements
and
(iii) accept any changes in the terms and conditions of the proposed financing
contemplated in the “market flex” provision of the Debt Commitment Letter or fee
letter related thereto. Parent agrees to notify the Target following its receipt
of notification by any financing source under the Debt Commitment Letter or
in
connection with any substitute debt or other financing of such source’s
indications that it does not intend to provide, questions its requirement to
provide or asserts its inability or refusal to provide the financing described
in the applicable Debt Commitment Letter. If the funding of the indebtedness
contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter becomes unavailable or Parent
reasonably believes that such funding may not occur for any reason other than
a
breach by Target or Target Stockholders of any of its representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary
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Agreement,
Parent will use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain alternative
financing on terms that are no less favorable to Parent (as determined in the
reasonable judgment of Parent) than to those contained in the Debt Commitment
Letter or fee letter related thereto including, for the avoidance of doubt,
the
“market flex”. Parent shall keep the Target reasonably informed of any material
adverse developments relating to the proposed debt financing. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to satisfy the closing conditions to the debt financing
contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter (or, if applicable, the alternative
financing) that are within its control.
§7.3 Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
The
Organizational Documents of Parent shall contain provisions no less favorable
with respect to the limitation or elimination of liability and indemnification
than are set forth in the Organizational Documents of Target as of the date
of
this Agreement (it being understood that the existing bylaws of Parent and
the
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation satisfy this
requirement), which provisions shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise
modified for a period of six (6) years after the Closing Date in any manner
that would materially adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals
who
at or prior to the Effective Time were directors or officers of Target or any
of
its Subsidiaries. Contemporaneously with the Closing, Parent shall purchase
tail
insurance (the premiums of which shall be paid by Parent) covering each Person
currently covered by the Target’s or its Subsidiaries’ directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policies, with respect to matters or circumstances occurring
at or prior to the Closing Date, on coverage terms that are equivalent in all
material respects to the coverage terms of such current insurance policies
in
effect for the Target and its Subsidiaries on the date of this Agreement. The
provisions of this Section 7.3 are (i) intended to be for the benefit
of, and shall be enforceable by, each Person entitled to indemnification under
this Section 7.3, and each such Person’s heirs, legatees, representatives,
successors and assigns, it being expressly agreed that such Persons shall be
third-party beneficiaries of this Section 7.3 and (ii) in addition to,
and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification that any such
Person may have by contract or otherwise.
§7.4 Parent
Organizational Documents.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time and assuming the receipt of the Parent
Stockholders Approval, Parent shall file with Secretary of State of the State
of
Delaware the Certificate of Incorporation Amendment and the Certificate of
Designation to be effective immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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such
investigation and assistance shall not unreasonably disrupt the operations
of
Parent and its Subsidiaries, or cause the loss of attorney/client privilege,
Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to provide the foregoing
to
Target. Any information provided, or caused to be provided, by Parent or its
Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall be subject to the terms of
the Confidentiality Agreement.
(a) As
soon
as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent shall
prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement. Parent shall respond promptly
to any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC on the Proxy Statement.
Parent shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy
Statement to be cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable after its filing
and thereafter cause the Proxy Statement to be distributed to stockholders
of
Parent as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Proxy Statement has
been
cleared by the SEC. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy
Statement will be made by Parent, without providing Target and its counsel
a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If at any time prior
to
Parent Stockholders Meeting any information relating to Parent or Target, or
any
of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered
by
Parent or Target that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to
the
Proxy Statement, so that it would not include any misstatement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify
the
other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing
such
information shall be promptly filed with the SEC by Parent and, to the extent
required by Law, disseminated to the stockholders of Parent. Parent shall notify
Target promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of
the
SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or
supplements to the Proxy Statement for additional information and shall supply
Target with copies of all correspondence between Parent or any of its
Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or the staff of the SEC, on the
other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Merger. Target shall,
and
shall cause its officers, directors and stockholders to, cooperate with Parent
in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement, including promptly
furnishing Parent upon request with any and all information as may be required
to be set forth in the Proxy Statement under applicable Law.
(b) Parent
shall, as soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, establish
a
record date for and promptly take any and all actions in connection therewith,
and duly call, give notice of, convene and hold as soon as practicable (and,
in
any event, no more than forty (40) days following the distribution of the
Proxy Statement to the stockholders of Parent), a meeting of its stockholders
(the “Parent
Stockholders Meeting”)
solely
for the purpose of obtaining the Parent Stockholders Approval. Subject to its
fiduciary duties under applicable law, Parent shall (i) through its board
of directors, recommend to its stockholders adoption of this Agreement, the
Merger, the adoption of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, and the approval of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement
and
(ii) use all commercially reasonable efforts to solicit and obtain Parent
Stockholders Approval.
§7.7 Waiver
of Standstill.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6 of the
Confidentiality Agreement, Parent hereby agrees that after the Proxy
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Statement
has been mailed to the stockholders of Parent, WCAS shall be permitted to
purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock in the aggregate (but
in
any event, subject to applicable Law). At the Closing, WCAS will execute the
Stockholders Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
(the
“Stockholders
Agreement”).
WCAS
represents that all such purchases shall be made in accordance with applicable
law, shall not be permitted to be made in the event WCAS is in possession of
material inside information, WCAS shall continue to and shall comply with all
other provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement (including the confidentiality
provisions). Such purchases may be effectuated through market trades or private
purchases. Two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing, Target shall deliver
a certificate to Parent containing a list of each such purchase that includes
the name of the acquiring Person, the number of shares acquired, the means
by
which such shares were acquired, the date of each such purchase, and the
purchase prices paid by such Persons. After the Closing, WCAS shall notify
Parent in writing within two (2) Business Days after the purchase of any
securities under this Section 7.7, which notice shall contain the same
information described in the immediately preceding sentence. For the avoidance
of doubt, any shares acquired pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall not be
counted in determining whether WCAS is entitled to nominate its directors
pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement. In
no
event will the purchase of such shares or any damages incurred by WCAS in
connection therewith be considered for purposes of the indemnification
provisions of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing is not intended to
limit in any manner WCAS’s rights and remedies as they exist under applicable
Law or otherwise unrelated to this Agreement.
§7.8 Financial
Reports.
Promptly following their availability in the ordinary course of Parent’s
business, Parent shall provide Target with a monthly consolidated balance sheet
of Parent and its Subsidiaries for the preceding month and the related profit
and loss statement, and shall cause Parent’s Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer to be available to discuss such financial statements
and
the financial and operating performance of Parent as reasonably requested by
Target.
(a) Parent
shall and shall cause the Surviving Corporation for a period from and after
the
Closing Date until at least through the nine (9) month anniversary of the
Closing, to continue to provide compensation and benefits to individuals who
are
current employees of Target or any of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date
(“Employees”)
that
are substantially equivalent, in the aggregate, to either the compensation
and
employee benefits provided to the Employees by Target or any of its Subsidiaries
immediately prior to the Closing Date or the compensation and employee benefits
provided to similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries;
provided
that,
the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the ability of the Surviving
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate the employment of any
employee (including the Employees) at any time or for any reason or no
reason.
(b) In
the
event that any Employee is at any time after the Closing Date transferred to
Parent or any Affiliate of Parent or becomes a participant in any benefit or
compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement of Parent or any of its
Affiliates, Parent shall, to the extent permitted by Law and by the applicable
plan, program, agreement or arrangement, cause such plan, program, agreement
or
arrangement to treat, for purposes of
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eligibility
and vesting only, the prior service of such Employee with Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries, to the extent such prior service is recognized under the
comparable plan, program, agreement or arrangement of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries, as service rendered to Parent or its Affiliates, as the case
may
be; provided, that in administering such plans, programs, agreements or
arrangements of Parent or any of its Affiliates, Parent may cause a reduction
of
benefits under any such plans, programs, agreements or arrangements to the
extent necessary to avoid duplication of benefits with respect to the same
covered matter or years of service; and provided, further, that no credit shall
be required under this sentence to the extent that such credit would require
any
increased benefits or other more favorable provisions to be given or made
applicable to any other employees in order for any plan to satisfy any
applicable law or satisfy any requirements for any intended favorable tax
treatment.
(c) Each
of
Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall cause its medical, dental and other
welfare plans in which Employees or their dependants commence to participate
after the Closing Date to (i) waive any preexisting condition limitations to
the
extent waived or satisfied by such Employee (or dependant) under similar plans
of Target or any of its Subsidiaries for the plan year in which such
participation begins, and (ii) take into account any deductible and
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Employees and dependants under similar
plans of Target or any of its Subsidiaries for the plan year in which such
participation begins. To the extent permitted by Law and by the applicable
plan,
Parent will cause to be waived any medical certification for such Employees
up
to the amount of coverage such Employees had under any life insurance plan
of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) Parent
agrees that Parent and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for satisfying
the continuation coverage requirements under COBRA for all M&A qualified
beneficiaries as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
§54.4980B-9.
(e) Nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, shall: (i) confer upon any Employee
any
rights or remedies, including any right to employment or continued employment
for any period or terms of employment, of any nature whatsoever, or (ii) except
as otherwise required for Parent and the Surviving Corporation to satisfy their
obligations under the other provisions of this Section 7.9, be interpreted
to
prevent or restrict Parent or its Affiliates from modifying or terminating
the
employment or terms of employment of any Employee, including the amendment
or
termination of any employee benefit or compensation plan, program or
arrangement, after the Closing Date, or (iii) without limiting the generality
of
Section 13.11, confer upon any Employee any rights as a third-party beneficiary
of this Section 7.9.
(f) Unless
Parent requests otherwise in writing, the Board of Directors of the Target
shall
adopt resolutions terminating, effective no later than the day prior to the
Closing Date, any Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 401(k) of the Code, and which is sponsored, or
contributed to, by the Target or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “401(k)
Plan”). At the Closing, the Target shall provide to Parent executed resolutions
of the Board of Directors of the Target authorizing such termination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall cause the 401(k) Plan to
permit continued repayment of participant loan balances under the 401(k)
Plan following the plan termination date but prior to the date distributions
from the 401(k) Plan are permitted, or Parent's 401(k) plan to permit the
rollover to
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Parent's
401(k) plan of all 401(k) Plan account balances that include loan promissory
notes prior to the receipt of the IRS determination letter.
(g) Prior
to
the Closing, Target shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a waiver
from any disqualified persons (within the meaning of Section 280G(c) of the
Code) of the amount of any payments contingent upon the execution of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby that
have
been, or may be, made or paid to such person (the “Payments”) sufficient to
cause none of the Payments (or a portion thereof) to be, or become, subject
to
the deduction disallowance rules under Section 280G of the Code. Following
the receipt of such waivers, Target shall submit the Payments for approval
by
Target’s shareholders, and provide shareholders with disclosure of such
Payments, each in accordance with Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code and Treas.
Reg.
1.280G-1 Q&A 7. Prior to submitting the Payments for approval by
Target’s shareholders, Target shall disclose the documentation necessary to
effect this Section 7.9(h), including the applicable shareholder consent,
disclosure letter, and waivers, to Parent.
§7.10 Exclusivity.
Parent
will not knowingly solicit during the period commencing on the date hereof
and
ending on the earlier of the date that is four (4) months from the date hereof
and the Closing Date any proposals to acquire Parent.
§7.11 Escrowed
Shares.
At all
times while Escrowed Shares are held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement, the Target Stockholders shall have the right to (i) exercise any
voting rights with respect to the Escrowed Shares, and (ii) receive all products
and proceeds of any of the Escrowed Shares, including all dividends, whether
in
the form of cash, stock or any other form, and any other rights and other
property which the Target Stockholders are, from time to time, entitled to
receive in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Escrowed Shares.
In
addition, in the event of the issuance of shares of capital stock or other
property as a result of a stock split, merger, consolidation, combination of
shares or similar recapitalization, a reorganization or a mandatory conversion
with respect to or affecting the Escrowed Shares that becomes effective during
the term of this Escrow Agreement, the additional shares of capital stock or
other property so issued, paid, exchanged or substituted (if any) with respect
to the Escrowed Shares shall be added to or substituted or exchanged for the
Escrowed Shares as Escrowed Shares hereunder.
ARTICLE
VIII
(a) Each
of Parent and Target will, as promptly as practicable and before the expiration
of any relevant legal deadline, but in no event later than ten (10)
Business Days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file
with
(i) the United States Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the
United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) the notification and
report form required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
any
information required to be provided therewith pursuant to the HSR Act, and
(ii) any other
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Governmental
Entity, any other filings, reports, information and documentation required
or
deemed warranted for the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to any other
antitrust Laws or any other applicable Laws. Each of Parent and Target will
furnish to each other’s counsel such necessary information and reasonable
assistance as the other may require in connection with its preparation of any
filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act, any other antitrust
Laws and any other applicable Laws.
(b) Each
of
Parent and Target will use all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
promptly any clearance required under the HSR Act, any other antitrust Laws
and
any other applicable Laws and will keep each other apprised of the status of
any
material communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional
information from any Governmental Entity and will comply promptly with any
reasonable inquiry or request from any such Governmental Entity; provided,
however,
that
nothing in this Agreement will require or be deemed to require Parent in order
to obtain any regulatory approvals or consents, (i) to agree to, or effect,
any
material divestiture, or (ii) to take any other action(s), including agreeing
to
any requirements, conditions or any limitations on its business, if in the
aggregate all actions so taken by Parent would collectively reasonably be
expected to have an impact on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
that is equivalent to or greater than the impact that would reasonably be
expected to be experienced by them in the event that Parent were to make a
material divestiture (a “Material
Negative Regulatory Impact”),
it
being understood that in assessing whether there would be a Material Negative
Regulatory Impact the expected impacts on Parent and its Subsidiaries from
any
agreed to divestiture (whether material or not) will be taken into consideration
for purposes of this clause (ii).
(c) Each
of
Parent and Target agrees to instruct their respective counsel to cooperate
with
each other and use all commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and
expedite the identification and resolution of any issues arising under the
HSR
Act and any other antitrust Laws at the earliest practicable dates. Such
commercially reasonable efforts and cooperation will include causing its counsel
(i) to inform promptly the other of any oral communication with, and
provide (as permitted) copies of written communications (excluding competitively
sensitive information) with, any Governmental Entity regarding any such filings
or applications or any such transaction, and (ii) to confer with each other
regarding appropriate contacts with and response to personnel of such
Governmental Entity. None of Parent, Target nor any of their respective
Affiliates will independently contact any Governmental Entity or participate
in
any meeting or discussion with any Governmental Entity in respect of any such
filings, applications, investigation or other inquiry without giving, in the
case of Parent and its Affiliates, Target, and in the case of Target and its
Affiliates, Parent, prior notice of the meeting and, to the extent permitted
by
the relevant Governmental Entity, the opportunity to attend and participate
(which, at the request of Parent or Target, as applicable, will be limited
to
outside antitrust counsel only).
§8.2 All
Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
Subject
to the terms and conditions contained herein, Parent and Target shall, and
Target shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, cooperate and, subject to the
limitations contained in Section 8.1, use all commercially reasonable efforts
to
take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and to make, or cause to
be
made, all filings necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including all commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the
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Closing
Date, all Permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and
Orders and parties to Material Contracts with Target or any of its Subsidiaries
(including landlords in respect of the leases set forth on Section 4.2(a) of
the
Parent Disclosure Letter) as are necessary for consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to fulfill
the
conditions to consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby set forth
in
Article IX of this Agreement; provided, that no Indebtedness for borrowed
money shall be repaid, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms of
the
applicable loan agreement and no Material Contract shall be amended to increase
the amount payable thereunder or otherwise to be materially more burdensome
to
Target or any of its Subsidiaries, to obtain any such consent, approval or
authorization, without first obtaining the written approval of
Parent.
§8.3 Public
Announcements.
Neither
Target nor Parent shall, nor shall any of their respective Affiliates, without
the approval of the other party, issue any press releases or otherwise make
any
public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except as may be required by applicable Law or by obligations
pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange so
long
as such party has used all commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
approval of the other party prior to issuing such press release or making such
public disclosure.
§8.4 Litigation
Support.
In the
event and for so long as either party is actively contesting or defending
against any Proceeding brought by a third party in connection with any fact,
situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice, plan,
occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act or transaction involving
the
Target or any of its Subsidiaries, the other party shall reasonably cooperate
with the contesting or defending party and its counsel in the contest or
defense, make available its personnel and provide such access to its
non-privileged books and records as may be reasonably requested in connection
with the contest or defense, at the sole cost and expense of the contesting
or
defending party (unless such contesting or defending party is entitled to
indemnification therefor under Article XI, in which case, the costs and
expense shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party in accordance with
Article XI). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 8.4 shall not
apply to Proceedings with respect to which the parties are in dispute as to
whether one of the parties has an obligation to provide indemnification under
Article XI.
ARTICLE
IX
§9.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Target.
The
obligations of Parent and Target to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or mutual waiver on or prior
to
the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) HSR
Waiting Period.
All
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall have expired or been
terminated.
(b) Statutes;
Orders.
No Law
or Order of any kind shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced
by any court or Governmental Entity which would prohibit or
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delay
beyond the date set forth in Section 12.1(b) hereof the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or has the effect of making them
illegal.
(c) Parent
Stockholders Approval.
The
Parent Stockholders Approval shall have been obtained. Parent has informed
Target that it may seek its stockholders’ approval for certain of the matters at
the special meeting to be held in connection with the Parent Stockholders
Approval, however obtaining such additional approval will not be a condition
to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any
such
matter will be voted upon separately.
§9.2 Conditions
to Obligation of Parent.
The
obligation of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by Parent in
its
sole discretion) of the following further conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Target (i) contained in
Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5(c) and in the first sentence of Section 4.25
shall be true and correct in all respects (other than, with respect to
Section 4.4, de minimis
variations in the number of outstanding shares of Target Common Stock shall
be
permitted) on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date and
(ii) all other representations and warranties of Target contained in
Article IV shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any
“materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers contained in any
of such representations and warranties) as of the Closing Date with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as
of
such date (other than those made as of a specified date, which shall be true
and
correct in all respects as of such specified date), except for such failures
to
be true and correct that do not have and would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Compliance
with Covenants.
All of
the agreements and covenants of Target to be performed prior to the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material
respects, and Target shall have delivered to Parent a certificate of a senior
executive officer of Target, dated the Closing Date, to such
effect.
(c) No
Material Adverse Effect.
Since
the date of this Agreement, there shall have been no events, facts,
circumstances, changes or effects, individually or in the aggregate,
constituting a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Target, and Target shall
have delivered to Parent a certificate of a senior executive officer of the
Target, dated the Closing Date, to such effect.
(d) Escrow
Agreement.
The
Escrow Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
B,
shall
have been duly executed and delivered by Target.
(e) Financing.
Parent
shall have received the proceeds of the Debt Financing described in the Debt
Commitment Letter (or, if applicable, the alternative debt financing) referred
to in Section 7.2 pursuant to a definitive credit agreement and other
documentation on terms and conditions that are no less favorable to Parent
than
those set forth in the Debt
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Commitment
Letter (or, if applicable, the alternative debt financing), including, for
the
avoidance of doubt, the “market flex”.
(f) Pay-off
Letters.
All
Indebtedness of Target as of the Closing Date other than the Remaining
Indebtedness shall have been repaid (as evidenced by customary pay-off letters
and other releases and filings as may be reasonably requested by the lenders
under the Debt Financing (or, if applicable, the alternative debt financing)
for
transactions of this type from the holders of such
Indebtedness).
(g) Other
Consents and Approvals.
Parent
shall have received copies of all governmental and third party consents, waivers
and approvals set forth on Section 9.2(g)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter and Section 9.2(g)
of the
Parent Disclosure Letter.
(h) FIRPTA
Compliance.
Parent
shall have received a non-United States real property holding corporation
affidavit from Target dated the Closing Date as required by Section 1445 of
the Code.
(i) Contracts
with Affiliates.
Parent
shall have received copies of the termination agreements, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Parent, for each Contract set forth on Section 9.2(i)
of the
Target Disclosure Letter.
(j) Stockholders
Agreement.
The
Stockholders Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the WCAS
Stockholders.
§9.3 Conditions
to Obligations of Target.
The
obligation of Target to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by Target in
its
sole discretion) of the following further conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Parent (i) contained in
Sections 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5(b) and 5.7(c) shall be true and correct in all
respects (other than, with respect to Section 5.4, de minimis variations in
the number of outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall be permitted)
on
and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations
and warranties had been made on and as of such date and (ii) all other
representations and warranties of Parent contained in Article V shall be true
and correct (without giving effect to any “materiality,” “Material Adverse
Effect” or similar qualifiers contained in any of such representations and
warranties) as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date (other
than
those made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all
respects as of such specified date), except for such failures to be true and
correct that do not have and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No
Material Adverse Effect.
Since
the date of this Agreement, there shall have been no events, facts,
circumstances, changes or effects, individually or in the aggregate,
constituting a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent, and Parent shall
have delivered to Target a certificate of a senior executive officer of the
Parent, dated the Closing Date, to such effect.
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(c) Compliance
with Covenants.
All of
the agreements and covenants of Parent to be performed prior to the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material
respects, and Parent shall have delivered to Target a certificate of a senior
executive officer, dated the Closing Date, to such effect.
(d) Stockholders
Agreement.
The
Stockholders Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by
Parent.
ARTICLE
X
§10.1 Tax
Return Preparation. Parent shall
prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns
for Target and its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods ending on or prior
to
the Closing Date that are filed after the Closing Date. Parent shall permit
the
Target Stockholder Representative to review and approve each such Tax Return
prior to filing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned) and Parent and Target and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate in
the
filing of all such Tax Returns. Parent or Target shall prepare or cause to
be
prepared all other Tax Returns for Target and its Subsidiaries. All Taxes owed
by Target or any of its Subsidiaries shall be paid by Target or the applicable
Subsidiary.
§10.2 Cooperation. The
Target Stockholders, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and Target and its
Subsidiaries shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by
any other party, in connection with the filing of any Tax Return or any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall
include retention and (upon another party’s request) the provision of records
and information which are reasonably relevant to any such filing, audit,
litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually
convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any
material provided hereunder. The Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries,
Parent and the Target Stockholders agree to retain all books and records with
respect to Tax matters pertinent to Target and its Subsidiaries for any Tax
period or portion thereof ending on or before the Closing Date until the
expiration of the relevant statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified
by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Target Stockholders, any extensions
thereof) and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with
any
taxing authority.
§10.3 Tax-Free
Reorganization. Each
of Parent, Merger Sub, Target, MSG WC Intermediary Co. and Mobile Services
Group, Inc. shall treat the Merger and the Subsequent Mergers as tax-free
reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code for all Tax
purposes, except if required by applicable Law. Parent shall not, and shall
cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action that could reasonably be expected
to prevent the Merger and the Subsequent Mergers from being treated as tax-free
reorganizations, within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, except if
required by applicable Law.
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ARTICLE
XX
§00.0 Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Target and Parent contained in this Agreement
or in any instrument, certificate or writing delivered pursuant to this
Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby shall survive until the
date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date. The covenants shall
survive in accordance with their terms. The representations, warranties and
covenants contained in this Agreement or in any instrument, certificate or
other
writing delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement
contemplated thereby shall in no event be affected by any investigation, inquiry
or examination made for or on behalf of any party, or the Knowledge of any
party’s representatives or the acceptance by any party of any certificate or
other writing delivered hereunder.
§11.2 Indemnification.
(a)
Target
Stockholders agree to indemnify and hold Parent and its Affiliates (including
Target and its Subsidiaries) and their respective affiliates, stockholders,
officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (each, a
“Parent
Indemnitee”),
harmless on an after tax basis (taking into account benefits arising from the
Loss) from and against any damages, losses, Liabilities, actions, costs, Taxes,
deficiencies, assessments, judgments, obligations, claims of any kind, interest,
penalties, fines or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’, consultants and
experts’ fees and expenses and all amounts paid in investigation, defense or
settlement of any of the foregoing but excluding punitive damages other than
punitive damages actually paid to a third party), whether or not arising out
of
any claims by or on behalf of any party to this Agreement or any third-party
claims (collectively, “Losses”),
suffered, incurred or paid, directly or indirectly, through application of
Target’s or Parent’s assets or otherwise, as a result of, in connection with or
arising out of (i) the failure of any representation or warranty made by
Target or any Target Stockholder in this Agreement (whether or not contained
in
Article IV) or in any Ancillary Agreement or in any instrument, certificate
or
writing delivered pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to
be
true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the
Closing Date (without giving effect to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect
or similar qualifiers contained therein, other than with respect to any
materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualifier contained in the
Qualified Representations and Warranties); (ii) any breach by Target or any
Target Stockholder of any of their respective covenants or agreements contained
herein or in any Ancillary Agreement; and (iii) any claim by any third party
(including Governmental Entities) against or affecting Target or any of its
Subsidiaries which, if successful, would give rise to or relate to a breach
of
(x) any of the representations or warranties on the part of Target or any of
its
Subsidiaries referred to in clause (i) above, or (y) any of the covenants
or agreements of Target or any of its Subsidiaries referred to in
clause (ii) above. The amount of any indemnification due hereunder to
Parent Indemnitee for any Losses shall be reduced to take into account any
Tax
benefit actually realized by Parent Indemnitee arising from the incurrence
or
payment of, or otherwise in respect of, such Losses. If any Parent Indemnitee
actually receives any Tax benefit subsequent to an indemnification payment
by a
Target Stockholder hereunder, then such Parent Indemnitee shall promptly
reimburse the Target Stockholder for any payment made or expense incurred by
such Target Stockholder in connection with providing such indemnification up
to
the amount received by the Parent Indemnitee.
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(b) Parent
agrees to indemnify and hold Target Stockholders and their Affiliates and their
respective stockholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors
and
assigns (other than Target and its Subsidiaries) (each, a “Target
Indemnitee”)
harmless from and against Losses suffered, incurred or paid, directly or
indirectly, as a result of, in connection with or arising out of (i) the
failure of any representation or warranty made by Parent in this Agreement
(whether or not contained in Article V) or in any instrument or other writing
delivered pursuant to this Agreement to be true and correct in all respects
as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect
to any materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualifiers contained
therein) and (ii) any breach by Parent of any of the covenants or
agreements contained herein or in any Ancillary Agreement. For the avoidance
of
doubt and not withstanding the representations and warranties of Parent
contained in this Agreement (including Section 5.6), indemnifiable Losses of
the
Target Indemnitees shall not include any losses of any type of Target or any
Target Stockholder relating to the purchase of Parent securities other than
the
Parent Preferred Shares received as Merger Consideration.
(c) The
obligations to indemnify and hold harmless pursuant to this Section 11.2
shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement for the time periods set forth in Section 11.1, except for claims
for indemnification asserted prior to the end of such periods, which claims
shall survive until final resolution thereof.
(d) The
obligations to indemnify and hold harmless pursuant to Section 11.2(a) and
Section 11.2(b) shall be limited to an aggregate amount of $30,000,000 and
no Person shall be entitled to recovery for Losses pursuant to such sections
unless each individual indemnifiable Loss under such Sections exceeds $50,000
(the “Mini-basket”),
it
being understood that for purposes of determining whether an individual loss
exceeds the Mini-basket, all Losses based on claims or a series of related
claims arising out of similar facts or circumstances, shall be aggregated,
including all indemnification claims under Section 11.2(a)(i) or 11.2(b)(i)
as a result of, in connection with, or arising out of damage to units or missing
units that is not disclosed in any section of the Target Disclosure Letter
or
Parent Disclosure Letter, respectively, or otherwise based on any other failure
of the representations and warranties in Section 4.10 or Section 5.9,
respectively (but, in connection with any breach of Section 4.10(b) or 5.9(b),
respectively, excluding up to 500 damaged or missing units with a value not
to
exceed $1,500,000), and until the total amount of Losses exceeds $3,000,000
(the
“Basket
Amount”);
provided,
that to
the extent the amount of Losses exceeds the Basket Amount, the Indemnified
Party
shall be entitled to recover the entire amount of Losses in excess of
$1,500,000.
(e) All
claims for indemnification by Parent Indemnitees pursuant to
Section 11.2(a) shall first be satisfied from the Escrow Amount and once
the Escrow Amount has been paid to satisfy Parent Indemnitees’ indemnification
claims or released to Target Stockholders pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
the
Parent Indemnitees shall be entitled to pursue all claims for indemnification
under Section 11.2(a) directly against Target Stockholders in accordance with
the Joinder Agreement or letter of transmittal, as the case may be. Except
as
otherwise provided in the Joinder Agreement between the WCAS Stockholders and
Parent, the indemnification obligations of Target Stockholders pursuant to
this
Article XI are several and not joint, it being understood that the receipt
of
each Target Stockholder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Merger Consideration is
conditioned on such Target Stockholder’s execution and delivery to Parent of the
letter of transmittal or counterpart to Joinder Agreement, as
applicable.
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(f) All
amounts paid to Parent pursuant to Section 11.2(a) above shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, be treated as adjustments to the Purchase Price
for
all Tax purposes.
§11.3 Indemnification
Procedure.
(a)
Within a
reasonable period of time after the incurrence of any Losses by any Person
entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof (an
“Indemnified
Party”),
including, any claim by a third party described in Section 11.4, which
might give rise to indemnification hereunder, the Indemnified Party shall
deliver to the party from which indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying
Party”)
and to
the Escrow Agent, if applicable, a certificate (the “Claim
Certificate”),
which
shall:
(i) state
that the Indemnified Party has paid or properly accrued Losses or anticipates
that it may incur liability for Losses for which such Indemnified Party believes
it is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement; and
(ii) specify
in reasonable detail (to the extent practicable) each individual item of Loss
included in the amount so stated, the date such item was paid or properly
accrued, the basis for any anticipated liability and the nature of the
misrepresentation, breach of warranty, breach of covenant or claim to which
each
such item is related and the computation of the amount to which such Indemnified
Party claims to be entitled hereunder.
(b) In
the
event that the Indemnifying Party shall object to the indemnification of an
Indemnified Party in respect of any claim or claims specified in any Claim
Certificate, the Indemnifying Party shall, within ten (10) days after
receipt by the Indemnifying Party of such Claim Certificate, deliver to the
Indemnified Party a notice to such effect and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall, within the thirty (30) day period beginning on the
date of receipt by the Indemnified Party of such objection, attempt in good
faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each
of
such claims to which the Indemnifying Party shall have so objected. If the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall succeed in reaching agreement
on their respective rights with respect to any of such claims, the Indemnified
Party and the Indemnifying Party shall promptly prepare and sign a memorandum
setting forth such agreement. Should the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party be unable to agree as to any particular item or items or amount or
amounts, then the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall submit
such
dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction. The party which receives a final
judgment in such dispute shall be indemnified and held harmless for all
reasonable attorney and consultant’s fees or expenses by the other
party.
(c) Claims
for Losses specified in any Claim Certificate to which an Indemnifying Party
shall not object in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of such Claim
Certificate, claims for Losses covered by a memorandum of agreement of the
nature described in Section 11.3(b), claims for Losses the validity and
amount of which have been the subject of judicial determination as described
in
Section 11.3(b) and claims for Losses the validity and amount of which
shall have been the subject of a final judicial determination, or shall have
been settled with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, as described in
Section 11.4, are hereinafter referred to, collectively, as “Agreed
Claims”.
Within
ten (10) days of the determination of the amount of any Agreed Claims,
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.2(d), (i) if the
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Indemnified
Party is a Parent Indemnitee, then the Target Stockholder Representative and
Parent shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent a joint written instruction
instructing the Escrow Agent to release to Parent (A) if the Escrowed Cash
exceeds the amount of the Agreed Claim, an amount in cash equal to such Agreed
Claim, or (B) if the Agreed Claim exceeds the Escrowed Cash but is lower than
the Escrow Amount, the Escrowed Cash plus a number of shares of Parent Preferred
Stock equal to the amount of the excess of the Agreed Claim over the Escrowed
Cash, divided by the Fair Market Value, or (C) if the Agreed Claim exceeds
the
Escrow Amount, then the Target Stockholders shall, at the Target Stockholders’
option, (x) the number of shares of Parent Preferred Stock that divided by
the
Fair Market Value equals the excess of the Agreed Claim over the Escrow Amount,
or (y) pay to the Parent Indemnitee in accordance with the Joinder Agreement
the
amount of the excess of the Agreed Claim over the Escrow Amount by wire transfer
in immediately available funds to the bank account or accounts designated by
the
Parent Indemnitee in a notice to the Target Stockholders not less than
two (2) Business Days prior to such payment or (ii) if the Indemnified
Party is a Target Indemnitee, then Parent shall pay to the Target Indemnitee
an
amount equal to the Agreed Claim by wire transfer in immediately available
funds
to the bank account or accounts designated by the Target Indemnitee in a notice
to Parent not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such
payment.
§11.4 Third
Party Claims.
If a
claim by a third party is made against any Indemnified Party, and if such party
intends to seek indemnity with respect thereto under this Article XI, such
Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party of such claims;
provided,
that
the failure to so notify shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its
obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is
actually and materially prejudiced thereby. The Indemnifying Party shall have
thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to assume the conduct and
control, through counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party at
the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, of the settlement or defense thereof and
the
Indemnified Party shall cooperate with it in connection therewith; provided,
that
(i) the Indemnifying Party shall permit the Indemnified Party to
participate in such settlement or defense through counsel chosen by such
Indemnified Party, provided that the fees and expenses of such counsel shall
be
borne by such Indemnified Party and (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall
promptly be entitled to assume the defense of such action only to the extent
the
Indemnifying Party acknowledges its indemnity obligation and assumes and holds
such Indemnified Party harmless from and against the full amount of any Loss
resulting therefrom; provided,
further,
that
the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume control of such defense
and shall pay the fees and expenses of counsel retained by the Indemnified
Party
if (1) the claim for indemnification relates to or arises in connection
with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation;
(2) the claim seeks an injunction or equitable relief against the
Indemnified Party; (3) the Indemnified Party has been advised in writing by
counsel that a reasonable likelihood exists of a conflict of interest between
the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party; (4) the Indemnified Party
reasonably believes an adverse determination with respect to the action,
lawsuit, investigation, proceeding or other claim giving rise to such claim
for
indemnification would be detrimental to or injure the Indemnified Party’s
reputation or future business prospects; (5) the amount claimed by the
Indemnified Party (if such Indemnified Party is a Parent Indemnitee) exceeds
the
value of the shares of Parent Preferred Stock then held by the Escrow Agent
or
(6) upon petition by the Indemnified Party, the appropriate court rules
that the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or
defend such claim. Any Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action or
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claim
and
to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall not be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party unless (x) the
Indemnifying Party shall have failed, within a reasonable time after having
been
notified by the Indemnified Party of the existence of such claim as provided
in
the preceding sentence, to assume the defense of such claim, (y) the
employment of such counsel has been specifically authorized in writing by the
Indemnifying Party, which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld,
or
(z) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties)
include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and such
Indemnified Party shall have been advised in writing by such counsel that there
may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party which
are
not available to the Indemnifying Party, or available to the Indemnifying Party
the assertion of which would be adverse to the interests of the Indemnified
Party. So long as the Indemnifying Party is reasonably contesting any such
claim
in good faith, the Indemnified Party shall not pay or settle any such claim.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to
pay
or settle any such claim, provided that in such event it shall waive any right
to indemnity therefor by the Indemnifying Party for such claim unless the
Indemnifying Party shall have consented to such payment or settlement. If the
Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within thirty (30)
days after the receipt of the Indemnified Party’s notice of a claim of indemnity
hereunder that it elects to undertake the defense thereof, the Indemnified
Party
shall have the right to contest, settle or compromise the claim but shall not
thereby waive any right to indemnity therefor pursuant to this Agreement. The
Indemnifying Party shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party,
enter into any settlement that is not entirely indemnifiable by the Indemnifying
Party pursuant to this Article XI and does not include as an unconditional
term
thereof the giving by the Person or Persons asserting such claim to all
Indemnified Parties of an unconditional release from all liability with respect
to such claim or consent to entry of any judgment.
§11.5 Calculation
of Indemnity Payments.
Any
Person seeking indemnification under this Article XI (the “Indemnitee”)
agrees
to use all commercially reasonable efforts to pursue and collect on any material
recovery available under any insurance policies; provided,
however,
that
the Indemnitee shall not be obligated to make such insurance claim if the cost
of pursuing such insurance claim together with any corresponding increase in
insurance premiums or other chargebacks would exceed the value of the claim
for
which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification. The amount of Losses payable
under this Article XI by any Person from which any Indemnitee is seeking
indemnification pursuant to this Article XI (the “Indemnitor”)
shall
be reduced by any and all amounts actually received by the Indemnitee under
applicable insurance policies or from any other Person alleged to be responsible
therefor. If the Indemnitee actually receives any amounts under applicable
insurance policies or from any other Person alleged to be responsible for any
Losses, subsequent to an indemnification payment by the Indemnitor, then such
Indemnitee shall promptly reimburse the Indemnitor for any payment made or
expense incurred by such Indemnitor in connection with providing such
indemnification up to the amount received by the Indemnitee, net of any expenses
incurred by such Indemnitee in collecting such amount.
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ARTICLE
XII
§12.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Target, on the one hand, and of Parent, on the other
hand;
(b) by
any
Party if the Effective Time shall not have occurred by August 15, 2008;
provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 12.1(b) shall not
be available to any Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement shall be the cause of the failure of the Closing to occur on or before
such date;
(c) by
either
Target, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, if there has been a
breach of any covenant or a breach of any representation or warranty of Parent
or Target, respectively, which breach would cause the failure of any condition
precedent set forth in Sections 9.2 or 9.3, as the case may be,
provided,
that
any such breach of a covenant or representation or warranty has not been cured
within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the breaching party of
written notice of such breach;
(d) by
any
Party, if there shall be any Law of any competent authority that makes
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, illegal or otherwise
prohibited or if any Order of any competent authority prohibiting such
transactions is entered and such Order shall become final and non-appealable;
or
(e) by
any
party, if the Parent Stockholders Approval is not obtained.
§12.2 Effect
of Termination.
(a)
If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12.1 by Parent, on the one
hand, or Target, on the other hand, written notice thereof shall be given to
the
other party specifying the provision of Section 12.1 pursuant to which such
termination is made, and this Agreement shall be terminated and there shall
be
no liability hereunder on the part of Parent or Target, except that the
provisions of Section 8.3 (Public Announcements), Section 12.1
(Termination), this Section 12.2(a),
Section 13.1 (Expenses; Transfer Taxes), Section 13.2 (Governing Law)
and Section 13.3 (Jurisdiction; Agents for Service of Process) shall
survive any termination of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 12.2(a)
shall relieve any party of liability for any willful breach of this
Agreement.
(b) In
the
event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 12.1(e) and at the
time of such termination Target and Target Stockholders are in compliance with
all of their representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein and in the Ancillary Agreements and, other than the failure of any
condition to Target’s closing under this Agreement caused by Parent’s breach of
its obligations hereunder, all of the conditions to Target’s closing hereunder
have been satisfied or would be capable of satisfaction at or prior to the
Effective Time assuming the Effective Time were to occur at any time up to
and
including the date specified in Section 12.1(b) but the Parent Stockholders
Approval is not obtained and, there exists at any time prior to the special
stockholders meeting a bona-fide acquisition proposal to
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acquire
all or substantially all of the common stock or assets of Parent, then within
three (3) Business days of the date of such termination Parent shall
reimburse Target for all reasonable, documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses
of Target incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement and the evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
provided
that in
no event shall such reimbursement exceed $3,000,000.00.
ARTICLE
XXXX
§00.0 Expenses;
Transfer Taxes.
Except
as set forth in Section 6.5 and Section 12.2(b), whether or not the
Merger is consummated, the parties hereto shall pay all of their own expenses
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
fees
and expenses of their respective counsel and financial advisers.
All
Transfer Taxes shall be paid by Parent.
§13.2 Governing
Law.
The
interpretation and construction of this Agreement, and all matters relating
hereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard
to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
§13.3 Jurisdiction;
Agents for Service of Process.
Any
judicial proceeding brought against any of the parties to this Agreement on
any
dispute arising out of this Agreement or any matter related hereto may be
brought in the courts of the State of New York, or in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery
of
this Agreement, each of the parties to this Agreement accepts the exclusive
jurisdiction of such courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment
rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. The foregoing consents
to
jurisdiction and appointments of agents to receive service of process shall
not
constitute general consents to service of process in the State of New York
for
any purpose except as provided above and shall not be deemed to confer rights
on
any Person other than the respective parties to this Agreement. The prevailing
party or parties in any such litigation shall be entitled to receive from the
losing party or parties all costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel
fees, incurred by the prevailing party or parties. Each of Target, Parent,
the
Target Stockholders and the Target Stockholder Representative agree that service
of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such
party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any
action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters for which
it
has submitted to jurisdiction pursuant to this Section 13.3.
§13.4 Table
of Contents; Captions.
The
table of contents and the Article and Section captions used herein are for
reference purposes only, and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
§13.5 Notices.
Any
notice or other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall
be deemed to have been duly given (i) five (5) Business Days following
deposit in the mails if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
(ii) when sent, if sent by facsimile transmission, if receipt thereof is
confirmed by telephone, (iii) when delivered, if
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delivered
personally to the intended recipient and (iv) two (2) Business Days
following deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, in
each case addressed as follows:
If
to
Parent, to:
Mobile
Mini, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
White
& Case LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxx
X.
Xxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq
If
to
Target, to:
MSG
WC
Holdings Corp.
c/o
Mobile Storage Group, Inc.
000
X.
Xxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If
to the
Target Stockholder Representative, to:
Welsh,
Carson, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx X, L.P.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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With
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx &
Xxxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
or
such
other addresses or number as shall be furnished in writing by any such
party.
§13.6 Assignment;
Parties in Interest.
This
Agreement may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by any
party
hereto without the express written consent of the other party hereto, other
than
by operation of law; provided,
that
Parent may assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder (i) to
any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary or to any Affiliate of which
Parent is a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary, (ii) in connection
with the transfer by Parent of all or substantially all of the capital stock
and/or assets of Target and/or its Subsidiaries and (iii) for the purpose
of securing any financing of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
further,
that if
Parent makes any assignment referred to in (i) or (iii) above, Parent shall
remain liable under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
§13.7 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument.
§13.8 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Parent Disclosure Letter, the Target Disclosure Letter,
Exhibits and any other documents referred to herein which form a part hereof,
contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter contained herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all
prior
agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject
matter. If an Exhibit is a form of agreement, such agreement, when
executed and delivered by the parties thereto, shall constitute a document
independent of this Agreement.
§13.9 Amendments.
This
Agreement may not be changed, and any of the terms, covenants, representations,
warranties and conditions cannot be waived, except pursuant to an instrument
in
writing signed by Parent and Target or, in the case of a waiver, by the party
waiving compliance.
§13.10 Severability.
If any
term, provision, agreement, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held
by
a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, agreements, covenants
and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such a determination, the parties
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to affect the
original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable
manner in order that the
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transactions
contemplated hereby may be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest
extent possible.
§13.11 Third
Party Beneficiaries.
Except
as contemplated by Articles X and XI, each party hereto intends that this
Agreement shall not, and this Agreement shall not, benefit or create any right
or cause of action in or on behalf of any Person other than the parties
hereto.
§13.12 No
Strict Construction.
The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of
this
Agreement. In the event any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by all parties
hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.
§13.13 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each of
Parent and Target hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation
as
between the parties directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or
disputes relating hereto. Each of Parent and Target (i) certifies that no
representative, agent or attorney of the other party has represented, expressly
or otherwise that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek
to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other
party have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things,
the
mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 13.13.
§13.14 Specific
Performance.
Each
party agree that irreparable damages would occur to the other parties if any
of
the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached by such party. It is accordingly
agreed that a party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
actual breaches of this Agreement by the other parties and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions hereof in the courts referenced in Section
13.3 (or, on a preliminary basis in order to preserve the status quo pending
a
decision of the courts referenced in Section 13.3, or in order to enforce a
judgment of the courts referenced in Section 13.3, in any court of competent
jurisdiction), in addition to having any other remedies to which a party is
entitled at law or in equity and without the necessity of proving damages or
posting a bond or other security
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PARENT:
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MOBILE
MINI, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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MERGER
SUB:
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CACTUS
MERGER SUB, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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TARGET:
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MSG
WC HOLDINGS CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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TARGET
STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE:
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WELSH,
CARSON, XXXXXXXX & XXXXX X,
L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Annex
A
Other
Defined Terms
SECTION
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401(k)
Plan
|
7.9(f)
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Actual
Closing CapEx Expenditures
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Closing CapEx Expenditures Adjustment
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Closing Transaction Expenses
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Closing Working Capital
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Closing Working Capital Adjustment
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Net Debt
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3.4(d)
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Actual
Net Debt Adjustment
|
3.4(d)
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Agreed
Claims
|
11.3(c)
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Agreement
|
Preamble
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Arbitrator
|
3.4(c)(i)
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Balance
Sheet
|
4.7(a)
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Balance
Sheet Date
|
4.7(a)
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Basket
Amount
|
11.2(d)
|
Certificate
|
3.3(b)
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Certificate
of Merger
|
2.1(a)
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Claim
Certificate
|
11.3(a)
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Closing
|
3.7
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Closing
CapEx Expenditures
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
CapEx Expenditures Adjustment
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
Date
|
3.7
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Closing
Estimate Statement
|
3.3(a)
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Closing
Merger Consideration
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
Net Debt
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
Net Debt Adjustment
|
3.4(a)
|
Closing
Statement
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
Transaction Expenses
|
3.4(a)
|
Closing
Working Capital
|
3.4(a)
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Closing
Working Capital Adjustment
|
3.4(a)
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COBRA
|
4.21(d)
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Confidentiality
Agreement
|
6.3
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Debt
Commitment Letter
|
5.16
|
Debt
Financing
|
5.16
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DGCL
|
Recitals
|
Disputed
Amounts
|
3.4(c)
|
DOJ
|
8.1(a)
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Effective
Time
|
2.1(a)
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Employee
Benefit Plans
|
4.21(a)
|
Employees
|
7.9(a)
|
Equity
Award
|
6.8
|
ERISA
|
4.21(a)
|
SECTION
|
|
Estimated
CapEx Expenditures
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
CapEx Expenditures Adjustment
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
Net Debt
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
Net Debt Adjustment
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
Working Capital
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
Working Capital Adjustment
|
3.3(a)
|
Estimated
Transaction Expenses
|
3.3(a)
|
sFTC
|
8.1(a)
|
GAAP
|
4.7(a)
|
HSR
Act
|
4.2(b)
|
Indemnified
Party
|
11.3(a)
|
Indemnifying
Party
|
11.3(a)
|
Indemnitee
|
11.5
|
Indemnitor
|
11.5
|
Joinder
Agreement
|
Recitals
|
Losses
|
11.2(a)
|
Material
Contracts
|
4.13(a)
|
Material
Customers
|
4.19
|
Material
Negative Regulatory Impact
|
8.1(b)
|
Merger
|
Recitals
|
Merger
Consideration
|
3.1
|
Merger
Consideration Adjustment
|
3.4(d)
|
Merger
Sub
|
Preamble
|
Mini-basket
|
11.2(d)
|
Notice
of Objection
|
3.4(b)
|
Parent
|
Preamble
|
Parent
Disclosure Letter
|
Article
V Preamble
|
Parent
Indemnitee
|
11.2(a)
|
Parent
Plan
|
5.13
|
Parent
Preferred Stock
|
Recitals
|
Parent
SEC Reports
|
5.6(a)
|
Parent
Stockholders Approval
|
5.1
|
Parent
Stockholders Meeting
|
7.6(b)
|
Party
|
Recitals
|
Parties
|
Recitals
|
Payments
|
7.9(g)
|
Permit
|
4.24
|
Proceeding
|
4.14
|
Proxy
Statement
|
4.6(c)
|
Real
Property Leases
|
4.12
|
Stock
Plans
|
6.8
|
Stockholders
Agreement
|
7.7
|
Subsequent
Mergers
|
2.5(a)
|
Surviving
Corporation
|
2.1(b)
|
Target
|
Preamble
|
SECTION
|
|
Target
Disclosure Letter
|
Article IV Preamble
|
Target
Indemnitee
|
11.2(b)
|
Target
Intellectual Property
|
4.17(a)
|
Target
SEC Reports
|
4.6(a)
|
Target
Stockholder Representative
|
3.9(a)
|
Tax
Returns
|
4.15(a)
|
VEBAs
|
4.21(a)
|
WARN
|
4.20(j)
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