AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG WEBMD HEALTH CORP., CHARLOTTE’S CORPORATION AND MARKETING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC. September 12, 2008
Exhibit 2.1
Conformed Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
CHARLOTTE’S CORPORATION AND
MARKETING TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC.
September 12, 2008
Table of Contents
Article I |
THE MERGER |
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1.1 | The Merger |
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1.2 | Closing; Effective Time |
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1.3 | Effect of the Merger |
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1.4 | Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws |
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1.5 | Directors and Officers |
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1.6 | Merger Consideration |
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1.7 | Options and Warrants |
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1.8 | Payment Procedures |
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1.9 | Indemnification Escrow |
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1.10 | No Further Ownership Rights in Company Capital Stock |
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1.11 | Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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1.12 | Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action |
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1.13 | Withholding Obligations |
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1.14 | Adjustments Before and After the Closing |
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1.15 | Payments on Account of Net Working Capital |
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1.16 | Earn-Out Payment |
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1.17 | Executive Bonuses |
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Article II | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY |
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2.1 | Organization, Standing and Power; Subsidiaries |
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2.2 | Capital Structure |
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2.3 | Authority; No Conflicts; Governmental Approval |
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2.4 | Financial Statements |
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2.5 | Absence of Certain Changes |
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2.6 | Litigation |
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2.7 | Compliance with Laws |
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2.8 | Title to Property |
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2.9 | Intellectual Property |
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2.10 | Taxes |
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2.11 | Environmental Compliance |
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2.12 | Employee Matters; Employee Benefit Plans |
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2.13 | Interested Party Transactions |
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2.14 | Insurance |
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2.15 | Material Contracts |
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2.16 | Brokers |
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2.17 | Customers and Suppliers |
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2.18 | Unlawful Payments |
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2.19 | Backlog |
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2.20 | Member Acquisition Costs |
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2.21 | Performance Obligations |
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Article III | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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3.1 | Organization, Good Standing and Qualification |
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3.2 | Capital Structure of Merger Sub |
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3.3 | Authorization; Binding Agreement |
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3.4 | Consents and Approvals |
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3.5 | No Violation |
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3.6 | Financial Capability |
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3.7 | Legal Proceedings |
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3.8 | Brokers |
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Article IV | COVENANTS |
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4.1 | Conduct of Business Pending Closing |
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4.2 | Cooperation; Further Assurances |
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4.3 | Access to Information |
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4.4 | Notice of Certain Events |
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4.5 | Public Announcements |
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4.6 | Employee Matters |
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4.7 | Notice of Certain Communications |
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4.8 | Amendment of Disclosure Schedules |
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4.9 | Stockholder Approval |
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4.10 | Exclusivity |
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4.11 | FIRPTA Tax Certificates |
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4.12 | 280G Covenant |
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4.13 | Insurance |
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Article V | CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER |
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5.1 | Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub |
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5.2 | Conditions to Obligations of the Company |
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Article VI | TERMINATION AND EXPENSES |
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6.1 | Termination |
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6.2 | Effect of Termination |
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6.3 | Expenses |
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Article VII | SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION |
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7.1 | Survival of Representations |
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7.2 | Indemnification |
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7.3 | Indemnification Procedures |
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7.4 | Securityholder Representatives |
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7.5 | Exclusive Remedy |
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Article VIII | TAX MATTERS |
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8.1 | Preparation of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes |
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8.2 | Tax Audits |
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Article IX | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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9.1 | Notices |
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9.2 | Counterparts |
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9.3 | Entire Agreement; Assignment |
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9.4 | Amendment or Supplement |
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9.5 | Severability |
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9.6 | Remedies Cumulative |
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9.7 | Governing Law |
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9.8 | Extension; Waiver |
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9.9 | No Third-Party Beneficiary |
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9.10 | Headings |
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9.11 | Specific Performance |
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Article X | DEFINITIONS |
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10.1 | Definitions |
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10.2 | Certain Definitions; Interpretations |
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10.3 | Rules of Construction |
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Exhibits
Exhibit A
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Form of Escrow Agreement | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Delaware Certificate of Merger |
Annexes
Annex I
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Employees having Employment Agreements | |
Annex II
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Eligible Options | |
Annex III
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Parent Advertising Policy | |
Annex IV
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Specified Holders | |
Annex V
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Requisite Holders |
Schedules
Company Disclosure Schedule
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
September 12, 2008 by and among WebMD Health Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
Charlotte’s Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger Sub”) and Marketing Technology Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation
(collectively, the “Company”) and Xxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, each solely in their
capacity as the Securityholder Representatives hereunder.
RECITALS
A. The Boards of Directors of the Company, Merger Sub and Parent believe it is in the best
interests of their respective corporations and the stockholders of their respective corporations
that the Company be acquired by Parent through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the “Merger”) and, in furtherance thereof, have deemed advisable, approved and
adopted this Agreement and the Merger.
B. Pursuant to the Merger, among other matters, the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company (“Company Capital Stock”) shall be converted into the right to receive cash in the
amounts and on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
C. As a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
Parent, Merger Sub and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (the “Escrow Agent”) will
enter into an Escrow Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, at the Effective Time (as
hereinafter defined) Parent will deposit a portion of the Base Merger Consideration into an account
(the “Escrow Fund”) with the Escrow Agent, such amount to secure Parent’s right to
indemnification as set forth herein;
D. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain stockholders
have entered into a Principal Stockholder Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent (the
“Principal Stockholder Agreement”);
E. Prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the persons listed on Annex I have
executed employment agreements regarding their continued employment, effective as of the Closing
(the “Employment Agreements”); and
F. The Company, Merger Sub and Parent desire to make certain representations and warranties
and other agreements in connection with the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, covenants, agreements and representations
set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger. At the Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the
surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Company as the surviving
corporation after the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving
Corporation.”
1.2 Closing; Effective Time. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall
take place as soon as practicable, but no later than two (2) Business Days, after the satisfaction
or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Article V (other than those conditions
that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction thereof at the
Closing) or at such other time as the parties hereto agree in writing (the “Closing Date”).
The Closing shall take place at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, 65 Xxxxxxxxxx Avenue,
Roseland, New Jersey, or at such other location as the parties hereto agree in writing. At the
Closing, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of
Merger in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B (the “Delaware Certificate of
Merger”), together with the required officers’ certificates, with the Delaware Secretary of
State, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (the time that the Delaware
Certificate of Merger is filed and accepted by the Delaware Secretary of State (or such later time
as may be specified in the Delaware Certificate of Merger) or such later time as may be agreed to
by Parent and the Company and set forth in such filing being the “Effective Time”).
1.3 Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as
provided in this Agreement, the Delaware Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the
DGCL.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Company certificate of incorporation shall be amended and
restated so as to be materially similar to the Certificate of Incorporation of Merger Sub as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the Surviving Corporation
shall be Marketing Technology Solutions Inc., and as so amended and restated such Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended.
(b) The Bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended.
1.5 Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, the directors of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and
the officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation, in each case until the earlier of their respective deaths,
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resignations or removals or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed
and qualified, as the case may be.
1.6 Merger Consideration.
(a) Conversion of Company Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, on the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the
part of the holder of any shares of Company Capital Stock, (i) each share of Series A Stock, Series
B Stock and Series C Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than shares, if any, of Series A Stock, Series B Stock and Series C Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the Agreement or
consented thereto in writing and who has complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL
(“Dissenting Shares”) shall be canceled and extinguished and converted into the right to
receive the Series A Consideration, the Series B Consideration or the Series C Consideration,
respectively, and (ii) each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall be canceled and extinguished and converted into
the right to receive the Common Stock Consideration.
(b) Adjustments to Conversion Ratios. The amount of cash into which each share of
Company Capital Stock is to be converted shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock
split, reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities
convertible into Company Capital Stock), reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with
respect to Company Capital Stock occurring after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Conversion of Merger Sub Capital Stock. Each share of common stock of Merger Sub
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and shall
thereafter represent one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of
the Surviving Corporation.
(d) Appraisal Rights. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into the right to receive the allocable portion of the
Merger Consideration but shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as
may be determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Shares pursuant to applicable Law. The
Company agrees that, except with the prior written consent of Parent, or as required under
applicable Law, it will not voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to
settle, any such purchase demand made by any holder of Dissenting Shares (“Dissenting
Stockholder”) under applicable Law. The Company also agrees to give Parent (x) prompt notice of
any written demand for appraisal of any Company Capital Stock, attempted withdrawals of such
demands, and any other instruments received by the Company related to any rights of appraisal and
(y) the opportunity to direct all demands for appraisal under applicable Law. Each Dissenting
Stockholder who, pursuant to the provisions of applicable Law, becomes entitled to payment of the
“fair value” for their shares of Company Capital Stock shall receive payment therefor (but only
after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such
provisions). If, after the Effective Time, any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as
Dissenting Shares, Parent shall issue and deliver, upon surrender by such
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stockholder of certificate or certificates representing shares of Company Capital Stock, the
portion of the Merger Consideration to which such stockholder would otherwise be entitled under
Section 1.6(a).
1.7 Options and Warrants.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall enter into an agreement, in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Parent, with each holder of an outstanding Option providing for (i)
the termination of all Ineligible Options effective as of the Effective Time, without payment of
any consideration therefor and (ii) upon the due surrender of each Eligible Option pursuant to a
valid Letter of Transmittal, payment, subject to the provisions of Sections 1.8,
1.9, 1.15 and 1.16, of the Merger Consideration (if and when payable
pursuant to this Agreement) in an amount equal to (x) the number of shares of Common Stock subject
to such Eligible Option multiplied by the Common Stock Consideration, less (y) the aggregate
exercise price applicable to such Option (but only to the extent such aggregate exercise price was
not applied with respect to a prior payment).
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall enter into an agreement, in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Parent, with each holder of an outstanding Warrant providing for,
upon the due surrender of each Warrant pursuant to a valid Letter of Transmittal, payment, subject
to the provisions of Sections 1.8, 1.9, 1.15 and 1.16, of the
Merger Consideration (if and when payable pursuant to this Agreement) in an amount equal to (x) the
number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Warrant multiplied by the Common Stock
Consideration, less (y) the aggregate exercise price applicable to such Warrant.
(c) The Company shall terminate all Company Stock Plans immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
1.8 Payment Procedures.
(a) At least five (5) days prior the Closing, Parent shall deliver to each Specified Holder
(A) a letter of transmittal in customary form (including an accompanying Substitute Form W-9)
(each, a “Letter of Transmittal”) (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title to the certificates representing outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock
(each, a “Company Certificate”) shall pass, only upon delivery of the Company Certificates
to the Payment Agent) and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Company
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration, when and if payable. At the Closing, Parent
shall deliver (i) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (or another payment agent designated
by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company), acting as payment agent for the Company
Securityholders, other than the Company Optionholders, and to the Company, acting as payment agent
for the Company Optionholders (collectively, the “Payment Agent”; it being understood that
the Company may delegate some or all of its responsibilities as Payment Agent to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Association), in exchange for shares of the Company Capital Stock and Eligible
Options and Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time an aggregate amount equal
to the Base Merger Consideration minus the Escrowed Amount, SR Amount, Transaction Fees and Closing
Payments, (ii) to the Escrow Agent, Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000)
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(the “Escrowed Amount”), (iii) to an account designated to Parent by the
Securityholder Representatives on or prior to the Effective Time, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000) (the “SR Amount”), (iv) pursuant to wire instructions delivered to
Parent by the Securityholder Representatives on or prior to the Effective Time, an amount equal to
the Transaction Fees, (v) pursuant to instructions delivered to Parent by the Securityholder
Representatives, the Closing Payments and (vi) to each holder of record of shares of Company
Capital Stock that were converted into the right to receive cash (other than the Specified Holders)
(A) a Letter of Transmittal and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Company
Certificates in exchange for the relevant portion of the Merger Consideration. On the Closing Date,
the Parent will instruct the Payment Agent to pay, and the Payment Agent will pay, by wire transfer
of same day funds, the amount payable to each Specified Holder provided such Specified Holder has
delivered an executed Letter of Transmittal and otherwise complied with the terms and conditions
set forth in Section 1.8(c) below. Prior to the Closing, the Company and Parent shall each
pay 50% of the fees and expenses of the Payment Agent.
(b) The Escrowed Amount shall be deposited into escrow with the Escrow Agent and subject to
the terms of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement, subject to release as described in
Section 1.9 below.
(c) Upon surrender of Company Certificates to the Payment Agent, together with a Letter of
Transmittal (including the accompanying Substitute Form W-9), duly completed and validly executed
in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holder of such Company Certificates (if such
holder is not a Specified Holder) shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the portion of
Base Merger Consideration to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6 (subject
to Sections 1.8, 1.9 and 1.15), and the Company Certificate so surrendered
shall forthwith be canceled. Until so surrendered, each outstanding Company Certificate that, prior
to the Effective Time, represented one or more shares of Company Capital Stock will be deemed from
and after the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes to evidence only the right to receive that
portion of the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares of Company Capital Stock
pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) If any cash is to be paid in a name other than that in which the Company Certificate
surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of the payment thereof that
the Company Certificate so surrendered has been properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for
transfer and that the person requesting such exchange has paid to Parent or any agent designated by
it any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment of cash in any name other than
that of the registered holder of the Company Certificate surrendered, or established to the
reasonable satisfaction of Parent or any agent designated by Parent that such tax has been paid or
is not payable.
(e) Termination of Fund; No Liability. At any time following six months after the
Effective Time, Parent will be entitled to require the Payment Agent to deliver to it any funds
(including any earnings received with respect thereto) which had been made available to the Payment
Agent and which have not been disbursed to holders of Company Certificates, and thereafter such
holders will be entitled to look only to Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other
similar laws) and only as general creditors thereof with respect to the portion of the Merger
Consideration payable upon due surrender of their Company Certificates, without
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any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor the Payment Agent will
be liable to any holder of a Company Certificate for the portion of the Merger Consideration
properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar law.
1.9 Indemnification Escrow. The Escrowed Amount shall be deposited into escrow with
the Escrow Agent and subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement and remain in
escrow until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Indemnity Release
Date”) or until it is paid to a Parent Indemnitee; provided, that upon the Indemnity
Release Date, an amount equal to the difference between (a) the remainder of the Escrowed Amount
and (b) the then-applicable Reserve Amount shall be promptly released by the Escrow Agent pursuant
to the terms of the Escrow Agreement to the Company Securityholders in accordance with this
Agreement. For purposes hereof, the term “Reserve Amount” shall mean the sum of any amounts
set forth in any Indemnification Notices or Claim Notices provided pursuant to Section 7.3
hereof which describe in reasonable detail the nature and amount of any such claim or claims
(provided, however, that if any such notice includes a good faith statement that the relevant
Parent Indemnitee is not reasonably capable of determining a material portion of the potential
Losses from such claim or claims, the Reserve Amount shall be: (i) if the maximum potential Losses
can be reasonably estimated in good faith by the relevant Parent Indemnitee, the maximum amount of
such potential Losses or (ii) if such maximum amount cannot be reasonably estimated in good faith
(such assertion to be supported by a letter from the relevant Parent Indemnitee’s outside counsel),
the full balance remaining of the Escrowed Amount), with the maximum potential Losses underlying
each such claim or claims being deemed a part of the Reserve Amount until the final disposition of
the claim or claims underlying such amounts.
1.10 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Capital Stock. All cash paid upon the
surrender for exchange of shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall
be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of
Company Capital Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of
the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Capital Stock which were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
1.11 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any Company Certificates
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment Agent shall issue and pay in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact
by the holder thereof, the portion of the Merger Consideration then payable pursuant to Section
1.6 with respect to shares of Company Capital Stock represented by such certificates;
provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent
to the issuance and payment thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company
Certificates to deliver to Parent an affidavit of loss, theft or destruction in form reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and the posting by such owner of a bond, in such amount as Parent may
direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving
Corporation, the Company, the Paying Agent or any of their respective directors, officers,
employees, affiliates or agents with respect to Company Certificates alleged to have been lost,
stolen or destroyed.
1.12 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action. At any time after the Effective Time,
the officers and directors of Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Corporation
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shall take such further action as may be reasonably requested by Parent which is necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest Parent with control over, and to
vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to, all assets, property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company.
1.13 Withholding Obligations. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
Parent, the Company, the Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent and the Escrow
Agent shall have the right to deduct and withhold Taxes from any payments to be made hereunder
(including any payments to be made under the Escrow Agreement) if such withholding is required by
law and to collect any necessary Tax forms, including Form W-9 or the appropriate series of Form
W-8, as applicable, or any similar information, from the Company Securityholders and any other
recipients of payments hereunder. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been delivered and paid to the
Company Securityholder or other recipient of payments in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made.
1.14 Adjustments Before and After the Closing. The Merger Consideration shall be
subject to adjustment as follows:
(a) Not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare
and deliver to Parent a projected balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (the
“Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet”). The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet shall be
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that the Preliminary Balance Sheet shall be subject to
normal and recurring year-end adjustments which, taken as a whole, shall not be material in amount
and will not include footnotes) and, to the extent not inconsistent with GAAP, on a basis
consistent with the preparation of the Company Balance Sheet. The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet
shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations showing the
basis for the determination of such sums. The Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet shall be
accompanied by (i) backup materials and schedules reasonably requested by Parent and (ii) a
statement setting forth in reasonable detail the estimated Net Working Capital of the Company as of
the Closing as reflected on the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet (the “Preliminary Net Working
Capital”).
(b) Not later than 90 calendar days after the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to the
Securityholder Representatives a balance sheet of the Company (the “Closing Balance Sheet”)
as of the Closing Date. The Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (except
that the Closing Balance Sheet shall be subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which,
taken as a whole, shall not be material in amount and will not include footnotes) and, to the
extent not inconsistent with GAAP, on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Company
Balance Sheet. The Closing Balance Sheet shall be accompanied by (i) backup materials and schedules
reasonably requested by the Securityholder Representatives, and (ii) a statement setting forth in
reasonable detail the Net Working Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date as reflected on the
Closing Balance Sheet (the “Closing Net Working Capital”), and (iii) if the Closing Net
Working Capital is different from the Preliminary Net Working Capital, a reasonably detailed
reconciliation of the Closing Net Working Capital to the Preliminary Net Working Capital. The
Closing Balance Sheet shall be accompanied by a
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reasonably detailed statement setting forth the calculations showing the basis for the
determination of such sums.
(c) In the event that the Securityholder Representatives dispute the Closing Balance Sheet or
the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital prepared by Parent, the Securityholder
Representatives shall notify Parent in writing (the “Securityholder Representatives Dispute
Notice”) of the amount, nature and basis of such dispute, within 30 calendar days after
delivery to the Securityholder Representatives of the Closing Balance Sheet. In the event of such a
dispute, Parent and the Securityholder Representatives shall first use their diligent good faith
efforts to resolve such dispute among themselves. Parent shall make the work papers and back-up
materials used in preparing the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Net Working Capital, and the
books, records, and financial staff of the Surviving Corporation, reasonably available to the
Securityholder Representatives and its accountants and other representatives at reasonable times
and upon reasonable notice during the review by the Securityholder Representatives of the Closing
Balance Sheet and the Closing Net Working Capital and the resolution by the parties of any
objections thereto. If Parent and the Securityholder Representatives are unable to resolve the
dispute within 30 calendar days after delivery of the Securityholder Representatives Dispute
Notice, then any remaining items in dispute shall be submitted to an independent nationally
recognized accounting firm selected in writing by the Securityholder Representatives and Parent or,
if the Securityholder Representatives and Parent fail or refuse to select a firm within 10 calendar
days after written request therefor by the Securityholder Representatives or Parent, such an
independent nationally recognized accounting firm shall be selected in accordance with the JAMS
Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures for selection of arbitrators by the New York, New
York office of JAMS (the “Neutral Accountant”). All determinations pursuant to this
Section 1.14(c) shall be in writing and shall be delivered to Parent and the Securityholder
Representatives.
(d) The Neutral Accountant’s computation shall be considered as in the nature of an
arbitration award, and it shall be subject to enforcement or challenge in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York pursuant to provisions of the United States
Federal Arbitration Act.
(e) The fees and expenses of the Neutral Accountant in connection with the resolution of
disputes pursuant to Section 1.14(c) shall be shared equally by the Company Securityholders
(based on their pro rata interests in the Base Merger Consideration immediately following the
Effective Time and payable by reduction of any amounts otherwise payable to them pursuant to this
Agreement), on the one hand, and Parent, on the other hand; provided that if the Neutral Accountant
determines that one such party has adopted a position or positions with respect to the Closing
Balance Sheet or the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Adjustment that is frivolous or
clearly without merit, the Neutral Accountant may, in its discretion, assign a greater portion of
any such fees and expenses to such party.
(f) Immediately upon the expiration of the 30-day period for giving the Securityholder
Representatives Dispute Notice, as the case may be, if no such notice is given, or upon
notification by the Securityholder Representatives to Parent that no such notice will be given, or
immediately upon the resolution of disputes, if any, pursuant to this Section 1.14, the
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Closing Net Working Capital, as the same may have been adjusted pursuant to Section
1.14(c), shall become the “Adjusted Net Working Capital.”
1.15 Payments on Account of Net Working Capital. If the Adjusted Net Working Capital
is less than the Target Working Capital, then the Escrow Agent shall deliver to Parent from the
Escrow Amount an amount equal to the excess of the Target Working Capital over the Adjusted Net
Working Capital, less the Preliminary Net Working Capital Adjustment, if any. If the Adjusted Net
Working Capital is greater than the Target Working Capital, Parent shall deliver to the Payment
Agent, cash in an amount equal to the excess of the Adjusted Net Working Capital over the Target
Working Capital, plus the Preliminary Net Working Capital Adjustment, if any, for distribution
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, promptly following the expiration of the 30-day period for
giving the Securityholder Representatives Dispute Notice, if no Securityholder Representatives
Dispute Notice is given, or following notification by the Securityholder Representatives to Parent
that no Dispute Notice will be given, or following final resolution of any dispute in connection
with the determination of the Adjusted Net Working Capital.
1.16 Earn-Out Payment.
(a) Amount of Earn-Out Payment. As additional consideration, Parent shall, if earned
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, pay to the Payment Agent, on behalf of and for
distribution to the Company Securityholders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, an
aggregate amount of up to (A) Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), less (B) (x) the KERP
Earn-Out Payment and (y) the Additional Broker Fee (the “Maximum Earn-Out Payment”), as
follows: (i) if Company EBITDA (as defined in Section 1.16(e)(x)) during calendar year 2009 (the
“Measurement Period”) is less than or equal to Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,500,000) (the “EBITDA Threshold”), no payment shall be made, (ii) if Company EBITDA
during the Measurement Period is greater than the EBITDA Threshold, a payment shall be made as is
equal to (I) the product obtained by multiplying (A) the amount by which Company EBITDA during the
Measurement Period exceeds the EBITDA Threshold, times (B) twelve (12), less (II) the KERP Earn-Out
Payment; provided, that in no event shall the payment under this clause (B) exceed the Maximum
Earn-Out Payment and (iii) in the event that there is a Change of Control of the Surviving
Corporation prior to the end of the Measurement Period (other than in connection with a Change of
Control of Parent or HLTH Corporation), a payment shall be made as is equal to the Maximum Earn-Out
Payment. The aggregate amount of the earned payment to be made pursuant to this section, if any, is
referred to as the “Earn-Out Payment.”
(b) Method of Payment. The Earn-Out Payment, if any, shall be made by Parent to the
Payment Agent, on behalf of and for the account of the Company Securityholders, by April 15, 2010,
or, if the Securityholder Representatives dispute Parent’s computation of the Earn-Out Payment (in
accordance with Section 1.16(e) below), the undisputed portion of the Earn-Out Payment
shall be paid by such date and the remainder shall be paid as soon as practicable after final
determination of such amount, and shall thereafter be paid by the Payment Agent by check delivered
to the address of the Company Securityholders provided to the Payment Agent by the Securityholder
Representatives.
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(c) Determination of Earn-Out Payment; Dispute Resolution as to the Earn-Out Payment
Computation.
(i) Parent shall deliver to the Securityholder Representatives as soon as practicable, and in
any event no later than March 31, 2010, a schedule setting forth the computation of the Earn-Out
Payment, if any. Parent’s computation thereof shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties
hereto and on the Company Securityholders unless, within fifteen (15) days following the receipt of
such schedule by the Securityholder Representatives, the Securityholder Representatives notify
Parent in writing that it disagrees with Parent’s computation; provided that the Securityholder
Representatives may agree in writing in whole or in part with Parent’s computation following which
the undisputed portion (which may be the entire Earn-Out Payment) of the Earn-Out Payment shall be
promptly paid. Such notice shall include a schedule setting forth the Securityholder
Representatives’ computation of the payment and their reasons for disagreeing with Parent’s
computation. If Parent disagrees with the Securityholder Representatives’ computation in whole or
in part, the undisputed portion of the Earn-Out Payment promptly shall be paid and an officer of
Parent shall promptly meet with the Securityholder Representatives within ten (10) days after
delivery of the Securityholder Representatives’ notice, and the parties shall attempt in good faith
to reach a resolution of such disagreement.
(ii) If such disagreement is not resolved within twenty (20) days after delivery of the
Securityholder Representatives’ notice, Parent or the Securityholder Representatives will inform
the Neutral Accountant (who shall be selected pursuant to Section 1.14(c)) of the dispute,
in which case the Neutral Accountant shall be engaged to compute the amount of the Earn-Out
Payment, if any, as promptly as practicable, and deliver copies of the computation to both Parent
and the Securityholder Representatives.
(iii) In undertaking its computation, the Neutral Accountant shall review Parent’s computation
of the Earn-Out Payment and accompanying financial information, the Securityholder Representation’s
notice of disagreement, position papers of no more than 15 pages from each side (to be furnished to
the Neutral Accountant within ten (10) days after Parent’s or the Securityholder Representatives’
request to the Neutral Accountant for the computation), and any financial documents which the
Neutral Accountant in its sole discretion deems relevant to its computation and requests from
Parent. The scope of the Neutral Accountant’s authority and responsibility hereunder strictly shall
be limited to the computation of the Earn-Out Payment, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not
involve any determination as to whether a Material Breach or Other Breach has occurred.
(iv) The expenses of the Neutral Accountant shall be borne equally by Parent and the
Securityholder Representatives (which Securityholder Representatives’ portion may be subtracted
from the Earn-Out Payment otherwise payable to the Company Securityholders); provided, that if the
Neutral Accountant’s computation of the Earn-Out Payment is more than 120% of the amount originally
calculated by Parent, then Parent shall bear all of such expenses; provided, further, that if the
Neutral Accountant’s computation of the Earn-Out Payment is less than 80% of the amount originally
calculated by Parent, then the Securityholder Representatives shall bear all of such expenses
(which expenses may be subtracted from the Earn-Out Payment otherwise payable to the Company
Securityholders).
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(v) The Neutral Accountant’s computation shall be considered as in the nature of an
arbitration award, and it shall be subject to enforcement or challenge in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York pursuant to provisions of the United States
Federal Arbitration Act.
(vi) Parent shall not be required to make any payment of the disputed amount of the Earn-Out
Payment, if any, to the Payment Agent until the period during which the Securityholder
Representatives may object to the amount of the Earn-Out Payment has lapsed or, if properly
contested in accordance with the provisions hereof, the amount of the Earn-Out Payment has been
agreed upon by the parties or calculated by the Neutral Accountant and any court challenge to the
Neutral Accountant’s computation pursuant to this section has been concluded.
(d) Rights Not Transferable. The rights of the Company Securityholders to the Earn-Out
Payment, if any, will not be represented by a certificate, are personal to each Company
Securityholder and shall not be transferable for any reason other than by operation of law, will or
the laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted transfer of such right by any holder thereof
(other than as permitted by the immediately preceding sentence) shall be null and void.
(e) Operations of the Business of the Company.
(i) From and after the Effective Time until the end of the Measurement Period, Parent will, as
the stockholder of the Surviving Corporation, control the business of the Surviving Corporation in
good faith and shall not take any action the purpose of which is to reduce or eliminate the
Earn-Out Payment or the amount thereof provided for in this Section 1.16. In addition
thereto, the parties acknowledge that the Surviving Corporation will be operated by its management
in a manner consistent with the manner in which it has been represented to Parent to have been
operated prior to the date of this Agreement, including with respect to product and program
pricing, targeted gross margins, program delivery and member acquisition and other costs. For the
avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties acknowledge
that the preceding sentence shall require (i) management of the Surviving Corporation to (A) use
its best efforts to establish pricing and pay traffic acquisition costs that produce gross profit
margins that in the aggregate during the Measurement Period are consistent with past practice and
(B) make staffing and incentive compensation decisions in good faith based on the business needs of
the Company from time to time consistent with past practice, (ii) that the Surviving Corporation’s
target customers will be acceptable pursuant to Parent’s Advertising Policy attached hereto as
Annex III, and (iii) that the Surviving Corporation may not utilize any trade names, trademarks or
service marks of Parent or its Affiliates (other than the Surviving Corporation) without Parent’s
consent or engage in activities or take any other action that could damage Parent’s or its
Affiliates’ reputation or goodwill, including in any such trade names, trademarks or service marks,
or fail to comply with Law.
(ii) From and after the Effective Time until the end of the Measurement Period, Parent shall
(I) cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain, in all material respects, its existence as a
distinct operating entity apart from the other subsidiaries of Parent, including maintaining for
the Surviving Corporation a separate income statement, (II) allow the Surviving Corporation to make
all employment decisions with respect to the Business (other than
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with respect to the hiring or termination of officers of the Surviving Corporation, which
shall be subject to the approval of Parent’s designee (not to be unreasonably withheld) and the
termination of officers of the Surviving Corporation for “cause” (which, to the extent such persons
are party to an Employment Agreement, shall be as defined in such Employment Agreement), which may
be effected by or at the direction of the Parent or the board of directors of the Surviving
Corporation), provided that Y. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx may spend a portion of his time working on projects of
Parent that will not materially interfere with the performance of his duties to the Surviving
Corporation, (III) allow capital investments that are expressly contemplated by the financial plan
of the Company in the form previously delivered to Parent (the “Financial Plan”), provided
that the Surviving Corporation’s financial results are materially consistent with the Financial
Plan, and (IV) allow the Surviving Corporation to enter into customer agreements consistent with
past practice (provided that the terms and conditions in such customer agreements shall (x) provide
for limitations on liability and indemnification generally consistent with those entered into by
Parent with its customers and (y) not contain any restrictive covenants, including non-solicitation
covenants, or return on investment performance guarantees without the consent of Parent or its
designee). For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 1.16(e)(vi) below, the following
actions may not be taken by Parent from the Effective Time until the end of the Measurement Period
without the express prior written consent of the Securityholder Representatives:
(A) cause the Surviving Corporation to acquire any capital stock or other equity interest in
another Person;
(B) change the name of the Surviving Corporation;
(C) sell, lease or exchange all or any substantial part of the assets of the Surviving
Corporation;
(D) require a change in the location of the principal offices of the Surviving Corporation;
(E) change the fundamental business strategy, fundamental areas of business or corporate
objectives of the Surviving Corporation, other than changes consistent with the natural evolution
of the business of the Surviving Corporation;
(F) reduce the base compensation paid, or sales commission structure applicable, to any
existing employees of the Surviving Corporation from the base compensation and sales commission
structure set forth in Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(G) deprive the Surviving Corporation of its self-generated working capital or terminate or
allow to lapse or reduce availability under the existing or replacement line of credit agreement of
the Surviving Corporation used for working capital purposes (unless Parent makes available
liquidity on terms and in amounts no less favorable to the Surviving Corporation than that
available under the Company’s credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank as of the date of this
Agreement);
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(H) acquire by merger or consolidation, or by the purchase of all of the equity interests in
or all or substantially all of the assets of, any corporation, partnership, association, or other
business organization or division thereof, that is principally engaged in the business of providing
lead generation services to the pharmaceutical industry in a manner competitive with the Surviving
Corporation; or
(I) assign the Key Personnel of the Surviving Corporation (other than as with respect to Y.
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx as described in Section 1.16(e)(ii) above) duties for the benefit of the business of
Parent or its Affiliates (other than the Company) if such additional duties materially interfere
with the ability of the Key Personnel of the Surviving Corporation to perform their duties with
respect to the business and affairs of the Company.
(iii) Except as expressly set forth in Section 1.16(e)(ii)(G), Parent shall not be
obligated to contribute additional capital to the Surviving Corporation or to make loans to or
investments in the Surviving Corporation and shall have the right to sweep and otherwise manage the
Surviving Corporation’s cash consistent with Parent’s cash management policy for its subsidiaries.
(iv) During the Measurement Period, Parent shall at the Securityholder Representatives’
reasonable request, but not more frequently than quarterly, meet (telephonically or in person) (the
“Quarterly Earn-Out Meetings”) with members of senior management of Parent to discuss the
operations of the Surviving Corporation, including, but not limited to, financial results or other
issues relating to the Earn-Out Payment.
(v) Each of the Company and the Securityholder Representatives acknowledges and agrees that
(A) Parent makes no representations nor provides any assurances whatsoever as to the feasibility of
achieving the Earn-Out Payment or any portion thereof and (B) neither the Parent nor the Surviving
Corporation owes any fiduciary duty to the Company Securityholders or the Securityholder
Representatives.
(vi) In the event that Parent materially breaches any of the Specified Covenants set forth in
this Section 1.16(e) prior to the end of the Measurement Period and such breach continues
uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after the Securityholder Representatives have provided
written notice to Parent and Surviving Corporation setting forth, in reasonable detail, the terms
of such breach (a “Material Breach”), Parent shall be obligated to pay to the
Securityholder Representatives for distribution to the Company Securityholders, in immediately
available funds, the Maximum Earn-Out Payment. Any such payment under this Section
1.16(e)(vi) shall be the Company Securityholders’ and the Securityholder Representatives’ sole
and exclusive remedy for a Material Breach. Any failure by the Securityholder Representative to
assert in writing to Parent that a breach of this Section 1.16 has occurred (including specifying
whether such breach is a Material Breach or an Other Breach) within 15 days of the date on which
the Securityholder Representatives or management of the Surviving Corporation became aware of any
fact, action or omission that they knew or reasonably should have known constituted or may
constitute a breach shall constitute the Securityholder Representative’s and the Company
Securityholders’ waiver of its right to assert any breach based on such fact, action or omission
and all similar facts, actions and omissions. If, after receiving notice of an alleged breach,
Parent disputes that such Material Breach or Other Breach has occurred, either party may
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demand arbitration of the dispute (“Operating Breach Dispute”) by a tribunal of three
arbitrators pursuant to the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (the
“Tribunal”), except as otherwise set forth herein. The Tribunal shall permit limited
discovery, to the extent deemed necessary and relevant to the issue of whether a Material Breach or
Other Breach has occurred, such discovery to be completed within sixty (60) days of the selection
of the Tribunal. The Tribunal shall commence hearings within twenty (20) days after the completion
of discovery and shall conclude the hearings within forty-five (45) days after the completion of
discovery. Within thirty (30) days of the completion of the hearings, the Tribunal shall issue a
reasoned, written award stating whether or not a Material Breach or Other Breach has occurred, and
whether, accordingly (with respect to a dispute as to whether a Material Breach has occurred and
remained uncured for thirty (30) days), the Company Securityholders are entitled or not to receive
the Maximum Earn-Out Payment pursuant to this Section 1.16(e)(vi). The Tribunal shall award
the costs of the arbitration and attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party.
(vii) The Tribunal’s award shall be subject to enforcement or challenge in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York pursuant to the provisions of the Federal
Arbitration Act.
(viii) In the event of an Operating Breach Dispute, the computation of the Earn-Out Payment
shall be determined by Section 1.16(c), except as follows:
(A) If Parent’s computation determines that the Company Securityholders are entitled to the
Maximum Earn-Out Payment, the dispute resolution process regarding the Operating Breach Dispute
shall terminate, immediately, and the Company Securityholders shall receive the Maximum Earn-Out
Payment, without costs or attorneys’ fees to either Party.
(B) If Parent’s computation determines that the Company Securityholders are entitled to less
than the Maximum Earn-Out Payment and the Securityholder Representatives assert the existence of an
Operating Breach Dispute, and the parties are unable to resolve the dispute amicably, the
engagement of the Neutral Accountant shall be deferred until after the issuance of the Tribunal’s
award as to the Operating Breach Dispute. Under such circumstances, if the Tribunal awards the
Company Securityholders the Maximum Earn-Out Payment, or, in the case of an Other Breach, if the
Tribunal awards actual damages in the absence of a disagreement between Parent and the
Securityholder Representatives as to the computation of the Earn-Out Payment, there will be no need
to engage the Neutral Accountant. On the other hand, if the Tribunal finds no Material Breach by
the Parent and there is a dispute as to the computation of the Earn-Out Payment, the parties will
proceed to engage the Neutral Accountant to compute the Earn-Out Payment in accordance with
Section 1.16(c).
(ix) For purposes hereof, the “Specified Covenants” shall mean (X) clauses (I) and
(II) (but only with respect to non-officers) of the lead-in paragraph of Section
1.16(e)(ii), and (Y) Sections 1.16(e)(ii)(A) through 1.16(e)(ii)(I) (except, in
the case of Section 1.16(e)(ii)(D), if the Surviving Corporation’s existing premises become
unavailable for reasons outside the reasonable control of Parent). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company Securityholders and the Securityholder Representatives hereby expressly agree that any
breach of a covenant in this Section 1.16(e) shall not invalidate any transaction causing
such breach, or
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otherwise entitle the Company Securityholders or Securityholder Representatives to seek
equitable relief with respect thereto. Should there be an actual breach of this Section
1.16 during the final thirty (30) days of the Measurement Period, with respect to which the
Securityholder Representatives have provided written notice to Parent and Surviving Corporation
setting forth, in reasonable detail, the terms of such breach and should such breach be cured
within thirty (30) days of such notice (such that it did not become a Material Breach or Other
Breach), the Measurement Period shall be extended such that the Measurement Period shall end such
number of days following the date of such cure as equals the number of days that remained in the
Measurement Period immediately prior to such notice (but shall not include the days within such
cure period). For purposes of this Section 1.16, (i) any dispute under this Section
1.16 other than as to whether a Material Breach has occurred or has remained uncured for thirty
(30) days shall also be determined by the Tribunal pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (vi),
(vii) and (viii) above, including the calculation of damages resulting from a breach of this
Section other than a Material Breach (an “Other Breach”) (and any such damages resulting
from an Other Breach shall be limited to actual damages, up to the Maximum Earn-Out Payment, and
shall not result in the payment of the Maximum Earn-Out Payment to the extent in excess of actual
damages); (ii) no Other Breach by Parent shall be deemed to exist until and unless such breach
shall continue uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after the Securityholder Representatives
have provided written notice to Parent and Surviving Corporation setting forth, in reasonable
detail, the terms of such breach; (iii) any dispute as to the calculation of actual Company EBITDA
shall be resolved pursuant to Section 1.16(c) (and any calculation of damages, including a
calculation of what Company EBITDA might have been had a breach not occurred, shall be determined
by the Tribunal), and (iv) in no event will Parent or the Surviving Corporation be liable under
this Section (including for the Maximum Earn-Out Payment or any other amounts or damages) for any
breach (including a Material Breach or Other Breach) as to which the Securityholder Representatives
have not provided written notice to Parent prior to the end of the Measurement Period, except in
the event (i) of fraud by Parent or (ii) that the factual information that reasonably would be
expected to have caused the Securityholder Representatives to discover such breach was not
reasonably available to the Securityholder Representatives or management of the Surviving
Corporation.
(x) “Company EBITDA” shall mean, subject to 1.16(e)(x)(A) through 1.16(e)(x)(L) below,
the Surviving Corporation’s net income, as calculated by the Parent in accordance with GAAP and in
a manner consistent with the Company’s accounting policies and procedures, as in effect as of
December 31, 2007, plus depreciation, amortization, interest and income taxes, if any, applicable
to the Surviving Corporation. In calculating Company EBITDA (but without being required for any
other purpose), the following principles shall be applicable:
(A) Company EBITDA shall include the revenues attributable to the Company’s products and/or
services and the expenses incurred by the Surviving Corporation, to the extent generated or
incurred through sales to customers that are acceptable pursuant to Parent’s Advertising Policy
attached hereto as Annex IV and operation of the Surviving Corporation by its management in the
manner provided in the second sentence of Section 1.16(e)(i);
(B) Revenue, for purposes of calculating Company EBITDA, (i) that requires deferral out of or
acceleration into calendar year 2009 as a result of Company’s
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products and/or services sold in a bundled arrangement with products and/or services of Parent
and/or one or more of Parent’s Affiliates, other than the Company or the Surviving Corporation
(collectively, “WebMD”), that otherwise would have been accounted for differently if the
Company’s product and/or services were not sold on a combined basis with WebMD’s products and/or
services, will be adjusted to reflect revenue recognition as per (C), (D) or (E) below, as though
those products and/or services had not been bundled with WebMD’s products and/or services; or (ii)
generated pursuant to the sale of the Company’s products and/or services sold pursuant to Contracts
with guarantees will be reviewed on an individual basis. The portion of revenues associated with
any contractual guarantees will be recorded when collectibility is probable in accordance with
GAAP. That determination will be made based upon the specific contractual terms associated with
those guarantees;
(C) Revenue will be accounted for in accordance with the Company’s GAAP as applied by the
Company in the same manner as applied as of December 31, 2007, except that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the timing of expensing any direct incremental sales commissions and external costs
incurred in advance of revenue recognition will be deferred and expensed proportionately with the
associated revenue when such revenue is recognized for those costs that are specifically
identifiable to the individual programs (the timing of recognition of such revenue and the
associated direct incremental sales commissions and external costs shall be in accordance with the
revenue recognition policies set forth below) and (ii) revenue for each of the Company’s products
when they are sold on an individual (non-bundled, non multiple element arrangement) basis will be
accounted for in accordance with the policies set forth below:
(I) Lead Generation/QH Connect — revenue recognized based on when the actual lead is
delivered or made available to the customer for download multiplied by the unit price;
(II) Ask your Doctor — revenue would be recognized on a pro rata basis, based on the number
of e-mails to be sent per the Contract, when the email is sent by the Surviving Corporation to the
consumer;
(III) Targeted Media//Banner impressions/QH Extend — revenue recognized on a pro rata basis
based on actual impressions delivered; and
(IV) Set Up Fees, Management Fees and Post Program Analysis Fees — Fees associated with
setting up a campaign or advertising program, managing a campaign or advertising program, or
measuring a campaign or advertising program will be recognized pro rata over the period that the
services are delivered or once the campaign or advertising program is complete, whichever is
earlier.
(D) With respect to each Contract that (i) relates to the sale of a product or products of the
Company (or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be) on a bundled or multiple element
arrangement basis or (ii) has multiple elements within the same product (such as lead generation)
(such Contracts being “Bundled Arrangements”), the revenue will be recognized ratably on a
straight line basis at such time that the deliverable or deliverables pursuant to any Bundled
Arrangement constituting at least 80% of the total dollar value of the
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Bundled Arrangement have been launched. Revenue will be fully recognized at such time when the
last deliverable pursuant to any such Bundled Arrangement has been fully delivered. The period for
revenue recognition with respect to each Bundled Arrangement will be reviewed on a monthly basis
and the straight line revenue estimate to complete the program will be revised accordingly.
Contracts entered into with respect to one specific customer brand through the same customer or
agency within thirty (30) days of the original Contract sign date with respect to such specific
customer brand shall be considered a single Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, Contracts signed
within thirty (30) days of each other for different customer specific brands with the same agency
or customer will not be considered the same Contract for accounting purposes. Subject to section
(E) below, any contractual arrangements that have any unpriced bonus items (such as free media
impressions) in addition to priced products shall be considered a Bundled Arrangement. For purposes
of calculating the 80% for commencement of revenue recognition in these arrangements, the Surviving
Corporation will use pricing for the average of sales when the bonus items were sold separately in
the trailing twelve months, or using whatever reasonable data is available, from the time the
Contract is entered into. Each item will then be re-allocated proportionately based on the relative
percentage of the stated pricing for the non bonus item(s) plus the value established for the non
priced line item to the total value of the Contract. These re-allocated amounts will be used to
determine if at least 80% of the total Contract value has been launched for revenue recognition.
(E) For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to both (C) and (E) above, (i) for the purpose of
revenue recognition, set up fees, management fees and/or post program analysis will not be
considered an element for determining Bundled Agreements and would not be considered a deliverable
pursuant to any such Contract and would not cause the life of a Contract to be considered ongoing
for revenue recognition purposes and will be included in the total revenue to be recognized over
the period that the services are delivered (ii) any recontact email to invite consumers to
participate in a post program analysis/survey to measure the effectiveness of a program shall not
be deemed to be a deliverable pursuant to such Contract and (iii) if all or part of an agreement is
cancelled such that no further delivery obligation exists, then all revenue earned but not
recognized as of such date will be recognized as of the date of the cancellation.
(F) The Surviving Corporation shall not be charged with any allocation of WebMD’s general
corporate overhead; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation shall be allocated its
reasonable portion of expenses incurred on the Surviving Corporation’s behalf by WebMD or for
services provided to the Surviving Corporation by WebMD (provided that the Surviving Corporation
has agreed with Parent to accept such expenses and/or services which acceptance shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Examples of expenses incurred on the Surviving Corporation’s behalf by
WebMD or for services provided to the Surviving Corporation by WebMD include (I) sales commissions
for sales of the Surviving Corporation’s products or programs completed by WebMD’s sales force and
(II) expenses relating to personnel in WebMD’s tax, finance, legal and other departments to the
extent related to the Surviving Corporation. The Surviving Corporation agrees to accept payroll,
insurance and health, welfare and retirement benefits made available by WebMD; provided that (i)
the costs allocated to the Surviving Corporation for payroll, insurance, welfare and retirement
benefits shall not be greater than the costs for such coverage that the Surviving Corporation is
paying as of the date hereof and (ii) the costs allocated to the Surviving Corporation for health
benefits
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shall (A) from the Effective Date until May 31, 2009, not be greater than the monthly cost for
health benefits that the Surviving Corporation is paying as of the date hereof and (B) from June 1,
2009 until the end of the Measurement Period, not be greater than 110% of the monthly cost for
health benefits that the Surviving Corporation is paying as of the date hereof.
(G) The calculation of Company EBITDA shall not include any expense associated with the
issuance of WebMD equity incentives or restricted stock.
(H) The Surviving Corporation shall not be charged for any original WebMD content that WebMD
supplies to the Surviving Corporation for placement on the Surviving Corporation websites (the
“QH Websites”) except to the extent of any incremental cost to WebMD to supply such
content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the placement of original WebMD content on the QH Websites
shall be in Parent’s sole discretion.
(I) Parent shall explore with the Surviving Corporation a strategy to enhance the search
engine optimization of the QH Websites through an interlinking strategy with WebMD’s websites;
provided, however, that the placement of any specific links on WebMD websites shall be in Parent’s
sole discretion. The Surviving Corporation shall not be charged for any such links except to the
extent of any incremental cost to WebMD in connection therewith.
(J) Any registrants on QH Websites generated as a result of placement of Surviving Corporation
offers or advertisements on WebMD websites will be charged to the Surviving Corporation
(“recruitment expense”) at 90% of the Surviving Corporation’s then current applicable
monthly average registrant acquisition cost from third-party sources. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the placement of Surviving Corporation offers and advertisements on WebMD websites and
the use of WebMD websites to recruit participants for Surviving Corporation programs shall be in
Parent’s sole discretion.
(K) For the avoidance of doubt, EBITDA shall not include: bank charges that are in lieu of
interest expense, gains or losses on the sale or disposal of fixed assets or other related capital
items, or on the winding down or termination of a retirement plan, gains or losses on the
discontinuance of an operation, the cost of EBITDA audits and key man insurance and up to $400,000
of software development costs expensed by WebMD that the Company would have capitalized consistent
with past practice had such costs been incurred prior to the Merger or direct incremental sales
commissions and external costs associated with deferred revenue until such time as recognized
pursuant to Section 1.16(e)(x)(C)(i) above.
(L) The parties acknowledge that WebMD has a product named “Ask Your Doctor” and that WebMD
will continue to offer such product (as such product is currently in effect with any enhancements
that are planned as of the date hereof), that the provision thereof will not be a violation of this
Section 1.16 and that revenues associated with such product will not be included in Company EBITDA.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, no Person shall have any right under any other agreement,
including any employment agreement or otherwise, to claim any portion of the Earn-Out Payment, or
damages based thereon, or otherwise to contest any matter regarding the Earn-
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Out Payment, other than the Securityholder Representatives (solely in their capacity as such)
pursuant to this Section 1.16.
1.17 Executive Bonuses. Upon the Closing, the Company shall pay an aggregate amount
equal to $1,837,500 (less applicable withholding taxes) to certain officers of the Company
designated by the Securityholder Representatives pursuant to written instructions delivered to
Parent and the Payment Agent prior to the Effective Time (such payments, the “Closing
Payments”). In the event that any amount of the Earn-Out Payment is required to be transferred
to the Payment Agent for distribution to Company Securityholders pursuant to Section 1.16
hereof, then the Company shall pay to the persons designated by the Securityholder Representatives
pursuant to instructions delivered to Parent and the Payment Agent within 5 days after the final
determination of the Earn-Out Payment (the “Post-Closing Payment Instructions”), an amount
equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount that otherwise would have been payable to the Company
Securityholders pursuant to Section 1.16 (such amount to be calculated without regard to the
deduction from such Earn-Out Payment described in this sentence, and referred to herein as the
“KERP Earn-Out Payment”). In addition, Parent shall pay up to $3,500,000 (the
“Specified Holder Payment”) to the persons designated by the Securityholder Representatives
pursuant to the Post-Closing Payment Instructions; provided that the amount of the Specified Holder
Payment shall be deducted from amounts that are payable to the Specified Holders and shall not be
greater than the amounts that are payable to such Specified Holders. The allocation of the KERP
Earn-Out Payment and the Specified Holder Payment among the persons listed in the Post-Closing
Payment Instructions shall be as set forth in the Post-Closing Payment Instructions.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
Except as disclosed in the disclosure schedule of even date herewith delivered by the Company
to Parent and Merger Sub contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the
“Company Disclosure Schedule”), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger
Sub as follows:
2.1 Organization, Standing and Power; Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, to
enter into this Agreement and any other agreement, certificate or instrument to be executed and
delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iii) is duly
qualified and in good standing to do business in those jurisdictions listed in Section 2.1(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule and in all other jurisdictions where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The Company does not have, and never has had, directly or indirectly, any joint venture,
partnership or similar relationship with, or any ownership or voting interest of any kind in, any
Person.
2.2 Capital Structure.
(a) The total number of shares of capital stock that the Company has authority to issue is one
hundred forty-two million two hundred ninety-four thousand nine hundred seventy-six (142,294,976),
one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of which are common stock, par value $0.00001 per share
(the “Common Stock”), and forty-two million two hundred ninety-four thousand nine hundred
seventy-six (42,294,976) shares of which are preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the
“Preferred Stock”), of which two million one hundred eleven thousand eight hundred twelve
(2,111,812) are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”),
fourteen million seven hundred seventy thousand six hundred sixty-three (14,770,663) shares of
which are designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”) and
twenty-five million four hundred twelve thousand five hundred one (25,412,501) shares of which are
designated as Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Stock”). At the close of
business on the date of this Agreement, twelve million forty four thousand eight hundred and one
and seventy-eight one hundredths (12,044,801.78) shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding,
two million one hundred eleven thousand eight hundred eleven and two tenths (2,111,811.2) shares of
Series A Stock are issued and outstanding, fourteen million seven hundred seventy thousand six
hundred sixty-two (14,770,662) shares of Series B Stock are issued and outstanding, and twenty
million six hundred fifty thousand nine hundred eighty-one (20,650,981) shares of Series C Stock
are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock were duly
authorized for issuance and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list, as
of the date of the Agreement, of the holders of capital stock of the Company, showing the number of
shares of capital stock, and the class or series of such shares, held by each stockholder and (for
shares other than Common Stock) the number of shares of Common Stock (if any) into which such
shares are convertible. Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule also indicates all
outstanding shares of Common Stock that constitute restricted stock or that are otherwise subject
to a repurchase or redemption right, indicating the name of the applicable stockholder, the vesting
schedule (including any acceleration provisions with respect thereto), and the repurchase price
payable by the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
have been offered, issued and sold by the Company in compliance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws.
(c) Other than those items described in Section 2.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no outstanding options, warrants, calls, rights or other contracts or instruments of any
character requiring, and there are no securities of the Company outstanding which upon conversion
or exchange would require, the issuance, sale or transfer of any additional shares of capital stock
or other equity securities of the Company or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company.
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2.3 Authority; No Conflicts; Governmental Approval.
(a) Authorization; Binding Obligation. The execution and delivery by the Company of
this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, and, subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
Approval, which is the only approval required from the Company Stockholders, the performance of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of the Company and its board of directors, and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of the Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to otherwise fulfill their obligations hereunder
and thereunder. This Agreement has been, and the Escrow Agreement, when executed and delivered by
the Company (and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties
thereto) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and this Agreement
constitutes, and the Escrow Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute, a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles
of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the performance
of this Agreement shall not, require the Company to obtain any Approval of any Person other than as
set forth in Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or Approval of, observe any waiting
period imposed by, or make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Entity.
(c) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the performance
of this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with or violate the Certificate of Incorporation or
by-laws of the Company, (ii) materially conflict with or violate any Law or Order, in each case,
applicable to the Company, or by which any of the properties of the Company is bound or affected,
or (iii) subject to Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, result in a material breach
or violation of, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or
both would become such a default) under, or materially impair the Company’s rights or alter the
rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the
properties or assets of the Company pursuant to, any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
Contract, Approval or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party or by which
the Company or its properties or assets are bound or affected.
2.4 Financial Statements. Prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Company has delivered to Parent (i) the audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2006 and the related audited statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the
twelve month period then ended, and the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2007 and the related unaudited statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for
the twelve month period then ended (the “Historical Financial
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Statements”), and (ii) an unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of July 31 2008
(the “Company Balance Sheet”), and the related unaudited statements of income for the 7
month period then ended (the “Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the
Historical Financial Statements, the “Financial Statements”). The Financial Statements were
prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company, and the Financial Statements
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the dates
indicated and the results of operations of the Company for the respective periods indicated, and
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby (subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments
that are not material in amount or nature). Except for (i) those liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved against on the Company Balance Sheet or disclosed in the related notes
thereto, (ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
since the date of such balance sheet and which are not material to the Company, individually or in
the aggregate, or (iii) contractual and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business which are not required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet, the Company does not
have any material liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent
or otherwise and whether due or to become due. The books and records of the Company, true and
complete copies of which have been previously made available to Parent, have in all material
respects been maintained in accordance with good business practices.
2.5 Absence of Certain Changes. Since December 31, 2007 (a) there has been no Company
Material Adverse Effect and (b) except for the negotiation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Employment Agreements, (i) the Company has been operated in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) the Company has not sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, or agreed or committed to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose
of, any of its material properties or assets.
2.6 Litigation. Other than as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there is no Action pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by or against the
Company, and the Company has not received any written claim, complaint, report, threat or notice of
any such Action. No Governmental Entity has, prior to the execution hereof, notified the Company
that it would oppose or not approve or consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
There are no judgments, orders or decrees outstanding against the Company.
2.7 Compliance with Laws.
(a) The Company is and has been at all times since January 1, 2007 in compliance in all
material respects with all Laws applicable to the Company and its business, including without
limitation the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, as amended, and the CAN-SPAM Act of 2005,
as amended, and to the Company’s Knowledge there exist no material violations of Law. All necessary
Permits for the conduct of the Company’s business are set forth in Section 2.7(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no pending investigations or
disciplinary proceedings initiated by a Governmental Entity against the Company, and no reasonable
basis or bases exist for any threatened investigation or disciplinary proceeding against the
Company that could lead to an order or action (i) revoking or suspending any necessary Permits to
conduct business or (ii) suspending,
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restricting, or disqualifying the continued performance by the Company of its business in any
material respect.
(b) The Company possesses or will, prior to Closing possess, all necessary Permits to conduct
business consistent with current practice in all material respects and to own, operate and maintain
all of its assets and property. Each of the Company’s Permits is listed in Section 2.7(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. Each such Permit is in full force and effect; the Company is in
compliance with the terms of each such Permit; and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no suspension
or cancellation of such Permit is threatened and there is no basis for believing that such Permit
will not be renewable upon expiration. Each such Permit will continue in full force and effect
immediately following the Closing.
2.8 Title to Property.
(a) Section 2.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the material rights
and interests in real property and leasehold estates used by the Company and the nature of its
interest therein (each, a “Lease”). The Company has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all such real properties leased by the Company identified and reflected on Section
2.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in each case free of all Liens other than Permitted
Liens. The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, each lease or agreement under which the Company is a lessee or
lessor of any property, real or personal, is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, and no
event has occurred and is continuing which, with or without notice or lapse of time, would
constitute a default or event of default by the Company under any such lease or agreement or, to
the Company’s Knowledge, by any other party thereto.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the tangible
assets of the Company, taken as a whole, (i) are in good operating condition and repair, normal
wear and tear excepted, (ii) are usable in the ordinary course of business and (iii) are free and
clear of all Liens.
2.9 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 2.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list
of all Patent Rights, Trademark Registrations, Trademark Applications, Copyright Registrations,
Copyright Applications and Domain Names that are owned by the Company. Other than as set forth in
Section 2.9(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to all
of the Intellectual Property that it purports to own, in each case free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Liens;
(ii) the conduct of the Company’s business as currently conducted does not infringe, violate
or constitute an unauthorized use or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property of any Person
not a party hereto;
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(iii) the Company is not party to any pending, and the Company has not received written notice
of any threatened, Action that asserts a claim of infringement or misappropriation, violation or
unauthorized use of any Intellectual Property against the Company;
(iv) except with respect to licenses of commercially available, mass marketed shrink-wrap
Software, and except pursuant to the Intellectual Property Licenses listed in Section 2.9(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not entered into any Contract with third parties which
after the date hereof require the Company to make any payments in excess of $50,000 per annum by
way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any third party owner, licensor of, or other claimant to any
Intellectual Property, with respect to the Company’s use of such Intellectual Property;
(v) the Company has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the proprietary nature
of each item of owned Intellectual Property and the secrecy and confidentiality of the material
Trade Secrets owned by the Company or that are used by the Company. The Company has complied in all
material respects with all applicable contractual and legal requirements pertaining to information
privacy and security. No complaint relating to an improper use or disclosure of, or a breach in the
security of, any such information has been made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
against the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no: (i) unauthorized
disclosure of any of its own Intellectual Property that it maintains as a trade secret, including
without limitation no disclosure of any source code materials that it maintains as a trade secret;
(ii) unauthorized disclosure of any material third party proprietary or confidential information in
the possession, custody or control of the Company, or (iii) material breach of the Company’s
security procedures wherein confidential information has been disclosed to a third person. The
Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to police the quality of all goods and services
sold, distributed or marketed under each of its Trademarks and to enforce adequate quality control
measures to reasonably ensure that no Trademarks that it has licensed to others shall be deemed to
be abandoned;
(vi) to the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is infringing, violating, misusing or
misappropriating any material Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company, and there are no
such claims that have been made against any Person by the Company. There are no Orders to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound that restrict, in any material respect, the right to use
any of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not result in the loss or impairment of the Company’s right to own or use
any material Intellectual Property;
(vii) except as set forth on Section 2.9(a)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all of
the software and documentation comprising, incorporated in or bundled with the Company’s products,
services or systems that the Company purports to own have been designed, authored, tested and
debugged by regular employees of the Company within the scope of their employment or by independent
contractors of the Company who have executed valid and binding agreements expressly assigning all
right, title and interest in such copyrightable materials to the Company; and
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(viii) each item of Intellectual Property used by the Company in its business prior to the
Closing will be owned or available for use by the Parent or its relevant subsidiary immediately
following the Closing on substantially identical terms and conditions as it was immediately prior
to the Closing.
(b) Except with respect to licenses to the Company of commercially available, mass marketed
shrink-wrap Software, and except for nonexclusive licenses granted by the Company to end users,
distributors and other third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale
and distribution of the Company’s products, Section 2.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Contracts with third parties to which the Company is a
party licensing to or from any such third parties any material Intellectual Property
(“Intellectual Property Licenses”). The Company has delivered or made available to Parent
true, correct and complete copies of each such Intellectual Property Licenses, together with all
amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
(c) Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Open Source Materials that the Company
has utilized in any way in its business and describes the manner in which such Open Source
Materials have been utilized, including, without limitation, whether and how the Open Source
Materials have been modified and/or distributed by the Company. The Company has not (i)
incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source Materials with, its products or
systems; (ii) distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with any other software developed or
distributed by the Company; or (iii) used Open Source Materials that create, or purport to create,
obligations for the Company to grant to any third party, any rights or immunities under
Intellectual Property rights (including, but not limited to, using any Open Source Materials that
require, as a condition of certain uses, that other software incorporated into, derived from or
distributed with such Open Source Materials be (x) disclosed or distributed in source code form,
(y) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (z) redistributable at no charge or
minimal charge). As used herein, “Open Source Materials” means all software, documentation
or other material that is distributed as “free software”, “open source software” or under a similar
licensing or distribution model, including, but not limited to, the GNU General Public License
(GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), or any other license
described by the Open Source Initiative as set forth on xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx.
(d) Section 2.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of (i) all material Software that is owned exclusively by the Company, and (ii) all material
Software that is used by the Company that is not exclusively owned by the Company, excluding
commercially available, mass marketed shrink-wrap software and the Open Source Materials set forth
in Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(e) Except as set forth on Section 2.9(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is
the owner of the Database and holds all applicable copyrights and other Intellectual Property
rights covering such Database. The Company has not received any written (including electronic mail)
complaints from or on behalf of any person listed in such Database to the effect that the Company
is not authorized to include such person in the Database, or to send emails to such person. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Database” shall mean the database consisting of data
pertaining to the registered users of the Company’s products and
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services (including, without limitation, its websites) gathered by or for Company from such
registered users. Registered users of the Company’s products and services have provided consent to
the Company to receive electronic communications sent to them by the Company.
(f) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company’s products and systems do not contain any
disabling device, virus, worm, back door, Trojan horse or other disruptive or malicious code that
may or are intended to impair their intended performance or otherwise permit unauthorized access
to, hamper, delete or damage any computer system, software, network or data.
(g) With respect to privacy and security commitments for personally identifiable information
(including, but not limited to, terms and conditions and privacy policies applicable to such
personally identifiable information) (the “Commitments”):
(i) the Company is in material compliance with its Commitments;
(ii) the Company never has received any inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission or any other
Governmental Entity regarding the Commitments;
(iii) the Company has not received any written (including electronic mail) complaints from any
user regarding Commitments, or compliance with the Commitments; and
(iv) the Commitments have not been rejected by any applicable certification organization which
has reviewed such Commitment or to which any such Commitment has been submitted.
2.10 Taxes.
(a) All material Tax Returns with respect to the Company or any Affiliated Group of which the
Company is or has been a member required to be filed (taking into account any valid extensions of
time to file) have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Tax Authority and all such Tax
Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects and (ii) all Taxes due and payable
by the Company have been timely paid. The unpaid Taxes of the Company for Tax periods through the
date of the Historical Financial Statements do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes
(excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax income) set forth on the balance sheet included with the Historical Financial
Statements and all unpaid Taxes of the Company for all Tax periods commencing after the date of the
Historical Financial Statements arose in the ordinary course of business and are of a type and
amount commensurate with Taxes attributable to prior similar periods.
(b) All Taxes that the Company or a PEO was required by law to withhold or collect have been
duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been properly paid to the appropriate
Tax Authority.
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(c) No agreement or other document waiving or extending the statute of limitations or the
period of assessment or collection of any Taxes payable by the Company has been filed or entered
into with any Tax Authority.
(d) The Company has not received any written notice of any Tax Proceeding against or with
respect to the Company relating to any Taxes or Tax Returns and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
no such Tax Proceeding is pending or threatened.
(e) The Company (i) does not have any liability under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6
(or any comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or foreign law), as a transferee
or successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of any person
other than the Company, and (ii) is not a party to or bound by or has any obligation under any Tax
Sharing Agreement or Tax allocation, indemnity or similar agreement or arrangement (including any
advance pricing agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes with any Tax
Authority).
(f) No power of attorney that will be binding on the Company after the Closing has been
granted or entered into by the Company with respect to any Taxes of the Company.
(g) Parent has received accurate and complete copies of (i) all federal income Tax Returns of
or including the Company relating to the taxable periods ended since December 31, 2004 and (ii) any
audit report issued by a Tax Authority within the last three years relating to any Taxes due from
or with respect to the Company.
(h) The Company has not received any notice of any claim by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction
where the Company does not file Tax Returns to the effect that the Company is, or may be, subject
to taxation by that jurisdiction.
(i) The Company is not a party to any tax ruling or closing agreement with any Governmental
Entity.
(j) The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of
deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing
Date as a result of any intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury
Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state,
local or foreign Tax law).
(k) The Company has not agreed to, and is not required to, make any adjustments pursuant to
Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law by reason of a
change in accounting method initiated by the Company (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has the
Internal Revenue Service proposed any such adjustment), or change in accounting method in any
taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date or as a result of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and the Company does not have any application pending with any Tax Authority
requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods that relate to the Business or
operations of the Company.
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(l) The Company has never been a member of an Affiliated Group other than a group of which the
Company is the common parent.
(m) The Company has not made any payments, and is not obligated to make any payments, and is
not a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payments that may be treated as an
“excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (determined without regard to Section
280G(b)(4)).
(n) The Company does not have and has not ever had operations or activities outside the United
States or an interest in any entity that has or had operations or activities outside the United
States, and the Company has not transferred property to a foreign corporation.
(o) The Company has not distributed to its shareholders or security holders stock or
securities of a controlled corporation, nor have stock or securities of the Company been
distributed, in a transaction to which Section 355 of the Code applies (i) in the two (2) years
prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part
of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code)
that includes the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(p) There are no liens or other encumbrances with respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or
properties of the Company, other than Permitted Liens.
(q) The Company has not engaged in any “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury
Regulation sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) or any analogous provision of state or local
law.
(r) Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no limitation on the
utilization by the Company of its net operating losses, built-in losses, Tax credits, or similar
items under Sections 382, 383, or 384 of the Code or comparable provisions of foreign, state or
local law (other than any such limitation arising as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement); provided, however, that the Company makes no
representation or warranty with respect to the Company’s ability to claim or use such Tax
attributes or Tax benefits in taxable periods after the Closing Date.
(s) The Company has provided or made available to Parent all documentation relating to any
applicable Tax holidays or Tax incentive programs. Up to and including the Closing Date, the
Company is and has been in compliance with the requirements for any all Tax holiday or incentive
programs for which the Company claimed any Tax benefits. Except as set forth on the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not required to return or repay the benefit of any Tax holiday
or Tax incentive program with respect to a period prior to the Closing in a later Tax year. The
Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the Company’s ability to claim or
benefit from such Tax holidays or Tax incentive programs in taxable periods after the Closing Date.
2.11 Environmental Compliance. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no Environmental
Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, have or would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. “Environmental Liabilities” means any and all liabilities,
current or future, accrued or contingent, of the Company which arise under or
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relate to any and all applicable Laws relating to the environment or the effect of the
environment on human health, or relating to emissions, discharges, handling, management, disposal,
use or releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos, PCBs,
chemicals or industrial, toxic, radioactive or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment,
including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos, PCBs, chemicals or industrial,
toxic, radioactive or hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
2.12 Employee Matters; Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list as of
August 27, 2008 of the current Employees, indicating the title of and a description of any
agreements concerning such Employees and a listing of the rate of all current salary and bonus
payable by the Company to each Employee. The Company has delivered to the Parent a copy of each
employment, consulting or independent contractor agreement, confidentiality/assignment of
inventions agreement and/or non-competition agreement entered into with an Employee. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no person has any plans to terminate employment or service with the
Company prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 2.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, with respect to
current and former Employees:
(i) Each of the Company and the PEO is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment
and wages and hours, including any laws respecting minimum wage and overtime payments, employment
discrimination, workers’ compensation, family and medical leave, immigration, unemployment and
occupational safety and health requirements, and has not and is not engaged in any unfair labor
practice;
(ii) there is no basis for any claim that such Employee was subject to a wrongful discharge or
any employment discrimination by the Company, or their respective management, arising out of or
relating to such Employee’s race, sex, age, religion, national origin, ethnicity, handicap or any
other protected characteristic under applicable laws;
(iii) there is not now, nor within the past twelve (12) months has there been, any actions,
suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters
involving any Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints,
which, if adversely determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, result in any material
liability to the Company;
(iv) the Employees of the Company are not and have never been represented by any labor union,
no collective bargaining agreement is binding and in force against the Company or currently being
negotiated by the Company, and to the Company’s
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Knowledge, no union organization campaign is in progress with respect to any of the Employees,
and no question concerning representation exists respecting such Employees;
(v) the Company has not entered into any agreement, arrangement or understanding restricting
its ability to terminate the employment of any or all of its Employees at any time, for any lawful
or no reason, without penalty or liability;
(vi) the Company does not have any material liability for any payment to any trust or other
fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity with respect to
unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Employees
(other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past
practice);
(vii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no pending, threatened or reasonably
anticipated claims or actions on behalf of any Employee under any worker’s compensation policy or
long-term disability policy; and
(viii) each individual who performs or performed services for the Company and who is
classified as an independent contractor has been properly classified as such for purposes of
federal and applicable state Tax Laws, Laws applicable to employee benefits and other applicable
Laws.
(c) No “mass layoff,” “plant closing” or similar event as defined by the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act with respect to the Company has occurred within the past twelve (12)
months.
(d) Except as disclosed in Section 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither the
Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates maintain or sponsor, or has any material liability,
contingent or otherwise, with respect to, any Benefit Arrangement, (ii) no Benefit Arrangement
provides or has ever provided post-retirement medical or health benefits or severance benefits,
except to the extent required by Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA or similar state laws,
and (iii) no Benefit Arrangement is or has ever been a “welfare benefit fund,” as defined in
Section 419(e) of the Code, or an organization described in Sections 501(c)(9) or 501(c)(20) of the
Code. The Company has delivered to Parent true and complete copies of: (i) each written Benefit
Arrangement document and a description of each unwritten Benefit Arrangement, (ii) each summary
plan description relating to any Benefit Arrangement, (iii) each trust, insurance or other funding
contract or agreement relating to any Benefit Arrangement, (iv) each administrative services
contract or agreement relating to any Benefit Arrangement, (v) the three most recent annual reports
(Forms 5500) for each Benefit Arrangement (including all related schedules), if applicable, and
(vi) the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letter, opinion, notification or
advisory letter (as the case may be) for each Benefit Arrangement that is intended to constitute a
qualified plan under Section 401 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any
obligation or commitment to establish, maintain, operate or administer any new Benefit Arrangement
or to amend any Benefit Arrangement so as to increase benefits thereunder or otherwise.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has or has ever had any liability with respect
to, or obligation to contribute to, any Benefit Arrangement that is subject to Title IV of ERISA,
including a “multiemployer plan”, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or a “single employer plan”
within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has
terminated a Benefit Arrangement with respect to which any liability remains outstanding.
(f) The Company and each PEO is in compliance in all material respects with all Laws
applicable to Benefit Arrangements, including ERISA and the Code. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, (i) each Benefit Arrangement intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code is the subject of a currently effective favorable IRS determination, opinion, notification or
advisory letter issued by the IRS, (ii) timely amendments have been adopted for each Benefit
Arrangement to reflect, all applicable legislative requirements and (iii) each Benefit Arrangement
has been administered and operated in all material respects in accordance with its terms. No
Benefit Arrangement has assets that include securities issued by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate.
(g) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened actions, suits,
claims, trials, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings by any Person or by the IRS or
the U.S. Department of Labor, including any present or former participant or beneficiary under any
Benefit Arrangement (or any beneficiary of any such participant or beneficiary) involving any
Benefit Arrangement or any rights or benefits under any Benefit Arrangement other than ordinary and
usual claims for benefits by participants or beneficiaries thereunder. No event has occurred and no
condition exists that could subject the Company or the fund of any Benefit Arrangement to the
imposition of any tax or penalty with respect to any Benefit Arrangement, whether by way of
indemnity or otherwise. All required returns and reports for the Benefit Arrangements (e.g. Forms
5500 and applications for favorable IRS determination letters) have been filed with the applicable
Governmental Entities. All contributions required to have been made or remitted and all expenses
required to have been paid by the Company or any PEO to or under any Benefit Arrangement under the
terms of any such plan, any agreement or any applicable law have been paid within the time
prescribed by any such plan, agreement or law. All contributions to or under any Benefit
Arrangement have been currently deductible under the Code when made. No “prohibited transaction”
(as defined in ERISA Section 406) or breach of fiduciary responsibility has occurred with respect
to any Benefit Arrangement for which a tax, penalty or other liability of whatever nature could be
incurred by the Company, whether by way of indemnity or otherwise.
(h) There are no unfunded obligations under any Benefit Arrangement providing benefits after
termination of employment to any Employee (or to any beneficiary of any such Employee), including
but not limited to retiree health coverage, but excluding continuation of health coverage required
to be continued under Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable law and insurance conversion
privileges under state law. The assets of each Benefit Arrangement which is funded are reported at
their fair market value on the books and records of such Benefit Arrangement.
(i) No act or omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Benefit
Arrangement that would subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to (i) any
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material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any kind imposed under ERISA or the Code or (ii)
any contractual indemnification or contribution obligation protecting any fiduciary, insurer or
Employee with respect to any Benefit Arrangement.
(j) No Benefit Arrangement is funded by, associated with or related to a “voluntary employees’
beneficiary association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
(k) Each Benefit Arrangement is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Company at any
time without liability or expense to the Company or such Benefit Arrangement as a result thereof
(other than for benefits accrued through the date of termination or amendment and reasonable
administrative expenses related thereto) and no Benefit Arrangement, plan documentation or
agreement, summary plan description or other written communication distributed generally to
Employees by its terms prohibits the Company from amending or terminating any such Benefit
Arrangement. The investment vehicles used to fund Benefit Arrangements may be changed at any time
without incurring a surcharge, surrender fee or other similar expense.
(l) Section 2.12(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement with any
stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company (A) the benefits of
which are contingent, or the terms of which are altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction
involving the Company of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B)
providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee or (C) providing severance benefits or
other benefits after the termination of employment of such director, executive officer or key
employee; (ii) agreement, plan or arrangement under which any person may receive payments from the
Company that may be subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or included in the
determination of such person’s “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code; and (iii)
agreement or plan binding the Company, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right
plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or Benefit Arrangement,
any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be
accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(m) Each Benefit Arrangement that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined
in Code Section 409A(d)(1)) has been operated since January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with
Code Section 409A and the guidance issued thereunder. No Benefit Arrangement that is a
“nonqualified deferred compensation plan” has been materially modified (as determined under Notice
2005-1) after October 3, 2004. No event has occurred that would be treated by Code Section 409A(b)
as a transfer of property for purposes of Code Section 83. No stock option or equity unit option
granted under any Benefit Arrangement has an exercise price that has been or may be less than the
fair market value of the underlying stock or equity units (as the case may be) as of the date such
option was granted or has any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of
recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition of such option.
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(n) Section 2.12(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Contract between the Company
and a PEO.
(o) The Company is and has been in compliance with all applicable Laws regarding immigration
and the employment of foreign national and has complied with all document maintenance and retention
requirements for its Employees including, but not limited to, all requirements pursuant to the
Immigration and Naturalization Act, all requirements relating to completion and maintenance of Form
I-9, and all requirements pursuant to any non-immigrant or immigrant visa petition. The Company
hereby warrants and represents that all of its Employees are eligible for employment in the United
States and have all necessary documents and paperwork incident thereto. Section 2.12(o) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all Employees who are employed pursuant to
nonimmigrant visas or employment authorization documents and includes the types of visas or
employment authorizations and the expiration dates for any such documents.
2.13 Interested Party Transactions. Except as set forth in Section 2.13 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, no director, officer or other Affiliate of the Company, and no member of their
immediate families, has any direct or indirect interest in (i) any material equipment or other
property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including without limitation, any item of
intellectual property, used in connection with or pertaining to the Company, or (ii) any creditor,
supplier, customer, manufacturer, agent, representative or distributor of products of the Company;
provided, however, that no such director or officer or other Person shall be deemed to have such an
interest solely by virtue of the ownership by such Person, such Person’s immediate family or their
respective Affiliates of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock or debt
securities of which are traded on a recognized stock exchange or quoted on the National Association
of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System.
2.14 Insurance. Section 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete list of all insurance policies carried by, or covering the Company with respect to their
businesses, assets and properties, together with, in respect of each such policy, the name of the
insurer, the policy number, the type of policy, the amount of coverage and the deductible. True and
complete copies of each such policy have previously been provided to Parent. All such policies are
in full force and effect, and no notice of cancellation has been received by the Company with
respect to any such policy. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which
coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums
due and payable under all such policies have been paid, the Company will not be liable for
retroactive premiums or similar payments, and the Company is otherwise in compliance in all
material respects with the terms of such policies.
2.15 Material Contracts.
(a) Section 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list
of each Contract which is currently effective or under which the Company otherwise has any
liability and to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound and which constitutes:
(i) a Contract relating to Indebtedness or the imposition of any Lien;
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(ii) a non-competition, non-solicitation or exclusive dealing agreement, or any other
agreement or obligation which purports to limit or restrict in any respect the manner in which all
or any portion of the business or operations of the Company (or, following the Closing, the
business or operations of the Surviving Corporation) is or could be conducted;
(iii) an agreement granting any right of first refusal or right of first offer or similar
right or that limits or purports to limit the ability of the Company (or, following the Closing,
the Surviving Corporation) to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the
properties or assets;
(iv) an agreement providing for the indemnification by the Company of any Person;
(v) a joint venture, partnership or similar agreement;
(vi) an agreement providing for any payments by the Company that are conditioned, in whole or
in part, on a change of control of the Company or transactions of the type contemplated hereby;
(vii) any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products or
for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for performance over a period of more
than one year, or (B) in which the Company has granted manufacturing rights, “most favored nation”
pricing provisions or exclusive marketing or distribution rights relating to any products or
territory or has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to
purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain party;
(viii) any agreement for the disposition of any significant portion of the assets or business
of the Company (other than sales of products in the ordinary course of business) or any agreement
for the acquisition of the assets or business of any other entity (other than purchases of
inventory or components in the ordinary course of business);
(ix) a collective bargaining agreement;
(x) an employment agreement with, or any agreement or arrangement that contains any guaranteed
compensation, equity commitments, commission or other production bonuses, severance pay or
post-employment liabilities or obligations (other than as required by law) to any current or former
Employees, non-employee directors or officers or other natural persons that have performed or are
performing consulting or other independent contractor services for the Company;
(xi) any Intellectual Property License or any agreement which would entitle any Person to
receive a license or other right to intellectual property of the Parent or any of Parent’s
Affiliates following the Effective Time;
(xii) an agreement involving any current or former officer, director or stockholder or an
Affiliate thereof, including pursuant to which any such Person leases any real property or any
material personal property; or
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(xiii) any other Contract that involves future expenditures or projected receipts by the
Company of more than $50,000 in any one-year period or is otherwise material to the Company
(collectively, “Material Contracts”).
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each Material
Contract is, and will as of Closing be, a valid and binding agreement of the Company and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, of each of the other parties thereto.
2.16 Brokers. Other than as set forth in Section 2.16 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger.
2.17 Customers and Suppliers. Section 2.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of (a) each customer that accounted for more than 1% of the consolidated revenue of
the Company during the last full fiscal year or the interim period through the Most Recent Balance
Sheet Date and the amount of revenues accounted for by such customer during each such period and
(b) each supplier that is the sole supplier of any significant product or service to the Company.
To the Knowledge of the Company, no such customer or supplier has indicated within the past year
that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, buying products or services or supplying products or
services, as applicable, to the Company.
2.18 Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company, any director, officer, shareholder,
Employee, agent or representative of the Company, nor any Person associated with or acting for or
on behalf of the Company, has directly or indirectly (i) made any contribution, gift, bribe,
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other payment to any Person, private or public,
regardless of what form, whether in money, property, or services (A) to obtain favorable treatment
for the Company or its business or to secure Contracts, (B) to pay for favorable treatment for the
Company or its business or for Contracts secured, (C) to obtain special concessions for the Company
or its business or for special concessions already obtained, or (D) in violation of any legal
requirement, or (ii) established or maintained any fund or asset that has not been recorded in the
Company’s books and records.
2.19 Backlog. As of May 31, 2008, the Company’s backlog was as set forth in Section
2.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
2.20 Member Acquisition Costs. Section 2.20 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth, for each of the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 and the seven months ended May 31,
2008, (a) the number of new registered members to the Company’s xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx website; (b)
the sources that account for at least seventy-five percent (75%) of such members; and (c) the cost
of acquiring such members.
2.21 Performance Obligations. The Company (i) has met or exceeded every Performance
Obligation and (ii) is unaware of any material problems of a nature that could disrupt the
operations of the Company, the servicing of its customers or the sales of its products or services.
A description of each occasion on which the Company has failed to meet a Performance Obligation,
including the amount of any credit and/or payment made by the
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Company in connection with such failed Performance Obligation, is set forth in Section 2.21 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger Sub (a)
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof)
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now
being conducted, to enter into this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
3.2 Capital Structure of Merger Sub. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub
consists of one hundred (100) shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Merger Sub
Common Stock”). All of the issued and outstanding shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are owned,
directly or indirectly, by Parent.
3.3 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger
Sub of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all corporate action on the part of Parent
and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, its board of
directors or its stockholders are necessary to authorize this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement,
to consummate the transactions so contemplated hereby and thereby or to otherwise fulfill its
obligations hereunder or thereunder. This Agreement has been, and the Escrow Agreement when
executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub (and assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Company) will be, duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub,
and this Agreement constitutes, and the Escrow Agreement, when executed and delivered, will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against
Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial
reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
3.4 Consents and Approvals. The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of
this Agreement does not, and the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of the Escrow
Agreement will not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall not,
require Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates to obtain any Approval of any Person or
Approval of, observe any waiting period imposed by, or make any filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity.
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3.5 No Violation. The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this
Agreement does not, and the execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the Escrow
Agreement will not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement by each of
Parent and Merger Sub will not (a) violate or contravene the Certificate of Incorporation or
by-laws, each as amended to date, of either of Parent or Merger Sub, (b) materially conflict with
or violate any Law or Order to which either of Parent or Merger Sub is subject, or (c) materially
conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default by either of Parent or Merger Sub
under any material Contract to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which Parent or Merger
Sub or any of their respective assets or properties are bound or to which Parent or Merger Sub or
any of their respective assets or properties are subject.
3.6 Financial Capability. Merger Sub will have available to it at the Closing
sufficient funds to consummate the Merger.
3.7 Legal Proceedings. There are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of either of
Parent or Merger Sub, threatened by or against Parent or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates,
whether at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Entity, which could materially
adversely affect the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to perform their obligations under this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No Governmental Entity has, prior to the execution hereof, notified Parent or Merger Sub
that it would oppose or not approve or consent to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or
the Escrow Agreement.
3.8 Brokers. Neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any of their Affiliates has employed any
broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in
connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, other than any such amounts
to be paid entirely by Parent or Merger Sub.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
4.1 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date hereof and the Closing, unless
required by applicable Laws, except at Parent’s request or with Parent’s prior consent (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), and except as set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule hereto, (i) the Company’s business shall be conducted in the ordinary course of
business and in a manner consistent with past practice and (ii) the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the business, organization and assets of the
Company, to keep available the services of the Employees, consultants and independent contractors
of the Company, to maintain in effect its Material Contracts (subject to the ordinary expiration of
any Contract pursuant to its terms) and to preserve its present relationships with suppliers,
customers, licensees and other Persons with which the Company has relations.
(b) In addition to, and without limiting the foregoing, the Company agrees that it shall not,
directly or indirectly:
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(i) issue or sell any stock or other securities of the Company or any options, warrants or
rights to acquire any such stock or other securities (except pursuant to the conversion or exercise
of Preferred Stock, Options or Warrants outstanding on the date hereof), or amend any of the terms
of (including the vesting of) any Options, Warrants or restricted stock agreements, or repurchase
or redeem any stock or other securities of the Company (except from former Employees, directors or
consultants in accordance with agreements providing for the repurchase of shares at their original
issuance price in connection with any termination of employment with or services to the Company);
(ii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; or declare, set aside or
pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination
thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(iii) amend its charter, by laws or other organizational documents;
(iv) enter into, amend, terminate, take or omit to take any action that would constitute a
violation of or default under, or waive any rights under, any Lease, Intellectual Property License
or Material Contract;
(v) acquire, sell, assign, license or sublicense or otherwise dispose of any asset or property
of the Company or its business, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(vi) permit the imposition or creation of any Lien on any of the assets or properties of the
Company or its business other than Permitted Liens, except as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule;
(vii) enter into or terminate, modify, amend or breach or default on any material Contract to
which the Company was or is a party or which relates to its business, except for new Contracts,
terminations, modifications or amendments (A) made in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, and (B) which do not fall within any of the categories set forth in Section
2.15(a);
(viii) except as necessary to comply with any applicable law, make any change in the salary,
compensation or benefits of any Employee other than ordinary course salary increases in amounts and
at times consistent with past practice;
(ix) (A) pay any compensation, bonus or distribution to any Employee other than annual base
salaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) increase or
accelerate the vesting or payment of the compensation payable or the benefits provided or to become
payable or provided, or make other payment of any amounts not due to any Employee except as set
forth in Section 4.1(b)(ix) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (C) enter into any new or amend
any existing Benefit Arrangement or employment or consulting agreement with or for the benefit of
any Employee or consultant except where Merger Sub has requested or approved the termination or
change of such relationship;
(x) hire any Employee without obtaining Merger Sub’s prior agreement or terminate any Employee
without giving notice to Merger Sub, other than hiring or
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terminations of persons other than officers in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(xi) change any method of accounting, or make, change or revoke any Tax election, amend any
Tax Return, or settle or compromise any material liability for Taxes, in each case, relating to or
affecting the Company or its business;
(xii) cancel or forgive any material debts due to or claims of the Company or waive any rights
of material value to the Company;
(xiii) incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company;
(xiv) incur or commit to make any capital expenditures or other obligations or liabilities in
connection therewith, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xv) take any action or fail to take any action intended or expected to materially impede or
delay the ability of the parties to obtain any necessary consents or approvals required for the
transactions contemplated hereby or to perform the Company’s covenants and agreements under this
Agreement;
(xvi) enter into any agreement or understanding or commit to or authorize any of the actions
specified in this Section 4.1(b).
4.2 Cooperation; Further Assurances.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each party
hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and
do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party or parties in doing, all
things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious
manner practicable, the transactions contemplated hereby, and to satisfy or cause to be satisfied
all of the conditions precedent that are set forth in Article V, as applicable to each of
them. Each party hereto, at the reasonable request of another party hereto, shall execute and
deliver such other instruments and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or
desirable for effecting completely the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall as promptly as practicable use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary Approvals from Governmental Entities and
make all other necessary registrations and filings under applicable Law required in connection with
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the Merger. Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company shall act in good faith and reasonably cooperate with the other in connection therewith and
in connection with resolving any investigation or other inquiry with respect thereto.
(c) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all Approvals set
forth in Section 4.2(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule from third parties
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required in connection with the Merger but any failure to secure such approval, assuming use
of such efforts, shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.2(c).
(d) The Company shall promptly, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days following
the date hereof, provide written notice of termination (following consultation with Parent)
notifying the PEO that the Company is terminating the agreement between the Company and the PEO.
4.3 Access to Information. Prior to the Closing and upon reasonable notice, the
Company shall afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of
Parent and Merger Sub reasonable access during normal working hours to all of the Company’s
properties, books, Contracts and records and the Company shall furnish promptly to Parent and
Merger Sub all information concerning the business, properties, books, Contracts, records and
personnel of the Company as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably request. The Company shall make
available to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of Parent upon
the reasonable request of Parent and Merger Sub and during normal working hours all officers,
accountants, counsel and other representatives or agents of the Company for discussion of the
business, properties or personnel relating to the Company as Parent or Merger Sub may reasonably
request. All information obtained by Parent pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be subject
to the terms of the confidentiality agreement, dated December 10, 2007 between Parent and the
Company.
4.4 Notice of Certain Events. Each party hereto shall promptly notify the other
parties hereto of (a) any event, condition, fact, circumstance, occurrence, transaction or other
item of which such party becomes aware after the date hereof and prior to the Closing that would
constitute a material violation or breach of this Agreement (or a breach of any representation or
warranty contained herein) or, if the same were to continue to exist as of the Closing Date, would
constitute the non-satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article V hereof to
which it is subject, and (b) any material event, condition, fact, circumstance, occurrence,
transaction or other item of which such party becomes aware which would have been required to have
been disclosed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement by such party had such event, condition,
fact, circumstance, occurrence, transaction or other item existed as of the date hereof; provided,
however, that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to the obligations
of the parties under this Agreement.
4.5 Public Announcements. Prior to the Closing, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company
shall consult with and obtain the approval of (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) the other party before issuing any press release or other public announcement with respect
to the Merger, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no party hereto shall
issue or cause to be issued any such press release prior to such consultation and approval, except
to the extent required by applicable Law or stock exchange rule, in which case the party proposing
to issue such press release or make such public announcement shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to consult in good faith with the other party before issuing any such press release or
making any such public announcement to attempt to agree upon mutually satisfactory text.
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4.6 Employee Matters.
(a) Merger Sub agrees that following the Closing, except as is necessary to comply with
Section 1.16, it shall, or cause its applicable Affiliate to, provide the Company’s
employees with base salaries at least equal to those in effect as of the Closing Date and other
compensation opportunities (with respect to performance years after 2007) and benefits, other than
awards of equity benefits, comparable to other compensation opportunities and benefits provided by
Merger Sub or its Affiliates to similarly situated employees of Merger Sub or its Affiliates.
(b) For purposes of determining eligibility and vesting under the employee benefit plans of
Merger Sub or its Affiliates in providing benefits (such employee benefit plans, the “Merger
Sub Benefit Plans”) to Company employees, except to the extent that as of immediately prior to
the Effective Time a Company employee (or dependent) did not participate in or was excluded from
coverage under the comparable benefit plan(s) of the Company (each, a “Former Employee
Plan”), Merger Sub or its Affiliate shall upon each applicable Company employee’s commencement
of participation in the Merger Sub Benefit Plans, credit such Company employee with his or her
years of service with the Company or its ERISA Affiliates, and any predecessor entities, to the
same extent as such Company employee was entitled to credit for such service under any similar
Former Employee Plan, except that Company employees shall receive no such credit (i) to the extent
that such credit would result in a duplication of benefits or (ii) under any newly-established
Merger Sub Benefit Plan for which similarly-situated employees of Merger Sub or its Affiliates do
not receive credited service. The Merger Sub Benefit Plans that are “group health plans” (within
the meaning of Section 3.1 of ERISA), shall not deny coverage to a Company employee who
participated in a Former Employee Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that was
similar type of “group health plan” on the basis of pre-existing conditions and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to credit such Company employees (and their dependents) for any
deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses paid under the applicable Former Employee Plans in the year
of initial participation in the applicable Merger Sub Benefit Plan. Any Merger Sub Benefit Plan
that by its terms, whether specifically or by interpretation, excludes a Company employee from
participation in such Merger Sub Benefit Plan (other than any such plans with respect to which new
participation has been frozen for Merger Sub employees generally) shall be amended to provide that
Company employees shall participate in any such plan to the same extent as similarly situated
employees of Merger Sub or its Affiliates (except as may be prohibited by applicable Law), and no
Company employee shall be denied credit for service performed for the Company, and any predecessor
entities under Merger Sub Benefit Plans to the extent consistent with the other provisions of this
Section 4.6(b).
(c) Merger Sub or its Affiliates shall provide each Company employee with credit for the same
number of paid time off days he or she has accrued but not used under Company’s paid time off
policy in the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs. Any usused paid time off days as of
the end of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs will be forfeited without any payment
therefore, unless otherwise required by law. Beginning with calendar year following the Closing
Date, Company employees shall participate in Merger Sub or its Affiliates vacation and sick leave
policies and shall receive credit for his or her years of service with the Company and any
predecessor entities.
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(d) The Company employees’ right to receive severance pay and other termination benefits shall
be determined under Parent’s severance benefit plan, provided that the Company employee shall
receive credit for service in accordance with Section 4.6(b) above.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its
Affiliates may at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion, change the terms and
conditions of employment of the Employees in any respect, or terminate or amend, in any respect,
any Merger Sub Benefit Plan or the employment of any Employee. Nothing herein is intended to alter
the Surviving Corporation’s or its Affiliates’ ability to terminate the employment of any such
Employee, with or without cause or with or without notice, subject to Section 1.16.
4.7 Notice of Certain Communications. The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent
and Merger Sub, and Parent and Merger Sub shall give prompt notice to the Company, of: (i) any
notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) any notice or
other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
4.8 Amendment of Disclosure Schedules. From time to time prior to the Closing, the
Company, Parent and Merger Sub will promptly supplement or amend the Company Disclosure Schedule,
as applicable, with respect to any matter hereafter arising which, if existing or occurring at the
date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Company
Disclosure Schedule. No such supplement or amendment of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be
deemed to cure, or to be a waiver of, any breach of any representation or warranty made in this
Agreement for any purpose hereunder.
4.9 Stockholder Approval.
(a) As expeditiously as possible following the execution of this Agreement and in any event
within five (5) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall mail the
Disclosure Statement, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Parent, to the Company Stockholders.
The Disclosure Statement shall include (i) a summary of the Merger and this Agreement (which
summary shall include a summary of the terms relating to the indemnification obligations of the
Company Securityholders, the escrow arrangements and the authority of the Securityholder
Representatives, and a statement that the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the
Company shall constitute approval of such terms), and (ii) a statement that appraisal rights are
available for the shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and a copy of such Section 262. Following mailing of the Disclosure Statement, the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the written consent to the adoption
of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger from the Requisite Holders of the outstanding
shares of Company Capital Stock (on an as converted to Common Stock basis). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Requisite
Stockholder Approval by written consent no later than 48 hours after the signing of this Agreement.
As expeditiously as possible following the receipt of such Requisite Stockholder Approval, the
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Company shall deliver to the Parent a certificate executed on behalf of the Company by its
Secretary certifying that the Company has obtained the Requisite Stockholder Approval.
(b) The Company, acting through its Board of Directors, shall include in the Disclosure
Statement the recommendation of its Board of Directors that the stockholders of the Company vote in
favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger.
(c) The Company covenants that the Disclosure Statement shall not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that the Company
shall not be responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information concerning the Parent
or the Merger Sub furnished by the Parent in writing for inclusion in the Disclosure Statement).
4.10 Exclusivity.
(a) The Company shall not, and the Company shall require each of its officers, directors,
Employees, representatives and agents not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit,
encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiry, proposal, offer or discussion with any party (other
than the Parent) concerning any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, business
combination, liquidation, dissolution, share exchange, sale of stock, sale of material assets or
similar business transaction involving the Company or any division of the Company, (ii) furnish any
non-public information concerning the business, properties or assets of the Company or any division
of the Company to any party (other than the Parent) or (iii) engage in discussions or negotiations
or enter into any agreement with any party (other than the Parent) concerning any such transaction.
(b) The Company shall promptly notify any party with which discussions or negotiations of the
nature described in Section 4.10(a) were pending that the Company is terminating such
discussions or negotiations. If the Company receives any inquiry, proposal or offer of the nature
described in Section 4.10(a), the Company shall, within one Business Day after such
receipt, notify the Parent of such inquiry, proposal or offer, including the identity of the other
party and the terms of such inquiry, proposal or offer (except that the Company may withhold the
identity of such other party if it is subject to a confidentiality agreement with respect to such
inquiry, proposal or offer).
4.11 FIRPTA Tax Certificates. Prior to the Closing, (i) the Company shall deliver to
the Parent and to the Internal Revenue Service notices that the Company Shares are not “U.S. real
property interests” in accordance with Treasury Regulations under Sections 897 and 1445 of the
Code, or (ii) each of the Company Stockholders shall deliver to the Parent certifications that they
are not foreign persons in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Section 1445 of the Code.
If the Parent does not receive either the notices or the certifications described above on or
before the Closing Date, the Parent, Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent or the Escrow Agent
shall be permitted to withhold from the payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement any required
withholding Tax under Section 1445 of the Code.
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4.12 280G Covenant. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall submit to a
stockholder vote the right of any “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the
Code) to receive certain payments (or other benefits) contingent on the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Code) to the extent necessary so that no payment received by such “disqualified individual” would
be a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b) of the Code (determined without regard to Section
280G(b)(4) of the Code), in a manner that satisfies the stockholder approval requirements under
Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder. Such vote shall establish
the “disqualified individual’s” right to such payment or other benefits. In addition, before the
vote is submitted to stockholders, the Company shall provide adequate disclosure to Company
Stockholders that hold voting Company Capital Stock of all material facts concerning all payments
that, but for such vote, could be deemed “parachute payments” to a “disqualified individual” under
Section 280G of the Code in a manner that satisfies Section 280G(b)(5)(B)(ii) of the Code and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Parent and its counsel shall have the right to review and
comment on all documents to be delivered to the Company Stockholders in connection with such vote.
4.13 Insurance. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall make such arrangements as are
necessary to ensure that after the Closing the Company shall continue to be covered for matters
that arose prior to the Closing under each insurance policy under which any of the Company, its
directors, officers and Employees are covered, including insurance policies held by any PEO.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
5.1 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and
Merger Sub to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of
the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties set
forth in Article II that is qualified by “materiality,” “Company Material Adverse Effect”
or a similar qualifier or contained in Section 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 shall be true and correct in
all respects, and each of such representations and warranties that is not so qualified or set forth
in Section 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each
case, on the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing as though made on and as of the
Closing (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of
which will be determined only as of the specified date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied (i) in all
respects with its obligations, agreements and covenants described in Section 1.7 and (ii)
in all material respects, with each of its other obligations, agreements and covenants to be
performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Company Shareholder Approval. The Company shall have obtained the Requisite
Stockholder Approval.
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(d) Consents and Filings. the Company shall have obtained at its own expense (and
shall have provided copies thereof to the Parent) (i) all of the Approvals, and effected all of the
registrations, filings and notices (collectively, the “Filings”), set forth on Schedule
5.1(d)) all other Approvals and Filings which are necessary and material for the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that the absence of which could result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a
certificate, executed by an officer of the Company authorized to execute certificates on its
behalf, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections
5.1(a), (b), (c) and (d)have been satisfied.
(f) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent)
issued by any Court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in
effect which prevents the consummation of the Merger on the terms, and conferring upon Parent and
Merger Sub all of the rights and benefits, as contemplated herein, nor shall any proceeding seeking
any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be any action taken, or any Law or Order
enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger, which makes the consummation of the
Merger on the terms, and conferring upon Parent and Merger Sub all of the rights and benefits, as
contemplated herein, illegal.
(g) Escrow Agreement. The Company shall have executed and delivered the Escrow
Agreement.
(h) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall
not have been any changes, events or developments that have had or would reasonably be expected to
result in a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(i) Resignations. The Parent shall have received copies of the resignations, effective
as of the Closing, of each director of the Company;
(j) Backlog. The Company shall have delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a certificate,
executed by an officer of the Company authorized to execute certificates on its behalf, dated as of
the Closing Date, certifying the amount of the Company’s backlog as of the end of the most recently
completed month.
(k) Employee Matters. No Employee identified on Schedule 5.1(k) shall have
taken any action which would be prohibited by his or her Employment Agreement in any material
respect if such Person were employed pursuant to the terms of such Employment Agreement at the time
of such action and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no such Person shall have communicated his or
her intention of terminating his or her employment with the Surviving Corporation. The Company
shall take all required actions to terminate the Company’s agreements with the PEO effective as of
the Closing; except to the extent necessary for the PEO to perform any other obligation of the
Company expressly provided in this Agreement. The Company shall have taken, or caused to have been
taken, in accordance with applicable legal requirements, all actions required to terminate the
Company’s participation in the ADP
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TotalSource Retirement Savings Plan and the ADP TotalSource, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan as
an adopting employer, and terminate the such plans with respect to the Employees of the Company,
effective immediately prior to the Closing. The Company shall have taken, in accordance with
applicable legal requirements, all required actions to require the ADP TotalSource, Inc. Health and
Welfare Plan to be solely responsible for all claims incurred prior to or in connection with the
Closing, including group health plan continuation coverage rights as may be required under the
federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (and/or any similar state law). For purposes
of this Section 5.1(k), references to the ADP TotalSource, Inc. Health and Welfare Plan
shall include any other welfare arrangement(s) in which the Company participated immediately prior
to the Closing.
(l) Audit. The Company shall have delivered to Parent the audited balance sheet of the
Company as of December 31, 2007 and the related audited statements of operations, cash flows and
stockholders’ equity for the twelve month period then ended, and such audited financial statements
shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the draft version of such financial
statements delivered to Parent on or prior to the date hereof.
(m) Closing Allocation Spreadsheet. The Company and the Securityholder Representatives
shall have delivered to Parent a schedule that sets forth, among other matters, (i) the amount of
cash to be received by each Company Securityholder at the Effective Time, as provided for in this
Agreement, and (ii) a true, complete and correct list of the number, class and series of shares of
Company Capital Stock, as well as each Option and each Warrant (setting forth the details there)
held by each Company Securityholder.
(n) Indebtedness. The Company shall have delivered to Parent and Merger Sub a
certificate, executed by an officer of the Company authorized to execute certificates on its
behalf, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that all Indebtedness of the Company has been
repaid in full and extinguished (and appropriate termination statements evidencing the same have
been duly filed) and that, as of the Closing, the Company has no liability or obligation for any
Indebtedness;
(o) 401K Plan. The Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence satisfactory to
Parent that the Company’s 401K Plan has been terminated.
(p) Other. The Parent shall have received such other certificates and instruments
(including certificates of good standing of the Company in its jurisdiction of organization and the
various foreign jurisdictions in which it is qualified (to the extent such jurisdictions provide
such certificates), certified charter documents, certificates as to the incumbency of officers and
the adoption of authorizing resolutions) as it shall reasonably request in connection with the
Closing.
5.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect
the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following
additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties set
forth in Article III that is qualified by “materiality” or a similar qualifier shall be
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true and correct in all respects, and each of such representations and warranties that is not
so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case, on the date of this
Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except
for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, the accuracy of which will be
determined only as of the specified date).
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied,
in all material respects, with each obligation, agreement and covenant to be performed or complied
with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Company Shareholder Approval. The Company shall have obtained the Requisite
Shareholder Approval.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. Parent and Merger Sub shall have each delivered to the
Company a certificate, executed by an officer of Parent and Merger Sub authorized by Parent and
Merger Sub to execute certificates on its behalf, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
(e) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent)
issued by any Court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be in
effect which prevents the consummation of the Merger on the terms, and conferring upon Parent and
Merger Sub all of the rights and benefits, as contemplated herein, nor shall any proceeding brought
by any Governmental Entity seeking any of the foregoing be pending, and there shall not be any
action taken, or any Law or Order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger,
which makes the consummation of the Merger on the terms, and conferring upon Parent and Merger Sub
all of the rights and benefits, as contemplated herein, illegal.
(f) Escrow Agreement. Parent and Merger Sub shall have executed and delivered the
Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES
TERMINATION AND EXPENSES
6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at
any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of Company, Parent and Merger Sub;
(b) by Parent in the event this Agreement and the Merger fail to receive the Requisite
Stockholder Approval within 30 minutes after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company;
(c) by either Company or Parent and Merger Sub if the Merger shall not have been consummated
on or before November 30, 2008; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 6.1(c) shall not be available to any party whose
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failure to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or
resulted in, the failure of the Merger to have been consummated on or before such date;
(d) by either Company or Parent and Merger Sub, if a Court or Governmental Entity shall have
issued an Order or taken any other action, in each case, which has become final and non-appealable
and which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated hereby;
(e) by Parent or Merger Sub, if neither Parent nor Merger Sub is then in material breach of
any its obligations under this Agreement, and if the Company shall have breached any of its
representations or warranties or failed to perform any of its covenants or other agreements
contained in this Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would render unsatisfied any
condition contained in Sections 5.1(a) or 5.1(b), and (i) is incapable of being cured, or
(ii) if capable of being cured is not cured prior to the earlier of (A) the Business Day prior to
any permitted termination pursuant to Section 6.1(c) or (B) the date that is thirty (30)
days from the date that Company is notified in writing of such breach; and
(f) by Company, if Company is not then in material breach of any of its obligations under this
Agreement, and if Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached any of their representations or
warranties or failed to perform any of their covenants or other agreements contained in this
Agreement, which breach or failure to perform would render unsatisfied any condition contained in
Sections 5.2(a) or 5.2(b), and (i) is incapable of being cured, or (ii) if capable of being
cured is not cured prior to the earlier of (A) the Business Day prior to any permitted termination
pursuant to Section 6.1(c), or (B) the date that is thirty (30) days from the date that
Parent or Merger Sub is notified in writing of such breach.
6.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 6.1, this Agreement (other than this Section 6.2 and Sections 4.5
and 6.3, which shall survive such termination) will forthwith become void, and there will be no
Liability on the part of Company, Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective officers,
directors, stockholders or agents and all rights and obligations of any party hereto will cease,
except that no party shall be relieved of any Liability arising from any willful breach by such
party of any provision of this Agreement.
6.3 Expenses. All fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such fees, costs or
expenses.
ARTICLE VII
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Survival of Representations. Except as set forth below, the representations and
warranties made by the parties pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and expire at
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the date that is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date except that
the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 shall survive the
Closing without limitation (as applicable, the “Expiration Date”). All other covenants and
agreements in this Agreement, and any indemnification obligations in respect thereto, shall
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survive in accordance with their respective terms. Any rights with respect to a claimed breach
of a representation or warranty shall expire at the Expiration Date, unless on or prior to such
Expiration Date written notice asserting such claimed breach has been given to the party from whom
recovery is sought; provided that if any such notice is timely given, the claim to which such
notice relates (as well as the representations and warranties underlying such claim) may continue
to be asserted beyond the Expiration Date. The rights to indemnification set forth in this
Article VII shall not be affected by (i) any investigation conducted by or on behalf of an
Indemnified Party or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) by an Indemnified Party,
whether before or after the date of this Agreement or the Closing Date (including through
supplements to the Company Disclosure Schedule permitted by Section 4.9), with respect to
the inaccuracy or noncompliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation which is
the subject of indemnification hereunder or (ii) any waiver by an Indemnified Party of any closing
condition relating to the accuracy of representations and warranties or the performance of or
compliance with agreements and covenants.
7.2 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification. Subject to the limitations of this Article VII, the
Indemnifying Securityholders, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify Parent, its Subsidiaries
and Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, control
persons and affiliates (collectively, the “Parent Indemnitees”) and shall hold the Parent
Indemnitees harmless, for any and all Losses (whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as
defined in Section 7.3), incurred, sustained or accrued by such Parent Indemnitee as a
result of, in connection with, or arising out of (A) any breach of or inaccuracy in any
representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any agreement,
instrument or certificate executed and delivered by the Company to the Parent pursuant to this
Agreement; (B) any breach or violation of any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in
this Agreement or in any agreement, instrument or certificate executed and delivered by the Company
to the Parent pursuant to this Agreement that is required to be performed prior to Closing; (C) any
claims for indemnification, contribution or advancement of expenses pursuant to the Company
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other indemnification, contribution or advancement of
expenses obligation arising out of services performed for or at the request of the Company by any
current or former director, officer, or Employee of the Company and not reflected on the financial
statements referred to in Section 2.4 or disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (D)
any claim of any former or current holder of Company Capital Stock or any other security of the
Company or any employee, officer or director of the Company, in each case, arising out of (i) this
Agreement and any agreements executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, as a result of the exercise of any appraisal
rights (net of any amount that would have been otherwise payable to any holder of Dissenting Shares
exercising appraisal rights pursuant to this Agreement, solely to the extent that such amounts have
been returned to Parent), but not including claims relating to rights expressly provided to current
stockholders under the express terms of this Agreement (except to the extent that Parent and the
Surviving Corporation would as a result thereof have paid an aggregate amount that exceeds the
Merger Consideration, whether on account of a claim by a Company Securityholder that the Merger
Consideration was inappropriately allocated or otherwise), (ii) any Liability to the Paying Agent
(including any indemnification obligations) resulting, directly or indirectly, from any action or
inaction taken by the Company (prior to the
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Closing) or any Company shareholder or resulting or arising out of information provided by the
Company (prior to the Closing) or any Company shareholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement),
and (iii) the Company Key Executive Retention Program or any other bonuses payable in connection
with the transactions described herein (other than the failure by the Company to make the payments
described in the Post-Closing Payment Instructions), (E) the failure of an Indemnifying
Securityholder to have good, valid and marketable title to the issued and outstanding Company
Shares issued in the name of such Indemnifying Securityholder, free and clear of all Liens;
provided, however, that only such Indemnifying Securityholder (and no other Indemnifying
Securityholder) shall be responsible for indemnification in respect of any Losses resulting from
such failure, and (F) without duplication, (i) any Taxes of the Company attributable to any
Pre-Closing Tax Period (as defined in Section 8.1), except to the extent of any accrual or
reserve for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Closing Statement (as finally
determined), and (ii) any Taxes of any other Person attributable to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or
event or transaction occurring before the Closing imposed on the Company, whether as a transferee
or successor, by operation of law, as a former member of an Affiliated Group, by contract, or
otherwise.
(b) Limitations on Liability.
(i) The Indemnifying Securityholders shall not have any liability under Section
7.2(a)(A), except with respect to any Loss arising out of any breach of or inaccuracy in any
Surviving Representation, unless and until the aggregate Losses incurred or sustained by all Parent
Indemnitees taken together exceeds $250,000 (the “Basket”), at which time payment shall be
made for all Losses incurred or sustained by Parent Indemnitees exceeding such Basket;
provided, however, no payment shall be made under Section 7.2(a)(A), except
with respect to any Loss arising out of any breach of or inaccuracy in any Surviving
Representation, with respect to any individual Loss of less than $25,000 (the “De Minimis
Amount”), it being understood that any related Losses or Losses arising out of similar facts or
circumstances shall be considered as one individual Loss for purposes of determining whether the De
Minimis Amount has been satisfied and it being further understood that for any such Loss exceeding
such De Minimis Amount, a payment shall be made for the full amount of such Loss, subject to the
Basket. Except as otherwise set forth herein (including Section 7.5 below), Parent
Indemnitees shall not be entitled to be indemnified under Section 7.2(a) in excess of the
unreleased portion of the funds constituting the Escrow Amount.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the case of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that is limited or qualified by “material” or
“Material Adverse Effect” or by any similar term or limitation, the occurrence of a breach or
inaccuracy of such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, as the case may be, and the
amount of Losses subject to indemnification hereunder shall be determined as if “material” or
“Material Adverse Effect” or any similar term or limitation were not included therein.
(c) Subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 7.2(c), Parent agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Company Stockholder and each of their respective officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, control persons and affiliates (the “Company Stockholder
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Indemnitees”) and hold them harmless against any and all Losses (whether or not
involving a Third-Party Claim), incurred, sustained or accrued by such Company Stockholder
Indemnitee as a result of, in connection with, or arising out of (A) any breach of or inaccuracy in
any representation or warranty of the Parent and/or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement and (B)
any breach or violation of any covenant or agreement of the Parent and/or Merger Sub contained in
this Agreement.
7.3 Indemnification Procedures.
(a) A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third-Party Claim may be
asserted in good faith by notice by the person seeking indemnification hereunder to the
Securityholder Representatives, in the case of a Parent Indemnitee, or the Parent, in the case of a
Company Stockholder Indemnitee (an “Indemnification Notice”). If the Indemnified Party is
the Parent and is seeking to enforce such claim pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Indemnifying
Party shall also deliver a copy of the Indemnification Notice to the Escrow Agent.
(b) With regard to third-party claim that may give rise to any indemnification obligation
under this Agreement (a “Third-Party Claim”), all claims for indemnification by any
indemnified party (an “Indemnified Party”) hereunder shall be asserted and resolved as set
forth in this Section 7.3. In the event that any claim or demand by a third party for which
indemnification (the recipient of the Indemnification Notice being an “Indemnifying Party”)
may be obtained hereunder (a “Claim”) is threatened, asserted against or sought to be
collected from any Indemnified Party by a third party, such Indemnified Party shall timely notify
the Indemnifying Party in writing of such Claim (the “Claim Notice”). Such Claim Notice
must contain a description of the basis of the Claim (to the extent practicable) and documentation
necessary to support and verify such Claim (to the extent reasonably available), and a good faith
estimate of such Claim and evidence of the reasonableness of such good faith estimate (which
estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Claim). The failure of the Indemnified
Party to give reasonably prompt notice of any Third-Party Claim shall not release, waive or
otherwise affect the indemnification obligations under this Section 7.3 unless and only to
the extent of any actual loss and prejudice as a result of such failure. The Indemnifying Party may
at any time elect to defend, contest or otherwise protect the Indemnified Party against any such
Third-Party Claim, except that this sentence shall not apply unless (i) the applicable Third-Party
Claim involves solely a claim for monetary damages for which the Indemnifying Party would be fully
liable hereunder, (ii) such claim does not involve the business reputation of the Parent or its
Affiliates, or the possible criminal culpability of the Parent or its Affiliates or any of their
respective officers, directors or employees, and (iii) such claim does not relate to Taxes. If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any such Third-Party Claim, no compromise or settlement
of such claims may be effected without Indemnified Party’s consent (which will not be unreasonably
withheld, unreasonably delayed or unreasonably conditioned), unless (x) there is no finding or
admission of any violation of any Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, (y) the sole
relief provided is monetary damages which damages are fully subject to indemnification hereunder
and (z) the Person asserting the Third-Party Claim provides an unconditional release of all
Indemnified Parties. All costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in defending such
Claim shall be a liability of, and shall be paid by, the Indemnifying Party and shall not be deemed
Losses for purposes of Section 7.2(a). If any Indemnified Party desires to participate in
any such defense it may do so at its sole cost and
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expense; provided, however, that the reasonable costs and expenses of one
counsel (in addition to any local counsel) to the Indemnified Party will be indemnifiable hereunder
if, in the reasonable view of counsel to the Indemnified Party, a conflict of interest exists
between the Indemnifying Party and any Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not
exercise such right to assume the defense, the Indemnified Party may assume the defense thereof by
counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choice and the Indemnified Party will be permitted, subject to
the limitations set forth in this Article VII, to recover all Losses incurred or sustained
as a result of such Third-Party Claim; provided that it shall defend the Claim in good faith, keep
the Indemnifying Party fully apprised of all developments relating to the matter, and shall provide
at least ten (10) calendar days’ prior written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any proposed
compromise or settlement.
(c) With regard to a claim other than a Third-Party Claim, within 20 days after delivery of an
Indemnification Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Indemnified Party a Response,
in which the Indemnifying Party shall: (i) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to receive
all of the Claimed Amount (in which case the Response shall be accompanied by a payment by the
Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of the Claimed Amount, by check or by wire transfer or,
if the Indemnifying Securityholders are the Indemnifying Party, an instruction from the
Securityholder Representatives to the Escrow Agent to disburse a portion of the Escrowed Amount
equal to the Claimed Amount to the Parent), (ii) agree that the Indemnified Party is entitled to
receive the Agreed Amount (in which case the Response shall be accompanied by a payment by the
Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of the Agreed Amount, by check or by wire transfer or,
if the Indemnifying Securityholders are the Indemnifying Party, an instruction from the
Securityholder Representatives to the Escrow Agent to disburse a portion of the Escrowed Amount
equal to the Agreed Amount to the Parent) or (iii) dispute that the Indemnified Party is entitled
to receive any of the Claimed Amount. If no Response is delivered by the Indemnifying Party within
such 20 day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have agreed that all of the Claimed
Amount is owed to the Indemnified Party. Acceptance by the Indemnified Party of partial payment of
any Claimed Amount shall be without prejudice to the Indemnified Party’s right to claim the balance
of any such Claimed Amount.
(d) During the 30-day period following the delivery of a Response that reflects a Dispute, the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall use good faith efforts to resolve the Dispute.
If the Dispute is not resolved within such 30-day period, the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall discuss in good faith the submission of the Dispute to binding arbitration,
and if the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party agree in writing to submit the Dispute to
such arbitration, then the provisions of Section 7.3(e) shall become effective with respect
to such Dispute. The provisions of this Section 7.3(d) shall not obligate the Indemnifying
Party and the Indemnified Party to submit to arbitration or any other alternative dispute
resolution procedure with respect to any Dispute, and in the absence of an agreement by the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party to arbitrate a Dispute, such Dispute shall be resolved
in a state or federal Court sitting in the State of New York, in accordance with Section
9.7. If the Indemnified Party is the Parent and is seeking to enforce the Claim that is the
subject of the Dispute pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified
Party shall deliver to the Escrow Agent, promptly following the resolution of the Dispute (whether
by mutual agreement, arbitration or judicial decision), a joint written notice executed
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by both parties instructing the Escrow Agent as to what (if any) portion of the Escrowed
Amount shall be disbursed to the Parent and/or the Indemnifying Securityholders (which joint
written notice shall be consistent with the terms of the resolution of the Dispute).
(e) If, as set forth in Section 7.3(d), the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying
Party agree to submit any Dispute to binding arbitration, the arbitration shall be administered by
JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “Commercial
Rules”). Judgment on the Award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. This clause
shall not preclude parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration from a court of
appropriate jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators, one of whom
shall be selected by the Parent, one of whom shall be selected by the Securityholder
Representatives and one of whom shall be selected by the other two arbitrators (collectively, the
“Arbitrators”).
(i) In the event of any conflict between the Commercial Rules in effect from time to time and
the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail and be
controlling.
(ii) Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the Arbitrators
shall prepare and distribute to the parties a writing setting forth the arbitral award and the
Arbitrators’ reasons therefor. Any award rendered by the Arbitrators shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon the parties, and judgment thereon may be entered and enforced in any Court of
competent jurisdiction (subject to Section 9.7).
(iii) The Arbitrators shall have no power or authority, under the Commercial Rules or
otherwise, to (x) modify or disregard any provision of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this Section 7.3(e), (y) address or resolve any issue not submitted by the parties, or (z)
award punitive, exemplary, multiple or analogous damages.
(iv) In connection with any arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Agreement, each party
shall bear its own costs and expenses, except that the fees and costs of JAMS and the Arbitrator,
the costs and expenses of obtaining the facility where the arbitration hearing is held, and such
other costs and expenses as the Arbitrators may determine to be directly related to the conduct of
the arbitration and appropriately borne jointly by the parties (which shall not include any party’s
attorneys’ fees or costs, witness fees (if any), costs of investigation and similar expenses) shall
be shared equally by the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party.
(v) The Arbitrators’ award shall be subject to enforcement or challenge in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York pursuant to the provisions of the Federal
Arbitration Act
(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 7.3, if a third party asserts
(other than by means of a lawsuit) that an Indemnified Party is liable to such third party for a
monetary or other obligation which may constitute or result in Losses for which such Indemnified
Party may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VII, and such Indemnified
Party reasonably determines that it has a valid business reason to fulfill such
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obligation, then (i) such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to satisfy such obligation,
without prior notice to or consent from the Indemnifying Party, (ii) such Indemnified Party may
subsequently make a Claim in accordance with the provisions of this Article VII, and (iii)
such Indemnified Party shall be reimbursed, in accordance with the provisions of this Article
VII, for any such Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this
Article VII (subject to the right of the Indemnifying Party to dispute the Indemnified
Party’s entitlement to indemnification, or the amount for which it is entitled to indemnification,
under the terms of this Article VII).
(g) For purposes of this Section 7.3, (i) if the Indemnifying Securityholders comprise
the Indemnifying Party, any references to the Indemnifying Party (except provisions relating to an
obligation to make any payments) shall be deemed to refer to the Securityholder Representatives,
and (ii) if the Indemnifying Securityholders comprise the Indemnified Party, any references to the
Indemnified Party (except provisions relating to an obligation to make or a right to receive any
payments) shall be deemed to refer to the Securityholder Representatives. The Securityholder
Representatives shall have full power and authority on behalf of each Indemnifying Securityholder
to take any and all actions on behalf of, execute any and all instruments on behalf of, and execute
or waive any and all rights of, the Indemnifying Securityholders under this Article VII.
The Securityholder Representatives shall have no liability to any Indemnifying Securityholder for
any action taken or omitted on behalf of the Indemnifying Securityholders pursuant to this
Article VII.
(h) Any indemnification payable under this Article VII shall be, to the extent
permitted by Law, an adjustment to the Merger Consideration. Except as otherwise set forth herein,
the indemnification obligation rights set forth in this Article VII shall be satisfied
solely by the Escrow Fund.
7.4 Securityholder Representatives.
(a) Each of Xxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx are hereby appointed as agent and
attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of the Company Securityholders (the “Securityholder
Representatives”), to give and receive notices and communications, to agree to, negotiate and
enter into settlements and compromises of claims, to demand, prosecute and defend claims arising
out of this Agreement (including Section 1.14 hereof) and to comply with orders of courts
and determinations and awards with respect to claims, and to take all actions necessary or
appropriate in the judgment of the Securityholder Representatives for the accomplishment of the
foregoing. Such agency may be changed by the Company Securityholders from time to time upon not
less than ten (10) calendar days’ prior written notice to Parent. Any vacancy in the position of
Securityholder Representatives shall be filled by a majority-in-interest of the Company
Securityholders. The Securityholder Representatives may resign upon ten (10) calendar days’ prior
written notice to Parent and the Company provided that no such resignation shall become effective
until the appointment of a successor Securityholder Representatives. No bond shall be required of
the Securityholder Representatives, and the Securityholder Representatives shall not receive
compensation for its services. Notices or communications to or from the Securityholder
Representatives shall constitute notice to or from each Company Securityholder. Each Letter of
Transmittal executed by the Company Securityholders pursuant to Section 1.7 hereof shall
include an express agreement on behalf of such Company Securityholder
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to the appointment of each of Xxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to act as agent and
attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of such Company Securityholder in accordance with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, with respect to matters
relating to (i) the indemnification provisions set forth in Article VII hereof and (ii) the
Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms of Section 1.9 hereof and the Escrow Agreement.
The Securityholder Representatives shall act in their sole discretion with respect to all matters
arising under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement only by unanimous vote or consent and, without
limitation, to hire attorneys and/or other professionals as they may deem necessary, give and
receive notices, pay, contest, defend, settle, compromise or otherwise dispose of, without
limitation, (i) any dispute with respect to the determination of Adjusted Net Working Capital
pursuant to Section 1.14, (ii) any dispute with respect to the determination of the Earn-Out
Payment pursuant to Section 1.16 and (iii) any claim for indemnification made by any Parent
Indemnitees in accordance with Section 7.2 of this Agreement (including to act as the
representative of the Indemnifying Securityholders hereunder). Parent may rely upon any notices or
communications from either Securityholder Representative without need for inquiry or evidence that
such Securityholder Representative is acting with the consent of the other Securityholder
Representative.
(b) The Securityholder Representatives shall not have any Liability to the Company
Securityholders for any action taken or suffered by it or omitted by it hereunder as Securityholder
Representatives, except as caused by the Securityholder Representatives’ willful misconduct. The
Securityholder Representatives may, in all questions arising hereunder, rely on the advice of
counsel and the Securityholder Representatives shall not be liable to the Company Securityholders
for anything done, omitted or suffered by the Securityholder Representatives based on such advice.
The Securityholder Representatives undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Agreement against the Securityholder Representatives.
(c) A decision, act, consent or instruction of the Securityholder Representatives in a matter
entrusted to the Securityholder Representatives by this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
taken or given on behalf of all Company Securityholders and shall be final, binding and conclusive
upon all Company Securityholders, and Parent may rely upon any such decision, act, consent or
instruction of either of the Securityholder Representatives, acting alone, as being the decision,
act, consent or instruction of, and binding on, each of the Securityholder Representatives. Parent,
the Surviving Corporation and their respective Representatives are hereby relieved from any
liability to any Person for any acts done by them in accordance with such decision, act, consent or
instruction of the Securityholder Representatives.
(d) Prior to the distribution to the Company Securityholders of any portion of the Escrowed
Amount or the Earn-Out Payment, the Securityholder Representatives shall deliver to Parent a
schedule that sets forth, among other things, the amount of cash to be received by each Company
Securityholder at such time, as provided for in this Agreement.
(e) The Company Securityholders shall be responsible for the fees and expenses incurred by the
Securityholder Representatives in contesting any claims for indemnification and such other fees and
expenses as are incurred by the Securityholder Representatives in the Securityholder
Representatives’ authorized capacity hereunder. The fees
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and expenses incurred by the Securityholder Representatives shall be satisfied (i) first by
the remaining SR Amount in the Securityholder Representatives Fund and (ii) second, by each Company
Securityholder in an amount in proportion to his, her or its pro rata portion of the Merger
Consideration actually received.
7.5 Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but except for
claims based on fraud, the Surviving Representations or claims under Section 7.2(a)(B)
(provided that any rights of the Parent Indemnitees with respect to a claim pursuant to Section
7.2(a)(B) shall expire on the date that is twelve (12) months from the Closing Date unless on or
prior to such date written notice asserting such claim has been delivered to the Securityholder
Representatives), Section 7.2(a)(C), Section 7.2(a)(D), Section 7.2(a)(E)
or Section 7.2(a)(F) (provided that any rights of the Parent Indemnitees with respect to a
claim pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(F) shall expire on the date that is thirty-six (36) months from
the Closing Date unless on or prior to such date written notice asserting such claim has been
delivered to the Securityholder Representatives)), following the Effective Time, the Escrow Fund
shall be the sole source of remedy for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement by the Company or any Company Stockholder under this Agreement, except only for the
remedies of injunctive relief or specific performance. With respect to any claims by any Parent
Indemnitee pursuant to Article VII hereunder, the Parent Indemnitees must proceed first against the
Escrow Fund until exhausted. Following the exhaustion of the Escrow Fund, solely with respect to
claims for which the Escrow Fund is not the exclusive remedy, the Indemnifying Securityholders
shall pay any additional amount owed to the Parent Indemnitees on a pro rata basis (based on the
actual amount of Merger Consideration received by each such Indemnifying Securityholder). The
maximum liability of each Indemnifying Securityholder to the Patent Indemnitees pursuant to Article
VII hereunder shall be equal to the actual amount of Merger Consideration received by each such
Indemnifying Securityholder. For the avoidance of doubt, the Earn-Out Payment shall be subject to
claims by any Parent Indemnitee for indemnification hereunder and shall be subject to set off,
counterclaim and similar rights.
ARTICLE VIII
TAX MATTERS
TAX MATTERS
8.1 Preparation of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes. In the case of any Taxable period
that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period”), the amount of
any Taxes based on or measured by income or receipts of the Company for any taxable period (or
portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date (the “Pre-Closing Tax Period”) shall
be determined based on an interim closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing
Date (and for such purpose, the Taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through entity in
which the Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate at such time) and the
amount of other Taxes of the Company for a Straddle Period that relates to the Pre-Closing Tax
Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Taxable period multiplied by a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Taxable period ending on the Closing
Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period.
(a) Each of the parties hereto shall cooperate fully with each other to the extent reasonably
requested in connection with the filing of the Tax Returns pursuant to this Section and any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to such Tax Returns. Such
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cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, the retention and (upon the other
party’s request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such
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
Securityholder Representatives, the Company and the Parent agree (i) to retain all books and
records with respect to Tax matters relating to any Taxable period beginning before the Closing
Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (including any extensions thereof) of the
respective Taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements with any Taxing
authority, and (ii) to give the other parties reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying, or discarding any such books and records and, if the Parent or the Securityholder
Representatives, as the case may be, so requests, the Parent or the Securityholder Representatives
shall be allowed to take possession of such books and records.
(b) Each of the parties hereto further covenant and agree, upon request, to use its best
efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental authority or any other
Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed
(including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).
(c) The Indemnifying Securityholders shall, jointly and severally, pay or cause to be paid, if
any, all transfer, sales, purchase, use, stamp, recording or similar Tax or fee under the laws of
any governmental authority arising out of or resulting from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all Tax
Returns for the Company for all Taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date that are
filed after the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past
practice to the extent permitted by law. The Parent shall permit the Securityholder Representatives
to review and comment on each such Tax Return described in the preceding sentence at least fifteen
(15) business days prior to filing of such Tax Return and to propose revisions. If the Parent does
not accept any revision proposed by the Securityholder Representatives, then the proposed revision
in question shall be submitted for determination by an independent certified public accountant to
be selected by the mutual agreement of the parties (the “Determining CPA”), whose
determination shall be binding and conclusive, and the Tax Return in question shall be filed in
accordance with such determination. The cost of the Determining CPA shall be shared equally between
the Parent and the Indemnifying Securityholders.
8.2 Tax Audits. Following the Closing, the Parent shall have the right to control any
Tax audit, initiate any claim for refund, and contest, resolve and defend against any other
assessment, notice of deficiency, or other adjustment or proposed adjustment relating to Taxes with
respect to the Company; provided that, with respect to (i) any state, local or foreign Taxes for
any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date and (ii) any
item the adjustment of which may cause the Indemnifying Stockholders to become obligated to make
any payment pursuant to Section 7.2(a)(F) hereof, the Parent shall consult with the
Securityholder Representatives with respect to the resolution of any issue that would affect the
Indemnifying Stockholders, and not settle any such issue, or file any amended Tax Return relating
to such issue, without the consent of the Securityholder Representatives. Where consent
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to a settlement is withheld by the Securityholder Representatives pursuant to this Section
8.2, the Securityholder Representatives may continue or initiate any further proceedings at the
expense of the Indemnifying Securityholders, provided that any liability of the Parent, after
giving effect to this Agreement, shall not exceed the liability that would have resulted had such
the Securityholder Representatives not withheld its consent.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by a reputable overnight courier
service (providing proof of delivery) or sent via facsimile (with confirmation of receipt) to the
parties at the following address (or at such other address or facsimile number as such party may
hereafter specify by like notice):
(a) | if to Parent or Merger Sub, to: | ||
WebMD Health Corp. 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx XX 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | |||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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(b) | if to the Company, to: | ||
Marketing Technology Solutions Inc. Corporate Headquarters 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 Attention: Chief Executive Officer Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to: | |||
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx |
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Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq. Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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and | |||
Xxx Xxxxxxxx c/x Xxxxxx Ventures 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx c/o Lazard Technology Partners LLC 00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Facsimile No.: 000-000-0000 Telephone No.: 000-000-0000 |
All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of
receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 11:59 p.m. in the place of receipt and such
day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication
shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of
receipt.
9.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall
be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts
have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood
that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
9.3 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement and the documents and instruments and
other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto, including the
Exhibits and Schedules and Annexes hereto, the Company Disclosure Schedule (if any) constitute the
entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, that no party may assign,
delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
consent of the other parties hereto, except that Parent or Merger Sub may, without such prior
written consent, at any time, transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, its rights
or obligations under this Agreement (i) to one or more of its Affiliates or (ii) to any Person
acquiring all or a significant portion of the Parent’s assets or equity interests.
9.4 Amendment or Supplement. At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement
may be amended, modified, or supplemented in any and all respects, solely by written agreement of
all of the parties hereto.
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9.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable under any present or future Law, the remainder of the terms, provisions, 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. Upon the
determination that any provision of this Agreement is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the
parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law to
the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the maximum extent possible.
9.6 Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies
herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any
other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of
any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
9.7 Governing Law.
(a) This Agreement and all matters arising directly or indirectly herefrom shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware
or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other
than the State of Delaware.
(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the final sentence of this Section 9.7(b),
all lawsuits arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined in any
state or federal court sitting in the State of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such lawsuit and irrevocably waive the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such lawsuit. The consents to
jurisdiction set forth in this paragraph shall not constitute general consents to service of
process in the state described in the preceding sentence and shall have no effect for any purpose
except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other
than the parties hereto. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such lawsuit shall
be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any provision
of this Agreement requires an issue to be determined by a Neutral Accountant or an arbitral panel
(including, without limitation, the Tribunal), such provision shall constitute the sole and
exclusive remedy of the parties hereto regarding disputes, damages and other relief contemplated by
such provision, and to the extent that any such provision designates a particular court to enforce
any award of damages or other relief arising therefrom, such court shall be the exclusive venue for
such enforcement.
(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY
HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
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THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.7(c).
9.8 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time any party hereto may,
to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and
(iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party
contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall
be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. No failure
or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
9.9 No Third-Party Beneficiary. The terms and provisions of this Agreement are
intended solely for the benefit of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company and, except for the rights of
the Parent Indemnitees as set forth in Article VII as to which they are expressly intended
to be third-party beneficiaries, it is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party
beneficiary rights, and this Agreement does not confer any such rights, upon any other Person.
9.10 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for the sole purpose of
convenience of reference, and shall not in any way limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of
any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement.
9.11 Specific Performance. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure
of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder, including its failure to take all
actions as are necessary on its part to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
will cause irreparable injury to the other parties, for which damages, even if available, will not
be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive relief
by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such party’s obligations and to the
granting by any court of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations hereunder without
proof of actual damages and without any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond. Such
remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for a party’s breach of its obligations but
shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity.
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ARTICLE X
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
10.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following defined terms shall have
the meanings indicated below (with correlative meanings for the singular or plural forms thereof):
“Action” means any suit, arbitration, cause of action, claim, complaint, criminal
prosecution, investigation, governmental or other administrative proceeding, whether at law or at
equity, before or by any Court or Governmental Entity, before any arbitrator or other tribunal.
“Additional Broker Fee” means the amounts payable to Savvian Advisors, LLC and any
other broker engaged by the Company prior to the effective time or any Company Securityholder on
account of the payment of the Earn-Out Payment.
“Adjusted Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14(f).
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to
be “controlled by” any other person or entity if such other Person possesses, directly or
indirectly, power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person
whether by contract or otherwise.
“Affiliated Group” means any affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504 of
the Code or any comparable or analogous group under state, local or foreign Law.
“Agreed Amount” means part, but not all, of a Claimed Amount.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Arbitrators” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(e).
“Approval” means any license, permit, consent, approval, authorization, registration,
filing, waiver, qualification or certification.
“Base Merger Consideration” means an amount equal to $50,000,000 in cash, minus the
amount, if any, by which Target Working Capital exceeds Preliminary Net Working Capital (the
“Preliminary Net Working Capital Adjustment”). The Base Merger Consideration is subject to
further adjustment following the Closing in accordance with Section 1.15 hereof.
“Basket” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b)(i).
“Benefit Arrangement” means each (i) employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3)
of ERISA; (ii) employment contract and (iii) bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
performance compensation, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, restricted stock,
phantom stock, saving and profit sharing, severance or termination pay (other than statutory or the
common law requirements for reasonable notice), health or other medical, salary continuation,
cafeteria, dependent care, vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, fringe benefit, reimbursement
program, life insurance, disability or other (whether insured or self-insured) insurance, a
supplementary unemployment benefit, pension retirement, supplementary retirement, welfare or other
employee plan, program, policy or arrangement, whether written or
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unwritten, formal or informal, which any current or former Employee, consultant or director of
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate participated or participates in or was or is covered under, or
was or is otherwise a party, and with respect to which the Company, a PEO or any ERISA Affiliate is
or ever was a sponsor or participating employer, or had or has an obligation to make contributions,
or was or is otherwise a party.
“Business Day” means a day other than Saturday or Sunday or on any day on which
commercial banks located in Newark, New Jersey are authorized or required to close.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person (the “Subject Person”),
the occurrence of (a) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other
than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
substantially all of the properties or assets of the Subject Person, taken as a whole, to any other
Person other than an Affiliate of the Subject Person; or (b) the consummation of any transaction
(including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any Person
other than an Affiliate of the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly,
of a majority of the then outstanding equity interests in the Subject Person For the avoidance of
doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, the merger of HLTH Corporation with and into Parent, or any
other transaction between HLTH Corporation and Parent that does not involve any third party other
than the stockholders of Parent or HLTH Corporation, shall not be a Change of Control of the
Surviving Corporation or Parent.
“Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b).
“Claim Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b).
“Claimed Amount” means the amount of any Losses incurred or reasonably expected to be
incurred by the Indemnified Party.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14(b).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14(b).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(g).
“Common Stock Consideration” means an amount in cash equal to the quotient of (i) the
Merger Consideration plus, at any date, the aggregate exercise price of all of the Eligible
Options (to the extent in-the-money at such date) and Warrants less the Preferred Stock
Consideration, divided by (ii) the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time plus, at any date, the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of Eligible Options which are, at such date, then in-the-money,
plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of shares of Preferred
Stock outstanding
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immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Company Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Company Capital Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Company Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Company Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to Article
II.
“Company EBITDA” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(e)(x).
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business,
assets, properties, results of operations or financial condition of the Company (excluding any
effect resulting from (i) events, facts or circumstances relating to the economy in general,
including market fluctuations and changes in interest rates, not disproportionately affecting the
Company, or (ii) any change in applicable accounting requirements or principles which occurs or
becomes effective after the date of this Agreement, provided that such changes shall not be so
excluded to the extent that they have a more adverse effect on the Company than that experienced by
similarly situated companies in the industry), or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of
the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Company Optionholders” shall mean the holders of Options and Warrants immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
“Company Securityholders” shall mean the Company Stockholders and the Company
Optionholders.
“Company Stockholder” shall mean the stockholders of record of the Company immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
“Company Stockholder Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c).
“Company Stock Plans” means any stock option plan or other stock or equity-related
plan of the Company.
“Contract” means any (whether or not written) contract, agreement, indenture, note,
bond, loan, instrument, lease, commitment or other arrangement or agreement.
“Copyright” means the protection afforded works of authorship under the United States
Copyright Act of 1976, as amended and corresponding protections in other countries.
“Copyright Application” means a formal written application for a Copyright with the
United States Copyright Office.
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“Copyright Registration” means a registration issued by the United States Copyright
Office or equivalent governmental registration in another country.
“Court” means any court or arbitration tribunal of the United States, any domestic
state or any foreign country, and any political subdivision thereof.
“Database” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e).
“Delaware Certificate of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“De Minimis Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b)(i).
“Determining CPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“DGCL” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Disclosure Statement” means a written proxy or information statement containing the
information prescribed by Section 4.10(a).
“Dispute” means the dispute resulting if the Indemnifying Party in a Response disputes
its liability for all or part of the Claimed Amount.
“Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(a).
“Dissenting Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(d).
“Domain Names” means any alphanumeric designations which are registered with or
assigned by any internationally recognized domain name registrar, domain name registry, or other
domain name registration authority as part of an electronic address on the Internet.
“Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(a).
“EBITDA Threshold” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(a).
“Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Eligible Option” means an Option that is listed on Annex II hereto, to the
extent vested as of the Effective Time.
“Employee” means any individual who is a current or former employee, director or
consultant to the Company or any individual who is or ever was co-employed by the Company and a
PEO.
“Employment Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Environmental Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to the Company, any other Person that, together
with the Company, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Escrow Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Escrow Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Escrowed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Expiration Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
“Escrow Fund” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Filings” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
“Financial Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(e)(ii).
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Former Employee Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity” means any government or governmental, administrative or
regulatory body thereof or any subdivision thereof, whether foreign, federal, state, or local, or
any agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court or arbitrator (public or private).
“Historical Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“Ineligible Option” means an Option that is not listed on Annex II hereto.
“Indebtedness” means all indebtedness for borrowed money and all amounts outstanding
under promissory notes and credit facilities, including any and all fees, expenses, prepayment
penalties and accrued and unpaid interest on any of the foregoing, of the Company.
“Indemnification Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b).
“Indemnifying Securityholders” means the Company Securityholders receiving the Merger
Consideration pursuant to Section 1.6 or Section 1.7.
“Indemnity Release Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.9.
“Intellectual Property” means the following subsisting throughout the world (a) Patent
Rights; (b) Trademarks, Trademark Registrations, Trademark Applications and all goodwill in the
same; (c) Copyrights, Copyright Registrations, Copyright Applications, designs, data and
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database rights and registrations and applications for registration thereof, including moral
rights of authors; (d) Domain Names, (e) mask works and registrations and applications for
registration thereof and any other rights in semiconductor topologies under the laws of any
jurisdiction; (f) inventions, invention disclosures, statutory invention registrations, Trade
Secrets and confidential business information, know-how, manufacturing and product processes and
techniques, research and development information, financial, marketing and business data, pricing
and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information,
whether patentable or nonpatentable, whether copyrightable or noncopyrightable and whether or not
reduced to practice; and (g) other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing (including
remedies against infringement thereof and rights of protection of interest therein under the laws
of all jurisdictions).
“Intellectual Property Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
“Interim Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“KERP Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.17.
“Key Personnel” means Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Y. Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to any Person, the actual knowledge of such Person
(including the actual knowledge of the officers and directors of such Person) after due inquiry;
provided, that in the case of the Company, such knowledge shall be the knowledge of the chief
executive officer, chief financial officer, senior vice president, sales and marketing, and vice
president, technology of the Company, after due inquiry (including inquiry of the PEO).
“Law” means any foreign, federal, state or local law (including common law), statute,
code, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity.
“Lease” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.
“Legal Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits,
claims, charges or proceedings (public or private).
“Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Liability” means any debt, loss, damage, adverse claim, liability or obligation
(whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent,
accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract,
tort, strict liability or otherwise), and including all costs and expenses relating thereto.
“Lien” means any lien, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, claim,
lease, charge, option, right of first refusal, easement, servitude, transfer restriction under any
stockholder or similar agreement, encumbrance or any other restriction or limitation whatsoever.
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“Loss” means any and all damages, fines, fees, Taxes, penalties, charges, assessments,
deficiencies, judgments, defaults, settlements and other losses, and all expenses (including
expenses of investigation, defense, prosecution and settlement of claims, court costs, reasonable
fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants and other experts) in connection with any Legal
Proceeding, Third-Party Claim, or other claim or dispute (including any claim or dispute relating
to any right or asserted right under this Agreement against any party hereto or thereto or
otherwise), plus any interest that may accrue on any of the foregoing, in each case net of any
insurance proceeds actually recovered by the Indemnified Party, with respect to such Losses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Losses shall not include any special, incidental, consequential,
exemplary or punitive damages, except to the extent such special, incidental, consequential,
exemplary or punitive damages are awarded to a third party.
“Material Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(e)(vi).
“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(a)(xiii).
“Maximum Earn-Out Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(a).
“Measurement Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(a).
“Merger” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
“Merger Consideration” means the sum of the (a) the Base Merger Consideration and (b)
the Earn-Out Payment, if any.
“Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Merger Sub Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“Merger Sub Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).
“Most Recent Balance Sheet Date” means July 31, 2008.
“Net Working Capital” means the total current assets of the Company (excluding
employee notes) less the total current liabilities of the Company as reflected on the Preliminary
Closing Balance Sheet or the Closing Balance Sheet, as the case may be. For the avoidance of
doubt, current liabilities shall include (a) the full amount of the Transaction Fees payable by the
Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including legal and
accounting fees and the fees payable to Savvian Advisors, LLC, to the extent such Transaction Fees
have not been paid prior to or at the Closing (it being understood that any cash used by the
Company to pay such fees and expenses at the Closing will not be included in current assets on the
Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet or the Closing Balance Sheet); (b) all Indebtedness of the
Company, whether or not a current liability, to the extent such Indebtedness has not been paid
prior to or at the Closing (it being understood that any cash used by the Company to repay
Indebtedness at the Closing will not be included in current assets on the Preliminary Closing
Balance Sheet or the Closing Balance Sheet, and (c) the amounts owed by the Company under the
Company’s Key Executive Retention Program, to the extent payable on account of the Base Merger
Consideration, and any transaction bonuses payable on account of
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the Merger (including the amounts to be paid pursuant to the first sentence of Section
1.17; collectively, the “Closing Executive Bonus Amount”)). For the avoidance of
doubt, current liabilities shall exclude any liabilities associated with (i) unused vacation and
(ii) revenue deferred as a result of the policies set forth in Sections 1.16(e)(x)(C),
1.16(e)(x)(D) and 1.16(e)(x)(E).
“Neutral Accountant” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.14(c).
“Option” means each option to purchase or acquire shares of Common Stock.
“Option Consideration” means the aggregate amount of the Merger Consideration payable
to all holders of Options pursuant to Section 1.7.
“Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or
arbitration award of a Governmental Entity.
“Parent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereof.
“Parent Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
“Patent Rights” means all patents and applications therefore and all reissues,
divisions, re-examinations, renewals, extensions, provisionals, substitutions, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof, and equivalent or similar rights anywhere in the world.
“Payment Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“PEO” means ADP Total Source, Inc., its subsidiaries and Affiliates and each
professional employer organization that concurrently with the Company employs or employed
Employees.
“Performance Obligations” means any performance guarantee, including, but not limited
to measures of customer service and performance deadlines, made for the benefit of a customer,
whether set forth in a customer contract or otherwise, but excluding any statement of a target
number of leads or e-mail recipients.
“Permits” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits,
registration or certificates of a Governmental Entity.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) liens for Taxes, assessments and similar charges not yet
due, (ii) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, carrier’s, repairer’s and other similar liens arising or
incurred in the ordinary course of business or that are not due and payable and have been fully
reserved on the Financial Statements and (iii) other immaterial liens incurred in the ordinary
course of business.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
Governmental Entity or other entity.
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“Post-Closing Payment Instructions” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.17.
“Pre-Closing Tax Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Preferred Stock Consideration” means the sum of the Series A Liquidation Amount, the
Series B Liquidation Amount and the Series C Liquidation Amount.
“Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.14(a).
“Preliminary Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.14(a).
“Principal Stockholder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“QH Websites” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(e)(x)(G).
“Quarterly Earn-Out Meetings” has the meaning set forth in Section
1.16(e)(iv).
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, (a) it, (b) its respective
Subsidiaries and Affiliates and (c) its, and its respective Subsidiaries’ and Affiliates’,
respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners, controlling persons, auditors,
financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents, advisors or representatives.
“Requisite Holders” means the Persons listed on Annex V and their respective
Affiliates.
“Requisite Stockholder Approval” means the approval of the Merger, this Agreement and
the other transactions contemplated hereby by (a) the holders of 50% of the Series A Stock, Series
B Stock and Series C Stock, voting as a class (both on an as-converted to Common Stock basis and on
the basis of the number of shares of Series A Stock, Series B Stock and Series C Stock so held),
(b) the Requisite Holders and (c) the holders of at least 60% of the then outstanding shares of
Series C Stock (which such vote shall also deem the Merger to be a Liquidation Event pursuant to
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation).
“Reserve Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.9.
“Response” means a written response containing the information provided for in
Section 7.3(c).
“Securityholder Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Securityholder Representatives Fund” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Securityholder Representatives Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in
Section 1.14(c).
“Series A Consideration” means, with respect to each share of Series A Stock that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (a) the Series A Liquidation Amount, plus (b)
the Common Stock Consideration.
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“Series B Consideration” means, with respect to each share of Series B Stock that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (a) the Series B Liquidation Amount, plus (b)
the Common Stock Consideration.
“Series C Consideration” means, with respect to each share of Series C Stock that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (a) the Series C Liquidation Amount, plus (b)
the Common Stock Consideration.
“Series A Liquidation Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
“Series B Liquidation Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
“Series C Liquidation Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
“Series A Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Series B Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Series C Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Software” means any and all computer programs, including any and all software
implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies.
“Specified Covenants” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.16(e)(vi).
“Specified Holder Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.17.
“Specified Holders” means each of the entities listed on Annex IV.
“SR Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.8(a).
“Straddle Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Surviving Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
2.1, 2.2 and 2.3.
“Target Working Capital” means one million five hundred thousand dollars
($1,500,000.00).
“Taxes” means (i) all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts,
levies or other assessments in the nature of a tax, including, without limitation, all net income,
gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits,
inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, property and estimated taxes, customs duties, fees, and
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assessments; (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts
imposed by any Tax Authority in connection with any item described in clause (i) above, and (iii)
any transferee liability in respect of any items described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) payable by
reason of Contract, assumption of transferee liability, operation of law, Treasury Regulation
1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof of any analogous or similar provision under
Law) or otherwise.
“Tax Authority” means the IRS and any other domestic or foreign Governmental Entity
responsible for the administration or collection of any Taxes.
“Tax Proceeding” means any claim, audit, examination, contest, litigation or other
proceeding by or against any Tax Authority.
“Tax Return” means all returns, declarations, reports, estimates, information returns,
and statements required to be filed in respect of any Taxes (including any attachments thereto and
amendments thereof) including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or
declaration of estimated Tax, and including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or
unitary returns for any group of entities that includes the Company or any of its Affiliates.
“Tax Sharing Agreement” means any agreement with respect to the sharing or allocation
of, or indemnification for, Taxes or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or unwritten.
“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(b).
“Trademark Application” means a formal written application for registration of a
Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent Governmental Entity in
another country.
“Trademark Registration” means the registration of a Trademark issued by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent Governmental Entity in another country.
“Trademarks” means all trademarks, service marks, trade names, designs, logos,
emblems, signs or insignia, slogans, other similar designations of source or origin, Internet
domain names, corporate names and doing business designations and trade dress, whether or not the
subject of a Trademark Registration and/or a Trademark Application.
“Trade Secrets” means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program,
device, method, technique, or process that (i) derives independent economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means
by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the subject
of efforts by the party claiming protection that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain
its secrecy.
“Transaction Fees” means the aggregate amount of all fees and expenses, whether
accrued, incurred or paid prior to, at or after the Effective Time, of any accountant, broker,
financial advisor, consultant, legal counsel or other person retained by the Company in
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connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement incurred or
to be incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations, including temporary regulations,
promulgated under the Code, as the same may be amended hereafter from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“Warrant” means each warrant or other contractual right to purchase or acquire shares
of Common Stock, provided that Options and shares of Preferred Stock shall not be considered
Warrants.
10.2 Certain Definitions; Interpretations. Unless the context of this Agreement
otherwise clearly requires: (i) words of either gender or the neuter include the other gender and
the neuter; (ii) words using the singular number also include the plural number and words using the
plural number also include the singular number; (iii) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and
derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision; (iv) the terms “Article” or “Section” or other subdivision
refer to the specified Article, Section or other subdivision of the body of this Agreement; (v)
when a reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to an Exhibit to
this Agreement; (vi) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed
by the phrase “without limitation”; (vii) when a statement herein with respect to a particular
matter is qualified by the phrase “in all material respects”, “material” or other similar
qualification or limitations, materiality shall be determined solely by reference to, and solely
within the context of, the specified matter and not with respect to the entirety of this Agreement
or the entirety of the transactions contemplated hereby; (viii) all accounting terms used herein
and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to them under GAAP; and (ix) the
phrase “materiality limitation” means all limitations on and all qualifications and exceptions to a
party’s representations and warranties based on the concept of materiality, whether expressed by
the word “material” or “materially” or the phrase “in all material respects,” or “Company Material
Adverse Effect”. The phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, and phrases of
similar import mean the date set forth in the first sentence of the first page of this Agreement in
the forepart of this Agreement. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.3 Rules of Construction. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement is the
product of negotiation between sophisticated parties and individuals, all of whom were represented
by counsel, and each of whom had an opportunity to participate in and did participate in the
drafting of each provision hereof. Accordingly, ambiguities in this Agreement, if any, shall not be
construed strictly or in favor of or against any party hereto but rather shall be given a fair and
reasonable construction without regard to the rule of contra proferentem. It is the intention of
the parties that, to the extent possible, unless provisions are mutually exclusive and effect
cannot be given to both or all such provisions, the representations, warranties, covenants and
closing conditions in this Agreement shall be construed to be cumulative and that each
representation, warranty, covenant and closing condition in this Agreement shall be given full
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separate and independent effect and nothing set forth in any provision herein shall in any way
be deemed to limit the scope, applicability or effect of any other provision hereof.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIS AGREEMENT FOLLOWS]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be
executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized all as of the date
first written above.
PARENT WebMD Health Corp. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Its: Senior Vice President | ||||
MERGER SUB Charlotte’s Corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Its: Senior Vice President | ||||
COMPANY Marketing Technology Solutions, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Its: Chief Executive Officer |
SECURITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVES |
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
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List of Sections of the Company Disclosure Schedule
Section | Title | |
Section 2.1(a)
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Organization, Standing and Power | |
Section 2.2(b)
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Capital Structure | |
Section 2.2(c)
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Outstanding Options, Warrants, etc. | |
Section 2.3(b)
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Approvals | |
Section 2.3(c)
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Conflicts | |
Section 2.5
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Absence of Certain Changes | |
Section 2.6
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Litigation | |
Section 2.7(a)
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Compliance with Laws | |
Section 2.7(b)
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Permits | |
Section 2.8(a)
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Real Property | |
Section 2.8(c)
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Tangible Assets | |
Section 2.9(a)
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Intellectual Property | |
Section 2.9(a)(vii)
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Software and Documentation Bundled with Company’s Products | |
Section 2.9(b)
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Intellectual Property Licenses | |
Section 2.9(c)
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Open Source Materials | |
Section 2.9(d)
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Material Software | |
Section 2.9(e)
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Database | |
Section 2.9(g)
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Complaints | |
Section 2.12(a)
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Employees | |
Section 2.12(b)
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Employee Matters | |
Section 2.12(d)
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Employee Benefit Plans | |
Section 2.12(l)
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Employee Agreements |
Section | Title | |
Section 2.12(o)
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Employees Working on Nonimmigrant Visas | |
Section 2.13
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Interested Party Transactions | |
Section 2.14
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Insurance | |
Section 2.15(a)
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Material Contracts | |
Section 2.15(b)
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Non-Binding Agreements | |
Section 2.16
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Brokers | |
Section 2.17
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Major Customers and Suppliers | |
Section 2.19
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Backlog | |
Section 2.20
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Member Acquisition Costs | |
Section 2.21
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Performance Obligation | |
Section 4.2(c)
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Approvals | |
Section 5.1(d)
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Approvals | |
Section 5.1(k)
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Employee Matters | |
Section 10.1
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Permitted Liens |