AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG COMPUWARE CORPORATION, COMPUWARE ACQUISITION CORP., GOMEZ, INC., AND WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 7.7, RICHARD J. BREKKA, JAIME W. ELLERTSON AND THOMAS A.F. KRUEGER, AS THE SECURITYHOLDER COMMITTEE Dated as of...
Exhibit
2.7
BY
AND AMONG
COMPUWARE
CORPORATION,
COMPUWARE
ACQUISITION CORP.,
XXXXX,
INC.,
AND
WITH
RESPECT TO SECTION 7.7,
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX, XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX AND XXXXXX X.X. XXXXXXX,
AS
THE SECURITYHOLDER COMMITTEE
Dated
as of October 6, 2009
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I -
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THE
MERGER
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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Effective
Time
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2
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1.3
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Effect
of the Merger
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2
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1.4
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws
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2
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1.5
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Directors
and Officers of Surviving Corporation
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2
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1.6
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Effect
of the Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations; Rights
of Dissenting Stockholders
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3
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1.7
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Company
Warrant
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4
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1.8
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Cash-Out
of Company Vested Options; Termination of Plans
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4
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1.9
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Exchange
and Payment Procedures
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5
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1.10
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Rounding
Adjustments
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8
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1.11
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Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action
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8
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ARTICLE
II -
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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8
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2.1
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Organization
of the Company
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9
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2.2
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Company
Capital Structure
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9
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2.3
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Anti-takeover
Statutes
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10
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2.4
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Subsidiaries
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10
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2.5
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Authority
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11
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2.6
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No
Conflict
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12
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2.7
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Consents
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12
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2.8
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Company
Financial Statements
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12
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2.9
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Internal
Controls
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13
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2.10
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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13
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2.11
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No
Changes
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13
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2.12
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Accounts
Receivable
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16
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2.13
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Tax
Matters
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16
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2.14
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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19
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2.15
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Real
Property; Condition of Equipment; Customer Information
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19
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2.16
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Intellectual
Property
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20
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2.17
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Contracts
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27
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2.18
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Related
Party Transactions
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29
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2.19
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Governmental
Authorization
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29
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2.20
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Litigation
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29
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2.21
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Minute
Books
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30
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2.22
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Environmental
Matters
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30
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2.23
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees; Third Party Expenses
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30
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2.24
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Employee
Benefit Plan and Compensation
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30
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2.25
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Insurance
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35
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2.26
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Compliance
with Laws
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36
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2.27
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Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act
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36
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2.28
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Warranties;
Indemnities
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36
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2.29
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Complete
Copies of Materials
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36
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2.30
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Representations
Complete
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36
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ARTICLE
III -
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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36
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3.1
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Organization,
Standing and Power
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36
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3.2
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Authority
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36
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3.3
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No
Conflict
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37
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3.4
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Consents
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37
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3.5
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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37
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3.6
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Litigation
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37
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3.7
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Funding
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38
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3.8
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Reliance
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38
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ARTICLE
IV -
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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38
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4.1
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Public
Disclosure
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38
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4.2
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Stockholder
Approval
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38
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4.3
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Acquisition
Proposals
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38
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4.4
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Consents
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39
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4.5
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Conduct
of the Business
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40
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4.6
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Employment
Matters
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40
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4.7
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Spreadsheets
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41
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4.8
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Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
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42
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4.9
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Preservation
of Books and Records; Post-Closing Access
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42
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4.10
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Additional
Documents and Further Assurances
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43
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4.11
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Certain
Tax Matters
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43
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4.12
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Supplements
to Disclosure Schedule
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45
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4.13
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Access
and Investigation
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45
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4.14
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Warrant
Termination Agreement
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45
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4.15
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Potential
Section 280G Payments
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45
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ARTICLE
V -
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CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
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46
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5.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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46
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5.2
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Conditions
to Obligation of Parent and Merger Sub
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46
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5.3
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Conditions
to Obligation of Company
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47
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ARTICLE
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CLOSING
DELIVERIES OF THE PARTIES
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48
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6.1
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Closing
Deliveries of the Company
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48
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6.2
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Closing
Deliveries of Parent
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50
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ARTICLE
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; PAYMENT OF LOSSES;
ESCROW
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51
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7.1
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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51
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7.2
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Payment
of Losses of Parent Damaged Parties
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51
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7.3
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Indemnification
of Stockholder Indemnified Parties
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52
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7.4
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Third
Party Claims
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52
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7.5
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Limitations
on Payment for Losses
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54
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7.6
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Escrow
and Expense Funds; Escrow Period; Remedy
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55
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7.7
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Securityholder
Committee
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56
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ARTICLE
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TERMINATION
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58
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8.1
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Termination
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58
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8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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59
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8.3
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Expenses
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59
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ARTICLE
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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59
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9.1
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Definitions
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59
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9.2
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Notices
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68
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9.3
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Interpretation
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70
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9.4
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Counterparts
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70
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9.5
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment; Amendment
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70
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9.6
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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70
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9.7
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Severability
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70
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9.8
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Governing
Law
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71
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9.9
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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71
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9.10
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Waiver
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71
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9.11
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Equitable
Remedies
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71
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INDEX OF
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit
A
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Certificate
of Merger
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Exhibit
B
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Company
Legal Opinion
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Exhibit
C
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Escrow
Agreement
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THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER (the “Agreement”) is made
and entered into as of October 6, 2009 by and among Compuware Corporation, a
Michigan corporation (“Parent”), Compuware
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (“Merger
Sub”), Xxxxx, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and, with
respect to Section
7.7, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx, as
members of the Securityholder Committee. Certain capitalized terms
used herein are defined in Section
9.1.
RECITALS
A. The
Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company believe it is
in the best interests of its corporation and its respective stockholders that
Parent acquire the Company through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company (the “Merger”) and, in
furtherance thereof, have approved the Merger.
B. Pursuant
to the Merger, among other things, and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company
shall be converted into the right to receive the consideration set forth in this
Agreement.
C. A
portion of the consideration otherwise payable by Parent in connection with the
Merger shall be placed in escrow by Parent as security for certain obligations
set forth in this Agreement.
D. The
Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, desire
to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements in
connection with the Merger.
E. Concurrent
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as a material inducement to
Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, each Key Employee has
entered into a confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation and
development agreement to be effective at the Effective Time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other premises set forth
in this Agreement, the mutual benefits to be gained by the performance of such
agreements, covenants and other premises, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged and
accepted, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Merger. At the Effective Time and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the
Delaware General Corporation Law (“Delaware Law”),
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
surviving corporation after the Merger is sometimes referred to hereinafter as
the “Surviving
Corporation.”
1.2 Effective
Time. Unless another time and place is mutually agreed upon in
writing by Parent and the Company, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take
place at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx PLLC, 000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, within two Business Days after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions precedent set forth in Article
V. The date upon which the Closing occurs shall be referred to
herein as the “Closing
Date.” On the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the
Merger to be consummated by filing the Certificate of Merger in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with
the Delaware Secretary of State (the “Certificate of
Merger”), in accordance with the applicable provisions of Delaware Law
(the time of such filing with the Delaware Secretary of State shall be referred
to herein as the “Effective
Time”).
1.3 Effect of the
Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall
be as provided in the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time, except as otherwise agreed to pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all
of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and
Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities
and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and
duties of the Surviving Corporation.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws.
(a) Unless
otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the certificate of
incorporation of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation at
the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with Delaware Law and
as provided in such certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that at
the Effective Time, Article I of the certificate of incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read
substantially as follows (or such other name as determined by Parent in its sole
discretion): “The name of the corporation is Xxxxx,
Inc.”
(b) Unless
otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger
Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time until thereafter amended in
accordance with Delaware Law and as provided in the certificate of incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.
1.5 Directors and Officers of
Surviving Corporation. Unless otherwise determined by Parent
prior to the Effective Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of
the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, each to hold the
office of a director or officer of the Surviving Corporation, as the case may
be, in accordance with the provisions of Delaware Law and the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified, as applicable.
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1.6 Effect of the Merger on the
Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations; Rights of Dissenting
Stockholders.
(a) The
aggregate purchase price for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be $290,000,000, less the amount of
Company Debt outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and less the amount by
which Third Party Expenses exceed $5,000,000 (the “Merger
Consideration”). At Closing, Parent shall (i) pay or cause to
be paid the Merger Consideration, less the Escrow Amount and the Expense Amount,
in accordance with the Paying Agent Spreadsheet and the Optionholder
Spreadsheet; (ii) deposit an amount equal to $29,000,000 (the “Escrow Amount”) into
the Escrow Fund; and (iii) deposit $1,000,000 (the “Expense Amount”) into
the Expense Fund.
(b) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Stockholders, the Optionholders or the
Warrantholder:
(i) each
outstanding share of Company Common Stock (other than a Dissenting Share) will
be converted automatically into and shall thereafter represent the right to
receive, without interest thereon, an amount of cash equal to the Common Price
Per Share;
(ii) each
outstanding share of Class A Convertible Preferred Stock or Class B Convertible
Preferred Stock (other than in each case any Dissenting Share) will be converted
automatically into and shall thereafter represent the right to receive, without
interest thereon, an amount of cash equal to:
(A) the
Common Price Per Share plus
(B) the
Common Price Per Share, multiplied by the quotient of (1) the aggregate amount
of dividends accumulated on such share as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time divided by (2) $1.051;
(iii) each
outstanding share of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock (other than a
Dissenting Share) will be converted automatically into and shall thereafter
represent the right to receive, without interest thereon, an amount of cash
equal to:
(A) the
Common Price Per Share plus
(B) the
Common Price Per Share, multiplied by the quotient of (1) the aggregate amount
of dividends accumulated on such share as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time divided by (2) $1.650;
and
(iv) each
outstanding share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted automatically into
and shall thereafter represent one share of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock that
are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and are held
by any Stockholder who has not voted in favor of or consented to the approval of
this Agreement (a “Dissenting
Stockholder”) and who has the right to demand, and has properly demanded
in writing, an appraisal of such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance
with Section 262 of the Delaware Law (the “Dissenting Shares”)
shall not be converted into the right to receive any portion of the Merger
Consideration, but rather shall be converted into the right to receive such
consideration as may be determined to be due to such Dissenting Stockholder
pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware Law. If, after the Effective
Time, such Dissenting Stockholder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses
any such right to appraisal, each such share of Company Capital Stock of such
Dissenting Stockholder shall no longer be considered a Dissenting Share and
shall be deemed to have converted as of the Effective Time into the right to
receive the portion of the Merger Consideration, without interest, as provided
in Section
1.6(b), pursuant to the exchange procedures set forth in Section
1.9(a). At the Effective Time, all Dissenting Shares shall
automatically be canceled, cease to exist and no longer be outstanding, and each
holder of a stock certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented any Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive either payment of the fair value of such
Dissenting Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the Delaware Law or the
portion of the Merger Consideration provided in Section 1.6(b),
as the case may be, upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with
Section 1.9(a). The
Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of the Company’s receipt of any
demands for appraisal of shares of Company Capital Stock, withdrawals of such
demands and any other instruments served pursuant to the Delaware Law, and
Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to such demands. The Company shall not, except with the
prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to
settle, any such demands or agree to do or commit to do any of the foregoing
except to the extent required by Delaware Law.
1.7 Company
Warrant. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall take all such
actions (including those actions set forth in Section 4.14) as may
be necessary to provide that the Company Warrant, if and to the extent
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be canceled and
terminated as of the Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive,
without interest thereon, that portion of the Merger Consideration equal
to:
(a) (i)
the number of shares of Company Common Stock that would be issuable to the
Warrantholder if, immediately prior to the Effective Time, (A) the Company
Warrant were to be exercised in full and (B) the shares of Class C Convertible
Preferred Stock received upon such exercise were to be converted into Company
Common Stock, multiplied by (ii) the Common Price Per Share, less
(b) the
aggregate exercise price of the Company Warrant.
1.8 Cash-Out of Company Vested
Options; Termination of Plans. Prior to the Closing, the Board
of Directors of the Company shall adopt such resolutions and take all such other
actions as may be necessary to provide that:
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(a) to
the extent determined by such Board, the vesting of one or more Company Options
shall be accelerated as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in order
that those Company Options shall be included in the Company Vested
Options;
(b) each
Company Vested Option shall be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time
in exchange for the right to receive, without interest thereon, that portion of
the Merger Consideration equal to (i) the number of shares of Company Common
Stock for which such Company Vested Option is exercisable immediately prior to
the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the Common Price Per Share less the per share exercise
price of such Company Vested Option;
(c) each
Company Option that is not a Company Vested Option shall be canceled and
terminated as of the Effective Time in accordance with the applicable Plan;
and
(d) each
of the Plans shall be terminated as of the Effective Time.
1.9 Exchange and Payment
Procedures. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall serve as the
Paying Agent for the Merger (the “Paying
Agent”). At the Effective Time, Parent shall make available
(y) to the Paying Agent in accordance with this Article I the portion
of the Merger Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount and
the Expense Amount) into which the Company Capital Stock converts pursuant to
Section 1.6(b)
and the portion of the Merger Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the
Escrow Amount and the Expense Amount) for which the Company Warrant is
exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.7 and (z)
to the Surviving Corporation in accordance with this Article I the portion
of the Merger Consideration (less the pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount and
the Expense Amount) for which the Company Vested Options are exchangeable
pursuant to Section
1.8. Each Stockholder, Optionholder, and Warrantholder shall
be deemed to have contributed a pro rata portion of the Escrow Amount
attributable to the Merger Consideration to the Escrow Fund and a pro rata
portion of the Expense Amount attributable to the Merger Consideration to the
Expense Fund.
(a) Company Capital
Stock. Upon surrender by a Stockholder to the Paying Agent of
one or more certificates that represented shares of Company Capital Stock
converted pursuant to Section 1.6(b)
(“Company Stock
Certificates”), together with a letter of transmittal prepared by the
Company (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss
and title to the Company Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of
the Company Stock Certificates to the Paying Agent and shall have such other
provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) (a “Letter of
Transmittal”), duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the
instructions thereto, the Paying Agent shall pay to such Stockholder, in
exchange for such Company Stock Certificates, cash in an amount equal to that
portion of the Merger Consideration to which such Stockholder is entitled
pursuant to Section
1.6(b) (less the portion of such cash amount to be deposited in the
Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on such Stockholder’s behalf pursuant to Section 7.6),
and each Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be cancelled as of the
later of (x) the date of such surrender and (y) the Effective
Time. Each payment to a Stockholder pursuant to the preceding
sentence with respect to a properly surrendered Company Stock Certificate shall
be made (i) within two Business Days after the later of the Closing Date
and the receipt by the Paying Agent of such Company Stock Certificate and (ii)
by check mailed to the address of such Stockholder specified in the Letter of
Transmittal delivered with such Company Stock Certificate, except that any
payment in excess of $1,000,000 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by such Stockholder in such Letter of
Transmittal.
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(b) Company Vested
Options. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall send
to each Optionholder any necessary instructions for effecting the cancellation
of Company Vested Options in exchange for a portion of the Merger Consideration
in accordance with Section 1.8, which
instructions shall include a request for a release (in a form reasonably
acceptable to Parent) confirming that such Optionholder has no right to receive
any other capital stock or capital stock-equivalents from the Company, including
under any employment agreement or Plan. Upon compliance by such
Optionholder with any Company instructions for effecting the cancellation of
Company Vested Options, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to such
Optionholder, in exchange for the agreement representing such Company Vested
Options, cash in an amount equal to that portion of the Merger Consideration
that such Optionholder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.8 (less the
portion of such cash amount to be deposited in the Escrow Fund and the Expense
Fund on such Optionholder’s behalf pursuant to Section 7.6). Each
payment to a Optionholder pursuant to the preceding sentence with respect to a
properly surrendered agreement representing Company Vested Options shall be made
(i) within two Business Days after the later of the Closing Date and the
receipt by the Company of such agreement and (ii) by check mailed to the address
specified by such Optionholder in accordance with the instructions provided by
the Company or through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll system.
(c) Company
Warrant. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall send
to the Warrantholder any necessary instructions for effecting the cancellation
of the Company Warrant in exchange for a portion of the Merger Consideration in
accordance with Section 1.7, which
instructions shall include a request for a release (in a form reasonably
acceptable to Parent) confirming that the Warrantholder has no right to receive
any other capital stock or capital stock-equivalents from the
Company. Upon compliance by the Warrantholder with any Company
instructions for effecting the cancellation of the Company Warrant, or, if the
Warrantholder has executed and delivered the Warrant Termination Agreement, upon
surrender to the Paying Agent of such Warrant Termination Agreement, the Paying
Agent shall pay to the Warrantholder, in exchange for the Company Warrant, cash
in an amount equal to that portion of the Merger Consideration that the
Warrantholder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.7 (less the
portion of such cash amount to be deposited in the Escrow Fund and the Expense
Fund on the Warrantholder’s behalf pursuant to Section 7.6). The
payment to the Warrantholder pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made
(i) within two Business Days after the later of the Closing Date and the
receipt by the Company of the Company Warrant and (ii) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account designated by the Warrantholder in
the Warrant Termination Agreement, or if the Warrantholder has not executed and
delivered the Warrant Termination Agreement, in accordance with the
instructions provided by the Company
(d) Rights Until
Surrendered. Until surrendered in accordance with this Section 1.9, each
outstanding Company Stock Certificate, each Company Vested Option and the
Company Warrant will be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all
corporate purposes, to evidence the right to receive the applicable portion of
the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Sections 1.6(b),
1.7 and 1.8.
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(e) No
Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 1.9,
neither the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation, nor any party hereto shall
be liable to a Stockholder, an Optionholder or the Warrantholder for any amount
properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
(f) Withholding
Taxes. The Company and, on its behalf, Parent, the Paying
Agent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from any Merger Consideration otherwise payable or deliverable pursuant to this
Agreement to any Stockholder, any Optionholder or the Warrantholder such amounts
as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under any provision of
federal, state, local or foreign Tax law or under any other applicable legal
requirement of a Governmental Entity. To the extent such amounts are
so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under
this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would
otherwise have been paid.
(g) No Further Ownership
Rights. The portion of the Merger Consideration paid in
respect of the conversion of shares of Company Capital Stock or in exchange for
Company Vested Options or the Company Warrant, and the deposit of the related
pro rata Escrow Amount into the Escrow Fund and the related pro rata Expense
Amount into the Expense Fund in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
deemed to be full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of
Company Capital Stock, such Company Vested Options and the Company Warrant (as
the case may be), 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. If, after
the Effective Time, Company Stock Certificates or agreements representing
Company Vested Options or the Company Warrant are presented to the Surviving
Corporation for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in
this Section
1.9.
(h) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates.
(i) In
the event any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Paying Agent shall pay to the record holder of such Company Stock
Certificate the Merger Consideration into which the shares of Company Capital
Stock represented by such Company Stock Certificate have been converted pursuant
to Section
1.6(b), upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by such record
holder.
(ii) In
the event the Company Warrant shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the
Paying Agent shall pay to the Warrantholder the Merger Consideration for which
the Company Warrant is exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.7, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the Warrantholder.
(iii) In
the event any agreement representing Company Vested Options shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Surviving Corporation shall pay to the holder of
such Company Vested Options the Merger Consideration for which such Company
Vested Options are exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.8, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by such holder.
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(iv) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the
payment of any such Merger Consideration pursuant to the preceding clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii), require the holder to provide an indemnification agreement with
respect to the lost certificate in form and substance reasonably acceptable to
Parent, against any claim that may be made against Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent with respect to a Company Stock Certificate, the
Company Warrant or agreement representing Company Vested Options.
1.10 Rounding
Adjustments. The amount of cash into which shares of Company
Capital Stock held by a Stockholder are convertible pursuant to Section 1.6(b), the
amount of cash for which the Company Warrant is convertible pursuant to Section 1.7 and the
amount of cash for which Company Vested Options held by an Optionholder are
exchangeable pursuant to Section 1.8 shall be
subject to rounding by the Company to the nearest one cent, in connection with
the preparation of the Paying Agent Spreadsheet and the Optionholder
Spreadsheet, in order that the amount of cash into which all Company Capital
Stock is convertible and for which all Company Vested Options and the Company
Warrant are exercisable shall, in the aggregate, equal the Merger
Consideration. In addition, the amount of Merger Consideration paid
to, and the amounts deposited in the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on behalf
of, a Stockholder, an Optionholder or the Warrantholder pursuant to Section 1.9 shall be
subject to rounding by the Company to the nearest one cent, in connection with
the preparation of the Paying Agent Spreadsheet and the Optionholder
Spreadsheet, in order that the amounts of cash deposited pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement on behalf of all Stockholders, all Optionholders and the Warrantholder
shall result in (a) an aggregate amount equal to $29,000,000.00 being deposited
in the Escrow Fund and (b) an aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 being deposited
in the Expense Fund.
1.11 Taking of Necessary Action;
Further Action. If at any time after the Effective Time, any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, and the officers and directors of the Company,
Parent and Merger Sub are fully authorized in the name of their respective
corporations to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so
long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company hereby represents and warrants
to Parent and Merger Sub, as set forth in this Article
II. The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged to correspond to
the representations and warranties in Article II, and the
disclosure in any portion of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify the
corresponding provision in this Article II and any
other provision of this Article II to which
it is reasonably apparent on its face that such disclosure
relates.
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2.1 Organization of the
Company. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Company has all requisite corporate power to own its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted and as
currently contemplated to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified
or licensed to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the character or location of its assets or properties
(whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its business make such
qualifications necessary, except where failures to be so qualified, licensed or
in good standing would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
material effect on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to operate in
the Ordinary Course. Each such jurisdiction in which the Company is
so qualified or licensed and is in good standing is set forth in Section 2.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Company has delivered a true and correct
copy of its certificate of incorporation, as amended to date (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”), and bylaws, as amended to date, each in full force and
effect on the date hereof (collectively, the “Charter Documents”),
to Parent. Section 2.1 of
the Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of the Company as of
the date hereof. The operations now being conducted by the Company
are not now and have never been conducted by the Company under any other
name. Section 2.1 of
the Disclosure Schedule also lists every state or foreign jurisdiction in which
the Company has employees or facilities.
2.2 Company Capital
Structure.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 43,305,513 shares of Company
Capital Stock consisting of (i) 30,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par
value per share (“Company Common
Stock”), of which 3,107,934 shares are issued and outstanding; (ii)
249,492 shares designated as class A convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par
value per share (“Class A Convertible
Preferred Stock”), of which 249,490 shares are issued and outstanding;
(iii) 7,185,658 shares designated as class B convertible preferred stock, $0.001
par value per share (“Class B Convertible
Preferred Stock”), all of which are issued and outstanding; and (iv)
5,870,363 shares designated as class C convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par
value per share (“Class C Convertible
Preferred Stock” and collectively with the Class A Convertible Preferred
Stock and Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), of
which 5,633,998 shares are issued and outstanding. The Company has no
other capital stock authorized, issued or outstanding. The rights,
privileges and preferences of the Preferred Stock are as stated in the Charter
Documents. The Company Capital Stock is held by the Stockholders in
the amounts set forth in Section 2.2(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule. The Stockholders identified as “Key
Stockholders” in Section 2.2(a)
of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Key Stockholders”)
hold shares of Company Capital Stock representing, in the aggregate, in excess
of 87.5% of the Company Capital Stock on an as-converted basis, as of the date
hereof. All outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock have been
duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are not
subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Charter Documents, or any
Contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. No
Stockholder has exercised any right of redemption, if any, and the Company has
not received notice that any Stockholder intends to exercise such
rights. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with
respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any issued shares of Company Capital
Stock. None of the outstanding Company Capital Stock or other
securities of the Company was issued in violation of any applicable state,
federal or foreign securities laws.
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(b) Except
for the Plans, the Company has never adopted, sponsored or maintained any stock
option plan or any similar plan providing for the issuance of equity securities
to any employees or directors of, or consultants to, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Section 2.2(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for each outstanding Company Option, the
name of the individual holding such Company Option, the domicile address of such
holder, the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise
of such Company Option, the exercise price of such Company Option, whether such
Company Option is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in
Section 422 of the Code, and whether such Company Option is a Company
Vested Option. Section 2.2(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule also identifies each Company Vested Option for which
vesting was accelerated in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, other than pursuant to contractual rights in existence as of
September 15, 2009 (each an “Accelerated Company Vested
Option”). Each outstanding Company Option was granted with an
exercise price per share equal to or greater than fair market value (as such
term is used in Code Section 409) and the Department of Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder) of the shares of
Company Common Stock underlying such Company Option on the grant date thereof
and was otherwise issued in compliance with all applicable laws. The
Company Warrant (a true and complete copy of which has been made available to
Parent prior to the date hereof) is held by the Warrantholder and 236,364 shares
of Class C Convertible Preferred Stock may be acquired upon exercise of the
Company Warrant at an exercise price of $1.65 per share.
(c) Except
for the Company Options (which shall terminate pursuant to Section 1.8) and
the Company Warrant (which shall terminate pursuant to Section 1.7) and
except as contemplated by this Agreement, there are no options, warrants, calls,
rights (including any stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or
other similar rights), convertible securities or other Contracts of any
character, written or oral, to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or
redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any
shares of Company Capital Stock or obligating the Company to grant, extend,
accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call, right, convertible security or other
Contract. There are no outstanding debt securities of the
Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting stock of the Company or voting by a
director of the Company. There are no Contracts to which the Company
is a party relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements
relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of
any Company Capital Stock.
2.3 Anti-takeover
Statutes. No anti-takeover or similar statute or regulation
under Delaware Law applies to any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No other “control share acquisition,” “fair price,”
“moratorium” or similar anti-takeover laws or regulations enacted under Delaware
Law apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.4 Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 2.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each Subsidiary of the Company (a) its name
and jurisdiction of incorporation or other formation, (b) the number of
authorized shares for each class of its capital stock, and (c) the number of
issued and outstanding shares of each class of its capital stock, the names of
the holders thereof, and the number of shares held by each
holder. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has
any right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any outstanding capital stock of,
or other equity interests in, any Person other than a Subsidiary of the
Company.
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(b) All
of the issued and outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the
Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Company holds of record and beneficially all of
the outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company free and
clear of any and all Liens. None of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of any of the Subsidiaries of the Company has been issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or applicable law. There are no
outstanding (i) securities of any Subsidiary of the Company convertible
into, or exchangeable or exercisable for any of the capital stock of such
Subsidiary, (ii) options, warrants to purchase or subscribe, or other rights to
acquire from any Subsidiary of the Company any capital stock or other equity
securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
capital stock or other equity securities of such Subsidiary, or rights of first
refusal or first offer relating to any capital stock or other equity securities
of any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness or debt securities of any Subsidiary of the Company having the
right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the
right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of such Subsidiary may
vote. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization. Each Subsidiary of the Company has all requisite
corporate power to own its properties and assets and to carry on its business as
currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be
conducted. Each Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified or
licensed to do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which the character or location of its assets or properties
(whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its business make such
qualifications necessary. The Company has delivered a true and
correct copy of each of its Subsidiaries’ charter documents, as amended to date
(the “Subsidiary
Charter Documents”), each in full force and effect on the date hereof, to
Parent.
2.5 Authority. The
Company has all requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject only to the
approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Stockholders, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. The Company’s Board of
Directors has (a) unanimously approved and declared the advisability of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) unanimously resolved
to recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the
Merger by the Stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by principles of public policy and subject to the
laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of
debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies.
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2.6 No
Conflict. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not, contravene, conflict with or result in any violation of or default
under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right
of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or
loss of any benefit or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien under
(any such event, a “Conflict”)
(i) any provision of the Charter Documents or Subsidiary Charter Documents,
(ii) any Material Contract, or (iii) any judgment, injunction, order, decree,
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of
its properties (whether tangible or intangible) or assets.
2.7 Consents. No
consent, notice, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or
other federal, state, county, local or other foreign governmental authority,
instrumentality, agency or commission (each, a “Governmental
Entity”), or any other third party, is required to be made, or obtained
by the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for
(i) such consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the HSR Act and
any other antitrust or other competition laws of other jurisdictions and
(ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of
State.
2.8 Company Financial
Statements.
(a) Section 2.8 of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the Company’s (i) audited consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statement of
operations, consolidated statement of redeemable convertible preferred stock and
stockholders’ deficit and comprehensive income (loss), and consolidated
statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008, with the
corresponding report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent
registered public accounting firm (the “Company’s Auditors”)
(the “Year-End
Financials”), and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2009 (the “Balance Sheet Date”),
and the related consolidated statement of operations, consolidated statement of
redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit and
comprehensive income (loss), and consolidated statement of cash flows for the
six-months ended June 30, 2009 (the “Interim
Financials”). The Year-End Financials and the Interim
Financials (collectively, the “Financials”) and have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout
the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to the Financials,
except that the Interim Financials do not contain footnotes and other
presentation items that may be required by GAAP). The Financials
present fairly in all material respects the Company’s consolidated financial
position as of the dates indicated and its consolidated operating results and
cash flows for the periods indicated, subject in the case of the Interim
Financials to normal year-end adjustments, which are not material in amount or
significance in any individual case or in the aggregate. The
Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date is
referred to hereinafter as the “Current Balance
Sheet.”
(b) There
are no “off balance sheet” arrangements (as defined in Item 303(c) of Regulation
S-K of the Securities and Exchange Commission) effected by the Company or its
Subsidiaries. The Company’s Auditors, which has expressed its opinion
with respect to the Year-End Financials (including the related notes), is and
has been throughout the periods covered by such financial statements (y) a
registered public accounting firm (as defined in Section 2(a)(12) of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) and (z) “independent” with respect to the Company
within the meaning of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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(c) Since
December 31, 2008, (i) neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any
director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge
of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or
oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies
or methods of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or its internal accounting
controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that
the Company or its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or
auditing practices, and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or its
Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, has
reported evidence of a violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or
similar violation by the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their officers,
directors, employees or agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the
Company or its Subsidiaries.
2.9 Internal
Controls. Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its Subsidiaries maintain, and since
January 1, 2006 have maintained, accurate books and records reflecting their
consolidated assets and liabilities and maintain proper and adequate internal
accounting controls which provide assurance that (i) transactions are executed
with management’s authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and
to maintain accountability for the Company’s consolidated assets; (iii) access
to the Company’s consolidated assets is permitted only in accordance with
management’s authorization; (iv) the reporting of the Company’s consolidated
assets is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; and
(v) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded
accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the
collection thereof on a current and timely basis.
2.10 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. (i) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim,
deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any type or kind whatsoever, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, determined, determinable, matured, unmatured or
otherwise (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in
accordance with GAAP), and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no
existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be
expected to result in such liability, which, individually or in the aggregate,
in the case of clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.10
(x) exceeds $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate, (y) has not
been reflected in the Current Balance Sheet (if required by GAAP to be so
reflected), or (z) has not arisen in the Ordinary Course since the Balance
Sheet Date and prior to the date hereof.
2.11 No
Changes. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, from the
Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, the Company and its Subsidiaries
have operated their business only in the Ordinary Course and there has not been,
occurred or arisen any:
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(a) amendment
or change to the Charter Documents or the Subsidiary Charter
Documents;
(b) amendment
of any term of any outstanding security of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
other than amendments of vesting periods of the Accelerated Company Vested
Options in contemplation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(c) expenditure
or transaction with a monetary commitment by the Company or its Subsidiaries
exceeding $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate with respect to any
single Person;
(d) settlement,
discharge, waiver, release or satisfaction of any claim, liability or obligation
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise of the
Company or its Subsidiaries) exceeding $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the
aggregate with respect to any single Person, other than any such settlement,
discharge, waiver, release or satisfaction entered into in the Ordinary Course
on terms that were consistent in all material respects with previously existing
Contract provisions;
(e) destruction
of, damage to, or loss of any assets (whether tangible or intangible) of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, resulting in a loss of more than $75,000 (whether
or not covered by insurance);
(f) material
employment dispute, including claims or matters raised by any individuals or any
workers’ representative organization, bargaining unit or union regarding labor
trouble or claim of wrongful discharge or other unlawful employment or labor
practice or action with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(g) change
in accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or
amortization policies or rates) by the Company or its Subsidiaries other than as
required by GAAP;
(h) change
in any material election in respect of Taxes, adoption or change in any
accounting method in respect of Taxes, agreement or settlement of any claim or
assessment in respect of Taxes, or extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries;
(i) revaluation
by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any asset (whether tangible or
intangible), including writing down the value of inventory or writing off a note
or an accounts receivable, in an amount exceeding $75,000;
(j) declaration,
setting aside or payment of a dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
stock or property) in respect of any Company Capital Stock, or any split,
combination or reclassification in respect of any shares of Company Capital
Stock, or any issuance or authorization of any issuance of any other securities
in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of Company Capital
Stock, or any direct or indirect repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition by
the Company or its Subsidiaries of any shares of Company Capital Stock (or
options, warrants or other rights convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable
therefor);
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(k) material
increase in the salary or other compensation payable or to become payable by the
Company or its Subsidiaries to any officer, director or employee, or the
declaration, payment, commitment or obligation of any kind for the payment
(whether in cash or equity) by the Company or its Subsidiaries of a severance
payment, termination payment or special bonus to any such officer, director or
employee;
(l) entry
into (or termination, extension, amendment or modification of the terms of) any
Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or
any of their assets (whether tangible or intangible) are bound, other than
Contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course;
(m) sale,
lease, license or other disposition of any of the assets (whether tangible or
intangible) or properties of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including the sale
of any accounts receivable of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any creation
of any security interest in such assets or properties, other than any such
disposition made in the Ordinary Course or involving receipt of less than
$100,000;
(n) loan
by the Company or its Subsidiaries to any Person, purchase by the Company or its
Subsidiaries of any debt securities of any Person, or capital contributions to
investment in any Person;
(o) creation
or other incurrence by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any Lien on any of
their assets;
(p) incurring
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any indebtedness for borrowed
money, amendment of the terms of any outstanding loan agreement, guaranteeing by
the Company or its Subsidiaries of any such indebtedness, issuance or sale of
any debt securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries or guaranteeing of any
debt securities of others;
(q) commencement
or settlement of any lawsuit by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or
commencement, settlement, written notice or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threat of any lawsuit or proceeding or other investigation against the Company
or its Subsidiaries or their affairs;
(r) notice
of any claim or potential claim of ownership, interest or right by any Person
other than the Company or its Subsidiaries in or to the Intellectual Property
owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or of infringement by the Company or
its Subsidiaries of any other Person’s Intellectual Property;
(s) issuance,
grant, delivery or sale by the Company of any shares of Company Capital Stock or
securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of
Company Capital Stock, or any securities, warrants, options or rights to
purchase any of the foregoing, other than shares of Company Common Stock issued
upon exercise of options outstanding as of the Balance Sheet Date;
(t) (i) sale
or license of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries
or execution of any Contract with respect to Intellectual Property owned or
exclusively licensed by the Company or its Subsidiaries with any Person, other
than any such sale or license entered into in the Ordinary Course,
(ii) purchase or license of any Intellectual Property or execution of any
Contract with respect to the Intellectual Property of any Person, other than in
connection with a purchase or license of “off-the-shelf” software,
(iii) Contract with respect to the development of any Intellectual Property
with a third party, (iv) material change in pricing or royalties set or
charged by the Company or its Subsidiaries to its customers or licensees, or (v)
material change in pricing or royalties set or charged by Persons who have
licensed Intellectual Property to the Company or its
Subsidiaries;
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(u) Contract
or modification to any Contract pursuant to which any other party was granted
marketing, distribution, development, manufacturing or similar rights of any
type or scope with respect to any Company Products or any Intellectual Property
of the Company, in each case other than in the Ordinary Course;
(v) event,
occurrence, development, state of circumstances, facts, or condition of any
character that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(w) any
Contract to purchase or sell any interest in real property, grant any Lien on
any real property, enter into any lease, sublease, license or other occupancy
agreement with respect to any real property or alter, amend, modify or terminate
any of the terms of any Lease Agreement;
(x) acquisition
of or Contract to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing all
or substantially all of the assets or equity securities of, or by any other
manner, any business or corporation, partnership, association or other business
organization or division thereof, or other acquisition of or Contract to
acquire, other than in the Ordinary Course, assets or equity securities that are
or would be material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries;
(y) cancellation,
amendment or renewal of any insurance policy; and
(z) agreement
by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any officer or employee on behalf of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, to do any of the things described in the preceding
clauses (a) through (x) of this Section 2.11.
2.12 Accounts
Receivable. Section 2.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all accounts receivable of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date, together with an aging schedule
indicating a range of days elapsed since invoice.
2.13 Tax
Matters.
(a) Definition of
Taxes. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Tax” or,
collectively, “Taxes” shall mean (i)
any and all federal, state, local and foreign Taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities, including, but not
limited to, Taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits,
sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,
withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property Taxes as well
as public imposts, fees and social security charges (including, but not limited
to, health, unemployment, workers’ compensation and pension insurance), together
with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts,
(ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in
clause (i) of this Section 2.13(a) as a
result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group for any period, and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of
the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.13(a) as a
result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person or as
a result of any obligation under any Contract with any other Person with respect
to such amounts and including any liability for Taxes of a predecessor
entity.
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(b) Tax Returns and
Audits.
(i) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have (a) prepared and timely filed all federal,
state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports
required to be filed (“Returns”) relating to
any and all Taxes concerning or attributable to the Company or its Subsidiaries
or their operations and such Returns are true and correct and have been or will
be completed in accordance with applicable law, and (b) timely paid in full all
Taxes due and payable by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(ii) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have withheld or paid to the appropriate
authorities or depositories, with respect to their employees and other third
parties, all federal, state and foreign income taxes and social security charges
and similar fees, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Federal Unemployment Tax
Act and other Taxes required to be so withheld or paid.
(iii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is now delinquent in the payment of any Tax,
nor is there any Tax deficiency outstanding, assessed or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, proposed against the Company or its Subsidiaries. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have not executed any waiver of any statute of
limitations (that has not expired) extending the period for the assessment or
collection of any Tax.
(iv) To
the Knowledge of the Company, no audit or other examination of any Return of the
Company or its Subsidiaries is currently in progress, nor has the Company or its
Subsidiaries been notified in writing of any request for such an audit or other
examination that remains outstanding as of the date hereof.
(v) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries had any liability for unpaid Taxes as of the
Balance Sheet Date that were not accrued or reserved on the Current Balance
Sheet, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise, and the Company
and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability for Taxes since the Balance
Sheet Date other than in the Ordinary Course.
(vi) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have provided or made available to Parent or its
legal counsel copies of all material Returns (as listed in Section 2.13(b)(vi)
of the Disclosure Schedule) filed for all periods since January 1,
2004.
(vii) There
are (and immediately following the Effective Time there will be) no Liens on the
assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries relating to or attributable to
Taxes. The Company has no Knowledge of any basis for the assertion of
any claim relating or attributable to Taxes, which, if adversely determined,
would result in any Lien on the assets of the Company.
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(viii) None
of the Company’s assets is treated as “tax exempt use property,” within the
meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.
(ix) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have (a) ever been (1) a member of an
affiliated group (within the meaning of Code §1504(a)) filing a consolidated
federal income Tax Return (other than a group of which the Company was the
common parent), (2) a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification or allocation
Contract, or (3) a party to any joint venture, partnership, limited liability
company or other arrangement that could be treated as a partnership for Tax
purposes or (b) liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Company or its
Subsidiaries), under Treasury Regulation § 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or
otherwise.
(x) The
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ Tax basis in their assets for purposes of
determining their future amortization, depreciation and other income Tax
deductions is accurately reflected on their Tax Books and Records.
(xi) The
Company is not and has not been, at any time, a “United States Real Property
Holding Corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(xii) No
adjustment relating to any Return that has been filed by the Company or its
Subsidiaries and for which the period for the making of such adjustment has not
expired by the application of a statute of limitation, has been proposed in
writing to the Company by any Tax authority.
(xiii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended
to qualify for tax free treatment under Section 355 of the Code (x) in the two
years prior to the date of this Agreement or (y) in a distribution which could
otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the
Merger.
(xiv) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have engaged in a transaction that is the same
or substantially similar to one of the types of transactions that the Internal
Revenue Service has determined to be a Tax avoidance transaction and identified
by notice, regulation, or other form of published guidance as a listed
transaction, as set forth in Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4(b)(2).
(xv) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice of a claim made by
a Tax authority in a jurisdiction where it does not currently file Returns that
it is or may be subject to Taxation by that jurisdiction.
(xvi) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries has in effect any power of attorney (or similar
authority) as to any matters regarding Taxes that will remain in effect as of
the Effective Time.
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(xvii) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries will 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 the occurrence
or existence of any of the following prior to Closing Date (A) a change in
method of accounting for a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or
prior to the Closing Date, (B) any “closing agreement” as described in Section
7121 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax
law), (C) any intercompany transaction or any excess loss account as described
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19 (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign Tax law), (D) any installment sale or open transaction
or (E) as a result of any prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(xviii) Section 2.13(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, by the Tax years in which they arose, the
amounts of any unused United States federal net operating loss or net capital
loss allocable to the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31,
2008. Except as described in Section 2.13(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, the Company
will not have undergone an “ownership change” under Section 382(g) of the
Code.
(xix) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all required Forms 5471 and foreign bank
account reporting forms.
2.14 Restrictions on Business
Activities. There is no Contract (non-competition or
otherwise), judgment, injunction, order or decree to which the Company or its
Subsidiaries is a party which has or would reasonably be expected to have the
effect of prohibiting any material business practice of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, the conduct of business by the Company or its Subsidiaries in the
Ordinary Course, or otherwise limiting the freedom of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or to compete with any
Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract under which
the Company or its Subsidiaries is restricted from selling, licensing, or
otherwise distributing any of their technology or products or from providing
services to customers or potential customers or any class of customers, in any
geographic area, during any period of time, or in any segment of the
market.
2.15 Real Property; Condition of
Equipment;
Customer Information.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property, nor has the
Company or its Subsidiaries ever owned any real property. Section 2.15(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all real property currently leased,
subleased or licensed by or from the Company or its Subsidiaries or otherwise
used or occupied by the Company or its Subsidiaries for the operation of the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Leased Real
Property”), and, for each parcel of Leased Real Property (other than
leases that relate to real property used for the co-location of computer
systems), the name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor or lessee,
the date and term of the lease, license, sublease or other occupancy right and
each amendment thereto and, with respect to any current lease, license, sublease
or other occupancy right the aggregate annual rental payable
thereunder.
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(b) The
Company has provided Parent true, correct and complete copies of all lease
guaranties, subleases, and Contracts for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or
otherwise granting a right in or relating to each Leased Real Property,
including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof that are
currently in effect (“Lease
Agreements”). All of the Lease Agreements are valid and
effective in accordance with their respective terms. There is not,
under any of the Lease Agreements, any existing event of default (or event which
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) on the part
of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
other party thereto. Since January 1, 2006, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of a default, alleged failure to
perform, or any offset or counterclaim with respect to any Lease Agreement,
which has not been fully remedied and withdrawn. The Closing will not
affect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ continued use and possession of the
Leased Real Property for the conduct of business in the Ordinary
Course. The Company or its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful and
undisturbed possession, in all material respects, under each of the Lease
Agreements. There are no other parties occupying, or with a right to
occupy, any Leased Real Property. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries owes any brokerage commissions or finders fees with respect to any
Leased Real Property or would owe any such fees if any existing Lease Agreement
were renewed pursuant to any renewal options contained in such Lease
Agreement.
(c) Each
Leased Real Property is in good operating condition and repair, free from
structural, physical and mechanical defects, ordinary wear and tear excepted, is
maintained in a manner consistent with standards generally followed with respect
to similar properties, and is otherwise suitable for the conduct of the business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course. To the
Knowledge of the Company, the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries on
each Leased Real Property, including the improvements thereon, does not violate
in any material respect any applicable building code, zoning requirement or
statute relating to such Leased Real Property or operations thereon, and any
such non-violation is not dependent on so-called non-conforming use
exceptions.
(d) Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case
of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its
tangible properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, free and clear of any
Liens, except as reflected in the Current Balance Sheet.
(e) Section 2.15(e)
of the Disclosure Schedule lists all material items of equipment owned or leased
by the Company or its Subsidiaries, and such equipment is (i) adequate for
the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary
Course, and (ii) in good operating condition, regularly and properly
maintained, subject to normal wear and tear.
2.16 Intellectual
Property.
(a) “Intellectual
Property” means:
(i) any
know-how, invention (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), and improvement to any invention;
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(ii) any
trademark, service xxxx, trade dress, logo, trade name, corporate name, domain
name, website, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or other internet address,
telephone or fax number, whether or not registered, together with all goodwill
associated therewith and including any translation, adaptation, derivation, or
combination;
(iii) any
copyrightable work (including advertising and promotional materials, catalogs,
logo designs, software, compilations of data, and website content);
(iv) any
trade secret or confidential or proprietary business information (including any
idea, research and development, know-how, formula, composition, manufacturing
and production process or technique, technical data, design, layout, plan,
proposal, drawing, specification, customer or supplier list, pricing and cost
information, specifically including by means of example any technical, business
or marketing data, plan or proposal);
(v) any
industrial designs;
(vi) any
mask works;
(vii) any
computer software and systems implemented using software (whether in general
release or under planning, research or development), including, without
limitation, source code, object code, files, records and databases and all
related data and related documentation;
(viii) any
copies or tangible embodiment of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or
medium and all files relating thereto.
“Intellectual Property
Rights” means and includes all rights of the following types, which may
exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world: (a) rights
associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights,
copyrights, moral rights, and mask works; (b) trademark and trade name
rights and similar rights; (c) trade secret rights; (d) patents and industrial
property rights; (e) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property of every
kind and nature; and (f) all registrations, renewals, extensions, continuations,
divisions, or reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to
in clauses (a) through (f) above.
(b) (i) The Company or its
Subsidiaries own, or are licensed for, and in any event possess sufficient and
legally enforceable rights with respect to, all Intellectual Property and
Intellectual Property Rights that are used or exploited in, or that are
necessary to conduct, the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as it is
conducted as of the date of this Agreement.
(ii) To
their Knowledge, the Company or its Subsidiaries owned, or were licensed for,
and in any event possessed sufficient and legally enforceable rights with
respect to, all Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights that were
used or exploited in the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries at the
time they were used or exploited.
(iii) The
Company or its Subsidiaries have all rights necessary to commercially exploit
any products or service offerings under development, or contemplated to be
developed, as of the date of this Agreement, for commercial release within 12
months of the Closing Date.
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(iv) The
Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights described in Sections 2.16(b)(i)
and 2.16(b)(iii) are the
“Operationally-Required
IP”.
(v) Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for the Intellectual Property Rights owned
by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, a complete and accurate list of all
of the following Intellectual Property Rights of the Company and its
Subsidiaries: (1) patents and patent applications, (2) trademark and
service xxxx registrations and applications therefor, (3) unregistered
trademarks and service marks, (4) domain names, and (5) copyright registrations
and applications therefor; indicating for each, where applicable, (i) the
jurisdiction, (ii) the patent, registration, or application number, (iii) the
date issued, (iv) the date filed, and (v) the owner of record. The
Intellectual Property Rights that are registered with, applied for from, or
specifically granted or cataloged by, a Governmental Entity or other recognized
registry, constitute the “Registered Intellectual
Property.”
(vi) Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule also sets forth as of the date of this Agreement a
complete and accurate list of all license Contracts granting any right to use or
practice any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights, whether the
Company or a Subsidiary is the licensee or licensor thereunder and whether
written or otherwise, and any written consent to use, settlement or other
Contracts relating to any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights
to which the Company or a Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound (other than
those license Contracts (A) in the form of the Company’s or Subsidiary’s
standard form of Contract, including with those modifications generally agreed
to by the Company or its Subsidiary in the Ordinary Course, that involves
payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of less than $100,000, (B)
granting non-exclusive rights to the Company or any Subsidiary to use software
or other Intellectual Property on the licensor’s non-negotiated commercial
off-the-shelf terms available to licensees in the market generally or (C)
confidentiality or nondisclosure Contracts permitting access to the confidential
information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for review or evaluation
and not for productive, commercial use) (collectively (A), (B), and (C), the
“Standard
Agreements”), (collectively, the “License Agreements”),
indicating for each the title, the parties, and the date executed.
(c) The
Company has delivered, or has caused to be delivered, to the Parent correct,
complete, and fully executed copies of all the License Agreements and all
ancillary documents pertaining thereto (including, without limitation, all
amendments, consents and evidence of commencement dates and expiration
dates). With respect to each of the License Agreements, the Company
represents and warrants that as of the date of this Agreement:
(i) the
License Agreements, together with any and all ancillary documents pertaining
thereto, subject to the laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency and the relief of debtors, and rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, will continue to be
legal, valid, binding, and enforceable and in full force and effect according to
its terms on terms identical to those currently in effect immediately upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
consummation of such transactions will not constitute a breach or default under
such License Agreement or otherwise give any party to the License Agreement
other than the Company or its Subsidiaries a right to terminate such
license;
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(ii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of termination
or cancellation under such License Agreement, nor any notice evidenced in
writing of a breach or default under such License Agreement which has not been
cured and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sublicensed or
granted any of the licensed rights to another party in violation of the License
Agreement; and
(iii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the Company any
other party to such license, is in breach or default in any material respect and
to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that, with notice or
lapse of time would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination,
modification, or acceleration under such License Agreement.
(d) Section 2.16(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list (by name and
version number) of all product and service offerings (including software) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries that have been offered, licensed, sold, or
otherwise been made available in return for consideration, to third parties by
the Company or its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2008 (collectively, the “Company
Products”).
(e) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, have all right, title, and interest in and to the
Operationally-Required IP owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, free
and clear of any Liens (other than licenses granted in the Ordinary Course) and,
for such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights that are
Registered Intellectual Property, the Company and/or one or more of its
Subsidiaries is listed in the records of the appropriate federal, state or
foreign agency as the sole owner of record for each patent, registration, or
application listed on Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule. In each case in which the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable, has acquired, other than through a license or other
right of use, any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights from any
Person, the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has obtained a valid and
enforceable assignment sufficient to irrevocably transfer all rights in and to
such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, as applicable.
(f) As
of the date of this Agreement, the Registered Intellectual Property has not been
cancelled, expired, or abandoned, and the Registered Intellectual Property
(other than applications for any Registered Intellectual Property) is valid and
subsisting, in full force and effect. No claim evidenced by a writing
has been made, asserted, or to the Knowledge of the Company threatened, or is
pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based upon, challenging
or seeking to deny or restrict the use or exploitation by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries of any of the Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property
Rights owned or, to the Knowledge of the Company based on notice from the
applicable licensor evidenced by a writing, licensed by the Company or any of it
Subsidiaries. Other than ex parte prosecution of patent, trademark,
service xxxx or copyright applications, there are no proceedings or actions
pending before any court or government agency (including the United States
Patent and Trademark Office or similar foreign government agencies) related to
any of the Registered Intellectual Property owned by Company or its
Subsidiaries. There are no actions that must be taken within 180 days
of the date of this Agreement, including the payment of any registration,
maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any response to an official action
of a court or government agency (including the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or similar foreign government agencies) or the filing of any
application for the purpose of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving or
renewing any of the Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights owned
by the Company or its Subsidiaries. Other than a single new product
clearance opinion as disclosed to the Parent, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries obtained or possessed at any time (including as of the date of this
Agreement) any opinion of counsel relating to any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any
Person.
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(g) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result
in the termination or impairment of any of the Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights owned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
will not require the consent of any Governmental Entity or third
party.
(h) There
are no settlements, forbearances to xxx, consents, judgments, orders, or similar
obligations binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which (1) restrict
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights to use any Intellectual
Property or Intellectual Property Rights, (2) restrict the Company’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ business in order to accommodate a third party’s Intellectual
Property Rights or (3) permit third parties to use any Intellectual Property or
Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has licensed
or sublicensed its Intellectual Property Rights other than pursuant to the
License Agreements or the Standard Agreements and no royalties, honoraria or
other consideration is payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries for the use of
or right to use any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights except
pursuant to the License Agreements or the Standard Agreements.
(i) To
the extent indicated in Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Registered Intellectual Property has been duly
registered in, filed in, or issued by, the offices indicated in Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule. In each case where a registration or patent
or application for registration or patent listed in Section 2.16(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule is held by the Company or its Subsidiaries by
assignment, the assignment has been duly recorded with the Governmental Entity
from which the original registration or patent issued or before which the
application for registration or patent is pending.
(j) To
the Knowledge of the Company, no third party is infringing, misappropriating,
diluting, or violating any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights
owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(k) (i)
The Company Products, (ii) the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course, and (iii) the use or exploitation of the
Intellectual Property owned or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries as
of the date of this Agreement, and (iv) the provision by the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries of hosted services, vertical applications, or “software as a
service” using the Intellectual Property, the Intellectual Property Rights, and
the means, methods, and techniques used by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries
as of the date of this Agreement; do not infringe upon, violate, or
misappropriate the rights or property of any Person. No claim is
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been asserted or threatened
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging that any of (i), (ii) or
(iii) infringes or misappropriates the rights or property of any
Person.
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(l) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) entered into any Contract under
which it has, or may have, the obligation to transfer any ownership of, or
granted any exclusive license to use or distribute (or entered into any Contract
under which it has, or may have, the obligation to grant any exclusive license
to use or distribute), or authorized the retention of any exclusive rights to
use or joint ownership of, any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property
Rights owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to any other Person,
(ii) other than in a License Agreement or Standard Agreement entered into in the
Ordinary Course, entered into any Contract under which it has granted any
covenant not to xxx, assert or exploit any Intellectual Property Right owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) entered into any Agreement
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any Person the
right to bring a lawsuit for infringement or misappropriation of any
Intellectual Property Right owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(m) All
disclosures of the Company’s Intellectual Property maintained by the Company or
its Subsidiaries as confidential by the Company and its Subsidiaries or their
designees to third parties have been made pursuant to non-disclosure agreements
that protect the confidentiality of such Intellectual Property and restrict the
use of such Intellectual Property to an identified purpose. All
current and former employees, consultants, and contractors of the Company and
its Subsidiaries have executed proprietary information and non-disclosure
agreements that protect the confidentiality of such Intellectual Property and
restrict the use of such Intellectual Property to an identified purpose. Each
current and former employee, consultant, and contractor of the Company who is or
was involved in, or who has contributed to, the creation or development of any
of the Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries has
executed and delivered (and to the Knowledge of the Company, is in compliance
with) an agreement assigning such contribution to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. Forms of such agreements have been made available to
Parent.
(n) With
respect to each trade secret of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable precautions to protect the
secrecy, confidentiality, and value of such trade secret during the time period
when the Company and its Subsidiaries have intended such trade secret to be kept
confidential (including the enforcement by the Company and its Subsidiaries of a
policy requiring each employee, consultant, or contractor to execute proprietary
information and confidentiality agreements substantially in the Company’s
standard form).
(o) The
Company Products that include software and that are currently offered or
licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries are in substantial conformance with
all applicable contractual commitments, express and implied warranties, and the
documentation and specifications therefor, except only for errors and bugs of
the type, scope and nature generally acceptable in the software industry for
similar types of software offerings. The Company and its Subsidiaries
have taken reasonable actions customary in the software industry to document the
portions of the Company Products developed by the Company or its Subsidiaries
and the operation of the Company Products, such that the software developed by
the Company or its Subsidiaries, including its source code and documentation,
may be understood, modified, and maintained by reasonably competent
programmers.
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(p) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have the right to use, pursuant to valid licenses
or other rights of use, all software development tools, library functions,
compilers and all other third-party software that are used by the Company or its
Subsidiaries as part of or are necessary to the business of the Company as
conducted in the Ordinary Course to create, modify, compile, operate or support
any software comprising Intellectual Property owned or exclusively licensed by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, that is incorporated into
a Company Product.
(q) Neither
this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will result
in any third party being granted rights or access to, or the placement in, or
release from escrow or similar arrangement, any Intellectual Property owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including source code for any software
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except for
disclosures to the employees, consultants, and contractors of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their employment, neither the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person acting on their behalf
has disclosed, delivered or licensed to any Person, agreed to disclose, deliver
or license to any Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow
agent or other Person of, any source code for any software owned by the Company
or its Subsidiaries that the Company does not, in the Ordinary Course, provide
or make available in source code or human readable form. No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in
the disclosure, delivery or license by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or
any Person acting on their behalf to any Person of any source code for any
software owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for
disclosures to the employees, consultants, and contractors of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their employment and except for
source code the Company, in the Ordinary Course, generally provides or makes
available in source code or human readable form. Section 2.16(q) of
the Disclosure Schedule identifies each Contract pursuant to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries has deposited, or is or may be required to deposit,
with an escrow holder or any other Person, any source code for any software
owned by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, and describes whether the
execution of this Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, in and of itself, would reasonably be expected to result in the
release from escrow of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries including source code for any software owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(r) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have acted in a commercially reasonable manner
(based on standard industry practices and currently-maintained databases) to
ensure that the software products and computer-based services of the Company and
its Subsidiaries are free of any computer programs, instructions, routines,
features, or code intended to adversely affect the operation, integrity, or
function of any computer system, computer program (including the software
products and computer-based services themselves) or data operated upon, or
stored by, any computer system, or that provide unauthorized access to, or use
of, computer systems or the data processed by, or stored using, any computer
system, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, time bombs, spyware, and trap
doors. The Company and its Subsidiaries have acted in a
commercially reasonable manner to safeguard the information technology systems
utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the operation of the business
and restrict unauthorized access thereto.
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(s) The
Company has obtained a review of the Open Source Materials that are part of the
Company Products by a third party and has delivered, or has caused to be
delivered, a copy of the report provided by the third party to
Parent. “Open Source
Materials” means materials (i) subject to any license that requires as a
condition of use, modification and/or distribution thereof, that such materials,
or materials combined and/or distributed with such materials be (A) disclosed or
distributed in source code or similar form, (B) licensed for the purpose of
making derivative works, or (C) redistributable at no charge or (ii) subject to
any license or right that the Open Source Initiative has recognized or approved
as an open source license. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not
(a) incorporated Open Source Materials into, or combined Open Source Materials
with, the Company Products or any Intellectual Property owned or used by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) distributed Open Source Materials in
conjunction with the Company Products or any Intellectual Property owned or used
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (c) used Open Source Materials in
a manner that would make any Company Product or any Intellectual Property owned
or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any part thereof, Open
Source Materials.
2.17 Contracts.
(a) Neither
the Company nor its Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by:
(i) any
employment Contract, other than an “at will” employment Contract entered into in
the Ordinary Course; any consulting Contract with an individual consultant that
involves annual payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of more than
$50,000 and that is not cancelable without penalty within 90 days; or any
Contract to grant any severance or termination pay (in cash or otherwise) to any
employee, officer or director;
(ii) any
Contract of indemnification between the Company and any current or former
officer or director of the Company;
(iii) any
Contract or plan, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights
plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or
the vesting of 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;
(iv) any
fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(v) any
lease of personal property requiring the payment of more than $20,000 in any
twelve-month period;
(vi) any
Lease Agreement;
(vii) any
Contract of indemnification or guaranty, other than Contracts entered into in
the Ordinary Course with customers, resellers, distributors, suppliers and
licensors;
(viii) any
Contract of indemnification with a customer in excess of $100,000 that (A) does
not eliminate the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ potential liability for
consequential or incidental damages or (B) place a cap on the potential
liability of the Company or its Subsidiaries under such
Contract;
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(ix) any
Contract relating to capital expenditures and involving future payments in
excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate;
(x) any
executory Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries of any assets outside the Ordinary Course or pursuant to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any material ownership interest
in any business enterprise other than the Company’s Subsidiaries;
(xi) any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security
agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of money or extension of
credit, other than accounts receivables and payables in the Ordinary
Course;
(xii) any
partnership, dealer, distribution, joint marketing, joint venture, strategic
alliance, affiliate, development agreement or similar Contract involving
payments in excess of $100,000 since January 1, 2009;
(xiii) any
Contract to alter the Company’s interest in any corporation, association, joint
venture, partnership or business entity in which the Company directly or
indirectly holds any interest;
(xiv) any
Contract to sell, license or distribute any of the Company Products or services
or any of the Company’s technology, other than agreements with distributors,
sales representatives or other resellers in the Ordinary Course;
(xv) any
License Agreement; or
(xvi) other
than customer purchase orders or other customer Contracts, any Contract that
involves in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate and is
not cancelable without penalty within 90 days.
(b) Section 2.17(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of the Company’s ten largest customers
for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008 and
sets forth opposite the name of each such customer the percentage of net revenue
attributable to such customer. During the last 12 months, the Company
has not received any written notice or written threat of termination from any of
such customers that such customer intends or otherwise anticipates a termination
of, or reduction of more than $100,000 per year in, the level of business with
the Company. True and complete copies of each Contract required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section 2.17(a)
(each a “Material
Contract” and collectively, the “Material Contracts”)
have been delivered to Parent. Each Material Contract is a valid and
binding agreement of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, of each
other party thereto, and is in full force and effect except to the extent it has
previously expired in accordance with its terms.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the Company any
other party thereto, has breached or violated any provisions of, or committed or
failed to perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under the provisions of any Material
Contract.
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(d) Following
the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will be permitted to exercise all
of its rights under each Material Contract without the payment of any additional
amounts or consideration other than ongoing obligations, fees, royalties or
payments which the Company would otherwise be required to satisfy, perform or
pay pursuant to the terms of such Contracts had the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement not occurred.
(e) All
outstanding indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries may be prepaid
without penalty.
2.18 Related Party
Transactions. No Related Party is indebted to the Company or
its Subsidiaries, other than for advances for expenses in the Ordinary Course,
and neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is indebted to any Related
Party. Since January 1, 2008, no Related Party has had, directly
or indirectly, (i) an interest in any entity that competes directly with
the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any interest in an entity that
purchases from, or sells or furnishes to, the Company or its Subsidiaries any
goods or services other than any such interest reflecting terms negotiated or
otherwise determined on an arm’s-length basis or (iii) a direct financial
interest in any Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party;
provided, however, that
ownership of no more than one percent of the outstanding voting stock of a
publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed to be an “interest in any
entity” for purposes of this Section 2.18.
2.19 Governmental
Authorization. Each material consent, license, permit, grant
or other authorization (i) pursuant to which the Company or its
Subsidiaries conduct their business or (ii) which is required for the
conduct of such business as currently conducted or currently contemplated to be
conducted (collectively, “Company
Authorizations”) has been issued or granted to the Company or its
Subsidiaries. The Company Authorizations are in full force and
effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in default under,
and no condition exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute a default under the Company Authorizations. None of the
Company Authorizations will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in
whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.20 Litigation. There
is no action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending and served or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or pending and not served against the
Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective assets (tangible or intangible)
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, against any officer and director of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such that
reasonably could be expected to result in judgment against the Company of an
amount greater than $25,000, nor to the Knowledge of the Company is there any
reasonable basis therefor. There is no investigation pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, its Subsidiaries,
or any of their respective assets (tangible or intangible) or any officer or
director in his or her capacity as such by any Governmental Entity, nor to the
Knowledge of the Company is there any reasonable basis therefor. No
Governmental Entity has at any time challenged or questioned the legal right of
the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct their business as previously or
currently conducted, or as currently contemplated to be
conducted.
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2.21 Minute
Books. The minute books of the Company and its Subsidiaries
made available to counsel for Parent contain complete and accurate copies of all
minutes, to the extent recorded, for meetings held, and written consents
delivered, by the stockholders and Board of Directors of the Company since the
time of incorporation of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable. At the Closing, the minute books of the Company and its
Subsidiaries will be in the possession of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable.
2.22 Environmental
Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
generated, used, treated, stored, released, discharged or disposed of any
Hazardous Materials on any Leased Real Property nor on any other property on
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, no Hazardous Materials have been generated, used,
treated or stored on, released, discharged or disposed of onto, from or under
any Leased Real Property or on any other property on which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries have conducted their business, except (i) in compliance with
Environmental Laws in all material respects, (ii) in a manner that
would not give rise to any Environmental Claim or to any other liability or
obligations under Environmental Laws and (iii) as would not, individually
or in the aggregate, be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
and its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries are and have
at all times been in compliance with Environmental Laws with respect to the
conduct of their business, except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its
Subsidiaries. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened Environmental Claims against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
2.23 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees;
Third Party Expenses.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for brokerage
or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions, fees related to investment banking or
similar advisory services or any similar charges in connection with this
Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
(b) Section 2.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule identifies those Persons to which the Company expects Third
Party Expenses will be payable. The Company currently estimates that
the Third Party Expenses will total less than $5,000,000. The Persons
to which Third Party Expenses will be paid, as finally determined, shall be set
forth in the Statement of Expenses to be delivered pursuant to Section
4.7(a).
2.24 Employee Benefit Plan and
Compensation.
(a) Definitions. For
all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
(i) “Affiliate” as used in
this Section
2.24 shall mean each Subsidiary of the Company and any Person under
common control with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued
thereunder.
(ii) “COBRA” shall mean the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended.
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(iii) “Company Employee
Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other
arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, other
employee benefits or remuneration of any kind (other than payment of regular
wages and salary), whether written or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including
each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA,
deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe
benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether
written, unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including each “employee
benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or has
been maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the
Company or any Affiliate, or with respect to which the Company, or any Affiliate
has or may have any liability or obligation, for the benefit of any Employee,
including any International Employee Plan.
(iv) “DOL” shall mean the
United States Department of Labor.
(v) “Employee” shall mean
any current or former employee, consultant or director of the Company or any
Affiliate.
(vi) “Employee Agreement”
shall mean each management, employment, severance, consulting, relocation,
repatriation, expatriation, loan, visa, work permit or other Contract (including
any offer letter or other Contract providing for compensation or benefits other
than payment of regular wages and salary) between the Company or any Affiliate
and any Employee.
(vii) “ERISA” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
(viii) “FMLA” shall mean the
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended.
(ix) “HIPAA” shall mean the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as
amended.
(x) “International Employee
Plan” shall mean each Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement that
has been adopted or maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, whether formally
or informally, or with respect to which the Company or any Affiliate will or may
have any liability with respect to Employees who perform services outside the
United States.
(xi) “IRS” shall mean the
United States Internal Revenue Service.
(xii) “Multiemployer Plan”
shall mean any Pension Plan, which is a “multiemployer plan,” as defined in
Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(xiii) “Pension Plan” shall
mean each Company Employee Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan,”
within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
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(b) Schedule. Section 2.24(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of each Company
Employee Plan and each Employee Agreement (other than agreements with temporary
administrative, financial, marketing or sales personnel for less than $25,000
(collectively, “Excluded Temporary
Agreements”)) as of the date of this Agreement. Except as set
forth on Section 2.24(b)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor
any Affiliate has made any plan or commitment to establish any new Company
Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (other than “at will” employment Contracts
entered into in the Ordinary Course or Excluded Temporary Agreements), or to
modify any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement resulting in additional
liability to the Company or an Affiliate (except to the extent required by law
or to conform any such Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement to the
requirements of any applicable law, in each case as previously disclosed to
Parent in writing, or as required by this Agreement, and except for Excluded
Temporary Agreements). Section 2.24(b)(3)
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a table setting forth the name and base
salary of each employee of the Company and each Affiliate as of the date
hereof. To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee listed on Section 2.24(b)(3)
of the Disclosure Schedule has expressed to any director or officer of the
Company any intent to terminate his or her employment for any reason, other than
in accordance with the employment arrangements provided for in connection with
this Agreement.
(c) Documents. The
Company and each Affiliate have provided or made available to Parent (i) correct
and complete copies of all documents embodying each Company Employee Plan and
each Employee Agreement (other than Excluded Temporary Agreements) including all
amendments thereto and all related trust documents, (ii) the most recent
annual actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Company Employee Plan,
(iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all
schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under
ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Employee Plan, (iv) if
the Company Employee Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic
accounting of Company Employee Plan assets, (v) the most recent summary
plan description together with the summary(ies) of material modifications
thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Company Employee
Plan, (vi) all currently effective written Contracts relating to each
Company Employee Plan in effect as of the date hereof, including administrative
service agreements and group insurance contracts, (vii) all communications
to any Employee or Employees relating to any Company Employee Plan and any
proposed Company Employee Plan, in each case in the Company’s possession and,
relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases
in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which
would result in any liability to the Company, (viii) other than
correspondence provided routinely with respect to such Plans, all correspondence
to or from any governmental agency relating to any Company Employee Plan,
(ix) all COBRA forms and related notices (or such forms and notices as
required under comparable law), (x) all policies pertaining to fiduciary
liability insurance covering the fiduciaries for each Company Employee Plan,
(xi) all discrimination tests for each Company Employee Plan for the three
most recent plan years, (xii) all registration statements, annual reports
(Form 11-K and all attachments thereto) and prospectuses prepared in
connection with each Company Employee Plan, (xiii) all “HIPAA Privacy
Notices” and all “Business Associate Agreements” to the extent required under
HIPAA in effect as of the date hereof and (xiv) all IRS determination
opinion, notifications and advisory letters issued with respect to each Company
Employee Plan and all applications and correspondence to or from the IRS or the
DOL with respect to any such application or letter.
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(d) Employee Plan
Compliance. The Company and each of its Affiliates have
performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by
them under, are not in default or violation of, and the Company has no Knowledge
of any default or violation by any other party to any Company Employee Plan, and
each Company Employee Plan has been established and maintained in accordance
with its terms and in material compliance with all applicable laws, statutes,
orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA or the Code. Any
Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code
has obtained a favorable determination letter (or notification, advisory, or
opinion letter, as applicable) as to its qualified status under the
Code. No “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of
Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not
otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to
any Company Employee Plan. There are no actions, suits or claims
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened (other than routine
claims for benefits) against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of
any Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan can be amended,
terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with
its terms, without liability to Parent, the Company or any Affiliate (other than
ordinary administration expenses). There are no audits, inquiries or
proceedings pending or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS,
DOL, or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Employee
Plan. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate is subject to any penalty
or Tax with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of
ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code. The Company and
each Affiliate have timely made all contributions and other payments required by
and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan. To the extent
subject to Section 409A of the Code, each Company Employee Plan has been in
compliance with Section 409A of the Code since January 1, 2005.
(e) No Pension or Welfare
Plans. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate has ever
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to, any
Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code or a
“funded welfare plan” within the meaning of Section 419 of the
Code.
(f) No Self-Insured
Plan. Except as set forth in Section 2.24(f)
of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Affiliate has ever
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any
self-insured plan that provides benefits to employees other than a severance or
termination payment plan or arrangement (including any such plan pursuant to
which a stop-loss policy or contract applies).
(g) Collectively Bargained,
Multiemployer and Multiple-Employer Plan. At no time has the
Company or any Affiliate contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any
Multiemployer Plan. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate has at any
time ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to
any multiple employer plan or to any plan described in Section 413 of the
Code.
(h) No Post-Employment
Obligations. No Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement
provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide, retiree life
insurance, retiree health or other retiree employee welfare benefits to any
individual for any reason, except for severance or termination pay or benefits,
and except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable statute, and neither
the Company nor any Affiliate has ever represented, promised or contracted
(whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to
Employees as a group) or any other individual that such Employee(s) or other
individuals would be provided with retiree life insurance, retiree health or
other retiree employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by
statute.
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(i) COBRA; FMLA;
HIPAA. The Company and each Affiliate has complied with COBRA,
FMLA, HIPAA, the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the Newborns’ and
Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996, and any similar provisions of state law
applicable to its Employees. To the extent required under HIPAA and
the regulations issued thereunder, Company and each Affiliate have performed in
all materials respects all obligations under the medical privacy rules of HIPAA
(45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164), the electronic data interchange requirements of
HIPAA (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 162), and the security requirements of HIPAA (45
C.F.R. Part 142). Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has
unsatisfied obligations to any Employees or qualified beneficiaries pursuant to
COBRA, HIPAA or any state law governing health care coverage or
extension.
(j) Effect of
Transaction. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or upon the occurrence of
any additional or subsequent events) (i) result in any payment (including
severance, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any Employee,
(ii) result in any forgiveness of indebtedness, (iii) materially
increase any benefits otherwise payable by the Company or any Affiliate or
(iv) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any
such benefits except as required under Section 411(d)(3) of the
Code.
(k) Parachute
Payments. There is no Contract covering any Employee that,
considered individually or considered collectively with any other such
Contracts, will, or could reasonably be expected to, give rise directly or
indirectly to the payment of any amount that would be characterized as an
“excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the
Code as a result of the transactions contemplated herein. There is no
Contract by which the Company or any of its Affiliates is bound to compensate
any Employee for excise Taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the
Code. Section 2.24(k)
of the Disclosure Schedule lists all individuals who the Company
reasonably believes are “disqualified individuals” (within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) as
determined as of the date hereof.
(l) Employment
Matters. The Company and each Affiliate is in material
compliance with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, employee safety and wages and hours, and in each case, with respect
to Employees: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by law or
by Contract to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and
other payments to Employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages,
severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other
fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any governmental authority,
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). The
services provided by each of the Company’s, and each Affiliates’ Employees is
terminable at the will of the Company and its Affiliates. Neither the
Company nor any Affiliate has direct or indirect liability with respect to any
misclassification of any individual as an independent contractor rather than as
an employee, or with respect to any employee leased from another
employer.
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(m) Labor. No
work stoppage or labor strike against the Company or any Affiliate is pending,
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Company has no
Knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any
Employees. There are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or
grievances pending or threatened relating to any labor matters involving any
Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination
complaints. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate has engaged in any
unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations
Act. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate is presently, nor has it
been in the past, a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement
or union contract with respect to Employees and no collective bargaining
agreement is being negotiated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate has incurred any
liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act or any similar state or local law that remains unsatisfied.
(n) International Employee
Plan. Each International Employee Plan has been established,
maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and conditions in all
material respects and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutory
or regulatory laws that are applicable to such International Employee
Plan. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has unfunded
liabilities, that as of the Effective Time, will not be offset by insurance or
fully accrued. No condition exists that would prevent the Company or
Parent from terminating or amending any International Employee Plan at any time
for any reason without material liability to the Company or its ERISA Affiliates
(other than ordinary administration expenses or routine claims for
benefits).
2.25 Insurance. Section 2.25 of the Disclosure
Schedule lists all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets,
business, equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers and directors
of the Company and its Subsidiaries since January 1, 2008, including the type of
coverage, the carrier, the amount of coverage, the term and the annual premiums
of such policies. There is no claim by the Company or its
Subsidiaries pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage
has been questioned, denied or disputed or that the Company or its Subsidiaries
has a reason to believe will be denied or disputed by the underwriters of such
policies or bonds. There is no pending claim of which its total value
(inclusive of defense costs) will exceed the policy limits. All
premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid, and
each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is otherwise in compliance with the
terms of such policies and bonds (or other policies and bonds providing
substantially similar insurance coverage). The Company has no
Knowledge or reasonable belief of threatened termination of, or premium increase
with respect to, any of such policies, except to the extent any such policies
and bonds will expire in accordance with their terms. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever maintained, established, sponsored,
participated in or contributed to any self-insurance plan.
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2.26 Compliance with
Laws. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and has been
in material compliance with, is not in material violation of, and, since January
1, 2006, has not received any written notice alleging any violation with respect
to, any foreign, federal, state or local statute, law or regulation with respect
to the conduct of its business or the ownership or operation of its
assets.
2.27 Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act. Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any of its officers, directors, employees or others acting on its behalf, has
taken any action which would cause it to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any rules or regulations
thereunder.
2.28 Warranties;
Indemnities. Section 2.28(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth copies of the standard written warranties of
the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Company Products or
Intellectual Property licensed or sold or services rendered by the Company or
its Subsidiaries. Except for (i) such standard warranties, (ii)
warranties implied by law or (iii) as set forth in Section 2.28(b) of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not given any warranties or indemnities
relating to Company Products or Intellectual Property licensed or sold or
services rendered by the Company or its Subsidiaries in any customer Contract
that involves in excess of $100,000.
2.29 Complete Copies of
Materials. The Company has delivered or made available to
Parent a true and complete copy of each document identified in the Disclosure
Schedule.
2.30 Representations
Complete. None of the Named Officers (as defined in Section 9.1) has
knowingly withheld any material fact with respect to any of the representations
or warranties made by the Company (as modified by the Disclosure Schedule) in
this Agreement, taken together as a whole, which could reasonably result in a
Loss (as defined in Section 7.2) of
greater than $1,000,000 in respect of any single event.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Each of
Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Company as
follows:
3.1 Organization, Standing and
Power. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Michigan and the State of Delaware, respectively.
3.2 Authority.
(a) Parent
has all requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of Parent. This Agreement has been, and as of the Closing the Escrow
Agreement will have been, duly executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes,
or will constitute (in the case of the Escrow Agreement), the valid and binding
obligations of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by principles of
public policy and subject to the laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
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(b) Merger
Sub has all requisite corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of Merger Sub. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
Merger Sub and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Merger Sub,
enforceable against Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by principles of public policy and subject to the
laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of
debtors and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief or
other equitable remedies.
3.3 No
Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Parent and Merger Sub and of the Escrow Agreement by Parent do not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not,
result in any Conflict with (i) any provision of the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of Parent or certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
Merger Sub, as amended, (ii) any material Contract of Parent or its
Subsidiaries, or (iii) any judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law,
ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Parent or its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties (whether tangible or intangible) or
assets.
3.4 Consents. No
consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration,
declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity, or any other third party,
is required by or with respect to Parent or Merger Sub in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for
(i) such consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the HSR Act and
any other antitrust or other competition laws of other jurisdictions, and
(ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of
State.
3.5 Brokers’ and Finders’
Fees. Except for Updata Advisors, Inc., there is no investment
banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is
authorized to act on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub and that is entitled to any
fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.6 Litigation. There
is no action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending and served or, to
the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or pending and not served against Parent,
its Subsidiaries or their respective assets (tangible or intangible) or, to the
Knowledge of Parent, against any officer and director of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such, in each case that is reasonably
likely to prevent or delay Parent or Merger Sub in any material respect from
performing its obligations under, or consummating the transactions contemplated
by, this Agreement.
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3.7 Funding. Parent
has as of the date hereof, and will have as of the Closing Date, cash and cash
equivalents sufficient to meet its payment obligations under this Agreement,
including its obligations to pay the Merger Consideration relating to all of the
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock, all of the Company Vested Options
and the Company Warrant and to pay the Escrow Amount and the Expense Amount to
the Escrow Agent.
3.8 Reliance. Neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has relied on or is relying on any representations or
warranties regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, their business, or
any of their respective assets or liabilities other than those representations
and warranties set forth in Article
II.
ARTICLE
IV
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
4.1 Public
Disclosure. Neither Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand,
nor the Company, on the other hand, shall issue any statement or communication
to any third party (other than their respective agents that are bound by
confidentiality restrictions) regarding the subject matter of this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby, including, if applicable, the termination
of this Agreement and the reasons therefor, without the prior consent of such
other party or parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent or the
Company may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith, after
consultation with outside counsel, is (a) required by applicable law or
(b) required by, with respect to Parent, any requirement of the Nasdaq
Global Select Market; provided, however, that prior
to a disclosing party making any such disclosure, the non-disclosing party shall
have the right to review such disclosure and to discuss any concerns relating
thereto with the disclosing party.
4.2 Stockholder
Approval. The
Company shall, in accordance with the Charter Documents, and the applicable
requirements of Delaware Law, solicit the written consents of Stockholders to
the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and,
on or prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern daylight saving time, on October 8, 2009,
Stockholders necessary for the Required Stockholder Approval shall deliver to
the Company irrevocable written consents in accordance with Section 228 of the
Delaware Law approving and adopting this Agreement, approving the Merger,
consenting to all of the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection
herewith, and waiving any dissenters’ rights.
4.3 Acquisition
Proposals. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, the
Company shall not authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, nor shall it
authorize or permit any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney, accountant, or other advisor, agent or
representative retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) to, directly
or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, or induce or
take any other action to in any way knowingly facilitate any inquiries or the
making of any proposal that constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead
to (including by way of furnishing information or assistance) an Acquisition
Proposal, (ii) engage in or otherwise participate in any negotiations or
discussions concerning, provide any information to, or cooperate in any way
with, any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) agree to,
approve or recommend any Contract, agreement in principle, letter of intent,
term sheet, or other similar instrument relating to any Acquisition
Proposal. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall immediately cease
and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations
with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing and
enforce any confidentiality agreements to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party.
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4.4 Consents.
(a) The
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each of the
consents identified as a “Targeted Consent” in
Section 2.7 of
the Disclosure Schedule. The Company shall not be obligated to pay or
provide any consideration to any Person, or waive or release any rights of the
Company, in order to obtain any such Targeted Consent, and the failure to obtain
one or more of such consents shall not constitute a failure of any condition to
Closing or a breach of this Section
4.4.
(b) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company agrees to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and
Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable and in no event in less than five
Business Days following the execution of this Agreement and shall file with the
foreign antitrust authorities set forth on Schedule 4.4 any
required comparable pre-merger notification forms required in the applicable
jurisdiction, and to supply as promptly as practicable any additional
information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR
Act and to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as
practicable.
(c) In
connection with the efforts referenced in Section 4.4(b) to
obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations for the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act or any other comparable
applicable Antitrust Law, each of Parent, Merger Sub and Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other
in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any
investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private
party, (ii) keep the other parties promptly informed in all material respects of
any material communication received by such party from, or given by such party
to, the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the Department of
Justice or any other Governmental Entity and of any material communication
received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each
case regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of
the Company and Parent shall give the other prompt notice of the commencement or
known threat of commencement of any proceeding by or before any Governmental
Entity or private party with respect to the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, keep the other informed as to the
status of any such proceeding or threat, and in connection with any such
proceeding, or permit authorized representatives of the other to be present at
each meeting or conference relating to any such proceeding and to have access to
and be consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or
submitted to any Governmental Entity in connection with any such
proceeding. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each of
the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate
with the other parties in doing, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to
make effective as promptly as practicable, the Merger and other transactions
contemplated to be consummated in connection therewith in accordance with the
terms hereof, including obtaining HSR clearance and approvals, if any, from the
foreign governmental entities set forth on Schedule 4.4 and
taking any commercially reasonable action in any proceeding initiated in any
court by any private party or Governmental Entity necessary to permit the Merger
and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be
consummated. Parent and the Company each shall bear and pay one-half
of the filing fee pursuant to the HSR Act or to any foreign antitrust or
competition law.
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4.5 Conduct of the
Business. From the period from the date of this Agreement and
continuing until the Closing, except as contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement or with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall conduct
the business in the Ordinary Course. During such period, the Company
will use its commercially reasonable efforts to (x) preserve its business
substantially intact; (y) retain the present services of the officers and Key
Employees, and (z) preserve for itself and Parent the material relationships
with the customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries and other Persons with
which the Company and its Subsidiaries have business
relationships. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except with the prior written consent of Parent or as contemplated or permitted
by this Agreement, the Company shall not engage in any activity listed in Section 2.11 of this
Agreement (excluding the term “material” in the case of Section 2.11(k)),
except as set forth on Section 4.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
4.6 Employment
Matters.
(a) Except
as specifically designated herein, Parent agrees to provide each employee of the
Company and its Subsidiaries who is a full-time employee of Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or the Surviving Corporation’s Subsidiaries immediately
following the Effective Time (collectively, the “Transferred Company
Employees”), with the same benefit plans and level of benefits as the
Transferred Company Employees received immediately prior to the Effective Time,
which shall remain in place through December 31, 2009 or until the Transferred
Company Employees are transitioned to Parent’s employee benefit
plans. As of January 1, 2010, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably
practicable, Transferred Company Employees shall be transferred to and covered
under the same benefit plans of the Parent and its affiliates with the same
eligibility requirements and level of benefits as are offered to similarly
situated employees of Parent and its affiliates at such time. Parent
shall give Transferred Company Employees full credit for all “years of service,”
as that term is defined in Section 411(a)(5) of the Code, with the Company and
its Subsidiaries (to the extent the Company gave effect) as if such service was
with Parent, for purposes of eligibility, vesting and calculation of benefits
under the employee benefits plans maintained by Parent and its
affiliates. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, when the benefit plan coverage of Transferred Company Employees is
transitioned to the benefit plans of the Parent: (i) each Transferred
Company Employee shall be immediately eligible to participate, without any
waiting time, in any and all Parent employee benefits plan; and (ii) for
purposes of each employee benefit plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical
or vision benefits to any Transferred Company Employee, Parent shall cause all
pre-existing condition exclusions, waiting periods and actively-at-work
requirements of such plans to be waived for such Transferred Company Employee
and his or her covered dependents. If coverage for a Transferred
Company Employee under Parent’s benefit plans commences after January 1, 2010,
Parent shall cause any eligible expenses incurred by such Transferred Company
Employee and his or her covered dependents between January 1, 2010 and the date
on which such Transferred Company Employee’s participation in the corresponding
new plan begins to be taken into account under such new plan for purposes of
satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements
applicable to such Transferred Company Employee and his or her covered
dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in
accordance with such new plan.
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(b) For
Transferred Company Employees employed by the Company, the vacation plan and
schedule that applied to such Transferred Company Employees immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall continue in effect until December 31,
2009. Such Transferred Company Employees will be allowed to carry
over up to 40 unused hours per the Company vacation plan and schedule to be used
by March 31, 2010. On January 1, 2010, such Transferred Company
Employees will then convert to Parent's paid time off policy. In
addition, during the period between January 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010, such
Transferred Company Employees will be allowed to take the quarterly allotment of
vacation days based on length of service. Effective April 1, 2010,
Transferred Company Employees will receive an annual allotment of vacation days
as allowed under the Parent's paid time off policy.
(c) The
Company’s 2009 Executive and Management Incentive Plan shall continue in effect
following the Effective Date, provided that attainment of the targets and
objectives established under such Plan for Transferred Company Employees shall
be determined by reference to the performance metrics set forth in the Company’s
Baseline Plan, a copy of which metrics is included in Section 4.6(c)
of the Disclosure Schedule. Such determinations shall be made
following the conclusion of the year ending December 31, 2009, and the
amount due thereunder to any Transferred Company Employee shall be paid by no
later than March 15, 2010 in a lump sum payment and otherwise in accordance
with the terms of the Plan.
4.7 Spreadsheets. At
least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
deliver:
(a) to
Parent, a statement (the “Statement of
Expenses”) that shall include (i) the name and address of each
Person that is to receive payment of Third Party Expenses, (ii) the amount
of Third Party Expenses to be paid to such Person and (iii) payment
information with respect thereto;
(b) to
Parent and the Paying Agent, a spreadsheet (the “Paying Agent
Spreadsheet”) that shall include (i) the name and address of each
Stockholder and the Warrantholder, (ii) the aggregate amount of Merger
Consideration (less the pro rata Escrow Amount and Expense Amount) applicable to
each such holder, and (iii) the amount of Merger Consideration to be deposited
into the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on behalf of each such holder;
and
(c) to
Parent, a spreadsheet (the “Optionholder
Spreadsheet”) that shall include (i) the name and address of each
Optionholder, (ii) the aggregate amount of Merger Consideration (less the Escrow
Amount) applicable to each Optionholder, (ii) the aggregate amount of Merger
Consideration (less the pro rata Escrow Amount and Expense Amount) applicable to
each Optionholder, and (iii) the amount of Merger Consideration to be deposited
into the Escrow Fund and the Expense Fund on behalf of each
Optionholder.
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4.8 Indemnification of Officers
and Directors.
(a) From
and after the Effective Time, through the sixth anniversary of the Effective
Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, fulfill and
honor in all respects the obligations of the Company to any current or former
director or officer with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective
Time pursuant to the indemnification provisions under the Charter Documents as
in effect on the date of this Agreement and pursuant to any indemnity agreements
between the Company and such current or former director or officer as in effect
on the date of this Agreement (such current and former directors and officers of
the Company, being referred to collectively as the “D&O Indemnified
Parties”). For the avoidance of doubt, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation may amend, repeal or modify, in any respect, the Charter
Documents, however, no such amendment, repeal or modification shall diminish
Parent’s obligations under the first sentence of this Section
4.8(a). Parent shall honor in accordance with their terms all
indemnification agreements entered into by the Company with any current or
former director or officer that are in effect prior to the execution of this
Agreement, provided
that such agreements have been disclosed in Section 2.17(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule and copies of such agreements have been provided to
Parent.
(b) Parent
and the Surviving Corporation jointly and severally agree to pay all expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by the D&O Indemnified
Parties in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided for in this
Section 4.8,
provided that such
D&O Indemnified Parties are entitled to the indemnities sought.
(c) Prior
to the Effective Time, the Company shall purchase a tail insurance policy of the
same level or scope of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance as in effect
immediately prior to the date hereof for the six-year period, in each case
covering those persons who are covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policy as of the Effective Time (a true and complete copy of
which has been heretofore delivered to Parent).
(d) This
Section 4.8
shall survive the consummation of the Merger and the Effective Time, is intended
to benefit and may be enforced by the Company, Parent the Surviving Corporation
and the D&O Indemnified Parties, and shall be binding on all successors and
assigns of Parent and the Surviving Corporation.
4.9 Preservation of Books and
Records; Post-Closing Access. From
and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation agree to
preserve and keep the books and records relating to the Company and its
Subsidiaries (the “Books and Records”)
for a period of five years in accordance with Parent’s document retention
policies and procedures and shall make the Books and Records available to the
Securityholder Committee as may be reasonably required in connection with any
legal proceedings against or governmental investigations of the Stockholders or
government reporting obligation of the Represented Parties or for any other
reasonable business purpose arising from or relating to this Agreement, during
regular business hours and upon the prior written request thereto by the
Securityholder Committee. In the event that Parent or the Surviving
Corporation wishes to move or destroy any such books or records, such party
shall first give 10 days’ prior written notice to the Securityholder Committee,
including the address of the location to which such books or records shall be
moved. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, may restrict the
Securityholder Committee’s access to the Books and Records to the extent that
any law, treaty, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity applicable to
Parent or the Surviving Corporation may reasonably require Parent or the
Surviving Corporation to restrict or prohibit access to any such
information. Such access shall also be subject to the granting
party’s reasonable security measures and insurance
requirements. Additionally, all access by the Securityholder
Committee to the Books and Records shall be conditioned upon entering into a
confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to
Parent.
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4.10 Additional Documents and
Further Assurances. Each
party hereto, at the reasonable request of any other party hereto, shall execute
and deliver such other instruments and do and perform such other acts and things
as may be reasonably necessary or desirable for effecting completely the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.11 Certain Tax
Matters.
(a) Tax Sharing
Agreements. All Tax sharing agreements or similar Contracts
with respect to or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a Person
other than the Company or its Subsidiaries shall be terminated as of the Closing
Date and, after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall
be bound thereby or have any liability thereunder.
(b) Preparation of Tax Returns;
Payment of Taxes. The Company shall prepare and file, or cause
to be prepared and filed, all Returns of or which include the Company and its
Subsidiaries that are required to be filed (after giving effect to any valid
extension of time in which to make such filing) on or prior to the Closing
Date. The Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) all Taxes shown due
with respect to such Tax returns. Parent shall be responsible for the
preparation and filing of all Returns with respect to Taxes of the Company and
its Subsidiaries that are required to be filed after the Closing
Date. Parent shall provide to the Securityholder Committee a copy of
each such Return that includes a taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on
or before the Closing Date within 30 days of filing such return. If
the Securityholder Committee determines that any Return should have been
prepared differently, the Securityholder Committee may so inform the
Company. If the Company agrees, it will amend such
Return. If the Company disagrees, and the Parties cannot resolve
their differences, then the Parties shall engage a nationally recognized
accounting firm to make a final determination of whether or not the Return
should be amended. The fees and expenses of such accounting firm
shall be borne equally by the Parties.
(c) Tax
Proceedings.
(i) Parent
shall promptly notify the Securityholder Committee in reasonable detail of the
receipt from a Taxing authority of any notice of the commencement of any Tax
audit, examination or judicial or administrative proceeding or receipt from a
Taxing authority of any proposed adjustment, demand or notice of deficiency
which if determined adversely to the relevant taxpayer or after the lapse of
time could be grounds for payment of Losses by the Stockholders under Article
VII (each, a “Tax
Proceeding”).
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(ii) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary and subject to the limitations in
this paragraph, with respect to any Tax Proceeding, (A) Parent shall at Parent’s
expense (x) control and direct such Tax Proceeding through representatives of
its own choosing and (y) keep the Securityholder Committee reasonably and
promptly informed of any significant developments in such Tax Proceeding; (B) to
the extent reasonably required, the Securityholder Committee shall promptly
execute or cause to be executed by the relevant taxpayer reasonable powers of
attorney or other documents authorizing such representatives of the party
controlling such Tax Proceeding to act in connection with such Tax Proceeding;
and (C) Parent shall not pay or compromise any Tax liability asserted in such
Tax Proceeding for which indemnification is available hereunder without the
Securityholder Committee’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed (provided that Parent has exhausted
commercially reasonable avenues to eliminate, settle or compromise such Tax
liability in a manner intended to minimize the amount required to be paid from
the Escrow Amount pursuant to Article
VII). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securityholder
Committee may, at its election and at its expense, and upon request submitted to
Parent, employ counsel of its own choosing who will be entitled to (I) receive
reasonable advance notice of all meetings and phone conferences with taxing
authorities in connection with such Tax Proceeding, (II) participate in all such
meetings and phone conferences with taxing authorities in connection with such
Tax Proceeding, and (III) review and comment in advance on any written
submissions to a taxing authority in connection with any such Tax
Proceeding.
(iii) Parent
and the Securityholder Committee shall cooperate fully in connection with any
Tax Proceeding. Such cooperation shall include the retention and
(upon the other party’s request) the provision of records and information which
are reasonably relevant to any such Tax Proceeding and making the Securityholder
Committee or his representatives available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide additional information and explanation of any material provided
hereunder. Parent and the Securityholder Committee further agree,
upon request, to use their best efforts to obtain any certificate or other
document from any Taxing authority or any other Person as may be necessary to
mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree that, to
the extent permissible by applicable Tax law: (i) all Tax deductions resulting
from payments in respect of Company Vested Options pursuant to this Agreement
(other than payments from the Escrow Fund or the Expense Fund) will be allocated
to taxable periods of the Company and its Subsidiaries ending on or before the
Closing Date (and to that portion of the Closing Date prior to the Closing);
(ii) accordingly, the Company and its Subsidiaries will include all such Tax
deductions on their separate Company federal, state or foreign income tax
returns (as applicable) for the short taxable year ending with the Closing
Date. Unless required by applicable Tax law or a final determination
in a Proceeding with a Tax authority, Parent will not claim such deductions on
any federal, state or foreign income tax returns of Parent for periods after the
Closing (except to the extent such deductions comprise part of a net operating
loss carryforward from taxable periods of the Company and its Subsidiaries
ending on or before the Closing Date).
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4.12 Supplements to Disclosure
Schedule. On the second Business Day immediately preceding the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent a supplement to the Disclosure
Schedule which shall update the Disclosure Schedule such that any information
contained in the representations and warranties set forth in Article II is true
and correct as of such delivery date. Thereafter, the Company shall
deliver to Parent from time to time, up to the Closing Date, any further
supplements to the Disclosure Schedule that are necessary in order that the
information contained in the representations and warranties set forth in Article II continues
to be true and correct as of the time of such delivery, up to the Closing
Date. Any such further supplements shall be provided as promptly as
practicable after the Company gains Knowledge that a representation or warranty
in Article II
is no longer true or correct. In the event any such supplement to the
Disclosure Schedule is necessary to make a representation or warranty set forth
in Article
II true and correct as of the date hereof, Parent may seek
reimbursement from the Escrow Amount to the extent available in accordance with
the provisions of Article
VII. Otherwise, however, Parent may not seek reimbursement
from the Escrow Amount with respect to any disclosure provided in a supplement
to the Disclosure Schedule delivered pursuant to this Section 4.12.
4.13 Access and
Investigation. Prior to the Closing Date, upon reasonable
notice, the Company will, and shall cause its representatives to, afford Parent
and its advisors, at Parent’s expense, with reasonable access, during regular
business hours, to the Company's and its Subsidiaries’ personnel, properties,
Contracts, permits, Books and Records and other documents and data for purposes
of enabling Parent to verify the accuracy of the Company’s representations and
warranties in this Agreement, such rights of access to be exercised in a manner
that does not unreasonably interfere with the operation of the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and is conducted under the supervision of
appropriate personnel of the Company. Nothing herein shall require
the Company to disclose any information to Parent if such disclosure would, in
its reasonable discretion (a) jeopardize any attorney-client or other legal
privilege or (b) contravene any applicable law, fiduciary duty or binding
agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement (including any
confidentiality agreement to which the Company or its Affiliates is a
party).
4.14 Warrant Termination
Agreement. Between the date hereof of the Closing Date, the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Warrantholder
to execute and deliver a warrant termination agreement, in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Parent (the “Warrant Termination
Agreement”).
4.15 Potential Section 280G
Payments. As soon as practicable following the execution of
this Agreement, but in any case prior to the Closing, the Company shall (a)
secure from each person who has a right to any payments and/or benefits as a
result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated herein that would
be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) a waiver of such
person’s rights to some or all of such payments and/or benefits (the “Waived 280G
Benefits”) applicable to such person so that all remaining payments
and/or benefits applicable to such person shall not be deemed to be “parachute
payments” that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code and (b)
submit to the stockholders of the Company for approval of any such Waived 280G
Benefits by such number of such stockholders as is required by the terms of
Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code any (i) such Waived 280G Benefits and (ii)
other potential payments and/or benefits that would be deemed to constitute
“parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code and that do not constitute a
binding obligation of the Company as of the date hereof (the “Other 280G
Benefits”). Prior to seeking such stockholder approval, the
Company shall provide drafts of such stockholder approval materials to Parent
and shall provide Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on
such materials. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to
Parent evidence that a vote of the Company’s stockholders was solicited in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.15 and that
either (A) the requisite number of stockholder votes was obtained with respect
to the Waived 280G Benefits and Other 280G Benefits that were subject to such
vote (the “280G
Approval”) or (B) that the 280G Approval was not obtained, and, as a
consequence, the Waived 280G Benefits and Other 280G Benefits subject to such
vote shall not be paid or made (and, in such case, the Merger Consideration
shall be reduced by the amount of the Waived 280G Benefits and Other 280G
Benefits not paid or made).
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ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSING
5.1 Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligation to Effect the Merger. The respective obligation of
each party hereto to consummate the Merger is subject to the fulfillment or
written waiver by Parent and the Company prior to the Effective Time of each of
the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder
Approvals. This Agreement shall have been duly adopted and
approved, and the Merger shall have been duly approved, by the Required
Stockholder Approval.
(b) No
Injunction. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction
shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, injunction or other order (whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent) which is remains in effect and prohibits consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Regulatory
Approvals. The waiting period applicable to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have
expired or been terminated.
5.2 Conditions to Obligation of
Parent and Merger Sub. The obligation of Parent and Merger Sub
to consummate the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by
Parent prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
set forth in this Agreement that are not qualified as to “materiality”
(including the term “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”) shall be true and
correct in all material respects and the representation and warranties of
Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified as to “materiality”
(including the term “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”) shall be true and
correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
as though made on and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to any
supplements provided pursuant to Section 4.12 and
except to the extent that representations and warranties that by their terms
speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date, as of such earlier
date); provided, however,
that Parent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date,
signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company to such effect.
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(b) Performance of Obligations
of the Company. The Company shall have performed in all
material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this
Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of the Company by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to such
effect.
(c) Closing
Deliveries. Parent shall have received the closing deliveries
listed in Section
6.1 of this Agreement.
(d) Termination of
Plans. The obligations set forth in Section 1.8 with
respect to the termination of the Plans shall have occurred.
(e) Material Adverse
Effect. From the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
there shall not have occurred any event, development, state of circumstances,
facts, or condition of any character that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
5.3 Conditions to Obligation of
Company. The obligation of the Company to consummate the
Merger is also subject to the fulfillment or written waiver by the Company prior
to the Effective Time of each of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement that are not qualified as to
“materiality” (including the term “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”) shall
be true and correct in all material respects and the representation and
warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement that are
qualified as to “materiality” (including the term “material” or “Material
Adverse Effect”) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of
this Agreement and as of the Closing as though made on and as of the Closing
Date (except to the extent that representations and warranties that by their
terms speak as of the date of this Agreement or some other date, as of such
earlier date); provided,
however, that the Company shall have received a certificate, dated the
Closing Date, signed on behalf of Parent by the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer of Parent to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations
of Parent and Merger Sub. Parent and Merger Sub shall have
performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by
them under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall
have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date, signed on behalf of
Parent and Merger Sub by the appropriate officers of Parent and Merger Sub to
such effect.
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(c) Closing
Deliveries. The Company shall have received the closing
deliveries listed in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
CLOSING
DELIVERIES OF THE PARTIES
6.1 Closing Deliveries of the
Company. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, the following documents.
(a) Merger
Certificate. The Company shall deliver to Parent for filing
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a properly completed and
fully executed Certificate of Merger.
(b) Affiliate Releases and
Agreements. The Company shall deliver to Parent (i) Key Stockholder
Releases executed by the Key Stockholders, each of which releases shall be in
the form agreed upon by Parent and the Company prior to the execution and
delivery hereof, (ii) Confidentiality Agreements executed by the directors
of the Company, each of which agreements shall be in the form agreed upon by
Parent and the Company prior to the execution and delivery hereof, and (iii)
releases executed by the Executive Officers, each of which releases shall
confirm that the executing Executive Officer has no right to receive any
additional capital stock or capital stock-equivalents from the Company
(including under any employment agreement or Plan) and shall be in a form
reasonably acceptable to Parent.
(c) Optionholder
Releases. The Company shall deliver to Parent releases
received by the Company pursuant to Section 1.9(b) from
each Optionholder holding Accelerated Company Vested Options.
(d) Required
Consents. The Company shall deliver to Parent each of the
consents identified as a “Required Consent” in Section 2.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(e) Key Employee
Agreements. The Company shall deliver to Parent
confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition and development agreements
executed by the Company and the several Key Employees, each of which agreements
(i) was delivered to the Company (with a copy to Parent) prior to the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and (ii) remains in full force and
effect, without amendment, as of the Closing.
(f) Resignation of Officers and
Directors. The Company shall provide evidence satisfactory to
Parent that (effective as of the Effective Time) each of the officers and
directors of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in their capacities as
such officers and directors has resigned and each such resignation shall be in
effect as of the Effective Time.
(g) Cash Balance
Statement. The Company shall deliver to Parent a cash balance
statement from the Company’s principal depositary bank, prepared as of the most
recent practicable date (but in any event no later than two Business Days prior
to the Closing Date), which statement shall be certified by the Chief Executive
Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to be a true and complete
copy of the statement received from such bank.
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(h) Statement of
Expenses. The Company shall deliver the Statement of Expenses
pursuant to Section 4.7(a)
and shall pay, or cause to be paid, any Third Party Expenses not paid as of the
Closing Date.
(i) Paying Agent
Spreadsheet. The Company shall deliver, pursuant to Section 4.7(b), the
Paying Agent Spreadsheet, which shall be certified as complete and correct by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company.
(j) Legal
Opinion. Parent shall have received a legal opinion from legal
counsel to the Company, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B.
(k) Schedule of Company
Debt. The Company shall deliver, in connection with the
computation of the amount of Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.6(a), a
schedule identifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of Company Debt
outstanding as of the Closing Date, which schedule shall be certified as
complete and correct by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, together with pay-off letters related to all Company
Debt (in a form and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to
Parent).
(l) Optionholder
Spreadsheet. The Company shall deliver, pursuant to Section 4.7(c), the
Optionholder Spreadsheet, which shall be certified as complete and correct by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company.
(m) Certificate of Secretary of
Company. The Company shall deliver to Parent and Merger Sub a
certificate, validly executed by the Secretary of the Company, certifying as to
(i) the terms and effectiveness of the copies of the Charter Documents
attached thereof, (ii) the valid adoption of resolutions of the Board of
Directors of the Company attached thereto (whereby this Agreement, the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby were unanimously approved by the
Board of Directors), and (iii) the valid adoption of resolutions of the
Stockholders attached thereto (whereby this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby were approved).
(n) Certificate of Good
Standing. The Company shall deliver to Parent and Merger Sub a
long-form certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware or, in the case of the Company’s Subsidiaries (to the extent
available), the applicable Governmental Entities in their respective
jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, all of which are dated within
five days prior to Closing with respect to the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(o) Certificate of Status of
Foreign Corporation. The Company shall deliver to Parent and
Merger Sub a Certificate of Status of Foreign Corporation of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries from the applicable Governmental Entity in each
jurisdiction where it is required to be qualified to do business, all of which
are dated within five days prior to the Closing.
(p) China Approval
Certificates. The Company shall deliver to Parent a copy of
the authorization of Xxxxx (Gao-Ming) Network Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd.,
a Subsidiary of the Company, to operate in China, and a copy of all relevant
licensure filings.
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(q) FIRPTA
Certificate. The Company shall deliver to Parent and Merger
Sub a statement, in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent for purposes of
satisfying Parent’s obligation under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), executed by a duly authorized officer of the
Company.
(r) Escrow
Agreement. The Company shall deliver to Parent and the Escrow
Agent an escrow agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit C (the “Escrow Agreement”),
executed by the members of the Securityholder Committee.
6.2 Closing Deliveries of
Parent. At the Closing, Parent shall deliver the
following.
(a) Merger
Consideration. Parent shall deliver the Merger Consideration
(less the Escrow Amount and the Expense Amount) to the Paying Agent and shall
deposit the Escrow Amount and the Expense Amount with the Escrow
Agent.
(b) Escrow
Agreement. Parent shall deliver to the Securityholder
Committee a copy of the Escrow Agreement executed by Parent and the Escrow
Agent.
(c) Merger
Certificate. Parent shall deliver a copy of the fully-executed
Certificate of Merger, and, after receipt of the filed Certificate of Merger
from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a copy of such filed
certificate.
(d) Certificate of Secretary of
Parent. Parent shall deliver to the Company a certificate,
validly executed by the Secretary of Parent, certifying as to (i) the terms and
effectiveness of the copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of
Parent and (ii) the valid adoption of resolutions of the Board of Directors of
Parent (whereby this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby were approved by the Board of Directors).
(e) Certificate of Secretary of
Merger Sub. Merger Sub shall deliver to the Company a
certificate, validly executed by the Secretary of Merger Sub, certifying as to
(i) the terms and effectiveness of the copies of the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub attached thereof, (ii) the valid
adoption of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Merger Sub attached thereto
(whereby this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby were unanimously approved by the Board of Directors), and (iii) the
valid adoption of resolutions of the sole stockholder of Merger Sub attached
thereto (whereby this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby were approved).
(f) Certificates of Good
Standing. Parent shall deliver long-form certificates of good
standing (1) from the Secretary of State of the State of Michigan with respect
to Parent, and (2) from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with
respect to Merger Sub, both of which shall be dated within five days prior to
Closing.
(g) Third Party
Consents. Parent shall deliver to the Company all material
consents, waivers and approvals of parties to any Contract and any necessary
consents, waivers and approvals of Governmental Entities.
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ARTICLE
VII
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
PAYMENT
OF LOSSES; ESCROW
7.1 Survival of Representations
and Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in Section 2.30
(Representations Complete), which shall survive for a period of five months
following the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company
and Parent contained in Article II and Article III of this
Agreement, respectively, or in any certificate or other instruments delivered at
the Closing pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive for a period of eighteen
months following the Closing Date.
7.2 Payment of Losses of Parent
Damaged Parties. Upon the Closing, subject to the other
provisions of this Article VII, Parent
and its officers, directors, Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation),
employees, agents and representatives (each, a “Parent Damaged Party”
and collectively, the “Parent Damaged
Parties”) shall be entitled to payment from the Escrow Fund from and
against all losses, liabilities, damages, costs, interest, awards, amounts paid
in settlement, judgments, penalties, and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses and including any such expenses
incurred in connection with investigating, remediating, defending against or
settling any of the foregoing (hereinafter individually a “Loss” and
collectively “Losses”), incurred or
sustained by the Parent Damaged Parties, or any of them, arising out of, related
to, or resulting from or based upon (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any
representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any
Contract, certificate or instrument of the Company delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, other than a breach or inaccuracy as to which reimbursement is
unavailable under the last sentence of Section 4.12;
(b) any failure by the Company to perform or comply with any covenant
applicable to it contained in this Agreement; (c) any error in the Statement of
Expenses (but only to the extent that the actual amount of Third Party Expenses
exceeded both the Third Party Expenses reflected in the Statement of Expenses
and $5,000,000), the Paying Agent Spreadsheet or the Optionholder Spreadsheet;
(d) any error in the allocation of the Merger Consideration pursuant to this
Agreement to the extent such error results in a claim against a Parent Damaged
Party by (i) a Stockholder, an Optionholder or the Warrantholder or
(ii) a Person who holds a Lien on a Stockholder’s shares of Company Capital
Stock and who, as a result of such Lien, was entitled under applicable law to
receive payment of all or a portion of the Merger Consideration paid to such
Stockholder; (e) any action taken or not taken by the Securityholder Committee
with respect to this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, to the extent such
action or inaction results in a claim against a Parent Damaged Party by a
Stockholder, an Optionholder, or the Warrantholder; (f) any claim by a
Person who was a director of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time
arising out of or related to actions taken or not taken by the Company prior to
the Effective Time); and (g) any notice by a third party asserting that, based
on the conduct of the business (which, at the time of the alleged noncompliance,
was or is being conducted in the same manner in all material respects as it was
being conducted on the Closing Date), the Company, the Parent or the Surviving
Company was not or is not in compliance with any license or other right
referenced in Section
2.16(s) of this Agreement, including the report referenced therein (for
the avoidance of doubt, excluding internal costs of employees of Parent or
Surviving Corporation for remediation of such alleged
non-compliance). No Stockholder, Optionholder, Warrantholder,
director or officer of the Company shall have any right of contribution,
indemnification or right of advancement from the Surviving Corporation or Parent
with respect to any Loss claimed by a Parent Damaged Party.
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7.3 Indemnification of
Stockholder Indemnified Parties. Upon the Closing, subject to
the other provisions of this Article VII, the
Stockholders, the Optionholders and the Warrantholder, and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, and the officers, directors, managers,
members, partners, stockholders and Affiliates of any Stockholder, Optionholder
and the Warrantholder (excluding the Surviving Corporation, “Stockholder Indemnified
Parties”) shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by Parent
and the Surviving Corporation, jointly and severally, from and against, and to
be reimbursed by Parent and the Surviving Corporation for, any and all Losses
incurred or sustained by the Stockholder Indemnified Parties, or any of them,
directly or indirectly, arising out of, related to, or resulting from or based
upon (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of Parent or
Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or in any Contract, certificate or other
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any failure by Parent or
Merger Sub to perform or comply with any covenant applicable to it contained in
this Agreement.
7.4 Third Party
Claims.
(a) If
any legal proceedings shall be instituted or any claim is asserted by any third
party (the “Third
Party Claim”) in respect of which any party may have an obligation
pursuant to this Article VII to pay
for the Losses of another party, the party asserting such right to payment for
incurred Losses (the “Damaged Party”) shall
give the party from whom such right is sought (the “Responsible Party”)
written notice thereof as promptly as possible, but any failure to so notify the
Responsible Party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to
the Damaged Party other than to the extent the Responsible Party is materially
prejudiced thereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securityholder
Committee shall serve as the Responsible Party with respect to any assertion by
a Parent Damaged Party of a right to payment for incurred Losses and, at the
request of a Stockholder Indemnified Party asserting a right to payment for
incurred Loss, the Securityholder Committee may assume and perform some or all
of the rights and responsibilities of a Damaged Party that otherwise would be
attributable to such Stockholder Indemnified Party.
(b) The
Responsible Party may assume control of the defense of the Damaged Party against
the Third Party Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Damaged Party
if:
(i) within
15 days after receipt of such written notice, the Responsible Party confirms in
writing that the Responsible Party will defend the Damaged Party from and
against the Losses the Damaged Party may incur as a result of or arising out of
the Third Party Claim;
(ii) the
Responsible Party provides the Damaged Party with evidence reasonably acceptable
to the Damaged Party that the Responsible Party has the financial resources to
defend against the Third Party Claim and to fulfill its obligations to pay for
Losses hereunder with respect to all Losses that are reasonably likely to result
from or arise out of the Third Party Claim;
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(iii) the
Third Party Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of the Damaged Party (in
the case of Parent, acting reasonably through its Board of Directors),
reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the Damaged Party’s reputation or
its relationships with its employees, stockholders, or any of its significant
customers or business partners;
(iv) the
Third Party Claim does not seek an order, injunction, non-monetary or other
equitable relief against the Damaged Party which the Damaged Party (in the case
of Parent, acting reasonably through its Board of Directors) determines
reasonably and in good faith could, if successful, have a Material Adverse
Effect; and
(v) the
Responsible Party conducts the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and
diligently and keeps the Damaged Party informed of material developments with
respect to the Third Party Claim and consults with the Damaged Party prior to
making material strategic decisions with respect to the defense of the Third
Party Claim.
(c) So
long as the Responsible Party is conducting the defense of the Third Party Claim
and the conditions set forth in Section 7.4(b) hereof
are being met:
(i) the
Damaged Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such claim and
to employ counsel at its own expense to assist in the handling of such claim;
provided, however, that
the employment of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Responsible Party
if the Damaged Party determines in good faith that such participation is
appropriate in light of conflicts of interest;
(ii) the
Responsible Party shall obtain the prior written approval of the Damaged Party
before agreeing to the entry of any judgment arising from such claim, entering
into any settlement of such claim or ceasing to defend against such claim (with
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) provided, however, that the
Responsible Party shall not require such prior written approval if such
settlement or judgment (A) includes as an unconditional term thereof be given by
each claimant or plaintiff to each Damaged Party of a release from all liability
in respect of such claim and (B) involves only the payment of money damages that
are covered in full by the payment obligations of the Responsible Party;
and
(iii) the
Responsible Party shall not be liable to such Damaged Party hereunder for any
legal expenses subsequently incurred by such Damaged Party in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the
Responsible Party shall be liable for such legal expenses if the Damaged Party
determines in good faith that the incurrence of the same is appropriate in light
of defenses not available to the Responsible Party, or in light of conflicts of
interest.
(d) If
any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.4(b) above
becomes unsatisfied, the Damaged Party shall, after reasonable written notice to
the Responsible Party, have the right to defend such claim in such manner as it
may deem appropriate at the cost and expense of the Responsible Party, and the
Responsible Party will promptly reimburse the Damaged Party to the extent the
Damaged Party is entitled to payment of Losses hereunder, provided that, in the event
that the Damaged Party is a Parent Damaged Party, such Losses shall be paid out
of the Escrow Fund.
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(e) A
claim for payment of Losses for any matter not involving a third-party claim
shall be asserted by the Damaged Party to the Responsible Party in writing as
promptly as possible, setting forth specifically the obligation with respect to
which the claim is made, the facts giving rise to and the alleged basis for such
claim (to the extent known) and, if known, the amount of the Losses asserted or
which may be asserted by reason thereof, but any failure to so notify the
Responsible Party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to
the Damaged Party other than to the extent the Responsible Party is materially
prejudiced thereby. The Responsible Party shall be entitled to
contest any such claim in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Escrow
Agreement.
7.5 Limitations on Payment for
Losses.
(a) Neither
the Parent Damaged Parties nor the Stockholder Indemnified Parties may assert
any claim for Losses under Section 7.2(a) or
7.3(a), as
applicable, until the aggregate amount of Losses in respect of all such claims
equals or exceeds $1,000,000 (the “Threshold”), provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not apply with respect to Losses related to (i) a breach of the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.1
(Organization of the Company), Section 2.2 (Company
Capital Structure), Section 2.5
(Authority), Section
2.10 (No Undisclosed Liabilities), Section 2.13 (Tax
Matters), Section 2.23
(Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees; Third Party Expenses), Section 3.1
(Organization, Standing and Power), Section 3.2
(Authority), and Section 3.5 (Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees) (collectively, the “Fundamental
Representations”). No claims for individual Losses of less
than $50,000 ($20,000 in the case of Losses related to a breach of a Fundamental
Representation) may be asserted at any time or shall be included in determining
whether the Threshold has been met. Thereafter, liability shall be
for the full amount of such Losses without regard to the Threshold or to the
minimum individual Losses described above. After the Closing, claims
against the Escrow Fund in accordance with the provisions of this Article VII
shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for the parties with regard to any Loss
arising out of or related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) The
amounts for which the Responsible Party shall be liable hereunder shall be net
of any insurance proceeds received by the Damaged Party in connection with the
circumstances giving rise to the right of payment for Losses.
(c) No
Damaged Party shall be entitled to recover consequential or incidental Losses
with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty or non-performance
of any obligation under this Agreement (or otherwise relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby), and under no circumstances shall such damages
be considered “Losses” under this Agreement; provided, however, Losses
shall include such consequential and incidental Losses in the event that the
Damaged Party is liable for such Losses pursuant to a Third Party
Claim.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to claims for
Losses pursuant to this Article VII, in the
event it is determined either by mutual agreement or by a court of competent
jurisdiction that the Damaged Party is not entitled to payment for Losses
hereunder, Damaged Party shall promptly reimburse all reasonable fees and
expenses incurred by the Responsible Party in defense of such
claim.
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7.6 Escrow and Expense Funds;
Escrow Period; Remedy.
(a) As
of the Effective Time, the Parent, the Escrow Agent and the Securityholder
Committee shall execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement, and the Parent or
Merger Sub shall deposit with the Escrow Agent (i) the Escrow Amount, such
deposit of the Escrow Amount to constitute an escrow fund (the “Escrow Fund”) to
satisfy the payment obligations provided for in Section 7.2, and (ii)
the Expense Amount, such deposit of the Expense Amount to constitute a fund for
use of the Securityholder Committee to pay the costs, expenses and liabilities
incurred by the Securityholder Committee or any of its members in accordance
with Section
7.7 (the “Expense
Fund”). The Escrow Amount shall be available to compensate the
Parent Damaged Parties for any claims by such parties for any Losses suffered or
incurred by them and for which they are entitled to recovery under this Article VII for a
period of eighteen months after the date hereof (the “Escrow
Period”). The right of Parent’s Indemnified Parties to seek
compensation shall be limited solely and exclusively to the Escrow Fund and no
current or former stockholder, director, officer, employee, affiliate or advisor
of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall have any liability of any
nature to Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Affiliate of either Parent or
the Surviving Corporation with respect to any breach by the Company of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement. Subject to Section 7.7(c), upon
expiration of the Escrow Period, any remaining portion of the Escrow Fund shall
be distributed to the Represented Parties in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement (less any amounts to cover any outstanding claims), and no Person
shall then have any further liability to the Damaged Parties for claims related
to this Agreement, except with respect to fraud as set forth in Section
7.6(b).
(b) If
any claims for payment of Losses have been made pursuant to this Article VII and
the same are still pending or unresolved at the expiration of the Escrow Period,
such claims will continue to be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in
this Agreement shall limit the liability of any Person (and such Person’s pro
rata share of the Escrow Fund shall not be the exclusive remedy) in respect of
Losses arising out of common law fraud committed by such
Person.
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7.7 Securityholder
Committee.
(a) The
Stockholders, by the approval and adoption of this Agreement pursuant to the
Required Stockholder Consent, shall irrevocably appoint Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx, as the Stockholders’ true and
lawful agents, representatives and attorneys-in-fact (the “Securityholder
Committee”) with respect to all actions called for by this Agreement and
the Escrow Agreement to be taken for and on behalf of the Stockholders, on their
individual and collective behalf, including the obligations set forth in Articles I and IV of this
Agreement. The Optionholders and the Warrantholder, in connection
with their exchange of Company Vested Options and the Company Warrant pursuant
to Section 1.9,
shall execute instructions appointing the members of the Securityholder
Committee as their true and lawful agents, representatives and attorneys-in-fact
with respect to all actions called for by this Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement to be taken for and on behalf of the Optionholders, on their
individual and collective behalf, including the obligations set forth in Articles I and IV of this
Agreement. Thereafter the Securityholder Committee shall be
authorized to act, and shall act, on behalf of all Stockholders and, to the
extent they have delivered such executed instructions, Optionholders and the
Warrantholder collectively (the Stockholders and the Optionholders and
Warrantholder delivering such instructions from time to time hereafter being
referred to herein collectively as the “Represented
Parties”). The Represented Parties further authorize the
Securityholder Committee to (i) give and receive notices and communications on
behalf of the Represented Parties, (ii) authorize payment to any Parent Damaged
Party from the Escrow Fund in satisfaction of claims by any Parent Damaged
Party, (iii) object to such payments, to agree to, negotiate, enter into
settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with orders of
courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to such claims, to assert,
negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and
comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to, any
other claim by any Parent Damaged Party against the Escrow Fund, and (iv) to
take all other actions that are either (A) necessary or appropriate in the
judgment of the Securityholder Committee for the accomplishment of the
foregoing, or (B) specifically mandated by the terms of this Agreement or
Escrow Agreement. This power of attorney is irrevocable and shall
survive the death, incapacity, incompetence, dissolution, liquidation or similar
event or status of any Represented Party. The appointments of the
members of the Securityholder Committee may be changed by Represented Parties
representing at least a majority in interest in the Escrow Fund (“Majority Represented
Parties”) from time to time upon not less than 30 days’ prior written
notice to Parent; provided,
however, that any member of the Securityholder Committee may not be
removed unless Represented Parties with at least a two thirds interest in the
Escrow Fund agree to such removal and to the identity of the substituted
member. A vacancy in the Securityholder Committee may be filled by
the Majority Represented Parties or left vacant. No bond shall be
required of the Securityholder Committee or any member thereof, and the members
of the Securityholder Committee shall not receive any compensation for their
services. Notices or communications to or from the Securityholder
Committee shall constitute notice to or from the Represented Parties as it sent
or received from all Represented Parties. The right of a
Securityholder Committee member to resign shall be as set forth in the Escrow
Agreement.
(b) All
decisions and actions by the Securityholder Committee, including any agreement
between the Securityholder Committee and Parent relating to the defense or
settlement of any claims for which the Represented Parties may be required to
pay Losses of Parent pursuant to Article VII hereof,
shall be binding upon all of the Represented Parties, and no Represented Parties
shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the
same. All actions of the Securityholder Committee shall require the
approval of a majority of the members of the Securityholder
Committee. At any time the Securityholder Committee may, but is not
required, to designate in writing to Parent, with the right to change such
designation, a single individual or entity (the “Committee
Representative”) to act on behalf of the Securityholder
Committee. If such designation is made, and until revoked by the
Securityholder Committee, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Escrow Agent
shall be entitled to rely on any action (including the delivery of any
certificate, the resolution of any claims and the waiver of any rights) taken by
the Committee Representative in the name of or on behalf of the Securityholder
Committee, and the Committee Representative’s approval, authorization, or taking
of any such action shall be deemed conclusive proof, without any obligation on
the part of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Escrow Agent to verify the
authority of the Committee Representative, of the approval by the Securityholder
Committee of such action.
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(c) Neither
the Securityholder Committee nor any of its members shall have any fiduciary,
agency or other duties to the Represented Parties and its only obligations shall
be as expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Securityholder
Committee and its members are serving in that capacity solely for purposes of
administrative convenience, and are not personally liable for any of the
obligations of the Represented Parties hereunder, and the Parent, the Merger Sub
and the Represented Parties agree that they will not look to the underlying
assets of the Securityholder Committee or any of its members for the
satisfaction of any obligations of the Company or the Represented
Parties. The Securityholder Committee, and any member thereof, shall
not be liable to any of the parties hereto or the Represented Parties for any
act done or omitted hereunder as the Securityholder Committee while acting in
good faith and in the exercise of reasonable judgment or acting pursuant to the
advice of counsel or with the consent of the Majority Represented
Parties. The Represented Parties shall jointly and severally hold
harmless the members of the Securityholder Committee and hold the members of the
Securityholder Committee harmless against any loss, liability or expense
incurred without fraud, gross negligence, willful breach of this Agreement or
the Escrow Agreement, or bad faith on the part of the Securityholder Committee
and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the
Securityholder Committee’s duties hereunder, including the reasonable fees,
out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any legal counsel retained by the
Securityholder Committee. The Securityholder Committee shall be
entitled to retain its own counsel and other professional advisors in connection
with the acceptance, performance or administration of the Securityholder
Committee’s duties hereunder or under the Escrow Agreement or the exercise of
any of the Securityholder Committee’s rights hereunder, and shall further be
entitled to withdraw from the Expense Fund the amount of any fees and expenses
of such counsel and professionals. Any losses, liabilities or
expenses incurred by the Securityholder Committee or any of its members arising
out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the duties
hereunder may be recovered by the Securityholder Committee from the cash
deposited in the Escrow Fund that is otherwise distributable to the Represented
Parties (and not distributable to the Parent or subject to a pending Parent
Indemnified Claim) or from the cash deposited in the Expense Fund, in each case
pursuant to the terms hereof and of the Escrow Agreement, at the time of
distribution. A decision, act, consent or instruction of the
Securityholder Committee shall constitute a decision of the Represented Parties
and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon the Represented Parties; and the
Escrow Agent and Parent may rely upon any such decision, act, consent or
instruction of the Securityholder Committee as being the decision, act, consent
or instruction of the Represented Parties. The Escrow Agent and
Parent 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 Committee.
(d) Each
Represented Party agrees, in addition to the foregoing, that:
(i) Parent
and any other Parent Damaged Party shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the
instructions and decisions of the Securityholder Committee as to (A) the
settlement of any claims for compensation by Parent or such Parent Damaged Party
pursuant to Article
VII hereof or (B) any other actions required or permitted to be taken by
the Securityholder Committee hereunder or under the Escrow Agreement, and no
party hereunder shall have any cause of action against Parent or such Parent
Damaged Party for any action taken by Parent or such Parent Damaged Party in
reliance upon the instructions or decisions of the Securityholder
Committee;
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(ii) the
provisions of this Section 7.7 shall be
binding upon the executors, heirs, legal representatives, personal
representatives, successor trustees and successors of each Represented Party,
and any references in this Agreement to a Represented Party shall mean and
include the successors to the rights of such Represented Party hereunder,
whether pursuant to testamentary disposition, the laws of descent and
distribution or otherwise.
(iii) the
provisions of this Section 7.7 are
independent and severable, are irrevocable and coupled with an interest and
shall be enforceable notwithstanding any rights or remedies that any Represented
Party may have in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and
(iv) remedies
available at law for any breach of the provisions of this Section 7.7 are
inadequate; therefore, Parent shall be entitled to seek temporary and permanent
injunctive relief without the necessity of proving damages if Parent brings an
action to enforce the provisions of this Section
7.7.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Merger may be abandoned, at any time prior
the Effective Time as follows:
(a) Mutual
Consent. By the mutual consent of Parent and the
Company.
(b) Breach. By
Parent or the Company, in the event of either: (i) a breach by the other of any
representation or warranty contained herein; or (ii) a breach by the other of
any of the covenants or agreements contained herein, provided that such breach
(whether under (i) or (ii)) would be reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate with other breaches, to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
breaching party (either (i) or (ii) above being a “Terminating Breach”)
and such breach shall be incapable of being cured or, if capable of being cured,
shall not have been cured within thirty days after written notice thereof shall
have been given to the breaching party; provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) shall
not be available to any party whose breach of or failure to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement resulted in the failure of any such
condition.
(c) Delay. By
Parent or the Company, in the event that the Merger is not consummated by
December 31, 2009 (the “End Date”), except to
the extent that the failure of the Merger then to be consummated arises out of
or results from a breach of this Agreement by the party seeking to terminate
pursuant to this Section
8.1(c).
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(d) Governmental
Entity. By either Parent or the Company if a court of
competent jurisdiction or Governmental Entity shall have issued a nonappealable
final order, decree or ruling or taken any other action having the effect of
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
Merger.
(e) Stockholder
Approval. By Parent if this Agreement and the Merger shall
fail to receive the Required Stockholder Approval by 11:59 p.m. on the second
full Business Day following the date of this Agreement.
8.2 Effect of
Termination. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, there
shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto or any of its affiliates,
directors, officers, employees or stockholders and this Agreement shall
otherwise forthwith become void; provided, however, that this
Section 8.2 and
Article IX
shall survive termination of this Agreement and the termination of this
Agreement shall not relieve any party from any liability for any breach of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 8.2, nothing
herein shall prevent any party from seeking all remedies available at law or
equity for a breach of this Agreement prior to Closing, including specific
performance.
8.3 Expenses.
(a) If
Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e), the
Company shall pay Parent an amount equal to the actual and reasonably documented
expenses incurred by Parent in connection with the Merger, this Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby; provided,
however, that the maximum amount payable pursuant to this Section 8.3(a) shall
in no event exceed $1,000,000.
(b) Any
payment required to be made pursuant to Section 8.3(a) shall
be made within five Business Days after termination of this Agreement and shall
be made by wire transfer of same-day funds to an account designated by Parent
within three Business Days after termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Definitions. For
all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
“280G Approval” is
defined in Section
4.15.
“Accelerated Company Vested
Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
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“Affiliate” as used in
Section 2.24
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.24(a);
otherwise “Affiliate” shall mean
with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such Person.
“Agreement” is defined
in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“Acquisition Proposal”
shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person other than Parent or
its Affiliates relating to, whether in a single transaction or series of related
transactions (i) any sale of all or substantially all assets or any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization,
recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction
involving the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any direct or indirect
acquisition or purchase of 40% of any class of Company Capital Stock, (iii) any
tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if
consummated, would result in any Person other than Parent or its Affiliates
beneficially owning 40% or more of Company Capital Stock, or (iv) any other
transaction having a similar effect to those described in clauses (i) to
(iii).
“Balance Sheet Date”
is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Books and Records” is
defined in Section 4.9.
“Business Day” shall
mean each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday on which banking
institutions located in Detroit, Michigan or Boston, Massachusetts are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Cause” is defined in
Section
4.6(c).
“Certificate of
Incorporation” is defined in Section 2.1.
“Certificate of
Merger” is defined in Section 1.2.
“Charter Documents” is
defined in Section 2.1.
“Class A Convertible
Preferred Stock” is defined in Section
2.2(a).
“Class B Convertible
Preferred Stock” is defined in Section
2.2(a).
“Class C Convertible
Preferred Stock” is defined in Section
2.2(a).
“Closing” is defined
Section 1.2.
“Closing Date” is
defined in Section 1.2.
“COBRA” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(ii).
“Code” shall mean the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Committee
Representative” is defined in Section
7.7(b).
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“Common Price Per
Share” shall mean (i) the sum of (A) the Merger Consideration,
(B) the aggregate exercise prices of all Company Vested Options and (C) the
aggregate exercise price of the Company Warrant, divided by (ii) the sum of (A) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, (B) the number of shares of Common Stock into which shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
convertible as of the Effective Time, assuming that all dividends accumulated
thereon were converted into Common Stock at the conversion prices set forth in
Article Fourth, Section 5(B)(i) of the Certificate of Incorporation, (C) the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which the Company Vested Options
shall be exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time and (D) the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock for which the Company Warrant shall
be exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Company” is defined
in the Preamble
of this Agreement.
“Company
Authorizations” is defined in Section 2.19.
“Company Capital
Stock” shall mean (i) Company Common Stock, (ii) Class A Convertible
Preferred Stock, (iii) Class B Convertible Preferred Stock, and (iv) Class C
Convertible Preferred Stock.
“Company Common Stock”
is defined in Section
2.2(a).
“Company Debt” shall
mean (i) the outstanding principal of and premium (if any) in respect of
(A) indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries for money borrowed and
(B) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds, letters of credit
or other similar instruments for the payment of which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is responsible or liable, (ii) all obligations of the type referred
to in clause (i) of any Persons for the payment of which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is responsible or directly liable, as obligor, guarantor or
surety, and (iii) all accrued interest, prepayment premiums, penalties and other
amounts related to any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt,
Company Debt shall not include (A) any undrawn letters of credit or (B) any
intercompany accounts, payables or loans of any kind or nature.
“Company Employee
Plan” is defined in Section 2.24(a)(iii).
“Company Vested
Options” shall mean all issued and outstanding options to purchase
Company Common Stock to the extent vested, outstanding and unexercised
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
“Company Products” is
defined in Section 2.16(c).
“Company Stock
Certificates” is defined in Section 1.9(a).
“Company Warrant”
shall mean the warrant agreement to purchase shares of Class C Convertible
Preferred Stock issued to the Warrantholder and dated as of December 30,
2004.
“Company’s Auditors”
is defined in Section
2.8(a).
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“Conflict” is defined
in Section 2.6.
“Contract” shall mean
any mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, agreement, instrument, commitment,
franchise or license.
“Current Balance
Sheet” is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“Damaged Party” is
defined in Section 7.4(a).
“Delaware Law” is
defined in Section
1.1.
“Dissenting Shares” is
defined in Section
1.6(c).
“Dissenting
Stockholder” is defined in Section
1.6(c).
“Disclosure Schedule”
shall mean that certain schedule, dated the date hereof, supplied by the Company
to Parent disclosing certain matters to Parent.
“D&O Indemnified
Parties” is defined in Section
4.8(a).
“DOL” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(iv).
“Effective Time” is
defined in Section 1.2.
“Employee” is defined
in Section 2.24(a)(v).
“Employee Agreement”
is defined in Section 2.24(a)(vi).
“End Date” is defined
in Section
8.1(c).
“Environmental Claims”
shall mean all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands,
demand letters, notice letters, claims, Liens, notices of non-compliance or
violation, investigations, actions or proceedings relating to Hazardous
Materials, Environmental Laws, or environmental approvals, permits, licenses,
clearances and consents by (a) Governmental Entities for enforcement,
cleanup, cost recovery, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages
(including natural resource damages) pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Laws, and (b) any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification,
cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous
Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety
or the environment.
“Environmental Laws”
shall mean all federal, state, regional or local statutes, laws, rules,
regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, plans, injunctions, decrees, rulings,
licenses or judicial or administrative interpretations thereof, or similar laws,
all as are currently in existence, issued, or promulgated, any of which govern,
or relate to pollution, protection of the environment, public health and safety,
air emissions, water discharges, waste disposal, hazardous or toxic substances,
solid or hazardous waste, as any of these terms are or may be defined in such
statutes, laws, rules, regulations, codes, orders, ordinances, injunctions,
decrees, rulings, licenses, or judicial or administrative interpretations
thereof, including: the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 USC § 9601 et seq. (herein
collectively “CERCLA”); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and
subsequent Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. (herein,
collectively, RCRA”), the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, as amended, 49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq. (the “Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act”); the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1311,
et seq. (the “Clean Water Act”);
the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401-7642, (the “Clean Air Act”); the
Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (the “Toxic Substances Control
Act”), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act as
amended, 7 U.S.C. § 136-136y (“FIFRA”), the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 as amended 00 X.X.X §
00000, et seq. (Title III of
XXXX) (“EPCRA”)
and similar or related state and local laws.
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“ERISA” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(vii).
“Escrow Agent” shall
mean X.X. Xxxxxx Chase & Co., or another institution acceptable to Parent
and the Securityholder Committee.
“Escrow Agreement” is
defined in Section
6.1(r).
“Escrow Amount” is
defined in Section
1.6(a).
“Escrow Fund” is
defined in Section
7.6(a).
“Escrow Period” is
defined in Section
7.6(a).
“Excluded Temporary
Agreements” is defined in Section
2.24(b).
“Executive Officers”
shall mean the Chief Executive Officer and President, the Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, the Chief Technology Officer, the
Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Network Operations, the
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations, the Senior Vice President,
Marketing, and the General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
“Expense Amount” is
defined in Section
1.6(a).
“Expense Fund” is
defined in Section
7.6(a).
“Financials” is
defined in Section 2.8(a).
“FMLA” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(viii).
“Fundamental
Representations” is defined in Section
7.5(a).
“GAAP” shall mean
United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied.
“Good Reason” is
defined in Section
4.6(c).
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“Governmental Entity”
is defined in Section 2.7.
“Hazardous Materials”
shall mean any toxic or hazardous substance, material or waste or constituent
thereof, and any other contaminant, pollutant, waste or by-product material
whether liquid, solid, semisolid, sludge and/or gaseous, including chemicals,
compounds, pesticides, asbestos containing materials, petroleum or petroleum
products, and polychlorinated biphenyls, the presence of which requires or may
require investigation or remediation under any Environmental Laws or which are
regulated, listed or controlled by, under or pursuant to any Environmental Laws,
or which has been determined or interpreted by any Governmental Entity to be a
hazardous or toxic substance regulated under any Environmental
Laws.
“HIPAA” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(ix).
“HSR Act” shall mean
the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
“Intellectual
Property” is defined in Section 2.16(a).
“Intellectual Property
Rights” is defined in Section
2.16(a).
“Interim Financials”
is defined in Section 2.8(a).
“International Employee
Plan” is defined in Section 2.24(a)(x).
“IRS” is defined in
Section 2.24(a)(xi).
“Key Employees” shall
mean the individuals listed on Section 9.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
“Key Stockholders” is
defined in Section 2.2(a).
“Knowledge” shall
mean, with respect to the Company, as concerns any matter in question, the
actual knowledge of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer,
the General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations, or
Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Network Operations (the
“Named
Officers”) with respect to such matter after making reasonable inquiry of
the other Executive Officers and such officers of Subsidiaries of the Company as
such Named Officer reasonably shall determine to be appropriate; provided that,
if upon such inquiry, a Named Officer learns of a fact or circumstance relating
to the matter in question that a reasonably prudent person would investigate
further, such Named Officer shall make reasonable inquiry of the underlying fact
or circumstance.
“Lease Agreements” is
defined in Section 2.15(b).
“Leased Real Property”
is defined in Section 2.15(a).
“Letter of
Transmittal” is defined in Section
1.9(a).
“License Agreement” is
defined in Section
2.16(b)(vi).
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“Lien” shall mean any
lien, pledge, charge, claim, mortgage, liability, security interest, right of
first refusal, title retention agreement, third party right or other encumbrance
of any sort, other than any such encumbrance for current Taxes not
yet due and payable
“Loss” or “Losses” is defined in
Section 7.2.
“Majority Represented
Parties” is defined in Section
7.7(a).
“Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean, with respect to Parent or the Company, any effect
that (i) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of
operations, or existing business or prospects of Parent and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole or the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either Parent or
the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise
materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that none
of the following (individually or in combination) shall be deemed to constitute,
or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material
Adverse Effect: (a) any adverse effect resulting from any change
in laws and regulations or interpretations thereof by courts or governmental
authorities generally applicable to businesses of the kind and nature conducted
by Parent or the Company, as applicable (b) any adverse effect resulting
from any change in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable
to businesses of the kind and nature conducted by Parent or the Company, as
applicable, (c) any adverse effect resulting from general industry,
economic or capital market conditions that affects Parent or the Company, as
applicable (or the markets in which Parent or the Company, as applicable,
competes) in a manner not disproportionate to the manner in which such
conditions affect comparable companies in the industries or markets in which the
Company or Parent, as applicable, competes, (d) with respect to Company only,
any adverse effect resulting from any act or omission of the Company (or its
Subsidiaries) taken with the prior written consent of Parent or at the written
direction of Parent, (e) any adverse effect resulting from the announcement,
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the
Merger, (f) with respect to the Company only, any adverse effect resulting from
any breach by Parent or Merger Sub of any provision of this Agreement or the
taking of any other action by Parent or Merger Sub, or (g) with respect to the
Parent only, any adverse effect resulting from any breach by the Company of any
provision of this Agreement or the taking of any other action by the
Company.
“Material Contract” or
“Material
Contracts” is defined in Section 2.17(b).
“Merger” is defined in
the Recitals.
“Merger Consideration”
is defined in Section
1.6(a).
“Merger Sub” is
defined in the Preamble of this
Agreement.
“Multiemployer Plan”
is defined in Section 2.24(a)(xii).
“Open Source
Materials” is defined in Section 2.16(s).
“Operationally-Required
IP” is defined in Section
2.16(b)(iv).
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“Optionholder
Spreadsheet” is defined in Section
4.7(c).
“Optionholders” shall
mean the individuals who hold Company Vested Options.
“Ordinary Course”
shall mean the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
consistent with past practice.
“Other 280G Benefits”
is defined in Section
4.15.
“Parent” is defined in
the Preamble of
this Agreement.
“Parent Damaged
Parties” is defined in Section
7.2.
“Paying Agent” is
defined in Section
1.9.
“Paying Agent
Spreadsheet” is defined in Section 4.7(b).
“Pension Plan” is
defined in Section 2.24(a)(xiii).
“Person” shall mean an
individual or entity, including a partnership, limited liability company, a
corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, or a governmental entity (or any department,
agency, or political subdivision thereof).
“Plans” shall mean the
Xxxxx, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Plan and the Xxxxx, Inc. 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan, each as amended.
“Preferred Stock” is
defined in Section
2.2(a).
“Registered Intellectual
Property” is defined in Section
2.16(b)(v).
“Related Party” shall
mean (i) any Key Stockholder or officer or director of the Company or its
Subsidiaries, (ii) any spouse, former spouse, child, parent of a spouse, sibling
or grandchild of any of the individuals listed in clause (i) of this definition,
or (iii) any trust, partnership or corporation controlling, controlled by or
under common control with any of the individuals listed in clauses (i) and
(ii).
“Represented Parties”
is defined in Section
7.7(a).
“Required Stockholder
Approval” means the delivery of written consents by holders of at least
(a) 88% of the outstanding Company Capital Stock, voting together on an
as-converted basis, (b) a majority of each class of Company Capital Stock, and
(c) a majority of the outstanding Class A Convertible Preferred Stock and Class
B Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together on an as-converted
basis.
“Responsible Party” is
defined in Section 7.4(a).
“Returns” is defined
in Section
2.13(b).
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“Securityholder
Committee” is defined in Section
7.7(a).
“Standard Agreements”
is defined in Section
2.16(b)(vi).
“Statement of
Expenses” is defined in Section 4.7(a).
“Stockholder” shall
mean a holder of shares of Company Capital Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
“Stockholder Indemnified
Parties” is defined in Section
7.3.
“Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall
mean, individually or collectively, with respect to any Person, any entity of
which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other individuals performing
similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person.
“Subsidiary Charter
Documents” is defined in Section
2.4(b).
“Surviving
Corporation” is defined in Section 1.1.
“Targeted Consent” is
defined in Section
4.4(a).
“Tax” and “Taxes” are defined in
Section 2.13(a).
“Tax Proceeding” is
defined in Section
4.11(c)(i).
“Terminating Breach”
is defined in Section
8.1(b).
“Third Party Claim” is
defined in Section
7.4(a).
“Third Party Expenses”
shall mean, regardless of when incurred, all fees and expenses incurred by the
Company in connection with the Merger, including all legal, accounting,
financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties
incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and all cash payments in respect of severance or change in control in
excess of $600,000 owing by the Company to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx.
“Threshold” is defined
in Section
7.5(a).
“Transferred Company
Employees” is defined in Section
4.6(a).
“Waived 280G Benefits”
is defined in Section
4.15.
“Warrantholder” shall
mean Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
“Warrant Termination
Agreement” is defined in. Section
4.14.
“Year-End Financials”
is defined in Section 2.8(a)
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9.2 Notices. For
purposes of the Closing, the delivery of documents by or to the attorneys or
other agents or representatives of a party shall be deemed to constitute
delivery by or to that party. All notices, demands and other
communications given or delivered under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been given (i) when personally delivered, or (ii) two
Business Days after (A) being mailed by registered mail, return receipt
requested, (B) delivered by express courier service, or (C) by facsimile, provided that in each case
the notice or other communication is sent to the address or telecopied to the
facsimile number set forth beneath the name of such party
below. Notices, demands and communications to Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company and the Securityholder Committee shall, unless another address is
specified in writing, be sent to the address or telecopy number indicated
below:
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(a)
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If
to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
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Compuware
Corporation
Xxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General
Counsel
with a
copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx PLLC
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Jin-Xxx
Xxx
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(b)
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If
to the Company prior to the Effective
Time:
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Xxxxx,
Inc.
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General
Counsel
with a
copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Cooley
Godward Kronish LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile
No.:(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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(c)
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If
to the Securityholder Committee:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Dolphin
Equity Partners
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx., 00xx
Xx.
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with a
copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx
DLA Xxxxx
LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
000-000-0000
(voice)
000-000-0000
(fax)
xxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
and:
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Inc.
00
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx
with a
copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Cooley
Godward Kronish LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Facsimile
No.:(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
and:
Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx-Xxx.
00x
Xxxxxx,
00000
Xxxxxxx
Tel: x00
00-000 0000-0
Fax: x00
00-000 00 00 -29
xx@xxxxxxx.xx
with a
copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Seaport
World Trade Center West
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
000 000
0000 phone
000 000
0000 fax
xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
e-mail
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9.3 Interpretation. The
terms of this Agreement are contractual and not mere recitals. Any
pronouns in this Agreement that refer to a particular gender mean and refer to
the appropriate gender or neuter when applied to a particular party or other
Person. Unless otherwise stated, all references in this Agreement to
paragraph, subparagraph, section, subsection, clause and subclause are intended
to refer to paragraphs, subparagraphs, sections, subsections, clauses and
subclauses, respectively, of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge
and agree that titles and headings for particular paragraphs, sections and
subsections of this Agreement have been inserted solely for reference
purposes. As a result, section and paragraph headings, titles or
captions should not be used to interpret or construe the terms of this
Agreement. Except as to words or phrases specifically defined in this
Agreement, the parties agree that all words and phrases selected to state the
terms of this Agreement are to be interpreted in accordance with their plain and
generally prevailing meaning and not with regard to any different meaning that
any of the parties might otherwise attach to a particular word or
phrase. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “including” shall
not be interpreted to exclude any item not listed. The parties
further acknowledge that, as a result of either drafting or negotiating specific
terms, or as a result of approving language selected by others to state specific
terms, they are each and all equally responsible for the wording of the terms of
this Agreement. As a result, the parties agree and acknowledge that
in interpreting this Agreement, the rule of contractual interpretation and
construction that provides that an ambiguity in the terms of an agreement shall
be construed against the party drafting such term does not apply to the
interpretation or construction of the terms of this Agreement.
9.4 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement. This Agreement 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.
9.5 Entire Agreement;
Assignment; Amendment. This Agreement, the Exhibits hereto and
the Disclosure Schedule (i) contain the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein identified and
merges and integrates any and all previous and contemporaneous understandings
and agreements (in fact or law) whether written or oral, between or among any of
the parties concerning such matters, and (ii) shall not be assigned by
operation of law or otherwise, except that Parent may assign its rights and
delegate its obligations hereunder to its Affiliates as long as Parent remains
ultimately liable for all of Parent’s obligations hereunder. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto only by execution of an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is
sought.
9.6 No Third Party
Beneficiaries. The terms of this Agreement are intended solely
for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to inure, and will not
inure, to the benefit of any other Person, except as provided in Section 4.13 and
Article
VII.
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9.7 Severability. If
any provision of this Agreement or portion of this Agreement is found to be
wholly or partially invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any judicial proceeding
in any jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be modified or
restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary, either by a court of
competent jurisdiction or the parties hereto, to render the same valid and
enforceable, or shall be deemed excised from this Agreement, as the case may
require, and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced to the maximum
extend permitted by law, as if such provision had been originally incorporated
in this Agreement as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not
been originally incorporated in this Agreement, as the case may be.
9.8 Governing
Law. This Agreement and the respective rights and obligations
of the parties under this Agreement shall be governed by, and shall be
determined under, the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts between residents of the State of Delaware to be performed solely in
the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law
principles. Any action involving this Agreement shall be brought and
maintained solely in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery in the State of
Delaware, in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this
Agreement or the matters contemplated herein, agrees that process may be served
upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware for such
persons and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection which they
might otherwise have to such jurisdiction, venue and such process.
9.9 Waiver of Jury
Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM
(WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN NEGOTIATION,
ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
9.10 Waiver. No
failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or
remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any party in exercising
any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a
waiver of such power, right privilege or remedy; and no single or partial
exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or
remedy. No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out
of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this
Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is
expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on
behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any
effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.
9.11 Equitable
Remedies. Each party agrees that a failure to comply with any
provision of this Agreement will cause the other parties irreparable harm and
that such other parties will be entitled to equitable relief, without the
necessity of posting a bond, including specific performance, an injunction, a
restraining order and/or other equitable relief in order to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement, which right is in addition to, and not in lieu of,
any other remedy to which such party is entitled under law (including monetary
damages).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned have caused this Agreement to be signed, all as of the date first
written above.
COMPUWARE
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
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COMPUWARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Director
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XXXXX,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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President and CEO
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SECURITYHOLDER
COMMITTEE
|
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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||||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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||||
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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||||
/s/ Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx
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||||
Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxxxxxx
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