Contract
Exhibit
2.1
by
and among
TAT
TECHNOLOGIES LTD.,
LIMC
ACQUISITION COMPANY
and
April
3, 2009
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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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Closing
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1
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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
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2
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ARTICLE
II
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EFFECT
ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT
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CORPORATIONS
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2
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2.1
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Conversion
of Securities
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2
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2.2
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Exchange
of Certificates
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3
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2.3
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Stock
Transfer Books
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5
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2.4
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Company
Options
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5
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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5
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3.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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6
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3.2
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Subsidiaries
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6
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3.3
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Authorization;
Valid and Binding Agreement
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6
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3.4
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Governmental
Filings; No Violations; Consents and Waivers
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6
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3.5
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Capital
Stock
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7
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3.6
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Company
SEC Reports
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8
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3.7
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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8
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3.8
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Title
to Properties
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8
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3.9
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Tax
Matters
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9
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3.10
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Material
Contracts
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9
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3.11
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Intellectual
Property
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9
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3.12
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Litigation
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10
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3.13
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Company
Employee Benefit Plans
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10
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3.14
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Insurance
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10
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3.15
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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10
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3.16
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Environmental
Matters
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11
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3.17
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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11
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3.18
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Brokerage
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11
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ARTICLE
IV
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND
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MERGER
SUB
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4.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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11
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4.2
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Subsidiaries
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4.3
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Authorization;
Valid and Binding Agreement
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12
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4.4
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Governmental
Filings; No Violations; Consents and Waivers
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12
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4.5
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Capital
Stock
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4.6
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Parent
SEC Reports
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4.7
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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14
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4.8
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Title
to Properties
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14
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4.9
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Tax
Matters
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14
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4.10
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Material
Contracts
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15
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4.11
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Intellectual
Property
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15
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4.12
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Insurance
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15
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4.13
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Litigation
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15
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4.14
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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16
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4.15
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Environmental
Matters
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16
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4.16
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Parent
Employee Benefit Plans
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16
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4.17
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Labor
and Employment Matters
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16
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4.18
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Brokerage
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17
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4.19
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Operations
of Merger Sub
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17
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ARTICLE
V
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CERTAIN
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
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17
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5.1
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Conduct
of the Business of the Company
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17
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5.2
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Conduct
of the Business of Parent
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17
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ARTICLE
VI
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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18
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6.1
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Registration
Statement; Proxy/Prospectus
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18
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6.2
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Meeting
of Company Stockholders; Board Recommendation
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19
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6.3
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Reasonable
Best Efforts
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19
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6.4
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Public
Announcements
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19
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6.5
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
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20
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6.6
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Further
Assurances
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6.7
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Nasdaq
Listing
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ARTICLE
VII
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CONDITIONS
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7.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party under this Agreement
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7.2
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Conditions
to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s Obligations
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7.3
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Conditions
to the Company’s Obligations
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ARTICLE
VIII
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TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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8.1
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Termination
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8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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8.3
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Amendment
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8.4
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Waiver
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8.5
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Fees
and Expenses
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ARTICLE
IX
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DEFINITIONS
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9.1
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Definitions
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9.2
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Construction
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ARTICLE
X
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Non-Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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10.2
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Notices
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31
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10.3
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Severability
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10.4
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Entire
Agreement
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32
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10.5
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Assignment
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10.6
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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32
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10.7
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No
Strict Construction
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10.8
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Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue
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10.9
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Time
of the Essence
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33
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10.10
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Waiver
of Trial By Jury
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33
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10.11
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Counterparts
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THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
“Agreement”) is
made as of April 3, 2009, by and among TAT Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company
(“Parent”),
LIMC Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary
of Parent (“Merger
Sub”), and Limco Piedmont Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings set
forth in Article IX.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of each of the Company and Parent deems it advisable and
in the best interests of each such company and its shareholders that the Company
and Parent engage in a business combination;
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, the Company and Merger Sub have
approved this Agreement, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the
“Merger”) and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Board of
Directors of each of the Company and Merger Sub have determined to
recommend to their respective stockholders the approval and adoption of this
Agreement and the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof and in accordance with the provisions of the
Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended, the “DGCL”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations and warranties and
mutual covenants contained in this Agreement and of other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Merger. Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL,
at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the
Company. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence
of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving
company after the Merger (the “Surviving
Company”).
1.2 Closing. The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take
place on the second Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VII, unless this Agreement has been theretofore
terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto (the date and time of the Closing being referred
to in this Agreement as the “Closing
Date”). The Closing shall be held at the offices of Proskauer
Rose LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, unless another place is
agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. As soon as practicable on
the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by
filing a certificate of merger relating to the Merger (the “Certificate of
Merger”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware, in such form as
required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, the
DGCL (the date and time of such filing, or if a later date and time are
specified in such filing, such specified later date and time, being 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 the DGCL. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, all the property, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving
Company, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub
shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Company.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws.
(a) At 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 Company, except that the name of the Surviving
Company shall be Limco-Piedmont, Inc., or such other name as Parent may specify,
until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
(b) At the
Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Company, except that the
name of the Surviving Company shall be Limco-Piedmont, Inc., or such other name
as Parent may specify, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or by applicable Law.
1.5 Directors and
Officers. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Company, each to
hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
the Surviving Company. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Company,
each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and
bylaws of the Surviving Company.
ARTICLE
II
EFFECT ON THE CAPITAL STOCK
OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS
2.1 Conversion of
Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any
of the following securities:
(a) Conversion
Generally. Each share of Company Common Stock, issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of
Company Common Stock to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or Section
2.1(e)) shall be converted into the right to receive .5 (five tenths) of an
issued and outstanding Parent Ordinary Share. The Parent Ordinary
Shares received by the holders of Company Common Stock in exchange for such
Company Common Stock at the Effective Time as provided for in this Section
2.1(a) shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Merger
Consideration”. All such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer
be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease
to exist, and each certificate previously representing any such shares shall
thereafter represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in
respect of such shares of Company Common Stock.
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(b) Parent-Owned
Shares. All shares of Company Common Stock owned by Parent or
Merger Sub or any of their respective wholly owned Subsidiaries shall be
cancelled and shall cease to exist and no Merger Consideration or other
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(c) Merger
Sub. Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of
Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
continue as one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the
Surviving Company, which shall constitute the only outstanding capital stock of
the Surviving Company.
(d) Change in
Shares. If, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent
Ordinary Shares shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different
number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend,
subdivision, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, split,
combination, contribution or exchange of shares, the Merger Consideration shall
be correspondingly adjusted to provide the holders of Company Common Stock the
same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such
event.
(e) Cancellation of Treasury
Shares. Each share of Company Common Stock held in the Company
treasury and each share of Company Common Stock, if any, owned by any wholly
owned Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof.
2.2 Exchange of
Certificates.
(a) Exchange
Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company or another bank or trust company designated by Parent and
reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), for
the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for exchange, in
accordance with this Article II, certificates representing the Parent
Ordinary Shares issueable pursuant to Section 2.1(a) together with cash in lieu
of fractional shares (the “Exchange
Fund”).
(b) Exchange
Procedures. Promptly (and in any event no more than three
Business Days) after the Effective Time, Parent shall instruct the Exchange
Agent to mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates, which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock (the “Certificates”) (i) a
letter of transmittal (which shall be in customary form and shall specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall
pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent) and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in
exchange for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of
Company Common Stock represented by such Certificates. Upon surrender
of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such
letter of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and such other
documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to such instructions, the
holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the
Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock
formerly represented by such Certificate and the Certificate so surrendered
shall forthwith be canceled. In the event of a transfer of ownership
of shares of Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records
of the Company, the Merger Consideration payable in respect of such shares of
Company Common Stock may be paid to a transferee if the Certificate formerly
representing such shares of Company Common Stock is presented to the Exchange
Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such
transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock transfer Taxes have been
paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each
Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent
only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration payable
in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such
Certificate, cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Ordinary Shares to
which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or
other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c),
in each case, without any interest thereon.
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(c) Distributions with Respect
to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions
declared or made with respect to Parent Ordinary Shares, with a record date
after the Effective Time, shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Certificate, unless and until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender
such Certificate. Subject to the effect of abandoned property,
escheat or other applicable Laws, following surrender of any such Certificate,
there shall be paid to such holder of the certificates representing whole shares
of Parent Ordinary Shares issuable in exchange therefor, without interest, (i)
promptly, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date at
or after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares
of Parent Ordinary Shares and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount
of dividends or other distributions, with a record date at or after the
Effective Time but prior to such surrender and a payment date subsequent to such
surrender, payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Ordinary
Shares.
(d) Further Rights in Company
Common Stock. The Merger Consideration issued and paid upon
conversion of a share of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been issued and paid in full satisfaction
of all rights pertaining to such share of Company Common Stock.
(e) Fractional
Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of Parent Ordinary Shares will be issued upon the surrender for exchange
of Certificates, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Common Stock who
would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Ordinary Shares
upon surrender for exchange of Company Common Stock (after aggregating all
fractional shares of Parent Ordinary Shares to be received by such holder) shall
receive an amount of cash (rounded down to the nearest whole cent), without
interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Parent
Measurement Price. Such payment shall occur as soon as practicable
after the determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to each holder
of Company Common Stock with respect to any fractional shares and following
compliance by such holder with the exchange procedures set forth in Section
2.2(b) and in the letter of transmittal. No dividend or distribution
with respect to Parent Ordinary Shares shall be payable on or with respect to
any fractional share and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the
owner thereof to any rights of a stockholder of Parent.
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(f) No
Liability. None of Parent, the Surviving Company or the
Company shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for the
Merger Consideration from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official
pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or other applicable
Law.
(g) Lost
Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact in form satisfactory
to the Exchange Agent by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen
or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares
of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate and any cash in
lieu of fractional shares of Parent Ordinary Shares to which the holder thereof
is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e), without any interest
thereon.
(h) Withholding. Parent,
the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to
any holder of Company Common Stock such amounts as Parent, the Surviving Company
or the Exchange Agent are required to deduct and withhold under the Code, or any
Tax Law, with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent
that amounts are so withheld by Parent, the Surviving Company or the Exchange
Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement
as having been paid to the holder of Company Common Stock in respect of whom
such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the Surviving Company or the
Exchange Agent.
2.3 Stock Transfer
Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed and thereafter, there shall be no further registration
of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock theretofore outstanding on the
records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the
holders of Certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with
respect to such shares of Company Common Stock except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement or by Law. On or after the Effective Time, any
Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or Parent for any reason shall be
converted into the Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of
Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificates, any cash in lieu
of fractional shares of Parent Ordinary Shares to which the holders thereof are
entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(e) and any dividends or other distributions to
which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c), in each case,
without any interest thereon.
2.4 Company
Options. At the Effective Time, each then unexercised Company
Option shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as
disclosed in the Company’s SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, that:
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3.1 Organization and
Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware, and the
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its
properties and to carry on its businesses as now conducted. The
Company is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership
of property or the conduct of its businesses as now conducted requires it to
qualify, except where the failure to be so qualified as a foreign corporation
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
3.2 Subsidiaries. Each
Subsidiary of the Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing (to the extent the concept of good standing is applicable) under the
Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its
businesses as now conducted and is qualified to do business in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the conduct of its businesses
as now conducted requires it to qualify, except where the failure to be
qualified as a foreign corporation would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.3 Authorization; Valid and
Binding Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
subject in the case of the consummation of the Merger to the adoption of this
Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock on the record date for the Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Company Stockholder
Approval”). All corporate action on the part of the Company,
its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations
of the Company hereunder has been taken, subject only to obtaining the Company
Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming that this Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, this Agreement constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws
affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the
availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies. As
of the date of this Agreement, the Special Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company have each resolved to
recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt this Agreement and approve the
Merger (the “Company
Recommendation”).
3.4 Governmental
Filings; No Violations; Consents and Waivers.
(a) Except
for (i) the applicable requirements, if any, of state securities or “blue sky”
laws (“Blue Sky
Laws”), (ii) filings under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, (iii)
any filings required under the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Global
Market, (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL, and
(v) any consents, approvals, authorizations, permits, notices, actions or
filings, the failure of which to obtain, take or make, would not have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not (A) require any material
authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any
court or Governmental Entity or (B) conflict with or result in a material breach
of any Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are
subject.
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(b) Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the Merger by the Company will, directly or indirectly (with or without the
giving of notice or the passage of time or both), (i) except as would not have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect,
require any consent under any Company Contract other than those consents that
have been obtained by the Company prior to the Closing Date, (ii) except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (A) violate, result in a breach of, conflict with or
entitle any other Person to accelerate the maturity or performance under, amend,
call a default under, exercise any remedy under, modify, rescind, suspend or
terminate, (B) entitle any Person to any right or privilege to which such Person
was not entitled immediately before this Agreement or any other agreement or
document contemplated by this Agreement was executed under, or (C) create any
obligation on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that it was not
obligated to perform immediately before this Agreement or any other agreement or
document contemplated by this Agreement was executed under, any term of any
Company Contract, (iii) violate or result in the breach of any term of the
organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv)
except as would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect, result in the amendment, creation, imposition or
modification of any Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon or with respect to any
of the properties or assets that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns,
uses or purports to own or use.
3.5 Capital
Stock. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
(a) 25,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which, as of the date of this
Agreement, 13,205,000 shares are issued and outstanding. As of the
date of this Agreement, there are outstanding Company Options to purchase an
aggregate of 348,000 shares of Company Common
Stock. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Other than as set forth in this Section 3.5 or
pursuant to the Company Option Plan, there is no outstanding, and there has not
been reserved for issuance any: (i) share of capital stock or other voting
securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (ii) security of the Company or
its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries; (iii) Company Option or
other right or option to acquire from the Company or its Subsidiaries, or
obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries to issue, any shares of capital
stock, voting securities or security convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the
case may be; or (iv) equity equivalent interest in the ownership or earnings of
the Company or its Subsidiaries or other similar right (the items in clauses (i)
through (iv) collectively, “Company
Securities”). There is no outstanding obligation of the
Company or its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
Company Security. There is no stockholder agreement, voting trust or
other agreement or understanding to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are bound relating
to the voting, purchase, transfer or registration of any shares of capital stock
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or preemptive rights with respect
thereto.
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3.6 Company SEC
Reports.
(a) The
Company has filed with or otherwise furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) all material
forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed
or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since July 19,
2007 (such documents, as supplemented or amended since the time of filing, and
together with all information incorporated by reference therein, the “Company SEC
Reports”). As of their respective dates, the Company SEC
Reports, including any financial statements or schedules included or
incorporated by reference therein, at the time filed (or, if amended, as of the
date of such amendment) (i) complied as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such
Company SEC Reports, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(b) The
audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (including any related
notes and schedules) and the other financial statements included in the Company
SEC Reports fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates
thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated
cash flows for the periods set forth therein, and in each case were prepared in
conformity with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved (except as
otherwise disclosed in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of financial
statements for quarterly periods, to normal year-end adjustments not material in
amount).
(c) There is
no material liability or obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined or determinable) that would,
in accordance with GAAP be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet other
than: (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed or provided for in the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2008 or disclosed
in the notes thereto (the “Company Current Balance
Sheet”); (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred after December 31, 2008
in the ordinary course of the Company’s business; (iii) liabilities
incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) liabilities under any agreement, lease, note, mortgage, indenture or other
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (v) other
liabilities or obligations which would not, either individually or in the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
3.7 Absence of Certain Changes
or Events. Since December 31, 2008 and prior to the date of
this Agreement, the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been
conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice. Since December 31, 2008, there has not been any Company
Material Adverse Effect.
3.8 Title to
Properties. The Company or one of its Subsidiaries owns good
and marketable title to, or holds pursuant to valid and enforceable leases, all
of the material personal property shown to be owned by them on the Company
Current Balance Sheet, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens
or other imperfections of title, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate,
would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. All material personal property shown to be owned by the
Company and its Subsidiaries on the Company Current Balance Sheet have been
maintained in accordance with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ normal
practices and are in usable condition for the operation of the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ businesses, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
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3.9 Tax
Matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries have filed all
material Tax Returns that are required to be filed by them (taking into account
any extensions of time to file that have been duly perfected). All
such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects when
filed. All material Taxes have been fully paid or properly
accrued. There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of the
Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, other than (i) Taxes, the payment of
which is not yet due, or (ii) Taxes or charges being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings.
3.10 Material
Contracts.
(a) Each of
the Company Contracts is a valid and binding obligation of the Company (or the
Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto), and to the Company’s knowledge, the
other parties thereto, enforceable against the Company and its Subsidiaries and,
to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization, arrangement or similar Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, nor to the Company’s knowledge is
any other party, in breach, default or violation (and no event has occurred or
not occurred through the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ action or
inaction or, to the Company’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any
third party, that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a
breach, default or violation) of any term, condition or provision of any Company
Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is now a party, or by
which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound,
except for breaches, defaults or violations that would not have, either
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.11 Intellectual
Property.
(a) To the
Company’s knowledge, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is
licensed or otherwise possesses sufficient legally enforceable rights to use and
enforce all Company Intellectual Property Rights, except for any such failures
to own, be licensed, possess or enforce that, either individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To the
Company’s knowledge, neither the use of any Company Intellectual Property Rights
by the Company or its Subsidiaries nor the conduct of the business of the
Company or its Subsidiaries conflicts with, infringes upon, violates or
interferes with, or constitutes an appropriation of any valid patent, trademark,
trade name, service xxxx or copyright or other intellectual property right of
any other Person, except where the failure to be valid or enforceable would not,
either individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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(c) To the
Company’s knowledge, no Person materially infringes upon, violates or interferes
with, or otherwise misappropriates any material Company Intellectual Property
Right.
3.12 Litigation. There
is no action, suit, hearing, claim, investigation, arbitration or proceeding
(“Proceeding”)
pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or properties, or their respective
officers and directors, in their capacity as such, before or by any court,
arbitrator or Governmental Entity that, if adversely determined, would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or, as of the
date of this Agreement, which challenges this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.13 Company Employee Benefit
Plans. Except as would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each of the
Company Plans: (i) all payments required by each Company Plan, any
collective bargaining agreement or other agreement, or by Law with respect to
all prior periods have been made or provided for by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of each of the Company Plans,
applicable Law and GAAP; (ii) no Proceeding has been threatened in writing,
asserted, instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, is anticipated against
or relating to any of the Company Plans (other than non-material routine claims
for benefits and appeals of such claims) or any of the assets of any trust of
any of the Company Plans; and (iii) each Company Plan complies and has been
maintained and operated in all material respects in accordance with its terms
and applicable Law, including ERISA and the Code.
3.14 Insurance. All
of insurance policies maintained by the Company and its Subsidiaries are in full
force and effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in material
default with respect to its obligations under any of such insurance
policies.
3.15 Compliance with Laws;
Permits.
(a) Except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with
all Laws applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the Laws
enforced and regulations issued by the FAA, EASA, Civil Aviation Authority and
other governmental authorities governing the commercial aerospace and defense
industry. Except as would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, to the Company’s knowledge,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is under investigation with
respect to, nor has the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries been threatened in
writing to be charged with or given written notice of any violation of, any
applicable Law.
(b) Except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has and
maintains in full force and effect, and is in compliance with, all material
Permits necessary for each of the Company and its Subsidiaries to carry on its
business as currently conducted and to own and operate its properties and (ii)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that
the Person issuing or authorizing any such Permit intends to terminate, or will
refuse to renew or reissue, any such Permit upon its expiration.
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3.16 Environmental
Matters. Except as would not have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws.
(b) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any
Governmental Entity or other Person of any pending actual or threatened
Environmental Liabilities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
3.17 Labor and Employment
Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement and there are no labor
unions, or other organizations representing, any employee of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, no strike,
slowdown, picketing, work stoppage, or other similar labor activity has
occurred. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment and employment
practices, workers’ compensation, worker safety, wages and hours, civil rights,
discrimination and immigration, except where the failure to so comply with such
Laws would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
3.18 Brokerage. Except
for fees payable to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co., Inc., no Person is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or similar compensation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement made by or
on behalf of the Company for which Parent or the Company could become liable or
obligated.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except as
disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports prior to the date of this Agreement, Parent
and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, that:
4.1 Organization and
Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on
its businesses as now conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is
qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of
property or the conduct of its businesses as now conducted requires it to
qualify, except where the failure to be so qualified as a foreign corporation
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect.
4.2 Subsidiaries. Each
Subsidiary of Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on
its businesses as now conducted and is qualified to do business in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership of property or the conduct of its businesses
as now conducted requires it to qualify, except where the failure to be
qualified as a foreign corporation would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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4.3 Authorization; Valid and
Binding Agreement. Parent has all necessary corporate power
and authority and Merger Sub has all necessary limited liability company power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
each of Parent and Merger Sub and assuming that this Agreement is a valid and
binding obligation of the Company, this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar
Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the
availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies. As
of the date of this Agreement, the Board of Directors of each of Parent and
Merger Sub has approved and adopted the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Parent, acting as the sole
member of Merger Sub, has approved this Agreement.
4.4 Governmental Filings; No
Violations; Consents and Waivers.
(a) Except
for (i) the applicable requirements of Blue Sky Laws, (ii) filings under the
Exchange Act and the Securities Act, (iii) any filings required under the
rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Capital Market, (iv) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL, and (v) any consents, approvals,
authorizations, permits, notices, actions or filings, the failure of which to
obtain, take or make, would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Parent Material Adverse Effect, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Parent and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
do not (A) require any material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or
other action by or notice to any court or Governmental Entity or (B) conflict
with or result in a material breach of any Law to which Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries are subject.
(b) Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the Merger by Parent and Merger Sub will, directly or indirectly (with or
without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both), (i) except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect, require any consent under any Parent Contract other than those
consents that have been obtained by Parent prior to the Closing Date, (ii)
except as would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent
Material Adverse Effect, (A) violate, result in a breach of, conflict with
or entitle any other Person to accelerate the maturity or performance under,
amend, call a default under, exercise any remedy under, modify, rescind, suspend
or terminate, (B) entitle any Person to any right or privilege to which such
Person was not entitled immediately before this Agreement or any other agreement
or document contemplated by this Agreement was executed under, or (C) create any
obligation on the part of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that it was not
obligated to perform immediately before this Agreement or any other agreement or
document contemplated by this Agreement was executed under, any term of any
Parent Contract, (iii) violate or result in the breach of any term of the
organizational documents of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect, result in the amendment, creation, imposition or modification of
any Lien other than a Permitted Lien upon or with respect to any of the
properties or assets that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries owns, uses or
purports to own or use.
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4.5 Capital
Stock. The authorized share capital of Parent consists of
10,000,000 Parent Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.9 per share, of which, as of
the date of this Agreement, 6,542,671 shares are issued and
outstanding. As of the date of this Agreement, there are outstanding
options to purchase an aggregate of 65,477 Parent Ordinary Shares (the “Parent
Options”). All outstanding Parent Ordinary Shares and the
Parent Ordinary Shares constituting the Merger Consideration have been duly
authorized and all outstanding Parent Ordinary Shares are, and the Parent
Ordinary Shares constituting the Merger Consideration, upon issuance in
accordance with the terms hereof, will be, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Other than pursuant to the Parent Options or as set
forth on Schedule
4.5 hereto, there are no outstanding, and there have not been reserved
for issuance any: (i) shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of Parent or its Subsidiaries; (ii) securities of Parent or its
Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
voting securities of Parent or Subsidiaries; (iii) options or other rights to
acquire from Parent or its Subsidiaries, or obligations of Parent or its
Subsidiaries to issue, any shares of capital stock, voting securities or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
voting securities of Parent or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be; or (iv)
equity equivalent interests in the ownership or earnings of Parent or its
Subsidiaries or other similar rights (the items in clauses (i) through (iv)
collectively, “Parent
Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of Parent
or its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent
Securities. There are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or
other agreements or understandings to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is
a party or by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries are bound relating to the
voting, purchase, transfer or registration of any shares of capital stock of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or preemptive rights with respect
thereto.
4.6 Parent SEC
Reports.
(a) Parent
has filed with or otherwise furnished to the SEC, the Israeli Securities
Authority and the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, all material forms, reports,
schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by
it under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Israeli Securities Law
since December 31, 2005 (such documents, as supplemented or amended since the
time of filing, and together with all information incorporated by reference
therein, the “Parent
SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC
Reports, including any financial statements or schedules included or
incorporated by reference therein, at the time filed (or, if amended, as of the
date of such amendment) (i) complied as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
Israeli Securities Law, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
applicable to such Parent SEC Reports, and (ii) did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(b) The
audited consolidated financial statements included in the Parent’s annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2007, the unaudited consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed by Parent on
Form 6-K and the other financial statements included in Parent SEC Reports
fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for
the periods set forth therein, and in each case were prepared in conformity with
GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved (except as otherwise
disclosed in the notes thereto and subject, in the case of financial statements
for quarterly periods, to normal year-end adjustments not material in
amount).
(c) There is
no material liabilities or obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
(whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined or determinable) that would,
in accordance with GAAP be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet other
than: (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed or provided for in the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2008 or disclosed
in the notes thereto (the “Parent Current Balance
Sheet”); (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred after December 31, 2008
in the ordinary course of Parent’s business that are not individually or in the
aggregate material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iii)
liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (iv) liabilities under any agreement, lease, note, mortgage,
indenture or other obligation of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; and (v)
other liabilities or obligations which would not, either individually or in the
aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 Absence of Certain Changes
or Events. Since December 31, 2008 and prior to the date of
this Agreement, the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries has been conducted
in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice. Since December 31, 2008, there has not been any Parent
Material Adverse Effect.
4.8 Title to
Properties. Parent or one of its Subsidiaries owns good and
marketable title to, or holds pursuant to valid and enforceable leases, all of
the material personal property shown to be owned by them on the Parent Current
Balance Sheet, free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens or other
imperfections of title, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate, would
not be reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect. All material personal property shown to be owned by Parent
and its Subsidiaries on the Parent Current Balance Sheet have been maintained in
accordance with Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ normal practices and are in
usable condition for the operation of Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses,
ordinary wear and tear excepted.
4.9 Tax
Matters. Parent and its Subsidiaries have filed all material
Tax Returns that are required to be filed by them (taking into account any
extensions of time to file that have been duly perfected). All such
Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects when
filed. All material Taxes have been fully paid or properly
accrued. There are no Liens with respect to any Taxes upon any of
Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets, other than (i) Taxes, the payment of which
is not yet due, or (ii) Taxes or charges being contested in good faith by
appropriate Proceedings.
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4.10 Material
Contracts.
(a) All the
Parent Contracts that are required to be described in the Parent SEC Reports or
required to be filed as exhibits thereto have been described or filed as
required.
(b) Each of
the Parent Contracts is a valid and binding obligation of Parent (or the
Subsidiaries of Parent party thereto), and to Parent’s knowledge, the other
parties thereto, enforceable against Parent and its Subsidiaries and, to
Parent’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization, arrangement or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
(c) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is, nor to Parent’s knowledge is any other
party, in breach, default or violation (and no event has occurred or not
occurred through Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ action or inaction or, to
Parent’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with
notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or
violation) of any term, condition or provision of any Parent Contract to which
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is now a party, or by which any of them or any
of their respective properties or assets may be bound, except for breaches,
defaults or violations that would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
4.11 Intellectual
Property.
(a) To
Parent’s knowledge, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or
has been granted covenants or otherwise possesses sufficient legally enforceable
rights to use and enforce all Parent Intellectual Property Rights, except for
any such failures to own, be licensed, possess or enforce that, either
individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) To
Parent’s knowledge, neither the use of any Parent Intellectual Property Rights
by Parent or its Subsidiaries nor the conduct of the business of Parent or its
Subsidiaries conflicts with, infringes upon, violates or interferes with, or
constitutes an appropriation of any valid patent, trademark, trade name, service
xxxx or copyright or other intellectual property right of any other Person,
except where the failure to be valid or enforceable would not, either
individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) To
Parent’s knowledge, no Person materially infringes upon, violates or interferes
with, or otherwise misappropriates any material Parent Intellectual Property
Right.
4.12 Insurance. All
insurance policies maintained by the Parent and its Subsidiaries are in full
force and effect, and neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary is in material
default with respect to its obligations under any of such insurance
policies.
4.13 Litigation. There
is no Proceeding pending or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened against Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries or their respective assets or properties, or their
respective officers and directors, in their capacity as such, before or by any
court, arbitrator or Governmental Entity that, if adversely determined, would
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or, as of the
date of this Agreement, which challenges this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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4.14 Compliance with Laws;
Permits.
(a) Except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all
Laws applicable to Parent and its Subsidiaries, including the Laws enforced and
regulations issued by any applicable governmental authorities governing the
commercial aerospace and defense industry. Except as would not have,
either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, to
Parent’s knowledge, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is under
investigation with respect to, nor has Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries been
threatened in writing to be charged with or been given written notice of any
violation of, any applicable Law.
(b) Except as
would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect, (i) each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has and maintains
in full force and effect, and is in compliance with, all material Permits
necessary for Parent and each of its Subsidiaries to carry on their respective
businesses as currently conducted and to own and operate its properties and
(ii) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice
that the Person issuing or authorizing any such Permit intends to terminate, or
will refuse to renew or reissue, any such Permit upon its
expiration.
4.15 Environmental
Matters. Except as would not have, either individually or in
the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Parent
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws.
(b) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice from any
Governmental Entity or other Person of any pending actual or threatened
Environmental Liabilities of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent.
4.16 Parent Employee Benefit
Plans. Except as would not have, either individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each of the Parent
Plans: (i) all payments required by each Parent Plan, any collective
bargaining agreement or other agreement, or by Law with respect to all prior
periods have been made or provided for by the Parent or its Subsidiaries in
accordance with the provisions of each of the Parent Plans, applicable Law and
GAAP; (ii) no Proceeding has been threatened in writing, asserted, instituted
or, to the knowledge of the Parent, is anticipated against or relating to any of
the Parent Plans (other than non-material routine claims for benefits and
appeals of such claims) or any of the assets of any trust of any of the Parent
Plans; and (iii) each Parent Plan complies and has been maintained and operated
in all material respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law,
including ERISA and the Code.
4.17 Labor and Employment
Matters. To the knowledge of the Parent, no strike, slowdown,
picketing, work stoppage, or other similar labor activity has
occurred. The Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to employment and employment
practices, workers’ compensation, worker safety, wages and hours, civil rights,
discrimination and immigration, except where the failure to so comply with such
Laws would not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect.
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4.18 Brokerage. No
Person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or similar compensation in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any
arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the Parent for which Parent or
the Company could become liable or obligated.
4.19 Operations of Merger
Sub. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging
in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has engaged in no other
business activities and has conducted and will conduct its operations prior to
the Effective Time only as contemplated by this Agreement. All shares
of capital stock of Merger Sub are owned directly by Parent.
ARTICLE
V
CERTAIN PRE-CLOSING
COVENANTS
5.1 Conduct of the Business of
the Company. The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and
its Subsidiaries that, from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement,
as required by Law or to the extent Parent shall otherwise consent in writing,
each of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct its business in all
material respects only in the ordinary course and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, consistent with past practice, to (a) preserve its business
organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with
customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors, officers, employees,
business associates and consultants, (b) maintain and keep its material
properties and assets in good repair and condition, (c) maintain in effect all
material governmental Permits pursuant to which it currently operates and (d)
maintain and enforce all material Company Intellectual Property
Rights. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, the
Company shall not, and shall cause each Subsidiary not to, without Parent’s
prior written consent: (i) amend its organizational documents
except for such amendments that would not prevent or materially impair the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) split,
combine or reclassify its outstanding shares of capital stock; (iii) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or property in respect of
any capital stock; or (iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or
dissolution.
5.2 Conduct of the Business of
Parent. Parent covenants and agrees as to itself and its
Subsidiaries that, from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the
Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement,
as required by Law or to the extent the Company shall otherwise consent in
writing, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall conduct its business in all
material respects only in the ordinary course and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, consistent with past practice, to (a) preserve its business
organization intact and maintain its existing relations and goodwill with
customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors, officers, employees,
business associates and consultants, (b) maintain and keep its material
properties and assets in good repair and condition, (c) maintain in effect all
material governmental Permits pursuant to which it currently operates and (d)
maintain and enforce all material Parent Intellectual Property
Rights. From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Parent
shall not, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, without the
Company’s prior written consent: (i) amend its organizational
documents except for such amendments that would not prevent or materially impair
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) split,
combine or reclassify its outstanding shares of capital stock; (iii) except for
the cash dividend announced on March 11, 2009, declare, set aside or pay any
dividend payable in cash, stock or property in respect of any capital stock; or
(iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or
dissolution.
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ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 Registration Statement;
Proxy/Prospectus.
(a) As
promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall
prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to
the Stockholders’ Meeting (together with any amendments thereof or supplements
thereto, the “Proxy
Statement”) and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration
statement on Form F-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the “Registration
Statement;” the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement
together with the Proxy Statement, the “Proxy/Prospectus”),
in which the Proxy Statement shall be included, in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of the issuance of Parent Ordinary Shares
to be issued to the stockholders of the Company as Merger
Consideration. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective
and the Proxy Statement to be cleared by the SEC as promptly as practicable,
and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent shall
take all actions reasonably required under any applicable federal securities
Laws or Blue Sky Laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Ordinary Shares
in the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all
information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as the other may
reasonably request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. As promptly as
reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become
effective and the Proxy Statement shall have been cleared by the SEC, the
Company shall mail or otherwise make available in accordance with the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act the Proxy/Prospectus to its stockholders. No
filing of, or amendment of or supplement to, the Proxy Statement shall be made
by the Company, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the
Registration Statement shall be made by Parent, in each case, unless the party
intending to make such filing has given the other party a reasonable opportunity
to review and comment on the proposed filing. Each of Parent and the
Company shall advise the other, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of
the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement
or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, the suspension
of the qualification of the Parent Ordinary Shares issuable in connection with
the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC
for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or comments
thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional
information.
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(b) The
Company and Parent represent that the information supplied by it for inclusion
in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time
the Registration Statement is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed or
made available to the stockholders of the Company or (iii) the time of the
Stockholders’ Meeting contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are
made, not misleading.
(c) If at any
time prior to the Effective Time any event or circumstance relating to the
Company or Parent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or their respective
officers or directors, or any of their holders of capital stock, is discovered
by a party which should be set forth in an amendment of or a supplement to the
Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, such party shall promptly inform the
other party. All documents that either the Company or Parent is
responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein will comply as to form and substance in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act.
6.2 Meeting of Company
Stockholders; Board Recommendation.
(a) Meeting of Company
Stockholders. The Company shall take all action necessary in
accordance with the DGCL and its certificate of incorporation and bylaws to
call, hold and convene a meeting of its stockholders, promptly following the
distribution of the definitive Proxy/Prospectus to its stockholders, to consider
adoption and approval of this Agreement and approval of the Merger (the “Stockholders’
Meeting”) to be held as promptly as reasonably practicable.
(b) Board
Recommendation. The Special Committee of the Board of
Directors and the Board of Directors of the Company shall recommend that its
stockholders vote in favor of adoption and approval of this Agreement and
approval of the Merger at the Stockholders’ Meeting and (ii) the
Proxy/Prospectus shall include a statement to the effect that the Special
Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Company
has recommended that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of adoption and
approval of this Agreement and approval of the Merger at the Stockholders’
Meeting.
6.3 Reasonable Best
Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, each party will (and will cause its Affiliates to) use its reasonable
best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, to file, or cause to be
filed, all documents and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including obtaining all necessary consents, waivers, approvals,
authorizations, Permits or orders from all Governmental Entities or other
Persons, including responding to additional inquiries or requests for additional
information from any Governmental Entity.
6.4 Public
Announcements. Parent and the Company shall consult with and
obtain the approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) before issuing any press release or other public
announcement with respect to the Merger or this Agreement and shall not issue
any such press release prior to such consultation and approval, except as may be
required by applicable Law or any listing agreement related to the trading of
the shares of either party on any securities exchange, in which case the party
proposing to issue such press release or make such public announcement shall use
reasonable best efforts to consult in good faith with the other party before
issuing any such press release or making any such public
announcement.
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6.5 Indemnification of Directors
and Officers.
(a) From and
after the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable
Law (and each of Parent and Surviving Company shall also advance expenses as
incurred to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, provided the
Person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to repay such
advances if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not entitled to
indemnification), each present and former director and officer of the Company
and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”), against any costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred in
connection with any claim, action, suit, Proceeding or investigation, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining
to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, including
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) For six
years from the Effective Time, Parent shall or shall cause the Surviving Company
to maintain in effect for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties an insurance
and indemnification policy with an insurer with the same or better credit rating
as the current carrier for the Company that provides coverage for acts or
omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time (the “D&O Insurance”)
covering each such person covered by the officers’ and directors’ liability
insurance policy of the Company on terms with respect to coverage and in amounts
no less favorable than those of the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance
policy in effect on the date of this Agreement. Parent may satisfy
its obligations under this Section 6.5(b) by purchasing a “tail” policy from an
insurer with the same or better credit rating as the current carrier for the
Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policy, which (i) has an
effective term of six years from the Effective Time, (ii) covers each person
covered by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in
effect on the date of this Agreement or at the Effective Time for actions and
omissions occurring on or prior to the Effective Time, and (iii) contains terms
that are no less favorable than those of the Company’s directors’ and officers’
insurance policy in effect on the date of this Agreement.
(c) Parent
shall cause the Surviving Company to cause to be maintained in effect in the
Surviving Company’s (or any successor’s) certificate of incorporation, bylaws or
any other instruments provisions with respect to indemnification, exculpation
and advancement of expenses that are at least as favorable to the intended
beneficiaries as those contained in the Company’s certificate of incorporation,
bylaws and indemnification letters as in effect on the date of this
Agreement. The obligations of the Surviving Company under this
Section 6.5 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely
affect any Indemnified Party without the express written consent of such
affected indemnitee (it being expressly agreed that the indemnitees to whom this
Section 6.5 applies shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section
6.5).
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(d) The
provisions of this Section 6.5 are intended to be for the benefit of, and will
be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party, his or her heirs and his or her
representatives and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any
other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such person may have by
contract or otherwise.
(e) If
Parent, the Surviving Company, or any of their respective successors or assigns
(i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger or
(ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
Person, then, and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the
successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may be,
honor the indemnification and other obligations set forth in this Section
6.5.
6.6 Further
Assurances. From time to time, as and when requested by any
party hereto and at the other party’s expense, any other party shall execute and
deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents and
instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other
actions as the requesting party may reasonably deem necessary to evidence and
effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.7 Nasdaq
Listing. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause
the Parent Ordinary Shares issuable to the Company’s stockholders in the Merger
and such other Parent Ordinary Shares to be reserved for issuance upon exercise
of Company Options to be approved for listing on The Nasdaq Global Market,
subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective
Time.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
7.1 Conditions to Obligations of
Each Party under this Agreement. The respective obligations of
each party to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time
of the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in
part, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Stockholder
Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been
obtained.
(b) No
Order. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or order that is
in effect and permanently enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the
Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that prior
to asserting this condition, the asserting party shall have complied with
Section 6.3.
(c) Effectiveness of the
Registration Statements. The Registration Statement shall have
been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act. No stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued by the SEC and no Proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated
or, to the knowledge of Parent or the Company, threatened by the
SEC.
7.2 Conditions to Parent’s and
Merger Sub’s Obligations. The obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are also subject to the following conditions, any or all of which may
be waived, in whole or in part:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in Article III hereof shall be true and correct in all material
respects (provided that
the representations and warranties modified by "materiality"
shall be true and correct in all respects), both as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date,
except that those representations and warranties which by their express terms
are made as of a specific date shall be required to be true and correct only as
of such date.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all material agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective
Time. Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive
officer of the Company to the foregoing effect.
(c) Company Material Adverse
Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred
since the date of this Agreement. Parent shall have received a
certificate, dated the date of the Closing and signed by an executive officer of
the Company, to the foregoing effect.
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7.3 Conditions to the Company’s
Obligations. The obligation of the Company to effect the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated in this Agreement is also subject
to the following conditions, any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in
part:, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Sub contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects (provided that the
representations and warranties modified by "materiality" shall be true and
correct in all respects), both as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties
had been made on and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations
and warranties which by their express terms are made as of a specific date shall
be required to be true and correct only as of such date.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Parent shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all material agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective
Time. The Company shall have received a certificate of an executive
officer of Parent to the foregoing effect.
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(c) Parent Material Adverse
Effect. No Parent Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred
since the date of this Agreement. The Company shall have received a
certificate, dated the date of the Closing and signed by an executive officer of
Parent to the foregoing effect.
(d) Transfer of Parent Listing
to Nasdaq Global Market. The transfer of Parent’s listing from
the Nasdaq Capital Market to the Nasdaq Global Market shall have been
approved.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND
WAIVER
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to
the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of Company Stockholder
Approval:
(a) By mutual
written consent of the Company and Parent at any time;
(b) By
written notice of either the Company or Parent, if the Effective Time shall not
have occurred prior to September 30, 2009 (such date shall be referred to herein
as the “Outside
Date”); provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be
available to any party that has breached in any material respect its obligations
under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately caused the
Effective Time not to occur on or before the Outside Date;
(c) By
written notice of Parent (if Parent is not in material breach of its obligations
or its representations and warranties under this Agreement), if (i) there has
been a breach by the Company of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement which (A) would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) or 7.2(b) and (B) has not been or cannot
be cured within 30 days after written notice to the Company of such breach and
the intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) or
(ii) if facts exist which render impossible one or more of the conditions set
forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 by the Outside Date;
(d) By
written notice of the Company (if the Company is not in material breach of its
obligations or its representations and warranties under this Agreement), if (i)
there has been a breach by Parent of any representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement which (A) would result in a failure of a
condition set forth in Section 7.3(a) or 7.3(b) and (B) has not been or cannot
be cured within 30 days after written notice to Parent of such breach and the
intention to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) or (ii) if
facts exist which render impossible one or more of the conditions set forth in
Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 by the Outside Date;
(e) By
written notice of either Parent or the Company if Company Stockholder Approval
shall not have been obtained at the Stockholders’ Meeting duly convened therefor
(or at any adjournment or postponement thereof) at which a quorum is present and
the vote to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger is taken;
or
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(f) By
written notice of either Parent or the Company, if a court or Governmental
Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated,
enforced or entered any statute, Law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction or other order that is in effect and permanently enjoins or
otherwise prohibits the consummation of the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby, which statute, Law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, injunction or order is final and nonappealable.
8.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and of no force and effect, except for Section 6.4, this
Section 8.2, Section 8.5 and Article X and with respect to any liabilities or
damages incurred or suffered by a party as a result of (i) the failure for any
reason of Parent or Merger Sub to effect the Merger and pay the Merger
Consideration upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Sections 7.1 and 7.2 or (ii) any other willful breach of this
Agreement.
8.3 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the mutual agreement of the parties hereto at any
time prior to the Effective Time only by an instrument in writing signed by the
parties hereto; provided, however, that after
the approval of the Merger by the stockholders of the Company, no amendment to
this Agreement shall be made which by Law or the rules of The Nasdaq Global
Market requires further approval by the stockholders of the Company without such
further approval by such stockholders.
8.4 Waiver. At
any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a) extend the time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party
hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the
other party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and
(c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions
contained herein; provided, however, that after
the Company Stockholder Approval, there may not be, without further approval of
such stockholders, any extension or waiver of this Agreement or any portion
thereof which, by Law or in accordance with the rules of The Nasdaq Global
Market, requires further approval by such stockholders. Any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed by the party or parties to be bound thereby, but such extension or waiver
or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant,
agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with
respect to, any subsequent or other failure.
8.5 Fees and
Expenses. All expenses incurred by the parties hereto shall be
borne solely and entirely by the party which has incurred the same.
ARTICLE
IX
DEFINITIONS
9.1 Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, when used in this Agreement
with initial capital letters, shall have the respective meanings set forth in
this Agreement:
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“Affiliate” of any
particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership
of voting securities, contract or otherwise.
“Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Bental” means Bental
Industries Ltd., an Israeli company.
“Blue Sky Laws” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).
“Business Day” means
any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in The City of
New York in the United States of America.
“Certificate of
Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Certificates” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Company Common Stock”
means common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“Company Contract”
shall mean any contract that would be required to be filed by the Company as a
material contract pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the
SEC.
“Company Current Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Company Intellectual
Property Rights” means all (i) patents, patent applications, patent
disclosures, and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals,
provisionals, reissues, re-examinations, and extensions thereof, (ii)
trademarks, trade names, service marks, brand names, and domain names, and all
applications and registrations therefor, (iii) copyrights and all applications
and registrations therefor, (iv) technology, inventions, processes, know-how,
and trade secrets and other proprietary rights including, but not limited to,
proprietary information, discoveries, formulae, records, forecasts,
data, plans, drawings, operation procedures and manuals, and
materials of a confidential nature, (v) computer software programs or
applications and databases, and (vi) all other intellectual property rights that
are currently used in or held for use in the Company’s and any of its
Subsidiaries’ businesses, and tangible embodiments of each and any of the
foregoing.
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“Company Material Adverse
Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, earnings,
operations, assets, liabilities, properties, condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations or net worth of the Company and it Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
“Company Option Plan”
means the Company’s 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan.
“Company Options”
means each outstanding option, whether vested or unvested, to purchase shares of
Company Common Stock issued under the Company Option Plan.
“Company Plan(s)”
means any Employee Benefit Plan established, maintained, sponsored, or
contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any employee leasing
company on behalf of any Company Employee, director or shareholder (whether
current, former or retired) or their beneficiaries, or with respect to which the
Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates or any employee
leasing company has or has had any obligation on behalf of such
Person.
“Company
Recommendation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Company SEC Reports”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Company Securities”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Company Stockholder
Approval” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“D&O Insurance”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(b).
“DGCL” has the meaning
set forth in the recitals.
“EASA” means European
Aviation Safety Agency
“Effective Time” has
the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Employee Benefit
Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under Section 3(3) of
ERISA) or any other bonus, deferred compensation, pension, profit-sharing,
retirement, stock purchase, stock option, stock appreciation, other forms of
incentive compensation, excess benefit, supplemental pension insurance,
disability, medical, supplemental unemployment, vacation benefits, payroll
practice, fringe benefit, scholarship, sickness, accident, severance, or
post-retirement compensation or benefit, welfare or any other employee benefit
plan, policy, arrangement or practice, whether written or oral.
“Environment” means
any surface or subsurface physical medium or natural resource, including, air,
land, soil, surface waters, ground waters, stream and river sediments, and
biota.
“Environmental Laws”
means any federal, state, local or common law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
code, order or judgment (including the common law and any judicial or
administrative interpretations, guidances, directives, policy statements or
opinions) relating to the injury to, or the pollution or protection of worker
health and safety or the Environment.
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“Environmental
Liabilities” means any claims, judgments, damages (including punitive
damages), losses, penalties, fines, liabilities, encumbrances, Liens,
violations, costs and expenses (including attorneys and consultants fees) of
investigation, remediation or defense of any matter relating to human health,
safety or the Environment of whatever kind or nature by any party, entity or
authority, (A) which are incurred as a result of (i) the existence of Hazardous
Substances in, on, under, at or emanating from any real property presently or
formerly owned, operated or managed by the Company or any of its past or present
Subsidiaries, (ii) the offsite transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of
Hazardous Substances generated by the Company or any of its past or present
Subsidiaries or (iii) the violation of any Environmental Laws or (B) which arise
under the Environmental Laws.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any entity that would be deemed a “single employer” with another entity
under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of
ERISA.
“Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Agent” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Exchange Fund” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“FAA” means Federal
Aviation Administration.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity”
means any (a) nation, region, state, province, county, city, town, village,
district or other jurisdiction, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or
other government, (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature
(including any governmental agency, branch, department, court or tribunal, or
other entity, (d) multinational organization or body or (e) body entitled to
exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police,
regulatory or taxing authority or power of any nature, including, without
limitation, the FAA, and EASA.
“Hazardous Substances”
means petroleum, petroleum products, petroleum-derived substances, radioactive
materials, hazardous wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead based paint, radon,
urea formaldehyde, asbestos or any materials containing asbestos, and any
wastes, materials or substances regulated or defined as or included in the
definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous
constituents,” “toxic substances,” “pollutants”, “contaminants” or any similar
denomination intended to classify or regulate substances by reason of toxicity,
carcinogenicity, ignitability, corrosivity or reactivity under any Environmental
Law.
“Indemnified Parties”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a).
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“IRS” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service.
“Israeli Securities
Law” means the Israeli Securities Law, 1968
“Law” means any
statutes, laws (including common law), rules, ordinances, regulations, codes,
orders, judgments, injunctions, writs, decrees, applicable to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or
their respective properties or assets.
“Liens” means security
interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, charges and
other encumbrances.
“Merger” has the
meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Merger Consideration”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
“Merger Sub” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Outside Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Parent” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto
“Parent Contract”
shall mean any material contract of Parent or its Subsidiaries of a type
described in Item 6.01(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC.
“Parent Current Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(c).
“Parent Intellectual Property
Rights” means all (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures,
and all related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, provisionals,
reissues, re-examinations, and extensions thereof, (ii) trademarks, trade names,
service marks, brand names, and domain names, and all applications and
registrations therefor, (iii) copyrights and all applications and registrations
therefor, (iv) technology, inventions, processes, know-how, and trade secrets
and other proprietary rights including, but not limited to, proprietary
information, discoveries, formulae, records, forecasts,
data, plans, drawings, operation procedures and manuals, and
materials of a confidential nature, (v) computer software programs or
applications and databases, and (vi) all other intellectual property rights that
are currently used in or held for use in Parent’s and any of its Subsidiaries’
businesses, and tangible embodiments of each and any of the
foregoing.
“Parent Material Adverse
Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, earnings,
operations, assets, liabilities, properties, condition (financial or otherwise),
results of operations or net worth of Parent and it Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
“Parent Measurement
Price” means the volume weighted average price of a Parent Ordinary Share
for the five most recent trading days immediately prior to the Effective Time as
reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market.
“Parent Option” has
the meaning set forth in Section
4.5.
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“Parent Ordinary
Share(s)” means ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.9 per share, of
Parent.
“Parent Plan(s)” means
any Employee Benefit Plan established, maintained, sponsored, or contributed to
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any employee leasing company on behalf
of any employee, member, director or shareholder of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries (whether current, former or retired) or their beneficiaries, or
with respect to which Parent, its Subsidiaries or any employee leasing company
has or has had any obligation on behalf of such Person.
“Parent SEC Reports”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(a).
“Parent Securities”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Permits” means any
material governmental licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, consents,
orders, approvals, filings or other similar authorizations or notifications
required under applicable Law.
“Permitted Liens”
means (i) statutory Liens for current Taxes or other governmental charges not
yet due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate Proceedings and are adequately reserved as shown on
the Company Current Balance Sheet; (ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’,
repairers’ and similar statutory Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary
course of business for amounts which are not delinquent or which are being
contested by appropriate Proceedings; (iii) zoning, entitlement, building and
other land use regulations imposed by governmental agencies on owned or leased
real property which are not violated by the current use and operation of such
real property; (iv) covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements and other
similar non-monetary matters of record affecting title to real property, which
do not materially impair the occupancy or use of the real property for the
purposes for which it is currently used; (v) public roads and highways; (vi)
Liens arising under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security, retirement and similar legislation; (vii) Liens on goods in transit
incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit; and (viii) purchase money
Liens and Liens securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements.
“Person” means an
individual, a group (including a “group” under Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act), a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association,
a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization
and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“Proceeding” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.12.
“Proxy/Prospectus” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“Proxy Statement” has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“Registration
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a).
“SEC” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.6(a).
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“Securities Act” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Stockholders’
Meeting” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
“Subsidiary” means,
(a) with respect to the Company, each of (i) Limco-Airepair Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) Piedmont
Aviation Component Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (b) with respect to Parent, each of
(i) TAT-GAL Inc., a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, and (ii) Bental. For the purpose of this Agreement, the
Company shall not be deemed a subsidiary of Parent.
“Surviving Company”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means any
federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated,
alternative minimum, add on minimum, sales, use, transfer, real property gains,
registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real
property, special assessment, personal property, capital stock, social security,
unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee or other withholding, or
other tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or
additions to tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing; the
foregoing shall include any transferee or secondary liability for a Tax and any
liability assumed by agreement or arising as a result of being (or ceasing to
be) a member of any affiliated group (or by being included (or required to be
included) in any Tax Return relating thereto).
“Treasury Regulations”
means the regulations promulgated under the Code.
9.2 Construction.
(a) Unless
the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) an
accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning ascribed
to it in accordance with GAAP; (ii) “or” is not exclusive; (iii) “including” and
its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iv) words
defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa;
(v) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form;
(vi) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; and (vii)
the terms “Article,” and “Section,” refer to the specified Article or Section of
this Agreement.
(b) A
reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted
assigns.
(c) Any
references to “dollars” or “$” means dollars of the United States of
America.
(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” of a
party, or words or phrases of similar import or meaning as used in this
Agreement shall mean the actual knowledge of any of the executive officers of
the Company or its Subsidiaries or of Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
after due inquiry by such persons of those management level employees of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, whose
duties would, in the normal course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
affairs or Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ affairs, as applicable, result
in such management level employees having knowledge concerning the subject
matter in question.
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Non-Survival of
Representations and Warranties. None of the representations
and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 10.1 shall
not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms
contemplates performance after the Effective Time.
10.2 Notices. Any
notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise in
connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given when delivered in person or upon confirmation of receipt when
transmitted by facsimile transmission (but only if followed by transmittal by
national overnight courier or hand for delivery on the next Business Day) or on
receipt after dispatch by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed, or on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight
courier, in each case as follows:
Notices
to Parent or Merger Sub:
TAT
Technologies Ltd.
X.X. Xxx
00
Xxxxxx
00000
Israel
Attn: Chairman
Facsimile
No.: 000-0-0000000
Notices
to the Company:
0000 X.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX
00000
Attn:
Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
with a
copy to:
Proskauer
Rose LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: 000-000-0000
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10.3 Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end
that transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent
possible.
10.4 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the other documents delivered
pursuant hereto the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, between the parties, or any
of them, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
10.5 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
be assigned by any of the parties hereto, in whole or in part (whether by
operation of Law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the other
parties, and any attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall
be null and void.
10.6 Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, other than pursuant
to Section 6.5, is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right,
benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this
Agreement.
10.7 No Strict
Construction. Each party hereto has participated in the
drafting of this Agreement, which each party acknowledges is the result of
extensive negotiations between the parties.
10.8 Governing Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction and Venue.
(a) This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all disputes
between the parties under or related to this Agreement or the facts and
circumstances leading to its execution, whether in contract, tort or otherwise,
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of
Delaware, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely
within that State and without reference to conflict of laws
principles.
(b) Each of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself
and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court, or
Federal Court of the United States of America sitting in the Southern District
of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements
delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or thereby, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally (i) agrees not to commence any such action or Proceeding except
in such courts, (ii) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or
Proceeding may be heard and determined in such court, (iii) waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or Proceeding in
any such court, and (iv) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or Proceeding
in any such court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final
judgment in any such action or Proceeding shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in any other place of competent jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or
in any other manner provided by Law. Each party to this Agreement
irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in
Section 10.2. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any
party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by
Law.
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10.9 Time of the
Essence. Time is of the essence regarding all dates and time
periods set forth or referred to in this Agreement or any document contemplated
by this Agreement.
10.10 Waiver of Trial By
Jury. The parties hereto waive the right to a trial by jury in
any action or proceeding arising under or concerning this agreement or any
action or proceeding arising out of or concerning the transactions contemplated
by this agreement, regardless of which party initiates such action or
proceeding.
10.11 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and Plan of
Merger on the day and year first above written.
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TAT
TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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LIMC
ACQUISITION COMPANY
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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[Signature
Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]