AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Exhibit 2.1.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is made and
entered into as of November 7, 2008, by and among: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”); Falcon Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”); and Foundry Networks, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”).
Recitals
A. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of July 21, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”).
B. Section 9.1 of the Merger Agreement permits the parties to amend the Merger Agreement, with
the approval of the respective boards of directors of the Company and Parent, by an instrument in
writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company.
C. The parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement as provided in this Amendment.
D. The respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved this
Amendment.
E. In order to induce Parent to enter into this Amendment and cause the Merger to be
consummated, certain stockholders of the Company are amending the Voting Agreements entered into by
such stockholders in favor of Parent.
Agreement
The parties to this Amendment, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
1.1 Definitions; References. Each capitalized term used but not defined in this Amendment
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Merger Agreement. Each reference in the Merger
Agreement (including references added to the Merger Agreement by means of this Amendment) to
“hereof,” “hereunder,” “hereby,” “this Agreement” or any similar term shall, from and after the
date of this Amendment, refer to the Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment). Each
reference in this Amendment or in the Merger Agreement (including references added to the Merger
Agreement by means of this Amendment) to the “date of this Amendment,” the “date of the Amendment”
or any similar term shall refer to November 7, 2008. Each reference in the Merger Agreement
(including references added to the Merger Agreement by means of this Amendment) to the “date of
this Agreement”, the “date hereof” or any similar term shall refer to July 21, 2008. Except as
otherwise indicated, all references in the Merger Agreement (including references added to the
Merger Agreement by means of this Amendment) to “Sections” are intended to refer to Sections of the
Merger Agreement (as amended by this Amendment), and not sections of this Amendment.
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Section 2. Amendment to Agreement
2.1 Amendment to Recital C of the Merger Agreement. Recital C of the Merger Agreement shall
be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“C. In order to induce Parent to enter into this Agreement and cause the Merger to be
consummated, certain stockholders of the Company are executing voting agreements in favor of
Parent (such voting agreements, as they may be amended from time to time, the “Voting
Agreements”).”
2.2 Amendment to Section 1.3 of the Merger Agreement. The first sentence of Section 1.3 of
the Merger Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall
take place at the offices of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, at 10:00 a.m. (California time) on a date to be designated by Parent after the
satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in
Sections 6 and 7 (other than the conditions set forth in Sections 6.6(b) and 7.5, which by
their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of each of such conditions) (the date so designated by Parent, the “Designated Date”), or on
such other date or at such other time or location as Parent and the Company may mutually
designate in writing. The date designated by Parent as the Designated Date shall not be
later than the earlier of (a) December 30, 2008, and (b) the later of December 22, 2008 and
the date that is 10 business days after the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be
satisfied or waived of such conditions. (In deciding whether to designate a date earlier
than December 22, 2008 as the Designated Date, Parent may take into account, among other
things, the respective cash balances of Parent and the Company and the length of time needed
to prepare for the closing of the financing required to consummate the Merger.)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if there exists an
uncured Financing Failure on the Designated Date and such Financing Failure impedes the
ability of Parent or Merger Sub to obtain the Debt Financing and consummate the Merger on
the Designated Date, then (without limiting any right the Company may have to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(h) or, if applicable under the circumstances, Section
8.1(b)): (i) the Closing shall be postponed until the second business day after the date on
which such Financing Failure is cured; (ii) the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall remain
subject to the continued satisfaction or waiver, as of the time of the Closing, of each of
the conditions set forth in Section 6; and (iii) the obligation of the Company to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall remain subject to
the continued satisfaction or waiver, as of the time of the Closing, of each of the
conditions set forth in Section 7.”
2.3 Amendment to Section 1.5(a) of the Merger Agreement. Clause “(iii)” of Section 1.5(a) of
the Merger Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(iii) except as provided in clauses “(i)” and “(ii)” of this Section 1.5(a) and
subject to Sections 1.5(b), 1.5(c) and 1.8, each share of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive $16.50
in cash (the “Per Share Cash Amount”); and”
2.4 Amendment to Section 1.5(b) of the Merger Agreement. Section 1.5(b) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by: (a) deleting the words “and the Exchange Ratio” from the first
sentence thereof, and (b) deleting the second sentence thereof.
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2.5 Amendment to Section 1.5(c) of the Merger Agreement. Section 1.5(c) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by deleting clause “(ii)” thereof in its entirety and renumbering clause
“(iii)” accordingly.
2.6 Amendment to Section 1.5(d) of the Merger Agreement. Section 1.5(d) of the Merger
Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety.
2.7 Amendment to Section 1.6 of the Merger Agreement. Section 1.6 of the Merger Agreement
shall be amended by replacing the words “Exchange Agent” with the words “Payment Agent”.
2.8 Amendment to Section 1.7 of the Merger Agreement. Section 1.7 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“1.7 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall appoint Xxxxx Fargo Shareowner
Services or another institution reasonably satisfactory to the Company to act as Payment
Agent in the Merger (the “Payment Agent”). Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall
cause to be deposited with the Payment Agent for the benefit of the holders of Company
Common Stock, subject to Sections 1.5(c) and 1.8, the cash consideration payable pursuant to
Section 1.5. The cash amount so deposited with the Payment Agent is referred to the “Payment
Fund.”
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
Payment Agent to mail to the Persons who were record holders of Company Stock Certificates
immediately prior to the Effective Time: (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and
containing such provisions as Parent may reasonably specify (including a provision
confirming that delivery of Company Stock Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss
and title to Company Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of such Company Stock
Certificates to the Payment Agent); and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender
of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a
Company Stock Certificate to the Payment Agent for exchange, together with a duly executed
letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Payment
Agent or Parent: (A) subject to Section 1.5(c), the holder of such Company Stock Certificate
shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration that such holder
has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.5; and (B) the Company
Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by
this Section 1.7(b), each Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the
Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive Merger Consideration as contemplated
by Section 1.5. If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of any Merger
Consideration with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock previously represented by
such Company Stock Certificate, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company
Stock Certificate to provide an appropriate affidavit and to deliver a bond (in customary
amount) as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Payment Agent, Parent or
the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Company Stock Certificate.
(c) Any portion of the Payment Fund that remains undistributed to holders of Company
Stock Certificates as of the first anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to
Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates who have not theretofore
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surrendered their Company Stock Certificates in accordance with this Section 1.7 shall
thereafter look only to Parent for satisfaction of their claims for Merger Consideration.
(d) Each of the Payment Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled
to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder or former holder of Company Common Stock or Company Equity Award such amounts as may
be required to be deducted or withheld from such consideration under the Code or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax law or under any other applicable Legal
Requirement. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be
treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such
amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(e) Neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder or
former holder of Company Common Stock or to any other Person with respect to any Merger
Consideration delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property
law, escheat law or similar Legal Requirement.”
2.9 Amendment to Sections 2.23 and 3.4 of the Merger Agreement. Section 3.4 of the Merger
Agreement and the final paragraph of Section 2.23 of the Merger Agreement shall each be amended by
replacing the words “(as they relate to the Form S-4 Registration Statement and the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement)” with the words “(as they relate to the Proxy Statement)”.
2.10 Amendment to Section 2.24 of the Merger Agreement. Section 2.24 of the Merger Agreement
shall be amended by adding the following two sentences at the end thereof:
“The Company’s board of directors has received the written opinions of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Financial Advisors Inc. (“HLHZ”), financial advisors to the
Company, dated November 7, 2008, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinions and
subject to the matters set forth in such opinions, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a
financial point of view, to the stockholders of the Company, other than Parent and its
affiliates. The Company has furnished (solely for informational purposes) copies of said
written opinions to Parent.”
2.11 Amendment to Section 2.25 of the Merger Agreement. Section 2.25 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“2.25 Financial Advisors. Except for Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and HLHZ, no broker, finder or
investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any of the Acquired Corporations. The
Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all agreements under which
any such fees, commissions or other amounts have been paid or may become payable and all
indemnification and other agreements related to the engagement of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and HLHZ.”
2.12 Amendment to Section 2.26 of the Merger Agreement. Section 2.26 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“2.26 Full Disclosure. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on
behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement (or
any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof) will, at the time the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof) is filed with the
SEC, at the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement
thereof) is
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mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of the Company Stockholders’
Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), 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 the light of the circumstances under which they
are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto or
restatement thereof) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with
respect to statements or information made, included or incorporated by reference in the
Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof) by or about
Parent or Merger Sub supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof).”
2.13 Amendment to Section 2 of the Merger Agreement. Section 2 of the Merger Agreement shall
be amended by inserting the following immediately after Section 2.26:
“2.27 Amendment. As of the date of the Amendment, the Company has the absolute and
unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into the Amendment and to perform its
obligations under this Agreement. As of the date of the Amendment, the board of directors of
the Company (at a meeting duly called and held) has: (a) unanimously determined that the
Merger and this Agreement are advisable and fair to and in the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders; (b) unanimously authorized and approved the execution and delivery by
the Company of the Amendment and the performance of this Agreement by the Company and
unanimously approved the Merger; (c) unanimously recommended the adoption of this Agreement
by the holders of Company Common Stock and directed that this Agreement and the Merger be
submitted for consideration by the Company’s stockholders at the Company Stockholders’
Meeting; and (d) to the extent necessary, adopted a resolution having the effect of causing
the Company not to be subject to any state takeover law or similar Legal Requirement that
might otherwise apply to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. As of the date of the Amendment, the Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and
the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies.
2.28 No Material Breach. As of the date of the Amendment, to the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company is not in material breach of its covenants set forth in Section 5.12.”
2.14 Amendment to Section 3.5 of the Merger Agreement. Section 3.5 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“3.5 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.15 Amendment to Section 3.6 of the Merger Agreement. Section 3.6 of the Merger Agreement
shall be amended by replacing the words “Debt Financing Letter” with the words “Debt Commitment
Letter”.
2.16 Amendment to Section 3.8 of the Merger Agreement. Section 3.8 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
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“3.8 Disclosure. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of
Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or
restatement thereof) will, at the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement
thereto or restatement thereof) is filed with the SEC, at the time the Proxy Statement (or
any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof) is mailed to the stockholders of
the Company or at the time of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting (or any adjournment or
postponement thereof), 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 the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty is made by Parent with respect
to statements or information made, included or incorporated by reference in the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof) supplied by or on
behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement (or
any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof).”
2.17 Amendment to Section 3 of the Merger Agreement. Section 3 of the Merger Agreement shall
be amended by inserting the following immediately after Section 3.8:
“3.9 Term Loan Financing. As of the date of the Amendment, Parent has delivered to the
Company an accurate and complete copy of the non-confidential portions (and a summary of the
portions for which confidential treatment has been sought by Parent with the SEC) of the
executed Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2008, among Parent, Bank of America N.A.,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior Funding, Inc. and the other lenders identified therein (the “Credit
Agreement”). As of the date of the Amendment, the Credit Agreement, in the form so
delivered, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and, to Parent’s Knowledge,
the other parties thereto. As of the date of the Amendment, the Credit Agreement is in full
force and effect and has not been withdrawn or terminated or otherwise amended or modified
in any material respect. As of the date of the Amendment, Parent does not believe that
there is any valid basis for a claim that an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit
Agreement) is outstanding and uncured under the Credit Agreement. Parent has paid any and
all fees payable by it under the Credit Agreement that are due as of the date of the
Amendment. Except for side letters, agreements, arrangements or understandings that would
not reasonably be expected to (a) materially impair the validity of the Credit Agreement or
the ability of Parent to consummate the Merger or (b) materially decrease the amount of the
Term Loan (as defined in the Credit Agreement), there are no side letters or other
agreements, arrangements or understandings with any lender relating to the Term Loan to
which Parent, Merger Sub or any of their affiliates is a party as of the date of the
Amendment. As of the date of the Amendment, the conditions set forth in the Credit
Agreement are the only conditions to the obligations of the lenders under the Credit
Agreement to release the proceeds of the Term Loan to Parent pursuant to the terms of the
Credit Agreement. As of the date of the Amendment, assuming the accuracy of the Company’s
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the Company’s compliance with
its covenants and obligations set forth in this Agreement, Parent (i) is not aware of any
fact or occurrence that makes the representations and warranties identified in clause “(b)”
of Section 4.01(II)(d) of the Credit Agreement inaccurate in any material respect, (ii) does
not believe that it will be unable to comply on a timely basis with any material covenant,
or satisfy on a timely basis any condition, contained in the Credit Agreement required to be
complied with or satisfied by Parent or its affiliates in order for the proceeds of the Term
Loan to be released to Parent, and (iii) does not believe that there is any valid basis for
any portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan not to be made available to Parent on the
Closing Date.
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3.10. Amendment. As of the date of the Amendment: (a) Parent and Merger Sub have the
absolute and unrestricted right, power and authority to perform their obligations under this
Agreement; and (b) the execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of the Amendment and
the performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement have been duly authorized by any
necessary action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective boards of
directors. As of the date of the Amendment, the Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against them in accordance with its
terms, subject to: (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and
the relief of debtors; and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive
relief and other equitable remedies.
3.11 No Material Breach. As of the date of the Amendment, to the Knowledge of Parent,
Parent is not in material breach of the Parent Financing Covenants.”
2.18 Amendment to Section 4.2(b) of the Merger Agreement. Section 4.2(b) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following sentence after the end thereof:
“Without limiting the generality of the foregoing restrictions, the Company shall (x) not
permit any sales on or after the date of the Amendment by any of the individuals identified
on Schedule 1 of the Amendment of shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise of
Company Options after the date of the Amendment, except for trades pursuant to the two Rule
10b5-1 trading plans in existence on the date of the Amendment and identified on Schedule 2
to the Amendment, and (y) ensure that none of the individuals identified on Schedule 3 to
the Amendment exercises any Company Options on or after the date of the Amendment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses “(i),” “(ii),” “(vii)” and
“(xii)” of Section 4.2(b) (but subject to the other restrictions set forth in Section 4.2(b)
and elsewhere in this Agreement), prior to the Closing Date, the Company may (A) sell for
cash, on commercially reasonable terms in a transaction that does not involve the incurrence
of any indebtedness, the auction rate securities held by the Company as of the date of the
Amendment, and (B) declare a dividend to its stockholders, which must be paid to such
stockholders (or deposited with the dividend paying agent) prior to the Closing Date (and
may be conditioned upon the Closing actually occurring), up to a per share amount (the
“Specified Dividend Per Share Amount”) determined by dividing (1) the lesser of (x) the net
cash proceeds of the sale of such securities actually received by the Company prior to the
Closing Date (determined after deduction of all expenses relating to such sale), and (y)
$50,000,000, by (2) the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of the
record date for such dividend calculated on a fully diluted basis based on the treasury
stock method and assuming a market value equal to the sum of the Per Share Cash Amount plus
the actual per share amount of the dividend, but excluding from such calculation all Company
Options and Company RSUs held by Terminated Company Associates (as defined in Section
5.3(c)) that are unvested as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to any acceleration of
such Company Options or Company RSUs provided for under applicable Company Contracts).”
2.19 Amendment to Section 4.3(a) of the Merger Agreement. Section 4.3(a) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by inserting the following proviso at the end thereof:
“; provided, however, that (A) this Section 4.3(a) shall not prohibit the Company from
taking any of the actions specified in clauses “(i),” “(ii)” and “(iii)” of this Section
4.3(a) during the period commencing on the date of the Amendment and ending at 11:59 p.m.,
California time, on November 7, 2008 (the “Go-Shop Period”), and (B) if the Company
receives, during the Go-Shop Period, an Acquisition Proposal that constitutes or is
reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Offer, then (subject to the other restrictions and
limitations set forth in Section 4.3) the Company
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may, following the expiration of the Go-Shop Period, continue to discuss such Acquisition
Proposal with the Person that made such Acquisition Proposal.”
2.20 Amendment to Section 5.1 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.1 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“5.1 Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the
Company shall prepare the Proxy Statement and cause it to be filed with the SEC. Prior to
the filing of the Proxy Statement, the Company shall give Parent a reasonable opportunity to
review and comment on the Proxy Statement in advance of filing and shall consider in good
faith the comments reasonably proposed by Parent. The Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement
thereof to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, to
respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Proxy Statement
cleared under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with the SEC.
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed
to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement,
and shall cause each applicable amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof to be
mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the date of the
Amendment. Parent shall promptly furnish to the Company all information concerning Parent
that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with the preparation of the Proxy
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or restatement thereof. If any event
relating to Parent or its Subsidiaries occurs, or if Parent becomes aware of any
information, that should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to, or restatement of,
the Proxy Statement, then Parent shall promptly inform the Company thereof and shall
cooperate with the Company in filing such amendment, supplement or restatement with the SEC.
The Company will notify Parent promptly upon the receipt of any written or oral comments
from the SEC or its staff in connection with the filing of, amendments or supplements to, or
restatements of, the Proxy Statement. The Company shall promptly prepare and cause to be
filed with the SEC any required amendment or supplement to, or restatement of, the Proxy
Statement and use its reasonable best efforts to have any such amendment, supplement or
restatement cleared under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after it is filed with
the SEC. The Company shall (a) cooperate with Parent and provide Parent (and Parent’s
counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on, and have Parent’s
Representatives meet with the Company’s Representatives to discuss, any amendment or
supplement to, or restatement of, the Proxy Statement prior to filing such amendment,
supplement or restatement with the SEC, (ii) take into account all reasonable comments
provided by Parent on such amendment, supplement or restatement, and (iii) provide Parent
with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC.”
2.21 Amendment to Section 5.2(a) of the Merger Agreement. The second sentence of Section
5.2(a) of the Merger Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following
sentence:
“The Company Stockholders’ Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable after the date
of the Amendment, but, unless otherwise agreed to in writing between Parent and the Company,
in no event later than the date that is 22 business days after the date on which the
contemplated restatement of the Proxy Statement is cleared by the SEC.”
2.22 Amendment to Section 5.2(b) of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.2(b) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by (a) replacing the words “Prospectus/Proxy Statement”, each time
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they appear, with the words “Proxy Statement”, and (b) replacing the words “the opinion of the
financial advisor” in the final sentence thereof with the words “the opinions of the financial
advisors”.
2.23 Amendment to Section 5.3 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.3 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“5.3 Stock Options, RSUs and ESPP.
(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised
immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, other than the Identified
RSU Conversion Company Options (as defined in Section 5.3(b)) and the Company Options what
are Identified Termination Company Awards (as defined in Section 5.3(c)), shall be converted
into and become an option to purchase Parent Common Stock, with such conversion effected
through Parent, at Parent’s option, either: (i) assuming such Company Option; or (ii)
replacing such Company Option by issuing a reasonably equivalent replacement stock option to
purchase Parent Common Stock in substitution therefor, in either case in accordance with the
terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the applicable Company Equity Plan
and the terms of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced. All
rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company Options assumed or replaced by
Parent shall thereupon be converted into options with respect to Parent Common Stock.
Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (A) each Company Option assumed or replaced
by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (B) the number of
shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Option assumed or replaced by Parent
shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were
subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Conversion
Ratio (as defined below), and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number
of shares of Parent Common Stock; (C) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Option assumed or replaced by Parent shall be
determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Company Common Stock subject to such
Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Conversion
Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (D)
subject to the terms of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is
evidenced, any restriction on the exercise of any Company Option assumed or replaced by
Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting
schedule and other provisions of such Company Option shall otherwise remain unchanged as a
result of the assumption or replacement of such Company Option; provided, however, that
Parent’s board of directors or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and
responsibility of the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof with respect to
each Company Option assumed or replaced by Parent. The “Conversion Ratio” shall be equal to
the lesser of: (1) the quotient of (x) the sum of the Per Share Cash Amount plus the
Specified Dividend Per Share Amount (such sum, the “Conversion Per Share Amount”), divided
by (y) the average of the closing sale prices of a share of Parent Common Stock as reported
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for each of the five consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the Closing Date (the “Average Parent Stock Price”); and (2) the maximum
conversion ratio that would enable Parent to convert Company Options and Company RSUs that
are not Identified Termination Company Awards into equity awards of Parent in accordance
with this Section 5.3 and the methodology set forth in Schedule 4 to the Amendment (the
“Foundry Equity Award Conversion Methodology”) without a vote of Parent’s stockholders being
required under applicable Legal Requirements to approve the issuance of such equity awards
of Parent.
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(b) At the Effective Time, each Identified RSU Conversion Company Option that is
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall neither be assumed
nor replaced by Parent with a substituted equivalent Parent stock option, and such
Identified RSU Conversion Company Option shall terminate in accordance with the terms (as in
effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the applicable Company Equity Plan and the terms
of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced. At the Effective
Time, Parent shall grant to each holder of a terminated Identified RSU Conversion Option a
fully-vested right to be issued Parent Common Stock upon settlement thereof (the
“Replacement Right”), with such settlement to occur promptly after the Closing Date. The
number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Replacement Right shall, subject to
withholding pursuant to Section 1.7(e), be determined by multiplying (i) the number of
shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Identified RSU Conversion Company
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (ii) the fraction having a numerator
equal to the amount by which the Conversion Per Share Amount exceeds the exercise price of
such Identified RSU Conversion Company Option, and having a denominator equal to the Average
Parent Stock Price, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of
shares of Parent Common Stock. For purposes of this Agreement, an “Identified RSU Conversion
Company Option” shall mean any Company Option that has an exercise price of less than the
Conversion Per Share Amount and is required to be replaced with a right to be issued Parent
Common Stock in accordance with the Foundry Equity Award Conversion Methodology.
(c) Each unexercised Identified Terminated Company Award that is outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not vested) shall neither be assumed nor
replaced by Parent with a substituted equivalent Parent award, and shall, as of the
Effective Time, terminate in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Equity Plan
and/or the applicable agreement by which the applicable Identified Termination Company Award
is evidenced, without payment of consideration. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) an
“Underwater Company Option” shall mean any Company Option having an exercise price equal to
or greater than the Conversion Per Share Amount, (ii) a “Terminated Company Associate” shall
mean any Company Associate whose employment with Foundry or its affiliates is terminated on
or prior to the Closing Date, and (iii) an “Identified Termination Company Award” shall mean
(1) any Underwater Company Option that is (x) held by any member of the board of directors
of the Company or by any Terminated Company Associate, or (y) required not to be assumed or
substituted for by Parent in accordance with the Foundry Equity Award Conversion
Methodology, and (2) any unvested Company Option or Company RSU that is held by a Terminated
Company Associate, after giving effect to any acceleration of such awards provided for under
applicable Company Contracts.
(d) At the Effective Time, each Company RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become a right to be
issued Parent Common Stock, with such conversion effected through Parent, at Parent’s
option, either: (i) assuming such Company RSU; or (ii) replacing such Company RSU by issuing
a reasonably equivalent replacement right to be issued Parent Common Stock in substitution
therefor, in either case in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of this
Agreement) of the applicable Company Equity Plan and the terms of the award agreement by
which such Company RSU is evidenced. All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under
Company RSUs assumed or replaced by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights to be
issued Parent Common Stock upon settlement of such assumed or replaced Company RSUs.
Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (A) each Company RSU assumed or replaced by
Parent will represent a right to be issued solely shares of Parent Common Stock upon
settlement thereof; (B)
the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company RSU assumed or
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replaced
by Parent shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock
that were subject to such Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time by the
Conversion Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of
shares of Parent Common Stock; and (C) subject to the terms of the award agreement by which
such Company RSU is evidenced, any restriction on the issuance of shares under any Company
RSU assumed or replaced by Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the vesting
schedule and other provisions of such Company RSU shall otherwise remain unchanged as a
result of the assumption or replacement of such Company RSU; provided, however, that
Parent’s board of directors or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and
responsibility of the Company’s board of directors or any committee thereof with respect to
each Company RSU assumed or replaced by Parent.
(e) Parent shall file with the SEC, no later than 15 business days after the date on
which the Merger becomes effective, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor
form), if available for use by Parent, relating to the shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable with respect to the Company Options and Company RSUs assumed or replaced by Parent
in accordance with Sections 5.3(a), 5.3(b), 5.3(d) and 5.3(g), and shall use its reasonable
best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement thereafter for so
long as any of such options or restricted stock units remain outstanding.
(f) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all action that may be
reasonably necessary (under the Company Equity Plans and otherwise) to effectuate the
provisions of this Section 5.3 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time,
holders of Company Options and Company RSUs have no rights with respect thereto other than
those specifically provided in this Section 5.3; provided, however, that in no event shall
the Company be required take any of the actions set forth on Schedule 5 to the Amendment.
(g) At the Effective Time, each Company ESPP Option under the Company ESPP that is
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time and for which a Company
ESPP Offering Period has not expired shall be converted into and become an option to
purchase Parent Common Stock, with such conversion effected through Parent, at Parent’s
option, either: (i) assuming such Company ESPP Option; or (ii) replacing such Company ESPP
Option by issuing a reasonably equivalent replacement stock option to purchase Parent Common
Stock in substitution therefor, in either case in accordance with the terms of the Company
ESPP (as in effect on the date of this Agreement) and the terms of the Company ESPP
Subscription Agreement (as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time) of each
Company Associate who is participating in the Company ESPP immediately prior to the
Effective Time. All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company ESPP Options
assumed or replaced by Parent shall thereupon be converted into options with respect to
Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (A) each Company ESPP
Option assumed or replaced by Parent will be automatically exercised solely for shares of
Parent Common Stock; (B) subject to the limitations set forth in the Company ESPP on the
number of shares of Company Common Stock that may be purchased by any participant in any
Company ESPP Purchase Period (as adjusted to reflect the Conversion Ratio), the number of
shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company ESPP Option assumed or replaced by
Parent shall be determined by dividing the Company ESPP Contributions of each participant in
the Company ESPP as of the applicable Company ESPP Purchase Date by the per share exercise
price determined pursuant to clause “(C)” of this sentence, and rounding the resulting
number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (C) the per share
exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company ESPP
Option assumed or replaced by
Parent shall be determined to be the lower of (1) 85% of the Company ESPP Offering Date Fair
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Market Value divided by the Conversion Ratio, rounding the resulting exercise price up to
the nearest whole cent, and (2) 85% of the Parent Common Stock Fair Market Value on the
Company ESPP Purchase Date, rounding the exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and
(D) any restriction on a Company ESPP Option, as set forth in the terms of the Company ESPP
(as in effect on the date of this Agreement) and in a Company ESPP Subscription Agreement
(as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time) shall continue in full force and
effect notwithstanding such assumption or replacement.”
2.24 Amendment to Section 5.4(c) of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.4(c) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by (a) deleting the words “(i) any Company Employee Plan that contains a
cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Section 401(k) of the Code (a “Company
401(k) Plan”), and (ii)” from the first sentence thereof, and (b) deleting the second and third
sentences thereof.
2.25 Amendment to Section 5.10 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.10 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“5.10 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.26 Amendment to Section 5.12 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.12 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(a) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be taken all actions
necessary to obtain the release to Parent of the proceeds of the Term Loan on the terms and
subject to the conditions described in the Credit Agreement, including using its reasonable
best efforts to: (i) maintain in effect the Credit Agreement; (ii) comply on a timely basis
with all covenants, and satisfy on a timely basis all conditions, required to be complied
with or satisfied by Parent in the Credit Agreement to the extent that the failure to so
comply or satisfy would be reasonably expected to adversely impact the availability to
Parent of the proceeds of the Term Loan; (iii) cause the proceeds of the Term Loan to be
released to Parent, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Credit
Agreement, at such time or from time to time as is necessary for Parent to satisfy its
obligations under this Agreement; (iv) pay any and all commitment or other fees in a timely
manner that become payable by Parent or Merger Sub under the Credit Agreement following the
date of the Amendment, to the extent that the failure to pay such fees would be reasonably
expected to adversely impact the availability to Parent of the proceeds of the Term Loan;
and (v) seek to enforce its rights under the Credit Agreement; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement: (1) Parent shall have
the right to substitute other debt or equity financing for all or any portion of the Term
Loan from the same and/or alternative financing sources so long as such substitute financing
is subject to funding conditions that are not materially less favorable to Parent than the
release conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement and so long as such substitute
financing would not materially and adversely impact the ability of Parent to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis; and (2) Parent shall not be
required to, and Parent shall not be required to cause any other Person to, commence,
participate in, pursue or defend any Legal Proceeding against or involving any of the
Persons that have provided or committed to provide any portion of, or otherwise with respect
to, the Term Loan. In the event any portion of the proceeds of the Term Loan becomes
unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Credit Agreement for any reason
or the Credit Agreement shall be terminated or modified in a manner materially adverse to
Parent for any reason, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly
as practicable, from the same and/or alternative
financing sources, alternative term debt financing on terms not less favorable to Parent in
any
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material respect than the terms of the Term Loan, in an amount equal to the lesser of
(x) an amount sufficient to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (after taking into consideration the funds held by or otherwise available to
Parent and the Acquired Corporations), and (y) the amount of the net proceeds of the Term
Loan as of the date of the Amendment. In the event any alternative or substitute financing
is obtained by Parent in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.12(a) (the “Alternative
Term Loan Financing”), then, with respect to such Alternative Term Loan Financing (but not
with respect to any portion of the Term Loan still available), references in this Agreement
to the Term Loan (including, for avoidance of doubt, the references in this Section 5.12 and
Exhibit A) shall be deemed to refer to the Alternative Term Loan Financing, and if a new
financing commitment letter or credit agreement is entered into in connection with such
Alternative Term Loan Financing (the “New Financing Document”), references in this Agreement
to the Credit Agreement (including, for avoidance of doubt, the references in this Section
5.12, but excluding the reference in clause “(y)” of the preceding sentence) shall be deemed
to refer to the New Financing Document. Parent will provide the Company with a copy of the
non-confidential portions (and, if approved by the other parties thereto, a summary of any
confidential portions) of any New Financing Document obtained by Parent in connection with
an Alternative Term Loan Financing as promptly as practicable following the execution
thereof.
(b) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be taken all actions
necessary to obtain the Bridge Financing (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) on the
terms and subject to the conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letter, but only in the
amount and to the extent the Bridge Financing is necessary to enable Parent to consummate
the Merger (such financing, in the amount and to the extent necessary to enable Parent to
consummate the Merger, the “Applicable Bridge Loan”), including using its reasonable best
efforts to do the following to the extent necessary to enable Parent to consummate the
Merger: (i) maintain in effect the applicable portions of the Debt Commitment Letter and
negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Applicable Bridge Loan
(A) on the terms and subject to the conditions reflected in the Debt Commitment Letter or
(B) on other terms that are acceptable to Parent and would not materially and adversely
impact the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
on a timely basis; (ii) comply on a timely basis with all covenants, and satisfy on a timely
basis all conditions, required to be complied with or satisfied by Parent in the Debt
Commitment Letter and in such definitive agreements, in each case with respect to the
Applicable Bridge Loan, to the extent that the failure to so comply or satisfy would be
reasonably expected to adversely impact the availability to Parent of the Applicable Bridge
Loan; (iii) cause the Applicable Bridge Loan to be consummated at such time or from time to
time as is necessary for Parent to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement; (iv) pay
any and all commitment or other fees in a timely manner that become payable by Parent or
Merger Sub under the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to the Applicable Bridge Loan
following the date of this Agreement, to the extent that the failure to pay such fees would
be reasonably expected to adversely impact the availability of the Applicable Bridge Loan;
(v) obtain rating agency approvals to the extent required to obtain the Applicable Bridge
Loan; and (vi) seek to enforce its rights under the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to
the Applicable Bridge Loan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement: (1) Parent shall have the right to substitute other
debt or equity financing for all or any portion of the Bridge Financing from the same and/or
alternative financing sources so long as such substitute financing is subject to funding
conditions that are not materially less favorable to Parent than the funding conditions set
forth in the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to the Bridge Financing and so long as such
substitute financing would not materially and adversely impact the ability of Parent to
consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on a timely basis; and (2) Parent shall not be required to,
and
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Parent shall not be required to cause any other Person to, commence, participate in,
pursue or defend any Legal Proceeding against or involving any of the Persons that have
committed to provide any portion of, or otherwise with respect to, the Bridge Financing. In
the event any portion of the Applicable Bridge Loan becomes unavailable on the terms and
conditions contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letter for any reason or the terms of the
Debt Commitment Letter relating to the Applicable Bridge Loan shall be terminated or
modified in a manner materially adverse to Parent for any reason, Parent shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, from the same and/or
alternative financing sources, alternative debt financing on terms not less favorable to
Parent in any material respect than the terms of the Applicable Bridge Loan, in an amount
equal to the lesser of (x) an amount sufficient to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (after taking into consideration the funds held
by or otherwise available to Parent and the Acquired Corporations, including the proceeds of
the Term Loan), and (y) the amount of the Bridge Financing that was contemplated by the Debt
Commitment Letter on the date of this Agreement. In the event any alternative or substitute
financing is obtained by Parent in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.12(b) (the
“Alternative Bridge Financing”), references in this Agreement to the Bridge Financing and
the Applicable Bridge Loan (including, for avoidance of doubt, the references in this
Section 5.12 and Exhibit A) shall be deemed to refer to the Alternative Bridge Financing,
and if a new financing commitment letter is entered into in connection with such Alternative
Bridge Financing (the “New Commitment Letter”), references in this Agreement to the Debt
Commitment Letter (including, for avoidance of doubt, the references in this Section 5.12,
but excluding the references in Section 3.6 and in clause “(y)” of the preceding sentence)
shall be deemed to refer to the New Commitment Letter. Parent will provide the Company with
a copy of the non-confidential portions (and, if approved by the other parties thereto, a
summary of any confidential portions) of any New Commitment Letter obtained by Parent in
connection with an Alternative Bridge Financing as promptly as practicable following the
execution thereof.
(c) Parent shall keep the Company reasonably informed, and shall confer periodically
with the Company, with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the Term
Loan and the Applicable Bridge Loan, including the status of Parent’s efforts to comply with
its covenants under, and satisfy the conditions contemplated by, the Debt Commitment Letter
(as it pertains to the Applicable Bridge Loan) and the Credit Agreement and shall give the
Company prompt notice of any event or change that Parent determines will materially and
adversely affect the ability of Parent to cause the proceeds of the Term Loan to be released
to Parent or to consummate the Applicable Bridge Loan. Without limiting the foregoing,
Parent agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within two business days, if
at any time: (i) the Debt Commitment Letter (as it pertains to the Applicable Bridge Loan)
or the Credit Agreement shall expire or be terminated for any reason; (ii) any party to the
Debt Commitment Letter notifies Parent in writing that such party no longer intends to
provide any portion of the Applicable Bridge Loan to Parent on the terms set forth in the
Debt Commitment Letter; or (iii) either Bank of America N.A. or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Senior
Funding, Inc. (collectively, the “Arrangers”) notifies Parent in writing that (A) the
proceeds of the Term Loan will not be released to Parent on the terms set forth in the
Credit Agreement, or (B) any lender that is a party to the Credit Agreement has notified the
Arrangers in writing that such lender intends to prevent the release to Parent of such
lender’s portion of the Term Loan. Parent shall not, without the prior written consent of
the Company, amend the Credit Agreement or the Debt Commitment Letter in any manner
(including by way of a side letter or other binding agreement, arrangement or understanding)
that would: (1) expand in any material respect, or amend in a manner materially adverse to
Parent, the conditions to the release of the proceeds of the Term Loan set forth in the
Credit Agreement or the conditions to the funding of the Applicable Bridge Loan set forth in
the
Debt Commitment Letter; (2) prevent or materially impair or delay the Closing; (3) subject
to
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Parent’s right to obtain substitute financing as set forth in Sections 5.12(a) and
5.12(b), reduce the aggregate amount of the Term Loan and the Applicable Bridge Loan to an
amount below the amount needed (in combination with all funds held by or otherwise available
to Parent and the Acquired Corporations) to consummate the Merger; or (4) to the Knowledge
of Parent, materially and adversely impact the ability of Parent to enforce its rights
against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letter or the Credit Agreement with respect
to the Term Loan or the Applicable Bridge Loan.
(d) During the Pre-Closing Period, upon the request of Parent, the Company shall, and
shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Representatives of the Acquired Corporations to,
cooperate reasonably with Parent in connection with Parent’s financing of the Merger,
including by: (i) participating in meetings and road shows, if any; (ii) providing on a
timely basis information reasonably requested by Parent relating to such financing; (iii)
preparing in a timely manner business projections and financial statements (including pro
forma financial statements); (iv) assisting in a timely manner in the preparation of
offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, prospectuses and similar documents; (v)
using its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the syndication efforts of the lead
arrangers for the Debt Financing (or any Alternative Term Loan Financing or Alternative
Bridge Financing) benefit materially from the existing lending relationships of the Acquired
Corporations; (vi) providing such assistance as Parent may reasonably require in procuring a
corporate credit rating for Parent from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and a corporate
family credit rating for Parent from Xxxxx’x Investor Services, Inc. at least 30 business
days prior to the Closing Date; and (vii) obtaining the consent of, and customary comfort
letters from, Ernst & Young LLP (including by providing customary management letters and
requesting legal letters to obtain such consent) if necessary or desirable for Parent’s use
of the Company’s financial statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company shall ensure that all financial and other projections concerning the Acquired
Corporations that are made available to Parent after the date of this Agreement are prepared
in good faith and are based upon assumptions that are reasonable at the time made.
Notwithstanding the foregoing: (A) such requested cooperation shall not unreasonably
interfere with the ongoing operations of the Acquired Corporations; and (B) no Acquired
Corporation shall be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other
liability in connection with the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter prior
to the Effective Time (unless such fee or liability is subject to the immediately succeeding
sentence or such fee or liability is conditional on the occurrence of the Effective Time).
Parent shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable
and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s
accountants incurred by the Acquired Corporations in connection with such requested
cooperation, and, except in cases involving fraud or intentional misconduct or intentional
misrepresentation on the part of any of the Acquired Corporations or any Representative of
any Acquired Corporation, Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Acquired Corporations
against any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred by the Acquired Corporations as a result
of any Action against the Acquired Corporations arising out of any acts performed by the
Acquired Corporations at Parent’s request under this Section 5.12.”
2.27 Amendment to Section 5.13 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.13 of the Merger Agreement
shall be amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and replacing it in its entirety with the
following sentence:
“The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement
of any stockholder litigation (including any class action or derivative litigation) against
the Company
and/or any of its directors or officers (“Foundry Stockholder Litigation”) relating to this
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Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
Voting Agreement, and, except as set forth on Schedule 6 to the Amendment, no compromise or
full or partial settlement of any such litigation shall be agreed to by the Company without
Parent’s prior written consent.”
2.28 Amendment to Section 5.14 of the Merger Agreement. Section 5.14 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“5.14 Cash Management. Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to manage its cash, cash equivalents and investment portfolio to meet the
Merger-related liquidity needs of Parent and the Acquired Corporations on the Closing Date.”
2.29 Amendment to Section 6.3 of the Merger Agreement. Section 6.3 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“6.3 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.30 Amendment to Section 6.9 of the Merger Agreement. Section 6.9 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“6.9 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.31 Amendment to Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement. Section 6.14 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“6.14 Minimum Cash Balance. The sum of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash held
by the Company in the U.S. plus the liquidation value of the Cash Equivalents (as defined in
the Credit Agreement) held by the Company in the U.S. shall exceed the lesser of (a)
$800,000,000, and (b) the dollar amount necessary to enable the condition set forth in
Section 4.01(II)(f) of the Credit Agreement to be satisfied.”
2.32 Amendment to Section 7.3 of the Merger Agreement. Section 7.3 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“7.3 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.33 Amendment to Section 7.6 of the Merger Agreement. Section 7.6 of the Merger Agreement
shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“7.6 [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.34 Amendment to Section 8.1(g) of the Merger Agreement. Section 8.1(g) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by replacing the words “Section 3.6 or Section 3.7” with the words
“Section 3.6, Section 3.7 or Section 3.9”.
2.35 Amendment to Section 8.3(a) of the Merger Agreement. Section 8.3(a) of the Merger
Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(a) Except as set forth in this Section 8.3, all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated;
provided,
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however, that (i) Parent and the Company shall share equally all fees and
expenses, other than attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the filing, printing and
mailing of Parent’s registration statement on Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement and any
amendments or supplements thereto, and (ii) in the event that this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 8.1(a), Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(c), Section 8.1(g) or Section
8.1(h), Parent shall reimburse the Company for (A) up to $250,000 of the reasonable,
documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company in taking the actions described
on Schedule 7 to the Amendment, and (B) the reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Company in taking any action outside the ordinary course of business that is
specifically requested by Parent following the date of the Amendment in a written notice
delivered to the Company that refers specifically to clause “(B)” of the proviso to this
Section 8.3(a).”
2.36 Amendment to Section 8.3(b) of the Merger Agreement. Section 8.3(b) of the Merger
Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(b) [Intentionally Omitted]”
2.37 Amendment to Section 8.3(d) of the Merger Agreement. Section 8.3(d) of the Merger
Agreement shall be amended by deleting the words “minus any amount actually previously paid by the
Company to Parent as reimbursement pursuant to Section 8.3(b)” at the end thereof.
2.38 Amendments to Section 8.3(f) of the Merger Agreement. Section 8.3(f) of the Merger
Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(f) If (i) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section
8.1(b) or by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(g) and at the time of the termination of
this Agreement (A) each of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 (other than the
conditions set forth in Sections 6.6(b) and 7.5) has been satisfied or waived, (B) the
Company is ready, willing and able to consummate the Merger, and (C) there exists an uncured
Financing Failure with respect to the Term Loan or the Applicable Bridge Loan, or (ii) this
Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(h), then Parent shall pay to
the Company in cash, at the time specified below, a nonrefundable fee in the amount of
$125,000,000 (the “Reverse Termination Fee”). If this Agreement is terminated by Parent or
the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b) and at the time of the termination of this Agreement
(A) each of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6(a), 6.7, 6.8, 6.11,
6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 7.1, 7.2, 7.7 and 7.8 is satisfied or has been waived, (B) there exists a
Specified Circumstance (as defined below), (C) the Company is ready, willing and able to
consummate the Merger, and (D) there exists an uncured Financing Failure with respect to the
Term Loan or the Applicable Bridge Loan, then Parent shall pay to the Company, in cash
within two business days after the date of such termination, a non-refundable fee in the
amount of $85,000,000 (the “Reduced Fee”). Under no circumstances will the Company be
entitled to receive both the Reverse Termination Fee and the Reduced Fee. In the case of the
termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(b), Section 8.1(g) or
Section 8.1(h), in each case under the circumstances set forth in the first sentence of this
Section 8.3(f), the Reverse Termination Fee shall be paid by Parent within two business days
after such termination; and in the case of the termination of this Agreement by Parent
pursuant to Section 8.1(b) under the circumstances set forth in the first sentence of this
Section 8.3(f), the Reverse Termination Fee shall be paid by Parent at or prior to the time
of such termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.6(b),
Section 8.3, Section 9.12 or elsewhere in this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated as
set forth in the first or second sentence of this Section 8.3(f), the Company’s right to
receive either the Reverse Termination Fee
or the Reduced Fee, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 8.3(f) shall be the sole and
exclusive
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remedy of the Acquired Corporations and their respective stockholders and
affiliates against Parent or any of its Related Persons (as defined below) for, and the
Acquired Corporations (on their own behalf and on behalf of their respective stockholders
and affiliates) shall be deemed to have waived all other remedies (including equitable
remedies) with respect to, (i) any failure of the Merger to be consummated, and (ii) any
breach by Parent or Merger Sub of its obligation to consummate the Merger or any other
covenant, obligation, representation, warranty or other provision set forth in this
Agreement. Upon payment by Parent of either the Reverse Termination Fee or the Reduced Fee,
as applicable, pursuant to this Section 8.3(f), neither Parent nor any of its Related
Persons shall have any further liability or obligation (under this Agreement or otherwise)
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and in no event shall any Acquired Corporation (and the Company shall ensure that
the Acquired Corporations’ controlled affiliates do not) seek to recover any money damages
or losses, or seek to pursue any other recovery, judgment, damages or remedy (including any
equitable remedy) of any kind, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The parties agree that the Reverse Termination Fee, the
Reduced Fee and the agreements contained in this Section 8.3(f) are an integral part of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that each of the
Reverse Termination Fee and the Reduced Fee constitutes liquidated damages and not a
penalty. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
regardless of whether or not this Agreement is terminated, except for Parent’s obligation to
pay to the Company the Reverse Termination Fee or the Reduced Fee if and when the Reverse
Termination Fee or Reduced Fee becomes payable by Parent to the Company pursuant to this
Section 8.3(f):
(1) neither Parent nor any of Parent’s Related Parties shall have any liability
for (x) any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.6,
Section 3.7 or Section 3.9 or any inaccuracy in any other representation or warranty
relating to the Debt Financing (regardless of whether such representation or
warranty refers specifically to the Debt Financing), or (y) any breach of any of the
Parent Financing Covenants, unless such inaccuracy or breach constitutes a Willful
Breach by Parent; and
(2) in the event of any Financing Failure, neither Parent nor any of Parent’s
Related Parties shall have any liability of any nature (for any breach of this
Agreement or otherwise) to any Acquired Corporation or to any stockholder or
affiliate of any Acquired Corporation.
Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence and notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall any Acquired Corporation (and
the Company shall ensure that the Acquired Corporations’ controlled affiliates do not) seek
to recover any money damages or losses, or seek to pursue any other recovery, judgment,
damages or remedy (including any equitable remedy) of any kind, in connection with any
inaccuracy or breach of the type referred to in the preceding sentence or in connection with
any Financing Failure (except that the Company may seek to recover either the Reverse
Termination Fee or the Reduced Fee if and when the Reverse Termination Fee or Reduced Fee
becomes payable by Parent to the Company pursuant to this Section 8.3(f)). For purposes of
this Section 8.3(f):
(x) Parent’s “Related Persons” shall include: (i) the former, current and future
directors, officers, employees, agents, stockholders, Representatives, Subsidiaries,
affiliates and assignees of Parent; and (ii) any former, current or future director,
officer, affiliate or assignee of any Person described in clause “(i)”; and
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(y) a “Specified Circumstance” shall be deemed to exist, if and only if:
(i) the conditions set forth in Sections 6.4 and 7.4 shall not have been
satisfied and (A) the Company Stockholders’ Meeting shall not have taken
place, (B) no failure to convene the Company Stockholders’ Meeting or to
obtain the Required Stockholder Vote, and no delay in convening the Company
Stockholders’ Meeting or in obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote,
shall have resulted directly from an Acquisition Inquiry or an Acquisition
Proposal, and (C) the Company shall have satisfied in all material respects
all of its covenants and obligations relating to the Proxy Statement and the
Company Stockholders’ Meeting, including its obligation to use its
reasonable best efforts to convene the Company Stockholders’ Meeting and to
obtain the Required Company Stockholder Vote as promptly as practicable
after the date of the Amendment and in any event prior to the End Date; or
(ii) the condition set forth in Section 6.10 shall not have been satisfied
and (A) there shall be in effect an injunction preventing the consummation
of the Merger, (B) such injunction shall have been issued by a court of
competent jurisdiction in any stockholder class action or derivative
litigation against the Company and/or any of its directors or officers
relating (in whole or in part) directly to and arising directly from the
Amendment or the delay beyond October 24, 2008 in holding the Company
Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Delay”), and (C) the Company shall have
satisfied in all material respects all of its covenants and obligations
relating to such litigation, such injunction and the circumstances giving
rise thereto, including its obligation to use its reasonable best efforts to
cause such injunction to be lifted as promptly as possible, and in any event
prior to the End Date; or
(iii) all of the requirements set forth in clause “(i)” above (including the
requirements set forth in clauses “(A),” “(B)” and “(C)” of said clause
“(i)”) and all of the requirements set forth in clause “(ii)” above
(including the requirements set forth in clauses “(A),” “(B)” and “(C)” of
said clause “(ii)”) have been satisfied.”
2.39 Amendments to Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement.
(a) The defined term “Designated Representations” shall be amended by replacing the words “and
(e) Section 2.22 of the Agreement” with the words “(e) Section 2.22 of the Agreement; and (f)
Section 2.27 of the Agreement”.
(b) The defined term “Financing Failure” shall be deleted from Exhibit A to the Merger
Agreement and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Financing Failure. “Financing Failure” shall mean a refusal or other failure, for any
reason, on the part of any Person that has executed the Debt Commitment Letter or any
definitive financing document relating to the Debt Financing (including the Credit
Agreement), or on the part of any other Person obligated or expected at any time to provide
or release a portion of the Debt Financing (including the Term Loan and the Applicable
Bridge Loan), to provide or release a portion of such Debt Financing; provided, however,
that any such refusal or other failure shall
not be deemed to be a “Financing Failure” for purposes of the Agreement if such refusal or
other failure results directly from a Willful Breach of any of the Parent Financing
Covenants.”
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(c) The defined term “Form S-4 Registration Statement” shall be deleted from Exhibit A to the
Merger Agreement.
(d) The defined term “Merger Consideration” shall be deleted from Exhibit A to the Merger
Agreement and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Merger Consideration. “Merger Consideration” shall mean the cash consideration that a
holder of shares of Company Common Stock who does not perfect his or its appraisal rights
under the DGCL is entitled to receive in exchange for such shares of Company Common Stock
pursuant to Section 1.5.”
(e) The defined term “Parent Financing Covenants” shall be amended by replacing the words
“Debt Financing”, each time they appear, with the words “Term Loan and Applicable Bridge Loan”.
(f) The defined term “Prospectus/Proxy Statement” shall be deleted from Exhibit A to the
Merger Agreement and replaced in its entirety with the following:
”Proxy Statement. “Proxy Statement” shall mean the proxy statement to be sent to the
Company’s stockholders in connection with the Company Stockholders’ Meeting.”
(g) The defined term “Triggering Event” in Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement shall be amended
by replacing the words “Prospectus/Proxy Statement”, in each place they appear in clause “(b)”,
with the words “Proxy Statement”.
2.40 Adjournment of Company Stockholder Meeting. The Company shall reconvene the Company
Stockholders’ Meeting on November 7, 2008 and adjourn it until a date to be determined in
accordance with Section 5.2(a) of the Merger Agreement..
2.41 Voting of Company Common Stock held by Parent. Parent shall, within two business days
after receipt of a written request from the Company to do so, either vote the shares of Company
Common Stock held by Parent in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement or provide the Company
with a completed proxy card instructing the Company to vote such shares in favor of the adoption of
the Merger Agreement on Parent’s behalf.
Section 3. Miscellaneous
3.1 No Further Amendment. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Amendment, all of
the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement remain unchanged and continue in full force and
effect.
3.2 Effect of Amendment. This Amendment shall form a part of the Merger Agreement for all
purposes, and each party hereto and thereto shall be bound hereby. This Amendment shall be deemed
to be in full force and effect from and after the execution of this Amendment by the parties
hereto.
3.3 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might
otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. In any action
between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Amendment or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Amendment: (a) each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally consents
and submits to the exclusive
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jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware in and for New Castle County, Delaware; and (b) each of the parties irrevocably waives the
right to trial by jury.
3.4 Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Facsimile or Electronic Delivery. This
Amendment constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully
executed Amendment (in counterparts or otherwise) by facsimile or by electronic delivery shall be
sufficient to bind the parties to the terms of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed or caused this Amendment to be signed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized all as of November 7, 2008.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | CEO | |||
Falcon Acquisition Sub, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | VP, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Foundry Networks, Inc. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Fairfax | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Fairfax | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||