AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION by and among DG FASTCHANNEL, INC. (the “Purchaser”), POINT.360 (the “Company”) and NEW 360 (the “PPB Sub”) Dated as of April 16, 2007
EXECUTION
VERSION
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
by
and
among
DG
FASTCHANNEL, INC.
(the
“Purchaser”),
POINT.360
(the
“Company”)
and
NEW
360
(the
“PPB
Sub”)
Dated
as
of April 16, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
THE OFFER AND MERGER
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Section
1.1
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The
Offer
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3
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Section
1.2
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Company
Actions
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5
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Section
1.3
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Directors
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6
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Section
1.4
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Offer
Exchange Fund; Distributions on Shares of Purchaser Common
Stock
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7
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Section
1.5
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The
Merger
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7
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Section
1.6
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Effective
Time
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8
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Section
1.7
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Closing
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Section
1.8
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Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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Section
1.9
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Subsequent
Actions
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8
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Section
1.10
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Stockholder
Approval
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ARTICLE
II
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
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10
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Section
2.1
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Conversion
of Capital Stock
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10
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Section
2.2
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Exchange
of Certificates
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10
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Section
2.3
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Dissenting
Shares
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13
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Section
2.4
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Top-Up
Option
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14
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Section
2.5
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Treatment
of Company Options, SARs and Restricted Stock
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15
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Section
2.6
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Affiliates
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Section
3.1
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Organization
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Section
3.2
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Capitalization
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16
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Section
3.3
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Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Company Action
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18
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Section
3.4
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Board
Approvals
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18
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Section
3.5
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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Section
3.6
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Company
SEC Documents and Company Financial Statements
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19
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Section
3.7
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Internal
Controls; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
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21
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Section
3.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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21
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Section
3.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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21
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Section
3.10
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Litigation
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22
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Section
3.11
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
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22
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Section
3.12
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Taxes
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25
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Section
3.13
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Contracts
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26
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Section
3.14
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Title
to Properties; Encumbrances
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27
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Section
3.15
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Intellectual
Property
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28
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Section
3.16
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Labor
Matters
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29
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Section
3.17
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Compliance
with Laws; Permits
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29
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Section
3.18
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Information
in the Information Statement
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30
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Section
3.19
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Information
in the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents and the Schedule
14D-9
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31
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Section
3.20
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Opinion
of Financial Advisor
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31
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Section
3.21
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Insurance
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Section
3.22
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Environmental
Laws and Regulations
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Section
3.23
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Brokers;
Expenses
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Section
3.24
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Takeover
Statutes
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33
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Section
3.25
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Customers
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Section
3.26
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Unaudited
Income Statement
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER
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Section
4.1
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Organization
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Section
4.2
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Subsidiaries
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34
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Section
4.3
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Capitalization
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34
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Section
4.4
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Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Purchaser Action
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35
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Section
4.5
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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Section
4.6
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Purchaser
SEC Documents and Purchaser Financial Statements
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36
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Section
4.7
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Litigation
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Section
4.8
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Section
4.9
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Absence
of Purchaser Material Adverse Effect
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Section
4.10
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Information
in the Information Statement
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Section
4.11
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Information
in the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents and the Schedule
14D-9
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Section
4.12
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No
Vote Required
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Section
4.13
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Ownership
of Shares
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38
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Section
4.14
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Tax
Matters
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38
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Section
4.15
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Brokers;
Expenses
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ARTICLE
V
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
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Section
5.1
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Interim
Operations of the Company
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Section
5.2
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Interim
Operations of the Purchaser
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42
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Section
5.3
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No
Solicitation; Unsolicited Proposals
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43
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Section
5.4
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Board
Recommendation
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45
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Section
5.5
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Notification
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ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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Section
6.1
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Additional
Agreements
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47
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Section
6.2
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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47
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Section
6.3
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Access;
Confidentiality
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47
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Section
6.4
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Consents
and Approvals
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48
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Section
6.5
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Publicity
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50
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Section
6.6
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Directors’
and Officers’ Insurance and Indemnification
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50
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Section
6.7
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State
Takeover Laws
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52
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Section
6.8
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Certain
Tax Matters
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52
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Section
6.9
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Company
Affiliates
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53
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Section
6.10
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Nasdaq
Listing
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53
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Section
6.11
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Company
Rights Agreement
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53
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Section
6.12
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Employee
Benefit and Section 16 Matters
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53
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Section
6.13
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Contribution
and Spin-Off Transactions
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54
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Section
6.14
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Delivery
of Financial Statements
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54
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Section
6.15
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Non-Solicitation
by the Parties
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55
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Section
6.16
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Appraisal
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55
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Section
6.17
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Repayment
of Loans
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56
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Section
6.18
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Delivery
of Purchaser Certificate
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56
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Section
6.19
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Ancillary
Agreements
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Section
6.20
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ADS
Business Revenue Reconciliation
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ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
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Section
7.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
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Section
8.1
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Termination
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57
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Section
8.2
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Effect
of Termination
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
9.1
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Amendment
and Modification
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60
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Section
9.2
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Non-Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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61
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Section
9.3
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Expenses
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61
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Section
9.4
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Notices
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61
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Section
9.5
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Certain
Definitions
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62
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Section
9.6
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Terms
Defined Elsewhere
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Section
9.7
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Interpretation
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72
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Section
9.8
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Counterparts
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72
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Section
9.9
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Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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72
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Section
9.10
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Severability
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72
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Section
9.11
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
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72
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Section
9.12
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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73
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Section
9.13
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Assignment
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73
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Section
9.14
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Enforcement
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73
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Section
9.15
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Representations
of the PPB Sub
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ANNEX
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Annex
I
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Conditions
to the Offer
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Contribution
Agreement
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Rule 145 Affiliate Letter
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Noncompetition Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Post Production Services Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Working Capital Reconciliation Agreement
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Indemnification and Tax Matters Agreement
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Officer Confidentiality Agreement
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COMPANY
DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE
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Section
3.1(a)
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Foreign
Jurisdictions
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Section
3.2(b)
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Company
Stock Rights
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Section
3.5
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Consents
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Section
3.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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Section
3.10
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Litigation
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Section
3.11
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Section
3.13
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Material
Contracts
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Section
3.14
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Title
to Properties
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Section
3.15
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Intellectual
Property
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Section
3.22
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Environmental
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Section
3.23
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Brokers/Transaction
Expenses
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Section
3.26
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Unaudited
Income Statement
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Section
5.1
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Interim
Operations
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Section
6.6(c)
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D&O
Insurance
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Section
7.1(g)
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Litigation
Matters
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Section
9.5
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ADS
Customers
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
This
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”),
is
dated as of April 16, 2007, by and among DG FastChannel, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Purchaser”),
POINT.360, a California corporation (the “Company”),
and
NEW 360, a California corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(the “PPB
Sub”).
Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in Section
9.5
or
elsewhere in this Agreement as described in Section
9.6.
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of the Purchaser and the Company have
approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective
shareholders to consummate, the acquisition of the Company by the Purchaser
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
in furtherance thereof and pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser has agreed
to commence an exchange offer (as it may be amended from time to time as
permitted by this Agreement, the “Offer”)
to
acquire all of the common stock, no par value per share, of the Company (the
“Company
Common Stock”)
issued
and outstanding, including the associated preferred share purchase rights (the
“Company
Rights”)
issued
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of November
17,
2004, between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as
Rights Agent (the “Company
Rights Agreement”)
(which
Company Rights together with the Company Common Stock are hereinafter referred
to as the “Shares”),
in
which Offer each Share validly tendered and not properly withdrawn would be
exchanged for a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of
the Purchaser (the “Purchaser
Common Stock”)
equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) 2,000,000 by (y) the number of Shares
(excluding Shares owned directly or indirectly by the Purchaser or the Company)
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Offer (such
amount of shares, or any greater amount of shares, of Purchaser Common Stock
paid per Share pursuant to the Offer, the “Offer
Consideration”,
which
would equal 0.2252 assuming 8,882,882 Shares (excluding Shares owned directly
or
indirectly by the Purchaser or the Company) are issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the consummation of the Offer);
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Company
Board of Directors”)
has,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, (i) approved
the Offer and (ii) adopted this Agreement, and is recommending that the
Company’s shareholders accept the Offer, tender their Shares to the Purchaser
and approve this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of the
Purchaser
and the
Company have approved the merger of the Company with and into the Purchaser
with
the Purchaser as the survivor, as set forth below (the “Merger”
and,
together with the Offer and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the “Transactions”),
in
accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of California (the
“CGCL”)
and
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”),
and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
whereby each issued and outstanding Share not owned directly or indirectly
by
the Purchaser or the Company will be converted into the right to receive the
Offer Consideration;
1
WHEREAS,
as a condition of and inducement to the Purchaser’s willingness to enter into
this Agreement, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Xxxx X.
Bagerdjian is entering into a support agreement with the Purchaser (the
“Support
Agreement”),
pursuant to which, among other things, Mr. Bagerdjian has agreed to validly
tender and not withdraw pursuant to the Offer all of the Shares beneficially
owned by him, net of shares, if any, sold by Mr. Bagerdjian upon the exercise
of
Company Options to pay the exercise price of such options and net of shares,
if
any, withheld by the Company to satisfy withholding obligations upon the
exercise of such options;
WHEREAS,
as
a
condition of and inducement to the Purchaser’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Company
is
entering into a media distribution service agreement with
the
Purchaser (the “Media
Distribution Service Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
on the Acceptance Date, the Company shall contribute (the “Contribution”
)
all
of the Excluded Assets owned, licensed or leased by the Company to the PPB
Sub,
and the PPB Sub shall assume all of the Assumed Liabilities, in each case in
accordance with that certain contribution agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among the PPB Sub, the Purchaser and the Company attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(the
“Contribution
Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
immediately following the Contribution but prior to the consummation of the
Offer, the Company shall distribute (the “Spin-Off”)
to its
shareholders (other than the Purchaser) pro
rata
all of
the capital stock then outstanding of the PPB Sub;
WHEREAS,
following the consummation of the Merger on the Closing Date, the PPB Sub shall
change its name to “Point.360”;
WHEREAS,
as a condition of and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, the Purchaser has agreed to enter into the Post Production Services
Agreement on the Acceptance Date;
WHEREAS,
for federal income tax purposes, the Offer and the Merger are intended to
qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
and
this Agreement is intended to constitute a plan of reorganization;
and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire to (i) make certain representations and warranties,
(ii) enter into certain covenants and agreements in connection with the Offer
and the Merger and (iii) prescribe various conditions to the Offer and the
Merger.
2
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained
in
this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
OFFER
AND MERGER
Section
1.1 The
Offer.
(a)
Provided
that (i) this Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with
Section
8.1,
(ii)
none of the events set forth in Annex I
(other
than paragraphs (f) and (i)) shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii)
the
Company shall have complied with its applicable obligations under Section
1.2,
as
promptly as practicable after the effectiveness of the Form 10, and in any
event, within five (5) business days thereafter, the Purchaser shall commence
(within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange
Act”))
the
Offer, subject to (i) there being validly tendered in the Offer (in the
aggregate) and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer that number
of
Shares which, together with the Shares then beneficially owned by the Purchaser,
represents at least a majority of the Shares outstanding on a fully diluted
basis and no less than a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote in the election of directors
or
(if a greater majority) upon the adoption of this Agreement (collectively,
the
“Minimum
Condition”)
and
(ii) the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions and requirements set
forth in Annex
I.
Subject
to the prior satisfaction or waiver by the Purchaser of the Minimum Condition
and the other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex
I,
the
Purchaser shall consummate the Offer in accordance with its terms and accept
for
exchange, and exchange the Offer Consideration for, all Shares tendered pursuant
to the Offer as soon as practicable after the Purchaser is legally permitted
to
do so under applicable law; provided,
however,
that
the initial expiration date of the Offer shall be the date that is twenty (20)
business days following the commencement of the Offer (the “Initial
Expiration Date”).
The
obligation of the Purchaser to accept for exchange, and to exchange the Offer
Consideration for, any Shares validly tendered on or prior to the expiration
of
the Offer and not withdrawn shall be subject to the Minimum Condition and the
other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex
I.
The
Offer shall be made by means of an offer to exchange (the “Offer
to Exchange”)
that
contains the terms set forth in this Agreement, the Minimum Condition and the
other conditions and requirements set forth in Annex
I.
The
Purchaser shall not decrease the Offer Consideration, change the form of
consideration payable in the Offer or reduce the maximum number of Shares to
be
purchased in the Offer without the prior written consent of the Company. For
the
avoidance of doubt: (x) if on the Initial Expiration Date (as it may be
extended), all conditions to the Offer shall not have been satisfied or waived,
the Purchaser may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, extend the Initial
Expiration Date, for such period as the Purchaser may determine, (y) the
Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, provide a “subsequent offering period” in
accordance with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act and (z) the Purchaser may,
in
its sole discretion, extend the Offer for any reason on one or more occasions
for an aggregate period of not more than ten (10) business days beyond the
latest expiration date of the Offer that would otherwise be permitted under
clause (x) of this sentence if, on such expiration date, there have not been
tendered (and not withdrawn) at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding
Shares on a fully diluted basis. The Purchaser may (i) increase the Offer
Consideration and extend the Offer to the extent required by applicable law
in
connection with such increase and (ii) extend the Offer to the extent otherwise
required by applicable law, in
each
case in its sole discretion and without the Company’s consent. The Purchaser
shall not terminate the Offer prior to any scheduled expiration date (as the
same may be extended or required to be extended) without the written consent
of
the Company, except in the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to
Section
8.1.
If the
Offer is terminated or withdrawn by the Purchaser, or this Agreement is
terminated prior to the exchange of Shares in the Offer, the Purchaser shall
promptly return, and shall cause any depository or exchange agent, including
the
Exchange Agent, acting on behalf of the Purchaser, to return all tendered Shares
to the registered holders thereof.
3
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Article
I,
no
certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock
shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of the Shares pursuant to the
Offer, no dividends or other distributions with respect to the Purchaser Common
Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any such fractional share interest
and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote
or to any other rights of a shareholder of the Purchaser. In lieu of any such
fractional shares, each tendering shareholder who would otherwise be entitled
to
a fractional share of Purchaser Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional
shares of Purchaser Common Stock that otherwise would have been received by
such
shareholder) shall, upon surrender of his or her Certificate or Certificates,
be
entitled to receive an amount of cash (without interest) determined by
multiplying (i) the closing price of a share of Purchaser Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Nasdaq”)
on the
Acceptance Date by (ii) the fractional share interest to which such shareholder
would otherwise be entitled. The parties acknowledge that payment of the cash
consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares was not separately bargained
for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes
of simplifying the corporate and accounting complexities that would otherwise
be
caused by the issuance of fractional shares.
(c) As
soon
as practicable on the date the Offer is commenced, the Purchaser shall (i)
file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
pursuant to Regulation M-A under the Exchange Act (“Regulation
M-A”),
a
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together with
all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule
TO”)
and
(ii) file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register, under
the Securities Act, the offer and sale of the Purchaser Common Stock pursuant
to
the Offer and the Merger (together with all amendments, supplements and exhibits
thereto, the “Registration
Statement”).
The
Registration Statement shall include a preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”)
containing the information required under Rule 14d-4(b) promulgated under the
Exchange Act. The Schedule TO shall include the summary term sheet required
under Regulation M-A and, as exhibits, the Offer to Exchange and a form of
letter of transmittal and summary advertisement (collectively with the
Prospectus, and together with any amendments and supplements thereto and to
the
Prospectus, the “Offer
Documents”).
The
Purchaser shall cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to the holders
of
the Shares as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws.
The Company shall provide the Purchaser with all information concerning the
Company and its directors, officers and affiliates as shall be required to
be
included in the Offer Documents and the Registration Statement. The Company
and
its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Registration
Statement and the Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC, and the
Purchaser shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions
or
changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. In addition, the
Purchaser shall provide the Company and its counsel with copies of any written
comments, and shall inform them of any oral comments, that the Purchaser or
its
counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect
to
the Registration Statement or the Offer Documents promptly after receipt of
such
comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Company and its counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written responses,
and the Purchaser shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions,
deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Company and its counsel. No
amendment or supplement to the Offer Documents shall be made by the Purchaser
without providing the Company and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review
any such amendment or supplement, and the Purchaser shall give due consideration
to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the
Company and its counsel.
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(d) The
Purchaser shall use its reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after
the
filing thereof with the SEC and to keep the Registration Statement effective
as
long as is necessary to complete the Offer and the Merger. Notwithstanding
any
other provision herein to the contrary, no amendment or supplement to the
Registration Statement will be made by the Purchaser without the approval of
the
Company, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
provided,
that
with respect to documents filed by the Purchaser which are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, this right of approval shall apply
only
with respect to information relating to this Agreement, the Transactions or
the
Company or its business, financial condition or results of operations. The
Purchaser shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any
jurisdiction in which it is now not so qualified) reasonably required to be
taken under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with
the
issuance of the Purchaser Common Stock in the Offer and the Merger. The
Purchaser will advise the Company, promptly after it receives notice thereof,
of
the time when the Registration Statement is declared effective, the issuance
of
any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Purchaser Common
Stock issuable in connection with the Offer or the Merger for offering or sale
in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the
Registration Statement. Following the time the Registration Statement is
declared effective, the Purchaser shall file the final prospectus included
therein under Rule 424(b) promulgated pursuant to the Securities
Act.
(e) If,
at
any time prior to the Effective Time, the Company or the Purchaser discovers
any
information relating to either party, or any of their respective affiliates,
officers or directors, that should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement
to any of the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents or the Schedule 14D-9,
as the case may be, so that such documents would not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the
party
that discovers that information shall promptly notify the other party and an
appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be
promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of the Shares, in each
case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities
laws.
(f) The
Company agrees that no Shares held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
will be tendered to the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. The Company hereby
consents to the inclusion in the Offer Documents of the recommendation of the
Company Board of Directors referred to in clause (iii) of Section
3.4
(g) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Purchaser, the Company or the Exchange
Agent may withhold the Offer Consideration as it reasonably deems necessary
to
satisfy its withholding obligations under applicable law, and the withholding
of
any such Offer Consideration for such purpose shall be treated as the payment
thereof to the Person from whom such amount was withheld for purposes of
determining whether such Person received amounts to which such Person is
entitled hereunder.
Section
1.2 Company
Actions.
(a)
Contemporaneous with the filing of the Schedule TO and the Registration
Statement, the Company shall, in a manner that complies with Rule 14d-9 under
the Exchange Act, file with the SEC a Tender Offer Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the Offer (together with all
amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “Schedule
14D-9”)
that
shall contain the recommendation referred to in clause (iii) of Section
3.4.
The
Company shall cause the Schedule 14D-9 to be disseminated to the holders of
the
Shares as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws.
The
Purchaser shall provide the Company with all information concerning the
Purchaser and its directors, officers and affiliates as shall be required to
be
included in the Schedule 14D-9. The Company, on the one hand, and the
Purchaser, on the other hand, agrees to promptly correct any information
provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that it shall
have become false or misleading in any material respect or as otherwise required
by applicable law. The Company further agrees to take all steps necessary to
cause the Schedule 14D-9, as so corrected (if applicable), to be filed with
the
SEC and disseminated to holders of the Shares, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable federal securities laws. The Purchaser and its counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the Schedule 14D-9 before
it
is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all
reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Purchaser
and its counsel. In addition, the Company shall provide the Purchaser and its
counsel with copies of any written comments, and shall inform them of any oral
comments, that the Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from
the
SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after the Company’s
receipt of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The
Purchaser and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review
any
such written responses, and the Company shall give due consideration to all
reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Purchaser
and its counsel. No amendment or supplement to the Schedule 14D-9 shall be
made
by the Company without providing the Purchaser and its counsel a reasonable
opportunity to review any such amendment or supplement, and the Company shall
give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes
suggested thereto by the Purchaser and its counsel.
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(b) In
connection with the Offer, the Company shall promptly furnish or cause its
transfer agent to furnish to the Purchaser mailing labels, security position
listings of Shares held in stock depositories and any available listing or
computer files containing the names and addresses of the record holders of
the
Shares as of the most recent practicable date, and shall promptly furnish the
Purchaser with such information and assistance (including, but not limited
to,
lists of record holders and beneficial owners of the Shares, updated promptly
from time to time upon the Purchaser’s request, and their addresses, mailing
labels and lists of security positions) as the Purchaser or its agent may
reasonably request for the purpose of communicating the Offer to the record
and
beneficial holders of the Shares. Except for such steps as are necessary to
disseminate the Offer Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate
the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, the Purchaser shall hold
in
confidence the information contained in any such labels, listings and files,
shall use such information only in connection with the Offer and the Merger
and,
if this Agreement shall be terminated, shall promptly deliver to the Company
all
copies of such information.
Section
1.3 Directors.
(a)
Promptly
upon the acceptance of any Shares for exchange pursuant to the Offer which,
together with the Shares then beneficially owned by the Purchaser, represent
at
least a majority of the Shares outstanding on a fully diluted basis and at
all
times thereafter, the Purchaser shall be entitled to elect or designate such
number of directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Company Board
of Directors as is equal to the product of the total number of directors on
the
Company Board of Directors (giving effect to the directors elected or designated
by the Purchaser pursuant to this sentence) multiplied
by
the
percentage that the aggregate number of Shares beneficially owned by the
Purchaser and any of its affiliates bears to the total number of Shares then
outstanding. The Company shall, upon the Purchaser’s request at any time
following the acceptance of any Shares for exchange pursuant to the Offer,
take
such actions, including but not limited to promptly filling vacancies or
newly-created directorships on the Company Board of Directors, promptly
increasing the size of the Company Board of Directors (including by amending
the
Company Bylaws if necessary so as to increase the size of the Company Board
of
Directors) and/or promptly securing the resignations of such number of its
incumbent directors as are necessary or desirable to enable the Purchaser’s
designees to be so elected or designated to the Company Board of Directors,
and
shall use its best efforts to cause the Purchaser’s designees to be so elected
or designated at such time. The Company shall, upon the Purchaser’s request
following the acceptance of any Shares for exchange pursuant to the Offer,
also
cause Persons elected or designated by the Purchaser to constitute the same
percentage (rounded up to the next whole number) as is on the Company Board
of
Directors of (i) each committee of the Company Board of Directors, (ii) each
board of directors (or similar body) of each Company Subsidiary and (iii) each
committee (or similar body) of each such board, in each case only to the extent
permitted by applicable law and the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq. Upon
consummation of the Offer, the Company shall take all action necessary to elect
to be treated as a “controlled company” as defined by Nasdaq Marketplace
Rule 4350(c) and make all necessary filings and disclosures associated with
such status. The Company’s obligations under this Section
1.3(a)
shall be
subject to Section 14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated
thereunder. The Company shall promptly upon execution of this Agreement take
all
actions required pursuant to Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 in order to fulfill
its obligations under this Section
1.3(a),
including mailing to shareholders (together with the Schedule 14D-9) the
information required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 as is necessary to enable
the Purchaser’s designees to be elected or designated to the Company Board of
Directors. The Purchaser shall provide the Company with information with respect
to the Purchaser’s designees and the Purchaser’s officers, directors and
affiliates to the extent required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1. The
provisions of this Section
1.3(a)
are in
addition to and shall not limit any rights that the Purchaser or any of its
affiliates may have as a holder or beneficial owner of Shares as a matter of
applicable law with respect to the election of directors or
otherwise.
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(b) In
the
event that the Purchaser’s designees are elected or designated to the Company
Board of Directors pursuant to Section
1.3(a),
then,
until the Effective Time, the Company shall cause the Company Board of Directors
to maintain two (2) directors who are members of the Company Board of Directors
on the date hereof, each of whom shall be an “independent director” as defined
by Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and eligible to serve on
the
Company’s audit committee under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq rules and, at least
one of whom shall be an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item
401(h) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto (the “Continuing
Directors”);
provided,
however,
that if
any Continuing Director is unable to serve due to death, disability or
resignation, the remaining Continuing Director(s) shall be entitled to elect or
designate another Person (or Persons) to fill such vacancy, and such Person
(or
Persons) shall be deemed to be a Continuing Director for all purposes of this
Agreement. If no Continuing Director then remains, the other directors shall
designate two (2) Persons to fill such vacancies and such Persons shall be
deemed Continuing Directors for all purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Purchaser’s designees
constitute a majority of the Company Board of Directors after the acceptance
of
any Shares for exchange pursuant to the Offer and prior to the Effective Time,
then the affirmative vote of a majority of the Continuing Directors shall (in
addition to the approval rights of the Company Board of Directors or the
shareholders of the Company as may be required by the Restated Articles of
Incorporation of the Company (as amended, the “Company
Articles”),
the
bylaws of the Company (as amended, the “Company
Bylaws”,
and
together with the Company Articles, the “Company
Governing Documents”)
or
applicable law) be required (i) for the Company to amend or terminate this
Agreement, (ii) to exercise or waive any of the Company’s rights, benefits or
remedies hereunder, if such action would materially and adversely affect the
holders of the Shares (other than the Purchaser), (iii) to amend the Company
Governing Documents if such action would materially and adversely affect the
holders of the Shares (other than the Purchaser) or (iv) to take any other
action of the Company Board of Directors under or in connection with this
Agreement if such action would materially and adversely affect the holders
of
the Shares (other than the Purchaser); provided,
however,
that if
there shall be no Continuing Directors as a result of such Persons’ deaths,
disabilities or refusal to serve, then such actions may be effected by majority
vote of the entire Company Board of Directors.
Section
1.4 Offer
Exchange Fund; Distributions on Shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
(a) The
Purchaser shall designate a bank or trust company to act as agent for the
holders of the Shares in connection with the Offer and the Merger (the
“Exchange
Agent”)
and to
receive the consideration to which the holders of the Shares shall become
entitled pursuant to Section
1.1
and
Section
2.1.
Prior
to the Acceptance Date, the Purchaser shall deposit, or shall cause to be
deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the
Shares, for exchange in accordance with the terms of the Offer set forth in
this
Article
I,
(i)
certificates representing the shares of Purchaser Common Stock issuable to
such
holders in the Offer and (ii) any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Purchaser
Common Stock to be paid pursuant to Section
1.1(b)
(such
cash and certificates for shares of Purchaser Common Stock, together with any
dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred
to
as, the “Offer
Exchange Fund”).
The
Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, make cash payments
and deliver the shares of Purchaser Common Stock contemplated to be issued
pursuant to Section
1.1
out of
the Offer Exchange Fund. Any cash and shares of Purchaser Common Stock remaining
in the Offer Exchange Fund seven (7) business days following the Acceptance
Date
shall be returned to the Purchaser, which shall thereafter be responsible to
make payments to the holders of the Shares that have validly tendered their
Shares pursuant to the Offer.
(b) For
purposes of determining entitlement to dividends or other distributions declared
on shares of Purchaser Common Stock, holders of the Shares who have validly
tendered and not withdrawn such shares pursuant to the Offer shall be deemed
to
be record holders of the shares of Purchaser Common Stock as of the Acceptance
Date, notwithstanding the fact that certificates representing such shares have
not yet been issued or delivered to tendering shareholders (or, if applicable,
appropriate book-entries have not yet been made).
Section
1.5 The
Merger.
(a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in accordance with the CGCL
and the DGCL, at the Effective Time, the Company and the Purchaser shall
consummate the Merger pursuant to which (i) the Company shall be merged with
and
into the Purchaser and the separate corporate existence of the Company shall
thereupon cease, (ii) the Purchaser shall be the surviving corporation in the
Merger and shall continue to be governed by the applicable laws of the State
of
Delaware and (iii) the separate corporate existence of the Purchaser with all
its property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises shall continue
unaffected by the Merger. The corporation surviving the Merger is sometimes
hereinafter referred to as the “Surviving
Corporation.”
The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 1107 of the CGCL and Section
259 of the DGCL.
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(b) The
Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation shall take all necessary action such
that (i) the certificate of incorporation of the Purchaser as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the certificate of
incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended
as provided therein or by applicable law and (ii) the bylaws of the Purchaser
as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or
by applicable law.
Section
1.6 Effective
Time.
The
Purchaser and the Company shall cause appropriate articles of merger or other
appropriate documents (the “Articles
of Merger”)
to be
executed and filed on the Closing Date (or on such other date as the Purchaser
and the Company may agree) with (i) the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and (ii) the
Secretary of State of the State of California in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the CGCL and shall make all other filings or recordings required
under the CGCL or the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time such
Articles of Merger have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the
State
of Delaware or such date and time as is agreed upon by the parties and specified
in the Articles of Merger, such date and time hereinafter referred to as the
“Effective
Time.”
Section
1.7 Closing.
The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”)
will
take place at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on a date to be specified by the
parties, such date to be no later than the second (2nd)
business day after satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth
in
Article
VII
(the
“Closing
Date”),
at
the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the
parties hereto.
Section
1.8 Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.
The
directors of the Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from
and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the Surviving Corporation,
and
the officers of the Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time, from
and
after the Effective Time, shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation,
in
each case until their respective successors shall have been duly elected,
designated or qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal
in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s articles of incorporation and
bylaws.
Section
1.9 Subsequent
Actions.
If at
any time after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall determine,
in
its sole discretion, or shall be advised, that any deeds, bills of sale,
instruments of conveyance, assignments, assurances or any other actions or
things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of record or
otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to
or
under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to
be
acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with,
the
Merger or otherwise to carry out this Agreement, then the officers and directors
of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in
the
name and on behalf of the Company, all such deeds, bills of sale, instruments
of
conveyance, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the name and
on
behalf of each of such corporations or otherwise, all such other actions and
things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and
all
right, title or interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets
in
the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.
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Section
1.10 Stockholder
Approval.
(a)
As
promptly as practicable following the Acceptance Date, (i) the Purchaser shall
vote, or cause to be voted, all of the Shares then owned by it or any of its
Subsidiaries and affiliates (including, without limitation, all Shares acquired
pursuant to the Offer), or shall approve an action by written consent, in favor
of the approval of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement and (ii) if
required by applicable law in order to consummate the Merger, the Company,
acting through the Company Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with
applicable law and the Company Governing Documents, in conjunction with the
Purchaser, prepare and file with the SEC an information statement pursuant
to
Regulation 14C under the Exchange Act (the “Information
Statement”)
relating to the Merger and this Agreement and obtain and furnish the information
required by the SEC to be included therein and respond promptly to any comments
made by the SEC with respect to such preliminary Information Statement and
cause
a definitive Information Statement to be mailed to its shareholders at the
earliest practicable date. The Purchaser shall provide the Company with all
information concerning the Purchaser and its directors, officers and affiliates
as shall be required to be included in the Information Statement. The Company,
on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, agrees to promptly
correct any information provided by it for use in the Information Statement
if
and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material
respect or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Company further agrees
to take all steps necessary to cause the Information Statement, as so corrected
(if applicable), to be filed with the SEC and disseminated to holders of the
Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable federal
securities laws. The Purchaser and its counsel shall be given a reasonable
opportunity to review the Information Statement before it is filed with the
SEC,
and the Company shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions,
deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Purchaser and its counsel. In
addition, the Company shall provide the Purchaser and its counsel with copies
of
any written comments, and shall inform them of any oral comments, that the
Company or its counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff
with respect to the Information Statement promptly after the Company’s receipt
of such comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The Purchaser
and
its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any such written
responses, and the Company shall give due consideration to all reasonable
additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto by the Purchaser and its
counsel. No amendment or supplement to the Information Statement shall be made
by the Company without providing the Purchaser and its counsel a reasonable
opportunity to review any such amendment or supplement, and the Company shall
give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes
suggested thereto by the Purchaser and its counsel.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that the Purchaser shall acquire at least ninety
percent (90%) of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis pursuant to
the
Offer or otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof, the parties hereto
agree, at the request of the Purchaser and subject to Article
VII,
to take
all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become effective
as
soon as practicable after such acquisition, without a meeting of the
shareholders of the Company, in accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL and
Section 1110 of the CGCL.
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ARTICLE
II
CONVERSION
OF SECURITIES
Section
2.1 Conversion
of Capital Stock .
As of
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holders of any securities of the Company or the Purchaser:
(a) Purchaser
Common Stock.
Each
issued and outstanding share of Purchaser Common Stock shall remain outstanding
and be one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) Cancellation
of Treasury Stock and Purchaser-Owned Stock.
All
Shares that are owned by the Company as treasury stock and any Shares owned
by
the Purchaser or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Purchaser shall be cancelled
and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor.
(c) Conversion
of Shares.
Each
issued and outstanding Share (other than the Shares to be cancelled in
accordance with Section
2.1(b)
and
other than any Dissenting Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive
the Offer Consideration (together with any cash in lieu of fractional shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock to be paid pursuant to Section
2.2(d))
(collectively, the “Merger
Consideration”).
From
and after the Effective Time, all such Shares shall no longer be outstanding
and
shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder
of a
certificate representing any such Shares shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration therefor
upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section
2.2,
without
interest thereon.
Section
2.2 Exchange
of Certificates. (a) Merger
Exchange Fund.
Prior
to the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall deposit, or shall cause to be
deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of the holders of the
Shares, the aggregate Merger Consideration, including (i) certificates
representing the shares of Purchaser Common Stock issuable to such holders
in
the Merger pursuant to Section
2.1
and (ii)
any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be paid
pursuant to Section
2.2(d)
(such
cash and certificates for shares of Purchaser Common Stock, together with any
dividends or distributions with respect thereto, being hereinafter referred
to
as, the “Merger
Exchange Fund”).
The
Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, make cash payments
and deliver the shares of Purchaser Common Stock contemplated to be issued
pursuant to Section
2.1
out of
the Merger Exchange Fund.
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(b) Exchange
Procedures.
Promptly after the Effective Time, the Purchaser 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 (the
“Certificates”)
and
whose Shares were converted pursuant to Section
2.1
into the
right to receive the Merger Consideration (i) a letter of transmittal (which
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 shall be in such form and have such other provisions as
the
Purchaser may reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting
the
surrender of the Certificates in exchange for payment of the Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange
Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by the Purchaser,
together with such letter of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed,
the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
(x) a check representing (I) cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Purchaser
Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section
2.2(d)
and (II)
any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant
to Section
2.2(c),
and (y)
a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Purchaser Common
Stock
which such holder has the right to receive in respect of each Share formerly
represented by such Certificate (after taking into account all Shares then
held
by such holder), and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be
cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any cash in lieu of fractional
shares or on any unpaid dividends and distributions payable to holders of
Certificates. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person
other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered,
it shall be a condition precedent of payment that (x) the Certificate so
surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form
for
transfer and (y) the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer
and other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration
to
a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or
shall have established to the satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation that
such Tax either has been paid or is not required to be 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 as
contemplated by this Section
2.2,
without
interest thereon.
(c) Distributions
with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
No
dividends or other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time
with
respect to the Purchaser Common Stock with a record date after the Effective
Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect
to the shares of Purchaser Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment
in lieu of any fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant
to
Section
2.2(d),
unless
and until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate.
Subject to the effect of escheat, Tax or other applicable laws, following
surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder of the
certificates representing whole shares of Purchaser Common Stock issued in
exchange therefor, without interest, (i) the amount of any cash payable with
respect to a fractional share of Purchaser Common Stock to which such holder
is
entitled pursuant to Section
2.2(d)
and the
amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of
Purchaser Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount
of
dividends or other distributions, with a record date after the Effective Time
but prior to surrender and a payment date occurring after surrender, payable
with respect to such whole shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
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(d) No
Fractional Shares.
No
certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock
shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates pursuant to
the
Merger, and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof
to vote or to any rights of a shareholder of the Purchaser. In lieu of any
such
fractional shares, each shareholder who would otherwise be entitled to a
fractional share of Purchaser Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional
shares of Purchaser Common Stock that otherwise would have been received by
such
shareholder) shall, upon surrender of his or her Certificate or Certificates,
be
entitled to receive an amount of cash (without interest) determined by
multiplying (i) the closing price of a share of Purchaser Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq on the date of the Effective Time by (ii) the fractional
share interest to which such shareholder would otherwise be entitled. The
parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu of issuing
fractional shares was not separately bargained for consideration, but merely
represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of simplifying the corporate
and accounting complexities that would otherwise be caused by the issuance
of
fractional shares.
(e) Transfer
Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Shares.
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 any Shares
on
the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the holders
of
Certificates outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease
to
have any rights with respect to the Shares formerly represented thereby, except
as otherwise provided for herein or by applicable law. If, after the Effective
Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason,
they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article
II.
(f) Termination
of Merger Exchange Fund; No Liability.
At any
time following six (6) months after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to require the Exchange Agent to deliver to it
any
consideration (including any interest received with respect thereto) made
available to the Exchange Agent and not disbursed (or for which disbursement
is
pending subject only to the Exchange Agent’s routine administrative procedures)
to holders of Certificates, and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to
look only to the Surviving Corporation (subject to abandoned property, escheat
or other similar laws) only as general creditors thereof with respect to the
Merger Consideration payable upon due surrender of their Certificates, without
any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Surviving
Corporation nor the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any holder of a
Certificate for Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant
to
any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
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(g) Withholding
Rights.
The
Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation and the Exchange Agent, as the case may
be,
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the relevant Merger Consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Shares such
amounts that the Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent
is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under
the Code, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any provision
of
applicable state, local or foreign law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent,
such
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid
to the holder of the Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding
was made by the Purchaser, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange
Agent.
(h) Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
If any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Purchaser or the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond if the fair market value
of
the Shares formerly represented by such Certificate exceeds $3,000, in such
reasonable amount as the Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation may direct,
as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen
or
destroyed Certificate (i) a check representing (x) cash in lieu of any
fractional shares of Purchaser Common Stock to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to Section
2.2(d)
and (y)
any dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant
to Section
2.2(c),
and
(ii) a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Purchaser Common
Stock which such holder has the right to receive in respect of each Share
formerly represented by such Certificate (after taking into account all Shares
then held by such holder).
Section
2.3 Dissenting
Shares.
(a)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any Shares
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who
is
entitled to demand and properly demands appraisal of such Shares (“Dissenting
Shares”)
pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with, Chapter 13 of the CGCL
(the
“Dissenters
Provisions”)
shall
be entitled to payment of the fair value of such Dissenting Shares in accordance
with the Dissenters Provisions; provided,
however,
that if
any such holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or
lose
the right to dissent under the Dissenters Provisions, then the right of such
holder to be paid the fair value of such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease
and such Dissenting Shares shall be deemed to have been converted as of the
Effective Time into, and to have become exchangeable solely for, the right
to
receive the Merger Consideration.
(b) The
Company shall serve prompt notice to the Purchaser of any demands received
by
the Company for dissenter’s rights of any Shares, and the Purchaser shall have
the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to
such demands. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, without the
prior written consent of the Purchaser, make any payment with respect to, or
settle or compromise or offer to settle or compromise, any such demand, or
agree
to do any of the foregoing. Any portion of the Merger Consideration made
available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section
2.2(a)
to pay
for Shares for which dissenter’s rights have been perfected shall be returned to
the Purchaser upon demand.
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Section
2.4 Top-Up
Option.
(a)
The
Company hereby grants to the Purchaser an irrevocable option (the “Top-Up
Option”) to purchase that number of Shares (the “Top-Up Option Shares”) equal to
the lowest number of Shares that, when added to the number of Shares owned
by
the Purchaser at the time of such exercise, shall constitute one (1) Share
more
than ninety percent (90%) of the Shares then outstanding, on a fully diluted
basis, at a price per Top-Up Option Share equal to the Offer Consideration,
payable (at the Purchaser’s option) in shares of Purchaser Common Stock or cash
in an amount equal to the value of the Offer Consideration; provided, however,
that the Top-Up Option shall not be exercisable, unless immediately after such
exercise the Purchaser would own more than ninety percent (90%) of the Shares
then outstanding, on a fully diluted basis; provided, further, that the Top-Up
Option shall not be exercisable to the extent doing so would cause the merger
not to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the
Code.
(b) The
Purchaser may exercise the Top-Up Option, in whole but not in part, at any
one
time after the occurrence of a Top-Up Exercise Event and prior to the Effective
Time. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Top-Up
Exercise Event”
shall
occur if the Purchaser shall have accepted at least a majority of the Shares
then outstanding, on a fully diluted basis, for exchange pursuant to the Offer
(including, without limitation, any subsequent offering that the Purchaser
may
elect to extend pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement) but
constituting, together with the number of Shares owned by the Purchaser at
the
time of such acceptance, less than ninety percent (90%) of the Shares then
outstanding, on a fully diluted basis.
(c) In
the
event the Purchaser wishes to exercise the Top-Up Option, the Purchaser shall
send to the Company a written notice (a “Top-Up
Exercise Notice,”
and
the date of which notice is referred to herein as the “Top-Up
Notice Date”)
specifying the denominations of the certificate or certificates evidencing
the
Top-Up Option Shares which the Purchaser wishes to receive, and the place,
time
and date for the closing of the purchase and sale of the Top-Up Option Shares
pursuant to the Top-Up Option (the “Top-Up
Closing”).
The
Company shall, promptly after receipt of the Top-Up Exercise Notice, deliver
a
written notice to the Purchaser confirming the number of Top-Up Option Shares
and the aggregate purchase price therefore (the “Top-Up
Notice Receipt”).
At
the Top-Up Closing, the Purchaser shall pay the Company the aggregate price
required to be paid for the Top-Up Option Shares, by, at the Purchaser’s option,
(i) delivery of shares of Purchaser Common Stock or (ii) wire transfer of same
day funds to a bank account designated by the Company, and the Company shall
cause to be issued to the Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing
the Top-Up Option Shares.
Upon
delivery by the Purchaser to the Company of the Top-Up Exercise Notice, and
the
payment of the consideration described in the immediately preceding sentence,
the Purchaser shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Top-Up Option
Shares issuable upon that exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer
books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing
those Top-Up Option Shares shall not then be actually delivered to the Purchaser
or the Company shall have failed or refused to designate the bank account
described in the immediately preceding sentence.
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(d) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, and for so long as this Agreement has not
been terminated pursuant to Section
8.1,
the
Company agrees that it shall at all times maintain, free from preemptive rights,
sufficient authorized but unissued Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement
so
that the Top-Up Option may be exercised without additional authorization of
Shares, after giving effect to all other options, warrants, convertible
securities and other rights to purchase Shares.
Section
2.5 Treatment
of Company Options, SARs
and
Restricted Stock.
(a)
At or
prior to the Closing, the administrator of the Company Stock Plans shall have
resolved under the Company Stock Plans (including under Section 7.2(b) of the
Company’s 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, Section 6.1.2 of the Company’s 2000
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and Section 6.1.2 of the Company’s 2005 Equity
Incentive Plan) to determine that each unexercised option to purchase Shares
(“Company
Options”)
and
stock appreciation right (“SAR”),
whether settled in cash or Shares, granted pursuant to such Company Stock Plans
shall terminate immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the
“Canceled
Stock Rights”)
without the payment of consideration to the holders thereof, and the Company
will take all necessary and appropriate action to effect the termination of
all
Canceled Stock Rights (including, but not limited to, the giving of any notice
required under any agreement relating to the Canceled Stock Rights), in each
case without any Liability to the Company or the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) Upon
the
consummation of the Offer each Share subject to restrictions and forfeiture
(“Restricted
Stock”)
granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plans will, by its terms and with no
action of the Company, be fully vested. The vesting of Restricted Stock shall
be
net of all applicable withholding Taxes.
Section
2.6 Affiliates.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no shares of Purchaser Common
Stock shall be delivered to a Person who may be deemed an “affiliate” of the
Company in accordance with Section
6.9
hereof
for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act until such Person has executed
and delivered to the Purchaser an executed copy of the affiliate letter
contemplated in Section
6.9
hereof.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND
WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
Except
as
set forth in the Company’s disclosure schedule delivered to the Purchaser
immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company
Disclosure Schedule”),
the
Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser as set forth below. Each
disclosure set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule is identified by
reference to, or has been grouped under a heading referring to, a specific
individual section of this Agreement and disclosure made pursuant to any section
thereof shall be deemed to be disclosed on each of the other sections of the
Company Disclosure Schedule to the extent the applicability of the disclosure
to
such other section is reasonably apparent from the disclosure made.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except for the representations
and
warranties that are contained in Sections
3.1
to
3.7,
3.10,
3.12,
3.16,
3.18,
3.19,
3.20,
3.23
and
3.24,
none of
the Company’s representations or warranties that are contained in this
Article
III
shall be
deemed to have been made with respect to (and none of such representations
or
warranties shall be deemed to apply or refer to) any Assets or Liabilities
other
than (i) the Acquired Assets, (ii) the Retained Liabilities, or (iii) the ADS
Business.
Section
3.1 Organization.
(a)
The
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California
and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease
the Acquired Assets and to conduct the ADS Business as it is now being
conducted. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified
or
licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions
which recognize such concept) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the
ADS Business or the ownership, leasing or operation of the Acquired Assets
makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, except for those jurisdictions where
the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing has not
had
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.1(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all foreign
jurisdictions in which the Company and each Company Subsidiary is so qualified
or licensed and in good standing. The Company has delivered to or made available
to the Purchaser prior to the execution of this Agreement true, complete and
correct copies of any amendments to the Company
Governing
Documents not filed as of the date hereof with the SEC. The Company is in
compliance with the terms of the Company Governing Documents.
(b) Subsidiaries.
Other
than International Video Conversions, Inc., a California corporation, the
Company does not directly or indirectly beneficially own or hold any Equity
Interests in any other Person. All outstanding shares of capital stock of,
or
other Equity Interests in, each Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized
and
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly
or
indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any Liens.
Section
3.2 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 50,000,000 Shares,
(ii)
5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per share (the “Company
Preferred Stock”),
and
(iii) 400,000 shares of Series A junior participating preferred stock, no par
value per share (the “Junior
Preferred Stock”).
As of
March 31, 2007, (i) 9,984,746 Shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares
of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) no shares of
Junior Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iv) no Shares were issued
and held in the treasury of the Company or otherwise owned by the Company and
(v) a total of 3,667,570 Shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Company Stock Plans of which 2,182,420 Shares
were subject to outstanding Company Options and SARs (collectively, the
“Company
Stock Rights”).
All
of the outstanding Shares are, and all Shares which may be issued pursuant
to
the exercise of outstanding Company Stock Rights will be, when issued in
accordance with the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable. Except for issuances of Shares pursuant to the Company
Stock
Rights described in the first sentence of Section
3.2(b),
since
March 31, 2007, the Company has not issued any Shares or designated or issued
any shares of Company Preferred Stock or Junior Preferred Stock. There are
no
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having general voting rights
(or
convertible into securities having such rights) (“Voting
Debt”)
of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary issued and outstanding. Except for the Company
Stock Rights described in the first sentence of Section
3.2(b),
there
are no (x) options, warrants, calls, pre-emptive rights, subscriptions or other
rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any kind, including any
shareholder rights plan, relating to, or the value of which is determined in
reference to, the issued or unissued capital stock of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer
or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any shares of capital stock
or Voting Debt of, or other equity interest in, the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or
equity interests, or obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to grant,
extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other
right, agreement, arrangement or commitment (collectively, “Equity
Interests”)
or (y)
outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Shares or any capital stock of,
or
other Equity Interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any
affiliate of the Company or to provide funds to make any investment (in the
form
of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or other Person. No Company Subsidiary owns any Shares.
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(b) As
of
March 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding Company Options to purchase
2,182,420 Shares, no SARs
and
no shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Company Stock Plans. All of
such
Company Stock Rights and Restricted Stock have been granted to employees or
directors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice pursuant to the Company Stock Plans.
Since March 31, 2007, the Company has not granted any Company Stock Rights
or
shares of Restricted Stock. Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a listing of all outstanding Company Stock Rights and shares of
Restricted Stock as of March 31, 2007 and (i) the date of their grant and the
portion of which that is vested as of March 31, 2007 and if applicable, the
exercise price therefor, (ii) the date upon which each Company Stock Right
would
normally be expected to expire absent termination of employment or other
acceleration and (iii) whether or not such Company Option is intended to qualify
as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.
(c) There
are
no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary is a party with respect to the voting of any Shares
or
any capital stock of, or other Equity Interest in, the Company, any of the
Company Subsidiaries or other Person.
Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has granted any preemptive rights,
anti-dilutive rights or rights of first refusal or similar rights.
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Section
3.3 Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Company Action.
(a) The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly and
validly authorized by the Company Board of Directors and no other corporate
action on the part of the Company is necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the
Transactions, subject, in the case of the Merger, to the approval of this
Agreement by the holder(s) of a majority of all of the Shares entitled to be
cast, if required by applicable law. This Agreement has been duly executed
and
delivered by the Company and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution
and delivery hereof by the Purchaser, is a valid and binding obligation of
the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except
that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought.
(b) The
Company Rights Agreement has been amended so that, until the valid termination
of this Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII
hereto:
(i) the Purchaser and each Purchaser Subsidiary are each exempt from the
definition of “Acquiring Person” contained in the Company Rights Agreement, and
no “Shares Acquisition Date” or “Distribution Date” or “Triggering Event” (as
such terms are defined in the Company Rights Agreement) will occur as a result
of the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Offer, the Merger
and the other Transactions and (ii) the Company Rights Agreement will
terminate and the Company Rights will expire immediately prior to the Effective
Time. The Company Rights Agreement, as so amended, has not been further amended
or modified. The Company has previously provided a true, complete and correct
copy of the Company Rights Agreement and all amendments thereto through the
date
hereof to the Purchaser.
Section
3.4 Board
Approvals.
The
Company Board of Directors, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously
(i) determined that this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and other Transactions
are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders; (ii) duly and validly approved and taken all corporate action
required to be taken by the Company Board of Directors to authorize the
consummation of the Transactions and (iii) recommended that the shareholders
of
the Company accept the Offer, tender their Shares to the Purchaser pursuant
to
the Offer and approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger, if required
by
applicable law. No further corporate action is required by the Company Board
of
Directors, pursuant to the CGCL or otherwise, in order for the Company to
approve this Agreement or the Transactions, including the Merger, subject to
the
approval of this Agreement by the holder(s) of a majority of all of the Shares
entitled to be cast, if required by applicable law, as contemplated by
Section
1.10,
which
is the only shareholder vote that is required for approval of this Agreement
and
the consummation of the Merger by the Company. The Company has been advised
by
its directors and officers that they intend to tender all Shares beneficially
owned by them into the Offer.
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Section
3.5 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
Except
as set forth in Section
3.5
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the execution, delivery or performance
of
this Agreement by the Company, the acceptance for exchange or acquisition of
the
Shares pursuant to the Offer, the consummation by the Company of the
Transactions or compliance by the Company with any of the provisions of this
Agreement will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of
the
Company Governing Documents or the organizational documents of any Company
Subsidiary, (ii) require any filing by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
with, or the permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any court, arbitral
tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or other
regulatory authority or agency, foreign, federal, state, local or supernational
(a “Governmental
Entity”)
or any
other Person (except for (A) compliance with any applicable requirements of
the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities or Blue Sky laws,
(B)
any filings as may be required under the DGCL or the CGCL in connection with
the
Merger, (C) filings, permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may
be
required under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended (the “HSR
Act”),
or
(D) the filing with the SEC and the Nasdaq of (1) the Schedule 14D-9, (2) an
Information Statement, if required by applicable law, (3) the information
required by Rule 14f-1 under the Exchange Act, (4) the Form 10 and (5) such
reports under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act as may be required in connection
with this Agreement and the Offer and the Merger), (iii) result in a
modification, violation or breach of, constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right, including, but
not
limited to, any right of termination, vesting, amendment, cancellation or
acceleration) under, or require any consent or approval under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, lien, indenture, lease,
license, contract, understanding or agreement, whether oral or written, or
other
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is
a
party (or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets
is bound) (the “Company
Agreements”),
(iv)
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on
any of the Acquired Assets held by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries, or (v) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule
or regulation applicable to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their
respective properties or assets; except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii),
(iv)
or (v) where (w) any failure to obtain such permits, authorizations, consents
or
approvals, (x) any failure to make such filings, (y) any creation or imposition
of such Lien, or (z) any such modifications, violations, rights, breaches or
defaults have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Offer, the Merger
or any of the other Transactions.
Section
3.6 Company
SEC Documents and Company Financial Statements.
(a)
The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has filed or furnished (as applicable)
with
the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required
by it to be filed or furnished (as applicable) since and including December
31,
2003 under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities
Act”)
(together with all certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of
2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”))
(such
documents and any other documents filed by the Company and each Company
Subsidiary with the SEC, as have been amended since the time of their filing,
collectively, the “Company
SEC Documents”).
As of
their respective dates the Company SEC Documents (a) did not (or with respect
to
Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will not) contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b)
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. None of the
Company Subsidiaries is currently required to file any forms, reports or other
documents with the SEC. All of the audited consolidated financial statements
and
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries included in the Company SEC Documents, as amended
or
supplemented prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “Company
Financial Statements”),
(i)
have been or will be, as the case may be, prepared from, are in accordance
with,
and accurately reflect the books and records of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries in all material respects, (ii) have been or will be, as the case
may be, prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and (iii) fairly present in accordance with
GAAP
the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the times
and for the periods referred to therein.
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(b) Without
limiting the generality of Section
3.6(a),
(i)
Singer Lewak Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as
independent public accountant of the Company as a result of or in connection
with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of accounting principles
or
practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii)
no executive officer of the Company has failed in any respect to make, without
qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302
or
906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to any form, report or schedule
filed
by the Company with the SEC since the enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and
(iii) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company by the SEC relating to disclosures
contained in any Company SEC Document.
(c) The
Company represents and warrants that, by reason of the Company’s status as a
“non-accelerated filer,” the Company is not yet required to comply with the
provisions of Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the rules of the SEC
thereunder regarding internal control over financial reporting, and, assuming
such representation and warranty is true and accurate, the Purchaser
acknowledges that the Company shall not be construed as representing or
warranting in this Agreement that it is in compliance with Section 404 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act or the SEC rules thereunder.
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Section
3.7 Internal
Controls; Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have designed and maintained a system
of
internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
regarding the reliability of financial reporting. The Company (i) has
designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and (ii) has disclosed to the
Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors
(and made summaries of such disclosures available to the Purchaser) (A) any
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of
internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to
adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a
significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all effective
provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
Section
3.8 Absence
of Certain Changes.
(a)
Except
as contemplated by this Agreement and except as set forth in Section 3.8 of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule or in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to
the
date hereof, since December 31, 2006 (the “Balance
Sheet Date”),
the
Company and each Company Subsidiary has conducted the ADS Business in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(b)
From the
Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement (i)
no
fact(s), change(s), event(s), development(s) or circumstance(s) relating to
the
ADS Business, the Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities has occurred,
arisen, come into existence or become known, which has had or would reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii)
no
action has been taken by the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, if taken
during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time,
would constitute a breach of Section
5.1.
Section
3.9 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
(a) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof
or
the Company Financial Statements included therein, (b) for Retained Liabilities
incurred since the Balance Sheet Date that would not or would not reasonably
be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be in excess of $25,000, (c)
for
Retained Liabilities incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the
Transactions and (d) for Retained Liabilities incurred under any Company
Agreement other than Retained Liabilities due to breaches thereunder, neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has incurred any Retained Liabilities
required by GAAP to be recognized or disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or in the notes thereto. The Company’s
accruals for loss contingencies relating to the ADS Business, the Acquired
Assets or the Retained Liabilities reflected in its balance sheet included
in
its most recent report on Form 10-K filed prior to the date hereof are the
only
accruals which would be required under Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 5 with regard to such loss contingencies of the Company existing
on the date hereof or hereafter, except for such losses which, in the aggregate,
do not exceed $25,000.
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Section
3.10 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Section
3.10
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration,
investigation, alternative dispute resolution action or any other judicial
or
administrative proceeding, in law or equity, pending against (or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened against or naming as a party thereto), the
Company or any Company Subsidiary (or any of their respective rights or
properties) or any executive officer or director of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (in their capacity as such). None of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, decree or
arbitration ruling, judgment, award or other finding where the amount at issue
exceeds $25,000 or which would reasonably be expected to prohibit or materially
delay the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or any of the other
Transactions.
Section
3.11 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a)
With
respect to the ADS Employees, Section
3.11(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of
all
employee benefit plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, including pension,
retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, change in
control, retention, equity or equity-based compensation, stock purchase,
employee stock ownership, severance pay, vacation, bonus or other incentive
plans, all medical, vision, dental or other health plans, all life insurance
plans, and all other employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including
“employee benefit plans” as that term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, in
each case, whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, or insured or
self-insured, maintained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or to which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary contributed or is obligated to contribute
thereunder, or with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
has
or may have any Liability, in each case, for or to any current or former ADS
Employees (collectively, the “Company
Benefit Plans”).
(b) All
Company Benefit Plans that are intended to be subject to Code Section 401(a)
and
any trust agreement that is intended to be tax exempt under Code Section 501(a)
have been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be qualified under
Code
Section 401(a) and exempt from taxation under Code Section 501(a), and, to
the
knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred that would adversely affect
the
qualification of any such plan. Except as has not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (i) each Company Benefit Plan and any related
trust subject to ERISA complies with and has been administered in substantial
compliance with, (A) the provisions of ERISA, (B) all provisions of the Code,
(C) all other applicable laws and (D) its terms and the terms of any collective
bargaining or collective labor agreements; (ii) neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity
questioning or challenging such compliance; (iii) there are no unresolved claims
or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with, the Company Benefit
Plans
other than claims for benefits which are payable in the ordinary course; (iv)
there has not been any “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Company Benefit
Plan; (v) no litigation has been commenced with respect to any Company Benefit
Plan and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such litigation is threatened
(other than routine claims for benefits in the normal course); (vi) there are
no
governmental audits or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened in connection with any Company Benefit Plan; and (vii)
to
the knowledge of the Company, there are not any facts that could give rise
to
any liability in the event of any governmental audit or
investigation.
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(c) Except
as
set forth in Section
3.11(c)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of
the
Company (as defined below) (i) sponsors or contributes to a Company Benefit
Plan
that is a “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA Section 3(35)); (ii) has
an “obligation to contribute” (as defined in ERISA Section 4212) to a Company
Benefit Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in ERISA Sections
4001(a)(3) and 3(37)(A)); (iii) has any Liability under Title IV of ERISA with
respect to a Company Benefit Plan, either directly or through any ERISA
Affiliate; and (iv) sponsors, maintains or contributes to any plan, program
or
arrangement that provides for post-retirement or other post-employment welfare
benefits (other than health care continuation coverage as required by applicable
law).
(d) With
respect of each of the Company Benefit Plans which is subject to Title IV of
ERISA, the present value of accrued benefits under such plan, based upon the
actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial
report prepared by such plan’s actuary with respect to such plan, did not, as of
its latest valuation date, exceed the then current value of the assets of such
plan allocable to such accrued benefits. No Company Benefit Plan nor any trust
established under a Company Benefit Plan has incurred any “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code),
whether or not waived, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year of
each
of the Company Benefit Plans ended prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(e) Except
as
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all reports, returns and similar
documents with respect to all Company Benefit Plans required to be filed by
the
Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Governmental Entity or distributed
to
any Company Benefit Plan participant have been duly and timely filed or
distributed.
(f) Section
3.11(f) of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule discloses whether each Company Benefit Plan that
is
an employee welfare benefit plan is (i) unfunded or self-insured,
(ii) funded through a “welfare benefit fund”, as such term is defined in
Code Section 419(e) or other funding mechanism or (iii) insured. Except as
has
not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each such employee welfare benefit
plan may be amended or terminated (including with respect to benefits provided
to retirees and other former employees) without liability (other than benefits
then payable under such plan without regard to such amendment or termination)
to
the Company or any Company Subsidiary at any time. The Company and each Company
Subsidiary complies in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of
Section 4980B(f) of the Code or any similar state statute with respect to each
Company Benefit Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section
5000(b)(1) of the Code or such state statute. Neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has any material obligations for retiree health or life
insurance benefits under any Company Benefit Plan (other than for continuation
coverage under Section 4980B(f) of the Code).
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(g) Except
as
may be required by applicable law, or as contemplated under this Agreement,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any plan or commitment to
create any additional Company Benefit Plans, or to amend or modify any existing
Company Benefit Plan in such a manner as to materially increase the cost of
such
Company Benefit Plan to the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(h) Section
3.11(h) of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule discloses: (i) each material payment (including
any bonus, severance, unemployment compensation, deferred compensation,
forgiveness of indebtedness or golden parachute payment) becoming due to any
current or former ADS Employee under any Company Benefit Plan; (ii) any
increase in any material respect any benefit otherwise payable under any Company
Benefit Plan; (iii) any acceleration in any material respect of the time of
payment or vesting of any such benefits under any Company Benefit Plan; or
(iv)
any material obligation to fund any trust or other arrangement with respect
to
compensation or benefits under a Company Benefit Plan in each case caused or
triggered by the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation
of
the Offer, the Merger or the other Transactions. No payment or benefit which
has
been, will or may be made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect
to any current or former ADS Employee located in the United States in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Transactions would be characterized as an “excess parachute payment” with the
meaning of Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code or fail to be deductible under Section
162(m) of the Code.
(i) True,
correct and complete copies have been delivered or made available to the
Purchaser by the Company of all Company Benefit Plans (including all amendments
and attachments thereto); written summaries of any Company Benefit Plan not
in
writing, all related trust documents; all insurance contracts or other funding
arrangements to the degree applicable; the two (2) most recent annual
information filings (Form 5500) and annual financial reports for those Company
Benefit Plans (where required); the most recent determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (where required); and the most recent summary plan
descriptions for the Company Benefit Plans and in respect of defined Company
Benefit Plans, the most recent actuarial valuation and any subsequent valuation
or funding advice (including draft valuations).
(j) None
of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into any contract, agreement,
arrangement or understanding with any officer or director of the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary in connection with or in contemplation of the
Transactions.
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(k) None
of
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any non-U.S. employees.
Section
3.12 Taxes.
(a)
The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has timely filed with the appropriate
Governmental Entity all income Tax Returns and other material Tax Returns
required to be filed by them, and all such Tax Returns are complete and correct
in all material respects. All Taxes due and payable by the Company and each
Company Subsidiary have been paid, and the Company and each Company Subsidiary
have provided adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP in their financial
statements for any Taxes that have not been paid. The Company has delivered
or
made available and will continue to make available to the Purchaser complete
and
accurate copies of all material Tax Returns relating to any Tax periods of
the
Company or any Company Subsidiary for which the statute of limitations has
not
expired.
(b) There
are
currently no deficiencies for Taxes that have been claimed, proposed or assessed
by any Governmental Entity against the Company or any Company Subsidiary for
which adequate reserves have not been provided in the Company Financial
Statements. There are no pending, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any threatened
audits or other administrative proceedings or court proceedings with regard
to
any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. There are
no
matters under discussion with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.
(c) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has withheld and paid all Taxes required
to
have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third
party.
(d) To
the
knowledge of the Company, no payment of any consideration with respect to the
Offer or the Merger is subject to withholding under Section 1441 or 1445 of
the
Code.
(e) None
of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged in a transaction similar
to
any “reportable transaction” or “listed transaction” within the meaning of
current, former or temporary Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4 for which
there is no amount reflected in the financial statements of the Company or
relevant Company Subsidiary.
(f) Neither
the Company nor, to its knowledge, any of its affiliates has taken or agreed
to
take any action that would prevent the Offer and the Merger from qualifying
as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Company
is
not aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the
Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code.
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Section
3.13 Contracts.
Except
as filed as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof, or as disclosed in Section
3.13
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no Company Agreement relating to the
ADS
Business, the Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities (a) any of the
benefits to any party of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits
to any party of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the
Transactions or the value of any of the benefits to any party of which will
be
calculated on the basis of any of the Transactions (except as disclosed pursuant
to Section
3.11)
or (b)
which, as of the date hereof, (i) is a “material contract” (as such term is
defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), (ii) involves
aggregate expenditures in excess of $50,000 per annum, (iii) involves aggregate
expenditures in excess of $50,000 and was not entered into in the ordinary
course of business, (iv) contains “take or pay” provisions applicable to the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, (v) contains any non-compete or exclusivity
provisions with respect to any line of business or geographic area with respect
to the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of the Company’s current or future
affiliates, or which restricts the conduct of any line of business by the
Company, any of the Company’s current or future affiliates, any Company
Subsidiary or any geographic area in which the Company, any Company Subsidiary
or any of the Company’s current or future affiliates may conduct business, in
each case in any respect, (vi) would reasonably be expected to prohibit or
materially delay the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or any of the other
Transactions or (vii) is necessary for the conduct of the ADS Business as
currently conducted but constitutes an Excluded Asset. Each contract of the
type
described in this Section
3.13,
whether
or not set forth in Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, is referred
to herein as a “Company
Material Contract”.
Each
Company Agreement relating to the ADS Business, the Acquired Assets or the
Retained Liabilities is valid and binding on the Company and each Company
Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other party
thereto, as applicable, and in full force and effect, and the Company and each
Company Subsidiary has performed all obligations required to be performed by
it
under each such Company Agreement and, to the Company’s knowledge, each other
party to each such Company Agreement has performed all obligations required
to
be performed by it under such Company Agreement, except as would not, or would
not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (1) prohibit
or
materially delay the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or any of the other
Transactions, (2) otherwise prevent or materially delay performance by the
Company of any of its material obligations under this Agreement or (3) result
in
a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
knows of, or has received notice of, any violation or default under (or any
condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause
such a violation of or default under) any Company Agreement relating to the
ADS
Business, the Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities except for violations
or defaults that would not, or would not be reasonably expected to, individually
or in the aggregate, (1) prohibit or materially delay consummation of the Offer,
the Merger or any of the other Transactions, (2) otherwise prevent or materially
delay performance by the Company of any of its material obligations under this
Agreement or (3) result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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The
Company has delivered to the Purchaser or provided to the Purchaser for review,
prior to the execution of this Agreement, true, complete and correct copies
of
all of the Company Material Contracts or other Company Agreements relating
to
the ADS Business, the Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities required
to be
disclosed in Section
3.13
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, which are not filed as exhibits to the Company
SEC
Documents and the Company Material Contracts or other Company Agreements
required to be disclosed in Section
3.13
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule filed as exhibits to the Company SEC Documents
are
true, complete and correct copies of such contracts.
Section
3.14 Title
to Properties; Encumbrances. Except
as
disclosed in Section
3.14
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries
has good, valid and marketable title to, or, in the case of leased properties
and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of the Acquired Assets except
where the failure to have such good, valid and marketable title has
not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; in each case subject to no Liens,
except for (a) Liens reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date, (b) Liens
consisting of zoning or planning restrictions, easements, permits and other
restrictions or limitations on the use of real property or irregularities in
title thereto, which do not materially impair the value of such properties
or
the use of such properties by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
in
the operation of its respective business, (c) Liens for current Taxes,
assessments or governmental charges or levies on property not yet due and
payable and Liens for Taxes that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which an adequate reserve has been provided
on
the appropriate financial statements, (d) purchase money Liens incurred in
the
ordinary course of business, and (e) materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’,
workmens’, warehousemens’, repairmens’ and other like Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business, or deposits to retain the release of such Liens
(the foregoing Liens (a)-(e), “Permitted
Liens”).
The
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms
of
all material leases of Acquired Assets to which it is a party. All such material
leases are in full force and effect, and the Company and each of the Company
Subsidiaries enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material
leases. The Acquired Assets are sufficient to conduct the ADS Business as
currently conducted as a division of the Company. The Company’s general ledger
attached to the Contribution Agreement is complete and accurate in all material
respects as of the date hereof and, after being updated between the date hereof
and the Acceptance Date, will be complete and accurate in all material respects
as of the Acceptance Date.
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Section
3.15 Intellectual
Property
(a)
Except
as has
not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, the
Company or a Company Subsidiary owns free and clear of all Liens or
has
the defensible right to use, whether through ownership, licensing or otherwise,
all Intellectual Property used in the ADS Business (“Company
Intellectual Property”)
in
each case in substantially the same manner as such Company Intellectual Property
is used in connection with the ADS Business as conducted on the date hereof.
Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and
except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (a) no written claim
of
invalidity or conflicting ownership rights has been made or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened by a third party with respect to any Company Intellectual
Property and no Company Intellectual Property is the subject of any pending
or,
to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, claim, investigation,
arbitration or other proceeding, (b) no registration for any Company
Intellectual Property has been cancelled, abandoned or adjudicated invalid,
(c)
no Person has given notice to the Company or any Company Subsidiary that the
use
of any Company Intellectual Property by the Company, any Company Subsidiary
or
any licensee is infringing or has infringed any third party’s domestic or
foreign rights in or to any Intellectual Property, or that the Company, any
Company Subsidiary or any licensee has misappropriated or improperly used or
disclosed any trade secret, confidential or proprietary information or know-how,
(d) to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company Intellectual Property has
been or is currently being infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated
by
any third party, (e) the making, using, selling, manufacturing, marketing,
licensing, reproduction, distribution or publishing of any process, machine
or
product, or any component thereof, does not and will not infringe any domestic
or foreign rights of any third party, and does not and will not involve the
misappropriation or improper use or disclosure of any trade secrets,
confidential or proprietary information or know-how of any third party, (f)
there exists no prior act or current conduct or use by the Company, any Company
Subsidiary or any third party that would void or invalidate any Company
Intellectual Property, (g) the Company and each Company Subsidiary has taken
reasonable measures to safeguard the confidentiality and value of all Company
Intellectual Property comprising trade secrets or other confidential
information, (h) no third party has any joint ownership interest in or to any
Company Intellectual Property in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary
claims an ownership right and (i) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions will
not
breach, violate or conflict with any instrument or agreement concerning any
Company Intellectual Property, will not cause the forfeiture or termination
or
give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of any rights in or to the
Company Intellectual Property or impair the right of the Purchaser or the
Surviving Corporation to make, use, sell, license or dispose of, or to bring
any
action for the infringement of, any Company Intellectual Property in the same
manner as the Company has prior to the date hereof.
(b) To
the
Company’s knowledge, all Software that is reasonably necessary for the conduct
of the ADS Business as it is currently conducted was developed by either
(i) employees of the Company within the scope of their employment or under
obligation to assign all of their rights to the Company pursuant to a written
agreement or (ii) agents, consultants, or independent contractors who have
assigned or are obligated to assign all of their rights in such Software to
the
Company pursuant to a written agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, to
the
Company’s knowledge, all former and current employees, agents, consultants and
independent contractors of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries who
were or are members of management or who have contributed or participated in
the
conception or development of Technology that is reasonably necessary for the
conduct of the ADS Business as it is currently conducted, or are or will be
contributing to or participating in such conception or development, have
assigned or otherwise transferred, or are obligated to assign or otherwise
transfer pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company all of their rights
in
any such Technology.
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(c) To
the
Company’s knowledge, no Software or other material that is distributed as “free
software,” “open source software,” or under a similar licensing or distribution
model is incorporated into, combined with, or distributed in conjunction with
any product of the ADS Business (“Incorporated
Open Source Materials”).
To
the Company’s knowledge, none of the Incorporated Open Source Materials are
licensed under terms that create, or purport to create, obligations for the
Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to its or their
Technology that is reasonably necessary for the conduct of the ADS Business
as
it is currently conducted or that grant, or purport to grant, to any third
Person, any rights to such Technology or any immunities under such Intellectual
Property (including but not limited to using any Incorporated Open Source
Materials that require, as a condition of use, modification and/or distribution,
that other Software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such
Incorporated Open Source Materials be (i) disclosed or distributed in
source code form, (ii) disclosed for the purpose of making derivative
works, or (iii) redistributable at no charge).
Section
3.16 Labor
Matters
(a) Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is or has been a party to any collective
bargaining or other labor union or foreign work council contract applicable
to
Persons employed by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries. As of the
date of this Agreement, there is no labor dispute, strike or work stoppage
against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened that may interfere with the respective
business activities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary. As of the date
of
this Agreement, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company, any
Company Subsidiary or any of their respective representatives or employees
has
committed any material unfair labor practice in connection with the operation
of
the respective businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(b) With
respect to the ADS Business, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have
complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations with respect to employment, employment practices, and terms,
conditions and classification of employment (including applicable laws, rules
and regulations regarding wage and hour requirements, immigration status,
discrimination in employment, employee health and safety and the Workers’
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act).
Section
3.17 Compliance
with Laws; Permits
(a) The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with
all laws, rules and regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees, orders, writs
and injunctions of all Government Entities relating to the ADS Business, the
Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities, except for instances of possible
noncompliance that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no
notice, charge or assertion has been received by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary alleging any violation of any of the foregoing, except for
instances of possible noncompliance that have not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect. All licenses, authorizations, consents, permits and approvals
relating to the ADS Business, the Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities
required under such laws, rules and regulations are in full force and effect
except where the failure to be in full force and effect has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is in possession of all authorizations,
licenses, permits, certificates, approvals and clearances of any Governmental
Entity necessary for the Company and each Company Subsidiary to own, lease
and
operate the Acquired Assets or to carry on the ADS Business substantially in
the
manner described in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof
and
substantially as it is being conducted as of the date hereof (the “Company
Permits”),
and
all such Company Permits are valid, and in full force and effect, except where
the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, or failure to be
valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Company Permits have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) None
of
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, any of their respective
directors, officers, agents, employees or representatives (in each case acting
in their capacities as such) has (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions,
gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity,
(ii) directly or indirectly paid or delivered any fee, commission or other
sum
of money or item of property, however characterized, to any finder, agent or
other party acting on behalf of or under the auspices of a governmental official
or Governmental Entity, in the United States or any other country, that was
illegal under any applicable law, (iii) made any payment to any customer or
supplier, or to any officer, director, partner, employee or agent of any such
customer or supplier, for the unlawful sharing of fees to any such customer
or
supplier or any such officer, director, partner, employee or agent for the
unlawful rebating of charges or (iv) engaged in any other unlawful reciprocal
practice, or made any other unlawful payment or given any other unlawful
consideration to any such customer or supplier or any such officer, director,
partner, employee or agent, except, in each case, for such payments, violations,
conduct or other practices that have not and would not reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
3.18 Information
in the Information Statement.The
Information Statement, if any (and any amendment thereof or supplement thereto),
at the date mailed to the Company’s shareholders and at the time of any meeting
of Company shareholders to be held in connection with the Merger, will not
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, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company
with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the
Purchaser for inclusion in the Information Statement. The Information Statement
will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The representations
and
warranties that are contained in this Section
3.18
are
limited to information provided by the Company prior to the Acceptance Date
for
inclusion in the Information Statement and do not apply to any actions or
omissions that occur on or after the Acceptance Date.
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Section
3.19 Information
in the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents and the Schedule 14D-9.The
information supplied by the Company prior to the Acceptance Date expressly
for
inclusion in the Registration Statement will not (at the time it becomes
effective under the Securities Act) 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 made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information
supplied by the Company prior to the Acceptance Date expressly for inclusion
in
the Offer Documents will not (at the respective times such materials, or any
amendments or supplements thereto, are filed with the SEC, first published,
sent
or given to shareholders of the Company, the Offer expires or shares of
Purchaser Common Stock are delivered in connection with the Offer, or at the
Effective Time, as the case may be) 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 made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Schedule 14D-9
will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of Rule
14d-9 of the Exchange Act and any other applicable federal securities laws
and
will not (at the time the Schedule 14D-9, or any amendment or supplement
thereto, is filed with the SEC, first published, sent or given to shareholders
of the Company, the Offer expires or shares of Purchaser Common Stock are
delivered in connection with the Offer, or at the Effective Time, as the case
may be) 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading, except that the Company makes no representation or
warranty with respect to statements made in the Schedule 14D-9 based on
information furnished by the Purchaser for inclusion therein.
Section
3.20 Opinion
of Financial Advisor.The
Company has received the opinion of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx,
Incorporated (the
“Company
Financial Advisor”),
to
the effect that, as of the date hereof, the consideration to be received in
the
Offer and the Merger by the holders of the Shares is fair to such shareholders
from a financial point of view, and such opinion has not been modified or
withdrawn. The Company has been authorized by the Company Financial Advisor
to
permit the inclusion of such opinion in its entirety in the Offer Documents,
the
Schedule 14D-9 and the Information Statement.
Section
3.21 Insurance.With
respect to the ADS Business, the Company maintains insurance coverage with
reputable and financially sound insurers, or maintains self-insurance practices,
in such amounts and covering such risks as are in accordance with normal
industry practice for companies engaged in businesses similar to the ADS
Business (taking into account the cost and availability of such insurance).
All
such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due and payable have
been paid, and no written notice of cancellation or termination has been
received with respect to any such policy. Neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is in material breach or default, and neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has taken any action or failed to take any action which,
with
notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or
permit termination or material modification of any of the insurance policies.
The consummation of the Transactions will not, in and of itself, cause the
revocation, cancellation or termination of any such insurance
policy.
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Section
3.22 Environmental
Laws and Regulations.Except
as
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in
Section
3.22
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule or in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to
the
date hereof, (i) Hazardous Materials have not been generated, used, treated
or
stored on, transported to or from or Released or disposed of on, any Company
Property, (ii) the Company and each of Company Subsidiary is in compliance
with
all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued
under such Environmental Laws with respect to any Company Property, (iii) there
are no past, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened Environmental
Claims against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect
to
the ADS Business or any Company Property and (iv) there are no facts or
circumstances, conditions or occurrences regarding the ADS Business or any
Company Property that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an
Environmental Claim against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
or
any Company Property.
Section
3.23 Brokers;
Expenses.
(a) No
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person, other than the
Company Financial Advisor, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the
Company, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other
similar fee or commission in connection with the Offer or the Merger based
upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Company.
(b) Section
3.23
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a good faith estimate of all third party
fees and expenses agreed to, or expected to be incurred, by the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, including the portion
of such fees and expenses that the Purchaser is responsible for paying. The
fee
payable by the Company to the Company Financial Advisor shall not exceed the
amount specified in Section
3.23
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. True, complete and correct copies of all agreements
between the Company and the Company Financial Advisor concerning this Agreement
and the Transactions, including, without limitation, any fee arrangements,
have
been previously provided to the Purchaser, except to the extent such agreements
have been redacted with respect to pricing incentives thresholds.
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Section
3.24 Takeover
Statutes. The
Company Board of Directors and the Company have taken all action necessary
to
irrevocably render inapplicable to the Transactions, during the period from
the
date of this Agreement until the termination of this Agreement, the Company
Rights and each and every state takeover statute or similar statute or
regulation that applies or purports to apply to the Company with respect to
this
Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or any other Transaction.
Section
3.25 Customers.
The
documents and information supplied by the Company to the Purchaser or any of
its
representatives in connection with this Agreement with respect to relationships
and volumes of ADS Business done with its significant customers are accurate
in
all material respects. During the last twelve (12) months, the Company has
not
received any notice of termination from any of the ten (10) largest customers
of
the Company relating to the ADS Business or any information that any such
customer intends to materially decrease the amount of ADS Business that it
does
with the Company.
Section
3.26 Unaudited
Income Statement.
Attached as Section 3.26 of the Company Disclosure Schedule is a true and
complete copy of the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of
the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the ADS Business for the
twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 (the “Unaudited
Income Statement”).
The
audited pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for the ADS Business for such twelve-month period
(the
“Audited
Income Statement”
)
accompanying the unqualified opinion and report by Singer Lewak Xxxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxxx LLP to be delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
6.13
will not
differ materially from the Unaudited Income Statement.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE
PURCHASER
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
Section
4.1 Organization.
The
Purchaser and each of the Purchaser Subsidiaries is a corporation or other
legal
entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the requisite corporate or
other power, as the case may be, and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being conducted,
except, as to the Purchaser Subsidiaries, for those jurisdictions where the
failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. The Purchaser and each of the Purchaser
Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification
or
licensing necessary, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be
so
qualified or licensed or to be in good standing has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
4.2 Subsidiaries.
Exhibit
21.1 to the Purchaser’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, includes all the Purchaser Subsidiaries that, as of the
date of this Agreement, are “Significant
Subsidiaries”
(as
defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC). All outstanding shares
of
capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, each such Significant Subsidiary
have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned
directly or indirectly by the Purchaser, free and clear of any Liens. Other
than
the Purchaser Subsidiaries, the Purchaser does not directly or indirectly
beneficially own any Equity Interests in any other Person except for
non-controlling investments made in the ordinary course of business in entities
which are not individually or in the aggregate material to the Purchaser and
the
Purchaser Subsidiaries as a whole.
Section
4.3 Capitalization.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of the Purchaser consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock and (ii) 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001
par
value per share (the “Purchaser
Preferred Stock”).
As of
March 31, 2007, 2007, (i) 15,793,396 and 15,849,766 shares of Purchaser Common
Stock were issued and outstanding, respectively, (ii) no shares of Preferred
Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 56,370 shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock were issued and held in the treasury of the Purchaser
or
otherwise owned by the Purchaser, (iv) 1,751,195 shares of Purchaser Common
Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Purchaser Stock Plans, of
which
553,695 shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock were subject to outstanding options to purchase shares
of
Purchaser Common Stock (“Purchaser
Options”)
granted pursuant to the Purchaser Stock Plans and (v) 660,491 shares of
Purchaser Common Stock were subject to Warrants (collectively with Purchaser
Options, the “Purchaser
Stock Rights”).
All
of the outstanding shares of the Purchaser’s capital stock are, and all shares
of Purchaser Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of
outstanding Purchaser Stock Rights will be, when issued in accordance with
the
terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Since March 31, 2007, the Purchaser has not issued any shares of Purchaser
Common Stock or designated or issued any shares of Purchaser Preferred Stock.
There is no Voting Debt of the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary issued
and
outstanding. Except for the Purchaser Stock Rights, there are no (x) options,
warrants, calls, pre-emptive rights, subscriptions or other rights, agreements,
arrangements or commitments of any kind, including any shareholder rights plan,
relating to, or the value of which is determined in reference to, the issued
or
unissued capital stock of the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary, obligating
the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell or cause
to
be issued, transferred or sold any shares of capital stock or Voting Debt of,
or
other Equity Interest in, the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary or (y)
outstanding contractual obligations of the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Purchaser Common Stock
or any capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, the Purchaser or any
Purchaser Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Purchaser or to provide funds
to
make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise)
in the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary. No Purchaser Subsidiary owns
any
shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
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(b) There
are
no voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Purchaser
or
any Purchaser Subsidiary is a party with respect to the voting of shares of
Purchaser Common Stock or any capital stock of, or other Equity Interest in,
the
Purchaser, any of the Purchaser Subsidiaries or other Person.
(c) The
shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Offer and the
Merger in accordance with Section
1.1
and
Section
2.1
(i) will
be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not
subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Purchaser’s articles of
incorporation or bylaws (the “Purchaser
Governing Documents”
)
or
any agreement to which the Purchaser is a party or is bound and (ii) will,
when
issued, be registered under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and
registered or exempt from registration under applicable state securities or
Blue
Sky laws.
Section
4.4 Authorization;
Validity of Agreement; Purchaser Action.
The
Purchaser has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
Transactions. The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement, and the consummation by it of the Transactions, have been duly and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser
and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
the
Company, is a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against
the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement
may
be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now
or
hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy
of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief
may
be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which
any proceeding therefor may be brought.
Section
4.5 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations.
None of
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Purchaser,
the
consummation by the Purchaser of the Transactions or compliance by the Purchaser
with any of the provisions of this Agreement will (i) conflict with or result
in
any breach of any provision of the Purchaser Governing Documents or the
organizational documents of any Purchaser Subsidiary, (ii) require any filing
by
the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary with, or the permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity or any other Person (except
for
(A) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act or any state securities or Blue Sky laws, (B) any filings as may
be
required under the CGCL or the DGCL in connection with the Merger, (C) filings,
permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may be required under the
HSR
Act or (D) the filing with the SEC of (1) the Schedule TO and (2) the
Registration Statement), (iii) result in a modification, violation or breach
of,
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or
give
rise to any right, including, but not limited to, any right of termination,
amendment, cancellation or acceleration) under, or require any consent or
approval under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond,
mortgage, lien, indenture, lease, license, contract, understanding or agreement,
whether oral or written, or other instrument or obligation to which the
Purchaser or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them
or
any of their respective properties or assets is bound (the “Purchaser
Agreements”),
or
(iv) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation
applicable to the Purchaser, any Purchaser Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or assets; except in the case of clauses (ii) or (iii)
where (x) any failure to obtain such permits, authorizations, consent or
approvals, (y) any failure to make such filings or (z) any such modifications,
violations, rights, breaches or defaults have not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material
Adverse Effect or have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser
to consummate the Offer, the Merger or any of the other
Transactions.
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Section
4.6 Purchaser
SEC Documents and Purchaser Financial Statements.
The
Purchaser and each of the Purchaser Subsidiaries has filed or furnished (as
applicable) with the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other
documents required by it to be filed or furnished (as applicable) since and
including December 31, 2003 under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act
(together with all certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act)
(such documents and any other documents filed by the Purchaser and each
Purchaser Subsidiary with the SEC, as have been amended since the time of their
filing, collectively, the “Purchaser
SEC Documents”).
As of
their respective dates the Purchaser SEC Documents (a) did not (or with respect
to Purchaser SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will not) contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b)
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. None of the
Purchaser Subsidiaries is currently required to file any forms, reports or
other
documents with the SEC. All of the audited consolidated financial statements
and
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Purchaser and its
consolidated Subsidiaries included in the Purchaser SEC Documents, as amended
or
supplemented prior to the date hereof (collectively, the “Purchaser
Financial Statements”),
(i)
have been or will be, as the case may be, prepared from, are in accordance
with,
and accurately reflect the books and records of the Purchaser and its
consolidated Subsidiaries in all material respects, (ii) have been or will
be,
as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) and (iii) fairly present in all material respects in accordance with
GAAP the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows of the Purchaser and its consolidated Subsidiaries
as
of the times and for the periods referred to therein.
Section
4.7 Litigation.
There
is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, investigation, alternative dispute
resolution action or any other judicial or administrative proceeding pending
against (or, to the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against or naming as a
party thereto), the Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary (or any of their
respective rights or properties) or any executive officer or director of the
Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary (in their capacity as such), which has
had
or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. None of the Purchaser or any Purchaser
Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction, decree or
arbitration ruling, judgment, award or other finding, which has had or would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect or prohibit or materially delay the consummation of
the
Offer, the Merger or any of the other Transactions.
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Section
4.8 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
(a) as disclosed in the Purchaser SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof
or the Purchaser Financial Statements included therein, (b) for Liabilities
incurred since December 31, 2006 that would not or would not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be in excess of $250,000, (c)
for
Liabilities incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the Transactions
and (d) for Liabilities incurred under any Purchaser Agreement other than
Liabilities due to breaches thereunder, neither the Purchaser nor any Purchaser
Subsidiary has incurred any Liabilities required by GAAP to be recognized or
disclosed on a consolidated balance sheet of the Purchaser or any Purchaser
Subsidiary or in the notes thereto.
Section
4.9 Absence
of Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
From
December 31, 2006 through the date of this Agreement, no fact(s), change(s),
event(s), development(s) or circumstance(s) has occurred, arisen, come into
existence or become known, which has had or would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.10 Information
in the Information Statement.
None of
the information supplied by the Purchaser in writing expressly for inclusion
or
incorporation by reference in the Information Statement (or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto) will, at the date mailed to the Company’s
shareholders and at the time of any meeting of Company shareholders to be held
in connection with the Merger, 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they are made, not misleading.
Section
4.11 Information
in the Registration Statement, the Offer Documents and the Schedule
14D-9.
The
Registration Statement will not (at the time it becomes effective under the
Securities Act) 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, except that no representation or warranty is made by the
Purchaser with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied
by the Company for inclusion in the Registration Statement. The Offer Documents
will not (at the respective times such materials, or any amendments or
supplements thereto, are filed with the SEC, first published, sent or given
to
shareholders of the Company, the Offer expires or shares of Purchaser Common
Stock are delivered in connection with the Offer, or at the Effective Time,
as
the case may be) 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, except that no representation or warranty is made by
the
Purchaser with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied
by the Company for inclusion in the or the Offer Documents. Each of the
Registration Statement and the Offer Documents will comply as to form in all
material respects with applicable federal securities laws and the rules and
regulations thereunder. The information supplied by the Purchaser expressly
for
inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9 will not (at the time the Schedule 14D-9, or
any
amendment or supplement thereto, is filed with the SEC, first published, sent
or
given to shareholders of the Company, the Offer expires or shares of Purchaser
Common Stock are delivered in connection with the Offer, or at the Effective
Time, as the case may be) 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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Section
4.12 No
Vote Required.
No vote
of the shareholders of the Purchaser is required by law, the Purchaser Governing
Documents or otherwise in order for the Purchaser to consummate the
Transactions.
Section
4.13 Ownership
of Shares.
As of
the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser owns 1,612,436 Shares.
Section
4.14 Tax
Matters.
Neither
the Purchaser nor, to its knowledge, any of its affiliates has taken or agreed
to take any action that would prevent the Offer and the Merger from qualifying
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The
Purchaser is not aware of any agreement, plan or other circumstance that would
prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section
4.15 Brokers;
Expenses.
No
broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to
any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Offer or the Merger based upon arrangements made by or
on
behalf of the Purchaser, other than those Persons the fees and expenses of
which
will be paid by the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
V
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
Section
5.1 Interim
Operations of the Company.
Except
as expressly set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as
expressly required pursuant to this Agreement (including with respect to the
consummation of the Contribution and the Spin-Off) or as agreed in writing
by
the Purchaser, from the date hereof until the earlier of (A) the valid
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII
hereto
and (B) the time the designees of the Purchaser have been elected to, and shall
constitute a majority of, the Company Board of Directors pursuant to
Section
1.3
(the
“Appointment
Date”),
the
Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct the
ADS
Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (ii) use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the ADS Business present
business organizations, (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain
satisfactory relations with and keep available the services of their current
officers and other key employees who are employed in the ADS Business, (iv)
maintain in effect all material foreign, federal, state and local licenses,
approvals and authorizations relating to the ADS Business, the Acquired Assets
or the Retained Liabilities, including all material licenses and permits that
are required for the Company or any Company Subsidiary to carry on the ADS
Business and (v) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve existing
relationships with material customers, lenders, suppliers, distributors and
others having material ADS Business relationships with the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except
as expressly set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
as expressly required pursuant to this Agreement (including with respect to
the
consummation of the Contribution and the Spin-Off) or as agreed in writing
by
the Purchaser, from the date hereof until the earlier of (x) the valid
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII
hereto
and (y) the Appointment Date, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any
Company Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
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(a) amend
the
Company Governing Documents or equivalent documents of any Company Subsidiary
or
amend the terms of any outstanding security of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary;
(b) split,
combine, subdivide, redeem or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(c) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock
or
property (or any combination thereof) with respect to its capital stock;
(d) redeem,
purchase or otherwise acquire, or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire, any Equity Interests;
(e) issue,
sell, pledge, deliver, transfer, dispose of or encumber any shares of, or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or grant any Company Stock
Rights, Restricted Stock or warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind
to acquire any shares of, capital stock of any class, or grant to any Person
any
right the value of which is based on the value of Shares or other capital stock,
other than the issuance of Shares reserved for issuance on the date hereof
pursuant to the exercise of the Company Stock Rights disclosed in Section 3.2(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule and outstanding on the date hereof in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of the Company Stock
Plans (or, if a Triggering Event (as defined in the Company Rights Agreement)
by
a party other than the Purchaser shall occur, the Company Rights);
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(f) acquire
(whether pursuant to merger, stock or asset purchase or otherwise) in one
transaction or any series of related transactions (i) except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, any assets (not constituting
Excluded Assets) having a fair market value in excess of $25,000 or
(ii)
any Equity Interests in any Person or any business or division of any Person
or
all or substantially all of the assets of any Person (or business or division
thereof);
(g) transfer,
lease, license, sell, mortgage, pledge, dispose of, or encumber any Acquired
Assets, other than (i) sales in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice and (ii) dispositions of equipment and property no longer used
in
the operation of the business;
(h) (i)
(A)
incur or assume any long-term or short-term indebtedness for borrowed money
constituting Retained Liabilities, other than under the Bank of America and
General Electric Capital Corporation credit facilities referred to in the
definition of “Retained Liabilities,” or (B) make any material modification or
amendment to the terms thereof; (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise
become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise)
for
the obligations of any other Person to the extent such obligations constitute
Retained Liabilities; or (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions
to, or investments in, any other Person other than (x) loans, advances or
capital contributions to, or investments in, wholly owned Company Subsidiaries
made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (y)
loans, advances, capital contributions or investments that constitute Assumed
Liabilities;
(i) make
any
change in, or accelerate the vesting of, the compensation or benefits payable
or
to become payable to, or grant any severance or termination pay to, any of
its
directors or ADS Employees (other than increases in wages to employees who
are
not directors, executive officers or affiliates, in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice or as required by applicable law or
the
terms of any agreement existing on the date hereof and other than the
acceleration of the vesting of Company Options), other than as required by
law
enter into or amend any employment, consulting, severance, retention, change
in
control, termination pay, collective bargaining or other agreement or any equity
based compensation, pension, deferred compensation, welfare benefits or other
employee benefit plan or arrangement, or make any loans to any of its directors
or ADS Employees or make any change in its existing borrowing or lending
arrangements for or on behalf of any of such Persons pursuant to a Company
Benefit Plan or otherwise;
(j) pay
or
make any accrual or arrangement for payment of any pension, retirement allowance
or other employee benefit pursuant to any existing plan, agreement or
arrangement to any director or ADS Employee or make any accrual or arrangement
for payment to any directors of the Company or ADS Employees of any amount
relating to unused vacation days, except payments and accruals made in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; adopt or pay, grant,
issue, accelerate or accrue salary or other payments or benefits pursuant to
any
pension, profit-sharing, bonus, extra compensation, incentive, deferred
compensation, Company Stock Plan, stock purchase, group insurance, severance
pay, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, or
any
employment or consulting agreement with or for the benefit of any Company
director or ADS Employee, whether past or present, or amend in any material
respect any such existing plan, agreement or arrangement in a manner
inconsistent with the foregoing;
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(k) except
as
publicly announced prior to the date hereof, plan, announce, implement or effect
any material reduction in labor force, lay-off, early retirement program,
severance program or other program or effort concerning the termination of
employment of ADS Employees other than routine employee terminations for cause
or following performance reviews;
(l) incur
any
capital expenditures relating to the ADS Business or any Retained Liabilities
in
respect thereof in excess of $20,000, individually, or $75,000, in the aggregate
during any calendar month;
(m) enter
into any agreement or arrangement that limits or otherwise restricts the
Company, any Company Subsidiary (other than the PPB Sub) or any of their present
or future affiliates or any successor thereto from engaging or competing in
any
line of business or in any location;
(n) enter
into, amend, modify or terminate any material contract, agreement or arrangement
(including any Company Material Contract) relating to the ADS Business, the
Acquired Assets or the Retained Liabilities, or otherwise waive, release or
assign any material rights, claims or benefits thereunder;
(o) settle,
pay or discharge any litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding or
other
claim relating to the ADS Business or Retained Liability, other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, of such claims and Liabilities (i) expressly
disclosed or reserved against in the most recent Company Financial Statements
included in the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof in amounts
no greater than the amount reserved with respect to the relevant Liability
therein or (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practice since the date of such financial statements;
(p) permit
any insurance policy relating to the ADS Business naming it as a beneficiary
or
a loss payee to be cancelled or terminated without reasonable prior notice
to
the Purchaser;
(q) change
any of the accounting methods used by it materially affecting its assets,
liabilities or business, except for such changes required by GAAP or Regulation
S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act, as concurred in by its independent
registered public accountants;
(r) revalue
in any material respect any Acquired Assets, including writing down the value
of
inventory or writing down notes or accounts receivable, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
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(s) make
or
change any material Tax election, change an annual accounting period, adopt
or
change any accounting method, file any amended Tax Returns;
(t) adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary (other than as contemplated by this Agreement);
(u) take
any
action, including the amendment of the Company Rights Agreement (other than
as
contemplated by this Agreement) or the adoption of any other shareholder rights
plan, which would, directly or indirectly, restrict or impair the ability of
the
Purchaser to vote, or otherwise to exercise the rights and receive the benefits
of a shareholder with respect to, securities of the Company acquired or
controlled or to be acquired or controlled by the Purchaser;
(v) take,
or
agree in writing or otherwise to take, any action that would or is reasonably
likely to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VII
hereto
or any of the conditions or requirements to the Offer set forth in Annex I
not
being satisfied, or would make any representation or warranty of the Company
contained herein inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time prior
to, the Effective Time, or that would materially impair the ability of the
Company to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms hereof or
materially delay such consummation; and
(w) enter
into any written agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of
the
foregoing, or authorize, recommend, propose, in writing or announce an intention
to do any of the foregoing.
Section
5.2 Interim
Operations of the Purchaser.
Except
as expressly required pursuant to this Agreement or as agreed in writing by
the
Company, from the date hereof until the earlier of (x) the valid termination
of
this Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII
hereto
and (y) the Effective Time, the Purchaser shall not, nor shall it permit any
Purchaser Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
(a) amend
the
Purchaser Governing Documents in a manner adverse to the Company’s shareholders
as opposed to any other holders of shares of Purchaser Common
Stock;
(b) split,
combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser
without appropriate adjustment being made to the Offer Consideration payable
to
the holders of Shares in the Offer or the Merger;
(c) declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock
or
property (or any combination thereof) with respect to its capital stock;
(d) adopt
a
plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution;
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(e) issue,
sell or grant any shares of capital stock of the Purchaser except at the market
price or upon the exercise of options, warrants, convertible securities, calls,
commitments or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock
which were issued with an exercise or conversion price of not less than the
market price at the time of issuance; provided,
however,
that
the foregoing shall not prohibit issuances of capital stock, options or rights
as part of normal employee compensation in the ordinary course of business;
and
provided,
further,
however,
that
this clause (e) shall not prohibit the issuance of capital stock, options,
warrants, convertible securities or other rights in connection with the
acquisition of another Person or business or division of another Person if
such
acquisition is otherwise permitted by clause (f) below;
(f) acquire
(whether pursuant to merger, stock or asset purchase or otherwise) in one
transaction or any series of related transactions any equity interests in any
Person or any business or division of any Person or all or substantially all
of
the assets of any Person (or business or division thereof), unless such
acquisition or the entering into of a definitive agreement relating to the
consummation of such acquisition would not, in the reasonable judgment of the
Purchaser at the time of such determination, (A) impose any material delay
in
the obtaining of, or materially increase the risk of not obtaining, any
authorizations, consents, orders, declarations or approvals of any Governmental
Entity necessary to consummate the Offer or the Merger or the expiration or
termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, or (B)
materially increase the risk of any Governmental Entity entering an order
prohibiting the consummation of the Offer or the Merger or commencing any action
seeking to achieve any of the effects described in clause (i) of paragraph
(a)
of Annex
I;
and
(g) enter
into any written agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of
the
foregoing, or authorize, recommend, propose, in writing or announce an intention
to do any of the foregoing.
Section
5.3 No
Solicitation; Unsolicited Proposals.
(a)
Except
as permitted by Section
5.3(f),
from
the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or, if earlier, the valid
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII,
the
Company shall not, and shall cause all of the Company Subsidiaries and the
Company’s and such Company Subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors,
employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants or other agents
(collectively, “Representatives”)
not
to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or initiate (including by way of
furnishing information) any inquiries or the making or submission of any
proposal that constitutes an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) solicit any inquiries
that may relate to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) participate or engage in
any
discussions or negotiations with, or disclose or provide any non-public
information or data relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or afford
access to the properties, books or records or employees of the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to, any Person (or group of Persons) other than the Purchaser
and its Subsidiaries and Representatives (any such Person and its
Representatives (excluding the Company’s and the Purchaser’s Representatives in
their capacity as such), a “Third
Party”)
relating to an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) attempt to make or implement an
Acquisition Proposal, (v) accept an Acquisition Proposal, or (vi) enter into
any
agreement, arrangement, undertaking, contract, commitment or understanding
(including any agreement in principle or letter of intent or understanding)
with
respect to or contemplating an Acquisition Proposal or enter into any
agreement,
arrangement, undertaking, contract, commitment or understanding requiring
the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the Transactions.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the restrictions set forth in Section
5.3(a),
if, at
any time prior to the Acceptance Date, (i) the Company receives an unsolicited
bona fide written proposal from a Third Party relating to an Acquisition
Proposal and under circumstances in which the Company has complied with its
obligations under Section
5.3(a)
or the
Company receives a bona fide written proposal relating to an Acquisition
Proposal from a Third Party with whom the Company has conducted discussions
or
negotiations prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to an Acquisition
Proposal and (ii) the Company
Board of Directors
concludes in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and
outside legal counsel) (such consultation with a financial advisor and outside
legal counsel, “After
Consultation”)
that
(A) such Acquisition Proposal is, or is reasonably likely to result in, a
Superior Proposal and (B) the failure to provide nonpublic information or data
concerning the Company or participate in negotiations or discussions concerning
such Acquisition Proposal would result in a breach by the Company Board of
Directors of its fiduciary duties to the Company’s shareholders under applicable
law, the Company may, subject to its giving the Purchaser at least three (3)
business days’ prior written notice (which notice shall contain, the identity of
such Third Party, a copy of the written Acquisition Proposal, a description
of
any other material terms pertinent thereto and a statement to the effect that
the Company has complied with its covenants under, and made the determination
required by, this Section
5.3
and
intends to furnish nonpublic information to, or enter into discussions or
negotiations with, such Third Party),
(x)
furnish information with respect to the Company and Company Subsidiaries to
such
Third Party pursuant to a customary confidentiality agreement containing terms
no less restrictive than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated
August 16, 2006, by and between the Purchaser and the Company (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”),
provided,
that a
copy of all such information is delivered simultaneously to the Purchaser to
the
extent it has not previously been so furnished to the Purchaser and (y)
participate in discussions or negotiations regarding such Acquisition
Proposal.
(c) In
addition to any prior notice obligations contained in Section
5.3(b),
the
Company shall as promptly as practicable (and in any event within twenty-four
(24) hours) notify and advise the Purchaser of any Acquisition Proposal or
of
any request for information or inquiry that relates to or could be expected
to
lead to an Acquisition Proposal, which notification shall include (i) the
applicable written Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry (or, if oral, the
material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry)
and (ii) the identity of the Person (and its principals) making such Acquisition
Proposal, request or inquiry. The Company shall inform the Purchaser as promptly
as practicable (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) of any changes
(whether or not in writing) in the material terms or conditions of any
Acquisition Proposal received (including any change in price, structure or
form
of the consideration). In fulfilling its obligations under this Section
5.3(c),
the
Company shall provide or make available promptly (and in any event within
twenty-four (24) hours) to the Purchaser copies of all written correspondence
or
other written material, including material in electronic form, between the
Company or its Representatives and such Third Party or its
Representatives.
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(d) Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company from issuing a
“stop-look-and-listen communication” pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) or taking and
disclosing to its shareholders a position as required by Rule 14d-9 or Rule
14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, subject to compliance with the
requirements of Section
5.3(a),
(b)
and
(c)
and
Section
5.4.
(e) The
Company agrees not to release or permit the release of any Person from, or
to
waive or permit the waiver of any provision of, any confidentiality,
“standstill” or similar agreement to which any of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party and will promptly provide the Purchaser with a copy of
such agreements. The Company will use its best efforts to enforce or cause
to be
enforced each such agreement at the request of the Purchaser.
(f) Nothing
in this Section
5.3
or in
any other provision of this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or its
Representatives from continuing discussions or negotiations with respect to
an
Acquisition Proposal with any Third Party if such discussions or negotiations
with the Third Party were commenced prior to the date of this Agreement;
provided
that the
Company shall have the burden of demonstrating that such discussions or
negotiations commenced prior to the date of this Agreement in the event of
a
dispute with the Purchaser regarding that issue.
Section
5.4 Board
Recommendation.
(a)
Subject
to Section
5.4(b),
neither
the Company Board of Directors nor any committee thereof shall (i) withdraw,
qualify, modify, change or amend in any manner adverse to the Transactions,
the
Purchaser (including pursuant to the Schedule 14D-9 or any amendment thereto),
the approval or recommendation by the Company Board of Directors or any
committee thereof of the Offer, this Agreement, the Merger or any other
Transaction (the “Company
Recommendation”)
or
take any action or make any statement, filing or release inconsistent with
the
Company Recommendation, (ii) take a neutral position or make no recommendation
with respect to an Acquisition Proposal that has been publicly disclosed or
otherwise become known to any Person other than the Company, the Purchaser
and
their respective Representatives (“Public
Disclosure”
)
after
a reasonable amount of time has elapsed for the Company Board of Directors
or
any committee thereof to review and make a recommendation with respect thereto
(and in no event more than ten (10) business days following such Public
Disclosure), (iii) fail to reconfirm the Company Recommendation or its approval
of this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or any other Transaction promptly,
and
in any event within two (2) business days, following the Purchaser’s request to
do so, (iv) approve or recommend (or propose publicly to approve or recommend)
any Acquisition Proposal, (v) if a tender offer or exchange offer that, if
successful, would result in any Person or group becoming a beneficial owner
of
ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding Shares is commenced (other than
by
the Purchaser or Xxxx X. Bagerdjian), fail to recommend that the Company’s
shareholders not tender their Shares in such tender or exchange offer, (vi)
permit the Company or any Company Subsidiary to enter into any agreement (other
than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated by Section
5.3(b)),
arrangement or understanding, including any letter of intent or understanding,
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or (vii) resolve or propose to take
any
action described in clauses (i) through (vi) (each of the foregoing actions
described in clauses (i) through (vii) being referred to as a “Company
Change in Recommendation”).
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(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section
5.4(a),
if,
prior to the Acceptance Date, the Company Board of Directors determines in
good
faith, After Consultation, that the failure to make a Company Change in
Recommendation described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) would result
in
a breach by the Company Board of Directors of its fiduciary duties to the
Company’s shareholders under applicable law, the Company Board of Directors may
make a Company Change in Recommendation described in such clauses of
Section
5.4(a)
to the
extent required to prevent such a breach but, in each case, only (i) after
the
Company provides to the Purchaser a written notice (a “Notice
of Recommendation Change”)
(x) of
its intention to make a Company Change in Recommendation, (y) if such Company
Change in Recommendation is in connection with a Superior Proposal, (1)
specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal,
including the amount per Share that the Company’s shareholders will receive and
including a copy of such Superior Proposal with all accompanying documentation
and (2) identifying the Person making such Superior Proposal (it being
understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other
material terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of
Recommendation Change and a new five (5) business day period) and (z) if such
Company Change in Recommendation is not in connection with a Superior Proposal,
specifying the reason therefor, (ii) after cooperating in good faith with the
Purchaser to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement
as would enable the Company to proceed with the Company Recommendation without
a
Company Change in Recommendation; provided,
however,
that
any such adjustment to the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be
at
the sole discretion of the Purchaser at the time, and (iii) if the Purchaser
does not, within five (5) business days of the Purchaser ‘s receipt of the
Notice of Recommendation Change, make an offer that the Board of Directors
of
the Company determines in good faith, After Consultation, (x) in the case of
a
Company Change in Recommendation in connection with a Superior Proposal, to
be
as favorable to the Company’s shareholders as such Superior Proposal or (y) if
such Company Change in Recommendation is not in connection with a Superior
Proposal, would otherwise enable the Company to proceed with the Company
Recommendation. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall not be entitled to enter into any written
agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated by
Section
5.3(b)),
arrangement or understanding with respect to a Superior Proposal unless this
Agreement has been or concurrently is validly terminated by its terms pursuant
to Section
8.1(f)
and the
Purchaser has received, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, any
amounts due to the Purchaser pursuant to Section
8.2(b).
Section
5.5 Notification.
The
Company agrees that it will promptly inform its and the Company Subsidiaries’
respective Representatives of the obligations undertaken in this Article
V.
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ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section
6.1 Additional
Agreements.
Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company, the Purchaser and the PPB
Sub
shall comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and with all
applicable rules and regulations of any Governmental Entity to achieve the
satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and all other conditions and requirements
set forth in Annex
I
attached
hereto and in Article
VII,
and to
consummate and make effective the Merger and the other Transactions. Subject
to
the limitations set forth in Section
6.4,
the
Company, the Purchaser and the PPB Sub shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain in a timely manner all necessary waivers, consents and
approvals and to effect all necessary registrations and filings, and to use
their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper
or
advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the
Transactions; provided,
that
nothing contained in this Section
6.1
shall
require any party to waive or exercise any right hereunder which is waivable
or
exercisable in the sole discretion of such party. In case at any time after
the
Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and directors of the Company,
the Purchaser and the PPB Sub shall use their commercially reasonable efforts
to
take, or cause to be taken, all such necessary actions.
Section
6.2 Notification
of Certain Matters.
The
Company shall give prompt notice to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall
give
prompt notice to the Company, of (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of
any
event whose occurrence or non-occurrence, as the case may be, would be likely
to
cause either (i) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement
to
be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at any time from the date
hereof
to the Effective Time or (ii) any condition or requirement set forth in
Annex
I
to be
unsatisfied at any time from the date hereof to the Acceptance Date (except
to
the extent it refers to a specific date) and (b) any material failure of
the
Company or the Purchaser, as the case may be, or any officer, director, employee
or agent thereof, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement
to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided,
however,
that
the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section
6.2
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party
receiving such notice or the representations or warranties of the parties
or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto.
Section
6.3 Access;
Confidentiality . (a) From
the
date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall
cause the Company Subsidiaries to, (i) upon reasonable prior notice, give
the
Purchaser, its officers and a reasonable number of its employees and its
authorized representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours
to
the Company Agreements relating to the ADS Business and to contracts, books,
records, analysis, projections, plans, systems, personnel, commitments, offices
and other facilities and properties of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
relating to the ADS Business and their accountants and accountants’ work papers
relating to the ADS Business and (ii) furnish the Purchaser on a timely basis
with such financial and operating data and other information with respect
to the
ADS Business, the Acquired Assets and the Retained Liabilities as the Purchaser
may from time to time reasonably request and use commercially reasonable
efforts
to make available at all reasonable times during normal business hours to
the
officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of the
Purchaser the appropriate individuals (including management personnel,
attorneys, accountants and other professionals) for discussion of the ADS
Business, the Acquired Assets and the Retained Liabilities as the Purchaser
may
reasonably request.
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(b) The
terms
of the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information provided to
the
Purchaser pursuant to Section
6.3(a).
(c) No
investigation heretofore conducted or conducted pursuant to this Section
6.3
shall
affect any representation or warranty made by the parties
hereunder.
Section
6.4 Consents
and Approvals . (a) Each
of
the Company and the Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
(i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to
be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under any applicable law or
otherwise to consummate and make effective the Transactions as promptly as
practicable, (ii) obtain from any Governmental Entities any consents, licenses,
permits, waivers, clearances, approvals, authorizations or orders
required
to be obtained or made by the
Purchaser or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or avoid
any
action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity (including, without limitation,
those in connection with the HSR Act), in connection with the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
Transactions, (iii) make or cause to be made the applications or filings
required to be made by the Purchaser or the Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries under or with respect to the HSR Act or any other applicable laws
in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the Transactions, and pay any fees due in connection
with such applications or filings, as promptly as is reasonably practicable,
and
in any event within ten (10) business days after the date hereof, (iv) comply
at
the earliest practicable date with any request under or with respect to the
HSR
Act and any such other applicable laws for additional information, documents
or
other materials received by the Purchaser or the Company or any of their
respective Subsidiaries from the Federal Trade Commission or the Department
of
Justice or any other Governmental Entity in connection with such applications
or
filings or the Transactions and (v) coordinate and cooperate with, and give
due
consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by
the
other party in connection with, making (A) any filing under or with respect
to
the HSR Act or any such other applicable laws and (B) any filings, conferences
or other submissions related to resolving any investigation or other inquiry
by
any such Governmental Entity. Each of the Company and the Purchaser shall,
and
shall cause their respective affiliates to, furnish to the other party all
information necessary for any such application or other filing to be made in
connection with the Transactions. Each of the Company and the Purchaser shall
promptly inform the other of any material communication with, and any proposed
understanding, undertaking or agreement with, any Governmental Entity regarding
any such application or filing. If a party hereto intends to independently
participate in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any such
filings, investigation or other inquiry, then such party shall give the other
party reasonable prior notice of such meeting and invite Representatives of
the
other party to participate in the meeting with the Governmental Entity unless
prohibited by such Governmental Entity. The parties shall coordinate and
cooperate with one another in connection with any analyses, appearances,
presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or
submitted by or on behalf of any party in connection with all meetings, actions
and proceedings under or relating to any such application or
filing.
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(b) The
Company and the Purchaser shall give (or shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to give) any notices to third parties, and use, and cause their
respective Subsidiaries to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any
third party consents, (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the
Transactions, (ii) required to be disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule
or (iii) required to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect from occurring prior to or after the consummation of
the
Offer; provided,
however,
that
the Company and the Purchaser shall coordinate and cooperate in determining
whether any actions, notices, consents, approvals or waivers are required to
be
given or obtained, or should be given or obtained, from parties to any Company
Material Contracts in connection with consummation of the Transactions and
seeking any such actions, notices, consents, approvals or waivers. In the event
that either party shall fail to obtain any third party consent described in
the
first sentence of this Section
6.4(b),
such
party shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall take any such actions
reasonably requested by the other party hereto, to mitigate any adverse effect
upon the Company and the Purchaser, their respective Subsidiaries, and their
respective businesses resulting, or which could reasonably be expected to result
after the consummation of the Offer, from the failure to obtain such
consent.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall not be required to, and
neither the Company or any Company Subsidiary will without the written consent
of the Purchaser, make any material payment to any third party or agree to
any
limitation on the conduct of its business, in order to obtain any such
consent.
(c) From
the
date of this Agreement until the consummation of the Offer, each of the
Purchaser and the Company shall promptly notify the other in writing of any
pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser or the Company (as the case may
be), threatened action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding or investigation
by any Governmental Entity or any other Person (i) challenging or seeking
material damages in connection with the Transactions or (ii) seeking to restrain
or prohibit the consummation of the Transactions or otherwise limit in any
material respect the right of the Purchaser or any affiliate of the Purchaser
to
own or operate all or any portion of the businesses or assets of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary.
(d) If
any
administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or threatened
to
be instituted) by a Governmental Entity challenging the Transactions as
violative of any applicable law, each of the Company and the Purchaser shall,
and shall cause their respective affiliates to, cooperate and use their
commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist, except insofar as the
Company and the Purchaser may otherwise agree, any such action or proceeding,
including any action or proceeding that seeks a temporary restraining order
or
preliminary injunction that would prohibit, prevent or restrict consummation
of
the Transactions.
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything set forth in this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall
give the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct
the
operations of the Company prior to the consummation of the Offer. Prior to
the
consummation of the Offer, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement, control and supervision over its business
operations.
(f) If
necessary to obtain from any Governmental Entities any consents, licenses,
permits, waivers, clearances approvals, authorizations or orders required to
be
obtained or made by the Purchaser or the Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, under the HSR Act, each of the Purchaser and the Company shall
cooperate with each other, and if necessary to (x) obtain any such regulatory
approval or (y) have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree,
judgment, injunction, or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent).
Section
6.5 Publicity.
So long
as this Agreement is in effect, neither the Company nor the Purchaser, nor
any
of their respective controlled affiliates, shall issue or cause the publication
of any press release or other announcement with respect to the Offer, the
Merger
or this Agreement without the prior consent of the other party, except as
such
party reasonably concludes, after receiving the advice of outside counsel,
is
required by applicable law or by any listing agreement with or the listing
rules
of a national securities exchange or trading market in which event such party
shall endeavor, on a basis reasonable under the circumstances, to provide
a
meaningful opportunity to the other party to review and comment upon such
press
release or other announcement and shall give due consideration to all reasonable
additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto.
Section
6.6 Directors’
and Officers’ Insurance and Indemnification . (a) For
a
period of six (6) years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the individuals who served as officers
or directors of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries at any time at or
prior
to the Effective Time (the “Covered
Persons”)
as
provided by the terms of the Company Governing Documents in effect on the date
hereof and under any agreements (the “Indemnification
Agreements”)
as in
effect on the date hereof (true, complete and correct copies of which previously
have been provided to the Purchaser) against any liabilities and expenses
(including counsel fees and disbursements, and amounts of judgments, fines
or
penalties against, or amounts paid in settlement by, any Covered Person)
actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Persons arising out of or
relating to actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
to
the full extent permissible under applicable provisions of the CGCL and/or
the
DGCL; provided,
that
the Surviving Corporation’s obligation to pay any amount in settlement shall be
conditioned upon such settlement being effected with the written consent of
the
Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
provided,
further,
that in
the event any claim or claims are asserted or made within such six-year period,
all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall
continue until disposition of any and all such claims.
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(b) The
Surviving Corporation shall advance expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) incurred in the defense of any claim, action, suit, proceeding
or
investigation with respect to any matters subject to indemnification pursuant
to
Section
6.6(a)
pursuant
to the procedures set forth, and to the extent provided, in the Company
Governing Documents or the Indemnification Agreements as in effect on the date
hereof; provided,
however,
that
any Person to whom expenses are advanced undertakes, to the extent required
by
the Company Governing Documents or the CGCL and/or the DGCL, to repay such
advanced expenses if it is ultimately determined that such Person is not
entitled to indemnification.
(c) The
Surviving Corporation shall maintain
and
extend all
existing
officers’ and directors’ liability insurance (“D&O
Insurance”)
for
a
period of not less than six (6) years after the Effective Time
with
respect to claims arising in whole or in part from facts or events that actually
or allegedly occurred on or before the Effective Date, including in connection
with the approval of this Agreement and the Transactions;
provided,
however,
that
the Surviving Corporation may substitute therefor policies of substantially
equivalent coverage and amounts containing terms no less favorable to
the
Covered Persons
than
the existing D&O Insurance; provided,
further,
that if
the existing D&O Insurance expires or is terminated or cancelled during such
period
through
no fault of the Surviving Corporation,
the
Surviving Corporation shall obtain substantially similar D&O Insurance;
provided further,
however,
that in
no event shall the Surviving Corporation be required
to pay
aggregate premiums for insurance under this Section
6.6(c)
in
excess of 300%
of
the aggregate premiums paid by the Company in 2006 for such purpose (the
“Base
Premium”),
the
true and correct amount of which is set forth in Section 6.6(c)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule; and provided,
further,
that if
the
Surviving
Corporation is unable to obtain the amount of insurance required by this
Section
6.6(c)
for such
aggregate premium, the
Surviving
Corporation shall obtain as much insurance as can be obtained for aggregate
premiums not in excess of 300% of the Base Premium. In lieu of the foregoing,
the Purchaser may elect to obtain prepaid policies prior to the Effective Time,
which policies provide the Covered Persons with D&O Insurance coverage of
equivalent amount and on at least as favorable terms as that provided by the
Company’s current D&O Insurance for an aggregate period of at least six (6)
years with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on
or
before the Effective Time, including, without limitation, in connection with
the
approval of this Agreement and the Transactions.
If such
prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall be relieved of all further obligations under this Section
6.6(c);
provided,
that
the Surviving Corporation shall maintain such policies in full force and effect,
and continue to honor its obligations thereunder.
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(d) In
the
event the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger
or
(ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
Person, then and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that
such
continuing or surviving corporation or entity or transferee of such assets,
as
the case may be, shall assume all of the applicable obligations set forth in
this Section
6.6.
(e) The
Covered Persons (and their successors and heirs) are intended third party
beneficiaries of this Section
6.6,
and
this Section
6.6
shall
not be amended in a manner that is adverse to the Covered Persons (including
their successors and heirs) or terminated without the consent of the Covered
Persons (including their successors and heirs) affected thereby.
Section
6.7 State
Takeover Laws .
If any
“control share acquisition”, “fair price” or other anti-takeover laws or
regulations enacted under state or federal laws becomes or is deemed to become
applicable to the Company, the Offer, the acquisition of Shares pursuant
to the
Offer, the Merger or any other Transaction, then the Company Board of Directors
shall take all action necessary to render such statute inapplicable to the
foregoing.
Section
6.8 Certain
Tax Matters .
(a) During
the period from the date hereof to the Effective Time, the Company shall
and
shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to: (i) timely file all Tax
Returns
(“Post
Signing Returns”)
required to be filed by the Company or such Company Subsidiary, as the case
may
be, and all Post Signing Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent
with
past practice, (ii) timely pay all Taxes due and payable by the Company and
such
Company Subsidiary, respectively and (iii) promptly notify the Purchaser
of any
federal or state income or franchise, or other material Tax, suit, claim,
action, investigation, proceeding or audit pending against or with respect
to
the Company or any Company Subsidiary in respect of any Tax matters (or any
significant developments with respect to ongoing Tax matters), including
material Tax liabilities and material refund claims.
(b) This
Agreement is intended to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the income tax regulations promulgated under
the Code. From and after the date of this Agreement and until the Effective
Time, each party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Offer
and the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any action, cause any
action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause any action to fail to
be
taken which action or failure to act could prevent the Offer and the Merger
from
qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code.
Following the Effective Time, none of the Surviving Corporation or any of its
affiliates knowingly shall take any action, cause any action to be taken, fail
to take any action or cause any action to fail to be taken, which action or
failure to act could cause the Offer and the Merger to fail to qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
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Section
6.9 Company
Affiliates .
No
later than five (5) business days after the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall deliver to the Purchaser a list of names and addresses of those persons
who were, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, on such date, affiliates (within
the meaning of Rule 145 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the
Securities Act (each such person being, a “Company Affiliate”)) of the Company.
The Company shall provide the Purchaser with such information and documents
as
the Purchaser shall reasonably request for purposes of reviewing such list.
The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Purchaser, prior to the Initial Expiration Date, an affiliate
letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B,
executed by each of the Company Affiliates identified in the foregoing list
and
any person who shall, to the knowledge of the Company, have become a Company
Affiliate subsequent to the delivery of such list. Notwithstanding anything
in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser shall not be required to maintain
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the purpose of resale
by
Company Affiliates of shares of Purchaser Common Stock.
Section
6.10 Nasdaq
Listing .
The
Purchaser shall as promptly as practicable prepare and submit to the Nasdaq
a
listing application covering the shares of Purchaser Common Stock to be issued
in the Offer and the Merger, and shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain,
prior to the Initial Expiration Date (or as soon thereafter as practicable)
and
prior to the Effective Time, approval for the listing of Purchaser Common
Stock
to be issued in the Offer and the Merger, as the case may be, subject to
official notice of issuance to the Nasdaq, and the Company shall cooperate
with
the Purchaser with respect to such listing.
Section
6.11 Company
Rights Agreement .
The
Company covenants and agrees that, prior to the valid termination of this
Agreement in accordance with Article
VIII
hereto,
it will not (A) redeem the Company Rights, (B) amend the Company Rights
Agreement or (C) take any action which would allow any Person (as defined in
the
Company Rights Agreement) other than the Purchaser, any Purchaser Subsidiary
or
Xxxx Bagerdjian to beneficially own (for purposes of this Section
6.11,
as
defined in the Company Rights Agreement) twenty percent (20%) or more of the
Shares without causing a Distribution Date or a Triggering Event (as each such
term is defined in the Company Rights Agreement) to occur.
Section
6.12 Employee
Benefit and Section 16 Matters .
The
Purchaser agrees that, from and after the Effective Time, except as explicitly
provided herein, the Purchaser shall assume and honor all employee benefit
plans
and programs in which any ADS Business employee of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary (the “ADS
Employees”)
participates in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time, subject to any amendment or termination thereof that may
be
permitted by such terms or as otherwise permitted by applicable law;
provided
that, in
lieu of any benefits under Company Benefit Plans, the Purchaser may provide
the
ADS Employees who continue to be employed by the Purchaser after the Effective
Time with employee benefits under the Purchaser’s employee benefit plans and
programs pursuant to the terms thereof. The foregoing shall not be construed
to
prevent the termination of employment of any ADS Employee or the amendment
or
termination of any particular employee benefit plan or program to the extent
permitted by its terms as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time
or
as otherwise permitted by applicable law. The provisions of this Section
6.12
are not
intended to create rights of third party beneficiaries. Prior to the Effective
Time, the Company Board of Directors, or an appropriate committee of
non-employee directors thereof, shall adopt a resolution consistent with the
interpretive guidance of the SEC so that the receipt by any officer or director
of the Company who is a covered person of the Company for purposes of Section
16
of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (“Section
16”)
of
shares of Purchaser Common Stock in exchange for Shares pursuant to this
Agreement and the Merger shall be an exempt transaction for purposes of Section
16.
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Section
6.13 Contribution
and Spin-Off Transactions .
On the
Acceptance Date prior to the consummation of the Offer, the Company and the
PPB
Sub shall consummate the Contribution and immediately thereafter consummate
the
Spin-Off. In connection therewith, the PPB Sub shall, and the Company shall
cause the PPB Sub to, (i) as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within
forty five (45) business days after the date hereof, prepare and file with
the
SEC a registration statement on Form 10 promulgated under the Exchange Act
to
register the capital stock of the PPB Sub (the “Form
10”);
(ii)
prepare and submit to the Nasdaq a listing application covering the shares
of
capital stock of the PPB Sub to be distributed to the Company’s shareholders in
the Spin-Off; (iii) use its reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the
consummation of the Spin-Off, approval for the listing of such shares, subject
to official notice of issuance to the Nasdaq; and (iv) take any other action
reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the Contribution and the Spin-Off.
The PPB Sub and the Company shall provide the Purchaser and its counsel with
copies of any written comments, and shall inform them of any oral comments,
that
the PPB Sub or the Company or their counsel may receive from time to time from
the SEC or its staff with respect to the Form 10 promptly after receipt of
such
comments, and any written or oral responses thereto. The PPB Sub shall, and
the
Company shall cause the PPB Sub to, use all reasonable efforts to have the
Form
10 declared effective under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable and
to
keep the Form 10 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Spin-Off.
If, at any time, the PPB Sub or the Company discovers any information relating
to it, or any of its affiliates, officers or directors, that should be set
forth
in an amendment to the Form 10 so that such document would not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the
PPB
Sub and the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser and an appropriate
amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed
with
the SEC and disseminated to the Company’s shareholders, in each case as and to
the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall
use
its best efforts to deliver the Audited Income Statement to the Purchaser as
soon as practicable, and in any event, within thirty (30) business days after
the date hereof.
Section
6.14 Delivery
of Financial Statements .
The
Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser unaudited consolidated
balance sheets for the ADS Business and related unaudited consolidated
statements of income of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the
ADS Business, for each monthly period completed subsequent to the date of this
Agreement (the “Monthly
Unaudited Financial Information”).
The
Monthly Unaudited Financial Information shall be so delivered on or before
the
date that is thirty (30) days following the end of the relevant
month.
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Section
6.15 Non-Solicitation
by the Parties .
Prior
to the Acceptance Date and, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason,
prior to the first anniversary of the termination of this Agreement, each party
hereto agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) seek to employ
or
recruit any employee of the other party (or its Subsidiaries), unless such
employee (x) resigns voluntarily (without any direct or indirect
solicitation or other inducement from such party or any of its affiliates),
(y) is terminated by such other party, or (z) seeks employment on an
unsolicited basis, or in response to general advertising conducted in the
ordinary course of the business of such party consistent with past practice
and
which is not specifically directed towards employees of such other party or
its
Subsidiaries or (ii) induce or attempt to induce any officer or director of
the
other party to leave the employ of the other party. Other than as contemplated
by the Media Distribution Service Agreement, prior to the Acceptance Date,
each
party hereto agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) solicit
any
customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the other
party with respect to the products and/or services of the ADS Business or the
equivalent business of the Purchaser, as applicable, or (b) induce or attempt
to
induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation
of
the ADS Business or the equivalent business of the Purchaser, as applicable,
to
cease doing business with the other party; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser may respond to unsolicited requests
from customers of the ADS Business.
Other
than as contemplated by the Media Distribution Service Agreement, if this
Agreement is terminated for any reason, during the 120-day period following
the
termination of this Agreement, the Purchaser agrees that it shall not, directly
or indirectly, (I) solicit any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other
business relation of the Company with respect to the products and/or services
of
the ADS Business or (II) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier,
licensee, licensor or other business relation of the ADS Business to cease
doing
business with the Company; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser may respond to unsolicited requests
from customers of the ADS Business.
Section
6.16 Appraisal
.
As
soon
as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall retain
the Company Financial Advisor to determine the PPB Fair Market Value (such
determination being referred to as the “Appraisal”).
The
Company Financial Advisor shall deliver to the Purchaser and the Company a
written report setting forth the Appraisal (the “PPB
Appraisal Report”).
The
Company and the PPB Sub will cooperate with the Company Financial Advisor in
connection with the conduct of the Appraisal and promptly provide the Company
Financial Advisor with such information that the Company Financial Advisor
shall
reasonably request to complete the Appraisal, and the Company and the PPB Sub
will use reasonable efforts to cause (i) the Appraisal to be completed and
(ii)
the Company Financial Advisor to complete the PPB Appraisal Report as soon
as
reasonably practicable after the date hereof. The fees and expenses of the
Company Financial Advisor shall be paid as set forth in Section 3.23 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. For the purpose hereof, the “PPB
Fair Market Value”
means
the fair market value of the PPB Sub as a going concern assuming that the PPB
Sub’s liabilities consist solely of the Assumed Liabilities.
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Section
6.17 Repayment
of Loans .
After
the Acceptance Date but prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall repay
in
full all outstanding indebtedness under the Standard Loan Agreement, dated
March
29, 2006, between the Company and Bank of America, N.A. and the Promissory
Notes
between General Electric Capital Corporation and the Company, dated December
30,
2005 and March 30, 2007, respectively; provided
that
such repayment obligation shall not exceed a total of $7,000,000. Within five
(5) business days after such repayment is made, (i) the Company shall pay to
the
PPB Sub, by a wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
specified in writing by the PPB Sub, an amount in cash equal to the excess,
if
any, of $7,000,000 over the amount of such indebtedness that was outstanding
as
of the Acceptance Date, and (ii) the PPB Sub shall pay to the Company, by a
wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified in writing
by
the Company, an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of the amount of
such indebtedness that was outstanding as of the Acceptance Date over
$7,000,000.
Section
6.18 Delivery
of Purchaser Certificate .
The
Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, on the Acceptance Date, a certificate
executed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
the
Purchaser, dated as of the Acceptance Date, to the effect that none of the
events set forth in Sections
8.1(b)(ii)(B)
and
8.1(b)(v)
have
occurred and to the effect that each of the representations and warranties
of
the Purchaser contained in Article
IV
remains
true and correct in all material respects as of the Acceptance Date except
for
representations and warranties that relate to a specific date or time (which
need only be true and correct in all material respects as of such date or
time).
Section
6.19 Ancillary
Agreements .
On
the
Acceptance Date, the Purchaser, the Company and the PPB Sub, as applicable,
shall enter into the Ancillary Agreements.
Section
6.20 ADS
Business Revenue Reconciliation .
Within
one (1) business day of the date hereof, the Company shall provide the Purchaser
with a reconciliation statement by customer of the aggregate amount of ADS
Business revenue set forth in Section
9.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the aggregate amount of ADS Business
revenue set forth in the Unaudited Income Statement.
ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
Section
7.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations to Effect the Merger .
The
respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject
to
the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following
conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by the
Purchaser and the Company, as the case may be, to the extent permitted by
applicable law:
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(a) Shareholder
Approval.
The
Merger shall have been approved and this Agreement shall have been adopted
by
the holder(s) of a majority of all of the Shares entitled to be cast, if
required by applicable law;
(b) Statutes;
Court Orders.
No
statute, rule or regulation shall have been enacted or promulgated by any
Governmental Entity which prohibits the consummation of the Merger, and there
shall be no order or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction in effect
preventing the consummation of the Merger;
(c) Exchange
of Shares in Offer.
The
Purchaser shall have accepted for exchange, and exchanged the Offer
Consideration for, all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to
the
Offer; provided,
however,
that
this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied with respect to the
obligation of the Purchaser to effect the Merger if the Purchaser fails to
accept for exchange, or exchange the Offer Consideration for, Shares validly
tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer in violation of the terms
of
the Offer or of this Agreement;
(d) Nasdaq
Listing.
The
shares of Purchaser Common stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been
authorized for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance
to
the Nasdaq;
(e) Registration
Statement.
The
Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC under
the
Securities Act and 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 by the SEC and not concluded or
withdrawn;
(f) Resignations.
Each of
the directors of the Company (other than the Purchaser’s designees to the
Company Board of Directors) shall have delivered his or her resignation to
the
Company Board of Directors and/or the board of directors of each of the Company
Subsidiaries, as applicable,
effective as of the Closing; and
(g) Dismissal
of Litigation.
The
legal actions involving the Purchaser and the Company listed in Section 7.1(g)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have been dismissed with prejudice
pursuant to documents and court filings reasonably satisfactory to the
Purchaser, the Company and the PPB Sub.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
Section
8.1 Termination
.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the Transactions may be abandoned at any time
before the Effective Time, whether before or after shareholder approval
thereof:
(a) By
mutual
written consent of the Purchaser and the Company duly authorized by the Company
Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Purchaser;
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(b) By
the
Purchaser, in the case of clause (iii) below, by either the Purchaser or the
Company (by action of the Company Board of Directors), in the case of clauses
(i), (ii) and (iv) below, or by the Company in the case of clause (v)
below:
(i) if
a
court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity shall have issued
a
final, non-appealable order, decree or ruling or taken any other action, in
each
case permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting any of the
Transactions such that the conditions or requirements set forth in Article
VII
or
Annex
I
shall
not be capable of being satisfied;
(ii) if,
prior
to the Acceptance Date,
there
has been a breach by the other party of any covenant or agreement set forth
in
this Agreement, which breach (A) in the case of a breach by the Company, shall
result in any condition or requirement set forth in Annex
I
not
being satisfied and (B) in the case of a breach by the Purchaser, shall have
had
or would reasonably by expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect (and in each case such breach is not
reasonably capable of being cured or such condition is not reasonably capable
of
being satisfied within twenty
(20)
days
after the receipt of notice thereof
by the
defaulting party from the non-defaulting party);
(iii) if,
prior
to the Acceptance Date, any fact(s), change(s), event(s), development(s) or
circumstance(s) has occurred, arisen, come into existence or became known which
has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) if
the
Acceptance Date has not occurred by March 31, 2008 (the “Outside
Date”);
provided,
further,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (iv) shall not
be
available to any party if it is in material breach of its representations and
warranties, covenants or other obligations under this Agreement and such breach
has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Acceptance Date to
have occurred by the Outside Date;
or
(v) if,
prior
to the Acceptance Date, any fact(s), change(s), event(s), development(s) or
circumstance(s) has occurred, arisen, come into existence or became known which
has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
(c) By
the
Purchaser,
at any
time prior to the Acceptance
Date,
if (i)
the Company Board of Directors or any committee thereof shall have made a
Company Change in Recommendation, (ii) the
Company
shall
have violated or breached any of its obligations under Section
5.3
or
Section
5.4
or (iii)
any Person other than the
Purchaser,
Xxxx X.
Bagerdjian and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx shall have become the beneficial owner of more
than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Shares;
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(d) By
the
Purchaser, if the Offer shall have expired without acceptance for exchange
of
Shares thereunder, other than as a result of a breach by the Purchaser of its
obligations hereunder or thereunder;
(e) By
the
Purchaser, if the Minimum Condition shall not have been satisfied by the Initial
Expiration Date (including any extensions thereof); provided,
however,
that
the Purchaser shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this
Section
8.1(e)
if it is
in material breach of its representations and warranties, covenants or other
obligations under this Agreement and such breach has been the cause of, or
resulted in, such failure to satisfy the Minimum Condition; or
(f) By
the
Company, prior to the Acceptance Date, if the Company enters into an agreement
with a Third Party regarding a Superior Proposal and if the Company has complied
with its obligations under Section
5.3
and
Section
5.4.
Section
8.2 Effect
of Termination .
(a)
In the
event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section
8.1,
written
notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party specifying the
provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement
shall forthwith become null and void and there shall be no liability on the
part
of the Purchaser or the Company to the other party, except (i) as set forth
in
Section
6.3(b), Section
6.5,
and
Section
6.15,
this
Section
8.2
and
Section
9.3
through
Section
9.14
and (ii)
nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any act of fraud
committed by such party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) If
the
Purchaser shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.1(b)(ii),
Section
8.1(c)(i)
or
Section
8.1(c)(ii),
or, if
the Company shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.1(f),
then
the Company shall (i) pay to the Purchaser promptly, but in no event later
than
five (5) business days after the date of such termination, a termination fee
of
$2,000,000 (the “Termination
Fee”)
and
(ii) pay to the Purchaser promptly (and in no event later than five (5) business
days after receipt of statement(s) therefor) an amount equal to the Purchaser’s
actual documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the negotiation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement (including due diligence), compliance
with the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder and actions taken in furtherance
of the consummation of the Transactions, not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate
(the “Purchaser
Expenses”).
(c) Intentionally
Omitted.
(d) If
the
Company shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section
8.1(b)(ii),
then
the Purchaser shall (i) pay to the Company promptly, but in no event later
than
five (5) business days after the date of such termination, the Termination
Fee
and (ii) pay to the Company promptly (and in no event later than five (5)
business days after receipt of statement(s) therefor) an amount equal to the
Company’s actual documented out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement (including due diligence),
compliance with the obligations of the Company hereunder and actions taken
in
furtherance of the consummation of the Transactions, not to exceed $500,000
in
the aggregate (the “Company
Expenses”).
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(e) The
Termination Fee, the Purchaser Expenses and the Company Expenses, as applicable,
shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated in writing by the recipient thereof. For the avoidance of doubt,
in
no event shall (i) the Company or the Purchaser be obligated to pay the
Termination Fee on more than one occasion, (ii) the Company’s aggregate
liability for the Purchaser Expenses exceed $500,000, or (iii) the Purchaser’s
aggregate liability for Company Expenses exceed $500,000. Except to the extent
required by applicable law, neither the Company or the Purchaser shall withhold
any withholding Taxes on any payment under this Section
8.2.
(f) Each
party acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section
8.2
are an
integral part of the Transactions and (i) if the Purchaser fails to pay the
Termination Fee and/or the Company Expenses and the Company commences a suit
which results in a judgment against the Purchaser for the Termination Fee and/or
the Company Expenses, the Purchaser shall pay the Company its costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) in connection with such
suit or (ii) if the Company fails to pay the Termination Fee and/or the
Purchaser Expenses and the Purchaser commences a suit which results in a
judgment against the Company for the Termination Fee and/or the Purchaser
Expenses, the Company shall pay the Purchaser its costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) in connection with such suit.
(g) The
Purchaser and the Company agree that the Termination Fee is not a penalty but
is
instead intended to represent liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that
will compensate the Purchaser or the Company, as applicable, for the efforts
and
resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement,
which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. Each
of
the Purchaser and the Company also agrees that the payment of the Termination
Fee, the Purchaser Expenses or the Company Expenses, as applicable, shall
constitute its exclusive monetary and equitable remedy against the other party
and its shareholders, directors, officers and agents for losses, expenses and
damages suffered as a result of the failure of the Offer, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated, except
nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any act of fraud
committed by such party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.1 Amendment
and Modification .
Subject
to applicable law and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement
may be amended, modified and supplemented in any and all respects, whether
before or after any vote of shareholders of the Company contemplated hereby,
by
written agreement of the parties hereto, by action taken by their respective
boards of directors, but, after the Acceptance Date, no amendment shall be
made
which decreases the Merger Consideration and, after the adoption of this
Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, no amendment shall be made
which
by law requires further approval by such shareholders without obtaining such
further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument
in
writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
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Section
9.2 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 or
a
termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1.
This
Section
9.2 does
not
limit any covenant of the parties to this Agreement that, by its terms,
contemplates performance after the Effective Time.
Section
9.3 Expenses
.
Except
as expressly set forth in Section
8.2(b)
and
Section
8.2(d)
and in
the Working Capital Reconciliation Agreement (as defined in Annex
I
to this
Agreement), all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement, the Offer and the Merger shall be paid by the party incurring
such
fees, costs and expenses.
Section
9.4 Notices
.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed given if delivered personally (notice deemed given upon receipt),
telecopied (notice deemed given upon confirmation of receipt) or sent by
a
nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express
(notice
deemed given upon receipt of proof of delivery), to the parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by
like
notice):
(a) if
to the
Purchaser, to:
DG
FastChannel, Inc.
000
X.
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxx
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
and
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(b) if
to the
Company or the PPB Sub, to:
Point.360
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Chief Financial Officer
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxx
& Xxxxx PC
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Section
9.5 Certain
Definitions .
For the
purposes of this Agreement, the term:
“Acceptance
Date”
means
the date on which the Purchaser accepts for exchange, and exchanges the Offer
Consideration for, all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to
the
Offer.
“Acquired
Assets”
means
all of the Assets set forth in Schedule C (Acquired Assets) to the
Contribution Agreement and any Assets identified after the date hereof but
prior
to the Acceptance Date by the Company’s independent public accountants that
should have been set forth in such schedule (including the general ledger
attached thereto) but for the fact that such accountants have not completed
the
audit of the ADS Business as of the date hereof.
“Acquisition
Proposal”
means
any inquiry, offer, proposal or indication of interest, whether or not in
writing, as the case may be, by any Third Party that relates to (i) a
transaction or series of transactions (including any merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, liquidation or other direct or indirect business combination)
involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary or the issuance or acquisition
of shares of capital stock or other equity securities of (A) the Company
representing ten percent (10%) or more (by voting power) of the outstanding
capital stock of the Company or (B) any Company Subsidiary, (ii) any tender
or
exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person, together with
all
affiliates thereof, beneficially owning shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company representing ten percent (10%) or more (by voting
power) of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or (iii) the acquisition,
license, purchase or other disposition of the technology, business or assets
(including the capital stock or assets of any Company Subsidiary) of the Company
outside the ordinary course of business or inconsistent with past
practice.
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“ADS
Business”
means
the business, activities and operations of the Company representing advertising
agencies, advertisers, brands and other media companies which require services
for short-form media content (i.e., short-form commercial advertising spots)
including, but not limited to, electronic and physical distribution of standard
and high definition content to local television stations, television networks,
cable systems, cable networks and radio stations; provided
that
such service was performed in any of the facilities constituting Acquired
Assets; provided,
further,
that
the ADS Business shall also include (i) digital video and audio editing
(including closed captioning and tagging), (ii) standards conversion, (iii)
broadcast encoding, (iv) archival services, (v) international delivery and
(vi)
DVD authoring, in each case solely to the extent any such service was performed
for any of the ADS Customers in any of the facilities constituting Acquired
Assets.
“ADS
Customers”
means
the Company’s customers during calendar years 2006 and 2005 listed in Section
9.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which sets forth the amount of ADS
Business revenue generated by each such customer during each such calendar
year.
“Ancillary
Agreements”
means,
collectively,
the
Noncompetition
Agreement, the Post Production Services Agreement, the Working Capital
Reconciliation Agreement, the Indemnification and Tax Matters Agreement and
the
Officer Confidentiality Agreement.
“Assets”
means
all of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in
and to all assets, properties and claims of every kind, nature, character and
description (whether real, personal or mixed, whether tangible or intangible
and
wherever situated), including, without limitation, cash, the Company Agreements
(including leases of real property and contracts with employees), the Company
Intellectual Property (including Software), Books and Records (as defined in
the
Contribution Agreement), accounts receivable, equity interests in Subsidiaries
and in other Persons, inventories, prepaid expenses, security deposits, real
estate, fixtures, equipment, furniture, office supplies, vehicles, Tax refunds,
deferred Tax benefits, claims against other Persons, insurance policies,
licenses, permits and goodwill.
“Assumed
Liabilities”
means
(i) accounts payable and other accrued expenses not exclusively related to
the
ADS Business; (ii) accrued wages and benefits of the employees of the Company
or
any Subsidiary (other than the employees listed in Schedule C (Acquired Assets)
to the Contribution Agreement); (iii) any indebtedness in excess of $7,000,000
under (x) that certain Standard Loan Agreement, dated March 29, 2006, between
the Company and Bank of America, N.A. and (y) those certain Promissory Notes
between General Electric Capital Corporation and the Company, dated December
30,
2005 and March 30, 2007, respectively, (iv) any and all Liabilities of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, whether arising before, on or after the
consummation of the Contribution, to the extent resulting from or arising out
of
(x) the operation or conduct of the Company’s business (other than the ADS
Business) prior to the consummation of the Contribution on the Acceptance Date
or (y) the past, present or future ownership or use of any of the Excluded
Assets, (v) all Liabilities for Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries for
any Pre-Acceptance Date Tax Period (as such term is defined in the
Indemnification and Tax Matters Agreement) and (vi) those Liabilities set forth
in Schedule B (Assumed Liabilities) to the Contribution Agreement; provided,
however,
that
the Assumed Liabilities shall not include any of the Retained
Liabilities.
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“beneficial
owner”
has
the
meaning ascribed to such term under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act.
“business
days”
means
any day, other than Saturday, Sunday or a United States federal holiday, and
shall consist of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight New
York
City time.
“Cash”
as
of
any date means cash and cash equivalents calculated net of issued but uncleared
checks and drafts.
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”
means
an effect which is or is reasonably likely to (i) be either in the short term
or
in the long term materially adverse to the properties, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of the
ADS
Business, taken as a whole, (ii) impair the ability of the Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement or (iii) prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the Transactions; but shall exclude any effect resulting from
(w) the announcement of the Offer or the Merger, (x) any changes in general
economic conditions in industries in which the Company operates, which
conditions do not affect the Company or the Company Subsidiaries
disproportionately relative to other entities operating in such industries,
(y)
any changes in the United States or global economy as a whole and (z) any
generally applicable change in law, rule or regulation or GAAP, which do not
disproportionately affect the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
“Company
Property”
means
any real property and improvements included in the Acquired Assets, now or
heretofore, owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries or their respective predecessors.
“Company
Stock Plans”
mean
collectively the Company’s 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, 2000 Nonqualified Stock
Option Plan, 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and each other stock option, stock
appreciation rights or other equity incentive plan maintained or assumed by
the
Company or any Company Subsidiary.
“Company
Subsidiary”
means
each Person which is a Subsidiary of the Company.
“Environmental
Claims”
means
any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands,
demand letters, claims, Liens, notices of noncompliance or violation,
investigations or proceedings under any Environmental Law or any permit issued
under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, (A) any and
all
Environmental Claims by Governmental Entities for enforcement, cleanup, removal,
response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable
Environmental Law and (B) any and all Environmental Claims by any third party
seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation
or
injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged
injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.
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“Environmental
Law”
means
any
federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance,
code
or rule of common law and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof
binding on the Company or its operations or property as of the date hereof,
including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment,
relating to the environment, health or Hazardous Materials, including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601 et seq.; the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 6901 et seq.; the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. sec. 1251 et seq.;
the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. sec. 2601 et seq.; the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 7401 et seq.; Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. sec.
2701
et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 300f et seq.; the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. sec. 1801 et seq.;
the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. sec. 651 et seq., and
all
similar or analogous foreign, state, regional or local statutes, secondary
and
subordinate legislation, and directives, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the
Company would be deemed a single employer for purposes of Section 4001 of ERISA
or Sections 414(b), (c), (m), (n) or (o) of the Code.
“Excluded
Assets”
means
all of the Assets not used exclusively in connection with the ADS Business,
including, without limitation, those Assets set forth in Schedule A (Excluded
Assets) to the Contribution Agreement; provided,
however,
that
the Excluded Assets shall not include any of the Assets set forth in
Schedule C (Acquired Assets) to the Contribution Agreement and any Assets
identified after the date hereof but prior to the Acceptance Date by the
Company’s independent public accountants that should have been set forth in such
schedule (including the general ledger attached thereto) but for the fact that
such accountants have not completed the audit of the ADS Business as of the
date
hereof.
“Hazardous
Materials”
means
(A) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in
any
form that is or could become friable, transformers or other equipment that
contain dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and
radon gas; (B) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included
in
the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous
materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “extremely hazardous substances,”
“restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” or words
of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (C) any other
chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or
regulated by any Governmental Entity.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all intellectual property, confidential information and proprietary information,
including, but not limited to, (a) patents and patent applications (including
all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions
and
reexaminations thereof) and patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (b) trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, trade names, Internet domain names, assumed names and
corporate names, together with the goodwill of the business associated with
and
symbolized by such trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names and
corporate names, in each case whether or not registered; (c) published and
unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not, including all
statutory and common law copyrights associated therewith; (d) all registrations,
applications, extensions and renewals for any of the items listed in clauses
(b)
and (c); (e) trade secrets; (f) websites; (g) all computer programs, including
operating systems, applications, routines, interfaces and all software
implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code
or object code form (collectively, “Software”);
and
(h) lists of customers and potential customers (including any lists of
electronic mail addresses of customers and potential customers); formulae;
compositions; know how; research and development information; artwork and
graphic design; manuscripts; drawings; specifications; lists of suppliers and
service providers; pricing and cost information and records; test reports;
manuals; financial, business, sales and marketing proposals, research, data
and
plans; technical and computer data; databases; documentation; promotional
materials and related information; and other intellectual property, confidential
information and proprietary rights, in each case in any medium, including
digital, and in any jurisdiction, together with all causes of action, judgments,
settlements, claims and demands of any nature related thereto, including the
right to prosecute any past infringements or other violations
thereof.
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“knowledge” will
be
deemed to be present when the matter in question was known by, or brought to
the
attention of, any officer or director of the Purchaser or the Company, as the
case may be.
“Liabilities”
means
all liabilities and obligations, whether accrued, fixed or contingent, mature
or
inchoate, known or unknown, reflected on a balance sheet or otherwise, including
those arising under any Company Agreement, and those arising under any law,
rule, regulation, ordinance, judgment, decree, order, writ or injunction of
any
Government Entity or any award of any arbitrator of any kind.
“Lien”
means,
with respect to any asset (including any security) any mortgage, pledge, lien,
security interest, conditional and installment sale agreement, encumbrance,
charge or other claim of third parties of any kind, including, without
limitation, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance to title, or any
option, right of first refusal or right of first offer, in respect of such
asset; provided,
however,
that
Liens shall not include restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by
applicable state and federal securities laws.
“on
a
fully diluted basis”
means,
as of the relevant date, (i) all Shares and other capital stock of the Company
entitled to vote in the election of directors or upon the adoption of this
Agreement plus
(ii) all
Shares and other capital stock of the Company that may be required to be issued
or delivered pursuant to Company Stock Rights or other Equity Interests, whether
or not then vested or exercisable; provided
that
shares of Junior Preferred Stock issuable with respect to the Company Rights
shall be excluded from such number.
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“Person”
means
a
natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business
trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture,
Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.
“Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect”
means
an effect which is or is reasonably likely to (i) be either in the short term
or
in the long term materially adverse to the properties, assets, liabilities,
condition (financial or otherwise), business or results of operations of the
Purchaser and the Purchaser Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) impair the
ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
(iii) that prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions;
but
shall exclude any effect resulting from (w) the announcement of the Offer or
the
Merger, (x) any changes in general economic conditions in industries in which
the Purchaser operates, which conditions do not affect the Purchaser or the
Purchaser Subsidiaries disproportionately relative to other entities operating
in such industries, (y) any changes in the United States or global economy
as a
whole and (z) any generally applicable change in law, rule or regulation or
GAAP, which do not disproportionately affect the Purchaser or the Purchaser
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all references to Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer
solely to the properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or
otherwise), business or results of operations of the Purchaser and the Purchaser
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, without including its ownership of the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Merger.
“Purchaser
Stock Plans”
mean
collectively the Purchaser’s 1992 Stock Option Plan, 1996 Supplement Option
Plan, 1995 Director Option Plan and each other stock option, stock appreciation
rights or other equity incentive plan maintained or assumed by the Purchaser
or
any Purchaser Subsidiary.
“Purchaser
Subsidiary”
means
each Person which is a Subsidiary of the Purchaser.
“Release”
means
disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, leaching, dumping,
emitting, escaping, emptying or seeping into or upon any land or water or air,
or otherwise entering into the environment.
“Retained
Liabilities”
means
(i) accounts payable and other accrued expenses exclusively related to the
ADS
Business; (ii) accrued wages and benefits of the employees listed in Schedule
C
(Acquired Assets) to the Contribution Agreement; (iii) no more than $7,000,000
of indebtedness under (x) that certain Standard Loan Agreement, dated March
29,
2006, between the Company and Bank of America, N.A. and (y) those certain
Promissory Notes between General Electric Capital Corporation and the Company,
dated December 30, 2005 and March 30, 2007, respectively; (iv) any and all
Liabilities (other than for Taxes) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
whether arising before, on or after the Acceptance Date, to the extent not
inconsistent with any Liabilities set forth in the definition of “Assumed
Liabilities” or identified in Schedule B (Assumed Liabilities) to the
Contribution Agreement and resulting exclusively from or arising exclusively
out
of (x) the operation or conduct of the ADS Business prior to or after the
consummation of the Contribution, (y) the operation or conduct of the Company’s
business after the consummation of the Contribution or (z) the past, present
or
future ownership or use of any of the Acquired Assets; (v) all Liabilities
for
Taxes of the Company for any Post-Acceptance Date Tax Period (as such term
is
defined in the Indemnification and Tax Matters Agreement); and (vi) those
Liabilities set forth in Schedule D (Retained Liabilities) to the Contribution
Agreement.
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“Subsidiary”
means
with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated,
of
which (i) at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of,
or
other equity interests, having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect
a
majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with
respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries,
or
by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (ii) such Person or any
other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding any such
partnership where such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person does not have
a
majority of the voting interest in such partnership).
“Superior
Proposal”
means
any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, obtained after the date hereof
and
not in breach of this Agreement (provided, that for the purposes of this
definition, (A) the applicable percentages in clauses (i) and (ii) of the
definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be sixty-five percent (65%) as opposed
to ten percent (10%) and (B) any acquisition, license, purchase or other
disposition referred to in clause (iii) of the definition of Acquisition
Proposal shall be for at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the assets (including
the capital stock or assets of any Company Subsidiary)), which on its most
recently amended or modified terms (if amended or modified) the Company Board
of
Directors determines in its good faith judgment, After Consultation, taking
into
account, among other things, all legal, financial, regulatory, timing and other
aspects of the proposal and the Third Party making the Acquisition Proposal
and
any adjustment to the terms and conditions of this Agreement proposed by the
Purchaser in response to such Acquisition Proposal (i) would, if consummated,
be
more favorable to the Company’s shareholders than the Offer and the Merger and
(ii) is reasonably capable of being completed in a time frame that is customary
for similar transactions.
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other charges
of
any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and
additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental
Entity or domestic or foreign taxing authority or the payment or reimbursement
for which is due pursuant to contract, including, without limitation, license,
registration, transfer and documentation fees.
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“Tax
Claim”
means
any audit, investigation, litigation or other proceeding conducted by or with
any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document or other
communication required or permitted to be supplied to, or filed with, a
Governmental Entity in connection with the determination, assessment or
collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws relating to any
Tax.
“Technology”
means
all tangible embodiments or instantiations of any of the following, in any
format or medium: (a) Software; (b) works of authorship other than
Software; (c) inventions and improvements, whether or not patentable;
(d) trade secrets; (e) tools, methods and processes.
“Warrants”
means
the outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Purchaser Common
Stock.
Section
9.6 Terms
Defined Elsewhere.
The
following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated
below:
ADS
Employees
|
Section
6.12
|
|
After
Consultation
|
Section
5.3(b)
|
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
|
Appointment
Date
|
Section
5.1
|
|
Appraisal
|
Section
6.16
|
|
Articles
of Merger
|
Section
1.6
|
|
Audited
Income Statement
|
Section
3.26
|
|
Balance
Sheet Date
|
Section
3.8(a)
|
|
Base
Premium
|
Section
6.6(c)
|
|
Canceled
Stock Rights
|
Section
2.5(a)
|
|
Certificates
|
Section
2.2(b)
|
|
CGCL
|
Recitals
|
|
Closing
|
Section
1.7
|
|
Closing
Date
|
Section
1.7
|
|
Code
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
|
Company
Affiliate
|
Section
6.9
|
|
Company
Agreements
|
Section
3.5
|
|
Company
Articles
|
Section
1.3(b)
|
|
Company
Benefit Plans
|
Section
3.11(a)
|
|
Company
Board of Directors
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
Bylaws
|
Section
1.3(b)
|
|
Company
Change in Recommendation
|
Section
5.4(a)
|
|
Company
Common Stock
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
III
|
|
Company
Expenses
|
Section
8.2(d)
|
|
Company
Financial Advisor
|
Section
3.20
|
|
Company
Financial Statements
|
Section
3.6(a)
|
|
Company
Governing Documents
|
Section
1.3(b)
|
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Company
Intellectual Property
|
Section
3.15
|
|
Company
Material Contract
|
Section
3.13
|
|
Company
Options
|
Section
2.5(a)
|
|
Company
Permits
|
Section
3.16(b)
|
|
Company
Preferred Stock
|
Section
3.2(a)
|
|
Company
Recommendation
|
Section
5.4(a)
|
|
Company
Rights
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
Rights Agreement
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
SEC Documents
|
Section
3.6(a)
|
|
Company
Stock Rights
|
Section
3.2(a)
|
|
Confidentiality
Agreement
|
Section
5.3(b)
|
|
Continuing
Directors
|
Section
1.3(b)
|
|
Contribution
|
Recitals
|
|
Contribution
Agreement
|
Recitals
|
|
Covered
Persons
|
Section
6.6(a)
|
|
D&O
Insurance
|
Section
6.6(c)
|
|
DGCL
|
Recitals
|
|
Dissenters
Provisions
|
Section
2.3(a)
|
|
Dissenting
Shares
|
Section
2.3(a)
|
|
Effective
Time
|
Section
1.6
|
|
Equity
Interests
|
Section
3.2(a)
|
|
Exchange
Act
|
Section
1.1(a)
|
|
Exchange
Agent
|
Section
1.4(a)
|
|
Form
10
|
Section
6.13
|
|
GAAP
|
Section
3.6(a)
|
|
Governmental
Entity
|
Section
3.5
|
|
HSR
Act
|
Section
3.5
|
|
Incorporated
Open Source Materials
|
Section
3.15(c)
|
|
Indemnification
Agreements
|
Section
6.6(a)
|
|
Indemnification
and Tax Matters Agreement
|
Annex
I
|
|
Information
Statement
|
Section
1.10(a)
|
|
Initial
Expiration Date
|
Section
1.1(a)
|
|
Junior
Preferred Stock
|
Section
3.2(a)
|
|
Media
Distribution Service Agreement
|
Recitals
|
|
Merger
|
Recitals
|
|
Merger
Consideration
|
Section
2.1(c)
|
|
Merger
Exchange Fund
|
Section
2.2(a)
|
|
Minimum
Condition
|
Section
1.1(a)
|
|
Monthly
Unaudited Financial Information
|
Section
6.14
|
|
Nasdaq
|
Section
1.1(b)
|
|
Noncompetition
Agreement
|
Annex
I
|
|
Notice
of Recommendation Change
|
Section
5.4(b)
|
|
Offer
|
Recitals
|
|
Offer
Consideration
|
Recitals
|
|
Offer
Documents
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
Offer
Exchange Fund
|
Section
1.4(a)
|
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Offer
to Exchange
|
Section
1.1(a)
|
|
Officer
Confidentiality Agreement
|
Annex
I
|
|
Outside
Date
|
Section
8.1(b)(iv)
|
|
Permitted
Liens
|
Section
3.14
|
|
Post
Production Services Agreement
|
Annex
I
|
|
Post
Signing Returns
|
Section
6.8(a)
|
|
PPB
Appraisal Report
|
Section
6.16
|
|
PPB
Fair Market Value
|
Section
6.16
|
|
PPB
Sub
|
Preamble
|
|
Prospectus
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
Public
Disclosure
|
Section
5.4(a)
|
|
Purchaser
|
Preamble
|
|
Purchaser
Agreements
|
Section
4.5
|
|
Purchaser
Common Stock
|
Recitals
|
|
Purchaser
Expenses
|
Section
8.2(b)
|
|
Purchaser
Financial Statements
|
Section
4.6
|
|
Purchaser
Governing Documents
|
Section
4.3(c)
|
|
Purchaser
Options
|
Section
4.3(a)
|
|
Purchaser
Preferred Stock
|
Section
4.3(a)
|
|
Purchaser
SEC Documents
|
Section
4.6
|
|
Purchaser
Stock Rights
|
Section
4.3(a)
|
|
Registration
Statement
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
Regulation
M-A
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
Representatives
|
Section
5.3(a)
|
|
Restricted
Stock
|
Section
2.5(b)
|
|
SAR
|
Section
2.5(a)
|
|
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
|
Section
3.6(a)
|
|
Schedule
14D-9
|
Section
1.2(a)
|
|
Schedule
TO
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
SEC
|
Section
1.1(c)
|
|
Section
16
|
Section
6.12
|
|
Securities
Act
|
Section
3.6(a)
|
|
Shares
|
Recitals
|
|
Significant
Subsidiaries
|
Section
4.2
|
|
Spin-Off
|
Recitals
|
|
Support
Agreement
|
Recitals
|
|
Surviving
Corporation
|
Section
1.5(a)
|
|
Termination
Fee
|
Section
8.2(b)
|
|
Third
Party
|
Section
5.3(a)
|
|
Top-Up
Closing
|
Section
2.4(c)
|
|
Top-Up
Exercise Event
|
Section
2.4(b)
|
|
Top-Up
Exercise Notice
|
Section
2.4(c)
|
|
Top-Up
Notice Date
|
Section
2.4(c)
|
|
Top-Up
Notice Receipt
|
Section
2.4(c)
|
|
Top-Up
Option
|
Section
2.4(a)
|
|
Top-Up
Option Shares
|
Section
2.4(a)
|
|
Transactions
|
Recitals
|
|
Unaudited
Income Statement
|
Section
3.26
|
|
Voting
Debt
|
Section
3.2(a)
|
|
Working
Capital Reconciliation Agreement
|
Annex
I
|
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Section
9.7 Interpretation.
The
descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only
and
are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement. All references made in this Agreement to Articles, Sections,
subsections, paragraphs and clauses are references to Articles, Sections,
subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this Agreement unless otherwise
indicated. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in
this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.” As used in this Agreement, the term “affiliates” shall have the
meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Section
9.8 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile by the parties hereto,
in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart hereof shall have
been
signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
Section
9.9 Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Annex and Exhibits
hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement:
(a) constitute
the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof
and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements (except the Confidentiality
Agreement) and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and
(b) except
as
provided in Section
6.6,
are not
intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights
or
remedies hereunder.
Section
9.10 Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable
of
being enforced by rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and
effect
so long as the economic or legal substance of the Offer or the Merger is
not
affected in any manner adverse to any party. 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 the Offer and the Merger are fulfilled
to the
extent possible.
Section
9.11 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) Except
as
required by the mandatory provisions of the CGCL and the DGCL, this Agreement
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of
Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles that would
result in the application of the law of any other state.
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(b) Each
of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself
and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Delaware State court
and
any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out
of
or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or for
recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the
parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees not to commence
any such action or proceeding except in such court, (ii) agrees that any
claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined
in
such Delaware State 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 Delaware
State 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 Delaware State 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 other jurisdictions 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
9.4.
Nothing
in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve
process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section
9.12 Waiver
of Jury Trial.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING
OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH OR THE OFFER AND MERGER CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY
CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF
ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
PARTY
WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS,
(B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS,
(C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.12.
Section
9.13 Assignment.
This
Agreement shall not be assigned by any party hereto (whether by operation
of law
or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party. Subject to
the preceding sentence, but without relieving any party hereto of any obligation
hereunder, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and
be
enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and
assigns.
Section
9.14 Enforcement.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
their
specific terms. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be
entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, this being in addition
to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
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Section
9.15 Representations
of the PPB Sub.
The PPB
Sub represents and warrants to the Purchaser as set forth
below.
(a) The
PPB
Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of the State of California, and the PPB Sub has all requisite corporate
power and corporate authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder and consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(b) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the PPB Sub,
and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the PPB Sub enforceable in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c) The
PPB
Sub was formed solely for purposes of engaging in the Transactions, and the
PPB
Sub has not conducted any activities other than in connection with the Agreement
and the Contribution Agreement and activities related thereto or in furtherance
thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser, the Company and the PPB Sub have caused this
Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as
of the date first written above.
DG FASTCHANNEL, INC. | ||
|
|
|
By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chairman and CEO
|
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POINT.360 | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Bagerdjian | |
Name:
Xxxx X. Bagerdjian
Title:
Chairman, President and CEO
|
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NEW 360 | ||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Bagerdjian | |
Name:
Xxxx X. Bagerdjian
Title:
Chairman, President and CEO
|
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[Signature
page to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization]
ANNEX
I
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the Offer, and in addition to (and not in limitation
of)
the Purchaser’s rights to extend and amend the Offer at any time in its sole
discretion (subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement and any applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC, including Rule 14e-l(c) under the Exchange
Act), the Purchaser shall not be required to accept for exchange, or exchange
the Offer Consideration for, any validly tendered Shares unless (i) the Minimum
Condition shall have been satisfied; (ii) the Registration Statement shall
have
been declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act and 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
by the SEC and not concluded or withdrawn; (iii) the shares of Purchaser Common
Stock to be issued in exchange for Shares in the Offer shall have been
authorized for listing on the Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance
to
the Nasdaq; (iv) the Purchaser shall have received, prior to the consummation
of
the Spin-Off, a written opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP to the effect that
the Offer and the Merger together will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (which opinion may rely on such
assumptions and representations as such counsel reasonably deems appropriate);
and (v) the Company shall have received, prior to the consummation of the
Spin-Off, a written opinion of Xxxx & Xxxxx PC to the effect that the Offer
and the Merger together will constitute a reorganization within the meaning
of
Section 368(a) of the Code (which opinion may rely on such assumptions and
representations as such counsel reasonably deems appropriate). Furthermore,
notwithstanding any other provisions of the Offer, subject to the provisions
of
the Merger Agreement and any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC,
including Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, the Purchaser shall not be
required to accept for exchange, or exchange the Offer Consideration for, any
validly tendered Shares if any of the following events has
occurred:
(a) there
shall be threatened in writing or pending any suit, action or proceeding by
any
Person against the Purchaser, the Company or any Company Subsidiary that, in
the
reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is (i) seeking to prohibit or impose
any
material limitations on the Purchaser’s ownership or operation (or that of any
of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) of all or a material portion of its
businesses or assets, the ADS Business or the Acquired Assets, taken as a whole,
or to compel the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries and affiliates to dispose of,
license or hold separate any material portion of the ADS Business or the
Acquired Assets or the business or assets of the Purchaser and its Subsidiaries,
in each case taken as a whole, (ii) challenging the acquisition by the Purchaser
of any Shares under the Offer or the Top-Up Option or seeking to restrain or
prohibit the making or consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the exercise
of the Top-Up Option or seeking to obtain from the Company or the Purchaser
any
damages in connection with or seeking to make more costly the making or
consummation of the Offer or the consummation of the Merger, in each case in
amounts that are or would be, individually or in the aggregate, material in
relation to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii)
seeking to impose material limitations on the ability of the Purchaser, or
render the Purchaser unable, to accept for exchange, or exchange the Offer
Consideration for, some or all of the Shares pursuant to the Offer, the Top-Up
Option or the Merger, or seeking to require divestiture thereof or any material
portion of the Acquired Assets, (iv) seeking to impose material limitations
on
the ability of the Purchaser effectively to exercise full rights of ownership
of
the Shares, including, without limitation, the right to vote the Shares
purchased or owned by it on all matters properly presented to the Company’s
shareholders or (v) which otherwise has had or would reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(b) there
shall be any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or injunction enacted,
entered, enforced, promulgated or which is deemed applicable pursuant to an
authoritative interpretation by or on behalf of a Government Entity to the
Offer
or the Merger, or any other action shall be taken by any Governmental Entity,
that is likely, individually or in the aggregate, to result, directly or
indirectly, in any of the consequences referred to in clauses (i) through (v)
of
paragraph (a) above;
(c) (i)
any
of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section
3.2,
Section
3.3,
Section
3.4,
the
final sentence of Section
3.6(a),
Section
3.8(b)(i),
the
first sentence of Section
3.20,
Section
3.23(a)
and
Section
3.24
of the
Merger Agreement shall not be true and correct in all material respects as
of
the date of such determination, except for representations and warranties that
relate to a specific date or time (which need only be true and correct in all
material respects as of such date or time) or (ii) except as has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect, any of the representations and warranties
of
the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, other than the representations
and warranties referenced in clause (i) of this paragraph (c), shall not be
true
and correct (without giving effect to any references to materiality or Company
Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as of the date of such determination,
except for representations and warranties that relate to a specific date or
time
(which need only be true and correct (without giving effect to any references
to
materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained therein) as of such
date or time);
(d) since
the
date of the Merger Agreement, any fact(s), change(s), event(s), development(s)
or circumstance(s) has occurred, arisen or come into existence or become known
to the Company or the Purchaser which has had or would reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(e) the
Company shall have breached or failed, in any material respect, to perform
or to
comply with any agreement or covenant to be performed or complied with by it
under the Merger Agreement and such breach or failure shall not have been
cured;
(f) the
Purchaser shall have failed to receive a certificate executed by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as
of
the scheduled expiration of the Offer, to the effect that the conditions set
forth in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of this Annex I have not
occurred;
(g) there
shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation
on
prices for, securities on the NYSE, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ
Stock Market for a period in excess of three (3) hours (excluding suspensions
or
limitations resulting from physical damage or interference with such exchanges
not related to market conditions), (ii) a declaration of a banking moratorium
or
any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States, (iii)
a
commencement of war, armed hostilities, any material terrorist activities or
other international or national calamity directly or indirectly involving the
United States, or (iv) in the case of clause (iii), a material acceleration
or
worsening thereof;
(h) (i)
there
shall have been a Company Change in Recommendation; or (ii) any Person (other
than the Purchaser, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx or Xxxx X. Bagerdjian) shall have become
the
beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding
Shares;
(i) the
Company shall not have secured irrevocable resignations from all but two (2)
directors, each of whom is an “independent director” as defined by Rule
4200(a)(15) of the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and eligible to serve on the
Company’s audit committee under the Exchange Act and Nasdaq rules, effective
upon the consummation of the Offer;
(j) the
Contribution and the Spin-Off shall not have been consummated in accordance
with
the Contribution Agreement;
(k) the
PPB
Sub shall have failed to execute and deliver to the Purchaser a noncompetition
agreement in substantially the form attached to the Merger Agreement as
Exhibit
C
(the
“Noncompetition
Agreement”);
(l)
the
PPB
Sub shall have failed to execute and deliver to the Purchaser a post-production
agreement in substantially the form attached to the Merger Agreement as
Exhibit
D
(the
“Post
Production Services Agreement”);
(m) either
the Company or the PPB Sub shall have failed to execute and deliver to the
Purchaser a working capital reconciliation agreement in substantially the form
attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit
E
(the
“Working
Capital Reconciliation Agreement”);
(n) the
PPB
Sub shall have failed to execute and deliver to the Purchaser an indemnification
and tax matters agreement in substantially the form attached to the Merger
Agreement as Exhibit
F
(the
“Indemnification
and Tax Matters Agreement”);
(o)
either
Xxxx X. Bagerdjian or Xxxx X. Steel shall have failed to execute and deliver
to
the Purchaser a confidentiality agreement in substantially the form attached
to
the Merger Agreement as Exhibit
G
(the
“Officer
Confidentiality Agreement”);
or
(p) the
Merger Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its
terms.
The
foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Purchaser, may be asserted
by the Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise to such condition,
and may be waived by the Purchaser in whole or in part at any time and from
time
to time and in the sole discretion of the Purchaser, subject in each case to
the
terms of the Merger Agreement. Any reference in this Annex I or in the Merger
Agreement to a condition or requirement being satisfied shall be deemed met
if
such condition or requirement is so waived. The failure by the Purchaser at
any
time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of
any
such right and, each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be
asserted at any time and from time to time.
The
capitalized terms used in this Annex I shall have the meanings set forth in
the
Merger Agreement to which it is annexed, except that the term “Merger
Agreement”
shall
be deemed to refer to the agreement to which this Annex I is
annexed.