AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMONG
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION,
TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION
AND
TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
DATED AS OF JUNE 14, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
SECTION 1.1 THE MERGER..................................................2
SECTION 1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE..............................................2
SECTION 1.3 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION................................2
SECTION 1.4 BY-LAWS.....................................................3
SECTION 1.5 DIRECTORS...................................................3
SECTION 1.6 OFFICERS....................................................3
SECTION 1.7 ADDITIONAL ACTIONS..........................................3
SECTION 1.8 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES....................................4
SECTION 1.9 NO SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES................................4
ARTICLE II
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER
SECTION 2.1 ASSUMPTION OF STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN..........................4
SECTION 2.2 RESERVATION OF SHARES.......................................5
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF MERGER
SECTION 3.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT........................................5
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.......................................5
SECTION 4.2 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN........................................6
ARTICLE V
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
SECTION 5.1 TERMINATION.................................................6
SECTION 5.2 AMENDMENTS..................................................6
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.1 GOVERNING LAW...............................................6
SECTION 6.2 COUNTERPARTS................................................6
SECTION 6.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT............................................6
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the "Agreement"), entered into as of June 14,
2000, by and among TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Holding") and a
direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub") and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of
Holding.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
1. The Company's authorized capital stock consists of (i) 100,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Company Common Stock"),
of which, as of June 9, 2000, 25,876,436 shares were issued and outstanding and
no shares were held in the Company's treasury; and (ii) 25,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 20,000 is currently
outstanding.
2 As of the date hereof, Holding's authorized capital stock consists of (i)
100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Holding
Common Stock"), of which 100 shares are issued and outstanding and owned by the
Company and no shares are held in treasury, and (ii) 25,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, none of which are outstanding.
3 As of the date hereof, Merger Sub has an authorized capital stock
consisting of (i) 100,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the "Merger Sub Common Stock") of which 100 shares are issued and outstanding
on the date hereof and owned by Holding.
4 The designations, rights and preferences, and the qualifications,
limitations and restrictions of the Holding Common Stock are the same as those
of the Company Common Stock.
5 The Certificate of Incorporation of Holding (the "Holding Charter") and
the By-laws of Holding (the "Holding By-laws") in effect immediately after the
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) will contain provisions identical to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the "Company
Charter") and By-laws of the Company (the "Company By-laws") in effect
immediately before the Effective Date (other than as required by Section 251(g)
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL")).
6 The directors and executive officers of the Company immediately prior to
the Merger (as hereinafter defined) will be the directors and executive officers
of Holding as of the Effective Date.
7 Holding and Merger Sub are newly formed corporations organized for the
purpose of participating in the transactions herein contemplated.
8 The Company desires to create a new holding company structure by merging
Company with and into Merger Sub, with (a) the Company continuing as the
surviving corporation of such merger and (b) each outstanding share (or any
fraction thereof) of Company Common Stock being converted in such merger into a
like number of shares of Holding Common Stock, all in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement (the "Merger").
9 The boards of directors of Holding, Merger Sub and the Company, the
Company, in its capacity as the sole stockholder of Holding, and Holding, in its
capacity as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, have approved this Agreement and
the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the Company, Holding and Merger Sub hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
SECTION 1.1 THE MERGER. In accordance with Section 251(g) of the DGCL and
subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, Company shall,
at the Effective Date, be merged with and into Merger Sub, the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as
the surviving corporation of the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation"). At the
Effective Date, the effects of the Merger shall be as provided in Section 259 of
the DGCL.
SECTION 1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE. As soon as practicable on or after the date
hereof, the parties shall file this Agreement, executed and certified in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL, with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware and shall make all other filings or recordings required
under the DGCL to effectuate the Merger. The Merger shall become effective as of
the filing of this Agreement with the Delaware Secretary of State (such date and
time being referred to herein as the "Effective Date").
SECTION 1.3 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. From and after the Effective
Date, the Company's Charter, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Date, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
(the "Surviving Corporation's Charter") until thereafter amended as provided
therein or by the DGCL, except, in accordance with Section 251(g) of the DGCL,
such certificate shall be amended as of the Effective Time to add a NEW Article
X as follows:
VOTE OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION REQUIRED TO APPROVE
CERTAIN ACTIONS. Any act or transaction by or involving this Corporation
that requires for its adoption under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or this Certificate of Incorporation the approval of the
stockholders of this Corporation shall, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, require, in addition, the
approval of the stockholders of TCOM Ventures Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, or any successor thereto by merger, by the same vote that is
required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this
Certificate of Incorporation, as the case may be.
SECTION 1.4 BY-LAWS. From and after the Effective Date, the Company
By-laws, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall constitute
the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended as provided
therein or by applicable law.
SECTION 1.5 DIRECTORS. The directors of the Company in office immediately
prior to the Effective Date shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation
and will continue to hold office from the Effective Date until their successors
are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the
Surviving Corporation's Charter and By-laws, or as otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 1.6 OFFICERS. The officers of the Company in office immediately
prior to the Effective Date shall be the officers of the Surviving corporation
until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until their successors are
duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Surviving
Corporation's Charter and By-laws, or as otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 1.7 ADDITIONAL ACTIONS. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the
parties hereto shall take all such reasonable and lawful actions which may be
necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the Merger, which shall include
executing and delivering an Assumption Agreement, effective upon the Merger, in
such form as the Company and Holding determine to be appropriate to evidence the
Company's assignment to and Holding's assumption of such rights, interests,
obligations and liabilities as the Company and Holding determine to be
appropriate including, without limitation, those specified in Schedule 1
attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. If, at any time after
the Effective Date, the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that
any deeds, bills of sale, 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 either of Merger Sub or 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, the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and
deliver, in the name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company, all
such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the
name and on behalf of each of Merger Sub and the Company or otherwise, all such
other actions and things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or
confirm any and all right, title and interest in, to and under such rights,
properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this
Agreement.
SECTION 1.8 CONVERSION OF SECURITIES. At the Effective Date, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of Holding, Merger Sub, the
Company or the holder of any of the following securities:
(a) CONVERSION OF COMPANY COMMON STOCK. Each share of Company Common Stock
(or fraction of a share of Company Common Stock) issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be converted into and thereafter
represent one duly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share (or equal fraction
of a share) of Holding Common Stock.
(b) CONVERSION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF MERGER SUB. Each share of Merger Sub
Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date
shall be converted into and thereafter represent one duly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value one cent ($0.01) per share, of
the Surviving Corporation.
(c) CANCELLATION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF HOLDING. Each share of Holding Common
Stock that is owned by the Company immediately prior to the Merger shall
automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist.
(d) RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. From and after the Effective Date,
holders of certificates formerly evidencing Company Common Stock shall cease to
have any rights as stockholders of the Company, except as provided by law;
except, however, that such holders shall have the rights set forth in Section
1.9 herein.
SECTION 1.9 NO SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES. Until thereafter surrendered for
transfer or exchange, each outstanding stock certificate that, immediately prior
to the Effective Date, evidenced Company Common Stock shall be deemed and
treated for all corporate purposes to evidence the ownership of the number of
shares of Holding Common Stock into which such shares of Company Common Stock
were converted pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.8(a) herein.
ARTICLE II
ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN
CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER
SECTION 2.1 ASSUMPTION OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES. Upon the Effective Date,
Holding shall assume and continue the stock option plans and agreements and all
other employee benefit plans of the Company. Each outstanding and unexercised
option, stock purchase warrant or other right to purchase or security
convertible into Company Common Stock shall become an option or right to
purchase or a security convertible into Holding Common Stock on the basis of one
share of Holding Common Stock for each share of Company Common Stock issuable
pursuant to any such option, stock purchase right or convertible security, on
the same terms and conditions and at an exercise price per share equal to the
exercise price applicable to any such Company option, stock purchase right or
convertible security at the Effective Date. There are no options, purchase
rights for or securities convertible into Preferred Stock of the Company.
SECTION 2.2 RESERVATION OF SHARES. On or prior to the Effective Date,
Holding shall reserve sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Holding
Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of options, warrants, other stock
purchase rights and convertible securities equal to the number of shares of
Company Common Stock so reserved immediately prior to the Effective Date.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF MERGER
SECTION 3.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The obligations of the parties to this
Agreement to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall be subject to fulfillment or waiver by the parties hereto of
each of the following conditions:
(a) Prior to the Effective Date the board of directors of the Company shall
have determined, based on the opinion of Vanderkam & Xxxxxxx, counsel to the
Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, that, for United
States federal income tax purposes, no gain or loss will be recognized by the
stockholders of the Company.
(b) Prior to the Effective Date, no order, statute, rule, regulation,
executive order, injunction, stay, decree, judgment or restraining order shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental
or regulatory authority or instrumentality which prohibits or makes illegal the
consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. The Company, in its capacity as the sole
stockholder of Holding, shall elect each person who is then a member of the
board of directors of the Company as a director of Holding (and to be the only
directors of Holding), each of whom shall serve until the next annual meeting of
shareholders of Holding and until his successor shall have been elected and
qualified or until such director's early resignation or removal.
SECTION 4.2 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN. The Company and Holding shall take or
cause to be taken all actions necessary or desirable in order for Holding to
assume the obligations of the Company with respect to the Derivative Securities
and the obligations identified in Schedule 1 hereto.
ARTICLE V
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
SECTION 5.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger
contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Date by
action of the board of directors of the Company, Holding or Merger Sub if it is
determined that for any reason the completion of the transactions provided for
herein would be inadvisable or not in the best interest of such corporation or
its stockholders. In the event of such termination and abandonment, this
Agreement shall become void and neither the Company, Holding or Merger Sub nor
their respective stockholders, directors or officers shall have any liability or
rights with respect to such termination and abandonment.
SECTION 5.2 AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be supplemented, amended or
modified by the mutual consent of the boards of directors of the parties to this
Agreement; provided, however, that, any amendment effected subsequent to
stockholder approval shall be subject to the restrictions contained in the DGCL.
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of
the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
laws.
SECTION 6.2 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but
all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 6.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the documents and
instruments referred to herein, constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes
all other prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the
parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holding, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by the respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
"Company":
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
"Holding":
TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION
By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
"Merger Sub":
TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
By:
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
INTO
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
Pursuant to Sections 103 and 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Company"), which
desires to merge with TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Merger Sub"), pursuant to the provisions of Section 251 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Merger"), hereby certifies
as follows:
1. The names and states of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations of the Merger are as follows:
Name State Of Incorporation
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TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION Delaware
TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION Delaware
2. The Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION,
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION. and TCOM WIRELESS CORPORATION dated as of
June 14, 2000 (the "Merger Agreement") has been approved, adopted,
certified, executed and acknowledged by each of TCOM and Merger Sub
pursuant to Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware. The Agreement and Plan of Merger to be filed is attached.
3. The name of the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") is
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation. The Certificate of
Incorporation of TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION as in effect on the date of
the Merger shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation with the insertion in the Certificate of Incorporation of a new
Article X, to read as follows:
VOTE OF STOCKHOLDERS OF TCOM VENTURES CORPORATION REQUIRED TO APPROVE
CERTAIN ACTIONS. Any act or transaction by or involving this
Corporation that requires for its adoption under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this Certificate of
Incorporation the approval of the stockholders of this Corporation
shall, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, require, in addition, the approval of the
stockholders of TCOM Ventures Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or
any successor thereto by merger, by the same vote that is required by
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or this
Certificate of Incorporation, as the case may be.
4. The Merger shall be effective as of the date of filing of this Certificate
of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
5. The executed Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place of business
of the Surviving Corporation, the address of which is 0000 XXX Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
6. A copy of the Merger Agreement will be furnished by the Surviving
Corporation, on request and without cost, to any shareholder of TCOM or of
Merger Sub.
Dated: June 14, 2000
TELECOM WIRELESS CORPORATION
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
