AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of November 25, 2008 among MEMORY PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. and 900 NORTH POINT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
November 25, 2008
among
XXXXXXXX-XX XXXXX INC.
and
000 XXXXX XXXXX ACQUISITION CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article 1 |
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Definitions |
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions |
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Article 2 |
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The Offer |
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Section 2.01. The Offer |
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Section 2.02. Company Action |
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Section 2.03. Directors |
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Section 2.04. Top-Up Option |
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Article 3 |
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The Merger |
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Section 3.01. The Merger |
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Section 3.02. Conversion of Shares |
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Section 3.03. Surrender and Payment |
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Section 3.04. Dissenting Shares |
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Section 3.05. Stock Options |
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Section 3.06. Warrants |
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Section 3.07. Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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Section 3.08. Adjustments |
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Section 3.09. Withholding Rights |
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Section 3.10. Lost Certificates |
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Article 4 |
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The Surviving Corporation |
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Section 4.01. Certificate of Incorporation |
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Section 4.02. Bylaws |
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Section 4.03. Directors and Officers |
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Article 5 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 5.04. Non-contravention |
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Section 5.05. Capitalization |
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Section 5.06. Subsidiaries |
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Section 5.07. SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act |
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Section 5.08. Financial Statements |
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Section 5.09. Disclosure Documents |
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Section 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders |
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Section 5.13. Litigation |
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Section 5.14. Properties |
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Section 5.15. Intellectual Property |
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Section 5.16. Taxes |
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Section 5.17. Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 5.18. Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.19. Material Contracts |
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Section 5.20. Regulatory Matters; Permits |
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Section 5.21. Finders’ Fees |
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Section 5.22. Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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Section 5.23. Antitakeover Statutes |
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Article 6 |
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Representations and Warranties of Parent |
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Section 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 6.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 6.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 6.04. Non-contravention |
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Section 6.05. Finders’ Fees |
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Section 6.06. Financing |
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Section 6.07. Ownership and Operations of Merger Subsidiary; Capitalization |
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Section 6.08. Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties |
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Section 6.09. Beneficial Ownership |
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Section 6.10. Certain Matters |
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Article 7 |
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Covenants of the Company |
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Section 7.01. Conduct of the Company |
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Section 7.02. Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Material |
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Section 7.03. Access to Information |
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Section 7.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers |
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Article 8 |
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Covenants of Parent |
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Section 8.01. Obligations of Merger Subsidiary |
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Section 8.02. Voting of Shares |
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Section 8.03. Director and Officer Liability |
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Section 8.04. Employee Matters |
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Section 8.05. Disclosure Documents |
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Article 9 |
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Covenants of Parent and the Company |
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Section 9.01. Reasonable Best Efforts |
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Section 9.02. Certain Filings |
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Section 9.03. Public Announcements |
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Section 9.04. Further Assurances |
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Section 9.05. Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders |
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Section 9.06. Section 16 Matters |
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Section 9.07. Notices of Certain Events |
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Section 9.08. Stock Exchange De-listing |
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Section 9.09. Takeover Statutes |
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Article 10 |
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Conditions to the Merger |
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Section 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party |
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Article 11 |
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Termination |
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Section 11.01. Termination |
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Section 11.02. Effect of Termination |
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Article 12 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Section 12.01. Notices |
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Section 12.02. Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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Section 12.03. Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.04. Expenses |
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Section 12.05. Disclosure Schedule and SEC Document References |
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Section 12.06. Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment |
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Section 12.07. Governing Law |
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Section 12.08. Jurisdiction |
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Section 12.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL |
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Section 12.10. Counterparts; Effectiveness |
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Section 12.11. Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.12. Severability |
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Section 12.13. Specific Performance |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 25, 2008, among MEMORY
PHARMACEUTICALS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), XXXXXXXX-XX XXXXX INC., a New Jersey
corporation (“Parent”), and 000 XXXXX XXXXX ACQUISITION CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary have
approved the acquisition of the Company by Parent on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Parent will cause Merger
Subsidiary to commence a tender offer (as it may be amended from time to time as permitted by this
Agreement, the “Offer”) to purchase any and all of the outstanding shares of common stock, $0.001
par value, of the Company (collectively, the “Shares”) at a price of $0.61 per Share (the “Offer
Price”), net to the seller in cash;
WHEREAS, following consummation of the Offer, the parties intend that Merger Subsidiary will
be merged with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition to Parent’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, certain stockholders of the Company are entering into a Tender and Support Agreement
with Parent (the “Tender and Support Agreement”) simultaneously with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. (a) As used herein, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any
Third-Party offer, proposal or inquiry relating to (i) any acquisition or purchase, direct or
indirect, of (A) assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including securities of Subsidiaries)
representing 20% or more of
the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (B) 20% or more of the
outstanding shares of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company, (ii) any tender
offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in such
Third Party’s beneficially owning 20% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of equity or
voting securities of the Company, or (iii) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation,
dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries whose
assets constitute in the aggregate 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company; provided,
however, that neither a collaboration agreement nor a license agreement offered, proposed or
inquired as to by the Company or a Third Party in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices shall constitute an “Acquisition Proposal”.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; provided that neither
Genentech nor Chugai shall be deemed an Affiliate of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes
of this Agreement.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law
(statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule,
regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted,
adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to
such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Chugai” means Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a Japanese company.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Company Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and the
footnotes thereto set forth in the Company 10-K.
“Company Balance Sheet Date” means December 31, 2007.
“Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated the date hereof regarding
this Agreement that has been provided by the Company to Parent and Merger Subsidiary.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the financial
condition, business, assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, excluding any effect resulting from (A) changes in the financial or securities markets or
general economic or
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political conditions in the United States not having a materially disproportionate effect on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) changes (including changes of Applicable
Law) or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate and not specifically relating to or having materially disproportionate effect on the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or natural
disasters involving the United States of America not having a materially disproportionate effect on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (D) changes in GAAP, (E) the delisting of the
Shares from the NASDAQ Capital Market, (F) a decrease in the market price or an increase or
decrease in the trading volume of the Shares, (G) any and all developments, including the
occurrence of any adverse events or the failure to achieve the specified end points in such trial,
with respect to the Company’s current Phase 2a clinical trial in Cognitive Impairment Associated
with Schizophrenia (but not excluding any effects resulting from actions or omissions of the
Company in connection with the conduct of such clinical trial, which, disregarding all materiality
and Company Material Adverse Effect qualifiers contained therein, would constitute a breach of any
representation or warranty contained in Section 5.12 or Section 5.20 of this Agreement), (H) any
and all developments, including the occurrence of any adverse events or the failure to achieve any
specified end points or results from any clinical trials conducted by Parent or any of its
Affiliates with respect to compounds covered by the Amended and Restated Strategic Alliance
Agreement (Nicotinic Alpha-7 Program) dated February 27, 2006, by and among X. Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx
Ltd, Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Inc. and the Company, as amended, and any pre-clinical studies conducted by
Parent or any of its Affiliates with respect to such compounds, (I) the occurrence of an Event of
Default pursuant to Section 9.3 of the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2007,
between the Company and Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as amended, (J) any failure by
the Company to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of
financial performance for any period (it being understood that this clause (K) shall not prevent a
party from asserting that any fact, change, event, occurrence or effect that may have contributed
to such failure independently constitutes or contributes to a Company Material Adverse Effect) or
(L) the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (ii)
the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Company 10-K” means the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007.
“Company Warrant” means each unexercised warrant to purchase Shares, whether fully exercisable
or not, outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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“Employee Plan” means each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each
employment, severance or similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or
arrangement (written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock option or
other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits,
insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee
assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental
unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement benefits (including
compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits) which is maintained,
administered or contributed to by the Company or any Affiliate and covers any employee or former
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or with respect to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has any liability.
“Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Laws or any agreement with any Governmental
Authority or other third party, relating to human health and safety, the protection of the
environment or to Hazardous Substances.
“Environmental Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals and
other similar authorizations of Governmental Authorities relating to or required by Environmental
Laws and affecting, or relating to, the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as
currently conducted.
“Exon-Xxxxxx” means Section 721 of Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2170).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity that, together with such entity, would
be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Genentech” means Genentech, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local
governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official,
including any political subdivision thereof.
“Hazardous Substance” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic,
radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material,
including any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
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“Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry
of any of the persons listed on Section 1.01(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such property or asset, but excluding
any license. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any
property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under
any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement relating to such
property or asset.
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on Parent’s ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision
or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or
other persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person; provided that neither Genentech nor Chugai shall be deemed a Subsidiary of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement.
“Third Party” means any Person, including as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other
than Parent or any of its Affiliates.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
Term | Section | |||
Acceptance Date
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2.01 | |||
Adverse Recommendation Change
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7.04 | |||
Agreement
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Preamble | |||
Board of Directors
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2.02 | |||
Certificates
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3.03 | |||
CFIUS
|
5.03 |
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Term | Section | |||
Closing
|
3.01 | |||
Collaboration Partner
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5.20 | |||
Company
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Preamble | |||
Company Board Recommendation
|
5.02 | |||
Company Disclosure Documents
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5.09 | |||
Company ESPP
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3.07 | |||
Company Intellectual Property
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5.10 | |||
Company Permits
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5.20 | |||
Company Pharmaceutical Products
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5.20 | |||
Company Proxy Statement
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5.09 | |||
Company Registered Intellectual Property
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5.15 | |||
Company SEC Documents
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5.07 | |||
Company Securities
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5.05 | |||
Company Stock Option
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3.05 | |||
Company Subsidiary Securities
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5.06 | |||
Company Stockholder Approval
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5.02 | |||
Company Stockholder Meeting
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7.02 | |||
Compensation Arrangement
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5.18 | |||
Compensation Arrangement Approvals
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5.18 | |||
Compensation Committee
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5.18 | |||
Confidentiality Agreement
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7.03 | |||
Continuing Directors
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2.03 | |||
Continuing Employees
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8.04 | |||
Covered Equity Investment
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7.04 | |||
D&O Insurance
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8.03 | |||
Effective Time
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3.01 | |||
End Date
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11.01 | |||
Exchange Agent
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3.03 | |||
Equity Discussion Commencement Date
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7.04 | |||
FDA
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5.20 | |||
Filed SEC Documents
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5.01 | |||
Indemnified Person
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8.03 | |||
Independent Directors
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2.03 | |||
Intellectual Property
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5.15 | |||
Lease
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5.14 | |||
License Agreement
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5.15 | |||
Material Contract
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5.19 | |||
Merger
|
3.01 | |||
Merger Consideration
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3.02 | |||
Merger Subsidiary
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Preamble | |||
Minimum Condition
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Annex I | |||
NJDEP
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9.01 | |||
Offer
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Recitals | |||
Offer Commencement Date
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2.01 | |||
Offer Conditions
|
2.01 |
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Term | Section | |||
Offer Documents
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2.01 | |||
Offer Price
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Recitals | |||
Permitted Investor
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7.04 | |||
Parent
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Preamble | |||
Qualifying Acquisition Proposal
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12.04 | |||
Representatives
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7.04 | |||
Schedule TO
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2.01 | |||
Schedule 14D-9
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2.02 | |||
Shares
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Recitals | |||
Subsequent Offering Period
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2.01 | |||
Superior Proposal
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7.04 | |||
Surviving Corporation
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3.01 | |||
Tax
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5.16 | |||
Taxing Authority
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5.16 | |||
Tax Return
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5.16 | |||
Tender and Support Agreement
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Recitals | |||
Termination Fee
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12.04 | |||
Top-Up Notice
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2.04 | |||
Top-Up Option
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2.04 | |||
Top-Up Shares
|
2.04 | |||
Uncertificated Shares
|
3.03 |
Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein
are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or
interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules are to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
All Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in
and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in
any Exhibit, Annex or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined
in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and
any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in
this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or
not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing”, “written” and
comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including
electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such
statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with
respect to any agreement or contract listed on any schedules hereto, all such amendments,
modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule.
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References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.
References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through
and including, respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a particular statute or law shall
be deemed also to include any Applicable Law.
ARTICLE 2
THE OFFER
THE OFFER
Section 2.01. The Offer. (a) Provided that nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer
been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions
set forth in Annex I hereto (the “Offer Conditions”), as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof Merger Subsidiary shall commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the 0000 Xxx) the
Offer. Merger Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to commence the Offer within five
Business Days after the date hereof. The Offer shall be subject to the Offer Conditions. The date
on which Merger Subsidiary commences the Offer is referred to as the “Offer Commencement Date”.
(b) Merger Subsidiary expressly reserves the right to waive any of the Offer Conditions and to
make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer; provided that, without the prior
written consent of the Company, which consent may be granted or withheld by the Company in its sole
discretion, Merger Subsidiary shall not:
(i) waive or change the Minimum Condition (as defined in Annex I);
(ii) decrease the Offer Price;
(iii) change the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer;
(iv) decrease the number of Shares sought in the Offer;
(v) extend or otherwise change the expiration date of the Offer except as otherwise
provided herein; or
(vi) otherwise amend, modify or supplement any of the Offer Conditions or terms of
the Offer in a manner adverse to the holders of the Shares.
(c) Unless extended as provided in this Agreement, the Offer shall expire on the date that is
twenty business days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the 0000 Xxx) after the
Offer Commencement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer
(i) from time to time if, at the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, any of the
Offer Conditions (other than the Minimum Condition) shall not have been
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satisfied or waived, until such Offer Conditions are satisfied or waived, (ii) from time to
time if, at the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer all of the Offer Conditions
(other than the Minimum Condition) have been satisfied or waived but the Minimum Condition is not
satisfied, for a period of 5 business days (calculated as set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3) under the
0000 Xxx) (provided that the Offer shall not be required to be extended more than twice in-a-row
pursuant to this clause (ii)), and (iii) for any period required by any rule, regulation,
interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or any period
otherwise required by Applicable Law; provided that Merger Subsidiary shall not be required to
extend the Offer beyond the End Date unless Parent or Merger Subsidiary is not then permitted to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(i), in which case Merger Subsidiary shall be
required to extend the Offer beyond the End Date. Following expiration of the Offer, Merger
Subsidiary shall, if requested by the Company, or may, in its sole discretion, provide a subsequent
offering period (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the 1934 Act.
(d) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the requirements of Rule
14d-11 of the 1934 Act, and to the satisfaction or waiver of the Offer Conditions, Merger
Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause it to, accept for payment and pay for, as promptly as
practicable (i) after the expiration of the Offer, all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn
pursuant to the Offer and (ii) all Shares validly tendered in the Subsequent Offering Period (the
date on which Shares are first accepted for payment under the Offer, the “Acceptance Date”).
(e) As soon as practicable on the Offer Commencement Date, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall
(i) file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the Offer (together
with all amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the “Schedule TO”) that
shall include the summary term sheet required thereby and, as exhibits, the Offer to Purchase and a
form of letter of transmittal and summary advertisement reflecting the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement (collectively, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the
“Offer Documents”) and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Shares to
the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary and
the Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule TO
and the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become (or shall have
become known to be) false or misleading in any material respect. Parent and Merger Subsidiary
shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Schedule TO as so corrected to be filed with
the SEC and the Offer Documents as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Shares, in each
case to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer
Documents each time before any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger
Subsidiary shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company
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and its counsel. Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with
(i) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that Parent or Merger Subsidiary
or their respective Affiliates or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its
staff with respect to the Offer, the Schedule TO or Offer Documents promptly but in no event later
than one Business Day after receipt of those comments or other communications and (ii) a reasonable
opportunity to participate in the response of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to those comments and to
provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be
given), including by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any
discussions or meetings with the SEC.
Section 2.02. Company Action. (a) The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents
that the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”), at a meeting duly called and
held, has (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Offer and the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, (ii)
approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the
Merger, in accordance with the requirements of the Delaware Law and (iii) resolved, subject to
Section 7.04(b), to recommend acceptance of the Offer and adoption of this Agreement by its
stockholders. The Company shall promptly furnish Parent with a list of its stockholders, mailing
labels and any available listing or computer file containing the names and addresses of all record
holders of Shares and lists of securities positions of Shares held in stock depositories, in each
case true and correct as of the most recent practicable date, and shall provide to Parent such
additional information (including updated lists of stockholders, mailing labels and lists of
securities positions) and such other assistance as Parent may reasonably request in connection with
the Offer.
(b) As soon as practicable on the Offer Commencement Date, the Company shall file with the SEC
and disseminate to holders of Shares, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable
federal securities laws, the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with
any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Schedule 14D-9”) that, subject to Section 7.04(b),
shall reflect the recommendations of the Board of Directors referred to above. Each of the
Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for
use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to the extent that it shall have become (or shall have become
known to be) false or misleading in any material respect. The Company shall use reasonable best
efforts to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated
to holders of Shares, in each case to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws.
Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and
comment on the Schedule 14D-9 each time before it is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall give
reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their
counsel. The Company shall provide Parent, Merger
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Subsidiary and their counsel with (i) any comments or other communications, whether written or
oral, 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 but in no event later than one Business Day after receipt of
those comments or other communications and (ii) a reasonable opportunity to participate in the
Company’s response to those comments and to provide comments on that response (to which reasonable
and good faith consideration shall be given), including by participating with the Company or its
counsel in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
Section 2.03. Directors. (a) Effective upon the Acceptance Date, Parent shall be entitled
to designate the number of directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Board of
Directors that equals the product of (i) the total number of directors on the Board of Directors
(giving effect to the election of any additional directors pursuant to this Section) and (ii) the
percentage that the number of Shares beneficially owned by Parent and/or Merger Subsidiary
(including Shares accepted for payment) bears to the total number of Shares outstanding, and the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary to cause Parent’s
designees to be elected or appointed to the Board of Directors, including by increasing the number
of directors, and seeking and accepting resignations of incumbent directors. At such time, the
Company shall also use its reasonable best efforts to cause individuals designated by Parent to
constitute the number of members, rounded up to the next whole number, on each committee of the
Board of Directors that represents the same percentage as such individuals represent on the Board
of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the Effective Time, the Company, Parent and
Merger Subsidiary shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that (A) the Board of Directors
shall have at least such number of directors as may be required by the rules of the NASDAQ Capital
Market or the federal securities laws who are considered independent directors within the meaning
of such rules and laws (“Independent Directors”) and (B) each committee of the Board of Directors
that is required by such rules or securities laws to be comprised solely of, or a majority of,
Independent Directors shall be so comprised; provided, however, that in such event, if the number
of Independent Directors shall be reduced below the number of directors as may be required by such
rules or securities laws for any reason whatsoever, the remaining Independent Director(s) shall be
entitled to designate persons to fill such vacancies who shall not be officers, directors,
significant stockholders or designees of Parent, any of its Affiliates, Genentech or Chugai and who
shall be deemed to be Independent Directors for all purposes of this Agreement, or, if no other
Independent Director then remains, the other directors shall designate such number of directors as
may be required by the rules of the NASDAQ Capital Market and the federal securities laws, to fill
such vacancies who shall not be officers, directors, stockholders or designees of Parent, any of
its Affiliates, Genentech or Chugai and such persons shall be deemed to be Independent Directors
for all purposes of this Agreement.
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(b) The Company’s obligations to appoint Parent’s designees to the Board of Directors shall be
subject to Section 14(f) of the 1934 Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The Company shall
promptly take all actions, and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to
the Company and its officers and directors, as Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 require in order to
fulfill its obligations under this Section. Parent shall supply to the Company in writing and be
solely responsible for any information with respect to itself and its nominees, officers, directors
and affiliates required by Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.
(c) Following the election or appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 2.03(a)
and until the Effective Time, the approval of a majority of the directors of the Company then in
office who were not designated by Parent (the “Continuing Directors”) shall be required to
authorize (and such authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Board of Directors and
no other action on the part of the Company, including any action by any other director of the
Company, shall be required to authorize) (i) any termination of this Agreement by the Company,
(ii) any amendment of this Agreement by the Company, (iii) any extension of time for performance of
any obligation or action hereunder by Parent or Merger Subsidiary, (iv) any waiver of compliance
with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein for the benefit of the Company, (v) any
agreement between the Company, on the one hand, and Parent, Merger Subsidiary, Genentech or Chugai
or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, and (vi) the taking of any action by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would prevent or materially delay the consummation of the
Merger.
Section 2.04. Top-Up Option. (a) Subject to Sections 2.04(b) and 2.04(c), the Company
grants to Merger Subsidiary, an option irrevocable, for so long as this Agreement has not been
terminated pursuant to the provisions hereof (the “Top-Up Option”), to purchase from the Company,
up to the number of authorized and unissued Shares equal to the number of Shares that, when added
to the number of Shares owned by Merger Subsidiary and any of its Affiliates at the time of the
exercise of the Top-Up Option, constitutes one Share more than 90% of the Shares that would be
outstanding immediately after the issuance of all Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Top-Up
Option, calculated on a fully-diluted basis immediately prior to the Effective Time (such Shares to
be issued upon exercise of the Top-Up Option, the “Top-Up Shares”).
(b) The Top-Up Option may be exercised by Merger Subsidiary in whole or in part, only once, at
any time during the ten Business Day period following the Acceptance Date, or if any Subsequent
Offering Period is provided, during the ten Business Day period following the expiration date of
such Subsequent Offering Period, and only if Merger Subsidiary shall own as of such time less than
90% of the Shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis; provided that notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Top-Up Option shall not be exercisable if the number of Shares
issuable upon exercise of
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the Top-Up Option would exceed the number of authorized but unissued and unreserved Shares.
The aggregate purchase price payable for the Top-Up Shares being purchased by Merger Subsidiary
pursuant to the Top-Up Option shall be determined by multiplying the number of such Top-Up Shares
by the Merger Consideration, without interest. Such purchase price may be paid by Merger
Subsidiary, at its election, either (A) entirely in cash or (B) by paying in cash an amount equal
to not less than the aggregate par value of such Top-Up Shares and by executing and delivering to
the Company a promissory note having a principal amount equal to the balance of such purchase
price. Any such promissory note shall bear interest at the rate of 3% per annum, shall mature on
the first anniversary of the date of execution and delivery of such promissory note and may be
prepaid without premium or penalty.
(c) In the event Merger Subsidiary wishes to exercise the Top-Up Option, Merger Subsidiary
shall deliver to the Company a notice (the “Top-Up Notice”) setting forth (i) the number of Top-Up
Shares that Merger Subsidiary intends to purchase pursuant to the Top-Up Option, (ii) the manner in
which Merger Subsidiary intends to pay the applicable purchase price and (iii) the place and time
at which the closing of the purchase of such Top-Up Shares by Merger Subsidiary is to take place.
The Top-Up Notice shall also include an undertaking signed by Parent and Merger Subsidiary that, as
promptly as practicable following such exercise of the Top-Up Option, Merger Subsidiary intends to
(and Merger Subsidiary shall, and Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to, as promptly as
practicable after such exercise) consummate the Merger in accordance with Section 253 of Delaware
Law as contemplated by Section 9.05. At the closing of the purchase of the Top-Up Shares, Parent
and Merger Subsidiary shall cause to be delivered to the Company the consideration required to be
delivered in exchange for the Top-Up Shares, and the Company shall cause to be issued to Merger
Subsidiary a certificate representing the Top-Up Shares. The parties hereto agree to use their
reasonable best efforts to cause the closing of the purchase of the Top-Up Shares to occur on the
same day that the Top-Up Notice is deemed received by the Company pursuant to Section 12.01, and if
not so consummated on such day, as promptly thereafter as possible. The parties further agree to
use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to be consummated in accordance with Section
253 of Delaware Law as contemplated by Section 9.05 as close in time as possible to (including, to
the extent possible, on the same day as) the issuance of the Top-Up Shares.
(d) Parent and Merger Subsidiary understand that the Top-Up Shares will not be registered
under the 1933 Act and will be issued in reliance upon an exemption thereunder for transactions not
involving a public offering. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary represents, warrants and agrees
that the Top-Up Option is being, and the Top-Up Shares will be, acquired by Merger Subsidiary for
the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for resale in connection with any distribution
thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act. Any certificates
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evidencing Top-Up Shares shall include any legends required by applicable securities laws.
(e) Any dilutive impact on the value of the Shares as a result of the issuance of the Top-Up
Shares will not be taken into account in any determination of the fair value of any dissenting
Shares pursuant to Section 262 of Delaware Law as contemplated by Section 3.04.
ARTICLE 3
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
Section 3.01. The Merger. (a) At the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged (the
“Merger”) with and into the Company in accordance with Delaware Law, whereupon the separate
existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation (the
“Surviving Corporation”).
(b) Subject to the provisions of Article 10, the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall
take place in New York City at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 as soon as possible, but in any event no later than two Business Days after
the date the conditions set forth in Article 10 (other than conditions that by their nature are to
be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver
of those conditions at the Closing) have been satisfied or, to the extent permissible, waived by
the party or parties entitled to the benefit of such conditions, or at such other place, at such
other time or on such other date as Parent and the Company may mutually agree.
(c) At the Closing, the Company and Merger Subsidiary shall file a certificate of merger with
the Delaware Secretary of State and make all other filings or recordings required by Delaware Law
in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time (the “Effective
Time”) as the certificate of merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (or at such
later time as may be specified in the certificate of merger).
(d) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights,
powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities,
restrictions and disabilities of the Company and Merger Subsidiary, all as provided under Delaware
Law.
Section 3.02. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.02(b), Section 3.02(c) or Section 3.04, each
Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to
receive the price paid per Share in the Offer in cash, without interest (the “Merger
Consideration”). As of the Effective Time, all such Shares shall no longer be outstanding and
shall automatically be canceled
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and retired and shall cease to exist, and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive
the Merger Consideration.
(b) Each Share held by the Company as treasury stock or owned by Parent or Merger Subsidiary
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made with
respect thereto.
(c) Each Share held by any Subsidiary of either the Company or Parent (other than Merger
Subsidiary) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into such number of shares
of stock of the Surviving Corporation such that each such Subsidiary owns the same percentage of
the outstanding capital stock of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective Time
as such Subsidiary owned in the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Each share of common stock of Merger Subsidiary outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into and become one share of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so converted and shall
constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation (except for
any such shares resulting from the conversion of Shares pursuant to Section 3.02(c)).
Section 3.03. Surrender and Payment. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint
an agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) for the purpose of exchanging
for the Merger Consideration (i) certificates representing Shares (the “Certificates”) or (ii)
uncertificated Shares (the “Uncertificated Shares”). Parent shall make available to the Exchange
Agent, as needed, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Certificates and the
Uncertificated Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall send, or shall cause the
Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of Shares at the Effective Time a customary letter of
transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of
loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or transfer of the
Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.
(b) Each holder of Shares that have been converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration shall be entitled to receive, upon (i) surrender to the Exchange Agent of a
Certificate, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, or (ii) receipt of an
“agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the
Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a book-entry transfer of Uncertificated
Shares, the Merger Consideration payable for each Share represented by a Certificate or for each
Uncertificated Share. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, each such
Certificate or Uncertificated Share shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only
the right to receive the Merger Consideration.
(c) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the Person
in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred
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Uncertificated Share is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment that (i) either
such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or
such Uncertificated Share shall be properly transferred and (ii) the Person requesting such payment
shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes required as a result of such payment to
a Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Shares.
If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to the Surviving
Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration provided for, and in
accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article 3.
(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to
Section 3.03(a) (and any interest or other income earned thereon) that remains unclaimed by the
holders of Shares six months after the Effective Time shall be returned to the Parent, upon demand,
and any such holder who has not exchanged such Shares for the Merger Consideration in accordance
with this Section 3.03 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to the Parent for payment of
the Merger Consideration in respect of such Shares without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Parent shall not be liable to any holder of Shares for any amount paid to a public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. Any amounts remaining
unclaimed by holders of Shares immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise
escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority shall become, to the extent permitted
by Applicable Law, the property of the Surviving Corporation free and clear of any claims or
interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
(f) Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to
Section 3.03(a) to pay for Shares for which appraisal rights have been perfected shall be returned
to the Surviving Corporation, upon demand.
Section 3.04. Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding Section 3.02, Shares outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted in favor of the
Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has properly demanded appraisal for such Shares in
accordance with Delaware Law shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration, unless and until such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses the
right to appraisal. If, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses
the right to appraisal, such Shares shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the
Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration. The Company shall give Parent
prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Shares, and Parent shall have
the right
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to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. Except with
the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not make any payment with respect to, or
offer to settle or settle, any such demands.
Section 3.05. Stock Options. At or immediately prior to the Effective Time, each option to
purchase Shares outstanding under any employee stock option or compensation plan or arrangement of
the Company (a “Company Stock Option”), whether or not vested or exercisable, shall be canceled,
and the Company shall (and Parent shall cause the Company to) pay each holder of any such option at
or promptly after the Effective Time for each such option an amount in cash determined by
multiplying (a) the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration per Share over the applicable
exercise price of such option by (b) the number of Shares such holder could have purchased
(assuming full vesting of all options) had such holder exercised such option in full immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
Section 3.06. Warrants. As of and after the Effective Time, from time to time and at any
time upon the exercise of any Company Warrants by any holder thereof, Parent shall, or shall cause
the Surviving Company to, deliver to such holder the amount of cash as if such holder had so
exercised the Company Warrant for the Shares issuable upon such exercise of the Company Warrant
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Section 3.07. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company shall take all action that is
necessary to (a) suspend all payroll deductions and cause the exercise of each outstanding purchase
right under the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
“Company ESPP”) not later than the Effective Time; (b) provide that no further purchase interval or
offering period shall commence under the Company ESPP following that date; and (c) immediately
prior to and effective as of the Effective Time and subject to the consummation of the Merger,
terminate the Company ESPP.
Section 3.08. Adjustments. If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, the outstanding Shares shall have been changed into a different number of shares or
a different class (including by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or
combination, exchange or readjustment of Shares, or stock dividend thereon with a record date
during such period, but excluding any change that results from any exercise of options outstanding
as of the date hereof to purchase Shares granted under the Company’s stock option, employee stock
purchase or compensation plans or arrangements, the exercise of any Company Warrants or the
exercise of the Top-Up Option to purchase the Top-Up Shares), the Offer Price, the Merger
Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately
adjusted.
Section 3.09. Withholding Rights. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the
contrary, each of the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the
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consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 such amounts as it
is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision
of Tax law. If the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, so
withholds amounts, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to such Person in respect of which the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as
the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.
Section 3.10. Lost 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 Surviving Corporation, the posting by such
Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct, as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent
shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to
be paid in respect of the Shares represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this Article
3.
ARTICLE 4
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
Section 4.01. Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of the Company
in effect at the Effective Time shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until amended, in such case consistent with the provisions of Section 8.03, in
accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 4.02. Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall be
the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 4.03. Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, until successors
are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, (a)the directors of
Merger Subsidiary at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and (b)
the officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Subject to Section 12.05, except as disclosed in any Company SEC Document filed after December
31, 2007 and before the date of this Agreement (the “Filed SEC Documents”) or as set forth in the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to Parent that:
Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Company is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
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laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on
its business as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the
character of the properties it owns, operates or leases or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has heretofore made available to Parent true and complete copies of the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as currently in effect.
Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization. (a) The Company has the requisite corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, except for
the approval of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the consummation of the Merger (if
required by Applicable Law), this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding Shares (if required by Applicable Law) is the only vote of the holders of any of the
Company’s capital stock necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger (the “Company
Stockholder Approval”). This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and general principles of equity).
(b) At a meeting duly called and held, the Board of Directors (i) determined that this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests of the
Company’s stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and (iii) resolved, subject to Section 7.04(b), to recommend acceptance of the
Offer and adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company (such recommendation, the
“Company Board Recommendation”).
Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other
than (i) the filing of a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger with the Delaware
Secretary of State and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
the Company is qualified to do business, (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of
Exon-Xxxxxx, including the filing of a joint voluntary notice of the transactions with the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) pursuant to Section 9.01(b), (iii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other applicable
state or federal securities laws, (iv) compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of The
NASDAQ Capital Market and (v) any actions or filings the
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absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04. Non-contravention. Except as set forth in Section 5.04 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) contravene,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (b) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 5.03, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any
Applicable Law, (c) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.03, require any
consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or
without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the
termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of
any benefit to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any
agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any license,
franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in
any way to, the assets or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (d) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with
only such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05. Capitalization. (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
175,000,000 Shares and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of November 20, 2008, there were
outstanding 82,243,050 Shares, no shares of preferred stock, Company Stock Options to purchase an
aggregate of 7,911,443 Shares (of which options to purchase an aggregate of 5,024,510 Shares were
exercisable) and Company Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,637,156 Shares all of which were
exercisable and since November 20, 2008 through the date of this Agreement the Company has not
taken any action that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the
Effective Time without Parent’s consent, would constitute a breach of Section 7.01(b) or Section
7.01(c). All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been, and all shares that may
be issued pursuant to any Company Stock Option or other compensation plan or arrangement will be,
when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. Section 5.05 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list as of the date hereof of each outstanding Company
Stock Option and Company Warrant to purchase Shares, including the holder, date of grant, exercise
price, vesting schedule (in the case of Company Stock Options) and number of Shares subject
thereto.
(b) There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or
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exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of
the Company may vote. Except as set forth in this Section 5.05 and for changes since November 20,
2008 resulting from the exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding on such date and the purchase
of Shares pursuant to the Company ESPP in accordance with its terms as in effect on the date
hereof, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) shares of capital stock of or
other voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, (ii) securities of the Company
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or
ownership interests in the Company, (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from
the Company, or other obligation of the Company to issue, any capital stock or other voting
securities or ownership interests in or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital
stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in the Company or (iv) restricted shares,
stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar
securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or
indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting securities of the Company (the
items in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to collectively as the “Company Securities”).
There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Securities. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any voting agreement with respect to the voting of any Company
Securities.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 5.05, none of (i) the Shares or
(ii) Company Securities are owned by any Subsidiary of the Company.
Section 5.06. Subsidiaries. (a) Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated,
is validly existing and (where applicable) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation and has all organizational power and authority to carry on its business as now
conducted. Each such Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary
of the Company is owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free
of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or
otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests). There
are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) warrants, calls,
options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other
obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other voting
securities of,
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or ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, any
capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the
Company or (iii) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value
rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic
benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting
securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses
(i) through (iii) being referred to collectively as the “Company Subsidiary Securities”). There
are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities. Except for the capital stock or other
voting securities of, or ownership interests in, its Subsidiaries and publicly traded securities
held for investment which do not exceed 5% of the outstanding securities of any Person, the Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership
interests in, any Person.
Section 5.07. SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. (a) The Company has filed with the
SEC all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other
documents required to be filed by the Company since January 1, 2007 (collectively, together with
any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the “Company SEC
Documents”).
(b) As of its filing date (and as of the date of any amendment), each Company SEC Document
complied, and each Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will comply, as to form
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, as the
case may be.
(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof,
on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and
each Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
(d) Each Company SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment
became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
(e) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 13a-15 under the 1934 Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure
that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made
known to the Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by others
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within those entities, particularly during the periods in which the periodic reports required
under the 1934 Act are being prepared. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
timely alerting the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to
material information required to be included in the Company’s periodic and current reports required
under the 1934 Act. For purposes of this Agreement, “principal executive officer” and “principal
financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(f) The Company and its Subsidiaries have established and maintained a system of internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the 0000 Xxx) sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the
preparation of Company financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The
Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to the date
hereof, to the Company’s auditors and audit committee (i) any significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and
(ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in internal controls. The Company has made available to Parent a summary of any
such disclosure made by management to the Company’s auditors and audit committee since January 1,
2007.
(g) There are no outstanding loans or other extensions of credit made by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7 under the 0000 Xxx) or director
of the Company. The Company has not, since the enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, taken any
action prohibited by Section 402 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(h) Since January 1, 2007, the Company has complied in all material respects with the
applicable corporate governance rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ
Capital Market, as applicable.
(i) Each of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company (or
each former principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company, as
applicable) have made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the 1934 Act and
Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by
the SEC and The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market, as applicable, and the
statements contained in any such certifications were complete and correct as of the dates made.
Section 5.08. Financial Statements. The audited consolidated financial statements and
unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by
reference in the Company SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects, in conformity with
GAAP applied on a
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consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto), the financial position of
the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case
of any unaudited interim financial statements).
Section 5.09. Disclosure Documents. (a) Each document required to be filed by the Company
with the SEC or required to be distributed or otherwise disseminated to the Company’s stockholders
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure
Documents”), including the Schedule 14D-9, the proxy or information statement of the Company (the
“Company Proxy Statement”), if any, to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger, and any
amendments or supplements thereto, when filed, distributed or disseminated, as applicable, will
comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.
(b) (i) The Company Proxy Statement, as supplemented or amended, if applicable, at the time
such Company Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders
of the Company and at the time such stockholders vote on adoption of this Agreement and at the
Effective Time, and (ii) any Company Disclosure Document (other than the Company Proxy Statement),
at the time of the filing of such Company Disclosure Document or any supplement or amendment
thereto and at the time of any distribution or dissemination thereof, 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
were made, not misleading.
(c) The information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the Company
supplies to Parent specifically for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, at the time of
the filing of the Schedule TO or any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time of any
distribution or dissemination of the Offer Documents and at the time of the consummation of the
Offer, 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 were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties
contained in this Section 5.09 will not apply to statements or omissions included or incorporated
by reference in the Company Disclosure Documents, the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents based
upon information supplied by Parent or Merger Subsidiary or any of their representatives or
advisors specifically for use or incorporation by reference therein.
Section 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes. (a) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent
with past practices and there has not been any event, occurrence, development or state of
circumstances or facts that
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has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Filed SEC
Documents, from the Company Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, there has not been any action
taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if taken during the period from the date of
this Agreement through the Effective Time without Parent’s consent, would constitute a breach of
Section 7.01 (excluding for this purpose, the first sentence thereof).
Section 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. Except as set forth in the Filed SEC
Documents, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise,
other than: (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet
or in the notes thereto; (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices since the Company Balance Sheet Date; and (iii) liabilities
or obligations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. Except as set forth in the Filed SEC
Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with, and to the Knowledge of
the Company is not under investigation with respect to and, since January 1, 2007, has not been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable Law, except for
failures to comply or violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule
or order of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority outstanding against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or that in any manner seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter
or materially delay the Offer, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.13. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending
against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any present or former officer, director or employee of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries solely in such individuals’ capacity as such, or any of their respective
properties before (or, in the case of threatened actions, suits, investigations or proceedings,
would be before) or by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, that would reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.14. Properties. (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any real
property.
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(b) Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each lease, sublease or license (each, a “Lease”) under which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases or licenses any real property is valid and
in full force and effect and each Lease is described on Section 5.14(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision
of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default under the provisions of such Lease, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any
Lease.
Section 5.15. Intellectual Property. (a) Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) except as set forth in Section 5.15(a)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company and its Subsidiaries own or otherwise possess legally enforceable rights to use
all Intellectual Property that is owned or licensed by the Company and its Subsidiaries,
and to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries own, license or
otherwise have sufficient rights to all Intellectual Property that is necessary to conduct
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted;
(ii) and except as set forth in Section 5.15(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not require any consent or other
action by any Person with respect to, constitute a default (or an event that, with or
without notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) with respect to, or cause
or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or
obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the Company and its Subsidiaries are
entitled with respect to any Intellectual Property that is owned or licensed by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
otherwise have rights, other than off-the-shelf software that is commercially available on
nondiscriminatory pricing terms; and
(iii) there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, which has been threatened in writing against the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (A) challenging or seeking to deny or restrict the rights of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any Intellectual Property that is owned or licensed
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries otherwise have rights or (B) alleging that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has infringed, violated or otherwise misappropriated any Intellectual
Property of a third party.
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(b) Except as set forth in License Agreements, there are no current or contingent material
restrictions on the disclosure, use, license or transfer of the Company Intellectual Property (as
defined below).
(c) Except for any rights of any Person other than the Company under any License Agreements,
the Company and its Subsidiaries are the sole and exclusive owners of all Intellectual Property
that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the “Company Intellectual Property”), free
and clear of any Lien except for such Liens as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of the
Company, all of the Company Registered Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable. There is no
judgment, injunction, order or decree of any arbitrator or Governmental Authority outstanding
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holding (or any settlement agreement otherwise
resolving a claim) that any Company Intellectual Property is not owned by the Company or that any
Company Intellectual Property or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Intellectual Property that
is exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is invalid, unenforceable or not
infringed. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened in writing by any Person challenging the ownership, validity or
enforceability of any of the Company Intellectual Property or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Other than pursuant to the License Agreements, no third party has been granted any current or
contingent material license right or immunity by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to the Company Intellectual Property or any Intellectual Property that is exclusively
licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company, no third
party has infringed, violated or otherwise misappropriated any Company Intellectual Property or any
Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in a
manner that could materially impair the enforceability of such Intellectual Property.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, each License Agreement is valid and binding on the
Company and in full force and effect. The Company has in all material respects performed all of its
obligations required to be performed by it under each License Agreement.
(e) With respect to the Company Registered Intellectual Property, (i) all applications for
Company Registered Intellectual Property have been properly made and filed; (ii) all registrations
are properly registered; and (iii) all annuity, maintenance, renewal and other fees for which the
last date for payment occurs prior to date of this Agreement have been paid. Effective written
assignments constituting an unbroken, complete chain-of-title from the original owner(s) to the
Company or its Subsidiaries have been obtained with respect to all of the Company Registered
Intellectual Property and have been duly recorded with the appropriate Governmental Authorities to
the extent such recordation is required.
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(f) The Company and its Subsidiaries have used reasonable commercial efforts to maintain the
confidentiality of all Intellectual Property material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, and the value of which is contingent upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no such Intellectual Property has been disclosed other than to employees,
representatives, investors, Collaboration Partners, potential Collaboration Partners and agents all
of whom are bound by written confidentiality agreements substantially in the form previously made
available to Parent. Except as set forth in Section 5.15(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Company and its Subsidiaries have appropriate procedures in place designed to provide that all
Intellectual Property conceived or developed by employees performing their duties for the Company
and its Subsidiaries and by third parties performing research and development for the Company and
its Subsidiaries have been assigned to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of
the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all confidentiality
agreements and other protective agreements protecting the Intellectual Property of third parties to
which they are a party.
(g) No government funding, facilities of a university, college, other educational institution
or educational research center was used in the development of any material Company Intellectual
Property or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Intellectual Property that is exclusively
licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken of a whole.
(h) For purposes of this Agreement:
“Intellectual Property” means all U.S. and foreign (i) patents and all proprietary rights
associated therewith (including statutory invention registrations), (ii) trademarks, service marks,
trade names, trade dress, domain names, brand names, certification marks, corporate names and other
indications of origin, together with all goodwill related to the foregoing, (iii) copyrights and
designs and all rights associated therewith and the underlying works of authorship, (iv) all
inventions, trade secrets, processes, formulae, methods, schematics, drawings, blue prints,
technology, know-how, software, discoveries, ideas and improvements, (v) all registrations of any
of the foregoing and all applications therefor and (vi) other proprietary or confidential
information and materials.
“Company Registered Intellectual Property” means all (i) patents and patent applications
(including statutory invention registrations), (ii) trademark, trade name and service xxxx
registrations (including Internet domain name registrations) and applications therefor and (iii)
copyright registrations and applications included in the Company Intellectual Property and
includes, without limitation, any of the foregoing registered, applied for or title to which is
otherwise recorded in the name of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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“License Agreement” means the agreements set forth on Section 5.15(h) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
Section 5.16. Taxes. (a) Each Tax Return required to be filed with any Taxing Authority by,
or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been timely filed and each such Tax
Return is true and complete in all respects, except where the failure to timely file or to be true
and complete would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has
paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing
Authority all Taxes shown as due and payable on all Tax Returns that have been filed. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has extended or waived any statute of limitations with respect
to the applicable period for assessment with respect to any such income Tax Returns.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the income Tax Returns of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries has ever been examined by any Taxing Authority.
(d) There is no audit, claim or suit now pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of any Tax that
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) During the five-year period ending on the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation”
(within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code).
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a “reportable
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has ever been, a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group other than a group of which the Company is the
common parent, or a party to any existing agreement or arrangement, as a result of which liability
to a Taxing Authority is determined by reference to, or takes account of, activities of any other
Person, and has no liability for the payment of any amount as a result of being a party to any tax
sharing agreement or with respect to the payment of any Taxes imposed on any Person as a result of
any existing express or implied agreement or arrangement (including an indemnification agreement or
arrangement).
(h) For purposes of this Agreement:
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“Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) means all taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies,
penalties or other assessments, including income, gross receipts, excise, real and personal
property, sales, use, transfer, license, payroll, social security, medicare, franchise, gains,
built-in gains, unemployment insurance, escheat, workers’ compensation, employer health tax or
other taxes, imposed by any Governmental Authority (including withholding on amounts paid to or by
any Person), together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by
any Governmental Authority (a “Taxing Authority”) responsible for the imposition of any such tax
(domestic or foreign), and any liability for any of the foregoing as transferee.
“Tax Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing
required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including information
returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect
to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return,
document, declaration or other information.
Section 5.17. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) Schedule 5.16(a) contains a correct and complete
list identifying each material Employee Plan. Copies of such plans (and, if applicable, related
trust or funding agreements or insurance policies) and all amendments thereto have been furnished
to Parent together with, if applicable, the most recent annual report (Form 5500 including, if
applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared in connection with any such plan
or trust.
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors,
maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, any
Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes to, or
has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(d) Each Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has
received a favorable determination letter or favorable opinion letter, or has pending or has time
remaining in which to file an application for such determination or opinion from the Internal
Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such determination letter or
opinion letter should be revoked or not be reissued. The Company has made available to Parent
copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters or opinion letters with
respect to each such Employee Plan. Each Employee Plan has been maintained in material compliance
with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and
regulations, including ERISA and the Code, which are applicable to such
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Employee Plan. No material events have occurred with respect to any Employee Plan that could
reasonably be expected to result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any material
excise taxes under Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Code.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 5.17(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Filed SEC
Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either
alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent contractor of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or
trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits
under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any
Employee Plan or otherwise. Except as set forth in Section 5.17(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule or the Filed SEC Documents, there is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or
otherwise) covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that,
individually or collectively, would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or
other payment solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to the
payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of Section 280G or 162(m)
of the Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of health,
medical or life insurance benefits provided post-retirement for retired, former or current
employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as required to avoid excise tax under
Section 4980B of the Code or as required by Section 601 et seq. of ERISA or similar state law.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 5.16(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there has been
no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether or not written) by the Company or
any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in employee participation requirements or coverage
requirements under, an Employee Plan which would increase materially the expense of maintaining
such Employee Plan above the level of the expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2007.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to, or is
currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreement or
other contract or understanding with a labor union or organization.
(i) All contributions and payments accrued under each Employee Plan, determined in accordance
with prior funding and accrual practices, as adjusted to include proportional accruals for the
period ending as of the date hereof, have been discharged and paid on or prior to the date hereof
except to the extent reflected as a liability on the Company Balance Sheet.
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(j) There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or involving
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving, any Employee Plan before any
Governmental Authority.
(k) The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) has
(i) approved each Employee Plan pursuant to which consideration is payable to any officer, director
or employee (each, a “Compensation Arrangement”) as an “employment compensation, severance or other
employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the 1934 Act, and (ii)
taken all other actions necessary or advisable to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive
safe harbor with respect to such Compensation Arrangement in accordance with Rule 14d-10(d)(2)
under the 1934 Act (the approvals and actions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the
“Compensation Arrangement Approvals”). The Board of Directors has determined that the Compensation
Committee is composed solely of “independent directors” in accordance with the requirements of Rule
14d-10(d)(2) under the 1934 Act and the instructions thereto.
Section 5.18. Environmental Matters. (a) Except as would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) no written notice,
notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons or order has been received, no
complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit,
proceeding or review is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened by any
Governmental Authority or other Person relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and
except for such matters that have been fully resolved with no obligations outstanding, have been
for the past five years, in compliance with all Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits;
and (iii) there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise
arising under or relating to any Environmental Law or any Hazardous Substance and, to the Knowledge
of the Company, there is no condition, situation or set of circumstances that could reasonably be
expected to result in or be the basis for any such liability or obligation.
(b) There has been no environmental site investigation, study, audit, review or other analysis
conducted of which the Company has Knowledge and which is in the possession or control of the
Company or any Subsidiary in relation to the current or prior business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any property or facility now or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that has not been delivered to Parent.
(c) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no filings to be made or
actions to be taken pursuant to the “Connecticut Property
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Transfer Law” (Sections 22a-134 through 22-134e of the Connecticut General Statutes).
(d) For purposes of this Section 5.18, the terms “Company” and “Subsidiaries” shall include
any entity that is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.19. Material Contracts. Except as set forth in Section 5.19 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule or the Filed SEC Documents, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is
a party to or bound by any (i) agreement (other than those referenced in clauses (ii) and (iii)
below) that would reasonably be expected to result in aggregate payments by or to the Company and
its Subsidiaries on or after the date hereof of $100,000 or more, (ii) agreement with Collaboration
Partners that (x) would reasonably be expected to result in aggregate payments by or to the Company
and its Subsidiaries on or after the date hereof of $100,000 or more or (y) cannot be unilaterally
terminated by the Company upon 30 days’ notice (excluding incidental provisions, including
indemnities, that by their terms survive the termination of the relevant agreement), (iii)
agreement pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries grants to any third party, or
receives from any third party, the right to use, or a covenant not to be sued under, any material
Intellectual Property (excluding licenses for commercial off the shelf computer software that are
generally available on nondiscriminatory pricing terms which have an aggregate acquisition cost of
$100,000 or less),(iv) agreement with (A) any Affiliate of the Company, (B) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling or holding the power to vote, 5% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company, (C) any Person 5% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are
directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held with power to vote by the Company or any of its
Affiliates (except, in the case of this clause (C), for any such agreement entered into on an arm’s
length basis) or (D) any director or officer of the Company or any of its Affiliates or any
“associates” or members of the “immediate family” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule
16a-1 of the 0000 Xxx) of any such director or officer, and (v) agreement (other than those
referenced in clauses (i) through (iv) above) that is a “material contract” (as such term is
defined in item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (each, a “Material Contract”). The
Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of each Material Contract. Except
for breaches, violations or defaults which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (x) each of the Material Contracts is valid
and in full force and effect and (y) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the
Knowledge of the Company any other party to a Material Contract has violated any provision of, or
taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default under the provisions of such Material Contract, and neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted
under any Material Contract. Except as set forth in Section 5.19 of the Company
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Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any contract,
agreement, arrangement or understanding containing any provision or covenant, other than as set
forth in the Material Contracts, limiting in any material respect the ability of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (or, after the consummation of the Merger, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or
any of their respective Subsidiaries) to (i) sell any products or services of or to any other
Person or in any geographic region, (ii) engage in any line of business or (iii) compete with or to
obtain products or services from any Person or limiting the ability of any Person to provide
products or services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, after the consummation of the
Merger, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Subsidiaries).
Section 5.20. Regulatory Matters; Permits. (a) All biological and drug products currently
being developed or manufactured by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, by any Person pursuant to a development, manufacturing or other collaboration
arrangement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (any such Person solely to the extent
acting under or in respect of such arrangement, a “Collaboration Partner”) are being developed,
manufactured, labeled, stored and tested in compliance with all applicable requirements under the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, the Public Health Service Act and similar Applicable
Laws in other jurisdictions in which such biological and drug products are intended to be sold,
except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect (the biological and drug products described in this Section 5.20 being
referred to herein as “Company Pharmaceutical Products”).
(b) All clinical trials being conducted by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, and to the
Knowledge of the Company, all clinical trials being conducted by any Collaboration Partners with
respect to Company Pharmaceutical Products, are being conducted in material compliance with all
applicable standards for clinical trials for pharmaceuticals of the Food and Drug Administration
(“FDA”), all applicable requirements relating to protection of human subjects contained in 21
C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, and 56 and all similar applicable standards and requirements in other
jurisdictions in which the Company Pharmaceutical Products are being tested, except as would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Since January 1, 2007, (i) no clinical trial conducted by the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their Collaboration Partners has been
terminated or suspended prior to completion for safety or other non-business reasons, and (ii)
neither the FDA nor any other Governmental Authority, clinical investigator, institutional review
board or independent monitoring committee that has or had jurisdiction over or participated in any
such clinical trial has initiated, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened to initiate, any
action to place a clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate, materially delay or suspend, any
such ongoing clinical trial.
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(c) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of
their Collaboration Partners has committed any act, made any statement or failed to make any
statement with respect to Company Pharmaceutical Products, that would reasonably be expected to
provide a basis for the FDA to invoke its policy with respect to “Fraud, Untrue Statements of
Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” or for any other Governmental Authority to invoke
any similar policy. Additionally, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any of their Collaboration Partners or any of their respective officers,
key employees or agents, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that would
reasonably be expected to result in (i) debarment under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a or similar
Applicable Laws in other jurisdictions in which the Company Pharmaceutical Products are intended to
be sold or (ii) exclusion under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7 or similar Applicable Laws in other
jurisdictions in which the Company Pharmaceutical Products are intended to be sold.
(d) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of
their Collaboration Partners has submitted any claim for payment, or caused any claim to be filed
relating, to any payment program in violation of any Applicable Laws relating to false claims,
anti-kickback or fraud, including the Federal False Claim Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3729) and the
Federal Healthcare Program Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b)), except as would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of
their Collaboration Partners has failed to comply with any applicable security and privacy
standards regarding protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (18 U.S.C. Section 3801 et. seq.) or similar Applicable Laws in other
jurisdictions in which the Company Pharmaceutical Products are intended to be sold, except as would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses and franchises from
Governmental Authorities required to conduct their businesses as now being conducted, except for
such permits, licenses and franchises the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (the “Company Permits”). The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the terms of the Company
Permits. The representations and warranties in this Section 5.20(f) shall not apply with respect
to any subject matter as to which Sections 5.20(a) through 5.20(e) contain a specific
representation.
Section 5.21. Finders’ Fees. Except for Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, a copy of whose engagement
agreement has been provided to Parent, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by
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or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who would be entitled to any fee or
commission from the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.22. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Board of Directors has received the opinion
of Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, financial advisor to the Company, to the effect that, as of the date of
such opinion, the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares (other than as set forth in such
opinion) pursuant to the Offer and the Merger, taken together, is fair, from a financial point of
view, to such holders.
Section 5.23. Antitakeover Statutes. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt
the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby from Section 203 of Delaware Law. To the Knowledge of the Company,
no other “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium” or other antitakeover laws enacted
under U.S. state or federal laws apply to this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger, the Tender and
Support Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company true and complete
copies of the certificates of incorporation and bylaws of Parent and Merger Subsidiary as currently
in effect.
Section 6.02. Corporate Authorization. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary has the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform it obligations under this
Agreement and this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary, enforceable against Parent and Merger Subsidiary in accordance
with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity).
Section 6.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent
and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any
Governmental
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Authority, other than (i) the filing of a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger
with the Delaware Secretary of State and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of
other states in which Parent is qualified to do business, (ii) compliance with any applicable
requirements of Exon-Xxxxxx, including the filing of a joint voluntary notice of the transactions
with CFIUS pursuant to Section 9.01(b), (iii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the
1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other state or federal securities laws and (iv) any actions or
filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in
any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or
Merger Subsidiary, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 6.03,
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable
Law, (iii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 6.03, require any consent or
other action by any Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default, under, or cause or permit the termination,
cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to
which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other
instrument binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any license, franchise, permit,
certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the
assets or business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries or (iv) result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien on any asset of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with only such exceptions, in the
case of each of clauses (ii) through (iv), as would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.05. Finders’ Fees. There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent who might be
entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 6.06. Financing. Parent has, or will have prior to the expiration of the Offer and
the Merger, sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available
funds to enable it to purchase all of the Shares outstanding on a fully-diluted basis and to pay
all fees and expenses pursuant to the Offer and to consummate the Merger.
Section 6.07. Ownership and Operations of Merger Subsidiary; Capitalization. (a) Parent
owns beneficially all of the outstanding capital stock of Merger Subsidiary. Merger Subsidiary was
formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has
engaged in no other business activities since the date of its incorporation, and prior to the
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Effective Time will have no assets, operations, liabilities or obligations of any nature other
than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding share capital of Merger Subsidiary is, and at the
Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent.
Section 6.08. Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties. Parent and Merger
Subsidiary each acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties
expressly set forth in this Agreement:
(a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers or
employees makes, or has made, any representations or warranties relating to itself or its business
or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Parent and
Merger Subsidiary are not relying on any representation or warranty except for those expressly set
forth in this Agreement;
(b) no person has been authorized by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any
representation or warranty relating to itself or its business or otherwise in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and if made, such representation or warranty shall not
be relied upon by Parent or Merger Subsidiary as having been authorized by such party; and
(c) any estimates, projections, predictions, data, financial information, memoranda,
presentations or any other materials or information provided or addressed to Parent, Merger
Subsidiary or any of their representatives are not and shall not be deemed to be or include
representations or warranties unless any such materials or information is the subject of any
express representation or warranty set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement.
Section 6.09. Beneficial Ownership. As of the date hereof, Parent, Merger Subsidiary and
each of their Affiliates, collectively, beneficially own 500,926 Shares.
Section 6.10. Certain Matters. To the knowledge of Parent, as of the date hereof, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated or breached in any material respect any of the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Strategic Alliance Agreement dated March 30, 2007 between X.
Xxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Ltd., Xxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Inc. and the Company, as amended.
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ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The Company agrees that:
Section 7.01. Conduct of the Company. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, the
Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary
course consistent with past practice and use its reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve intact its
present business organization, (ii) maintain in effect all of its foreign, federal, state and local
licenses, permits, consents, franchises, approvals and authorizations, (iii) keep available the
services of its directors, officers and key employees and (iv) maintain satisfactory relationships
with its customers, lenders, suppliers and others having material business relationships with it.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall
not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries, without the written consent of Parent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and it being understood that any such consent shall also
be deemed to be a consent under the first sentence of this Section 7.01), to:
(a) amend its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents
(whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(b) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock, (ii) declare, set aside
or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination
thereof) in respect of its capital stock or (iii) redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer
to redeem, repurchase, or otherwise acquire any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary
Securities;
(c) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of
any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than the issuance of (a) any shares
of the Company Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options or Company Warrants that are
outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of those options or warrants
on the date of this Agreement and (b) any Company Subsidiary Securities to the Company or any other
Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) amend any term of any Company Security or any Company Subsidiary
Security (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(d) incur any capital expenditures or any obligations or liabilities in respect thereof,
except for those contemplated by the capital expenditure budget set forth in Section 7.01(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule; provided, that nothing in this Section 7.01 shall prevent the Company
from making unbudgeted capital expenditures on an emergency basis to maintain, repair or replace
equipment or facilities to the extent necessary to permit the Company to conduct its business in
the ordinary course consistent with past practices (it being understood that the Company shall, to
the extent practical under the circumstances, consult with Parent prior to making or committing to
make such capital expenditures);
(e) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise), directly
or indirectly, any assets, securities, properties or businesses
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other than supplies in the ordinary course of business in a manner that is consistent with
past practices;
(f) sell, lease or otherwise transfer, or create or incur any Lien on, any of the Company’s or
its Subsidiaries’ assets, securities or properties;
(g) make any loans, advances not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices, or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person;
(h) create, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantees thereof;
(i) (i) enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding of the type referred
to in the last sentence of Section 5.19, (ii) enter into, amend or modify in any material respect
or terminate any Material Contract or otherwise waive, release or assign any material rights,
claims or benefits of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) enter into, amend or modify
in any material respect or terminate any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any
Collaboration Partner (or any Person that would be a Collaboration Partner upon entering into any
such agreement, arrangement or understanding) that is not (or upon execution would not be) a
Material Contract and would reasonably be expected to result in aggregate payments by or to the
Company or its Subsidiaries on or after the date of any such amendment, modification or termination
(absent such termination) of at least $50,000 but not more than $100,000 unless, solely in the case
of this clause (iii), the Company has reasonably consulted with Parent prior to entering into,
amending or modifying any such agreement, arrangement or understanding and provided Parent with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon the terms thereof;
(j) (i) grant or increase any severance or termination pay (or amend any existing severance
pay or termination arrangement) or enter into any employment, deferred compensation or other
similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement), (ii) increase benefits payable under any
existing severance or termination pay policies, (iii) establish, adopt or amend (except as required
by Applicable Law) any collective bargaining, bonus, profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement,
deferred compensation, stock option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement or (iv)
increase compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than changes to medical insurance contracts in the ordinary course);
(k) change the Company’s methods of accounting, except as required by concurrent changes in
GAAP or in Regulation S-X of the 1934 Act, as agreed to by its independent public accountants;
(l) settle, or offer or propose to settle, (i) any material litigation, investigation,
arbitration, proceeding or other claim involving or against the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any stockholder litigation or dispute against the
Company or any of its officers or directors or (iii) any litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
dispute that relates to the transactions contemplated hereby;
(m) except as may be required by Applicable Law, make or change any material Tax election,
adopt or change any method of tax accounting, materially amend any Tax Returns or file claims for
material Tax refunds, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim,
audit or assessment, or surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund, offset or other
reduction in Tax liability;
(n) withdraw or modify, or permit the withdrawal or modification of, the Compensation
Arrangement Approvals; or
(o) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
Section 7.02. Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Material. The Company shall cause a meeting of its
stockholders (the “Company Stockholder Meeting”) to be duly called and held as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Acceptance Date (or, as applicable, after the consummation of any Subsequent
Offering Period) for the purpose of voting on the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
Merger, unless Delaware Law does not require a vote of stockholders of the Company for consummation
of the Merger. If required by Delaware Law to consummate the Merger, the Board of Directors shall
recommend adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company. In connection with such
meeting, the Company shall (a) promptly prepare and file with the SEC, shall use its reasonable
best efforts to have cleared by the SEC and shall thereafter mail to its stockholders as promptly
as practicable the Company Proxy Statement and all other proxy materials required by law for such
meeting, (b) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval and (c)
otherwise comply with all legal requirements applicable to such meeting. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be required to mail the Company Proxy Statement or any other proxy
materials required by law relating to the vote of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the
adoption of this Agreement prior to the Acceptance Date (or, as applicable, prior to the
consummation of any Subsequent Offering Period).
Section 7.03. Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, upon
reasonable prior written notice, during regular business hours and subject to Applicable Law and
the Confidentiality Agreement dated October 29, 2008 between the Company and Parent, as amended on
November 5, 2008 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), the Company shall (a) give Parent, its counsel,
financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives reasonable access to the offices,
properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including access to perform
physical examinations and to take radiation samples) as Parent may reasonably request, (b) furnish
to Parent, its
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counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives such financial and
operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request, and (c) instruct the
management, counsel, financial advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives of the
Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate with Parent in its reasonable investigation of the
Company and its Subsidiaries. Any investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in
such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries. No information or knowledge obtained by Parent in any investigation pursuant to
this Section shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the Company
hereunder. Nothing in this Section 7.03 shall require the Company (i) to permit any inspection, or
to disclose any information , that in the reasonable judgment of the Company would result in the
disclosure of any trade secrets of Third Parties or violate any of the Company’s obligations with
respect to confidentiality, (ii) to disclose any privileged information of the Company or its
Subsidiaries or (iii) to disclose any information the disclosure of which could, in the reasonable
judgment of the company, cause competitive harm to the Company if the transactions contemplated
hereby are not consummated. In no event shall the Company be required to supply pursuant to this
Section 7.03 to Parent, or Parent’s representatives, any information relating to indications of
interest from, or discussions with, any potential acquirers of the Company, with respect to which
Section 7.04 shall apply. All requests for access to the offices or books and records of the
Company or its Subsidiaries shall be made to such representatives of the Company as the Company
shall designate, who shall be solely responsible for coordinating all such requests and all access
permitted hereunder.
Section 7.04. No Solicitation; Other Offers. (a) General Prohibitions. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
authorize or permit any of its or their officers, directors, employees, investment bankers,
attorneys, accountants, consultants or other agents or advisors (“Representatives”) to, directly or
indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or take any action to knowingly facilitate or encourage the
submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or
negotiations with, furnish any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any Third Party that is seeking (to the knowledge of the Company) to make, or has
made, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) fail to make, withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent
the Company Board Recommendation (or recommend an Acquisition Proposal or take any action or make
any public statement inconsistent with the Company Board Recommendation) (any of the foregoing in
this clause (iii), an “Adverse Recommendation Change”), (iv) grant any waiver or release under any
standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, (v) approve any transaction under, or any Person becoming an “interested
stockholder” under, Section 203 of Delaware Law or (vi) enter into any agreement in principle,
letter of intent, term sheet, merger
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agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other similar instrument relating to an
Acquisition Proposal.
(b) Exceptions. Notwithstanding Section 7.04(a) or anything else in this Agreement,
at any time prior to the Acceptance Date:
(i) the Company, directly or indirectly through advisors, agents or other
intermediaries or Representatives, may (A) engage in negotiations or discussions with any
Third Party (and its Representatives) that has made after the date of this Agreement a
bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors determines in good
faith is or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal (and communicate
with any Third Party and its Representatives for the purpose of clarifying the terms and
conditions of any bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal) and (B) furnish to such Third
Party or its Representatives non-public and other information or provide access as
described in Section 7.04(a)(ii) relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to a confidentiality agreement (a copy of which shall be provided for
informational purposes only to Parent) with such Third Party with terms no less favorable
in the aggregate in any material respect to the Company than those contained in the
Confidentiality Agreement; provided that all such information (to the extent that such
information has not been previously provided or made available to Parent) is provided or
made available to Parent, as the case may be, prior to or substantially concurrently with
the time it is provided or made available to such Third Party);
(ii) the Board of Directors may make an Adverse Recommendation Change if the Board of
Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that
the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under
Delaware Law; and
(iii) the Board of Directors may approve and the Company may enter into a definitive
agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and they may take any actions listed in
Section 7.04(a)(iv)ý, (v) or (vi), as applicable; provided that the Company shall have (A)
complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of this Section 7.04 and
(B) substantially contemporaneously or previously terminated this Agreement and paid any
amounts due pursuant to Section 12.04(b).
In addition, nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board of Directors or the Company from
complying with Rule 14d-9 or 14e-2 under the 1934 Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal so
long as any action taken or statement made to so comply is consistent with this Section 7.04 or
making any other disclosure required by Applicable Law; provided that any such action taken or
statement made that relates to an Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be an
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Adverse Recommendation Change unless the Board of Directors reaffirms the Company Board
Recommendation in such statement or in connection with such action, if so requested by Parent. It
is understood and agreed that any “stop, look and listen” communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f)
under the 1934 Act or other factually accurate public statement by the Company that, in each case,
merely describes the Company’s receipt of an Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this
Agreement with respect thereto shall not be deemed to be an Adverse Recommendation Change.
(c) Required Notices. The Board of Directors shall not take any of the actions
referred to in Section 7.04(b) unless the Company shall have delivered to Parent a prior written
notice advising Parent that it intends to take such action (which notice shall be given 3 Business
Days prior to the Board of Directors making an Adverse Recommendation Change in response to an
Acquisition Proposal). In addition, the Company shall notify Parent promptly (but in no event
later than 24 hours) after receipt by the Company (or, to the knowledge of its directors or
executive officers, by any of its Representatives) of a bona fide Acquisition Proposal, indication
specifying that a Third Party is considering making an Acquisition Proposal or any request for
information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the business,
properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Third Party
that has notified the Company that it is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal.
The Company shall provide such notice orally and in writing and shall identify the Third Party
making, and the material terms and conditions (or a copy) of, any such Acquisition Proposal,
indication or request. The Company shall keep Parent promptly and reasonably informed of the
status and material terms and developments with respect to any such Acquisition Proposal,
indication or request. Any material amendment to any Acquisition Proposal will be deemed to be a
new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of the Company’s compliance with this Section 7.04(c).
(d) “Last Look”. Further, the Board of Directors shall not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.01(d)(i), unless (i) the Board of Directors has determined that such
Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (ii) the Company notifies Parent, in writing
at least four Business Days before taking that action, of its intention to do so and attaching the
most current version of the proposed agreement under which such Superior Proposal is proposed to be
consummated and the identity of the third party making the Acquisition Proposal, and (iii) Parent
does not make, within four Business Days after its receipt of that written notification, an offer
that the Board of Directors has determined is at least as favorable to the stockholders of the
Company as such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that any material amendment to
the terms of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notification from the Company and a
new four Business Day period under this Section 7.04(d)).
(e) Definition of Superior Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior
Proposal” means a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal not
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solicited in contravention of this Section 7.04 (with all percentages in the definition of
“Acquisition Proposal” changed to 50%) on terms that the Board of Directors determines in good
faith, after consultation with an outside financial advisor and outside legal counsel and taking
into account all the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, including any break-up fees,
expense reimbursement provisions and conditions to consummation, are more favorable to the
Company’s stockholders than as provided hereunder (taking into account any offer by Parent to amend
the terms of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.04(d)), which the Board of Directors determines
is reasonably capable of being consummated.
(f) Obligation of the Company to Terminate Existing Discussions. The Company shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to, cease immediately and cause
to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any
Third Party and its Representatives conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall promptly request that each Third Party, if any, that has
executed a confidentiality agreement within the 12 month period prior to the date hereof in
connection with its consideration of any Acquisition Proposal relating to an acquisition of the
Company or all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company return or destroy all
confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries (and all analyses and other materials prepared by or on behalf of such Person
that contains, reflects or analyzes that information).
(g) Certain Discussions. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.04 to the
contrary, at any time on or after January 10, 2009 and through the Acceptance Date, the Company may
(i) engage in discussions (and negotiate the terms of, and proposed documentation for, a
transaction) with Permitted Investors regarding a potential equity investment in the Company of no
more than $6 million in the aggregate (a “Covered Equity Investment”) and (ii) provide confidential
information to such parties in connection with such discussions, provided that (A) any such
Permitted Investor to which confidential information is provided is subject to a confidentiality
agreement (a copy of which shall be provided for informational purposes only to Parent) with terms
no less favorable in the aggregate in any material respect to the Company than those contained in
the Confidentiality Agreement and (B) all such information (to the extent that such information has
not been previously provided or made available to Parent) is provided or made available to Parent
prior to or substantially concurrently with the time it is provided or made available to any
Permitted Investor. The Company shall not take any of the actions referred to in the immediately
preceding sentence unless the Company shall have delivered to Parent a prior written notice
advising Parent that it intends to take such action and indicating the date on which discussions
will commence (such date, the “Equity Discussion Commencement Date”), and the Company shall keep
Parent promptly and reasonably informed of the status and material terms and developments with
respect to any such
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discussions or Covered Equity Investment. In no event will the Company enter into any
agreement in principle, letter of intent or term sheet, securities purchase agreement, acquisition
agreement, option agreement or other agreement relating to a Covered Equity Investment prior to the
termination of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Investor” means a bona
fide venture capital, private equity or other financial investor, provided that no such investor
shall constitute a “Permitted Investor” if a significant biotechnology or pharmaceutical company
owns or controls more than 19.9% of the equity or voting interests in such investor.
ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS OF PARENT
COVENANTS OF PARENT
Parent agrees that:
Section 8.01. Obligations of Merger Subsidiary. Parent shall take all action necessary to
cause Merger Subsidiary to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Offer
and the Merger on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Merger Subsidiary shall not
conduct any business or make any investments other than in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 8.02. Voting of Shares. Parent shall vote (or cause to be voted) all Shares
beneficially owned by it or any of its Affiliates in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the
Company Stockholder Meeting unless the Company Stockholder Meeting is not required for consummation
of the Merger.
Section 8.03. Director and Officer Liability. (a) Parent shall cause the Surviving
Corporation, and the Surviving Corporation hereby agrees, to do the following:
(i) for six years after the Effective Time, indemnify and hold harmless the present
and former officers, directors, employees and employee benefit plan fiduciaries of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified Person”) in respect of acts or
omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware Law or any other Applicable Law or provided under the Company’s certificate of
incorporation (including Article Eighth, Section 5 thereof) and bylaws in effect on the
date hereof; provided that such indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed
from time to time under Applicable Law;
(ii) for six years after the Effective Time, cause to be maintained in effect
provisions in the Surviving Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or in
such documents of any successor to the business of the Surviving Corporation) regarding
elimination of liability of directors, and indemnification and advancement of expenses to
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Indemnified Persons that are no less advantageous to the intended beneficiaries than
the corresponding provisions in existence on the date of this Agreement; provided that if
any claim is asserted against any individual entitled to the protections of such
provisions within such six-year period, such provisions shall not be modified until the
final disposition of any such claims;
(iii) cause the Surviving Corporation to either (A) continue to maintain in effect
for six years after the Effective Time the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance
policies and fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, the “D&O Insurance”) in
place as of the date hereof with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability
that are at least as favorable as those contained in the Company’s D&O Insurance policies
in effect as of the date hereof or (B) purchase comparable D&O Insurance for such six-year
period with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as
favorable as those contained in the Company’s D&O Insurance policies in effect as of the
date hereof; provided that if the aggregate cost for such insurance coverage exceeds 225%
of the current annual premium paid by the Company (which amount is set forth in Section
8.03(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule), the Surviving Corporation shall be
obligated to obtain D&O Insurance with the best available coverage with respect to matters
occurring at or prior to the Effective Time for an aggregate cost of 225% of the current
annual premium; and
(iv) if Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (A)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, (B) ceases to continue to
exist for any reason, or (C) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary,
ensure that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case
may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 8.03. If the Surviving
Corporation liquidates or dissolves, proper provision shall be made so that Parent shall
assume the obligations set forth in this Section 8.03.
(b) The rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 8.03 shall be in addition to (and
not in substitution for) any other rights such Indemnified Person may have under the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Company or equivalent organizational documents of any of its
Subsidiaries, Delaware Law, or otherwise and are intended for the benefit of and shall be
enforceable by such Indemnified Person and such Indemnified Person’s heirs, executors or similar
representatives. The rights under this Section 8.03 shall survive consummation of the Merger and
shall not be amended in a manner that is adverse to the Indemnified Persons without the consent of
the Indemnified Persons affected thereby.
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Section 8.04. Employee Matters. Following the Effective Time, subject to Applicable Law,
Parent will give each employee of Parent or the Surviving Corporation or their respective
Subsidiaries who shall have been an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately
prior to the Effective Time (each a “Continuing Employee”) full credit for prior service with the
Company or its Subsidiaries for purposes of (i) eligibility under any employee benefit plans and
(ii) determination of benefit levels relating to vacation or severance plans and policies, in each
case for which the Continuing Employee is otherwise eligible and in which the Continuing Employee
is offered participation, except if such credit would result in a duplication of benefits. In
addition, Parent shall waive, or cause to be waived, any limitations on benefits relating to
pre-existing conditions to the same extent such limitations are waived under any comparable plan of
the Company prior to the Closing and use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize for purposes
of annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under its medical and dental plans, deductible and
out-of-pocket expenses paid by Continuing Employees in the calendar year in which the Effective
Time occurs. For a period of one year following the Effective Time, Parent shall provide the
Continuing Employees who are employed by Parent or one of its Subsidiaries during such period with
compensation and benefits (other than equity-based compensation) that is in the aggregate
substantially equivalent to such compensation and benefits as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time. Nothing in this Section 8.04 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed as
(x) conferring any legal rights upon any employee for continuation of employment by Parent or the
Surviving Corporation or their Subsidiaries, (y) requiring Parent to implement, or limiting the
rights of Parent to amend or discontinue, any fringe benefit plan, program or practice or any other
employee benefit plan of any nature whatsoever, except as expressly provided otherwise in this
Section 8.04, or (z) conferring upon any employee any rights or remedies under this Agreement
(including under this Section 8.04, except as provided in the next sentence). Parent agrees to
provide each Continuing Employee whose employment is terminated by Parent or the Surviving
Corporation or their Subsidiaries during the 12-month period immediately following the Effective
Time with (and each Continuing Employee shall have an enforceable right to) severance benefits that
are no less favorable than the greatest of the severance benefits due under the terms of an
employment agreement in effect immediately before the Effective Time, or an amount equal to the
Continuing Employee’s monthly base salary in effect immediately before termination of employment
(or, if greater, immediately before the Effective Time) for a period of three months plus an
additional 1/2 month for each full year of service with the Company and the Parent up to a maximum
of 12 months. Such severance amount shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days after termination of
employment.
Section 8.05. Disclosure Documents. (a) The information with respect to Parent and any of
its Subsidiaries that Parent supplies to the Company specifically for use in any Company Disclosure
Document will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated
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therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading (i) in the case of the Company Proxy Statement, as
supplemented or amended, if applicable, at the time such Company Proxy Statement or any amendment
or supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and at the time such
stockholders vote on adoption of this Agreement and at the Effective Time, and (ii) in the case of
any Company Disclosure Document other than the Company Proxy Statement, at the time of the filing
of such Company Disclosure Document or any supplement or amendment thereto and at the time of any
distribution or dissemination thereof.
(b) The Schedule TO, when filed, and the Offer Documents, when distributed or disseminated,
will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1934 Act
and, at the time of such filing or the filing of any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time
of such distribution or dissemination and at the time of consummation of the Offer, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties in this Section 8.05 will
not apply to statements or omissions included or incorporated by reference in the Schedule TO and
the Offer Documents based upon information supplied to Parent or Merger Subsidiary by the Company
or any of its representatives or advisors specifically for use or incorporation by reference
therein.
ARTICLE 9
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY
The parties hereto agree that:
Section 9.01. Reasonable Best Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
Applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i)
preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third
party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements,
registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents and (ii) obtaining and
maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations
required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, (i) pursuant to Exon-Xxxxxx, Parent
and the Company shall file a joint voluntary notice of the
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transactions contemplated hereby with CFIUS as promptly as practicable and in any event within
five Business Days of the date hereof. Parent and Company shall supply as promptly as practicable
any additional information and documentary material that may be requested by CFIUS in connection
with such filing and (ii) the Company shall promptly make any filings, provide any documents and
execute any agreements necessary to obtain any consents, authorizations and approvals from the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) pursuant to the requirements of the New
Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act and any related regulations promulgated thereunder necessary to
permit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that (A) the
Company agrees that, prior to making any such filings or providing any such documents or other
information to NJDEP, the Company shall have consulted with Parent and provided Parent with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon and (B) the Company shall not execute any such
agreements without the approval of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 9.02. Certain Filings. The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another (i)
in connection with the preparation of the Company Disclosure Documents and the Offer Documents,
(ii) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental
Authority is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained
from parties to any material contracts, in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) in taking such actions or making any such filings,
furnishing information required in connection therewith or with the Company Disclosure Documents or
the Offer Documents and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
Section 9.03. Public Announcements. Parent and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
Company, on the other hand, shall consult with each other, and use reasonable best efforts to
accommodate the comments (including as to timing) of the other, before issuing any press release or
making any other public statement, or scheduling any press conference or conference call with
investors or analysts, with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and,
except as may be required by Applicable Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national
securities exchange, shall not issue any such press release or make any such other public statement
or schedule any such press conference or conference call without the consent of the other party
hereto; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any public statements with regard to an
Acquisition Proposal or an Adverse Recommendation Change so long as any such public statement is
made in compliance with Section 7.04. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates or representatives shall, without the prior consent of the
Company, contact any employees in their capacity as employees (except for executive officers of the
Company), customers or suppliers of the Company or its Subsidiaries, whether in
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person or by telephone, mail or other means of communication, prior to the Acceptance Date in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 9.04. Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and
on behalf of the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances
and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any other
actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation
any and all right, title and interest in, to and 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.
Section 9.05. Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders. If, at any time after the Acceptance
Date, Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their Affiliates shall collectively own at least 90% of the
outstanding Shares, the parties shall take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger
to be effected as soon as practicable without a meeting of stockholders of the Company in
accordance with Section 253 of Delaware Law.
Section 9.06. Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, each party shall take all
such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Shares (including derivative securities
of such Shares) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each
individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act with
respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.
Section 9.07. Notices of Certain Events. Subject to Applicable Law, each of the Company and
Parent shall promptly notify the other of:
(a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person
is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(b) any significant notice or other significant communication received by the Company or
Parent or any of their respective Affiliates from any Governmental Authority in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(c) any actions, suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge,
threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or Parent and any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that, if pending on the
date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to any Section of
this Agreement or that relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(d) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement at any time
during the term hereof that would cause any Offer Condition not to be satisfied; and
(e) any failure of that party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement
to be complied with or satisfied hereunder that would cause any Offer Condition not to be
satisfied;
provided that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall not limit or otherwise
affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice; and provided further
that the failure to deliver any notice required under Section 9.07(a), (c), (d) or (e) shall not
constitute a breach of this Agreement for purposes of the Offer Conditions if the relevant
inaccuracy (in the case of Section 9.07(d)) or failure (in the case of Section 9.07(e)) or matter
disclosed (in the case of Section 9.07(a) or (c)) (i) is subsequently cured as of the relevant date
to a sufficient extent that a failure of an Offer Condition therefrom does not exist or (ii) does
not cause a failure of an Offer Condition therefrom in the first instance at the relevant date.
Section 9.08. Stock Exchange De-listing. If, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the
Company is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company shall cooperate with Parent and use its
reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all
things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under Applicable Laws and rules and
policies of The NASDAQ Capital Market to enable the de-listing by the Surviving Corporation of the
Company Stock from The NASDAQ Capital Market and the deregistration of the Company Stock under the
1934 Act as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.
Section 9.09. Takeover Statutes. If any “control share acquisition,” “fair price,”
“moratorium” or other similar antitakeover statute or regulation shall become applicable to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary and
the respective members of their boards of directors shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, use reasonable best efforts to grant such approvals and to take such actions as are reasonably
necessary so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as
practicable on the terms contemplated herein and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects
of any such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 10
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligations of the Company,
Parent and Merger Subsidiary to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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(a) if required by Delaware Law, the Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;
(b) no Applicable Law shall prohibit the consummation of the Merger; and
(c) Merger Subsidiary shall have purchased Shares pursuant to the Offer.
ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
Section 11.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement
by the stockholders of the Company):
(a) by mutual written agreement of the Company and Parent;
(b) by:
(i) (A) the Company if the Acceptance Date shall not have occurred on or before
February 13, 2009 (the “End Date”, unless Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to
clause (y) of this Section 11.01(b)(i), in which case such earlier date of termination
shall be the “End Date”), (B) Parent if the Acceptance Date shall not have occurred on or
before the earlier to occur of (x) February 13, 2009 and (y) the 30th day after
the Equity Discussion Commencement Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day) and (C) the Company or Parent if the Offer shall have expired
without Merger Subsidiary or Parent having purchased any Shares pursuant thereto; provided
that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01(b)(i) shall not
be available to any party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the
failure of the Offer to be consummated by such time; or
(ii) either the Company or Parent, if there shall be any Applicable Law that (A)
makes consummation of the Offer or consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise
prohibited or (B) enjoins Merger Subsidiary from consummating the Offer or the Company,
Parent or Merger Subsidiary from consummating the Merger and such injunction, order,
judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(c) by Parent, if, prior to the Acceptance Date:
(i) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred;
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(ii) there shall have been an intentional and material breach of Section 7.04; or
(iii) a breach of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant
or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred
that would cause the conditions set forth in clauses (ii)(B) or (C) of Annex I to exist
and is incapable of being cured by the End Date;
(d) by the Company:
(i) pursuant to Section 7.04(b)(iii); or
(ii) if prior to the Acceptance Date, a breach in any material respect of any
representation or warranty or failure to perform in any material respect any covenant or
agreement on the part of Parent or Merger Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement shall
have occurred that is incapable of being cured by the End Date.
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01 (other than pursuant
to Section 11.01(a)) shall give notice of such termination to the other party.
Section 11.02. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
11.01, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect without liability of any party (or any
stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party) to the
other party hereto; provided that, if such termination shall result from the intentional (a)
failure of either party to fulfill a condition to the performance of the obligations of the other
party or (b) material breach by either party of a covenant hereof, such party shall be fully liable
for any and all liabilities and damages incurred or suffered by the other party as a result of such
failure (which liability or damages incurred or suffered by the Company shall be deemed to include,
notwithstanding Section 12.06 and without derogation from Section 12.13, liability to the Company
(for the benefit of its stockholders) for amounts that would have been recoverable by the Company’s
stockholders if all such stockholders brought an action against Parent and were recognized as
intended third party beneficiaries hereunder notwithstanding the failure of the Offer or Merger to
be consummated (as though the Company were its stockholders and regardless of any sale by any
stockholder of any of its Shares), which liability or damages shall be compensable solely in an
action brought by the Company). The provisions of this Section 11.02 and Sections 12.04, 12.07,
12.08 and 12.09 shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 11.01.
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ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
if to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, to:
Xxxxxxxx-Xx Xxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
if to the Company, to:
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Jzaneen Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Jzaneen Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
The New York Times Building
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: X. X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
The New York Times Building
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: X. X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be
deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a
business day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall
be deemed
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not to have been received on the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.
Section 12.02. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall
not survive the Acceptance Date.
Section 12.03. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended
or waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and
is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a
waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided that (i) after the
Acceptance Date, (ii) no amendment shall be made that decreases the Offer Price or the Merger
Consideration and (iii) any such amendment shall require the approval of a majority of the
Continuing Directors and (b) after the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained there shall
be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the stockholders of the
Company under Delaware Law without such approval having first been obtained.
(c) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by Applicable Law.
Section 12.04. Expenses. (a) General. Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost
or expense.
(b) Termination Fee. (i) If this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section
11.01(c)(i) or by the Company pursuant to Section 11.01(d)(i), then the Company shall pay to Parent
in immediately available funds $1.5 million (the “Termination Fee”), in the case of a termination
by Parent, within two Business Days after such termination and, in the case of a termination by the
Company, immediately before and as a condition to such termination.
(ii) If (A) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section
11.01(b)(i) or Section 11.01(c)(iii), (B) after the date of this Agreement and prior to
the expiration or termination of the Offer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
a bona fide Acquisition Proposal is made (excluding (1) any offer, proposal or inquiry
relating to any licensing or collaboration agreement that (x) does not involve an equity
investment in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would otherwise constitute an
Acquisition Proposal, and (y) is of the type that is entered into by the Company in the
ordinary course of its business consistent with past practices and (2) an Acquisition
Proposal
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relating to a Covered Equity Investment made in compliance with Section 7.04 (g)) and
shall have been publicly announced or otherwise been communicated by or on behalf of the
Person making such Acquisition Proposal to the Board of Directors or by or on behalf of
the Company or such Person to the Company’s stockholders, and not withdrawn, and (C)
within 9 months following the date of such termination, the Company shall have entered
into a definitive agreement with respect to or recommended to its stockholders a
Qualifying Acquisition Proposal or a Qualifying Acquisition Proposal shall have been
consummated, then the Company shall pay to Parent in immediately available funds,
concurrently with the occurrence of the applicable event described in clause (C), the
Termination Fee; provided that this Section 12.04(b)(ii) shall not apply if this Agreement
is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(i) and, at the time of such
termination, Parent and Merger Subsidiary are not permitted to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(i).
(iii) In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Termination Fee on more
than one occasion.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Qualifying Acquisition Proposal” means an Acquisition
Proposal (provided that, for purposes of this definition, (i) each reference to 20% in the
definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed a reference to “50%”, and (ii) the proviso
contained in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be disregarded) that implies an
enterprise value for the Company and its Subsidiaries equal to at least 50% of the enterprise value
for the Company and its Subsidiaries implied by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Other Costs and Expenses. The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this
Section 12.04 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that,
without these agreements, Parent and Merger Subsidiary would not enter into this Agreement.
Section 12.05. Disclosure Schedule and SEC Document References. (a) The parties hereto
agree that any reference in a particular Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall only be
deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the
representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are contained in
the corresponding Section of this Agreement and (ii) any other representations and warranties of
the Company that is contained in this Agreement, but only if the relevance of that reference as an
exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties would be
reasonably apparent to a person who has read that reference concurrently with such representations
and warranties, without any independent knowledge on the part of the reader regarding the matter(s)
so disclosed.
(b) The parties hereto agree that any information contained in any part of any Filed SEC
Document shall only be deemed to be an exception to (or a
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disclosure for purposes of) the Company’s representations and warranties if the relevance of
that information as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and
warranties would be reasonably apparent to a person who has read that information concurrently with
such representations and warranties, without any independent knowledge on the part of the reader
regarding the matter(s) so disclosed; provided that in no event shall any information contained in
any part of any Filed SEC Document entitled “Risk Factors” or containing a description or
explanation of “Forward-Looking Statements” be deemed to be an exception to (or a disclosure for
purposes of) any representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement.
Section 12.06. Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment. (a) The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Except as provided in Section 8.03, no provision of this Agreement is
intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any
Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto, except that Parent or Merger
Subsidiary may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from
time to time in part, to one or more of its Affiliates at any time; provided that such transfer or
assignment shall not relieve Parent or Merger Subsidiary of its obligations under this Agreement,
enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto or due to Parent or Merger
Subsidiary or prejudice the rights of tendering stockholders to receive payment for Shares validly
tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer or shares converted into the right to
receive the Merger Consideration.
Section 12.07. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of
such state.
Section 12.08. Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding
seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with,
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its
Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery
Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of
Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the
jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit,
action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding
in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding
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may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on
such party as provided in Section 12.01 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section 12.09. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 12.10. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party
hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until
and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this
Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether
by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).
Section 12.11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement
constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between
the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Section 12.12. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby
is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent
of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the
transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent
possible.
Section 12.13. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would
occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and
that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any
federal court located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court, in addition to any
other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the date set forth on the cover page of this Agreement.
MEMORY PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
XXXXXXXX-XX XXXXX INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx III | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
000 XXXXX XXXXX ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx III | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx III | |||
Title: | President and Director | |||
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ANNEX I
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary shall not be required to
accept for payment or pay for any Shares if:
(i) immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer,
(A) there shall not have been validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer, and
not withdrawn, a number of Shares that, together with the Shares then owned by Parent and/or Merger
Subsidiary or any other of its Affiliates, represents at least a majority of the Shares outstanding
(assuming the exercise of all Company Stock Options and Company Warrants, in each case, exercisable
immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and having an exercise price per Share that is
equal to or less than the Offer Price immediately prior to the consummation of the Offer) (the
“Minimum Condition”), or
(B) CFIUS shall not have completed its national security review and, if necessary,
investigation, under Exon-Xxxxxx, and concluded that there are no unresolved national security
concerns sufficient to warrant further action under Exon-Xxxxxx; or
(ii) at any time on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the expiration of the
Offer any of the following shall have occurred and be continuing as of immediately prior to the
expiration of the Offer,
(A) any Applicable Law shall have been enacted, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed
applicable to the Offer or the Merger, by any Governmental Authority that would directly or
indirectly, make illegal, or otherwise directly or indirectly prohibit the consummation of the
Offer or the Merger, or there shall be instituted or pending any action or proceeding by any
Governmental Authority that would make illegal or prohibit the consummation of the Offer or the
Merger,
(B) (1) any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the second
sentence of Section 5.05(a) or in Section 5.21 shall not be true in all material respects at and as
of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as if made at and as of such time (other than
any such representation and warranty that by its terms addresses matters only as of another
specified time, which shall be true in all material respects only as of such time) and (2) any of
the other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (disregarding
all materiality and Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained therein) shall not be
true at and as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer as if made at and as of such
time (other than any such representation and warranty that by its terms addresses matters only as
of another specified time, which shall be true only as of such time), with, in the case of this
clause (2) only,
only such exceptions as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect,
(C) the Company shall have materially breached, or failed to perform in all material respects,
its obligations under this Agreement prior to such time,
(D) the Company shall have failed to deliver to Parent a certificate signed by an executive
officer of the Company dated as of the date on which the Offer expires certifying that the Offer
Conditions specified in paragraphs (B) and (C) do not exist,
(E) there shall have occurred any event, occurrence or development of a state of circumstances
or facts which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, or
(F) this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the foregoing Offer Conditions are for
the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Subsidiary and, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, may be waived by Parent or Merger
Subsidiary, in whole or in part, at any time, at the sole discretion of Parent or Merger
Subsidiary.
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