AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of November 2, 2010 among ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC., ORACLE CORPORATION, and AMSTERDAM ACQUISITION SUB CORPORATION
Exhibit 2.1
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dated as of
November 2, 2010
among
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.,
ORACLE CORPORATION,
and
AMSTERDAM ACQUISITION SUB CORPORATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||
Section 1.01. |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions | 10 | ||||
ARTICLE 2 THE MERGER | 10 | |||||
Section 2.01. |
The Closing | 10 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
The Merger | 11 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Conversion of Shares | 11 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Surrender and Payment | 11 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Dissenting Shares | 13 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Company Stock Options; ESPP | 13 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Adjustments | 15 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Withholding Rights | 15 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Lost Certificates | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE 3 THE SURVIVING CORPORATION | 16 | |||||
Section 3.01. |
Certificate of Incorporation | 16 | ||||
Section 3.02. |
Bylaws | 16 | ||||
Section 3.03. |
Directors and Officers | 16 | ||||
ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 16 | |||||
Section 4.01. |
Corporate Existence and Power | 16 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Corporate Authorization | 17 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Governmental Authorization | 17 | ||||
Section 4.04. |
Non-contravention | 18 | ||||
Section 4.05. |
Capitalization | 18 | ||||
Section 4.06. |
Subsidiaries | 19 | ||||
Section 4.07. |
SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act | 20 | ||||
Section 4.08. |
Financial Statements; Internal Controls | 21 | ||||
Section 4.09. |
Disclosure Documents | 22 | ||||
Section 4.10. |
Absence of Certain Changes | 23 | ||||
Section 4.11. |
No Undisclosed Material Liabilities | 23 | ||||
Section 4.12. |
Litigation | 23 | ||||
Section 4.13. |
Compliance with Applicable Law | 24 | ||||
Section 4.14. |
Material Contracts | 24 | ||||
Section 4.15. |
Taxes | 28 | ||||
Section 4.16. |
Employee Benefit Plans | 30 | ||||
Section 4.17. |
Labor and Employment Matters | 32 | ||||
Section 4.18. |
Insurance Policies | 33 | ||||
Section 4.19. |
Environmental Matters | 33 |
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Section 4.20. |
Intellectual Property and Information Technology | 34 | ||||
Section 4.21. |
Properties | 37 | ||||
Section 4.22. |
Interested Party Transactions | 38 | ||||
Section 4.23. |
Compliance with the U.S. Foreign | |||||
Corrupt Practices Act and Other | ||||||
Applicable Anti-Corruption Laws | 38 | |||||
Section 4.24. |
Customers, Suppliers | 39 | ||||
Section 4.25. |
Finders’ Fees | 39 | ||||
Section 4.26. |
Opinion of Financial Advisor | 39 | ||||
Section 4.27. |
Antitakeover Statute; Rights Plan | 39 | ||||
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT | 40 | |||||
Section 5.01. |
Corporate Existence and Power | 40 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Corporate Authorization | 40 | ||||
Section 5.03. |
Governmental Authorization | 40 | ||||
Section 5.04. |
Non-contravention | 41 | ||||
Section 5.05. |
Disclosure Documents | 41 | ||||
Section 5.06. |
Litigation | 41 | ||||
Section 5.07. |
Financing | 41 | ||||
ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS | 41 | |||||
Section 6.01. |
Conduct of the Company | 41 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Stockholder Meeting; Board Recommendation; Proxy Material | 45 | ||||
Section 6.03. |
No Solicitation | 46 | ||||
Section 6.04. |
Access to Information | 49 | ||||
Section 6.05. |
Notice of Certain Events | 50 | ||||
Section 6.06. |
401(k) Plans | 50 | ||||
Section 6.07. |
Employee Benefit Plan Matters | 51 | ||||
Section 6.08. |
State Takeover Laws | 52 | ||||
Section 6.09. |
Obligations of Merger Subsidiary | 52 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Voting of Shares | 52 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Director and Officer Liability | 52 | ||||
Section 6.12. |
Reasonable Best Efforts | 53 | ||||
Section 6.13. |
Certain Filings | 55 | ||||
Section 6.14. |
Public Announcements | 55 | ||||
Section 6.15. |
Further Assurances | 55 | ||||
Section 6.16. |
Section 16 Matters | 56 | ||||
Section 6.17. |
Confidentiality | 56 | ||||
ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER | 56 | |||||
Section 7.01. |
Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party | 56 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary | 56 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | 57 |
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ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION | 58 | |||||
Section 8.01. |
Termination | 58 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Effect of Termination | 60 | ||||
ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS | 60 | |||||
Section 9.01. |
Notices | 60 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
Survival of Representations and Warranties | 61 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
Amendments and Waivers | 61 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Expenses | 61 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries; No Assignment | 63 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Governing Law | 63 | ||||
Section 9.07. |
Jurisdiction | 63 | ||||
Section 9.08. |
Waiver of Jury Trial | 63 | ||||
Section 9.09. |
Counterparts; Effectiveness | 63 | ||||
Section 9.10. |
Entire Agreement | 64 | ||||
Section 9.11. |
Severability | 64 | ||||
Section 9.12. |
Specific Performance | 64 | ||||
Section 9.13. |
Disclosure Schedules | 64 | ||||
Section 9.14. |
Rules of Construction | 64 |
Exhibit A – | Form of Voting Agreements | |
Exhibit B – | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of November 2, 2010, among Art
Technology Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Oracle Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Parent”), and Amsterdam Acquisition Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”).
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary have
approved this Agreement and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective
stockholders to consummate the merger of Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company (the “Merger”)
and the other transactions contemplated hereby, on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition
and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Subsidiary’s willingness to enter into this Agreement,
certain stockholders of the Company are entering into Voting Agreements in the form attached as
Exhibit A hereto (the “Voting Agreements”) pursuant to which those stockholders, among
other things, will agree to vote all voting securities in the Company beneficially owned by them in
favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, 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 any offer, proposal, inquiry or indication of interest from any
Third Party relating to any transaction or series of related transactions involving (i) any
acquisition or purchase by any Person, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of any class of
outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any tender
offer (including a self-tender) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person
beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, share exchange,
business combination, joint venture or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, the business of which constitutes 15% or more of the net revenues, net income or
assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) any sale, lease, exchange,
transfer, license (other than licenses in the ordinary course of business), acquisition or
disposition of 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (measured
by the lesser of book or fair market value thereof) or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution,
recapitalization, extraordinary dividend or other significant corporate reorganization of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the business of which accounts for 15% or more of the
consolidated net revenues, net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
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“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person. As used in this definition,
the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control
with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Antitrust Laws” means applicable federal, state, local or foreign antitrust, competition,
premerger notification or trade regulation laws, regulations or Orders.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any international, national, federal,
state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance,
code, rule, regulation 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.
“Closing Date” means the date of Closing.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and the footnotes thereto set forth in the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
“Company Balance Sheet Date” means December 31, 2009.
“Company Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement,
unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, any determination or action by the Company Board
shall be a determination or action approved by the greater of (i) a majority of the entire number
of directors or (ii) the number of directors required to approve such action at a meeting duly
called and held at which all members of the Company Board were present and voting.
“Company IP” means any and all Intellectual Property that has been used, is used or is held
for use in the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as previously conducted,
currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the business,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or (ii) an effect that would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the Company’s ability
to consummate the Merger, excluding in the case of clause (i) above, any such material adverse
effect resulting from or arising out of (A) the announcement or pendency of the Merger (including
any loss of or adverse change in the relationship of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their
respective employees, customers, partners or suppliers related thereto),
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(B) general market, economic or political conditions (including acts of terrorism or war) that
do not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to
other companies participating in the same industry as the Company, (C) general conditions in the
industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that do not disproportionately affect
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies participating in
the same industry as the Company, (D) any changes (after the date hereof) in GAAP or Applicable
Law, (E) any failure to take any action expressly prohibited by Section 6.01, or the taking
of any specific action at the written direction of Parent or expressly required by this Agreement,
(F) any Proceeding made or brought by any holder of shares of Company Common Stock (on the holder’s
own behalf or on behalf of the Company) arising out of or related to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) or (G) any failure by the Company to meet
internal or analysts’ estimates or projections (it being understood that any cause of any such
failure may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect
has occurred).
“Company Products” means each product (including any software product) or service developed,
manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or delivered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Company Registered IP” means all of the Registered IP owned by, under obligation of
assignment to, or filed in the name of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Company Restricted Stock Award” means any award with respect to a share of restricted Company
Common Stock outstanding under any Company Stock Plan that is, at the time of determination,
subject to forfeiture or repurchase by the Company.
“Company Return” means any Tax Return of, with respect to or that includes the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries.
“Company Rights” means the preferred stock purchase rights issued pursuant to the Company
Rights Agreement.
“Company Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement dated as of September 26, 2001 between
the Company and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent thereunder.
“Company RSU” means each award of restricted stock units outstanding under any Company Stock
Plan or otherwise.
“Company Stock Option” means each compensatory option to purchase Company Common Stock
outstanding under any Company Stock Plan or otherwise.
“Company Stock Plan” means any stock option, stock incentive or other equity compensation plan
or agreement sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.
“Contract” means any legally binding written or oral contract, agreement, note, bond,
indenture, mortgage, guarantee, option, lease (or sublease), license, sales or purchase order,
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warranty, commitment, or other instrument, obligation, arrangement or understanding of any
kind.
“Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (i) under Title IV of ERISA, (ii)
under section 302 of ERISA, (iii) under sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, (iv) as a result of a
failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of section 601 et seq. of ERISA and
section 4980B of the Code, and (v) under corresponding or similar provisions of foreign laws or
regulations, other than such liabilities that arise solely out of, or relate solely to, the Company
Employee Plans.
“Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law or any agreement with any Governmental Authority
or other Person, relating to human health and safety, the environment or any Hazardous Substance.
“Environmental Permits” means, with respect to any Person, all Governmental Authorizations
relating to or required by Environmental Law and affecting, or relating in any way to, the business
of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Equity Interest” means any share, capital stock, partnership, member or similar interest in
any entity, and any option, warrant, right or security convertible, exchangeable or exercisable
therefor.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity that, together with such entity, would
be treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code or
Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Executive Officer” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 3b-7 of the Exchange Act.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect on
the date hereof.
“Governmental Authority” means (i) any government or any state, department, local authority or
other political subdivision thereof, or (ii) any governmental or quasi-governmental body, agency,
authority (including any central bank, Taxing Authority or transgovernmental or supranational
entity or authority), minister or instrumentality (including any court or tribunal) exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to
government.
“Governmental Authorizations” means, with respect to any Person, all licenses, permits,
certificates, waivers, consents, franchises (including similar authorizations or permits),
exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting period requirements and
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other authorizations and approvals issued to such Person by or obtained by such Person from
any Governmental Authority, or of which such Person has the benefit under any Applicable Law.
“Hazardous Substance” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic,
radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material, or
any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing
characteristics, including any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means, collectively, any (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) indebtedness evidenced by any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture or other debt
instrument or debt security, (iii) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for the purchase of any
property, or (iv) guarantees with respect to any indebtedness or obligation of a type described in
clauses (i) through (iii) above of any other Person.
“Intellectual Property” means any or all of the following and all rights in, arising out of,
or associated therewith: (i) all United States, international and foreign patents and applications
therefor and all reissues, divisions, divisionals, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, and all patents, applications, documents and
filings claiming priority to or serving as a basis for priority thereof; (ii) all inventions
(whether or not patentable), invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets, proprietary
information, know how, computer software programs (in both source code and object code form),
business methods, technical data and customer lists, tangible or intangible proprietary
information, and all documentation relating to any of the foregoing; (iii) all copyrights,
copyrights registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world; (iv) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor
throughout the world; (v) all trade names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks,
trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (vi) all
databases and all rights therein throughout the world; (vii) all moral and economic rights of
authors and inventors, however denominated, throughout the world; (viii) all Web addresses, sites
and domain names and numbers; and (ix) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing
anywhere in the world.
“International Plan” means any Company Employee Plan that is entered into, maintained,
administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and covers any employee or
former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who is or was employed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries outside the United States.
“IT Assets” means all hardware, software (in both object and source code form), firmware,
networks and connecting media and related infrastructure used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in support of their respective business operations.
“Knowledge of the Company” means knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of each of the
individuals identified in Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
community property right or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such property or asset.
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.
“Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Market.
“Order” means, with respect to any Person, any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or
other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority or
arbitrator that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its property.
“Other Company Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in Article 4, other than the Specified Company Representations.
“Parent Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens disclosed on the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes
that are (A) not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date or (B) being contested in good faith
(and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established on the Company Balance Sheet),
and (iii) landlords’, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like liens or other
similar encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice that, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the value or the present or intended use
and operation of the assets to which they relate.
“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.
“Proceeding” means any suit, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any
civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, audit,
examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise
involving, any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Registered IP” means all United States, international and foreign: (i) patents and patent
applications (including provisional applications and design patents and applications) and all
reissues, divisions, divisionals, renewals, extensions, counterparts, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof, and all patents, applications, documents and filings claiming
priority thereto or serving as a basis for priority thereof; (ii) registered trademarks, registered
service marks, applications to register trademarks, applications to register service marks,
intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks;
(iii) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration; (iv) domain name
registrations and Internet number assignments; and (v) any other Company IP that is the subject of
an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded
by any
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Governmental Authority, in each case, owned by, under obligation of assignment to, or filed in
the name of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees,
financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized
representatives of such Person, acting in such capacity.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Software” means any computer program, operating system, applications system, firmware or
other code of any nature, whether operational, under development or inactive, including all object
code, source code, data files, rules, data collections, diagrams, protocols, specifications,
interfaces, definitions or methodology derived from the foregoing and any derivations, updates,
enhancements and customization of any of the foregoing, processes, operating procedures, technical
manuals, user manuals and other documentation thereof, whether in machine-readable form,
programming language or any other language or symbols and whether stored, encoded, recorded or
written on disk, tape, film, memory device, paper or other media of any nature.
“Specified Company Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in Sections 4.01(a), 4.02, 4.04(i), 4.05,
4.25, 4.26 and 4.27.
“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.
“Superior Proposal” means any binding bona fide, unsolicited, written Acquisition Proposal
which did not result from or arise out of a breach of Section 6.03 of this Agreement, made
by a Third Party, which, if consummated, would result in such Third Party (or in the case of a
direct merger between such Third Party or any Subsidiary of such Third Party and the Company, the
stockholders of such Third Party) owning, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock, or all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and which Acquisition Proposal the Company Board determines in good faith, after
considering the advice of its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally
recognized reputation, and after taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such
Acquisition Proposal (including any termination or break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions
and conditions to consummation), and after taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory,
and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal (including the financing terms and the ability of
such Third Party to finance such Acquisition Proposal), (i) is more favorable to the Company’s
stockholders (other than Parent and its Affiliates) than as provided hereunder (including any
changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in
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response to such Superior Proposal pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.03 or
otherwise), (ii) is not subject to any financing condition (and if financing is required, such
financing is then fully committed to the Third Party), (iii) is reasonably capable of being
completed on the terms proposed without unreasonable delay and (iv) includes termination rights of
the Third Party on terms no less favorable to the Company than the terms set forth in this
Agreement, all from a Third Party capable of performing such terms.
“Tax” means any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any interest,
penalty, addition to tax or additional amount with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Tax Grant” means any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or reduced Tax rate granted by a Taxing
Authority with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is not generally available to
Persons without specific application therefor.
“Tax Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information required to
be filed with or supplied to a Taxing Authority, including information returns, any document 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.
“Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition of any Tax.
“Third Party” means any Person or “group” (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act)
of Persons, other than Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives.
“Third Party Software” means any Software and any documentation or other material related to
such Software, and any derivative of any of the foregoing, that is (i) not solely owned by the
Company and (ii) incorporated in, distributed with, or required, necessary or depended upon for the
development, use or commercialization of, any Company Product. Third Party Software includes (A)
software that is provided to Company’s end-users in any manner, whether for free or for a fee,
whether distributed or hosted, and whether embedded or incorporated in or bundled with any Company
Product or on a standalone basis, (B) software that is used for development, maintenance and/or
support of any Company Product, including development tools such as compilers, converters,
debuggers or parsers, tracking and database tools such as project management software, source code
control and bug tracking software, and software used for internal testing purposes, (C) software
that is used to generate code or other software that is described in clauses (A) or (B), and (D)
software that is used for the Company’s internal business purposes, including accounting software,
human resources software, customer relationship management software and similar software.
“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States
Department of Treasury.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
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Term | Section | |||
Adverse Recommendation Change
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6.03 | (d) | ||
Agreement
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Preamble | |||
Antitrust Counsel Only Material
|
6.12 | (d) | ||
Award Exchange Ratio
|
2.06 | (a) | ||
Board Recommendation
|
6.02 | (b) | ||
Cashed Out Compensatory Awards
|
2.06 | (a) | ||
Certificate of Merger
|
2.02 | (a) | ||
Certificates
|
2.04 | (a) | ||
Closing
|
2.01 | |||
Company
|
Preamble | |||
Company Common Stock
|
4.05 | (a) | ||
Company Compensatory Award
|
2.06 | (a) | ||
Company Disclosure Schedule
|
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Company Employee Plan
|
4.16 | (a) | ||
Company Patents
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4.20 | (a) | ||
Company Preferred Stock
|
4.05 | (a) | ||
Company SEC Documents
|
4.07 | (a) | ||
Company Securities
|
4.05 | (c) | ||
Company Subsidiary Securities
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4.06 | (c) | ||
Confidentiality Agreement
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6.17 | |||
Current Premium
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6.11 | (a) | ||
Dissenting Shares
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2.05 | |||
Effective Time
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2.02 | (b) | ||
End Date
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8.01 | (b)(i) | ||
ESPP
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2.06 | (c) | ||
Exchange Agent
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2.04 | (a) | ||
Final Exercise Date
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2.06 | (c) | ||
Foreign Competition Laws
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4.03 | |||
Governmental Antitrust Authority
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6.12 | (b) | ||
Indemnified Parties
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6.11 | (b) | ||
Insurance Policies
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4.18 | |||
Intervening Event
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6.03 | (d)(ii) | ||
Lease Agreement
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4.21 | (b) | ||
Leased Real Property
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4.21 | (b) | ||
Major Customers
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4.14 | (a)(i) | ||
Major Suppliers
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4.14 | (a)(iii) | ||
Material Contract
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4.14 | (b) | ||
Merger
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Preamble | |||
Merger Consideration
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2.03 | (a) | ||
Merger Subsidiary
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Preamble | |||
Necessary IP
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4.20 | (b) | ||
Notice Period
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6.03 | (d)(i) | ||
Owned Real Property
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4.21 | (b) | ||
Parent
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Preamble | |||
Parent Expenses
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9.04 | (e) |
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Payment Fund
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2.04 | (a) | ||
Proxy Statement
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4.09 | |||
Stockholder Approval
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4.02 | (a) | ||
Stockholder Meeting
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6.02 | (a) | ||
Surviving Corporation
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2.02 | (c) | ||
Termination Fee
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9.04 | (b) | ||
Uncertificated Shares
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2.04 | (a) | ||
Voting Agreements
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Preamble | |||
WARN Act
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4.17 | (b) |
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 and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and
Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits 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 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
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. References to any Person include the
successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References to any statute are to that statute, as
amended from time to time, and to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to
“$” and “dollars” are to the currency of the United States. References from or through any date
shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.
ARTICLE 2
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
Section 2.01. The Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the closing of
the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m., Pacific time, as soon as practicable
(and, in any event, within two (2) Business Days) after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted
hereunder, waiver of all conditions to the Merger set forth in Article 7 (other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction
or waiver (to the extent permitted hereunder) of such conditions), unless this Agreement has been
terminated pursuant to its terms or unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the
parties hereto. The Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx &
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Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, unless another place is
agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
Section 2.02. The Merger.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, as soon as practicable
after the Closing, the Company shall file with the Delaware Secretary of State a certificate of
merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) in connection with the Merger in such form as is required by,
and executed and acknowledged in accordance with, Delaware Law.
(b) The Merger shall become effective on such date and at such time (the “Effective Time”) as
the Certificate of Merger has been duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (or at such
later time as may be agreed by the parties that is specified in the Certificate of Merger).
(c) At the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged 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”). 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 2.03. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holders thereof:
(a) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.03(b), Section 2.03(c), or
Section 2.05, each share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive $6.00 in cash, without interest (the
“Merger Consideration”);
(b) each share of Company Common Stock 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 of Company Common Stock 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 common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation such that
each such Subsidiary owns the same percentage of the Surviving Corporation immediately following
the Effective Time as such Subsidiary owned in the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time;
and
(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, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Surviving Corporation with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so
converted and, together with the shares described in Section 2.03(c), shall constitute the
only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.04. Surrender and Payment.
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(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint an exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”)
for the purpose of exchanging for the Merger Consideration (i) certificates representing shares of
Company Common Stock (the “Certificates”) and (ii) uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock
(the “Uncertificated Shares”). As of the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange
Agent the aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Certificates and
Uncertificated Shares (the “Payment Fund”). Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall send,
or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of shares of Company Common Stock
at the Effective Time a 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 of Company Common Stock that have been converted into the right to
receive the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in respect
of the Company Common Stock represented by a Certificate or Uncertificated Share, upon
(i) surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a duly completed and validly
executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may reasonably be requested by the
Exchange Agent, 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. 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 such Merger Consideration. No interest shall be paid or accrued
on the cash payable upon the surrender or transfer of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share.
(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 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 Tax 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 satisfaction of the Exchange
Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) All Merger Consideration paid upon the surrender of Certificates or transfer of
Uncertificated Shares in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been paid in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by
such Certificate or Uncertificated Shares and from and after the Effective Time, there shall be no
further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock on the stock transfer books of
the Surviving Corporation. 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
2.
(e) Any portion of the Payment Fund that remains unclaimed by the holders of shares of Company
Common Stock six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Parent, upon demand, and
any such holder who has not exchanged shares of Company Common Stock
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for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.04 prior to that time
shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of the Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Parent shall not be liable to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock for any
amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of shares of Company Common Stock two (2) years
after the Effective Time (or such earlier date, 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 Parent 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 2.05 in respect of any Dissenting Shares shall be returned to Parent, upon demand.
Section 2.05. Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding Section 2.03, shares of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Company Common
Stock canceled in accordance with Section 2.03(b) and held by a holder who has not voted in
favor of adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who has properly exercised
appraisal rights of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of Delaware Law (such shares being
referred to collectively as the “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to
perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under Delaware Law with
respect to such shares) shall not be converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration but
instead shall be entitled to payment of the appraised value of such shares in accordance with
Section 262 of Delaware Law; provided that if, after the Effective Time, such holder fails to
perfect, withdraws or loses such holder’s right to appraisal, pursuant to Section 262 of Delaware
Law or if a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such holder is not entitled to the
relief provided by Section 262 of Delaware Law, such shares of Company Common Stock shall be
treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration in accordance with Section 2.03(a), without interest thereon, upon surrender
of such Certificate formerly representing such share or transfer of such Uncertificated Share, as
the case may be. The Company shall provide Parent prompt written notice of any demands received by
the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Common Stock, any withdrawal of any such demand and
any other demand, notice, instrument delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant
to Delaware Law that relate to such demand, and Parent shall have the opportunity and right 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 2.06. Company Stock Options; ESPP.
(a) At the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the
holders thereof, each Company Stock Option, Company RSU, and other equity-based award denominated
in shares of Company Common Stock (each such award, a “Company Compensatory Award”) that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then vested or exercisable,
shall be assumed by Parent and converted automatically at the Effective Time into an option,
restricted stock unit award or other equity-based award, as the
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case may be, denominated in shares of Parent Stock and which has other terms and conditions
substantially identical to those of the related Company Compensatory Award (including any
accelerated vesting provisions therein) except that (i) the number of shares of Parent Stock
subject to each such award shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject to such Company Compensatory Award immediately prior to the Effective Time by
a fraction (the “Award Exchange Ratio”), the numerator of which is the per share Merger
Consideration and the denominator of which is the average closing price of Parent Stock on Nasdaq
over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding (but not including) the date on which the
Effective Time occurs (rounded down to the nearest whole share) and (ii) if applicable, the
exercise or purchase price per share of Parent Stock (rounded upwards to the nearest whole cent)
shall equal (x) the per share exercise or purchase price for the shares of Company Common Stock
otherwise purchasable pursuant to such Company Compensatory Award immediately prior to the
Effective Time divided by (y) the Award Exchange Ratio; provided, however, that in no case shall
the exchange of a Company Stock Option be performed in a manner that is not in compliance with the
adjustment requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
determined otherwise by Parent, each Company Compensatory Award that is held by a person who is not
an employee of, or a consultant to, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior
to the Effective Time (the “Cashed Out Compensatory Awards”) shall not be assumed by Parent
pursuant to this Section 2.06 and shall, immediately prior to the Effective Time, be
cancelled and extinguished and the vested portion thereof shall automatically be converted into the
right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate
number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise or settlement of such
Cashed Out Compensatory Award immediately prior to the Effective Time and (y) the Merger
Consideration, less any per share exercise price of such Cashed Out Compensatory Award. Company
RSUs that are not Cashed Out Compensatory Awards and that vest by their terms on the Closing Date
by reason of the change of control effected by the Merger will be settled at or immediately prior
to the Effective Time by payment made through the Company’s (or the Surviving Corporation’s)
payroll promptly following the Effective Time of an amount equal to (x) the product obtained by
multiplying (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issued by reason of such
vesting and (B) the Merger Consideration, less (y) such amount as the Company is required to deduct
and withhold pursuant to Section 2.08. No less than five (5) Business Days prior to the
Effective Date, the Company shall deliver a schedule to Parent setting forth each such Company RSU
that will become vested on the Closing Date.
(b) Parent shall take such actions as are necessary for the assumption and conversion of the
Company Compensatory Awards pursuant to this Section 2.06, including the reservation,
issuance and listing of Parent Stock as is necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by
this Section 2.06. As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, Parent
shall deliver to each holder of any Company Compensatory Award an appropriate notice setting forth
such holder’s rights pursuant to such Company Compensatory Award. Parent shall prepare and file
with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to the shares of Parent Stock
issuable upon exercise of the assumed Company Compensatory Awards promptly following the Effective
Time (and in no event later than 20 Business Days after the Effective Time) and Parent shall
exercise commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement for so long as such assumed Company Compensatory Awards remain outstanding. The Company
and its counsel shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Parent in the preparation
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of such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Form S-8 registration
statement shall not cover any Cashed Out Compensatory Awards.
(c) The Company shall take such action as may be necessary under the Company’s 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (as amended through the date hereof, the “ESPP”) to (i) terminate all offerings
under the ESPP as of the last day of the Company’s last payroll period ending at least ten (10)
days prior to the Effective Time (the “Final Exercise Date”); (ii) provide that no further
offerings shall commence under the ESPP on or following the Final Exercise Date; and (iii)
terminate the ESPP as of the Final Exercise Date. Each outstanding option under the ESPP on the
Final Exercise Date shall be exercised on such date for the purchase of Company Common Stock in
accordance with the terms of the ESPP. The Company shall provide timely notice of the setting of
the Final Exercise Date and termination of the ESPP in accordance with Section 16 of the ESPP.
(d) Subject to Parent’s compliance with the preceding provisions of this Section 2.06,
the parties agree that, following the Effective Time, no holder of a Company Compensatory Award or
any participant in any Company Stock Plan, or other Company Employee Plan or employee benefit
arrangement of the Company or under any employment agreement shall have any right hereunder to
acquire any Equity Interest (including any “phantom” stock or stock appreciation rights) in the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the Surviving Corporation.
(e) As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and in any event
prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the
Company Stock Plans) shall adopt such resolutions that are necessary for the assumption and
conversion of the Company Compensatory Awards pursuant to this Section 2.06.
Section 2.07. Adjustments. If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall occur, including by
reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or
combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend, the Merger Consideration
and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted.
Section 2.08. Withholding Rights. Each of Parent, Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation and the
Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to
any Person pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with
respect to the making of such payment under any provision of any applicable Tax law. Any amounts
withheld shall be paid over to the relevant Governmental Authorities. To the extent that Parent,
Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, so
withholds amounts and pays such amounts to the relevant Governmental Authorities, such amounts
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of
which Parent, Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, as the case may
be, made such deduction and withholding.
Section 2.09. 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
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be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond,
in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares
of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate, as contemplated under this
Article 2.
ARTICLE 3
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
Section 3.01. Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be
amended at the Effective Time to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit B hereto and,
as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended
in accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 3.02. Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company shall be amended at the Effective Time to read in their
entirety as the bylaws of Merger Subsidiary in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and
as so amended shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with
Applicable Law.
Section 3.03. Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected
or appointed and qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, (i) the directors of Merger
Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation and (ii) the officers of the Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except (a) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents (other than as set forth in the forward
looking statements or as set forth in the risk factors contained therein) filed on or after
February 1, 2010 and (b) as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule delivered by the Company to Parent
and Merger Subsidiary prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”),
which identifies items of disclosure by reference to a particular Section or subsection of this
Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Subsidiary as follows:
Section 4.01. Corporate Existence and Power.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all corporate powers required 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 in each jurisdiction where such qualification is 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
delivered to Parent complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
the Company as currently in effect.
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(b) The Company has heretofore made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the
minutes (or, in the case of draft minutes, the most recent drafts thereof) of all meetings of the
stockholders of the Company, the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board and the
Boards of Directors (and each committee thereof) of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries held since
January 1, 2008; provided that, with respect to meetings for which draft or final minutes are not
yet available, the Company has provided to Parent a materially complete and correct summary
thereof.
Section 4.02. Corporate Authorization.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and, subject to the Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and
the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
except for obtaining the Stockholder Approval, have 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 of Company Common Stock voting to approve and adopt this Agreement and the
Merger (the “Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any of the Company’s capital
stock necessary in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Applicable Law affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) At a meeting duly called and held, prior to the execution of this Agreement, at which all
directors of the Company were present or participated and voting in favor, the Company Board duly
adopted resolutions (i) declaring that this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders,
(ii) approving this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (iii)
taking all actions necessary so that the restrictions on business combinations and stockholder vote
requirements contained in Section 203 of the Delaware Law will not apply with respect to or as a
result of the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, (iv) directing that the adoption of this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby be submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the
Stockholder Meeting, and (v) making the Board Recommendation.
Section 4.03. 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 the Certificate of 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 (A) the HSR Act and (B) any Applicable Law
analogous to the HSR Act or otherwise regulating antitrust or merger control matters and in each
case existing in foreign jurisdictions (the “Foreign Competition Laws”), (iii) compliance with any
applicable requirements of the
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Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other applicable U.S. state or federal or foreign
securities laws, or Nasdaq, and (iv) any actions or filings the absence of which would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 4.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement
and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby do
not and will not (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both): (i) contravene, conflict with,
or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the Company, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.03 and
that the Stockholder Approval is obtained, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or
breach of any provision of any Applicable Law or Order, (iii) require any consent or approval
under, violate, conflict with, result in any breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or
constitute a change of control or default under, or result in termination or give to others any
right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any Contract to which the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a party, or by which they or any of their respective
properties or assets may be bound or affected or any Governmental Authorization affecting, or
relating in any way to, the property, assets or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), as would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect (provided that, in making such determination, the exception set forth in clause (A) of the
definition of Company Material Adverse Effect shall be disregarded).
Section 4.05. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of common
stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), and (ii) 10,000,000
of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Company Preferred Stock”). The rights and
privileges of the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock are as set forth in the
Company’s certificate of incorporation. At the close of business on October 29, 2010, 158,471,879
shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding (none of which were Company Restricted
Stock Awards), 7,134,965 shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company as treasury
shares, and zero shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding; no warrants to
purchase shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding; Company Stock Options to
purchase an aggregate of 12,964,906 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding (of
which Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 9,771,215 shares of Company Common Stock
were exercisable), with a weighted average exercise price of $2.53; an aggregate of 5,995,700
shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for settlement of Company RSUs; and zero shares of
Company Common Stock were reserved for settlement of Company Compensatory Awards other than Company
Stock Options and Company RSUs. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been,
and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any Company Stock Plan will be, when issued in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued and are (or, in
the case of shares that have not yet been issued, will be) fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights.
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(b) Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the close of
business on October 29, 2010, a complete and correct list of all outstanding Company Compensatory
Awards, including with respect to each such award, the number of shares subject to such award, the
name of the holder, the grant date, as to stock options, whether the award was intended as of its
date of grant to be an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code or a non-qualified
stock option, the exercise or purchase price per share, and the vesting schedule (including the
extent to which it will become accelerated as a result of the Merger) and expiration date of each
such award. The Company Stock Plans set forth in Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule are the only plans or programs the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has maintained under
which any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights or
other compensatory equity-based awards have been granted and remain outstanding, or may be granted.
Each form of award agreement is set forth in Section 4.05(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 4.05 and for changes since October 29, 2010
resulting from the exercise of Company Compensatory Awards outstanding on such date, there are no
outstanding (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the
Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the
Company, (iii) options, warrants or other rights or arrangements to acquire from the Company, or
other obligations or commitments 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 shares, 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 of, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, the Company (the items in clauses (i)-(iv) being referred to collectively
as the “Company Securities”), (v) voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements or
understandings to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (vi) contractual obligations or commitments of any character
restricting the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any shares of capital stock
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding obligations or commitments of any
character of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
of the Company Securities. All Company Stock Options may, by their terms, be treated in accordance
with Section 2.06. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any Company Securities.
Section 4.06. Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 4.06(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list of each Subsidiary of the Company, its place and form of organization and each
jurisdiction in which it is authorized to conduct or actually conducts business.
(b) Each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation or other business entity duly incorporated
or organized (as applicable), validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all corporate or other organizational powers
required to carry on its business as now conducted. Each such Subsidiary is duly
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qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification
is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified or in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(c) Section 4.06(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, for each Subsidiary
of the Company, as applicable: (i) its authorized capital stock, voting securities or ownership
interests; (ii) the number and type of any capital stock, voting securities or ownership interests,
and any option, warrant, right or security (including debt securities) convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable therefor, outstanding; and (iii) the record owner(s) thereof. All of the outstanding
capital stock of, or other voting securities 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 outstanding (x) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in any
Subsidiary of the Company, (y) options, warrants or other rights or arrangements to acquire from
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations or commitments of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests
in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other voting
securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, or (z) restricted shares,
stock appreciation rights, performance shares, 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 of, or other voting securities or ownership
interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items set forth in Section 4.06(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule 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. All of the Company Subsidiary
Securities are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(d) Except for the Company Subsidiary Securities, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns any capital stock of, or other equity, ownership, profit,
voting or similar interest in, or any interest convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for any
equity, ownership, profit, voting or similar interest in, any Person.
Section 4.07. SEC Filings and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act.
(a) The Company has delivered, or otherwise made available through filings with the SEC, to
Parent complete and correct copies of (i) the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K for its fiscal
years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, (ii) its proxy or information statements relating to
meetings of the stockholders of the Company since January 1, 2007, and (iii) all of its other
reports, statements, schedules and registration statements filed with the SEC since January 1, 2007
(the documents referred to in this Section 4.07(a) and Section 4.07(e), together
with all information incorporated by reference therein in accordance with applicable SEC
regulations, are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Company SEC Documents”).
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(b) Since January 1, 2007, the Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC each report,
statement, schedule, form or other document or filing required by Applicable Law to be filed or
furnished by the Company at or prior to the time so required. No Subsidiary of the Company is
required to file or furnish any report, statement, schedule, form or other document with, or make
any other filing with, or furnish any other material to, the SEC.
(c) As of its filing date, each Company SEC Document complied, and each such Company SEC
Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the consummation of the Merger will
comply, as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, as the case may be.
(d) As of its filing date, each Company SEC Document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act did
not, and each such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the
consummation of the Merger 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. Each Company SEC Document that is a
registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the Securities
Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not, and each
such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the consummation of the
Merger will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(e) The Company has delivered, or otherwise made available through filings with the SEC, to
Parent copies of all comment letters received by the Company from the SEC since January 1, 2007
relating to the Company SEC Documents, together with all written responses of the Company thereto.
There are no outstanding or unresolved comments in any such comment letters received by the Company
from the SEC. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of
any ongoing review by the SEC.
(f) Each required form, report and document containing financial statements that has been
filed with or submitted to the SEC by the Company since January 1, 2007 was accompanied by the
certifications required to be filed or submitted by the Company’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, as required, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and, at the time of
filing or submission of each such certification, such certification was true and accurate and
complied with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. None of the Company, any current executive officer of the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any former executive officer of the Company has
received written notice from any Governmental Authority challenging or questioning the accuracy,
completeness, form or manner of filing of such certifications made with respect to the Company SEC
Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 4.08. Financial Statements; Internal Controls.
(a) The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (i) complied as to form, as of
their respective filing dates with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting
requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
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respect thereto, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except, in the case of unaudited statements, for the absence of
footnotes), and (iii) fairly presented (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of any unaudited
interim financial statements).
(b) The Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) is reasonably sufficient in all material respects
to provide reasonable assurance (i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures
are executed in accordance with the authorization of management, and (iii) that any unauthorized
use, acquisition or disposition of the Company’s assets that would materially affect the Company’s
financial statements would be detected or prevented in a timely manner. There were no significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses identified in management’s assessment of internal controls as
of and for the year-ended December 31, 2009 (nor has any such deficiency or weakness been
identified since such date).
(c) The Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are reasonably designed to ensure that (i) all information (both
financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the
individuals responsible for preparing such reports within the time periods specified in the rules
and forms of the SEC, and (ii) all such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to
make the certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the
Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports.
(d) Since January 1, 2007, neither the principal executive officer nor the principal financial
officer of the Company has become aware of any fact, circumstance or change that is reasonably
likely to result in a “significant deficiency” or a “material weakness” in the Company’s internal
controls over financial reporting.
(e) The audit committee of the Company Board includes an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as
defined by Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
(f) The Company has adopted a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, for
senior financial officers, applicable to its principal financial officer, comptroller or principal
accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. The Company has promptly disclosed any
change in or waiver of the Company’s code of ethics with respect to any such persons, as required
by Section 406(b) of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no
violations of provisions of the Company’s code of ethics by any such persons.
Section 4.09. Disclosure Documents. The proxy or information statement of the Company to be
filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger and any amendments or
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supplements thereto (the “Proxy Statement”) will, when filed, comply as to form in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. At the time the 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, the Proxy Statement, as
supplemented or amended, if applicable, 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.09 will not
apply to statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement based upon information furnished
to the Company in writing by Parent specifically for use therein.
Section 4.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Company Balance Sheet Date,
(i) the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice, except for actions taken pursuant to this Agreement
in connection with the consummation of the Merger, (ii) there has not been any fact, event, change,
development or set of circumstances that has had or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) there has not been
any action or event, nor any authorization, commitment or agreement by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to any action or event, that if taken or if it occurred after the date
hereof would be prohibited by Sections 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.01(c),
6.01(d), 6.01(f), 6.01(g), 6.01(i), 6.01(j),
6.01(k), 6.01(m), 6.01(n) or 6.01(o).
Section 4.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. 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, and there is no existing condition, situation or
set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in such a liability or obligation,
other than:
(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed or provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or
disclosed in the notes thereto;
(b) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Company
Balance Sheet Date in amounts consistent with past practice that would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) liabilities or obligations incurred directly as a result of this Agreement.
Section 4.12. Litigation.
(a) There is no Proceeding pending against or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses
or assets or any of the directors or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any of its stockholders (in each case insofar as any such matters relate
to their activities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) that (i) would, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) challenges
the validity or propriety, or seeks to prevent, materially impair
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or materially delay consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order that (i) prohibits
or restricts the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from engaging in or otherwise conducting its
business as presently or proposed to be conducted or (ii) would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Section 4.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a complete and
accurate summary of each claim, Proceeding or Order pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company that could reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000.
Section 4.13. Compliance with Applicable Law.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and, since January 1, 2005 has been, in
compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and Orders and, to the Knowledge of
the Company, no condition or state of facts exists that is reasonably likely to give rise to a
violation of, or a liability or default under any Applicable Law or Order. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice since January 1, 2005 (i) of any
administrative, civil or criminal investigation or audit by any Governmental Authority relating to
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) from any Governmental Authority alleging that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries are not in compliance with any Applicable Law or Order in any
material respect.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has in effect all material Governmental
Authorizations necessary for it to own, lease or otherwise hold and operate its properties and
assets and to carry on its businesses and operations as now conducted. There have occurred no
material defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, material violations of,
or events giving rise to any right of termination, material amendment or cancellation of, any such
Governmental Authorizations.
Section 4.14. Material Contracts
(a) Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct
list as of the date hereof of each of the following Contracts to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or which bind or affect their respective properties or assets:
(i) Contracts between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of the 20 largest
direct end user licensees or other customers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (determined
on the basis of aggregate revenues recognized by the Company and its Subsidiaries over the
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter periods ended September 30, 2010) for each of the
Company’s eCommerce offering, optimization offering and on-demand offering (“Major
Customers”);
(ii) except for the Contracts disclosed in clause (i) above, each Contract that
involves the performance of services by, the delivery of goods or products by, or
developmental, consulting or other services commitments of the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries, providing for either (i) recurring annual payments to the Company after
the date hereof of $200,000 or more or (ii) aggregate payments or potential aggregate
payments to the Company after the date hereof of $400,000 or more;
(iii) Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any of (A) the 20
largest licensors of Intellectual Property to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(determined on the basis of aggregate payments made or owed by the Company and its
Subsidiaries over the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2010),
(B) the 20 largest suppliers (other than licensors), including any supplier of
manufacturing, outsourcing or development services (determined on the basis of aggregate
payments made or owed by the Company and its Subsidiaries over the four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2010) (“Major Suppliers”), and (C) the 20 largest
distributors or resellers (including as an OEM or value-added reseller) of any of the
Company Products or services provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries (determined on the
basis of aggregate sales of Company Products made through such distributors or resellers
over the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period ended September 30, 2010);
(iv) except for the Contracts disclosed in clause (iii) above, each Contract that
involves the performance of services for, the delivery of goods, materials, supplies or
equipment to, or developmental, consulting or other services commitments to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, or the payment therefor by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
providing for either (i) recurring annual payments by the Company after the date hereof of
$150,000 or more or (ii) aggregate payments or potential aggregate payments by the Company
after the date hereof of $400,000 or more;
(v) Contract that contains any provisions restricting the Company or any of its
Affiliates or their successors from (i) competing or engaging in any activity or line of
business or with any Person or in any area or pursuant to which any benefit or right is
required to be given or lost as a result of so competing or engaging, or which would have
any such effect after the Closing Date or (ii) hiring or soliciting for hire the employees
or contractors of any Third Party;
(vi) Contract that (i) grants any exclusive rights to any third party, including any
exclusive license or supply or distribution agreement or other exclusive rights,
(ii)grants any rights of first refusal, rights of first negotiation or similar rights
with respect to any product, service or Company IP, (iii) contains any provision that
requires the purchase of all or any portion of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
requirements from any third party, or any other similar provision, (iv) grants “most favored
nation” or similar rights, (v) contains pricing commitments with respect to future purchases
by any Third Party of Company Products or services that extend for more than six (6) months
from the effective date of such Contract, or (vi) obligates the Company or its Subsidiaries
to provide maintenance and/or support with respect to any discontinued product or any prior
version of any Company Product for more than 12 months following the release of a
replacement product or new version of a Company Product, as applicable;
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(vii) lease or sublease (whether of real or personal property) to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is party as either lessor or lessee, providing for either (i) annual
payments after the date hereof of $100,000 or more or (ii) aggregate payments after the date
hereof of $300,000 or more;
(viii) Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed or
is required to provide any Third Party with rights in or access to source code (including on
a contingent basis), or to provide for source code to be put in escrow, indicating for each
Contract providing for source code escrow whether such Contract includes (i) release
conditions that differ materially from the release conditions specified in the Company’s
standard source code escrow terms or (ii) use rights upon release that would permit any
Third Party to utilize any source code of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than
for the limited purpose of maintaining and supporting such Third Party’s internal use of one
or more Company Products pursuant to an end user license agreement;
(ix) Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted any
license to Intellectual Property, other than nonexclusive licenses granted in the ordinary
course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice;
(x) Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price
of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset),
except any such agreement with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not exceeding
$100,000 and which may be prepaid on not more than thirty (30) days’ notice without the
payment of any penalty;
(xi) Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that
creates or grants a material Lien (including Liens upon properties acquired under
conditional sales, capital leases or other title retention or security devices), other than
Permitted Liens;
(xii) Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or
indirectly, made any loan, capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person
(other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and other than (i) extensions of credit
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) investments in
marketable securities in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations
which have not been satisfied or performed (other than confidentiality obligations) relating
to the acquisition or disposition of all or any portion of any business (whether by merger,
sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) for consideration in excess of $100,000;
(xiv) any Contract (i) (A) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
Governmental Authority, or (B) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as a
subcontractor, and any prime contractor to any Governmental Authority, or (ii) financed
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by any Governmental Authority and subject to the rules and regulations of any
Governmental Authority concerning procurement;
(xv) partnership, joint venture or other similar Contract or arrangement material to
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xvi) Contract for the development for the benefit of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries by any party other than the Company or its Subsidiaries, of Software or
Intellectual Property that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(xvii) employee collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union
and each employment Contract (other than for employment at-will or similar arrangements)
that is not terminable by the Company without notice and without cost to the Company;
(xviii) Contract entered into in the last three (3) years in connection with the
settlement or other resolution of any Proceeding that (i) has any continuing material
obligations, liabilities or restrictions or (ii) involved payment of more than $150,000;
(xix) Contract providing for indemnification of any Person (i) with respect to material
liabilities relating to any current or former business of the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any predecessor Person other than indemnification obligations of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of a Contract entered into by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or that would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
or (ii) with respect to claims involving infringement or misappropriation of any
Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party, which Contract does not provide the Company
or its Subsidiaries with the right to (A) assume control of the defense and settlement of
any such claim, (B) require the indemnified Person to implement a non-infringing substitute
provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries for any Company Product that is the subject of
any such claim and (C) terminate the indemnified Person’s right to use any Company Product
that is the subject of any such claim if the Company or its Subsidiaries is unable to
provide a non-infringing substitute or otherwise xxxxx the infringement or alleged
infringement;
(xx) Contract containing (i) any provisions having the effect of providing that the
consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Agreement will conflict with, result
in any violation or breach of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both) under, such Contract (if such Contract is material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), or give rise under such Contract to any right of, or result
in, a termination, right of first refusal, amendment, revocation, cancellation or
acceleration, or a loss of a benefit or the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties
or assets of the Company, Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or to any
increased, guaranteed, accelerated or additional rights or entitlements of any person,
except to the extent that such termination, amendment, revocation, cancellation,
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acceleration, loss, Lien or entitlements are not material to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or are required by Applicable Law, (ii) any restriction on
the ability of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries to assign all or any portion of its
rights, interests or obligations thereunder (if such Contract is material to the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole), unless such restriction expressly excludes any
assignment to Parent and any of its Subsidiaries that holds assets substantially equivalent
to the assigning entity in connection with or following the consummation of the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) any standstill or similar
provision purporting to limit the authority of any party to such agreement to acquire any
Equity Interest in the Company or any other Person; or
(xxi) except for the Contracts disclosed above, each Contract required to be filed by
the Company pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, or that
is otherwise material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole.
(b) Each Contract disclosed in Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.14 or which would have been required to
be so disclosed if it had existed on the date of this Agreement (each, a “Material Contract”)
(unless it has terminated or expired (in each case according to its terms)) is in full force and
effect and is a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company or its Subsidiary, as the case
may be, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, enforceable against the
Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, against the
other party or parties thereto, in each case, in accordance with its terms except as such
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Applicable
Law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice to terminate, in whole or part,
materially amend or not renew any executory obligation of a counterparty to a Material Contract
that has not terminated or expired (in each case according to its terms) prior to the date of this
Agreement (nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has there been any occurrence that a reasonable
person in the position of the Company would consider an indication that any such notice of
termination will be served on or after the date of this Agreement on the Company by any
counterparty to a Material Contract). None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or breach in any material respect
under the terms of any Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event or
circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute any event of
default thereunder.
(c) Complete, correct and unredacted copies of each Material Contract, as amended and
supplemented, have been delivered by the Company to Parent, or otherwise made available as an
exhibit to the Company SEC Documents, by the Company to Parent.
Section 4.15. Taxes.
(a) (i) All income, franchise and other material Company Returns required by Applicable Law to
be filed with any Taxing Authority have been filed when due (taking into account extensions) in
accordance with all Applicable Laws, (ii) all Company Returns that have been filed were true and
complete in all material respects, (iii) the Company and each of its
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Subsidiaries have paid (or have had paid on their behalf) all material Taxes due and owing
(whether or not shown on any Tax Return), (iv) all Taxes that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or was required to withhold or collect in connection with any amounts paid or owing
to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other Person have been duly
withheld or collected and have been timely paid, to the extent required, to the proper Taxing
Authority, (v) the unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not exceeded the reserve
set forth on the face of the Company Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto), and (vi)
since the Company Balance Sheet Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred
any material liability for Taxes outside the ordinary course of business or otherwise inconsistent
with past custom and past practice;
(b) (i) The federal and material state income and material franchise Company Returns through
the taxable year ended December 31, 2006 have been examined and closed or are Company Returns with
respect to which the applicable period for assessment under Applicable Law, after giving effect to
extensions or waivers, has expired; and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
granted any currently effective extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable
to any federal or material state income or material franchise Company Return, which period (after
giving effect to such extension or waiver) has not yet expired;
(c) (i) No material deficiencies for Taxes with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing by any Taxing Authority, except for
deficiencies that have been paid or otherwise resolved, (ii) there is no claim, audit, action,
suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened in writing against or with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any material Tax or Tax asset; and (iii) no claim
has been made in writing by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries does not file income or franchise Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction;
(d) There are no material Liens for Taxes on any assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, other than Permitted Liens;
(e) During the three-year period ending on the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries was a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a transaction
intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code;
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “reportable
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4;
(g) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of an
affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code or any group that
has filed a combined, consolidated or unitary Tax Return (other than the group of which the Company
is or was the common parent); and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise;
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(h) There are no material Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements (including Tax
indemnity arrangements other than customary commercial or financial arrangements entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) with respect to or involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns an interest in real property in any
jurisdiction (x) in which a material amount of Tax is imposed, or the value of the interest is
materially reassessed, on the transfer of an interest in real property resulting from the Merger
and (y) which treats the transfer of an interest (resulting from the Merger) in an entity that owns
an interest in real property as a transfer of the interest in real property;
(j) Section 4.15(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of each Tax
Grant. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the
conditions stipulated in each Tax Grant, no submissions made to any Taxing Authority in connection
with obtaining any Tax Grant contained any material misstatement or omission and the transactions
expressly contemplated by this Agreement will not adversely affect the eligibility of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries for any Tax Grant; and
(k) The Company and its Subsidiaries do not owe a material amount of unpaid sales or use
Taxes.
Section 4.16. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete
list identifying each material Company Employee Plan. “Company Employee Plan” means each “employee
benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment, individual consulting,
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 ERISA Affiliate of the Company and covers any
current or former employee, consultant or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Copies of each Company Employee Plan (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or
insurance policies) and all amendments thereto have been furnished or made available to Parent
together with the most recent annual report and tax return, if any, prepared in connection with
such Company Employee Plan.
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company nor any predecessor thereof
sponsors, maintains or contributes or is obligated to contribute to, or has in the past sponsored,
maintained or contributed or has been obligated to contribute to, any Company Employee Plan subject
to Title IV of ERISA, any non-U.S. defined benefit plan, any multiemployer plan within the meaning
of Section 4001(a)(3) or 3(37) of ERISA, or any multiple employer plan.
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(c) Each Company Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received or is permitted to rely upon a favorable determination letter or opinion letter,
or has pending or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination from
the Internal Revenue Service, and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such determination
letter would reasonably be expected to be revoked or not be issued. Each Company 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 Company Employee Plan. No events have occurred with respect to any Company
Employee Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in a material payment or assessment by or
against the Company of any excise taxes under Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D,
4980E or 5000 of the Code.
(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Employee Plan is under audit or is the subject
of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the SEC, the
PBGC or any other Governmental Entity.
(e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone
or together with any other event) (i) entitle any employee, director or independent contractor of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or benefits under any Company Employee
Plan; (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any compensation or equity-based award;
(iii) trigger any funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under
any Company Employee Plan; or (iv) trigger any payment, increase the amount payable or trigger any
other material obligation pursuant to any Company Employee Plan.
(f) 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, (i)
would entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or together with any other event), or (ii) could
give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of
Sections 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in respect of
post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees
or directors of the Company or its Subsidiaries except as required to comply with Section 4980B of
the Code or any similar state law provision.
(h) There is no material 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 arbitrator or any Governmental Authority.
(i) Each Company Employee Plan which is a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” (as such
term is defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has, at all times, been administered in material
compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance issued
thereunder; in all cases so that the additional tax described in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code
will not be assessed against the individuals participating in any such non-qualified deferred
compensation plan with respect to benefits due or accruing thereunder.
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Each Company Stock Option has an exercise price that is not less than the fair market value of
the Company Common Stock on the date of its grant and is exempt from the additional tax and
interest described in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. Each Company RSU is exempt from Section
409A of the Code. Each Company Stock Option characterized by the Company as an “incentive stock
option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code complies with all of the applicable
requirements of Section 422 of the Code.
(j) Each International Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and
with the requirements prescribed by any and all applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations
(including any special provisions relating to qualified plans where such International Plan was
intended so to qualify) and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory
authorities. There has been no amendment to, written interpretation of or announcement (whether or
not written) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to, or change in employee
participation or coverage under, any International Plan that would increase materially the expense
of maintaining such International Plan above the level of expense incurred in respect thereof for
the most recent fiscal year ended prior to the date hereof.
(k) There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected
to result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries following the Effective Time.
Section 4.17. Labor and Employment Matters.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by or subject to, or
is currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any collective bargaining agreement or
understanding with a labor union or organization. None of the employees of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is represented by any union with respect to his or her employment by the Company
or such Subsidiary. There is no (i) material unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than
routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to their businesses,
(ii) activity or proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to the Knowledge of the
Company to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) lockouts,
strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or threats thereof by or with respect to such employees, and
during the last three (3) years there has not been any such action.
(b) Since January 1, 2007, (i) there has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined
by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1998 (the “WARN Act”) in respect of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
been affected by any transactions or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in
number to trigger application of any state, local, or foreign law or regulation which is similar to
the WARN Act.
(c) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws respecting
employment, discrimination in employment, terms and conditions of employment, worker classification
(including the proper classification of workers as independent contractors and consultants), wages,
hours and occupational safety and health and employment practices,
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including the Immigration Reform and Control Act, and is not engaged in any unfair labor
practice.
Section 4.18. Insurance Policies. Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business, equipment,
properties, operations, employees, officers or directors of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Insurance Policies”) and the coverage limitations and deductibles applicable to
each such policy. All of the Insurance Policies or renewals thereof are in full force and effect
and not voidable. There is no material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending
under any of such policies or bonds as to which the Company has been notified that coverage has
been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums
due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid when due, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds (or
other policies and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage). To the Knowledge of
the Company, there is no threatened termination of, or material premium increase (other than with
respect to customary annual premium increases) with respect to, any Insurance Policy. Section
4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each material insurance claim made by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries between the Company Balance Sheet Date and the date of this
Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance
exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for any material
insurance claim not listed on Section 4.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Section 4.19. Environmental Matters.
(a) No notice, demand, request for information, citation, summons or order has been received,
no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, and no Proceeding is pending and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, is threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person relating to
or arising out of any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to comply with any
Environmental Law.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all Environmental
Laws and all Environmental Permits of the Company.
(c) There has been no release by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or for which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to be liable by Contract or by
operation of Law, of any Hazardous Substance at, under, from or to any facility or real property
currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) There are no liabilities 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.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns, leases or operates or has owned,
leased or operated any real property, or conducts or has conducted any operations, in New Jersey or
Connecticut.
(f) For purposes of this Section 4.19, 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 4.20. Intellectual Property and Information Technology.
(a) Section 4.20(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete
list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Company Products.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or otherwise hold all rights in all Company IP
necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted (the “Necessary IP”), free and clear of any
Liens. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (i) alter,
restrict, encumber, impair or extinguish any rights in any Necessary IP, or (ii) result in the
creation of any Lien with respect to any of the Company IP.
(c) In the five (5) years immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, there have been,
and there are currently, no legal disputes or claims pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened (i) alleging infringement, misappropriation or any other violation of any Intellectual
Property rights of any Person by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by any Company Products,
or (ii) challenging the scope, ownership, validity, or enforceability of any Company IP owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of the Company and its Subsidiaries’ rights under the
Necessary IP. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise
violated any Intellectual Property rights of any Person.
(d) (i) No Person, other than the Company and its Subsidiaries, possesses any current or
contingent rights to license, sell or otherwise distribute the Company Products or other products
or services utilizing Company IP that is owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii)
there are no restrictions binding on the Company or any Subsidiary respecting the disclosure, use,
license, transfer or other disposition of any Company IP or Company Products.
(e) Section 4.20(e)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete
list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all Company Registered IP. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have taken all actions reasonably necessary to maintain and protect the Company
Registered IP, including payment of applicable maintenance fees, filing of applicable statements of
use, timely response to office actions and disclosure of any required information, and recording
all assignments (and licenses where required) of the Registered IP with the appropriate
governmental authorities. Section 4.20(e)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes
a true and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all material actions that must be
taken within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date hereof with respect to any of the Company
Registered IP. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects
with all applicable notice and marking requirements for the Company Registered IP. None of the
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Company Registered IP has been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Registered IP is invalid or unenforceable.
(f) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect their rights in
the Company IP and to protect any confidential information provided to them by any other Person
under obligation of confidentiality. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Company and its
Subsidiaries have not made any of their material trade secrets or other material confidential or
proprietary information that they intended to maintain as confidential (including source code with
respect to Company Products) available to any other Person except pursuant to written agreements
requiring such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information or materials.
(g) The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained from all parties (including Employees and
current or former consultants and subcontractors) who have created any portion of, or otherwise who
would have any rights in or to, any Company IP, valid and enforceable written assignments of any
such work, invention, improvement or other rights to the Company and its Subsidiaries and have
delivered true and complete copies of such assignments to Parent. No Employee, consultant or former
consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has ever excluded any Intellectual Property
from any written assignment executed by any such Person in connection with work performed for or on
behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. All amounts payable by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to consultants and former consultants have been paid in full.
(h) Section 4.20(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and
accurate list of (i) all third-party Intellectual Property (other than Third Party Software) sold
with, incorporated into, distributed in connection with or used in the development of any Company
Product (including any Company Product currently under development) and (ii) all other third-party
Intellectual Property (other than Third Party Software) used or held for use for any purpose by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is material to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(i) Section 4.20(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and
accurate list of all Third Party Software, setting forth for each such item (i) the name and
version of such item, (ii) the name of the owner and/or licensor of such item, (iii) all licenses
and other agreements pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds rights to such
item, (iv) the Company Product(s), including version numbers, to which such item relates, if any,
(v) whether such item is used internally by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(vi) whether such item is distributed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(whether on a standalone basis or as an embedded or bundled component) and, if so, whether such
item is distributed in source, binary or other form, (vii) whether such item is hosted, offered as
a service or made available in a service bureau or in any similar manner by or on behalf of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether on a standalone basis or as an embedded or bundled
component), (viii) whether the Company or any Subsidiary permits any third party to host, offer as
a service or make available in a service bureau or in any similar manner such item (whether on a
standalone basis or as an embedded or bundled component), (ix) whether such item has been modified
by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) whether such item is used by or on
behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to generate code or other
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material, and if so, a description (consistent with the disclosure requirements under clauses
(v) through (ix) above) of the use, modification, hosting and/or distribution of such generated
code or other material, (xi) a summary of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ payment history in
respect of such item during the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2010,
(xii) whether such item is used, held for use or required (or generates code or other material that
is used, held for use or required) to satisfy any obligation under any Support Agreement, and
(xiii) solely with respect to any item in respect of which the Company or any Subsidiary made
aggregate payments in excess of $25,000 during the four (4) fiscal quarters ended September 30,
2010, any rights by a third party to audit or review any financial, license or royalty information,
if any, with respect thereto. For purposes of this Section 4.20(i), Company Product
includes any Company Product under development. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
been subjected to an audit of any kind in connection with any license or other agreement pursuant
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries hold rights to any Third Party Software, nor
received any notice of intent to conduct any such audit. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
incorporated into any Company Product or otherwise accessed, used, modified or distributed any
Third Party Software, in whole or in part, in a manner that may (A) require any Company IP to be
licensed, sold, disclosed, distributed, hosted or otherwise made available, including in source
code form and/or for the purpose of making derivative works, for any reason, (B) grant, or require
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to grant, the right to decompile, disassemble, reverse
engineer or otherwise derive the source code or underlying structure of any Company IP, (C) limit
in any manner the ability to charge license fees or otherwise seek compensation in connection with
marketing, licensing or distribution of any Company IP or (D) otherwise impose any limitation,
restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use,
hold for use, license, host, distribute or otherwise dispose of any Company IP, and neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any plans to do any of the foregoing. All information set
forth in Section 4.20(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule is true and complete.
(j) The Company Products as delivered by the Company and its Subsidiaries do not contain any
computer code designed to disrupt, disable, harm, distort or otherwise impede in any manner the
legitimate operation of such software by or for the Company or its authorized users, or any other
associated software, firmware, hardware, computer system or network (including without limitation
what are sometimes referred to as “viruses,” “worms,” “time bombs” and/or “back doors”).
(k) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) transferred ownership of, or
granted any exclusive license with respect to, any Company IP owned or purported to be owned by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any other Person, (ii) granted any customer the right to use
any Company Product or portion thereof on anything other than a non-exclusive basis or for anything
other than such customer’s internal business purposes, or (iii) granted any Third Party the right
to access or use any source code other than upon the occurrence of specified release events
pursuant to a written source code escrow agreement, and no such release event has ever occurred or
been claimed to have occurred.
(l) Except as set forth in Section 4.20(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ agreements (including any agreement for the performance
of professional services by or on the behalf of the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries) confers upon any Person other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any
ownership right, exclusive license or other exclusive right with respect to any Intellectual
Property developed or delivered by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with such agreement.
(m) No funding, facilities or personnel of any educational institution or Governmental Entity
were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company IP owned
or purported to be owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, including any portion of a Company
Product. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or has ever been a member or promoter of, or a
contributor to, any industry standards body or similar organization that could compel the Company
or such Subsidiary to grant or offer to any third party any license or right to such Company IP.
Section 4.20(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of (i) any and all grants and similar funding received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(including their respective predecessors), including the name of the granting authority and the
status and material terms thereof and (ii) any standards bodies or similar organizations of which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their predecessors) has ever been a member,
promoter or contributor.
(n) The IT Assets operate and perform in all material respects in a manner that permits the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no person has gained unauthorized access to any IT Asset.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has implemented reasonable backup and disaster recovery
technology processes consistent with industry standard practices.
Section 4.21. Properties.
(a) (i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or in the
case of leased property and leased tangible assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its
material real properties and material tangible assets and (ii) all such assets and real properties,
other than assets and real properties in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has leasehold
interests, are free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens.
(b) Section 4.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
correct list of all real property and interests in real property currently owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (each, an “Owned Real Property”). Section 4.21(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) a true and complete list of all real property leased, subleased
or otherwise occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has annual rental obligations of $100,000 or more (each, a “Leased Real
Property”), (ii) the address for each Leased Real Property, (iii) current rent amounts payable by
the Company or its Subsidiaries related to such Leased Real Property and (iv) a description of the
applicable lease, sublease or other agreement therefore and any and all amendments, modifications,
side letters relating thereto. All of the leases, subleases and other agreements (each, a “Lease
Agreement”) of the Leased Real Property are valid, binding and in full force and effect without
penalty, acceleration, termination, repurchase right or other adverse consequence on account of the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby. No Lease Agreement is subject to any Lien other
than Permitted Liens, including any mortgage,
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pledge, lien, encumbrance, sublease, assignment, license or other agreement granting to any
third party any interest in such Lease Agreement or any right to the use or occupancy of any Leased
Real Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has performed all material obligations
required to be performed by it to date under each Lease Agreement, and there are no outstanding
defaults or circumstances which, upon the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would
constitute a default or breach by any party under any Lease Agreement.
(c) With respect to each Leased Real Property, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has subleased, licensed or otherwise granted anyone a right to use or occupy such Leased Real
Property or any material portion thereof. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries enjoy peaceful
and undisturbed possession of the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property.
Section 4.22. Interested Party Transactions. (i) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any transaction or agreement with any Affiliate, stockholder that
beneficially owns 5% or more of the Company Common Stock, or director or Executive Officer of the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Affiliate of any such owner, Executive Officer or
director, and (ii) no event has occurred since January 1, 2007 that, in the case of either of
clause (i) or clause (ii), is of a character such that it would be required to be reported by the
Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Section 4.23. Compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Other Applicable
Anti-Corruption Laws.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977 and other applicable anti-corruption laws.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee
or representative of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the direction of or on behalf of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries corruptly or otherwise illegally offered or gave anything of
value to: (i) any official, employee or representative of a Governmental Authority, any political
party or official thereof, or any candidate for political office; or (ii) any other Person, in any
such case while knowing, or having reason to know, that all or a portion of such money or thing of
value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any official, employee or
representative of a Governmental Authority, any political party or official thereof, or candidate
for political office for the purpose of the following: (x) influencing any action or decision of
such Person, in his or her official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform his or her
official function; (y) inducing such Person to use his or her influence with any Governmental
Authority to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Authority to assist in
obtaining or retaining business or to secure an improper business advantage; or (z) where such
payment would constitute a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to,
any Person or in securing any improper advantage.
(c) There have been no false or fictitious entries made in the books or records of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any illegal payment or secret or unrecorded fund
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and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has established or maintained a secret or
unrecorded fund.
Section 4.24. Customers, Suppliers.
(a) Between the Balance Sheet Date and the date of this Agreement, there has not been (i) any
material adverse change in the business relationship of the Company or its Subsidiaries with any
Major Customer, or (ii) any change in any material term (including credit terms) of the sales
agreements or related arrangements with any Major Customer. During the three (3) years preceding
the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written customer
complaint concerning its products and services, other than complaints made in the ordinary course
of business that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Between the Balance Sheet Date and the date of this Agreement, there has not been (i) any
material adverse change in the business relationship of the Company or its Subsidiaries with any
Major Supplier, or (ii) any change in any material term (including credit terms) of the supply
agreements or related arrangements with any Major Supplier.
Section 4.25. Finders’ Fees.
(a) Except for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, a copy of whose engagement agreement (and
all indemnification and other agreements related to such engagement) has been made available to
Parent, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained
by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or any
of their respective officers or directors in their capacity as officers or directors, who might be
entitled to any banking, broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or commission in connection with the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) The Company does not anticipate that the fees and expenses of its accountants, brokers,
financial advisors, consultants, legal counsel and other persons retained by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or any of their respective officers or directors in their capacity as
officers or directors, incurred or to be incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will exceed the aggregate fees and expenses set forth
in Section 4.25(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Section 4.26. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company Board has received from the Company’s
financial advisor, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, an opinion to the effect that, as of the date
of such opinion, and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, procedures, factors,
qualifications and limitations set forth therein, the Merger Consideration to be received by the
holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view,
to such holders. A signed copy of such opinion has been delivered to Parent as of the date hereof
for information purposes only.
Section 4.27. Antitakeover Statute; Rights Plan.
(a) The Company and the Company Board has taken all action necessary to exempt the Merger,
this Agreement, the Voting Agreements and the other transactions contemplated hereby
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or thereby from the restrictions on business combinations and voting requirements contained in
Section 203 of Delaware Law. No other “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium” or
other antitakeover Applicable Law applies to the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements or
any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The Company has no rights plan,
“poison-pill” or other comparable agreement or arrangement designed to have the effect of delaying,
deferring or discouraging any Person from acquiring control of the Company.
(b) The Company and the Company Board has taken all action necessary (i) to render the Company
Rights inapplicable to the Merger, this Agreement, the Voting Agreements and the other transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and (ii) ensure that (A) neither Parent, Merger Subsidiary nor any
of their Affiliates will become an “Acquiring Person” (as such term is defined in the Company
Rights Agreement), (B) none of a “Stock Acquisition Date,” a “Distribution Date,” or a “Triggering
Event” (each as defined in the Company Rights Agreement) shall occur, and (C) the Company Rights
will not separate from the shares of Company Common Stock, in each case, by reason of the approval
or execution of this Agreement, the announcement or consummation of the Merger, this Agreement, the
Voting Agreements or the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Parent represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 5.01. 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 the State of
Delaware and has all corporate powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. Since
the date of its incorporation, Merger Subsidiary has not engaged in any activities other than in
connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement
and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby have
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 each such Person in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar Applicable Law affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 5.03. 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 Authority, other than (i) the filing of the Certificate of 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 (A) the HSR
Act and (B) the Foreign Competition Laws, (iii) compliance with
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any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other U.S. state
or federal securities laws, and (iv) any actions or filings the absence of which would not
reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair Parent’s ability to
consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.04. 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 (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both) (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
Merger Subsidiary, (ii) 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
or Order, or (iii) require any consent or approval under, violate, conflict with, result in any
breach of or any loss of any benefit under, or constitute a change of control or default under, or
result in termination or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of any Contract to which Parent, Merger Subsidiary or any other Subsidiary of
Parent is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or
affected, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, as would not
reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent and
Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.05. Disclosure Documents. None of the information provided by Parent specifically
for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time the Proxy
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and
at the time of the Stockholder Meeting, will 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.
Section 5.06. Litigation. As of the date hereof, there is no Proceeding pending against or,
to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that
would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair Parent’s or Merger
Subsidiary’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither Parent
nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order that would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair Parent’s or Merger
Subsidiary’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.07. Financing. At the Closing, Parent shall have sufficient cash, available lines
of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable Parent to pay the aggregate
Merger Consideration and to perform its obligations with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
Section 6.01. Conduct of the Company. Except for matters expressly permitted or contemplated
by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure
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Schedule, except as required by Applicable Law or except with the prior written consent of
Parent, from the date of this Agreement 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 commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact its Intellectual
Property, business organization and material assets, (ii) keep available the services of its
directors, officers and employees, (iii) maintain in effect all of its Governmental Authorizations
and (iv) maintain satisfactory relationships with customers, lenders, suppliers, licensors,
licensees, distributors and others having business relationships with the Company. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for matters expressly permitted or contemplated by
this Agreement or as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or except
as required by Applicable Law, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent:
(a) amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable charter or
organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries (whether by merger, consolidation or
otherwise);
(b) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether
in cash, stock, property or otherwise) in respect of, or enter into any agreement with respect to
the voting of, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than dividends
and distributions by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent
(except distributions under the ESPP in the ordinary course and for distributions resulting from
the vesting or exercise of Company Compensatory Awards), (ii) split, combine or reclassify any
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) except as otherwise provided in
Section 6.01(c) below, issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect
of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iv) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities or Company
Subsidiary Securities, except for acquisitions of Company Common Stock by the Company in
satisfaction by holders of Company Compensatory Awards of the applicable exercise price and/or
withholding taxes, or (v) take any action that would result in any amendment, modification or
change of any term of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(c) (i) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any Lien or otherwise
encumber or dispose of any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than (A) the
issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options or pursuant
to the terms of the Company RSUs that are outstanding on the date of this Agreement, in each case
in accordance with the applicable equity award’s terms as in effect on the date of this Agreement,
or (B) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the ESPP and in accordance with
Section 2.06(c), or (ii) amend any term of any Company Security or any Company Subsidiary
Security (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(d) adopt a plan or agreement of, or resolutions providing for or authorizing, complete or
partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other
reorganization, each with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(e) make any capital expenditures or incur any obligations or liabilities in respect thereof
in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal quarter;
(f) acquire (i) any business, assets or capital stock of any Person or division thereof,
whether in whole or in part (and whether by purchase of stock, purchase of assets, merger,
consolidation, or otherwise), or (ii) any other material assets (other than assets acquired in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);
(g) sell, lease, license , pledge, transfer, subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any
of its Intellectual Property, material assets or material properties except (i) as permitted by
Section 6.01(l)(i), (ii) pursuant to existing contracts or commitments, (iii) sales of
inventory or used equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or
(iv) Permitted Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(h) (i) hire any new employee to whom a written offer of employment has not previously been
made and accepted prior to the date of this Agreement or, after the date of this Agreement, extend
any new offers of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any individual, (ii)
grant to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries any (A) increase in compensation, (B) bonus or (C) benefits in addition to those
pursuant to arrangements in effect on the date hereof, (iii) grant to any current or former
director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any severance
or termination pay or benefits or any increase in severance, change of control or termination pay
or benefits, (iv) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Employee Plan (other than offer
letters that contemplate “at will” employment without severance benefits) or collective bargaining
agreement, in each case except as required by Applicable Law, (v) take any action to amend or waive
any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate any rights or benefits or take any action to fund
or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any Company Employee Plan
except to the extent required pursuant to the terms thereof or Applicable Law, or (vi) make any
Person a beneficiary of any retention or severance plan, agreement or other arrangement under which
such Person is not as of the date of this Agreement a beneficiary which would entitle such Person
to vesting, acceleration or any other right as a consequence of consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and/or termination of employment;
(i) (A) write-down any of its material assets, including any capitalized inventory or Company
IP, or (B) make any change in any method of financial accounting principles, method or practices,
in each case except for any such change required by GAAP or Applicable Law, including Regulation
S-X under the Exchange Act (in each case following consultation with the Company’s independent
auditor);
(j) (A) repurchase, prepay or incur any Indebtedness, including by way of a guarantee or an
issuance or sale of debt securities, or issue or sell options, warrants, calls or other rights to
acquire any debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, enter into any “keep well”
or other Contract to maintain any financial statement or similar condition of another person or
enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing (other than (i) in
connection with the financing of ordinary course trade payables consistent with past practice or
(ii) accounts payable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or (B)
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make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person
(other than (i) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) accounts receivable and
extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business, and advances in expenses to employees, in
each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);
(k) agree to any exclusivity, non-competition, most favored nation, or similar provision or
covenant restricting the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates,
from competing in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or engaging in any
activity or business (including with respect to the development, manufacture, marketing or
distribution of their respective products or services), or pursuant to which any benefit or right
would be required to be given or lost as a result of so competing or engaging, or which would have
any such effect on Parent or any of its Affiliates after the consummation of the Merger or the
Closing Date;
(l) enter into any Contract, or relinquish or terminate any Contract or other right, in any
individual case with an annual value in excess of $200,000 or with a value over the life of the
Contract in excess of $500,000, other than (i) entering into software license agreements,
optimization services agreements or on-demand services agreements, or the renewal of such existing
agreements, where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the licensor or service provider in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) entering into service or
maintenance contracts in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice pursuant to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is providing services to customers, (iii) entering
into non-exclusive distribution, marketing, reselling or consulting agreements in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice that provide for distribution of a Company Product
by a third party, or (iv) entering into non-exclusive OEM agreements in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice that are terminable without penalty within twelve months;
(m) (i) make or change any Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting period, adopt or
change any method of Tax accounting, amend any Tax Returns or file any claim for Tax refunds, enter
into any closing agreement, enter into any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement or Tax
indemnity agreement (other than any customary commercial or financing agreements, entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices), settle any Tax claim, audit or
assessment, or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund (including any such refund to the extent
it is used to offset or otherwise reduce Tax liability);
(n) (i) institute, pay, discharge, compromise, settle or satisfy (or agree to do any of the
preceding with respect to) any claims, liabilities or obligations (whether absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), in excess of $200,000 in any individual case,
other than (x) as required by their terms as in effect on the date of this Agreement, (y) claims,
liabilities or obligations reserved against on the Company Balance Sheet (for amounts not in excess
of such reserves), or (z) incurred since the date of such financial statements in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, provided that, in the case of each of (x), (y) or
(z), the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction of such claim, liability or obligation does
not include any material obligation (other than the payment of money) to be performed by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries following the Closing Date, (ii) waive, relinquish, release,
grant, transfer or assign any right with a value of more than $200,000 in any individual
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case except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (iii) waive
any material benefits of, or agree to modify in any adverse respect, or fail to enforce, or consent
to any matter with respect to which its consent is required under, any confidentiality, standstill
or similar Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(o) engage in (i) any trade loading practices or any other promotional sales or discount
activity with any customers or distributors with any intent of accelerating to prior fiscal
quarters (including the current fiscal quarter) sales to the trade or otherwise that would
otherwise be expected (based on past practice) to occur in subsequent fiscal quarters, (ii) any
practice which would have the effect of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including the
current fiscal quarter) collections of receivables that would otherwise be expected (based on past
practice) to be made in subsequent fiscal quarters, (iii) any practice which would have the effect
of postponing to subsequent fiscal quarters payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
would otherwise be expected (based on past practice) to be made in prior fiscal quarters (including
the current fiscal quarter) or (iv) any other promotional sales or discount activity, in each case
in clauses (i) through (iv) in a manner outside the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices; or
(p) authorize, commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
Section 6.02. Stockholder Meeting; Board Recommendation; Proxy Material.
(a) The Company shall establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold
a meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholder Meeting”) as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof, for the purpose of voting on the matters requiring Stockholder Approval; provided, that
(i) if the Company is unable to obtain a quorum of its stockholders at such time, the Company may
adjourn or postpone the date of the Stockholder Meeting by no more than five (5) Business Days and
the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts during such five (5) Business Day period to
obtain such a quorum as soon as practicable, and (ii) the Company may delay, adjourn or postpone
the Stockholder Meeting to the extent (and only to the extent) the Company reasonably determines
that such delay, adjournment or postponement is required by Applicable Law or to comply with any
comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or otherwise. Unless the Company Board
shall have effected an Adverse Recommendation Change in accordance with Section 6.03, the
Company Board shall make the Board Recommendation and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the
Stockholder Approval, and the Company shall otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws applicable to
the Stockholder Meeting. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless this Agreement is
terminated in accordance with Section 8.01, the Company shall establish a record date for,
call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholder Meeting and the matters constituting the
Stockholder Approval shall be submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Stockholder Meeting
whether or not (A) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred or (B) any Acquisition
Proposal or Superior Proposal shall have been publicly proposed or announced or otherwise submitted
to the Company or any of its Representatives. Unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance
with Section 8.01, the Company agrees that it shall not submit to the vote of the
stockholders of the Company any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) prior to
the vote of the Company’s stockholders with respect to the Merger at the Stockholder Meeting. The
notice of such Stockholder Meeting shall state that a resolution to approve and
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adopt this Agreement and the Merger will be considered at the Stockholder Meeting, and no
other matters shall be considered or voted upon at the Stockholder Meeting without Parent’s prior
written consent.
(b) Except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 6.03(d): (i) the Company Board
(as it may be constituted on the date hereof) shall unanimously recommend that the Company’s
stockholders vote in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement and approval of the
Merger (the “Board Recommendation”) at the Stockholder Meeting; (ii) the Proxy Statement shall
include the Board Recommendation; and (iii) neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof
shall fail to make, withdraw, amend or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend or
modify, in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, the Board Recommendation.
(c) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Company and Parent shall prepare
jointly and the Company shall file with the SEC the Proxy Statement (but in no event later than
twenty (20) calendar days after the date of this Agreement) and as soon as practicable thereafter
use its reasonable best efforts to mail to its stockholders the Proxy Statement (but in no event
prior to nor later than five (5) Business Days following clearance of the Proxy Statement by the
SEC) and all other proxy materials for the Stockholder Meeting, and if necessary in order to comply
with applicable securities laws, after the Proxy Statement shall have been so mailed, promptly
circulate amended, supplemental or supplemented proxy material, and, if required in connection
therewith, re-solicit proxies. The Company and Parent, as the case may be, shall furnish all
information concerning the Company or Parent as the other party hereto may reasonably request in
connection with the preparation and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement. Parent and its
counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement before
such document (or any amendment or supplement thereto) is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall
include in such document any comments reasonably proposed by Parent and its counsel. The Company
shall (i) as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide Parent and its counsel with
copies of any written comments, and advise Parent and its counsel of any oral comments, with
respect to the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) received from the SEC or
its staff, (ii) provide Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review the Company’s
proposed response to such comments, (iii) include in the Company’s written response to such
comments any comments reasonably proposed by Parent and its counsel, and (iv) provide Parent and
its counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
Section 6.03. No Solicitation.
(a) 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 Representatives to, and the Company shall
instruct, and cause each applicable Subsidiary, if any, to instruct, each such Representative not
to, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or knowingly take any action to facilitate or
encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal or the making of any inquiry, offer or
proposal that could reasonably be expected to lead to any Acquisition Proposal, or, subject to
Section 6.03(b), (i) conduct or engage in any discussions or negotiations with, disclose
any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to, afford access to
the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to or
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otherwise cooperate in any way, or knowingly assist, participate in, facilitate or encourage
any effort by, any Third Party that is seeking to make, or has made, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii)
(A) amend or 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 or (B) approve any
transaction under, or any Third Party becoming an “interested stockholder” under, Section 203 of
Delaware Law, (iii) enter into any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet,
acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership
agreement or other Contract relating to any Acquisition Proposal or enter into any agreement or
agreement in principle requiring the Company to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby or breach its obligations hereunder, or (iv) resolve, propose or
agree to do any of the foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any
violation of the foregoing restrictions by any Subsidiary of the Company or Representatives of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.03 by
the Company. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective
Representatives to cease immediately and cause to be terminated, and shall not authorize or
knowingly permit any of its or their Representatives to continue, any and all existing activities,
discussions or negotiations, if any, with any Third Party conducted prior to the date hereof with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any such
Third Party (or its agents or advisors) in possession of non-public information in respect of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that was furnished by or on behalf of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to return or destroy (and confirm destruction of) all such information.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 6.03(a), prior to the
Stockholder Approval, the Company Board, directly or indirectly through any Representative, may
(i) engage in negotiations or discussions with any Third Party that has made in writing after the
date of this Agreement (and not withdrawn) a bona fide unsolicited Acquisition Proposal that did
not result from or arise out of a breach of this Section 6.03, and that the Company Board
believes in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisor of
nationally recognized reputation, constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a
Superior Proposal, and (ii) thereafter furnish to such Third Party non-public information relating
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an executed confidentiality agreement with
terms no less favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement and
containing additional provisions that expressly permit the Company to comply with the terms of this
Section 6.03 (a copy of which confidentiality agreement shall be promptly and in any event
with 24 hours provided for informational purposes only to Parent), but in each case under
the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), only if the Company Board determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside legal counsel to the Company Board, that the failure to take such action
would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law.
(c) The Company Board shall not take any of the actions referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) of
Section 6.03(b), unless the Company shall have notified Parent in writing at least three
(3) Business Days before taking such action that it intends to take such action. The Company shall
notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours) after it obtains knowledge of the
receipt by the Company (or any of its Representatives) of any Acquisition Proposal, any inquiry,
offer or proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any
request for non-public 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
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Subsidiaries by any Third Party. In such notice, the Company shall identify the Third Party
making, and the terms and conditions of, any such Acquisition Proposal, indication, offer, proposal
or request. The Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed, on a prompt basis, of the status and
material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, offer, proposal or request, including any
material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof. The
Company shall provide Parent with at least 48 hours prior notice of any meeting of the Company
Board at which the Company Board is reasonably expected to consider any Acquisition Proposal. The
Company shall promptly provide Parent with any non-public information concerning the Company’s
business, present or future performance, financial condition or results of operations, provided to
any Third Party that was not previously provided to Parent.
(d) Neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) fail to make, withdraw,
amend or modify, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend or modify, in a manner adverse to
Parent or Merger Subsidiary, the Board Recommendation, (ii) approve, endorse, adopt or recommend,
or publicly propose to approve, endorse, adopt or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal or Superior
Proposal, (iii) fail to recommend against acceptance of any tender offer or exchange offer for the
Company Common Stock within ten (10) Business Days after the commencement of such offer, (iv) make
any public statement inconsistent with the Board Recommendation or (v) resolve or agree to take any
of the foregoing actions (any of the foregoing, an “Adverse Recommendation Change”).
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, at any time prior to the Stockholder Approval,
(i) the Company Board, following receipt of and on account of a Superior Proposal, may
make an Adverse Recommendation Change, but only if the Company Board determines in good
faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel to the Company Board, that the failure
to take such action would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law;
provided, however, that the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation Change,
unless (A) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five (5) Business Days
before making an Adverse Recommendation Change (the “Notice Period”), of its intention to
take such action with respect to a Superior Proposal, (B) the Company attaches to such
notice the most current version of the proposed agreement or a reasonably detailed summary
of all material terms of any such Superior Proposal (which version or summary shall be
updated on a prompt basis) and the identity of the Third Party making the Superior Proposal,
(C) the Company shall, and shall cause its financial and legal advisors to, during the
Notice Period, negotiate with Parent in good faith to make such adjustments in the terms and
conditions of this Agreement so that such Acquisition Proposal ceases to constitute a
Superior Proposal, if Parent, in its discretion, proposes to make such adjustments; it being
agreed that in the event that, after commencement of the Notice Period, there is any
material revision to the terms of a Superior Proposal, including, any revision in price, the
Notice Period shall be extended, if applicable, to ensure that at least three (3) Business
Days remains in the Notice Period subsequent to the time the Company notifies Parent of any
such material revision (it being understood that there may be multiple extensions); and (D)
Parent does not make, within the Notice Period, an offer that is determined by the Company
Board in good faith, after consulting with its outside counsel and financial advisor of
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recognized reputation, to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the Company
as such Superior Proposal; and
(ii) the Company Board may, in response to a material fact, event, change, development
or set of circumstances (other than an Acquisition Proposal occurring or arising after the
date of this Agreement) that was not known to the Company Board nor reasonably foreseeable
by the Company Board as of or prior to the date of this Agreement (and not relating in any
way to any Acquisition Proposal) (such material fact, event, change, development or set of
circumstances, an “Intervening Event”), fail to make, withdraw or modify, in a manner
adverse to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, the Board Recommendation (which shall be deemed to
be an “Adverse Recommendation Change”) if the Company Board determines in good faith, after
consultation with outside legal counsel to the Company Board, that, in light of such
Intervening Event, the failure of the Company Board to effect such an Adverse Recommendation
Change would be a breach of its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law; provided that no
fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances shall constitute an Intervening
Event if such fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances resulted from or
arose out of the announcement, pendency or consummation of the Merger; and, provided,
further, that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise its right to make a Company
Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to this clause (ii) unless the Company has
(A)provided to Parent at least four (4) Business Days’ prior written notice advising Parent
that the Company Board intends to take such action and specifying the facts underlying the
Company Board’s determination that an Intervening Event has occurred, and the reasons for
the Adverse Recommendation Change, in reasonable detail, and (B) during such four (4)
Business Day period, if requested by Parent, engaged in good faith negotiations with Parent
to amend this Agreement in such a manner that obviates the need for an Adverse
Recommendation Change as a result of the Intervening Event.
(e) Nothing contained in this Section 6.03 shall prevent the Company Board from
complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act with regard to an Acquisition
Proposal; provided that any such disclosure (other than a “stop, look and listen” communication or
similar communication of the type contemplated by Section 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act) shall be
deemed to be a Adverse Recommendation Change unless the Company Board expressly publicly reaffirms
its Board Recommendation (x) in such communication or (y) within two (2) Business Days after
requested to do so by Parent.
Section 6.04. Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Effective Time, the
Company shall (i) give to Parent and its Representatives reasonable access to the offices,
properties, books, records, Contracts, Governmental Authorizations, documents, directors, officers
and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries during normal business hours, (ii) furnish to
Parent and its Representatives such financial, Tax and operating data and other information as such
Persons may reasonably request (including the work papers of Ernst & Young LLP upon receipt of any
required consent from Ernst & Young LLP), and (iii) instruct its Representatives to cooperate with
Parent and its Representatives in its investigation; provided, however, that the Company may
restrict the foregoing access to the extent that (A) any Applicable Law requires the Company to
restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information or (B) such disclosure would,
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waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege
applicable to such information. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall be
conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the
Company.
Section 6.05. Notice of Certain Events.
(a) In connection with the continuing operation of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, subject to Applicable Law,
the executive officers of the Company, including but not limited to the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, shall consult in good faith on a regular basis with Parent to report material
(individually or in the aggregate) operational developments, the status of relationships with
customers, resellers, partners, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having
material business relationships with the Company, the status of ongoing operations and other
matters reasonably requested by Parent pursuant to procedures reasonably requested by Parent;
provided that no such consultation shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements or obligations of the parties (or remedies with respect thereto) or the conditions to
the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
(b) The Company shall promptly notify Parent of:
(i) 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;
(ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) any Proceeding commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against,
relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or 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 Sections 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, or
4.16, as the case may be, or that relate to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) any notice or other communication from any Major Customer or Major Supplier that
such Major Customer or Major Supplier is terminating its relationship with Company or any of
its Subsidiaries as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and
(v) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty or breach of covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement at any time during the term hereof that could reasonably be
expected to cause the conditions set forth in Section 7.02 not to be satisfied.
Section 6.06. 401(k) Plans. Effective as of the day immediately preceding the Effective Time,
unless otherwise directed in writing by Parent at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to effect the termination of any and
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all 401(k) plans sponsored or maintained by the Company and shall provide Parent evidence that
each of Company’s 401(k) plans has been terminated pursuant to an action by the Company Board.
Section 6.07. Employee Benefit Plan Matters.
(a) From and after the Closing Date, with respect to employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries immediately before the Effective Time who continue employment with the Surviving
Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time
(“Continuing Employees”), Parent shall cause the service of each such Continuing Employee with the
Company and its ERISA Affiliates prior to the Closing Date to be recognized for purposes of
eligibility to participate, levels of benefits (but not for benefit accruals under any defined
benefit pension plan) and vesting under each compensation, vacation, fringe or other welfare
benefit plan, program or arrangement of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their ERISA
Affiliates, but not including any sabbatical or equity compensation plans, programs, agreements or
arrangements (collectively, the “Parent Benefit Plans”) in which any Continuing Employee is or
becomes eligible to participate, but solely to the extent service was credited to such employee for
such purposes under a comparable Company Employee Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date and to
the extent such credit would not result in a duplication of benefits.
(b) From and after the Closing Date, with respect to each Parent Benefit Plan that is an
“employee welfare benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA in which any Continuing
Employee is or becomes eligible to participate, Parent shall use reasonable efforts to cause each
such Parent Benefit Plan to (i) waive all limitations as to pre-existing conditions, waiting
periods, required physical examinations and exclusions with respect to participation and coverage
requirements applicable under such Parent Benefit Plan for such Continuing Employees and their
eligible dependents to the same extent that such pre-existing conditions, waiting periods, required
physical examinations and exclusions would not have applied or would have been waived under the
corresponding Company Employee Plan in which such Continuing Employee was a participant immediately
prior to his commencement of participation in such Parent Benefit Plan but, with respect to
long-term disability and life insurance benefits and coverage, solely to the extent permitted under
the terms and conditions of Parent’s applicable insurance contracts in effect as of the Closing
Date; provided that for purposes of clarity, to the extent such benefit coverage includes
eligibility conditions based on periods of employment Section 6.07(a) shall control; and
(ii) provide each Continuing Employee and their eligible dependents with credit for any co-payments
and deductibles paid in the calendar year that, and prior to the date that, such Continuing
Employee commences participation in such Parent Benefit Plan in satisfying any applicable
co-payment or deductible requirements under such Parent Benefit Plan for the applicable calendar
year, to the extent that such expenses were recognized for such purposes under the comparable
Company Employee Plan.
(c) Parent, the Company and the Surviving Corporation acknowledge and agree that all
provisions contained in this Section 6.07 are included for the sole benefit of the
respective parties to this Agreement and shall not create any right in any other Person, including
any employees, former employees, any participant in any Company Employee Plan or any beneficiary
thereof or any right to continued employment with Parent, Company, the Surviving Corporation or any
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their Affiliates. Nothing in this Section 6.07 shall be deemed to amend any Parent
Benefit Plan or to require Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates to continue
or amend any particular benefit plan before or after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, and any such plan may be amended or terminated in accordance with
its terms and Applicable Law.
Section 6.08. State Takeover Laws. If any “control share acquisition,” “fair price,”
“moratorium” or other anti-takeover Applicable Law becomes or is deemed to be applicable to the
Company, Parent, Merger Subsidiary, the Merger, the Voting Agreements or any other transaction
contemplated by this Agreement, then each of the Company, Parent, Merger Subsidiary, and their
respective Board of Directors shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so
that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the
terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to render such anti-takeover Applicable Law
inapplicable to the foregoing.
Section 6.09. Obligations of Merger Subsidiary. Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Section 6.10. Voting of Shares. Parent shall vote any shares of Company Common Stock
beneficially owned by it or any of its Subsidiaries in favor of adoption of this Agreement at the
Stockholder Meeting, and will vote or cause to be voted the shares of Merger Subsidiary held by it
or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in favor of adoption of this Agreement.
Section 6.11. Director and Officer Liability.
(a) For six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to, maintain officers’ and directors’ liability insurance in respect of acts or
omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each such person currently covered by the
Company’s officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy on terms with respect to coverage and
amount no less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date hereof; provided that in
satisfying its obligation under this Section 6.11(a), neither Parent nor the Surviving
Corporation shall be obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 200% of the amount per annum the
Company paid in its last full fiscal year prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Current
Premium”), which amount is set forth in Section 6.11(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
and if such premiums for such insurance would at any time exceed 200% of the Current Premium, then
the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be maintained policies of insurance that, in the Surviving
Corporation’s judgment, provide the maximum coverage available at an annual premium equal to 200%
of the Current Premium. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to
have been satisfied if prepaid “tail” or “runoff” policies have been obtained prior to the
Effective Time, which policies provide such directors and officers with coverage for an aggregate
period of six (6) years with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred on or
before the Effective Time, including, in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, provided that the amount paid for such prepaid policies does not exceed 200% of the
Current Premium. If such prepaid policies have been obtained prior to the Effective Time, the
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maintain such policies in full force and effect for their full term, and continue to honor the
obligations thereunder.
(b) From and after the Effective Time through the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation will, and Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries
to, fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant
to: (i) each indemnification agreement in effect between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and any person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior
to the Effective Time, a director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the
“Indemnified Parties”); and (ii) any indemnification provision and any exculpation provision set
forth in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date of this
Agreement; provided that such obligations shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to
time under Applicable Law. If, at any time prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time,
any Indemnified Party delivers to the Company, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as applicable,
a written notice asserting a claim for indemnification under any of the provisions set forth in
clauses (i) or (ii) above, then the claim asserted in such notice shall survive the sixth
anniversary of the Effective Time until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved.
(c) If Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates
with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or
entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper
provision shall be made so 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 6.11.
Section 6.12. 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, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or
advisable under Applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including (i) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions, waivers, consents and approvals
from Governmental Authorities and the making of all necessary registrations and filings (including
filings with Governmental Authorities, if any) and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be
necessary to obtain an approval or waiver from, or to avoid an action or proceeding by, any
Governmental Authorities, (ii) the delivery of required notices to, and the obtaining of required
consents or waivers from, third parties and (iii) the execution and delivery of any additional
instruments necessary to consummate the Merger and to fully carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the undertakings pursuant to this Section
6.12, each of Parent and the Company shall (i) provide or cause to be provided as promptly as
practicable to Governmental Authorities with regulatory jurisdiction over enforcement of any
Antitrust Laws (each such Governmental Authority, a “Governmental Antitrust Authority”) information
and documents requested by any Governmental Antitrust Authority or necessary,
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proper or advisable to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including preparing and filing any notification and report form and related material required under
the HSR Act and any additional consents and filings under any Antitrust Laws as promptly as
practicable following the date of this Agreement (but in no event more than fifteen (15) Business
Days from the date hereof except by mutual consent confirmed in writing) and thereafter to respond
as promptly as practicable to any request for additional information or documentary material that
may be made under the HSR Act and any additional consents and filings under any Antitrust Laws; and
(ii) use their reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary or advisable to obtain
prompt approval of consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by any
Governmental Authority.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with the receipt of any
necessary governmental approvals or clearances (including under any Antitrust Law), nothing in this
Agreement shall require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to, nor shall the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries without the prior written consent of Parent agree or proffer to, divest, hold
separate, or enter into any license or similar agreement with respect to, or agree to restrict the
ownership or operation of, or agree to conduct or operate in a specified manner, any portion of the
business or assets of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall Parent or any of its Subsidiaries be obligated
to litigate or participate in the litigation of any Proceeding, whether judicial or administrative,
brought by any Governmental Authority or appeal any Order (i) challenging or seeking to make
illegal, delay materially or otherwise directly or indirectly restrain or prohibit the consummation
of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or seeking to obtain from
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries any damages in connection therewith, or (ii) seeking to prohibit
or limit in any respect, or place any conditions on, the ownership or operation by the Company,
Parent or any of their respective Affiliates of all or any portion of the business, assets or any
product of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or to
require any such Person to dispose of, license (whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive
license) or enter into a consent decree or hold separate all or any portion of the business, assets
or any product of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in
each case as a result of or in connection with the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall
give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense of any Proceeding against the Company
and/or its directors relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will obtain
the prior written consent of Parent prior to settling or satisfying any such Proceeding.
(d) Subject to Applicable Law relating to the exchange of information, the Company and Parent
and their respective counsel shall (i) have the right to review in advance, and to the extent
practicable each shall consult the other on, any filing made with, or written materials to be
submitted to, any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) promptly inform each other of any communication (or other correspondence or
memoranda) received from, or given to, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission, or any other Governmental Antitrust Authority and (iii) promptly furnish each other
with copies of all correspondence, filings and written communications between them or their
subsidiaries or affiliates, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or its respective
staff, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
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Agreement. The Company and Parent shall, to the extent practicable, provide the other party
and its counsel with advance notice of and the opportunity to participate in any discussion,
telephone call or meeting with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filing, investigation
or other inquiry in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to
participate in the preparation for such discussion, telephone call or meeting. Neither Parent nor
the Company shall commit to or agree with any Governmental Authority to stay, toll or extend any
applicable waiting period under the HSR Act or applicable Foreign Competition Laws, without the
prior written consent of the other. The Company and Parent may, as each deems advisable and
necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under
this Section 6.12 as “Antitrust Counsel Only Material”. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 6.12, materials provided to the other party or its counsel may be
redacted to remove references concerning the valuation of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(e) Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and
the Closing Date, each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall not, and shall ensure that none of its
Subsidiaries or other Affiliates shall, take any action or propose, announce an intention or agree,
in writing or otherwise, to take any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay
or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6.13. Certain Filings. The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another (i) 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 (ii) in taking such reasonable actions or making any such filings, furnishing
information required in connection therewith or with the Proxy Statement and seeking timely to
obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
Section 6.14. Public Announcements. Parent and the Company shall consult with each other
before issuing any press release or making any other public statement, or scheduling a press
conference or conference call with investors or analysts, with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such other
public statement without the consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld,
except (i) as such release or announcement may be required by Applicable Law or any listing
agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association upon which the securities
of the Company or Parent, as applicable, are listed or (ii) as such release or announcement may be
made with respect to an Adverse Recommendation Change effected in accordance with Section
6.03, in each such case the party making the release or announcement shall consult with the
other party about, and allow the other party reasonable time (taking into account the
circumstances) to comment on, such release or announcement in advance of such issuance, and the
party will consider such comments in good faith.
Section 6.15. 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
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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 6.16. Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company may approve, in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and in
accordance with the Interpretative Letter dated January 12, 1999 issued by the SEC relating to Rule
16b-3, any dispositions of equity securities of the Company (including derivative securities with
respect to equity securities of the Company) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by each officer or director of the Company who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange
Act with respect to equity securities of the Company.
Section 6.17. Confidentiality. Parent and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree to
continue to be bound by the Confidential Disclosure Agreement dated as of April 27, 2009 by and
between Parent and the Company (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 7.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligation of each party
hereto to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the
following conditions:
(a) the Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;
(b) no Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any party hereto shall have issued any
Order or other action that is in effect (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) restraining,
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger and no Applicable Law shall have
been adopted that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited; and
(c) the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof, subject to Section
6.12(d)) applicable to the Merger under the HSR Act or any Foreign Competition Law set forth in
Section 7.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have expired or been terminated,
and any affirmative approval of a Governmental Authority required under any Foreign Competition Law
set forth in Section 7.01(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained.
Section 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary. The obligation
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, at or
prior to Closing, of the following conditions:
(a) (i) each of the Specified Company Representations, to the extent not qualified as to
materiality or “Company Material Adverse Effect,” shall be true in all material respects, and to
the extent so qualified shall be true in all respects as so qualified, when made and as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time as if made at and as of such time (other than any Specified
Company Representation that is made only as of a specified date, which need only to be true in all
material respects as of such specified date), (ii) the Other Company Representations, disregarding
any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications
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contained therein, shall be true when made and as of immediately prior to the Effective Time
as if made at and as of such time (other than any Other Company Representations that are made only
as of a specified date, which need only to be true as of such specified date); provided that the
Other Company Representations as modified in clause (ii) shall be deemed true at any time unless
the individual or aggregate impact of the failure to be so true of the Other Company
Representations would have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(iii) Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior
executive officer of the Company to the foregoing effect;
(b) the Company shall have performed in all material respects its obligations under the
Agreement, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior
executive officer of the Company to the foregoing effect;
(c) there shall not be instituted or pending any Proceeding initiated by any Governmental
Authority, or instituted or pending any Proceeding initiated by any other Third Party that has a
reasonable likelihood of success, (i) challenging or seeking to make illegal, delay materially or
otherwise directly or indirectly restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or seeking to
obtain material damages in connection therewith, (ii) seeking to restrain or prohibit Parent’s
ownership or operation (or that of its Affiliates) of all or any material portion of the business,
assets or products of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or of Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to compel Parent or any of its Affiliates to dispose of, license
(whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive license) or hold separate all or any material
portion of the business, assets or products of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
or of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) seeking, directly or indirectly, to
impose or confirm material limitations on the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates
effectively to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of Company Common Stock or any
shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, including the right to vote such shares on all
matters properly presented to the Company’s stockholders, or (iv) seeking to require divestiture by
Parent, Merger Subsidiary or any of Parent’s other Affiliates of any Equity Interests;
(d) there shall not be in effect any Order that is reasonably likely to result, directly or
indirectly, in any of the effects referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of Section
7.02(c);
(e) the applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof, subject to Section
6.12(d)) applicable to the Merger under the HSR Act or any Foreign Competition Law shall have
expired or been terminated, and any affirmative approval of a Governmental Authority required under
any Foreign Competition Law shall have been obtained; and
(f) there has not been any fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances that has
had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 7.03. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation of the Company to
consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to Closing, of the following
conditions:
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(a) The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Subsidiary set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date as if made on and
as of the Closing Date (other than any such representation and warranty that is made only as of a
specified date, which need only to be true in all material respects as of such specified date), and
the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by a senior executive
officer of Parent to the foregoing effect; and
(b) Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have performed in all material respects their
respective obligations under the Agreement, and the Company shall have received a certificate
signed on behalf of Parent by a senior executive officer of Parent to the foregoing effect.
ARTICLE 8
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
Section 8.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned
at any time prior to the Closing (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the
stockholders of the Company):
(a) by mutual written agreement of the Company and Parent;
(b) by either the Company or Parent, if:
(i) the Merger has not been consummated on or before May 2, 2011 (subject to possible
extension as provided below, the “End Date”), provided, that if the condition to the
completion of the Merger set forth in Section 7.01(c) shall not have been satisfied
by the End Date (as it may be extended as set forth below), but all other conditions set
forth in Article 7 would be satisfied if the Closing Date were to occur on such
date, then Parent shall be entitled to extend the End Date by a three (3) month period by
written notice to the Company (the End Date may be so extended not more than twice at the
election of Parent), it being understood that in no event shall the End Date be extended to
a date that is later than the twelve month anniversary of this Agreement; provided, further,
that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(b)(i) shall not
be available to any party whose material breach of any provision of this Agreement results
in the failure of the Merger to be consummated by the End Date;
(ii) any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an order,
decree, injunction or ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other
action shall have become final and nonappealable, or if there shall be adopted any
Applicable Law that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited; or
(iii) the Stockholder Approval has not been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain
the required vote upon a final vote taken at the Stockholder Meeting (or any adjournment or
postponement thereof);
(c) by Parent:
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(i) if an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred;
(ii) if the Company shall have entered into, or publicly announced its intention to
enter into, a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or Contract (other than a
confidentiality agreement contemplated by Section 6.03(b)) relating to any
Acquisition Proposal;
(iii) if the Company or any of its Representatives shall have willfully and materially
breached any of its obligations under Section 6.03; or
(iv) in the event (A) of a material breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of
the Company set forth in this Agreement or (B) that any representation or warranty of the
Company set forth in this Agreement shall have been inaccurate when made or shall have
become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Section 7.02(a) or Section 7.02(b), respectively, would not be satisfied as
of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation and warranty became
inaccurate; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such
breach by the Company or such inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the
Company are curable by the Company through the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts
prior to the End Date and within thirty (30) days, then Parent shall not be permitted to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(c)(iv) until the earlier to
occur of (1) the expiration of a thirty (30) calendar day period after delivery of written
notice from Parent to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy, as applicable, or (2) the
ceasing by the Company to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach or
inaccuracy, provided that the Company continues to exercise commercially reasonable efforts
to cure such breach or inaccuracy (it being understood that Parent may not terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01(c)(iv) if such breach or inaccuracy by the
Company is cured within such thirty (30) calendar day period); or
(d) by the Company:
(i) if prior to the Stockholder Approval, the Company Board authorizes the Company, in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 6.03(d), to enter
into a binding definitive agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal with a Third Party;
provided that the Company shall have paid any amounts due pursuant to Section 9.04
in accordance with the terms, and at the times, specified therein; and provided further that
in the event of such termination, the Company substantially concurrently enters into such
binding definitive agreement; or
(ii) in the event (A) of a material breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of
Parent or Merger Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement or (B) that any of the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement
shall have been inaccurate in any material respect; provided, however, that notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event that such breach by Parent or Merger Subsidiary or such
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of Parent or Merger Subsidiary are
curable by Parent or Merger Subsidiary through the exercise of
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commercially reasonable efforts prior to the End Date and within thirty (30) days, then
the Company shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
8.01(d)(ii) until the earlier to occur of (1) the expiration of a thirty (30) calendar
day period after delivery of written notice from the Company to Parent of such breach or
inaccuracy, as applicable, or (2) Parent or Merger Subsidiary ceasing to exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach or inaccuracy, provided that Parent or
Merger Subsidiary continues to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach
or inaccuracy (it being understood that the Company may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 8.01(d)(ii) if such breach or inaccuracy by Parent or
Merger Subsidiary is cured within such thirty (30) calendar day period).
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.01 (other
than pursuant to Section 8.01(a)) shall give written notice of such termination to each
other party hereto.
Section 8.02. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
8.01, 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
each other party hereto; provided that no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of any
liability for damages resulting from any willful or intentional breach of this Agreement. The
provisions of this Section 8.02 and Sections 9.04, 9.05(b), 9.06,
9.07 and 9.08 shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section
8.01.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted under, or
otherwise given in connection with, this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given (i) when delivered or sent if delivered in person or sent by facsimile transmission
(provided confirmation of facsimile transmission is obtained), (ii) on the fifth Business Day after
dispatch by registered or certified mail, (iii) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national
overnight courier or (iv) on the date delivered if sent by email (provided confirmation of email
receipt is obtained), in each case as follows:
if to Parent, to:
Oracle Corporation
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Associate General Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Associate General Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
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Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
if to the Company, to:
Art Technology Group, Inc.
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer and President
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer and President
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxx LLP
Seaport Trade Center West
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Seaport Trade Center West
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
Section 9.02. 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 Effective Time.
Section 9.03. 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 without the further approval of the Company’s stockholders, no such
amendment or waiver shall be made or given after the Stockholder Approval that requires the
approval of the stockholders of the Company under Delaware Law unless the required further approval
is obtained.
(b) 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 9.04. Expenses.
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(a) 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 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Parent shall pay all filing fees payable pursuant to the HSR Act or any Foreign
Competition Law; provided, that if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01
(other than pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(ii)), the Company shall promptly thereafter
reimburse Parent for one-half of all such filing fees paid by Parent.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01(c)(i), Section
8.01(c)(ii) or Section 8.01(c)(iii), then the Company shall pay to Parent (by wire
transfer of immediately available funds), within two (2) Business Days after such termination, a
fee in an amount equal to $33,500,000 (the “Termination Fee”).
(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01(d)(i), then the Company
shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), at or prior to such
termination, the Termination Fee.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(i) or
8.01(b)(iii) and (i) prior to such termination (in the case of termination pursuant to Section
8.01(b)(i)) or the Stockholder Meeting (in the case of termination pursuant to Section
8.01(b)(iii)), an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced and not publicly
withdrawn, and (ii) within twelve (12) months following the date of such termination the Company
shall have (A) entered into a definitive agreement with respect to, (B) recommended to its
stockholders or (C) consummated, a transaction contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal, then the
Company shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), within two
(2) Business Days after entering into such definitive agreement, making such recommendation or
consummating such transaction, the Termination Fee.
(e) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.01(b)(iii),
the Company shall as promptly as possible (but in any event within three (3) Business Days)
following receipt of an invoice therefor pay all of Parent’s documented reasonable out-of-pocket
fees and expenses (including reasonable legal and other third party advisors fees and expenses)
actually incurred by Parent and its Affiliates on or prior to the termination of this Agreement in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but in no event more than
$5,000,000 (the “Parent Expenses”) as directed by Parent in writing; provided that the amount of
any payment of the Parent Expenses pursuant to this Section 9.04(e) shall be credited
against any obligation of the Company to pay the Termination Fee pursuant to Section
9.04(d).
(f) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 9.04 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. Accordingly, if the
Company fails to pay any amount due to Parent pursuant to this Section 9.04, when due, the
Company shall pay the costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) in connection with any
action taken to collect payment (including the prosecution of any lawsuit or other legal action),
together with interest on the unpaid amount at the publicly announced prime rate of Citibank, N.A.
in New York City from the date such amount was first payable to the date it is paid.
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Section 9.05. Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries; No Assignment.
(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and, except as provided in
Section 6.11 (which shall be to the benefit of the parties referred to in such section),
shall inure only to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Except as provided in Section 6.11 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 nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be
construed to create any third party beneficiaries.
(b) No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement (whether by operation of law or otherwise) 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 their Affiliates at
any time; provided that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve Parent or Merger Subsidiary
of any of its obligations hereunder. Any assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be null
and void.
Section 9.06. 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 9.07. Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any 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 shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware in and for New Castle County, Delaware. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such court in respect of any legal action, suit or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waives, and
agrees not to assert, as a defense in any such action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not
subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the action, suit or proceeding is
brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper or
that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by such
courts. Each Party agrees that notice or the service of process in any action, suit or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section 9.01 or in
any other manner permitted by law.
Section 9.08. 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 9.09. 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
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each 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). Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic
mail in PDF form, or by any other electronic means designed to preserve the original graphic and
pictorial appearance of a document, will be deemed to have the same effect as physical delivery of
the paper document bearing the original signatures.
Section 9.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Confidentiality Agreement,
constitutes 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 their subject matter.
Section 9.11. 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 agree to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an
acceptable manner, in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally
contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 9.12. Specific Performance. In the event of any breach or threatened breach by Parent
or Merger Subsidiary, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, of any covenant or
obligation of such party contained in this Agreement, the other party shall be entitled to seek, in
addition to any monetary remedy or damages: (a) a decree or order of specific performance to
enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation; and (b) an injunction
restraining such breach or threatened breach.
Section 9.13. Disclosure Schedules. 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) (a) the representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company
that are contained in the corresponding Section of this Agreement and (b) any other representations
and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are contained in this Agreement,
but only if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of)
would be reasonably apparent from such item.
Section 9.14. Rules of Construction. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that it has been
represented by counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution
of this Agreement, and that it has executed the same with the advice of said independent counsel.
Each party and its counsel cooperated and participated in the drafting and preparation of this
Agreement and the documents referred to herein, and any and all drafts relating thereto exchanged
among the parties shall be deemed the work product of all of the parties and may not be construed
against any party by reason of its drafting or preparation. Accordingly, any rule of law or any
legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against any
party that drafted or prepared it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived by each of
the parties hereto, and any controversy over
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interpretations of this Agreement shall be decided without regards to events of drafting or
preparation.
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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 day and year first above written.
ART TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||
ORACLE CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxx Xxxx | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
AMSTERDAM ACQUISITION SUB CORPORATION | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer |
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