TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit (e)(4)
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
OF INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENTS AGREEMENT
This TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of
July 23, 2002, by and among Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Synopsys”), inSilicon Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“inSilicon”) and Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a Delaware corporation
(“Phoenix”). All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Services Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, inSilicon and Phoenix entered into that certain Services and Cost-Sharing Agreement (the “Services Agreement”), dated as of November 30, 1999, pursuant to which Phoenix provides certain services and
shares certain costs with inSilicon.
WHEREAS, inSilicon, Synopsys and Ferrite Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Synopsys (the “Merger Sub”), are entering into, simultaneously with this Agreement, an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July
23, 2002, pursuant to which inSilicon will merge with and into Ferrite Acquisition Corp. and survive as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synopsys.
WHEREAS, in partial consideration for Synopsys entering into the Merger Agreement, Phoenix has agreed to continue to provide certain Services to, and share costs with, inSilicon pursuant to the
Services Agreement and this Agreement pursuant to this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Phoenix and inSilicon desire to
provide for the termination of the following agreements between Phoenix and inSilicon: the Amended and Restated Initial Public Offering Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2000; the Contribution Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1999; the Employee
Matters Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1999 (the “Employee Agreement”); the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1999; the Tax-Sharing Agreement, dated as of November 30, 1999; and the Technology
Distributor Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2000 (collectively, the “Intercompany Agreements”).
WHEREAS, each of Phoenix, inSilicon and Synopsys desire to amend the Services Agreement in order to, among other things, modify the terms therein with respect to the services to be provided to inSilicon and costs to be shared with
inSilicon by Phoenix.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
1.1. Services and Shared Costs.
(a) Effective as of the Appointment Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement, provided that Appointment Time, as used in this Agreement,
shall not be deemed to have occurred until the Merger Sub has accepted for payment the Company Shares tendered by Phoenix pursuant to the Offer pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (capitalized terms used in this parenthetical definition of
Appointment Time, which are not otherwise defined in this Agreement, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement)), Phoenix shall continue to provide to inSilicon those specified services set forth on Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (each, a “Service” and collectively, the “Services”) until the date that is five (5) business days after the date that inSilicon provides written
notice to Phoenix that a Service is, or the Services are, no longer required, such notice to be provided pursuant to Section 4.2 below.
(b) Effective as of the Appointment Time, Phoenix shall continue to share with inSilicon those costs set forth on Exhibit B
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (each, a “Shared Cost” and collectively, the “Shared Costs”) until the date that is five (5) business days after the date that inSilicon provides
written notice to Phoenix that a Shared Cost is, or the Shared Costs are, no longer required, such notice to be provided pursuant to Section 4.2 below; provided that Synopsys may only issue such notice at such time when: (i) with respect to
Facilities (as defined in the Services Agreement), inSilicon no longer occupies such Facilities and (ii) with respect to Insurance (as defined in the Services Agreement), inSilicon no longer occupies the Facilities or Synopsys has confirmed in
writing that it or inSilicon has obtained replacement insurance coverage related to inSilicon.
(c) Synopsys and Phoenix will each identify a representative to act as the primary contact person with respect to executing the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “Service Coordinators”). The initial Service Coordinators shall be Xxxx Xxxxxxx, for Phoenix, and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, for Synopsys. Each Service Coordinator shall be a managerial (or higher)
level employee of the party in question and shall be fully qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.
1.2. Term and Termination of the Services.
(a) With respect to each of the Services and Shared Costs, the term of this Agreement as related thereto will be for a maximum period of 120 days
following the Appointment Time provided that Synopsys may, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the requirements of Section 1.1 hereof, terminate Phoenix’s obligation to continue to (i) provide any Service or Services or (ii) share any Shared
Cost or Shared Costs at any time during the term of this Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and terminate on the earlier of (i) the date that Phoenix is no longer obligated to provide any Service or Shared Cost
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) 120 days after the Appointment Time.
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(b) Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the parties shall cease, except that the parties continue to be obligated to pay
any fees and reimburse any amounts that had accrued hereunder or under the Services Agreement prior to such termination.
1.3. Billing and Payment for the Services and Shared Costs. The cost for the Services and Shared Costs shall be determined as set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B and
shall be consistent with the past practice between Phoenix and inSilicon under the Services Agreement. Payment for all Services and Shared Costs arising through the Appointment Time shall be paid by inSilicon consistent with past practice and in any
case within ten (10) days following receipt by inSilicon of the invoice covering such period of time. Payment for Services and Shared Costs arising after the Appointment Time shall be paid within thirty (30) days following receipt of the
invoice by inSilicon.
ARTICLE II
2.1. Termination of the Intercompany Agreements. Each of Phoenix and inSilicon does
hereby irrevocably terminate, waive and release, effective as of the Appointment Time, any and all interests in and rights under the Intercompany Agreements; provided, however, that with respect to the Employee Agreement, such termination,
waiver and release shall be effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
2.2. No Further Action. The foregoing section shall be effective immediately upon the Appointment Time with respect to the Intercompany Agreements (other than the Employee
Agreement) and immediately upon the Effective Time with respect to the Employee Agreement, without any further action by Phoenix or inSilicon, and the Intercompany Agreements shall be of no further force or effect as of such time. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to modify the terms of the Services Agreement or the Intercompany Agreements prior to the Appointment Time or the Effective Time, as the case may be.
ARTICLE III
3.1. Waiver. Phoenix, inSilicon and Synopsys each acknowledge having been advised by legal counsel and being familiar with the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542,
which provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR
SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
The parties hereto, being aware of said code section, hereby expressly waive, effective as of the Appointment Time, any rights accruing to such party thereunder, as well as under any other statute or
common law principles of similar effect other than those related to the enforcement of this Agreement.
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3.2. Releases.
(a) Effective as of the Appointment Time, Phoenix shall
release and hold Synopsys and inSilicon harmless from and against any claims stemming from or related to the Intercompany Agreements, and hereby waives, effective as of the Appointment Time, any rights accruing to Phoenix, presently or in the
future, based upon any breach by inSilicon of any of the Intercompany Agreements or the Services Agreement.
(b) Effective as of the Appointment Time, each of inSilicon and Synopsys shall release and hold Phoenix harmless from and against any claims stemming
from or related to the Intercompany Agreements, and hereby waive, effective as of the Appointment Time, any rights accruing to inSilicon or Synopsys, presently or in the future, based upon any breach by Phoenix of any of the Intercompany Agreements.
ARTICLE IV
4.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Services Agreement constitute the entire understanding and agreements of
the parties hereto with respect to the matters addressed herein and therein and supersede all prior written (except, to the extent that its provisions are not addressed herein, the Services Agreement) or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements,
understandings and negotiations among the parties hereto.
4.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given if in writing
sent via personal delivery, overnight delivery service or facsimile transmission addressed as follows:
| if to inSilicon, to: |
inSilicon Corporation 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: General Counsel Telecopy No.: 408.570.1230 | |
| with copies to: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C. Professional Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. Telecopy No.: 000.000.0000 | |
| if to Phoenix, to: |
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: General Counsel Telecopy No.: 408.570.1219 |
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| with copies to: |
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP Old Federal Reserve Bank Building
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq. Telecopy No.: 415.773.5759 | |
| if to Synopsys, to: |
Synopsys, Inc. 000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Vice President, Legal Telecopy No.:
650.584.4396 | |
| with copies to: |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C. Professional Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq. Telecopy No.: 000.000.0000 |
to which the communications are to be directed to it by giving notice to the other parties
in the manner provided in this Section 4.2. Notice by overnight delivery service, facsimile transmission or personal delivery shall be deemed given on the date of actual delivery.
4.3. Transfer and Assignment; Successors. Without the written consent of all parties hereto delivered pursuant to
Section 4.2 hereof, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, this Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder are not assignable by any party. This Agreement will be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the respective
successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto.
4.4. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
4.5. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
4.6. Amendments. This Agreement cannot be terminated, altered or amended except pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by Phoenix, Synopsys and inSilicon.
4.7. Confidentiality. Each of Phoenix, inSilicon and Synopsys hereby
acknowledge and agree that the confidentiality provisions of the Services Agreement will apply to this Agreement and the activities contemplated hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.
| PHOENIX: | ||
| Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: |
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX | |
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| Name: |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| | ||
| Its: |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |
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| INSILICON: | ||
| inSilicon Corporation, a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: |
/S/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX | |
| | ||
| Name: |
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| | ||
| Its: |
President and CEO | |
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| SYNOPSYS: | ||
| Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation | ||
| By: |
/S/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX | |
| | ||
| Name: |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
| | ||
| Its: |
Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT A
| SERVICE PROVIDED BY PHOENIX TO INSILICON |
FEE | |
| Depreciation of Common Assets |
Total joint asset depreciation costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees.
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| IT (networking, telecommunications, help desk support, applications services) |
Total joint IT costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees. | |
| Corporate Administration |
Total joint corporate administration costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix
employees. | |
| Corporate Marketing |
Total joint corporate marketing costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees.
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| Accounting Services |
Total joint accounting costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees. |
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| Legal, Human Resources and Other Administrative Services |
Total joint other administrative costs multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees.
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EXHIBIT B
| COSTS SHARED BY PHOENIX AND INSILICON |
FEE | |
| Facilities |
On a facility-by-facility basis, total costs incurred by Phoenix multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and
Phoenix employees in the facility. | |
| Insurance |
Total costs incurred by Phoenix multiplied by the percentage of inSilicon employees to the total number of inSilicon and Phoenix employees. |
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