AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG TRIVIN HOLDINGS, INC., DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC, PS ACQUISITION CORP., THE SELLERS WHO ARE OR HEREAFTER BECOME PARTIES HERETO AND AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., AS THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE DATED AS OF JANUARY 7, 2011
Exhibit
2.1
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
TRIVIN
HOLDINGS, INC.,
DEALERTRACK
HOLDINGS, INC,
PS
ACQUISITION CORP.,
THE
SELLERS WHO ARE OR HEREAFTER BECOME PARTIES HERETO
AND
AMERICAN
CAPITAL, LTD., AS THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
DATED
AS OF JANUARY 7, 2011
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
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CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section 1.1
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Certain
Definitions
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1
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ARTICLE 2
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EFFECTS
OF MERGER
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16
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Section 2.1
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Merger
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16
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Section 2.2
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Closing
of the Merger
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16
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Section 2.3
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Effective
Time
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16
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Section 2.4
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Effect
of the Merger
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17
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Section 2.5
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Certificate
of Incorporation
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17
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Section 2.6
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Bylaws
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17
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Section 2.7
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Directors
and Officers
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17
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Section 2.8
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Effect
on Capital Stock
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17
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Section 2.9
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Treatment
of Company Options
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18
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Section 2.10
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Merger
Consideration
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19
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Section 2.11
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Dissenting
Stockholders
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22
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Section 2.12
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Payments
and Other Actions of Parent
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22
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Section 2.13
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Other
Payments
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23
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ARTICLE 3
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EXCHANGE
OF SHARES
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24
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Section 3.1
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Paying
Agent
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24
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Section 3.2
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Stockholders
of the Company
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24
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Section 3.3
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Holders
of Company Options
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26
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Section 3.4
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Payments
to Persons Other than Registered Holders
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26
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Section 3.5
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Withholding
Rights
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26
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Section 3.6
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No
Liability for Abandoned Property
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27
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Section 3.7
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Return
of Funds
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27
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Section 3.8
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Rights
of Former Stockholders and Option Holders
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27
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ARTICLE 4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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28
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Section 4.1
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Organization
and Qualification
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28
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Section 4.2
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Capitalization
of the Group Companies
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29
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Section 4.3
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Authority
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30
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Section 4.4
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Financial
Statements; Liabilities; Solvency
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30
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Section 4.5
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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31
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Section 4.6
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Material
Contracts
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31
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Section 4.7
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Absence
of Changes
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35
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Section 4.8
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Litigation
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35
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Section 4.9
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Permits;
Compliance with Applicable Law
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35
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Section 4.10
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Employee
Plans
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36
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Section 4.11
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Environmental
Matters
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38
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Section 4.12
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Intellectual
Property
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38
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Section 4.13
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Labor
Matters
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41
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Section 4.14
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Insurance
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42
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Section 4.15
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Tax
Matters
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42
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Section 4.16
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Brokers
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44
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Section 4.17
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Real
and Personal Property
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44
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Section 4.18
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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45
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Section 4.19
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Privacy
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45
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Section 4.20
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Product
Warranties; Services
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46
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Section 4.21
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Customers
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46
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Section 4.22
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No
Other Representations or Warranties; Schedules
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47
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ARTICLE 5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE
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47
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Section 5.1
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Authority,
Consents and Approvals, No Violations
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47
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Section 5.2
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Ownership
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48
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Section 5.3
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Seller
Acknowledgment
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48
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Section 5.4
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Brokers
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48
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Section 5.5
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Litigation
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48
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ARTICLE 6
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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49
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Section 6.1
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Organization
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49
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Section 6.2
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Authority
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49
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Section 6.3
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Consents
and Approvals; No Violations
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49
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Section 6.4
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Brokers
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50
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Section 6.5
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Financial
Ability
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50
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Section 6.6
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Investment
Intent
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50
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ARTICLE 7
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COVENANTS
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50
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Section 7.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company
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50
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Section 7.2
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Tax
Matters
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53
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Section 7.3
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Access
to Information
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56
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Section 7.4
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Efforts
to Consummate
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56
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Section 7.5
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Exclusive
Dealing
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57
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Section 7.6
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[Reserved]
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57
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Section 7.7
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Employee
Benefits Matters
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57
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Section 7.8
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Notification;
Disclosure Supplements
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59
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Section 7.9
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Releases
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59
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Section 7.10
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Non-Solicitation
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60
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Section 7.11
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Non-Compete/Non-Solicit
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60
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Section 7.12
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Confidentiality;
Publicity
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61
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Section 7.13
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Waiver
and Termination of Certain Agreements
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61
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Section 7.14
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Financial
Statements and Reports
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62
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Section 7.15
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Company
Stock Option Plan; Exercise of Company Options
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62
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Section 7.16
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Resignation
of Officers and Directors
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62
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Section 7.17
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Exculpation;
Indemnification
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62
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Section 7.18
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Books
and Records
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64
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Section 7.19
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Further
Assurances
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64
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ARTICLE 8
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CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
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64
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Section 8.1
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Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub
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64
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Section 8.2
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Other
Conditions to the Obligations of Merger Sub and Parent
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64
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Section 8.3
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Other
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company
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66
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Section 8.4
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Frustration
of Closing Conditions
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67
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ARTICLE 9
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TERMINATION
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67
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Section 9.1
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Termination
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67
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Section 9.2
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Effect
of Termination
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68
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ARTICLE 10
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS; INDEMNIFICATION
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68
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Section 10.1
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Survival
of Representations and Covenants
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68
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Section 10.2
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General
Indemnification
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69
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Section 10.3
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Inter-Party
Claims
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70
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Section 10.4
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Third
Party Claims
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71
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Section 10.5
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Limitations
on Indemnification Obligations
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72
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Section 10.6
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Limitation
on Damages; Certain Other Restrictions on Indemnification
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72
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Section 10.7
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Exclusive
Remedy
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73
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Section 10.8
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Manner
of Payment; Escrow
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74
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Section 10.9
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Tax
Classification of Indemnification Payments
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74
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Section 10.10
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Right
to Indemnification Not Affected by Knowledge
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74
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Section 10.11
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No
Contribution
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75
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ARTICLE 11
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REPRESENTATIVE
OF SELLERS
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75
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Section 11.1
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Authorization
of Representative
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75
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ARTICLE 12
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MISCELLANEOUS
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77
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Section 12.1
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment
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77
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Section 12.2
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Notices
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77
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Section 12.3
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Governing
Law
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79
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Section 12.4
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Fees
and Expenses
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79
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Section 12.5
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Construction;
Interpretation
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80
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Section 12.6
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Exhibits
and Schedules
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80
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Section 12.7
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Parties
in Interest
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80
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Section 12.8
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Severability
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80
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Section 12.9
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Amendment
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80
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Section 12.10
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Extension;
Waiver
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81
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Section 12.11
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Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures
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81
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Section 12.12
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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81
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Section 12.13
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Jurisdiction
and Venue
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82
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Section 12.14
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Remedies
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82
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.1(a)
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Knowledge
Parties
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Schedule
1.1(b)
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-
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Permitted
Liens
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Schedule
2.12(a)
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-
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Closing
Indebtedness to be Repaid
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Schedule
4.1(b)
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-
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Organization
and Qualification
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Schedule
4.2(a)
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-
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Capitalization
of the Company
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Schedule
4.2(b)
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-
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Capitalization
of the Group Companies
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Schedule
4.4(a)
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-
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
4.5
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-
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Company
Consents and Approvals
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Schedule
4.6(a)
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-
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Material
Contracts
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Schedule
4.6(b)
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-
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Material
Contract Exceptions
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Schedule
4.7
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-
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Absence
of Changes
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Schedule
4.8
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-
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Litigation
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Schedule
4.9
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-
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Compliance
with Applicable Law
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Schedule
4.10(a)
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-
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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Schedule
4.10(f)
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-
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Severance
Payments
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Schedule
4.10(g)
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-
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Transaction
Payments
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Schedule
4.10(h)
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-
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Audits
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Schedule
4.11
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-
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule
4.12(a)
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-
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Group
Company IP Rights
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Schedule
4.12(d)
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-
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Group
Company IP Rights Restrictions
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Schedule
4.12(e)
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-
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Registered
Company IP
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Schedule
4.12(j)
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-
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Group
Company IP Rights Assignment Agreements
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Schedule
4.13(a)
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-
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Collective
Bargaining Agreements
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Schedule
4.13(b)
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-
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Employment
Proceedings
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Schedule
4.13(c)
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-
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Employee
Misclassifications
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Schedule
4.13(d)
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-
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WARN
Act
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Schedule
4.14
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-
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Insurance
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Schedule
4.15
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-
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
4.16
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-
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Brokers
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Schedule
4.17(b)
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-
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Leased
Real Property
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Schedule
4.18
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-
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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Schedule
4.19(a)
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-
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Privacy
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Schedule
4.21
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-
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Customers
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Schedule
5.1(b)
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-
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Seller
Consents and Approvals
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Schedule
5.2
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-
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Ownership
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Schedule
7.1
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-
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Conduct
of Business of the Company
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Schedule
7.10(a)
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-
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Non-Solicitation
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Schedule
7.11(a)
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-
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Non-Compete
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Schedule
7.13
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-
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Termination
of Agreements
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Schedule
7.16
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-
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Director
and Officer Resignations
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Schedule
8.2(h)
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-
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Required
Consents
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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-
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Form
of Joinder
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Exhibit
B
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-
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Example
Statement of Closing Working Capital
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Exhibit
C
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-
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Pro
Rata Shares of Sellers
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Exhibit
D
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-
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Representative
Expense Amount Pro Rata Share
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Exhibit
E
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-
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Form
of Letter of Transmittal
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6
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as
of January 7, 2011, is made by and among triVIN Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”),
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), PS
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent (“Merger
Sub”), the Sellers who are parties to this Agreement or who hereafter
become parties to this Agreement by execution of a Joinder in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A (a “Joinder”) in
accordance with the terms hereof, and American Capital, Ltd., solely in its
capacity as Sellers’ representative (the “Representative”). The
Company, the Representative, the Sellers, Parent and Merger Sub may sometimes be
referred to herein individually as a “Party” and
collectively as the “Parties”. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in Article
1.
WHEREAS,
Parent owns all of the outstanding shares of Merger Sub;
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have
approved and declared advisable the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the
DGCL, and the respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company have approved and adopted this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have
determined that the Merger (as defined below) is fair to and in the best
interest of their respective stockholders; and
WHEREAS,
immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company
will obtain and deliver to Parent a true, correct and complete copy of an
irrevocable written consent of stockholders evidencing the approval of this
Agreement, the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, signed by stockholders of the Company constituting the Requisite
Stockholder Approval.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Certain
Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
have the respective meanings set forth below.
“401(k) Plan” has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.7(c).
1
“401(k) Rollover
Amendment” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.7(c).
“ACAS” means American
Capital, Ltd.
“Accounting Firm” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(ii)(B).
“Acquisition
Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.5.
“Adjustment Time”
means 11:59 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing
Date.
“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such Person. The term “control” means the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled” and
“controlling” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Affiliate Agreement”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.18.
“Aggregate Exercise
Price” means the aggregate amount that would be paid to the Company in
respect of all Eligible Options had such Eligible Options been exercised in
full, without regard to vesting or any other restriction upon exercise (and
assuming concurrent payment in full of the exercise price of each such Eligible
Option solely in cash), immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance
with the terms of the applicable option agreement with the Company and Option
Plan pursuant to which such Eligible Options were issued or
granted.
“Agreement” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Allocation Schedule”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.12(b).
“American Capital
Parties” means ACAS, American Capital Equity I, LLC and American Capital
Equity II, LP.
“Ancillary Documents”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3.
“Applicable Law” means
any statute, law (including common law), code, ordinance, rule, regulation,
decree or other requirement or rule of law enacted, issued, promulgated,
enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.
“Audited Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.4(a)(i).
“Business Day” means
any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day, on which commercial banks
in New York City are permitted or required to close.
2
“Capital Stock” means
the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock.
“Certificate of
Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“CERCLA” means the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended.
“Charter” means the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated June 5, 2007,
as amended on March 7, 2008.
“Claim” has the
meaning set forth in Section
11.1(a)(iv).
“Closing” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
“Closing Cash Payment”
means an amount equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Common
Stock and Preferred Stock (with such number of shares of Preferred Stock
calculated, for this purpose, by treating the shares of Preferred Stock as
having been converted into outstanding shares of Common Stock without the need
for actual conversion (and without having been actually converted) pursuant to
Article Fourth Section B.6, Article Fourth Section C.6, Article Fourth Section
D.6 and Article Fourth Section E.6, as applicable, of the Charter) outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (but excluding any Excluded Shares and
Dissenting Shares), multiplied by (ii)
the Estimated Price Per Share.
“Closing Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.2.
“Closing Indebtedness”
means the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Group Companies as of the
Adjustment Time.
“Closing Statement”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(ii)(A).
“Closing Working
Capital” means an amount equal to (i) the consolidated current assets of
the Group Companies as of the Adjustment Time (excluding Tax assets (including
deferred Tax assets and refunds related to Taxes)), plus (ii) any long
term accounts receivable as of the Adjustment Time, minus (iii) the
consolidated current liabilities of the Group Companies as of the Adjustment
Time (excluding Indebtedness, Seller Expenses, accrued severance for Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx and Tax liabilities (including deferred Taxes)). A calculation of
Closing Working Capital as of November 30, 2010, is included in Exhibit B attached
hereto for illustration purposes only.
“COBRA” means Part 6
of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code and any
similar state law.
“Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
3
“Common Stock” means
the Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Common Stock.
“Company” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Company Material Adverse
Effect” means (A) a material adverse effect upon the ability of the
Sellers, the Company or the Representative to fulfill their respective
obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and (B) any result, occurrence, fact,
change, event or effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or together with one or more other results, occurrences, facts,
changes, events or effects, a material adverse effect upon the business,
financial condition, liabilities, assets or results of operations of the Group
Companies, taken as a whole; provided, however, that for
purposes of clause (B), any adverse result, occurrence, fact, change, event or
effect arising from or related to any of the following shall not be taken into
account in determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred
(unless (except with respect to clause (x) below) such matter has a materially
disproportionate effect on the Group Companies (on a consolidated basis)
relative to other businesses operating in the industry in which the Group
Companies operate, in which case any adverse result, occurrence, fact, change,
event or effect arising from or related to any of the following shall be taken
into account in determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has
occurred): (i) conditions affecting the United States economy generally, (ii)
changes in the United States financial, banking or securities markets in
general, (iii) changes in GAAP pursuant to which the Group Companies are
required to change its prior accounting policies or practices, (iv) changes in
any Applicable Laws, (v) any change that is generally applicable to the industry
or market in which the Group Companies operates, (vi) earthquakes, hurricanes or
other natural disasters occurring after the date hereof or from the engagement
by the United States in hostilities after the date hereof, or resulting from the
occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon the United States after the
date hereof, (vii) the public announcement or pendency of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (viii) relating to any failure to achieve
projections or internal forecasts (it being understood that the underlying facts
giving rise to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether
there has been a “Company Material Adverse Effect”), (ix) any action taken by
Sellers or the Group Companies to which Parent or Merger Sub has expressly
consented to or requested in writing after the date hereof (other than the
obligation of the Company to, and to cause each other Group Company to, conduct
its business in the ordinary course in substantially the same manner as
heretofore conducted and to use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve
substantially intact its business organization and to preserve its present
commercial relationships pursuant to Section 7.1) or (x)
solely with respect to the use of “Company Material Adverse Effect” in Section 8.2(c), those
results, occurrences, facts, changes, effects or events specifically disclosed
on Schedule
1.1(c) only and not any disclosure made on any other Schedule (and for
the avoidance of doubt, without giving effect to any Permitted
Modification).
“Company Options” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.9(a).
4
“Company Products” has
the meaning set forth in Section
4.20(a).
“Company Services” has
the meaning set forth in Section
4.20(b).
“Company Stock Option
Plan” means the triVIN Holdings, Inc. 2007 Stock Option
Plan.
“Confidential
Information” means information that is not generally known to the public
and that is used, developed or obtained by any Group Company in connection with
its business, including, but not limited to, information, observations and data
concerning (i) the business or affairs of any Group Company (or its
predecessors), (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing
structures, (iv) designs, specifications and models, (v) analyses, (vi)
drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) computer software, including operating
systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and
documentation, (ix) data bases, (x) accounting and business methods, (xi)
inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable
or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) customers and
clients and customer or client lists, (xiii) all production methods, processes,
technology and trade secrets, (xiv) all similar and related information in
whatever form and (xv) any confidential or proprietary information of or
relating to Parent or its Affiliates or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Confidential Information will not include any information
that has been published in a form generally available to the public prior to the
date of disclosure or use of such information.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” means the mutual confidentiality agreement, dated as of
October 25, 2010, by and between DealerTrack, Inc. and triVIN, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company.
“Continuing Employee”
has the meaning set forth in Section
7.7(a).
“Contract” means any
written or oral contract, license, agreement, commitment, instrument or other
legally binding obligation or arrangement to which a Person is a party, by which
a Person is bound or by which any of the assets or properties of a Person is
bound.
“Current Options”
means each outstanding option to purchase Common Stock under the Company Stock
Option Plan as of the date hereof.
“Debt Payoff
Recipients” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.12(a)(ii).
“DGCL” means the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
“Disputed Line Items”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(ii)(B).
“Dissenting Share” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.11(a).
“Dissenting
Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.11(a).
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“DOL” refers to the
Department of Labor.
“Effective Time” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.3.
“Eligible Option”
means each Company Option that has not expired or been exercised in full prior
to the Effective Time and which (a) has an exercise price per share less than
the Estimated Price Per Share set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement and
(b) is vested on or prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the terms
thereof (after giving effect to any vesting which is triggered by the
transactions contemplated herein).
“Employee Benefit
Plan” means each “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) and each and every other written, unwritten, formal
or informal plan, agreement, program, policy or other arrangement involving
direct or indirect compensation (other than workers’ compensation, unemployment
compensation and other government programs), employment, severance, consulting,
disability benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits,
retirement benefits, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, bonuses, stock
options, stock appreciation rights, other forms of incentive compensation,
post-retirement insurance benefits, or other benefits, entered into, maintained
or contributed by any Group Company or with respect to which any Group Company
has or may in the future have any liability (contingent or otherwise); provided, that the
term “Employee Benefit Plan” shall not include any plan entered into,
maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by any Group Company
and with respect to which no Group Company has or may in the future have any
Liability other than de
minimus Liabilities.
“Environmental Laws”
means all Applicable Laws and all orders, policies and guidelines of all
Governmental Entities, in each case concerning pollution or protection of the
environment, natural resources, and occupational health and safety, as such of
the foregoing are enacted and in effect on or prior to the Closing Date,
including CERCLA.
“ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate”
means any Person that, together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code.
“Escrow Account” means
the account with the Escrow Agent into which the Escrow Amount is
deposited.
“Escrow Agent” means
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Escrow Agreement”
means the Escrow Agreement by and among Parent, the Representative and the
Escrow Agent, in a form and on terms that are consistent with the terms of this
Agreement and mutually satisfactory to Parent and the
Representative.
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“Escrow Amount” means
$9,494,688.27.
“Escrow Funds” means,
at any time, the portion of the Escrow Amount and Working Capital Escrow Amount
then remaining in the Escrow Account (which, for purposes of clarity, shall
include any interest accrued on the Escrow Amount and Working Capital Escrow
Amount).
“Estimated Closing
Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(i).
“Estimated Merger
Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(i).
“Estimated Price Per
Share” means (a) (i) the Estimated Merger Consideration plus (ii) the
Aggregate Exercise Price minus (iii) the
Escrow Amount minus (iv) the
Working Capital Escrow Amount divided by (b) the
Fully Diluted Common Shares.
“Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Excluded Shares” has
the meaning set forth in Section
2.8(c).
“Final Merger
Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(ii)(D).
“Financial Statements”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.4(a).
“Fully Diluted Common
Shares” means (a) all shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding shares of Common Stock held
in the treasury of the Company, if any) plus (b) all shares
of the Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (with such number of shares of Preferred Stock calculated, for this
purpose, by treating the shares of Preferred Stock as having been converted into
outstanding shares of Common Stock without the need for actual conversion (and
without having been actually converted) pursuant to Article Fourth Section B.6,
Article Fourth Section C.6, Article Fourth Section D.6 and Article Fourth
Section E.6, as applicable, of the Charter, but excluding shares of Preferred
Stock held in the treasury of the Company, if any) plus (c) the
aggregate number of Option Shares.
“Fundamental
Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.1.
“GAAP” means United
States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governing Documents”
means the legal document(s) by which any Person (other than an individual)
establishes its legal existence or which govern its internal
affairs. For example, the “Governing Documents” of a corporation are
its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, the “Governing Documents” of a
limited partnership are its limited partnership agreement and certificate of
limited partnership and the “Governing Documents” of a limited liability company
are its operating agreement and, certificate of formation and shall be deemed to
include, in each case, any stockholders’, members’, registration rights, voting
and similar agreements regarding the rights or obligations of the equityholders
of such Person.
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“Government Contract”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.6(a)(xxiii).
“Governmental Entity”
means any (i) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other
government, (ii) governmental or quasi-governmental entity of any nature
(including any governmental agency, branch, department, official, or entity and
any court or other tribunal), (iii) body exercising, or entitled to
exercise, any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police,
regulatory, or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any arbitral
tribunal or (iv) any “self-regulatory organization” as defined in Section
3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act and any other U.S. or foreign securities exchange,
futures exchange, commodities exchange, contract market, any other exchange or
corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization.
“Group Companies”
means, collectively, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (direct or
indirect).
“Group Company
Employees” means, collectively, the officers, directors and key employees
of any Group Company.
“Group Company IP
Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.12(a).
“Hazardous Materials”
means all materials, wastes or substances defined by, or regulated under, any
Environmental Law as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, hazardous substance,
extremely hazardous waste, restricted hazardous waste, toxic waste, or toxic
substance.
“HSR Act” means the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means,
as of any time, without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of,
accrued and unpaid interest on, and other payment obligations (including any
prepayment penalties, premiums, costs, breakage or other amounts payable upon
the discharge thereof at the Closing) arising under, any obligations of any
Group Company consisting of (i) indebtedness for borrowed money,
(ii) any obligations in respect of any note, bond, debenture or other debt
security (other than surety bonds that have not been drawn or performed), (iii)
any liability with respect to interest rate swaps, collars, caps and similar
hedging obligations (provided that for purposes hereof, such liabilities shall
be valued as the amount of any termination payment, breakage, costs or other
amounts payable upon termination thereof on the Closing Date), (iv) liabilities
for deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or services (but excluding
any trade payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of
business), (v) obligations required to be recorded as capitalized leases under
GAAP, (vi) any other fees, expense reimbursements, indemnity payments or other
amounts, in each case payable by any Group Company pursuant to the terms of the
foregoing, and (vii) guarantees of any indebtedness of a third party of the type
described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
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“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(a).
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(a).
“Intellectual Property
Rights” means any and all intellectual property and proprietary rights
throughout the world in and to (i) patents and patent applications, along with
all reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, divisional,
extensions, and reexaminations in connection therewith and all foreign
counterparts of any such patents and patent applications (collectively, “Patents”), inventions
(whether patentable or not and whether or not reduced to practice) and all
improvements thereto, (ii) trademarks, service marks and trade names, brand
names, logos, and other source identifiers and all goodwill associated
therewith, and all registrations and applications therefor (collectively, “Trademarks”), (iii)
works of authorship and other copyrightable works, copyrights and all
registrations and applications therefor (“Copyrights”), (iv)
Internet domain names (“Domain Names”), (v)
software, and (vi) Confidential Information.
“Interim Tax Period”
means with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period
that begins on the first day of such Straddle Period and ends on the Closing
Date.
“IRS” refers to the
Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Knowledge” means,
with respect to the Company, the current, actual knowledge of, or the knowledge
that would reasonably be expected to be gained by each of the individuals set
forth on Schedule
1.1(a) following commercially reasonable inquiries of their respective
direct reports.
“Leased Real Property”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b).
“Letter of
Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(a).
“Liabilities” means,
collectively, any indebtedness, liability, claim, loss, damage, deficiency,
obligation or responsibility, known or unknown, fixed or unfixed, xxxxxx or
inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, subordinated or
unsubordinated, matured or unmatured, accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise, including, without limitation, liabilities on account of Taxes, other
governmental, regulatory or administrative charges or lawsuits brought, whether
or not of a kind required by GAAP to be set forth on a financial
statement.
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“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien (statutory or
otherwise), charge, claim, option, right of first refusal, right of first offer,
attachment, easement, covenant or other right, restriction or encumbrance of any
kind, including any collateral security arrangement, conditional or installment
sales agreement or other restriction of any kind (other than those created under
applicable securities laws).
“Losses” has the
meaning set forth in Section
10.2(a).
“Lost Certificate
Affidavit” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(b).
“Management Agreement”
means the Management Fee Agreement, dated June 6, 2007, among the Company,
General Systems Solutions, Inc., FDI Computer Consulting, Inc., and American
Capital, Ltd. (f/k/a American Capital Financial Services, Inc.).
“Material Contracts”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.6(a).
“Merger” has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
“Merger Consideration”
has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(a).
“Merger Sub” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Minor Claims” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.5(a).
“Multiemployer Plan”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
“Non-Fundamental
Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section
10.1.
“Non-Voting Common
Stock” means the Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Company.
“Notice of Claim”
means a written notice that specifies in reasonable detail the breach of
covenant, warranty or representation set forth in this Agreement or any
certificate furnished under this Agreement (including the sections of this
Agreement that are the subject of such breach) pursuant to which Losses are
being claimed by the Indemnified Party, and including (if then known) the amount
or the method of computation of such Losses claimed.
“Notice of
Disagreement” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.10(b)(ii)(B).
“Option Holder” means
a holder of an Eligible Option.
“Option Settlement
Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.9(a).
“Option Share” means a
share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of an Eligible Option in accordance
with its terms.
“Option Surrender
Forms” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.3(b).
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“Order” means any
order, judgment, decision, decree, writ, injunction or other ruling entered or
issued by any Governmental Entity.
“Other Seller
Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.9(a).
“Parachute Payment
Waiver” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(k).
“Parent” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Parties” has the
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.
“Paying Agent” has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.1.
“Permits” has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.9.
“Permitted Liens”
means (a) mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, repairers’ and other Liens
arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are not
yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith Proceedings and for
which adequate reserves under GAAP have been reserved on the balance sheet of
the applicable Group Company, (b) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
(c) Liens described on Schedule 1.1(b),
(d) other Liens or imperfections of title to or on real or personal
property that are not material in amount or do not materially detract from the
value of or materially impair the existing use of the property affected by such
Lien or imperfection, (e) all leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy
and/or use agreements affecting any real or personal property (or any portion
thereof) to the extent disclosed on the Schedules hereto, (f) any Liens relating
to the Indebtedness to be repaid at Closing pursuant to the terms hereof (but
only to the extent such Liens are actually released at Closing), (g) Liens
registered under the Uniform Commercial Code or the Personal Property Security
Act as adopted in any particular state or province or similar legislation in
other jurisdictions by any lessor or licensor of personal property to the Group
Companies, (h) Liens to lenders incurred in deposits made in the ordinary course
in connection with maintaining bank accounts and (i) deposits or pledges to
secure the payment of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, social
security benefits or obligations arising under similar Laws, or to secure the
performance of public or statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, and
other obligations of a like nature.
“Permitted
Modifications” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.8.
“Person” means an
individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock
company, unincorporated organization or association, trust, joint venture,
association or other similar entity, whether or not a legal entity.
“Personal Information”
means any information that is deemed to be personal information under any
Applicable Law.
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“Pre-Closing Tax
Period” means any tax period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the
Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Taxes”
means all Liabilities for Taxes for the Pre-Closing Tax Period and the Interim
Tax Period. For purposes of calculating such liability for the
Interim Tax Period, the portion of any Tax that is allocable to the Interim Tax
Period shall be deemed to equal: (a) in the case of Taxes based upon or related
to income or receipts, the amount that would be payable if the Straddle Period
had ended on the Closing Date and the books of the Company and its Subsidiaries
closed as of the close of such date; (b) in the case of Taxes imposed on
specific transactions or events, Taxes imposed on specific transactions or
events occurring on or before the Closing Date; and (c) in the case of Taxes
imposed on a periodic basis, or in the case of any other Taxes not covered by
clause (a) or clause (b), the amount of such Taxes for the entire Straddle
Period multiplied by a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the number of
calendar days in the period ending on the Closing Date and (b) the denominator
of which is the number of calendar days in the entire Straddle
Period.
“Preferred Stock”
means the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C
Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock.
“Preferred Stock Dividend
Amount” means the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends or interest
with respect to the Preferred Stock as of the Closing Date.
“Proceeding” has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.8.
“Pro Rata Share”
means, with respect to each Seller, a percentage obtained by dividing (a) the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock held by (together
with the aggregate number of Option Shares attributed to such Seller) such
Person immediately prior to the Effective Time (with such number of shares of
Preferred Stock calculated, for this purpose, by treating the shares of
Preferred Stock as having been converted into outstanding shares of Common Stock
without the need for actual conversion (and without having been actually
converted) pursuant to Article Fourth Section B.6, Article Fourth Section C.6,
Article Fourth Section D.6 and Article Fourth Section E.6, as applicable, of the
Charter, but excluding shares of Preferred Stock held in the treasury of the
Company, if any), by (b) the total number of Fully Diluted Common Shares
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. The respective
Pro Rata Shares of the Sellers are set forth on Exhibit C.
“Purchaser’s 401(k)
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.7(d).
“Purchaser Indemnitee”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.2(a).
“Real Property Lease”
has the meaning set forth in Section
4.17(b).
“Registered Company
IP” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.12(d).
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“Release” means any
release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping,
injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migration into the
environment (including, ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or
subsurface strata).
“Release Date” has the
meaning set forth in Section
10.1.
“Released Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section
7.9.
“Releasing Party” has
the meaning set forth in Section
7.9.
“Representative” has
the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Agreement.
“Representative Expense
Account” means the account maintained by the Representative into which
the payment required by Section 2.12(a)(ii)
shall be made and any successor account in which the Representative Expense
Amount shall be held by the Representative.
“Representative Expense
Amount” means $100,000, representing the amount to be paid to the
Representative pursuant to Section 2.12(a)(ii)
in respect of proceeds otherwise payable to the Sellers (other than the American
Capital Parties) to pay certain expenses of the Representative pursuant to Section 11.1(f)
hereof.
“Representative Expense Pro
Rata Share” means, with respect to a Seller (other than an American
Capital Party), a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to such Seller’s Pro
Rata Share and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate amount of all
Pro Rata Shares of all Sellers other than the American Capital
Parties. The Representative Expense Pro Rata Share is as set forth on
Exhibit
D.
“Representative
Expenses” means any (i) fees, costs, or expenses (including reasonable
attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred (or reasonably expected to be incurred)
or otherwise payable by the Representative on behalf of the Sellers under this
Agreement or otherwise in connection with, or in anticipation of, the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and (ii)
Liabilities of the Representative resulting from its role as Representative
(including any fees, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and
expenses) incurred by the Representative in connection with the investigation
and/or defense of any such Liabilities).
“Requisite Stockholder
Approval” means the approval by the holders of a majority of the voting
power of the outstanding shares of each class of capital stock of the Company
pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the
Governing Documents of the Company.
“Schedule
Modifications” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.8.
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“Schedules” means the
disclosure schedules to this Agreement.
“Seller” means,
collectively, (i) each holder of shares of Capital Stock as of immediately
prior to the Effective Time and (ii) each holder of an Eligible
Option.
“Seller Controlled
Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.2(c)(ii).
“Seller Expense
Recipients” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.12(a)(iii).
“Seller Expenses”
means, without duplication, all of the fees, expenses, costs, charges, payments
and other obligations that are incurred by or on behalf of the Group Companies,
the Representative or the Sellers (in each case to the extent paid or payable by
any Group Company) or for which any Group Company is otherwise liable in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Documents (whether incurred or to be paid prior to, at or after
Closing), including (i) the fees and expenses of Group Companies’ bankers,
counsel, accountants, advisors, agents and representatives, (ii) the fees and
expenses of the Representative and its counsel, accountants, advisors, agents
and representatives, (iii) any fees or other amounts payable at the Closing
pursuant to the Management Agreement (including any amounts payable upon the
termination of the Management Agreement), (iv) any success, change of control,
special or other bonuses or similar amounts payable by any Group Company to any
employee or director upon or in connection with or as a direct or indirect
result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Ancillary Documents, including for the avoidance of doubt, any bonuses
or other amounts payable, including any contingent bonuses or amounts, by any
Group Company pursuant to the triVIN Holdings, Inc. 2010 Management Incentive
Plan, and (v) the Group Companies’ obligations to pay transfer taxes, paying
agent fees and filing fees and similar amounts under the HSR Act and other
similar Applicable Laws as required under this Agreement.
“Seller Indemnitee”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.2(b).
“Series A Preferred
Stock” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Company.
“Series B Preferred
Stock” means the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Company.
“Series C Preferred
Stock” means the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Company.
“Series D Preferred
Stock” means the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per share, of the Company.
“Special
Modifications” has the meaning set forth in Section
7.8.
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“Stock Certificate”
has the meaning set forth in Section
3.2(a).
“Stockholders” means,
the holders of shares of Capital Stock.
“Straddle Period”
means any Tax period that includes but does not end on the Closing
Date.
“Subsidiary” means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, or other business entity of which (i) if a
corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled
(without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of
directors, managers, or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of such Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a limited liability
company, partnership, association, or other business entity (other than a
corporation), a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof and
for this purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in such
a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be
allocated a majority of such business entity’s gains or losses or shall be a, or
control any, managing director or general partner of such business entity (other
than a corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall
include all Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.
“Surviving
Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
“Target Working
Capital” means $(1,149,498).
“Tax” means (i) any
and all federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes, including without
limitation, income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum,
add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer, real property gains, registration, value
added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental (under Section 59A of the Code), customs,
duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security (or
similar), unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee or other
withholding, or other tax, duty, fee, levy, imposts or other charge of any kind
whatsoever imposed by a Governmental Entity, including any interest, additions,
fines and penalties in respect of the foregoing, whether disputed or not and
including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax
Liability of any other Person and (ii) any liability for amounts described in
(i) as a result of (1) being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined
or unitary group, (2) as a transferee or successor, or (3) by contract or
otherwise.
“Tax Matter” has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.2(c)(i).
“Tax Return” has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.15(a).
“Termination Date” has
the meaning set forth in Section
9.1(d).
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“Third Party Claim”
has the meaning set forth in Section
10.4.
“Threshold” has the
meaning set forth in Section
10.5(a).
“Treasury Regulations”
means the regulations promulgated under the Code by the United States Department
of the Treasury.
“Voting Common Stock”
means the Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company.
“WARN Act” has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.13(d).
“Working Capital Escrow
Account” means the account with the Escrow Agent into which the Working
Capital Escrow Amount is deposited.
“Working Capital Escrow
Amount” means $250,000.
ARTICLE
2
EFFECTS
OF MERGER
Section
2.1 Merger. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
accordance with the DGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company
(the “Merger”)
at the Effective Time. Following the Effective Time, the separate
existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the
surviving entity of the Merger (the “Surviving
Corporation”) and shall succeed to and assume all the rights and
obligations of Merger Sub in accordance with the DGCL. When the term
“Company” is used in this Agreement with respect to periods after the Effective
Time, such term shall have the same meaning as the term “Surviving
Corporation.”
Section
2.2 Closing
of the Merger. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take
place at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a date to be specified by the parties
hereto, which shall be no later than the second Business Day after satisfaction
(or waiver) of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (excluding
conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied at Closing but subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), at the offices of O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP, Times Square Tower, 0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by Parent and the
Company. The “Closing Date” shall
be the date on which the Closing is consummated.
Section
2.3 Effective
Time. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, on the Closing Date (or such other date as Parent and the Company may
agree), the parties hereto shall cause an agreement or certificate of merger in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company (in any such
case, the “Certificate
of Merger”) to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware in such form as required by, and in accordance with applicable
provisions of, the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the
time that the Certificate of Merger is accepted for filing by the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware or at such later date and time as specified in
the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being referred
to herein as the “Effective
Time”).
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Section
2.4 Effect of
the Merger. At and after the Effective Time, the Merger will
have the effect set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the
Certificate of Merger and the DGCL. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, and subject thereto, by virtue of the Merger and without
further act or deed, at the Effective Time all of the property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in
the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company
and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
Section
2.5 Certificate
of Incorporation. From and after the Effective Time, the
articles of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof
and Applicable Law (subject to Section 7.16
hereof).
Section
2.6 Bylaws. From
and after the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions thereof and
Applicable Law (subject to Section 7.16
hereof).
Section
2.7 Directors
and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, (a) the
directors of the Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (b) the officers of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the
Company in office immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case, until
their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or
until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the
certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation and
Applicable Law, as in effect from time to time.
Section
2.8 Effect on
Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub or the
stockholders of any of the foregoing:
(a) Each
share of common stock, par value $0.001, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to be outstanding and shall
be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.11
and Section
3.2, each share of Common Stock and Preferred Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (but excluding any Excluded
Shares and Dissenting Shares), shall be canceled, extinguished and automatically
converted (with such number of shares of Preferred Stock calculated, for this
purpose, by treating the shares of Preferred Stock as having been converted into
outstanding shares of Common Stock without the need for actual conversion (and
without having been actually converted) pursuant to Article Fourth Section B.6,
Article Fourth Section C.6, Article Fourth Section D.6 and Article Fourth
Section E.6, as applicable, of the Charter) into the right to receive an amount of cash
(without interest) equal to (x) (i) the Merger Consideration plus (ii) the
Aggregate Exercise Price, divided by (y) the
Fully Diluted Common Shares.
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(c) Each
share of Common Stock and Preferred Stock held by the Company in the Company’s
treasury, any other Group Company or by Parent or Merger Sub immediately prior
to the Effective Time (collectively, “Excluded Shares”)
shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(d) Amounts
payable to holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock as a result of the Merger
as provided in this Section 2.8 shall be
estimated and paid as, when and to the extent provided in this Article 2 and Article
3. Such amounts shall be subject to reduction to reflect the
funding of the Escrow Account, the Working Capital Escrow Account and the
Representative Expense Amount (and, potentially, the release of Escrow Funds and
payments of amounts in excess of the Escrow Funds to Parent or Purchaser
Indemnitees in accordance with the terms hereof), and any applicable tax
withholding amount.
Section
2.9 Treatment
of Company Options.
(a) Immediately
prior to the Effective Time, each then outstanding option to purchase Common
Stock under the Company Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Company Options”)
shall terminate and be canceled by the Company and, in the case of Eligible
Options, shall automatically be converted into the right to receive (i) an
amount of cash (without interest and subject to any applicable tax withholding)
equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of such Eligible Option multiplied by (B) an
amount equal to the Estimated Price Per Share minus the exercise
price required to be paid by such holder in order to acquire one (1) share of
Common Stock pursuant to such Eligible Option; minus such holder’s
Representative Expense Pro Rata Share of the Representative Expense Amount and
(ii) a Pro Rata Share of any additional cash amounts (without interest and
subject to any applicable tax withholding) from time to time, and solely to the
extent, payable to the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement, including pursuant to
Section
2.10(b)(ii)(D), Section 10.2(b) and
Section 10.8(b)
(collectively, the “Other Seller
Payments”). The amounts payable to holders of Eligible Options
as described in the preceding clause (i) are referred to herein as “Option Settlement
Payments.” Company Options that are not Eligible Options shall
be canceled at the Closing, the holders of such Company Options shall not be
entitled to receive any payments or consideration whatsoever with respect to
such Company Options as a result of the Merger or the cancellation of such
Company Options and the Company shall have no further obligation with respect to
such Company Options.
(b) The
Surviving Corporation shall pay all amounts owing to a holder of Eligible
Options pursuant to Section 2.9(a)
(without interest and net of any applicable withholding) when specified in this
Agreement by check, direct deposit or wire transfer of immediately available
funds. Other amounts payable to holders of Eligible Options pursuant
to Section
2.9(a) shall be paid by the Surviving Corporation at the same time as
such amounts are required to be paid to, or on behalf of, the
Stockholders. All amounts payable to holders of Eligible Options
pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be
subject to and reduced by any applicable Tax withholding.
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(c) Prior
to the Effective Time, the Company shall take, or cause to be taken, all such
actions as Parent deems necessary in connection with the termination and
cancellation of all Company Options, including, without limitation, obtaining
any necessary consents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent,
of the holders thereof with respect to such cancellation. The Company
Stock Option Plan shall be terminated as of the Effective Time.
Section
2.10 Merger
Consideration.
(a) Merger
Consideration. The aggregate merger consideration to be paid
hereunder in respect of all Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Eligible Options
(the “Merger
Consideration”) shall equal $130,960,058, less (i) the amount
of Closing Indebtedness, less (ii) the
amount of Seller Expenses, plus (iii) the
amount, if any, by which Closing Working Capital is greater than Target Working
Capital, less
(iv) the amount, if any, by which Closing Working Capital is less than Target
Working Capital, less (v) the
Preferred Stock Dividend Amount. The Merger Consideration shall be
estimated and finally determined pursuant to Section
2.10(b). The Merger Consideration shall be paid as and when
described herein.
(b) Determination of Merger
Consideration. The Merger Consideration shall be estimated and
finally determined as follows:
(i) Closing Date
Estimate. No later than two (2) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Parent a statement (the
“Estimated Closing
Statement”) containing the Company’s good faith estimates of the amounts
of Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital, the Preferred Stock Dividend
Amount and Seller Expenses, together with calculations of the Merger
Consideration (the “Estimated Merger
Consideration”) and the Estimated Price Per Share based on such estimates
(which Estimated Closing Statement shall be reasonably acceptable to
Parent). The Estimated Closing Statement and all amounts, estimates,
determinations and calculations contained therein shall be prepared and
calculated in accordance with Section
2.10(c).
(ii) Post-Closing
Adjustment.
(A) Parent
shall cause to be prepared and, as soon as practical, but in no event later than
sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, shall cause to be delivered to the
Representative, a statement (the “Closing Statement”)
containing the actual amounts of Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital
and Seller Expenses, together with a calculation of the Merger Consideration
based on such amounts. The Closing Statement and all amounts,
estimates, determinations and calculations contained therein shall be prepared
and calculated in accordance with Section
2.10(c). Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving
Corporation and its auditors to, make available to the Representative and its
auditors all records and work papers used in preparing the Closing
Statement.
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(B) If
the Representative disagrees in whole or in part with the Closing Statement,
then within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Closing Statement, the
Representative shall notify Parent of such disagreement in writing (the “Notice of
Disagreement”), setting forth in reasonable detail the particulars of any
such disagreement. To be effective, any such Notice of Disagreement
shall include a copy of Parent’s Closing Statement marked to indicate the
specific line items of the Closing Statement that are in dispute (the “Disputed Line Items”)
and shall be accompanied by the Representative’s calculation of each of the
Disputed Line Items and the Representative’s revised Closing Statement setting
forth its determination of the Merger Consideration and any component
thereof. All items that are not Disputed Line Items shall be final,
binding and conclusive for all purposes hereunder unless the resolution of a
Disputed Line Item affects an undisputed item, in which case such undisputed
item shall remain open and be considered a Disputed Line Item to the extent of
such corresponding effect. In the event that the Representative does
not provide a Notice of Disagreement within such 30-day period, the
Representative shall be deemed to have accepted in full the Closing Statement as
prepared by Parent, and such Closing Statement shall become final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes hereunder as of 5:00 P.M. EST on such thirtieth
(30th) day. In the event any Notice of Disagreement is properly and
timely provided, Parent and the Representative shall use commercially reasonable
efforts for a period of thirty (30) days (or such longer period as they may
mutually agree) to resolve any Disputed Line Items. During such
30-day period, Parent and the Representative shall cooperate with each other and
shall have reasonable access to the books and records, working papers, schedules
and calculations of the other used in the preparation of the Closing Statement
and the Notice of Disagreement and the determination of the Merger Consideration
and Disputed Line Items and the officers and other employees of the other Party,
in each case, to the extent reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection
with the resolution of the Disputed Line Items. All Disputed Line
Items agreed to during such 30-day period shall be final, conclusive and binding
on the Parties and not subject to further appeal. If, at the end of
such period, Parent and the Representative are unable to resolve all such
Disputed Line Items, then any such remaining Disputed Line Items shall be
referred to a mutually agreeable accounting firm of national stature (the “Accounting
Firm”). Parent and the Representative will enter into
reasonable and customary arrangements for the services to be rendered by the
Accounting Firm under this Section
2.10(b)(ii)(B), such services to be provided in the Accounting Firm’s
capacity as an accounting expert and not an arbitrator. The
Accounting Firm shall be directed to determine as promptly as practicable
whether the Merger Consideration as set forth in the Closing Statement requires
adjustment. The Accounting Firm shall be instructed that, in making
such determination, it may not assign a value greater than the greatest value
for such item claimed by either party or smaller than the smallest value for
such item claimed by either party, and that the Accounting Firm is only to
consider matters still in dispute between Parent and the
Representative. Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the
Representative shall each furnish to the Accounting Firm such work papers and
other documents and information relating to the Disputed Line Items, and shall
provide interviews and answer questions, as such Accounting Firm may reasonably
request. The determination of the Accounting Firm shall be final,
conclusive and binding on the Parties and shall be based solely on the terms of
this Agreement (including Section 2.10(a)) and
the written submissions by Parent and the Representative and not by independent
review.
(C) The
costs and expenses for the services of the Accounting Firm shall be borne by the
Surviving Corporation, on the one hand, and the Representative (on behalf of the
Sellers), on the other hand, in inverse relation to their success with respect
to any disputes submitted to the Accounting Firm for
resolution. Subject to the foregoing sentence, each party shall be
responsible for its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Section
2.10(b).
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(D) After
the Merger Consideration has been finally determined in accordance with this
Section
2.10(b)(ii) (the Merger Consideration as so determined being referred to
herein as the “Final
Merger Consideration”), the following payments shall be
made:
(1) If
the Final Merger Consideration exceeds the Estimated Merger Consideration, then
the Surviving Corporation shall pay an amount in cash equal to such excess to
the Paying Agent (for further distribution to the Sellers on a pro rata basis based on
their respective Pro Rata Shares in accordance with Section
2.13).
(2) If
the Estimated Merger Consideration exceeds the Final Merger Consideration,
Parent and the Representative shall deliver joint written instructions to the
Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to disburse to the Surviving
Corporation, first from the Working Capital Escrow Account, a portion of the
Working Capital Escrow Amount equal to such excess (with the balance, if any, to
be released to the Representative (on behalf of the Sellers)); provided, that in the
event the Working Capital Escrow Amount is insufficient to satisfy a payment to
be made pursuant to this Section
2.10(b)(ii)(D)(2), the amount of such shortfall may be paid from the
Escrow Account in an amount equal to such shortfall (it being understood that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Working Capital
Escrow Amount and the Escrow Amount shall be the sole source of recovery for any
payment required to be made pursuant to this Section
2.10(b)(ii)(D)(2)).
(E) Any
amount payable pursuant to Section
2.10(b)(ii)(D) shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days after the
determination of the Final Merger Consideration via wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated in writing by the recipient
thereof.
(F) Payments
pursuant to this Section 2.10(b)(ii)
shall be treated for all purposes as adjustments to the Merger
Consideration.
(c) Accounting
Procedures. The Estimated Closing Statement, the Closing
Statement and the determinations and calculations contained therein shall be
prepared and calculated on a consolidated basis for the Group Companies in
accordance with GAAP and, to the extent consistent with GAAP, using the same
accounting principles, practices, procedures, policies and methods (with
consistent classifications, judgments, inclusions, exclusions and valuation and
estimation methodologies) used and applied by the Group Companies in the
preparation of the Audited Balance Sheet, except that such statements,
calculations and determinations shall follow the defined terms contained in this
Agreement whether or not such terms are consistent with GAAP.
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Section
2.11 Dissenting
Stockholders.
(a) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each share of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time and that is held by a Stockholder who (i) has not voted in favor
of this Agreement or consented thereto in writing and (ii) who shall have
otherwise perfected such holder’s dissenters’ rights in accordance with and as
contemplated by the applicable provisions of the DGCL (each such Stockholder, a
“Dissenting
Stockholder”, and each share of Common Stock and Preferred Stock held by
such Dissenting Stockholder, a “Dissenting Share”)
shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the amounts
payable with respect to such Common Stock and Preferred Stock under Section 2.8, but
shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the applicable
provisions of the DGCL; provided, however, that if such
Dissenting Stockholder fails to perfect, or effectively withdraws or loses such
holder’s right to appraisal of and payment for such holder’s shares under the
applicable provisions of the DGCL, each share of Common Stock and Preferred
Stock of such Dissenting Stockholder shall thereupon be deemed to have been
converted into and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time,
the right to receive the amounts payable with respect to such Common Stock and
Preferred Stock under Section 2.8, and such
share of Common Stock or Preferred Stock shall no longer be a Dissenting
Share. In such event, the Surviving Corporation shall deliver the
amounts payable with respect to such Common Stock and Preferred Stock under
Section 2.8 to
which such Stockholder is entitled under this Section 2.11 (without
interest) as and when such payments are required to be made following surrender
by such Stockholder of the certificate or certificates representing the shares
of Common Stock and Preferred Stock held by such Stockholder in the manner
provided in Section
3.2.
(b) The
Company shall give prompt notice to Parent and the Representative of any demands
(and withdrawals of such demands) received by the Company for appraisal of
shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock. Prior to the Effective
Time, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Parent (such
consent not to be unreasonably, withheld, conditioned or delayed), make any
payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, or
agree to do any of the foregoing. The Surviving Corporation shall pay
to any Dissenting Stockholder any and all amounts due and owing to such holder
as a result of any settlement of, or determination by any court of competent
jurisdiction with respect to, such demands, as and when such payments are
required to be made following surrender by such Dissenting Stockholder of the
certificate or certificates representing the shares of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock held by such Dissenting Stockholder in the manner provided in
Section
3.2.
Section
2.12 Payments
and Other Actions of Parent.
(a) At
Closing and subject to clause (b) below, Parent will make the following
payments:
(i) to
the accounts designated by the Escrow Agent prior to the Closing Date, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds for deposit in the Working Capital
Escrow Account and the Escrow Account, respectively, an amount equal to the
Working Capital Escrow Amount and the Escrow Amount, as applicable, which
amounts shall be held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent in accordance with this
Agreement and the Escrow Agreement;
(ii) to
the account designated by the Representative prior to the Closing Date, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds for deposit in the Representative
Expense Account, an amount equal to the Representative Expense Amount, which
amount shall be held and disbursed by Representative in accordance with this
Agreement;
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(iii) to
the accounts designated by the Debt Payoff Recipients prior to the Closing Date,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Group
Companies’ Closing Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 2.12(a) to
be paid off at Closing owing to such Persons (the recipients of such monies,
being, collectively, the “Debt Payoff
Recipients”), which payments, in the aggregate, shall be sufficient to
satisfy any and all obligations of any Group Company to repay such Closing
Indebtedness, including costs and expenses related thereto;
(iv) to
the accounts designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing Date, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the portion of
the Seller Expenses owing to such Persons (the recipients of such monies, being,
collectively, the “Seller Expense
Recipients”), net of any and all required withholding Taxes;
(v) to
an account designated in writing by the Paying Agent prior to the Closing Date,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the
Preferred Stock Dividend Amount (which amount shall be distributed by the Paying
Agent to the Stockholders pursuant to Article
3);
(vi) to
an account designated in writing by the Paying Agent prior to the Closing Date,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the Closing
Cash Payment minus the Representative Expense Amount (which amount shall be
distributed by the Paying Agent to the Stockholders pursuant to Article 3);
and
(vii) to
the accounts designated in writing by the Company prior to the Closing Date, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the aggregate
Option Settlement Payments (which amount (net of all required withholding Taxes)
shall be distributed by the Company to each holder of Eligible Options in
accordance with Section
2.9).
(b) No
later than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall prepare
and deliver to Parent a schedule (the “Allocation Schedule”)
which shall set forth a detailed breakdown of the foregoing payments, including
the Preferred Stock Dividend Amount, and the recipients thereof (including a
list of all holders of Eligible Options as of immediately prior to the Effective
Time, together with (i) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Eligible Options and (ii) the exercise price for each such Eligible
Options). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that.
notwithstanding the terms hereof, each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and
the Paying Agent can rely on the Allocation Schedule as setting forth a true,
complete and accurate listing of all amounts due to be paid by Parent, Merger
Sub, the Company and the Paying Agent at and after Closing.
Section
2.13 Other
Payments. In order to facilitate the payment of any funds
payable to the Sellers after the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, (a)
the Stockholders’ aggregate Pro Rata Share of such funds shall be paid to the
Paying Agent for further distribution to the Stockholders on a pro rata basis (based on
each Stockholder’s Pro Rata Share) and (ii) the Option Holders’ aggregate Pro
Rata Share of such funds shall be paid to (or retained by, as applicable) the
Surviving Corporation for further distribution to the Option Holders on a pro rata basis (based on
each Option Holder’s Pro Rata Share).
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ARTICLE
3
EXCHANGE
OF SHARES
Section
3.1 Paying
Agent. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and Parent
shall mutually agree on and designate an entity to serve as paying agent for
purposes of this Agreement (the “Paying
Agent”). All fees and expenses of the Paying Agent shall be
borne by Sellers.
Section
3.2 Stockholders
of the Company.
(a) As
soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall mail to each Person who is a holder of record of certificates which
represent the outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (each, a
“Stock
Certificate”) (i) if the Merger is not approved by 100% of the
Stockholders, the notices required in connection with having obtained the
requisite consent of stockholders approving the Merger by Section 228(e) of the
DGCL, including an information statement in a form approved by Parent describing
in reasonable detail the Merger and this Agreement, (ii) if the Merger is not
approved by 100% of the Stockholders, the notice to Stockholders of their
appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, an information statement
reasonably acceptable to Parent and any other information required to be
provided to the Stockholders under Applicable Law, (iii) a letter of transmittal
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E (“Letter of
Transmittal”) and (iv) instructions reasonably acceptable to Parent for
effecting the surrender of such Stock Certificates for payment. The
Letter of Transmittal shall (w) specify that delivery shall be effected and risk
of loss and title to the shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (or rights
hereunder) represented by such Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon actual
delivery of the Stock Certificates to the Paying Agent, (x) include appropriate
transmittal materials and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Stock Certificates in exchange for the portion of the Merger Consideration that
such Person is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.8(b) and
such Stockholder’s Pro Rata Share of the Other Seller Payments, (y) contain a
release of all claims from such Stockholder in a form reasonably acceptable to
Parent for the benefit of Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and its
Subsidiaries, and the predecessors, successors, assigns, officers, directors,
stockholders, employees and agents of the foregoing entities, and (z) include a
Joinder to this Agreement. After the Effective Time, the Merger
Consideration and such other amounts (if any) shall be paid (without interest)
as follows to each Stockholder who delivers a duly executed Letter of
Transmittal, a duly executed Joinder and surrenders such holder’s Stock
Certificate or Stock Certificates (and such Stock Certificates shall thereafter
be marked as canceled) or otherwise delivers a Lost Certificate Affidavit to the
Paying Agent as and when provided in this Section
3.2:
(i) as
soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such documentation, the Paying
Agent shall pay such Stockholder, in the case of the shares of Preferred Stock
formerly held by such Stockholder and represented by such Stock Certificate or
Lost Certificate Affidavit, an amount equal to the portion of the Preferred
Stock Dividend Amount relating to the shares of Preferred Stock formerly held by
such Stockholder as set forth on the Allocation Schedule;
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(ii) as
soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such documentation, the Paying
Agent shall pay such Stockholder, in the case of each share of Common Stock and
Preferred Stock represented by such Stock Certificate or Lost Certificate
Affidavit (with such number of shares of Preferred Stock calculated, for this
purpose, by treating the shares of Preferred Stock as having been converted into
outstanding shares of Common Stock without the need for actual conversion (and
without having been actually converted) pursuant to Article Fourth Section B.6,
Article Fourth Section C.6, Article Fourth Section D.6 and Article Fourth
Section E.6, as applicable, of the Charter), an amount equal to the Estimated
Price Per Share minus such Stockholder’s Representative Expense Amount Pro Rata
Share of the Representative Expense Amount; and
(iii) as
soon as reasonably practicable after the Paying Agent receives any Other Seller
Payment, an amount equal to such Stockholder’s Pro Rata Share of such
payment.
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(b) If
any Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen, mislaid or destroyed, upon
receipt of (i) a customary affidavit (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Parent) (“Lost Certificate
Affidavit”) of that fact from the holder claiming such Stock Certificate
to be lost, mislaid, stolen or destroyed, (ii) such customary contractual
indemnity or other undertaking as Parent may reasonably require, and (iii) any
other documents necessary to evidence and effect the bona fide exchange thereof,
the Paying Agent shall issue to such holder the consideration into which the
shares represented by such lost, stolen, mislaid or destroyed Stock Certificate
shall have been converted. No Stockholder shall be entitled to any
portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.8 or any
Other Seller Payment until such holder delivers a duly executed Letter of
Transmittal and surrenders such holder’s Stock Certificate or Stock Certificates
or delivers a Lost Certificate Affidavit as provided in this Section
3.2.
Section
3.3 Holders
of Company Options.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall
mail to each Person who is a holder of record of Eligible Options a Joinder and
Letter of Transmittal, together with such other materials and instructions as
Parent reasonably deems necessary for use in effecting the payment of the
portion of the Merger Consideration that such Person is entitled to receive
pursuant to Section
2.9 and such Option Holder’s Pro Rata Share of the Other Seller Payments
(such Joinder, together with such other materials, the “Option Surrender
Forms”). In addition to the other conditions set forth in this
Agreement, receipt of any Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement by a
holder of record of Eligible Options is conditioned upon delivery to Parent, on
or prior to the Effective Time, of a duly executed Joinder and the other Option
Surrender Forms.
Section
3.4 Payments
to Persons Other than Registered Holders. If any consideration
is to be paid to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Stock
Certificate or Eligible Option surrendered in exchange therefor is registered,
it shall be a condition to such exchange that the Person requesting such
exchange shall deliver such Stock Certificate or Eligible Option accompanied by
all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and shall pay to the
Surviving Corporation any transfer or other Taxes payable by the Surviving
Corporation required by reason of the payment of such consideration to a Person
other than the registered holder of the Stock Certificate or Eligible Option so
surrendered, or such Person shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Surviving Corporation that such Tax has been paid or is not
applicable.
Section
3.5 Withholding
Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying
Agent, and any of their respective agents, shall be entitled to deduct and
withhold from payments made in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, and any
other Applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and
withheld by Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation, or the Paying Agent,
as the case may be, such deducted and withheld amounts (i) shall be remitted by
Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, as
applicable, to the applicable Governmental Entity and (ii) shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of
which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, Merger Sub, the
Surviving Corporation, or the Paying Agent, or any of their respective agents,
as the case may be.
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Section
3.6 No
Liability for Abandoned Property. Any other provision of this
Agreement notwithstanding, none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation,
Representative or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any Seller for any amounts
paid (including any Merger Consideration) or property delivered in good faith to
a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar law.
Section
3.7 Return of
Funds. If and to the extent any Seller fails to deliver a
Letter of Transmittal and the related Stock Certificate, Lost Certificate
Affidavit or Option Surrender Form to the Paying Agent prior to the six (6)
month anniversary of the Closing Date, any funds received by the Paying Agent as
Merger Consideration or disbursements from the Working Capital Escrow Account or
Escrow Account and payable to such Seller in respect of such Seller’s shares of
Common Stock and Preferred Stock and Company Options, as applicable, shall, to
the extent permitted by Applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving
Corporation (and any such cash may be commingled with the general funds of
Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be), free and clear of all
claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto (other than the
claims of a Seller and its heirs, assigns and transferees hereunder) and shall
be promptly delivered to the Surviving Corporation by the Paying Agent, and such
Seller shall look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of such
amounts. Each Seller who prior to such date delivers to the Paying
Agent a duly completed and executed Letter of Transmittal and surrenders the
related Stock Certificate or Lost Certificate Affidavit shall look only to the
Paying Agent for satisfaction of any claims related to the Merger Consideration
and such other amounts (except to the extent the Paying Agent has returned such
funds to the Surviving Corporation as contemplated above, in which case such
Seller shall only look to the Surviving Corporation as contemplated
above). Any interest, dividends or other income earned on the
investment of cash held by the Paying Agent, together with all tax and other
liabilities associated therewith, shall be for the account of the Surviving
Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Paying Agent,
Parent or the Surviving Corporation will be liable to any Seller for any Merger
Consideration or other amounts payable to the Sellers hereunder if delivered to
a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar law.
Section
3.8 Rights of
Former Stockholders and Option Holders. At the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed as to holders of Common
Stock and Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time and no
transfer of Common Stock or Preferred Stock (or Eligible Options and Option
Shares) by any such holder shall thereafter be made or
recognized. Until surrendered for exchange in accordance with the
provisions of Section
3.2, each Stock Certificate theretofore representing shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock (other than Excluded Shares) shall from and after the
Effective Time represent for all purposes only the right to receive a portion of
the Merger Consideration as described herein and such additional amounts (if
any) described herein. Until a Joinder and other Option Surrender
Forms have been executed and delivered to the Parent or the Surviving
Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.3, each
Eligible Option shall from and after the Effective Time represent for all
purposes only the right to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration as
described herein and such additional amounts (if any) described herein. The
Merger Consideration and such additional amounts (if any) payable in accordance
with the terms of this Article 3 shall be
deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the
Common Stock and Preferred Stock (other than any Dissenting Shares) and Eligible
Options.
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
Section
4.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) Each
Group Company is a corporation, limited partnership or other business entity, as
the case may be, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or the
equivalent thereof, if applicable) under the laws of its respective jurisdiction
of formation or organization (as applicable). Each Group Company has
the requisite corporate, limited partnership or other applicable power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
businesses as presently conducted.
(b) Each
Group Company is duly qualified or licensed to transact business and is in good
standing (if applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the property and assets
owned, leased or operated by it, or the nature of the business conducted by it,
makes such qualification or licensing necessary (which such jurisdictions are
set forth on Schedule
4.1(b)), except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly
qualified or licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) The
Company has made available to Parent prior to the date hereof an accurate and
complete copy of each Governing Document of each Group Company, in each case, as
in effect as of the date of this Agreement.
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Section
4.2 Capitalization
of the Group Companies.
(a) As
of the date of this Agreement, the authorized and outstanding capital stock of
the Company is set forth on Schedule
4.2(a). As of the date hereof, there are outstanding employee
stock options to purchase an aggregate of 8,673,495 shares of Common Stock (of
which options to purchase an aggregate of 1,484,656 are
exercisable). Each such stock option was granted under and in
accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Option Plan. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and all shares of
Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to any stock option will be, when
issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and
validly issued and fully paid, and, in each case, are and will be free and clear
of any preemptive rights, restrictions on transfer (other than restrictions
under applicable federal, state and other securities laws), or Liens (other than
Permitted Liens). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2(a), as
of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding (i) other equity
securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into
or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company, and (iii) options or
other rights to acquire from the Company and no obligations of the Company to
issue, any equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
equity securities of the Company. As of the date hereof (and as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time), all issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock and Preferred Stock are held of record by the Persons and in such
amounts as set forth on Schedule
4.2(a). Schedule 4.2(a) sets
forth a true and complete list as of the date hereof of all holders of Current
Options, including, with respect to each holder thereof, as applicable, (i)
whether each such Current Option, is vested or unvested as of the date of this
Agreement, and whether such Current Option is subject to vesting as a result of
the transactions herein, (ii) the exercise price per underlying share, if
applicable, (iii) the term of each such Current Option, (iv) whether such
Current Option is a nonqualified stock option or incentive stock option, and (v)
whether the optionee is an employee of the Company on the date
hereof. Prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided to Parent
a copy of each form of award agreement that evidences the grant of Current
Options, and, to the extent that any award has been granted that is evidenced by
an award agreement that deviates from such form, the Company has provided to
Parent a copy of such award agreement.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.2(b), no
Group Company directly or indirectly owns any equity, debt or similar interest
in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, at any
time, any equity or similar interest in, or control, directly or indirectly, any
other Person, and no Group Company is, directly or indirectly, a party to,
member of or partner in any partnership, joint venture or similar business
entity. Schedule 4.2(b) sets
forth the name, owner, jurisdiction of formation or organization (as applicable)
and percentages of outstanding equity securities owned, directly or indirectly,
by each Group Company, with respect to each Person of which such Group Company
owns directly or indirectly, any equity, debt or similar interest in, or any
interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, at any time, any
equity interest. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.2(b), all
outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly
authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, are free and
clear of any preemptive rights (except to the extent provided by Applicable Law
and other than such rights as may be held by any Group Company), restrictions on
transfer (other than restrictions under applicable federal, state and other
securities laws), or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and are owned,
beneficially and of record, by another Group Company. Except as set
forth on Schedule
4.2(b), there are no (i) outstanding equity securities of any Group
Company, (ii) outstanding subscriptions, preemptive rights, warrants, calls or
options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, or
agreements or understandings with respect to any equity interests of any Group
Company, (iii) Liens, proxies, voting trusts, or voting agreements with respect
to the sale, issuance or voting of any shares of common stock (whether
outstanding or issuable upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of outstanding
shares of common stock) of any Group Company, (iv) obligations to redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of common stock of any Group Company, and
(v) outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation or other similar rights with respect to capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interests in, any Group Company; in each of clauses (ii) or
(iii) above, pursuant to any Applicable Law (other than any limitations or
restrictions on transferability under any federal or state securities or “blue
sky” laws), any Governing Document of Group Company or any Contract to which any
Group Company.
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Section
4.3 Authority. The
Company has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument and/or certificate
contemplated by this Agreement to be executed in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Ancillary Documents”)
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been (and the
Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or is specified to be a party have
been or prior to Closing will be) duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Company. This Agreement has been (and the execution and
delivery of each of the Ancillary Documents to which the Company is or will be a
party has been or prior to Closing will be) duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitute a valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company
(assuming that this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which the
Company is a party will be duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered
by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally.
Section
4.4 Financial
Statements; Liabilities; Solvency.
(a) Attached
hereto as Schedule 4.4(a)
are true and complete copies of the following financial statements (such
financial statements, the “Financial
Statements”):
(i) the
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009 (the “Audited Balance
Sheet”), and the related audited consolidated statements of income, cash
flows and stockholders’ equity for each fiscal year of the Company then ended;
and
(ii) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of November 30, 2010 (the “Interim Balance
Sheet”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations
and cash flows for the eleven-month period then ended.
(b) The
Financial Statements have been prepared from the books and records of the
Company and in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods covered thereby, except in the case of unaudited Financial Statements,
to the absence of footnotes and normal and immaterial year-end
adjustments. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4(b),
the Financial Statements (including the notes thereto, if any) fairly present,
in all material respects, (i) the financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and (ii) the results of
operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (in the case of the audited
Financial Statements) and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the
fiscal period covered thereby, in compliance with GAAP as in effect on such date
(subject, in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements, to the absence of
footnote disclosure and changes that result from normal and immaterial year-end
adjustments). The books and records of the Company and its
Subsidiaries are true, correct and complete in all material respects and have
been maintained in all material respects in accordance with reasonable business
practices. All of the accounts receivable reflected in the Financial
Statements represent bona fide transactions of the Group Companies that arose in
the ordinary course of business. None of the Group Companies has
received written notice on or prior to the date hereof from any customer or
partner that such customer or partner does not intend to pay any material
account receivable.
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(c) Except
for matters reflected or reserved against in the Interim Balance Sheet, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liabilities of any nature that
would be required under GAAP, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, to be
reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company (including the notes
thereto), except Liabilities that (i) were incurred since the date of such
balance sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
or (ii) are incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have
any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4)
of Regulation S-K promulgated under the 1934 Act).
(d) None
of the Group Companies has, at any time, (i) made a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against it, any bankruptcy
petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the attachment or other judicial
seizure of all or a substantial portion of its assets, (iv) admitted in writing
its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or (v) been convicted of, or
pleaded guilty or no contest to, any felony. None of the Group
Companies is insolvent.
Section
4.5 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.5,
assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent
and Merger Sub set forth in Section 6.3, no
notices to, filings with, or authorizations, consents or approvals of any Person
or Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance
by any Group Company of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which any
Group Company is a party or the consummation by any Group Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for the filing of the
Certificate of Merger. Neither the execution, delivery or performance
by any Group Company of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which any
Group Company is a party nor the consummation by any Group Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (a) conflict with or
result in any breach of any provision of any Group Company’s Governing
Documents, (b) except as set forth on Schedule 4.5,
result in a violation or breach of, result in any loss of rights or additional
obligations under, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or
both) a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or result in
the payment of any additional amounts or consideration under any Material
Contract or material Permit, (c) violate in any material respect any Order
or Applicable Law or (d) except as contemplated by this Agreement or with
respect to Permitted Liens, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
material assets of any Group Company.
Section
4.6 Material
Contracts.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.6(a)
(together with all Real Property Leases and Affiliate Agreements, the “Material Contracts”)
and other than this Agreement, as of the date of this Agreement, no Group
Company is a party to or bound by any:
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(i) Contract
for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other person on a
full-time, part-time, consulting or other basis, or employment agreement,
severance agreement or other agreement that require payments upon a “change in
control” or similar payments covering any employee or director or former
employee or director of any Group Company;
(ii) commission
and/or sales Contract with (A) any current employee, individual consultant,
contractor or salesperson and pursuant to which the applicable Group Company
made payments in excess of $100,000 during the eleven-month period ended
November 30, 2010, (B) any partner of any Group Company or any distributor of
any Company Products providing for the payment of any commissions or other sales
compensation to any employees or agents of such partner or distributor and
pursuant to which the applicable Group Company made payments in excess of
$100,000 during the eleven-month period ended November 30, 2010, or
(C) under which a firm or other organization provides commission or
sales-based services to any Group Company pursuant to which the applicable Group
Company made payments in excess of $100,000 during the eleven-month period ended
November 30, 2010;
(iii) Contract
that obligates any Group Company to provide indemnification or a guarantee
(other than intercompany guarantees) that could result in payments in excess of
$100,000;
(iv) Contract
relating to Indebtedness (other than guarantees by way of endorsement or
negotiable instruments in the ordinary course of business);
(v) Contract
whereby any Group Company has guaranteed or otherwise agreed to cause, insure or
become liable or indemnify for, or pledged any of its assets to secure, the
performance or payment of, any obligation or other liability of any
Person;
(vi) Contract
relating to capital expenditures and involving future payments by any Group
Company in excess of $100,000 in any individual case or $200,000 in the
aggregate;
(vii) Contract
under which any Group Company is lessee of or holds or operates any tangible
property (other than real property), owned by any other Person, except for any
lease or agreement under which the aggregate annual rental payments do not
exceed $100,000;
(viii) Contract
under which any Group Company is lessor of or permits any third party to hold or
operate any tangible property (other than real property), owned or controlled by
any Group Company, except for any lease or agreement under which the aggregate
annual rental payments do not exceed $100,000;
(ix) Contract
prohibiting any Group Company from freely engaging in any material business, or
containing covenants that limit or purport to limit the ability of any Group
Company to (A) compete in any business or with any Person or in any geographic
area, (B) sell, supply, provide or distribute any service or product, (C) hire
or solicit Persons for employment, (D) incur or guarantee any Indebtedness or to
xxxxx x Xxxx on the assets of any Group Company, or (E) use or enforce any Group
Company IP Rights, including, in each case, any nondisclosure, non-competition,
settlement, coexistence, standstill or confidentiality agreements;
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(x) collective
bargaining agreement or other Contract with any collective bargaining
representative or other Contracts with a labor union, labor organization or
similar body;
(xi) Contract
pursuant to which any Group Company (a) grants a third Person a license to use
any Group Company IP Rights (other than standard form software as a service
agreements in a form substantially similar to those that the Company has made
available to Parent prior to the date hereof) or (b) receives a license to
use any benefit from any Intellectual Property of any third party (other than
licenses for commercially available non-custom software or data services
available on standard terms or involving annual payments to or from the Group
Companies less than $100,000);
(xii) settlement
or similar Contract pursuant to which any Group Company is obligated to pay
consideration in excess of $150,000 after the date hereof;
(xiii) Contract
that relates to any prior (within the past five years) or future disposition or
acquisition of properties, of assets or of any interest in any business
enterprise valued in excess of $100,000 by any Group Company, or any merger or
business combination with respect to any Group Company;
(xiv) powers
of attorney (other than powers of attorney given in the ordinary course of
business);
(xv) Contract
(A) providing for any Group Company to be the exclusive provider of any product
or service to any Person or that otherwise involves the granting by any Person
to any Group Company of exclusive rights of any kind, (B) providing for any
Person to be the exclusive provider of any product or services to any Group
Company or that otherwise involves the granting by any Group Company to any
Person of exclusive rights, (C) granting to any Person a right of first refusal
or right of first offer on the sale of any part of the business of any Group
Company, (D) containing a provision of the type commonly referred to as “most
favored nation” provision for the benefit of a Person other than any Group
Company, or (E) pursuant to which any Group Company has agreed to provide
services for a fixed price or maximum fee, or pursuant to any cap or other
provision that provides for payment other than on an unrestricted “time and
materials” basis and pursuant to which any Group Company expects to accrue
revenue in excess of $100,000 during any twelve (12) month period after the date
hereof;
(xvi) Contract
that obligates any Group Company to pay an amount in excess of $200,000 during
the twelve (12) month period after the date hereof;
(xvii) dealer,
distribution, joint marketing (including any pilot program), development,
content provider, destination site or merchant Contract involving annual
payments to or from the Group Companies in excess of $100,000;
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(xviii) joint
venture, partnership, strategic alliance, funding or other Contract involving
the sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities with any Person or any
development, data-sharing, marketing, resale, distribution or similar
arrangement relating to any product or service involving annual payments to or
from the Group Companies in excess of $100,000;
(xix) Contract
pursuant to which any Group Company has granted or may be obligated to grant in
the future, to any Person, a source code license or option or other right to use
or acquire source code, including any agreements that provide for source code
escrow arrangements, that is owned by any Group Company and that is material to
the Group Companies taken as a whole;
(xx) sales
representative, original equipment manufacturer, value added re-seller,
remarketer or other Contract for distribution of products or services of any of
the Group Companies, or the products or services of any other Person, in each
case pursuant to which the Group Companies paid the counterparty thereto in
excess of $100,000 in the eleven month period ended November 30,
2010;
(xxi) Contract
with any customer or third party to provide support or maintenance, including
for any third-party product, service or platform involving annual payments to or
from the Group Companies in excess of $100,000;
(xxii) Contract
providing for the use, disclosure or sale of any Personal Information other than
customer agreements based on the Company’s standard form;
(xxiii) Contract
with any Governmental Entity (a “Government
Contract”); and
(xxiv) Contract
(including any end-user licenses) with any customer or client of the Group
Companies that provides for the payment to the Group Companies in excess of
$200,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.6(b),
each Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid and binding on
the applicable Group Company and enforceable in accordance with its terms
against such Group Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other
party thereto (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’
rights and subject to general principles of equity). Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.6(b),
neither any Group Company, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of the other
parties thereto, is currently in breach in any respect of any of the terms and
conditions of any Material Contract except where any such breach has not been or
would not be, individually or in the aggregate, material. Except as
set forth on Schedule 4.6(b),
no Group Company has received any notice of the intention of any party to
terminate any Material Contract or to exercise any option not to renew
thereunder.
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Section
4.7 Absence
of Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7, during
the period beginning on the date of the Interim Balance Sheet and ending on the
date of this Agreement, (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect has not occurred
or existed, (ii) each Group Company has conducted its business in the
ordinary course in substantially the same manner heretofore conducted (including
any conduct that is reasonably related, complementary or incidental thereto) and
(iii) no Group Company has taken any action that if taken after the date of this
Agreement would constitute a violation of Section
7.1(c).
Section
4.8 Litigation. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.8,
there is no, and during the two (2) year period prior to the date of this
Agreement there has not been, any, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation,
alternative dispute resolution procedure, claim, action, proceeding, hearing,
audit, inquiry, examination or investigation of any nature (each, a “Proceeding”) pending
or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened or under investigation against any
Group Company or any Group Company’s properties or assets or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, directors, officers or employees, which (i) alleges damages in excess
of $150,000, (ii) is brought by or on behalf of a Governmental Entity and
relates to any material Permits, (iii) seeks injunctive relief or non-monetary
damages, (iv) alleges criminal behavior by any of the Group Companies or any of
their respective directors, officers, employees or Affiliates or (v) would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8, no
Group Company is subject to any outstanding material order, writ, injunction,
judgment or decree.
Section
4.9 Permits;
Compliance with Applicable Law. Schedule 4.9 contains
a true, correct and complete list of all material permits, licenses, approvals,
certificates and other authorizations of any Governmental Entity that are
required to permit the Group Companies to conduct their business (collectively,
“Permits”). Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.9, (i)
each Group Company holds, and currently is (and during the last two (2) years
has been) in compliance in all material respects with, all Permits necessary for
the lawful conduct of their respective businesses as presently conducted, (ii)
all such Permits are (and
during the last two (2) years have been) in full force and effect and
(iii) during the past two (2) years, (x) no material violations have been
recorded in respect of any material Permit and (y) no Group Company has
received written notice relating to the revocation or denial of any material
Permits or alleging that it is not or may not be in compliance with, or has, or
may have any, material liability under any material Permits. No Proceeding is pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened to revoke or limit any Permit, nor has any such
Proceeding been pending at any time during the prior two (2)
years. None of the Group Companies or their respective
properties or assets, or to the
Company’s Knowledge, any Group Company’s directors, officers or employees
(solely in their capacities as such), are currently, nor have any such
Persons been at any time during the past two (2) years, subject to any (i)
material Orders or (ii)
any Orders that would reasonably be expected to materially impair any Group
Company’s ability to operate its business as presently conducted. The
Group Companies are, and for the three (3) years have been, in compliance in all
material respects with all Applicable Laws. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.9,
none of the Group Companies has received any written communication during the
past three (3) years from a Governmental Entity that alleges that any Group
Company is not in compliance in any material respect with any Applicable Laws
which has not heretofore been cured or for which there is any remaining
liability. The Group Companies have taken commercially reasonable
steps to ensure that their respective directors, officers and employees comply
in all material respects with all Applicable Laws. None of the Group
Companies, nor any officer, director or employee thereof (acting on the behalf
of a Group Company), has, directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any
improper or illegal gift, entertainment or similar benefit to any governmental
employee or other Governmental Entity, or made any unlawful payments to
government officials or employees from corporate funds, or established or
maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds, in violation of Applicable
Law. The Group Companies have complied in all material respects with
all applicable government contracting procedures in connection with the entry
into the Government Contracts.
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Section
4.10 Employee
Plans.
(a) Schedule 4.10(a) sets
forth a true and complete list of each Employee Benefit Plan.
(b) The
Company has made available to Parent prior to the date hereof the following
documents with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan: (1) correct and
complete copies of all documents embodying such Employee Benefit Plan, including
(without limitation) all amendments thereto, and all related trust documents,
(2) a written description of any such Employee Benefit Plan that is not set
forth in a written document, (3) the most recent summary plan description
together with the summary or summaries of material modifications thereto, if
any, (4) the three most recent annual actuarial valuations, if any, (5) all IRS
or DOL determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters, (6) the three
most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial
statements attached thereto), if any, (7) all material correspondence to or from
any Governmental Authority received in the last three years, (8) all
discrimination tests for the most recent three plan years, and (9) all material
written agreements and contracts currently in effect, including (without
limitation) administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, and
group insurance contracts.
(c) Each
Employee Benefit Plan has been maintained and administered in all respects in
compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed by any and all
statutes, orders, rules and regulations (foreign and domestic), including
(without limitation) ERISA and the Code, which are applicable to such Employee
Benefit Plans. All contributions, reserves or premium payments
required to be made or accrued as of the date hereof to the Employee Benefit
Plans have been timely made or accrued. Each Employee Benefit Plan
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust
intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code (i) to the Knowledge of the
Company, is so qualified and (ii) has obtained a currently effective
favorable determination notification, advisory and/or opinion letter, as
applicable, as to its qualified status (or the qualified status of the master or
prototype form on which it is established) from the IRS covering the amendments
to the Code effected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and all subsequent
legislation for which the IRS will currently issue such a letter, and no
amendment to such Employee Benefit Plan has been adopted since the date of such
letter covering such Benefit Plan that would adversely affect such favorable
determination. The most recent determination notification, advisory
and/or opinion letter for each such Employee Benefit Plan has not been revoked,
and no fact or event exists that would reasonably be expected to result in the
revocation of such qualified status.
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(d) No
plan currently or ever in the past maintained, sponsored, contributed to or
required to be contributed to by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of
their respective current or former ERISA Affiliates is or ever in the past was
(1) a Multiemployer Plan, (2) a plan described in Section 413 of the Code, (3) a
plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, (4) a plan subject to the minimum funding
standards of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, or (5) a plan
maintained in connection with any trust described in Section 501(c)(9) of the
Code.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any material liability,
penalty or tax under Sections 4975 through 4980B of the Code or Title I of
ERISA. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material
respects with all applicable health care continuation requirements in Section
4980B of the Code and in ERISA. No “Prohibited Transaction,” within
the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 or 407 of ERISA and not
otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan.
(f)
No Employee Benefit Plan provides, or reflects or represents any
liability to provide, benefits (including, without limitation, death or medical
benefits), whether or not insured, with respect to any former or current
employee, or any spouse or dependent of any such employee, beyond the employee’s
retirement or other termination of employment with the Company and its
Subsidiaries other than (1) coverage mandated by Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or
Section 4980B of the Code, (2) retirement or death benefits under any plan
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, (3) disability
benefits that have been fully provided for by insurance under a Benefit Plan
that constitutes an “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning of
Section (3)(1) of ERISA, or (4) benefits in the nature of severance pay with
respect to one or more of the employment contracts set forth on Schedule
4.10(f).
(g) Except
as set forth in Schedule 4.10(g),
there is no contract, plan or arrangement covering any employee or former
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, individually or
collectively, could give rise to the payment as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement of any amount that would not be deductible by the
Company or such Subsidiary by reason of Section 280G of the Code. For
purposes of the foregoing sentence, the term “payment” shall include (without
limitation) any payment, acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting,
distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund
benefits. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(g), the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (alone or together with any other event which,
standing alone, would not by itself trigger such entitlement or acceleration)
will not (1) entitle any Person to any payment, forgiveness of indebtedness,
vesting, distribution, or increase in benefits under or with respect to any
Employee Benefit Plan, (2) otherwise trigger any acceleration (of vesting or
payment of benefits or otherwise) under or with respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan, or (3) trigger any obligation to fund any Employee Benefit
Plan.
(h) No
action, suit or claim (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary
course) has been brought or is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened against or with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or the assets or
any fiduciary thereof (in that Person’s capacity as a fiduciary of such Employee
Benefit Plan). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(h),
there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened by the IRS, DOL, or other Governmental Entity with respect
to any Employee Benefit Plan.
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(i) With
respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred
compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code),
such plan has been maintained and operated in material compliance with Section
409A of the Code and the applicable IRS guidance promulgated thereunder to the
extent such plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code and so as to avoid any
tax, interest or penalty thereunder. No stock option granted by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether currently outstanding or previously
exercised) is, has been or would be, as applicable, subject to any tax, penalty
or interest under Section 409A of the Code.
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4.11 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.11:
(i) The
Group Companies are, and for the previous three (3) years have been, in
compliance, in all material respects, with all Environmental Laws.
(ii) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Group Companies hold and are (and
have been at all times during the past three (3) years) in compliance in all
material respects with all Permits that are required pursuant to Environmental
Laws, and have timely applied for all required renewals thereof.
(iii) During
the past three (3) years, no Group Company has received any notice of any
Proceeding or investigation alleging any material violation of, or material
liability (including any investigatory, corrective or remedial obligation)
under, any Environmental Laws.
(iv) Neither
any Group Company nor any of its agents, employees or contractors has Released
any Hazardous Materials at, on, under, or from any property currently or
formerly owned, leased or operated by any Group Company, and to the Company’s
Knowledge, there are no Hazardous Materials at, on, under, or emanating from any
property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by any Group Company,
in each case which could give rise to a material liability of any Group Company
under Environmental Laws.
(b) The
Company has provided to Parent prior to the date hereof all material
environmental assessments, audits, tests, studies, investigations or other
analyses in its possession relating to all properties leased or operated by the
Group Companies.
Section
4.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.12(a), the
Group Companies either exclusively own, free and clear of all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens, or have a valid written license with sufficient right to use,
all Intellectual Property Rights used or held for use in the conduct of the
business of the Group Companies as currently conducted (collectively, the “Group Company IP
Rights”).
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(b) None
of the Group Companies has granted any exclusive licenses or rights of any kind
in the Group Company IP Rights to any Person or holds rights to Group Company IP
Rights jointly with any third Person. None of the Group Companies has
granted any third party the right to bring infringement actions with respect to,
or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, the Group Company IP
Rights.
(c) The
Group Company IP Rights comprise all the material Intellectual Property Rights
necessary for the operation of the business of the Group Companies as currently
conducted, including the design, development, manufacture, use, import and sale
of products and services being developed or commercialized by the Group
Companies.
(d) Following
the Closing, the Group Companies (including the Surviving Corporation) will be
permitted to exercise all of the Group Company IP Rights to the same extent the
Group Companies would have been able to had the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement not occurred. Except for restrictions and payments set
forth in the agreements listed on Schedule 4.6(a),
all Group Company IP Rights are, and immediately after the Closing Date will be,
fully transferable, alienable or licensable by the Group Companies (including
the Surviving Corporation) without restriction and without payment of any kind
to any Person, except as a result of any independent agreements or obligations
of Parent. Neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated
hereby will result in (i) the Surviving Corporation or Parent granting to
any third party any right with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights that
is not already granted immediately prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the
Surviving Corporation or Parent or any of their respective Affiliates being
bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other material restriction on the
operation or scope of its business or use of Group Company IP Rights other than
restrictions existing immediately prior to the Effective Date and set forth on
Schedule
4.12(d), or (iii) the Surviving Corporation or Parent or any of
their respective Affiliates being obligated to pay any royalties or other
material amounts to any third party in excess of those payable by Company prior
to the Closing Date.
(e) Schedule 4.12(e)
sets forth a list of all Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Domain Names owned
by each Group Company as of the date hereof that are registered, recorded or
filed in the name of a member of the Group Companies with the applicable
Governmental Entity (“Registered Company
IP”), in each case listing (1) the name of applicant or current owner,
(2) jurisdiction, (3) filing date or registration date and (4) the application
or registration number. Each item of Registered Company IP is current
with its registration and maintenance requirements and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, is valid, subsisting and enforceable.
(f) No
Group Company has used Open Source Software in any manner that would, with
respect to any product or services being developed or commercialized by the
Group Companies or any Group Company IP Rights, (i) require its disclosure
or distribution in source code form, (ii) require the licensing thereof for
the purpose of making derivative works, (iii) impose any restriction on the
consideration to be charged for the distribution thereof, (iv) create
obligations for the Group Companies with respect to Group Company IP Rights or
grant to any third party any immunity under the Group Company IP Rights, or
(v) impose any other material limitation, restriction, or condition on the
right of the Group Company with respect to its use or
distribution. With respect to any Open Source Software that is or has
been used by the Group Companies in any way, the Group Companies are and have
been in material compliance with all applicable licenses with respect
thereto. “Open Source Software”
means any software license or distributed pursuant to any of the following
licenses or distribution models similar to any of the
following: (i) GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser
General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the
Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License
(SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL) and the Apache
License.
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(g) No
Group Company IP Rights are subject to any Proceeding or outstanding Order that
restricts in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Group
Companies. None of the Group Companies has received any written
opinion of counsel regarding any Patent of any Person.
(h) There
is no Proceeding pending or, to Company’s Knowledge, threatened against any
Group Company (i) contesting the enforceability, validity, use or ownership
of any Group Company IP Right or (ii) alleging that any Group Company is
infringing or misappropriating the Intellectual Property Rights of any other
Person. To the Company’s Knowledge, the conduct of the business of
the Group Companies has not, and does not, infringe or misappropriate any
Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or constitute unfair competition or
trade practices under Applicable Law.
(i)
There is no Proceeding currently pending that have been
brought by any Group Company against any Person alleging infringement or
misappropriation of any Group Company IP Rights owned by such Group
Company. To the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has infringed or
misappropriated during the three (3) year period prior to the date hereof or is
currently infringing or misappropriating any Group Company IP
Rights.
(j)
The Group Companies
have taken all actions reasonably necessary to maintain and protect all of the
Group Company IP Rights. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(j), all
current and former agents, employees and independent consultants of the Group
Companies involved in the development of any Company products or Company
services have executed and delivered to the Group Companies a written agreement
with terms requiring the protection, non-disclosure and limitation on use of
Group Company IP Rights and a written assignment agreement that vests in Group
Company exclusive ownership of all right, title and interest in and to any
Intellectual Property Rights to which such employees, agents and independent
consultants have any interest arising out of their work in the scope of their
employment or during the course of performance of services for the Group
Companies. All of the individuals identified in Schedule 4.12(j) are
former employees, and not independent contractors, of the Group
Companies. The Group Companies do not use any inventions, works of
authorship, trade secrets or proprietary information made by any individual
identified in Schedule
4.12(j) during their employment with the applicable Group Company, except
for any inventions, works of authorship, trade secrets or proprietary
information that were fully vested in or have been assigned to the applicable
Group Company by operation of law or otherwise. No individual
identified in Schedule
4.12(j) holds any right, title or interest in or to any Company Products,
or any portions thereof, or any Intellectual Property Rights
therein. Other than rights received under the in-bound licenses
specified on Schedule
4.6(a)(xi), all Group Company IP Rights have been created or developed
solely by such agents, employees and independent consultants.
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Section
4.13 Labor
Matters.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(a),
during the past three (3) years: (i) no Group Company has been a party to,
or bound by, any Contract with respect to its employees, (ii) no labor union,
labor organization, or works council has, to the Company’s Knowledge,
represented any employees of the Group Companies, (iii) no union organization
campaign or other activities to organize any employees of any Group Company or
compel any Group Company to bargain with any labor organization has been in
progress, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, and no question concerning
representation has, to the Company’s Knowledge, arisen respecting employees of
any Group Company, (iv) there have been no strikes, walkouts, work stoppages,
slowdowns, leafleting, picketing, boycotts, or lockouts, with respect to any
employees of any Group Company, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threats thereof,
(v) there have been no material union grievances or labor arbitrations against
any Group Company, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threats thereof, and no Group
Company has materially breached or failed to comply with the provisions of any
collective bargaining agreement, and (vi) there have been no material unfair
labor practice charges, Proceedings, or complaints against any Group Company
before the National Labor Relations Board or other similar Governmental Entity,
or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threats thereof, and no Group Company has been
found by the National Labor Relations Board or any court to have engaged in any
material unfair labor practice in material violation of the National Labor
Relations Act or any similar Applicable Laws.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(b),
during the past three (3) years, no Group Company has been subject to any
material Proceeding with respect to any employment-related issues, including,
but not limited to, applicants for employment, by the Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the
Department of Labor, or other similar Governmental Entity, or subject to any
material fines, penalties, or assessments associated with any such
Proceeding.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(c), no
Group Company has any liability, whether absolute or contingent, including any
obligations under any employee benefit plans, with respect to any
misclassification of any person under any wage and hour laws, including any
misclassification as an independent contractor or consultant rather than as an
employee.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 4.13(d), no
Group Company has experienced or effected any “plant closing” or “mass layoff,”
since August 22, 2007, as defined by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., as amended (the “WARN Act”), or any
similar state or local laws. No Group Company has incurred any
liability or obligation that remains unsatisfied under the WARN Act or any
similar state or local laws.
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Section
4.14 Insurance. Schedule 4.14
contains a list of all material policies of fire, liability, workers’
compensation, property, casualty and other forms of insurance owned or held by
the Group Companies as of the date of this Agreement. All such
policies are in full force and effect, all premiums with respect thereto
covering all periods up to and including the Closing Date will have been paid,
and no notice of cancellation or termination or intent to cancel has been
received by any Group Company with respect to any such policy during the past
three (3) years. No Group Company is in material default under any
such insurance policies. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14,
(a) no Group Company has made any claim under any such policy during the past
three (3) years with respect to which an insurer has questioned, denied or
disputed or otherwise reserved its rights with respect to coverage and
(b) no insurer has threatened in writing to cancel any such
policy.
Section
4.15 Tax
Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15:
(a) each
Group Company has duly and timely filed (or has had duly and timely filed on its
behalf) with the appropriate domestic federal, state, local and foreign taxing
authorities all income and other material tax returns, information returns,
statements, forms, filings and reports (including any schedule or attachment
thereto and any amendment thereof) (each a “Tax Return”) required
to be filed with respect to such Group Company and no Group Company is presently
the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return,
all material Taxes required to have been paid with respect to the Group
Companies (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) whether disputed or not have
been timely paid or will be timely paid prior to Closing, including Taxes which
such Group Company is required to withhold and any estimated Tax required to be
paid for the current taxable year (other than taxes which are being contested in
good faith), any liability of the Group Company for Taxes not yet due and
payable, or which are being contested in good faith, has been adequately
provided for on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, and since the
date of the Financial Statements, none of the Group Companies has incurred any
material liability for Taxes outside of the ordinary course of business, there
are no liens for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of
the assets of the Group Companies;
(b) all
Tax Returns filed with respect to each of the Group Companies are true, complete
and correct in all material respects;
(c) no
Group Company is currently the subject of a Tax Proceeding, no such Proceeding
is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to any Group
Company, no officer, director or employer responsible for Tax matters of the
Group Companies has personal knowledge that any authority will propose or assess
any additional Taxes with respect to the Group Companies;
(d) no
Group Company has consented or requested to extend the time, or is the recipient
of any extension of time, in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any
taxing authority (other than any extension which is no longer in effect) and no
Group Company has waived any statute of limitations;
(e) no
Group Company has received from any taxing authority any notice of proposed
adjustment, deficiency, underpayment of Taxes or any other such notice which has
not since been satisfied by payment or been withdrawn nor has any Group Company
been notified by any taxing authority in writing of an intent to raise such
issues;
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(f) no
claim has ever been made by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where any
Group Company does not file Tax Returns that any such Group Company is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(h) no
Group Company has engaged in any transaction that is a “reportable transaction”
under Section 1.6011-4(b) of the Treasury Regulations;
(i)
no Group
Company has distributed the stock of another entity or has had its stock
distributed by another entity in a transaction that was purported or intended to
be governed in whole or in party by Section 355 or 361 of the
Code;
(j)
no power of attorney
granted by or with respect to any Group Company for Taxes is currently in force,
no ruling with respect to Taxes has been requested by or on behalf of any Group
Company; and no closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any
predecessor provision) or any similar provision of any state, local or foreign
law has been entered into by or with respect to any Group Company;
(k) the
Company has provided or made available to Parent prior to the date hereof true,
correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns, filed on or after June 30, 2007,
examination reports, and statements of deficiencies filed, assessed against, or
agreed to by any Group Company with respect to Taxes and all correspondence with
any Governmental Entity regarding Taxes;
(l)
no Group
Company has made, changed or revoked, or permitted to be made, changed or
revoked, any material election or method of accounting with respect to Taxes
affecting or relating to any Group Company and is not required to make any
adjustment pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code (or any predecessor provision)
or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Tax law by reason of any
change in any accounting methods;
(m) each
Group Company has (i) withheld all required amounts from its employees, agents,
shareholders, contractors and other third parties and remitted such amounts to
the proper authorities; (ii) paid when due all employer contributions and
premiums; and (iii) is in material compliance with all reporting obligations and
Applicable Laws with respect to employee income Tax withholding, social
security, unemployment Taxes and premiums;
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(n) none
of the Group Companies has been a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the
applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code;
(o) no
Group Company will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any
item of deduction from, taxable income for any period (or any portion thereof)
ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) deferred
intercompany gain or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations
under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local
or foreign Tax law); (ii) installment sale or other open transaction disposition
made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (iii) prepaid amount received on or
prior to the Closing Date;
(p) no
Group Company is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement
or contract that could be treated as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes; and
(q) no
tax asset or attribute of Group Company is currently subject to a limitation in
Section 382 or 383 of the Code or similar provision of state, local, or foreign
law.
Section
4.16 Brokers. Other
than as set forth on Schedule 4.16, no
broker, finder, financial advisor or investment banker is entitled to any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s, investment banker’s fee or commission
or similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of any Seller or Group
Company.
Section
4.17 Real and
Personal Property.
(a)
Owned Real
Property. None of the Group Companies own any real
property.
(b)
Leased
Real Property. Schedule 4.17(b) sets forth a
true and complete list of all leases (each a “Real Property Lease”)
of real property (such real property, the “Leased Real
Property”) pursuant to which any Group Company is a tenant as of the date
of this Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(b), (i) each
Real Property Lease is valid and binding on the Group Company party thereto and
enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting generally the
enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity),
(ii) none of the Group Companies, and to the Company’s Knowledge, none of
the other parties thereto, are in breach or default under such Real Property
Lease, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no circumstances or state of facts
presently exists which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both,
would constitute a breach or default under any Real Property Lease,
(iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no written or oral subleases,
concessions or other contracts granting to any Person other than a Group Company
the right to use or occupy any Leased Real Property, (iv) to the Company’s
Knowledge, there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal to
purchase all or a portion of such Leased Real Property, (v) all buildings,
structures, fixtures, building systems and equipment, and all components which
are part of the Leased Real Property are in good condition and structurally
sound in all material respects, and all mechanical and other systems
located therein are in good operating condition, subject to normal wear, and are
sufficient for the operation of the Group Companies’ business as presently
conducted in all material respects, (vi) to the Company’s Knowledge, there
is no pending or written threat of condemnation or similar proceeding affecting
the Leased Real Property or any portion thereof, (vii) no portion of any
facility, building, improvement or other structure located on any of the Leased
Real Property has suffered any material damage by fire or other casualty within
the past three years which has not been substantially repaired or restored and
(viii) the Company has made available to Parent or Merger Sub prior to the date
hereof true and complete copies of each Real Property Lease.
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(c) Title to
Assets. Each Group Company has good, valid and marketable
title to all of the assets, properties and interests in properties (tangible and
intangible) owned (or a valid leasehold interest with respect to assets that are
leased) by such Group Company and reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet, or
acquired after the date of the Interim Balance Sheet, free and clear of all
Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Such assets, properties and
interests in properties (tangible and intangible) include all assets, properties
and interests in properties (tangible and intangible) necessary to enable each
Group Company to carry on its business as presently conducted. All
tangible personal property used by each Group Company in the operation of its
business is in reasonably good condition and repair, subject to reasonable wear
and tear considering the age and ordinary course of use of such
property.
Section
4.18 Transactions
with Affiliates. Schedule 4.18 sets forth all
loans, leases, Contracts or other arrangements between any Group Company, on the
one hand, and any stockholder, director, officer, employee or Affiliate of such
Group Company, any member of such Person’s immediate family or any trust,
partnership or corporation in which any of the foregoing Persons has a material
economic interest, or any other Affiliate of any Seller, on the other hand
(each, an “Affiliate
Agreement”). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18, no Group
Company is indebted to any stockholder, director, officer, employee or Affiliate
of such Group Company (or any member of such Person’s immediate family or any
trust, partnership or corporation in which any such Person has a material
economic interest, or any other Affiliate of any Seller), except for amounts due
as normal salaries and bonuses and in reimbursement of ordinary course expenses,
and no such Person is indebted to any Group Company. None of the
Sellers have agreed to, or assumed, any obligation or duty to guaranty or
otherwise assume or incur any obligation or liability of any Group
Company.
Section
4.19 Privacy.
(a) The
Group Companies have at all times provided complete and accurate notice of their
respective privacy, data protection, and data security practices on all of their
respective websites, and the Group Companies’ privacy practices have at all
times conformed to such privacy notices in all material
respects. Except as required to process a transaction requested by a
customer of the Group Companies, or to provide the Group Companies’ products or
services, the Group Companies have not disclosed, nor have they had any
obligation to disclose, any Personal Information to any third
party. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19(a),
there is no, and during the three (3) year period prior to the date of this
Agreement there has not been any, Proceeding pending, or to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened against any Group Company alleging a violation of any
Person’s privacy, data protection, or data security rights. Neither
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
violate any such rights or any other applicable privacy, data protection, or
data security obligation.
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(b) During
the three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Group
Companies have used, sold, transferred, licensed, disclosed or made available
any Personal Information received, directly or indirectly, from another Person
who collected such Personal Information from the relevant individual, except in
compliance with (i) any Contract under which such Personal Information was
obtained and (ii) the privacy policy under which such Personal Information was
collected.
(c) The
Group Companies have taken all commercially reasonable steps (including, without
limitation, implementing and monitoring compliance with adequate measures with
respect to technical, administrative, and physical security of Personal
Information) to protect all Personal Information against loss and against
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or any other misuse. During the
three (3) year period prior to the date of this Agreement, there have been no
material breaches or material violations of any security measures or any
unauthorized access to or other misuse of Personal Information and there has
been no unauthorized disclosure of electronic communications or Personal
Information. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain reasonable
disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures, and have taken
commercially reasonable steps to safeguard the information technology systems
used in or necessary to conduct the business of the Group Companies as currently
conducted.
Section
4.20 Product
Warranties; Services.
(a) Each
product (including any software product) or service (including software hosted
as a service) developed, manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or delivered by
the Group Companies during the two (2) year period prior to the date of this
Agreement (collectively, the “Company Products”)
has been in conformity in all material respects with the specifications for such
Company Product, all applicable contractual commitments and all applicable
express and implied warranties. No Company Product is subject to any
guaranty, warranty, or other indemnity beyond the applicable standard terms and
conditions of sale, license or lease or beyond that implied or imposed by
Applicable Law.
(b) To
the Company’s Knowledge, all services provided by the Group Companies to any
third party during the two (2) year period prior to the date of this Agreement
(“Company
Services”) were performed in conformity in all material respects with the
terms and requirements of all applicable express and implied warranties and all
applicable services agreements.
Section
4.21 Customers. Schedule 4.21 lists
each of the top twenty (20) customers of the Group Companies in terms of
revenues received in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and for the
ten-month period ended October 31, 2010. None of the Group Companies
has received notice from any customer identified on Schedule 4.21
indicating that any such customer (i) intends to terminate its existing
agreements with any Group Company, (ii) intends to materially reduce its level
of purchases from the Group Companies or (iii) intends to renegotiate
pricing.
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Section
4.22 No Other
Representations or Warranties; Schedules. Except for the
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement (as modified by the
Schedules hereto), neither the Company nor any other Person makes any other
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company, its
Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company
disclaims any other representations or warranties, whether made by the Company,
the Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, agents or representatives. Except for the representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement (as modified by the Schedules
hereto as supplemented or amended), the Company and the Sellers hereby disclaim
all liability and responsibility for any representation, warranty, projection,
forecast, statement, or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or
in writing) to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or
representatives (including any opinion, information, projection, or advice that
may have been or may be provided to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective
Affiliates or representatives by any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, or representative of the Company or the Sellers or any of their
respective Affiliates)
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
THE SELLERS AND THE REPRESENTATIVE
The
Representative, in its capacity as Sellers’ representative hereby makes the
representations set forth in Section 5.1, 5.4 and 5.5 and each Seller,
severally as to himself, herself or itself only and not jointly and severally or
as to any other Seller, hereby represents and warrants, in each case, as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, to Parent and Merger Sub as
follows:
Section
5.1 Authority,
Consents and Approvals, No Violations.
(a) Such
Person has the requisite power and authority or, with respect to individuals,
the capacity, to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Ancillary Documents to
which he, she or it is or is specified to be a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been (and the Ancillary Documents to which such Person is or is
specified to be a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby will by the Closing be) duly authorized by all necessary action
(corporate or otherwise) on the part of such Person, and no other actions
(corporate or otherwise) on the part of such Person are necessary to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has
been (and the execution and delivery of each of the Ancillary Documents to which
such Person will be a party will by the Closing be) duly executed and delivered
by such Person and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of such
Person (assuming that this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to
which such Person is or will be a party will be duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by the other Persons party thereto), enforceable against
such Person in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally.
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(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 5.1(b),
assuming the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent
and Merger Sub set forth in Section 6.3, no
notices to, filings with, or authorizations, consents or approvals of any Person
or Governmental Entity are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance
by such Person of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which such Person
is a party or the consummation by such Person of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by
such Person of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents to which such Person is
or is specified to be a party nor the consummation by such Person of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (a) conflict with or
result in any breach of any provision of such Person’s Governing Documents (if
applicable), (b) except as set forth on Schedule 5.1(b),
result in a violation or breach of, result in any loss of rights or additional
obligations under, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or
both) a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract
to which such Person is a party or by which the equity interests in the Company
owned by such Person may be bound or affected, (c) violate any Order or
Applicable Law to which such Person or any of its properties, assets or equity
interests in the Company is subject to or bound or (d) result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the equity interests in the Company owned by
such Person.
Section
5.2 Ownership. Such
Seller is the lawful owner, of record and beneficially, of the equity interests
in the Company owned by such Seller listed opposite such Seller’s name on Schedule 4.2(a) and
such Seller has good title to such Fully Diluted Common Shares, free and clear
of any Liens. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, there
are no Contracts between such Seller and any other Person with respect to the
acquisition, disposition or voting of, or any other matters pertaining to, any
of the Capital Stock.
Section
5.3 Seller
Acknowledgment. Such Seller has reviewed and understands the
terms of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Documents to which such Seller
is a party, and has had the opportunity to discuss with such Seller’s financial,
tax and legal advisors, the representations, warranties and agreements being
made by such Seller herein, including Parent and Merger Sub’s remedies against
such Seller for any breach, inaccuracy or violation of such representations,
warranties and agreements.
Section
5.4 Brokers. No
broker, finder, financial advisor or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s, financial advisor’s, investment banker’s fee or commission
or similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such
Person.
Section
5.5 Litigation. There
is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of such Person, threatened or
under investigation, against or affecting such Person or such Person’s
properties, assets or equity interests in the Company, nor to the knowledge of
such Person, is there any reasonable basis therefor, or in which it is sought to
restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent
and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant, on a joint and several basis, to
the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
Section
6.1 Organization. Each
of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all
requisite power and authority to carry on its businesses as now being conducted
and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except where
the failure to have such power or authority would not prevent the consummation
of the Merger.
Section
6.2 Authority. Each
of Parent and Merger Sub has the requisite power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to which Parent and Merger
Sub are parties and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been (and the
Ancillary Documents to which Parent and Merger Sub are parties prior to Closing
will be) duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent and
Merger Sub. This Agreement has been (and the Ancillary Documents to
which Parent and Merger Sub are parties prior to Closing will be) duly and
validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes
a valid, legal and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub (assuming
this Agreement has been and the Ancillary Documents to which Parent and Merger
Sub are parties will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the other
parties thereto), enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally.
Section
6.3 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations. Assuming the truth and accuracy
of the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.2(c) and
4.5, and the
Sellers’ and the Representative’s representations and warranties contained in
Section 5.1(b),
no material notices to, filings with, or authorization, consent or approval of
any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub or the Ancillary Documents to which
Parent or Merger Sub are a party or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for the filing of the
Certificate of Merger. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance by Parent or Merger Sub of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents
to which Parent or Merger Sub are, or are specified to be, a party nor the
consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby will (a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of
Parent’s or Merger Sub’s Governing Documents, (b) result in a violation or
breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration
under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which
Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which any of them or any of their
respective properties or assets may be bound, or (c) violate any Order or
Applicable Law to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective
properties or assets are subject to or bound, except in the case of
clauses (b) and (c) above, for violations which would not prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section
6.4 Brokers. No
broker, finder, financial advisor or investment banker is entitled to any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or investment banker’s fee or commission
or similar payment in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by and on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub
or any of their respective Affiliates for which Sellers or any Group Company may
become liable.
Section
6.5 Financial
Ability. Parent has the financial ability to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
6.6 Investment
Intent. Parent is acquiring the shares of Common Stock as an
investment for its own account and not with a view to the distribution
thereof. Parent shall not sell, transfer, assign, pledge or
hypothecate any off the shares of Common Stock in the absence of registration
under, or pursuant to an applicable exemption from, Federal and applicable state
securities laws.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
Section
7.1 Conduct
of Business of the Company. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, from and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective
Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the
Company shall, and shall cause each other Group Company to, except as set forth
on Schedule 7.1
or as consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld) or as required by applicable Law, (a) use
commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course
in substantially the same manner heretofore conducted (including any conduct
that is reasonably related, complementary or incidental thereto), (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve
substantially intact its business organization and to preserve the present
commercial relationships with key Persons with whom it does business and (c) not do any of the following:
(i) take
or omit to take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(ii) declare,
set aside or pay a dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect of,
its equity securities, except dividends and distributions by any of the
Subsidiaries of the Company to any of the other Group Companies or dividends or
distributions by the Company solely in cash; provided, however, that in no
event shall the Company be entitled to pay a cash dividend on, or make any other
cash distribution in respect of, its equity securities, which would result in
the Group Companies, taken as a whole, having an amount of cash at Closing that
is less than the sum of: (A) the amount of cash that is not freely distributable
by any Group Company due to any legal or contractual restrictions, (B) the
amount of cash that is held by any Group Company on behalf of customers for
taxes, fees and other pass-through costs, (C) the amount of any customer
deposits of any Group Company, and (D) $2 million;
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(iii) reclassify,
split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or
indirectly, any of its securities or effect any recapitalization, stock
dividends, stock split or like change in its capitalization;
(iv) acquire
or agree to acquire in any manner (whether by merger or consolidation, the
purchase of an equity interest in or a material portion of the assets of or
otherwise) any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other
business organization or division thereof of any other Person;
(v) amend,
extend, renew, enter into or terminate any Material Contract or Real Property
Lease (or Contract that would be classified as a “Material Contract” or “Real
Property Lease” if entered into prior to the date hereof), as
applicable;
(vi) (A)
increase the compensation, bonus, pension, welfare, severance or other fringe
benefits payable to, or make any new equity awards to, any Person; (B) pay or
grant any severance, termination or change-of-control benefit to any Person; (C)
adopt, amend or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan (unless such adoption or
amendment is required to reflect applicable changes in the law) or amend the
terms of any outstanding equity-based awards; (D) take any action to accelerate
the vesting or payment, or fund or in any other way secure the payment, of
compensation or benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan, to the extent not
already provided in the mandatory provisions, if any, of such Employee Benefit
Plan; (E) change the manner in which contributions to Employee Benefit Plans are
made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be
required by GAAP; or (F) make or forgive any loans to directors, members,
managers, officers or employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than
advances of expenses made in the ordinary course);
(vii) amend
or enter into a new collective bargaining agreement;
(viii) incur
or assume any Indebtedness, except (A) current liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) borrowings
under outstanding revolving credit facilities of the Group Companies included on
Schedule 4.6(a)
and in effect on the date hereof;
(ix) issue,
sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the
issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee
or encumbrance of any equity interests or grant any option or issue any warrant
to purchase or subscribe for any of such securities or issue any securities
convertible into such securities;
(x) adopt
any amendments to their respective Governing Documents;
(xi) other
than in the ordinary course of business or as required by Law, make, change or
revoke any Tax election, adopt or change any accounting period or any accounting
method, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, settle
any material Tax claim or assessment relating to any Group Company, surrender
any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or waiver of the
limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment relating to any
Group Company, or destroy or dispose of any books and records with respect to
Tax matters relating to periods beginning before the Effective Time and for
which the statute of limitations is still open or under which a record retention
agreement is in place with a Governmental Entity;
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(xii) sell
or otherwise dispose of any assets (other than cash classified as “OLRS/Customer
Cash” on the Company’s balance sheet) in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate or
subject to any Lien any of its properties or assets, except for Permitted Liens
and the electronic transmittal of fees to Governmental Entities pursuant to
contractual obligations;
(xiii) make
any material change in its accounting principles or the methods by which such
principles are applied for financial reporting purposes, except as required by
GAAP or applicable Law;
(xiv) write-down
or write-up the value of any asset, or, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, write-off any accounts receivable or
notes receivable;
(xv) accelerate
or delay the payment of accounts payable, accelerate or delay the collection of
any notes or accounts receivable or otherwise fail to pay accounts payable and
other business obligations or to collect accounts receivable, in each case in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xvi) settle
any Proceedings that, as a condition to such settlement, require payment in
excess of $150,000 or result in any limitation of the conduct of any Group
Company’s business;
(xvii) make
any capital expenditures (other than software development capital expenditures)
in excess of $100,000 individually and $250,000 in the aggregate;
(xviii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries, except for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(xix) fail
to exercise any rights of renewal with respect to any Real Property Lease that
by its terms would otherwise expire;
(xx) grant
any licenses under any Group Company IP Rights, other than non-exclusive
licenses to customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(xxi) fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any insurance policy naming it
as a beneficiary or loss-payable payee to be cancelled or terminated, except for
ordinary course terminations and cancellations of such policies that are being
replaced with policies providing for substantially equivalent
coverage;
(xxii) cancel,
surrender, allow to expire or fail to renew, any material
Permits;
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(xxiii) materially
change an existing line of business or enter into any new line of business;
or
(xxiv) authorize,
commit or agree to take or do, whether in writing or otherwise, any of the
actions specified in this clause (c).
Section
7.2 Tax
Matters.
(a) Liabilities for
Taxes.
(i) Sellers
shall be liable for, pay (or caused to be paid) and indemnify and hold harmless
Parent from and against all Losses with respect to Pre-Closing Taxes imposed on
the Group Companies and Sellers’ portion of the Taxes described in Section
7.2(a)(ii).
(ii) All
transfer taxes, recording fees and other similar Taxes (and any interest,
penalties or additions to Tax with respect thereto) that are imposed on any of
the parties hereto by any Governmental Entity in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement shall be paid by
Sellers.
(iii) The
obligations of Sellers to indemnify and hold harmless Parent for Taxes (and
Losses attributable thereto) pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall
survive until thirty (30) days after the applicable statute of limitations with
respect to such Taxes.
(iv) Whenever
Sellers shall be required to pay Parent or Parent shall be required to pay
Sellers an amount pursuant to this Section 7.2, such
payments shall be made no later than five (5) days after such payments are
requested.
(v) Parent
agrees that it shall not make an election under Section 338 of the Code (or
under any similar provision of state, local or non-United States law) with
respect to its acquisition of the shares of Common Stock.
(vi) The
parties hereby agree and acknowledge that Parent and the Surviving Corporation
shall be entitled to the benefits of any Tax deductions arising from the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
payment of Seller Expenses, option deductions, unamortized deferred financing
fees, and termination payments with respect to any management services
agreements).
(b) Tax
Returns.
(i) The
Company shall cause to be timely filed all Tax Returns of or with respect to any
Group Company that are due on or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company
shall cause to be timely paid any Taxes shown to be due thereon. At
least fifteen (15) days prior to filing any such Return, the Company shall
submit a copy of such Return to Parent for Parent’s review and approval, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Parent and
the Surviving Corporation shall timely file or cause to be timely filed all Tax
Returns relating to the Group Companies that are due after the Closing
Date.
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(ii) Except
as provided in Section
7.2(b)(i) above, Parent shall have the exclusive authority and obligation
to prepare and timely file, or cause to be prepared and timely filed, all Tax
Returns of the
Surviving Corporation; provided, however, that (i) Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall provide the Representative with draft copies of Tax Returns
for the Surviving Corporation required to be prepared by Parent and the
Surviving Corporation pursuant to this Section 7.2(b)(ii)
for a Pre-Closing Tax Period, at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date
for filing such Tax Returns together with a statement setting forth the amount
of Tax for which the Sellers are responsible pursuant to Section 7.2(a) (the
“Tax
Statement”), (ii) at least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date
for the filing of such Tax Returns, the Representative shall notify Parent and
the Surviving Corporation of the existence of any objection the Representative
may have to any items set forth on such draft Tax Returns or Tax Statement, and
(iii) if, after consulting in good faith, Parent and the Representative are
unable to resolve such objection(s), such objection(s) shall be referred to an
independent accounting firm mutually acceptable to Parent and the Representative
for resolution on a basis consistent with Applicable Law with respect to such
items. If such independent accounting firm is unable to make a
determination with respect to any disputed item within five (5) days prior to
the due date for the filing of the Tax Return in question, then Parent may file
such Tax Return on the due date therefor without such determination having been
made and without the Representative’s consent. Notwithstanding the
filing of such Tax Return, such independent accounting firm shall make a
determination with respect to any disputed item, and the amount of Taxes for
which the Sellers are responsible under Section 7.2(a) shall
be as determined by such independent accounting firm. The fees and
expenses of such independent accounting firm shall be paid one-half by Parent
and one-half by Sellers.
(c) Contests.
(i) If
a Governmental Entity asserts a claim for Taxes against a Group Company, then
the party hereto first receiving notice (whether directly, or indirectly through
an Affiliate of such party) shall promptly provide Parent, the Surviving
Corporation and the Representative written notice specifying in reasonable
detail the basis for such claim, and shall include a copy of the relevant
portion of any correspondence received from the Governmental Entity in respect
of any such inquiry, claim, assessment, audit or similar event with respect to
Pre-Closing Taxes for which Sellers may be liable under this Agreement (a “Tax Matter”); provided, however, that the
failure of such party to give such prompt and detailed notice shall not relieve
the other party of any of its obligations under this Section 7.2, except
if and only if to the extent that the other party is actually and materially
prejudiced thereby. The Sellers, at their sole expense, shall have
the authority to represent the interests of the Surviving Corporation with
respect to any Tax Matter before the IRS, any other Governmental Entity or any
court and shall have the sole right to control the defense, compromise or other
resolution of any Tax Matter, if (i) the Representative provides to Parent a
written notice in which the Representative elects to contest, and to control the
defense or prosecution of, such Tax Matter, (ii) such Tax Matter relates solely
to Taxes for which Seller would be responsible under Section 7.2(a)(i) or
Section 10.2(a)
and (iii) as long as the Escrow Funds remaining in the Escrow Account exceed the
amount of such Tax Matter. The Representative shall keep Parent and
the Surviving Corporation fully and timely informed with respect to the
commencement, status and nature of any Tax Matter (including providing to Parent
copies of relevant portions of all written materials relating to such Tax
Matter). The Representative shall defend or prosecute the Tax Matter
diligently and in good faith. The Representative shall, in good
faith, allow Parent or its authorized representative to attend and participate
in, all conferences, meetings and proceedings relating to such Tax Matter
and to make
comments regarding the conduct of or positions taken in any such
proceeding. The Representative shall not enter into any settlement or
compromise of any Tax Matter with any Governmental Entity that could reasonably
be expected to adversely affect the Parent or the Surviving Corporation without
the prior written consent of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.
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(ii) Parent
shall have the sole right to control any audit or examination by any
Governmental Entity, initiate any claim for refund or amend any Tax Return, and
contest, resolve and defend against any assessment for additional Taxes, notice
of Tax deficiency or other adjustment of Taxes of, or relating to, the income,
assets or operations of the Surviving Corporation, for all taxable periods
ending after the Closing Date, except for an Interim Tax Period, as to which
Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall (i) keep the Representative fully and
timely informed with respect to such proceedings, (ii) in good faith, allow the
Representative to make comments to the Parent and the Surviving Corporation
regarding the conduct of or positions taken in any such proceeding, (iii) allow
the Representative, on behalf of the Sellers, to participate at its own expense
in any such proceeding, and (iv) not enter into any settlement or compromise
that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Sellers without the
prior written consent of the Representative, which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld or delayed.
(d) Amended Tax Returns;
Carrybacks. Except (i) as otherwise required by Law or (ii) as
would not have the effect of materially increasing a Pre-Closing Tax Liability,
neither the Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall file or cause to be filed
any amended Tax Return or claim for refund for any Pre-Closing Tax Period
without the prior written consent of the Representative, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(e) Cooperation. Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the
Representative, at Sellers’ cost, in connection with the filing of any Tax
Return, in any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes, and
in allowing the Representative to review Tax Returns of the Group Companies for
Pre-Closing Tax Periods and Straddle Periods to determine or verify the proper
amounts payable as refunds hereunder. Such cooperation shall include
the reasonable retention and the provision of copies of records and information
that are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding
and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any materials provided
hereunder. Parent will, and will cause the Surviving Corporation and
its Subsidiaries to, retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters
pertinent to the Company and its Subsidiaries and which relate to a Pre-Closing
Tax Period (and, if notified in writing by another party, any extensions
thereof), and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any
Governmental Entity. All of such information provided pursuant to
this Section
7.2(d) shall be treated as Confidential Information pursuant to the terms
of the Confidentiality Agreement. The Representative, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation further agree, upon request, to use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Tax
authority or any other Person or take any other action as may be necessary to
mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed on any party hereto
(including with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
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(f) Tax Sharing
Agreements. Any Tax sharing agreement or arrangement shall be
terminated on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section
7.3 Access to
Information. From and after the date hereof until the earlier
of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall (i) provide to Parent and
Merger Sub and their authorized representatives during normal business hours
reasonable access to all books, records, assets, properties and personnel of the
Group Companies (in a manner so as to not interfere with the normal business
operations of any Group Company) and (ii) furnish as promptly as practicable to
the Parent and Merger Sub and their authorized representatives any information
concerning the Group Companies that the Parent may reasonably
request. All of such information shall be treated as Confidential
Information pursuant to the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such
information shall be furnished to the extent that it would require the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to disclose information subject to attorney-client
privilege or conflict with any confidentiality obligations to which the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries is bound. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, prior to the Closing, without the prior written
consent of the Company, which may be withheld for any reason, neither Parent nor
Merger Sub shall contact any suppliers to, or customers of, the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing
contained in this Section 7.3 shall
prohibit Parent or Merger Sub from contacting any current supplier to, or
customer of, Parent or its Affiliates or from conducting its business in the
ordinary course.
Section
7.4 Efforts
to Consummate.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the Parties hereto shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action
and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective as promptly as practicable the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the satisfaction, but not
waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in Article
8). Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to notify and to obtain
consents of all Governmental Entities as necessary or advisable to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Subject
to the terms of Section 7.4(a), in
the event any Proceeding by any Governmental Entity or other Person is commenced
which questions the validity or legality of the transactions contemplated hereby
or seeks damages in connection therewith, the parties hereto agree to cooperate
and use reasonable best efforts to defend against such Proceeding and, if an
Order is issued in any such Proceeding, to use commercially reasonable efforts
to have such injunction or other order lifted, and to cooperate reasonably
regarding any other impediment to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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Section
7.5 Exclusive
Dealing. During the period from the date of this Agreement
through the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement
in accordance with its terms, the Sellers and the Company shall not take, nor
shall any Seller or the Company permit any of their respective Affiliates,
officers, directors, employees, representatives, consultants, financial
advisors, attorneys, accountants or other agents or representatives to take, any
action to solicit, encourage, initiate, engage in or continue discussions,
negotiations or other communications with, provide any information to or
otherwise cooperate in any way with, or accept any proposal or offer from, or
enter into any agreement with any Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub and/or
their respective Affiliates) concerning (i) any direct or indirect purchase of
any Group Company’s equity securities, (ii) any merger, consolidation, business
combination, recapitalization, reorganization, sale of assets or similar
transaction involving the Group Companies, or (iii) any other transaction in
lieu of or that conflicts with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(each such transaction, an “Acquisition
Transaction”). The Group Companies shall not release any
Person from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill
agreement to which any Group Company is a party, without the prior written
consent of Parent.
Section
7.6 [Reserved].
Section
7.7 Employee
Benefits Matters.
(a) Parent
agrees that each employee of the Company who continues employment with Parent,
the Surviving Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries after the Closing
Date (a “Continuing
Employee”) shall be provided with benefits on substantially similar
terms, in the aggregate, as benefits are provided to similarly situated
employees of Parent. Nothing in this Agreement (i) shall require
Parent, the Surviving Company or any of their Subsidiaries to continue to employ
any particular Company Employee following the Closing Date, or (ii) shall be
construed to prohibit Parent, the Surviving Company or any of their Subsidiaries
from amending or terminating any Employee Benefit Plan.
(b) Parent
shall ensure that, as of the Closing Date, each Continuing Employee receives
full credit (for all purposes, including eligibility to participate, vesting,
vacation entitlement and severance benefits, but excluding benefit accrual),
subject to any required approval of the applicable insurance provider, which
Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure, for service with
the Company and its Subsidiaries (or predecessor employers to the extent the
Company or any Subsidiary provides such past service credit under its employee
benefit plans) under each of the comparable employee benefit plans, programs and
policies of Parent, the Surviving Company or the relevant Subsidiary, as
applicable, in which such Continuing Employee becomes a participant; provided, however, that no such
service recognition shall result in any duplication of benefits. With
respect to each health or welfare benefit plan maintained by Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or the relevant Subsidiary for the benefit of any
Continuing Employees, subject to any required approval of the applicable
insurance provider, if any, which Parent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to procure, Parent shall (i) cause to be waived any eligibility waiting
periods, any evidence of insurability requirements and the application of any
pre-existing condition limitations under such plan, and (ii) cause each
Continuing Employee to be given credit under such plan for all amounts paid by
such Continuing Employee under any similar Company Employee Plan for the plan
year that includes the Closing Date for purposes of applying deductibles,
co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan maintained by
Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the relevant Subsidiary, as applicable, for
the plan year in which the Closing Date occurs.
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(c) The
Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Company 401(k)
Plan to allow for loans to be rolled over to Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan (as defined
below) (the “401(k)
Rollover Amendment”). If, and only if, the Company is able to
adopt the 401(k) Rollover Amendment at least two (2) days before the Closing
Date, the Company will adopt, or will cause to be adopted, all necessary
corporate resolutions to terminate each 401(k) Plan sponsored or maintained by
the Company, effective as of no later than one day prior to Closing (but such
termination may be contingent upon the Closing). Immediately prior to
any such termination on or prior to the Closing, the Company will make all
necessary payments to: (i) make any corrective contributions or
refunds necessary or required to maintain the tax-qualified status of the
401(k) Plan for the period prior to Closing; (ii) fund the contributions
for elective deferrals made pursuant to the 401(k) Plan for the period prior to
Closing; and (iii) fund the contributions for employer matching
contributions (if any) for the period prior to Closing. The Company
shall not be obligated to take any other action on or prior to the Closing to
effectuate or in connection with any such termination of the Company 401(k)
Plan, except as may be reasonably advisable and agreed to by the
parties. For this purpose, the term “401(k) Plan” means
any plan intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a) which includes
a cash or deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Code
Section 401(k). If the Company terminates any such 401(k) Plan,
the Company shall provide Parent with a copy of resolutions duly adopted by the
Company’s board of directors so terminating any such 401(k) Plan.
(d) As
soon as administratively practicable following the Closing Date, each Continuing
Employee who participated in the Company 401(k) Plan as of the Closing shall be
covered by a defined contribution plan sponsored or maintained by Parent, the
Surviving Company or one of their Subsidiaries (the “Purchaser’s 401(k)
Plan”) intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a) with a cash or
deferred arrangement intended to qualify under Code Section 401(k), which may be
the Company 401(k) Plan if the termination has not become effective as of the
Closing Date. If the Company’s 401(k) Plan is terminated prior to the
Closing, and if elected by Continuing Employees, the Company shall cause to be
paid from the Company 401(k) Plan the vested account balances of such employees
in the form of cash, cash equivalents or other mutually acceptable property and
Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan shall accept such distributions as rollover
distributions subject to the terms of Purchaser’s 401(k) Plan and the rules and
regulations under Section 402(c) of the Code. In no event shall any
such transfer take place until the furnishing by the Company to Parent, if
requested by Parent, of a favorable determination letter from the Internal
Revenue Service with respect to the qualification of the Company 401(k)
Plan. The Company and Parent shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to effect any such transfer of account balances in a timely
manner.
(e) Nothing
contained herein, express or implied, (i) is intended to confer upon any
Continuing Employee any right to continued employment for any period or
continued receipt of any specific employee benefit, (ii) shall constitute an
amendment to or any other modification of any Employee Benefit Plan or (iii)
shall be construed to prohibit Parent, the Company or any of their Subsidiaries
from amending or terminating any Employee Benefit Plan.
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Section
7.8 Notification;
Disclosure Supplements. From the date hereof until the Closing
Date, each of the Company and the Sellers, on the one hand, and Parent and
Merger Sub, on the other hand, shall give reasonably prompt notice to the other
Parties of the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event, which occurrence
or failure to occur would be reasonably likely to cause (a) any representation
or warranty of such party that is contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect as if such representation and warranty were
made at such time and (b) such Party to fail to comply with or satisfy, in any
material respect, any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by such Person under this Agreement. From time to time
prior to the Closing, the Company may supplement or amend the Schedules with
respect to any event occurring after the date hereof in the ordinary course of
business of the Group Companies that, if existing at the date of this Agreement,
would have been required to be set forth in the Schedules (such matters, the
“Permitted
Modifications”). The Company shall provide any such
supplemental disclosure as promptly as practicable and in any event more than
two (2) Business Days prior to Closing. Any such Permitted
Modification (x) will be deemed to have cured any breach of any
representation or warranty made in this Agreement for purposes of determining
whether or not the condition set forth in Section 8.2(a) shall
have been satisfied as of the Closing Date (but, for purposes of clarity, the
Permitted Modifications shall be disregarded and have no effect for the purpose
of determining whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect shall have
occurred or whether any other conditions set forth in Section 8.2 have been
satisfied), and (y) will be deemed to have been disclosed for purposes of
qualifying any of the representations and warranties made in this Agreement as
of the Closing Date for purposes of determining whether Parent, Merger Sub and
the Purchaser Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification pursuant to the
provisions of Article
10 hereof.
Section
7.9 Releases. Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, in consideration of the execution,
delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, as of and
effective upon the Closing, each of the Sellers, on behalf of itself and its
Affiliates (each, a “Releasing Party”)
hereby RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES the Surviving
Corporation, the Group Companies, and each of their respective Affiliates,
together with their respective past and present officers, directors, partners,
members, trustees, employees, stockholders, agents, attorneys and
representatives (each, a “Released Party”),
from any and all Losses, Liabilities, costs, expenses, claims, damages, actions,
causes of action, or suits in law or equity, of whatever kind or nature that any
Releasing Party ever had or may now have against any Released Party and that
have accrued or arisen prior to the Closing, including those based on any fact
or circumstance arising from such Seller’s past or current ownership, as
applicable, of any Capital Stock or Company Options issued by the Company
(including any claims relating to actual or alleged breaches of fiduciary or
other duties by the Company’s directors, officers or stockholders), whether
based on contract or any Applicable Law (including tort, statute, local
ordinance, regulation or any comparable law) in any jurisdiction; provided, however, that nothing
in this Section
7.9 shall or be deemed to release any rights or obligations of any
Released Party or Releasing Party (i) for indemnification or contribution, in
any Releasing Party’s capacity as an officer or director of any Group Company,
under the DGCL or any Group Company’s Governing Documents; (ii) under any
insurance policy of any Group Company; (iii) as to accrued but unpaid benefits
under any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) as to any obligations or agreements
relating to the employment of the undersigned by any Group Company; or (v) for
amounts owed pursuant to, or other rights set forth in, this Agreement and any
Ancillary Document.
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Section
7.10 Non-Solicitation.
(a) Without
the consent of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, for a period of three (3)
years following the Closing Date, none of the Sellers listed on Schedule 7.10(a)
shall, and each of the Sellers listed on Schedule 7.10(a)
shall cause their respective Affiliates and representatives not to, directly or
indirectly through any Person or contractual arrangement, solicit, recruit or
hire, directly or indirectly, any Person who at any time on or after the date of
this Agreement is a Group Company Employee; provided, that the
foregoing shall not prohibit (A) a general solicitation to the public of
general advertising or similar methods of solicitation by search firms not
specifically directed at Group Company Employees or (B) such Sellers or
their Affiliates from soliciting, recruiting or hiring any Group Company
Employee who has ceased to be employed or retained by the Group Companies for at
least twelve (12) months. Each Seller shall be liable for any breach
of this Section
7.10 by its Affiliates and representatives.
(b) Due
to the irreparable injury and damage to Parent resulting from any Seller’s
violation of this Section 7.10, Parent
shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the violation by any Seller of
this Section
7.10 in addition to any remedy otherwise available to
Parent. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that the
restrictions contained in this Section 7.10 are
unreasonable, such restrictions shall be deemed to be reduced, but only to the
extent necessary, in the opinion of said court, to make them
reasonable.
Section
7.11 Non-Compete/Non-Solicit.
(a) Until
the third (3rd)
anniversary of the Closing Date, none of the Sellers listed on Schedule 7.11(a)
shall, and each of the Sellers listed on Schedule 7.11(a)
shall cause their respective Affiliates and representatives not to, (i) engage,
either directly or indirectly, for his, her or its own account or solely or
jointly for the benefit of others, in any business that provides motor vehicle
titling or motor vehicle collateral management (a “Competing Business”);
(ii) solicit, directly or indirectly, any Competing Business from any Person
other than to or for the benefit of Parent or an Affiliate of Parent; (iii)
invest, either directly or indirectly, in any Person engaged in any Competing
Business; or (iv) divert, entice or otherwise take away from the Group Companies
the business or patronage of any client, or attempt to do so, in each case, it
being understood that upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Group Companies shall be Affiliates of Parent; provided, that
nothing contained in this Section 7.11 shall be
deemed to prevent any Seller or any Affiliate thereof from owning less than five
percent (5%) of a class of stock of a publicly-held corporation which is traded
on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, so long as
such Seller or Affiliate, as applicable, with such ownership interest does not
have any active participation in the business or management of such
entity). Each Seller shall be liable for any breach of this Section 7.11 by its
Affiliates and representatives.
(b) Due
to the irreparable injury and damage to Parent resulting from any Seller’s
violation of this Section 7.11, Parent
shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the violation by any Seller of
this Section
7.11 in addition to any remedy otherwise available to
Parent. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold that the
restrictions contained in this Section 7.11 are
unreasonable, such restrictions shall be deemed to be reduced, but only to the
extent necessary, in the opinion of said court, to make them
reasonable.
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(c) Parent
and the Sellers agree that for all Tax purposes a portion of the Merger
Consideration shall be allocated to the obligations of the Sellers under this
Section
7.11. The amount of such allocation shall be mutually agreed
by Parent and the Representative based upon a valuation to performed following
the date hereof. Any dispute with respect to the amount of such allocation
shall be referred to the Accounting Firm and the determination of the amount of
such allocation by the Accounting Firm shall be final, conclusive and binding on
the Parties and shall be based solely on the terms of this Agreement and the
written submissions by Parent and the Representative and not by independent
review. Parent and the Sellers agree to report the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in a manner consistent therewith, and none of
them will take any position inconsistent therewith in any Tax Return, before any
Governmental Entity or in any Proceeding without the written consent of the
other Parties or unless specifically required pursuant to a legally binding
determination by an applicable Governmental Entity.
Section
7.12 Confidentiality;
Publicity.
(a) The
Parties acknowledge that Subsidiaries of the Company and Parent have previously
executed the Confidentiality Agreement, which will continue in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms and the provisions of which are by this
reference incorporated herein.
(b) Without
the consent of the Surviving Corporation, from and after the
Closing, none of the Sellers or the Representative shall use or disclose to any
Person, except as compelled by Applicable Law, any Confidential Information for
any reason or purpose whatsoever.
(c) From
and after the date hereof, no press release or announcement concerning this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be issued by the Company
or the Sellers, on the one hand, or Parent or the Surviving Corporation, on the
other hand, without the prior consent of Parent or the Representative, as the
case may be, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except as such
release or announcement may be required by Applicable Law, in which case the
party required to make the release or announcement will, to the extent
practicable, allow the other party reasonable time to comment on such release or
announcement in advance of such issuance and the parties shall use their
reasonable efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release or announcement to be
issued. On the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall issue a joint
press release, which shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company, Parent and
the Representative. Any communication by the American Capital Parties
solely to its respective limited partners shall not be considered a “press
release or announcement” for purposes of this Section
7.12(c).
Section
7.13 Waiver
and Termination of Certain Agreements. On or prior to the Closing Date,
the Company shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to Parent of the
termination of all agreements set forth on Schedule 7.13,
effective as of the Effective Time without any further action by the parties
thereto or any further liability of any Group Company thereunder, except as
required to effect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
the obligations hereunder.
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Section
7.14 Financial
Statements and Reports. From the date hereof to the Closing
Date, the Company shall furnish to Parent as soon as available the unaudited and
consolidated balance sheets and income statements of the Group Companies (all to
be prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) showing its financial
condition as of the close of such month and the results of operations during
such month and for the elapsed portion of the Company’s fiscal year, in each
case, setting forth comparative figures for the corresponding month in the prior
fiscal year and the corresponding elapsed portion of the prior fiscal
year.
Section
7.15 Company
Stock Option Plan; Exercise of Company Options.
(a) Prior
to Closing, the board of directors of the Company shall take all appropriate
actions Parent deems necessary to effect the termination of the Company Stock
Option Plan effective immediately following the Closing.
(b) Each
Seller that is or becomes party to this Agreement hereby agrees to exercise all
Company Options he or she holds no later than concurrently with the
Closing. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause each holder of Company Options who is not party hereto as of the date
hereof to exercise all Company Options held by each such holder no later than
concurrently with the Closing, so that no Company Options shall remain
outstanding following Closing. The Company shall duly issue all of
the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of Company Options, and
shall not permit any holders of Company Options to pay the exercise price for
any Company Options using a promissory note or other loan from any Group
Company.
Section
7.16 Resignation
of Officers and Directors. The Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the resignations of all of the
officers and directors of the Group Companies listed on Schedule 7.16
effective as of the Effective Time, it being understood and agreed that in the
case of any such officer, such resignation shall represent solely such Person’s
resignation from his or her official officer capacity with the applicable Group
Company, and shall not otherwise affect such Person’s employment status with any
Group Company, and shall not be deemed a breach or waiver by any such person of
any rights under any employment or similar agreement to which such Person is a
party.
Section
7.17 Exculpation;
Indemnification.
(a) Parent
and Merger Sub agree that all rights to indemnification for acts or omissions
occurring prior to or as of the Closing Date existing as of the date hereof in
favor of the current or former directors, officers or other employees of the
Group Companies and the respective Affiliates of any of such directors, officers
or other employees currently indemnified by the Acquired Companies
(collectively, the “Covered Persons”) as
provided in their respective Governing Documents, indemnity agreements or as
provided pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors of the Group
Companies, as applicable, in each case solely to the extent that the Group
Companies have made such documents available to Parent prior to the date hereof,
shall survive the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and be obligations
of the Group Companies and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms for a period of not less than six (6) years from the Closing
Date.
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(b) Prior
to Closing, the Company may purchase (and pay the cost of) a six (6) year
extended period directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy from its
current provider that maintains, for a period of six (6) years following
Closing, the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage as
in effect as of the date hereof, covering claims arising from facts or events
which occurred at or prior to the Closing.
(c) Parent
shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, honor all of the
obligations of the Group Companies to indemnify (including any obligations to
advance funds for expenses) the Covered Persons for acts or omissions by such
Covered Persons occurring prior to or as of the Closing Date to the extent that
such obligations of the Group Companies, as applicable, exist on the date of
this Agreement (and if any statute is amended to provide for benefits that are
more favorable to the Covered Persons, then each Covered Person shall be
entitled to the benefits of such amendment), whether pursuant to the Governing
Documents of the Group Companies, indemnity agreements, board resolution or
otherwise, in each case solely to the extent that the Group Companies have made
such documents available to Parent prior to the date hereof, and such
obligations shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with the terms of such Governing Documents, board
resolutions or indemnity agreements from the Closing Date until the expiration
of the applicable statute of limitations with respect to any claims against such
Covered Persons arising out of such acts or omissions. The Governing
Documents of the Group Companies shall contain provisions with respect to
indemnification, reimbursement, contribution, hold harmless and exculpation from
liability that are no less favorable to the Covered Persons than those set forth
in the Group Companies’ Governing Documents on the date of this Agreement,
solely to the extent that the Group Companies have made such documents available
to Parent prior to the date hereof.
(d) After
the Closing, in the event that all or substantially all of the business, stock
or assets of Parent or the Group Companies is sold, whether by merger,
consolidation, sale of assets or securities or otherwise, in one transaction or
a series of transactions, then Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall,
in each such case, take action to ensure that the successors and assigns of
Parent or the Group Companies, as applicable, assume the obligations set forth
in this Section
7.17. The provisions of this Section 7.17(d) shall
apply to all of the successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving
Corporations.
(e) The
provisions of this Section 7.17 are
(i) intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each
Person entitled to indemnification under this Section 7.17, and
each such Person’s heirs, legatees, representatives, successors and assigns, it
being expressly agreed that such Persons shall be third party beneficiaries of
this Section
7.17, and (ii) in addition to, and not in substitution for, any
other rights to indemnification, reimbursement or contribution that any such
Person may have by contract or otherwise.
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Section
7.18 Books and
Records. For a period of six years following the Closing Date,
Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to
cooperate with and make available to the Representative, during normal business
hours, all Information (as defined below) and employees (without substantial
disruption of employment) that are reasonably necessary in connection with any
Tax inquiry, audit, investigation or dispute, any litigation or investigation or
any other matter requiring any such Information or employees for any reasonable
business purpose. For purposes of this Section 7.18, “Information” shall
mean (a) all records of the Surviving Corporation and the Group Companies
pertaining to the business of the Group Companies prior to the Closing; (b) all
records pertaining to the business, customers, suppliers or personnel of the
Group Companies prior to the Closing; and (c) all books, ledgers, files,
reports, plans and operating records maintained by the Group Companies prior to
the Closing.
Section
7.19 Further
Assurances. From time to time following the Closing, each of
the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, execute,
acknowledge and deliver such conveyances, notices, assumptions, releases,
consents, documents and other instruments and papers, and perform such further
acts as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including obtaining any Permits,
consents, authorizations, approvals of, or effecting the notification of or
filing with, each Person, whether private or governmental, whose consent or
approval is required in order to permit the consummation of, and to give full
effect to, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
8
CONDITIONS
TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
Section
8.1 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub. The
obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction (or, if permitted
by Applicable Law, waiver by the party for whose benefit such condition exists)
of the following conditions:
(a) all
authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or material declarations or
filings with or expiration or termination of waiting periods imposed by, any
Governmental Entity pursuant to Applicable Law necessary for the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained or made or shall
have occurred; and
(b) no
Applicable Law, executive order, decree, temporary restraining order,
preliminary or permanent injunction or other Order issued by any Governmental
Entity or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing, prohibiting or
rendering unlawful the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents shall be in effect, and there shall not be
pending any Proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority which would, if
adversely determined, prevent or render unlawful the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
8.2 Other
Conditions to the Obligations of Merger Sub and Parent. The
obligations of Merger Sub and Parent to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or, if permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by Merger Sub and Parent
of the following further conditions:
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(a) the
representations and warranties of the Company, the Representative and the
Sellers set forth in this Agreement hereof shall be true and correct in all
respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though
made on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and
warranties that expressly relate to specified date, in which case such
representatives and warranties shall be true and correct as of the specified
date); provided, however, that for
purposes of this Section 8.2(a), such
representations and warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the
failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and
correct, either individually or in the aggregate, and without giving effect to
any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect set forth
therein, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect;
(b) the
Company, the Representative and the Sellers shall have performed and complied in
all material respects with all agreements and covenants required to be performed
or complied with by the Company, the Representative and the Sellers under this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) since
the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred or exist a Company
Material Adverse Effect;
(d) no
shares of Preferred Stock shall have been converted into shares of Voting Common
Stock;
(e) prior
to or at the Closing, the Company shall have delivered the following closing
documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent:
(i) a
certificate of the chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the
Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions
specified in Section
8.2(a), Section
8.2(b) and Section 8.2(c) are
satisfied;
(ii) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by the Secretary of the
Company and certifying (A) that the Governing Documents of each Group
Company (copies of which shall be attached to the certificate) are all true,
complete and correct in all respects and remain unamended and in full force and
effect and (B) that the resolutions of the Company’s board of directors (copies
of which shall be attached to the certificate) authorizing the execution and
delivery of the Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been approved and adopted;
(iii) true,
correct and complete copies of duly executed written resignations of each of the
directors and officers of the Group Companies set forth on Schedule 7.16;
and
(iv) an
affidavit, dated as of the Closing Date, sworn under penalty of perjury and in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent in compliance with the Code
and Treasury Regulations certifying facts as to establish that the Transactions
are exempt from withholding pursuant to Section 1445 of the
Code;
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(f) each
Ancillary Document shall have been executed by the parties thereto (other than
Parent and Merger Sub) and delivered to Parent;
(g) with
respect to each holder of Debt Payoff Recipient, the Company shall have received
and provided Parent with a copy of customary pay-off letter(s) and all releases
and/or satisfactions of all applicable Liens, each in a form reasonably
acceptable to Parent from such Debt Payoff Recipient;
(h) the
Company shall have delivered to Parent consents to the transactions contemplated
hereby set forth on Schedule 8.2(h) and
the Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence thereof, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent;
(i) Parent
shall have received a certificate issued by the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware certifying that the Certificate of Merger has been filed and is
effective;
(j) Parent
shall have received Joinders, duly executed by (i) Stockholders holding at least
ninety-five percent (95%) of the Voting Common Stock as of immediately prior to
the Closing and (ii) the Sellers holding at least ninety-five percent (95%) of
the Eligible Options as of immediately prior to the Closing, which Stockholders
and Sellers shall include each of the individuals listed on Schedule 7.11(a);
and
(k) The
Company shall have obtained prior to the Effective Time a waiver of the right to
receive payments that could constitute “parachute payments” under Section 280G
of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder (a “Parachute Payment
Waiver”), in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent, from each Person
whom the Company believes might otherwise receive, have received, or have the
right or entitlement to receive any parachute payment under Section 280G of the
Code, including the two individuals set forth by name on Schedule 4.10(g) as
of the date hereof, and the Company shall have delivered each such Parachute
Payment Waiver to Parent on or before the Closing Date.
Section
8.3 Other
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations
of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or, if
permitted by Applicable Law, waiver by the Company and the Representative of the
following further conditions:
(a) the
representations and warranties of Merger Sub and Parent set forth in Article 6 hereof
shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as though made
on and as of the Closing Date (other than such representations and warranties
that expressly relate to specified date, in which case such representatives and
warranties shall be true and correct as of the specified date); provided, however, that for
purposes of this Section 8.3(a), such
representations and warranties shall be deemed to be true and correct unless the
failure or failures of such representations and warranties to be so true and
correct, either individually or in the aggregate, and without giving effect to
any qualification as to materiality or material adverse effect set forth
therein, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Parent’s or Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
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(b) Merger
Sub and Parent shall each have performed and complied in all material respects
with all covenants required to be performed or complied with by them under this
Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(c) prior
to or at the Closing, each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered the
following closing documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Company:
(i) a
certificate of an authorized officer of Parent and an authorized officer of
Merger Sub, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions specified
in Section
8.3(a) and Section 8.3(b) have
been satisfied; and
(ii) a
certified copy of the resolutions of Parent’s board of directors (or other
governing body) and Merger Sub’s board of directors (or other governing body),
in each case authorizing the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
(d) the
Ancillary Documents shall have been executed by each party thereto (other than
the Company, Sellers and the Representative) and delivered to the
Company.
Section
8.4 Frustration
of Closing Conditions. No party hereto may rely on the failure
of any condition set forth in this Article 8 to be
satisfied if such failure was caused by such party’s failure to act in good
faith or such party’s failure to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Closing to occur, as required by Section
7.4.
ARTICLE
9
TERMINATION
Section
9.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by
Parent, if the Company, the Sellers or the Representative shall have breached in
any material respect any of the representations or warranties of the Company,
the Sellers or the Representative (as applicable) set forth in this Agreement or
in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or if the Company, the
Sellers or the Representative (as applicable) has failed to perform any covenant
or agreement on the part of the Company, the Sellers or the Representative (as
applicable) set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate
the Closing) in any material respect such that such breach or failure to
perform, as applicable, (x) would result in a failure of the
condition to Closing set forth in either Section 8.2(a) or
Section 8.2(b)
to be satisfied and (y) cannot be cured on or before the Termination Date, or,
if curable, is not cured within twenty (20) days after written notice thereof is
delivered to Representative; provided, however, that Parent
shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(b) if
Parent or Merger Sub is then in material breach of this
Agreement;
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(c) by
the Company, if Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached in any material respect
any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement or if either Parent or Merger
Sub has failed to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of Parent or
Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (including an obligation to consummate
the Closing) in any material respect such that such breach or failure to
perform, as applicable, (x) would result in a failure of the condition to
Closing set forth in either Section 8.3(a) or
Section 8.3(b)
to be satisfied and (y) cannot be cured on or before the Termination Date, or,
if curable, is not cured within twenty (20) days after written notice thereof is
delivered to Parent; provided, however, that the
Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 9.1(c)
if any Seller, the Representative or any Group Company is then in material
breach of this Agreement;
(d) by
either Parent or by the Company, if the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall not have been consummated on or prior to ninety (90) days
following the date hereof (the “Termination Date”);
provided, however, that any
Party that has breached this Agreement, which breach has resulted in the failure
of a condition in Article 8, shall not
be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d);
or
(e) by
either Parent or by the Company, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an
Order or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and such Order or
other action shall have become final and nonappealable; provided that the
Party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(e) shall
have complied with its obligations under Section 7.4 to
remove such Order.
Section
9.2 Effect of
Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section
9.1, written notice thereof shall be given to the other Parties,
specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and
the basis therefor described in reasonable detail, and this entire Agreement
shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and all rights
and obligations of any Party hereto shall cease with the exception of the
provisions of this Section 9.2, Section 7.12, Article 11, Article 12 and the
last sentence of Section 7.3 (and any
defined terms associated therewith), each of which provisions shall survive such
termination and remain valid and binding obligations of the
Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Article 9 shall be
deemed to release, or limit the Liabilities of, any Party from any Liability for
any knowing and intentional breach by such Party of any representation, warranty
or covenant contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE
10
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS; INDEMNIFICATION
Section
10.1 Survival
of Representations and Covenants. The representations and
warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate
delivered pursuant to Section 8.2(e)(i) or
Section
8.3(c)(i), shall survive the Closing until March 31, 2012 (the “Release Date”),
except that (a) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1
(Organization and Qualification), 4.2 (Capitalization
of the Group Companies), 4.3 (Authority),
4.5 (Consents
and Approvals; No Violations), 4.16 (Brokers), Article 5, 6.1 (Organization),
6.2
(Authority), 6.3 (Consents and
Approvals; No Violations) and 6.4 (Brokers), shall
survive indefinitely (such
representations and warranties collectively referred to as the “Fundamental
Representations”), (b) the
representations and warranties contained in Section
4.15 (Tax Matters) shall
survive until thirty (30) days after any claims based on such sections are
barred by the applicable statute of limitations and (c) the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4.12 (Intellectual Property) shall survive
until June 30, 2012. All representations and warranties of
the Parties contained herein (other than the Fundamental Representations) are
collectively referred to as the “Non-Fundamental Representations”. All covenants and
agreements set forth herein requiring performance (i) prior to the Closing shall
survive until the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) after the
Closing shall survive the Closing in accordance with their respective terms and
(iii) shall survive indefinitely if no term is specified.
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Section
10.2 General
Indemnification.
(a) Subject
to the other provisions of this Article 10, including
Section 10.2(d),
from and after the Closing each Seller shall (severally but not jointly based on
each Seller’s Pro Rata Share, subject to Section 10.2(d)),
indemnify, defend and hold each of Parent, Merger Sub and their respective
officers, directors, employees, partners, stockholders, Affiliates, agents and
representatives, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any
of the foregoing (each a “Purchaser
Indemnitee”) harmless from any damages, losses, liabilities, lost
profits, diminution in value, obligations, claims of any kind, interest or
expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively,
“Losses”)
incurred that arise out of or result from, directly or indirectly: (i) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company, the Sellers or the
Representative (A) contained in this Agreement or (B) in any certificate or
other instrument or document delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub
pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that for
the purposes of the foregoing clause (except with respect to the representation
set forth in Section
4.7(i)), qualifications as to materiality, Company Material Adverse
Effect or other qualifiers of
similar import contained in such representations and warranties shall not
be given effect for determining
whether a breach of such representations and warranties has occurred or for
purposes of calculating any Losses, (ii) any breach by the Sellers
or the Representative or, prior to Closing, the Company of any of their
respective covenants or agreements contained herein, (iii) any and all Losses with respect
to Pre-Closing Taxes of the Group Companies, (iv) any payment in respect of
Dissenting Shares in excess of the consideration that otherwise would have been
payable in respect of such Dissenting Shares in accordance with this Agreement
had such Sellers not pursued their rights to appraisal under the DGCL, and any
costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with any
Proceeding in respect of any Dissenting Shares, (v) the failure of any item set
forth in the Allocation Schedule to be accurate, true and correct in all
respects as of the Closing, including the failure to properly set forth the
Estimated Price Per Share pursuant to Section
2.10(b)(i), the amount of
any Closing Indebtedness or Seller Expenses not taken into account in the
calculation of the Estimated Merger Consideration or the calculation of the
Preferred Stock Dividend Amount, and (vi) any claims by (x) any Seller relating
to or arising out of the misallocation of Merger Consideration among the Sellers
by the Company, the Representative or the Paying Agent (including payments made
by Parent or the Surviving Corporation at the direction of the Representative or
the Paying Agent and the misallocation of distributions to the Sellers out of
the Escrow Amount and the Working Capital Escrow Amount, if any) and (y) any
Person after the Effective Time for payment relating to equity securities of
Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(including the Eligible Options). None of Parent, Merger Sub
or the Surviving Corporation shall have any liability with respect to the
allocation and payment of proceeds to the former holders of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock and the former holders of Options resulting from any payments
made to such former holders pursuant to this Agreement. The Sellers
and the Representative hereby covenant not to xxx Parent, Merger Sub or the
Surviving Corporation for any Losses resulting from their respective reliance on
such directions, which includes reliance on the Allocation
Schedule.
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(b) Subject
to the other provisions of this Section 10.2, from
and after the Closing, Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, indemnify, defend and
hold each Seller and their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees
partners, stockholders, agents and representatives, and each of the heirs,
executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (each a “Seller Indemnitee”)
harmless from any Loss incurred that arises out of or results, directly or
indirectly, from (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by
Parent or Merger Sub (A) contained in this Agreement or (B) in any certificate
or other instrument or document delivered to the Company or the Representative
pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) any breach by Parent of any of its
covenants or agreements contained herein and (iii) any breach by the
Surviving Corporation of any of its covenants or agreements contained herein
which are to be performed by the Surviving Corporation after the Closing
Date.
(c) The
obligations to indemnify and hold harmless pursuant to this Section 10.2 shall
survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby for the
applicable periods set forth in Section 10.1, except
for claims for indemnification asserted prior to the end of an applicable period
(which claims shall survive until final resolution thereof).
(d) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in the event any Seller fails to execute this
Agreement or a Joinder prior to the Closing, each Seller that has executed this
Agreement or a Joinder by such time shall assume its Pro Rata Share of all such
non-executing Sellers’ indemnification obligations pursuant to this Section
10.2. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding
sentence, both the numerator and the denominator of the definition of “Pro Rata
Share” shall be interpreted so as to give no effect to the number of shares of
Capital Stock and Option Shares held by each Seller that is not a party to this
Agreement, determined at the time such Losses are paid by the Seller
Indemnifying Parties.
Section
10.3 Inter-Party
Claims. In order for a Purchaser Indemnitee or a Seller
Indemnitee (each, an “Indemnified Party”)
to be entitled to any indemnification pursuant to this Article X, the
Indemnified Party shall provide the other Party or Parties from whom such
indemnification is sought (the “Indemnifying Party”)
a Notice of Claim promptly after occurrence of the event giving rise to such
Indemnified Party’s claim for indemnification; provided, however, that failure
to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided
hereunder, except to the extent (and only to the extent) the Indemnifying Party
shall have been actually and materially prejudiced as a result of such failure
or the indemnification obligations are materially increased as a result of such
failure. The Indemnified Party and its Affiliates shall thereupon
provide the Indemnifying Party upon request reasonable access during normal
business hours and upon reasonable notice to the books, records and assets of
the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates that evidence or support such claim or
the act, omission or occurrence giving rise to such claim and the right, upon
prior notice during normal business hours, to interview any executive officer of
the Indemnified Party with knowledge of the factual circumstances underlying
such claim at a mutually convenient time if reasonably necessary for the
Indemnifying Party to evaluate such claim. If the Indemnifying Party
disputes its liability with respect to any such claim, the Indemnifying Party
and the Indemnified Party shall proceed to negotiate a resolution of such
dispute and, if not resolved through negotiations, such dispute shall be
resolved in accordance with Article
12.
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Section
10.4 Third
Party Claims.
(a) If
a Proceeding (other than a Proceeding with respect to Taxes, which shall be
governed by Section
7.2(c)) is initiated by a Person who is not a party hereto or an
Affiliate thereof (a “Third Party Claim”)
against an Indemnified Party, and if such Person intends to seek indemnity with
respect thereto under this Section 10.4(a), such
Indemnified Party shall within fifteen (15) days give a Notice of Claim to the
Indemnifying Party; provided that the
failure to give such Notice of Claim shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of
its obligations hereunder, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that
the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced
thereby. The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days after
receipt of such notice to assume the conduct and control, at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party, of the settlement or defense thereof, and the Indemnified
Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection therewith; provided, that the
Indemnifying Party shall permit the Indemnified Party to participate in such
settlement or defense through counsel chosen by such Indemnified Party (the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by such Indemnified
Party). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if in the good faith,
reasonable opinion of Parent after consultation with counsel, a Third Party
Claim against a Purchaser Indemnitee or a Group Company (i) involves an issue or
matter which would reasonably be expected, if adversely determined, to adversely
affect such Purchaser Indemnitee or Group Company, other than as a result of
monetary damages, or (ii) involves a claim that the Representative could not
control without there being a conflict of interest (as determined in good faith
after consultation with counsel), in each case, Parent shall have the right to
control the defense or settlement of any such Third Party Claim. If
the Indemnifying Party assumes the conduct of the defense, so long as the
Indemnifying Party is reasonably contesting any such claim in good faith, the
Indemnified Party shall not pay or settle any such claim. If the
Indemnifying Party elects to conduct the defense and settlement of a Third Party
Claim, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to pay or settle such
Third Party Claim; provided that in such
event it shall waive any right to indemnity by the Indemnifying Party for all
Losses related to such claim unless the Indemnifying Party shall have consented
to such payment or settlement. If the Indemnifying Party does not
notify the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the
Indemnified Party’s Notice of Claim hereunder that it elects to undertake the
defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to contest, settle
or compromise the claim but shall not thereby waive any right to indemnity
therefor pursuant to this Agreement. If the Indemnifying Party
assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall obtain
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party before entering into any
settlement, compromise or discharge of a Third Party Claim unless such
settlement, compromise or discharge by its terms (i) obligates the
Indemnifying Party to pay the full amount of Losses, if any, in connection with
such Third Party Claim, (ii) does not impose any injunctive or other equitable
relief against the Indemnified Party and (iii) expressly and unconditionally
releases the Indemnified Party from all Liabilities with respect to such claim,
without prejudice.
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(b) All
of the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of any Third
Party Claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder and each of
Parent and the Surviving Corporation (or a duly authorized representative of
such party) shall (and shall cause the Group Companies to) furnish such records,
information and testimony, and attend such conferences, discovery proceedings,
hearings, trials and appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection
therewith.
Section
10.5 Limitations
on Indemnification Obligations. Other than with respect to
Losses related to breaches of Fundamental Representations and Section
4.15, the rights of the Purchaser Indemnitees to
indemnification pursuant to the provision of Section 10.2(a)(i) are subject to
the following limitations:
(a) the
Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover Losses for claims made
with respect to breaches of the Non-Fundamental Representations (other than
breaches of Section
4.15, Losses with respect to which shall
not be subject to the limitation in this clause (a)) pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i) until (i) the
Losses relating to or arising out of the same or related facts, events or
circumstances exceed $7,500 (any other claim for Losses, a “Minor Claim”) and
(ii) the total amount which the Purchaser Indemnitees would recover under Section 10.2(a)(i), excluding all
Minor Claims (as limited by the provisions of Section 10.6),
but for this Section
10.5(a), exceeds $990,000 (the “Threshold”), in which
case the Purchaser Indemnitees shall be entitled to recover the aggregate amount
of all such Losses (including the amount up to the Threshold), subject to the
other limitations herein;
(b) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the amount of Losses for claims made
with respect to breaches of the Non-Fundamental Representations (other than
breaches of Section
4.15, Losses with respect
to which shall not be subject to the limitation in this clause (b)) that
may be recovered by the Purchaser Indemnitees shall be limited, individually and
in the aggregate, by application to the Escrow Amount; and in no event shall the
Purchaser Indemnitees be entitled to recover more than the Escrow Amount for
claims made with respect to breaches of Non-Fundamental Representations (other
than claims for breaches of Section
4.15) pursuant to
Section
10.2(a)(i) in the
aggregate.
Section
10.6 Limitation
on Damages; Certain Other Restrictions on Indemnification.
(a) Except
as set forth in the definition of “Losses” with respect to lost profits and
diminution in value, no party hereto shall be liable for any punitive, special,
consequential, incidental, indirect, exemplary or remote damages or Losses based
thereon (other than those required to be paid to a third party as part of a
Third Party Claim).
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(b) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no Purchaser Indemnitee shall
have any right to indemnification under this Article 10 with
respect to any Losses solely to the extent that such Losses are duplicative of
Losses that have previously been recovered by such Purchaser Indemnitee under
this Article
10.
(c) The
amount of any and all Losses for which indemnification is provided under this
Article 10
shall be determined net of (i) any amounts actually recovered by the
Purchaser Indemnitees under insurance policies or other collateral sources (such
as contractual indemnities of any Person which are contained outside of this
Agreement) with respect to such Losses, in each case, net of the present value
of any increases in premiums and net of any costs of collection, deductibles,
retroactive premium adjustment, reimbursement obligation or other cost resulting
from making any claim thereunder and (ii) any Tax benefits actually
realized by the Purchaser Indemnitees in the taxable year in which such Losses
were incurred.
(d) In
connection with any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2(a), but
subject to Section
10.2(d), each Seller shall only be severally liable for his, her or its
Pro Rata Share of any Losses (individually or in the aggregate), and no Seller
shall be responsible for aggregate Losses in excess of his, her or its Pro Rata
Share of the Escrow Amount; provided, that with
respect to a breach of a representation or warranty contained in Article 5 or a
covenant by any Seller hereunder, only such particular Seller shall be liable
for Losses arising in connection with such breach, and the parties agree that no
other Seller shall be liable hereunder for any such breach.
(e) The
Purchaser Indemnitees shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i)
for any Loss to the extent of the dollar amount of such Loss that was taken into
account (i) as an add-back to the Merger Consideration or (ii) in calculating
Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital and Seller Expenses, in each case
as finally determined pursuant to Section
2.10.
(f) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the amount of Losses that may
be recovered by the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to any and all claims made
under this Agreement shall be limited, individually and in the aggregate, to the
Merger Consideration other than in the case of fraud.
Section
10.7 Exclusive
Remedy. Except (i) in the case of fraud, (ii) with
respect to the matters covered by Sections 2.10(b) or
Section 7.2 and
(iii) in the case where a party seeks to obtain specific performance
pursuant to Section
12.14, from and after the Closing the rights of the Parties to
indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Article 10 shall be
the sole and exclusive remedy for the Parties with respect to any matter in any
way arising from or relating to this Agreement or its subject
matter. Each Party hereby waives any provision of law to the extent
that it would limit or restrict the agreement contained in this Section
10.7.
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Section
10.8 Manner of
Payment; Escrow.
(a) Any
indemnification of the Purchaser Indemnitees or the Seller Indemnitees pursuant
to this Article
10 shall be effected by wire transfer of immediately available funds from
the applicable Persons to an account designated in writing by the applicable
Purchaser Indemnitees or Seller Indemnitees, as the case may be, within
15 days after the determination thereof; provided, however, that any
indemnification owed by Sellers to the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i) (other than
with respect to Losses related to breaches of Fundamental Representations and
Section
4.15), shall be
satisfied solely from the remaining portion of the Escrow
Amount. Except as set forth in the proviso above, any indemnification
owed by the Sellers to the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i)
shall be satisfied first from the remaining portion of the Escrow Amount and
thereafter by the Sellers directly. Any indemnification owed by the
Seller to the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(i)
that is to be satisfied from the Escrow Amount shall be reduced by 5.05% (in
order to reflect the release to the Company of amounts held back from bonuses or
other amounts payable by the Group Companies pursuant to the triVIN Holdings,
Inc. 2010 Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”)); provided, for the
avoidance of doubt, that upon the release of the funds in the Escrow Account
pursuant to Section
10.8(b), the obligation to release any remaining bonuses or other amounts
held back pursuant to the MIP shall be the obligation of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) Any
funds remaining in the Escrow Account as of the Release Date (other than the
aggregate amount claimed by the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to claims made
and not fully resolved prior to such date) shall be released to the
Representative (on behalf of the Sellers). At any time following the
Release Date, to the extent the funds held in the Escrow Account exceed the
aggregate amount claimed by the Purchaser Indemnitees pursuant to claims made
prior to the Release Date, and not fully resolved prior to the time of
determination, the excess funds shall be promptly released to the
Representative.
(c) The
Representative and the Surviving Corporation shall deliver joint written
instructions to the Escrow Agent instructing the Escrow Agent to make any
distributions from the Escrow Account expressly provided
herein. Except as otherwise required pursuant to a determination
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, Sellers shall be treated as
the owners of the Escrow Account for all tax purposes.
Section
10.9 Tax
Classification of Indemnification Payments. All
indemnification payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made, taking
into account any Tax costs associated with respect to such indemnification
payments. The parties hereto agree to treat any indemnification
payments made pursuant to this Agreement as an adjustment to the purchase price
for all tax purposes, except as otherwise required pursuant to a determination
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
Section
10.10 Right to
Indemnification Not Affected by Knowledge. The right to
indemnification and payment of Losses based on any breach of representations,
warranties or covenants will not be affected by any investigation conducted, or
any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether
before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing
Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such
representation and/or warranty and/or covenant. The waiver of any
condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the
performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect
the right to indemnification, payment of Losses, or other remedy based on such
representations, warranties, covenants and obligations.
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Section
10.11 No
Contribution. No Indemnifying Party or any of its employees or
agents shall have any right of contribution, right of indemnity or other right
or remedy against any Group Company in connection with any indemnification
obligation or any other liability to which she, he or it may become subject
under or in connection with this Agreement.
ARTICLE
11
REPRESENTATIVE
OF SELLERS
Section
11.1 Authorization
of Representative.
(a) The
Sellers irrevocably appoint, authorize and empower American Capital, Ltd. to act
as a Representative, for the benefit of Sellers, as the exclusive agent and
attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of each Seller, in connection with and to
facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement, which shall include the power and
authority:
(i) to
execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement (with such modifications or changes
therein as to which the Representative, in its sole discretion, shall have
consented) and to agree to such amendments or modifications thereto as the
Representative, in its sole discretion, determines to be desirable;
(ii) to
execute and deliver such waivers, modifications, amendments and consents in
connection with this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby as the Representative, in its
sole discretion, may deem necessary or desirable;
(iii) to
collect and receive all moneys and other proceeds and property payable to the
Representative or the Sellers from the Surviving Corporation and/or the Escrow
Account and Working Capital Escrow Account as described herein, and, subject to
any applicable withholding retention laws, and net of any fees and out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Representative, the Representative shall disburse and
pay the same to each of Sellers to the extent of such Seller’s Pro Rata
Share;
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(iv) as
the Representative, to enforce and protect the rights and interests of Sellers
(including the Representative, in its capacity as a Seller) and to enforce and
protect the rights and interests of the Representative arising out of or under
or in any manner relating to this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, and each
other agreement, document, instrument or certificate referred to herein or
therein or the transactions provided for herein or therein (including in
connection with any and all claims for indemnification brought under Article 10 hereof),
and to take any and all actions which the Representative believes are necessary
or appropriate under the Escrow Agreement and/or this Agreement, including
actions in connection with the determination of the Estimated Merger
Consideration and the Final Merger Consideration (and the resolution of any
working capital disputes) for and on behalf of Sellers, including asserting or
pursuing any claim, action, proceeding or investigation (a “Claim”) against
Parent, Merger Sub and/or the Surviving Corporation, defending any Third Party
Claims or Claims by the Purchaser Indemnitees, consenting to, compromising or
settling any such Claims, conducting negotiations with Parent, the Surviving
Corporation and their respective representatives regarding such Claims, and, in
connection therewith, to: (A) assert any claim or institute any action,
proceeding or investigation; (B) investigate, defend, contest or litigate
any claim, action, proceeding or investigation initiated by Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or any other Person, or by any federal, state or local
Governmental Entity against the Representative and/or any of Sellers, the Escrow
Funds, and receive process on behalf of any or all Sellers in any such claim,
action, proceeding or investigation and compromise or settle on such terms as
the Representative shall determine to be appropriate, and give receipts,
releases and discharges with respect to, any such claim, action, proceeding or
investigation; (C) file any proofs of debt, claims and petitions as the
Representative may deem advisable or necessary; (D) settle or compromise
any claims asserted under this Agreement and/or the Escrow Agreement; and
(E) file and prosecute appeals from any decision, judgment or award
rendered in any such action, proceeding or investigation, it being understood
that the Representative shall not have any obligation to take any such actions,
and shall not have any liability for any failure to take any such
actions;
(v) to
refrain from enforcing any right of any Seller and/or the Representative arising
out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document in connection with the
foregoing; provided, however, that no such
failure to act on the part of the Representative, except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement or in the Escrow Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any
such right or interest by the Representative or by such Seller unless such
waiver is in writing signed by the Representative; and
(vi) to
make, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such other agreements, guarantees,
orders, receipts, endorsements, notices, requests, instructions, certificates,
stock powers, letters and other writings, and, in general, to do any and all
things and to take any and all action that the Representative, in its sole and
absolute discretion, may consider necessary or proper or convenient in
connection with or to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the Escrow Agreement, and all other agreements, documents or instruments
referred to herein or therein or executed in connection herewith and
therewith.
(b) All
of the indemnities, immunities and powers granted to the Representative under
this Agreement shall survive the Closing Date and/or any termination of this
Agreement and/or the Escrow Agreement.
(c) Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall have the right to rely upon all actions
taken or omitted to be taken by the Representative pursuant to this Agreement
and the Escrow Agreement, all of which actions or omissions shall be legally
binding upon Sellers.
(d) The
grant of authority provided for herein (i) is coupled with an interest and
shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetency, bankruptcy or
liquidation of any Seller, and (ii) shall survive the consummation of the
Merger.
(e) The
Representative will not be liable to the Sellers for any act taken or omitted by
it under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except is such
act is taken or omitted in bad faith. The Sellers shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Representative against any losses, liabilities or expenses
resulting from its role as Representative.
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(f) From
time to time, the Representative shall be entitled to unilaterally withdraw
funds from the Representative Expense Amount in order to pay Representative
Expenses. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Representative
Expenses exceeds the Representative Expense Amount, the Representative shall
also be entitled to use any Escrow Funds released to it on behalf of the Sellers
pursuant to Section
10.8(b) to pay any remaining Representative Expenses. At such
time as the Representative determines (in its sole discretion) that all or a
portion of the Representative Expense Amount is not needed to pay Representative
Expenses, the Representative shall release such portion of the Representative
Expense Amount to the Sellers.
(g) Any
resignation by the Representative shall not be effective until a new
Representative shall be appointed and have confirmed his, her or its acceptance
of such appointment in writing to Parent.
ARTICLE
12
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
12.1 Entire
Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (including the
Schedules, the Ancillary Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement)
(a) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter hereof and (b) shall not be assigned by any party hereto
(whether by operation of law or otherwise), other than for collateral purposes,
without the prior written consent of Parent, Merger Sub and the Representative;
provided,
Parent and Merger Sub may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations
hereunder to any of their respective Affiliates; provided, further, that any
assignment pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not relieve Parent and Merger
Sub of any obligation under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment
of this Agreement not in accordance with the terms of this Section 12.1 shall be
void.
Section
12.2 Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be given by delivery in person, by facsimile, E-mail or by
reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) and shall be deemed given
when so delivered personally, by facsimile, by electronic mail or one day after
being sent by overnight courier, to the other parties hereto as
follows:
To Parent or Merger
Sub:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X00
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Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice to Parent or Merger Sub) to:
O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP
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Times
Square Tower
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
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To the Company (prior to the
Closing) and the Representative:
triVIN,
Inc.
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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American
Capital, Ltd.
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Compliance Officer
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy (which shall not
constitute notice to the Company or the Representative) to
American
Capital, Ltd.
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Eagle
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
American
Capital, Ltd.
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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To the Company (after the
Closing):
triVIN,
Inc.
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000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with copies (which shall not
constitute notice to the Company) to:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X00
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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and
O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP
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Times
Square Tower
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0
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
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Facsimile:
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(000)
000-0000
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E-mail:
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xxxxxx@xxx.xxx
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or to
such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have previously
furnished to the other in writing in the manner set forth above.
Section 12.3
Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the principal
place of business, residence or domicile of the Parties hereto, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of
the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
Section 12.4
Fees and
Expenses. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
whether or not the Merger is consummated, all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial
advisors and accountants, shall be paid by the party hereto incurring such fees
or expenses.
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Section 12.5
Construction;
Interpretation. The term “this Agreement” means this Agreement
and Plan of Merger together with all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same
may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in
accordance with the terms hereof. The headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. No party hereto, nor its
respective counsel, shall be deemed the drafter of this Agreement for purposes
of construing the provisions hereof, and all provisions of this Agreement shall
be construed according to their fair meaning and not strictly for or against any
party. Unless otherwise indicated to the contrary herein by the
context or use thereof: (i) the words, “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and
words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the
Schedules and Exhibits, and not to any particular section, subsection paragraph,
subparagraph or clause contained in this Agreement; (ii) masculine gender
shall also include the feminine and neutral genders, and vice versa;
(iii) words importing the singular shall also include the plural, and vice
versa; and (iv) the words “include,” “includes,” “including” and “inclusive of”
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.
Section 12.6
Exhibits
and Schedules. All exhibits and Schedules or other documents
expressly incorporated into this Agreement, are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full in this
Agreement. Subject to the definition of Company Material Adverse
Effect, any item disclosed on any Schedule referenced by a particular section in
this Agreement shall be deemed to have been disclosed with respect to every
other section in this Agreement (other than with respect to Schedule 1.1(c)) if
the relevance of such disclosure to such other section is reasonably apparent on
its face. The specification of any dollar amount in the
representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or the inclusion of
any specific item in any Schedule is not intended to imply that such amounts, or
higher or lower amounts or the items so included or other items, are or are not
material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such amounts or the
inclusion of any such item in any dispute or controversy as to whether any
obligation, items or matter not described herein or included in a Schedule is or
is not material for purposes of this Agreement.
Section 12.7
Parties
in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
solely to the benefit of each party and its successors and permitted assigns
and, except as provided in Section 7.17 and
Article 10,
nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer
upon any other person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever
under or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 12.8
Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party.
Section 12.9
Amendment. Prior
to the Effective Time, subject to Applicable Law (including the DGCL) and Section 12.10, this
Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written agreement executed and
delivered by duly authorized officers of Parent, Merger Sub and either the
Company or the Representative (on behalf of the Sellers). After the
Effective Time, subject to Applicable Law (including the DGCL), this Agreement
may be amended or modified only by written agreement executed and delivered by
duly authorized officers of the Surviving Corporation and the
Representative. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except
as provided in the immediately preceding two sentences and any purported
amendment by any party or parties hereto effected in a manner which does not
comply with this Section 12.9 shall be
void.
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Section 12.10 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, the Company or the
Representative (in each case, on behalf of itself and Sellers) may
(a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts of Parent or Merger Sub contained herein, (b) waive any inaccuracies
in the representations and warranties of Parent or Merger Sub contained herein
or in any document, certificate or writing delivered by Parent or Merger Sub
pursuant hereto or (c) waive compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any of
the agreements or conditions contained herein. At any time prior to
the Closing, Parent may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of
the obligations or other acts of the Company or Sellers contained herein,
(ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the
Company and Sellers contained herein or in any document, certificate or writing
delivered by the Company or Sellers pursuant hereto or (iii) waive
compliance by the Company and Sellers with any of the agreements or conditions
contained herein. Any agreement on the part of any party hereto to
any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written
instrument signed on behalf of such party (or in the case of a Seller, signed on
behalf of such Seller by the Company or the Representative). The
failure of any party hereto to assert any of its rights hereunder shall not
constitute a waiver of such rights.
Section 12.11 Counterparts;
Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of
which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or
scanned pages shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
to this Agreement.
Section
12.12 Waiver of
Jury Trial. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND,
ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN
RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH
CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT,
EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT EACH HEREBY
AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 2.10(B),
7.2(B)(II) AND
7.11(C) ANY
SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY
OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE
PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
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Section
12.13 Jurisdiction
and Venue.
(a) EXCEPT
AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 2.10(B),
7.2(B)(II) AND
7.11(C), EACH
OF THE PARTIES SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL
COURT SITTING IN DELAWARE IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AGREES THAT ALL
CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF THE ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY
SUCH COURT AND AGREES NOT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY IN ANY OTHER
COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM
TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING SO BROUGHT AND WAIVES ANY BOND,
SURETY OR OTHER SECURITY THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED OF ANY OTHER PARTY WITH RESPECT
THERETO. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT OR
ANY OTHER PROCESS THAT MIGHT BE SERVED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE MADE
ON SUCH PARTY BY SENDING OR DELIVERING A COPY OF THE PROCESS TO THE PARTY TO BE
SERVED AT THE ADDRESS OF THE PARTY AND IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR THE GIVING OF
NOTICES IN SECTION
12.2. NOTHING
IN THIS SECTION
12.13, HOWEVER, SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL
PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH PARTY AGREES THAT
A FINAL, NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING SO BROUGHT SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER
PROVIDED BY LAW.
Section 12.14 Remedies. Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein (including Section 9.2 and Section 10.7), any
and all remedies provided herein will be deemed cumulative with and not
exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such
party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the
exercise of any other remedy. Each of the Parties agree that
irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be
an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that such parties hereto do not
perform their respective obligations under the provisions of this Agreement
(including failing to take such actions as are required of them hereunder to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) in accordance with
their specific terms or otherwise breach such provisions. It is
accordingly agreed that each of the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction
or injunctions, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
of this Agreement, in each case without posting a bond or undertaking, this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the
granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief when
expressly available pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on the basis that
the other parties have an adequate remedy at law or an award of specific
performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or
equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of
the parties has caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be duly executed on
its behalf as of the day and year first above written.
PARENT:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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MERGER
SUB:
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PS
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Signature Page - Merger
Agreement
COMPANY:
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TRIVIN
HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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REPRESENTATIVE:
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AMERICAN
CAPITAL, LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SELLERS:
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AMERICAN
CAPITAL, LTD.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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AMERICAN
CAPITAL EQUITY II, LP
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By:
American Capital Equity Management II, LLC, its Manager
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Signature Page - Merger
Agreement
AMERICAN
CAPITAL EQUITY I, LLC
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By:
American Capital Equity Management, LLC,
its
Manager
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Signature Page -
Merger Agreement
Name:
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Signature
Page - Merger Agreement