AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION dated as of July 27, 2007 among SALVADOR IMAGING, INC., DAVID GARDNER, SALVADOR FOUNDATION CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST, JAMES R. LONG, PATRICIA LONG, KERRY RHEA, LISA J. RHEA, PHOTON DYNAMICS, INC.,...
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
dated
as
of
July
27, 2007
among
SALVADOR
IMAGING, INC.,
XXXXX
XXXXXXX,
SALVADOR
FOUNDATION CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST,
XXXXX
X. XXXX,
XXXXXXXX
XXXX,
XXXXX
XXXX,
XXXX
X. XXXX,
PHOTON
DYNAMICS, INC.,
SALVADOR
ACQUISITION, INC.,
SALVADOR
ACQUISITION, LLC
and
XXXXX
XXXXXXX, as Shareholders’ Representative
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PAGE
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ARTICLE
1
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DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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2
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Section
1.02.
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Other
Definitional and Interpretative Provisions
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6
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ARTICLE
2
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THE
MERGER
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Section
2.01.
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The
Mergers.
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7
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Section
2.02.
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Merger
Consideration
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8
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Section
2.03.
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Conversion
of Shares
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9
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Section
2.04.
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Conversion
of Shares in the Second Merger
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9
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Section
2.05.
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Surrender
and Payment
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10
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Section
2.06.
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Fractional
Shares
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11
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Section
2.07.
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Withholding
Rights
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11
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Section
2.08.
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Lost
Certificates
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11
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ARTICLE
3
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INITIAL
SURVIVING CORPORATION; THE SURVIVING ENTITY
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Section
3.01.
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Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Initial Surviving
Corporation
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12
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Section
3.02.
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Directors
and Officers
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12
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Section
3.03.
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Certificate
of Formation and Limited Liability Company
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12
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Section
3.04.
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Managers
and Officers
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12
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ARTICLE
4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Section
4.01.
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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13
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Section
4.02.
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Corporate
Authorization
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13
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Section
4.03.
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Capitalization
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13
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Section
4.04.
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Ownership
of Shares; Stock Option Plan
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14
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Section
4.05.
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Subsidiaries
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14
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Section
4.06.
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Authorizations
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14
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Section
4.07.
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Governmental
Authorization
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14
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Section
4.08.
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Non-contravention
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15
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Section
4.09.
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Financial
Statements
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15
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Section
4.10.
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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15
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Section
4.11.
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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17
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Section
4.12.
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Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
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17
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Section
4.13.
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Validity
of Contracts
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19
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Section
4.14.
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No
Renegotiations
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20
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Section
4.15.
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Products
and Services
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20
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i
Section
4.16.
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IntellectualProperty
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20
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Section
4.17.
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Insurance
Coverage
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24
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Section
4.18.
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Litigation.
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24
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Section
4.19.
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Licenses
and Permits
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24
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Section
4.20.
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Compliance
with Laws and Court Orders
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25
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Section
4.21.
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Finders’
Fees
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25
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Section
4.22.
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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25
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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Section
5.01.
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Private
Placement Qualification
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26
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ARTICLE
6
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
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Section
6.01.
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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27
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Section
6.02.
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Corporate
Authorization
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27
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Section
6.03.
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Governmental
Authorization
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27
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Section
6.04.
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Non-contravention
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27
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Section
6.05.
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SEC
Filings
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28
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Section
6.06.
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Parent
Common Stock
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28
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ARTICLE
7
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COVENANTS
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Section
7.01.
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Obligations
of the Merger Subsidiaries
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28
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Section
7.02.
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Parent
Financial Covenant
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28
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Section
7.03.
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Employee
Benefits
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28
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Section
7.04.
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Further
Assurances
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29
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ARTICLE
8
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TAX
MATTERS
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Section
8.01.
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Tax
Definitions
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29
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Section
8.02.
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Tax
Representations
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30
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Section
8.03.
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Covenants
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31
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Section
8.04.
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Cooperation
on Tax Matters
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32
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Section
8.05.
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Tax
Indemnification
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33
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Section
8.06.
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Certain
Disputes
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34
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Section
8.07.
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Purchase
Price Adjustment
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35
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Section
8.08.
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Tax-Free
Reorganization Treatment
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35
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Section
8.09.
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Survival
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35
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ARTICLE
9
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
9.01.
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Survival
of Representation and Warranties
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35
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ii
Section
9.02.
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Indemnification
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36
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Section
9.03.
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Indemnification
Notice
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38
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Section
9.04.
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Shareholders’
Representative
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38
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Section
9.05.
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No
Claims for Disclosed Matters
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40
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ARTICLE
10
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
10.01.
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Notices
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40
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Section
10.02.
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Amendments
and Waivers
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42
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Section
10.03.
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Expenses
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42
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Section
10.04.
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Successors
and Assigns
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42
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Section
10.05.
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Governing
Law
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42
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Section
10.06.
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Jurisdiction
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42
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Section
10.07.
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WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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43
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Section
10.08.
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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43
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Section
10.09.
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Entire
Agreement
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43
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Section
10.10.
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Captions
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43
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Section
10.11.
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Severability
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43
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Section
10.12.
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Specific
Performance
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43
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iii
INDEX
TO ANNEXES
Annex
I
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Written
Consent of the Shareholders
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Annex
II
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Merger
Consideration
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Annex
III
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Registration
Rights Agreement
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Annex
IV
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Employment Agreement
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Annex
V
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxx Employment Agreement
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Annex
VI
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Xxxxx
Xxxx Employment Agreement
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Annex
VII
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Xxxxxxx
Non-competition Agreement
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Annex VIII
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Assignment
Agreement
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Annex
IX
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Promissory
Note
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iv
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”) dated
as of July 27, 2007 among Salvador Imaging, Inc., a Colorado corporation
(the
“Company”), Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Foundation Charitable
Remainder Unitrust (“Trust”), Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxx (together with Trust, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx, the “Sellers”), Photon Dynamics,
Inc., a California corporation (“Parent”), Salvador
Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent (“Merger Subsidiary I”), Salvador Acquisition, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger Subsidiary II” and, together with Merger Subsidiary I,
the “Merger Subsidiaries”), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, as shareholders’
representative (“Shareholders’ Representative”).
WHEREAS,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance
with Colorado Law and Delaware Law, Parent, the Sellers and the Company will
enter into a business combination transaction pursuant to which Merger
Subsidiary I will merge with and into the Company (the “First
Merger”), with the Initial Surviving Corporation (as defined herein)
then merging with and into Merger Subsidiary II (the “Second
Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the
“Mergers”).
WHEREAS,
it is intended that the Mergers will together qualify for U.S. federal income
tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A)
of
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”).
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (i) has determined that the Mergers
are
fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders and
has
approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and (ii) has recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement
by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Colorado Law.
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company
has
obtained the irrevocable approval and adoption by the Sellers, which constitute
all of the holders of the Company’s capital stock, of this Agreement and the
Mergers contemplated hereby pursuant to a written consent in the form of
Annex I
hereto (the “Written Consent”) signed by
each of the Sellers;
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a
condition and inducement to Parent’s, Merger Subsidiary I’s and Merger
Subsidiary II’s willingness to enter into this agreement, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx X. Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx have entered into employment agreements in the
forms attached hereto as Annexes IV, V and VI, respectively (the “Key
Employee Employment Agreements”), and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx has entered into a
non-competition agreement (the “Xxxxxxx Non-competition
Agreement”) and Trust has assigned its rights under that certain
License Agreement among Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, the Company and Salvador Systems LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(the
“Assignment Agreement”), in the forms attached hereto as
Annexes VII and VIII, respectively; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Sellers, on the one hand, and Parent and the Merger
Subsidiaries, on the other hand, desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and other agreements in connection with the
Mergers.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent,
the Sellers, the Merger Subsidiaries and the Company hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Definitions. Article 1 As used herein, the
following terms have the following meanings:
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such
Person.
“Applicable
Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law
(statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance,
code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other
similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental
Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless
expressly specified otherwise.
“Business
Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable
Law to close.
“Colorado
Law” means the Business Corporation Act and the Corporations and
Associations Act of the State of Colorado.
“Company
Balance Sheet” means the internally prepared balance sheet of the
Company as of June 30, 2007.
“Company
Balance Sheet Date” means June 30, 2007.
“Company
Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
“Delaware
Law” means the General Corporation Act of the State of Delaware and the
LLC Act.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity that, together with
such entity, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States.
“Governmental
Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state
or local, governmental authority, court or agency, including any political
subdivision thereof.
“Intellectual
Property Rights” means (i) inventions, whether or not patentable,
reduced to practice or made the subject of one or more pending patent
applications, (ii) national and multinational statutory invention registrations,
patents and patent applications (including all reissues, divisions,
continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions and reexaminations thereof)
registered or applied for in the United States and all other nations throughout
the world, all improvements to the inventions disclosed in each such
registration, patent or patent application, (iii) rights of publicity, (iv)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, domain names, trade names
and
corporate names (whether or not registered) in the United States and all
other
nations throughout the world, including all variations, derivations,
combinations, registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing
and all goodwill associated therewith, (v) copyrights (whether or not
registered) and registrations and applications for registration thereof in
the
United States and all other nations throughout the world, including all
derivative works, moral rights, renewals, extensions, reversions or restorations
associated with such copyrights, now or hereafter provided by law, regardless
of
the medium of fixation or means of expression, (vi) mask works,
(vii) computer software (including source code, object code, firmware,
operating systems and specifications), (viii) trade secrets
and, whether or not confidential, business information (including pricing
and cost information, business and marketing plans and customer and supplier
lists) and know-how (including manufacturing and production processes and
techniques and research and development information), (ix) industrial designs
(whether or not registered), (x) databases and data collections,
(xi) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever
form or medium, (xii) all rights to obtain and rights to apply for patents,
and to register trademarks and copyrights, (xiii) all rights in all of the
foregoing provided by treaties, conventions and common law and (xiv) all
rights to xxx or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees for
past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the
foregoing.
“knowledge”
in the case of the Company, means the knowledge of its officers and Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx as of the time of the execution of this Agreement and, in the case
of
Parent, means the knowledge of its “executive officers” within the meaning of
the 1934 Act as of the time of execution of this Agreement.
“Licensed
Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights
owned by a third party and licensed or sublicensed to the Company or for
which
the Company has obtained a covenant not to be sued.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind
in
respect of such property or asset. For purposes of this Agreement, a
Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset that
it
has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under
any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such property or asset.
“LLC
Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business, assets or results
of
operations or prospects of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
“1933
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“1934
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Owned
Intellectual Property Rights” means all Intellectual Property Rights
owned by the Company.
“Parent
Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated the date
hereof regarding this Agreement that has been provided by Parent to the
Company.
“Parent
SEC Documents” means (i) the annual reports of Parent on Form 10-K for
its fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the quarterly reports of
Parent on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2006 and Xxxxx
00, 0000, (xxx) its proxy or information statements relating to meetings
of or
actions taken without a meeting by Parent’s shareholders since September 30,
2006, and (iv) all of its other reports filed with the SEC since September
30,
2006.
“Parent
Stock” means the common stock of Parent.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government
or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Shareholder”
means a holder of Company Stock as of the date hereof.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at any
time
directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Third
Party” means any Person, including as defined in Section 13(d) of the
1934 Act, other than Parent or any of its Affiliates.
(b) Each
of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such
term:
Term
|
Section
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Accounting
Referee
|
8.06
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
Average
Parent Stock Price
|
2.02
|
Certificates
|
2.05
|
Closing
|
2.01
|
Closing
Cash Consideration
|
2.02
|
Closing
Date
|
2.01
|
Code
|
Recitals
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
Company
Disclosure Schedules
|
Article
4
|
Company
Securities
|
4.03
|
Cover
|
7.02
|
Damages
|
9.02
|
Diligence
Binder
|
Article
4
|
Effective
Time
|
2.01
|
Employees
|
7.03
|
Employee
Plans
|
4.22
|
Exchange
Agent
|
2.05
|
Indemnification
Notice
|
9.03
|
Indemnified
Party
|
9.02
|
Initial
Surviving Corporation
|
2.01
|
Key
Employee Employment Agreements
|
Recitals
|
Late
Payment
|
2.02
|
Loss
|
8.05
|
Material
Contract
|
4.12
|
Merger
|
2.01
|
Merger
Consideration
|
2.02
|
Merger
Subsidiaries
|
Preamble
|
Note
|
2.02
|
Objection
Notice
|
9.03
|
Parent
|
Preamble
|
Parent
Indemnitee
|
8.01
|
Payment
Event
|
10.03
|
Term
|
Section
|
Permits
|
4.19
|
Post-Closing
Tax Period
|
8.01
|
Pre-Closing
Tax Period
|
8.01
|
Registration
Rights Agreement
|
2.02
|
Returns
|
8.02
|
Schedule
|
Article
4
|
Second
Effective Time
|
2.01
|
Sellers
|
Preamble
|
Shareholders’
Representative
|
Preamble
|
Surviving
Entity
|
2.01
|
Returns
|
8.02
|
Tax
|
8.01
|
Taxing
Authority
|
8.01
|
Threshold
Amount
|
9.02
|
Total
Cash Consideration
|
2.02
|
Total
Stock Consideration
|
2.02
|
Written
Consent
|
Recitals
|
Section
1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative
Provisions. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and
words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement
as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The
captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall
be
ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to
Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All
Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby
incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full
herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not
otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this
Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to
include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the
words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not
they are in fact followed by those words or words of like
import. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing,
typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media)
in a
visible form. References to any agreement or contract are to that
agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; provided that with
respect to any agreement or contract listed on any schedules hereto, all
such
amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate
schedule. References to any Person include the successors and
permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date
mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including,
respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a particular statute
or law shall be deemed also to include any Applicable Law.
ARTICLE
2
THE
MERGER
Section
2.01. The Mergers.
(a) As
soon as practicable after execution of this Agreement by all parties hereto,
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”, such date, the “Closing Date”) will
be held at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other place as the parties may
agree. On the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Subsidiary I will
file a statement of merger with the Colorado Secretary of State, a certificate
of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State and make all other filings
or
recordings required by Colorado Law and Delaware Law in connection with the
First Merger. The First Merger shall become effective at such time
(the “Effective Time”) as the statement of merger and
certificate of merger are duly filed with the Secretaries of State of the
States
of Colorado and Delaware, respectively, or at such later time as may be
specified in the statement of merger and certificate of merger.
(b) At
the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary I shall be merged with and into the
Company in accordance with Colorado Law and Delaware Law, whereupon the separate
existence of Merger Subsidiary I shall cease, and the Company shall be the
surviving corporation (the “Initial Surviving
Corporation”).
(c) From
and after the Effective Time, the Initial Surviving Corporation shall possess
all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of
the
obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of the Company and
Merger Subsidiary I, all as provided under Colorado Law and Delaware
Law.
(d) Immediately
following the Effective Time, the Initial Surviving Corporation and Merger
Subsidiary II shall file a statement of merger with the Colorado Secretary
of
State, a certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State and make
all
other filings or recordings required by Colorado Law and the LLC Act in
connection with the Second Merger. The Second Merger shall become
effective at such time (the “Second Effective Time”) as the
statement of merger and certificate of merger are duly filed with the
Secretaries of State of the States of Colorado and Delaware, respectively,
or at
such later time as may be specified in the statement of merger and certificate
of merger.
(e) At
the Second Effective Time, the Initial Surviving Corporation shall be merged
with and into Merger Subsidiary II in accordance with Colorado Law and the
LLC
Act, whereupon the separate existence of the Initial Surviving Corporation
shall
cease, and Merger Subsidiary II shall be the surviving entity (the
“Surviving Entity”).
(f) From
and after the Second Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall possess all
the
rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the
obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of the Initial Surviving
Corporation and Merger Subsidiary II, all as provided under Colorado Law
and the
LLC Act.
(g) Following
the Closing, Parent shall take the necessary action to wind up Salvador Systems,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and a wholly-owned Subsidiary
of
Parent.
Section
2.02. Merger Consideration. At the Effective
Time, the merger consideration (the “Merger Consideration”)
shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Cash
Consideration. Subject to the indemnification provisions of
Article 8 and Article 9, the total amount of cash consideration (the
“Total Cash Consideration”) shall be calculated as $8,000,000,
less the amount by which the Company’s legal, accounting and other out-of-pocket
costs associated with the transaction exceeds $60,000. The Total Cash
Consideration shall be payable to Trust as follows:
(i) $2,666,666, less
the amount by which the Company’s legal, accounting and other out-of-pocket
costs associated with the transaction exceeds $60,000, payable at
Closing.
(ii) The sum of $5,333,334
shall be paid by delivery of a non-negotiable promissory note delivered
by
Parent to Trust, in the form attached hereto as Annex IX (the
“Note”). The Note shall bear interest at the rate of
five percent (5%) per annum, with principal and interest payable as
follows:
(A) Interest
on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid quarterly, commencing
on
September 30, 2007 and payable on the last day of each calendar quarter
thereafter;
(B) principal
in the amount of $2,666,667 shall be payable on the date of the fifteen
month
anniversary of the Closing Date; and
(C) the
remaining principal balance of $2,666,667 shall be payable on the date
of the
thirty month anniversary of the Closing Date.
(b) Stock
Consideration. The total amount of stock consideration (the
“Total Stock Consideration”) shall be 1,084,406 shares of
Parent Stock. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx
and Xxxx X. Xxxx shall receive the Total Stock Consideration ratably in
accordance with their percentage ownership of the Company Stock, as provided
in
Annex II, attached hereto.
(c) Stock
Consideration Registration Rights. The Parent Stock being issued
as Merger Consideration shall not be registered under the federal securities
laws or under any state or foreign securities laws, and may not be sold,
transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed
of
unless such transaction is pursuant to the terms of an effective registration
statement under the 1933 Act and are registered under any applicable state
or
foreign securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration
thereunder. Those Sellers receiving Parent Stock as Merger
Consideration shall have registration rights as set forth in a registration
rights agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex III (the
“Registration Rights Agreement”).
Section
2.03. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective
Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any
party,
(a) except
as otherwise provided in Section 2.03(b), each share of Company Stock issued
and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into
the
right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section
2.02.
(b) each
share of Company Stock held by the Company as treasury stock or owned by
Parent
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled, and no payment
shall
be made with respect thereto; and
(c) each
share of common stock of Merger Subsidiary I outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one share of common
stock of the Initial Surviving Corporation and shall constitute the only
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Initial Surviving
Corporation.
Section
2.04. Conversion of Shares in the Second
Merger. At the Second Effective Time, (i) each share of common
stock of the Initial Surviving Corporation outstanding immediately prior
to the
Second Effective Time shall be converted into and become one unit of the
Surviving Entity and shall constitute the only outstanding equity interests
of
the Surviving Entity and (ii) each unit of Merger Subsidiary II outstanding
immediately prior to the Second Effective Time shall be cancelled.
Section
2.05. Surrender and Payment. Article 2 Parent
will act as exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent”) for the
purpose of exchanging certificates representing the shares of Company Stock
(the
“Certificates”) for the Merger Consideration payable in respect
of the shares of Common Stock evidenced by each such certificate.
(b) Annex
II to this agreement is a payment schedule setting forth Article 3 the name
and
address of each Shareholder entitled to distribution of the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 2.02 Article 4 the amount and form of consideration to
which
each such Shareholder is entitled upon compliance with Section 2.05(c) or
Section 2.05(d), and Article 5 the wire transfer account information for
each
Shareholder, together with any supporting schedules and documentation (showing
the number of shares held immediately prior to such time by each such Person,
together with calculations of each such Person’s percentage ownership of the
Company Stock and the amount then payable to such Person). The
Shareholders’ Representative shall be responsible for instructing the Exchange
Agent as to the distribution of such amounts. Parent (including
Parent acting as Exchange Agent) may rely on the instructions of the
Shareholders’ Representative for distributions and shall have no responsibility
or liability with respect thereto; provided that the distribution
instructions of the Shareholders’ Representative are followed.
(c) Each
holder of outstanding Company Stock that has been converted into the right
to
receive the Merger Consideration will be entitled to receive, upon surrender
to
the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, the Merger Consideration payable for
each
share of Company Stock represented by such Certificate. Until so
surrendered, from and after the Effective Time each such Certificate shall
represent for all purposes only the right to receive such Merger
Consideration.
(d) If
any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than
the
Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall
be a
condition to such payment that Article 6 either such Certificate shall be
properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and Article
7 the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any
transfer or other taxes required as a result of such payment to a Person
other
than the registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction
of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not
payable.
(e) After
the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of
shares of Company Stock. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates
are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged
for the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures
set forth, in this Article 2.
(f) Parent
shall not be liable to any Company Shareholder for any amounts paid to a
public
official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws.
(g) No
dividends or other distributions with respect to securities of Parent
constituting part of the Merger Consideration, and no cash payment in lieu
of
fractional shares as provided in Section 2.06, shall be paid to the holder
of
any Certificates not surrendered until such Certificates are surrendered
as
provided in this Section. Following such surrender, there shall be
paid, without interest, to the Person in whose name the securities of Parent
have been registered, Article 8 at the time of such surrender, the amount
of any
cash payable in lieu of fractional shares to which such Person is entitled
pursuant to Section 2.06 and the amount of all dividends or other distributions
with a record date after the Effective Time previously paid or payable on
the
date of such surrender with respect to such securities, and Article 9 at
the
appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions
with a
record date after the Effective Time and prior to surrender and with a payment
date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such
securities.
Section
2.06. Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of
Parent Stock shall be issued in the First Merger. All fractional
shares of Parent Stock that a holder of shares of Company Stock would otherwise
be entitled to receive as a result of the First Merger shall be aggregated
and
if a fractional share results from such aggregation, such holder shall be
entitled to receive, in lieu thereof, an amount in cash without interest
determined by multiplying the closing sale price of a share of Parent Stock
on
the NASDAQ Global Market on the trading day immediately preceding the Effective
Time by the fraction of a share of Parent Stock to which such holder would
otherwise have been entitled.
Section
2.07. Withholding Rights. Each of the Surviving
Entity, the Initial Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent and Parent
shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable
to
any Person pursuant to this Article 2 such amounts as it is required to deduct
and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision
of
federal, state, local or foreign tax law. If the Surviving Entity,
the Initial Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent or Parent, as the case
may
be, so withholds amounts, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes
of this
Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of Company Stock
in
respect of which the Surviving Entity, the Initial Surviving Corporation,
the
Exchange Agent or Parent, as the case may be, made such deduction and
withholding.
Section
2.08. Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed
and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such Person
of a
bond, in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct,
as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen
or
destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of
the
shares of Company Stock represented by such Certificate, as contemplated
by this
Article 2.
ARTICLE
3
INITIAL
SURVIVING CORPORATION; THE SURVIVING ENTITY
Section
3.01. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Initial
Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, (i) the articles
of incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be the articles of incorporation of the Initial Surviving
Corporation, until thereafter amended as provided under Colorado Law and
such
articles of incorporation and (ii) the bylaws of the Company as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Initial
Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended in accordance with Colorado
Law
and as provided in the articles of incorporation of the Initial Surviving
Corporation and such bylaws.
Section
3.02. Directors and Officers. The directors and
officers of Merger Subsidiary I immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be
the directors and officers of the Initial Surviving Corporation, each to
hold
such office in accordance with the provisions of Colorado Law and the articles
of incorporation and bylaws of the Initial Surviving Corporation.
Section
3.03. Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability
Company. The certificate of formation and limited liability
company agreement of Merger Subsidiary II in effect immediately prior to
the
Second Effective Time shall be the certificate of formation and limited
liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity unless and until amended
in
accordance with their terms and applicable law.
Section
3.04. Managers and Officers. The managers and
officers of Merger Subsidiary II immediately prior to the Second Effective
Time
shall be the managers and officers of the Surviving Entity, each to hold
office
in accordance with the provisions of the LLC Act and the certificate of
formation and limited liability company agreement of the Surviving
Entity.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except
(i) as disclosed to Parent in the materials included in the binder of materials
collected by the Company in response to Parent’s request for certain information
delivered herewith (the “Disclosure Binder”) or (ii) as
specifically disclosed in the schedules attached hereto (each a
“Schedule” and, together with the Disclosure Binder, the
“Company Disclosure Schedules”) the Company and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Parent that:
Section
4.01. Corporate Existence and Power. The Company
is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of the State of Colorado and has all corporate powers required to
carry
on its business as now conducted. The Company has heretofore
delivered to Parent true and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation
and bylaws of the Company as currently in effect. The Company is not
in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation
or
bylaws. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
do
not and will not contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or
breach
of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the
Company.
Section
4.02. Corporate Authorization. Article 10 The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and
the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby are within
the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
relating to affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
(b) At
a meeting duly called and held, the Company’s Board of Directors (which meeting
was not attended by Xxxxx Xxxxx, who recused himself due to his position
as an
employee of Parent, has Article 11 determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests of
the
Company’s shareholders, Article 12 approved and adopted this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and Article 13 resolved to recommend approval
and adoption of this Agreement by its shareholders.
(c) The
Written Consent delivered concurrently with the execution of this Agreement
constitutes a valid and effective approval of this Agreement, the Merger
and the
other transactions contemplated hereby by the Company’s shareholders and no
other votes, approvals or consents of the holders of any of the Company’s
capital stock are necessary in connection with the adoption of this Agreement
or
the consummation of the Merger.
Section
4.03. Capitalization. Article 14 The authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 5,000,000 shares of Company Stock,
of
which 100,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. No Company Affiliate
owns any shares of capital stock of the Company.
(b) Except
as set forth in this Section 4.03, there are no outstanding Article 15 shares
of
capital stock or voting securities of the Company, Article 16 securities
of the
Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting
securities of the Company or Article 17 options or other rights to acquire
from
the Company, or other obligation of the Company to issue, any capital stock,
voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital
stock or voting securities of the Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii),
and
(iii) being referred to collectively as the “Company
Securities”). There are no outstanding obligations of the
Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company
Securities.
(c) With
the exception of those Agreement Concerning Shares among and between Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx X. Xxxx dated
June
29, 2007, there are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting stock of the Company or any other
matters involving any securities of the Company.
Section
4.04. Ownership of Shares; Stock Option Plan. As of the date
hereof, all of the outstanding shares of Company Stock are owned of record
by
the Persons, and in the respective amounts, set forth in Annex II of this
Agreement. The Company has not adopted or maintained any stock option
plan or other plan providing for equity compensation to any
Person. No more than thirty-five (35) of the holders of the Company
Stock are and, at the Effective Time, will be unaccredited investors within
the
meaning of Section (a) of Regulation D, Rule 501 of the Securities Act. At
the
Effective Time, each holder of Company Stock who is not an accredited investor
within the meaning of said section will be represented by a duly authorized
“purchaser representative,” as defined in Section (h), of Regulation D, Rule 501
of the Securities Act.
Section
4.05. Subsidiaries. The Company has no
Subsidiaries.
Section
4.06. Authorizations. The Company has all
governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required
to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which would
not
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such
qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure
to be
so qualified would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section
4.07. Governmental Authorization. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation
by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action
by or
in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority other than (i)
the
filing of a statement of merger with respect to the Merger with the Colorado
Secretary of State and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities
of
other states in which the Company is qualified to do business, (ii) compliance
with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and any other
applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws and (iii) any actions or
filings the absence of which would not be reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company
or to
impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
Section
4.08. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (iv) contravene, conflict
with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any Applicable
Law,
(v) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a
default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both,
could become a default, under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any
benefit to which the Company is entitled under any provision of any agreement
or
other instrument binding upon the Company or any license, franchise, permit,
certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating
in
any way to, the assets or business of the Company or (vi) result in the creation
or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company.
Section
4.09. Financial Statements. The
internally-prepared balance sheet as of June 30, 2007 and the related statement
of income for the year ended June 30, 2007 of the Company provided to Parent
and
attached hereto as Schedule 4.09 fairly present, the financial position of
the
Company as of the June 30, 2007 and their results of operations for the period
then ended. Such financial statements include all material
adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position
and results of operations of the Company as of the dates thereof and for
the
periods covered thereby.
Section
4.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Except as
otherwise disclosed herein or in the Company Disclosure Schedules, since
the
Company Balance Sheet Date, the business of the Company has been conducted
in
the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has not
been:
(a) any
event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts that has
had
or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(b) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
with
respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company;
(c) with
respect to any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of,
or
other ownership interests in, the Company, any direct or indirect (vii)
reclassification, combination, split or subdivision or (viii) redemption,
repurchase, purchase or other acquisition by the Company, except for repurchases
by the Company of Company Stock made in connection with the termination of
employment of Company employees;
(d) any
incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company of any indebtedness for
borrowed money;
(e) any
creation or other incurrence by the Company of any material Lien on any material
asset;
(f) any
making of any loan, advance or capital contributions to or investment in
any
Person, except for reasonable advances to employees and consultants for travel
and business expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practices;
(g) any
damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not covered by insurance)
affecting the business or assets of the Company that has had or could reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect
on the Company;
(h) any
transaction or commitment made, or any contract or agreement entered into,
by
the Company relating to its assets or business (including the acquisition
or
disposition of any assets) or any relinquishment by the Company of any contract
or other right, in either case, material to the Company other than those
contemplated by this Agreement and other than the sale or nonexclusive license
of Company products to the Company’s customers in the ordinary course of
business;
(i) any
change in any method of accounting or accounting principles or practice by
the
Company, except for any such change required by reason of a concurrent change
in
GAAP;
(j) any
(ix) grant of any severance or termination pay to (or amendment to any existing
arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of the Company, (x) increase
in benefits payable to any director, officer or employee of the Company under
any existing severance or termination pay policies or employment agreements,
(xi) entering into any employment, deferred compensation or other similar
agreement (or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any director,
officer or employee of the Company, (xii) establishment, adoption or amendment
(except as required by applicable law) of any collective bargaining, bonus,
profit-sharing, thrift, pension, retirement, deferred compensation,
compensation, stock option, restricted stock or other benefit plan or
arrangement covering any director, officer or employee of the Company, (xiii)
increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director
of the
Company, or, (xiv) except in the ordinary course of business, increase in
compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any officer or employee
of the
Company;
(k) any
hiring, employment, or entry into a contact or agreement with any new employees
or independent contractors other than as contemplated herein;
(l) any
labor dispute, other than routine individual grievances, or any activity
or
proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to organize any employees
of the Company, which employees were not subject to a collective bargaining
agreement at the Company Balance Sheet Date, or any lockouts, strikes,
slowdowns, work stoppages or threats thereof by or with respect to such
employees;
(m) any
receipt of notice by the Company of any actual or threatened termination
by any
customer, supplier, distributor or other Person in connection with, and material
to, the business of the Company;
(n) any
material change in pricing or royalties set or charged by the Company to
its
customers or licensees or in pricing or royalties set or charged by suppliers
or
licensors to the Company;
(o) any
material capital expenditure, or commitment for a capital expenditure, for
additions or improvements to property, plant and equipment; or
(p) Any
legally binding agreement by the Company or any officer or employee thereof
in
their capacities as such to do any of the things described in the preceding
clauses (a) through (o) (other than negotiations with Parent and its
representatives regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement).
Section
4.11. No Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no
liabilities or obligations of the Company of any kind whatsoever, whether
accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and
there
is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances that could
reasonably be expected to result in such a liability or obligation, other
than:
(a) liabilities
or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or
in the
notes thereto, and
(b) liabilities
or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past
practices since the Company Balance Sheet Date that would not reasonably
be
expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the
Company.
Section
4.12. Agreements, Contracts and
Commitments. Article 18 Except as provided to Parent
in the Disclosure Binder delivered herewith, the Company is not a party to
or
bound by:
(i) any lease or
sublease (whether of real or personal property) providing for annual rentals
of
$25,000 or more;
(ii) any agreement
for the purchase or license of materials, supplies, goods, services, equipment
or other tangible or intangible assets providing for either Article 19 annual
payments by the Company of $50,000 or more or Article 20 aggregate payments
by
the Company of $50,000 or more;
(iii)
any license, sales, distribution or other similar agreement providing for
the
sale or license by the Company of materials, supplies, goods, services,
equipment or other assets that provides for either Article 21 annual payments
to
the Company of $50,000 or more or Article 22 aggregate payments to the Company
of $50,000 or more;
(iv)
any partnership, joint venture or other similar agreement or arrangement,
other
than those related to Salvador Systems LLC;
(v) any agreement,
contract or commitment relating to the acquisition or disposition of any
business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or
otherwise);
(vi)
any agreement relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred
purchase price of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed,
guaranteed or secured by any asset), except any such agreement with an aggregate
outstanding principal amount not exceeding $50,000 and which may be prepaid
on
not more than 30 days’ notice without the payment of any penalty;
(vii) except
for agreements by the Company with customers in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, any option (other than employee stock options),
license, franchise or similar agreement;
(viii) any alliance, agency,
dealer, sales representative, marketing, distribution, original equipment
manufacturer, remarketer, joint marketing, channel partner or other similar
agreement that does not provide for termination without compensation upon
no
more than 30 days notice;
(ix) any development or
collaboration agreement or other agreement for development of products and
services for the Company;
(x) any agreement that
limits the freedom of the Company to compete in any line of business or with
any
Person or in any area or which could reasonably be expected to so limit the
freedom of the Company after the Effective Time;
(xi) any mortgages,
indentures, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements
or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit,
other
than those mortgages, indentures, loans or credit agreements, security
agreements or other agreements or instruments that are not, individually
or in
the aggregate, material to the Company;
(xii)
any agreement with any Affiliate of the Company, with any director or officer
of
the Company, or with any “associate” or any member of the “immediate family” (as
such terms are respectively defined in Rules 12b-2 and 16a-1 of the 0000
Xxx) of
any such director or officer; or
(xiii)
any employment or consulting agreement, contract or commitment with an employee
or individual consultant or salesperson or consulting or sales agreement,
contract or commitment with a firm or other organization other than as
contemplated under this Agreement;
(xiv)
any employment or consulting agreement or any agreement with severance, change
in control or similar arrangements, that will result in any obligation (absolute
or contingent) of the Company to make any payment as a result of the
consummation of the Merger, termination of employment or both;
(xv)
any agreement or plan, including, without limitation, any stock option plan,
stock appreciation rights plan or stock purchase plan, any of the benefits
of
which will be increased, or the vesting of benefits of which will be
accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated
on the
basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(xvi)
any other agreement, commitment, arrangement or plan not made in the ordinary
course of business that is material to the Company, including without
limitation, any agreement involving annual payments by any customer to the
Company in excess of $150,000.
Section
4.13. Validity of Contracts. Each agreement,
contract, plan, lease, arrangement or commitment disclosed required to be
disclosed pursuant to this Article (each, a “Material
Contract”) is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and is in
full force and effect with respect to the Company and, to the knowledge of
the
Company, each other party thereto, and none of the Company or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or breach in any material
respect under the terms of any such agreement, contract, plan, lease,
arrangement or commitment, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event
or
circumstance has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
reasonably be expected to constitute any event of default
thereunder. True and complete copies of each such agreement,
contract, plan, lease, arrangement or commitment have been made available
to
Parent. The Company has fulfilled all material obligations required
pursuant to each Material Contract to have been performed by the Company
prior
to the date hereof, and to the knowledge of the Company, without giving effect
to the Merger, the Company will be able to fulfill, when due, all of its
obligations under the Material Contracts that remain to be performed after
the
date hereof.
Section
4.14. No Renegotiations. To the knowledge of
the Company, no person is renegotiating, or has a right (absent any default
or
breach of a Material Contract) pursuant to the terms of any Material Contract
to
renegotiate, any material amount paid or payable to the Company under any
Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Material
Contract. The Company has not received any written or verbal
indication of an intention to terminate any of the Material Contracts by
any of
the parties to any of the Material Contracts.
Section
4.15.Productsand Services. To the knowledge of the
Company, each of the products and services produced, sold or licensed by
the
Company is, and at all times up to and including the sale thereof has been,
(i)
in compliance with the terms and requirements of any applicable warranty
or
other contract between the Company and such Person, (ii) in conformance with
any
promises or affirmations of fact made in connection with its sale, (iii)
in
compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law and (iv) fit for
the
ordinary purposes for which it is intended to be used. Except for any
deficiencies that can be corrected without incurring material expense, each
product that has been sold by the Company to any Person was free of any design
defects, construction defects or other defects or deficiencies at the time
of
sale. All repair services and other services that have been performed
by the Company were performed properly and in full conformity with the terms
and
requirements of all applicable warranties and other Contracts and with
Applicable Law, except for any deficiencies that can be corrected without
incurring material expense. To the Company’s knowledge, the Company
will not incur or otherwise become subject to any material liability arising
directly or indirectly from any product manufactured or sold, or any repair
services or other services performed by, the Company on or at any time prior
to
the Closing Date. There are no material unresolved claims or
threatened claims by any customer or other Person against the Company (i)
under
or based upon any warranty provided by or on behalf of the Company that have
been received by the Company in writing, or (ii) under or based upon any
other
warranty relating to any product sold by the Company or any services performed
by the Company. To the Company’s knowledge no event has occurred, and
no condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected (with
or
without notice or lapse of time) to directly or indirectly give rise to or
serve
as a basis for the assertion of any such claim. No product
manufactured or sold by the Company has been the subject of any recall or
other
similar action; and no event has occurred, and to the Company’s knowledge no
condition or circumstance exists, that could (with or without notice or lapse
of
time) directly or indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for any such
recall or other similar action relating to any such product.
Section
4.16. Intellectual Property. (a) Schedule
4.16(a)(i) contains a true and complete list of (A) all registrations or
applications for registrations included in the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights and (B) all unregistered Owned Intellectual Property Rights which
are
material to the business of the Company as now conducted. The
Disclosure Binder includes all agreements (whether written or otherwise,
including license agreements, research agreements, development agreements,
distribution agreements, settlement agreements, consent to use agreements
and
covenants not to xxx, but excluding licenses for commercial off the shelf
computer software that are generally available on nondiscriminatory pricing
terms and have an aggregate acquisition cost of $500 or less) to which the
Company is a party or otherwise bound and pursuant to which the Company grants
or obtains the right to use or a covenant not to be sued under, any Intellectual
Property Right.
(b) To
the knowledge of the Company having performed reasonable due diligence, the
Licensed Intellectual Property Rights and the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights
together constitute all the Intellectual Property Rights necessary to, or
used
or held for use in, the conduct of the business of the Company as currently
conducted and as proposed by the Company to be conducted. There exist
no restrictions on the disclosure, use, license or transfer of the Owned
Intellectual Property Rights. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not alter, encumber, impair or extinguish
any Owned Intellectual Property Rights or Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights.
(c) The
Company has not given to any Person an indemnity in connection with any
Intellectual Property Right.
(d) To
the knowledge of the Company having performed reasonable due diligence, the
Company has not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any
Intellectual Property Right of any third person. There is no claim,
action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or, any present
or
former officer, director or employee of the Company Article 24 based upon,
or
challenging or seeking to deny or restrict, the rights of the Company in
any of
the Owned Intellectual Property Rights and the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights, Article 25 alleging that the use of the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights or the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights or any services provided,
processes used or products manufactured, used, imported, offered for sale
or
sold by the Company do or may conflict with, misappropriate, infringe or
otherwise violate any Intellectual Property Right of any third party or Article
26 alleging that the Company infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated
any Intellectual Property Right of any third party. The Company has
not received from any third party an offer to license any Intellectual Property
Rights of such third party.
(e) None
of the Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights material to the operation of the business of the Company has been
adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or part, nor has the Company received
from any third party a communication alleging that any such Owned Intellectual
Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property Rights are invalid or
unenforceable in whole or part. To the knowledge of the Company, all
such Owned Intellectual Property Rights and Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights are valid and enforceable.
(f) Other
than those Owned Intellectual Property Rights that the Company co-owns with
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company is the sole owner of all Owned
Intellectual Property Rights and hold all right, title and interest in and
to
all Owned Intellectual Property Rights and the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights, free and clear of any Lien. Except as provided for in
agreements included in the Disclosure Binder, no Third Party holds any license
rights, immunities from suit, or analogous rights under the Owned
Intellectual Property Rights or under any exclusively licensed Licensed
Intellectual Property Rights. In each case where a patent or patent
application, trademark registration or trademark application, service xxxx
registration or service xxxx application, or copyright registration or copyright
application included in the Owned Intellectual Property is held by assignment,
the assignment has been duly recorded with the governmental authority from
which
the patent or registration issued or before which the application or application
for registration is pending. The Company has taken all actions
necessary to maintain and protect the Owned Intellectual Property Rights
and
their rights in the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights, including payment
of
applicable maintenance fees and filing of applicable statements of
use.
(g) To
the knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated or
otherwise violated any Owned Intellectual Property Right or Licensed
Intellectual Property Right in a manner that would have a material effect
on the
operation of the business of the Company. The Company has taken
reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to maintain
the
confidentiality of all Intellectual Property Rights material to the business
or
operation of the Company and the value of which to the Company is contingent
upon maintaining the confidentiality thereof. None of the
Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the business or operation
of
the Company and the value of which to the Company is contingent upon maintaining
the confidentiality thereof has been disclosed other than to employees,
representatives and agents of the Company all of whom are bound by written
confidentiality agreements substantially in the form previously disclosed
to
Buyer.
(h) The
Company has taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice
to preserve and maintain reasonably complete notes and records relating to
the
Owned Intellectual Property Rights and the Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights.
(i) With
respect to all patents and patent applications set forth in Schedule 4.16(a)(i):
Article 27 each has been prosecuted in material compliance with all applicable
rules, policies, and procedures of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office
or applicable foreign patent agencies and Article 28 to the knowledge of
the
Company, there is no material prior art relevant thereto that may render
the
claims unpatentable, invalid, or unenforceable. With respect to
pending applications and applications for registration of the Owned Intellectual
Property Rights and the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights that are material
to the business or operation of the Company, the Company is not aware of
any
reason that could reasonably be expected to prevent any such application
or
application for registration from being granted with coverage substantially
equivalent to the latest amended version of the pending application or
application for registration. None of the trademarks, service marks,
applications for trademarks and applications for service marks included in
the
Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the business or
operation of the Company has been the subject of an opposition or cancellation
procedure. None of the patents and patent applications included in
the Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are material to the business
or
operation of the Company has been the subject of an interference, protest,
public use proceeding or third party reexamination request.
(j) All
products sold by the Company or any licensee of the Company and covered by
a
patent, trademark or copyright included in the Owned Intellectual Property
Rights have been marked with the notice (applicable as of the date hereof)
of
all nations requiring such notice in order to collect damages.
(k) To
the extent that any Intellectual Property Right has been developed or created
by
a Third Party (including any current or former employee of the Company) for
the
Company, the Company has a written agreement with such Third Party with respect
thereto, and the Company thereby has obtained ownership of and is the exclusive
owner of such Intellectual Property Right.
(l) No
government, university, college, or other educational institution or research
center has any ownership or licensed interest in any Owned Intellectual Property
Rights or any exclusively licensed Licensed Intellectual Property
Rights.
(m) There
are no actions that must be taken by the Company within 120 days of the Closing
Date, including the payment of any registration, maintenance or renewal fees
or
the filing of any responses to office actions by the patent, copyright,
trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions,
documents, applications or certificates for the purposes of obtaining,
maintaining, perfecting or preserving or renewing any patents and patent
applications, registered copyrights and copyright applications, registered
trademarks and trademark applications and any other Intellectual Property
Right
that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration
or
other document issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any private, state,
government or other public legal authority (“Registered Intellectual
Property Rights”) included in the Owned Intellectual Property Rights or
exclusively licensed with the right to control prosecution or maintenance
and
included in the Licensed Intellectual Property Rights. The Company
has not claimed any status in the application for or registration of any
Registered Intellectual Property Rights, including “small business status” in
connection with U.S. patents and applications, that would not be applicable
to
Buyer.
(n) The
Company has not received a written opinion of counsel with respect to the
invalidity, non-infringement or unenforceability of any patent or patent
application.
Section
4.17. Insurance Coverage. There is no claim by
the Company pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage
has
been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies
or
bonds or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their
rights. All premiums due and payable as of the date of this Agreement
under all such policies and bonds have been timely paid and the Company has
otherwise complied fully with the terms and conditions of all such policies
and
bonds. Such policies of insurance and bonds (or other policies and
bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage) have been in effect
since 2001 and remain in full force and effect. The Company has no
knowledge of any threatened termination of, premium increase with respect
to, or
material alteration of coverage under, any of such policies or
bonds. Such policies and bonds are of the type and in amounts
customarily carried by Persons conducting businesses similar to those of
the
Company. The Company shall after the Effective Time continue to have
coverage under such policies and bonds with respect to events occurring prior
to
the Effective Time.
Section
4.18. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or
proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or, to the knowledge
of the
Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company, any present or former
officer, director or employee of the Company or any Person for whom the Company
may be liable or any of their respective properties or that in any manner
challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the Merger or any
of the
other transactions contemplated hereby before any court, arbitrator or mediator
or before or by any Governmental Authority.
Section
4.19. Licenses and Permits. Except as
disclosed to Parent in the Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no
material licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, approvals, security
clearances or other similar authorizations affecting, or relating in any
way to,
the assets or business of the Company (the
“Permits”). The Permits are valid and in full force
and effect. The Company is not in default under, and no condition
exists that with notice or lapse of time or both would reasonably be expected
to
constitute a default under, the Permits. None of the Permits will be
terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result
of
the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company has made all
material filings with governmental entities and have received all material
permits, registrations, licenses, franchises, certifications and other approvals
necessary to conduct and operate its business as currently conducted or operated
by it and to permit the Company to own or use its assets in the manner in
which
such assets are currently owned or used.
Section
4.20. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. To
the knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company is and has all times since
its
inception been conducted in compliance with, and (ii) has not been threatened
to
be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any Applicable
Law.
Section
4.21. Finders’ Fees. There is no investment
banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or
is
authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of its shareholders who
might
be entitled to any fee or commission from the Company or any of its Affiliates
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
4.22. Employee Benefit Plans. Article 29 Schedule
4.22(a) contains a correct and complete list identifying each “employee benefit
plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment, severance or
similar contract, plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement
(written or oral) providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, stock
option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred
compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any self-insured
arrangements), health or medical benefits, employee assistance program,
disability or sick leave benefits, workers’ compensation, supplemental
unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or retirement
benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance
benefits) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company
or
any ERISA Affiliate and covers any employee or former employee of the Company,
or with respect to which the Company has any liability. Copies of
such plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements or insurance
policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations thereof
have
been furnished to Parent together with the most recent annual report (Form
5500
including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and tax return (Form 990) prepared
in connection with any such plan or trust. Such plans are referred to
collectively herein as the “Employee Plans.”
(b) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
(either
alone or together with any other event) entitle any employee or independent
contractor of the Company to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment
or
vesting or trigger any payment of funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise)
of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or trigger
any
other material obligation pursuant to, any Employee Plan.
(c) There
is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering any employee
or former employee of the Company that, individually or collectively, would
entitle any employee or former employee to any severance or other payment
solely
as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or could give rise to
the
payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms
of
Section 280G or 162(m) of the Code.
(d) There
has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement (whether
or not
written) by the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to, or change in
employee participation or coverage under, an Employee Plan which would increase
materially the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan above the level
of the
expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006.
(e) There
is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against or
involving or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving,
any Employee Plan before any arbitrator, mediator or Governmental
Authority.
(f) No
employee or former employee of the Company will become entitled to any bonus,
retirement, severance, job security or similar benefit or enhanced such benefit
(including acceleration of vesting or exercise of an incentive award) as
a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(g) The
Company is in material compliance with all currently applicable laws respecting
employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and
wages and hours, and is not engaged in any unfair labor
practice. There is no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company before the National
Labor Relations Board.
(h) The
Company has provided to Parent a true and complete list of the names, titles
(if
applicable), annual salaries or wage rates and other compensation of all
employees of the Company. The Company has no knowledge that any of
its officers or any other key employee of the Company intends to resign or
retire as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise within one year after the Effective Time.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AD WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Section
5.01. Private Placement Qualification. As of the date hereof
and through the Effective Time, each Seller represents that it will either
be
(i) an accredited investor, as defined in Section (a) of Regulation D, Rule
501
of the 1933 Act, or (ii) represented by a duly authorized “purchaser
representative,” as defined in Section (h), of Regulation D, Rule 501 of the
1933 Act. Each Seller acknowledges (i) that it is informed as to
the risks of the transactions hereby contemplated and of its ownership of
Parent
Stock, (ii) that it has had access to all material information concerning
Parent and has had the opportunity to ask questions of Parent’s representatives;
and (iii) that any Parent Stock received as Merger Consideration have not
been registered under the federal securities laws or under any state or foreign
securities laws, and that such Parent Stock may not be sold, transferred,
offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such
transaction is pursuant to the terms of an effective registration statement
under the 1933 Act and are registered under any applicable state or foreign
securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration
thereunder.
ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Except
as
set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent represents and warrants
to
the Company that:
Section
6.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Each of
Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries has been duly incorporated or organized,
as
the case may be, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all corporate or limited
liability company powers and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits,
consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted,
except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals
the
absence of which would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent.
Section
6.02. Corporate Authorization. The execution,
delivery and performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries of this Agreement
and the consummation by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries of the transactions
contemplated hereby are within the corporate or limited liability company
powers
of Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate and limited liability company action. This
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and
the
Merger Subsidiaries.
Section
6.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution,
delivery and performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries of this Agreement
and the consummation by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries of the transactions
contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with,
any
Governmental Authority, other than (iii) the filing of a statement of merger
with respect to the Merger with the Colorado Secretary of State and appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which Parent is
qualified to do business, (iv) compliance with any applicable requirements
of
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other U.S. state or federal securities
laws
and (v) any actions or filings the absence of which would not be reasonably
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
on
Parent or materially to impair the ability of Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
6.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery
and performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries of this Agreement and
the
consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated
hereby do not and will not (vi) contravene, conflict with, or result in any
violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation
or
bylaws or limited liability company agreement of Parent or the Merger
Subsidiaries or (vii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 6.03, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach
of
any provision of any Applicable Law, except for such contraventions, conflicts
and violations that would not be reasonably expected to have, individually
or in
the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or materially to impair
the
ability of Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
6.05. SEC Filings. Article 30 To the knowledge of
Parent, as of its filing date, each Parent SEC Document complied as to form
in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and
1934
Act, as the case may be.
(b) To
the knowledge of Parent, as of its filing date, each Parent SEC Document
filed
pursuant to the 1934 Act did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not
misleading.
Section
6.06. Parent Common Stock. The shares of Parent
Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration have been duly authorized and,
when
issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will
have
been validly issued and will be fully paid and nonassessable and the issuance
thereof is not subject to any preemptive or other similar right.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
Section
7.01. Obligations of the Merger
Subsidiaries. Parent shall take all action necessary to cause
the Merger Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
Section
7.02. Parent Financial Covenant. Parent shall
maintain at all times an amount of free and unrestricted cash equal to two
times
the amount owing on any outstanding balance of the Note
(“Cover”). In the event that Parent fails to
maintain Cover for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, Parent shall
make
its best efforts to obtain an unconditional standby letter of credit in an
amount equal to the amount owing on the outstanding balance of the
Note.
Section
7.03. Employee Benefits. Article 31 Parent shall
offer to employees of the Company (the “Employees”), as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date, health and welfare benefits comparable
to
the benefits offered by Parent to Parent employees, which benefits shall
be
subject to change at any time by Parent in its sole discretion. Until
Parent offers such benefits to the Employees, Parent shall provided health
care
benefits comparable to the benefits received by the Employees under the
Company’s health plan, which benefits shall be subject to change at any time by
Parent in its sole discretion.
(b) Parent
shall credit the Employees with service consistent with their most recent
date
of hire with the Company as shown on the books and records of the Company
for
purposes of (i) eligibility to participate in Parent’s health and welfare plans
and (ii) eligibility and vesting (but not benefit accrual) in any retirement
plans of Parent.
Section
7.04. Further Assurances. Article 32 At and after
the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Entity shall
be
authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company
or
the Merger Subsidiaries, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances
and
to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or the Merger
Subsidiaries, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of
record
or otherwise in the Surviving Entity any and all right, title and interest
in,
to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired
or
to be acquired by the Surviving Entity as a result of, or in connection with,
the Merger.
(b) Each
Seller shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed
and delivered, such additional or further transfers, waivers, assignments,
endorsements and other instruments, or take any such other actions, as Parent
or
the Merger Subsidiaries may reasonably request to carry out the transactions
expressly set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE
8
TAX
MATTERS
Section
8.01. Tax Definitions. The following terms, as
used herein, have the following meanings:
“Parent
Indemnitee” means Parent, any of its Affiliates and, effective upon the
Closing, the Surviving Entity.
“Post-Closing
Tax Period” means any Tax period beginning after the Closing Date; and,
with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date and
ends
thereafter, the portion of such Tax period beginning after the Closing
Date.
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period” means any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date;
and, with respect to a Tax period that begins on or before the Closing Date
and
ends thereafter, the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing
Date.
“Tax”
means (i) any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of
any
kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, withholding on amounts paid
to
or by any Person), together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or
additional amount imposed by any governmental authority (a “Taxing
Authority”) responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or
foreign), and any liability for any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii)
in the
case of the Company, liability for the payment of any amount of the type
described in clause (i) as a result of being or having been before the
Effective Time a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group, or a party to any agreement or arrangement, as a result of which
liability of the Company to a Taxing Authority is determined or taken into
account with reference to the activities of any other Person and (iii) liability
of the Company for the payment of any amount with respect to the payment
of any
amount imposed on any Person of the type described in (i) or (ii) as a
result of any existing express or implied agreement or arrangement (including,
but not limited to, a tax sharing agreement, an indemnification agreement
or
arrangement).
“Tax
Asset” means any net operating loss, net capital loss, investment tax
credit, foreign tax credit, charitable deduction or any other credit or tax
attribute that could be carried forward or back to reduce Taxes (including
without limitation deductions and credits related to alternative minimum
Taxes).
Section
8.02. Tax Representations. The Company represents
and warrants to Parent that:
(a) Filing
and Payment. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.02(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) all Tax returns, statements, reports,
elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules and forms (including estimated
tax or information returns and reports) filed or required to be filed with
any
Taxing Authority (“Returns”) by or on behalf of the Company
prior to the Closing Date, have been filed when due in accordance with all
applicable laws; (ii) as of the time of filing, such Returns were true and
complete in all material respects; and (iii) all Taxes shown as due and payable
on the Returns that have been filed have been timely paid, or withheld and
remitted, to the appropriate Taxing Authority.
(b) Financial
Records. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.02(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, (i) the charges, accruals and reserves for Taxes with
respect to the Company reflected on the books of the Company (excluding any
provision for deferred income taxes reflecting either differences between
the
treatment of items for accounting and income tax purposes or carryforwards)
are
adequate to cover Tax liabilities accruing through the end of the last period
for which the Company ordinarily records items on its books; and (ii) since
the
end of the last period for which the Company ordinarily records items on
its books, the Company has not incurred or accrued any liability for
Taxes other than in the ordinary course of business.
(c) Procedure
and Compliance. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.02(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) no Returns filed with respect to Tax years
of
the Company through the Tax year ended December 31, 2006 have been subject
to
examination by any Taxing Authority and no notice to commence an examination
has
been received by the Company or any Seller; (ii) the Company has not granted
any
extension or waiver of the statute of limitations period applicable to any
Return, which period (after giving effect to such extension or waiver) has
not
yet expired; (iii) there is no claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding, or
investigation now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against or with respect to the Company in respect of any Tax or Return; and
(iv)
no adjustment that would increase the Tax liability of the Company has been
made, proposed or threatened in writing by a Taxing Authority during any
audit
of a Pre-Closing Tax Period which could reasonably be expected to be made,
proposed or threatened in an audit of any subsequent Pre-Closing Tax Period
or
Post-Closing Tax Period.
(d) Taxing
Jurisdictions. Schedule 8.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of all jurisdictions (whether foreign or domestic) to which
any Tax is properly payable by the Company.
(e) S
Corporation Status. The Company (and any predecessor of the
Company) was at all times during its existence until June 28, 2007 a validly
electing S corporation, within the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the
Code. On June 29, 2007, the Company’s status as an S Corporation
terminated. The Company has not made any election under Treasury
Regulations Section 301.7701-3 to be taxed other than as a corporation for
U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
(f) FIRPTA
Certificate. Parent has received a certification signed by the
Company to the effect that no interest in the Company constitutes a United
States real property interest, as defined in Section 897 of the
Code.
Section
8.03. Covenants.
(a) Without
the prior written consent of Parent, none of the Sellers or the Company shall,
to the extent it may affect or relate to the Company, make or change any
Tax
election, change any annual Tax accounting period, adopt or change any method
of
Tax accounting, file any amended Return, enter into any closing agreement,
settle any Tax claim or assessment, surrender any right to claim a Tax refund,
offset or other reduction in Tax liability, consent to any extension or waiver
of the limitations period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment or take
or
omit to take any other action, if any such action or omission would have
the
effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any tax asset of the Company,
Parent or any Affiliate of Parent.
(b) Shareholders’
Representative shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to
be
filed all Returns for the Company for all periods ending on or prior to the
Closing Date that are filed after the Closing Date. Shareholders’
Representative shall permit Parent to review and comment on each such Return
described in the preceding sentence at least 30 days prior to the due date
for
such Return, and shall provide Parent with all related
workpapers. Such Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent
with the Company’s prior practice. Shareholders’ Representative shall
not file any Returns described in this Section 8.03(c) without the prior
written
consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In the
event that there is a dispute regarding the Returns, Section 8.07 shall
apply. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Sellers shall
include any income, gain, loss, deduction or other Tax items for such periods
on
their Returns in a manner consistent with the Schedule K-1s furnished by
the
Company to the Sellers for such periods.
(c) Prior
to the Closing, the Company shall not make any payment of, or in respect
of, any
Tax to any Person or any Taxing Authority, except to the extent such payment
is
in respect of a Tax that is due or payable or has been properly estimated
in
accordance with applicable law as applied in a manner consistent with past
practice of the Company.
(d) All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other
such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in
connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any
real
property transfer Tax and any similar Tax (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding
state and federal income taxes, if any, payable by the Company in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)) shall be paid by Sellers
(in proportion to their percentage ownership of the Company Stock, as set
forth
in Annex II to this Agreement) when due, and the Company will file all necessary
Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Taxes and fees,
with
the costs of such Returns and other documentation to be borne by Sellers
(in
proportion to their percentage ownership of the Company Stock, as set forth
in
Annex II to this Agreement), and if required by applicable law, Parent will,
and
will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Returns and
other documentation.
Section
8.04. Cooperation on Tax Matters.
(a) Parent
and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by the other party, in connection with the preparation and filing of any
Return
(including any report required pursuant to Section 6043 of the Code and all
Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder), any audit, litigation or other
proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the
retention and (upon another party’s request) the provision of records and
information which 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 material provided
hereunder. Parent and the Sellers agree (i) to retain all books and
records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to
any
Pre-Closing Tax Period, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered
into with any Taxing Authority, and (ii) to give the other party reasonable
written notice prior to destroying or discarding any such books and records
and,
if the other party so requests, Parent or the Sellers, as the case may be,
shall
allow the other party to take possession of such books and records.
(b) Parent
and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use all reasonable efforts
to
obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority
or
customer of the Company or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate,
reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including but not limited
to
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).
Section
8.05. Tax Indemnification.
(a) Each
of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx and Trust, jointly and severally, by adopting this Agreement,
shall hereby agree to indemnify each Parent Indemnitee against and agree
to hold
each Parent Indemnitee harmless from any:
(u) Tax
of the Company described in clause (i) of the definition of Tax related to
a
Pre-Closing Tax Period,
(v) Tax
described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax,
(w) Tax
of the Company resulting from a breach of the provisions of Section
8.02 or Section 8.03,
(x) Tax
resulting from the application of Section 280G of the Code to any payment
made
pursuant to this Agreement or to any payment made as a result of, or in
connection with, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement,
(y) liabilities,
costs, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable expenses of
investigation and attorneys’ fees and expenses), losses, damages, assessments,
settlements or judgments arising out of or incident to the imposition,
assessment or assertion of any Tax described in (u), (v), (w), (x) or
(y),
(the
sum
of (u), (v), (w), (x), and (y), of this Section 8.05(a) being referred to
herein
as a “Loss”).
(b) For
purposes of this Section, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a
periodic basis and are payable for a Tax period that includes (but does not
end
on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax related to the portion of such
Tax
period ending on and including the Closing Date shall (x) in the case of
any
Taxes other than gross receipts, sales or use Taxes and Taxes based upon
or
related to income, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire
Tax
period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days
in
the Tax period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator
of
which is the number of days in the entire Tax period, and (y) in the case
of any
Tax based upon or related to income and any gross receipts, sales or use
Tax, be
deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Tax period
ended on the Closing Date. All determinations necessary to give
effect to the allocation set forth in the foregoing clause (y) shall be made
in
a manner consistent with prior practice of the Company.
(c) Not
later than 30 days after receipt by Shareholders’ Representative of written
notice from Parent stating that any Loss has been incurred by a Parent
Indemnitee and the amount thereof and of the indemnity payment requested,
the
Sellers shall discharge their obligation to indemnify the Parent Indemnitee
against such Loss by paying to Parent an amount equal to the amount of such
Loss. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Parent provides Shareholders’
Representative with written notice of at least 30 days prior to the date
on
which the relevant Loss is required to be paid by any Parent Indemnitee,
within
that 30-day period the Sellers shall discharge their obligation to indemnify
the
Parent Indemnitee against such Loss by making payments to the relevant Taxing
Authority or Parent, as directed by Parent, in an aggregate amount equal
to the
amount of such Loss. The payment by a Parent Indemnitee of any Loss
shall not relieve Sellers of their obligation under this Section
8.05.
(d) Parent
agrees to give prompt notice to Shareholders’ Representative of any Loss or the
assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding
in
respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder which Parent deems to
be
within the ambit of this Section 8.05 (specifying with reasonable particularity
the basis therefor) and will give Shareholders’ Representative such information
with respect thereto as Shareholders’ Representative may reasonably
request. Shareholders’ Representative may, at the Sellers’ expense,
participate in the defense of any such suit, action or proceeding (including
any
Tax audit). Parent shall keep Shareholders’ Representative reasonably
informed of all developments on a timely basis and Parent shall not resolve
any
such suit, action or proceeding in a manner that could reasonably be expected
to
have an adverse impact on the Sellers’ indemnification obligations under this
Agreement without Shareholders’ Representative written consent, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld. All of the parties hereto shall cooperate
in the defense or prosecution of any claim.
(e) No
investigation by Parent or any of its Affiliates at or prior to the Closing
Date
shall relieve the Sellers of any liability hereunder.
(f) Any
claim of any Parent Indemnitee under this Section may be made and enforced
by
Parent on behalf of such Parent Indemnitee.
Section
8.06. Certain Disputes. Disputes arising under
Section 8.05 and not resolved by mutual agreement within 30 days shall be
resolved by a nationally recognized accounting firm with no material
relationship with Parent, the Sellers or their Affiliates (the
“Accounting Referee”), chosen and mutually acceptable to both
Parent and the Sellers within five days of the date on which the need to
choose
the Accounting Referee arises. The Accounting Referee shall resolve any disputed
items within 30 days of having the item referred to it pursuant to such
procedures as it may require. The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting
Referee shall be borne equally by Parent and the Sellers in proportion to
their
percentage ownership of the Company Stock, as set forth in Annex II to this
Agreement.
Section
8.07. Purchase Price Adjustment. Any amount paid
by the Sellers or Parent under Article 8 or Article 9 will be treated as
an
adjustment to the Merger Consideration.
Section
8.08. Tax-Free Reorganization Treatment. The
parties intend (assuming no shares of Parent Stock are used to satisfy
obligations under Article 9), if the Mergers are consummated, that the First
and
Second Mergers be treated as one integrated transaction, qualifying as a
“reorganization” described in Code Section 368(a)(1)(A) and for this Agreement
to constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.368-2(g). The parties agree to file all state
and federal income tax returns in a manner consistent with the intent and
form
of this transaction.
Section
8.09. Survival. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 8 other than Section
8.08, shall survive for the full period of the applicable statutes of
limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension
thereof).
ARTICLE
9
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section
9.01. Survival of Representation and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the parties
hereto contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time until
the
second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Survival Period”),
provided that the representations and warranties in Sections
4.01,
4.02, 4.07, 4.08, 4.18 and 4.21 shall survive indefinitely or until the latest
date permitted by law and the representations and warranties contained in
Article 8 shall survive in accordance with the terms of Section
8.09. The covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in
this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant
hereto
or in connection herewith shall survive the Closing Date indefinitely or
for the
shorter period explicitly specified therein, except that for such covenants
and
agreements that survive for such shorter period, breaches thereof shall survive
indefinitely or until the latest date permitted by
law. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, any breach of
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in respect of which indemnity
is
being sought under this Agreement shall survive the time at which it would
otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentences, if written notice
of
the inaccuracy or breach thereof giving rise to such right of indemnity shall
have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior
to
such time, but only to the extent of the indemnity being sought. All
of Parent’s and the Merger Subsidiaries’ representations and warranties
contained herein or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement
shall
terminate at the Effective Time.
Section
9.02. Indemnification. Article 33 Subject to the
limitations made herein, Trust and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (the “Indemnifying
Parties” shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold
harmless Parent and its Affiliates (including, after the Second Effective
Time,
the Surviving Entity), officers, directors, employees, agents, successors
and
assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) for any and
all damage, losses, liability, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and
penalties (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable
attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses in connection with any action,
suit or proceeding whether involving a third party claim or a claim solely
between the parties hereto but excluding any incidental, indirect or
consequential damages, losses, liabilities or expenses, and excluding any
lost
profits or diminution in value) (“Damages”), incurred or
suffered by any Indemnified Party arising out of any misrepresentation or
breach
of warranty (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality
or
Material Adverse Effect contained therein in determining the amount of any
Damages) or breach of covenant or agreement made or to be performed by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, other than Damages relating
to
Taxes, which shall be governed by Article 8.
(b) The
Sellers acknowledge and agree to the manner of indemnification payments provided
for in this Article 9, notwithstanding that not all Sellers are subject to
indemnification obligations under this Article 9. The Sellers shall
be free to make arrangements among themselves as regards to the sharing of
indemnification payments made pursuant to this Article 9.
(c) No
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article
9 until such time as the total amount of all Damages that have been directly
or
indirectly suffered or incurred by any one or more of the Indemnified Parties,
or to which any one or more of the Indemnified Parties has or have otherwise
become subject, exceeds $200,000 in the aggregate (the “Threshold
Amount”). At such time, the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to be
indemnified against and compensated only for the portion of such Damages
exceeding the Threshold Amount. For the avoidance of doubt,
indemnification claims pursuant to Article 8 shall not be subject to this
Section 9.02(c).
(d) The
maximum aggregate indemnification obligation of the Indemnifying Parties
under
this Article 9 shall be $10,000,000.
(e) Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx may, at his election, discharge any indemnifiable claim for
indemnification hereunder (in whole or in part) by surrendering shares of
Parent
Stock to Parent. For claims made during the two year period following
the Closing Date, the delivery of such shares of Parent Stock shall operate
for
all purposes as a complete discharge of the obligation to pay Damages pursuant
to an indemnifiable claim in an amount equal to the product of (w) the number
of
shares of Parent Stock delivered by Xxxxx Xxxxxxx pursuant to this Section
9.02(e) and (x) $11.066. For claims made after the two-year
anniversary of the Closing Date, the delivery of such shares of Parent Stock
shall operate for all purposes as a complete discharge of the obligation
to pay
Damages pursuant to an indemnifiable claim in an amount equal to the product
of
(y) the number of shares of Parent Stock delivered by Xxxxx Xxxxxxx pursuant
to
this Section 9.02(e) and (z) the closing price of Parent Stock on The Nasdaq
Global Market (or other applicable national exchange) on the Business Day
prior
to delivery of the Indemnification Notice setting forth the indemnifiable
claim.
(f) Any
amounts owed by Trust for indemnification claims pursuant to Article 8 or
Article 9 shall be satisfied first by causing Parent to withhold amounts
remaining due and payable on the Note by Parent. The withholding and
deduction of any such sum shall operate for all purposes as a complete discharge
(to the extent of such sum) of the obligation to pay the amount from which
such
sum was withheld and deducted. In the event that Trust’s
indemnification obligation exceeds the balance due on the Note, the Trust
shall
be responsible for such excess indemnification obligation.
(g) In
the event that an Indemnified Party has delivered an Indemnification Notice
pursuant to Section 9.03, Parent may withhold payments due on the Note up
to the
amount of alleged Damages set forth in the Indemnification Notice until the
resolution of such claim. Any amounts to be withheld shall be
withheld first from the last payment of principal due on the Note, and then
against earlier payments of principal to the extent that the alleged Damages
exceed the amount due on the last payment of principal on the
Note. Upon the final determination of the matter asserted in the
Indemnification Notice, any amounts remaining to be paid on the Note after
offsetting for any Damages determined to be owed by Trust pursuant to the
matter
asserted in such Indemnification Notice, less any amounts for which an
Indemnification Notice has been delivered but not yet determined, shall be
paid
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Note.
(h) The
representations and warranties (as modified by the Company Disclosure Schedule)
and the covenants and agreements of the Company, and the rights and remedies
that may be exercised by the Indemnified Parties, shall not be limited or
otherwise affected by or as a result of any information furnished to, or
any
investigation made by or knowledge of, any Indemnified Party.
(i) In
all matters relating to Article 8 or Article 9, the Shareholders’ Representative
shall be the only party entitled to assert the rights of the Shareholders,
and
the Shareholders’ Representative shall perform all of the obligations of the
Shareholders hereunder. Parent shall be entitled to rely on all
statements, representations and decisions of the Shareholders’
Representative.
Section
9.03. Indemnification Notice. a) Any Indemnified
Party seeking indemnification under this Agreement shall give the Shareholders’
Representative notice of any matter that such Indemnified Party has determined
has given rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, prior
to the
expiration of the applicable representations and warranties as set forth
in
Section 9.01. Such Indemnification Notice shall specify (i) the
specific provisions of this Agreement in respect of which such right of
indemnification is claimed or arises (ii) the amount of Damages being claimed
by
the Indemnified Party, if known, and method of computation thereof, and (iii)
the facts and circumstances supporting such claim (an “Indemnification
Notice”). The Shareholders’ Representative may object in a
written statement to the claim made by the Indemnified Party in an
Indemnification Notice by delivering a notice of such objection to the
Indemnified Party prior to the expiration of the thirtieth (30th) day after
delivery of the Indemnification Notice to the Shareholders’ Representative (an
“Objection Notice”). If the Shareholders’
Representative does not object in writing within such 30-day
period, such
failure to so object shall be an irrevocable acknowledgment by the Shareholders’
Representative that the Indemnified Party is entitled to the full amount
of
Damages set forth in such Indemnification Notice.
(b) In
case the Shareholders’ Representative delivers an Objection Notice in accordance
with Section 9.03, the Shareholders’ Representative and the Indemnified Party
shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties
with respect to each of such claims. Within ten (10) Business Days
after an Objection Notice is delivered to the Indemnified Party, the
Shareholder’s Representative and a person having authority on behalf of the
Indemnified Party to settle the dispute shall meet at a mutually acceptable
time
and place to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the Shareholders’
Representative and the Indemnified Party should agree upon the rights of
the
respective parties with respect to each of such claims, a memorandum setting
forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties.
Section
9.04. Shareholders’
Representative. (a) Effective upon and pursuant to this
Agreement, the Shareholders’ Representative shall be hereby appointed as the
representative of the holders of Company Stock and as the attorney-in-fact
and
agent for and on behalf of each holder of Company Stock solely with respect
to
any claims by any Indemnified Party under Article 8 or Article 9 of this
Agreement. The Shareholders’ Representative hereby accepts such
appointment. The Shareholders’ Representative shall have the
authority to take any and all actions and make any decisions required or
permitted to be taken by the Shareholders’ Representative under this Agreement,
including the exercise of the power to (i) agree to, negotiate, enter into
settlements and compromises of, commence any suit, action or proceeding,
and
comply with orders of courts with respect to, claims by any Indemnified Party
under Article 8 or Article 9 of this Agreement, and (ii) take all actions
necessary in the judgment of the Shareholders’ Representative for the
accomplishment of the foregoing. The Shareholders’ Representative
will have sole authority and power to act on behalf of each former shareholder
of the Company with respect to the disposition, settlement or other handling
of
all claims for indemnification under this Agreement and all related rights
or
obligations of the former shareholders of the Company arising under this
Agreement. The Shareholders’ Representative shall use commercially
reasonable efforts, based on contact information available to the Shareholders’
Representative, to keep the former shareholders of the Company reasonably
informed with respect to actions of the Shareholders’ Representative pursuant to
the authority granted the Shareholders’ Representative under this
Agreement. Each former shareholder of the Company shall promptly
provide written notice to the Shareholders’ Representative of any change of
address of such shareholder.
(b) In
all matters relating to the disposition, settlement or other handling of
claims
pursuant to Article 8 under this Agreement, the Shareholders’ Representative (or
his or her successor) shall be the only party entitled to assert the rights
of
the former shareholders of the Company. A decision, act, consent or
instruction of the Shareholders’ Representative hereunder shall constitute a
decision, act, consent or instruction of all former holders of Company Stock
and
shall be final, binding and conclusive upon each of such shareholders, and
Parent may rely upon any such decision, act, consent or instruction of the
Shareholders’ Representative as being the decision, act, consent or instruction
of each and every such holder of Company Stock. Parent shall be
relieved from any liability to any Person for any acts done by them in
accordance with such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Shareholders’
Representative.
(c) The
Shareholders’ Representative shall have the right to recover from payments due
on the Note, prior to any distribution to Trust, the Shareholders’
Representative’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in serving in that
capacity (the “Shareholders’ Representative’s
Expenses”). In the event outstanding payments on the Note
are insufficient to satisfy the Shareholders’ Representative’s Expenses, then
each Shareholder will be obligated to pay a percentage of the Shareholders’
Representative’s Expenses in excess of such funds proportionate to that holder’s
percentage ownership of the Company Stock.
(d) The
Shareholders’ Representative will incur no liability with respect to any action
taken or suffered by any party in reliance upon any notice, direction,
instruction, consent, statement or other document believed by such Shareholders’
Representative to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper person
(and
shall have no responsibility to determine the authenticity thereof), nor
for any
other action or inaction, except his own gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct. In all questions arising under this Agreement, the
Shareholders’ Representative may rely on the advice of outside counsel, and the
Shareholders’ Representative will not be liable to anyone for anything done,
omitted or suffered in good faith by the Shareholders’ Representative based on
such advice.
(e) The
holders of Company Stock shall severally but not jointly indemnify the
Shareholders’ Representative and hold the Shareholders’ Representative harmless
against any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence,
bad
faith or willful misconduct, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on
the
part of the Shareholders’ Representative and arising out of or in connection
with the acceptance or administration of the Shareholders’ Representative’s
duties hereunder, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal
counsel retained by the Shareholders’ Representative.
(f) At
any time during the Survival Period, a majority-in-interest of holders of
Company Stock may, by written consent, appoint a new representative as the
Shareholders’ Representative. Notice together with a copy of the
written consent appointing such new representative and bearing the signatures
of
holders of a majority-in-interest of those holders must be delivered to Parent
not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to such appointment. Such
appointment will be effective upon the later of the date indicated in the
consent or the date such consent is received by Parent
(g) In
the event that the Shareholders’ Representative becomes unable or unwilling to
continue in his or its capacity as Shareholders’ Representative, or if the
Shareholders’ Representative resigns as a Shareholders’ Representative, a
majority-in-interest of the holders of Company Stock may, by written consent,
appoint a new representative as the Shareholders’
Representative. Notice and a copy of the written consent appointing
such new representative and bearing the signatures of the holders of a
majority-in-interest of such holders must be delivered to
Parent. Such appointment will be effective upon the later of the date
indicated in the consent or the date such consent is received by
Parent.
Section
9.05. No Claims for Disclosed Matters. No
Indemnified Party may assert a claim for indemnification with respect to
any
matter which has been disclosed to Parent in the Company Disclosure
Schedules.
ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other
communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and delivered either
(i) in person or (ii) by a nationally recognized courier service and shall
be
given,
if
to
Parent or Merger Subsidiaries, to:
Photon
Dynamics, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000
Xx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Esq.
if
to the
Company, to:
Salvador
Imaging, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
with
a
copy to:
Rothgerber
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if
to the
Sellers or to the Shareholder’s Representative, to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
with
a
copy to:
Rothgerber
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
or
to
such other address as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice
to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other
communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient
thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of
receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall
be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the
place
of receipt.
Section
10.02. Amendments and Waivers. Article 34 Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective
Time
if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in
the
case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of
a
waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective;
provided that, after the Company Shareholder Approval without their
further approval, no such amendment or waiver shall reduce the amount or
change
the kind of consideration to be received in exchange for the shares of Company
Stock.
(b) No
failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial
exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided
shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided
by
Applicable Law.
Section
10.03. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided
herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
shall
be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.
Section
10.04. Successors and Assigns. The provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no
party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other party
hereto;
except that Parent or The Merger Subsidiaries may transfer or assign its
rights
and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part,
to
one or more of their Affiliates at any time; provided that no such
transfer or assignment shall relieve Parent of its obligations hereunder
or
enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto or due
to
Parent.
Section
10.05. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado,
without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state.
Section
10.06. Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree
that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of,
or
based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement
or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal court located
in the State of Colorado or any Colorado state court, and each of the parties
hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the
appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding
and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
suit,
action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or
proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served
on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees
that service of process on such party as provided in Section 10.01 shall
be
deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section
10.07. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES
HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section
10.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be an
original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon
the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party
hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other
parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a
counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall
have
no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether
by
virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other
communication).
Section
10.09. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Key
Employee Employment Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Xxxxxxx
Non-competition Agreement and the Assignment Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral
and
written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement.
Section
10.10. Captions. The captions herein are included
for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction
or
interpretation hereof.
Section
10.11. Severability. If any term, provision,
covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and
restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and
shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or
legal
substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any
manner
materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect
the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable
manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated
as
originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section
10.12. Specific Performance. The parties hereto
agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement
were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties
shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
this
Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions
hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law
or in
equity.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
SALVADOR
IMAGING, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
& CEO
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XXXXX
XXXXXXX
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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SALVADOR
FOUNDATION CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Trustee
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XXXXX
X. XXXX
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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XXXXXXXX
XXXX
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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XXXXX
XXXX
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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XXXX
X. XXXX
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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[Signature
Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization]
PHOTON
DYNAMICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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SALVADOR
ACQUISITION, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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SALVADOR
ACQUISITION, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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[Signature
Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization]