AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of October 24, 2006 among POWERDSINE LTD. MICROSEMI CORPORATION and PINNACLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated
as
of
October
24, 2006
among
MICROSEMI
CORPORATION
and
PINNACLE
ACQUISITION CORPORATION LTD
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01. Definitions
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Section
1.02. Other
Definitional and Interpretative Provisions
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ARTICLE
2
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THE
MERGER
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Section
2.01. The
Merger
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10
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Section
2.02. Effect
on Share Capital
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11
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Section
2.03. Surrender
and Payment
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11
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Section
2.04. Equity
Awards
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Section
2.05. Adjustments.
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16
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Section
2.06. Fractional
Shares
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16
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Section
2.07. Withholding
Rights
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17
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Section
2.08. Lost
Certificates
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ARTICLE
3
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THE
SURVIVING
COMPANY
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Section
3.01. The
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association
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Section
3.02. Directors
and Officers
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ARTICLE
4
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
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Section
4.01. Corporate
Existence and Power
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Section
4.02. Corporate
Authorization
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Section
4.03. Governmental
Authorization
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Section
4.04. Non-contravention
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Section
4.05. Capitalization
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Section
4.06. Subsidiaries;
Minority Investments
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Section
4.07. SEC
Filings
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21
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Section
4.08. Financial
Statements
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Section
4.09. Disclosure
Documents
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23
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Section
4.10. Absence
of Certain Changes
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Section
4.11. No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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24
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Section
4.12. Compliance
with Laws
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24
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Section
4.13. Litigation
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Section
4.14. Finders’
Fees
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Section
4.15. Opinion
of Financial Advisor
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25
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Section
4.16. Taxes
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25
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Section
4.17. Employee
Benefit Plans; Labor Matters
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Section
4.18. Environmental
Matters
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Section
4.19. Real
Property and Absence of Liens
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31
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Section
4.20. Intellectual
Property.
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31
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Section
4.21. Material
Contracts
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Section
4.22. Insurance
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Section
4.23. Antitakeover
Laws
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36
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Section
4.24. Insider
Interests
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36
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Section
4.25. Privacy
and Data Security
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36
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Section
4.26. Grants,
Incentives and Subsidies
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF PARENT
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Section
5.01. Corporate
Existence and Power
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Section
5.02. Corporate
Authorization
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37
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Section
5.03. Governmental
Authorization
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Section
5.04. Non-contravention
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Section
5.05. Capitalization
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Section
5.06. SEC
Filings
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39
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Section
5.07. Financial
Statements
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Section
5.08. Disclosure
Documents
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Section
5.09. Absence
of Certain Changes
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41
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Section
5.10. No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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42
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Section
5.11. Compliance
with Laws
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42
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Section
5.12. Litigation
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42
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Section
5.13. Share
Ownership
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42
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Section
5.14. Finders’
Fees
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Section
5.15. Financing
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ARTICLE
6
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COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
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Section
6.01. Conduct
of the Company
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Section
6.02. Court
Approval; Company Meetings
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45
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Section
6.03. No
Solicitation; Other Offers
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Section
6.04. Affiliates
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Section
6.05. Termination
of 401(k) Plan
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COVENANTS
OF PARENT
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Section
7.01. Conduct
of Parent
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Section
7.02. Obligations
of Merger Subsidiary
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49
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Section
7.03. Voting
of Shares
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49
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Section
7.04. Agreement
to Defend and Indemnify
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49
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Section
7.05. Employee
Matters.
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Section
7.06. Registration
Statement.
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52
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Section
7.07. Stock
Exchange Listing
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52
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Section
7.08. Section
16 Matters
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52
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ARTICLE
8
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COVENANTS
OF PARENT
AND THE COMPANY
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Section
8.01. Reasonable
Best Efforts
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Section
8.02.
Israeli Approvals
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Section
8.03. Tax
Matters
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55
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Section
8.04. Public
Announcements
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Section
8.05. Notices
of Certain Events
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Section
8.06. Access
To Information
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ARTICLE
9
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CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
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Section
9.01. Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party
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Section
9.02. Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary
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58
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Section
9.03. Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE
10
TERMINATION
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Section
10.01.
Termination
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59
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Section
10.02.
Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE
11
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
11.01. Notices
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Section
11.02. Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
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Section
11.03. Amendments
and Waivers
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Section
11.04. Expenses
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11.05. Binding
Effect; Benefit; Assignment
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Section
11.06. Governing
Law
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Section
11.07. Jurisdiction
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Section
11.08. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL
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Section
11.09. Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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Section
11.10. Entire
Agreement
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Section
11.11. Severability
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Section
11.12. Specific
Performance
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Section
11.13. Disclosure
Schedule References
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iv
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”)
dated
as of October 24, 2006 among PowerDsine Ltd., an Israeli company (the
“Company”),
Microsemi Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
and
Pinnacle Acquisition Corporation Ltd, an Israeli company and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (“Merger
Subsidiary”).
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary
have unanimously approved this Agreement pursuant to which, inter
alia,
Parent
will acquire the Company by means of a merger of Merger Subsidiary with and
into
the Company subject to the provisions of the Companies Law and on the terms
and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company has deemed it advisable that the
shareholders of the Company approve and adopt this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a
condition and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Subsidiary’s willingness to
enter into this Agreement, (i) certain shareholders of the Company are entering
into Voting Agreements in the form attached as Annex A
hereto
(the “Voting
Agreements”),
pursuant to which those shareholders, inter
alia,
will
agree to vote all voting securities in the Company beneficially owned by them
in
favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and against
any Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) affiliates of the Company under Rule 145
of
the 1933 Act are entering into Affiliate Agreements in the form attached as
Annex
B
hereto
(the “Affiliate
Agreements”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be
legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01.
Definitions. (a)
As used
herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Acquisition
Proposal”
means
any offer, proposal, inquiry or indication of interest by any Third Party with
respect to an Acquisition Transaction.
“Acquisition
Transaction”
means,
other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any transaction
or
series of related transactions with any Third Party involving (i) any
acquisition or purchase, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any tender offer
(including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated (or
other
acquisition or purchase from the Company, directly or indirectly) that, would
result in any Third Party’s beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding
share capital of the Company, or (iii) any merger, consolidation, share
exchange, business combination, arrangement, sale of substantially all the
assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other
similar transaction by the Company that involves the acquisition, purchase,
conversion or disposition, directly or indirectly, of (A) 15% or more of the
outstanding share capital of the Company, or (B) assets, individually or in
the
aggregate, constituting 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company
and its Subsidiaries.
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such Person. As used in this
definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies
of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“Applicable
Law”
means,
with respect to any Person, any international, national, federal, state or
local
law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention,
ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree or other
ruling enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority
of
competent jurisdiction 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 any other day on which commercial banks
in
Los Angeles, California, or in the State of Israel are authorized or required
by
Applicable Law to close.
“Code”
means
the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Companies
Law”
means
the Israeli Companies Law-5759-1999.
“Companies
Registrar”
means
the Registrar of Companies of the State of Israel.
“Company
Balance Sheet”
means
the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of June
30, 2006 and the notes thereto furnished on Form 6-K to the SEC on July 27,
2006.
2
“Company
Balance Sheet Date”
means
June 30, 2006.
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”
means
a
(i) material adverse effect on the business, net assets, financial condition
or
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) an
effect that would prevent the Company from consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Termination Date; provided
that, in
no event shall any of the following, alone or in combination with one another,
be deemed to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account
in
determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a
Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) any effect resulting from the negotiation,
execution, announcement, pendency or consummation of the Merger (including
any
loss of or adverse change in the relationship of the Company and its
Subsidiaries with their respective employees, customers, suppliers, partners,
or
distributors resulting therefrom), (B) any changes in the Company’s stock price
or trading volume, in and of itself, (C) any failure by the Company to meet
published financial projections or internal or analysts’ expectations, in and of
itself, (D) any effect resulting from changes or effects in general worldwide,
U.S. or Israeli market, economic or political conditions (including prevailing
interest rate, exchange rate and stock market levels), (E) any effect resulting
from changes or effects generally affecting the industries or markets in which
the Company operates, (F) any effect resulting from any act of war or terrorism
(or, in each case, any escalation thereof), (G) any claim or litigation arising
from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the Company or
Parent relating to this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby, or disclosure violations in securities filings made in
connection with the Merger, (H) any changes in Applicable Law or GAAP, (I)
any
action taken by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any action reasonably
taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, which is
expressly required to be taken by this Agreement or which is taken with Parent’s
consent, or any failure to take action which failure results from Parent’s
refusal to grant its consent to such action pursuant to Section
6.01,
or (J)
the failure to obtain the consent of a counterparty under any contract or
agreement listed in the Company Disclosure Schedule in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided,
further,
that,
(x) effects described in clauses (D) and (E) will be excluded from the effect
of
the immediately preceding proviso to the extent such effect has a materially
disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
and (y) effects described in clause (F) will be excluded from the effect of
such
preceding proviso to the extent such effect has a materially disproportionate
effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to
similarly situated Israeli businesses.
“Company
Ordinary Shares”
means
the ordinary shares, par value NIS0.01 per share, of the Company.
3
“Company
Owned IP”
means
each item of material Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries.
“Company
20-F”
means
the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.
“Employee
Plan”
means,
with respect to any Person, (i) each material “employee benefit plan,” as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) each material employment, consultancy,
severance or similar agreement, plan, arrangement or policy or (iii) each other
material plan, agreement or arrangement providing for compensation, bonuses,
profit-sharing, stock option or other equity-based compensation or other forms
of incentive or deferred compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including
any self-insured arrangements), medical, dental, vision or prescription
benefits, disability or sick leave benefits, life insurance, workers’
compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and
post-employment, retirement or pension benefits (including compensation,
pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits); in each case, that is
maintained, administered, sponsored or contributed to, by such Person, any
of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates and covers any
current or former director, officer or employee of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries or with respect to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries
has
any material liability.
“Environmental
Laws”
means
any Applicable Laws or any binding agreement with any Governmental Authority
or
other Third Party, in each case relating to worker safety, the environment
or
Hazardous Substances.
“ERISA”
means
the U.S. 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
(i) any government or any state, department, local authority or other political
subdivision thereof, (ii) any governmental body, agency, authority (including
any central bank, Taxing Authority or transgovernmental or supranational entity
or authority), minister or instrumentality (including any court or tribunal)
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including the OCS and the Investment
Center, or (iii) NASDAQ.
4
“Governmental
Authorizations”
means,
with respect to any Person, all licenses, permits (including construction
permits), certificates, waivers, consents, franchises (including similar
authorizations or permits), exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations
of any waiting period requirements and other authorizations and approvals issued
to such Person by or obtained by such Person from any Governmental Authority,
or
of which such Person has the benefit under any Applicable Law, including, with
respect to the Company, all licenses, if any, from the Israeli Ministry of
Defense or an authorized body thereof pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Control
of
Products and Services Declaration (Engagement in Encryption), 1974, as amended.
“Hazardous
Substance”
means
any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic, radioactive,
ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or
material, or any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements
displaying any of the foregoing characteristics that is designated, defined
or
regulated by any Governmental Authority as “hazardous,” “extremely hazardous,”
“toxic,” a “pollutant” or a “contaminant,” including petroleum and its
derivatives and by-products, natural gas and other hydrocarbons and
asbestos-containing materials.
“HSR
Act”
means
the U.S. Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
any or all rights in or arising out of: (i) all United States, international
and
foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals,
extensions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (ii) all trade
secrets and proprietary information, (iii) all copyrights, copyright
registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding
thereto throughout the world, (iv) all industrial designs and any registrations
and applications therefor throughout the world, (v) all mask works and any
registrations and applications therefor throughout the world, (vi) all trade
names, trade dress, logos, registered Internet domain names, common law
trademarks and service marks, trademark and service xxxx registrations and
applications therefor throughout the world, or (vii) any equivalent rights
to
any of the foregoing throughout the world.
“ISA”
means
the Israeli Securities Authority.
“Israeli
Securities Law”
means
the Israeli Securities Law 1968.
“Knowledge”
means
the actual knowledge of any individual listed in Section
1.01
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
“Lien”
means,
with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, security
interest or encumbrance in respect of that 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.
5
“NASDAQ”
means
The NASDAQ Stock Market.
“1933
Act”
means
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
“1934
Act”
means
the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Ordinance”
means
the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance [New Version], 1961.
“Parent
Balance Sheet”
means
the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of July 2,
2006
and the footnotes therein set forth in the Parent 10-Q.
“Parent
Balance Sheet Date”
means
July 2, 2006.
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
shares of common stock, $0.20 par value, of Parent.
“Parent
Material Adverse Effect”
means,
a material adverse effect (i) on the business, net assets, financial condition
or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) an
effect that would prevent Parent or Merger Subsidiary from consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Termination
Date;
provided
that, in
no event shall any of the following, alone or in combination with one another,
be deemed to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account
in
determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a
Parent Material Adverse Effect: (A) any effect resulting from the announcement,
pendency or consummation of the Merger (including any loss of or adverse change
in the relationship of Parent and its Subsidiaries with their respective
employees, customers, suppliers, partners, or distributors resulting therefrom),
(B) any changes in Parent’s stock price or trading volume, in and of itself, (C)
any failure by Parent to meet published financial projections or internal or
analysts’ expectations, in and of itself, (D) any effect resulting from changes
or effects in general worldwide, U.S. or Israeli market, economic or political
conditions (including prevailing interest rate, exchange rate and stock market
levels), (E) any effect resulting from changes or effects generally affecting
the industries or markets in which Parent operates, (F) any effect resulting
from any act of war or terrorism (or, in each case, any escalation thereof),
(G)
any claim or litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty
with respect to the Company or Parent relating to this Agreement, the Merger
or
the other transactions contemplated hereby, or disclosure violations in
securities filings made in connection with the Merger, (H) any changes in
Applicable Law or GAAP, or (I) any action reasonably taken by Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries, or any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
in each case, which is expressly required to be taken by this Agreement or
which
is taken with the Company’s consent, or any failure to take action which failure
results from the Company’s refusal to grant its consent to such action pursuant
to Section
7.01;
provided,
further,
that,
(x) effects described in clauses (D) and (E) will be excluded from the effect
of
the immediately preceding proviso to the extent such effect has a materially
disproportionate effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
(y) effects described in clause (F) will be excluded from the effect of such
preceding proviso to the extent such effect has a materially disproportionate
effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to similarly
situated U.S. businesses.
6
“Parent
10-Q”
means
Parent’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended July 2,
2006.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(i) Liens set forth or adequately provided for in the Company Balance Sheet,
(ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due or being contested in good faith, (iii) Liens
that are reflected in the Company SEC Documents, (iv) landlord’s, mechanic’s,
materialman’s, carrier’s, repairer’s and other similar Liens arising or incurred
in the ordinary course of business or not yet due or being contested in good
faith, and (v) Liens that do not materially interfere with the use of the
property or assets to which such Lien relates.
“Person”
means
an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association,
trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental
Authority.
“Representatives”
means,
with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, financial
advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other authorized representatives
of
that Person.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”
means
the U.S. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“SEC”
means
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are at any time,
directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
“Superior
Proposal”
means
any unsolicited bona
fide
written
offer made by a Third Party with respect to an Acquisition Transaction that
involves the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the voting
power of the Company Stock or the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, on terms that the Board of Directors of the Company (or a
duly
authorized special committee thereof (a “Special
Committee”))
determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and
a
financial advisor of internationally recognized reputation, taking into account
all the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, including the
reasonably expected time for the consummation of such Acquisition Transaction,
would be more favorable to the shareholders of the Company from a financial
point of view than the transactions contemplated hereby (taking into account
any
proposed modifications by Parent in response to such Acquisition Proposal),
and
is reasonably capable of being consummated by such Third Party.
7
“Third
Party”
means
any Person, including as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, or “group,”
as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Parent or any of its
Affiliates or Representatives.
(b) Each
of
the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such
term:
Term
|
Section
|
|
Accounting
Rules
|
4.08
|
|
Adverse
Recommendation Change
|
6.03(a)
|
|
Agreement
|
Preamble
|
|
Assumed
Option
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Assumed
Restricted Share Award
|
2.04(b)
|
|
Board
Recommendation
|
4.02(a)
|
|
Cash
Consideration
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Cash
Percentage
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Claims
|
4.13
|
|
Closing
|
2.01(b)
|
|
Closing
Date
|
2.01(b)
|
|
Closing
Value
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
|
Company
Charter Documents
|
4.01
|
|
Company
Creditor Meeting
|
6.02(a)
|
|
Company
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
4
|
|
Company
Leased Real Property
|
4.19
|
|
Company
Leases
|
4.19(a)
|
|
Company
Material Contract
|
4.20(a)
|
|
Company
Participants
|
7.04(a)
|
|
Company
Proxy Statement
|
6.02(b)
|
|
Company
Restricted Share
|
2.04(b)
|
|
Company
SEC Documents
|
4.07(a)
|
|
Company
Shareholder Meeting
|
6.02
|
|
Company
Options
|
2.04(a)
|
8
Term
|
Section
|
Company
Option Plans
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Confidentiality
Agreement
|
8.06
|
|
Court
Approval
|
6.02(c)
|
|
Effective
Time
|
2.01(b)
|
|
Environmental
Permits
|
4.18
|
|
Exchange
Agent
|
2.03
|
|
Foreign
Antitrust Laws
|
4.03
|
|
Grants
|
4.26
|
|
Indemnified
Claims
|
7.04(a)
|
|
Indemnified
Person
|
7.04(a)
|
|
Israeli
Court
|
6.02(a)
|
|
Israeli
Option Tax Rulings
|
8.03(a)(i)
|
|
Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling
|
8.03(a)(ii)
|
|
Investment
Center
|
4.03
|
|
Investment
Center Approval
|
4.03
|
|
Maximum
Annual Premium
|
7.04(b)
|
|
Merger
|
2.01(a)
|
|
Merger
Consideration
|
2.02(a)
|
|
Merger
Proposal
|
8.02
|
|
Merger
Subsidiary
|
Preamble
|
|
Necessary
IP Licenses
|
4.20(b)
|
|
OCS
|
4.03
|
|
OCS
Approval
|
4.03
|
|
Option
Cash Award
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Option
Exchange Ratio
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Option
Shortfall Amount
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Parent
|
Preamble
|
|
Parent
SEC Documents
|
5.06
|
|
Payment
Event
|
11.04(b)
|
|
Registration
Statement
|
7.06
|
|
Rolled-over
Option
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Section
102 Options
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Section
350 Vote
|
6.02(a)
|
|
Special
Committee
|
1.01
|
|
Stock
Consideration
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Stock
Percentage
|
2.04(a)
|
|
Surviving
Company
|
2.01(a)
|
|
Tax
|
4.16(l)
|
|
Tax
Return
|
4.16(l)
|
|
Tax
Sharing Agreement
|
4.16(l)
|
|
Taxing
Authority
|
4.16(l)
|
|
Termination
Date
|
10.01(b)(i)
|
|
Termination
Fee
|
11.04(b)
|
9
Term
|
Section
|
Uncertificated
Shares
|
2.03(a)
|
|
Unsigned
Company Rule 145 Affiliate
|
6.04
|
|
Voting
Agreements
|
Recitals
|
Section
1.02.
Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The
words
“hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used herein 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, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections,
Annexes, 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 Annex, Exhibit or Schedule but not
otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined herein. Any
singular term herein shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural
term
the singular. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used
herein, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,”
whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.
“Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other
means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form.
References to any statute are to that statute, as amended from time to time,
and
to the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to any specific
agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified
or
supplemented prior to the date hereof in accordance with the terms thereof.
References to “$” and “dollars” are to the currency of the United States.
References to NIS are to the currency of the State of Israel. 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
Merger. (a)
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Effective Time,
in
accordance with Sections 350 and 351 of the Companies Law and the provisions
of
the Court Approval, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged (the “Merger”)
with
and into the Company, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Subsidiary
shall cease and the Company shall be the surviving company (the “Surviving
Company”).
From
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall possess all the
rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the
obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of the Company and
Merger Subsidiary, all as provided under the applicable provisions of the
Companies Law.
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(b) The
consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, on a date and at a time to be agreed upon by
Parent and the Company, which date shall be no later than two Business Days
after the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article
9
(other
than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing,
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or at such other
location, date and time as Parent, Merger Subsidiary and the Company shall
mutually agree upon in writing (the date upon which the Closing occurs, the
“Closing
Date”
or
the
“Effective
Time”,
as
applicable).
Section
2.02.
Effect on Share Capital. At
the
Effective Time, by virtue of, and simultaneously with the Merger, and without
any further action on the part of Parent, the Company or Merger
Subsidiary:
(a) except
as
otherwise provided in Sections 2.02(b)
and
2.02(c),
each
Company Ordinary Share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall
be transferred to Parent and shall be registered in the name of Parent in the
shareholder register of the Surviving Company, in consideration for the right
to
receive $8.25 in cash, without interest and 0.1498 shares of Parent Common
Stock
(together with cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock as
specified below, the “Merger
Consideration”);
(b) no
payment shall be made with respect to any Company Ordinary Shares held by the
Company or dormant shares (minayot
radumot)
immediately prior to the Effective Time;
and
(c) no
payment shall be made with respect to any Company Ordinary Share held by Parent,
Merger Subsidiary and any other wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
Section
2.03.
Surrender and Payment. (a) Prior
to
the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint a bank or trust company reasonably
acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange
Agent”)
for
the purpose of exchanging for the Merger Consideration (i)
certificates representing Company Ordinary Shares (the “Certificates”),
or
(ii)
uncertificated Company Ordinary Shares (the “Uncertificated
Shares”).
At
the Effective Time, Parent shall have made available to the Exchange Agent,
as
needed, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Certificates
and
the Uncertificated Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall
send,
or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of Company Ordinary
Shares at the Effective Time a letter of transmittal in customary form and
containing such provisions and instructions as Parent may reasonably specify
and
the Company may reasonably approve prior to the Effective Time (including
provision that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall
pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or transfer of the
Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for use in such
exchange.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Sections 2.02(b)
and
2.02(c),
each
holder of Company Ordinary Shares shall be entitled to receive, upon
(i)
surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a properly
completed letter of transmittal, or (ii)
receipt
of an “agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any,
of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a
book-entry transfer of Uncertificated Shares, the Merger Consideration in
respect of each Company Ordinary Share represented by a Certificate or for
each
Uncertificated Share. The shares of Parent Common Stock constituting part of
such Merger Consideration, at Parent’s option, shall be in uncertificated
book-entry form, unless a physical certificate is requested by a holder of
Company Ordinary Shares or is otherwise required under Applicable Law. Until
so
surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, each such Certificate or
Uncertificated Share shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes
only the right to receive such Merger Consideration.
(c) If
any
portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the
Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred
Uncertificated Share is registered, it shall be a condition to such payment
that
(i)
either
such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper
form
for transfer or such Uncertificated Share shall be properly transferred, and
(ii)
the
Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer
or
other taxes required as a result of such payment to a Person other than the
registered holder of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish
to
the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not
payable.
(d) After
the
Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company
Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after
the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to
the
Surviving Company, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger
Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth,
in
this Article
2.
(e) Any
portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent
pursuant to Section
2.03(a)
(and any
interest or other income earned thereon) that remains unclaimed by the holders
of Company Ordinary Shares six months after the Effective Time shall be returned
to Parent, upon demand, and any such holder who has not exchanged such shares
for the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section
2.03
prior to
that time shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of the Merger
Consideration in respect of such Company Ordinary Shares, without any interest
thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be liable to any holder
of Company Ordinary Shares for any amounts properly paid to a public official
pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws. Any amounts
remaining unclaimed by holders of Company Ordinary Shares two years after the
Effective Time (or such earlier date immediately prior to such time when the
amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental
Authority) shall become, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the property
of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously
entitled thereto.
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(f) No
dividends or other distributions with respect to the Parent Common Stock
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 or of any
Uncertificated Shares not transferred until such Certificates or Uncertificated
Shares are surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, as provided in this
Section
2.03.
Following such surrender or transfer, there shall be paid, without interest,
to
the Person in whose name the shares of Parent Common Stock have been registered,
(i) at
the time of such surrender or transfer, 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 shares, and (ii) at
the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions
with a record date after the Effective Time and prior to surrender or transfer
and with a payment date subsequent to surrender or transfer payable with respect
to such shares.
Section
2.04.
Equity Awards. (a) Effective
as of the Effective Time, each then outstanding option to purchase Company
Ordinary Shares (each, a “Company
Option”),
including options outstanding under the Company’s Section 102 Stock Option Plan,
0000 Xxxxxx Share Option Plan, 2006 Israeli Share Incentive Compensation Plan
and Stock Option Plan (Incentive and Restricted Stock Option) (collectively,
the
“Company
Option Plans”),
shall
be treated as follows:
(i) Each
Company Option shall be converted into (A) an option to purchase a number of
shares of Parent Common Stock (an “Assumed
Option”)
equal
to the product of (x) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be received
with respect to each Company Ordinary Share as Merger Consideration pursuant
to
Section 2.02(a) (the “Stock
Consideration”)
multiplied
by
(y) the
number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company Option, with the
aggregate exercise price for such Assumed Option being equal to a portion of
the
aggregate exercise price of the Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company
Option prior to the conversion equal to the Stock Percentage (as defined below),
plus, if applicable, the Option Shortfall Amount (as defined below) applicable
to such Company Option, and (B) an entitlement to receive an amount of cash
(an
“Option
Cash Award”)
equal
to the product of (x) the amount of cash to be received with respect to each
Company Ordinary Share as Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.02(a)
(the
“Cash
Consideration”)
multiplied
by
(y) the
number of Company Ordinary Shares subject to such Company Option, with such
product reduced
by
an
amount equal to a portion of the aggregate exercise price of the Company
Ordinary Shares subject to such Company Option prior to the conversion equal
to
the “Cash Percentage” (as defined below); provided,
that if
the amount of an Option Cash Award with respect to a Company Option pursuant
to
the above formula is a negative amount, then no Option Cash Award will be made
with respect to such Company Option, and the magnitude of such negative amount
is referred to herein as the “Option
Shortfall Amount”
with
respect to such Company Option. The “Stock
Percentage”
shall
mean the quotient of (I) the product of (A) the Stock Consideration multiplied
by (B) the closing price of a share of Parent Common Stock on NASDAQ on the
trading day the conclusion of which immediately preceded the Closing Date (the
“Closing
Value”)
divided by (II) the sum of (A) the product set forth in clause (I) above plus
(B) the Cash Consideration. The “Cash
Percentage”
shall
mean the amount by which one (1) exceeds the Stock Percentage.
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(A) Except
as
provided above, each Assumed Option shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions, including expiration date, vesting (including pursuant to
accelerated vesting as provided under the Company Option Plans) and exercise
provisions, as were applicable to the corresponding Company Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
(B) Each
portion of such Option Cash Award resulting from conversion of a portion of
a
Company Option that is vested at the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder
of the Option Cash Award promptly following the Effective Time, except that
with
respect to Company Options granted pursuant to Section 102 of the Israel Tax
Ordinance, 1961 (“Section
102 Options”)
and
held in trust at the Effective Time, such amount shall be paid to holder of
the
Option Cash Award upon the end of the Section 102 holding period. Each portion
of such Cash Award resulting from conversion of a portion of a Company Option
that is unvested at the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of the Option
Cash Award on or promptly following the applicable vesting date of such
underlying Company Option (including pursuant to accelerated vesting as provided
under the Company Option Plans), except that with respect to Section 102 Options
held in trust as of the applicable vesting date, such amount shall be paid
to
holder of the Option Cash Award upon the end of the Section 102 holding
period.
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(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event the Israeli Option Tax Ruling described in Section
8.03(a)(i)(A) is not obtained prior to the Closing with respect to all Company
Options for which such a ruling is sought, each Company Option shall be
converted into an option (a “Rolled-over
Option”)
to
purchase a number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest
whole share) equal to the product of the number of Company Ordinary Shares
subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time
multiplied by the Option Exchange Ratio (as defined below). The per share
exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such
Rolled-over Option shall be equal (rounded up to the nearest xxxxx) to the
exercise price per Company Ordinary Share applicable to such Company Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the Option Exchange Ratio.
Except as provided above, the Rolled-over Option shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions, including expiration date, vesting (including pursuant
to
accelerated vesting as provided under the Company Option Plans) and exercise
provisions, as were applicable to the corresponding Company Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time. For purposes of this Section 2.04(a)(ii), the
“Option
Exchange Ratio”
shall
be the
sum
of (i) the Stock Consideration, and (ii) the amount obtained by dividing (A)
the
Cash Consideration,
by (B)
the Closing Value.
(iii) From
and
after the Effective Time, each Company Option shall no longer represent the
right to acquire Company Ordinary Shares.
(b) Effective
as of the Effective Time, each unvested restricted Company Ordinary Share that
is subject to a vesting schedule or forfeiture on termination of employment
(a
“Company
Restricted Share”)
shall
be converted into the right (“Assumed
Restricted Share Awards”)
to
receive (i) the amount of cash to be received with respect to each Company
Ordinary Share as Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.02(a) and (ii)
the
number of shares of Parent Company Stock to be received with respect to each
Company Ordinary Share as Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.02(a),
in
each case remaining subject to the vesting schedule in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time to the extent permitted by applicable tax
rules.
(c) As
soon
as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to the holder
of
each Company Option or Assumed Restricted Share Award appropriate notices
setting forth (i) the number of shares of Parent Company Stock subject to the
applicable Assumed Option, Rolled-over Option or Assumed Restricted Share Awards
each as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.04, and any applicable exercise
price, and (ii) the amount of Option Cash Awards, then held by each such holder.
Parent shall take such actions as are necessary for the assumption of the Option
Cash Awards, Assumed Restricted Share Awards, Assumed Options and Rolled-over
Options pursuant to this Section 2.04, including the reservation, issuance
and
listing of a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock. Parent shall
prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect
to the shares of Parent Common Stock subject to the Assumed Options, Rolled-over
Options and Assumed Restricted Share Awards promptly following the Effective
Time (and in any event within five Business Days after the Effective
Time).
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(d) With
respect to U.S. optionholders, the parties will use reasonable efforts to
accomplish the foregoing in a manner that is in compliance with the adjustment
requirements of Sections 424 and 422 of the Code.
(e) Prior
to
the Effective Time, the Company shall (i) amend the Company Option Plans to
provide that if, within 12 months after Closing, (A) an employee is
involuntarily terminated by the Company without cause or by constructive
termination or (B) a non-employee director is not a director of Parent
immediately following the Effective Time, all of such individual’s Company
Options (including any Assumed Option, Rolled-over Option or Option Cash Award)
and Company Restricted Shares shall become vested, and (ii) use reasonable
efforts to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.04.
Section
2.05.
Adjustments. If,
during the period between the date hereof and the Effective Time, any change
in
the outstanding capital stock of the Company or Parent shall occur by reason
of
any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination, reverse
stock split, exchange or readjustment of shares, or stock dividend thereon
with
a record date prior to the Effective Time, then in each case, the Merger
Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall
be
appropriately and equitably adjusted.
Section
2.06.
Fractional Xxxxxx.Xx
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in the Merger. All
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of Company Ordinary
Shares would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the 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 average closing sale price of Parent
Common Stock on NASDAQ for the period of five consecutive trading days ending
on
(and including) the second trading day prior to the Closing Date by the fraction
of a share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder would otherwise have
been
entitled.
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Section
2.07.
Withholding Rights. Each
of
the Exchange Agent, Parent and the Surviving Company shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any holder of Company
Ordinary Shares or Company Options pursuant to this Article
2
such
amounts in cash as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the
making of such payment (in cash or shares of Parent Common Stock) under any
provision of Applicable Law; provided
that,
(i)
if the
Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling is obtained, deduction and withholding of any
amounts under the Ordinance or any other provision of Israeli law, if any,
shall
be made only in accordance with the provisions of the Israeli Withholding Tax
Ruling, and (ii)
if any
holder of Company Ordinary Shares provides the Exchange Agent, Parent or the
Surviving Company with a valid approval or ruling issued by the applicable
Governmental Entity regarding the withholding (or reduction or exemption from
withholding) of Israeli Tax from the Merger Consideration, which in the sole
discretion of Israeli counsel to Parent is sufficient to enable Parent to
conclude that no withholding or a reduced rate of withholding, as applicable,
of
Israeli Tax is required, then the deduction and withholding of any amounts
under
the Ordinance or any other provision of Israeli law, if any, from the Merger
Consideration payable to such holder shall be made only in accordance with
the
provisions of such approval. If the Exchange Agent, Parent or Surviving Company,
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 Company Ordinary
Shares or Company Options in respect of which the Exchange Agent, Surviving
Company 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
appropriate affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate
to be
lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Company, the posting
by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the Exchange Agent may
direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Exchange
Agent, Parent or the Surviving Company with respect to such Certificate, the
Exchange Agent shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the Company
Ordinary Shares represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this
Article
2.
ARTICLE
3
THE
SURVIVING
COMPANY
Section
3.01.
The
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
The
parties hereto shall take all actions necessary so that (i)
the
Memorandum of Association of the Company in effect at the Effective Time shall
be the Memorandum of Association of the Surviving Company, and (ii)
the
Articles of Association of Merger Subsidiary as in effect immediately prior
to
the Effective Time shall be the Articles of Association of the Surviving
Company, in each case, until amended in accordance with the Companies
Law.
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Section
3.02.
Directors and Officers. From
and
after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, (i)
the
directors of Merger Subsidiary at the Effective Time shall be the directors
of
the Surviving Company, and (ii)
the
officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the
Surviving Company.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
Subject
to Section 11.13, except as expressly disclosed in the Company SEC Documents
filed prior to the date hereof (excluding for purposes of this exception any
disclosure under any “Risk Factors” section of any such Company SEC Document) or
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered to Parent
contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the
“Company
Disclosure Schedule”),
the
Company represents and warrants to Parent that:
Section
4.01.
Corporate Existence and Power. The
Company is a company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws
of
the State of Israel and has all corporate powers and all Governmental
Authorizations required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for
those Governmental Authorizations, the absence of which would not reasonably
be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign
corporation and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those
jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore made available
to
Parent a true and complete copy of the Memorandum of Association and Articles
of
Association of the Company as currently in effect (the “Company
Charter Documents”).
Section
4.02.
Corporate Authorization. (a)
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, except for obtaining the Section 350 Vote
and the Court Approval, 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 enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws relating to creditors’
rights and to general principles of equity.
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(b) At
a
meeting duly called and held, the Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously
(i)
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are
fair
to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders, (ii)
determined that, considering the financial position of the Company and Merger
Subsidiary, no reasonable concern exists that the Surviving Company will be
unable to fulfill the obligations of the Company to its creditors, (iii)
approved
and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and
(iv)
subject
to Section
6.03,
resolved to recommend the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger
by the shareholders of the Company (the “Board
Recommendation”).
Section
4.03.
Governmental Authorization. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby require
no
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other
than (i)
obtaining the Court Approval, (ii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of (A)
the HSR
Act, and (B)
any
Applicable Law analogous to the HSR Act or otherwise regulating antitrust or
merger control matters and in each case existing in foreign jurisdictions (the
“Foreign
Antitrust Laws”),
(iii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the
Israeli Securities Laws and any other applicable securities or takeover laws,
and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, (iv)
filings
with, and approval by, the Investment Center of the Israeli Ministry of Trade
& Industry (the “Investment
Center”)
of the
change in ownership of the Company to be effected by the Merger (the
“Investment
Center Approval”),
(v)
filings
with, and approval by, the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry
of Trade & Industry (“OCS”)
of the
change in ownership of the Company to be effected by the Merger (the
“OCS
Approval”),
and
(vi)
any
actions or filings the absence of which would not be reasonably expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
4.04.
Non-contravention. The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not
and
will not (i)
contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of the Memorandum of Association or the Articles of Association of the Company,
(ii)
assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Sections 4.03
and
5.03,
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision
of any Applicable Law applicable to the Company, (iii)
assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section
4.03,
require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under,
or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change
of
any right or obligation or the loss of any material benefit to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any Company
Material Agreement, or (iv)
result
in the creation or imposition of any material Lien on any asset of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section
4.05.
Capitalization. (a)
The
authorized share capital of the Company consists of 50,000,000 Company Ordinary
Shares. As of the close of business on October 20, 2006, there were outstanding
(i)
20,559,134 Company Ordinary Shares (of which 382,075 were Company Restricted
Shares), (ii)
no
shares of preferred stock of the Company, (iii)
no
shares were held by the Company as dormant shares (Menayot
Redumot),
and
(iv)
stock
options to purchase an aggregate of 3,437,437 Company Ordinary Shares. All
outstanding Company Ordinary Shares have been, and all Company Ordinary Shares
that may be issued pursuant to the Company Option Plans will be, when issued
in
accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued
and are, or, in the case of shares that may be issued pursuant to the Company
Option Plans, will be when issued in accordance with the respective terms
thereof, fully paid. No Subsidiary of the Company owns any shares of capital
stock of the Company. The Company has furnished to Parent a true and complete
list, as of the close of business on October 20, 2006 of all outstanding Company
Options, including with respect to each such option, the name of the holder,
the
exercise price, the grant date and the vesting schedule, and with respect to
all
such Company Options granted to Israeli taxpayers, whether each such option
was
granted under any of the following sections of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance:
Section 3(i); Section 102 (prior to January 1, 2003); or Section 102 (on or
after January 1, 2003, and in such event pursuant to which subsection of Section
102). The Company is not a party to any voting agreement with respect to the
voting of any Company Ordinary Shares.
(b) Except
as
set forth in this Section
4.05
and for
changes since October 20, 2006 resulting from the exercise of Company Options
outstanding on such date or the issuance of Company Options or Company Ordinary
Shares as permitted by this Agreement, there are no outstanding (i)
shares
of capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
the
Company, (ii)
securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in, the Company,
or
(iii)
options
or other rights to acquire from the Company, or other obligation of the Company
to issue, any capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership
interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, capital
stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in, the Company.
There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the items listed in clauses
(i),
(ii)
and
(iii)
above,
except from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with
currently effective agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in
connection with any termination of service to it or its
Subsidiaries.
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Section
4.06.
Subsidiaries; Minority Investments. (a)
Each
Subsidiary of the Company (i)
is a
legal entity duly formed, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, (ii)
has all
organizational powers to carry on its business as now conducted, and
(iii)
is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where that qualification is necessary with such exceptions, in
the
case of each of clauses (i)
through
(iii)
above,
as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Section
4.06(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all
Subsidiaries of the Company and the respective jurisdictions of incorporation
thereof.
(b) All
of
the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company,
directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien, except for Permitted Liens.
There are no outstanding (i)
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii)
options
or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
other
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital
stock
of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for, any capital stock of, or other voting
securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company. There
are
no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the items listed in clauses
(i)
and (ii) above.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, owns any equity
or similar interest in or any interest convertible, exchangeable or exercisable
for, any equity or similar interest in, any Person (other than a Subsidiary
of
the Company).
Section
4.07.
SEC
Filings. (a)
The
Company has made available to Parent, to the extent not available on the SEC’s
XXXXX system, (i)
the
Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for its fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, (ii)
all
current reports furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K by the Company since December
31, 2005, and (iii)
all
other reports, filings, registration statements and other documents filed with
or furnished to, the SEC by the Company since December 31, 2005, (the documents
referred to in this Section
4.07(a),
whether
or not such documents are available on the SEC’s XXXXX system, collectively, the
“Company
SEC Documents”).
The
Company has filed with (or furnished on Form 6-K to) the SEC all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits, material
agreements and other information incorporated therein) required to be filed
with
(or furnished on Form 6-K to) the SEC by the Company since December 31,
2005.
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(b) As
of the
date it was filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, each Company SEC Document
complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of
the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be.
(c) As
of the
date it was filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, each Company SEC Document
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.
(d) The
principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company
have made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to the relevant Company SEC Documents filed
by
the Company.
(e) The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15
or
Rule 15d-15 under the 1934 Act; such controls and procedures are effective
to
ensure that all material information concerning the Company and the Subsidiaries
is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the
preparation of the Company’s SEC filings and other public disclosure
documents.
(f) The
Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii)
access
to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, and (iv)
the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
Section
4.08.
Financial Statements. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements of the Company (including, in each case, any notes thereto)
included in the Company SEC Documents comply as to form, as of their respective
dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with
respect thereto (the “Accounting
Rules”),
have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during
the
periods involved (except, in the case of unaudited statements, for the absence
of footnotes) and fairly present (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash
flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in
the
case of any unaudited interim financial statements).
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Section
4.09.
Disclosure Documents. (a) The
Company Proxy Statement at the time such Company Proxy Statement or any
amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to shareholders and (if
applicable) creditors of the Company and at the time such shareholders and
(if
applicable) creditors vote on adoption of this Agreement, will not contain
any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties
contained in this Section 4.09 will not apply to statements or omissions
included in the Company Disclosure Documents based upon information furnished
to
the Company by Parent or any of its Representatives for use
therein.
(b) To
the
extent applicable, none of the information furnished to Parent by the Company
or
any of its Representatives for use in any Registration Statement or any
amendment or supplement thereto, at the time such Registration Statement or
any
amendment or supplement becomes effective, will contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
Section
4.10.
Absence of Certain Changes. Since
the
Company Balance Sheet Date, the business of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course and there has not been
any event, occurrence or development which has had, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the Company Balance Sheet
Date and, except with respect to Section
4.10(a),
through
the date hereof, there has not been:
(a) any
material damage, destruction or other casualty loss affecting the business
or
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) (i)
any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
in
cash, stock or property in respect of the share capital of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, except any dividend declared or paid or advance made by a
wholly owned Subsidiary to the Company, or (ii)
any
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any share capital or other securities of, the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, except (x) by a wholly owned Subsidiary from the Company,
or
(y) from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with
currently effective agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in
connection with any termination of service to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(c) except
for transactions or among the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, any acquisition,
sale, lease, license or other disposal of any material assets or property,
other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
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(d) any
change in any method of accounting or accounting practices by the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries, except for any such change which is not material or which
is required by Applicable Law or GAAP; or
(e) any
material Tax election made or any material Tax claim, audit or assessment
settled, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, or any Tax ruling or arrangement applied for or received,
whether or not in connection with the Merger or Arrangement, by the Company
on
its own behalf or on behalf of any of its shareholders in connection with the
Merger or Arrangement, other than routine correspondence with the Taxing
Authorities or except as explicitly contemplated in this Agreement.
Section
4.11.
No
Undisclosed Liabilities. There
are
no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether accrued,
absolute, fixed or contingent, other than those:
(a) set
forth
or adequately provided for in the consolidated balance sheet of the Company
and
its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 furnished on Form 6-K to the SEC
on July 25, 2006 or disclosed in the financial statements included in the
Company SEC Documents;
(b) incurred
since June 30, 2006 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(c) incurred
under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
or
(d) which
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.12.
Compliance with Laws. The
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been conducted in
violation of any Governmental Authorization or any Applicable Law, except for
such violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or
in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section
4.13.
Litigation. There
is
no material litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation
(collectively, “Claims”)
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, or any property or asset of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries, by or before any Governmental Authority. Neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any continuing order, judgment, injunction
or decree of any Governmental Authority.
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Section
4.14.
Finders’ Fees. Except
for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., a copy of whose engagement agreement has
been
provided to Parent, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or
commission from any Person in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
Section
4.15.
Opinion of Financial Advisor. The
Company has received the opinion of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., financial
advisor to the Company, to the effect that, as of the date hereof, subject
to
the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, the Merger Consideration
is
fair to the shareholders of the Company from a financial point of view, a signed
copy of which opinion will be made available to Parent promptly following its
receipt.
Section
4.16.
Taxes. (a)
All
material Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to be filed with any Taxing
Authority by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have
been
filed when due in accordance with all Applicable Law, and all such Tax Returns
are, or will be at the time of filing, true and complete in all material
respects.
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has had paid on its behalf)
to
the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable, or, where payment
is
not yet due, has established (or has had established on its behalf and for
its
sole benefit and recourse) in accordance with GAAP an adequate accrual for
all
Taxes through the end of the last period for which the Company and its
Subsidiaries ordinarily record items on their respective books. The Company
and
each of its Subsidiaries has withheld from each payment or deemed payment made
to its past or present employees, officers, directors and independent
contractors, suppliers, creditors, shareholders or other third parties all
material Taxes required to be withheld and has, within the time and in the
manner required by Applicable Law, paid such withheld amounts to the proper
Taxing Authorities.
(c) Full
copies of all income and franchise and other material Tax Returns specifically
requested in writing by Parent, as filed prior to the date hereof by or on
behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries for each reporting period ending
on
or after December 31, 2001, and any amendments thereto, have been made available
to Parent and full copies of any such filing made subsequent to the date hereof
and prior to the Closing will be made available to Parent.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently a party to any pending
examination, audit, action, administrative or judicial proceeding, proposed
adjustment or assessed deficiency relating to Taxes nor, to the Knowledge of
the
Company, has any examination, audit, action, proceeding, proposed adjustment
or
assessed deficiency been threatened by any Governmental Authority (domestic
or
foreign) (including the Investment Center with respect to Company’s status as an
“Approved Enterprise” under Israel’s Law for the Encouragement of Capital
Investment, 1959). There are no matters relating to material Taxes under
discussion between any Taxing Authority and the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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(e) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company qualifies as an Industrial Company
according to the meaning of that term in the Law for the Encouragement of
Industry (Taxes), 1969, and the Company believes that after any applicable
Tax
holiday, Section 47(A1) of the Law Encouragement of Capital Investment, 1959
(the “Investment
Law”)
applies to the Company, considering the level of foreign investment in the
Company. The Company believes that its current level of foreign investment
for
purposes of the Investment Law is at least 80%.
(f) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, there has been no written indication from any
Governmental Authority that the consummation of the Merger would adversely
affect the ability of the Company to setoff for Israeli Tax purposes in the
future any and all losses accumulated by it as of the Closing Date. Except
for
the OCS Approval and the Investment Center Approval, there
are
no consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority required prior to
the
consummation of the Merger in order to preserve the entitlement of the Surviving
Company or its Subsidiaries to any Israeli Tax incentive, subsidy or benefit
under Israeli Law.
(g) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are not subject to any restrictions or limitations
pursuant to Part E2 of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance.
(h) No
written claim that could give rise to material Taxes has been made in a
jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file
Returns, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be subject to taxation
on that jurisdiction.
(i) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has executed any waiver of any statute
of limitations on or extensions of the period for the assessment or collection
of any material Tax, which period for assessment or collection (after giving
effect to such waiver or extension) has not yet expired.
(j) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries: (i) has ever been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated Tax Return, except for the affiliated
group, the parent of which is the Company; (ii) is a party to any Tax sharing
or
Tax allocation agreement, arrangement or understanding (other than customary
tax
indemnifications contained in credit or other commercial agreements the primary
purpose of which agreements does not relate to Taxes); or (iii) is liable
for
the Taxes of any other Person under United States Treasury Regulation Section
1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, Israeli or other foreign
law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, except for
liability created as a result of being a member of the affiliated group,
the
parent of which is the Company.
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(k) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended
to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the two
years
prior to the date of this Agreement.
(l) “Tax”
means
(i)
any tax,
governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever
(including payments
to Israeli National Insurance and withholding
on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any interest, penalty,
linkage differentials (hefreshei
hatzmada),
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, including,
for the avoidance of doubt, state or local), and any liability for any of
the
foregoing as transferee or successor, (ii)
in the
case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, 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 or any of its
Subsidiaries 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 or any of its Subsidiaries for the payment of any
amount as a result of being party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or 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
an
indemnification agreement or arrangement). “Tax
Return”
means
any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing
required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including
information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments
of
estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension
of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or
other
information and any amendments and attachments thereto. “Tax
Sharing Agreements”
means
all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) binding
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation,
apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax liability or benefit, or
the
transfer or assignment of income, revenues, receipts, or gains for the purpose
of determining any Person’s Tax liability.
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Section
4.17.
Employee Benefit Plans; Labor Matters. (a) Section
4.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list identifying
each written and unwritten Employee Plan of the Company. Copies
of
such Employee Plans (and, if applicable, related trust or funding agreements
or
insurance policies) and all amendments thereto and written interpretations
thereof, and a written description of any such Employee Plan that is not
set
forth in a written document, have been made available to Parent. With respect
to
each such Employee Plan, the most recent annual report (including all
attachments thereto), all discrimination tests for the past year, and all
material correspondence to or from any Governmental Authority received in
the
past three years have been made available to Parent.
(b) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors,
maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or
contributed to, any Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof contributes
to,
or has in the past contributed to, any multiemployer plan, as defined in
Section
3(37) of ERISA.
(d) Each
Employee Plan of the Company that is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has
pending
or has time remaining in which to file, an application for such determination
from the Internal Revenue Service, or is within the applicable remedial
amendment period (as defined in Section 401(b) of the Code) for such Employee
Plan and the Company is not aware of any reason why any such determination
letter should be revoked or not be issued. The Company has made available
to
Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service determination letters
with respect to each such Employee Plan. Each Employee Plan of the Company
has
been maintained in material compliance with its terms and with the requirements
prescribed by any Applicable Law, applicable to such Employee Plan.
(e) The
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(alone or together with any other event) will not entitle any employee or
independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance
pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment of
funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits
under, increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation
pursuant to, any Employee Plan of the Company. There is no Employee Plan
covering any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries who is or reasonably could be subject to United States taxes
that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment as a result
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement of any amount that would not
be
deductible by the Company or such Subsidiary by reason of Section 280G of
the
Code.
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(f) Except
as
set forth or adequately provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or not
required to be set forth on the Company Balance Sheet under GAAP consistently
applied, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability
in
respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for
retired, former or current employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries except
as required to avoid excise tax under Applicable Law.
(g) No
material action, suit or claim (excluding claims for benefits incurred in
the
ordinary course) has been brought or is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened against or with respect to any Employee Plan of the Company
or the assets or any fiduciary thereof (in that Person’s capacity as a fiduciary
of such Employee Plan). There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Authority
with respect to any Employee Plan of the Company.
(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or (beyond the minimum
benefits and working conditions required by Israeli law or pursuant to extension
orders generally applicable to employees in similar companies in Israel,
which
extension orders are listed in Section 4.17(h) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule) subject to, or is currently negotiating in connection with entering
into, any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding
with a labor union or organization, and (i)
to
the
Knowledge of the Company, there are no organizational campaigns, petitions,
or
other labor union organization activities which would affect the Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii)there
are
no strikes, slowdowns, or work stoppages pending or, to the Knowledge of
the
Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
and (iii)
the
Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all laws relating
to the employment of labor, including those related to wages, hours, and
withholding of taxes, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses
(i)
and
(iii)
above,
as would
not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has effectuated (x) a “plant closing” as
defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the
“WARN
Act”)
(or
any similar state, local or foreign law) affecting any site of employment
or one
or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (y) a “mass layoff” as defined in
the WARN Act (or any similar state, local or foreign law).
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(i) The
Company has furnished to Parent a true and correct list of (i) all employees
resident or working in Israel (“Israeli
Employees”),
and
(ii) all of the Israeli Employees who are not subject to termination upon
up to
thirty (30) days prior written notice under the termination notice provisions
included in employment agreements or applicable law. The Company’s obligations
to provide statutory severance pay to the Israeli Employees pursuant to the
Severance Pay Law, 1963 are fully funded or accrued on the Company’s financial
statements and the Company has not invoked the provisions of Section 14 of
the
Severance Pay Law with respect to such statutory severance pay. To Company’s
knowledge, there are no circumstances that could give rise to any valid claim
by
a current or former Israeli Employee for compensation on termination of
employment (beyond the statutory severance pay to which employees are entitled).
All amounts that the Company is legally or contractually required either
(i) to
deduct from the Israeli Employees’ salaries or to transfer to the Israeli
Employees’ pension or provident, life insurance, incapacity insurance,
continuing education fund or other similar funds or (ii) to withhold from
the
Israeli Employees’ salaries and benefits and to pay to any Governmental
Authority as required by the Ordinance and/or the National Insurance Law,
or
otherwise, have, in each case, been duly deducted, transferred, withheld
and
paid, and the Company does not have any outstanding obligation to make any
such
deduction, transfer, withholding or payment; and (iii) the Company is in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable legal requirements
and
contracts relating to employment, employment practices, wages, bonuses and
other
compensation matters and terms and conditions of employment related to the
Israeli Employees, including but not limited to The Prior Notice to the Employee
Law, 2002, The Notice to Employee (Terms of Employment) Law, 2002, The
Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, 1998, the Hours of Work and Rest Law,
1951,
the Annual Leave Law, 1951, and The Employment by Human Resource Contractors
Law, 1996. The Company has not engaged any Israeli Employees whose employment
would require special licenses or permits. There are no unwritten policies
or
customs that, by extension, could entitle Israeli Employees to benefits in
addition to what they are entitled by law (including unwritten customs
concerning the payment of statutory severance pay when it is not legally
required). The Company has furnished to Parent a correct and complete summary
of
the Israeli Employees’ salaries and material compensation entitlements. The
Company has furnished to Parent (a) copies of all material agreements with
Israeli human resource contractors, or with Israeli consultants, sub-contractors
or freelancers; and (b) copies of material manuals and material written policies
relating to the employment of Israeli Employees.
Section
4.18.
Environmental Matters. Except
as
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (i)
the
Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained all Governmental Authorizations
relating to or required by Environmental Laws and affecting, or relating
to, the
business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently
conducted (“Environmental
Permits”),
(ii)
all
Environmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect, (iii)
the
Company and its Subsidiaries have not received notice of any pending or
threatened Claim by any Governmental Authority or any other Person concerning
potential liability of any of the Company and its Subsidiaries under
Environmental Laws in connection with the ownership or operation of its
business, and (iv)
except
in compliance with Environmental Laws, to the Knowledge of the Company, no
Hazardous Substances are present on any real property currently owned, operated,
occupied, controlled or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries or were
present on any other real property at the time it ceased to be owned, operated,
occupied, controlled or leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
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Section
4.19.
Real
Property and Absence of Liens. (a)
The
Company and its Subsidiaries do not own any real property and have never
owned
any real property. Section
4.19(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains the true and correct street address
of all
real property leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the
“Company
Leased Real Property”).
(b) With
such
exceptions as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company
and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, all leases for material Company Leased
Real
Property (the “Company
Leases”)
are in
full force and effect and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries,
nor
to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party to any Company Lease, is in material
breach, violation or default under, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or
defaulted under any of the terms or conditions of, any Company Lease. The
Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of each
Company Lease.
(c) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in
the
case of leased assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of the material
tangible assets used in their respective businesses, free and clear of any
Liens, except Permitted Liens.
Section
4.20.
Intellectual Property.
(a) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, the business and operations
of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as they are currently conducted do not infringe
on the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party under the laws of
any
jurisdiction, where such infringement, individually or in the aggregate,
would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. There are
no
pending adversarial proceedings with respect to (i) any alleged infringement
by
the Company or its Subsidiaries of any Third Party Intellectual Property,
(ii)
any alleged
unfair competition or trade practices by the Company or its Subsidiaries,
or
(iii) any challenge
of any Company Owned IP by a Third Party. Except as set forth in Section
4.20(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has
received within the three (3) year period prior to the date hereof any written
notice from any Third Party alleging infringement of such Third Party’s
Intellectual Property,
alleging unfair competition or trade practices
by the
Company or its Subsidiaries or challenging any Company Owned IP.
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(b) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, no Person (including, without limitation, any current
or former employee or consultant of the Company or its Subsidiaries) is
infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the Company Owned IP, or
any
Intellectual Property which is exclusively licensed to the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries,
in a
manner resulting in the waiver or forfeiture of any material rights of the
Company under such Company Owned IP or exclusively licensed Intellectual
Property.
There
are no pending adversarial proceedings involving the Company with
respect to any Company Owned IP
or,
to
the Knowledge of the Company,
any
Intellectual Property which is exclusively licensed to the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries, except that any pending applications are the subject of normal
examination proceedings by the USPTO and/or corresponding foreign patent
offices. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any agreement
granting any Third Party the right to bring infringement actions with respect
to, or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, any of the Company Owned
IP
or any Intellectual Property which is exclusively licensed to the Company
or any
of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Section
4.20(c) of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all agreements
granting licenses or similar rights to the Company or its Subsidiaries under
any
Third Party Intellectual Property, where such licenses or similar rights
are
necessary for the business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as
they are currently conducted (excluding generally available licenses for
commercial products such as computer software) (“Necessary
IP Licenses”).
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and
the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not
cause the breach, modification, cancellation, forfeiture, termination, or
suspension of, or acceleration of any payments with respect to, any Necessary
IP
Licenses, except as individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably
be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Section
4.20(d) of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all agreements
to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and pursuant to which
any
Third Party is authorized to use, exercise or receive any benefit from Company
Owned IP (excluding non-exclusive licenses granted to customers, distributors,
and suppliers of the Company’s products in the ordinary course of
business).
(e) Each
item
of Company Owned IP, including the Intellectual Property registrations and
applications listed in Section
4.20(e)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and patent applications made available to Parent
prior to the date hereof, (i) is owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries
free
and clear of any Liens (other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the
ordinary course of business) and (ii) is not subject to any outstanding judicial
order, decree, judgment or stipulation or agreement (except as listed in
Section
4.20(e)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule) materially restricting the licensing,
assignment, transfer, use or conveyance thereof by Company or the applicable
Subsidiary. None of the registrations and applications listed in Section
4.20(e)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule has been adjudged invalid or enforceable,
and
there are no pending adversarial proceedings challenging the validity or
enforceability of such registrations or applications, except that the pending
applications included on such schedule are all the subject of normal examination
proceedings by the USPTO and/or corresponding foreign patent offices.
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(f) The
policy of the Company and its Subsidiaries requires each employee of the
Company
and its Subsidiaries involved in the development of any Intellectual Property
for the Company and its Subsidiaries to sign documents confirming, to the
extent
permitted by applicable law, that he or she assigns to the Company or the
applicable Subsidiary all Intellectual Property made, written, developed
or
conceived by him or her during the course of his or her employment by the
Company or the applicable Subsidiary and relating to the business of the
Company
or the applicable Subsidiary to the extent that ownership of any such
Intellectual Property rights does not vest in the Company or the applicable
Subsidiary by operation of law. To
the
Knowledge of the Company, all
such
assignment documents have been properly executed and recorded
to the
extent that failure to do so would result
in
the waiver or forfeiture of any material rights of the Company under such
Intellectual Property rights. To
the
extent any Third Party has been retained to develop or create Intellectual
Property for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company or such
Subsidiary has obtained either (i) ownership of such Intellectual Property
or
(ii) a license thereto sufficient for the current conduct of its
business.
(g) The
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect and preserve
the proprietary nature of each item of Company Owned IP and to maintain in
confidence trade secrets and confidential information comprising a part thereof,
where such steps were considered appropriate and worthwhile in the reasonable
business judgment of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(h) The
Company maintains a comprehensive electronic data protection and back-up
systems
to protect, maintain the integrity and prevent the loss of critical data,
information, developments, inventions, source code or other proprietary or
confidential information developed by the Company, in each of its research
and
development centers. In addition, the Company has provided to Parent a copy
of a
contingency plan for the operations of the Company in Israel in the event
that
the security situation in Israel would be adversely affected by hostilities
or
acts of terror or destruction.
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(i) Except
as
set forth in Section
4.20(i)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a
member
of or party to any patent pool, industry standards body, trade association
or
other organization pursuant to the rules of which it is obligated to license
any
existing or future Intellectual Property to any Person; none of the Company
Owned IP is required to be licensed under any agreement with such organizations;
and none of the Company Owned IP has been submitted to any licensing entity,
standards body or representative thereof for a determination of essentiality
to
or inclusion in an industry standard, nor has any request been made therefor
by
a Third Party. To
the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in material
compliance with all rules and regulations of any organization identified
in
Section 4.20(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(j) Neither
Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any non-competition or other similar
restrictive agreement or arrangement relating to any business or service
anywhere in the world.
(k) No
open
source software forms part of any Company Owned IP which the Company
,
in its
reasonable business judgment,
regards
as
having a material proprietary value to the Company
and no
such Company Owned IP is a derivative work of any open source
software.
Section
4.21.
Material Contracts. (a)
Except
for this Agreement, as of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by (any contract of the type described
in
this Section
4.21(a)
being
referred to herein as a “Company
Material Contract”):
(i) any
outbound lease, license, sale or other similar agreement providing for the
sale,
lease or license by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of goods, services,
Intellectual Property or other assets that is expected to result in
either (A)
annual
payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $350,000 or more,
or (B)
aggregate payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $1,000,000
or
more over the next five (5) years, except for any such contract between the
Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any
inbound lease, license, purchase or other similar agreement for the purchase,
lease or license by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of goods, services,
Intellectual Property or other assets that is expected to result in either
(A)
annual
payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $350,000 or more,
or (B)
aggregate payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $1,000,000
or
more over the next five (5) years, except for any such contract between the
Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(iii) any
contract or agreement evidencing (A)
outstanding
indebtedness for borrowed money, or (B)
an
obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to guarantee, or otherwise
indemnify or hold harmless any Person, in respect of indebtedness for borrowed
money, in the case of each of clauses (A)
and
(B),
in or
for an amount of $350,000 or more, except for any such contract or agreement
between the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) any
joint
venture, partnership, strategic alliance, or similar agreement;
(v) any
contract or agreement relating to the acquisition or disposition of any material
business or any interest therein under which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any material outstanding rights or obligations;
(vi) any
contract or agreement that limits, or purports to limit, in any material
respect, the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete
in a
line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any
period of time;
(vii) any
contract or agreement that, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, will result in any of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, granting any
rights or licenses to any material Intellectual Property of any of Parent
or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to
any
Third Party; and
(viii) any
other
“material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation
S-K of the SEC, other than Item 601(b)(10)(iii)).
(b) (i)
Each
Company Material Contract is in full force and effect, (ii)
no
written or, to the Knowledge of the Company, other claim of default under
or
cancellation of any Company Material Contract has been received by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii)
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, in any material respect, in breach
or violation of, or default under, any Company Material Contract, and, to
the
Knowledge of the Company, no other party is, in any material respect, in
breach
or violation of, or default under, any Company Material Contract. As of the
date
hereof, the Company has heretofore delivered or made available to Parent
true
and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts.
Section
4.22.
Insurance. The
Company or one of its Subsidiaries maintains insurance coverage with reputable
insurers in such amounts and covering such reasonably insurable risks as
are in
accordance with normal industry practice for companies engaged in businesses
similar to that of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taking into account
the
cost and availability of such insurance). With respect to each insurance
policy
that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach or default
(including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums
or
the giving of notice), and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has
occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a
breach
or default, or permit termination or modification, under the
policy.
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Section
4.23.
Antitakeover Laws. To
the
Knowledge of the Company, no “fair price,” “control share acquisition,”
“moratorium” or other antitakeover laws, other than those with which this
Agreement complies, apply or purport to apply to this Agreement, the Voting
Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The
Company does not have a shareholder rights plan or “poison pill.”
Section
4.24.
Insider Interests. To
the
Knowledge of the Company, no officer or director of the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries has any material interest in any material property, real or
personal, tangible or intangible, including inventions, patents, trademarks
or
trade names, used in or pertaining to the business of the Company or any
of its
Subsidiaries.
Section
4.25.
Privacy and Data Security. The
Company has provided true and correct copies of all current privacy policies
adopted by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with their operations.
Except as would not result in a material liability to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has (i) complied with
all
any Applicable Law related to the protection, privacy and security of sensitive
personal information, including the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act, the European
Union
Data Protection Directive, Israel’s Protection of Privacy Act, 1981 and any
similar federal, state or foreign law and other laws regarding the disclosure
of
data, (ii) not violated its applicable privacy policies and (iii) taken
commercially reasonable steps to protect and maintain the confidential nature
of
the personal information provided to any of the Company or its Subsidiaries
in
accordance with its applicable privacy policies.
Section
4.26.
Grants, Incentives and Subsidies. Section
4.26
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule provides a complete list, as of the date hereof,
of
all pending and outstanding grants, incentives, exemptions, tax reductions
and
subsidies (collectively, “Grants”)
from
the Government of the State of Israel or any agency thereof, or from any
foreign
governmental or administrative agency, granted to Company, including, without
limitation, grant of Approved Enterprise Status from the Investment Center
and
grants from OCS. The Company has made available to Parent, prior to the date
hereof, correct copies of all documents evidencing Grants submitted by the
Company and of all letters of approval, certificates of completion, and
supplements and amendments thereto, granted to the Company, and all material
correspondence related thereto. Section
4.26
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date hereof (i) all material
undertakings of Company given in connection with the Grants, (ii) the
aggregate amount of each Grant, (iii) the aggregate outstanding obligations
of the Company under each Grant with respect to royalties, (iv) the
outstanding amounts to be paid by OCS to the Company, (v) the composition
of such obligations or amount by the product or product family to which it
relates,
and
(vi) with respect to Grants which are tax incentives, exemptions or reductions,
if any, the rate of the reduced tax and the period of time for which the
reduced
tax rate is applicable.
The
Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with the terms and
conditions of all Grants and, except as disclosed in Section
4.26
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, has duly fulfilled, in all material respects,
all
the undertakings required thereby. The Company has not received written notice
of the revocation or material modification of any of the Grants.
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PARENT
Subject
to Section
11.13,
except
as expressly disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof (excluding for purposes of this exception any disclosure under any
“Risk
Factors” section of any such Parent SEC Document), Parent represents and
warrants to the Company that:
Section
5.01.
Corporate Existence and Power. Each
of
Parent and Merger Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation and has all corporate powers and all Governmental Authorizations
required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those
Governmental Authorizations the absence of which would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company true and complete
copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent and the articles
of association of Merger Subsidiary, each as currently in effect. Since the
date
of its incorporation, Merger Subsidiary has not engaged in any activities
other
than in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement or in connection
with arranging any financing required to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
Section
5.02.
Corporate Authorization. (a)
The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this
Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of Parent
and
Merger Subsidiary and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary. This Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement,
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance
and
similar laws relating to creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity.
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(b) At
a
meeting duly called and held, Merger Subsidiary’s Board of Directors has
unanimously (i)
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are
fair
to, and in the best interests of, Merger Subsidiary and Parent, (ii)
determined that, considering the financial position of the Company and Merger
Subsidiary, no reasonable concern exists that the Surviving Company will
be
unable to fulfill the obligations of Merger Subsidiary to its creditors,
(iii)
approved
and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and
(iv)
resolved
to recommend the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by
Parent.
Section
5.03.
Governmental Authorization. The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this
Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i)
obtaining the Court Approval, (ii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of (A)
the HSR
Act and (B)
the
Foreign Antitrust Laws, (iii)
compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act,
the
Israeli Securities Laws and any other applicable securities or takeover laws,
and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, (iv)
obtaining the Investment Center Approval, (v)
obtaining the OCS Approval, and (vi)
any
actions or filings the absence of which would not reasonably be expected
to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
Section
5.04.
Non-contravention. The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this
Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i)
contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational
documents) of Parent or Merger Subsidiary, (ii)
assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Sections 4.03
and
5.03,
contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of any Applicable Law, or (iii)
assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section
5.03,
require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under,
or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change
of
any right or obligation or the loss of any material benefit to which Parent
or
Merger Subsidiary is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other
instrument binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Governmental
Authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business
of
Parent and its Subsidiaries or (iv)
result
in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Parent or any of
its
Subsidiaries, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (ii)
through
(iv)
above,
as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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Section
5.05.
Capitalization. (a)
The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 100 million shares of common
and
1 million shares of preferred stock. As of October 1, 2006, there were
outstanding 71,572,083 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred
stock
and employee stock options to purchase an aggregate of 10,086,252 shares
of
Parent Stock (of which options to purchase an aggregate of 9,417,753 shares
of
Parent Stock were exercisable). There are no securities convertible into
or
exchangeable for capital stock of Parent and all options and other rights
to
acquire capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of Parent. All outstanding
shares of capital stock of Parent have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(b) Except
as
set forth in this Section
5.05
and for
changes since October 1, 2006 resulting from the exercise of stock options
or
the grant of stock based compensation to directors or employees, there are
no
outstanding (i)
shares
of capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
Parent, (ii)
securities of Parent convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in, Parent, or
(iii)
options
or other rights to acquire from Parent, or other obligation of Parent to
issue,
any capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests in,
or
any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, capital stock of, or
other
voting securities or ownership interests in, Parent. There are no outstanding
obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of the items listed in clauses (i),
(ii)
and
(iii)
above,
except from former employees, directors and consultants in accordance with
currently effective agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in
connection with any termination of service to it or its
Subsidiaries.
(c) The
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued as part of the 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.
Section
5.06.
SEC
Filings. (a)
Parent
has made available to the Company, to the extent not available on the SEC’s
XXXXX system, (i)
Parent’s
annual report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended October 2,
2005, (ii)
its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended January 1, 2006,
April 2, 2006 and July 2, 2006, and (iii)
all of
its other reports, statements, schedules and registration statements filed
with
or furnished to the SEC by Parent since December 16, 2005 (the documents
referred to in this Section
5.06(a),
whether
or not such documents are available on the SEC’s XXXXX system, collectively, the
“Parent
SEC Documents”).
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(b) As
of the
date it was filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, each Parent SEC Document
complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of
the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be.
(c) As
of the
date it was filed with, or furnished to, the SEC, each Parent SEC Document
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.
(d) The
principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of Parent
have
made all certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act with respect to the relevant Parent SEC Documents filed by
Parent.
(e) Parent
maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule
15d-15 under the 1934 Act; such controls and procedures are effective to
ensure
that all material information concerning Parent and the Subsidiaries is made
known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation
of
Parent’s SEC filings and other public disclosure documents.
(f) Parent
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorizations, (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability,
(iii)
access
to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific
authorization, and (iv)
the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
Section
5.07.
Financial Statements. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim
financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) included
in
the Parent SEC Documents comply as to form, as of their respective dates
of
filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable Accounting
Rules,
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
during
the periods involved (except, in the case of unaudited statements, for the
absence of footnotes) and, fairly present (except as may be indicated in
the
notes thereto) the consolidated financial position of Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end
adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial
statements).
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Section
5.08.
Disclosure Documents. (a)
The
information with respect to Parent and any of its Subsidiaries that Parent
or
any of its Representatives furnishes to the Company for use in the Company
Proxy
Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
at
the time such Company Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto
is
first published or mailed to shareholders of the Company and at the time
such
shareholders vote on adoption of this Agreement.
(b) To
the
extent applicable, any Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements
thereto, when filed, will comply as to form in all material respects with
the
requirements of the 1933 Act. At the time any such Registration Statement
or any
amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC, becomes effective
and at
the Effective Time, such Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented,
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any
material fact or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
representations and warranties contained in this Section
5.08(b)
will not
apply to statements or omissions in any Registration Statement or any amendment
or supplement thereto based upon information furnished to Parent or Merger
Subsidiary by the Company or any of its Representatives for use
therein.
Section
5.09.
Absence of Certain Changes. Since
the
Parent Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any event, occurrence or
development which has had, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect. Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date and through the date
hereof,
there has not been:
(a) (i)
any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
in
cash, stock or property in respect of the share capital of Parent or any
of its
Subsidiaries, except any dividend declared or paid or advance made by a
Subsidiary to its parent or Parent (or if such Subsidiary is not wholly owned,
to its other holders of capital stock or ownership interests, on a pro rata
basis), or (ii)
any
redemption, repurchase or other acquisition by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
of any share capital or other securities of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
except (x) by a Subsidiary from its parent or Parent (or if such Subsidiary
is
not wholly owned, from its other holders of capital stock or ownership
interests, on a pro rata basis), or (y) from former employees, directors
and
consultants in accordance with currently effective agreements providing for
the
repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service to Parent
or
any of its Subsidiaries; or
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(b) any
change in any method of accounting or accounting practices by Parent or any
of
its Subsidiaries, except for any such change which is not material or which
is
required by Applicable Law or GAAP.
Section
5.10.
No
Undisclosed Liabilities. There
are
no liabilities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, whether accrued, absolute,
fixed or contingent, other than those:
(a) set
forth
or adequately provided for in the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and
its
Subsidiaries as of July 2, 2006 filed on Form 10-Q with the SEC on August
11, 2006 or disclosed in the financial statements included in the Parent
SEC
Documents;
(b) not
required to be set forth in the consolidated balance sheet of Parent and
its
Subsidiaries under GAAP consistently applied;
(c) incurred
since
July 2,
2006
in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) incurred
under this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby;
or
(e) which
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate,
a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.11.
Compliance with Laws. The
businesses of Parent and its Subsidiaries have not been conducted in violation
of any Governmental Authorization or any Applicable Law, except for such
violations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section
5.12.
Litigation. There
is
no material Claim pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing,
against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any property or asset of Parent
or
any of its Subsidiaries, by or before any Governmental Authority. Neither
Parent
nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any continuing order, judgment,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority.
Section
5.13.
Share Ownership. Neither
Parent, Merger Subsidiary nor any Person referred to in Section 320(c) of
the
Companies Law with respect to Parent owns any Company Ordinary
Shares.
Section
5.14.
Finders’ Fees. Except
for Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Partners LLC and Xxxxxxx & Company, LLC, each of whose
fees and expenses will be paid by Parent, there is no investment banker,
broker,
finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to
act
on behalf of Parent or any of its Affiliates who might be entitled to any
fee or
commission from any Person in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement.
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Section
5.15.
Financing. Parent
has, and throughout the period between the date hereof and the Effective
Time
will at all times maintain, sufficient cash, available lines of credit or
other
sources of immediately available funds to enable Parent to pay the aggregate
Merger Consideration, all other amounts payable pursuant to Article
2
of the
Agreement.
ARTICLE
6
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
The
Company agrees that:
Section
6.01.
Conduct of the Company. Except
as
(i)
is
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii)
may be
required by Applicable Law, (iii)
may be
agreed in advance in writing with Parent (which consent may not be unreasonably
delayed), or (iv)
set
forth in Section
6.01
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date hereof until the Effective Time,
each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct its business in the ordinary
course and, to the extent consistent therewith, shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to preserve intact its business organizations and
relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors,
unions, employees and business associates in all material respects; provided
that, no
action of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to matters
specifically addressed by any other provision of this Section
6.01
shall be
deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute a breach
of
such other provision. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject
to the exceptions set forth in clauses (i)
through
(iv)
above,
from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall not, and
shall
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to:
(a) amend
its
Memorandum of Association or Articles of Association or comparable
organizational documents;
(b) (i) (A)
declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock
or
property in respect of the share capital of the Company, except that a wholly
owned Subsidiary may declare and pay a dividend or make advances to the Company,
or (B)
redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any of its share capital or other securities,
except (x) by a wholly owned Subsidiary from the Company, or (y) from former
employees, directors and consultants in accordance with currently effective
agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any
termination of service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in accordance
with the Companies Law, (ii)
except
for transactions among the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, issue, sell,
pledge,
dispose of or encumber any share capital, or securities convertible into
or
exchangeable for any share capital, other than Company Ordinary Shares issued
upon the exercise of Company Options outstanding on the date hereof or granted
in accordance with the Company Option Plans in the ordinary course of business,
or (iii)
split,
combine or reclassify any of its share capital;
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(c) merge
or
consolidate with, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any
business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other
business organization or division thereof;
(d) sell,
lease, license or otherwise dispose of any material assets or property, except
(i)
pursuant
to any Company Material Contract (that has been made available to Parent
prior
to the date hereof), or (ii)
the sale
of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(e) (i)
incur,
assume, guarantee or modify any indebtedness for borrowed money, or (ii)
create,
incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its assets or properties (other
than Permitted Liens), except (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (y) pursuant to any Company Material Contract (that has
been
made available to Parent prior to the date hereof), or (z) in respect of
indebtedness existing solely between the Company and/or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(f) transfer
or license to any Third Party or otherwise extend, amend or modify any rights
to
any Company Owned IP, other than non-exclusive licenses to the extent such
licenses are an integral part of the sale of inventory in the ordinary course
of
business or pursuant to any Company Material Contract (that has been made
available to Parent prior to the date hereof);
(g) except
as
required to comply with the provisions of any Employee Plan of the Company
(that
has
been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof), (i)
increase
the amount of compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any director,
officer or employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with respect to
employees that do not hold a Vice President or more senior position at the
Company or any Subsidiary
(including, for this purpose, the Company’s annual salary, bonus and equity
compensation review process) or as
required to comply with the provisions of any Employee Plan of the Company
(that
has been disclosed on Section
4.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and made available to Parent prior to the date
hereof), (ii)
grant
any
severance or termination pay or benefits (or increase the amount of such
pay or
benefits, or extend the notice periods for termination) to any director,
officer
or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as required
to
comply with the provisions of any Employee Plan of the Company (that has
been
disclosed on Section
4.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and made available to Parent prior to the date
hereof), (iii)
enter
into any new employment agreement (or amend any such existing agreement)
(x)
with any executive officer, or (y) with any other employee, other than in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv)
enter
into or amend in any material respect any collective bargaining agreement
or
other contract or understanding with any labor union or organization,
or
(v)
make
any
loan or advance to any director, officer or employee of the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, except for travel advances in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice to employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(h) change
any method of accounting or accounting practices, except for any such change
which is not material or which is required by GAAP;
(i) make
or
change any material Tax election, annual tax accounting period or method
of tax
accounting, file any amended Tax Returns with respect to a material amount
of
Taxes, make any claim for refunds of a material amount of Taxes, or settle
or
compromise any material Tax claim, audit or assessment, in each case, other
than
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or make
any
application for, negotiate or receive a Tax ruling or arrangement (other
than
routine correspondence with the Taxing Authorities) with the National Office
of
the Israeli Taxing Authority, or make any application for, negotiate or receive
a material Tax ruling or material arrangement (other than routine correspondence
with the Taxing Authorities) with any local office of the Israeli Taxing
Authority, whether or not in connection with the Merger or Arrangement, on
the
Company’s own behalf or on behalf of any of its shareholders in connection with
the Merger or Arrangement, in each case, except as explicitly contemplated
in
this Agreement; or
(j) agree
or
commit to do any of the foregoing.
Section
6.02.
Court Approval; Company Meetings. (a)
As
promptly as practicable after the date hereof and in accordance with Sections
350 and 351 of the Companies Law, the Company shall submit to xxx xxxxxxxx
xxxxx
xx Xxx Xxxx−Jaffa (the “Israeli
Court”)
a
first motion to convene, in accordance with the applicable provisions of
the
Companies Law and the Articles of Association of the Company, and as shall
be
ordered by the Israeli Court, a meeting of the shareholders of the Company
(the
“Company
Shareholder Meeting”)
and
(if applicable) a meeting of the Company’s creditors (the “Company
Creditor Meeting”)
for
the approval by the affirmative vote of a majority in number representing
at
least 75% of the votes cast (not including abstainees) in each of the Company
Shareholder Meeting, and (if applicable) the Company Creditor Meeting (together
(if applicable), the “Section
350 Vote”)
of the
terms and conditions of an arrangement between the Company and its shareholders
and/or (if applicable) creditors in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
(the “Merger
Proposal”).
In
such motion the Company will inform the Israeli Court that upon the approval
of
the Merger Proposal by the Section 350 Vote, and subsequently by the Israeli
Court, such court approval would be relied upon by Parent for the purpose
of
qualifying the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Article
2
for the
exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act under Section
3(a)(10) thereof. Subject to Section
6.03(b),
the
Board of Directors of the Company shall make and not withdraw or modify in
a
manner adverse to Parent, the Board Recommendation.
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(b) In
connection with the Company Shareholder Meeting and (if applicable) the Company
Creditor Meeting, the Company shall (i)
mail to
each of its shareholders and (if applicable) creditors a notice of the
respective meetings, the order of the court to convene such meetings, the
application for the approval of the proposed Merger Proposal submitted to
the
court, a power of attorney to attend such meetings in accordance with the
Companies Law and a proxy card for the vote (the “Company
Proxy Statement”),
(ii)
subject
to Section
6.03(b),
use all
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Section 350 Vote, and (iii)
otherwise comply with the legal requirements applicable to such
meeting.
(c) Following
the approval of the Merger Proposal by the shareholders and (if applicable)
the
creditors of the Company as set forth above, the Company will submit to the
Israeli Court a second motion (i)
to
approve the arrangement and the Merger Proposal and order the parties to
take
all actions to be taken in accordance with the Merger Proposal; and (ii)
to
hold a hearing regardless of whether or not any objections to the Merger
Proposal are raised (such approval of the arrangement and the Merger Proposal
by
the Israeli Court when obtained, the “Court
Approval”).
Section
6.03.
No
Solicitation; Other Offers. (a)
From the
date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of
this
Agreement pursuant to its terms, subject to Section
6.03(b),
neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall the Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries authorize or knowingly permit any of its Representatives
to,
(i)
solicit,
initiate or knowingly encourage, directly or indirectly, the submission of
any
Acquisition Proposal, (ii)
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any
Third Party any nonpublic information or data with respect to, or take any
other
action to knowingly facilitate the making of, any Acquisition Proposal,
(iii)
fail to
make, or withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, the Board
Recommendation (or recommend an Acquisition Proposal) (any of the foregoing
in
this clause (iii), an “Adverse
Recommendation Change”)
(it
being understood, however, that for all purposes of this Agreement, the fact
that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives has taken
any of
the actions described in clause (ii) above as permitted by this Agreement
shall
not be deemed in and of itself a withdrawal or modification of the Board
Recommendation or a recommendation of any Acquisition Proposal), or (iv)
enter
into any agreement with respect to any Acquisition Transaction, except for
a
confidentiality agreement as contemplated by Section
6.03(b)(ii).
The
Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and the Representatives of
the
Company and any of its Subsidiaries to, cease immediately and cause to be
terminated any and all existing activities, discussions and negotiations,
if
any, with any Third Party conducted prior to the date hereof with respect
to any
Acquisition Proposal.
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(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly
through any Representatives of the Company, may (i)
engage
in negotiations or discussions with any Third Party that has made a bona
fide
Acquisition Proposal, which has not been solicited, initiated or knowingly
encouraged by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
Representatives that the Board of Directors (or any Special Committee of
the
Board of Directors) has determined, in its good faith judgment after receiving
the advice of the Company’s outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of
internationally recognized reputation, is or would reasonably be likely to
result in a Superior Proposal, (ii)
thereafter furnish to such Third Party nonpublic information relating to
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a confidentiality agreement
with
terms and conditions in all material respects no less favorable to the Company
than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, (iii)
following receipt of any such Acquisition Proposal that is so determined
to be a
Superior Proposal, make an Adverse Recommendation Change and/or (iv)
take any
non-appealable, final action that any court of competent jurisdiction orders
the
Company to take, but (x) in each case referred to in the foregoing clauses
(i)
through
(iii),
only if
the Board of Directors of the Company (or a Special Committee) determines
in
good faith, after considering advice from the Company’s outside legal counsel,
that the failure to take such action would reasonably be likely to constitute
a
breach of the directors’ fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, and (y) in the
case referred to in clause (iii), only if the Company shall have complied
with
the requirements set forth in the second proviso to Section
10.01(d)(i).
Nothing
contained herein shall prevent the Board of Directors of the Company (or
a
Special Committee) from complying with Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) under
the
1934 Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal, so long as any action taken
or
statement made to so comply is consistent with this Section
6.03.
(c) The
Company shall notify Parent promptly (and in any event no later than 24 hours)
after receipt by the Company (or any of its Representatives) of any Acquisition
Proposal or any request by any Third Party for any nonpublic information
in
connection with, or which the Company reasonably concludes could lead to,
any
Acquisition Proposal, indicating, in connection with such notice, the name
of
such Person and the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal
or request. The Company shall keep Parent informed in all material respects
of
the status and details (including material amendments or proposed amendments)
of
any such Acquisition Proposal or request.
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Section
6.04.
Affiliates. Prior
to
the date of the Company Shareholder Meeting, the Company shall deliver to
Parent
a letter identifying all known Persons who, in the opinion of the Company,
as of
the time of the Company Shareholder Meeting, may be deemed affiliates of
the
Company under Rule 145 of the 1933 Act and who did not sign an Affiliate
Agreement concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (an “Unsigned
Company Rule 145 Affiliate”).
The
Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a signed Affiliate
Agreement from each Unsigned Company Rule 145 Affiliate as soon as practicable
and, in any event prior to the Closing Date.
Section
6.05.
Termination of 401(k) Plan. The
Company will adopt, or will cause to be adopted, all necessary corporate
resolutions to terminate any Employee Plan of the Company that is a 401(k)
Plan,
effective as of no later than one day prior to Closing (but such termination
may
be contingent upon the Closing). Immediately prior to such termination, the
Company will make (or cause to be made) all necessary payments to fund the
contributions: (i) necessary or required to maintain the tax-qualified
status of any such 401(k) Plan; (ii) for elective deferrals made pursuant
to any such 401(k) Plan for the period prior to termination; and (iii) for
employer matching contributions (if any) for the period prior to termination.
A
“401(k)
Plan”
means
any plan sponsored and maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that
is
intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code which includes
a cash
or deferred arrangement intended to be qualified under Section 401(k) of
the
Code. The Company shall provide Parent with a copy of resolutions duly adopted
by the board of directors of the Company (or applicable ERISA Affiliate)
terminating any such 401(k) Plan.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
OF PARENT
Parent
agrees that:
Section
7.01.
Conduct of Parent. Except
as
(i)
is
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (ii)
may be
required by Applicable Law, or (iii)
may be
agreed in advance in writing with the Company (which consent shall not be
unreasonably delayed), from the date hereof until the Effective
Time:
(a) Parent
shall not amend its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or comparable
organizational documents to the extent any such amendment would adversely
affect
the rights of the Parent Common Stock;
(b) Parent
shall not (i)
declare,
set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable in cash, stock
or
property in respect of the share capital of the Company, or (ii)
redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Parent Common Stock at a premium
to the then-existing market price of such Parent Common Stock;
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(c) Parent
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, merge or consolidate
with, or acquire a substantial portion of the assets of, any business or
any
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association or other business
organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire
any
assets, in each case, that would reasonably be expected to (i) impose any
material delay in the obtaining of, or significantly increase the risk of
not
obtaining, any Governmental Authorizations necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the expiration or termination
of
any applicable waiting period, or (ii) significantly increase the risk of
any
Governmental Authority entering an order or other Applicable Law prohibiting
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) Parent
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action
that
would be reasonably likely to result in a breach of Section 5.15;
and
(e) Parent
shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, agree or commit
to
do any of the foregoing.
Section
7.02.
Obligations of Merger Subsidiary. Parent
shall cause Merger Subsidiary to perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement, including the consummation of the Merger, in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
Section
7.03.
Voting of Shares. At
the
Company Shareholder Meeting, Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall cause any
Company Ordinary Shares then owned by them and their Subsidiaries to be voted
in
favor of the approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that Parent, or any Person referred
to in Section 320(c) of the Companies Law in connection with Parent, shall
cast
any votes in respect of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Parent shall, prior to such vote, disclose
to
the Company the respective interests of Parent or such Person in such shares
so
voted.
Section
7.04.
Agreement to Defend and Indemnify. Parent
shall, and shall cause the Surviving Company to, and the Surviving Company
hereby agrees to, do the following:
(a) For
six
years after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Company shall (i)
indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable
Law
the present and former directors and officers of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified
Person”)
against any costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel), judgments, fines, losses, damages, liabilities and amounts paid
in
settlement incurred in connection with any acts or omissions by any such
Indemnified Person in their capacity as an officer or director of the Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(collectively, “Indemnified
Claims”)
and
(ii) advance reasonable expenses as incurred to the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law in connection with any Indemnified Claims, in
the
case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above to the same extent such Indemnified
Persons are entitled to be indemnified, held harmless or have the right to
advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by the Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Applicable Law, the Company Charter Documents
and indemnification agreements of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any,
in
existence on the date hereof with any Indemnified Persons disclosed on
Section
7.04
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. In the event any Indemnified Claims are asserted
or
made within such six year period, all rights to indemnification in respect
of
each such claim shall continue until final disposition of any and all such
claims.
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(b) For
six
years after the Effective Time, Parent shall provide directors’ and officers’
liability insurance with an insurer with a Standard & Poor’s rating of at
least A (or an equivalent rating from AM Best), or Parent shall purchase
from an
insurer with a Standard & Poor’s rating of at least A (or an equivalent
rating from AM Best), a “tail policy”, in each case, in respect of acts or
omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time covering each Indemnified
Person
currently covered by the Company’s officers’ and directors’ liability insurance
policy on terms with respect to coverage and amount no less favorable than
those
of such policy in effect on the date hereof (which policy has been provided
by
the Company to Parent) (with carriers at least substantially comparable in
claims paying rating to the Company’s existing carriers); provided
that, in
satisfying its obligation under this Section 7.04(b), Parent shall not be
obligated to pay an aggregate annual premium in excess of an amount equal
to
250% of the amount per annum the Company paid in its last full fiscal year
(the
“Maximum
Annual Premium”);
provided,
further,
that,
if the aggregate annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount,
Parent shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage
available for a cost not exceeding the Maximum Annual Premium.
(c) If
Parent, the Surviving Company or any of their respective successors or
assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the
continuing or Surviving Company or entity of such consolidation or merger,
or
(ii)
transfers
or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person,
then the obligations of Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may
be,
that are set forth under this Section
7.04
shall
survive, and to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that
the
successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may
be,
shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section
7.04.
Parent
shall be responsible for any breach by the Surviving Company of the provisions
of this Section
7.04.
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(d) The
rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section
7.04
shall be
in addition to any rights to indemnification and exculpation that such Person
may have under any Applicable Law. These rights shall survive consummation
of
the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each
Indemnified Person and their respective successors, assigns, heirs or personal
representatives, and such persons shall be entitled to reimbursement by the
Surviving Company or Parent of fees and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) incurred to enforce successfully the terms of this Section
7.04.
Section
7.05.
Employee Matters. For
purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate and level of benefits under
the
Employee Plans providing benefits to participants in the Employee Plans of
the
Company (including all eligible dependents) who continue as employees of Parent,
the Company or any other Subsidiary of Parent after the Effective Time (the
“Company
Participants”),
each
Company Participant shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, receive
credit for his or her years of service with the Company (and its Subsidiaries
and predecessors) prior to the Effective Time, to the same extent as such
Company Participant was entitled, prior to the Effective Time, to credit for
such service under any similar Employee Plan in which such Company Participant
participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Effective
Time; provided
that,
that such credit shall not result in duplication of benefits and such credit
shall not apply with respect to any “years of service” or similar calculations
for benefits to be paid under defined benefit pension plans. In addition, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of each Employee
Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical and/or vision benefits to any
Company Participant after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause any and all
pre-existing condition exclusions, actively-at-work or similar limitations,
eligibility waiting periods and evidence of insurability requirements of such
Employee Plan to be waived with respect to such Company Participant, unless
such
conditions would not have been waived under the comparable plans of the Company
or its Subsidiaries in which such Company Participant participated immediately
prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall provide such Company Participant
with credit for any co-payments, deductibles, and offsets (or similar payments)
made during the portion of the plan year that includes the Effective Time for
purposes of satisfying any applicable deductible, coinsurance, out-of-pocket
or
similar requirements under any Employee Plans in which they are eligible to
participate after the Effective Time. Nothing in this Section
7.05 (a)
will be
or be deemed to be an amendment of any Employee Plan of the Company or
(b)
will
require Parent to continue the service relationship (whether as an employee,
director, consultant, or otherwise) of any individual.
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Section
7.06.
Registration Statement.
If,
prior to the Closing, Parent receives notice or communication of any Claim
by
the SEC with respect to the issuance of Parent securities pursuant to the terms
hereof without registration under the 1933 Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(10)
thereof, Parent shall promptly prepare and file with the SEC under the 1933
Act
a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration
Statement”)
and
shall use all reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to
be
declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable. Parent shall promptly
take any action required to be taken under foreign or state securities or Blue
Sky laws in connection with the issuance of Parent securities pursuant to the
terms hereof.
Section
7.07.
Stock
Exchange Listing. Parent
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common
Stock
to be issued in connection with the Merger to be approved for listing on NASDAQ,
subject to official notice of issuance, as promptly as practicable after the
date hereof, and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
Section
7.08.
Section 16 Matters. Prior
to
the Effective Time, Parent shall take all required actions to cause any
acquisitions of Parent Common Stock (including derivative securities with
respect to Parent Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated
by
Article
2
by each
individual who may become subject to the reporting requirements of Section
16(a)
of the 1934 Act with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the 1934 Act.
ARTICLE
8
COVENANTS
OF PARENT
AND
THE COMPANY
The
parties hereto agree that:
Section
8.01.
Reasonable Best Efforts. (a)
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall
use,
and cause their respective Subsidiaries to use, their respective reasonable best
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable Law to
consummate, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the
other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i)
preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority
all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions,
statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other
documents, and (ii)
obtaining and maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits,
authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any
Governmental Authority or other Person.
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(b) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing:
(i) As
soon
as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, each of Parent and the Company
shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the Investment
Center Approval and the OCS Approval. In this connection, Parent shall provide
to the Investment Center and to the OCS any information and shall execute the
standard form of undertakings required by the OCS as a condition to the OCS
Approval.
(ii) Each
of
Parent and the Company shall (A)
make an
appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable
and in any event within 10 Business Days after the date hereof, (B)
make any
appropriate filings pursuant to the Foreign Antitrust Laws which the parties
reasonably agree are necessary or advisable to consummate the Merger,
(C)
supply
as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material
that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act or by any relevant Governmental
Authority, and (D)
take all
other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of any applicable
waiting periods under the HSR Act and Foreign Antitrust Laws as expeditiously
as
practicable.
(iii) If
any
Claim is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by or before any
Governmental Authority challenging any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, or if any Applicable Law is enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced
by a Governmental Authority that would make the Merger or the other transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or would otherwise prohibit or materially impair
or
delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, each of Parent and the Company will cooperate in all respects with
each
other to (A)
contest
any such Claim, (B)
have
vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any judgment, injunction, stay or other
order, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, that prohibits, prevents
or
restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (C)
have any
such Applicable Law repealed, rescinded or made inapplicable so as to permit
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iv) Parent
will, if reasonably necessary to obtain the consent, authorization, order,
approval or exemption of any Governmental Authority whose consent,
authorization, order, approval or exemption is required in order to satisfy
the
closing conditions set forth in Section
9.01(c),
license, sell, hold separate or otherwise dispose of assets of Parent or its
Subsidiaries (or of the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries) or conduct
its
business in a specified manner (or agree to do any of the foregoing or permit
any of the foregoing), and the Company will cooperate with Parent in this
regard; provided
that,
nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to require the parties to this
Agreement to agree to or effect any divestiture or take any other action
(A)
that is
not conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger, or (B)
if doing
so, after giving effect to any reasonably expected net after-tax proceeds of
any
divestiture or sale, would reasonably be expected to (1) have a Company Material
Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, or (2) diminish
materially the benefits expected to be received by Parent from the Merger as
of
the date hereof.
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(c) Parent
and the Company shall cooperate with one another in determining whether any
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is
required. Each of Parent or the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to
take or obtain any actions, consents, approvals or waivers that are required
to
be taken or obtained from parties to their respective contracts in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Subject to Applicable Law and the terms of any relevant agreements with Third
Parties relating to the exchange of information, Parent and the Company shall
have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will
promptly consult the other, with respect to any filing made with, or written
materials submitted to, any Third Party or any Governmental Authority in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent and
the
Company shall keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to
completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, including promptly
furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications sent to
or
received by Parent or the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be,
from
any Third Party or any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. Each party hereto shall afford the other party (or parties)
with advance notice of, and a meaningful opportunity to participate in, any
such
communications to or from any Governmental Authority, including, without
limitation, a right to attend, with advisors present, any meetings (telephonic
or in person) with such Governmental Authority.
Section
8.02.
Israeli
Approvals. In
furtherance and not in limitation of Section
8.01:
(a) As
soon
as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, each of Parent and the Company
shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the Investment
Center Approval and the OCS Approval. In this connection, Parent shall provide
to the Investment Center and to the OCS any information and shall execute any
undertakings customarily requested by such authorities as a condition to the
Investment Center Approval and the OCS Approval.
(b) Each
of
the Company and Parent shall cause their respective Israeli counsel, advisors
and accountants to coordinate all activities, and to cooperate with each other,
with respect to the preparation and filing of all documents filed with respect
to the Court Approval. In addition, each of the Company and Parent shall at
all
times comply with all the procedures detailed in the Companies Law and shall
make all necessary actions in order to minimize the term of such procedures.
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Section
8.03.
Tax
Matters. (a)
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, the Company and Parent shall
cause their respective Israeli counsel and accountants
to prepare and file with the Israeli Income Tax Commissioner applications for
two rulings:
(i) (A)
one
ruling that confirms
that treatment of Company Ordinary Shares and Company Options under Section
2.04(a)(i) or Section 2.04(b), in respect of Company Ordinary Shares and Company
Options held in trust at the Effective Time under a “Section 102 Plan” will not
result in an immediate taxable event for the person entitled to such Company
Ordinary Shares or Company Options and will not affect the length of the holding
period required with respect to such Company Ordinary Shares or Company Options,
which ruling may be subject to such terms regularly associated with such
rulings, and (B) in the event the ruling described in clause (A) above does
not
apply to all Company Ordinary Shares and Company Options held in trust under
a
“Section 102 Plan”, an additional ruling that confirms that treatment of Company
Ordinary Shares and Company Options under Section 2.04(a)(ii) or Section
2.04(b), in respect of Company Ordinary Shares and Company Options held in
trust
at the Effective Time under a “Section 102 Plan” will not result in an immediate
taxable event for the person entitled to such Company Ordinary Shares or Company
Options and will not affect the length of the holding period required with
respect to such Company Ordinary Shares or Company Options, which ruling may
be
subject to such terms regularly associated with such rulings (the rulings
referred to in clauses (A) and (B) above, the “Israeli
Option Tax Rulings”);
and
(ii) a
second
ruling (the “Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling”)
that
either (i) exempts Parent, the Exchange Agent and the Surviving Company from
any
obligation to withhold Israeli Tax at source from any consideration payable
or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement as part of the Merger
Consideration or in respect of Company Options pursuant to Section
2.04,
or
clarifying that no such obligation exists, or (ii) clearly instructs Parent,
the
Exchange Agent or the Surviving Company how such withholding at source is to
be
executed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or categories of
holders or former holders of Company Ordinary Shares or Company Options from
which Tax is to be withheld (if any), the rate or rates of withholding to be
applied.
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(b) The
Company and Parent agree that Parent and its Affiliates will treat the Merger
as
a taxable purchase of stock of the Company for all Tax purposes.
Section
8.04.
Public Announcements. Parent
and the Company shall consult with each other before issuing any press release,
making any other public statement, or scheduling any press conference or
conference call with investors or analysts with respect to this Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated hereby and, except as may be required by Applicable
Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange
or
association, shall not issue any such press release, make any such other public
statement or schedule any such press conference or conference call without
the
other party’s consent.
Section
8.05.
Notices of Certain Events. The
Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other party of:
(a) any
notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of
such
Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement;
(b) any
notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection
with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(c) any
Claim
commenced or threatened in writing against, relating to or involving or
otherwise affecting the Company or Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries that relate to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement; and
(d) the
occurrence of any event which will, or is reasonably likely to, result in the
failure to satisfy any of the conditions specified in Article
9;
provided,
however,
that,
the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section
8.05
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party
receiving such notice.
Section
8.06.
Access To Information. From
the
date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of
this
Agreement pursuant to its terms, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall
(i)
give
Parent and its Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours
to
the offices, properties, books and records of such party and its Subsidiaries,
(ii)
furnish
to Parent and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other
information as such Persons may reasonably request, and (iii)
instruct
the Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate
with Parent in its investigation of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
provided
that,
(x) no investigation or request pursuant to this Section
8.06
or
otherwise as undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder, shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty
made by the Company under this Agreement, and (y) nothing herein shall require
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives
to disclose any information that would cause a loss of attorney-client, work
product or any other legal privilege (it being understood that the parties
shall
use reasonable best efforts to cause such information to be provided in a manner
that does not result in such loss, which reasonable best efforts shall include
entering into one or more joint defense or community of interest agreements
on
customary terms if counsels to the parties reasonably conclude that such
agreements are likely to preserve the privilege), or would constitute a
violation of any Applicable Law. Any investigation pursuant to this Section
8.06
shall be
conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct
of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Any information that is
obtained pursuant to this Section
8.06
or any
other provision of this Agreement shall be subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement dated May 17, 2006, between Parent and the Company
(the “Confidentiality
Agreement”),
and
each party hereto will comply with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement,
whether or not a party thereto.
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ARTICLE
9
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
Section
9.01.
Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The
obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary to consummate the
Merger are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) the
Court
Approval shall have been obtained and a certified copy thereof shall have been
filed with the Companies Registrar;
(b) (i)
no
Applicable Law of any jurisdiction in which either Parent or the Company has
material business or operations, shall prohibit or enjoin the consummation
of
the Merger, and (ii) there shall not have been instituted or pending any action
or proceeding by any Governmental Authority challenging or seeking to make
illegal, to delay materially or otherwise to restrain or prohibit the
consummation of the Merger or seeking to obtain material damages with respect
to
the Merger;
(c) (i)
any
applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the Merger shall have
expired or been terminated, and (ii)
all
approvals, consents, actions, notices and filings that are required to have
been
obtained, taken or made under Foreign Antitrust Laws to consummate the Merger
shall have been obtained, taken or made;
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(d) the
Investment Center Approval and the OCS Approval shall have been
obtained;
(e) if
Section
7.06
applies,
the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC and
no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
be
in effect and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or
threatened by the SEC; and
(f) the
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been
approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of
issuance.
Section
9.02.
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary. The
obligations of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to consummate the Merger are subject
to the satisfaction of the following further conditions:
(a) the
Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations
hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Effective
Time;
(b) (i)
the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (other
than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.05
and
4.10(a))
(disregarding, for this purpose, all exceptions in those representations and
warranties relating to materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or any
similar standard or qualification), shall be true and correct at and as of
the
date hereof and the Effective Time, as if made at and as of the Effective Time
(except to the extent expressly made as of a specified date, in which case
as of
such date), except where such failure to be so true and correct would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect as of the Effective Time, (ii) the representations
and
warranties set forth in Section
4.05
shall be
true and correct in all respects at and as of the date hereof and the Effective
Time, as if made at and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly
made as of a specified date, in which case as of such date),
provided that the
condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed satisfied if the actual
number of Company Ordinary Shares or other securities outstanding or issuable
under Company Options outstanding as of the date hereof is greater or less
than
the number represented in Section
4.05
by no
more than 1%, and (iii) the representation and warranty set forth in
Section
4.10(a)
shall be
true and correct in all respects at and as of the date hereof and the Effective
Time, as if made at and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly
made as of a specified date, in which case as of such date); and
(c) Parent
shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of the of
the
Company to the foregoing effect.
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Section
9.03.
Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The
obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction of the following further conditions:
(a) each
of
Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall have performed in all material respects
all
of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to
the
Effective Time;
(b) (i) the
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Subsidiary contained in
this
Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in
Section
5.05)
(disregarding, for this purpose, all exceptions in those representations and
warranties relating to materiality, Parent Material Adverse Effect or any
similar standard or qualification), shall be true and correct at and as of
the
date hereof and the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (except
to
the extent expressly made as of a specified date, in which case as of such
date), except where the failure to be so true and correct would not reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect as of the Effective Time, and (ii) the representations and warranties
set
forth in Section
5.05
shall be
true and correct in all respects at and as of the date hereof and the Effective
Time, as if made at and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent expressly
made as of a specified date, in which case as of such date), provided
that the
condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed satisfied if the actual
number of shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities outstanding or
issuable under options to purchase Parent Common Stock outstanding as of the
date hereof is greater or less than the number represented in Section
5.05
by no
more than 1%; and
(c) the
Company shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized officer of
Parent to the foregoing effect.
ARTICLE
10
TERMINATION
Section
10.01.
Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior
to
the Effective Time:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of the Company and Parent;
(b) by
either
the Company or Parent, if:
(i) the
Merger has not been consummated on or before 5:00 p.m. (Israel time) on
August 31, 2007 (the “Termination
Date”);
provided
that,
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
10.01(b)(i)
shall
not be available to any party whose breach of any provision of this Agreement
results in the failure of the Merger to be consummated by the Termination
Date;
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(ii) there
shall be any Applicable Law which is final and nonappealable that would cause
the condition in Section
9.01(b)
not to
be satisfied; or
(iii) the
required approval of the shareholders or (if applicable) creditors of the
Company contemplated by this Agreement shall not have been obtained by reason
of
the failure to obtain the Section 350 Vote at the respective
meetings;
(c) by
Parent, if:
(i) (A)
an
Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, or (B) the Company shall
have
entered into a binding definitive agreement with respect to a Superior
Proposal;
(ii) the
Company shall have knowingly and materially breached any of its obligations
under Section
6.02
or
6.03;
or
(iii) a
breach
of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or
agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have
occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section
9.02
not to
be satisfied if continuing on the Closing Date, and either (A)
the
Company is not using its reasonable best efforts promptly to cure such breach
or
failure after notice thereof, or (B)
such
condition is reasonably incapable of being satisfied by the Termination Date;
or
(d) by
the
Company, if:
(i) the
Board
of Directors of the Company (or a Special Committee) shall have authorized
the
Company to enter into a binding definitive agreement with respect to a Superior
Proposal with respect to which the Board of Directors of the Company is entitled
to make an Adverse Recommendation Change pursuant to Section
6.03(b)(iii);
provided
that,
prior to any such termination, the Company shall have paid to Parent any amounts
due pursuant to Section
11.04(b);
and
provided,
further,
that,
(x) the Company shall have given Parent written notice, at least 48 hours (or
such minimally longer period necessary to include at least one full Business
Day
(for purposes of this Section 11.01(d)(i), omitting the reference to “or in the
State of Israel” from the definition thereof) prior to such termination, of its
intention to terminate this Agreement and to enter into a binding definitive
agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal (which notice shall have attached
a copy of such proposed definitive agreement which shall be in final form in
all
material respects), and (y) Parent does not make, within the notice period
described in clause (x) above, a revised proposal that the Board of Directors
of
the Company (or a Special Committee) determines in good faith (after
consultation with its financial advisor and its outside legal counsel) would,
if
consummated, result in a transaction at least as favorable to the Company’s
shareholders as such Superior Proposal; or
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(ii) a
breach
of any representation or warranty or failure to perform any covenant or
agreement on the part of Parent or Merger Subsidiary set forth in this Agreement
shall have occurred that would cause the conditions set forth in Section
9.03
not to
be satisfied if continuing on the Closing Date, and either (A)
Parent
is not using its reasonable best efforts promptly to cure such breach or failure
after notice thereof, or (B)
such
condition is reasonably incapable of being satisfied by the Termination
Date.
The
party
hereto desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
10.01
(other
than pursuant to Section
10.01(a))
shall
give notice of such termination to the other party (or parties).
Section
10.02.
Effect of Termination. If
this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
10.01,
this
Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part
of
any party (or any shareholder or Representative of such party) to any other
party hereto; provided
that,
(x) no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of any liability or
damages resulting from any willful breach by such party of this Agreement,
and
(y) the provisions of this Section
10.02
and
Section
11.02,
11.04,
11.06,
11.07,
11.08,
11.11
and
11.12
and the
Confidentiality Agreement (subject to the terms hereof) shall survive any
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
10.01.
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ARTICLE
11
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
11.01.
Notices. All
notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be
in
writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
if
to
Parent or Merger Subsidiary, to:
Microsemi
Corporation
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: x0-000-000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
O’Melveny
& Xxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: x0-000-000-0000
and
Xxxxx
Xxxxx & Xx.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000 Israel
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Adv.
Facsimile
No.: x000-0-000-0000
if
to the
Company, to:
0
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Neve
Ne’eman Industrial Zone
Israel
45421
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile
No.: x000-0-000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxx
Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000
Xx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile
No.: x0-000-000-0000
and
Gross,
Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Xxxxxxxxx & Co.
1
Azrieli
Center
Xxx
Xxxx
00000 Xxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Adv.
Facsimile
No.: x000-0-000-0000
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or
to
such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify
for
the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests
and other communications shall be deemed received on the date delivered
personally or by internationally recognized overnight courier (providing proof
of delivery) or sent via telecopy (receipt confirmed) if prior to 5:00 p.m.
on a
Business Day of the recipient. 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
11.02.
Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The
representations, warranties and agreements contained herein and in any
certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the
Effective Time; provided
that,
this Section
11.02
shall
not limit any covenant or agreement of any party hereto that by its terms
expressly contemplates performance after the Effective Time or the survival
of
this Article
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after
the Effective Time.
Section
11.03.
Amendments and Waivers. (a)
Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective
Time
if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the
case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or, in the case of a
waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective.
(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
11.04.
Expenses. (a)
Except
as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with
this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or
expense.
Whether
or not the Merger is consummated, Parent and the Company shall share equally
all
filing fees paid under the HSR Act or Foreign Antitrust Laws.
(b) If
a
Payment Event occurs, the Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to $8,600,000
(the “Termination
Fee”).
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Payment
Event”
means
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to (i)(A)
Sections 10.01(c)(i)
or
10.01(c)(ii)
or (B)
Section
10.01(d)(i),
or
(ii)
Sections
10.01(b)(i)
or
10.01(b)(iii)
but, in
the case of this Section
11.04(b)(ii),
only if
(A)
prior to
the Company Shareholder Meeting, or the Termination Date, as the case may be,
an
Acquisition Proposal shall have been made, and (B)
within
12 months following the date of such termination, either an Acquisition
Transaction is consummated or the Company enters into a binding definitive
agreement providing for an Acquisition Transaction (and such Acquisition
Transaction is subsequently consummated). For purposes of the definition of
Payment Event, the term “Acquisition
Transaction”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
1.01,
except
that references to “15%” therein shall be deemed to read “50%.” The Company
shall pay to Parent the Termination Fee by wire transfer of immediately
available funds (x) prior to or concurrently with the Payment Event in the
case
of the Payment Events described in clauses (i)(B) and (ii) of the definition
of
Payment Event and (y) within two Business Days following any other Payment
Event. The parties hereto agree that in no event shall the Company be required
to pay the amount referred to in this Section
11.04(b)
on more
than one occasion.
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(c) The
Company acknowledges that the agreement contained in this Section
11.04
is an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that,
without this agreement, Parent would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly,
if the Company fails promptly to pay any amount due to Parent pursuant to
Section
11.04(b),
it
shall also pay any costs and expenses incurred by Parent (including legal fees
and expenses) in connection with any action, including the prosecution of any
lawsuit or other legal action, taken to collect payment, together with interest
on the amount of any unpaid amount at the publicly announced prime rate of
Citibank, N.A. in New York City from the date such fee was required to be paid
to the date it is paid.
Section
11.05.
Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment. (a)
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and, except as provided
in
Section
7.04,
shall
inure only to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns. Except as provided in Section
7.04,
no
provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits,
remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) No
party
may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the consent of each other party
hereto.
Section
11.06.
Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of
the
State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such state,
except to the extent that certain matters are preempted by the federal
securities laws or are governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization
of the respective parties hereto.
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Section
11.07.
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 Delaware or any Delaware state court,
and
each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such
courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit,
action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by
law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue
of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit,
action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any suit, action or proceeding described in
the
preceding paragraph may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether
within or without the jurisdiction of any court identified in the preceding
paragraph. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of
process on such party as provided in Section
11.01
shall be
deemed effective service of process on such party.
Section
11.08.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH
OF
THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY
JURY
IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section
11.09.
Counterparts; Effectiveness. This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be an
original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were
upon
the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party
hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other
parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof
signed by 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
11.10.
Entire Agreement. This
Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof
and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
thereof.
Section
11.11.
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 hereto
shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to give effect
to
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.
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Section
11.12.
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,
accordingly, 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.
Section
11.13.
Disclosure Schedule References. The
parties hereto agree that any reference in a particular Section of the Company
Disclosure Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception to (or, as
applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i)
the
representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the Company
that
are contained in the corresponding Section of this Agreement, and (ii)
any
other representations and warranties of the Company that are contained herein,
but only if the relevance of that reference as an exception to (or a disclosure
for purposes of) such other representations and warranties is reasonably
apparent.
The
parties hereto agree that any matter referred to or described in any Company
SEC
Document or Parent SEC Document, as the case may be, shall only be deemed to
be
an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) any
representation or warranty of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, that
are contained herein, if the relevance of that reference or description as
an
exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representation or warranty
is reasonably apparent.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
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