EXHIBIT 2.B
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of June 9, 1997, by and
between NUMAR Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), and
Halliburton Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Grantee").
RECITALS
The Grantee, the Company and Halliburton M.S. Corp., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Grantee ("Newco") propose to enter into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the date hereof (the "Plan") providing,
among other things, for the merger (the "Merger") of Newco with and into the
Company which shall be the surviving corporation.
The Board of Directors of the Company has recommended the approval of the
Plan by the stockholders of the Company.
As a condition and inducement to the Grantee's willingness to enter into
the Plan, the Grantee has requested that the Company agree, and the Company has
agreed, to grant the Grantee the Option (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and in
the Plan, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:
1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are
defined in the Plan and are used herein with the same meanings as ascribed to
them therein; provided, however, that, as used in this Agreement, "Person" shall
have the meaning specified in Sections 3(a)(9) and 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
2. Grant of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the Company hereby grants to the Grantee an irrevocable option (the
"Option") to purchase, out of the authorized but unissued Company Common Stock,
a number of shares equal to up to 15.0% of the shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding as of the date hereof (as adjusted as set forth herein) (the "Option
Shares"), at a purchase price of $36.00 per Option Share (the "Exercise Price").
3. Term. The Option shall be exercisable and shall remain in full force
and effect until the earliest to occur of (i) the Effective Time, (ii) the first
anniversary of the receipt by Grantee of written notice from the Company of the
occurrence of an Exercise Event (as hereinafter defined) or (iii) termination of
the Plan prior to the occurrence of an Exercise Event (the "Option Term"). The
rights and obligations set forth in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall not terminate
at the expiration of the Option Term, but shall extend to such time as is
provided in those Sections.
4. Exercise of Option.
(a) The Grantee may exercise the Option, in whole or in part, at any
time and from time to time during the Option Term following the occurrence
of an Exercise Event. Notwithstanding the expiration of the Option Term,
the Grantee shall be entitled to purchase those Option Shares with respect
to which it has exercised the Option in accordance with the terms hereof
prior to the expiration of the Option Term.
(b) As used herein, an "Exercise Event" shall mean any of the
following events:
(i) any Person (other than the Grantee or any Affiliate of the
Grantee) shall have commenced (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2
under the Exchange Act) a tender or exchange offer to purchase any
shares of Company Common Stock such that, upon consummation of such
offer, such Person would own or control 35% or more of the then
outstanding Company Common Stock and the Board of Directors of the
Company, within ten Business Days thereafter, either fails to
recommend against acceptance of such tender or exchange offer by the
Company's shareholders or takes no position with respect thereto; or
(ii) any Person (other than the Grantee, the Company or any of
their Subsidiaries) shall, subsequent to the date of this Agreement,
acquire beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) or the right to acquire beneficial
ownership of, or any Group shall have been formed that beneficially
owns, or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership (as such term
is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of, (A) 35% or more
of the then outstanding Company Common Stock and the Plan has failed
to receive the requisite vote at the Company Shareholders' Meeting or
(B) 45% or more of the then outstanding Company Common Stock.
(c) If the Grantee wishes to exercise the Option, it shall send a
written notice (the date of which being herein referred to as the "Notice
Date") to the Company specifying (i) the total number of Option Shares it
intends to purchase pursuant to such exercise and (ii) a place and a date
not earlier than three Business Days not later than 15 Business Days from
the Notice Date for the closing of such purchase (the "Closing Date");
provided, however, that, if the closing of the purchase and sale pursuant
to the Option (the "Closing") cannot be consummated by reason of any
applicable Law, Regulation or Order, the period of time that otherwise
would run pursuant to this sentence shall run instead from the date on
which such restriction on consummation has expired or been terminated; and,
provided, further, that, without limiting the foregoing, if prior
notification to, or Authorization of, any Governmental Authority is
required in connection with such purchase, the Grantee and, if applicable,
the Company shall promptly file the required notice or application for
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Authorization and shall expeditiously process the same (and the Company
shall cooperate with the Grantee in the filing of any such notice or
application and the obtaining of any such Authorization), and the period of
time that otherwise would run pursuant to this sentence shall run instead
from the date on which, as the case may be, (i) any required notification
period has expired or been terminated or (ii) such Authorization has been
obtained and, in either event, any requisite waiting period has passed.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 4(c), in no event shall any Closing Date
be more than 12 months after the related Notice Date, and, if the Closing
Date shall not have occurred within 12 months after the related Notice Date
due to the failure to obtain any required Authorization of a Governmental
Authority, the exercise of the Option effected on the Notice Date shall be
deemed to have expired. If (i) the Grantee receives official notice that an
Authorization of any Governmental Authority required for the purchase of
Option Shares will not be issued or granted or (ii) a Closing Date shall
not have occurred within 12 months after the related Notice Date due to the
failure to obtain any such required Authorization of a Governmental
Authority, the Grantee shall be entitled to exercise its right as set forth
in Section 7 or to exercise the Option in connection with the resale of the
Company Common Stock or other securities pursuant to a registration
statement as provided in Section 9. The provisions of this Section 4 and
Section 5 shall apply with appropriate adjustments to any such exercise in
connection with such a resale.
5. Payment and Delivery of Certificates.
(a) On each Closing Date, the Grantee shall pay to the Company in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to a bank account designated
by the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the
Option Shares to be purchased on such Closing Date.
(b) At each Closing, simultaneously with the delivery of immediately
available funds as provided in Section 5(a), the Company shall deliver to
the Grantee a certificate or certificates representing the Option Shares to
be purchased at such Closing, which Option Shares shall be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all
Liens, and Grantee shall deliver to the Company its written agreement that
the Grantee will not offer to sell or otherwise dispose of such Option
Shares in violation of applicable Law or the provisions of this Agreement.
(c) Certificates for the Option Shares delivered at each Closing
shall be endorsed with a restrictive legend that shall read substantially
as follows:
THE TRANSFER OF THE STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ARISING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 9, 1997. A COPY OF SUCH
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AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER HEREOF WITHOUT
CHARGE UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF A WRITTEN REQUEST
THEREFOR.
A new certificate or certificates evidencing the same number of shares of
the Company Common Stock will be issued to the Grantee in lieu of the
certificate bearing the above legend, and such new certificate shall not
bear such legend, insofar as it applies to the Securities Act, if the
Grantee shall have delivered to the Company a copy of a letter from the
staff of the Commission, or an opinion of counsel in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel, to the effect that
such legend is not required for purposes of the Securities Act.
6. Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization, Etc.
(a) In the event of any change in the Company Common Stock by reason
of a stock dividend, split-up, combination, recapitalization, exchange of
shares or similar transaction, the type and number of shares or securities
subject to the Option, and the Exercise Price therefor, shall be adjusted
appropriately, and proper provision shall be made in the agreements
governing such transaction, so that the Grantee shall receive upon exercise
of the Option the same class and number of outstanding shares or other
securities or property that Grantee would have received in respect of the
Company Common Stock if the Option had been exercised immediately prior to
such event, or the record date therefor, as applicable. If any additional
shares of Company Common Stock are issued after the date of this Agreement
(other than pursuant to an event described in the first sentence of this
Section 6(a)), the number of shares of Company Common Stock then remaining
subject to the Option shall be adjusted so that, after such issuance of
additional shares, such number of shares then remaining subject to the
Option, together with shares theretofore issued pursuant to the Option,
equals 15.0% of the number of shares of the Company Common Stock then
issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock; provided, however,
that the number of shares of the Company Common Stock subject to the Option
shall only be increased to the extent the Company then has available
authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of the Company Common Stock.
(b) If the Company shall enter into an agreement (i) to consolidate,
exchange shares or merge with any Person, other than the Grantee or one of
its subsidiaries, and, in the case of a merger, shall not be the continuing
or surviving corporation, (ii) to permit any Person, other than the Grantee
or one of its Subsidiaries, to merge into the Company and the Company shall
be the continuing or surviving corporation, but, in connection with such
merger, the then outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall be
changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of the Company or
any other Person or cash or any other property, or the shares of Company
Common stock outstanding immediately before such merger shall after such
merger represent less than 50% of the common shares and common share
equivalents of the Company outstanding immediately after the merger or
(iii) to sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its
assets to any Person, other
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than the Grantee or one of its Subsidiaries, then, and in each such case,
the proper provisions shall be made in the agreement governing such
transaction so that the Option shall, upon the consummation of any such
transaction and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, become
exercisable for the stock, securities, cash or other property that would
have been received by the Grantee if the Grantee had exercised this Option
immediately prior to such transaction or the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to participate therein, as appropriate.
(c) The provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall apply with
appropriate adjustments to any securities for which the Option becomes
exercisable pursuant to this Section 6.
7. Repurchase at the Option of Grantee,
(a) At any time during the Option Term, at the request of the Grantee
made at any time after the first Repurchase Event (as hereinafter defined)
and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the "Put Period"), the Company
(or any successor thereto) shall repurchase from the Grantee (i) that
portion of the Option that then remains unexercised and (ii) all (but not
less than all) the shares of Company Common Stock purchased by the Grantee
pursuant hereto and with respect to which the Grantee then has beneficial
ownership. The date on which the Grantee exercises its rights under this
Section 7 is referred to as the "Grantee Request Date." Such repurchase
shall be at an aggregate price (the "Section 7 Repurchase Consideration")
equal to the sum of:
(i) the aggregate exercise price paid (or, in the case of
Option Shares with respect to which the Option has been exercised but
the Closing Date has not occurred, payable) by the Grantee for any
Option Shares as to which the Option has theretofore been exercised
and with respect to which the Grantee then has beneficial ownership:
(ii) the excess, if any, of the Applicable Price (as defined
below), over the Exercise Price (subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 6) paid (or, in the case of Option Shares with respect to
which the Option has been exercised but the Closing Date has not
occurred, payable) by the Grantee for each Option Share as to which
the Option has been exercised and with respect to which the Grantee
then has beneficial ownership, multiplied by the number of such
shares; and
(iii) the excess, if any, of (x) the Applicable Price for each
share of Company Common Stock over (y) the Exercise Price (subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 6), multiplied by the number of Option
Shares as to which the Option has not been exercised.
(b) If the Grantee exercises its rights under this Section 7, the
Company shall, within five Business Days after the Grantee Request Date,
pay the Section 7 Repurchase
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Consideration to the Grantee in immediately available funds, and the
Grantee shall surrender to the Company the Option and the certificates
evidencing the shares of Company Common Stock purchased thereunder with
respect to which the Grantee then has beneficial ownership, and the Grantee
shall warrant to the Company that, immediately prior to the repurchase
thereof pursuant to this Section 7, the Grantee had sole record and
beneficial ownership of such shares and that such shares were then held
free and clear of all Liens.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the "Applicable Price" means the
highest of (i) the highest purchase price per share paid pursuant a tender
or exchange offer made for shares of Company Common Stock after the date
hereof and on or prior to the Grantee Request Date, (ii) the price per
share to be paid by any third Person for shares of Company Common Stock, in
each case pursuant to an agreement for a merger or other business
combination transaction with the Company entered into on or prior to the
Grantee Request Date, or (iii) the highest bid price per share of Company
Common Stock as quoted on The Nasdaq National Market (or if Company Common
Stock is not quoted on The Nasdaq National Market, the highest bid price
per share as quoted on any other market comprising a part of The Nasdaq
Stock Market or, if the shares of Company Common Stock are not quoted
thereon, on the principal trading market (as defined in Regulation M under
the Exchange Act) on which such shares are traded as reported by a
recognized source), during the 60 Business Days preceding the Grantee
Request Date. If the consideration to be offered, paid or received pursuant
to either of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be other than in cash,
the value of such consideration shall be determined in good faith by an
independent nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the
Grantee and reasonably acceptable to the Company, which determination shall
be conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.
(d) As used herein, a "Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of any
Exercise Event.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Grantee may not exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 7 in a
manner that would result in the cash payment to the Grantee of an aggregate
amount under this Section 7 of more than $12 million, including the amount,
if any, paid to the Grantee pursuant to Section 9.05(b) of the Plan;
provided, however, that nothing in this sentence shall limit the Grantee's
ability to exercise the Option in accordance with its terms.
8. Repurchase at the Option of the Company.
(a) Unless the Grantee shall have previously exercised its rights
under Section 7, at the request made by the Company at any time during the
six-month period commencing at the expiration of the Put Period (the "Call
Period"), the Company may repurchase from the Grantee, and the Grantee
shall sell to the Company, all (but not less than all) the shares of
Company Common Stock acquired by the Grantee pursuant hereto and with
respect to which the Grantee has beneficial ownership at the time of such
repurchase at a price per
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share equal to the greater of (A) the Current Market Price (as hereinafter
defined) or (B) the Exercise Price per share in respect of the shares so
acquired (such price per share multiplied by the number of shares of Company
Common Stock to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 8 being herein called
the "Section 8 Repurchase Consideration"). The date on which the Company
exercises its rights under this Section 8 is referred to as the "Company Request
Date." Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 8(a), the Grantee,
within 30 days following the Company Request Date, may deliver an Offeror's
Notice pursuant to Section 10, in which case the provisions of Section 10 and
not those of this Section 8 shall control (unless the sale to a third Person
contemplated thereby is not consummated). The Company's rights under this
Section 8 shall be suspended (and the Call Period shall be extended accordingly)
during any period when the exercise of such rights would subject the Grantee to
liability pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act by reason of the
issuance of the Option, any adjustment pursuant to Section 6 hereof, the
Grantee's purchase of shares of Company Common Stock hereunder or the Grantee's
sale of shares pursuant to Section 7, 8 or 10.
(b) If the Company exercises its rights under this Section 8 and the
Grantee does not deliver an Offeror's Notice or, having delivered an Offeror's
Notice, the Grantee does not sell the shares to a third Person pursuant thereto,
the Company shall, within five Business Days after the expiration of the
Grantee's right to deliver an Offeror's Notice or to sell the shares subject to
an Offeror's Notice to a third Person, pay the Section 8 Repurchase
Consideration in immediately available funds, and the Grantee shall surrender to
the Company certificates evidencing the shares of Company Common Stock purchased
hereunder, and the Grantee shall warrant to the Company that, immediately prior
to the repurchase thereof pursuant to this Section 8, the Grantee had sole
record and beneficial ownership of such shares and that such shares were then
held free and clear of all Liens.
(c) As used herein, "Current Market Price" means the average closing sales
price per share of Company Common Stock quoted on The Nasdaq National Market (or
if Company Common Stock is not quoted on The Nasdaq National Market, on any
other market comprising a part of The Nasdaq Stock Market or, if the shares of
Company Common Stock are not quoted thereon, on the principal trading market (as
defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act) on which such shares are traded
as reported by a recognized source) for the ten Business Days preceding the date
of the Company's request for repurchase pursuant to this Section 8.
9. Registration Rights.
(a) The Company shall, if requested by the Grantee at any time and from
time to time within two years of the first exercise of the Option (the
"Registration Period"), as expeditiously as practicable, prepare, file and cause
to be made effective up to two registration statements under the Securities Act
if such registration is necessary or desirable in order to permit the offering,
sale and delivery of any or all shares of Company Common Stock or other
securities that have been acquired by or are issuable to the Grantee upon
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exercise of the Option in accordance with the intended method of sale or other
disposition stated by the Grantee, including, at the sole discretion of the
Company, a "shelf" registration statement under Rule 415 under the Securities
Act or any successor provision, and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts
to qualify such shares or other securities under any applicable state securities
laws. Without the Grantee's prior written consent, no other securities may be
included in any such registration. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts
to cause each such registration statement to become effective, to obtain all
consents or waivers of other parties that are required therefor and to keep such
registration statement effective for such period not in excess of 180 days from
the day such registration statement first becomes effective as may be reasonably
necessary to effect such sale or other disposition. The obligations of the
Company hereunder to file a registration statement and to maintain its
effectiveness may be suspended for one or more periods of time not exceeding 60
days in the aggregate if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have
determined in good faith that the filing of such registration or the maintenance
of its effectiveness would require disclosure of nonpublic information that
would materially and adversely affect the Company. For purposes of determining
whether two requests have been made under this Section 9, only requests relating
to a registration statement that has become effective under the Securities Act
and pursuant to which the Grantee has disposed of all shares covered thereby in
the manner contemplated therein shall be counted.
(b) The expenses associated with the preparation and filing of any such
registration statement pursuant to this Section 9 and any sale covered thereby
(including any fees related to blue sky qualifications and filing fees in
respect of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) ("Registration
Expenses") shall be for the account of the Company except for underwriting
discounts or commissions or brokers' fees in respect to shares to be sold by the
Grantee and the fees and disbursements of the Grantee's counsel; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any Registration
Expenses with respect to such registration if the registration request is
subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Grantee unless the Grantee agrees
to forfeit its right to request one registration; and provided further that, if
at the time of such withdrawal the Grantee has learned of a material adverse
change in the results of operations, condition (financial or other), business or
prospects of the Company from that known to the Grantee at the time of its
request and has withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following
disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Grantee
shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall retain all remaining
rights to request registration.
(c) The Grantee shall provide all information reasonably requested by the
Company for inclusion in any registration statement to be filed hereunder. If
during the Registration Period the Company shall propose to register under the
Securities Act the offering, sale and delivery of Company Common Stock for cash
for its own account or for any other stockholder of the Company pursuant to a
firm underwriting, it shall, in addition to the Company's other obligations
under this Section 9, allow the Grantee the right to
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participate in such registration provided that the Grantee participates in
the underwriting; provided, however, that, if the managing underwriter of
such offering advises the Company in writing that in its opinion the number
of shares of Company Common Stock requested to be included in such
registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering, the
Company shall, after fully including therein all securities to be sold by
the Company, include the shares requested to be included therein by Grantee
pro rata (based on the number of shares intended to be included therein)
with the shares intended to be included therein by Persons other than the
Company. In connection with any offering, sale and delivery of Company
Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement effected pursuant to this
Section 9, the Company and the Grantee shall provide each other and each
underwriter of the offering with customary representations, warranties and
covenants, including covenants of indemnification and contribution.
10. First Refusal. At any time after the first occurrence of an Exercise
Event and prior to the second anniversary of the first purchase of shares of
Company Common Stock pursuant to the Option, if the Grantee shall desire to
sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any of the Option Shares
or other securities acquired by it pursuant to the Option, it shall give the
Company written notice of the proposed transaction (an "Offeror's Notice"),
identifying the proposed transferee, accompanied by a copy of a binding offer to
purchase such shares or other securities signed by such transferee and setting
forth the terms of the proposed transaction. An Offeror's Notice shall be deemed
an offer by the Grantee to the Company, which may be accepted, in whole but not
in part, within ten Business Days of the receipt of such Offeror's Notice, on
the same terms and conditions and at the same price at which the Grantee is
proposing to transfer such shares or other securities to such transferee. The
purchase of any such shares or other securities by the Company shall be settled
within ten Business Days of the date of the acceptance of the offer and the
purchase price shall be paid to the Grantee in immediately available funds. If
the Company shall fail or refuse to purchase all the shares or other securities
covered by an Offeror's Notice, the Grantee may, within sixty days from the date
of the Offeror's Notice, sell all, but not less than all, of such shares or
other securities to the proposed transferee at no less than the price specified
and on terms no more favorable than those set forth in the Offeror's Notice;
provided, however, that the provisions of this sentence shall not limit the
rights the Grantee may otherwise have if the Company has accepted the offer
contained in the Offeror's Notice and wrongfully refuses to purchase the shares
or other securities subject thereto. The requirements of this Section 10 shall
not apply to (a) any disposition as a result of which the proposed transferee
would own beneficially not more than 2% of the outstanding voting power of the
Company, (b) any disposition of Company Common Stock or other securities by a
Person to whom the Grantee has assigned its rights under the Option with the
consent of the Company, (c) any sale by means of a public offering registered
under the Securities Act or (d) any transfer to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Grantee which agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof.
11. Listing. If the Company Common Stock or any other securities then
subject to the Option are then listed on The Nasdaq National Market (or if
Company Common Stock is not quoted on The Nasdaq National Market, on any other
market comprising a part of The Nasdaq Stock Market or, if the shares of Company
Common Stock are not quoted thereon, on another trading market or
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exchange), the Company, upon the occurrence of an Exercise Event, shall promptly
file an application to list on The Nasdaq National Market, such other market
comprising a part of The Nasdaq Stock Market or such other trading market or
exchange, as applicable, the shares of the Company Common Stock or other
securities then subject to the Option and will use all reasonable efforts to
cause such listing application to be approved as promptly as practicable.
12. Replacement of Agreement. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Agreement, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) or reasonably
satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this
Agreement, if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Agreement of
like tenor and date. Any such new Agreement shall constitute an additional
contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the Agreement so lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall at any time be enforceable by anyone.
13. Miscellaneous.
(a) Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in Sections
7,8 or 9 hereof, each of the Parties hereto shall bear and pay all costs
and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder, including fees and expenses of its own
financial consultants, investment bankers, accountants and counsel.
(b) Waiver and Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be
waived at any time by the party that is entitled to the benefits of such
provision. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or
supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement
executed by the parties hereto.
(c) Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary; Severability.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, this Agreement (including the
Plan and the other documents and instruments referred to herein and
therein) (i) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) is not intended to
confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies
hereunder. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction 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.
(d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Texas, regardless of the Laws
that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of
law; provided, however, that any matter involving the internal corporate
affairs of any party hereto shall be governed by the provisions of the
PBCL.
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(e) Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings contained herein
are for convenience or reference only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(f) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, telecopied
(with confirmation) or mailed by registered or certified mail (return
receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to the Company to:
NUMAR Corporation
000 Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Drinker Xxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
If to Grantee to:
Halliburton Company
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.P.
2300 First City Tower
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx III, Esq.
Telecopier No.: (000) 000-0000
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be
executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same
agreement and shall become effective when both counterparts have been signed by
each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that
both parties need not execute the same counterpart.
(h) Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights,
interests or obligations hereunder or under the Option shall be assigned by
either of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without
the prior written consent of the other party, except that the Grantee may assign
this Agreement to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Grantee; provided, however,
that no such assignment shall have the effect of releasing the Grantee from its
obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall
be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and
their respective successors and assigns.
(i) Further Assurances. In the event of any exercise of the Option by
the Grantee, the Company and the Grantee shall execute and deliver all other
documents and instruments and take all other action that may be reasonably
necessary in order to consummate the transactions provided for by such exercise.
(j) Specific Performance. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and
agree that the failure of any party to this Agreement to perform its agreements
and covenants hereunder will cause irreparable injury to the other party to this
Agreement for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy.
Accordingly, each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the granting of
equitable relief (including specific performance and injunctive relief) by any
court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any party's obligations hereunder.
The parties further agree to waive any requirement for the securing or posting
of any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such equitable relief and
that this provision is without prejudice to any other rights that the parties
hereto may have for any failure to perform this Agreement.
Stock Option Agreement
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have caused this Stock
Option Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, all as of the day and year first written above.
NUMAR CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer and President
HALLIBURTON COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
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