AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among LIVEPERSON, INC., KATO MERGERCO, INC. KASAMBA, INC., and YOAV LEIBOVICH, AS STOCKHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE Dated as of June 25, 2007
EXHIBIT
10.5
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
LIVEPERSON,
INC.,
KATO
MERGERCO, INC.
KASAMBA,
INC.,
and
XXXX
XXXXXXXXX, AS STOCKHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Dated
as
of June 25, 2007
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
I.
|
DEFINITIONS
|
|
2
|
SECTION
1.01.
|
Certain
Defined Terms
|
2
|
|
SECTION
1.02.
|
Construction
|
11
|
|
II.
|
THE
MERGER; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
|
12
|
|
SECTION
2.01.
|
The
Merger; Effective Time of the Merger
|
12
|
|
SECTION
2.02.
|
Closing
|
12
|
|
SECTION
2.03.
|
Effect
of the Merger; Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Directors and
Officers of Surviving Corporation
|
12
|
|
SECTION
2.04.
|
Merger
Consideration; Conversion of Company Preferred Stock and Company
Common
Stock.
|
13
|
|
SECTION
2.05.
|
Exchange
Procedures
|
16
|
|
SECTION
2.06.
|
Appraisal
Rights
|
18
|
|
SECTION
2.07.
|
Fractional
Shares
|
18
|
|
SECTION
2.08.
|
Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
|
18
|
|
SECTION
2.09.
|
Withholding
Rights
|
19
|
|
SECTION
2.10.
|
Stock
Transfer Books
|
19
|
|
SECTION
2.11.
|
Certain
Adjustments
|
19
|
|
SECTION
2.12.
|
[Reserved.]
|
19
|
|
SECTION
2.13.
|
Net
Balance Sheet Adjustment.
|
20
|
|
SECTION
2.14.
|
Other
Provisions Relating to Parent Common Stock
|
21
|
|
SECTION
2.15.
|
Stockholders’
Representative.
|
22
|
|
III.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES AS TO THE COMPANY
|
24
|
|
SECTION
3.01.
|
Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
|
24
|
|
SECTION
3.02.
|
Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws
|
24
|
|
SECTION
3.03.
|
Capitalization
|
24
|
|
SECTION
3.04.
|
Authority
Relative to this Agreement
|
25
|
|
SECTION
3.05.
|
No
Conflicts; Required Filings and Consents.
|
25
|
|
SECTION
3.06.
|
Permits;
Compliance with Laws
|
26
|
|
SECTION
3.07.
|
Financial
Statements.
|
27
|
|
SECTION
3.08.
|
Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
|
27
|
|
SECTION
3.09.
|
Employee
Matters.
|
28
|
|
SECTION
3.10.
|
Contracts
|
31
|
|
SECTION
3.11.
|
Litigation
|
32
|
|
SECTION
3.12.
|
Environmental
Matters
|
32
|
|
SECTION
3.13.
|
Intellectual
Property.
|
32
|
|
SECTION
3.14.
|
Taxes.
|
35
|
|
SECTION
3.15.
|
Insurance
|
39
|
|
SECTION
3.16.
|
Properties
|
39
|
|
SECTION
3.17.
|
Affiliates
|
39
|
|
SECTION
3.18.
|
Brokers
|
40
|
|
SECTION
3.19.
|
Certain
Business Practices
|
40
|
i
SECTION
3.20.
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
40
|
|
SECTION
3.21.
|
Customers
and Suppliers
|
40
|
|
SECTION
3.22.
|
Grants,
Incentives and Subsidies
|
40
|
|
SECTION
3.23.
|
Bank
Accounts
|
40
|
|
SECTION
3.24.
|
Books
and Records
|
41
|
|
SECTION
3.25.
|
Customer
and Expert Listing
|
41
|
|
SECTION
3.26.
|
Privacy
and Data Security
|
41
|
|
SECTION
3.27.
|
No
Conflict with OFAC Laws
|
41
|
|
SECTION
3.28.
|
Representations
Complete
|
41
|
|
IV.
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
|
42
|
|
SECTION
4.01.
|
Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries
|
42
|
|
SECTION
4.02.
|
Capitalization.
|
42
|
|
SECTION
4.03.
|
Authority
Relative to this Agreement
|
42
|
|
SECTION
4.04.
|
No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
|
43
|
|
SECTION
4.05.
|
SEC
Filings.
|
43
|
|
SECTION
4.06.
|
Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
|
43
|
|
SECTION
4.07.
|
Brokers
|
44
|
|
SECTION
4.08.
|
S-3
Eligibility
|
44
|
|
SECTION
4.09.
|
Representations
Complete
|
44
|
|
V.
|
COVENANTS
|
44
|
|
SECTION
5.01.
|
Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Closing
|
44
|
|
SECTION
5.02.
|
Notices
of Certain Events
|
46
|
|
SECTION
5.03.
|
Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
|
47
|
|
SECTION
5.04.
|
No
Solicitation of Transactions
|
47
|
|
SECTION
5.05.
|
Further
Action; Consents; Filings.
|
48
|
|
SECTION
5.06.
|
Certain
Tax Matters.
|
48
|
|
SECTION
5.07.
|
Israeli
Tax Rulings
|
50
|
|
SECTION
5.08.
|
Israel
Securities Exemption
|
51
|
|
SECTION
5.09.
|
Public
Announcements
|
52
|
|
SECTION
5.10.
|
Exercise
of Certain Outstanding Company Stock Options
|
52
|
|
SECTION
5.11.
|
Trading
Restriction Agreements Legend
|
52
|
|
SECTION
5.12.
|
Directors
and Officers Insurance
|
52
|
|
SECTION
5.13.
|
OptionholderWaiver
Letters
|
53
|
|
SECTION
5.14.
|
Withholding
Instructions
|
53
|
|
SECTION
5.15.
|
Registration
Statement on Form S-8
|
53
|
|
VI.
|
STOCK
MATTERS
|
53
|
|
SECTION
6.01.
|
Required
Registration
|
53
|
|
SECTION
6.02.
|
Registration
Procedures.
|
54
|
|
SECTION
6.03.
|
Transfer
of Shares
|
57
|
|
SECTION
6.04.
|
Restricted
Securities, Stock Certificate Legend
|
58
|
|
SECTION
6.05.
|
Reservation
of Stock
|
58
|
|
SECTION
6.06.
|
No
Stockholder Rights
|
58
|
|
SECTION
6.07.
|
Compliance
with Law or Stock Exchange
|
58
|
ii
VII.
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
|
59
|
|
SECTION
7.01.
|
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of Each Party
|
59
|
|
SECTION
7.02.
|
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Parent
|
59
|
|
SECTION
7.03.
|
Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company
|
62
|
|
VIII.
|
INDEMNIFICATION
|
63
|
|
SECTION
8.01.
|
Survival
of Representations and Warranties
|
63
|
|
SECTION
8.02.
|
[Reserved.]
|
64
|
|
SECTION
8.03.
|
General
Indemnity.
|
64
|
|
SECTION
8.04.
|
Conditions
of Indemnification
|
65
|
|
SECTION
8.05.
|
Threshold
for Damages
|
66
|
|
SECTION
8.06.
|
Escrow
Funds
|
66
|
|
SECTION
8.07.
|
Exclusive
Remedy
|
66
|
|
IX.
|
TERMINATION
AND ABANDONMENT
|
67
|
|
SECTION
9.01.
|
Termination
|
67
|
|
SECTION
9.02.
|
Procedure
and Effect of Termination
|
68
|
|
X.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
68
|
|
SECTION
10.01.
|
Expenses,
Etc.
|
68
|
|
SECTION
10.02.
|
Notices
|
68
|
|
SECTION
10.03.
|
Waivers
|
70
|
|
SECTION
10.04.
|
Amendments,
Supplements, Etc
|
70
|
|
SECTION
10.05.
|
Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.06.
|
Waiver
of Jury Trial
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.07.
|
Headings;
Interpretation
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.08.
|
Counterparts
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.09.
|
Entire
Agreement
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.10.
|
Binding
Effect; Benefits
|
71
|
|
SECTION
10.11.
|
Assignability
|
72
|
|
SECTION
10.12.
|
Severability
|
72
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Escrow Agreement
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Employment Agreement
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Opinion of U.S. Counsel to the Company
|
Exhibit
D
|
Form
of Opinion of Israeli Counsel to the Company
|
Exhibit
E
|
Form
of Trading Restriction Agreement
|
Exhibit
F
|
Form
of Lock-Up Agreement
|
SCHEDULES
|
|
Schedule
I
|
Principal
Stockholders
|
Schedule
II
|
Options
Being Exercised Immediately Prior to the Effective Time
|
Schedule
III
|
Distribution
Table
|
iii
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER,
dated
as of June 25, 2007 (the “Agreement”),
among
LIVEPERSON, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”);
Kato
MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of Parent
(“Merger
Sub”);
KASAMBA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);
and
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx (the “Stockholders’
Representative”)
as
agent and attorney-in-fact for each stockholder of the Company (individually,
a
“Stockholder”
and
collectively, the “Stockholders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the boards of directors of each of Parent, the Company and Merger Sub believe
it
is advisable, fair to and in the best interests of their respective corporations
and their stockholders that the Company and Merger Sub combine into a single
corporation through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company
(the “Merger”)
and,
in furtherance thereof, have approved the Merger, this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and the board of directors of the Company
has
determined to recommend that its stockholders adopt this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
as a condition to the Closing, the requisite majority of the holders of Company
Common Stock (as defined below) and of Company Preferred Stock (as defined
below) shall have approved the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Merger, the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred
Stock
shall be converted into the right to receive cash and Parent Common Stock (as
defined below) in the amounts, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Merger, each vested and unvested option to purchase shares
of
Company Common Stock under any Company Option Plan which
is
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall
be
assumed by Parent, and the Company Options shall be converted into an option
to
purchase shares of Parent Common Stock in such number, at such exercise price
and on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Stockholders’ Representative desire to
make certain representations and warranties and other agreements in connection
with the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
as a condition and inducement to Parent and Merger Sub entering into this
Agreement, each Founder (as defined below), concurrently with the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement, is entering into an employment agreement in the
form
of Exhibit
B
hereto
(the “Employment
Agreement”),
dated
as of the date of this Agreement, which shall be subject to the consummation
of
the Merger and shall become effective at the Effective Time (as defined
below);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, covenants and representations
set
forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Certain
Defined Terms.
Unless
the context otherwise requires, the following terms, when used in this
Agreement, shall have the respective meanings specified below (such meanings
to
be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms
defined):
“Accounting
Referee”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b).
“Affiliate”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by
or
is under common control with the first Person.
“Aggregate
Merger Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Assets”
means
all the properties, assets and contract rights (including, without limitation,
cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, office
furniture and furnishings, trade names, trademarks and patents, contracts,
agreements, licenses and real estate) of the Company, whether tangible or
intangible, real, personal or mixed.
“Benefit
Plan”
means
any “employee benefit plan” as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), whether or
not subject to ERISA, Section 102 Plans, and any other employee benefit plan,
policy, arrangement or individual agreement, sponsored, maintained or
contributed to by the Company on behalf of any employee, officer, director,
stockholder or service provider of the Company (whether current, former or
retired) or their beneficiaries or with respect to which the Company has or
could reasonably be expected to have any obligation or liability.
“Blocked
Period”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
“Business
Day”
means a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located in New
York, New York or Tel Aviv, Israel are authorized or required by law to
close.
“Cash
Escrow Amount”
means
Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000) to be deposited with the Escrow Agent to
be
held in escrow subject to the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement.
“Cash
Merger Consideration”
means
Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000).
“Certificate
of Merger”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
2
“Certificates”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
“Charter
Amendment”
means
an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, which allows for the distribution of the Aggregate Merger Consideration
in the manner contemplated by the Distribution Table.
“Closing”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Closing
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
“Closing
Date Balance Sheet”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b).
“Closing
Price”
shall be
equal to the closing
stock price of a share of Parent
Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market as reported in The
Wall Street Journal
or, if
not available, such other authoritative publication as may be reasonably
selected by the Parent, on the trading date two Business Days preceding the
Closing Date.
“Code”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Company
Capital Stock” means
Company Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock, taken together.
“Company
Common Stock”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.03.
“Company
Disclosure Schedule”
means
the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to the Parent prior to the
execution of this Agreement and forming a part hereof.
“Company
Financial Statements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.07(a).
“Company
Intellectual Property”
means
all patents (including, without limitation, all U.S. and foreign patents, patent
applications, patent disclosures, and any and all divisions, continuations,
continuations-in-part, reissues, re-examinations and extensions thereof), design
rights, trademarks, trade names and service marks (whether or not registered),
trade dress, Internet domain names, copyrights (whether or not registered)
and
any renewal rights therefor, sui
generis
database
rights, statistical models, technology, inventions, supplier lists, trade
secrets, know-how, computer software programs or applications in both source
and
object code form, databases, technical documentation of such software programs,
registrations and applications for any of the foregoing and all other tangible
or intangible proprietary information or materials that were material to the
Company’s business or are currently used in the Company’s business in any
product, technology or process (i) currently being or formerly manufactured,
published or marketed by the Company or (ii) previously or currently under
development for possible future manufacturing, publication, marketing or other
use by the Company.
“Company
Licensed Intellectual Property”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.13(b).
3
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any change in or effect on (i) the business of the Company that, individually
or
in the aggregate (taking into account all other such changes or effects), is,
or
is reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to the business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the
Company, or (ii) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under
this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or
to
consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, in each case, other
than any such change or effect resulting from (1) conditions generally affecting
(A) the Internet industry or (B) the economy, the financial or securities
markets in general, or political conditions in the United States or Israel,
(2)
any acts of terrorism, military actions or war or other force majeure events,
or
(3) the announcement of, and the pendency of, this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however,
in the
case of clauses (1) and (2) above, such change or effect will constitute a
Company Material Adverse Effect only if it has a disproportionate material
adverse effect on the Company.
“Company
Options”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(e).
“Company
Option Plans”
means
the Company’s 0000 Xxxxxxx Share Option Plan adopted by the Company’s Board of
Directors on November 25, 2003 and the Company’s 0000
Xxxxxxx Share Option Plan adopted
by the Company’s Board of Directors on November 29, 2004, each as in effect as
of the date hereof or as such plan may be amended pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement (provided that
with
respect to those employees, consultants or directors whose consent is required
in connection with such amendments and who do not so consent, such amendments
requiring consent for which consent is not so obtained will not apply to such
non-consenting employees, consultants or directors).
“Company
Permits”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
“Company
Preferred Stock”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.03.
“Company
Software Programs” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.13(f).
“Company
Subsidiary”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
“Competing
Transaction”
means
any of the following involving the Company (other than the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement):
(i) any
merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar
transaction involving 20% or more of the Assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or 20% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company;
(ii) any
sale,
lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 20% or
more
of the Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a single
transaction or series of transactions;
(iii) any
Person having acquired beneficial ownership or the right to acquire beneficial
ownership of, or any “group” (as such term is defined under Section 13(d)
of the Exchange Act) having been formed that beneficially owns or has the right
to acquire beneficial ownership of, 20% or more of the outstanding voting
securities of the Company; or
4
(iv) any
public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing
or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
means
the confidentiality agreement dated March 2, 2007 between the Parent
and the Company.
“Contracts”
means,
with respect to any Person, all agreements, undertakings, contracts,
obligations, arrangements, promises, understandings and commitments (whether
written or oral and whether express or implied) to which such Person is a
party.
“Corporation”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Damages”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.03.
“Defaulting
Party”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.01(b).
“DGCL”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Dissenting
Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
“Distribution
Table” means
the
table attached hereto as Schedule III which sets forth the allocation of the
Merger Consideration among the Stockholders and the holders of Company Options.
The Distribution Table is expected to be substantially similar to the Merger
Consideration Allocation Certificate to be delivered at the Closing, except
for
changes to the Company’s capitalization caused by the exercise or forfeiture of
outstanding options and payments, if any, to be made in accordance with Section
2.05(a)(i).
“$”
means
United States Dollars.
“Effective
Time”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Employment
Agreements”
means
those Employment Agreements with the Founders, executed as part of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
“Environmental
Law”
means
any Law and any enforceable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof,
including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment,
relating to pollution or protection of the environment or natural resources,
including, without limitation, those relating to the use, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release or discharge of Hazardous
Material, as in effect as of the date hereof.
“Environmental
Permit”
means
any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization
required under or issued pursuant to any applicable Environmental
Law.
5
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Escrow
Agent”
means a
reputable escrow agent to be appointed by Parent, subject to the approval of
the
Company, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld.
“Escrow
Agreement”
means
the Escrow Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
to be
entered into as of the Closing among the Parent, the Stockholders and the Escrow
Agent.
“Escrow
Tax Ruling”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(c).
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange
Ratio”
means
a
fraction, (X) the numerator of which is $40,000,000 divided by the Trailing
Signing Average Price, and (Y) the denominator of which is the number of shares
of capital stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis.
“Expenses”
means,
with respect to any party hereto, all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without
limitation, all fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers,
experts and consultants to a party hereto and its Affiliates) incurred by such
party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization,
preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of its obligations pursuant
to this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, and all other matters related to the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Final
Closing Balance Sheet”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.13(b).
“Founders”
means
Inon Axel and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
“GAAP”
means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as
in
effect as of the date hereof.
“Governmental
Entity”
means
any United States Federal, state or local or any foreign governmental,
regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court,
tribunal or arbitral body.
“Governmental
Order”
means
any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or
award entered by or with any Governmental Entity.
“Grants”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.24.
“Hazardous
Material”
means
(i) any petroleum, petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products,
radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials or polychlorinated
biphenyls or (ii) any chemical, material or substance defined or regulated
as
toxic or hazardous or as a pollutant or contaminant or waste under any
applicable Environmental Law.
6
“Initial
Merger Consideration”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Initial
Release Date” means
the
date one year following the Closing Date.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
(a) trade secrets, inventions, know-how and processes, (b) patents
(including all reissues, divisions, continuations and extensions thereof) and
patent applications, (c) trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark
applications, service marks, service xxxx registrations and service xxxx
applications, (d) copyright registrations and copyright applications, and
(e) domain names.
“IRS”
means
the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“ISA”
means
the Israel Securities Authority established pursuant to the Israel Securities
Law.
“Israel
Securities Law”
means
the Israel Securities Law, 1968.
“Israeli
Employees” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 3.09(j).
“Israeli
Escrow Tax Ruling”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(c).
“Israeli
Options Tax Ruling”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Israeli
Securities Exemption”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.08.
“Israeli
Tax Code”
means
the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) - 1961 and the rules promulgated
in connection therewith, as amended.
“Israeli
Tax Rulings” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(c).
“Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.07(b).
“ITA”
means
the Israel Tax Authority.
“Knowledge”
and
words of similar import mean, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge,
after reasonable inquiry, of any executive officer of the Company and, with
respect to Parent, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of Xxxxxx
XxXxxxxx or Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx.
“Law”
means
any Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule,
code, order, judgment, decree, other requirement or rule of law of the United
States or any other jurisdiction, and any other similar act or law.
“Liability”
means
any and all claims, debts, liabilities, obligations and commitments of whatever
nature, whether asserted or reasonably expected to be asserted, fixed, absolute
or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or
unliquidated or due or to become due, and whenever or however arising (including
those arising out of any Contract or tort, whether based on negligence, strict
liability or otherwise) regardless of whether the same would be required by
GAAP
to be reflected as a liability in financial statements or disclosed in the
notes
thereto.
7
“License
Agreement”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.13(b).
“Lien”
means
any charge, claim, community property interest, condition, easement, covenant,
contract, commitment, warrant, demand, encumbrance, equitable interest, lien,
mortgage, option, purchase right, pledge, security interest, right of first
refusal, or other rights of third parties or restriction of any kind, including
without limitation any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income,
or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Lock-up
Agreements”
means
those Lock-up Agreements between the Parent and the Founders substantially
in
the form of Exhibit F hereto, executed as part of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Material
Contract”
and
“Material
Contracts”
have the
meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Merger”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
“Merger
Consideration Allocation Certificate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(g).
“Net
Balance Sheet Adjustment”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).
“Net
Working Capital”
means
(X) total consolidated assets of the Company and the Company
Subsidiary as of the Effective Time, (Y) minus total consolidated liabilities
of
the Company and the Company Subsidiary as of the Effective Time, (Z) plus the
amount specifically reserved on the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company at December 31, 2006 in respect of the U.S. Withholding Liability,
unless such reserve amount is changed in the preparation of the Final Closing
Balance Sheet, in which case the actual reserve amount with regard to the U.S.
Withholding Liability will be utilized. As used in this definition, the term
U.S. Withholding Liability shall exclude “Damages.”
“Net
Working Capital Certificate”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.13(a).
“Organizational
Documents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
“Parent”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Parent
Common Stock”
means
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent.
“Parent
Indemnified Group”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).
8
“Parent
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any change in or effect on the business of the Parent that, individually or
in
the aggregate (taking into account all other such changes or effects), is,
or is
reasonably likely to be, materially adverse to (i) the business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Parent, or
(ii)
the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations under this Agreement and
any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or to consummate the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document to which it is a party, in each case, other than any such
change or effect resulting from (1) conditions generally affecting the economy,
the financial or securities markets in general, or political conditions in
the
United States or Israel, (2) any acts of terrorism, military actions or war
or
other force majeure events, or (3) the announcement of, and the pendency of,
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided,
however,
in the
case of clauses (1) and (2) above, such change or effect will constitute a
Parent Material Adverse Effect if it has a disproportionate material adverse
effect on the Parent.
“Parent
SEC Documents”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).
“Parent
Subsidiaries”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.01.
“Paying
Agent” has
the
meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
“Per
Share Merger Consideration”
means
the Initial Merger Consideration divided by the number of shares of capital
stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis.
“Person”
means an
individual, corporation, partnership, private company, limited partnership,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person
(including, without limitation, a “person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Exchange Act), trust, association, entity or government or political
subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
“Principal
Stockholder” means
each
of
the persons or entities listed on Schedule I
hereto.
“Principal
Stockholders” means
each of the persons or entities listed on Schedule I
hereto,
collectively.
“Privacy
Laws”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.25.
“Record
Date”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
“Representatives”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a).
“Required
Stockholder Consent”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section 7.01(d).
“Re-Sale
Registration Statement”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Rule
144”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
9
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Section
102 Plan”
means
an incentive stock option plan intended to qualify under Section 102 of the
Israeli Tax Code.
“Shares”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Stock
Escrow Amount”
means
766,871 shares of Parent Common Stock, which number of shares shall be deposited
with the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Escrow Agreement.
“Stock
Merger Consideration”
means
4,754,601 shares of Parent Common Stock, provided that the aggregate
number of shares underlying the options to purchase Parent Common Stock issuable
pursuant to Section 2.04(e) shall represent a portion of the Stock Merger
Consideration,
as more
fully described in Section 2.04(e). In the event the Trailing Closing Average
Price is less than $4.00 per share, and the parties hereto mutually agree to
a
different number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 9.01(e),
then the number of shares of Parent Common Stock so mutually agreed upon shall
constitute the Stock Merger Consideration.
“Stockholder”
and
“Stockholders”
have the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Stockholder
Representation Letter Agreements”
means
the agreements executed by each Stockholder and the Parent whereby such
Stockholder represents and covenants to certain matters relating to the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
“Stockholders’
Representative”
has the
meaning set forth in the preamble hereto and in Section 2.15(a).
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any corporation, private company, partnership,
limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or
through or together with any other subsidiary of such Person) owns, directly
or
indirectly, a majority of the stock or other equity interests.
“Surviving
Corporation”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.03.
“Suspension
Event”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02(d).
“Tax”
or
“Taxes”
means
(i) any and all taxes, fees, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other
charges of any kind (together with any and all interest, linkage differentials
[hefresehi
hatzmada],
penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto)
imposed by any Governmental Entity or taxing authority, including, without
limitation, taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchises,
windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock,
payroll, employment, social security, national insurance, workers’ compensation,
unemployment compensation or net worth; taxes or other charges in the nature
of
excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value-added or gains taxes;
license, registration and documentation fees; and customers’ duties, tariffs and
similar charges; (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the
type described in (i) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, combined,
consolidated or unitary group for any taxable period; and (iii) any
liability for the payment of amounts of the type described in (i) or (ii) as
a
result of being a transferee of, or a successor in interest to, any Person
or as
a result of an express or implied obligation to indemnify any
Person.
10
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, statement or form (including, without limitation, any estimated
tax
reports or return, withholding tax reports or return and information report
or
return) required to be filed with respect to any Taxes.
“Terminating
Company Breach”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.01(c).
“Terminating
Parent Breach”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9.01(d).
“Trading
Restriction Administrator”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.14.
“Trading
Restriction Agreements”
has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.14.
“Trailing
Closing Average Price” means
the
average of the closing stock price of a share of Parent Common Stock on the
Nasdaq Capital Market as
reported in The
Wall Street Journal
or, if
not available, such other authoritative publication as may be reasonably
selected by the Parent, for
the
twenty trading days preceding the date that is two business days prior to the
Closing Date.
“Trailing
Signing Average Price” means
the
average of the closing stock price of a share of Parent Common Stock on the
Nasdaq Capital Market as reported in The
Wall Street Journal
or, if
not available, such other authoritative publication as may be reasonably
selected by the Parent, for the twenty trading days preceding the date that
is
two business days prior to the date of this Agreement.
“Transaction
Documents”
means,
collectively, this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Trading Restriction
Agreements, the Lock-up Agreements and the Employment Agreements.
“U.S.
Withholding Liability”
means
any liability for (i) Taxes, including amounts arising under Sections 1441,
1461
or 3406 of the Code and Treasury Regulations, or (ii) Damages, in each case
only so far as (i) and (ii) relate to the failure by the Company or the Company
Subsidiary to report payments made to U.S. and foreign persons, withhold Taxes
on such payments or obtain documentation from such persons.
SECTION
1.02. Construction.
For the
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or
unless the context otherwise requires: (a) words using the singular or
plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, and
the
use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other genders;
(b) references herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “subsections” and other
subdivisions, and to Exhibits, Schedules and other attachments, without
reference to a document are to the specified Articles, Sections, subsections
and
other subdivisions of, and Exhibits, Schedules and other attachments to, this
Agreement; (c) a reference to a subsection or other subdivision without
further reference to a Section is a reference to such subsection or subdivision
as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears; (d) the
words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder”, “hereby” and other words of similar
import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision;
(e) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” are deemed to be
followed by the phrase “without limitation”; and (f) all accounting terms
used and not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them under
GAAP.
11
II.
THE
MERGER; CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
SECTION
2.01. The
Merger; Effective Time of the Merger. Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into
Company (the “Merger”).
A
certificate of merger (the “Certificate
of Merger”)
shall
be duly prepared, executed, and acknowledged by the parties and thereafter
delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, for filing, as
provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”)
as
soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date (as defined below). The Merger
shall become effective upon the acceptance for filing of the Certificate of
Merger by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such time
thereafter as is provided in the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective
Time”).
Solely for purposes of clarification, Company and the Stockholders’
Representative acknowledge and agree that Parent will have no obligation to
make
any payment pursuant to this Agreement until the Certificate of Merger has
been
certified in writing by the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
SECTION
2.02. Closing.
The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”)
shall
take place as soon as practicable but no later than the third Business Day
after
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VII (the
“Closing
Date”),
at
the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000, unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the
parties hereto.
SECTION
2.03. Effect
of the Merger; Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws; Directors and Officers
of
Surviving Corporation. At
the
Effective Time, (i) the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Merger
Sub shall be merged with and into Company and Company shall continue as the
Surviving Corporation and as an indirect subsidiary of Parent (subsequent to
the
Merger, Company is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving
Corporation”),
(ii)
the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter
amended as provided by Law and such Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws;
provided, however, that Article 1 of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended to read as follows: “The name of the
corporation is Kasamba, Inc. (the “Corporation”)”;
(iii) the directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation
in each case until their respective successors shall have been duly elected,
designated, or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal
in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, and (iv) the Merger shall, from and after the Effective Time, have
all
the effects provided by applicable law.
12
SECTION
2.04. Merger
Consideration; Conversion of Company Preferred Stock and Company Common
Stock.
(a) Merger
Consideration.
Subject
to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.13 below and the deposit of the Cash
Escrow Amount and the Stock Escrow Amount in accordance with the provisions
of
the Escrow Agreement, the aggregate consideration to be paid by Parent and
Merger Sub hereunder shall consist of (A) the Stock Merger Consideration, plus
(B) the Cash Merger Consideration (collectively, the “Initial
Merger Consideration”).
The
Initial Merger Consideration and any adjustment to the Initial Merger
Consideration necessitated by Section 2.13 (the “Net
Balance Sheet Adjustment”)
shall
collectively be referred to as the “Aggregate
Merger Consideration”.
Each
share of Company Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenting Shares (as defined
below), treasury stock and those owned by any wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company) and all right in respect thereof shall automatically be canceled and
retired and shall forthwith cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate
which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of
Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights
with respect thereto, except the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate
Merger Consideration as provided in Sections 2.04(c) and 2.04(d) below.
(b) Merger
Sub Common Stock.
At the
Effective Time and on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
each share of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued
and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company,
be converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share
of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation, with the same rights, powers and
privileges as the shares so converted and shall constitute the only outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time.
Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares
shall remain outstanding and evidence ownership of shares of Surviving
Corporation Common Stock.
(c) Company
Preferred Stock.
At the
Effective Time and on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
(A) each share of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall,
by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub,
or the Company, be converted into the right to receive a portion of the
Aggregate Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Consideration
Allocation Certificate (as defined below); (B) each share of Series A-1
Preferred Stock of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the
Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger
and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company, be
converted into the right to receive a portion of the Aggregate Merger
Consideration as set forth in the Merger Consideration Allocation Certificate;
and (C) each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock of the Company issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting
Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, be converted into the right to receive a
portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration set forth in the Merger
Consideration Allocation Certificate.
13
(d) Company
Common Stock.
At the
Effective Time and on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior
to
the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares) shall, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company, be
cancelled and shall be converted into the right to receive a portion of the
Aggregate Merger Consideration as set forth in the Merger Consideration
Allocation Certificate.
(e) Company
Options.
At the
Effective Time, each vested and unvested option to purchase shares of Company
Common Stock under any Company Option Plan (the “Company
Options”)
which
is
outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, other
than
the options set forth on Schedule
II,
which
shall be exercised immediately prior thereto, shall be assumed by Parent, and
the Company Options shall be converted into an option to purchase shares of
Parent Common Stock in such number and at such exercise price as provided below
and otherwise having the same terms and conditions as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time (except to the extent that such terms, conditions
and restrictions may be altered in accordance with their terms as a result
of
the Merger contemplated hereby and except that all references in each such
Company Option to Company shall be deemed to refer to Parent):
(i) the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be subject to the new option shall
be
equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject
to the original Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and
(y)
the Exchange Ratio;
(ii) the
exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock under the new option shall
be
equal to (x) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock in effect
under the original Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time
divided by (y) the Exchange Ratio; and
(iii) in
effecting such assumption and conversion, the aggregate number of shares of
Parent Common Stock to be subject to each assumed Company Option will
be
rounded down, if necessary, to the next whole share and the aggregate exercise
price shall be rounded up, if necessary, to the next whole cent.
The
aggregate number of shares underlying the options to purchase Parent Common
Stock issuable pursuant to this Section 2.04(e) shall represent a portion of
the
Stock Merger Consideration.
Any
adjustments provided herein with respect to options shall be effected in a
manner consistent with applicable law and, to the extent applicable, that
maintains any intended favorable tax treatment relating to such options that
existed prior to such adjustment. The assumption of the outstanding Company
Options in the Merger and their conversion into options for Parent Common Stock
will not result in any accelerated vesting of those options or the shares
purchasable thereunder, and the vesting schedule in effect for each Company
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time (after giving effect to the
acceleration provisions contained in the agreements identified in Sections
3.09(c)(1) and (2) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) shall remain in full
force after the assumption thereof by Parent.
14
(f) Treasury
Stock.
At the
Effective Time, each share of Company Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock
held by the Company in its treasury shall be cancelled and extinguished without
any conversion thereof.
(g) Company
Capitalization Schedules.
On the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to Parent and Merger Sub separate
schedules reflecting (i) a true and complete list of record holders of the
issued and outstanding Company Preferred Stock, including the number of shares
of each series of Company Preferred Stock held by such record holders, (ii)
a
true and complete list of record holders of the issued and outstanding Company
Common Stock, including the number of shares of Company Common Stock held by
such record holders, and (iii) a true and complete list of record holders of
the
Company Options, including the number of options held by such optionholders,
as
well as the grant dates, vesting schedules and strike prices of all outstanding
options. Prior to the Parent making payment of the Merger Consideration, the
Company shall execute and deliver to Parent a certificate setting forth the
good
faith calculation of the Company of the Per Share Merger Consideration and
the
aggregate Per Share Merger Consideration payable to each of the holders of
Company Preferred Stock, Company Common Stock and Company Options (after giving
effect to the provisions of Sections 2.05(a)(i) and (ii) hereof) (the
“Merger
Consideration Allocation Certificate”).
The
Merger Consideration Allocation Certificate shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty of the Company hereunder. In no event shall Parent
be required to transfer the Merger Consideration unless and until the Merger
Consideration Allocation Certificate has been executed and delivered by the
Company and approved by Parent. Parent shall be entitled to rely entirely upon
the Merger Consideration Allocation Certificate in connection with making
payment of the Merger Consideration and no holder of Company Preferred Stock,
Company Common Stock or Company Options shall be entitled to make any claim
in
respect of the allocation of the Merger Consideration made by Parent to or
for
the benefit of any holder of Company Preferred Stock, Company Common Stock
or
Company Options to the extent that the payment is made in a manner consistent
with the Merger Consideration Allocation Certificate.
(h) Maximum
Consideration to be Paid.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, but
subject, if any, to (i) the adjustment provided for in Section 2.13 hereof,
(ii)
the indemnification obligations of Parent contained in Article VIII and (iii)
the provisions of Section 2.06 hereof, in no event shall Parent, Merger Sub
or
any Affiliate of Parent be required to pay any amount in excess of the Aggregate
Merger Consideration. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in
the
event of any breach of the representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in Sections 2.04(g) and 3.03 of this Agreement, whether such breach is
as
a result of any misstatement or omission in respect of the information set
forth
in Section 3.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or otherwise, the portion
of
the Aggregate Merger Consideration to be paid to each such holder under this
Agreement shall be automatically equitably adjusted to accurately reflect the
capitalization of the Company as of the Effective Time.
15
(i) Tax
Treatment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Cash Merger Consideration is less
than or equal to 20% of the value (determined under U.S. federal income tax
principles) of the Initial Merger Consideration or the Aggregate Merger
Consideration, the Parent may, in its sole discretion, increase the Cash Merger
Consideration with a corresponding decrease to the Stock
Merger Consideration if the Parent concludes that such adjustment
is appropriate in order for the Merger to be treated as a taxable stock
purchase for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For these purposes, any
reduction in the number of shares issued as Stock Merger Consideration shall
increase the Cash Merger Consideration using a valuation for the reduced
number of shares equal to the Closing Price times the number of shares so
reduced, provided, that the Closing Price shall not be less than $6.52
.
SECTION
2.05. Exchange
Procedures.
(a) The
functions of making various payments required under this Agreement and the
Escrow Agreement including, without limitation, the payment of the Stock Merger
Consideration and Cash Merger Consideration in exchange for Certificates, shall
be effectuated by a paying agent (the “Paying
Agent”).
The
Paying Agent shall initially be ESOP Trust Company (“ESOP Trust Company”),
provided, however, if in the reasonable judgment of the Stockholders’
Representative ESOP Trust Company is not able to satisfactorily fulfill its
obligations as the Paying Agent or the Parent and the Stockholders’
Representative are unable to reach an agreement with ESOP Trust Company upon
reasonable and customary terms reasonably acceptable to both the Parent and
the
Stockholders’ Representative, then the Stockholders’ Representative may select a
different trust company at any time during the term of this Agreement or the
Escrow Agreement, which replacement Paying Agent shall be reasonably acceptable
to the Parent.
On
the
Closing Date, the Parent shall deliver to the Paying Agent, in trust for the
benefit of the Stockholders, the Stock Merger Consideration and the Cash Merger
Consideration minus (X) the Stock Escrow Amount, which shall be delivered to
the
Escrow Agent, and minus (Y) the Cash Escrow Amount, which shall be delivered
to
the Escrow Agent.
Immediately
following the Closing, the Paying Agent shall use a portion of the Cash Merger
Consideration to pay:
(i) any
cash
payments mutually agreed upon by the Parent and the Stockholders’
Representative; and
(ii) certain
bonuses to current or former employees of the Company, in
accordance with a schedule previously provided by the Company to the
Parent
(provided, however, that any material changes from such schedule shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Parent), in an amount aggregating 10% of the
difference between (X) the Cash Merger Consideration and (Y) the sum of the
Cash
Escrow Amount and any payments referred to in Section 2.05(a)(i), which shall
be
paid either by the Paying Agent or the Company, in the discretion of the
Company.
16
In
addition, on the Escrow Fund Distribution Date (as defined in the Escrow
Agreement), the Escrow Agent shall remit to the Paying Agent 10% of the amount
ultimately released from the Cash Escrow Amount, for payment of bonuses to
certain current or former employees of the Company, pursuant to a schedule
prepared by the Stockholders’ Representative and which shall be substantially
consistent with a schedule previously provided by the Company to the Parent,
provided,
however, that any material changes from such schedule shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Parent.
As
soon
as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event later than
5
days following the Effective Time) and after the receipt by the Paying Agent
of
the Merger Consideration Allocation Certificate, the Parent shall cause the
Paying Agent to mail (i) to each holder of a certificate or certificates
which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares
of
Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock (the “Certificates”)
(A) a
letter of transmittal, in customary form, which shall specify that delivery
shall be effective only upon delivery of the Certificates to Paying Agent and
that risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall remain with the
Stockholder until such delivery, and (B) instructions for effecting the
surrender of such Certificates in exchange for a portion of the Aggregate Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate and a letter of transmittal
(or
other documentation in compliance with Section 2.08 hereof), as applicable,
to
the Paying Agent together, with respect to holders of Certificates, with such
letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the
instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required
by
the Paying Agent, the stockholder delivering such documents shall be entitled
to
receive in exchange therefor (A) its respective portion of the Aggregate Merger
Consideration (subject
to the provisions of Sections 2.05(a)(i) and (ii), and
Article VIII hereof), less the portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration
allocable to such stockholder that has been deposited in the Cash Escrow Amount
and Stock Escrow Amount pursuant to Section 8.06, subject to the provisions
of
Sections 2.05(a)(i) and (ii) hereof, and (B) cash in lieu of fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.07. No later than 5 Business
Days prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver the form of letter of
transmittal to the Company and the Stockholders’ Representative and prior to the
Closing shall make such changes to the form as either shall reasonably request.
The final form of letter of transmittal shall be in a form reasonably acceptable
to the Company and the Stockholders’ Representative. If requested by the
Stockholders’ Representative, the Paying Agent shall promptly provide the
Stockholders’ Representative with copies of the executed letters of transmittal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing exchange procedures shall comply
with such procedures as may be required by the Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling,
if obtained, and shall permit Parent or the Paying Agent (after consultation
with the Company) to require holders of Certificates to provide any
declarations, information and/or certificates of exemption (or reduced
withholding rates) (x) that are reasonably necessary to comply with the Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained, or (y) that Parent or the Paying Agent
reasonably believes are necessary in order for it to determine whether Parent,
the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent is subject to any withholding
requirements with respect to payments made to any particular
Stockholder.
(b) If
the
Stock Merger Consideration and Cash Merger Consideration (or any portion
thereof) is to be delivered to any Person other than the Person in whose name
the Certificate formerly representing shares of Company Capital Stock
surrendered therefor is registered, it shall be a condition to the right of
such
Person, other than the registered holder of a Certificate, to receive the Stock
Merger Consideration and the Cash Merger Consideration payable with respect
to
such Certificate that (i) the Certificate be properly endorsed or otherwise
be in proper form for transfer and (ii) the Person surrendering such
Certificate shall pay any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the
receipt of the Stock Merger Consideration and the Cash Merger Consideration
to a
Person other than such registered holder or shall establish to the reasonable
satisfaction of Parent and the Paying Agent that such Tax has been paid or
is
not applicable.
17
SECTION
2.06. Appraisal
Rights.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any issued
and
outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock held
by
persons who have exercised and perfected appraisal rights for such shares of
Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance
with applicable Law (“Dissenting
Shares”)
and as
of the Effective Time have neither effectively withdrawn nor lost any right
to
such appraisal, shall not be converted into or represent a right to receive
the
Aggregate Merger Consideration payable under this Article II attributable to
such Dissenting Shares. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment
of the appraised value of such shares of Company Preferred Stock or Company
Common Stock held by them in accordance with applicable Law, unless and until
such stockholders fail to perfect, effectively withdraw or otherwise lose their
appraisal rights under applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
dissenting stockholder shall effectively withdraw or lose (through failure
to
perfect or otherwise) the right to appraisal, then as of the Effective Time
or
the occurrence of such event, whichever occurs later, such Dissenting Shares
shall automatically be converted into and represent only the right to receive
the Aggregate Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable under this
Article II, without interest thereon, upon surrender of the Certificate or
Certificates representing such Dissenting Shares in accordance with Section
2.05. The Company shall provide Parent notice, promptly after the Company’s
receipt thereof, of any written demands for appraisal or payment of the fair
value of any shares of Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock, as
applicable, the withdrawal of such demands and any other related instruments
served pursuant to applicable Law.
SECTION
2.07. Fractional
Shares.
No
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued pursuant to this
Agreement, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Preferred Stock or Company
Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Parent
Common Stock hereunder (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common
Stock to be received by such holder) shall receive from Parent an amount of
cash
(rounded to the nearest whole cent) equal to the product of (a) such fractional
share multiplied by (b) the Closing Price, less the amount of any withholding
taxes which may be required thereon.
SECTION
2.08. Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
If any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent or the Paying Agent, an agreement
to indemnify against any claim that may be made against the Paying Agent Parent
or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent
will deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable
under this Article II with respect to the Company Preferred Stock or Company
Common Stock formerly represented thereby.
18
SECTION
2.09. Withholding
Rights.
Each of
the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent, the Escrow Agent and Parent shall
be entitled, with respect to payments made by each such entity, to deduct and
withhold from the Aggregate Merger Consideration and any other amounts otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct
and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling, if obtained, the Code, the Israeli Tax Code, the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder or under any applicable Law, provided
that no withholding under Israeli Tax law will be made from any consideration
payable hereunder to a holder of Company Preferred Stock or Company Common
Stock
to the extent that such stockholder has provided Parent or the Paying Agent
with
an appropriate unequivocal exemption or confirmation of a reduced withholding
rate issued by the ITA or such other document, opinion or form which, in the
sole discretion of Parent, is sufficient to enable Parent or the Paying Agent
to
reasonably conclude that no withholding or a reduced rate of withholding, as
applicable, of Israeli Tax is required with respect to the particular holder
of
Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock in question, prior to the time
such payment is made.
Upon
delivery of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, Parent or the Paying Agent
shall
deliver to the Stockholders’ Representative a statement of all amounts so
withheld. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Surviving
Corporation, Parent or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid
to the stockholders or optionholders of the Company, as the case may be, in
respect to which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving
Corporation or Parent, as the case may be. Any amounts deducted and withheld
pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall be remitted to the appropriate Taxing
authority in accordance with applicable Law.
SECTION
2.10. Stock
Transfer Books.
The
stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed two Business Days preceding
the Closing Date (the “Record
Date”)
and
there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Preferred Stock
or Company Common Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. In the event
of a transfer of ownership of Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock
prior to the Record Date which is not registered in the transfer records of
the
Company, the Aggregate Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable under
this Article II shall be payable to such transferee if the Certificate
representing such shares of Company Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock
is
presented to Parent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and
effect such transfer in the sole and reasonable discretion of
Parent.
SECTION
2.11. Certain
Adjustments.
If,
between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding
shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock shall be changed into
a
different number of shares by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization,
split-up, combination or exchange of shares, or any dividend payable in stock
or
other securities shall be declared thereon with a record date within such
period, then, the allocation of the Aggregate Merger Consideration among the
Stockholders shall be adjusted accordingly to provide to Parent and to the
Stockholders the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior
to
such reclassification, recapitalization, split-up, combination, exchange,
dividend or increase.
SECTION
2.12. [Reserved.]
19
SECTION
2.13. Net
Balance Sheet Adjustment.
(a) Within
sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Parent shall deliver to the
Stockholders’ Representative a Closing Date Balance Sheet of the Company (the
“Closing
Date Balance Sheet”)
prepared as of the Closing Date, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, consistently
applied and on a basis consistent with the accounting practices and policies
used to prepare the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company at
December 31, 2006. The Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be prepared by the
Company’s external auditor as of the date hereof (Ernst & Young LLP) unless
Parent elects to use another accounting firm, in which case Parent will be
required to pay the fees and disbursements charged by that other accounting
firm. The Stockholders’ Representative shall cooperate with the Parent in the
preparation of the Closing Date Balance Sheet, including but not limited to
providing access to any appropriate work papers or to the Company’s accountants
and auditors. In addition, the Company shall deliver a certificate (the
“Net
Working Capital Certificate”)
to the
Stockholders’ Representative calculating the amount of Net Working Capital as of
the Closing Date.
(b) The
Stockholders’ Representative shall deliver to the Parent within thirty (30) days
after receiving the Closing Date Balance Sheet a reasonably detailed statement
describing all of its objections (if any) thereto and sufficient details
describing the basis therefor. Failure of the Stockholders’ Representative to so
object to the Closing Date Balance Sheet within such 30-day period shall
constitute acceptance thereof, whereupon such Closing Date Balance Sheet shall
be deemed to be the “Final
Closing Balance Sheet”
for
purposes of this Agreement. If the Stockholders’ Representative does submit to
Parent a statement of objections to the Closing Date Balance Sheet within such
30-day period, the Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative shall use
reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections, but if they do not reach
a
final resolution within thirty (30) days after Parent has received the statement
of objections from the Stockholders’ Representative, Parent and the
Stockholders’ Representative shall select a nationally-recognized independent
accounting firm, other than the respective regular independent accounting firms
of Parent and the Company, mutually acceptable to them (the “Accounting
Referee”)
to
resolve any remaining objections. If Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative
are unable to agree on the choice of Accounting Referee, they shall select
as
Accounting Referee an internationally-recognized accounting firm by lot (after
excluding their respective regular independent accounting firms). Parent and
the
Stockholders’ Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the Accounting Referee to resolve, within sixty (60) days after appointment
of
the Accounting
Referee,
the
matters on the Closing Date Balance Sheet which are the subject of dispute
between Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative, and the Closing Date
Balance Sheet shall be adjusted in accordance with the Accounting Referee’
determination and, as so adjusted, shall be the “Final
Closing Balance Sheet”
for
purposes of this Agreement. Such determination by the Accounting Referee shall
be conclusive and binding upon Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative.
Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative shall share equally the fees and
expenses of the Accounting Referee. The Parent and the Surviving Corporation
shall make such information, personnel and resources available to the
Stockholders’ Representative as may be reasonably necessary to enable the
Stockholders’ Representative to review the Closing Date Balance Sheet; provided
that the obligation of the Parent and the Surviving Corporation to provide
such
information, personnel and resources shall be limited to normal business hours
with reasonable prior notice and in such a manner so as not to interfere
unreasonably with the conduct of their business.
20
(c) If
the
amount of Net Working Capital, as set forth in the Final Closing Balance Sheet,
is less than $0.00, then the Initial Merger Consideration shall be reduced
by
the amount by which the Net Working Capital is less than $0.00; provided;
however,
that
the Parent may not make a claim for such reduction unless the aggregate amount
by which the Net Working Capital is less than $0.00 equals $500,000 or greater,
in which case the Parent shall have the right to a reduction of the full amount
by which the Net Working Capital is less than $0.00, which amount shall be
remitted by the Escrow Agent back to Parent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
(d) If
the
amount of Net Working Capital, as set forth in the Final Closing Balance Sheet,
is greater than $0.00, then the Initial Merger Consideration shall be increased
by the amount by which the Net Working Capital exceeds $0.00; provided;
however,
that
the Stockholders’ Representative may not make a claim for such increase unless
the aggregate amount by which the Net Working Capital exceeds $0.00 equals
$500,000 or greater, in which case the Stockholders shall have the right to
an
increase of the full amount by which the Net Working Capital exceeds $0.00,
which amount shall be paid by the Parent or the Surviving Corporation to the
Paying Agent (for distribution to the Stockholders).
SECTION
2.14. Other
Provisions Relating to Parent Common Stock.
Except
as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 2.14(c) below, the
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Principal Stockholders
pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the provisions of a trading
restriction agreement in favor of Parent substantially in the form of
Exhibit
E
hereto
(the “Trading
Restriction Agreements”)
to be
signed by each Principal Stockholder as set forth below in clauses (a) - (c)
below. The Trading Restriction Agreements shall be administered by a trading
restriction administrator (the “Trading
Restriction Administrator”).
The
Trading Restriction Administrator shall initially be ESOP-EXCELLENCE, an
affiliate of ESOP Trust Company (“ESOP-EXCELLENCE”), provided, however, if in
the reasonable judgment of the Stockholders’ Representative ESOP-EXCELLENCE is
not able to satisfactorily fulfill its obligations as the Trading Restriction
Administrator or the Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative are unable to
reach an agreement with ESOP-EXCELLENCE upon reasonable and customary terms
reasonably acceptable to both the Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative,
then the Parent may select a different brokerage firm at any time during the
term of the Trading Restriction Agreements, which replacement Trading
Restriction Administrator shall be reasonably acceptable to the Stockholders’
Representative.
(a) One
Trading Restriction Agreement shall be executed by the Principal Stockholders
identified in Schedule
I
as Group
1 and such stockholders, collectively, shall be bound by the volume limitations
provided therein, such Trading Restriction Agreement to govern the sales of
Parent Common Stock by the members of Group 1 for the period commencing on
the
Initial Release Date and ending on the date three years after the Initial
Release Date;
(b) A
second
Trading Restriction Agreement shall be executed by the Principal Stockholders
identified in Schedule
I
as Group
2 and such stockholders, collectively, shall be bound by the volume limitations
provided therein, such Trading Restriction Agreement to govern the sales of
Parent Common Stock by the members of Group 2 for the period commencing on
the
Initial Release Date and ending on the date three years after the Initial
Release Date; and
21
(c) A
third
Trading Restriction Agreement shall be executed by (a) all of the Principal
Stockholders identified in Schedule
I
as Group
3A, and (b) such other Stockholders (referred to herein as Group 3B) who
together with Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3A in the aggregate hold at least
90%
of the capital stock of the Company on an outstanding shares plus vested options
basis, provided, however, that, the Stockholders in Group 3B may not be members
of Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3A (Group 1; Group 2; and
Group
3A and Group 3B
together, each
individually a “Group”
and,
collectively, the “Groups”),
and
such stockholders and optionholders, collectively, shall be bound by the volume
limitations provided therein, such Trading Restriction Agreement to govern
the
sales of Parent Common Stock by the members of Group 3A and Group 3B
for
the
period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date three years after
the Closing Date,
it
being
understood that sales of Parent shares by Stockholders of any Group shall not
be
taken into account for purposes of the volume limitations applicable to any
other Group.
SECTION
2.15. Stockholders’
Representative.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of paragraph (c) below, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, hereby is irrevocably
constituted and appointed as the sole, exclusive, true and lawful agent,
representative and attorney-in-fact of all Stockholders and each of them
(“Stockholders’
Representative”)
with
respect to any and all matters relating to, arising out of, or in connection
with, the Transaction Documents (other than the Employment Agreements and
Lock-up Agreements), including for purposes of taking any action or omitting
to
take action on behalf of Stockholders thereunder. All actions, notices,
communications and determinations by or on behalf of Stockholders under such
documents shall be given or made by Stockholders’ Representative and all such
actions, notices, communications and determinations by Stockholders’
Representative shall conclusively be deemed to have been authorized by, and
shall be binding upon, any of and all of the Stockholders.
(b) The
Stockholders’ Representative will not be liable to any Stockholder for any act
taken or omitted by it as permitted under this Agreement, except if such act
is
taken or omitted in bad faith or by willful misconduct. The Stockholders’
Representative will also be fully protected in relying upon any written notice,
demand, certificate or document that it in good faith believes to be genuine
(including facsimiles thereof). The Stockholders agree, severally but not
jointly, to indemnify the Stockholders’ Representative for, and to hold the
Stockholders’ Representative harmless against, any loss, liability or expense
incurred without willful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the
Stockholders’ Representative, arising out of or in connection with the
Stockholders’ Representative’s carrying out its duties as representative for the
Stockholders under this Agreement, including costs and expenses of successfully
defending the Stockholders’ Representative against any claim of liability with
respect thereto. In the event that any such amounts are not paid to the
Stockholder Representative, the Stockholder Representative shall be entitled
to
receive such amounts from the remaining balance in the Stock Escrow Account
and
Cash Escrow Amount, but only after the termination of the applicable escrow
period pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and satisfaction of any
claims made by the Parent Indemnified Group. The Stockholders’ Representative
may consult with counsel of its own choice and will have full and complete
authorization and protection for any action taken and suffered by it in good
faith and in accordance with the opinion of such counsel.
22
(c) If
Stockholders’ Representative dies or becomes legally incapacitated, or, if the
Stockholders’ Representative becomes unable or unwilling, for any reason, to
serve as representative for the Stockholders, then such other Person or Persons
as may be designated by Stockholders holding a majority of the voting interests
of the Company, shall succeed the Stockholders’ Representative as the
representative of the Stockholders in all matters under this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereby. If at any time there shall not be a
Stockholders’ Representative or Stockholders so fail to designate a successor
Stockholders’ Representative, then Parent may have a court of competent
jurisdiction appoint a Stockholders’ Representative hereunder.
(d) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Stockholders’ Representative is
designated as the sole and exclusive agent, representative and attorney-in-fact
for Stockholders for all purposes related to this Agreement (including
(i) service of process upon Stockholders, (ii) executing and
delivering to Parent or any other Person on behalf of any of or all Stockholders
any and all instruments, certificates, documents and agreements with respect
to
the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (other than the
Employment Agreements and Lock-up Agreements), and any other instrument,
certificate, document or agreement referred to in Section 7.02, and
(iii) receipt of all notices on behalf of Stockholders with respect to any
matter, suit, claim, action or proceeding arising with respect to the sale
of
the Shares or any transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents (other
than the Lock-up Agreements and the Employment Agreements), including the
defense, settlement or compromise of any claim, action or proceeding pursuant
to
Article VIII), and Stockholders may act, with respect to all matters under
the
Transaction Documents (other than the Lock-up Agreements and Employment
Agreements), only through the Stockholders’ Representative. Parent shall be
entitled to rely on the authority of the Stockholders’ Representative as the
agent, representative and attorney-in-fact of Stockholders for all purposes
under the Transaction Documents (other than the Employment Agreements and
Lock-up Agreements) and shall have no liability for any such reliance. None
of
Stockholders may revoke the authority of Stockholders’ Representative. Each
Stockholder hereby ratifies and confirms, and hereby agrees to ratify and
confirm, any action taken by Stockholders’ Representative in the exercise of the
power-of-attorney granted to Stockholders’ Representative pursuant to this
Section 2.15, which power-of-attorney, being coupled with an interest, is
irrevocable and shall survive the death, incapacity or incompetence of such
Stockholder. Any payment made to Stockholders’ Representative or the Paying
Agent pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents (other than the Employment
Agreements and Lock-up Agreements) shall be deemed to have been made to
Stockholders (it being understood that all payments to the Stockholders will
be
made via the Paying Agent unless the Parent receives specific instructions
to
the contrary or as is otherwise specifically provided herein). Promptly after
receiving any such payment, Stockholders’ Representative shall deliver to each
Stockholder his, her or its pro rata portion of such payment. Without limiting
the foregoing, Stockholders hereby covenant and agree to defend, indemnify
and
hold harmless the members of the Parent Indemnified Group from and against
any
Losses arising out of any claim that Stockholders’ Representative failed to
distribute to Stockholders (or properly allocate among them) any payments
received by Stockholders’ Representative under the Transaction Documents (other
than the Employment Agreements and Lock-up Agreements).
23
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES AS TO
THE
COMPANY
Company
represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, subject to the exceptions
specifically disclosed in writing in the Company Disclosure Schedule
(the
disclosures in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule
shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Article III only to the
extent it is reasonably clear from a reading of the disclosure that such
disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections)
that:
SECTION
3.01. Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
to
carry on its
business as it is now being conducted.
Kasamba
Ltd. is a company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
State of Israel and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry
on
its business as it is now being conducted. Each of the Company and the Company
Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business, and is in good standing
(if applicable), in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes such
qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be so
qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except
for Kasamba Ltd. (the “Company
Subsidiary”),
the
Company does not own an equity interest in any corporation, partnership or
joint
venture arrangement or other business entity. All of the issued and outstanding
share capital of the Company Subsidiary is owned by the Company.
(c) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary carries on any business other than
assisting consumers find expert help through online chat, phone service or
e-mail communication.
SECTION
3.02. Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws.
True,
complete and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and
bylaws and the Company Subsidiary’s charter or memorandum and articles of
association or other organizational documents and bylaws (the “Organizational
Documents”),
each
as amended, are included in Section 3.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Such Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. Neither the Company
nor the Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its
Organizational Documents.
SECTION
3.03. Capitalization.
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 4,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company
Common Stock”),
and
884,400 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company
Preferred Stock”),
of
which 332,700 are designated as “Series A Preferred Stock,” 151,700 are
designated as “Series A-1 Preferred Stock,” and 400,000 are designated as
“Series A-2 Preferred Stock.” There are 1,382,000 shares of Company Common Stock
currently issued and outstanding, 332,700 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
currently issued and outstanding, 10 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock
currently issued and outstanding, and 245,247 shares of Series A-2 Preferred
Stock currently issued and outstanding. All of the currently issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and have been issued in full
compliance with all securities laws, including the Israel Securities Law. Except
for the Series A Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series A-2
Preferred Stock and the Company Common Stock and the Company Options, there
are
no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company
outstanding. Other than the Company Options, there are no options, warrants
or
other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which
the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound relating to the issued
or unissued capital stock of the Company or obligating the Company to issue
or
sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Company.
There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Common Stock. There are no
material outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to provide funds
to,
or make any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution
or
otherwise) in, any other Person. Set forth on Schedule
I
to this
Agreement is a complete capitalization table of the Company as of the date
of
this Agreement, listing the name of each holder of any outstanding equity
securities, options,
warrants or other rights relating
to the capital stock of the Company and the number of shares, options, warrants
or other rights owned by such holder.
24
SECTION
3.04. Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, and all other instruments,
certificates and agreements delivered or required to be delivered pursuant
to
this Agreement to which the Company is a party, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby. With the exception of the Required Stockholder Consent, the
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or such
Transaction Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and
thereby. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a
party has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company. This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
it
in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability
may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other Laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles.
SECTION
3.05. No
Conflicts; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Section 3.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it
is a
party by the Company do not, and the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company
or the Company Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company
or
the Company Subsidiary is bound or affected or (iii) result in any breach
of or constitute a default (or an event which with the giving of notice or
lapse
of time or both could reasonably be expected to become a default) under, or
give
to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of,
or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any material
property or asset of the Company or the Company Subsidiary pursuant to, any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license,
permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation in each case, with respect
to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3.05(a), which will result in a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
25
(b) Except
as
set forth in Section 3.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no filing or
registration with, or notification to, and no permit, authorization, consent
or
approval of, any Government Entity is necessary for the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement except (i) such filings and
consents as may be required under any Environmental Law pertaining to any
notification, disclosure or required approval triggered by the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) such filings, registrations,
notifications, permits, authorizations, consents or approvals that result from
the specific legal or regulatory status of the Parent or as a result of any
other facts that specifically relate to the business or activities in which
the
Parent is engaged other than the business of the Company and (iii) such
other filings, registrations, notices, permits, authorizations, consents and
approvals that if not obtained, made or given would not, individually or in
the
aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Section 3.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no consent
of
any third party is required by reason of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except where the failure to obtain such consent would not have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
3.06. Permits;
Compliance with Laws. Except
as
set forth in Section 3.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and
the Company Subsidiary are in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, establishment registrations, product listings,
permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates,
identification and registration numbers, approvals and orders of any
Governmental Entity necessary for the Company and the Company Subsidiary to
own,
lease and operate its properties or to offer or perform its services or to
develop, produce, store, distribute and market its products or otherwise to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the
“Company
Permits”),
except where the failure to have such Company Permits would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, and, as of the date of this Agreement, none of the
Company Permits has been suspended or cancelled nor is any such suspension
or
cancellation pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened. Neither the
Company nor the Company Subsidiary is in conflict with, or in default or
violation of, (i) any Law applicable to the Company or the Company Subsidiary
or
by which any property or asset of the Company or the Company Subsidiary is
bound
or affected or (ii) any Company Permits, in each case other than as would not
result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Section 3.06 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, all actions,
proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened
against the Company or the Company Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected
to result in the suspension or cancellation of any other Company Permit. Since
January 1, 2006, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has received
from any Governmental Entity any written notification with respect to possible
conflicts, defaults or violations of Laws. To the Company’s Knowledge, the
transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the suspension or
cancellation of any Company Permit
26
SECTION
3.07. Financial
Statements.
(a) Section
3.07 of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes copies of (i) the audited
consolidated balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 2006, together
with the related statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the notes thereto and
(ii) the unaudited consolidated interim balance sheet of the Company at
March 31, 2007, together with the related statement of operations,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31,
2007 and the notes thereto along with a review report from the Company’s
independent public accountants pursuant to Statement of Accounting Standards
No. 100 (the “Company
Financial Statements”).
The
Company Financial Statements: (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except,
with respect to the unaudited balance sheet and income statement, for the
absence of notes thereto and for year-end adjustments) applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods covered thereby; (ii) present fairly the financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of such dates
and for the periods then ended; and (iii) are correct and complete in all
material respects, and can be reconciled with the books of account and records
of the Company. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain an adequate
system of internal controls established and administered in accordance with
GAAP.
(b) Except
as
and to the extent set forth or reserved against on
the
audited balance sheet of the Company at December
31, 2006, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has any liabilities
or
obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, committed
or
otherwise) that would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet or in
notes
thereto prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice as
reflected on the audited balance sheet of the Company at December 31,
2006.
SECTION
3.08. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as set forth in Section 3.08 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since December
31, 2006, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiary has conducted its
business only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and, since
such date, there has not been (i) any Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii)
any
event that could reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the
performance of the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company, (iii)
any
change by the Company or the Company Subsidiary in its accounting methods,
principles or practices, (iv) any declaration, setting aside or payment of
any
dividend or distribution in respect of the shares of Company Preferred Stock
or
Company Common Stock or any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any
of
the Company’s securities, (v) any increase in the compensation or benefits or
establishment of any bonus, insurance, severance, deferred compensation,
pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock option (including, without
limitation, the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights,
performance awards or restricted stock awards), stock purchase or other employee
benefit plan, or any other increase in the compensation payable or to become
payable to any employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company
or
the Company Subsidiary, (vi) any issuance or sale of any stock, notes, bonds
or
other securities, or entering into any agreement with respect thereto, (vii)
any
amendment to the Company’s or the Company Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents,
(viii) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, any (x) purchase, sale, assignment or transfer of any material assets,
(y) mortgage, pledge or existence of any lien, encumbrance or charge on any
material assets or properties, tangible or intangible, except for liens for
Taxes not yet delinquent and such other liens, encumbrances or charges which
do
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
or (z) waiver of any rights of material value or cancellation of any material
debts or claims, (ix) any incurrence of any damage, destruction or similar
loss,
whether or not covered by insurance, materially affecting the business or
properties of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, (x) any entering into
any
transaction of a material nature other than in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, (xi) any application made to a Governmental
Entity for an advisory ruling, monetary grant or any other application that
would have an impact on the financial position of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary, or negotiation of, receipt of, or termination or cancellation of
a
government grant, (xii) any change in any Tax election, annual Tax accounting
period, any method of Tax accounting, any filing of amended Tax Returns or
claims for Tax refunds, any entry into a closing agreement relating to Taxes
or
any settlement of any Tax claim, audit or assessment, or any application or
negotiation for or receipt of a Tax ruling or arrangement by the Company, its
Subsidiaries or its stockholders or on their behalf, whether or not in
connection with the Merger, except as explicitly contemplated in this Agreement,
or (xiii) any negotiation or agreement by the Company or the Company Subsidiary
to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (i) through
(xii).
27
SECTION
3.09. Employee
Matters.
(a) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary is party to any Contract regarding
collective bargaining or other Contract with any labor or trade union or
collective bargaining group representing any employee of the Company or the
Company Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, does any labor or trade
union or collective bargaining agent represent any employee of the Company
or
the Company Subsidiary. No Contract regarding collective bargaining has been
requested by, or is under discussion between management of the Company or the
Company Subsidiary (or any management group or association of which the Company
or the Company Subsidiary is a member or otherwise a participant) and any group
of employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, nor are there any
representation proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding
presently pending against the Company or the Company Subsidiary, nor, to the
Company’s Knowledge, are there any other current activities to organize any
employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiary into a collective bargaining
unit. There are no unfair labor practice charges or complaints pending or,
to
the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or the Company
Subsidiary.
(b) Section
3.09(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, accurate and
complete list of the Company’s and each Company Subsidiary’s directors,
officers, employees, consultants and independent contractors, and includes
a
listing of each of such director’s, officer’s and employee’s compensation terms
(including, but not limited to date of commencement of employment, salary,
bonuses, stock options and warrants (if any), social benefits, fringe benefits
and accrued vacation). Except as set forth in Section 3.09(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company’s and the Company Subsidiary’s
employees works in Israel. Neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary is
delinquent in any material payment to any of its employees for any wages,
salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any services
performed by any such employees. Except as indicated in Section 3.09(b) of
the
Company Disclosure Schedule, upon termination of the employment of any
employees, neither the Company, the Company Subsidiary nor the Parent will
by
reason of the transaction contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or anything
done prior to the Closing Date be liable to any of such directors, officer
or
employees for severance pay or any other payments (other than accrued salary,
vacation or such pay in accordance with normal policies or amount required
to be
paid under applicable Laws).
28
(c) The
Company has previously delivered to Parent true and complete copies of all
employment, consulting, termination and severance Contracts with or for the
benefit of, or otherwise relating to, any directors, officers, employees,
consultants or independent contractors of the Company and the Company
Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Section 3.09(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, none of the execution, delivery or performance of any Transaction
Document by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby will result in any obligation to pay any
directors, officers, employees, consultants, independent contractors, former
directors, officers, employees, consultants or independent contractors of the
Company or the Company Subsidiary severance pay or termination, retention or
other benefits.
(d) Except
as
set forth on Section 3.09(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no current
employee has given notice to, or received notice from, the Company or any of
its
Representatives that any such employee’s employment or service may be terminated
or advised the Company or any Company Subsidiary of an intention to give such
notice to, or is expected to receive notice from, the Company, the Company
Subsidiary or any of their Representatives that any such employee’s employment
or service may be terminated.
(e) Except
as
set forth on Section 3.09(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
has
never maintained, contributed to or incurred any Liability under any Benefit
Plan that is or was subject to ERISA or the U.S. Tax Code or any Foreign Pension
Plan. There is no, nor has there ever been any, individual, person or entity
that together with the Company has ever been treated as a single-employer within
the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the U.S. Tax Code or Section
4001(b) of ERISA.
(f) Section
3.09(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a current, accurate and
complete list of each Benefit Plan.
(g) The
Company has delivered or made available to Parent current, accurate and complete
copies of (i) each Benefit Plan that has been reduced to writing and all
amendments thereto and (ii) all trust agreements, insurance contracts,
investment management agreements, investment advisory agreements, administrative
services agreements or similar agreements maintained in connection with any
Benefit Plan.
29
(h) No
person
previously employed by the Company or the Company Subsidiary has now or may
have
a right to return to work or a right to be reinstated or re-engaged by any
applicable Law. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiary has at all
relevant times complied in all material respects with all its obligations under
Law with respect to any aspect of the employment of its employees, including
with respect to the health and safety at work of its employees, and, except
as
set forth in Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no
material claims pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, capable of arising or
threatened by any party in respect of any accident or injury which is not fully
covered by insurance of the Company or the Company Subsidiary.
(i) To
the
Company’s Knowledge, no employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiary are
in violation of any term of any employment contract, non-disclosure agreement,
non-competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer
relating to the right of any such employee to be employed by the Company or
the
Company Subsidiary because of the nature of the business conducted or presently
proposed to be conducted by the Company or to the use of trade secrets or
proprietary information of others.
(j) With
respect to employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiary who reside or
work
in Israel (the “Israeli
Employees”),
except as set forth in Section 3.09(j) of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a)
the employment of each Israeli Employee is subject to termination upon not
more
than thirty (30) days prior written notice under the termination notice
provisions included in the employment agreement with such Israeli Employee
or
applicable legal requirements; (b) all obligations of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary to provide statutory severance pay to all Israeli Employees pursuant
to the Severance Pay Law (5723-1963) are fully funded or accrued on the
Financial Statements; (c) no Israeli Employee’s employment by the Company or the
Company Subsidiary requires any special license, permit or other governmental
authorization; (d) there are no unwritten policies, practices or customs of
the
Company or the Company Subsidiary that, by extension, could reasonably be
expected to entitle any Israeli Employee to benefits in addition to what such
Israeli Employee is entitled to by applicable legal requirements or under the
terms of such Israeli Employee’s employment agreement (including unwritten
customs or practices concerning bonuses, the payment of statutory severance
pay
when it is not required under applicable legal requirements); (e) all amounts
that Company or the Company Subsidiary is legally or contractually required
either (i) to deduct from Israeli Employees’ salaries or to transfer to such
Israeli Employees’ pension or provident, life insurance, incapacity insurance,
continuing education fund or other similar funds or (ii) to withhold from their
Israeli Employees’ salaries and benefits and to pay to any Governmental
Authority as required by the ITA and National Insurance Law or otherwise, have,
in each case, been duly deducted, transferred, withheld and paid, and neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary have any outstanding obligation to make
any such deduction, transfer, withholding or payment; (f) each of the Company
and the Company Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable legal requirements and contracts relating to employment, employment
practices, wages, bonuses, pension benefits and other compensation matters
and
terms and conditions of employment related to 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; and (g) neither the Company
nor the Company Subsidiary has engaged any consultants, sub-contractors or
freelancers. The Company and the Company Subsidiary are not subject to, and
no
employee of the Company or the Company Subsidiary benefits from, any extension
order [tzavei
harchava].
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.
30
SECTION
3.10. Contracts.
Section
3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule describes all Contracts to which the
Company or the Company Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or the
Company Subsidiary is bound and that meet any of the following criteria
(individually, a “Material
Contract”
and
collectively, the “Material
Contracts”):
(a) any
sales, advertising, distribution or agency contract in excess of $24,000 over
the life of the contract or in excess of $2,000 a month if the Contract is
for a
period of less than 12 months;
(b) any
continuing contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or
services involving in the case of any such contact in excess of $24,000 over
the
life of the contract or in excess of $2,000 a month if the Contract is for
a
period of less than 12 months;
(c) any
contract providing for consideration in excess of $24,000 for which the current
term extends beyond one year after the date of this Agreement;
(d) any
trust
indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement or other contract for
the
borrowing of money, any currency exchange, commodities or other hedging
arrangement or any leasing transaction of the type required to be capitalized
in
accordance with GAAP;
(e) any
contract for capital expenditures in excess of $24,000 in the
aggregate;
(f) any
contract limiting the freedom of the Company or the Company Subsidiary to engage
in any line of business or to compete with any other corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, trust, individual or other entity, or any
confidentiality, secrecy or non-disclosure contract;
(g) any
contract pursuant to which the Company or the Company Subsidiary is a lessor
of
any machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, office furniture, fixtures or other
personal property, pursuant to which payments in excess of $24,000 remain
outstanding;
(h) any
contract with an Affiliate;
(i) any
agreement of guarantee, support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement
of,
or any similar commitment with respect to, the obligations, liabilities (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, committed or otherwise) or indebtedness of any
other Person;
31
(j) any
foreign currency forward exchange contracts;
(k) any
employment contract, arrangement or policy (including without limitation any
collective bargaining contract or union agreement) which may not be terminated
on thirty (30) days notice or less without penalty (or any augmentation or
acceleration of benefits); or
(l) any
other
contract which does not meet the foregoing criteria but which is material to
the
operations of the Company’s business or the Company Subsidiary’s business.
Each
of
the Company and the Company Subsidiary, as the case may be, has performed in
all
material respects all of the obligations required to be performed by it and
is
entitled to all benefits under, and has not received notice that it is in
default in respect of any Material Contract. Each of the Material Contracts
is
valid and binding and in full force and effect, and there exists no default
or
event of default or event, occurrence, condition or act, with respect to the
Company or the Company Subsidiary, or to the Company’s Knowledge, with respect
to the other contracting party, which, with the giving of notice, the lapse
of
the time or the happening of any other event or conditions, would become a
default or event of default under any Material Contract. True, correct and
complete copies of all Material Contracts have been delivered to the
Parent.
SECTION
3.11. Litigation.
Except
as set forth in Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no
private or governmental action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation pending before any agency, court or tribunal, foreign or domestic,
or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its
properties or any of its officers or directors (in their capacities as such)
or
relating to the business of the Company, nor is the Company aware that there
is
any basis for any of the foregoing. There is no judgment, decree or order
against the Company or, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of its directors or
officers (in their capacities as such), that could prevent, enjoin, or
materially alter or delay any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or that could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Schedule also lists
all
litigation that the Company has pending against other parties.
SECTION
3.12. Environmental
Matters.
To the
Company’s Knowledge: (a) the Company and the Company Subsidiary are in material
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and all Company Permits
required by Environmental Laws; (b) all past noncompliance, if any, of the
Company or the Company Subsidiary with Environmental Laws or Environmental
Permits has been resolved without any pending, ongoing or future obligation,
cost or liability; and (c) neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has
released a Hazardous Material at, or transported a Hazardous Material to or
from, any real property currently or formerly owned, leased or occupied by
the
Company or the Company Subsidiary, in violation of any Environmental
Law.
SECTION
3.13. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Section
3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list
of
the Company’s and the Company Subsidiary’s patents, patent applications,
registered trademarks, trademark applications, trademarks, trade names,
registered service marks, service xxxx applications, service marks, Internet
domain names, Internet domain name applications, copyright registrations and
applications and other filings and formal actions made or taken pursuant to
Federal, state, local and foreign Laws by the Company or the Company Subsidiary
to protect their interests in the Company Intellectual Property, and includes
details of all due dates for further filings, maintenance, payments or other
actions falling due in respect of the Company Intellectual Property within
twelve (12) months of the Closing Date. All of the Company’s and the Company
Subsidiary’s patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, trademark
applications and registered copyrights remain in good standing with all fees
and
filings due as of the date hereof.
32
(b) The
Company Intellectual Property contains only those items and rights which are:
(i) owned by the Company or
a
Company Subsidiary;
(ii) in
the public domain; or (iii) rightfully used by the Company or a Company
Subsidiary pursuant to a valid and enforceable license or other agreement (the
“Company
Licensed Intellectual Property”),
the
parties, date, term and subject matter of each such license or other agreement
(each, a “License
Agreement”)
being
set forth on Section 3.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The
Company has all rights in the Company Intellectual Property, including without
limitation, rights to make, use, reproduce, modify, adopt, create derivative
works based on, translate, distribute (directly and indirectly), transmit,
display and perform publicly, license, rent and lease and, other than with
respect to the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, assign and sell, the
Company Intellectual Property.
(c) The
use,
reproduction, manufacturing, distribution, licensing, sublicensing, sale or
any
other exercise of rights in any Company Intellectual Property, product, work,
technology, service or process as now used or offered or proposed for use,
licensing or sale by the Company or the Company Subsidiary does not infringe
on
any proprietary or personal right of any Person such as patent, design right,
trademark, trade name, service xxxx, trade dress, Internet domain name,
copyright, database right, statistical model, technology, invention, supplier
list, trade secret, know-how, computer software program or application of any
Person, anywhere in the world. Neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary
has received notice of any pending or threatened claims (including offers to
grant licenses) (i) challenging the validity, effectiveness or, other than
with
respect to the Company Licensed Intellectual Property, ownership by the Company
of any Company Intellectual Property, or (ii) to the effect that the use,
distribution, licensing, sublicensing, sale or any other exercise of rights
in
any product, work, technology or process as now used or offered or proposed
for
use, licensing, sublicensing or sale by the Company, the Company Subsidiary
or
their agents or use by their customers infringes or will infringe on or
misappropriate any intellectual property or other proprietary or personal right
of any Person. To
the
Company’s Knowledge,
no such
claims have been threatened by any Person, nor are there any valid grounds
for
any bona fide claim of any such kind. All of the rights within the Company
Intellectual Property are enforceable and subsisting. To the Company’s
Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of
any
Company Intellectual Property by any third party, employee or former
employee.
(d) All
personnel, including employees, agents, consultants and contractors, who have
contributed to or participated in the conception and development of the Company
Intellectual Property on behalf of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, have
executed nondisclosure agreements and either (i) have been a party to an
enforceable agreement with the Company in accordance with applicable national
and state Law that accords the Company full, effective, exclusive and original
ownership of all tangible and intangible property as “works-for-hire,” arising
from the efforts of such personnel, or (ii) have executed appropriate
instruments of assignment in favor of the Company that have conveyed to the
Company full, effective and exclusive ownership of all tangible and intangible
property arising from the efforts of such personnel.
33
(e) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary is, nor as a result of the execution
or
delivery of this Agreement, or performance of the Company’s obligations
hereunder, will the Company or the Company Subsidiary be, in violation of any
license, sublicense, agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Company
Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound, nor will execution or delivery of
this
Agreement, or performance of the Company’s obligations hereunder, cause the
diminution, termination or forfeiture of any the Company Intellectual
Property.
(f) Section
3.13(f)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all the
software programs used by the Company or the Company Subsidiary other than
off-the-shelf mass market software (the “Company
Software Programs”).
Each
of the Company and the Company Subsidiary owns full and unencumbered right
and
good, valid and marketable title to such Company Software Programs that it
owns,
free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, conditional
sales agreements, encumbrances or charges of any kind. Each of the Company
and
the Company Subsidiary has full and unrestricted rights to use the Company
Software Programs that it licenses, pursuant to license agreements listed in
Section 3.13(b)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule.
(g) The
source code and system documentation relating to the Company Software Programs
have been maintained in strict confidence and (i) have been disclosed by the
Company and the Company Subsidiary only to those of their employees and
consultants who have a “need to know” the contents thereof in connection with
the performance of their duties to the Company or the Company Subsidiary and
who
have executed nondisclosure agreements with the Company or the Company
Subsidiary; and (ii) have been disclosed to only those third parties who have
executed nondisclosure agreements with the Company or the Company
Subsidiary.
(h) The
Company Intellectual Property is free and clear of any and all mortgages,
pledges, liens, security interests, conditional sale agreements, encumbrances
or
charges of any kind.
(i) Except
as
set forth in Section 3.13(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
does not owe nor will owe any royalties or other payments to third parties
in
respect of the Company Intellectual Property, including any Company Licensed
Intellectual Property. All royalties or other payments that have accrued prior
to the Closing Date have been paid.
(j) To
the
Company’s Knowledge, the Company Software Programs and other Company
Intellectual Property contain no “viruses.” For the purposes of this Agreement,
“virus” means any computer code designed to disrupt, disable or harm in any
manner the operation of any software or hardware including, without limitation,
worms, bombs, backdoors, clocks, timers, or other disabling device code, designs
or routines which cause the software to be erased, inoperable, or otherwise
incapable of being used, either automatically or upon command by any
party.
34
(k) Except
as
specified on Section
3.13(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
no
Company product (including any Company product currently under development)
contains any code that is, in whole or in part, subject to the provisions of
any
license to software that is made generally available to the public without
requiring payment of fees or royalties (including without limitation any
obligation or condition under any “open source” license such as, without
limitation, the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License,
Mozilla Public License or BSD licenses). No Company Intellectual Property is
subject to any license terms that (i) require, or condition the use or
distribution of any Company Intellectual Property on the disclosure, licensing
or distribution of any source code for any portion of such Company Intellectual
Property or (ii) except as set forth on Section 3.13(k) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, otherwise impose any limitation, restriction or condition
on the right or ability of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to use or
distribute any Company Intellectual Property owned by the Company.
(l) No
funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity, including the
Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israel Ministry of Industry, Commerce
and
Labor, were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or
in
part, any Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor the Company
Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of their respective
shareholders, is or has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor
to,
any industry standards body or similar organization that could compel the
Company or any Company Subsidiary or shareholder thereof to grant or offer
to
any third party any license or right to such Company Intellectual
Property.
(m) The
business of the Company and the Company Subsidiary as currently conducted does
not require either of them to obtain a license 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,
or otherwise.
SECTION
3.14. Taxes.
(a) All
Tax
Returns required to be filed by, with respect to, or on behalf of the Company,
the Company Subsidiary or any of their predecessor corporations, or any
consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary group of which the Company or
the
Company Subsidiary is or has ever been a member, have been timely filed with
the
appropriate tax authorities. Except as disclosed in Section 3.14(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, any requests for extensions of time to file a
Tax
Return that has not been filed have been timely filed and any such extensions
have been granted and have not expired. All such Tax Returns were true, correct
and complete in all material respects.
(b) All
Taxes
required to be paid by, with respect to, or on behalf of the Company and the
Company Subsidiary have been paid (without regard to whether a Tax Return was
or
is required) or are being contested in good faith (and such contest is disclosed
on Section 3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule). The unpaid Taxes of
the
Company and the Company Subsidiary do not exceed the accruals and reserves
for
Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Company
Financial Statements.
35
(c) To
the
Knowledge of the Company and the Company Subsidiary, there are no Liens on
any
of the assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiary that arose in connection
with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.
(d) Except
as
set forth in Section 3.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the
Company and the Company Subsidiary have timely withheld proper and accurate
amounts from its employees, independent contractors, directors, customers,
suppliers, stockholders and others from whom it is or was required to withhold
Taxes, including without limitation social security and Israeli national
insurance, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws,
have
timely paid all such withheld amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities,
and
have timely complied with all information reporting and back-up withholding
requirements including maintenance of the required records with respect thereto,
in connection with amounts paid to any such persons.
(e) Israel
is
the only country in which the Company Subsidiary regularly conducts trade or
business and whose tax authorities may seek to charge Tax on the worldwide
profits or gains of the Company Subsidiary. The United States is the only
country in which the Company regularly conducts trade or business and whose
tax
authorities may seek to charge Tax on the worldwide profits or gains of the
Company. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiary (i) is, and has always
been, resident for Tax purposes solely in the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated; and (ii) has never had any agency, branch, place of business,
or
representative office in any other jurisdiction. Section 3.14(e) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth each state, federal or national jurisdiction
in
which, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company or any Company Subsidiary
is
required to file or has been required to file a Tax Return or is or has been
liable for any Taxes on a “nexus” basis.
(f) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations
in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment, collection or deficiency.
(g) The
Company has delivered to the Parent true and complete copies of all federal,
state local and foreign income or franchise Tax Returns, and any value added
or
state sales and use Tax Returns for or including the Company and the Company
Subsidiary for all periods after December 31, 2002.
(h) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has received notice in writing that
it
has not filed a Tax Return or paid Taxes required to be filed or paid, and
no
tax authority of a jurisdiction in which it does not file Tax Returns has
asserted that it may be obligated to file Tax Returns in that jurisdiction.
No
examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Company or the Company Subsidiary
by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress, threatened in writing
or,
to the Knowledge of the Company, contemplated.
36
(i) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by any Tax
indemnity, Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar agreement. The Company
Subsidiary is, and has always been, classified as an association taxable as
a
corporation for U.S. Tax purposes. None of the assets of the Company or the
Company Subsidiary is an interest in an entity that is characterized as a
partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.
(j) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has been or is required to make any
adjustment pursuant to Code Section 481(a) or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign tax law by reason of any change in any accounting methods,
there is no application pending with any taxing authority requesting permission
for any changes in any of its accounting methods for Tax purposes and no taxing
authority has proposed any such adjustment or change in accounting
method.
(k) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has distributed stock of another Person,
or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was
purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or
Section 361 of the Code.
(l) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary (1) is or has been a member of an
affiliated or similar group filing, or required to file, a consolidated,
combined, unitary or similar income Tax Return, or (2) has any liability for
Taxes of any person under Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by
agreement or otherwise.
(m) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has participated in a “reportable
transaction” as described in Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4. The Company
Subsidiary has not undertaken since January 1, 2007 any transaction which will
require special reporting in accordance with the Israeli Income Tax Regulations
(Tax Planning Requiring Reporting)(Temporary Provisions), 2006 regarding
aggressive tax planning.
(n) Except
as
contemplated in Section 5.07 or with respect to the U.S. Withholding Liability,
there are no tax rulings, requests for rulings or closing agreements relating
to
the Company or the Company Subsidiary that could affect their liability for
Taxes for any period after the Closing Date, nor to the Company’s Knowledge has
any shareholder of the Company or anyone acting on its or their behalf requested
or received a ruling from any Tax authority or signed a closing or other
agreement with any Tax
authority with
respect to such shareholder’s shares and options in the Company. Neither the
Company nor the Company Subsidiary will be required to include in the gross
income, or exclude any item of deduction, for a taxable period ending after
the
Closing Date income or gain attributable to a prior taxable period that was
not
recognized in that prior Taxable period as a result of the installment method,
the completed contract method or the cash method of accounting, any other method
of accounting, section 263A of the Code, any prepaid amount, or any intercompany
transaction. The Company has provided to the Parent complete and correct copies
of all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, information document
requests, notices of proposed deficiencies, deficiency notices, protests,
petitions, closing agreements, settlement agreements, pending ruling requests
and any similar documents submitted by, received by or agreed to by or on behalf
of any of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, and relating to Taxes for
all
Taxable periods for which the statute of limitations has not yet
expired.
37
(o) The
shares of the Company do not constitute a United States real property interest
within the meaning of IRC Section 897. The Company is not, and has not been,
a
United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section
897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section
897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(p) Neither
the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has paid or has any obligation
to pay, and no payments will be made in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement of, any amount that constitutes an excess
parachute payment within the meaning of Code section 280G.
(q) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has
treated as an independent contractor any Person not properly classified as
such.
(r) There
is
no outstanding power of attorney of the Company or the Company Subsidiary with
respect to Taxes.
(s) Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has ever requested or received any Tax
benefit or incentive under the laws of the State of Israel.
(t) To
the
Company’s Knowledge, there has been no indication from any Tax authority that
the consummation of the Merger would adversely affect the ability of the Company
or the Company Subsidiary to set off for Tax purposes in the future any and
all
losses accumulated by Company or the Company Subsidiaries as of the Effective
Time. There is no limitation on the utilization by the Company or the Company
Subsidiary of their respective net operating losses, built-in losses, Tax
credits, or similar items (other than any such limitation prescribed under
applicable Law or arising as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement).
(u) The
Company and its shareholders are not subject to any restrictions or limitations
pursuant to Part E2 of the Israeli Tax Code or pursuant to any tax ruling made
with reference to the provisions of Part E2 (other than any restrictions or
limitations contained in, or as a result of, the Israeli Withholding Tax
Ruling).
(v) The
Company and the Company Subsidiary are in material compliance with all transfer
pricing requirements in the United States and Israel. None of the transactions
between the Company or the Company Subsidiary and other related Persons
(including the Affiliates) would reasonably be expected to be subject to any
material adjustment, apportionment, allocation or recharacterization under
Section 482 of the Code or any similar U.S. state or local or non-U.S. Legal
Requirement, and all of such transactions have been effected on an arm’s length
basis. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiary has contemporaneous
documentation of, and the Company has made available to Parent, all transfer
pricing methodologies, including a transfer pricing analysis or study for each
material or ongoing intercompany or related party transaction. The Company
has
made available to Parent all intercompany Contracts relating to transfer
pricing.
38
SECTION
3.15. Insurance.
Each of
the Company and the Company Subsidiary is presently insured, and since inception
has been insured, against such risks as companies engaged in a similar business
would, in accordance with good business practice, customarily be insured. The
policies of fire, theft, liability and other insurance maintained with respect
to the assets or businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiary provide
adequate coverage against loss. There is no material claim pending under any
of
such policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed
by
the underwriters of such policies. The Company has heretofore furnished to
the
Parent a complete and correct list as of the date hereof of all insurance
policies maintained by the Company and the Company Subsidiary, and has made
available to the Parent complete and correct copies of all such policies,
together with all riders and amendments thereto. All such policies are in full
force and effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid to the date hereof.
Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiary has complied in all material
respects with the terms of such policies. The Company has no Knowledge of any
threatened termination of, or material premium increase with respect to, any
of
such policies. The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances which
could reasonably be expected to result in the denial of insurance coverage
under
policies issued to the Company or the Company Subsidiary in respect of such
suits, claims, actions, proceedings and investigations.
SECTION
3.16. Properties.
Except
as set forth in Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the
Company and the Company Subsidiary has good and marketable title to all of
its
properties and assets, free and clear of all material Liens, whether tangible
or
intangible, real, personal or mixed, reflected in the Company Financial
Statements as being owned by the Company or the Company Subsidiary as of the
date thereof, other than (i) any properties or assets that have been sold or
otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the date of
such
financial statements, (ii) Liens disclosed in the notes to the Company Financial
Statements and (iii) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business after
the
date of such financial statements. All properties used in the Company’s and the
Company Subsidiary’s operations are reflected in the balance sheets included in
the Company Financial Statements to the extent GAAP require the same to be
reflected. All buildings, and all fixtures, equipment and other property and
assets that are material to its business on a consolidated basis, and held
under
leases or sub-leases by the Company or the Company Subsidiary, are held under
valid instruments enforceable against the Company or the Company Subsidiary
in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable Laws of
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws relating to creditors’ rights generally
and to general principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding in law
or
equity). Substantially all of the Company’s and Company Subsidiary’s equipment
in regular use has been reasonably maintained and is in serviceable condition,
reasonable wear and tear excepted. The Company owns or has the valid and
subsisting right to use all assets and properties necessary to operate the
Company’s business in the manner presently conducted.
SECTION
3.17. Affiliates.
Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the names and
addresses of each Person who is, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, an
Affiliate of the Company. The Company is not indebted to, nor does it owe any
contractual commitment or arrangement to, with or for the benefit of, any
director, officer, employee, Affiliate or agent of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary (except for amounts due as normal salaries and bonuses and in
reimbursement of ordinary expenses). To the Company’s Knowledge, no current or
former director, officer, employee, Affiliate or agent of the Company is
presently, or, in the last three years has been, the direct or indirect owner
of
an interest in any corporation, firm, association, or business organization
which is a present (or potential) competitor, supplier or customer of the
Company or the Company Subsidiary. Except for normal salaries and bonuses and
reimbursement of ordinary expenses, since December 31, 2006, neither the Company
nor the Company Subsidiary has made any payments, loans or advances of any
kind,
or paid any dividends or distributions of any kind, to or for the benefit of
the
Stockholders, or any of their respective affiliates, associates or family
members.
39
SECTION
3.18. Brokers.
No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
SECTION
3.19. Certain
Business Practices.
Neither
the Company, the Company Subsidiary, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any
directors, officers, agents or employees of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary (in their capacities as such) has (i) used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic
government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties
or
campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended, or (iii) made any other unlawful payment.
SECTION
3.20. Accounts
Receivable.
Subject
to any reserves set forth in the Company Financial Statements, the accounts
receivable shown on the Company Financial Statements represent bona fide claims
for sales and other charges, and are not subject to discount except for normal
cash and immaterial trade discounts. The amount carried for doubtful accounts
and allowances disclosed in the Company Financial Statements was calculated
in
accordance with GAAP and in a manner consistent with prior periods and is
sufficient to provide for any losses which may be sustained on realization
of
the receivables.
SECTION
3.21. Customers
and Suppliers.
No
customer which individually accounted for more than 1% of the Company’s gross
revenues during the 12-month period preceding the date hereof has canceled
or
otherwise terminated, or made any written threat to the Company to cancel or
otherwise terminate or decrease its relationship with the Company, or has
decreased materially its relationship with the Company or its usage of the
services or products of the Company, as the case may be.
SECTION
3.22. Grants,
Incentives and Subsidies.
Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary has received any grants, incentive and
subsidy programs (“Grants”)
from
any Governmental Authority. Neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary
is
subject to any obligation to pay royalties in connection with sales of its
products.
SECTION
3.23. Bank
Accounts.
Section
3.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and correct list
of
each bank account or safe deposit box of the Company, the names and locations
of
all banks in which the Company has accounts or safe deposit boxes, and the
names
of all persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access
thereto.
40
SECTION
3.24. Books
and Records.
The
books of accounts, minute books, stock record books, and other records of the
Company have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices in
all
material respects. The stock or ownership records of the Company as presented
to
Parent fairly and accurately reflect the record ownership of all of its
outstanding shares of capital stock and securities convertible or exercisable
into shares of capital stock.
SECTION
3.25. Customer
and Expert Listing.
Section
3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete listing of the
20
largest revenue-generating customers and the 20 largest revenue-generating
experts for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, December 31,
2005
and December 31, 2006.
SECTION
3.26. Privacy
and Data Security.
The
Company has provided true and correct copies of all privacy policies adopted
by
the Company or the Company Subsidiary in connection with its operations. Each
of
the Company and the Company Subsidiary (i) has complied with all Privacy Laws
and other laws regarding the disclosure of data, (ii) has not violated its
applicable privacy policies and (iii) has taken commercially reasonable steps
to
protect and maintain the confidential nature of the personal information
provided to the Company or the Company Subsidiary in accordance with its
applicable privacy policies. For purposes of this section, “Privacy
Laws”
shall
mean any law related to the protection, privacy and security of sensitive
personal information, including without limitation, 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 or
regulation.
SECTION
3.27. No
Conflict with OFAC Laws.
Neither
the Company nor the Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
any
director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or the Company
Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office
of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”). In addition,
neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company
or
the Company Subsidiary, has undertaken any transaction that is in violation
of
any applicable OFAC sanctions regulations, as set forth under 31 CFR Chapter
V.
SECTION
3.28. Representations
Complete.
None of
the representations or warranties made by the Stockholders or the Company herein
or in any Company Disclosure Schedule hereto, or certificate furnished by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement, when all such documents are read together
in
their entirety, contains or will contain at the Closing Date any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit at the Closing Date to
state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein
or
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which made, not
misleading.
41
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT
The
Parent represents and warrants to the Company and the Stockholders as
follows:
SECTION
4.01. Organization
and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
The
Parent and each directly and indirectly owned Subsidiary of the Parent (the
“Parent
Subsidiaries”)
has
been duly incorporated or otherwise organized and is validly existing and in
good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Laws of the jurisdiction
of
its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and has the requisite
corporate power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now
being
conducted. The Parent, and each Parent Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed
to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable), in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated
by
it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good
standing that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in
the
aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
4.02. Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of
the
Parent Common Stock, of which 42,928,944 shares were issued and outstanding
at
March 31, 2007, and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001
per share, of which no shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007.
All
of the outstanding shares of the Parent Common Stock have been validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive
rights.
(b) All
of
the shares of the Parent Common Stock to be issued to the Stockholders in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when issued in accordance
with this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
not subject to any contractual restriction, preemptive rights or similar
contractual rights granted by the Parent (other than those restrictions set
forth in the Lock-up Agreements and in the Trading Restriction
Agreements).
SECTION
4.03. Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Parent has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party,
to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of
this
Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the
Parent and the consummation by the Parent of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Parent
are necessary to authorize this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
to
which the Parent is a party or to consummate such transactions. This Agreement
has been, and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party will be,
duly executed and delivered by the Parent. Assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Company and the Stockholders, this Agreement
constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party will
constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Parent, enforceable
against the Parent in accordance with their respective terms, except to the
extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally or by general equitable principles.
42
SECTION
4.04. No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and the execution and
delivery of each other Transaction Document to which it is a party by the
Parent, do not, and the performance by the Parent of its obligations hereunder
and/or thereunder, as the case may be, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby will not, (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the Organizational Documents of the Parent or any equivalent
organizational documents of any Parent Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate
any Law applicable to the Parent or any other Parent Subsidiary or by which
any
property or asset of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is bound or affected
or
(iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both could reasonably be expected
to become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a
lien
or other encumbrance on any material property or asset of the Parent or any
Parent Subsidiary pursuant to, any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument
or
obligation in each case, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section
4.04(a), which will result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Assuming
the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III
and
in the Stockholder Representation Letter Agreements, the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by the Parent do not, and the execution of each other
Transaction Document to which it is a party will not, and the performance by
the
Parent of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, require any consent, approval, authorization
or
permit of, or filing by the Parent with or notification by the Parent to, any
Governmental Entity.
SECTION
4.05. SEC
Filings.
(a) Parent
has filed or furnished all forms, reports and documents (the “Parent
SEC Documents”)
required to be filed or furnished by it under the Exchange Act.
(b) At
the
time of filing thereof, the Parent SEC Documents complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION
4.06. Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Except
as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, since the date of Parent’s most-recently filed Form 10-Q, there has
not been (a) any condition, event, occurrence or development that has had or
would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or which would reasonably be expected to prevent, hinder
or materially delay the ability of the Parent to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, or (b) any event pursuant to which the Parent or any Parent
Subsidiary has incurred any material liabilities (direct, contingent or
otherwise) or engaged in any material transaction or entered into any material
agreement, in each case, outside of the ordinary course of business which,
individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect.
43
SECTION
4.07. Brokers.
No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Parent.
SECTION
4.08. S-3
Eligibility.
Parent
is currently eligible to register the resale of Parent Common Stock to be issued
to the Stockholders in connection with this Agreement on a registration
statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
SECTION
4.09. Representations
Complete.
None of
the representations or warranties made by the Parent herein or in any
certificate furnished by the Parent pursuant to this Agreement, when all such
documents are read together in their entirety, contains or will contain at
the
Closing Date any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit
at
the Closing Date to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which made, not misleading.
V.
COVENANTS
SECTION
5.01. Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Closing.
The
Company agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
unless the Parent shall otherwise agree in writing, (x) the businesses of the
Company and the Company Subsidiary shall be conducted only in, and neither
the
Company nor the Company Subsidiary shall take any action except in, the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and (y) the Company shall
use
its reasonable efforts to keep available the services of such of the current
officers, significant employees and consultants of the Company and the Company
Subsidiary and to preserve the current relationships of the Company and the
Company Subsidiary with such of the corporate partners, customers, suppliers
and
other Persons with which the Company or the Company Subsidiary has significant
business relations in order to preserve substantially intact its business
organization. By way of amplification and not limitation, the Company shall
not,
between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, directly or indirectly,
do, or agree to do, or cause the Company Subsidiary to do, any of the following
without the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, or as expressly contemplated by this
Agreement:
(a) amend
or
otherwise change its Organizational Documents;
(b) (i)
other
than with respect to currently outstanding Company Options, issue or sell or
authorize the issuance or sale of any shares of capital stock of the Company
of
any class, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
any
shares of such capital stock, or any options, warrants or other rights of any
kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership
interest (including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company;
or (ii) pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, lease, license, guarantee or
encumber, or authorize the pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, lease, license
or encumbrance of any property or assets of the Company, except sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
44
(c) (i)
acquire
(including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of
stock or assets) any interest in any corporation, partnership, other business
organization or Person or any division thereof; (ii) incur any indebtedness
for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse,
or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of
any
Person for borrowed money or make any loans or advances material to the
business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations
of
the Company, other than pursuant to existing agreements which have been
disclosed to Parent in the Company Disclosure Schedule; (iii) terminate,
cancel or request any material change in, or agree to any material change in,
any Material Contract or License Agreement; (iv) make or authorize any
capital expenditure, other than capital expenditures in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice that have been budgeted for fiscal year
2007 and included in the 2007 budget previously provided to the Parent, and
that
are not, in the aggregate, in excess of $100,000 for the Company; or
(v) enter into or amend any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
that, if fully performed, would not be permitted under this
Section 5.01(c);
(d) declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash,
stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock
or
outstanding options;
(e) reclassify,
combine, split, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or
indirectly, any of its capital stock or outstanding options;
(f) amend
the
terms of, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, any of its securities or
propose to do any of the foregoing;
(g) except
as
required to comply with obligations under existing agreements of the Company
as
in effect on the date hereof, which obligations are specifically disclosed
to
Parent in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) increase the compensation payable
or to become payable to its directors, officers, consultants or employees;
(ii)
grant any rights to severance or termination pay to its directors, officers,
consultants or employees; or (iii) enter into any employment or severance
agreement which provides benefits upon a change in control of the Company that
would be triggered by the transactions contemplated hereby with, any director,
officer, consultant or other employee of the Company or the Company Subsidiary,
in each case who is not currently entitled to such benefits; (iv) establish,
adopt, enter into or amend any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing,
thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement,
deferred compensation, employment, termination, severance or other plan,
agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any director,
officer, consultant or employee of the Company or the Company Subsidiary, except
to the extent required by applicable Law or the terms of a collective bargaining
agreement; or (v) enter into or amend any contract, agreement, commitment or
arrangement between the Company or the Company Subsidiary and any of the
Company’s directors, officers, consultants or employees;
45
(h) pay,
discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent, committed or otherwise) in excess of
$12,500, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice of liabilities reflected
or
reserved against on the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company at
December 31, 2006 previously presented to the Parent;
(i) make
any
change with respect to the Company’s accounting policies, principles, methods or
procedures, including, without limitation, revenue recognition policies, other
than as required by GAAP;
(j) make
any
Tax election, settlement or compromise in
connection with any Tax liability in excess of $12,500, or make any application
for, negotiate or receive a Tax ruling or arrangement, whether or not in
connection with the Merger, on the Company’s own behalf or on behalf of any of
its shareholders in connection with the Merger, in each case, except as
explicitly contemplated in this Agreement;
(k) make
any
Tax election, settlement or compromise with respect to the U.S. Withholding
Liability, except in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections
5.06(d);
(l) cancel
or
terminate any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payee,
except in the ordinary and usual course of business;
(m) maintain
the books and records of the Company in a manner not consistent with past
business practices;
(n)
take any
action which would materially adversely affect the goodwill of its suppliers,
customers and others with whom it has business relations;
(o) fail
to
pay and perform all of its debts, obligations and liabilities as and when due
and all leases, agreements, contracts and other commitments to which it is
a
party in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof;
(p) fail
to
comply in all material respects with all Laws that may be applicable to its
business;
(q) apply
for
or receive any Grants; or
(r) authorize
or enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make any commitment
to do any of the foregoing or to take any action which would make any of the
representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement untrue
or incorrect or prevent the Company from performing or cause the Company not
to
perform its covenants hereunder or result in any of the conditions to the
Closing set forth herein not being satisfied.
SECTION
5.02. Notices
of Certain Events.
Each of
the Parent and the Company shall give prompt notice to the other of (i) 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
hereby; (ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) any actions,
suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its Knowledge,
threatened (in each case, after the date hereof) against, relating to or
involving or otherwise affecting the Parent or the Company, or that relate
to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) the
occurrence of a default or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of
time or both, will become a default under any Material Contract; and
(v) any change that could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material
Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect, or to delay or impede
the
ability of the Parent, the Company or any of the Stockholders to perform their
respective obligations under this Agreement and to effect the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
46
SECTION
5.03. Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) Except
as
required pursuant to any confidentiality agreement or similar agreement or
arrangement to which the Parent or the Company is a party or pursuant to
applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or
other
regulatory organization with whose rules a party hereto is required to comply,
from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Parent and the Company
shall (i) provide to the other (and its officers, directors, employees,
accountants, consultants, legal counsel, agents and other representatives
(collectively, “Representatives”))
access at reasonable times upon reasonable prior notice to its officers,
employees, agents, properties, offices and other facilities and to the books
and
records thereof, and (ii) furnish reasonably promptly such information
concerning its business, properties, contracts, assets, liabilities and
personnel as the other party or its Representatives may reasonably request.
No
investigation conducted pursuant to this Section 5.03 shall affect or be
deemed to modify any representation or warranty made in this
Agreement.
(b) The
parties hereto shall comply with, and shall cause their respective
Representatives to comply with, all of their respective obligations under the
Confidentiality Agreement with respect to the information disclosed pursuant
to
this Section 5.03 or pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement. The
Stockholders hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement as if they were parties thereto.
SECTION
5.04. No
Solicitation of Transactions.
Until
the earlier of termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date, subject to
applicable fiduciary duties, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly,
and
shall cause the Company’s Representatives not to, directly or indirectly,
solicit, initiate or encourage (including by way of furnishing nonpublic
information), any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (including,
without limitation, any proposal or offer to the Stockholders) that constitutes,
or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Competing Transaction, or enter
into or maintain or continue discussions or negotiate with any Person in
furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a Competing Transaction, or agree
to
or endorse any Competing Transaction, or authorize or permit any of the
Company’s Representatives to take any such action. Any violation of the
restrictions set forth in this Section 5.04 by any Representative of the
Company, whether or not such Person is purporting to act on behalf of the
Company or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.04
by the Company. The Company shall notify the Parent promptly if any proposal
or
offer, or any inquiry or contact with any Person with respect thereto, regarding
a Competing Transaction is made, such notice to include the identity of the
Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact, and the terms of such
Competing Transaction, and shall keep the Parent apprised, on a current basis,
of the status of such Competing Transaction. The Company immediately shall
cease
and cause to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any
parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Competing Transaction. The
Company shall not release any third party from, or waive any provision of,
any
confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it is a party.
47
SECTION
5.05. Further
Action; Consents; Filings.
(a) Upon
the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each of the parties hereto shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all
appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper
or
advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to consummate and make effective
the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) obtain from Governmental Entities
any consents, licenses, permits, waivers, approvals, authorizations or orders
required to be obtained or made by the Parent or the Company in connection
with
the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) make all necessary
filings, and thereafter make any other required or appropriate submissions,
with
respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby required
under any applicable Laws. The parties hereto shall cooperate and consult with
each other in connection with the making of all such filings.
(b) Each
of
the Company and the Parent will give any notices to third Persons, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents from third Persons
necessary, proper or advisable (as determined in good faith by the Parent with
respect to such notices or consents to be delivered or obtained by the Company)
to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
5.06. Certain
Tax Matters.
(a) Transfer
Taxes.
All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes
and
fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this
Agreement, shall be paid by the Stockholders when due, and the Stockholders
will, at their own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other
documentation with respect to all such transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp,
registration and other Taxes and fees, and, if required by applicable law,
the
Parent will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any
such
Tax Returns and other documentation.
48
(b) Tax
Returns.
Except
to the extent inconsistent with the second sentence of Section 5.06(d), the
Parent shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed
all
Tax Returns for the Company and the Company Subsidiary for Taxable periods
ending on or prior to the Closing Date and for Taxable periods beginning before
the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date (“Straddle Returns”) which
are filed after the Closing Date. Except with respect to Taxes relating to
the
U.S. Withholding Liability, the parties agree that the Escrow Agent shall pay
to
the Parent first from the Cash Escrow Amount, and second, if no amount remains
in the Cash Escrow Amount, from the Stock Escrow Amount (subject to, and in
accordance with, the provisions of Article VIII and the Escrow Agreement),
an
amount equal to (A) all Taxes shown on such Tax Returns for taxable periods
ending on or prior to the Closing Date; and (B) the portion of such Taxes
shown on Straddle Returns which relates to the portion of such Taxable period
ending on the Closing Date, in each case only to the extent such Taxes are
not
reflected in the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income)
on
the Final Closing Balance Sheet (as finally determined). For purposes of this
Section, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and
are
payable for a Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date, the portion of such Tax which relates to the portion of such Taxable
period ending on the Closing Date shall (x) in the case of any Taxes other
than
Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount
of
such Tax for the entire Taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator
of
which is the number of days in the Taxable period ending on the Closing Date
and
the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Taxable period,
and
(y) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts be deemed
equal to the amount which would be payable if the relevant Taxable period ended
on the Closing Date. All determinations necessary to give effect to the
foregoing allocations shall be made in a manner consistent with prior practice
of the Company and the Company Subsidiary. The Parent shall permit the
Stockholders’ Representative, at its expense, an opportunity to review and make
reasonable comment on any Tax Returns prepared pursuant to this Section 5.06(b)
prior to filing if the payment of the Tax shown as due and payable on such
Tax
Return would give rise to an indemnification obligation by the Stockholders
pursuant to Article VIII. The Parent agrees to consider reasonable comments
provided by the Stockholders’ Representative to Parent within seven (7) days
after receipt of such draft or pro forma Tax Return. If the Parent does not
accept a reasonable comment, the Stockholders’ Representative may dispute such
decision as part of any determination of the Stockholders’ obligation to
indemnity the Parent for the Taxes to which such reasonable comments related;
provided, however, that Parent shall not be required to delay, or cause to
be
delayed, the filing of such Tax Return pending resolution of such
dispute.
(c) Tax
Sharing Agreements.
All tax
sharing agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving the
Company or the Company Subsidiary shall be terminated as of the Closing Date
and, after the Closing Date, neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiary
shall be bound thereby or have any liability thereunder.
49
(d) Tax
Contests; U.S. Withholding Liability.
The
Parent shall have the right to control any claim, contest or assessment relating
to Taxes and may settle such claim in its sole and absolute discretion;
provided, however, that no claim that would give rise to an indemnification
obligation for Taxes by the Stockholders pursuant to Article VIII shall be
settled without the consent of the Stockholders’ Representative, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the prior sentence, with
respect to the resolution of the U.S. Withholding Liability, the Stockholders’
Representative shall be permitted, to the extent reasonably practicable under
the circumstances, to control the choice of the Company’s counsel and, subject
to the conditions of this Section 5.06(d), to be principally responsible
(through counsel) for all discussions with and/or written submissions to the
IRS
(it being understood that following the Closing, the Surviving Corporation
shall
pay the fees of such counsel but shall be reimbursed as set forth in Section
3(l) of the Escrow Agreement); provided, however, that (a) Parent shall have
the
right to participate fully in preparing, formulating, conducting or submitting
any communications to the IRS, (b) no substantive discussion or written
submission shall be made without the prior written consent of the Parent, (c)
the U.S. Withholding Liability may not be settled or otherwise resolved or
compromised without the prior written consent of the Parent, which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld, and (d) if the Stockholders’ Representative has
assumed control of the discussions with and/or written submissions to the IRS,
the Stockholders’ Representative shall be required to use its best efforts to
resolve the U.S. Withholding Liability expediently and in accordance with
Section 3(i) of the Escrow Agreement. If the Stockholders’ Representative (or
counsel chosen by the Stockholders’ Representative to represent the Company and
Company Subsidiary) fails to comply with any of the foregoing conditions, all
control and responsibility for resolving the U.S. Withholding Liability shall
revert to the Parent. With respect to Taxes relating to the U.S. Withholding
Liability, the parties agree that the Escrow Agent shall pay to the Parent
first
from the Cash Escrow Amount, and second, if no amount remains in the Cash Escrow
Amount, from the Stock Escrow Amount (subject to, and in accordance with, the
provisions of Article VIII and Section 3 of the Escrow Agreement), an amount
equal to the amount specified in Section 3(i)(B) of the Escrow Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.06(d), with respect
to the resolution of the U.S. Withholding Liability, any legal expenses incurred
by the Company (prior to the Effective Time) or by the Surviving Corporation
(following the Effective Time) shall be reimbursed in accordance with, and
to
the extent provided in, the provisions of Section 3(l) of the Escrow
Agreement.
SECTION
5.07. Israeli
Tax Rulings.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company
Subsidiary shall cause its Israeli counsel and/or Israeli consultants to prepare
and file with the ITA one or more applications, or, in the case of applications
that have previously been filed, to continue to use its best efforts to
diligently pursue in good faith the receipt from the ITA of one or more rulings
that:
(a) confirm
that (A) the payment of consideration pursuant to Section 2.04(e) for Company
Options subject to the statutory holding period for Section 102 Plans will
not
result in a requirement for an immediate Israeli tax payment and that the
Israeli taxation will be deferred until completion of such statutory holding
period and release of the cash consideration, as applicable; and (B) that the
statutory holding period under any grants under Section 102 Plans will continue
uninterrupted from the original date of grant and will not recommence as a
result of the transactions contemplated herein (which ruling may be subject
to
customary conditions regularly associated with such a ruling) (the “Israeli
Options Tax Ruling”);
(b)
(A)
provides for a full exemption to the Parent, the Paying Agent, the Company
and
its or their agents from withholding requirements as a result of a deferral
of
Israeli income tax pursuant to Section 104H of the Israeli Tax Code, or (B)
to
the extent that the Parent is not fully exempt from withholding as a result
of
(A) above, that either: (x) exempts Parent, the Paying Agent, the Company and
its or their agents from any obligation to withhold Israeli Tax at source from
any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement,
or clarifies that no such obligation exists; or (y) clearly instructs Parent,
the Paying Agent, the Company and their agents how and when such withholding
at
source is to be performed, and in particular, with respect to the classes or
categories of holders or former holders of Shares from which Tax is to be
withheld (if any), and the rate or rates of withholding to be applied (the
“Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling”),
provided that no withholding under Israeli Tax law will be made from any
consideration payable hereunder to a holder of Company Preferred Stock or
Company Common Stock to the extent that such stockholder has provided Parent
with an appropriate unequivocal exemption or confirmation of a reduced
withholding rate issued by the ITA or such other document, opinion or form
which, in the sole discretion of Parent, is sufficient to enable Parent to
reasonably conclude that no withholding or a reduced rate of withholding, as
applicable, of Israeli Tax is required with respect to the particular
Stockholder in question, prior to the time such payment is made;
and
50
(c) provides
that the Escrow Amount shall not be subject to Israeli Tax until actually
received by the persons entitled thereto (the “Israeli
Escrow Tax Ruling”,
and
together with Israeli Options Tax Ruling and the Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling,
the “Israeli
Tax Rulings”).
The
Company shall, and shall instruct its representatives and advisors to, cooperate
with the Parent and its Israeli counsel, consultants, representatives and other
advisors with respect to the preparation and filing of such applications and
in
the preparation of any written or oral submissions that may be necessary, proper
or advisable to obtain the Israeli Tax Rulings. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Company shall use its best efforts to promptly take,
or
cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to obtain the Israeli Tax
Rulings, as promptly as practicable. The Company, its representatives and
advisors shall not make any application to, or conduct any negotiation with,
the
Israeli Tax authorities with respect to any matter relating to the subject
matter of the Israeli Tax Rulings without prior coordination with Parent, and
will enable Parent’s representatives and advisors to participate in all
discussions and meetings relating thereto. Parent shall reasonably cooperate
with the Company and its Israeli counsel, consultants, representatives and
other
advisors in the course of such participation and to the extent reasonably
necessary to enable the Company to obtain the Israeli Tax Rulings. To the extent
that the Parent’s representative and advisors elect not to participate in any
meeting or discussion, the Company’s representatives and advisors shall provide
a prompt and full report of the discussions held. In any event, the final text
of the Israeli Tax Rulings shall in all circumstances be subject to the prior
written consent
of
Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, it being understood
that Parent may withhold such consent if the Israeli Tax Rulings: (i) impose
restrictions or limitations upon Parent or the Company; (ii) require Parent
to
withhold cash in excess of the difference between (x) the Cash Merger
Consideration, and (y) the Cash Escrow Amount; or (iii) fail to fully address
the matters described in subsections (a) through (c) above to the reasonable
satisfaction of Parent.
SECTION
5.08. Israel
Securities Exemption.
As
promptly as practicable after the date hereof, Parent shall cause its Israeli
counsel to prepare and file with the ISA an application for an exemption from
the requirements of the Israeli Securities Law concerning the publication of
a
prospectus in respect of (a) the exchange of the Company Options for options
to
purchase Parent Common Stock, and (b) the exchange of the Company Restricted
Shares for Parent Restricted Shares, pursuant to Section 15D of the Securities
Law of Israel (the “Israeli Securities Exemption”). The Company shall cooperate
and cause its Representatives to cooperate with Parent in connection with the
preparation and filing of such application and in the preparation of any written
or oral submissions that may be necessary, proper or advisable to obtain the
Israeli Securities Exemption.
Parent
shall use its best efforts to obtain the exemption from the requirements of
the
Israeli Securities Law described in the first sentence of this Section
5.08.
51
SECTION
5.09. Public
Announcements.
Until
the earlier of termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date, the Parent,
on
the one hand, and the Company and the Stockholders, on the other hand, will
consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making
any
public statements with respect to the Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement that is not approved by the other party, which approval shall not
be
unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in
this
Section shall impair either Party’s compliance with any Law applicable to it, or
any requirements of the SEC or the national securities exchange or other stock
market on which such Party’s securities are traded; and, provided further, that
Parent may issue external media and investor communications related to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement if such external media or investor
communications are in
accordance with Parent’s past practice for disclosures related to similar
transactions.
SECTION
5.10. Exercise
of Certain Outstanding Company Options.
Each
holder of outstanding options set forth on Schedule
II
hereto
shall exercise all of their outstanding options to purchase Company Preferred
Stock and/or Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing.
SECTION
5.11. Trading
Restriction Agreements Legend.
Each
Parent Stock Certificate issued to a Principal Stockholder, as well as any
stock
certificate representing Parent Common Stock issued to a Principal Stockholder
following the Closing upon the exercise of outstanding options, shall bear
the
following legend:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO A TRADING RESTRICTION
AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF LIVEPERSON,
INC.”
SECTION
5.12. Directors
and Officers Insurance.
For a
period of four years after the Closing Date, Parent will cause the
Surviving Corporation to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
with one or more reputable unaffiliated third-party insurers maintained by
the
Company covering those persons who are covered by the Company’s directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policy as of the date hereof for events occurring
prior to the Closing Date, on terms and conditions that are, in the
aggregate, no less favorable to the insured than those applicable to the current
directors and officers of the Company; provided,
however,
that
Parent shall satisfy its obligations under this section by purchasing
a “tail” policy under the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance
policy which (i) has an effective term of four years from
the Closing Date, (ii) covers those persons who are currently covered
by the Company’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in effect as of the
date hereof for actions and omissions occurring on or prior to the Closing
Date,
and (iii) contains terms and conditions that are, in the aggregate, no less
favorable to the insured than those of the Company’s directors’ and officers’
insurance policy in effect as of the date hereof; provided, that, if the Company
directs the Parent no less than 30 days prior to the Closing that the Company
wishes to maintain directors’
and officers’ liability insurance
coverage for a longer period of time than set forth above, the Parent will
extend such coverage for the additional period so directed. All costs associated
with the purchase of the “tail” policy contemplated by this Section 5.12 shall
reduce the Cash Merger Consideration dollar for dollar to the extent the total
costs of such policy exceeds $48,000.
52
SECTION
5.13. Optionholder
Waiver Letters.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the sufficient number of the holders
of Company Options to execute a waiver of their right to exercise such options
prior to Closing as is necessary to provide for the satisfaction of the
condition precedent set forth in Section 7.02(t); provided, however, that the
form of such waiver must be reasonably acceptable to the Parent.
SECTION
5.14. Withholding
Instructions.
The
Stockholders’ Representative will use its best efforts to cause each holder of
Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or Company Options to provide
the
appropriate parties, whether the Parent or otherwise, in advance of any
distribution with a completed Form W-9 or W-8 or any relevant information as
described in Section 5.07, as applicable, as reasonably requested and necessary
to comply with the Tax obligations in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, as well as causing each recipient
of
other payments pursuant to Section 2.05 of this Agreement to provide the
information required in order for the Company and/or the Paying Agent to comply
with any and all Tax obligations in connection with those payments.
SECTION
5.15. Registration
Statement on Form S-8. Within
30
days after the Effective Time, the Parent shall file a registration statement
on
Form S-8 (or any successor form) under the Securities Act with respect to
all shares of Parent Common Stock subject to the Company Options assumed in
accordance with Section 2.4(e) that may be registered on a Form S-8,
and shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such
registration statement for so long as such options remain
outstanding.
SECTION
5.16. Company
and/or Stockholders’ Representative to Instruct Paying Agent with Respect to
Certain Matters.
The
Company and/or the Stockholders’ Representative shall instruct the Paying Agent
to make any payments referred to in Section 2.05(a)(i) and in Section 5.13
as
promptly as possible following the Closing. In addition, the Company and/or
the
Stockholders’ Representative shall instruct the Paying Agent to make the cash
bonus payments described in Section 2.05(a)(ii) as promptly as possible
following the Closing and the cash bonus payments described in the paragraph
following Section 2.05(a)(ii) as promptly as possible following the Escrow
Fund
Distribution Date.
VI.
STOCK
MATTERS
SECTION
6.01. Required
Registration.
As
promptly as practicable after the Closing, unless prohibited by Law, but in
no
event later than forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date (or, if such date
is any day on which the filing of documents with the SEC pursuant to the
Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder may not be made, then
the
next day thereafter on which the filing of such documents with the SEC may
be
made), Parent agrees to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or other
applicable registration statement (the “Re-Sale
Registration Statement”)
to
register the resale of any and all of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued
or issuable pursuant to this Agreement (together, the “Shares”).
Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the SEC to declare
the Re-Sale Registration Statement effective no later than the 90th day after
the Closing; provided,
however,
that
not less than five days prior to the filing of the Re-Sale Registration
Statement, Parent shall provide the Stockholders’
Representative
with a
copy of the Re-Sale Registration Statement proposed to be filed and Parent
agrees to consider all appropriate comments provided by the Stockholders’
Representative with respect to the Re-Sale Registration Statement for inclusion
in the Re-Sale Registration Statement; provided,
further,
that
Parent shall have no liability to the Stockholders’ Representative for the
failure of the SEC to declare the Re-Sale Registration Statement effective
no
later than the 90th day after the Closing if such failure is a result, directly
or indirectly, of the Stockholders’ Representative’s failure to cooperate with
Parent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Parent shall thereafter maintain
the effectiveness of the Re-Sale Registration Statement until the earlier of
(a)
the date on which all the Shares have been sold pursuant to the Re-Sale
Registration Statement or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
(“Rule
144”),
and
(b) such time as Parent reasonably determines, based on an opinion of counsel,
that the holders of the Shares will be eligible to sell under Rule 144 all
of
the Shares then owned by them within the volume limitations imposed by paragraph
(e) of Rule 144 in the three-month period immediately following the termination
of the effectiveness of the Re-Sale Registration Statement. Unless earlier
terminated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sentence, Parent’s
obligations contained in this Section 6.01 shall terminate on the third
anniversary of the Closing Date.
53
SECTION
6.02. Registration
Procedures.
(a) In
case
of the Re-Sale Registration Statement effected by Parent subject to this Article
VI, Parent shall keep the Seller advised in writing as to the initiation of
such
registration, and as to the completion thereof. In addition, subject to Section
6.01 above, Parent shall, to the extent applicable to the Re-Sale Registration
Statement:
(i) prepare
and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Re-Sale
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such registration
continuously effective and free from any material misstatement or omission
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances, not
misleading, and comply with provisions of the Securities Act with respect to
the
disposition of all securities covered thereby during the period referred to
in
Section 6.01;
(ii) update,
correct, amend and supplement the Re-Sale Registration Statement as
necessary;
(iii) notify
the Stockholders’ Representative promptly when the Re-Sale Registration
Statement is declared effective by the SEC, and furnish such number of
prospectuses, including preliminary prospectuses, and other documents incident
thereto as the Stockholders’ Representative may reasonably request from time to
time;
54
(iv) use
its
commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Shares under such
other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions of the United States
where an exemption is not available and as the Stockholders’ Representative may
reasonably request to enable it to consummate the disposition in such
jurisdiction of the Shares (provided that
Parent
will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this provision,
or
(B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction, or (C)
subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not already subject
to taxation);
(v) notify
the Stockholders’ Representative at any time when a prospectus relating to the
Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening
of
any event as a result of which the prospectus included in the Re-Sale
Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and subject
to
Section 6.02(d), Parent will promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to
such
prospectus, so that, as thereafter delivered to purchasers of such shares,
such
prospectus will not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit
to
state any fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(vi) cause
all
such Shares to be listed on each securities exchange or market on which similar
securities issued by Parent are then listed and obtain all necessary approvals
from such exchange or market for trading thereon;
(vii) provide
a
transfer agent and registrar for all such Shares not later than the effective
date of the Re-Sale Registration Statement;
(viii) upon
the
sale of any Shares pursuant to the Re-Sale Registration Statement, direct the
transfer agent to remove the Securities Act legend from all certificates or
other instruments evidencing the Shares;
(ix) With
a
view to making available to the Stockholders’ Representative the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the SEC that at any time permit the sale of
the
Shares to the public without registration, so long as any Shares are
outstanding, Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts for a period
of three years following the Closing Date:
(a)
|
to
make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood
and defined in Rule 144(c) under the Securities
Act;
|
(b)
|
to
file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents
required of Parent under the Exchange Act;
and
|
55
(c)
|
to
furnish to the Stockholders’ Representative upon any reasonable request a
written statement by Parent as to its compliance with the public
information requirements of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act;
and
|
(x) To
advise
the Stockholders’ Representative promptly after it has received notice or
obtained knowledge of the existence of any stop order by the SEC delaying or
suspending the effectiveness of the Re-Sale Registration Statement or of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for that purpose, and to make every
commercially reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending
the effectiveness of the Re-Sale Registration Statement at the earliest possible
time.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything stated or implied to the contrary in Section 6.02(a) above, Parent
shall not be required to consent to any underwritten offering of the Shares
or
to any specific underwriter participating in any underwritten public offering
of
the Shares.
(c) The
holders of the Shares agree that upon receipt of any notice from Parent of
the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6.02(a)(v), and subject
to Section 6.02(d), such holders will forthwith discontinue their disposition
of
Shares pursuant to the registration statement relating to such Shares until
the
receipt by such holders of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus
contemplated by Section 6.02(a)(v) (such interim period in which the holders
of
the Shares are unable to dispose of the Shares is hereinafter referred to as
the
“Blocked
Period”)
and,
if so directed by Parent, will deliver to Parent at Parent’s expense all copies,
other than permanent file copies, then in such holders’ possession, of the
prospectus relating to such Shares current at the time of receipt of such
notice. However, if during the Blocked Period, Parent proposes to register
on a
registration statement (other than a resale registration statement on Form
S-3
or a registration statement on Form S-8 or Form S-4, or their successors, or
any
other form for a similar limited purpose, or any registration statement covering
only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets
of
another corporation) any of its stock or other securities in connection with
the
public offering of such stock or securities, then Parent shall use its best
efforts to include such Shares as requested by the holders thereof in such
registration statement filed by Parent with the SEC; provided, however, that
in
the case of an underwritten public offering, if the underwriters advise Parent
that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, Parent and its underwriters shall allocate the number of shares
to
be registered in such offering as follows: (i) first, to Parent; (ii)
second, to the holders of the Shares; and (iii) thereafter, to the extent
additional securities may be included in such offering, to any other holders
of
Parent securities other than the holders of the Shares. Parent’s obligation to
maintain the effectiveness of the Re-Sale Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 6.1 above shall be extended by the number of days during which a Blocked
Period shall be in effect pursuant to the provisions of this Section
6.2(c).
56
(d) In
addition to any discontinuance of the disposition of Shares under Section
6.02(c) above, Parent, upon the happening of any pending corporate development,
public filing with the SEC or similar event, that, in the good faith judgment
of
Parent’s Board of Directors based on the advice of counsel, renders it advisable
to suspend use of the prospectus, may, for no more than sixty (60) days in
the
aggregate per event (each a “Suspension
Event”),
suspend use of the prospectus, on written notice to the holders of the Shares
(which notice will not disclose the content of any material non-public
information and will indicate the date of the beginning and end of the intended
period of suspension, if known), in which case the holders of the Shares shall
discontinue disposition of Shares covered by the registration statement related
to such Shares or prospectus until copies of a supplemented or amended
prospectus are distributed to them or until they are advised in writing by
Parent that sales of Shares under the applicable prospectus may be resumed
and
have received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such prospectus. The
suspension and notice thereof described in this Section 6.02(d) shall be subject
to the confidentiality provisions of Section 5.03 herein and the Nondisclosure
Agreement and shall not be disclosed by the Seller. Parent may not utilize
the
suspension described in this Section 6.02(d) for more than two (2) Suspension
Events in any twelve-month period. Parent will use commercially reasonably
efforts to ensure that the use of the Re-Sale Registration Statement and
prospectus may be resumed as promptly as practicable.
(e) Except
as
required by Law, all expenses incurred by Parent in complying with this Article
VI, including but not limited to, all registration, qualification and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants
for
Parent, blue sky fees and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel
related to all blue sky matters) incurred in connection with any registration,
qualification or compliance pursuant to this Article VI shall be borne by
Parent. All underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to a
sale
incurred in connection with any registration of Shares and the legal fees and
other expenses of the holders of the Shares shall be borne by such
holders.
If
Shares
are included in any registration, the holders of such Shares shall furnish
Parent such information regarding itself or themselves as Parent may reasonably
request and as shall be required in connection with any registration (or
amendment or supplement thereto), referred to in this Agreement, and the holders
of such Shares shall indemnify Parent with respect thereto in accordance with
Article VIII hereof. The holders of such Shares agree and acknowledge that
Parent may rely on such information as being true and correct for purposes
of
preparing and filing the Re-Sale Registration Statement at the time of filing
thereof and at the time it is declared effective, unless the holders of such
Shares have notified Parent in writing to the contrary prior to such
time.
SECTION
6.03. Transfer
of Shares.
A
holder of the Shares may transfer all or any part of his or its Shares to any
Affiliate of such holder; provided,
that
any such
transfer shall be effected in full compliance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws, including, but not limited to, the Securities Act, and
further provided,
that in
any such case, it shall be a condition to any such transfer that the transferee
execute an agreement stating that the transferee is receiving and holding the
Shares subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and there shall be no
further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with this Agreement. Parent
will effect such transfer of restricted certificates and will promptly amend
or
supplement the Prospectus forming a part of the Re-Sale Registration Statement
to add the transferee to the selling stockholders in the Re-Sale Registration
Statement; provided that
the
transferor and transferee shall be required to provide Parent with the
information requested by Parent in this Agreement, information reasonably
necessary for Parent to determine that the transfer was effected in accordance
with all applicable federal and state securities laws, including, but not
limited to, the Securities Act, and all other information reasonably requested
by Parent from time to time in connection with any transfer, registration,
qualification or compliance referred to in this Article VI.
57
SECTION
6.04. Restricted
Securities, Stock Certificate Legend.
The
holders of the Shares acknowledge that the issuance by Parent of the shares
of
Common Stock to such holders hereunder has not and will not be registered under
the Securities Act by reason of their contemplated issuance in transactions
exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that such shares will
be
deemed “restricted securities” for purposes of the Securities Act. The holders
of the Shares acknowledge that any certificate or certificates representing
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear the
following legend, in addition to any legend that may be required by any Law
or
any other provisions of this Agreement:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF (i) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR (ii) AN OPINION
OF
COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED
UNDER
SUCH ACT.”
SECTION
6.05. Reservation
of Stock.
Parent
shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance of the shares of
Common Stock hereunder, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to issue
such shares, and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares
of
Common Stock shall not be sufficient to issue the shares of Common Stock that
Parent is required to issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in addition
to such other remedies as shall be available to the holders of the Shares,
Parent will use its reasonable efforts to take such corporate action as may,
in
the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for
such
purposes.
SECTION
6.06. No
Stockholder Rights.
Prior
to the issuance of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, the holders of the Shares shall not be entitled, by virtue of this
Agreement, to any rights of a stockholder of Parent, including (without
limitation) the right to vote, receive dividends or other distributions or
be
notified of stockholder meetings, and except as otherwise provided herein,
the
holders of the Shares shall not be entitled to any notice or other communication
concerning the business or affairs of the Buyer, except as required by
Law.
SECTION
6.07. Compliance
with Law or Stock Exchange.
If at
any time after Closing, any new Law, rule or regulation is enacted or
promulgated by (i) any national securities exchange; or (ii) any federal or
state securities authority having jurisdiction over Parent, which must be
satisfied in the good faith determination of the Parent as a condition of the
issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
or if the consent or approval of a Governmental Entity to the issuance of any
shares of Common Stock must be obtained as a condition to such issuance, in
whole or in part, then Parent may delay such issuance until such condition
has
been satisfied. Parent and the holders of the Shares mutually agree to cooperate
with one another to satisfy any such condition as promptly as possible and
to
provide any information, representations and agreements as are required for
such
purpose.
58
VII.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
SECTION
7.01. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of Each Party.
The
obligations of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable
Law, waiver of the following conditions:
(a) no
court
of competent jurisdiction shall have issued or entered any order, writ,
injunction or decree, and no other Governmental Entity shall have issued any
order, which is then in effect and has the effect of making the transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting its consummation;
(b) all
consents, approvals and authorizations legally required to be obtained to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained from
all Governmental Entities, except where the failure to obtain any such consent,
approval or authorization would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) The
stockholder consent approving this Agreement required under the DGCL and the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Required
Stockholder Consent”)
was
obtained.
SECTION
7.02. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Parent.
The
obligation of the Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is subject, at the option of the Parent, to the satisfaction at or
prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or
in
any certificate or document delivered to the Parent pursuant hereto shall have
been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date (or, in the case of those
representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period,
which shall have been true and correct at and as of such date or period), except
for inaccuracies in such representations or warranties the circumstances giving
rise to which, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect (disregarding any materiality or Company Material
Adverse Effect qualification contained in any such representation or warranty),
and, if the Closing Date shall occur on a date other than the date hereof,
the
Company shall have so certified to the Parent in writing.
59
(b) Compliance
with Covenants.
The
Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be performed
or
complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date, and, if the Closing Date
shall occur on a date other than the date hereof, the Company shall have so
certified to the Parent in writing.
(c) All
Proceedings To Be Satisfactory.
All
proceedings to be taken by the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Parent and its counsel, and the Parent
and said counsel shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified
or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.
(d) No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall not have occurred since December 31, 2006 any Company Material Adverse
Effect, and, if the Closing Date shall occur on a date other than the date
hereof, the Company shall have so certified to the Parent in
writing.
(e) Dissenters’
Rights.
Holders
of not more than 5% of the shares of Company Capital Stock entitled to vote
on
the Merger shall have exercised and perfected, or be entitled to exercise or
perfect, appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of the
DGCL.
(f) Opinion
of U.S. Counsel.
The
Parent shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the
Company, in substantially the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
(g) Opinion
of Israeli Counsel.
The
Parent shall have received the opinion of Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri & Co.,
Law Offices, Israeli counsel to the Company, in substantially the form of
Exhibit
D
hereto.
(h) Consents
and Approvals.
The
authorizations, consents, waivers and approvals set forth in Section
7.02(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule hereto
shall
have been duly obtained and shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Parent.
(i) SAS
100.
The
Parent shall have received a review report, reasonably satisfactory in form
and
substance to the Parent, from the Company’s independent public accountants,
pursuant to Statement of Accounting Standards No. 100.
(j) Employment
Agreements.
Employment Agreements in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto
and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Parent and its counsel
shall have been executed and delivered by the Company and each of the
Founders.
(k) Charter
Amendment.
The
Charter Amendment shall have been accepted as filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware.
(l) Board
Resignations.
The
Parent shall have received from each Person who is, immediately prior to the
Closing Date, a director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, his or
her
written resignation, effective as of the Closing Date, from such position.
60
(m) Termination
of Agreements.
All
agreements among the Stockholders relating to the Company shall have been
terminated and of no further force or effect as of the Closing
Date.
(n) Exercise
of Certain Outstanding Company Options.
Each
holder of outstanding options set forth on Schedule
II
hereto
shall exercise all of their outstanding options to purchase Company Preferred
Stock and/or Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing.
(o) Lock-up
Agreement of Founders.
Each
Founder shall have entered into a Lock-up Agreement with the Parent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.
(p) Trading
Restriction Agreements.
The
Trading Restriction Agreements shall have been executed by each of the Principal
Stockholders in accordance with the provisions of, and subject to the exceptions
set forth in, Section 2.14.
(q) Escrow
Agreement.
The
Stockholders’ Representative and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and
delivered the Escrow Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
(r) Paying
Agent Agreement.
The
Stockholders’ Representative and the Paying Agent shall have executed and
delivered a Paying Agent Agreement, on reasonable and customary terms,
consistent with the terms and conditions described in this Agreement and in
the
Escrow Agreement, and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to both the
Parent and the Stockholders’ Representative, including, without limitation, a
provision that the Parent and the Stockholders will share equally the fees
and
expenses of such Paying Agent payable under the Agreement.
(s) Supporting
Documents.
On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Parent and its counsel shall have received copies
of the following supporting documents:
(i) (A)
the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company certified as of a recent date by
the
Secretary of State of the state in which the Company is incorporated and (B)
a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the state in which the Company is
incorporated as to the due incorporation and existence of the Company and
listing all documents on file with said official;
(ii) a
certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated the Closing Date and
certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the By-laws
of the Company as in effect on the date of such certification; (B) that the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company have not been amended since the
date
of the last amendment referred to in the certificate delivered pursuant to
clause (i)(B) above and (C) the resolutions of the board of directors of the
Company approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
61
(iii) such
additional supporting documents and other information with respect to the
operations and affairs of the Company as the Parent or its counsel may
reasonably request.
All
such
documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Parent
and its counsel.
(t) Maximum
Number of Holders of Parent Common Stock Who are Resident in
Israel.
Parent
shall not be required to issue Parent Common Stock to more than thirty-five
(35)
Stockholders resident in Israel.
(u) FIRPTA.
The
Parent shall have received a statement, in a form reasonably acceptable to
the
Parent and in compliance with Treasury Regulation § 1.1445-2(c)(3)(i) and
Treasury Regulation § 1.897-2(h), from the Company certifying that the interests
in the Company are not U.S. real property interests and evidence from the
Company demonstrating that the Company has complied with the requirement to
notify the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Treasury Regulation §
1.897-2(h)(2).
(v) Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling.
The
Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling shall have been received, satisfying all of
the
conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof; provided, however, this condition
shall be deemed to be satisfied if a withholding tax ruling satisfying all
of
the conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof has been offered by the ITA
on
terms and subject to conditions which are customary and standard under the
circumstances.
(w) Israeli
Escrow Tax Ruling.
The
Israeli Escrow Tax Ruling shall have been received, satisfying all of the
conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof; provided, however, this condition
shall be deemed to be satisfied if an escrow tax ruling satisfying all of the
conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof has been offered by the ITA on
terms
and subject to conditions which are customary and standard under the
circumstances.
SECTION
7.03. Conditions
Precedent to the Obligations of the Company.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are subject, at the option of the Company, to the satisfaction at
or
prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
(a) Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of the Parent contained in this Agreement or
in
any certificate or document delivered to the Company pursuant hereto shall
have
been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date (or, in the case of those
representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period,
which shall have been true and correct at and as of such date or period), except
for inaccuracies in such representations or warranties the circumstances giving
rise to which, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a Parent Material
Adverse Effect (disregarding any materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect
qualification contained in any such representation or warranty), and, if the
Closing Date shall occur on a date other than the date hereof, the Parent shall
have so certified to the Company in writing.
62
(b) Compliance
with Covenants.
The
Parent shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all
terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be performed
or
complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date, and, if the Closing Date
shall occur on a date other than the date hereof, the Parent shall have so
certified to the Company and the Stockholders in writing.
(c) All
Proceedings to Be Satisfactory.
All
proceedings to be taken by the Parent in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and the Stockholders and
their
respective counsel, and the Company and the Stockholders and said counsel shall
have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of
such documents as they may reasonably request.
(d) Escrow
Agreement.
The
Parent and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered the Escrow
Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
(e) Paying
Agent Agreement.
The
Parent and the Paying Agent shall have executed and delivered a Paying Agent
Agreement, on reasonable and customary terms, consistent with the terms and
conditions described in this Agreement and in the Escrow Agreement, and
otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to both the Parent and the
Stockholders’ Representative, including,
without limitation, a provision that the Parent and the Stockholders will share
equally the fees and expenses of such Paying Agent payable under the
Agreement.
(f) Israeli
Withholding Tax Ruling.
The
Stockholders shall have received the Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling, satisfying
all of the conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof; provided, however,
this
condition shall be deemed to be satisfied even if such ruling does not satisfy
the requirements specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of the last sentence of
Section 5.07 hereof; provided, that such ruling (A) satisfies all of the other
conditions described in Section 5.07 and (B) has been offered by the ITA on
terms and subject to conditions which are customary and standard under the
circumstances.
(g) Israeli
Escrow Tax Ruling.
The
Stockholders shall have received the Israeli Escrow Tax Ruling, satisfying
all
of the conditions described in Section 5.07 hereof; provided, however, this
condition shall be deemed to be satisfied even if such ruling does not satisfy
the requirements specified in clauses (i) or (ii) of the last sentence of
Section 5.07 hereof; provided, that such ruling (A) satisfies all of the other
conditions described in Section 5.07 and (B) has been offered by the ITA on
terms and subject to conditions which are customary and standard under the
circumstances.
VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION
8.01. Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Articles III and IV will survive
until the 18-month anniversary of the Closing Date. This Section 8.01 shall
not
limit any covenants or agreements of the parties hereto that by their terms
contemplate performance after the Closing Date.
63
SECTION
8.02. [Reserved.]
SECTION
8.03. General
Indemnity.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Article VIII and of the last sentence of
this Section 8.03(a), the Stockholders agree to and will indemnify, defend
and
hold the Parent, the Company and the Company Subsidiary, and their respective
officers, directors, advisors, Affiliates, agents, employees and each Person,
if
any, who controls or may control the Parent within the meaning of the Securities
Act (the “Parent
Indemnified Group”)
harmless from and against all demands or claims, actions or causes of action,
assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including,
without limitation, Taxes, interest, penalties, and reasonable fees and expenses
of attorneys, accountants or consultants (hereinafter collectively called
“Damages”),
asserted against, resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by the
Company,
the
Company Subsidiary
or the
Parent, by reason of, resulting from or arising out of:
(i) a
breach
of any representation or warranty of the Company, the Company Subsidiary or
any
Stockholder contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, or any facts or
circumstances constituting such a breach;
(ii) any
breach of any covenant or agreement of the Company, the Company Subsidiary
or
any Stockholder contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or the Escrow
Agreement;
(iii) any
Taxes, including without limitation, any Taxes described in Section 5.06(b),
but
not including any U.S. Withholding Liability, for any Taxable period (or portion
thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date due and payable by the Company
or
the Company Subsidiary, in each case only to the extent such Taxes are not
reflected in the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income)
on
the Final Closing Balance Sheet (as finally determined);
(iv) any
U.S.
Withholding Liability; and
(v) any
liability incurred by members of the Parent Indemnified Group due to making
the
bonus payments described in Section 2.05(a)(ii) and in the paragraph following
Section 2.05(a)(ii) of this Agreement, whether such liability derives from
the
recipients of such bonuses or from other Persons.
In
addition, all fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or consultants
relating to the resolution of the U.S. Withholding Liability shall be reimbursed
in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(l) of the Escrow Agreement.
For
the avoidance of doubt, the threshold set forth in Section 8.05 shall not apply
to reimbursements under Section 3(l) of the Escrow Agreement.
64
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Article VIII, the Parent agrees to and
will
indemnify, defend and hold the Company (prior to the Closing Date) and the
Stockholders (following the Closing Date) harmless from and against all Damages
asserted against, resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by them by reason
of or
resulting from or arising out of (i) a breach of any representation or warranty
of the Parent contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement, or any facts
or
circumstances constituting such a breach, or (ii) any breach of any covenant
or
agreement of the Parent contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or
the
Escrow Agreement.
SECTION
8.04. Conditions
of Indemnification.
Except
with respect to any claim for Taxes which shall be governed by Section 5.06,
the
respective obligations and liabilities of the Stockholders, on the one hand,
and
the Parent, on the other hand (herein sometimes called the “indemnifying
party”),
to
the other (herein sometimes called the “party
to be indemnified”
or
the
“indemnified
party”)
with
respect to claims resulting from the assertion of liability by third parties
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) within
30
days after receipt of notice of commencement of any action or the assertion
of
any claim by a third party, the party to be indemnified shall give the
indemnifying party written notice thereof together with a copy of such claim,
process or other legal pleading (provided that failure so to notify the
indemnifying party of the assertion of a claim within such period shall not
affect its indemnity obligation hereunder except as and to the extent that
such
failure shall adversely affect the defense of such claim), and the indemnifying
party shall have the right to undertake the defense thereof by representatives
of its own choosing;
(b) in
the
event that the indemnifying party, by the 30th
day
after receipt of notice of any such claim (or, if earlier, by the tenth day
preceding the day on which an answer or other pleading must be served in order
to prevent judgment by default in favor of the Person asserting such claim),
does not elect to defend against such claim, the party to be indemnified will
(upon further notice to the indemnifying party) have the right to undertake
the
defense, compromise or settlement of such claim on behalf of and for the account
and risk of the indemnifying party, subject to the right of the indemnifying
party to assume the defense of such claim at any time prior to settlement,
compromise or final determination thereof;
(c) anything
in this Section 8.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) if there is a
reasonable probability that a claim may materially and adversely affect the
indemnified party other than as a result of money damages or other money
payments, the indemnified party shall have the right, at its own cost and
expense, to compromise or settle such claim, but (ii) the indemnified party
shall not, without the prior written consent of the indemnifying party, settle
or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment which does
not
include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or the
plaintiff to the indemnifying party a release from all liability in respect
of
such claim;
(d) any
rights of the indemnified party under this Article VIII based on the breach
of a
representation, warranty or covenant or based on the failure of such
representation or warranty to be true as of the date hereof or the Closing
Date
shall not be diminished or otherwise affected in any way as a result of the
existence of such indemnified party’s Knowledge of such breach or untruth as of
the date hereof or as of the Closing Date, regardless of whether such Knowledge
exists as a result of the indemnified party’s investigation or as a result of
disclosure by the Company (or any other Person), unless such disclosures were
set forth in this Agreement or in any applicable schedules hereto;
and
65
(e) in
connection with any such indemnification, the indemnified party will cooperate
in all reasonable requests of the indemnifying party.
In
the
event that the “indemnifying party” or the “party to be indemnified” as
described in this Section 8.04 is the Stockholders as a group, then any notices
required to be given to or by, and all other actions or decisions required
to be
taken or made by, such “indemnifying party” or the “party to be indemnified” as
provided in this Section 8.04, may be given to or by, or may be taken or made
by, the Stockholders’ Representative.
SECTION
8.05. Threshold
for Damages.
Except
in
the
case of Damages in respect of fraud, and the indemnities set forth in Section
8.03(a)(iii) or 8.03(a)(iv),
an
Indemnified Person may not make a claim for Damages until the aggregate amount
of claims by Indemnified Persons exceeds $100,000; provided,
however,
that
once the aggregate amount of Damages of Indemnified Persons exceed such
threshold amount, then the Indemnified Persons shall have the right to recover
the full amounts due without regard to the threshold. In determining the amount
of any Damage attributable to a breach, any materiality standard contained
in a
representation, warranty or covenant of the Stockholders or the Company shall
be
disregarded.
SECTION
8.06. Escrow
Funds.
On the
Closing Date, the Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Cash
Escrow Amount and the Stock Escrow
Amount.
The Cash Escrow Amount and the Stock Escrow Amount shall be held by the Escrow
Agent in separate accounts under the Escrow Agreement pursuant to the terms
set
forth therein. The Cash Escrow Amount shall be available solely to satisfy
the
indemnification obligations of the Company pursuant to Sections 8.03(a)(iii)
and
(iv) and to cover amounts (if any) owing to Parent pursuant to the provisions
of
Section 2.13(c) hereof. The Stock Escrow Amount shall be available solely to
satisfy the indemnification obligations of the Company pursuant to Sections
8.03(a)(i), (ii) and (iii); provided, however, that to the extent the Cash
Escrow Amount is insufficient or unavailable to satisfy the obligations to
which
the Cash Escrow relates, the Parent may seek to recover any remaining Damages
from the Stock Escrow Amount (it being understood that the Cash Escrow Account
shall not be available to satisfy the obligations to which the Stock Escrow
relates). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in
any
Transaction Document, except
in
the case of
fraud,
criminal activity, intentional misrepresentation or intentional misconduct,
the
parties hereby understand and agree that Parent’s sole recourse to obtain
satisfaction of any indemnity claim made under this Article VIII shall be by
way
of set-off against the Cash Escrow Amount and/or the Stock Escrow Amount, as
applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Article VIII and the Escrow
Agreement.
SECTION
8.07. Exclusive
Remedy.
Except
in the case of fraud, criminal activity, intentional misrepresentation or
intentional misconduct, the sole and exclusive monetary remedy for any breach
or
alleged breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in this
Agreement or any Transaction Document shall be indemnification in accordance
with this Article VIII. Except as set forth above, and in furtherance of the
foregoing, each party hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable Law, any and all other rights, claims and causes of action (including
rights of contribution, if any) known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which
exist or may arise in the future, that it may have against the Stockholders
or
the Parent, as the case may be, arising under or based upon any federal, state
or local Law.
66
IX.
TERMINATION
AND ABANDONMENT
SECTION
9.01. Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing or on the Closing
Date:
(a) by
the
mutual consent of the Company and the Parent;
(b) by
the
Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, if the Closing
shall
not have occurred on or before September 30, 2007, or such later date as may
be
agreed upon by the parties hereto, provided,
however,
that (X)
if the only closing conditions that have not been satisfied are the receipt
of
the Israeli Withholding Tax Ruling and/or the Israeli Escrow Tax Ruling, then
this date shall be extended to October 31, 2007, and (Y) the right to terminate
this Agreement under this clause (b) shall not be available to any party (a
“Defaulting
Party”)
whose
failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of,
or
resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such
date;
(c) by
the
Parent, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
on
the part of the Company or any Stockholder set forth in this Agreement, or
if
any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue,
incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that the conditions set forth
in
Section 7.02 would not be satisfied (a “Terminating
Company Breach”);
provided,
however,
that if
such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the Company through the exercise
of its reasonable efforts within twenty (20) days and for so long as the Company
continues to exercise such reasonable efforts, the Parent may not terminate
this
Agreement under this Section 9.01(c);
(d) by
the
Company or the Stockholders, upon breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement on the part of the Parent set forth in this Agreement,
or
if any representation or warranty of the Parent shall have become untrue,
incomplete or incorrect, in either case such that the conditions set forth
in
Section 7.03 would not be satisfied (a “Terminating
Parent Breach”);
provided,
however,
that if
such Terminating Parent Breach is curable by the Parent through the exercise
of
its reasonable efforts within twenty (20) days and for so long as the Parent
continues to exercise such reasonable efforts, the Company may not terminate
this Agreement under this Section 9.01(d); or
(e) by
either
the Parent, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, by written
notice to such other Party(ies) if the
Trailing Closing Average Price is
less
than $4.00, and the parties are not able to reach an agreement as to the number
of shares that will comprise the Stock Merger Consideration within seven
calendar days of the day that would have been the Closing Date if this provision
had not been triggered.
67
(f) by
Parent, if the Required Stockholder Consent is not obtained within an hour
of
execution of this Agreement.
If
the
Closing shall not have occurred, or this Agreement shall not have been
terminated in accordance with this Section 9.01, by December 31, 2007, this
Agreement shall automatically terminate on said date, provided,
however,
that
such termination shall not affect the liability hereunder of any Defaulting
Party.
SECTION
9.02. Procedure
and Effect of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement and abandonment of the transactions
contemplated hereby by any or all of the parties pursuant to Section 9.01 above,
written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other parties to this
Agreement (other than in the event of an automatic termination as provided
in
such Section) and this Agreement (except for this Section and Sections 9.01
and
10.01, which shall continue) shall terminate and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall be abandoned, without further action by any of the parties hereto.
If this Agreement is terminated as provided in this Agreement:
(a) the
parties hereto will promptly redeliver all documents, work papers and other
material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby,
whether obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing
the same; and
(b) no
party
shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party to this
Agreement pursuant to this Agreement except as provided in this Article
IX.
X.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION
10.01. Expenses,
Etc.
(a) All
Expenses shall be paid by the party incurring such Expenses.
(b) The
Stockholders, on the one hand, and the Parent, on the other hand, will indemnify
the other and hold it or them harmless from and against any claims for finders’
fees or brokerage commissions in relation to or in connection with this
Agreement as a result of any agreement or understanding between such
indemnifying party and any third party.
SECTION
10.02. Notices.
All
notices which are required or may be given pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficient and deemed to be received
if (i) on the date of delivery, if delivered personally, (ii) 3 days after
mailing, if mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested
and
postage prepaid, (iii) the day after mailing, if sent via a nationally
recognized overnight courier service or (iv) the day after transmission, if
sent
via facsimile or e-mail confirmed in writing to the recipient, in each case
as
follows:
68
if
to the
Parent, to:
LivePerson,
Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
E-mail:
xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
|
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
|
E-mail:
xxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxx & Xx.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000 Israel
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Adv.
Telephone:
000-000-0-000-0000
Facsimile:
011-972-2-623-9236
E-mail:
xxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx
if
to the
Company, to:
Kasamba,
Inc.
0
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, 00000
Israel
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone:
000-000-0-000-0000 (x.134)
Facsimile:
011-972-3-613-4710
E-mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
69
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Goldfarb,
Levy, Eran, Meiri & Co., Law Offices
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
00000
Xxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
000-000-0-000-0000
Facsimile:
011-972-3-521-2218
E-mail:
xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
if
to any
Stockholder, to the Stockholder c/o the Stockholders’
Representative:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxx
00000
Xxxxxx
Telephone:
000-000-00-0000000
Facsimile:
011-972-8-9363534
E-mail:
xxxx@xxxxx.xxx
or
such
other address or addresses as any party shall have designated by notice in
writing to the other parties.
SECTION
10.03. Waivers.
Either
the Stockholders’ Representative, on the one hand, or the Parent, on the other
hand, may, by written notice to the other, (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other actions of the other under this
Agreement, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations or warranties
of
the other contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant
to
this Agreement, (iii) waive compliance with any of the conditions or covenants
of the other contained in this Agreement, or (iv) waive performance of any
of
the obligations of the other under this Agreement. Except as provided in the
preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be
deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance
with
any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this
Agreement. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach.
SECTION
10.04. Amendments,
Supplements, Etc.
At any
time this Agreement may be amended or supplemented by such additional
agreements, articles or certificates, as may be determined by the parties hereto
to be necessary, desirable or expedient to further the purposes of this
Agreement, or to clarify the intention of the parties hereto, or to add to
or
modify the covenants, terms or conditions hereof or to effect or facilitate
any
governmental approval or acceptance of this Agreement or to effect or facilitate
the filing or recording of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Any such instrument must be in writing and
signed by the Parent, the Company and the Stockholders’
Representative.
70
SECTION
10.05. Governing
Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York other than conflict of laws principles thereof
directing the application of any law other than that of New York. Courts within
the State of New York, County of New York or the United States District Court
for the Southern District of New York will have jurisdiction over all disputes
between the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement and
the
agreements, instruments and documents contemplated hereby. The parties hereby
consent to and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. Each of
the
parties hereto waives, and agrees not to assert in any such dispute, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim that (i) such party
is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, (ii) such
party and such party’s property is immune from any legal process issued by such
courts or (iii) any litigation commenced in such courts is brought in an
inconvenient forum.
SECTION
10.06. Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each
party hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any
proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any transaction or agreement contemplated hereby
or the actions of any party hereto in the negotiation, administration,
performance or enforcement hereof.
SECTION
10.07. Headings;
Interpretation.
The
descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience
of
reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and
drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent
or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly
by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring
or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this
Agreement.
SECTION
10.08. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission)
in
one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to
be an
original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
SECTION
10.09. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the Exhibits and the Company Disclosure Schedule), the
Transaction Documents and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire
agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect
thereto. No addition to or modification of any provision of this Agreement
shall
be binding upon any party hereto unless made in writing and signed by all
parties hereto.
SECTION
10.10. Binding
Effect; Benefits.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
71
SECTION
10.11. Assignability.
Neither
this Agreement nor any of the parties’ rights hereunder shall be assignable by
any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto,
except (i) in the case of the Parent, to any Person who shall acquire
substantially all of the assets of the Parent or a majority of the voting
securities of the Parent, whether pursuant to a merger, consolidation, sale
of
stock or otherwise, and (ii) in the case of an individual Stockholder, in
accordance with Section 6.03 or to the estate of such Stockholder upon
death.
SECTION
10.12. Severability.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable
of
being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms or provisions of
this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as
the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not
affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination
that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being
enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as
possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated
hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent
possible.
[Remainder
of page intentionally blank]
72
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
LIVEPERSON,
INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
|
||
Name:
Xxxxxx XxXxxxxx
|
|||
Title:
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
KATO
MERGERCO, INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
||
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|||
Title:
Director
|
|||
KASAMBA,
INC.
|
|||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
||
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|||
Title:
President
|
|||
STOCKHOLDERS’
REPRESENTATIVE
|
|||
By:
|
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
||
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
|||