SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 25, 2006 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 BETWEEN FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC. AND FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC.
EXHIBIT 2.1
EXECUTION
COPY
DATED AS OF JUNE 25, 2006
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
BETWEEN
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | DEFINITIONS | 2 | ||||||
SECTION 1.1. | Definitions | 2 | ||||||
SECTION 1.2. | Other Definitions | 6 | ||||||
ARTICLE II | CLOSING TRANSACTIONS | 8 | ||||||
SECTION 2.1. | Asset Contribution, Assumption of Liabilities and Delivery of Shares | 8 | ||||||
SECTION 2.2. | Closing | 8 | ||||||
SECTION 2.3. | Closing Deliveries | 8 | ||||||
SECTION 2.4. | Conversion of FNT Class B Common Stock | 9 | ||||||
SECTION 2.5. | Adjustments | 9 | ||||||
SECTION 2.6. | Subsequent Transfers | 9 | ||||||
ARTICLE III | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 10 | ||||||
SECTION 3.1. | Representations and Warranties of FNF | 10 | ||||||
(a) | Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 10 | ||||||
(b) | Capital Structure of the Subject Companies | 10 | ||||||
(c) | Authority; Noncontravention | 12 | ||||||
(d) | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 13 | ||||||
(e) | Absence of Changes in Subject Company Benefit Plans | 14 | ||||||
(f) | Benefit Plans | 14 | ||||||
(g) | Taxes | 15 | ||||||
(h) | No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code | 15 | ||||||
(i) | SEC Documents; Subject Company Financial Statements | 16 | ||||||
(j) | Information Supplied | 18 | ||||||
(k) | Compliance with Applicable Laws | 18 | ||||||
(l) | Litigation | 19 | ||||||
(m) | Brokers | 19 | ||||||
(n) | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 19 | ||||||
(o) | Other Assets | 20 | ||||||
(p) | No Guaranty of FIS Obligations | 20 | ||||||
(q) | Environmental Matters | 20 | ||||||
(r) | Merger Agreements | 21 |
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SECTION 3.2. | Representations and Warranties of FNT | 21 | ||||||
(a) | Organization, Standing and Corporate Power | 21 | ||||||
(b) | Capital Structure | 21 | ||||||
(c) | Authority; Noncontravention | 23 | ||||||
(d) | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 24 | ||||||
(e) | Absence of Changes in FNT Benefit Plans | 24 | ||||||
(f) | FNT Benefit Plans | 24 | ||||||
(g) | Taxes | 25 | ||||||
(h) | No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code | 26 | ||||||
(i) | SEC Documents; Financial Statements | 26 | ||||||
(j) | Information Supplied | 27 | ||||||
(k) | Compliance with Applicable Laws | 28 | ||||||
(l) | Litigation | 28 | ||||||
(m) | Brokers | 28 | ||||||
(n) | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 28 | ||||||
(o) | Voting Requirements | 29 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV | COVENANTS | 29 | ||||||
SECTION 4.1. | Conduct of Business | 29 | ||||||
(a) | Conduct of Business by the Subject Companies | 29 | ||||||
(b) | Conduct of Business by FNF | 31 | ||||||
(c) | Conduct of Business by FNT | 32 | ||||||
SECTION 4.2. | Advice of Changes | 34 | ||||||
SECTION 4.3. | Post-Closing Operations | 35 | ||||||
ARTICLE V | ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | 35 | ||||||
SECTION 5.1. | Preparation of Form S-1 and the Information Statement; Preparation of Form S-8 | 35 | ||||||
SECTION 5.2. | Treatment of FNF Equity Awards | 36 | ||||||
(a) | Options | 36 | ||||||
(b) | Restricted Stock | 37 | ||||||
(c) | Vesting | 37 | ||||||
SECTION 5.3. | Employee Benefits | 37 | ||||||
SECTION 5.4. | FNT Stockholders Meeting | 38 | ||||||
SECTION 5.5. | Access to Information | 38 | ||||||
SECTION 5.6. | Reasonable Best Efforts | 39 | ||||||
SECTION 5.7. | Public Announcements | 39 |
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SECTION 5.8. | Consents, Approvals and Filings | 39 | ||||||
SECTION 5.9. | Directors and Officers | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.10. | Section 16 Matters | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.11. | Related Party Agreements | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.12. | Certain Contributions | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.13. | Amended and Restated Articles | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.14. | Intercompany Agreements | 40 | ||||||
SECTION 5.15. | Spin-off | 41 | ||||||
SECTION 5.16. | Indemnification and Insurance | 41 | ||||||
SECTION 5.17. | NYSE Listing | 42 | ||||||
SECTION 5.18. | Conversion of FNT Class B Common Stock | 43 | ||||||
SECTION 5.19. | [Intentionally deleted] | 43 | ||||||
SECTION 5.20. | Annual Incentive Plan and Transaction Bonuses | 43 | ||||||
SECTION 5.21. | FIS Share Xxxxxxxxxx | 00 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 43 | ||||||
SECTION 6.1. | Conditions Precedent to Each Party’s Obligations | 43 | ||||||
(a) | Governmental and Regulatory Consents | 43 | ||||||
(b) | No Injunctions or Restraints | 44 | ||||||
(c) | FNT Stockholder Approval | 44 | ||||||
(d) | Form S-1 | 44 | ||||||
(e) | Merger Agreements | 44 | ||||||
(f) | Amendment of Related Party Agreements | 44 | ||||||
(g) | Termination of Intercompany Agreements | 44 | ||||||
SECTION 6.2. | Conditions Precedent to Obligations of FNT | 44 | ||||||
(a) | Representations and Warranties | 44 | ||||||
(b) | Performance of Obligations of FNF | 45 | ||||||
(c) | Third-Party Consents and Waivers | 45 | ||||||
(d) | Other Agreements | 45 | ||||||
(e) | Tax Matters | 45 | ||||||
(f) | FNF Board Approval of Spin-off | 45 | ||||||
(g) | Assumed Liabilities | 45 |
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SECTION 6.3. | Conditions Precedent to Obligations of FNF | 46 | ||||||
(a) | Representations and Warranties | 46 | ||||||
(b) | Performance of Obligations of FNT | 46 | ||||||
(c) | Third-Party Consents and Waivers | 46 | ||||||
(d) | Other Agreements | 46 | ||||||
(e) | NYSE Listing | 46 | ||||||
(f) | Tax Matters | 46 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII | TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER | 47 | ||||||
SECTION 7.1. | Termination | 47 | ||||||
SECTION 7.2. | Effect of Termination | 47 | ||||||
SECTION 7.3. | Amendment | 48 | ||||||
SECTION 7.4. | Extension; Waiver | 48 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 48 | ||||||
SECTION 8.1. | Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties | 48 | ||||||
SECTION 8.2. | Fees and Expenses | 48 | ||||||
SECTION 8.3. | Notices | 48 | ||||||
SECTION 8.4. | Interpretation | 50 | ||||||
SECTION 8.5. | Counterparts | 50 | ||||||
SECTION 8.6. | Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries | 50 | ||||||
SECTION 8.7. | Assignment | 50 | ||||||
SECTION 8.8. | Governing Law | 51 | ||||||
SECTION 8.9. | Enforcement; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial | 51 | ||||||
SECTION 8.10. | Severability | 51 |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Form of Amended and Restated Articles |
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Exhibit B | Form of Assumption Agreement |
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Exhibit C | Form of Cross-Indemnity Agreement |
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Exhibit D | Form of Tax Disaffiliation Agreement |
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of June 25, 2006, as amended and
restated as of September 18, 2006 (this “Agreement”), between Fidelity National Financial,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FNF”), and Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“FNT”).
WHEREAS, FNF owns (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other
equity securities (the “Scheduled Securities”) of the entities listed on Schedule A to this
Agreement (the “Scheduled Entities”); (ii) 14,400,000 shares of common stock of Fidelity
Sedgwick Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FSH”; such shares, the “FSH
Shares”); and (iii) 70,720 membership interests in Cascade Timberlands LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Cascade” and, collectively with the Scheduled Entities and FSH, the
“Subject Companies”; such membership interests, the “Cascade Interests” and,
collectively with the Scheduled Securities and the FSH Shares, the “Subject Securities”);
WHEREAS, FNF owns the Other Assets (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, FNF desires to transfer to FNT, and FNT desires to acquire from FNF, all of the
Subject Securities and all of the Other Assets in exchange for the issuance by FNT to FNF of the
FNT Shares (as hereinafter defined) and the assumption by FNT of the Assumed Liabilities (as
hereinafter defined) (collectively, the “Asset Contribution”);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of FNT has resolved to recommend to the stockholders of FNT
that they approve (i) the issuance of the FNT Shares, (ii) the adoption of an amendment to the FNT
2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “FNT Stock Plan”) to increase the number of shares
available for grants thereunder by 15,500,000 (the “FNT Stock Plan Amendment”) and (iii) an
amendment and restatement of the articles of incorporation of FNT to be effected immediately
following the effective time of the FIS Merger (as hereinafter defined) such that, after giving
effect thereto, the articles of incorporation of FNT shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit
A hereto (the “Amended and Restated Articles”) and, among other things, the name of FNT
shall be “Fidelity National Financial, Inc.”; and
WHEREAS, the board of directors of FNF has approved the conversion by FNF of its shares of FNT
Class B Common Stock into shares of FNT Class A Common Stock and the distribution, following the
Closing, of all of the shares of FNT Class A Common Stock held by FNF to the holders of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of FNF as of the Record Date (as defined herein) for such
distribution (the “Spin-off”);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, FNF and FNT agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below:
Action or Proceeding: means any charge, complaint, grievance, action, suit,
litigation, proceeding or arbitration, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
any Person, or any investigation or audit by any Governmental Entity.
Affiliate: of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first
Person.
Assumed Liabilities: means all Liabilities of FNF, including the FNF Transaction
Liabilities to the extent not paid by FNF prior to the Closing as required by Section 8.2, and
including any Liabilities arising from the operations or conduct of the business of FNF following
the Closing through the effective time of the FIS Merger, but excluding (i) all Liabilities of FNF
to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS or Leasing or any subsidiary of Leasing has, as of or
prior to the Closing, agreed in writing to be responsible therefor, (ii) all Liabilities of FNF to
the extent arising out of or related to the ownership or operation of the assets or properties, or
the operations or conduct of the business, of FIS or any subsidiary of FIS or Leasing or any
subsidiary of Leasing, to the extent FIS or any subsidiary of FIS or Leasing or any subsidiary of
Leasing has, as of or prior to the Closing, agreed to be responsible therefor, (iii) all guaranties
or other similar contractual Liabilities of FNF in respect of a primary Liability of FIS or any
subsidiary of FIS or Leasing or any subsidiary of Leasing, (iv) any Liability of FNF in respect of
Taxes (as defined in the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement), (v) any Liabilities arising from the
operations or conduct of the business of FNF after the date that is 30 days after the Closing, if
the FIS Merger has not been completed as of such date and (vi) the transaction bonuses described in
Section 5.20.
Cash Equivalents: shall have the same meaning as such term has in the Credit
Agreement dated as of October 17, 2005 among FNF, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent
and the other financial institutions party thereto.
Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Disclosure Schedule: means the Disclosure Schedule (including any attachments
thereto) delivered in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.
Dual Service Provider: means an employee or director of FNF, who, following the
Spin-off, will be employed by or serve as a director of both (a) FNT or any FNT Subsidiary and (b)
FIS or any subsidiary of FIS, as so designated by the board of directors of FNF.
Environment: means ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or
subsurface strata.
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Environmental Claim: means, with respect to any Person, any written notice or claim
by any other Person alleging or asserting Liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs,
response costs, personal injury, damage to natural resources and fines or penalties arising out of,
based on or resulting from (a) the presence or release into the Environment of any Hazardous
Material or (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation or alleged violation of, or
Liability or alleged Liability under, any Environmental Law.
Environmental Law: means any Law concerning pollution or protection of the
Environment, including all those relating to the use, production, generation, handling,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing,
discharge, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of any Hazardous Material.
Exchange Number: means the sum of (a) 33,563,829 and (b) (i) the aggregate amount of
cash, Cash Equivalents and Qualified Equities (in the case of Cash Equivalents and Qualified
Equities, valued at their respective fair market values as of the close of business on the day
prior to the Closing Date) included in the Other Assets, not to exceed $275,000,000 in the
aggregate, divided by (ii) $23.50.
Excluded FNF Assets: means (i) any shares of capital stock of FNT, FIS or Leasing and
(ii) any other assets listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
FIS: means Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
FIS Merger: means the merger of FNF into FIS pursuant to the FIS Merger Agreement.
FIS Merger Agreement: means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, of even date herewith,
between FNF and FIS, providing for, among other things, the FIS Merger.
FIS Mergerco: means FIS Capital Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
FNF Material Adverse Effect: means (x) any event, circumstance or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be likely to be materially adverse to the
assets, Liabilities, business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the
Transferred Business taken as a whole, other than any such event, circumstance or change to the
extent resulting from (A) changes in general economic conditions affecting the United States
occurring after the date hereof, (B) general changes or developments in the industries in which the
Transferred Business is operated occurring after the date hereof, (C) changes in laws or
regulations occurring after the date hereof or (D) the announcement of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including any termination of, reduction in or similar negative
impact on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, distributors, partners
or employees of the Subject Companies or the Subject Company Subsidiaries to the extent due to the
announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the parties hereto, unless, in the case of the
foregoing clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein have a materially disproportionate
effect on the Transferred Business, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in the
industries in which the Transferred Business is operated, or (y) any material adverse effect on the
ability of FNF to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby on a timely basis.
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FNF Transaction Liabilities: means all Liabilities of FNF, whether due or to become
due, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and disbursements of financial advisors,
legal counsel and other advisors and consultants to FNF and the special committee of the board of
directors of FNF) incurred in connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off, the FIS Merger,
the Leasing Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
FNT Class A Common Stock: means FNT Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per
share.
FNT Class B Common Stock: means FNT Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per
share.
FNT Common Stock: means, collectively, FNT Class A Common Stock and FNT Class B
Common Stock.
Form S-1: a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act to be filed
with the SEC in respect of the distribution to stockholders of FNF of shares of common stock of FNT
by FNF in connection with the Spin-off.
Form S-8: means a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to be
filed with the SEC in respect of the Replacement Options.
GAAP: means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Hazardous Material: means any hazardous material, toxic substance, pollutant or
hazardous waste (including any petroleum products or byproducts) defined or regulated as such under
any Environmental Laws.
HSR Act: the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Information Statement: the Information Statement to be filed with the SEC by FNT
pursuant to Regulation 14C under the Exchange Act relating to the FNT Stockholder Approval.
Leasing: means FNF Capital Leasing, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Leasing Merger: means the merger of Leasing with and into FIS Mergerco pursuant to
the Leasing Merger Agreement.
Leasing Merger Agreement: means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
September 18, 2006, among Leasing, FIS and FIS Mergerco.
Lien: means any mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, claim, security interest,
encumbrance, burden, title defect, charge or other similar restriction, lease, sublease, claim,
right of others, title retention agreement, option, interest, easement, covenant, encroachment or
other adverse claim.
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Liabilities: means any direct or indirect liability, indebtedness, claim, loss,
damage, deficiency, obligation, penalty, responsibility, cost or expense, fixed or unfixed, xxxxxx
or inchoate, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, accrued, absolute, known or unknown,
contingent or otherwise.
NYSE: means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Option Letter Agreement: means the agreement of even date herewith among FNF, Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, XX, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx.
Organizational Documents: means, as to any Person, its certificate or articles of
incorporation or formation, by-laws and other organizational documents.
Other Assets: means all cash held by FNF as of the Closing and all other properties,
assets and rights of any nature, kind and description, tangible and intangible (including
goodwill), whether real, personal or mixed, held by FNF immediately prior to the Closing, other
than (i) the Subject Securities and (ii) the Excluded FNF Assets.
Permitted Liens: means any (a) Lien that constitutes an Assumed Liability, (b) any
Lien arising from acts of FNT, (c) any Lien for taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate accruals or reserves (as determined
according to GAAP) have been established on the appropriate financial statements with respect
thereto, (d) any Lien (other than for taxes) arising by operation of statute and (e) any Lien set
forth on Section 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule.
Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.
Qualified Equities: means publicly traded common stocks of Persons that are not
affiliates of FNF; provided, that any increase in the number of shares of common stock of
any such Person held by FNF from the number held as of September 18, 2006 or any shares of common
stock of a Person not held by FNF as of such date shall not count as Qualified Equities unless FNT
shall consent thereto, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
Record Date: means the close of business on the date to be determined by the FNF
board of directors as the record date for determining the stockholders of FNF entitled to receive
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock pursuant to a pro-rata distribution of shares of FNT Class A
Common Stock as part of the Spin-off.
SAP: means, with respect to any regulated insurance company, the statutory accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by the state Governmental Entity charged with supervision of
insurance companies in the domiciliary state of such company.
Subject Company Material Adverse Effect: means, as to any Subject Company or any of
its subsidiaries, any event, circumstance or change that, individually or in the aggregate, is or
would reasonably be likely to be materially adverse to the assets, Liabilities, business, condition
(financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such Subject Company (or, in the case of a
Subject Company Subsidiary, the Subject Company of which such entity is a subsidiary)
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and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any such event, circumstance or change to
the extent resulting from (A) changes in general economic conditions affecting the United States
occurring after the date hereof, (B) general changes or developments in the industries in which
such Subject Company and its subsidiaries operate occurring after the date hereof, (C) changes in
laws or regulations occurring after the date hereof or (D) the announcement of this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including any termination of, reduction in or similar
negative impact on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, distributors,
partners or employees of such Subject Company or any of it subsidiaries to the extent due to the
announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the parties hereto, unless, in the case of the
foregoing clause (A) or (B), such changes referred to therein have a materially disproportionate
effect on such Subject Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other
participants in the industries in which such Subject Company and such subsidiaries operate.
Subject Company Subsidiary: means a subsidiary of a Subject Company.
subsidiary: of any Person means another Person 50% or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or 50% of more of
the equity securities of which, is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person;
provided that for purposes of this Agreement FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries shall not be
considered subsidiaries of FNF.
Transferred Business: means, collectively, the Subject Companies, the Subject Company
Subsidiaries, the Other Assets and the Assumed Liabilities.
SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions. In addition, the following capitalized terms are
defined in the Sections or other provisions of this Agreement set forth below:
Agreement
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Preamble | |
Amended And Restated Articles
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Recitals | |
Asset Contribution
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Recitals | |
Assumption Agreement
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Section 2.3(d) | |
business day
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Section 2.2 | |
Cascade
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Recitals | |
Cascade Interests
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Recitals | |
Cascade LLC Agreement
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Section 3.1(b) | |
Closing
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Section 2.2 | |
Closing Date
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Section 2.2 | |
Cross-Indemnity Agreement
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Section 2.3(f) | |
ERISA
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Section 3.1(f) | |
Exchange Act
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Section 3.1(c) | |
Executive Officers
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Section 3.1(d) | |
Filed FNF SEC Documents
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Section 3.1(d) | |
Filed FNT SEC Documents
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Section 3.2(d) | |
FIS
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Section 4.1(b) | |
FNF
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Preamble | |
FNF Insurance Company
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Section 3.1(i) | |
FNF Option
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Section 5.2(a) |
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FNF Restricted Shares
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Section 5.2(b) | |
FNF SEC Documents
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Section 3.1(i) | |
FNT
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Preamble | |
FNT Benefit Plans
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Section 3.2(f) | |
FNT Commonly Controlled Entity
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Section 3.2(f) | |
FNT Insurance Company
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Section 3.2(i) | |
FNT Material Adverse Effect
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Section 3.2(a) | |
FNT Preferred Stock
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Section 3.2(b) | |
FNT SEC Documents
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Section 3.2(i) | |
FNT Service Providers
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Section 5.2 | |
FNT Shares
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Section 2.1(a) | |
FNT Stock Plan
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Recitals | |
FNT Stock Plan Amendment
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Recitals | |
FNT Stockholder Approval
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Section 3.2(c) | |
FNT Stockholders Meeting
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Section 5.4 | |
FNT Subsidiary
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Section 3.2(a) | |
FSH
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Recitals | |
FSH Shares
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Recitals | |
Governmental Entity
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Section 3.1(c) | |
Indemnified Parties
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Section 5.16(a) | |
Insurance Regulator
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Section 3.1(k) | |
Intercompany Agreements
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Section 5.14 | |
IRS
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Section 3.1(g) | |
Jacksonville Court
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Section 8.9 | |
Non-Specialty Insurance Companies
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Non-Specialty Insurance Company Balance Sheet
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Pension Plan
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Section 3.1(f) | |
Permit
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Section 3.1(k) | |
Related Party Agreements
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Section 5.11 | |
Replacement Option
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Section 5.2(a) | |
Replacement Restricted Share
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Section 5.2(b) | |
Representatives
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Section 5.5 | |
Restricted Share Exchange Number
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Section 5.2(b) | |
Scheduled Entities
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Recitals | |
Scheduled Securities
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Recitals | |
SEC
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Section 3.1(c) | |
Securities Act
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Specialty Insurance Companies
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Specialty Insurance Company Financial Statements
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Spin-off
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Recitals | |
Spin-off Declaration
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Section 5.15 | |
Subject Companies
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Recitals | |
Subject Company Benefit Plans
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Section 3.1(f) | |
Subject Company Commonly Controlled Entity
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Section 3.1(f) | |
Subject Company Financial Statements
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Section 3.1(i) | |
Subject Securities
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Recitals |
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Tax Disaffiliation Agreement
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Section 2.3(e) | |
Transfer Agent
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Section 5.15 | |
Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements
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Section 3.1(i)(iii) | |
Welfare Plan
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Section 3.1(f) |
ARTICLE II
CLOSING TRANSACTIONS
SECTION 2.1. Asset Contribution, Assumption of Liabilities and Delivery of Shares.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined):
(a) FNF shall transfer to FNT all right, title and interest of FNF in and to all of the
Subject Securities and all right, title and interest of FNF in and to the Other Assets in
exchange for (i) the Exchange Number of shares (the “FNT Shares”) of FNT Class A
Common Stock, and (ii) the assumption by FNT of the Assumed Liabilities; and
(b) FNT shall issue and deliver the FNT Shares to FNF and assume and agree to pay,
honor and discharge when due all of the Assumed Liabilities in accordance with their
respective terms pursuant to the Assumption Agreement (as hereinafter defined), in exchange
for the Subject Securities and the Other Assets.
SECTION 2.2. Closing. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to
Section 7.1 and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in
Article VI, the transfer by FNF to FNT of the Subject Securities and Other Assets, the issuance and
delivery by FNT to FNF of the FNT Shares and the assumption by FNT of the Assumed Liabilities (the
“Closing”) shall take place at 9:00 a.m. on the date that is the business day following the
date on which the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other
than those to be fulfilled or waived as of the Closing) shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance
with this Agreement, at the offices of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Xxxxxx & XxxXxx LLP, 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto. The actual date and time of the Closing are herein referred to as the “Closing
Date.” For purposes of this Agreement, the term “business day” shall mean any day
ending at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banks are
required or authorized to close in The City of New York.
SECTION 2.3. Closing Deliveries. At the Closing:
(a) FNF shall deliver to FNT certificates representing the respective Subject
Securities, together with duly executed transfer forms including all such deeds,
instruments, stock powers, transfer stamps or other documents as may be necessary to
transfer full legal and beneficial ownership of such Subject Securities to FNT, free and
clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens;
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(b) FNF shall execute and deliver to FNT a xxxx of sale and such other deeds,
instruments or other documents (each in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT)
as may be necessary to transfer full legal and beneficial title to the Other Assets to FNT,
free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, and any cash that is a part of the
Other Assets shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by FNT to FNF in writing no later than two Business Days before the Closing;
(c) FNT shall issue and deliver to FNF the FNT Shares, free and clear of all Liens;
(d) FNT shall execute and deliver to FNF an assumption agreement with respect to the
Assumed Liabilities in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Assumption
Agreement”);
(e) FNT and FNF shall execute and deliver, and FNF shall cause FIS to execute and
deliver, a tax disaffiliation agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C (“Tax
Disaffiliation Agreement”);
(f) FNT shall execute and deliver, and FNF shall cause FIS to execute and deliver, a
cross-indemnity agreement in the form attached as Exhibit D (the “Cross-Indemnity
Agreement”); and
(g) FNF shall deliver to FNT the certificate referred to in Section 6.2(a) and FNT
shall deliver to FNF the certificate referred to in Section 6.3(a).
SECTION 2.4. Conversion of FNT Class B Common Stock. FNF shall convert all shares of
FNT Class B Common Stock held by it into shares of FNT Class A Common Stock in accordance with
Section 5.18.
SECTION 2.5. Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
if, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of FNT or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of
capital stock of FNT shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class
by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, redenomination, merger, issuer tender or
exchange offer, or other similar transaction (other than repurchase of shares, issuance of shares
pursuant to exercise of stock options or grants of stock options to employees made in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice), then the consideration set forth in Section
2.1(a) of this Agreement and any other dependent items shall be equitably adjusted and as so
adjusted shall, from and after the date of such event, be such consideration or other dependent
item.
SECTION 2.6. Subsequent Transfers. If, as of immediately prior to the effective time
of the FIS Merger, FNF owns any cash or any other properties, assets or rights of any nature, kind
or description, other than Excluded FNF Assets, FNF shall transfer full legal and beneficial title
to the foregoing to FNT by wire transfer (in the case of cash) or through conveyancing documents in
substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.1. Representations and Warranties of FNF. FNF represents and warrants to
FNT as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of FNF, each Subject
Company and each Subject Company Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is a corporation,
limited liability company or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing (in such jurisdictions where such concept is applicable) under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite corporate, limited liability company
or other entity power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each
of FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing (in such jurisdictions where such concept is applicable) in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its
properties makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the
failure to be so qualified (individually or in the aggregate) would not have an FNF Material
Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the
case of such Subject Company and its subsidiaries). True and complete copies of the
Organizational Documents of each Subject Company and each Subject Company Subsidiary as in
effect on the date hereof have been heretofore made available to FNT.
(b) Capital Structure of the Subject Companies.
(i) Section 3.1(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each Subject
Company: (i) the number, type, class and series of equity securities of such
Subject Company that are (x) in the case of any Subject Company that is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, issued and outstanding, or (y) in the case of any
Subject Company that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF, issued and outstanding
as of May 31, 2006; (ii) the number of equity securities of such Subject Company
reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding options, warrants or other similar
rights; and (iii) the number of equity securities of such Subject Company held by
FNF or by such Subject Company in its treasury. Except as set forth above, (A) as
of May 31, 2006, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any
Subject Company that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF are issued, reserved
for issuance or outstanding, and (B) no shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of any Subject Company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FNF are
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital
stock, membership interests or other equity securities of each Subject Company are,
and all shares, membership interests or other equity securities that may be issued
pursuant to any employee stock plan, options, warrants or other similar rights will
be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
not subject to preemptive rights. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness
of any Subject Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or
exchangeable for, securities having the
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right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of any Subject Company
may vote are issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, FNF is the record and beneficial owner of all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock, membership interests or other equity securities
of each Subject Company, free and clear of all Liens, but in the case of the Cascade
Interests, subject to the terms of the Cascade Timberlands LLC Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of December 31, 2004 (the “Cascade
LLC Agreement”). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which FNF or any Subject Company is a party
or by which any of them is bound obligating any of them to issue, sell or deliver,
or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or other equity
or voting securities of any Subject Company, or obligating any of them to issue,
sell, deliver, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant,
right, commitment or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither FNF nor any Subject Company is a party to or bound by
any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other arrangement restricting the transfer of
any Subject Securities or affecting the voting of any shares of capital stock of FNF
or of any Subject Securities. Assuming FNT has the requisite power and authority to
be the lawful owner of the Subject Securities, upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, good and valid title to the Subject
Securities will pass to FNT, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens
and in the case of the Cascade Interests, subject to the terms of the Cascade LLC
Agreement.
(ii) Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each Subject Company
Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule,
all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of each
Subject Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable (in the case of any Subject Company Subsidiary that is not organized
in the United States, to the extent such concepts are applicable) and are owned by
such Subject Company, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. No
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any Subject Company Subsidiary
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of any Subject
Company Subsidiary may vote are issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no securities, preemptive
rights, options, warrants, rights, commitments or agreements of any kind to which
any Subject Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary is a party or by which any of
them is bound obligating any of them to issue, sell or deliver, or repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or other equity or voting
securities of any Subject Company Subsidiary, or obligating any of them to issue,
sell, deliver, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant,
right, commitment or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Subject Company nor any Subject Company Subsidiary is a
party to or bound by any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other arrangement
restricting the transfer or affecting the voting of
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any shares of capital stock of any Subject Company Subsidiary. Except for the
capital stock or other equity securities of the Subject Companies and the Subject
Company Subsidiaries and the other ownership interests listed in Section 3.1(b)(ii)
of the Disclosure Schedule, none of FNF, the Subject Companies or the Subject
Company Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other
ownership interest in any Person other than interests held for investment purposes
that do not exceed 10% of the voting securities of any such single Person. Except
as set forth in Section 3.1(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule or for investment
portfolio activities of any FNF Insurance Company, none of FNF or, to the knowledge
of FNF, the Subject Companies (other than FSH or Cascade) or the Subject Company
Subsidiaries (other than any subsidiary of FSH or Cascade) is subject to any
obligation or requirement or has entered into any agreement to make any investment
(in the form of a capital contribution, loan or otherwise) in any Person other than
in Subject Companies (other than FSH or Cascade) and Subject Company Subsidiaries
(other than any subsidiary of FSH or Cascade).
(iii) Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all outstanding
stock options, grants of restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock,
equity awards, and similar rights with respect to FNF as of May 31, 2006, and
identifies which options and rights are subject to FNT’s obligation to grant
Replacement Options or Replacement Restricted Shares (as defined herein) pursuant to
Section 5.2 hereof.
(c) Authority; Noncontravention. FNF has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by FNF and the consummation by
FNF of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of FNF. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
FNF and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of FNT,
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of FNF, enforceable against FNF in accordance
with its terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including
all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the effect of general principles of
equity. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and compliance with the provisions hereof will not, (x) conflict with any of
the provisions of the Organizational Documents of FNF or of any Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary, (y) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict
with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation
or loss of a material benefit under, require the consent of any Person under, or result in
the creation of any Lien on any property or asset of FNF or any Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary under, any indenture or other agreement, permit, franchise, license or
other instrument or undertaking to which FNF or such Subject Company or Subject Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which FNF or any Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary
or any of their assets is bound or affected, or (z) subject to the
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matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene any statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award applicable to FNF or
any Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets, which, in the case of clauses (y) and (z) above, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or
a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of any Subject Company and its
subsidiaries). No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or
notice to, any court, tribunal, arbitrator or any government or political subdivision
thereof, whether federal, state, county, local or foreign, or any agency, authority,
official or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision (a
“Governmental Entity”), is required by or with respect to FNF, the Subject Companies
or any of the Subject Company Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by FNF or the consummation by FNF of the transactions contemplated hereby,
except for (i) the approvals, filings or notices required under the insurance laws of the
jurisdictions set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) the filing with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of such reports and other filings
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as may
be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) the filing with the SEC of the Form S-1, (iv) such other consents,
approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in Section
3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, and (v) such other consents, approvals, authorizations,
declarations, filings or notices the failure to obtain or make which, in the aggregate,
would not have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of any Subject Company and its subsidiaries).
(d) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth in the FNF SEC
Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Filed
FNF SEC Documents”) or Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule or in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby, since December 31, 2005, each of FNF, the Subject
Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice, and there has not been (i) any change,
circumstance, effect, event, development or occurrence that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect
(in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of any
Subject Company and its subsidiaries), (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any of
FNF’s or the Subject Company’s outstanding equity securities (except, in the case of FNF,
for ordinary quarterly cash dividends), (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of
any of the Subject Companies’ outstanding equity securities or any issuance or the
authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for its outstanding equity securities, (iv) (x) any granting by any Subject
Company to any of the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer,
the General Counsel or any Executive Vice President (the “Executive Officers”) of
such Subject Company of any increase in compensation, except in the ordinary course of
business consistent with prior practice or as was required under employment agreements in
effect as of December 31, 2005, (y) any granting by any
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Subject Company to any such Executive Officer of any increase in severance or
termination pay, except as was required under any employment, severance or termination
agreements in effect as of December 31, 2005 or (z) any entry by any Subject Company into
any employment, severance or termination agreement with any such Executive Officer or (v)
any change in accounting methods, principles or practices by any Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary materially affecting its assets, liabilities or business, including in
the case of any FNF Insurance Company (as hereinafter defined), any change with respect to
the establishment of reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses,
except insofar as may have been required by a change in GAAP or SAP.
(e) Absence of Changes in Subject Company Benefit Plans. Except as set forth
in Section 3.1(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2005, there has not been
any adoption or material amendment by any Subject Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary
of any collective bargaining agreement or any Subject Company Benefit Plan (as defined in
Section 3.1(f)).
(f) Benefit Plans. (i) Each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”)) (hereinafter a “Pension Plan”), “employee welfare benefit plan”
(as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) (hereinafter a “Welfare Plan”), and each other
plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to compensation, deferred
compensation, severance, fringe benefits or other employee benefits, in each case maintained
or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by FNF, any Subject
Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary for the benefit of any present or former officer,
employee, agent, director or independent contractor of FNF, such Subject Company or such
Subject Company Subsidiary (all the foregoing being herein called “Subject Company
Benefit Plans”) has been established, funded, maintained and administered in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance in all material respects
with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all other applicable laws and all
applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(ii) None of FNF, the Subject Companies, the Subject Company Subsidiaries or
any other Person or entity that together with such Subject Company is treated as a
single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code (each a
“Subject Company Commonly Controlled Entity”) has incurred any material
Liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than for the payment of benefits or Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation insurance premiums, in either case in the ordinary
course).
(iii) No Subject Company Commonly Controlled Entity is obligated to contribute
to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or has
withdrawn from or incurred any contractual Liability to any multiemployer plan
resulting or which would reasonably be expected to result in any material
“withdrawal liability” (within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA) that has not
been fully paid.
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(iv) There are no material Actions or Proceedings pending with respect to any
Subject Company Benefit Plans, other than routine benefit claims, qualified domestic
relations orders (as defined in Section 206(d) of ERISA) and qualified medical child
support orders (as defined in Section 609 of ERISA) and, to FNF’s knowledge, no such
material Actions or Proceedings are threatened.
(g) Taxes. (i) Each of FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject Company
Subsidiaries has timely filed (taking into account all available extensions) all material
tax returns and material reports required to be filed by it or requests for extensions to
file such returns or reports have been timely filed, granted and have not expired. All tax
returns filed by FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries are
complete and accurate in all material respects. Each of FNF, the Subject Company and each
Subject Company Subsidiary has paid (or FNF or such Subject Company has paid on such Subject
Company Subsidiaries’ behalf) all taxes shown as due on such returns, and the Subject
Company Financial Statements and the financial statements contained in the Filed FNF SEC
Documents, as the case may be, reflect an adequate reserve for all taxes payable by FNF, the
Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and portions
thereof accrued through the date of such financial statements.
(ii) No deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed
against FNF, any Subject Company or any Subject Company Subsidiary that are not
adequately reserved for, except for deficiencies that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a
Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and its
subsidiaries), and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such taxes have
been granted or are pending. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(g) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Federal and state income tax returns of FNF, each Subject
Company and each of its subsidiaries consolidated in such returns have been examined
by and settled with the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”)
or the appropriate state taxation authorities, as the case may be, or the statute of
limitations on assessment or collection of any Federal or state income taxes due
from such Subject Company or any of its subsidiaries has expired, for all taxable
years of such Subject Company or any of its subsidiaries through the taxable year
ended December 31, (a) 2001 for Federal income tax purposes and (b) 1999 for state
income tax purposes.
(iii) As used in this Agreement, “taxes” shall include all federal, state,
local and foreign income, franchise, premium, property, sales, excise, employment,
payroll, withholding and other taxes, tariffs or other governmental charges,
including interest, penalties and other additions.
(h) No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code. (i) Except as
set forth in Section 3.1(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a triggering event under any employment,
severance or termination agreement or other compensation arrangement or Subject Company
Benefit Plan currently in effect which (either alone or upon the
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occurrence of any additional or subsequent event) would reasonably be expected to
result in any payment, acceleration, vesting or increase in benefits to any current or
former officer, employee or director of FNF or of any Subject Company or any of its
subsidiaries and which would constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as such term is
defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.1(h) of the Disclosure Schedule or as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse
Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and its subsidiaries), the disallowance
of a deduction under Section 162(m) of the Code for employee remuneration will not
apply to any amount paid or payable by FNF, any Subject Company or any Subject
Company Subsidiary under any contract, Subject Company Benefit Plan, program,
arrangement or understanding currently in effect.
(i) SEC Documents; Subject Company Financial Statements.
(i) FNF has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed with the SEC since January 1, 2004 (the “FNF SEC
Documents”). As of their respective dates, the FNF SEC Documents complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (together with the rules and regulations thereunder, the “Securities
Act”) or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of
the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such FNF SEC Documents, and none of the
FNF SEC Documents as of such dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained in any
FNF SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later Filed FNF SEC Document
(as defined in Section 3.1(d)), none of the FNF SEC Documents contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) FNF has delivered or made available to FNT copies (which copies are
complete and correct) of (A) the unaudited combined balance sheets and related
statements of income of Fidelity National Insurance Company, Fidelity National
Insurance Services, Inc. and National Alliance Marketing Group, Inc. and their
respective consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Specialty Insurance
Companies”) for the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years and as of March 31, 2006 and for
the three months then ended (the “Specialty Insurance Company Financial
Statements”), and (B) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of FNF and its
subsidiaries other than FNT, FIS and the Specialty Insurance Companies (such
subsidiaries, the “Non-Specialty Insurance Companies”) as of April 30, 2006
(the “Non-Specialty Insurance Company Balance Sheet” and, collectively with
the Specialty Insurance Company Financial Statements, the “Subject
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Company Financial Statements”). Except as set forth on Section
3.1(i)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Specialty Insurance Company Financial
Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and
present fairly in all material respects the financial condition at their respective
dates and results of operations of the Specialty Insurance Companies on a combined
basis for the periods then ended, subject to the absence of cash flow statements and
footnotes and, in the case of the interim financial statements contained therein, to
normal year-end adjustments. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(i)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Non-Specialty Insurance Company Balance Sheet was prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and presents fairly in all
material respects the financial condition at April 30, 2006 of FNF and the
Non-Specialty Insurance Companies on a consolidated basis, subject to the absence of
cash flow statements and footnotes and to normal year-end adjustments. Except as
set forth in the Subject Company Financial Statements or in Section 3.1(i)(ii) of
the Disclosure Schedule, no Subject Company or any of its subsidiaries has any
material Liabilities that would be required by GAAP to be set forth on a
consolidated balance sheet of such Subject Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries, other than Liabilities incurred after December 31, 2005 in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have, with respect to
such Subject Company and its subsidiaries, a Subject Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(iii) The Annual Statement for the year ended December 31, 2005, together with
all exhibits and schedules thereto, and any actuarial opinion, affirmation or
certification filed in connection therewith, and any Quarterly Statements for
periods ended after January 1, 2006, together with all exhibits and schedules
thereto, with respect to each Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary that is
a regulated insurance company (an “FNF Insurance Company”), in each case as
filed with the applicable Insurance Regulator (as hereinafter defined) in such FNF
Insurance Company’s domiciliary state, were prepared in conformity with SAP and
present fairly in all material respects, to the extent required by and in conformity
with SAP, the statutory financial condition of such FNF Insurance Company at their
respective dates and the results of operations, changes in capital and surplus and
cash flow of such FNF Insurance Company for each of the periods then ended. No
deficiencies or violations material to the financial condition or operations of any
FNF Insurance Company have been asserted in writing by any Insurance Regulator since
January 1, 2004 which have not been cured or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction
of such Insurance Regulator. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(i)(iii) of the
Disclosure Schedule or in such Annual Statement for such FNF Insurance Company, no
FNF Insurance Company has any material Liabilities that would be required by SAP to
be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of such FNF Insurance Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries or in the notes thereto, other than Liabilities incurred
after December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(iv) The audited unconsolidated balance sheets of FNF and the related audited
unconsolidated statements of earnings, retained earnings and cash flows as of and
for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 (collectively, the
“Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements”) filed as Schedule II to the
consolidated financial statements of FNF filed with FNF’s annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2005, when considered in relation to such
consolidated FNF financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(i)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule or in the Unconsolidated FNF Financial
Statements, FNF has no material Liabilities that would be required by GAAP to be set
forth on an unconsolidated balance sheet of FNF or in the notes thereto, other than
Liabilities incurred (a) after December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect, or (b) in connection
with this Agreement, the Leasing Merger and the FIS Merger.
(v) Except as set forth in the Subject Company Financial Statements, the Annual
Statement for each FNF Insurance Company and the Unconsolidated FNF Financial
Statements, FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries do not have
any Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected
to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by FNF specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-1 will at
the time the Form S-1 becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the time any amendment
or supplement thereto becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the Closing contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (ii) the Information Statement
will, at the date it is first mailed to FNT’s stockholders or at the time of the FNT
Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. No
representation or warranty is made by FNF in this Section 3.1(j) with respect to information
supplied by FNT specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Form S-1 or
the Information Statement.
(k) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each of FNF, the Subject Companies and
the Subject Company Subsidiaries has in full force and effect all Federal, state, local and
foreign governmental approvals, authorizations, certificates, consents, filings, franchises,
licenses, notices, permits and rights (collectively, “Permits”) necessary for it to
own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now
conducted, and there has occurred no default under any such Permit, except for the failure
of Permits to be in full force and effect and for defaults under Permits which failures or
defaults would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect
(in the case of such Subject Company and its subsidiaries). Except as set
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forth in Section 3.1(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, each of FNF, the Subject Companies
and the Subject Company Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, laws,
ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Entity to which they are
subject, except for noncompliance that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a
Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and its
subsidiaries). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k) of the Disclosure Schedule and except
for routine examinations by state Governmental Entities charged with supervision of
insurance companies (“Insurance Regulators”), there is no Action or Proceeding by
any Governmental Entity pending or, to the knowledge of FNF, threatened against or with
respect to FNF or any Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary or the Transferred
Business, other than, in each case, those the outcome of which would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of
FNF) or a Subject Company Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and
its subsidiaries). Except as set forth in Section 3.1(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, none
of FNF, the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries is a party to any
agreement, commitment or understanding, written or oral, with any Insurance Regulator,
except for routine agreements, commitments and understandings with such Insurance Regulators
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to
the business of the FNF Insurance Companies taken as a whole.
(l) Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(l) of the Disclosure
Schedule or for matters that, as of the date of this Agreement, are subject to
indemnification by FNT in favor of FNF, there is no material Action or Proceeding pending
or, to the knowledge of FNF, threatened against or affecting FNF, any Subject Company, any
Subject Company Subsidiary or the Transferred Business or seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any
material judgment, decree, injunction or order of any Governmental Entity outstanding
against FNF, any of the Subject Companies, any of the Subject Company Subsidiaries or any
Other Assets. For purposes of this Section 3.1(l), the term “material” shall have the
meaning specified in Section 3.1(l) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(m) Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person,
other than Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by FNF, is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission
in connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off, the FIS Merger, the Leasing Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of FNF.
(n) Opinion of Financial Advisor. FNF has received the opinion, dated June 25,
2006, of its financial advisor, Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc., to the effect that, as of such
date, the consideration to be received by FNF and its stockholders pursuant to this
Agreement and the FIS Merger Agreement both as executed on June 25, 2006 (prior to their
amendment and restatement), taken together, was fair, from a financial point of view, to the
stockholders of FNF.
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(o) Other Assets. FNF has good and marketable title to or a valid leasehold or
license interest in all of the Other Assets, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens. Assuming FNT has the requisite power and authority to be the lawful owner,
lessee or licensee of the Other Assets, upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, good and marketable title to or a valid leasehold or license
interest in the Other Assets will pass to FNT, free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens.
(p) No Guaranty of FIS Obligations. The Subject Companies and the Subject
Company Subsidiaries have not guaranteed any material obligations of FIS, any FIS Subsidiary
or Leasing.
(q) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(q) of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(i) FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to be in
compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have an FNF Material Adverse Effect (in the case of FNF) or a Subject Company
Material Adverse Effect (in the case of such Subject Company and its subsidiaries);
(ii) Since the date that is three years prior to the date of this Agreement or,
in the case of any Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary in which FNF
acquired its interest at a later date, such later date, none of FNF, the Subject
Companies or the Subject Company Subsidiaries has received any material
Environmental Claim concerning compliance with, or liability under, any
Environmental Law with respect to any real property now or formerly owned, leased or
operated by FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries;
(iii) FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries have all
material Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws for the conduct of
their respective businesses, as presently conducted, and FNF, the Subject Companies
and Subject Company Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all such Permits;
(iv) None of FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries is
party to, or subject to the terms of, any material order that imposes any future
Liability under any Environmental Law in connection with its respective businesses;
and
(v) To FNF’s knowledge after due inquiry, there have been no releases of
Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any real property now or formerly owned,
leased or operated by FNF, the Subject Companies and Subject Company Subsidiaries
that would be reasonably likely to result in material Liabilities or obligations
under Environmental Law.
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(r) Merger Agreements. FNF has delivered or made available to FNT a
complete and correct copy of the FIS Merger Agreement and of the Leasing Merger Agreement.
SECTION 3.2. Representations and Warranties of FNT. FNT represents and warrants to
FNF as follows:
(a) Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Each of FNT and each FNT
Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) is a corporation, limited liability company or other
legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (in such jurisdictions
where such concept is applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
has the requisite corporate, limited liability company or other entity power and authority
to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of FNT and each FNT Subsidiary is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (in such jurisdictions where such
concept is applicable) in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification necessary, other than in
such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified (individually or in the aggregate)
would not have an FNT Material Adverse Effect (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of
this Agreement, (i) an “FNT Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of FNT, and (ii) an
“FNT Material Adverse Effect” means (x) any event, circumstance or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be likely to be materially adverse
to the assets, Liabilities, business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of
operations of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any such event,
circumstance or change to the extent resulting from (A) changes in general economic
conditions affecting the United States occurring after the date hereof, (B) general changes
or developments in the industry in which FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries operate occurring
after the date hereof, (C) changes in laws or regulations occurring after the date hereof or
(D) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on the relationships,
contractual or otherwise, with any customers, distributors, partners or employees of FNT and
the FNT Subsidiaries to the extent due to the announcement of this Agreement or the identity
of the parties hereto, unless, in the case of the foregoing clause (A) or (B), such changes
referred to therein have a materially disproportionate effect on FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other participants in the industry in which FNT
and the FNT Subsidiaries operate, or (y) any material adverse effect on the ability of FNT
to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
on a timely basis. True and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of FNT and each
FNT Subsidiary as in effect on the date hereof have been heretofore made available to FNF.
(b) Capital Structure.
(i) The authorized capital stock of FNT consists of (x) 300,000,000 shares of
FNT Class A Common Stock and 300,000,000 shares of FNT Class B Common Stock, and (y)
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“FNT
Preferred Stock”). 31,147,357 shares of FNT Class A Common Stock, 143,176,041
shares of FNT Class B Common Stock and no shares of FNT
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Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. 6,695 shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock and no shares of FNT Class B Common Stock are held by FNT Subsidiaries or by
FNT in its treasury. 3,024,000 shares of FNT Class A Common Stock are reserved for
issuance pursuant to outstanding options to purchase shares of FNT Common Stock
granted under the FNT Stock Plan. Except as set forth above, no shares of capital
stock or other equity securities of FNT are issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital stock of FNT are, and the FNT Shares
and any shares issued upon the exercise of options under the FNT Stock Plan will be,
when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to preemptive rights. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of
FNT having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of FNT may vote
are issued or outstanding. Except as set forth above, there are not any securities,
preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights, commitments or agreements of any kind
to which FNT is a party or by which it is bound obligating it to issue, sell or
deliver, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or
other equity or voting securities of FNT, or obligating FNT to issue, sell, deliver,
grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, right, commitment or
agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, FNT
is not a party to or bound by any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other
arrangement restricting the transfer of FNT Common Stock or affecting the voting of
any shares of capital stock of FNT.
(ii) Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each FNT Subsidiary.
Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of each FNT
Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (in the
case of any FNT Subsidiary that is not organized in the United States, to the extent
such concepts are applicable) and are owned by FNT, free and clear of all Liens. No
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of any FNT Subsidiary having the
right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of any FNT Subsidiary may vote are
issued or outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no securities, preemptive rights, options, warrants, rights,
commitments or agreements of any kind to which FNT or any FNT Subsidiary is a party
or by which any of them is bound obligating any of them to issue, sell or deliver,
or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of capital stock or other equity
or voting securities of any FNT Subsidiary, or obligating any of them to issue,
sell, deliver, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant,
right, commitment or agreement. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary is a party to or bound by
any agreement, proxy, voting trust or other arrangement restricting the transfer or
affecting the voting of any shares of capital stock of any FNT Subsidiary. Except
for the capital stock or other equity securities of such subsidiaries and the other
ownership interests listed in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, FNT
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock
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or other ownership interest in any Person other than interests held for
investment purposes that do not exceed 10% of the voting securities of any such
single Person. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule
or for investment portfolio activities of any FNT Insurance Company, none of FNT or
the FNT Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation or requirement and has not entered
into any agreement to make any investment (in the form of a capital contribution,
loan or otherwise) in any Person.
(c) Authority; Noncontravention. FNT has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of its stockholders as
set forth in Section 5.4 (the “FNT Stockholder Approval”), FNT and each of the FNT
Subsidiaries have all requisite corporate power and authority to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by FNT and the
consummation by FNT of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of FNT, subject to the FNT
Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and, assuming
this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of FNF, constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of FNT, enforceable against FNT in accordance with its terms, subject to
the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including all laws relating to
fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject to the effect of general principles of equity. Except as set
forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and compliance with the provisions of this Agreement will not, (x) conflict with any of the
provisions of the Organizational Documents of FNT or of any FNT Subsidiary, (y) subject to
the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of a material benefit
under, require the consent of any Person under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any
property or asset of FNT or any FNT Subsidiary under, any indenture or other agreement,
permit, franchise, license or other instrument or undertaking to which FNT or any of the FNT
Subsidiaries is a party or by which FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries or any of their
assets is bound or affected, or (z) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence,
contravene any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction,
decree, determination or award applicable to FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries or any of
their respective properties or assets, which, in the case of clauses (y) and (z) above,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or
notice to, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to FNT or any of the FNT
Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by FNT or the
consummation by FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, as the case may be, of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the approvals, filings or notices required
under the insurance laws of the jurisdictions set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, (ii) the filing with the SEC of such reports and other filings under the Exchange
Act as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, (iii) the filing with the SEC of the Form
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S-1, the Form S-8 and the Information Statement, (iv) such other consents, approvals,
authorizations, filings or notices as are set forth in Section 3.2(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule and (v) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or
notices the failure to obtain or make which, in the aggregate, would not have an FNT
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth in the FNT SEC
Documents filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (the “Filed
FNT SEC Documents”) or in Section 3.2(d) of the Disclosure Schedule or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby, since December 31, 2005, each of FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries has conducted its business only in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice, and there has not been (i) any change, circumstance, effect, event, development or
occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected
to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to any
of FNT’s outstanding capital stock (other than ordinary quarterly cash dividends), (iii) any
split, combination or reclassification of any of its outstanding capital stock or any
issuance or the authorization of any issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu
of or in substitution for shares of its outstanding capital stock, (iv) (x) any granting by
FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries to any Executive Officer of FNT or such FNT Subsidiaries
of any increase in compensation, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
prior practice or as was required under employment agreements in effect as of December 31,
2005, (y) any granting by FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries to any such Executive Officer
of any increase in severance or termination pay, except as was required under any
employment, severance or termination agreements in effect as of December 31, 2005 or (z) any
entry by FNT or any FNT Subsidiary into any employment, severance or termination agreement
with any such Executive Officer or other employee or (v) any change in accounting methods,
principles or practices by FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries materially affecting its
assets, liabilities or business, including any change with respect to the establishment of
reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses, except insofar as may
have been required by a change in GAAP or SAP.
(e) Absence of Changes in FNT Benefit Plans. Except as set forth in the Filed
FNT SEC Documents or in Section 3.2(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2005,
there has not been any adoption or material amendment by FNT or any FNT Subsidiary of any
collective bargaining agreement or any FNT Benefit Plan (as defined in Section 3.2(f)).
(f) FNT Benefit Plans. (i) Each Pension Plan, Welfare Plan, and each other
plan, arrangement or policy (written or oral) relating to compensation, deferred
compensation, severance, fringe benefits or other employee benefits, in each case maintained
or contributed to, or required to be maintained or contributed to, by FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary for the benefit of any present or former officer, employee, agent, director or
independent contractor of FNT or any FNT Subsidiary (all the foregoing being herein called
“FNT Benefit Plans”) has been established, funded, maintained and administered in
all material respects in accordance with its terms and in compliance in all
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material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, all other
applicable laws and all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
(ii) None of FNT, the FNT Subsidiaries or any other Person or entity that
together with FNT is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code (each a “FNT Commonly Controlled Entity”) has incurred any
material Liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than for the payment of benefits
or Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation insurance premiums, in either case in the
ordinary course).
(iii) No FNT Commonly Controlled Entity is obligated to contribute to any
“multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or has withdrawn
from or incurred any contractual Liability to any multiemployer plan resulting or
which would reasonably be expected to result in any material “withdrawal liability”
(within the meaning of Section 4201 of ERISA) that has not been fully paid.
(iv) There are no material Actions or Proceedings pending with respect to any
FNT Benefit Plans, other than routine benefit claims, qualified domestic relations
orders (as defined in Section 206(d) of ERISA) and qualified medical child support
orders (as defined in Section 609 of ERISA) and, to FNT’s knowledge, no such
material Actions or Proceedings are threatened.
(g) Taxes. (i) Each of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries has timely filed (taking
into account all available extensions) all material tax returns and material reports
required to be filed by it or requests for extensions to file such returns or reports have
been timely filed, granted and have not expired. All tax returns filed by FNT and the FNT
Subsidiaries are complete and accurate in all material respects. FNT and each of the FNT
Subsidiaries have paid (or FNT has paid on the FNT Subsidiaries’ behalf) all taxes shown as
due on such returns, and the most recent audited consolidated and combined financial
statements contained in the Filed FNT SEC Documents reflect an adequate reserve for all
taxes payable by FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries for all taxable periods and portions thereof
accrued through the date of such financial statements.
(ii) No deficiencies for any taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed
against FNT or any FNT Subsidiary that are not adequately reserved for, except for
deficiencies that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect, and no requests for waivers of the time to assess any such taxes
have been granted or are pending. The Federal and state income tax returns of FNT
and each FNT Subsidiary consolidated in such returns have been examined by and
settled with the United States Internal Revenue Service or the appropriate state
taxation authorities, as the case may be, or the statute of limitations on
assessment or collection of any Federal or state income taxes due from FNT or any of
its subsidiaries has expired, for all taxable years of FNT or any of the FNT
Subsidiaries through the taxable year ended December 31, (a) 2001, for Federal
income tax purposes and December 31, (b) 1999, for state income tax purposes.
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(h) No Excess Parachute Payments; Section 162(m) of the Code. (i) Except as
set forth in Section 3.2(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a triggering event under any employment,
severance or termination agreement or other compensation arrangement or FNT Benefit Plan
currently in effect which (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or
subsequent event) would reasonably be expected to result in any payment, acceleration,
vesting or increase in benefits to any current or former officer, employee or director of
FNT or any of its subsidiaries and which would constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as
such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(ii) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(h) of the Disclosure Schedule or as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT
Material Adverse Effect, the disallowance of a deduction under Section 162(m) of the
Code for employee remuneration will not apply to any amount paid or payable by FNT
or any FNT Subsidiary under any contract, FNT Benefit Plan, program, arrangement or
understanding currently in effect.
(i) SEC Documents; Financial Statements.
(i) FNT has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed with the SEC since October 1, 2005 (the “FNT SEC
Documents”). As of their respective dates, the FNT SEC Documents complied in
all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated
thereunder applicable to such FNT SEC Documents, and none of the FNT SEC Documents
as of such dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent that information contained in any FNT SEC
Document has been revised or superseded by a later Filed FNT SEC Document (as
defined in Section 3.2(d)), none of the FNT SEC Documents contains any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(ii) The consolidated and combined financial statements of FNT included in the
FNT SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of
unaudited consolidated and combined quarterly statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q
of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may
be indicated in the notes thereto) and present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated and combined financial position of FNT and its subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated and combined results of their operations and
their cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited
quarterly statements, to normal year-end
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adjustments). Except as set forth in the Filed FNT SEC Documents or in Section
3.2(i)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary has any
material Liabilities that would be required by GAAP to be set forth on a
consolidated balance sheet of FNT and its consolidated subsidiaries or in the notes
thereto, other than Liabilities incurred (a) after December 31, 2005 in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice that would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect or (b)
in connection with this Agreement, the Leasing Merger and the FIS Merger.
(iii) The Annual Statement for the year ended December 31, 2005, together with
all exhibits and schedules thereto, and any actuarial opinion, affirmation or
certification filed in connection therewith, and any Quarterly Statements for
periods ended after January 1, 2006, together with all exhibits and schedules
thereto, with respect to each FNT Subsidiary that is a regulated insurance company
(an “FNT Insurance Company”), in each case as filed with the applicable
Insurance Regulator, were prepared in conformity with SAP and present fairly in all
material respects, to the extent required by and in conformity with SAP, the
statutory financial condition of such FNT Insurance Company at their respective
dates and the results of operations, changes in capital and surplus and cash flow of
such FNT Insurance Company for each of the periods then ended. No deficiencies or
violations material to the financial condition or operations of any FNT Insurance
Company have been asserted in writing by any Insurance Regulator since January 1,
2004 which have not been cured or otherwise resolved to the satisfaction of such
Insurance Regulator. Except as set forth in such Annual Statement for such FNT
Insurance Company, no FNT Insurance Company has any material Liabilities that would
be required by SAP to be set forth on a consolidated balance sheet of such FNT
Insurance Company and its consolidated subsidiaries or in the notes thereto, other
than Liabilities incurred after December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Information Supplied. The Form S-1 and the Information Statement will
comply as to form in all material respects with the respective requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by FNT specifically for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-1 will, at the time the Form S-1
becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the time any amendment or supplement thereto
becomes effective under the Securities Act, at the time of the meeting of the FNF
stockholders to be held for the purpose of approving the FIS Merger or at the Closing
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, or (ii) the Information Statement
will, at the date it is first mailed to FNT’s stockholders or at the time of the FNT
Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under
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which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation
or warranty is made by FNT in this Section 3.2(j) with respect to information supplied by
FNF specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Form S-1 or the
Information Statement.
(k) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each of FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries has
in full force and effect all Permits necessary for it to own, lease or operate its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and there has occurred
no default under any such Permit, except for the failure of Permits to be in full force and
effect and for defaults under Permits which failures or defaults would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect. Except as
set forth in the Filed FNT SEC Documents, FNT and the FNT Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of any
Governmental Entity to which they are subject, except for noncompliance that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in the Filed FNT SEC Documents and except for routine
examinations by any Insurance Regulator, there is no Action or Proceeding by any
Governmental Entity pending or, to the knowledge of FNT, threatened against or with respect
to FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, other than, in each case, those the outcome of which would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither
FNT nor any FNT Subsidiary is a party to any agreement, commitment or understanding, written
or oral, with any Insurance Regulator, except for routine agreements, commitments and
understandings with such Insurance Regulators which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(l) of the Disclosure
Schedule, there is no material Action or Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of FNT,
threatened against or affecting FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries or seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is there any
material judgment, decree, injunction or order of any Governmental Entity outstanding
against FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Section 3.2(l), the term
“material” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2(l) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(m) Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person,
other than Banc of America Securities LLC, the fees and expenses of which will be paid by
FNT, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or
commission in connection with the Asset Contribution, the Spin-off, or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
FNT.
(n) Opinion of Financial Advisor. The special committee of the board of
directors of FNT has received the opinion, dated June 25, 2006, of its financial advisor,
Banc of America Securities LLC, to the effect that, as of such date, the aggregate number of
FNT Shares to be issued by FNT to FNF pursuant to this Agreement as executed on
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June 25, 2006 (prior to its amendment and restatement) was fair, from a financial point
of view, to FNT.
(o) Voting Requirements. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least a
majority of the outstanding shares of FNT Common Stock entitled to vote at the FNT
Stockholders Meeting, voting as a single class, is the only vote of the holders of any class
or series of FNT’s capital stock necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
SECTION 4.1. Conduct of Business.
(a) Conduct of Business by the Subject Companies. Except as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth on Section
4.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Closing, FNF shall cause each of the Subject Companies and the Subject Company Subsidiaries
to carry on its business only in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with
past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use all reasonable efforts to
preserve intact its current business organization, keep available the services of its
current officers and employees and preserve its relationships with any Governmental
Entities, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors, agents, insureds,
reinsureds and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and
ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, except as
set forth on Section 4.1(a) of the Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly required by
or provided for in this Agreement, FNF shall not permit any Subject Company or Subject
Company Subsidiary to, without the prior consent of FNT, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other
distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of such
Subject Company’s or Subject Company Subsidiary’s outstanding capital stock or other
equity securities, (y) split, combine or reclassify any of its outstanding capital
stock or other equity securities or issue or authorize the issuance of any other
securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its
outstanding capital stock or other equity securities, or (z) purchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of outstanding capital stock or other equity securities
or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other equity
securities;
(ii) issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of its capital
stock or other equity securities, any other voting securities or any securities
convertible into, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
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shares or other equity securities, voting securities or convertible securities
other than upon the exercise of options or warrants issued by it and outstanding on
the date of this Agreement;
(iii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related transactions, by
merger or otherwise, (x) any business or any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association or other business organization or division thereof or
substantially all of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any assets that are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Subject Companies and the Subject
Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except purchases of investment assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except in each case for
such transactions among Subject Companies and any Subject Company Subsidiaries;
(iv) sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any
Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets that are material to
any Subject Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(v) amend or propose any change to its Organizational Documents;
(vi) (x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee or otherwise
become responsible for any such indebtedness of another Person, other than
indebtedness in an amount less than $5,000,000 individually or $15,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and other than indebtedness owing to or guarantees of indebtedness owing to
such Subject Company or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of such
Subject Company (it being understood that such Subject Company’s guarantee of the
performance of a Subject Company Subsidiary to a third party customer or vendor
shall not constitute an incurrence of indebtedness under this subsection), or (y)
make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in,
any other Person, other than to such Subject Company or to any direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of such Subject Company and routine, immaterial advances to
employees and other than purchases of investment assets in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(vii) except in accordance with such Subject Company’s or Subject Company
Subsidiary’s budget as of the date hereof, make or agree to make any new capital
expenditure or expenditures which, individually, involves payments of in excess of
$5,000,000 or, in the aggregate, involve payments of in excess of $15,000,000;
(viii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax Liability
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNF
Material Adverse Effect;
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(ix) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the Subject Company Financial Statements as
at and for the year ended December 31, 2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005 in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or in amounts not in
excess of $5,000,000 in each case;
(x) settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or claim arising
out of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xi) make any change in accounting and, in the case of any FNF Insurance
Company, underwriting or actuarial methods, principles or practices used by such
Subject Company or Subject Company Subsidiary materially affecting its assets,
liabilities or business, including any change with respect to establishment of
reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment expenses, except insofar
as may be required by law or by a change in applicable accounting principles;
(xii) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, cancel, modify or waive any material debts or claims held by it or waive
any material rights under any material contract to which such Subject Company or
Subject Company Subsidiary is a party; or
(xiii) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
(b) Conduct of Business by FNF. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth on Section 4.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, FNF
shall carry on its business only in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent
with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the period
from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, except as set forth on Section 4.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly required by or provided for in this
Agreement, FNF shall not, without the prior consent of FNT, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other
distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any of its
outstanding capital stock or other equity securities, other than ordinary quarterly
cash dividends consistent with past practice, or (y) except as required by the terms
of any agreement, arrangement or plan in effect as of the date hereof, purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other
equity securities;
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(ii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related transactions, by merger
or otherwise, (x) any business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association or other business organization or division thereof or substantially all
of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any assets the acquisition of which
would result in a material change in the Other Assets;
(iii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax Liability
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNF
Material Adverse Effect;
(iv) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the balance sheet as of December 31, 2005
included in the Unconsolidated FNF Financial Statements or incurred since December
31, 2005 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or in
amounts not in excess of $10,000,000 in each case;
(v) settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or claim arising
out of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(vi) acquire any equity securities issued by FIS;
(vii) acquire any equity securities issued by FNT;
(viii) loan or contribute funds to, or acquire any shares of capital stock of,
National Title Insurance of New York, Inc.;
(ix) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, cancel, modify or waive any material debts or claims held by it or waive
any material rights under any material contract to which FNF is a party; or
(x) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing actions.
(c) Conduct of Business by FNT. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth on Section 4.1(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, FNT
shall, and shall cause the FNT Subsidiaries to, carry on its and their respective businesses
only in the ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice and, to the
extent consistent therewith, use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its and their
respective current business organizations, keep available the services of its and their
current officers and employees and preserve its and their relationships with Governmental
Entities, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors, agents, insureds,
reinsureds and others having business dealings with it and them to the end that its and
their goodwill and ongoing businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, during the period from the date of this
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Agreement to the Closing, except as set forth on Section 4.1(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule or as otherwise expressly required by or provided for in this Agreement, FNT shall
not, and shall not permit any of the FNT Subsidiaries to, without the prior consent of FNF,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed:
(i) (x) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other
distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any outstanding
capital stock or other equity securities of FNT or such FNT Subsidiary, other than
ordinary quarterly cash dividends consistent with past practice, (y) split, combine
or reclassify any of its outstanding capital stock or other equity securities or
issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
in substitution for shares of its outstanding capital stock or other equity
securities or (z) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of outstanding
capital stock or other equity securities or any rights, warrants or options to
acquire any such shares or other equity securities;
(ii) issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of its capital
stock, any other voting securities or any securities convertible into, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares, voting securities or
convertible securities, other than upon the exercise of options outstanding under
the FNT Stock Plan on the date of this Agreement;
(iii) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related transactions, by
merger or otherwise, (x) any business or any corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association or other business organization or division thereof, or
substantially all of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any assets that are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, except
purchases of investment assets in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, except, in each case, for such transactions among FNT and any FNT
Subsidiary or between FNT Subsidiaries;
(iv) sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any
Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets that are material to
FNT or any FNT Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(v) amend or propose any change to its Organizational Documents;
(vi) (x) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee or otherwise
become responsible for any such indebtedness of another Person, other than
indebtedness in an amount less than $25,000,000 individually or $50,000,000 in the
aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice and other than indebtedness owing to or guarantees owing to FNT or any
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT (it being understood that FNT’s
guarantee of the performance of an FNT Subsidiary to a third party customer or
vendor shall not constitute an incurrence of indebtedness under this subsection) or
(y) make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to,
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or investments in, any other Person, other than to FNT or to any direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FNT and routine, immaterial advances to
employees and other than purchases of investment assets in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
(vii) except in accordance with FNT’s or such FNT Subsidiary’s budget as of the
date hereof, make or agree to make any new capital expenditure or expenditures
which, individually, involves payments of in excess of $10,000,000 or, in the
aggregate, involve payments of in excess of $25,000,000 or has not, prior to the
date hereof, been budgeted by FNT or such FNT Subsidiary and approved by its board
of directors;
(viii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax Liability
that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an FNT
Material Adverse Effect, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice;
(ix) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations
(absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice or in accordance with their terms, of liabilities reflected or
reserved against in, or contemplated by, the audited consolidated and combined
financial statements (or the notes thereto) of FNT as at and for the year ended
December 31, 2005 or incurred since December 31, 2005 in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, or in amounts not in excess of $10,000,000
in each case;
(x) settle or compromise any action, suit or other litigation or claim arising
out of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(xi) make any change in accounting, underwriting or actuarial methods,
principles or practices used by FNT or any of the FNT Subsidiaries materially
affecting its assets, liabilities or business, including any change with respect to
establishment of reserves for unearned premiums, losses and loss adjustment
expenses, except insofar as may be required by law or by a change in applicable
accounting principles;
(xii) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, cancel, modify or waive any material debts or claims held by it or waive
any material rights under any material contract to which FNT or any FNT Subsidiary
is a party; or
(xiii) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
SECTION 4.2. Advice of Changes. During the period from the date of this Agreement
until the Closing, FNF shall give prompt notice to FNT, and FNT shall give prompt notice to FNF, of
any event, condition or circumstance of which it becomes aware that would
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constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement by it; provided, however,
that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of
the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement.
SECTION 4.3. Post-Closing Operations. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement or as required by applicable law or as set forth on Section 4.3 of the Disclosure
Schedule, during the period from the Closing Date through the effective time of the FIS Merger, FNF
shall not conduct any operations except as necessary in connection with completing the FIS Merger
and the Leasing Merger and complying with laws applicable to it. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, during the foregoing period, except (x) in connection with the Leasing Merger or
the FIS Merger or (y) as otherwise expressly required by or provided for in this Agreement, FNF
shall not, without the prior consent of FNT:
(i) acquire, in any transaction or a series of related transactions, by merger
or otherwise, (x) any business or any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association or other business organization or division thereof or substantially all
of the assets of any of the foregoing, or (y) any assets the ownership of which
would result in material liability for FNT;
(ii) make any tax election or settle or compromise any income tax Liability;
(iii) enter into any contract;
(iv) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, or guarantee or otherwise
become responsible for any such indebtedness of another Person; or
(v) adopt any employee benefit plan.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 5.1. Preparation of Form S-1 and the Information Statement; Preparation of Form
S-8.
(a) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, FNT shall prepare, in
consultation with FNF, and file with the SEC the Form S-1 and the Information Statement.
FNT shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond promptly after consultation with FNF to
any comments of the SEC or its staff and to have the Form S-1 declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing. FNT shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cause the Information Statement to be mailed to FNT’s stockholders as
promptly as practicable. FNT shall also take, in consultation with FNF, any action (other
than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified)
required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the
issuance of the FNT Shares, the Spin-off, the issuance of the
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Replacement Options and Replacement Restricted Shares (as defined herein) and the
adoption of the FNT Stock Plan Amendment. FNT shall not mail or use the Information
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto or any prospectus included in the Form S-1
or any amendment or supplement thereto without the prior approval of FNF of the form and
content thereof, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(b) As soon as practicable following the completion of the Spin-off, FNT shall prepare,
in consultation with FNF, and file with the SEC the Form S-8.
SECTION 5.2. Treatment of FNF Equity Awards. In connection with the Spin-off, each of
FNF and FNT shall cooperate and take all actions necessary, including seeking requisite stockholder
approval, if necessary, to provide that outstanding equity awards held by employees and directors
of FNF who after the Spin-off will be employed by or serve as a director of FNT or any FNT
Subsidiary (the “FNT Service Providers”), whether exclusively or as a Dual Service Provider (and,
solely with respect to Section 5.2(b)(i), employees and directors of FNF other than Dual Service
Providers who after the FIS Merger will be employed by or serve as a director of FIS or any FIS
subsidiary), will be treated as follows:
(a) Options. As of the effective time of the Spin-off, each outstanding option
to purchase shares of FNF common stock (an “FNF Option”) held by an FNT Service
Provider will be replaced with an option to purchase shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (a
“Replacement Option”) granted under the FNT Stock Plan. Each Replacement Option
shall be exercisable for a number of shares of FNT Class A Common Stock calculated by
multiplying the number of shares of FNF common stock subject to such FNF Option as of the
effective time of the Spin-off by the Option Exchange Number, rounding down to the nearest
whole number. The “Option Exchange Number” shall equal the closing price of a share
of FNF common stock on the business day immediately preceding the date that the Spin-off is
consummated divided by the closing price of a share of FNT Class A Common Stock on the date
that the Spin-off is consummated (or, if the Spin-off is consummated after the close of
trading on the NYSE on such date, on the next business day following such date), rounded to
the nearest ten thousandth. The exercise price for each share of FNT Class A Common Stock
under a Replacement Option shall be calculated by dividing the exercise price for one share
of FNF common stock under the related FNF Option as of the effective time of the Spin-off by
the Option Exchange Number, rounding up to the nearest whole cent. No vesting schedule for
any Replacement Option shall be modified as a result of the transaction contemplated hereby.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, 50% of all FNF Options held as of the effective time of the
Spin-off by any Dual Service Provider (other than the FNF Options that are subject to the
Option Letter Agreement) will be replaced with Replacement Options, and the remaining 50% of
the FNF Options (other than the FNF Options that are subject to the Option Letter Agreement)
held by such Dual Service Provider, to the extent still outstanding as of the time of the
FIS Merger, will be assumed by FIS pursuant to the FIS Merger Agreement. The replacement of
FNF Stock Options pursuant to this Section 5.2(a) shall in all circumstances satisfy Section
1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) of the Proposed Regulations under Section 409A of the Code or any
future guidance promulgated or issued thereunder.
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(b) Restricted Stock.
(i) Each holder as of the Record Date of a share of FNF common stock, which
when issued was subject to forfeiture under an FNF stock plan and which remains
subject to forfeiture as of the effective time of the Spin-off (an “FNF
Restricted Share”), shall receive the Spin-off dividend pursuant to Section
5.15; provided, however, that such Spin-off dividend shall be
subject to the same terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to its
corresponding FNF Restricted Share based upon continued service with FNT and its
affiliates or FNF or FIS or their respective affiliates, as the case may be.
(ii) As of the effective time of the Spin-off, each FNF Restricted Share held
by an FNT Service Provider will be forfeited by such FNT Service Provider and FNT
shall issue in replacement of such FNF Restricted Share, a number of restricted
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (a “Replacement Restricted Share”)
calculated by multiplying the number of such FNF Restricted Shares by the Restricted
Share Exchange Number, rounding down to the nearest whole number. The
“Restricted Share Exchange Number” shall equal X divided by
Y, where X equals (A) the closing price of a share of FNF common
stock on the business day immediately preceding the date that the Spin-off is
consummated minus (B) the product of (1) the closing price of a share of FNT Class A
Common Stock on the business day immediately preceding the date that the Spin-off is
consummated and (2) the number of whole and fractional shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock delivered with respect to each share of FNF common stock pursuant to the
Spin-off Declaration, and Y equals the closing price of a share of FNT Class
A Common Stock on the date that the Spin-off is consummated (or, if the Spin-off is
consummated after the close of trading on the NYSE on such date, on the next
business day following such date), rounded to the nearest ten thousandth. Each
Replacement Restricted Share shall be subject to the same terms, conditions and
restrictions applicable to its corresponding FNF Restricted Share based upon
continued service with FNT and its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 50%
of FNF Restricted Shares held as of the effective time of the Spin-off by any Dual
Service Provider will be canceled and replaced with Replacement Restricted Shares in
accordance with the foregoing, and the remaining 50% of the FNF Restricted Shares
held by such Dual Service Provider shall be converted into restricted shares of FIS
Common Stock pursuant to the FIS Merger Agreement.
(c) Vesting. Except as may be otherwise set forth in any employment agreement
entered into by FNF with any of its employees with respect to FNF Options, FNF shall take
all necessary action to ensure that the vesting of outstanding FNF Options under FNF equity
compensation plans is not accelerated by the occurrence of the Asset Contribution, the
Spin-off or the FIS Merger, including by making any necessary amendments to such equity
plans or obtaining any required consents of plan participants.
SECTION 5.3. Employee Benefits. FNT agrees to (i) provide coverage for employees of
FNF and the Subject Companies who become employees of FNT or a FNT
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Subsidiary under its medical, dental and health plans as of the Closing Date, (ii) waive any
preexisting conditions, waiting periods and actively at work requirements under such plans, and
(iii) cause such plans to honor any expenses incurred by the employees and their beneficiaries
under similar plans of FNF and the Subject Companies during the portion of the calendar year in
which the Closing occurs but prior to the Closing Date for purposes of satisfying applicable
deductible, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket expenses. FNT will cause any FNT Benefit Plan
(and any other employee benefit plans established by FNT after the date hereof) in which the
employees of FNF and the Subject Companies are eligible to participate after the Closing Date to
take into account for purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual thereunder (but, in
respect of benefit accrual, only to the extent it would not result in a duplication of benefits for
the same period of service), service with FNF and its Subsidiaries as if such service were with
FNT, to the same extent such service was credited under a comparable plan of FNF or any of the
Subject Companies prior to the Closing Date. With respect to (i) all FNF employee benefit plans
within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, including the Fidelity National Financial Group 401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan, and (ii) the FNF Employee Stock Purchase Plan, FNF shall, to the extent any
such plan is not terminated (and all assets distributed and all liabilities satisfied) prior to the
Closing Date, cause the sponsorship of such plans to be transferred to FNT on or prior to the
Closing Date, together with all insurance policies, bonds, and trust, services and other agreements
relating to such plans, and FNT agrees to assume or cause a FNT Subsidiary to assume such plans and
liabilities.
SECTION 5.4. FNT Stockholders Meeting. FNT shall use reasonable best efforts to take
all action necessary in accordance with applicable law and its Organizational Documents to convene
a meeting of its stockholders (the “FNT Stockholders Meeting”) as promptly as practicable
to consider and vote upon the approval of (i) the issuance of the FNT Shares, (ii) the adoption of
the FNT Stock Plan Amendment and (iii) the adoption of the Amended and Restated Articles. FNT
shall, through its board of directors, recommend to its stockholders approval of the foregoing
matters. FNF agrees to vote the shares of FNT Common Stock held by it in favor of approval of the
foregoing matters at the FNT Stockholders Meeting.
SECTION 5.5. Access to Information.
(a) FNT shall afford to FNF and the officers, employees, counsel, financial advisors,
accountants, actuaries and other representatives (“Representatives”) of FNF
reasonable access during normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing to all
of its properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such
period, FNT shall furnish as promptly as practicable to FNF such information concerning its
business, properties, financial condition, operations and personnel as FNF may from time to
time reasonably request.
(b) FNF shall afford to FNT and the Representatives of FNT reasonable access during
normal business hours during the period prior to the Closing to all of the properties,
books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records of the Subject Companies or relating to
the Other Assets and the Assumed Liabilities and, during such period, FNF shall furnish as
promptly as practicable to FNT such information concerning the business, properties,
financial condition, operations and personnel of the Subject
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Companies or relating to the Other Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as FNT may from
time to time reasonably request.
(c) Each party agrees that its officers will confer on a regular and frequent basis
with the officers of the other party with respect to their respective operations, provided
that the parties will not confer on any matter to the extent inconsistent with applicable
law.
(d) After the Closing, upon reasonable notice, each party (the “Providing
Party”) shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the other party (the “Requesting
Party”) and its Representatives during normal business hours and at the expense of the
Requesting Party such assistance and access to information, including all original
agreements, documents, books, records and files, of the Providing Party and its subsidiaries
as the Requesting Party shall reasonably request in connection with financial reporting and
accounting matters, the preparation of and filing of any tax returns, reports or forms or
the defense of any tax claim or assessment, the preparation and filing of reports and other
filings with any Governmental Entity or any other reasonable purpose, provided that
such assistance and access does not unreasonably disrupt the normal operations of the
Providing Party or any of its subsidiaries. Except as required by applicable law, all
confidential information of the Providing Party so obtained by the Requesting Party shall be
kept confidential by the Requesting Party.
SECTION 5.6. Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
and other agreements set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its reasonable
best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to
assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.7. Public Announcements. FNT and FNF shall consult with each other before
issuing, and provide each other with the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release
or other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such
consultation, except as may be required by applicable law, court process or by obligations pursuant
to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange (in which case the party subject to
such obligations shall advise the other party of such requirement).
SECTION 5.8. Consents, Approvals and Filings. FNF and FNT shall use reasonable best
efforts to make and cause their respective subsidiaries to make all necessary filings, as soon as
practicable, including those required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities
laws and state insurance laws in order to facilitate prompt consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, FNF and FNT shall each use its reasonable best
efforts, and shall cooperate fully with each other (i) to comply as promptly as practicable with
all governmental requirements applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
(ii) to obtain as promptly as practicable all necessary permits, orders or other consents,
approvals or authorizations of Governmental Entities and consents or waivers of all third parties
necessary or advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
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this Agreement. Each of FNF and FNT shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide such
information and communications to Governmental Entities as such Governmental Entities may
reasonably request. Each of FNF and FNT shall provide to the other party copies of all
applications at least three business days in advance of filing or submission of such applications
to Governmental Entities in connection with this Agreement.
SECTION 5.9. Directors and Officers. FNT shall cause (a) the membership of the board
of directors of FNT to be as set forth on Section 5.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and (b) each
individual listed on Section 5.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule to hold the office or offices set
forth thereon opposite such individual’s name, in each case effective upon the consummation of the
Closing. In the event that any person listed on Section 5.9(a) or 5.9(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule is unwilling or unable to serve in the capacity indicated, FNF and FNT shall mutually
agree upon a substitute for such person.
SECTION 5.10. Section 16 Matters. Each of FNF and FNT and their respective boards of
directors (and any committees thereof) shall adopt such resolutions as are necessary for purposes
of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act to specifically approve any acquisitions or dispositions of
equity securities of FNF or FNT (including derivative securities) in connection with this
Agreement, in each case by each officer or director of FNF or FNT who is subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to FNF or FNT, as the case may be.
SECTION 5.11. Related Party Agreements.
(a) FNT and FNF shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries that are party to
any of the agreements listed on Section 5.11 of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Related
Party Agreements”) to, enter into the amendments to the Related Party Agreements
described in Section 5.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, which amendments shall be effective at
or prior to the Closing.
(b) At or prior to the Closing, FNT shall, and FNF shall cause FIS to, enter into the
Cross-Indemnity Agreement, which shall be effective as of the Closing.
(c) At or prior to the Closing, FNT and FNF shall, and FNF shall cause FIS to, enter
into the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement, which shall be effective as of the Closing.
SECTION 5.12. Certain Contributions. Prior to the Closing, FNT shall contribute all
the shares of capital stock of the FNT Subsidiaries held by FNT to a newly-formed, wholly-owned
subsidiary of FNT.
SECTION 5.13. Amended and Restated Articles. Immediately after the consummation of
the FIS Merger, FNT shall file the Amended and Restated Articles with the Secretary of State for
the State of Delaware, such Amended and Restated Articles to be effective upon such filing.
SECTION 5.14. Intercompany Agreements. At or prior to the Closing, FNF and FNT shall
cause all of the agreements listed on Section 5.15 of the Disclosure Schedule (the
“Intercompany Agreements”) to be terminated.
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SECTION 5.15. Spin-off.
(a) Prior to the Closing, the board of directors of FNF shall approve and formally
declare the Spin-off dividend (the “Spin-off Declaration”) and set the Record Date.
Immediately following the Closing, FNF shall deliver to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company (the “Transfer Agent”) certificates representing the shares of FNT Class A
Common Stock to be delivered to the holders of FNF common stock entitled thereto in
connection with the Spin-off, and immediately thereafter, the Transfer Agent shall
distribute to each holder (other than FNF or any FNF Subsidiary) of record of common stock
of FNF, as of the close of business on the record date designated by or pursuant to the
authorization of the board of directors of FNF, such number of shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock as shall be determined in accordance with the formula set forth in the Spin-off
Declaration.
(b) FNT agrees to take any and all actions and enter into any and all agreements and
arrangements reasonably requested by FNF to facilitate the Spin-off (no matter the form of
the Spin-off), including with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.18 of
this Agreement, and to cooperate with FNF in connection with the Spin-off. FNT shall use
its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to cooperate with FNF in connection
with the Spin-off, including making FNT executives available for any roadshow presentations,
providing any indemnities and causing comfort letters, legal opinions and disclosure letters
required by FNF to be provided in connection therewith and shall take all actions necessary
or desirable to cause such documents to be in customary form.
(c) No certificates representing fractional shares of FNT Class A Common Stock will be
distributed in the Spin-off. As soon as practicable after the consummation of the Spin-off,
FNT shall direct the Transfer Agent to determine the number of fractional shares of FNT
Class A Common Stock allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of FNF Common
Stock otherwise entitled to fractional shares of FNT Class A Common Stock, to aggregate all
such fractional shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby, in open market
transactions or otherwise, in each case at then prevailing trading prices, and to cause to
be distributed to each such holder or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner to which
a fractional share shall be allocable such holder or owner’s ratable share of the proceeds
of such sale, after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for
United States federal income tax purposes and to repay expenses reasonably incurred by the
Transfer Agent, including all brokerage charges, commissions and transfer taxes, in
connection with such sale. FNT and the Transfer Agent shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to aggregate the shares of FNT Class A Common Stock that may be held by
any beneficial owner thereof through more than one account in determining the fractional
share allocable to such beneficial owner.
SECTION 5.16. Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Closing, FNT agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless
each person who is, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who
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becomes prior to the Closing, (i) an officer or director of FNF or (ii) an officer or
director of any other enterprise at the request of FNF (the “Indemnified Parties”),
in respect of all acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing (including in
respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement), to the same extent provided
under the Organizational Documents of FNF as in effect on the date hereof; provided
that such indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under
applicable law. Each Indemnified Party shall be entitled to advancement of expenses,
provided such Indemnified Party provides an undertaking to repay such advances if it is
ultimately determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification. Any
determination to be made as to whether any Indemnified Party has met any standard of conduct
imposed by law shall be made by legal counsel reasonably acceptable to such Indemnified
Party and FNT, retained at FNT’s expense.
(b) FNT shall purchase and maintain for a period of not less than six years from the
Closing Date a directors’ and officers’ insurance and indemnification policy providing
coverage for events occurring prior to the Closing (the “New D&O Insurance”) for all
Persons who are directors, officers or employees of FNF or any subsidiary on the date of
this Agreement (other than for any director, officer or employee of FIS or any subsidiary of
FIS acting in his or her capacity as such). The New D&O Insurance shall (i) provide
coverage substantially the same as that provided under the directors’ and officers’
insurance and indemnification policy currently maintained for the benefit of such Persons
(the “Existing D&O Insurance”), (ii) be issued by an issuer that has a claims-paying
rating at least equal to that of the issuer of the Existing D&O Insurance, and (iii) be on
terms and subject to conditions that are no less advantageous to such Persons than the
Existing D&O Insurance to the extent commercially available.
(c) FNT agrees to pay all costs and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel)
that may be incurred by any Indemnified Parties in successfully enforcing the indemnity or
other obligations of FNT under this Section 5.16. The provisions of this Section 5.16 are
intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified
Parties, their heirs and their representatives. This Section 5.16 shall not limit any other
indemnification rights any Indemnified Party may have against FNF or any subsidiary.
(d) In the event that FNT or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates or
merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision will be
made so that the successors and assigns of FNT assume the obligations set forth in this
Section 5.16.
SECTION 5.17. NYSE Listing. FNT shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (i) constituting the FNT Shares and the Replacement Restricted
Shares and (ii) to be reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Replacement Options, to be
authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange subject to official notice of issuance, prior
to the Closing Date.
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SECTION 5.18. Conversion of FNT Class B Common Stock. Concurrently with the Closing,
and immediately prior to the consummation of the Spin-off in accordance with Section 5.15, FNF
shall convert all shares of FNT Class B Common Stock held by it into shares of FNT Class A Common
Stock in the manner set forth in the articles of incorporation of FNT in effect prior to the
amendment thereof contemplated by this Agreement, and FNT shall deliver to FNF a certificate or
certificates representing such shares of FNT Class A Common Stock and shall do all things necessary
and proper to give effect to and record such conversion in the books and records of FNT.
SECTION 5.19. [Intentionally deleted]
SECTION 5.20. Annual Incentive Plan and Transaction Bonuses. The parties agree that
FNT’s adoption of an annual incentive plan prior to the Closing shall not be a violation of the
representations in Section 3.2 or the covenants in Section 4.1(c). The parties further agree that
FNF’s payment of (or authorization or commitment to pay) any transaction related bonuses to FNF
officers shall not be a violation of the representations in Section 3.1 or the covenants in Section
4.1(b) or 4.3.
SECTION 5.21. FIS Share Repurchase. On the business day prior to the Closing, FNT and
its subsidiaries shall sell to FIS, and FNF shall cause FIS to purchase from FNT and its
subsidiaries, all shares of common stock of FIS held by them, for a price per share equal to the
closing price per share of such common stock on the NYSE on the immediately preceding trading day.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION 6.1. Conditions Precedent to Each Party’s Obligations. The respective
obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the
satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Governmental and Regulatory Consents. All filings required to be made
prior to the Closing with, and all consents, approvals, permits and authorizations required
to be obtained prior to the Closing from, Governmental Entities, including those set forth
in Sections 3.1(c) and 3.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
shall have been made or obtained (as the case may be), and such consents, approvals, permits
and authorizations shall be subject to no conditions other than (i) conditions customarily
imposed by insurance regulatory authorities or (ii) other conditions that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an FNF Material Adverse
Effect or an FNT Material Adverse Effect. With respect to any notifications required
pursuant to the HSR Act in connection with this Agreement, the applicable waiting period and
any extensions thereof shall have expired or been terminated.
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(b) No Injunctions or Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary
or permanent injunction or other order issued by any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect and no Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law deemed
applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby individually or in the aggregate
resulting in, or that is reasonably likely to result in, any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that the party invoking this condition shall have used
reasonable efforts to have any such order or injunction vacated.
(c) FNT Stockholder Approval. The issuance of the FNT Shares, the adoption of
the FNT Stock Plan Amendment and the adoption of the Amended and Restated Articles shall
have been approved or adopted, as the case may be, by the affirmative vote of the
stockholders of FNT by the requisite vote in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
(d) Form S-1. The Form S-1 shall have become effective under the Securities
Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order and no proceedings for that purpose shall
have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
(e) Merger Agreements. The FIS Merger Agreement and the Leasing Merger
Agreement shall be in full force and effect and all of the conditions to the consummation of
the FIS Merger and the Leasing Merger contemplated thereby shall have been satisfied or
waived (other than (i) conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the closing
date for such transactions (none of which shall be incapable of being satisfied at such
time), (ii) the occurrence of the Spin-off and (iii) in the case of the FIS Merger, the
occurrence of the Leasing Merger).
(f) Amendment of Related Party Agreements. The Related Party Agreements shall
have been amended in accordance with Section 5.11.
(g) Termination of Intercompany Agreements. FNF and FNT shall have terminated
all of the Intercompany Agreements.
SECTION 6.2. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of FNT. The obligations of FNT to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are further subject to the satisfaction on or prior
to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by FNT to
the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of FNF
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without regard to any qualifications
or references to FNF Material Adverse Effect, Subject Company Material Adverse Effect,
“material”, “knowledge” or any other materiality or knowledge qualifications or references
contained in any specific representation or warranty), in each case as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except
(i) to the extent any such representation and warranty
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speaks as of an earlier date, in which event such representation and warranty shall be
true and correct as of such date, and (ii) where any failure of the representations or
warranties in the aggregate to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have
an FNF Material Adverse Effect, provided that the representations and warranties of
FNF made in Section 3.1(b), the first sentence of Section 3.1(a) and the first, second and
third sentences of Section 3.1(c) shall be true and correct in all material respects. FNT
shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of FNF
by a duly authorized executive officer of FNF confirming, to such officer’s knowledge, the
matters set forth in this Section 6.2(a) and Sections 6.2(f) and 6.2(g).
(b) Performance of Obligations of FNF. FNF shall have complied with or
performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement
to be complied with or performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
and FNT shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf
of FNF by a duly authorized executive officer of FNF to such effect.
(c) Third-Party Consents and Waivers. All consents and waivers required to be
obtained by FNF from third parties other than Governmental Entities in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, other than
those which, if not obtained, individually or in the aggregate, would not have an FNF
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Other Agreements. FIS shall have executed and delivered the
Cross-Indemnity Agreement and FNF and FIS shall have executed and delivered the Tax
Disaffiliation Agreement.
(e) Tax Matters. FNF shall have received (i) an opinion of its special tax
advisor, Deloitte Tax LLP, in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Asset
Contribution will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code (taking into account the Spin-off), and the Spin-off will qualify as a tax-free
transaction under Section 355 and related provisions of the Code (including Section
361(c)(1)) for both FNF and its stockholders, and (ii) from the IRS a private letter ruling,
in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to FNT, that specifically includes rulings 1,
6, 15, 24 and 25 as requested in Section VI of the request letter from Deloitte Tax LLP to
the IRS dated June 2, 2006, or rulings substantially to that effect, and such rulings shall
be in full force and effect.
(f) FNF Board Approval of Spin-off. The board of directors of FNF shall have
adopted the Spin-off Declaration.
(g) Assumed Liabilities. As of the Closing, the total Assumed Liabilities
(other than Liabilities subject to indemnification obligations by FNT in favor of FNF as of
the date of this Agreement) that would be reflected on an unconsolidated balance sheet of
FNF prepared in accordance with GAAP shall not exceed $100,000,000.
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SECTION 6.3. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of FNF. The obligations of FNF to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are further subject to the satisfaction on or prior
to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by FNF to
the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of FNT
set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without regard to any qualifications
or references to FNT Material Adverse Effect, “material”, “knowledge” or any other
materiality or knowledge qualifications or references contained in any specific
representation or warranty), in each case as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) to the extent any such
representation and warranty speaks as of an earlier date, in which event such representation
and warranty shall be true and correct as of such date, and (ii) where any failure of the
representations or warranties in the aggregate to be true and correct would not reasonably
be expected to have an FNT Material Adverse Effect, and FNF shall have received a
certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of FNT by a duly authorized
executive officer of FNT confirming, to such officer’s knowledge, the matters set forth in
this Section 6.3(a).
(b) Performance of Obligations of FNT. FNT shall have complied with or
performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement
to be complied with or performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date,
and FNF shall have received a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed on behalf
of FNT by a duly authorized executive officer of FNT to such effect.
(c) Third-Party Consents and Waivers. All consents and waivers required to be
obtained by FNT from third parties other than Governmental Entities in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, other than
those which, if not obtained, individually or in the aggregate, would not have an FNT
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Other Agreements. FNT shall have executed and delivered the
Cross-Indemnity Agreement and the Tax Disaffiliation Agreement.
(e) NYSE Listing. The shares of FNT Class A Common Stock (i) constituting the
FNT Shares and the Replacement Restricted Shares and (ii) to be reserved for issuance upon
conversion of the Replacement Options, shall have been authorized for listing on the New
York Stock Exchange upon official notice of issuance.
(f) Tax Matters. FNF shall have received (i) an opinion of its special tax
advisor, Deloitte Tax LLP, in substance and form satisfactory to FNF, dated the Closing
Date, to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Asset Contribution will
qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (taking into
account the Spin-off), and the Spin-off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section
355 and related provisions of the Code (including Section 361(c)(1)) for both FNF and its
stockholders, and (ii) from the IRS a private letter ruling, in substance and form
satisfactory to FNF, that specifically includes rulings 1, 6, 15, 24 and 25 as requested in
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Section VI of the request letter from Deloitte Tax LLP to the IRS dated June 2, 2006,
or rulings substantially to that effect, and such rulings shall be in full force and effect.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 7.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time
prior to the Closing, whether before or after approval of matters presented in connection with the
FNT Stockholders Meeting:
(a) by mutual written consent of FNT and FNF, as authorized by action of the respective
special committees of independent members of the boards of directors of FNT and FNF;
(b) by either FNT or FNF:
(i) if, upon a vote at the FNT Stockholders Meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof, the FNT Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained;
(ii) if the Closing shall not have been consummated on or before December 31,
2006; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
clause (ii) shall not be available to any party that has breached in any material
respect its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have
proximately contributed to the failure of the Closing to be consummated by such
date;
(iii) if the FIS Merger Agreement or the Leasing Merger Agreement shall have
been terminated;
(iv) if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or
taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
the transactions contemplated hereby and such order, decree, ruling or other action
shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(c) by FNF in its sole discretion.
SECTION 7.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by
either FNF or FNT as provided in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have
no effect, without any Liability on the part of FNF or FNT, other than Section 3.1(m), Section
3.2(m), this Section 7.2 and Article VIII. Nothing contained in this Section 7.2 shall relieve any
party from any Liability resulting from any willful and material breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement. If FNF
terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c), FNF shall reimburse FNT for all of its
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and
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the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees of Banc of America Securities LLC and
FNT’s attorneys and accountants and any SEC filing expenses incurred in connection with the FNT
Stockholder Approval.
SECTION 7.3. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in
writing signed on behalf of each of the parties, as authorized by action of the respective special
committees of independent members of the boards of directors of each of the parties.
SECTION 7.4. Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, the parties may (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties,
(b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties contained in
this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) subject to Section
7.3, waive compliance with any of the agreements of the other parties contained in this Agreement.
The conditions to each of the parties’ obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part.
Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set
forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of any party to this
Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a
waiver of such rights.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 8.1. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. None of the
representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this
Agreement shall survive the Closing. This Section 8.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of
the parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Closing.
SECTION 8.2. Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.2, prior to
the Closing each party hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses incident to preparing for,
entering into and carrying out this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, FNT shall bear all SEC registration fees, any state filing
fees, and all printing, mailing, solicitation and other expenses associated with the Information
Statement, the Form S-1 and the FNT Stockholder Vote. All transfer, documentary, sales, use,
stamp, registration and other such taxes and fees (including penalties and interest) incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by FNT when due, and
FNT will indemnify FNF against Liability for any such taxes.
SECTION 8.3. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered Personally or sent
by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or by facsimile to the parties at the following
addresses or facsimile numbers (or as shall be specified by like notice):
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(a) if to FNF, to
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx.,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Xxxxxx & XxxXxx LLP
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Boss
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. Boss
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. X’Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx X. X’Xxxxx
(b) if to FNT, to
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxx.,
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
and, if prior to Closing, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxx & Lardner LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Any notice, request or other communication given as provided above shall be deemed given to the
receiving party upon actual receipt, if delivered personally; on the next business day after
deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by an overnight courier; or upon confirmation of
successful transmission if sent by facsimile (provided that if given by facsimile such
notice, request or other communication shall be followed up within one business day by dispatch
pursuant to one of the other methods described herein).
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SECTION 8.4. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section,
Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Any fact or item disclosed on any section of the Disclosure
Schedule shall be deemed disclosed on all other sections of the Disclosure Schedule to the extent
such fact’s or item’s application to such other section is reasonably apparent on the face of the
Disclosure Schedule. Disclosure of any item in the Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an
admission that such item represents a material item, fact, exception of fact, event or circumstance
or that occurrence or non-occurrence of any change or effect related to such item would result in
an FNF Material Adverse Effect or an FNT Material Adverse Effect. The table of contents and
headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”. As used herein, “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, “of even date
herewith” and similar expressions refer to June 25, 2006.
SECTION 8.5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party.
SECTION 8.6. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including
the Disclosure Schedule) and the other agreements referred to herein constitute the entire
agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the
parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except as expressly provided in
Section 5.16, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and
permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be
construed to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors and
permitted assigns any legal or equitable rights, remedies or claims. The representations and
warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for
the sole benefit of the parties hereto. Any inaccuracies in such representations and warranties
are subject to waiver by the parties hereto in accordance with this Agreement without notice or
Liability to any other Person. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this
Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular
matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Consequently, Persons other than
the parties hereto may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as
characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any
other date.
SECTION 8.7. Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or
otherwise (other than by operation of law in a merger) by any party without the prior written
consent of the other party, and any such assignment that is not consented to shall be null and
void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit
of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
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SECTION 8.8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might
otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
SECTION 8.9. Enforcement; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or
were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to
seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or
any state court, which in either case is located in Jacksonville, Florida (any such federal
or state court, a “Jacksonville Court”), in addition to any other remedy to which
they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of the parties hereto (a) consents
to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any Jacksonville Court in the event any
dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction
or venue by motion or other request for leave from any such Jacksonville Court and (c)
agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than a Jacksonville Court.
(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES
AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS
CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY,
AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.9.
SECTION 8.10. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision
or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed
and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion
of any provision had never been contained herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FNF and FNT have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC. |
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | |||
FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE GROUP, INC. |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
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Schedule A
Scheduled Entities
Fidelity National Insurance Company
Fidelity National Insurance Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Timber Resources Inc.
FNF Holding, LLC
FNF International Holdings, Inc.
National Alliance Marketing Group, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Aviation, Inc.