AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG AMICAS, INC., PROJECT ALTA MERGER CORP. AND PROJECT ALTA HOLDINGS CORP. Dated as of December 24, 2009
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
PROJECT ALTA MERGER CORP.
AND
PROJECT ALTA HOLDINGS CORP.
Dated as of December 24, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER |
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Section 1.1 The Merger |
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Section 1.2 Closing |
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Section 1.3 Effective Time |
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Section 1.4 Conversion of the Shares |
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Section 1.5 Organizational Documents |
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Section 1.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation |
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Section 1.7 Company Options and Stock-Based Awards |
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Section 1.8 Dissenter Shares |
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ARTICLE II EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES |
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Section 2.1 Paying Agent |
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Section 2.2 Exchange Procedures |
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Section 2.3 Further Rights in Company Common Stock |
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Section 2.4 Termination of Exchange Fund |
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Section 2.5 No Liability |
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Section 2.6 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates |
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Section 2.7 No Further Dividends |
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Section 2.8 Withholding of Tax |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 3.1 Organization and Good Standing; Charter Documents |
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Section 3.2 Authority for Agreement |
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Section 3.3 Capitalization |
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Section 3.4 Company Subsidiaries |
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Section 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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Section 3.6 Compliance |
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Section 3.7 Litigation |
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Section 3.8 Company Reports; Financial Statements |
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Section 3.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
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Section 3.10 Taxes |
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Section 3.11 Title to Personal Properties; Real Property |
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Section 3.12 Officers, Directors, Employees and Affiliates |
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 3.14 Labor Relations |
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Section 3.15 Contracts and Commitments |
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Section 3.16 Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.17 Insurance Policies |
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Section 3.18 Brokers |
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Section 3.19 Company Financial Advisor Opinion |
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Section 3.20 Rights Agreement; Anti-Takeover Provisions |
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Section 3.21 Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.22 Information Supplied |
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Section 3.23 Product Warranties |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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Section 4.1 Organization and Good Standing |
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Section 4.2 Authority for Agreement |
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Section 4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
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Section 4.4 Litigation |
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Section 4.5 Availability of Funds |
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Section 4.6 Guarantees |
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Section 4.7 Brokers |
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Section 4.8 Merger Sub |
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Section 4.9 Information Supplied |
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Section 4.10 Management Arrangements |
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Section 4.11 Solvency |
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Section 4.12 Section 203 of the DGCL |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger |
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Section 5.2 Access to Information and Employees |
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Section 5.3 Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification |
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Section 5.4 Proxy |
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Section 5.5 Company Stockholders Meeting |
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Section 5.6 No Solicitation of Transactions |
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Section 5.7 Public Announcements |
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Section 5.8 Litigation |
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Section 5.9 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance |
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Section 5.10 Conveyance Taxes |
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Section 5.11 Delisting |
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Section 5.12 Financing |
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Section 5.13 Employee Matters |
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Section 5.14 Release of Liens |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
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Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger |
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Section 6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub |
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Section 6.3 Additional Conditions to Obligation of the Company |
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Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 7.1 Termination |
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Section 7.2 Expenses; Company Termination Fee |
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Section 7.3 Effect of Termination |
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Section 7.4 Amendment |
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Section 7.5 Extension; Waiver |
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ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Section 8.1 Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties |
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Section 8.2 Notices |
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Section 8.3 Interpretation |
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Section 8.4 Counterparts |
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Section 8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 8.6 Governing Law |
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Section 8.7 Assignment |
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Section 8.8 Enforcement |
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Section 8.9 Severability |
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Section 8.10 Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue |
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Section 8.11 Waiver of Trial by Jury |
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ARTICLE IX CERTAIN DEFINITIONS |
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EXHIBITS
A. | Form of Voting Agreement | |
B. | Equity Commitment Letters | |
C. | Guarantees | |
D. | FIRPTA Certificate | |
E. | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation |
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (together with all annexes, letters, schedules and exhibits
hereto, this “Agreement”), dated as of December 24, 2009, is by and among Project Alta
Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Project Alta Merger Corp., a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and AMICAS, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are defined in Article IX, and Article IX includes an index of all capitalized
terms used in this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and Merger Sub each have determined that it is advisable, fair to and in
the best interests of its stockholders to effect a merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with
and into the Company pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, pursuant to which each outstanding
share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common
Stock”), shall be converted into the right to receive cash, as set forth herein, all upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board of Directors”) has
unanimously (i) approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
(ii) determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, taken together, are
at a price and on terms that are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and
its stockholders (the “Company Common Stockholders”), (iii) approved this Agreement and
recommended the approval of this Agreement by the Company Common Stockholders and (iv) taken all
necessary action to render the Company’s Rights Agreement, dated as of December 5, 2002, between
the Company (f/k/a VitalWorks, Inc.) and StockTrans, Inc. as rights agent (the “Rights
Plan”) and the rights to purchase Series B Junior Preferred Stock (each, a “Right”)
outstanding thereunder, inapplicable to this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent and Merger Sub have unanimously (i) approved this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) determined that the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are advisable and in the best interests of
Merger Sub and its sole stockholder and (iii) approved this Agreement and recommended the approval
of this Agreement by Merger Sub’s sole stockholder.
WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, certain Company
Common Stockholders have entered into voting agreements in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A (the “Voting Agreements”), dated as of the date hereof, with Parent.
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of the Company to enter into this Agreement,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Sponsors have issued the Equity
Commitment Letters attached as Exhibit B hereto (the “ Equity Commitment Letters “)
to Parent and entered into Guarantees, dated as of the date hereof (the “Guarantees”), in
the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, pursuant to which the Sponsors are guaranteeing
certain
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein.
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
Effective Time: (a) Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, (b) the Company shall be the successor or
surviving corporation in the Merger and shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, and (c) the separate corporate existence of the Company with all its rights, privileges,
immunities, powers and franchises shall continue unaffected by the Merger. The Merger shall have
the effects set forth in the DGCL.
Section 1.2 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Closing will take place at 10:00 a.m., local time, as promptly as practicable but in no event later
than the second Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions (other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment
or waiver of those conditions) set forth in Article VI (the “Closing Date”), at the
offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, 000 X. XxXxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, unless another
time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties.
Section 1.3 Effective Time. On the Closing Date and subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Certificate of Merger shall be delivered for filing with the Delaware
Secretary. The Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time. If the Delaware Secretary
requires any changes in the Certificate of Merger as a condition to filing or issuing a certificate
to the effect that the Merger is effective, the Company shall execute any necessary revisions
incorporating such changes, provided such changes are not inconsistent with and do not result in
any material change in the terms of this Agreement.
Section 1.4 Conversion of the Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the
following securities:
(a) Except as provided in Section 1.4(d), each share of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding Dissenter Shares)
shall by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof be
converted automatically into the right to receive $5.35 in cash, without interest (the
“Merger Consideration”). All such shares of Company Common Stock, when so
converted, shall no longer be outstanding and each holder of a certificate
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theretofore
representing such shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which such shares of
Company Common Stock have been converted, as provided herein.
(b) Each share of Company Common Stock that is owned by the Company (or any Subsidiary
of the Company) as treasury stock or otherwise and each share of Company Common Stock owned
by Parent shall be canceled and retired and cease to exist and no payment or distribution
shall be made with respect thereto.
(c) Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) If between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time the outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a
different class, solely by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification,
recapitalization, split, reverse split, combination or exchange of shares or any other
similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be correspondingly adjusted to reflect
such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, reverse split,
combination or exchange of shares or any other similar transaction and to provide to the
holders of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement
prior to such action.
Section 1.5 Organizational Documents.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company shall be
amended in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit E hereto and as so amended
shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by Law.
(b) At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (except that all
references to Merger Sub in the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended to
refer to “AMICAS, Inc.”). Thereafter, as so amended, the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation may be amended or repealed in accordance with their terms and the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and as provided by Law.
Section 1.6 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. The Company shall
cause to be delivered to Parent, at Closing, resignations of all the directors of the Company to be
effective upon the consummation of the Merger. At the Effective
Time, the directors and officers of Merger Sub shall be the directors and officers of the
Surviving Corporation, and such directors and officers shall hold office in accordance with and
subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.7 Company Options and Stock-Based Awards.
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(a) Equity Award Waivers. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use
its best efforts to obtain all necessary waivers, consents or releases, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, from holders of Company Common Stock Options
and other equity awards under the Company Option Plans and take all such other action,
without incurring any liabilities in connection therewith, as Parent may deem to be
necessary to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Section 1.7,
including, but not limited to, satisfaction of the requirements of Rule 16b-3(e) under the
Exchange Act. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company Board of Directors (or, if
appropriate, any committee thereof administering the Company Option Plans) shall adopt such
resolutions or take such other actions as are required to give effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Section 1.7.
(b) Termination of Company Option Plans. Except as otherwise agreed to by the
parties, (i) the Company Option Plans shall terminate as of the Effective Time and the
provisions in any other plan, program or arrangement providing for the issuance or grant of
any other interest in respect of the capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof
shall be canceled as of the Effective Time and (ii) the Company shall ensure that following
the Effective Time no participant in the Company Option Plans or other plans, programs or
arrangements shall have any right thereunder to acquire any equity securities of the
Company, the Surviving Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof.
(c) Company Common Stock Options. At the Effective Time, each then-outstanding
Company Common Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, shall be cancelled in accordance
with the terms of the applicable Company Option Plan. It is the intent of the parties that
the cancellation of a Company Common Stock Option as provided in the immediately preceding
sentence shall be deemed a full and complete satisfaction of any and all rights the holder
thereof had or may have had in respect of such Company Common Stock Option. Prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall deliver to the holders of Company Common Stock Options
notices, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, setting forth such holders’
rights pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As soon as practicable following the date of
this Agreement, the Company Board of Directors (or, if appropriate, any committee
administering the Company’s 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, dated as of August 1, 2007
(the “ESPP”)) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be
required to provide that, with respect to the ESPP: (i) each individual participating in
the Offering (as defined in the ESPP) in progress as of the date of this Agreement (the
“Final Offering”) shall not be permitted (x) to increase the amount of his or her
rate of payroll
contributions thereunder from the rate in effect when the Final Offering commenced, or
(y) to make separate non-payroll contributions to the ESPP on or following the date of this
Agreement; (ii) no individual who is not participating in the ESPP as of the date of this
Agreement may commence participation in the ESPP following the date of this Agreement; (iii)
the Final Offering shall end on the earlier to occur of January 31, 2010 and a date that is
ten (10) calendar days prior to the Effective Time; (iv) each ESPP participant’s accumulated
contributions under the ESPP shall be used to purchase shares of Company Common Stock in
accordance with the terms of the ESPP as of the end of
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the Final Offering; and (v) the ESPP
shall terminate immediately following the end of the Final Offering and no further rights
shall be granted or exercised under the ESPP thereafter. All shares of Company Common Stock
purchased in the Final Offering shall be cancelled at the Effective Time and converted into
the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
(e) Company Restricted Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of Company
Restricted Stock, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding immediately prior thereto
shall become fully vested and all restrictions and repurchase rights thereon shall lapse and
shall be converted automatically into the right to receive at the Effective Time an amount
in cash in U.S. dollars equal to the product of (a) the total number of such shares of
Company Restricted Stock and (b) the Merger Consideration.
Section 1.8 Dissenter Shares. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, if any Dissenting Stockholder shall demand to be paid the “fair value” of its Dissenter
Shares, as provided in Section 262 of the DGCL, such Dissenter Shares shall not be converted into
or exchangeable for the right to receive the Merger Consideration (except as provided in this
Section 1.8) and shall entitle such Dissenting Stockholder only to payment of the fair
value of such Dissenter Shares, in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL, unless and until such
Dissenting Stockholder withdraws (in accordance with Section 262(k) of the DGCL) or effectively
loses the right to dissent. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of
Parent, voluntarily make (or cause or permit to be made on its behalf) any payment with respect to,
or settle or offer to settle, any such demand for payment of fair value of Dissenter Shares prior
to the Effective Time. The Company shall give Parent prompt notice of any such demands prior to
the Effective Time and Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to any such demands. If any Dissenting Stockholder shall have effectively
withdrawn (in accordance with Section 262(k) of the DGCL) or lost the right to dissent, then as of
the later of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event, the Dissenter Shares held by such
Dissenting Stockholder shall be converted into and represent the right to receive the Merger
Consideration pursuant to Section 1.8.
ARTICLE II
EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.1 Paying Agent. At the Closing, Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust
company designated by Parent and reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the “Paying
Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for exchange in
accordance with this Article II, through the Paying Agent, cash in U.S. dollars in an
amount sufficient to pay the aggregate amount of the Merger Consideration (such cash being
hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund”) payable pursuant to Article I in
exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, for
payments in respect of Company Common Stock Options, which Parent shall pay, or cause the Surviving
Corporation to pay through its payroll system, to the holders of Company Common Stock Options in
accordance with Section 1.7(c)). In the event that the Surviving Corporation has
insufficient cash to make such payments for the Company Common Stock Options, Parent shall pay such
amounts or provide to the Surviving Corporation sufficient cash
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to pay such amounts. The Paying
Agent shall deliver the Merger Consideration contemplated to be paid pursuant to Article I
in exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock out of the Exchange Fund. The Exchange
Fund shall be invested by the Paying Agent as directed by Parent; provided,
however, that: (i) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the Merger
Consideration payable to the holders of Company Common Stock; and (ii) such investments shall be in
obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality
thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in commercial
paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or
banker’s acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion (based on the most
recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available). Any net profit
resulting from, or interest or income produced by, such investments shall be payable to the
Surviving Corporation or Parent, and any amounts in excess of the amounts payable pursuant to
Article I shall be promptly returned to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, in each case
as directed by Parent. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.
Section 2.2 Exchange Procedures.
(a) Exchange of Certificates. Promptly following the Effective Time (but in no
event later than three (3) Business Days following the Effective Time), Parent shall cause
the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate or Certificates which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock (the “Certificates”, it being understood that any references herein to
“Certificates” shall be deemed to include references to book-entry account
statements relating to the ownership of shares of Company Common Stock) and whose shares of
Company Common Stock have been converted into the right to receive Merger Consideration
pursuant to Article I (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form (which shall
specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates, or appropriate affidavits of loss
in lieu thereof as provided below, to the Paying Agent) and (ii) instructions for use in
effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon
surrender of a Certificate for cancellation (or, subject to Section 2.6 below, an
appropriate affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) to the Paying Agent together with such letter
of transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and such other documents as may
be reasonably required pursuant to such instructions (or, if such shares are held in
book-entry or other uncertificated form, upon the entry through a book-entry transfer agent
of the surrender of such shares on a book-entry account statement), the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration which
such holder has the right to receive in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock
formerly represented by such Certificate, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any Merger Consideration payable to
holders of Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Company
Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, the Merger
Consideration may be issued to a transferee if the Certificate representing such shares of
Company Common Stock is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all documents required
to evidence and effect such transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock transfer
Taxes have been paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by
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this Article II, each
Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right
to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration or the right to demand to be paid
the “fair value” of the shares represented thereby as contemplated by Article I.
(b) Special Payment Procedures for DTC. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent
and the Company shall cooperate to establish procedures with the Paying Agent and the
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to ensure that (x) if the Closing occurs at or
prior to 11:30 am (New York time) on the Closing Date, the Paying Agent will transmit to DTC
or its nominee on the Closing Date an amount in cash in immediately available funds equal to
number of Shares held of record by DTC or such nominee immediately prior to the Effective
Time multiplied by the Per Share Merger Consideration (such amount, the “DTC
Payment”), and (y) if the Closing occurs after 11:30 am (New York time) on the Closing
Date, the Paying Agent will transmit to DTC or its nominee on the first business day after
the Closing Date an amount in cash in immediately available funds equal to the DTC Payment.
Section 2.3 Further Rights in Company Common Stock. All Merger Consideration paid in
accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock.
Section 2.4 Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which
remains undistributed to the former holders of Company Common Stock twelve (12) months after the
Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Corporation upon demand, and any former holders
of Company Common Stock who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall
thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for the Merger Consideration, without any
interest thereon.
Section 2.5 No Liability. None of Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of
shares of Company Common Stock for any cash from the Exchange Fund required to be delivered, to the
extent so delivered, to a public official pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar
Law.
Section 2.6 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. If any Certificate shall have
been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming
such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Parent, the posting by such
Person of a bond, in reasonable and customary amount, as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against it with respect to such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Paying Agent will
issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration without
any interest thereon.
Section 2.7 No Further Dividends. No dividends or other distributions with respect to
capital stock of the Surviving Corporation with a record date on or after the Effective Time shall
be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificates.
Section 2.8 Withholding of Tax. Parent, the Surviving Corporation, any Affiliate
thereof or the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration
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otherwise payable to pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock and
or Company Common Stock Options such amount as Parent, the Surviving Corporation, any Affiliate
thereof or the Paying Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such
payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that
amounts are so withheld by the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent, such withheld amounts
shall be (a) paid over to the applicable Governmental Entity in accordance with applicable Law or
Order and (b) treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the former holder
of a Certificate or Company Common Stock Option in respect of which such deduction and withholding
was made.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter delivered by the Company to Parent prior
to the execution of this Agreement (as to which a disclosure in one section of the Company
Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosed in each other section where it is reasonably apparent
on its face that the matter disclosed is responsive to the representations and warranties in such
section), and except as set forth in the filed Company Reports (to the extent it is reasonably
apparent that any such disclosure set forth in the filed Company Reports would qualify the
representations and warranties contained herein and other than, in each case, any matters required
to be listed for purposes of Section 3.3 (Capitalization), Section 3.13 (Employee Benefit Plans)
and Section 3.16 (Intellectual Property) of this Agreement which matters shall be
specifically listed in Sections 3.3, 3.13 and 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
respectively, and further excluding from the Company Reports (1) any items included therein that
are incorporated by reference to Company Reports filed prior to December 31, 2007 and (2) any risk
factor disclosures or other similarly generic cautionary, predictive or forward-looking disclosures
contained therein), the Company represents and warrants to each of the other parties hereto as
follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Good Standing; Charter Documents.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a corporation or other entity duly
organized, validly existing and in corporate or other entity good standing (with respect to
jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation, (ii) has full corporate (or, in the case of any Subsidiary that is not a
corporation, other) power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets
and to conduct its business as presently conducted, and (iii) is duly qualified or licensed
to do business as a foreign corporation or other entity and is in corporate or other entity
good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the
nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company has made available to Parent (or included as an exhibit to the Company
10-K) complete and correct copies of the Company Certificate of
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Incorporation and the
Company Bylaws, each as amended to date, and each as so made available or included is in
full force and effect. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, the Company has made available to Parent (or included as an exhibit
to the Company 10-K) complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and
by-laws (or similar organizational documents) of each of the Company’s Subsidiaries, each as
amended to date, and each as so made available or included is in full force and effect. The
Company is not in violation in any material respect of any of the provisions of the Company
Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws. The Company has made available to
Parent true and complete copies of the minute books of the Company from January 1, 2006 and
through the date of this Agreement (except for minutes and consents of the Company Board of
Directors or any committee thereof relating to the evaluation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and the consideration of strategic alternatives relating to the
Company), and such copies are true and correct in all material respects.
Section 3.2 Authority for Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the adoption of this Agreement
by the Company Common Stockholders, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent
and Merger Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited
against the Company by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and other Laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights, general equitable principles or remedies in general as from time to time in effect or
(ii) the exercise by courts of equity powers (the “Bankruptcy and Equity Exception”).
Section 3.3 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of the date hereof, (i) no
shares of Series A Preferred, (ii) no shares of Series B Preferred, (iii) 36,211,373 shares
of Company Common Stock including shares of Company Restricted Stock (but excluding shares
held the Company’s treasury), are issued and outstanding and (iv) 16,357,854 shares of
Company Common Stock and no shares of the Company’s preferred stock are held in the
Company’s treasury. The maximum number of shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to
the ESPP with respect to the Final Offering Period will not exceed 90,000 shares. All
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and any additional shares of Company Common
Stock issued after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time will be, duly authorized
and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free of any Encumbrances imposed upon the
holder thereof by the Company, and issued in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable federal and state securities Laws.
(b) Section 3.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the
holders of Company Common Stock Options and/or Company Common Stock-Based
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Awards as of the
date hereof, including (to the extent applicable) the date on which each such Company Common
Stock Option or Company Common Stock-Based Award was granted, the number of shares of
Company Common Stock subject to such Company Common Stock Option or Company Common
Stock-Based Award, the expiration date of such Company Common Stock Option or Company Common
Stock-Based Award and the price at which such Company Common Stock Option or Company Common
Stock-Based Award may be exercised (if any). All shares of Company Common Stock subject to
issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the
instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and issued in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable federal and state securities Laws. There has not been any illegal backdating of
any Company Common Stock Options. Except as set forth above and other than the Rights, as
of the date of this Agreement, there are no Company Common Stock Rights. The copies of the
Company Option Plans that are filed as exhibits to the Company 10-K or incorporated by
reference therein are complete and correct copies thereof in all material respects as in
effect on the date hereof.
(c) Except as set forth in Sections 3.3(a) and 3.3(b) and except for
the Rights that have been issued pursuant to the Rights Plan, there are no options, warrants
or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound relating to the issued or unissued Equity Interests of the Company, or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for such Equity Interests, or obligating the
Company to issue or sell any shares of its capital stock or other Equity Interests, or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock of, or other Equity
Interests in, the Company. Except as set forth in Sections 3.3(a) and
3.3(b), there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries affecting the voting rights of or requiring the repurchase, redemption,
issuance, creation or disposition of, any Equity Interests in the Company. There are no
outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of the Company having the right
to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on
any matter on which the Company’s stockholders may vote.
(d) Except as set forth above, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the
Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Common Stock or to
pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof. As of the date hereof,
except for the Voting Agreements, there are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts,
proxies or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or by which it
is bound with respect to the voting or registration of Company Common Stock or capital stock
of any its Subsidiaries or preemptive rights with respect thereto.
(e) There are no accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to any outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(f) There are no Company-granted preemptive rights of first refusal, co-sale rights,
“drag-along” rights or registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the
Company’s capital stock and in effect as of the date hereof.
(g) Except for the Company’s repurchase rights with respect to unvested shares issued
under the Company Option Plans and with respect to Company Restricted Stock, there are no
rights or obligations, contingent or otherwise (including rights of first refusal in favor
of the Company), of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any such Subsidiary or any other Person.
Section 3.4 Company Subsidiaries. Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter
contains a correct and complete list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the ownership
interest of the Company (or one or more of its other Subsidiaries) in each Subsidiary. The Company
or one of its Subsidiaries is the record and beneficial owner of all outstanding shares of capital
stock (or similar equity or voting interest), of each Subsidiary of the Company and all such shares
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All of the outstanding shares
of capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company are owned by the Company free and clear of all
Encumbrances. Except for the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the
Subsidiaries set forth on
Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not own or have the right or
obligation to acquire, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interest in, any Person.
Section 3.5 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Merger (subject to
the approval of this Agreement by the Company Required Vote) and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Company Certificate of Incorporation or Company Bylaws, or the equivalent charter documents
of any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) assuming that the applicable waiting period, and any
extension thereof, under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated, conflict with or
violate any Law applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or by which any property or
asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to
the receipt of the consents set forth on Section 3.5 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
result in a breach of or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time
or both would become a default) under, give to others (immediately or with notice or lapse
of time or both) any right of termination, consent, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, result (immediately or with notice or lapse of time or both) in triggering any payment
or other obligations, or result (immediately or with notice or lapse of time or both) in the
creation of an Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any property or asset of
the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Company Material Contract, except in the
case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any that would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(b) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section
4.12 below, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock as of the record date to be established for the Company Common
Stockholders Meeting, voting as a single class, at the Company Common Stockholders Meeting,
in favor of approving this Agreement is the only corporate proceeding or vote of the holders
of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to approve and adopt this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, other than the
completed actions set forth in Section 3.5(c) below.
(c) The Company Board of Directors has unanimously (i) approved this Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) determined that the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby, taken together, are advisable, fair to and in
the best interests of the Company and the Company Common Stockholders, (iii) amended the
Rights Plan so that (A) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the Merger will cause the Rights to become exercisable and (B) the
Rights will expire immediately prior to the Effective Time without any payment being made or
shares of the Company’s capital stock being issued in respect thereof, and (iv) resolved to
recommend the approval and
adoption of this Agreement by the Company Common Stockholders (the “Company
Recommendation”) except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.
(d) No consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity, is required to be made or obtained by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby or compliance with the provisions hereof, except for (A) (i) the filing of a
premerger notification and report form by the Company under the HSR Act, and any applicable
filings and approvals under any other Antitrust Law, (ii) the filing with the SEC of the
Proxy Statement and compliance with federal and state securities laws, as may be required in
connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
(iii) any filings or notifications required under the rules and regulations of Nasdaq of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Delaware Secretary and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states
in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is qualified to do business and (B) where
the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such
filings or notifications would not prevent or materially delay the Merger or reasonably be
expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material and adverse to the Company.
Section 3.6 Compliance.
(a) Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries hold all
Company Permits, except where the failure to hold such Company Permits would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All such Company Permits are in full
force and effect and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of
the Company Permits and all applicable Laws, except
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where the failure to so maintain such
Company Permits or to so comply would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable Laws or Orders and applicable listing, corporate
governance and other rules and regulations of the Nasdaq. The Company has not received any
written (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral) notice to the effect that the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is not in material compliance with the terms of such Company Permits or
any such Laws. No material Company Permit shall cease to be effective as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Company, no
investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective businesses is pending or threatened.
(b) Prohibited Payments. Except for matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company, any
Subsidiary of the Company, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer,
agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, any of
them (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or
other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect
unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate
funds; (iii) violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “FCPA”); or
(iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee. During the last three
(3) years, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any written
(or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral) communication that alleges that the Company or
any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Representative thereof is in violation of, or has any
material liability under, the FCPA which has not been resolved.
(c) FDA Compliance. The Company and its Subsidiaries are not now subject (and
have not been subject during the previous five years) to any adverse inspection finding,
recall, investigation, penalty assessment, audit or other compliance or enforcement action
by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) or any other Governmental Entity
having responsibility for the regulation of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ current
and/or proposed products, except for such matters as would not be reasonably likely to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained all
material necessary approvals and authorizations from the FDA and other authorities for their
current and past business activities. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not made any
material false statements or material false omissions in their applications or other
submissions to the FDA or other authorities and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not
made or offered any payments, gratuities, or other things of value that are prohibited by
any law or regulation to personnel of the FDA or other authorities. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all regulations and requirements of the FDA and other
authorities, including but not limited to any applicable labeling requirements, testing
requirements and protocols, record
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keeping and reporting requirements, monitoring
requirements, except as would not be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Import/Export Compliance. Except as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has at all times conducted its
export transactions in accordance with (a) all applicable U.S. export and reexport controls,
including the United States Export Administration Act and Regulations and Foreign Assets
Control Regulations and (b) all other applicable import/export controls in other countries
in which the Company conducts business, except for any instances of noncompliance that would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the foregoing and except in
each case as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries have obtained all material export licenses, license exceptions and other
consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations,
classifications and filings with any Governmental Entity required for (y) the export and
reexport of products, services, software and technologies and (z) releases of technologies
and software to foreign nationals located in the United States and abroad (“Export
Approvals”); (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the
terms of all applicable
Export Approvals; (iii) there are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened
claims against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to such Export Approvals; (iv) to
the Company’s Knowledge, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to the
Company’s or any Subsidiary’s export transactions that may give rise to any future claims;
and (v) no Export Approvals for the transfer of export licenses to Parent or the Surviving
Corporation are required, or such Export Approvals can be obtained expeditiously without
material cost.
(e) Privacy. The Company complies in all material respects with all relevant
laws and its own policies with respect to the privacy of all users and customers (and
customers or patients of customers), and any of their personally identifiable information,
except for such non-compliance as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and no
claims have been asserted or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company by
any Person alleging a material violation of any of the foregoing.
Section 3.7 Litigation.
There are no claims, actions, suits, or proceedings (each an “Action”), and to the
Knowledge of the Company no governmental investigations, inquiries or subpoenas pending against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the Company any current or former
supervisory employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any acts or
omissions in connection with their employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
properties or assets of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries, and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no threatened Actions against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
current or former supervisory employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
any acts or omissions in connection with their employment with the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any properties or assets of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries. Neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is subject to any material outstanding Order naming
the Company or any material FDA Order binding upon the Company.
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There is not currently any
material internal investigation or inquiry being conducted by the Company, the Company Board of
Directors or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any third party or Governmental Entity at the
request of any of the foregoing concerning any financial, accounting, Tax, conflict of interest,
self dealing, fraudulent or deceptive conduct or other misfeasance or malfeasance issues.
Section 3.8 Company Reports; Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has timely filed all Company Reports required to be filed with the SEC
on or prior to the date hereof and will (subject to any extensions permitted pursuant to,
and in compliance with, Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act) timely file all Company Reports
required to be filed with the SEC after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time. No
Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act. As of their respective dates, or, if amended or restated, as of the
date of the last such amendment or restatement, the Company Reports complied or will comply
in all material respects with the requirements
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company Reports at the time they
were filed, or if such Company Reports were amended or restated, at the time of the last
such amendment or restatement, contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or omits or will omit, as the case may be, to state a material fact required
to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not
misleading.
(b) Each of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has made all
certifications required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302
and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to the applicable Company Reports filed prior
to the date hereof (collectively, the “Certifications”) and the statements contained
in such Certifications are accurate in all material respects as of the filing thereof.
(c) The Company has made available (including via the SEC’s XXXXX system, as
applicable) to Parent all of the Company Financial Statements and all material
correspondence (if such correspondence has occurred since December 31, 2006) between the SEC
on the one hand, and the Company and any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, on the other hand
(provided that with respect to the Company’s Subsidiaries, the Company has only made
available such correspondence as has been determined to be responsive after reasonable
inquiry (provided further that there is no correspondence between the SEC and any of the
Company’s Subsidiaries that has not been made available to Parent that describes any matter
that could reasonably be expected to cause a Company Material Adverse Effect)). As of the
date hereof, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC
staff with respect to any of the Company Reports. To the Knowledge of the Company, as of
the date hereof, none of the Company Reports is the subject of ongoing SEC review,
outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. All of the Company Financial
Statements comply in all material respects with applicable requirements of the Exchange Act
and have been prepared in accordance
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with GAAP (except, in the case of the unaudited
statements, as permitted by the rules of the SEC for quarterly statements on Form 10-Q)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial
position of the Company at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of its
operations and changes in cash flows for the periods indicated (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to normal year end audit adjustments consistent with GAAP). As of the
date hereof, the books and records of Company and its Subsidiaries have been maintained in
all material respects in accordance with GAAP (and any other applicable legal and accounting
requirements). As of the date hereof, BDO Xxxxxxx LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as
independent public accountants of Company as a result of or in connection with any
disagreements with Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries have implemented and maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP. Such internal controls are sufficient to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the
preparation of Company financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
Since January 1, 2006 and through the period ended on September 30, 2009, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer have disclosed to the Company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors all known significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over
financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information, and the Company has provided to
Parent copies of, or access to, any material written materials relating to the foregoing.
Since January 1, 2006, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer
have disclosed to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of
Directors any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial
reporting, and the Company has provided to Parent copies of, or access to, any material
written materials relating to the foregoing. The Company has implemented and maintains
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act)
designed in all material respects to ensure that information relating to the Company,
including its consolidated Subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in the reports the Company
files or submits under the Exchange Act is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company by others within those entities. The Chief Executive
Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company have concluded that such disclosure
controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level in timely alerting
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer to material
information required to be included in the Company’s periodic reports required under the
Exchange Act.
(e) The records, systems, controls, data and information of Company and its
Subsidiaries are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any
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electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not) that are under
the exclusive ownership and direct control of Company or its Subsidiaries or their
accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom), except for any
non-exclusive ownership and non-direct control that would not have a material adverse effect
on Company’s system of internal accounting controls.
(f) The Company is, and since enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act has been, in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
(g) The Company has adopted a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406(b) of Regulation
S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, for senior financial officers, applicable to its
principal financial officer, comptroller or principal accounting officer, or persons
performing similar functions. The Company has disclosed, by filing a Form 8-K, any change
in or waiver of the Company’s code of ethics, to the extent required by
Section 406(b) of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been
no material violations of provisions of the Company’s code of ethics.
(h) There are no Liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are
material to the Company, are required by GAAP to be set forth on the Company Financial
Statements and are not set forth on the Company Financial Statements, other than
(i) Liabilities incurred on behalf of the Company under this Agreement and (ii) Liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31,
2008, none of which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30, 2009, except as
disclosed in the Company Reports since September 30, 2009 through to the date of this Agreement,
and except as specifically contemplated by, or as disclosed in, this Agreement, the Company and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice
and, since such date, there has not been, with respect to either the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (i) any action that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement
through the Effective Time, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1 or (ii) any Company
Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.10 Taxes.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed and will timely file with
the appropriate Governmental Entities all income and other Tax Returns that are required to
be filed by it prior to the Effective Time. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete
in all material respects and, in the case of Tax Returns to be filed, will be correct and
complete in all material respects. All income and other Taxes due and owing by the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on such Tax Returns) have been timely
paid and, in the case of Tax Returns to be filed, will be timely paid. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is the beneficiary of any extension of time within
which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been made in writing by an authority in a
jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns
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that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be subject to material taxation in that jurisdiction except as would
not be material to the Company. There are no security interests or other liens on any of
the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or
alleged failure) to pay any Tax, other than liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries have in all material respects timely withheld and
paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity all income and other Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, shareholder or other Third Party.
(c) There is no material dispute concerning any Tax Liability of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries raised by any Governmental Entity in writing to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries that remains unpaid, and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice of any threatened audits or investigations relating
to any Taxes or otherwise has any Knowledge of any material threatened audits or
investigations relating to any Taxes, in each case for which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may become directly or indirectly liable.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of
limitations in respect of material Taxes or agreed to, or requested, any extension of time
with respect to a material Tax assessment or deficiency.
(e) The unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries did not, as of December 31,
2008, exceed in any material respect the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve
for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income)
set forth on the face of the balance sheet set forth in the Company Financial Statements as
of such date (disregarding any notes thereto). Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has incurred any material Tax Liability since December 31, 2008 other than a
Tax Liability incurred in the ordinary course of business.
(f) The Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies of all Tax
Returns filed by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries on or prior to the date hereof for
all tax periods beginning on or after December 31, 2006.
(g) There are no agreements relating to the allocating or sharing of Taxes to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated
group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code or within the meaning
of any similar provision of law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be
subject, other than the affiliated group of which the Company is the common parent.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” within the meaning of
Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
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Section 897(c)(2) of
the Code at any time during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of
the Code, and Parent is not required to withhold tax on the purchase of the Company by
reason of Section 1445 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
constituted either an “expatriated entity” within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(A) of
the Code or a “surrogate foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 7874(a)(2)(B) of
the Code.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed, or is required, to make
any material adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law by reason of a change in accounting method initiated by it or
any other relevant party, and the IRS has not proposed any such adjustment or change in
accounting method in writing nor, to the Knowledge of the
Company, otherwise proposed any material adjustment or change in accounting method, nor
does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any application pending with any
Governmental Entity requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods that relate
to the business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(k) No closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any predecessor
provision) or any similar provision of any state, local or foreign Tax Law has been entered
into by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a “reportable
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).
(m) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement,
contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or would result, separately or in the
aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section
280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) arising
out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.11 Title to Personal Properties; Real Property.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or a
valid leasehold interest in, all of its tangible personal properties and assets reflected in
the Company 10-K or acquired after December 31, 2008 (other than assets disposed of since
December 31, 2008 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), in each
case free and clear of all Encumbrances, except Permitted Encumbrances. The tangible
personal property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries are in good operating
condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted,
except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each
of the Company and its Subsidiaries either owns, or has valid leasehold interests in, all
tangible personal properties and assets used by it in the conduct of its business, except
where the absence of such ownership or leasehold interest would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has any legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other Person to sell or otherwise
dispose of any
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of its tangible personal properties or assets (other than the sale of the
Company’s products and services in the ordinary course of business and other than equipment
to be returned under equipment leases) with an individual value in excess of $250,000 or an
aggregate value in excess of $500,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “tangible
personal property” as used herein shall not include Intellectual Property, Software or
Information Systems (other than hardware).
(b) Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth the address and
description of each Owned Real Property. Except for matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each
Owned Real Property: (i) the Company or one of its Subsidiaries (as the case may be)
has good and marketable title to such Owned Real Property, free and clear of all
Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances, (ii) except as set forth in Section
3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has leased or otherwise granted to any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real
Property or any material portion thereof, (iii) other than the right of Parent and Merger
Sub pursuant to this Agreement, there are no outstanding options, rights of first offer or
rights of first refusal to purchase such Owned Real Property or any portion thereof or
interest therein. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
agreement or option to purchase any real property or interest therein.
(c) The leased real property (the “Leased Property”), collectively with the
Owned Real Property identified pursuant to Section 3.11(b), and subject to the
leases (the “Leases”) identified in Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
comprise all of the real property used in the Company’s business, and is occupied by the
Company pursuant to the Leases. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all
material respects with the terms of all Leases, and all Leases are in full force and effect,
except for such non-compliances or failures to be in full force and effect that,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company has made available to Parent and Merger Sub a true and
complete copy of each Lease document. The Company’s or its applicable Subsidiary’s
possession and quiet enjoyment of the Leased Property has not been disturbed in any material
respect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no disputes with respect to such
Leases that could have or reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
No material security deposit or portion thereof deposited with respect any Lease has been
applied in respect of a breach or default under any Lease which has not been redeposited in
full. The other party to each of the Leases is not an Affiliate of, and otherwise does not
have any economic interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) Section 3.11 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and
complete list of all Leased Real Property Subleases (including all amendments, extensions,
renewals, guaranties and other agreements with respect thereto) (collectively, the
“Landlord Leases”), including the date and name of the parties to such Landlord
Lease. The Company has delivered to Parent a true and complete copy of each such Landlord
Lease and, in the case of any oral agreement, a written summary of the material terms of
such agreement. Except for matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would
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not have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each of the Landlord Leases: (i) such
Landlord Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, (ii)
neither the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
other party to such Landlord Lease is in breach or default thereunder, and to the Knowledge
of the Company no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of
notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach or default thereunder,
(iii) no material security deposit or portion thereof deposited with respect such Landlord
Lease has been applied in respect of a breach or default under such Landlord Lease which has
not been redeposited in full, (iv) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owes, or
will owe in the future, any material brokerage
commissions or finder’s fees with respect to such Landlord Lease, (v) the other party
to such Landlord Lease is not an Affiliate of, and otherwise does not have any economic
interest in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (vi) to the Knowledge of the Company the
other party to such Landlord Lease has not subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any
Person the right to use or occupy, the premises demised thereunder or any portion thereof,
(vii) the other party to such Landlord Lease has not collaterally assigned or granted any
other security interest in such Landlord Lease, and (viii) there are no Encumbrances, other
than Permitted Encumbrances, on the estate or interest created by Company with respect to
such Landlord Lease.
Section 3.12 Officers, Directors, Employees and Affiliates.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
Employment Agreement and, except as required by applicable law or as otherwise contemplated
by Section 1.7, no severance or other payment will become due or benefits or
compensation increase or accelerate as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, solely or together with any other event, including a subsequent termination of
employment.
(b) Except for compensation and benefits received in the ordinary course of business as
an employee or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries, no director, officer or other
Affiliate or Associate of the Company or any entity in which, to the Knowledge of the
Company, any such director, officer or other Affiliate or Associate owns any beneficial
interest (other than a beneficial interest in a publicly held corporation whose stock is
traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than 5%
of the stock of which is beneficially owned by any such Persons) is currently a party to or
has any interest in (i) any partnership, joint venture, contract, arrangement or
understanding with, or relating to, the business or operations of the Company or its
Subsidiaries in which the amount involved exceeds $100,000 per annum, (ii) any agreement or
contract for or relating to Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any
property (real, personal or mixed), tangible or intangible, used or currently intended to be
used in the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of
the Company, there are no transactions, or series of related transactions, agreements,
arrangements or understandings, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, or series
of related transactions, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation
S-K promulgated under the Securities Act that have not been disclosed in the Company Reports
filed prior to the date hereof.
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and
complete list of each Company Benefit Plan.
(b) With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, a complete and correct copy of each of
the following documents (if applicable) has been made available to Parent: (i) the most
recent plan documents and all amendments thereto and all related trust agreements or
documentation pertaining to other funding vehicles; (ii) the most recent summary plan
description, and all related summaries of material modifications thereto; (iii) the IRS
Forms 5500 (including schedules and attachments) and financial statements as filed for the
past three (3) years; and (iv) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter.
(c) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries maintains, sponsors, contributes to
or is required to contribute to or has any Liability under or with respect to any (i)
“multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, (ii) “employee pension benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to the funding requirements
of Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (iii) “multiple employer plan” (within the
meaning of Section 210 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code), (iv) “multiple employer
welfare arrangement” (as such term is defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), or (v) plan,
program, arrangement or agreement that provides for post-retirement or post-termination
health, life insurance or other welfare-type benefits other than as required by Subtitle B
of Title I of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code or any similar state Law.
(d) Each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code
has received a current favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS and nothing
has occurred that is reasonably likely to adversely affect the qualification of such Company
Benefit Plan.
(e) The Company Benefit Plans have been maintained, funded and administered in
accordance with their terms and applicable Laws in all material respects. With respect to
each Company Benefit Plan, all material required or recommended payments, premiums,
contributions, distributions, reimbursements or accruals for all periods (or partial
periods) through the date hereof have been made or accrued in accordance with GAAP.
(f)
There have been no material “prohibited transactions” (as defined in
Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Company
Benefit Plan. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Knowledge of the
Company any other “fiduciary” (as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA) has any material
Liability for breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply in connection
with the administration or investment of the assets of any Company Benefit Plan. There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened suits, actions, disputes,
claims (other than routine claims for benefits), arbitrations, audits, investigations,
administrative or other proceedings relating to any Company Benefit Plan and, to the
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Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for any such suit, action, dispute, claim,
arbitration, audit, investigation, administrative or other proceeding.
(g) The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the
health care continuation requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA,
Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state Law in all material respects. Except as
set forth on Section 3.13(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter or Section 1.7 of this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not cause the acceleration
of vesting in, or payment of, any benefits or compensation under any Company Benefit Plan
and will not otherwise accelerate or increase any Liability under any Company Benefit Plan.
Section 3.14 Labor Relations.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with
all applicable Laws and Orders governing or concerning conditions of employment, employment
discrimination and harassment, wages, hours or occupational safety and health, including the
Labor Laws, except where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries currently are not represented by
a labor organization or group that was either certified or voluntarily recognized by any
labor relations board, including the NLRB, or certified or voluntarily recognized by any
other Governmental Entity and there is not, to the Knowledge of the Company, any attempt to
organize any employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries. There currently does not exist
nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there threatened, any material strike, slowdown,
picketing or work stoppage by the employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(c) No claim, complaint, charge or investigation for unpaid wages, bonuses,
commissions, employment withholding taxes, penalties, overtime or other compensation,
benefits, child labor or record-keeping violations, which could reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has
been filed or threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the FLSA, the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act, the Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act or the Service Contract Act, or any other applicable
Law. No discrimination, illegal harassment and/or retaliation claim, complaint, charge or
investigation, which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been filed or threatened against the
Company or Company Subsidiary under the 1964 Civil Rights Acts, the Equal Pay Act, the ADEA,
the ADA, the FMLA, the FLSA, ERISA or any other federal Law or comparable state fair
employment practices act or foreign Law, including any provincial Law regulating
discrimination in the workplace. No wrongful discharge, retaliation, libel, slander or
other claim, complaint, charge or investigation that arises out of the employment
relationship between the Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their respective
employees, which could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, is
pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been filed or threatened against the
Company or any of
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its Subsidiaries under any applicable Law. To the Knowledge of the
Company, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation, in any
material respect, of any term of any lawful employment contract, non-disclosure agreement,
non-
competition agreement, or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the
right of any such employee to be employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries because
of the nature of the business conducted or presently proposed to be conducted by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in
any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act that could
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.15 Contracts and Commitments.
(a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, is bound or affected
by, or receives any benefits under, any agreement, contract or legally binding
understanding, whether oral or written: (i) except for those referenced in clause (viii)
below, providing for (A) aggregate noncontingent payments by or to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 annually or (B) potential payments by or to the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries reasonably expected to exceed $500,000 annually; (ii) limiting
the freedom of the Company to engage in any material line of business or sell, supply or
distribute any service or product, or to compete with any entity or to conduct business in
any geography; (iii) that after the Effective Time would have the effect of limiting in any
material respect the freedom of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company
and its Subsidiaries) to engage in any material line of business or sell, supply or
distribute any service or product, or to compete with any entity or to conduct business in
any geography; (iv) involving any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement for the
sharing of profits and/or losses; (v) involving the creation, incurrence, or assumption of
material Indebtedness; (vi) containing material severance or termination pay Liabilities
related to termination of employment; (vii) involving procurement of goods or services
(except for any Company contracts in which either the aggregate noncontingent payments to or
by the Company are not in excess of $500,000 annually or the potential payments to or by the
Company are not expected to exceed $500,000 annually); (viii) relating to the acquisition,
transfer, in-bound licensing, out-bound licensing, development, co-development, or sharing
of any Intellectual Property material to the operations of the Company or any other
agreement material to the operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for:
(1) any Company contracts pursuant to which any Company Software is licensed by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;(2) any third party software
license generally available to the public (excluding the Open Source Software required to be
disclosed pursuant to Section 3.16(g)) for which the aggregate noncontingent
payments by the Company are not in excess of $200,000 annually or the potential payment by
the Company is not expected to be in excess of $200,000 annually; (3) non-negotiated
licenses of third party Intellectual Property embedded in equipment or fixtures that are
used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for internal purposes only); (ix) which
provide for indemnification by the Company of any officer, director or employee of the
Company; (x) pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company has any
obligations or liabilities as guarantor, surety, co signer, endorser, or co maker in respect
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of any obligation of any Person, or any capital maintenance, keep well or similar
agreements or arrangements in any such case which, individually is in excess of
$250,000 annually; (xiii) involving the lease of real property with aggregate annual rent
payments in excess of $250,000 annually; (xiv) would prohibit or materially delay the
consummation of the Merger or otherwise materially impair the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations hereunder; (xvi) prohibits the payment of dividends or distributions
in respect of the capital stock of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, prohibits
the pledging of the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or prohibits the
issuance of guarantees by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; (xiv) relates to any
acquisition of another business by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing indemnification, “earn-out” or other
contingent payment or guarantee obligations in excess of $500,000; (xv) involves any
directors, executive officers (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) or 5%
stockholders of the Company or any of their Affiliates (other than the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries) or immediate family members; (xvi) contains any covenant granting “most
favored nation” status that, following the Merger, would apply to or be affected by actions
taken by Parent, the Surviving Corporation and/or their respective Subsidiaries or
Affiliates; (xvii) involves any exchange-traded or over-the-counter swap, forward, future,
option, cap, floor or collar financial contract, or any other interest-rate, commodity
price, equity value or foreign currency protection contract; (xviii) contains a put, call or
similar right pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to
purchase or sell, as applicable, any Equity Interests of any Person or assets; or (xix) is
otherwise required to be filed as an exhibit to an Annual Report on Form 10 K, as provided
by Rule 601 of Regulation S K promulgated under the Exchange Act. Each contract of the type
described in the immediately preceding sentence is referred to herein as a “Company Material
Contract.” The Company has heretofore made available to Parent a complete and correct copy
of each Company Material Contract, including any amendments or modifications thereto.
(b) Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding on the Company or its
Subsidiary party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and
is in full force and effect, and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms and, to the Knowledge of the Company, against each other party thereto (in each case,
subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed by them under each Company Material Contract and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
each other party to each Company Material Contract has performed in all material respects
all obligations required to be performed by it under such Company Material Contract, except,
in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries knows of, or has received notice of, any
violation or default under (or any condition that with the passage of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would cause such a violation of or default under) any Company Material
Contract or any other agreement or contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of
its properties or assets is bound, except for violations or defaults that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or
condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time), would reasonably be
expected to: (i) result in a material violation or breach of any provision of any Company
Material Contract; (ii) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any
remedy under any Company Material Contract; (iii) give any person the right to receive or
require a material rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any
Company Material Contract; (iv) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or
performance of any Company Material Contract; or (v) give any Person the right to cancel
terminate or modify any Company Material Contract, in each case, in a manner that would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.16 Intellectual Property. The representations and warranties made in
Section 3.11 are not intended to cover Software, Intellectual Property and Information Systems
(other than hardware). The representations and warranties in this Section 3.16, and in clauses (b)
and (c) of Section 3.15, shall control over any other representations and warranties elsewhere in
the Agreement, to the extent that any of such other representations and warranties, or any part of
any of them, are inconsistent with or contradict the representations and warranties in this Section
3.16 and in clauses (b) and (c) of Section 3.15, or any part of any of them.
(a) The Company or the relevant Subsidiary owns, has a license to, or otherwise
possesses sufficient rights to, the Intellectual Property used by the Company or such
Subsidiary, as the case may be, to conduct its respective business as currently conducted in
all material respects.
(b) Section 3.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and
correct list of: (i) all patented or registered Company Intellectual Property; (ii) all
pending patent applications, all trademark applications, or other applications for
registration of Company Intellectual Property; (iii) all material unregistered trademarks,
trade names and service marks, all registered copyrights, and all material domain names
owned by the Company, including, to the extent applicable for registered or issued
Intellectual Property, the jurisdictions in which each such Company Intellectual Property
has been issued or registered or in which any application for such issuance and registration
has been filed; and (iv) major releases of all Software owned by the Company and any
Subsidiary of the Company marketed or supported by the Company or any Subsidiary of the
Company. All registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with the material
registered Company Intellectual Property which have come due have been paid and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, all necessary documents and certificates in connection with the
foregoing have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other
authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the
purposes of perfecting, prosecuting, and maintaining the foregoing. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no actions that are required to be taken by Company within 120 days of
the date of this Agreement with respect to any of the foregoing, except as set out in
Section 3.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Section 3.16(b) of the
Company Disclosure Letter lists all License Agreements under
which the Company is the licensee of third party Software that is embedded, integrated,
bundled with, or otherwise distributed with the Company products or is used to provide
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the
Company products on a software-as-a-service, web-based application, or service basis, that:
(i) requires aggregate noncontingent payments by the Company in excess of $200,000 annually
or potentially requires payment by the Company expected to be in excess of $200,000
annually; or (ii) (A) is not generally available to the public, or (B) has no functional
equivalent that is generally commercially available, in each case the absence of which would
materially impair the Company’s products or services (“Material Embedded Software”).
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any
Third Party, is in material violation of any license, sublicense or agreement for Material
Embedded Software. Except as otherwise described in Section 3.16(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation by the Company of the merger contemplated hereby will not: (A) cause the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be in material violation or material default under any
material license, sublicense or agreement for either Company Intellectual Property or
Material Embedded Software; (B) result in the termination or modification of, or entitle any
other party to, any material license, sublicense or agreement for Company Intellectual
Property or Material Embedded Software to terminate or modify such license, sublicense or
agreement for Company Intellectual Property or Material Embedded Software; or (C) entitle
any Third Party to claim any right to use or practice under any material Company
Intellectual Property. The Company is the owner of all right, title and interest in and to
the Company Intellectual Property free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted
Encumbrances and, has sole and exclusive rights to the use thereof (subject to fair use
exceptions) in connection with the services or products in respect of which the material
Company Intellectual Property is being used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
subject to any license agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries licenses others to use any such
Company Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business. The foregoing
representations are subject to ownership and use rights in third parties relating to
unregistered Company Intellectual Property (except copyrights) where the third party has
without infringing or misappropriating any rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
developed or obtained such Intellectual Property independently.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no unauthorized use, disclosure,
infringement or misappropriation of any Company Intellectual Property rights by any Third
Party, including any employee or former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement to indemnify
any other Person against any charge of infringement of any Intellectual Property, other than
indemnification obligations arising in the ordinary course of business.
(d) All issued patents and registered trademarks and service marks held by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries are valid, and existing. To the Knowledge of the Company, there
is no material loss or expiration of any of the Company Intellectual Property threatened or
pending, except for the expiration dates of patents and with respect to trademarks and
service marks which are not being used. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there is no assertion or claim pending challenging the ownership, use,
validity or enforceability of any Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor
any of
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its Subsidiaries is a party to any suit, action or proceeding that involves a claim
of infringement or misappropriation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Intellectual Property of any Third Party nor, to the Knowledge of the Company has any such
suit, action or proceeding been threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has the Company or any of it Subsidiaries received any
demands or unsolicited offers to license any Intellectual Property from any Third Party.
The conduct of the business of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries has not infringed or
misappropriated and is not infringing or misappropriating any Intellectual Property of any
Third Party in a manner which would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. No Third Party has notified the Company that it is challenging the
ownership or use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the validity of, any of the
Company Intellectual Property in a manner which would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
brought or is bringing or has threatened any action, suit or proceeding for infringement or
misappropriation of the Company Intellectual Property or breach of any license or agreement
involving Company Intellectual Property against any Third Party. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no pending or threatened interference, re-examinations, or oppositions
involving any material patents, patent applications, or trademarks of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(e) The Company or its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect
and preserve the confidentiality of all Trade Secrets and confidential information deemed
material by the Company or its Subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries have instituted policies requiring each employee, consultant
and independent contractor exposed to Trade Secrets or such Confidential Information to
execute proprietary information and confidentiality agreements substantially in the
Company’s standard forms, which forms have been made available to Parent.
(f) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter,
the material Intellectual Property owned by the Company in Software used in the Company’s
products or any of its Subsidiaries was: (i) developed by employees of the Company or its
Subsidiaries within the scope of their employment: (ii) developed by independent contractors
who have assigned their rights (including Intellectual Property rights) to the Company or
its Subsidiaries pursuant to written agreements; or (iii) otherwise acquired by the Company
or its Subsidiaries from a Third Party pursuant to written agreements.
(g) Section 3.16(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all material Open
Source Software that is incorporated into, combined with, distributed with, or made
available with, any Company product whether distributed or provided on a
software-as-a-service, web-based application, or other service basis. Neither the Company
nor any of Subsidiaries have modified any of the Open Source Software identified in
Section 3.16(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries have
used any Open Source Software in a manner that would require the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to disclose source code for any Company products, grants rights to
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redistribute
the Company’s products to any Third Party, grant patent non-asserts or patent licenses to
any Third Party, or otherwise grant any right not specifically granted in the Company’s or
any of its Subsidiary’s license agreement with any Third Party.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(h) of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has disclosed or delivered to any Third Party,
agreed to disclose or deliver to any Third Party, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to
any escrow agent of, any source code that is Company Intellectual Property and the
confidentiality of which is material to the Company. No event has occurred, and no
circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in a requirement that any such source code
be disclosed or delivered to any Third Party by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
person acting on their behalf.
(i) All products of the Company and its Subsidiaries are free of any material third
party disabling codes or instructions, timer, copy protection device, clock, counter or
other limiting design or routing and any “back door,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “worm,”
“drop dead device,” “virus” or other similar programs, software routines or hardware
components that permit unauthorized access or the unauthorized disablement or erasure of
such Company product (or any part thereof) or data or other Software of users or otherwise
cause them to be incapable of being used in the full manner for which they were designed, in
each case except as would reasonably be expected not to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(j) The computer Software, computer firmware, computer hardware (whether general
purpose or special purpose), electronic data processing, information, record keeping,
communications, telecommunications, third party Software, networks, peripherals and computer
systems, including any outsourced systems and processes, and other similar or related items
of automated, computerized and/or Software systems that are used or relied on by the Company
and its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Information Systems”), have, together with
other Company assets and personnel, generated the results reflected in the financial
statements of the Company and the Company and its Subsidiaries have purchased a sufficient
number of license seats for all Software used by the Company and its Subsidiaries in such
operations.
(k) With respect to the Information Systems: (i) to the Knowledge of the Company there
have been no successful unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of the
Information Systems; (ii) there has not been any material malfunction that has not been
remedied or replaced in all material respects or any unplanned downtime or service
interruption lasting more than 60 minutes in the period beginning twenty-four (24) months
prior to the date hereof through the date hereof; (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries
have implemented or are in the process of implementing (or in the exercise of reasonable
business judgment have determined that implementation is not yet in the best interest of the
Company and its Subsidiaries) in a timely manner any and all security patches or security
upgrades that are generally available for the Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ Information Systems; and (iv) no Third Party providing services to the
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Company and its Subsidiaries has failed to meet any service obligations in any material
respect.
(l) Except as set forth in Section 3.16(l) of the Company Disclosure Letter, no
government funding, facilities or resources of a university, college, other educational
institution or research center or funding from third parties was used in the development of
any material Company Intellectual Property and no governmental entity, university, college,
other educational institution or research center has any claim or right in or to such
material Company Intellectual Property. To the Company’s Knowledge, no current or former
employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who
was involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or Intellectual Property owned or used
by the Company or its Subsidiaries, has performed services for the government, a university,
college or other educational institution, or a research center, during a period of time
during which such employee, consultant or independent contractor was also performing
services for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(m) The Company and its Subsidiaries are in possession of the source code and object
code for all material elements of the Software owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
Section 3.17 Insurance Policies. Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth a list of all material insurance policies maintained by the Company and its
Subsidiaries. All such insurance policies and bonds with respect to the business and assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect (and were in full force and effect during
the periods of time such insurance policies were purported to be in effect) and will be maintained
by the Company and its Subsidiaries in full force and effect as they apply to any matter, action or
event relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries occurring through the Effective Time, and the
Company and its Subsidiaries have not reached or exceeded their policy limits for any insurance
policies in effect at any time during the past five years. Neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary is in breach or default of any of such insurance policies, and neither the Company nor
any Company Subsidiary has taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the
lapse of time, would constitute such a material breach or default or permit termination or
modification of any of such insurance policies. Since December 31, 2008, the Company has not
received any written notice or to the Knowledge of the Company any other written communication
regarding any actual or threatened: (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; (b)
refusal or denial of any material coverage, material reservation of rights or rejection of any
material claim under any insurance policy; or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums
payable with respect to any insurance policy.
Section 3.18 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than the Company
Financial Advisor whose brokerage, investment banking, finders and financial advisory fees shall be
paid by the Company) is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with
this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Section 3.19 Company Financial Advisor Opinion. The Company Financial Advisor has
delivered to the Company Board of Directors its opinion to the effect that, as of the date of such
opinion, the Merger Consideration to be received by the holders (other than Parent and its
Affiliates) of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair, from a
financial point of view, to such holders. The Company shall provide a complete and correct signed
copy of such opinion to Parent solely for informational purposes as soon as practicable after the
date of this Agreement.
Section 3.20 Rights Agreement; Anti-Takeover Provisions.
(a) The entering into of this Agreement and the Voting Agreements, and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not, (i) result in any
Person being deemed to have become an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Plan), (ii)
result in the ability of any Person to exercise any Rights under the Rights Plan, (iii)
enable or require the Rights to separate from the shares of Company Common Stock to which
they are attached or to be triggered or become exercisable or (iv) enable the Company to
exchange any Rights for shares of the Company’s capital stock, pursuant to the Rights Plan.
No triggering or similar event has occurred or will occur by reason of (1) the adoption,
approval, execution or delivery of this Agreement and the Voting Agreements, (2) the public
announcement of such adoption, approval, execution or delivery or (3) the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) Assuming the truth of the representation set forth in Section 4.12, the
Company Board of Directors has taken all other necessary action so that the restrictions in
Section 203 of the DGCL and any other takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, “fair price,”
“control share,” or similar Law applicable to the Company do not, and will not, apply to
this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.21 Environmental Matters. Except for such matters that individually or in
the aggregate have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (a) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is and, to the Knowledge of the Company, has
been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and possesses and is and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, has been in compliance with all required Environmental Permits; (b) to
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no Environmental Claims pending or threatened against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their predecessors has caused any Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials at any
property currently owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which could
reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Claim and (d) neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary has received any written (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, oral) claim
or notice of violation from any Governmental Entity alleging that the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is in violation of, or liable under, any Environmental Law, or regarding any Hazardous
Materials. All environmental reports, assessments and audits in the possession or control of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, containing information that could reasonably be expected to be
material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, have been made available to the Parent. The
representations and warranties
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made in this Section 3.21 are the exclusive representations
and warranties of the Company relating to environmental matters.
Section 3.22 Information Supplied. Neither the written information supplied, or to be
supplied, by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or any other
documents to be filed by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company with the SEC or any other Governmental
Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, will, on the
date of its filing or, in the case of the Proxy Statement, at the date it is first mailed to the
Company Common Stockholders and at the time of the Company Common 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 were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no
representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent or Merger Sub that is
contained in any of the foregoing documents.
Section 3.23 Product Warranties. There are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened Actions against either the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of injury to person or
property of its employees or any third parties, arising from or relating to the sale or license of
any product or performance of any service by the Company or any Subsidiary, including claims
arising out of the defective or unsafe nature of the products or services.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Subject to such exceptions as are disclosed in the Parent Disclosure Letter delivered by
Parent to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub jointly and
severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Good Standing. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions
that recognize such concept) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
Section 4.2 Authority for Agreement. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations
hereunder and to consummate the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution, delivery and
performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and the consummation by Parent and Merger
Sub of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Parent or Merger Sub, and no other votes or approvals of any class or series of capital stock of
Parent or Merger Sub, are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against
Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
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Section 4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and
the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with
or violate Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Parent Bylaws, or
the equivalent charter documents of Merger Sub, (ii) conflict with or violate any Law
applicable to Parent or its Subsidiaries or by which any material property or asset of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a breach of or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, give to others (immediately or with notice or lapse of time or both) any
right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, result (immediately or
with notice or lapse of time or both) in triggering any payment or other obligations, or
result (immediately or with notice or lapse of time or both) in the creation of an
Encumbrance, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on any material property or asset of Parent
or its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement,
lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
material property or asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, is bound or affected,
except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any such conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not reasonably be expected to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and
the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, or registration or
qualification with, any Governmental Entity, except for applicable requirements, if any, of
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or state securities laws or “blue sky” laws and the
HSR Act.
Section 4.4 Litigation. There are no suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Parent,
threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, that would reasonably
be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Availability of Funds.
(a) Parent has provided the Company with true and complete copies of (i) the commitment
letter, dated as of the date hereof, from Xxxxx Fargo Foothill, LLC and Bank of Montreal
(the “Debt Financing Commitment”), regarding the amounts set forth therein for the
purposes of financing the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and related fees and expenses (the “Debt Financing”), (ii) the Equity Commitment
Letters (together with the Debt Financing Commitment, the “Financing Commitments”),
regarding the proposed equity investments set forth therein (the “Equity Financing”
and together with the Debt Financing, the “Financing”). The Financing Commitments
are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and are the legal, valid and binding
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub and, to the Knowledge of Parent, of the other parties
thereto, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, subject to the
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Bankruptcy and
Equity Exception. Assuming only that the Equity Financing is funded, Parent and Merger Sub
will have at and after the Closing funds sufficient to pay all of the amounts payable under
Article I of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with or as a result of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and all fees and expenses associated
therewith. Each Equity Commitment Letter has not been amended or modified, and the
commitments set forth in each Equity Commitment Letter has not been withdrawn or rescinded
in any respect. Each Equity Commitment Letter, in the form so delivered to the Company on
the date hereof, is in full force and effect. There are no conditions precedent or other
contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Equity Financing at Closing
hereunder other than the conditions to Closing set forth herein. No event has occurred
which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach
on the part of Parent or Merger Sub under any term or condition of the Financing
Commitments. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any reason to believe that any of the
conditions to the Equity Financing will not be satisfied or that the Equity Financing will
not be available to Parent and Merger Sub on the date of the Closing. Parent has fully paid
any and all commitment and other fees that have been incurred and are due and payable on or
prior to the date hereof in connection with each Equity Commitment Letter. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent’s obligation to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby is not contingent on Parent’s ability to obtain any
financing prior to consummating the Merger.
(b) The following provision is not intended to imply that the Debt Financing is a
condition to consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Debt Financing
Commitment may, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, be superseded at the
option of Parent after the date of this Agreement but prior to the Effective Time by
instruments (the “Alternative Financing Commitments”) replacing the then existing
Debt Financing Commitment, provided that any Alternative Financing Commitment shall be on
terms that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, to Parent (as
determined in the reasonable judgment of Parent) than the terms of the Debt Financing
Commitment such Alternative Financing Commitment is replacing. In such event, (x) the term
“Financing Commitments” as used herein shall be deemed to include the Financing
Commitments that are not so superseded at the time in question and the Alternative Financing
Commitments to the extent then in effect, and (y) the term “Debt Financing” as used
herein shall mean the debt financing contemplated by the Financing Commitments as modified
pursuant to the foregoing clause (x).
Section 4.6 Guarantees. The Sponsors have delivered the Guarantees to the Company.
Each Guarantee is in full force and effect and no event has occurred which, with or without notice,
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of either Parent or a
Sponsor under any term or condition of any Guarantee.
Section 4.7 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, for which the
Company may become liable.
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Section 4.8 Merger Sub. Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, is wholly-owned directly and beneficially by
Parent and, prior to the Effective Time, Merger Sub will have engaged in no business and have no
Liabilities or obligations other than in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 4.9 Information Supplied. Neither the written information supplied, or to be
supplied, by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or any other
documents to be filed by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company with the SEC or any other Governmental
Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, will, on the
date of its filing or, in the case of the Proxy Statement, at the date it is mailed to Company
Common Stockholders and at the time of the Company Common 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
were made, not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event with respect to
Parent or Merger Sub shall occur which is required to be described in the Proxy Statement, Parent
shall promptly disclose such event to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no
representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by the Company that is
contained in any of the foregoing documents.
Section 4.10 Management Arrangements. As of the date hereof, except as previously disclosed to the Company Board, there are no
contracts or any other binding arrangements between Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective
Affiliates, on the one hand, and any director or officer of the Company, on the other hand,
relating to this Agreement, the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including as to any investments to be made in, or contributions to be made to, Parent or Merger
Sub), or to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, businesses or operations
(including as to continuing employment) from and after the Closing.
Section 4.11 Solvency. As of the Effective Time and immediately after giving effect
to all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger and all payments
contemplated by this Agreement in connection with the Merger (including payment of all amounts
payable under Article I of this Agreement in connection with or as a result of the Merger) and
payment of all related fees and expenses of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and their respective
Subsidiaries in connection therewith, and assuming the accuracy as of the Effective Time in all
material respects of those representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article
III that relate to the subject matter of clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 4.11
(including Section 3.8): (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of each
of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will exceed (A) the value of all liabilities of
the Surviving Corporation and such Subsidiaries, including contingent and other liabilities, and
(B) the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of the Surviving Corporation
and such Subsidiaries on their existing debts as such debts become absolute and matured, (ii) each
of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will not have an unreasonably small amount of
capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged, and
(iii) each of the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries will be able to pay its liabilities,
including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature. For purposes of the foregoing, “not
have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is
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engaged or proposed to be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other
liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person will be able to generate enough cash from
operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as
they become due.
Section 4.12 Section 203 of the DGCL. As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor
Merger Sub nor any of their “affiliates” or “associates” is, and at no time during the last three
years has been, an “interested stockholder” of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL,
and neither Parent nor Merger Sub “owns” any shares of capital stock of the Company as defined in
Section 203 of the DGCL.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (and except as set forth in
Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise expressly contemplated,
permitted or required by this Agreement), the Company shall and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, (i) maintain its existence in good standing under applicable Law,
(ii) subject to the restrictions and exceptions set forth in Section 5.1(b) or
elsewhere in this Agreement, conduct its business and operations only in the ordinary and
usual course of business and in a manner consistent with prior practice, and (iii) use
commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve intact its assets, properties, contracts or
other legally binding understandings, licenses and business organizations, (B) generally
keep available the services of its current officers and key employees as determined by the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer in consultation with Parent and (C) preserve the current
relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, distributors,
lessors, licensors, licensees, creditors, employees, contractors and other Persons with
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has business relations.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that between the
date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company shall not and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries not to (except as expressly contemplated, permitted or required by this
Agreement, including Section 1.7 hereof, as set forth on the applicable subsection of
Schedule 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter or with the prior written approval
of Parent, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (other
than, with respect to such approval being not unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned,
in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below): (i) declare, set aside, establish a
record date for, make or pay any dividends or other distributions (whether in cash, stock or
property) in respect of any of its capital stock or, except as permitted by Section
5.6, enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock;
(ii) adjust, split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or that of its
Subsidiaries or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in
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respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or that of its
Subsidiaries; (iii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any
shares of its or its Subsidiaries’ capital stock or any Company Common Stock Rights or
Subsidiary Stock Rights (except pursuant to restricted stock award agreements outstanding on
the date hereof); (iv) issue, deliver or sell, pledge or encumber any shares of its or its
Subsidiaries’ capital stock, or any Company Common Stock Rights (other than the issuance of
shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Common Stock Options or pursuant
to the ESPP solely with respect to the Final Offering Period) (v) take any action the
intended and actual result of which is to prevent the Company from consummating the Merger
in accordance with the terms hereof other than any action otherwise required or permitted to
be taken hereunder; (vi) amend the Company Certificate of Incorporation or Company Bylaws or
equivalent organizational documents of the Company’s Subsidiaries; (vii) incur, create,
assume or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness or assume, guaranty, endorse or
otherwise become liable or responsible for the Indebtedness of any other Person; (viii) make
any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any other Person (other
than loans, advances, capital contributions, or investments made to the Company’s
Subsidiaries or
loans or advances made to other Persons, including customer financing and installment
payment arrangements, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice);
(ix) merge or consolidate with any other entity or adopt a plan of complete or partial
liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other reorganization or otherwise permit its
corporate existence to be suspended, lapsed or revoked; (x) change its Tax accounting
methods, principles or practices, except as required by GAAP or applicable Laws; (xi) alter,
amend or create any obligations with respect to compensation, severance, benefits, change of
control payments or any other payments to present or former employees, directors or
Affiliates of the Company, other than alterations or amendments (A) made with respect to
non-officers and non-directors in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice that, in the aggregate, do not result in a material increase in benefits or
compensation expense to the Company, (B) as expressly contemplated by Section 1.7 of
this Agreement or (C) required under applicable Laws; (xii) hire any new employees other
than non-officer employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xiii) sell, license, mortgage, transfer, lease, pledge or otherwise subject to any
Encumbrance, other than Permitted Encumbrances, or otherwise dispose of any material
properties or assets (including stock or other ownership interests of its Subsidiaries),
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice; (xiv) acquire
any material business, assets or securities other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice; (xv) make any Tax election not consistent with prior practice
or settle or compromise any material income Tax Liability or fail to file any material Tax
Return when due or fail to cause such Tax Returns when filed to be complete and accurate in
all material respects or file any materially amended Tax Return; (xvi) incur or commit to
incur any unbudgeted capital expenditures, or any obligations or liabilities in connection
therewith that individually or in the aggregate, are in excess of $250,000, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or materially delay any material
capital expenditures; (xvii) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any Liabilities, other than
the payment, discharge or satisfaction of Liabilities in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, as required by
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any applicable Law, as accrued for in the
Company Financial Statements or as required by the terms of any contract of the Company, as
in effect on the date of this Agreement; (xviii) waive, release, grant or transfer any right
of material value, other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, or waive any material benefits of, or agree to modify in any material adverse
respect, or, subject to the terms hereof, fail to enforce, or consent to any material matter
with respect to which its consent is required under, any material confidentiality,
standstill or similar agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
(other than to permit a Person to present an Acquisition Proposal or take any other action
permitted under Section 5.6); (xix) enter into, modify, amend or terminate (A) any
contract which if so entered into, modified, amended or terminated could be reasonably
likely to (x) have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (y) impair in any material respect the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (z) prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
(B) except in the ordinary course of business, any Company Material Contract; (xx) terminate
any officer or key employee of the Company except as determined by the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer in consultation with Parent; (xxi) maintain insurance at less than current
levels or otherwise
in a manner inconsistent with past practice; (xxii) except as required by GAAP, revalue
any of its material assets or make any changes in accounting methods, principles or
practices; (xxiii) enter into any transaction that could give rise to a disclosure
obligation as a “reportable transaction” under Section 6011 of the Code and the regulations
thereunder; (xxiv) engage in any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement
or understanding with any Affiliate of the Company or other Person covered by Item 404 of
Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act that would be required to be disclosed
under such Item 404; (xxv) compromise, release, waive or settle any Action (A) directly
relating to or affecting the Company’s Intellectual Property, (B) having a value or in an
amount in excess of $250,000 or (C) that is brought by any current, former or purported
holder of any capital stock or debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (xxvi) effectuate a “plant
closing” or “mass layoff,” as those terms are defined in WARN, affecting in whole or in part
any site of employment, facility, operating unit or employee of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (xxvii) grant any material refunds, credits, rebates or other allowances by
the Company to any end user, customer, reseller or distributor, in each case, other than in
the ordinary course of business; (xxviii) abandon or allow to lapse or expire any
registration or application for material Company Intellectual Property; (xxix) enter into
any new line of business outside of its existing business segments; (xxx) engage in
Company-wide communication with employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
regarding the compensation, benefits or other treatment that they will receive in connection
with the Merger, unless any such communications are substantially consistent with prior
directives, guidelines or other documentation provided to the Company by Parent; or (xxxi)
except as permitted by Section 5.6 hereof, agree to take or enter into any letter of intent
or similar agreement or arrangement with respect to any of the actions described in this
Section 5.1(b).
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give Parent, directly or
indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and
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Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete
control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ respective operations.
Section 5.2 Access to Information and Employees.
(a) From the date hereof to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause the
Representatives of the Company to, afford the Representatives of Parent and Merger Sub
reasonable access during normal business hours to the officers, employees, agents (including
outside accountants), properties, offices and other facilities, books and records of the
Company and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to, furnish, to the extent prepared by the Company in the ordinary course of business, for
the period beginning after the date of this Agreement and ending at the Effective Time, as
soon as practicable after the end of each month, a copy of the monthly internally prepared
financial statements of the Company, including statements of financial condition, results of
operations, and statements of cash flow, and all other
information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably
request.
(b) During the period between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the Company shall
provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to provide, to
Parent and to the Representatives of Parent, reasonable cooperation that may be reasonably
requested by Parent in connection with the Financing to be incurred by Parent in order to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to using
commercially reasonable efforts to cause its advisors to provide financial statements and
comfort letters that may be reasonably requested and are otherwise customary for such
Financing.
(c) No investigation pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall affect any
representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the
obligations of the parties hereto.
(d) The Company acknowledges that, prior to the Effective Time, Parent or its
Representatives may make available to the Company or its Representatives certain information
that is confidential, proprietary or otherwise not publicly available including analyses,
forecasts, plans, summaries and/or studies and that all such confidential material given by
or on behalf of Parent to the Company will not be disclosed, reproduced, disseminated,
quoted or referred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives to any
Person.
Section 5.3 Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification.
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company 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 parties
in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to fulfill all conditions applicable to
such party pursuant to this Agreement and to consummate and make effective, in the most
expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other
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transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including (i) the taking
of all commercially reasonable acts necessary to cause the conditions set forth in
Article VI to be satisfied, (ii) obtaining all necessary, proper or advisable
actions or non-actions, waivers, consents, qualifications and approvals from Governmental
Entities and making all necessary, proper or advisable registrations, filings and notices
and taking all reasonable steps as may be necessary to obtain an approval, waiver or
exemption from any Governmental Entity (including, without limitation, under the HSR Act);
(iii) obtaining all necessary, proper or advisable consents, qualifications, approvals,
waivers or exemptions from the non-governmental Third Parties; and (iv) executing and
delivering any additional documents or instruments necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, the
Transaction Documents.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, (i) each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make promptly any required submissions
under the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Laws which the Company or Parent determines should
be made, in each case with respect to the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby
and (ii) Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall cooperate with one another (A) in promptly
determining whether any filings are required to be or should be made or consents, approvals,
permits or authorizations are required to be or should be obtained under any other federal,
state or foreign Law or regulation or whether any consents, approvals or waivers are
required to be or should be obtained from other parties to loan agreements or other
contracts or instruments material to the Company’s business in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (B) in promptly making
any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith and seeking to
obtain timely any such consents, permits, authorizations, approvals or waivers. Each of the
Company and Parent shall (1) give the other party prompt notice of the commencement or
threat of commencement of any suit, claim, action, investigation or proceeding by or before
any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (2) keep the other party informed as to the status of any
such suit, claim, action, investigation, proceeding or threat, (3) promptly inform the other
party of any material communication concerning the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws to or
from any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger and (4) furnish to the other party such
information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with any filing
or other act undertaken in compliance with the HSR Act and any other Antitrust Laws. Except
as may be prohibited by any Governmental Entity, the Company and Parent will consult and
cooperate with one another, and will consider in good faith the views of one another, in
connection with any analysis, appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion
or proposal made or submitted in connection with any suit, claim, action, investigation or
proceeding under or relating to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law. Each of the Company
and Parent will permit authorized Representatives of the other party to be present at each
meeting or conference relating to any such legal proceeding and to have access to and be
consulted in connection with any document, opinion or proposal made or submitted to any
Governmental Entity in connection with any such legal proceeding.
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(c) Each of the Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Merger Sub, on the other,
shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) notify the other party in
writing if it believes that such party has breached any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement contained in this Agreement that could, individually or in the aggregate,
result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3
if continuing on the Closing Date.
(d) If any Antitakeover Laws are or may become applicable to the Merger or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and the Company Board of
Directors shall promptly grant such approvals and use commercially reasonable efforts to
take such other lawful actions as are necessary so that such transactions may be consummated
as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger, as the
case may be, and otherwise take such other commercially reasonable and lawful actions to
eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder, on such transactions.
Section 5.4 Proxy.
(a) Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the
Company shall prepare preliminary proxy materials which shall constitute the Proxy Statement
and the Company shall cause such Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC as soon as
practicable after the date hereof, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such
filing to occur no later than the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the date
hereof. Parent and Merger Sub shall furnish all information as the Company may reasonably
request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Proxy Statement. Subject
to and without limiting the rights of the Company Board of Directors pursuant to Section
5.6, the Proxy Statement shall include the Company Recommendation.
(b) SEC Comments. As promptly as practicable after comments are received from
the SEC thereon and after the furnishing by the Company and Parent of all information
required to be contained therein, the Company shall, in consultation with the Parent,
prepare and the Company shall file any required amendments to, and the definitive, Proxy
Statement with the SEC. The Company will advise Parent, promptly after it receives notice
thereof, of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or comments thereon
and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information and will promptly
supply Parent with copies of all correspondence between the Company or any of the Company
Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect
to the Proxy Statement. Prior to filing or mailing the Proxy Statement or filing any other
required filings (or, in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to
any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company shall provide Parent with an
opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and shall give due
consideration to including in such document or response comments reasonably and timely
proposed by Parent. As promptly as practicable after the clearance of the Proxy Statement
by the SEC (the “SEC Clearance Date”), the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement
and all other proxy materials to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock and, if
necessary in order
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to comply with applicable securities Laws, after the Proxy Statement shall have been so
mailed, promptly circulate amended, supplemental or supplemented proxy material, and, if
required in connection therewith, re-solicit proxies. If the SEC has failed to
affirmatively notify the Company within ten (10) days after the filing of the Proxy
Statement with the SEC that it will not be reviewing the Proxy Statement, then the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such affirmative clearance of the Proxy
Statement from the SEC and the date on which the Company receives such affirmative clearance
shall be the “SEC Clearance Date”.
(c) Information Supplied. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees,
as to it and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents or Representatives, that
none of the information supplied or to be supplied by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as
applicable, expressly for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement or
any other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, will, as of the time such documents (or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto) are mailed to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock and at the
time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact,
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company further agrees that all documents
that such Party is responsible for filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will
comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws and will not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event or circumstance
relating to Parent or Merger Sub, or their respective officers or directors, should be
discovered by Parent or Merger Sub which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement
to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement, would not include any misstatement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, Parent shall promptly notify the Company and, to the extent required by the
Exchange Act and any other applicable Laws, the Company shall amend or supplement the Proxy
Statement promptly to disclose such event or circumstance. If at any time prior to the
Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company which should
be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy
Statement, would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall
promptly notify Parent and, to the extent required by the Exchange Act and any other
applicable Laws, the Company shall amend or supplement the Proxy Statement promptly to
disclose such event or circumstance.
Section 5.5 Company Stockholders Meeting.
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(a) Subject to the Company’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section
5.6 and Article VII hereof, the Company shall duly call, give notice of and hold
a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of considering and voting upon the adoption of
this Agreement (the “Company Stockholders Meeting”) as promptly as practicable
following the date on which the Proxy Statement is mailed to the Company’s stockholders;
provided, that without the prior written consent of Parent, (i) the Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company Stockholders Meeting to be held not
later than thirty (30) calendar days after the SEC Clearance Date, and (ii) the Company may
not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting; provided, further,
that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay mailing the Proxy Statement or
scheduling or holding the Company Stockholders Meeting if the Company Board of Directors
determines that a decision not to so delay such mailing, scheduling or holding would, in the
absence of any contractual obligations limiting or restricting the Company’s ability to
effect such a delay, constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of the directors.
(b) The Company shall establish a record date for purposes of determining stockholders
entitled to notice of and vote at the Company Stockholders Meeting (the “Record
Date”). Once the Company has established the Record Date, the Company shall consult
with Parent prior to changing the Record Date or establishing a different record date for
the Company Stockholders Meeting, unless required to do so by applicable Law.
(c) Subject to Section 5.6 and Article VII, at the Company Stockholders
Meeting, the Company shall, through the Company Board of Directors, make the Company
Recommendation unless there has been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change. Prior to any
Company Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall take all reasonable lawful action
to solicit the Company Required Vote. Notwithstanding any Company Adverse Recommendation
Change, unless this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to, and in accordance with
Article VII, this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for the
purpose of obtaining the Company Required Vote. The Company shall, upon the reasonable
request of Parent, use its reasonable best efforts to advise Parent during the last ten (10)
Business Days prior to the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting, as to the aggregate
tally of the proxies received by the Company with respect to the Company Required Vote.
Without the prior written consent of Parent, the adoption of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) shall be the only matter (other than
procedure matters) which the Company shall propose to be acted on by the stockholders of the
Company at the Company Stockholders Meeting.
Section 5.6 No Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, during the period beginning
on the date of this Agreement and continuing until 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on
February 7, 2010 (the “No-Shop Period Start Date”), the Company and its
Representatives shall have the right to: (i) solicit written Acquisition Proposals from no
more than fifteen (15) Persons, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section
5.6; and (ii) respond to any Person that makes a written Acquisition Proposal,
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subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.6; provided that,
in either case, prior to engaging in substantive discussions or negotiations with a Person
submitting such an Acquisition Proposal, the Company, after consultation with its
Representatives shall make a determination that to the best of the Company’s Knowledge: (x)
such Person is reasonably likely to have adequate sources of financing or adequate funds to
consummate such Acquisition Proposal, (y) such Person has stated in writing that it does not
propose obtaining financing as a condition to its obligation to consummate such Acquisition
Proposal and (z) it is reasonably possible that such discussions could lead to a Superior
Proposal. The Company shall not provide any such Person with access to non-public
information until the preceding criteria are satisfied and the applicable Person has
executed an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement; provided that the Company shall
promptly make available to Parent any material non-public information concerning the Company
and its Subsidiaries that is provided to any Person given such access which was not
previously made available to Parent. The Company shall require any Person submitting an
Acquisition Proposal to include any proposed changes to the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Except as expressly permitted by this Section 5.6, the Company and its
officers and directors shall, and the Company shall instruct and cause its Representatives
and Subsidiaries and their Representatives to, from the No-Shop Period Start Date until the
Effective Time or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Article VII, not (other than in connection with the continuation of negotiations
commenced prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date):
(i) initiate, solicit, propose, encourage (including by providing information)
or take any action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or
offer that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition
Proposal;
(ii) engage in or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations
regarding, or provide any information or data concerning the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any Person relating to, any Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or
offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or
provide any information or data concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
any Person pursuant to any commercial arrangement, joint venture arrangement, or
other existing agreement or arrangement if it is reasonably likely that the Person
receiving the confidential information could use such information for purposes of
evaluating or developing an Acquisition Proposal;
(iii) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or
confidentiality agreement, the Rights Agreement or Takeover Statutes;
(iv) approve, endorse, recommend, or execute or enter into any letter of
intent, agreement in principle, merger agreement, acquisition agreement or other
similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal or any proposal or offer that
could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or that
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contradicts this Agreement or requires the Company to abandon this Agreement;
or
(v) resolve, propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.6(b) or
elsewhere in this Agreement, but subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section
5.6(c), at any time following the No-Shop Period Start Date and prior to, but not after,
the receipt of the Company Required Vote, the Company may, subject to compliance with this
Section 5.6:
(i) provide information in response to a request therefor to a Person who has
made an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement if
and only if, prior to providing such information, the Company has received from the
Person so requesting such information an executed Acceptable Confidentiality
Agreement, provided that the Company shall promptly make available to Parent
any material information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries that is
provided to any Person making such Acquisition Proposal that is given such access
and that was not previously made available to Parent or the Parent Representatives;
or
(ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person
who has made such an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal;
provided, that prior to taking any action described in Section 5.6(c)(i) or
Section 5.6(c)(ii) above, (A) the Company Board of Directors shall have determined
in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that failure to take such
action would violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Laws, and (B) the
Company Board of Directors shall have determined in good faith, based on the information
then available and after consultation with its independent financial advisor and outside
legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal either constitutes a Superior Proposal or is
reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal. Without modifying the generality of the
foregoing, prior to engaging in substantive discussions or negotiations with a Person
submitting an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal, the Company, after consultation with
its Representatives shall make a determination that, to the best of the Company’s Knowledge:
(x) such Person is reasonably likely to have adequate sources of financing or adequate funds
to consummate such Acquisition Proposal and (y) such Person has stated in writing that it
does not propose obtaining financing as a condition to its obligation to consummate such
Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall not provide any such Person with access to
non-public information until the preceding criteria are satisfied. The Company shall
require any Person submitting an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal to include any proposed
changes to the terms of this Agreement.
(d) Except as expressly provided by Section 5.6(e), at any time after the date
hereof (whether before or after the No-Shop Period Start Date), neither the Company Board of
Directors nor any committee thereof shall:
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(i) (A) withhold, withdraw (or not continue to make), qualify or modify (or
publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw (or not continue to make), qualify
or modify), in a manner adverse to Parent or the Merger Sub, the Company
Recommendation with respect to the Merger, (B) adopt, approve or recommend or
propose to adopt, approve or recommend (publicly or otherwise) an Acquisition
Proposal, (C) fail to publicly reaffirm the Company Recommendation within ten (10)
Business Days after Parent so requests in writing (provided that Parent may make
such request no more than two (2) times) except that no such reaffirmation need be
made prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date (it being understood that a valid
request made within ten (10) Business Days of the No-Shop Period Start Date shall be
acted upon on or following the No-Shop Period Start Date unless the following
exception applies) or at a time when an Acquisition Proposal has been made and not
withdrawn, (D) fail to recommend against any Acquisition Proposal subject to
Regulation 14D under the Exchange Act in a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 within twenty (20) Business Days after the commencement of such
Acquisition Proposal or (E) fail to include the Company Recommendation in the Proxy
Statement (any action described in clauses (A) through (E), a “Company Adverse
Recommendation Change”); or
(ii) cause or permit the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any
Acquisition Agreement relating to any Acquisition Proposal.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time
prior to obtaining the Company Required Vote, (i) the Company Board (or any committee
thereof) may effect a Company Adverse Recommendation Change if the Company Board determines
in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so
is reasonably likely to violate the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable laws, and
(ii) if the Company has received a written Acquisition Proposal from any Person that is not
withdrawn and that the Company Board of Directors concludes constitutes a Superior Proposal,
the Company Board of Directors may authorize the Company to terminate this Agreement to
enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal, provided,
however, that the Company may take the action provided for in this clause (ii), if and only
if:
(A) the Company shall have complied with its obligations under this Section
5.6 in all material respects;
(B) the Company shall have provided prior written notice to Parent at least
five (5) Business Days in advance (the “Notice Period”), to the effect that
the Company Board has received a written Acquisition Proposal that is not withdrawn
and that the Company Board of Directors concludes constitutes a Superior Proposal
and, absent any revision to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company
Board of Directors has resolved to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 5.6(e), which notice shall specify the basis for such Company
Adverse Recommendation Change or termination, including the
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identity of the party making the Superior Proposal and the material terms thereof;
and
(C) prior to effecting such termination, the Company shall, and shall cause
their financial and legal advisors to, during the Notice Period, negotiate with
Parent and the Parent Representatives in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to
negotiate) to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
so that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to constitute a Superior Proposal;
provided, that in the event of any material revisions to the Acquisition
Proposal that the Company Board of Directors has determined to be a Superior
Proposal, the Company shall be required to deliver a new written notice to Parent
and to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.6 (including this
Section 5.6(e)) with respect to such new written notice; provided,
further, that if (x) the Notice Period with respect to an Acquisition
Proposal commences five (5) or more Business Days prior to the No-Shop Period Start
Date and (y) the Company is unable to validly terminate this Agreement in accordance
with Section 7.1(e) prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date in order to enter
into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal due to the
requirement in this Section 5.6(e) to deliver one or more new written
notices to Parent due to material revisions to such Acquisition Proposal (including
revisions in response to changes in this Agreement proposed by Parent), then solely
for purposes of determining the amount of the Company Termination Fee payable under
Section 7.2(b), the Company shall be deemed to have entered into the
Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Acquisition Proposal prior to the No-Shop
Period Start Date.
(f) Nothing contained in this Section 5.6 shall be deemed to prohibit the
Company or the Company Board of Directors from (i) complying with its disclosure obligations
under U.S. federal or state Law with regard to an Acquisition Proposal, including taking and
disclosing to its shareholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2(a) under
the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to stockholders), or (ii) making any
“stop-look-and-listen” communication or similar communication of the type contemplated by
Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act.
(g) From and after the No-Shop Period Start Date, the Company agrees that it will
promptly (and, in any event, within two days) notify Parent if any proposals or offers with
respect to an Acquisition Proposal (including any material amendments thereto) are received
by, any non-public information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are
sought to be initiated or continued with, the Company or any of its Representatives
indicating, in connection with such notice, the identity of the Person or group of Persons
making such offer or proposal and the material terms and conditions of any proposals or
offers (subject to any pre-existing confidentiality agreements binding upon the Company).
Neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any Sponsor shall communicate with any Person who has made an
Acquisition Proposal with respect to such Acquisition Proposal or any related matter during
the term of this Agreement.
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(h) The Company agrees that in the event any of its Representatives takes any action
which, if taken by the Company, would constitute a breach of this Section 5.6, then
the Company shall be deemed to be in breach of this Section 5.6.
Section 5.7 Public Announcements. The Company and Parent shall consult with each
other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to
this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and shall not
issue any such press release or make any such public statement without the prior consent of the
other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that a
party may, without the prior consent of the other party, issue such press release or make such
public statement as may be required by Law or Order or the applicable rules of Nasdaq or any
listing agreement if it has used its commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the other
party and to obtain such party’s consent but has been unable to do so prior to the time such press
release or public statement is so required to be issued or made.
Section 5.8 Litigation. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to defend any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial
or administrative, challenging, or seeking damages or other relief as a result of, the Merger, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including seeking to have
any Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents entered by any court or other Governmental Entity
promptly vacated or reversed.
Section 5.9 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) For a period of six years from and after the Effective Time, Parent and the
Surviving Corporation shall indemnify, advance expenses to, and hold harmless all past and
present officers and directors of the Company (“Indemnified Persons”) to the fullest
extent permitted by law and the same extent and in the same manner such persons are
indemnified as of the date of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to the DGCL, the
Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company Bylaws for acts or omissions occurring
at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, in the case of advancement of
expenses, any person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking, to the extent
required by the DGCL, to repay such advance if it is ultimately determined that such person
is not entitled to indemnification. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation will contain provisions with respect to exculpation, advancement and
indemnification that are at least as favorable to the Indemnified Persons as those contained
in the Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company Bylaws as in effect on the date
hereof, which provisions will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of
not less than six years from the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect
the rights thereunder of individuals who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, were
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company, unless such a modification is
required by Law.
(b) The Company shall negotiate and purchase “tail” insurance coverage from the
Company’s existing directors and officers liability insurers, or from other insurers, that
provides for a period of six (6) years that is no less favorable in both amount and
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terms and conditions of coverage than the Company’s existing directors and officers
liability insurance programs, or if substantially equivalent insurance coverage is not
available, the best available coverage (“D&O Insurance”); provided however that the
aggregate cost for the purchase of such D&O Insurance (for the entire six (6) year tail
coverage period) shall not exceed more than 250% of the aggregate premium paid by the
Company for the existing directors and officers liability and fiduciary liability insurance
program, provided, further, that should the cost of D&O Insurance exceed the 250% cap, the
Company shall instead purchase the best available coverage for 250% of the aggregate premium
paid by the Company for the existing directors and officers liability and fiduciary
liability insurance program.
(c) If the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns shall (i)
consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfer all or substantially
all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper
provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Surviving Corporation
shall assume all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section
5.9.
(d) The obligations set forth in this Section 5.9 shall not be terminated,
amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any Indemnified Person or
any other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and
representatives) without the prior written consent of such affected Indemnified Person or
other person who is a beneficiary under the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and
representatives). Each of the Indemnified Persons or other persons who are beneficiaries
under the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and representatives) are intended to be third party
beneficiaries of this Section 5.9, with full rights of enforcement against the
Surviving Corporation and Parent as if a party thereto. The rights of the Indemnified
Persons and other persons who are beneficiaries under the D&O Insurance (and their heirs and
representatives) under this Section 5.9 shall be in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other rights that such persons may have under the charters, bylaws or
other equivalent organizational documents, any and all indemnification agreements of or
entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or applicable law (whether at law or
in equity).
(e) Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release,
waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy
that is or has been in existence with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for
any of their respective directors, officers or other employees, it being understood and
agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.9 is not prior to or
in substitution for any such claims under such policies.
Section 5.10 Conveyance Taxes. The Company and Parent shall cooperate in the
preparation, execution and filing of all returns, questionnaires, applications or other documents
regarding any real property transfer or gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer
and stamp taxes, any transfer, recording, registration and other fees, and any similar taxes which
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become payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that are
required or permitted to be filed on or before the Effective Time.
Section 5.11 Delisting. Each of the parties agrees to cooperate with each other in
taking, or causing to be taken, all actions necessary to delist the Company Common Stock from
Nasdaq and terminate registration under the Exchange Act, provided that such delisting and
termination shall not be effective until or after the Effective Time.
Section 5.12 Financing.
(a) Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) negotiate definitive agreements
with respect to the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions contemplated by the Financing
Commitments or, to the extent the Debt Financing contemplated by the Financing Commitments
is not available to Parent, on other terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate,
to Parent (as determined in the reasonable judgment of Parent) and (b) satisfy on a timely
basis all conditions set forth in such Debt Financing Commitments applicable to Parent and
Merger Sub that are within their control. If any portion of the Debt Financing becomes
unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the Debt Financing Commitments,
Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange to obtain alternative financing from
alternative sources on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to Parent (as
determined in the reasonable judgment of Parent) as promptly as practicable following the
occurrence of such event; provided that consummating the Debt Financing is not a condition
to closing and Parent shall drawdown each Equity Commitment in full and without condition in
order to close the transactions contemplated hereby if the Debt Financing is not available.
Parent shall give the Company prompt notice of any material breach by any party to the
Financing Commitments, of which Parent becomes aware, or any termination of the Debt
Financing Commitment. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate,
and to cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to cooperate, with Parent and
Representatives of Parent in connection with the Financing.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub shall take (or cause to be taken) all actions, and do (or
cause to be done) all things necessary or advisable to obtain the Equity Financing
contemplated by each Equity Commitment and to fully enforce each Equity Commitment,
including but not limited to (i) maintaining in effect each Equity Commitment without any
amendment, alteration, or waiver, (ii) satisfying on a timely basis all conditions
applicable to Parent and Merger Sub set forth in each Equity Commitments and (iii)
consummating the Equity Financing contemplated by each Equity Commitment Letter at or prior
to the Closing (and in any event prior to the Outside Termination Date).
Section 5.13 Employee Matters.
(a) After the Effective Time and through the end of the fiscal year of the Company in
which the Effective Time occurs, the Surviving Corporation shall provide to Company
Employees employee benefits (other than any bonus or incentive plans, and individual
employment agreements) that will, in the aggregate, be substantially similar to
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those provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries to its employees as of the Effective
Time.
(b) With respect to the benefit plans in which the Company’s employees participate
following the Effective Time (other than any bonus or incentive plans, and individual
employment agreements), Parent agrees that it shall (i) recognize all service performed for
the Company prior to the Effective Time for eligibility and vesting purposes, (ii) waive any
pre-existing condition exclusions (other than pre-existing conditions that, as of the
Effective Time, have not been satisfied under any Company Benefit Plan) and (iii) provide
that any deductible, coinsurance or out-of-pocket expenses incurred on or before the
Effective Time during the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs under any applicable
Company Benefit Plan providing health benefits will be taken into account for purposes of
satisfying applicable deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions.
(c) Nothing in this Section 5.13 or any other provision of this Agreement shall
create any third-party beneficiary right for the benefit of any Person other than the
parties to this Agreement, or any right to employment or continued employment or to a
particular term or condition of employment with Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of
their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Nothing in this Section 5.13 or any
other provision of this Agreement (i) shall be construed to establish, amend, or modify any
benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement, or (ii) shall limit the
ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates (including, following the Closing, the Surviving
Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries) to amend, modify or terminate any benefit or
compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established,
sponsored or maintained by any of them.
(d) Between the Effective Date and the Closing Date, the Company shall use reasonable
efforts to cause any employee involved in product development at the Company or at any of
its Subsidiaries who has not executed an Intellectual Property assignment and
confidentiality agreement to execute such an agreement in the form reasonably approved by
the Parent.
Section 5.14 Release of Liens. Between the Effective Date and the Closing Date, upon the request of Parent the Company shall
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the release of any liens on its tangible or intangible
assets.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The obligations of the parties to effect the Merger on the Closing Date are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
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(a) Company Common Stockholder Approval. The Company Required Vote shall have
been obtained.
(b) No Order. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have (i)
enacted a law that is in effect and renders the Merger illegal in the United States or any
State thereof, or (ii) formally issued an injunction that is in effect and prohibits the
Merger in the United States or any State thereof.
(c) HSR Act. The applicable waiting periods, together with any extensions
thereof, under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
Section 6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger on the Closing Date are also subject
to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) Other than the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.2, 3.3 and 3.20,
the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true
and correct (without giving effect to any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect
qualifications set forth therein) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing
Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of
an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as
of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct which, individually
or in the aggregate, have not and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1(a), 3.2,
3.3 and 3.20 shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the
Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such
representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such
representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date); provided that with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.3(a), (b) and (d), the aggregate number of shares of
Company Common Stock outstanding or issuable upon exercise or conversion of any outstanding
Company Common Stock Rights as of the date hereof, taken together, shall not be understated
by more than 50,000 shares of Company Common Stock (with each Company Common Stock Right
being counted as a fraction of a share of Company Common Stock equal to the result obtained
by dividing the excess, if any, of the per share Merger Consideration over the
exercise price of such Company Common Stock Right by the per share Merger
Consideration) plus an additional number of shares equal to (w) the amount of any cash
reduction in the transaction Bonus Pool disclosed by the Company on Section 3.13(a)
of the Company Disclosure Letter divided by (x) the per share Merger Consideration; plus an
additional number of shares equal to (y) the amount, if any, by which Company Closing Cash
exceeds Minimum Closing Cash divided by (z) the per share Merger Consideration.
Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the Company on its
behalf to the foregoing effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied in
all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time.
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Parent shall have received a certificate of an executive officer of the Company on its
behalf to the foregoing effect.
(c) Maintenance of Cash Position. The Company Closing Cash will be in an
amount at least equal to the Minimum Closing Cash.
(d) FIRPTA. Parent shall have received a certificate from the Company, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D, to the effect that the Company is not a U.S. real
property holding company.
(e) No Material Adverse Effect. There shall not have occurred a Company
Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.
(f) Company Reports. The Company shall have filed all Company Reports required
to be filed with the SEC prior to the Effective Time.
(g) Lien Releases. The Company shall have delivered to Parent evidence of the
release of all the liens in and to the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are
reasonably requested by Parent and evidence of termination of all financing statements filed
with respect to such liens.
Section 6.3 Additional Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the
Company to effect the Merger on the Closing Date is also subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of
the Closing Date (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly
speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true
and correct as of such earlier date), except for such failures to be true and correct which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not and would not prevent, materially delay or
materially impede the performance by Parent or Merger Sub of its obligations under this
Agreement. The Company shall have received a certificate signed by an executive officer of
Parent on its behalf to the foregoing effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. Parent shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement to be
performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Effective Time. The Company shall have
received a certificate of an executive officer of Parent to that effect.
Section 6.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions. None of the Company, Parent or Merger
Sub may rely upon the failure of any condition set forth in Sections 6.1, 6.2 or
6.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused, or materially
contributed to, by such party’s breach of any provision of this Agreement or by such party’s
failure to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger (and the
other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents) may be abandoned at any time prior to
the Effective Time (notwithstanding if the Company Required Vote has been obtained or Parent has
adopted this Agreement as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub):
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Company and Parent;
(b) by the Company or Parent, in the event that any Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction shall have (i) enacted a law that is in effect at the time of such termination
and renders the Merger illegal in the United States or any State thereof at the time of such
termination, or (ii) formally issued a permanent, final and non-appealable injunction,
ruling, decree or order that prohibits the Merger in the United States or any State thereof;
provided, however, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this clause (b) shall not have initiated such proceeding or taken any action in
support of such proceeding;
(c) by either Parent or the Company, if at the Company Common Stockholders Meeting
(giving effect to any adjournment or postponement thereof), the Company Required Vote shall
not have been obtained; provided, however, that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to the Company if the
Company has materially breached any of its obligations under Section 5.6;
(d) by the Company in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement for a Superior
Proposal; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be so terminated
unless (i) the Company Board of Directors shall have complied with the procedures set forth
in Sections 5.6 and (ii) contemporaneously the payment required by
Section 7.2 has been made in full to Parent;
(e) by Parent if (i) there shall have been a Company Adverse Recommendation Change,
(ii) the Company shall have materially breached any of its obligations under Section
5.6, or (iii) any member of the Company Board of Directors shall have issued a press
release or other writing broadly disseminated to the public stating that such member opposes
the Merger, or any member of the Company Board of Directors shall have required the
inclusion in the Proxy Statement or any other filing made by the Company with the SEC a
statement to the effect that such director opposes the Merger;
(f) by either Parent or the Company, if the Merger shall not have been consummated
prior to (i) March 24, 2010 in the event the SEC does not review the Proxy
Statement or (ii) May 24, 2010 in the event the SEC elects to review the Proxy
Statement (the applicable date, the “Outside Termination Date”); provided,
however, that (i) the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 7.1(f) shall not be available at
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any time during which any Action is pending between the
Company and Parent (or any of its Affiliates) in connection with this Agreement or any of
the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) the right to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.1(f) shall not be available to any party hereto whose
actions or omissions have been the cause of, or resulted in, either (A) the failure to
satisfy the conditions to the obligations of the terminating party to consummate the Merger
set forth in Article VI prior to the Outside Termination Date, or (B) the failure of
the Effective Time to have occurred prior to the Outside Termination Date;
(g) by Parent, by written notice to the Company, if there shall have been any breach of
any representation or warranty, or any such representation and warranty shall have become
untrue and incapable of being cured prior to the Effective Time, or any breach of any
covenant or agreement of the Company hereunder, such that a condition in Section 6.2(a)
or (b) would not be satisfied, and such breach or condition is not curable or, if
curable, shall not have been remedied within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company
of notice in writing from Parent, specifying the nature of such breach and requesting that
it be remedied or Parent shall not have received reasonable assurance of a cure of such
breach within such thirty (30) day period; or
(h) by the Company, by written notice to Parent, if there shall have been any breach of
any representation or warranty, or any such representation and warranty shall have become
untrue and incapable of being cured prior to the Effective Time, or any breach of any
covenant or agreement of Parent or the Merger Sub hereunder or of any Sponsor under any
Guarantee or any Sponsor under any Commitment Letter, such that a condition in Section
6.3(a) or (b) would not be satisfied, and such breach or condition is not curable or, if
curable, shall not have been remedied in all other instances, within thirty (30) days after
receipt by Parent of notice in writing from the Company, specifying the nature of such
breach and requesting that it be remedied or the Company shall not have received reasonable
assurance of a cure of such breach within such thirty (30) day period.
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to subsection (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Section 7.1 shall
give written notice of such termination to the other party in accordance with Section 8.2,
specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is effected. The
right of any party hereto to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of any party hereto, or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives, whether prior to or
after the execution of this Agreement.
Section 7.2 Expenses; Company Termination Fee.
(a) Expense Allocation. Except as otherwise specified in this Section
7.2 or agreed in writing by the parties, all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the Transaction Documents, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense;
provided, however, that Parent and the Company shall share equally in the
HSR filing fee.
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(b) Company Termination Fee. If this Agreement is terminated (i) by the
Company pursuant to Section 7.1(d), (ii) by Parent pursuant to Sections
7.1(e)(i) or (iii) by Parent pursuant to Sections 7.1(c), 7.1(e)(ii),
7.1(e)(iii), 7.1(f) (unless the actions or omissions of Parent or Merger Sub
have been the cause of, or resulted in, either (A) the failure to satisfy the conditions to
the obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger set forth in Article VI
prior to the Outside Termination Date, or (B) the failure of the Effective Time to have
occurred prior to the Outside Termination Date) or 7.1(g), the Company shall
promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days after the date of such termination
(except as provided in the proviso below), pay Parent the Company Termination Fee (less the
amount of any Parent Expenses previously paid to Parent) by wire transfer of immediately
available funds; provided, however, that in the case of a termination
pursuant to clause (iii) above such payment shall be made only if (A), in the case of
termination pursuant to Sections 7.1(c), 7.1(f) or 7.1(g), prior to
such termination an Acquisition Proposal is made to the Company and (B) the Company
consummates or enters into an Acquisition Agreement for an Acquisition Proposal with a party
other than Parent within twelve (12) months following such termination, in which case such
payment shall be made promptly, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days, after the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Acquisition Agreement. For the
avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay, or cause to be paid,
the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
(c) Expense Reimbursement. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Sections 7.1(c), 7.1(e)(iii) or 7.1(g) under circumstances in
which the Company Termination Fee is not then payable pursuant to Section 7.2(b),
then the Company shall, following receipt of an invoice therefor, promptly (in any event
within two (2) Business Days) pay all of Parent’s reasonably documented out-of-pocket fees
and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by Parent and its
Affiliates on or prior to the termination of this Agreement in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Financing) in an amount not to
exceed $2,000,000 (the “Parent Expenses”), by wire transfer of same day funds to one
or more accounts designated by Parent; provided, that the existence of circumstances
which could require the Company Termination Fee to become subsequently payable by the
Company pursuant to Section 7.2(b) shall not relieve the Company of its obligations
to pay the Parent Expenses pursuant to this Section 7.2(c); provided,
further, that the payment by the Company of Parent Expenses pursuant to this
Section 7.2(c) shall not relieve the Company of any subsequent obligation to pay the
Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 7.2(b) except to the extent indicated in
Section 7.2(b); provided, further, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any Parent Expenses if as of
the date of termination any condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or (b) would not
be satisfied.
(d) Acknowledgment. The parties acknowledge that (i) the agreements contained
in this Section 7.2 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement, (ii) the damages resulting from termination of this Agreement under circumstances
where a Company Termination Fee is payable are uncertain and incapable of accurate
calculation and therefore, the amounts payable pursuant to Section 7.2(b) are not a
penalty but rather constitute liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate
Parent for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone
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while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) without the agreements contained in this
Section 7.2, the parties would not have entered into this Agreement.
Section 7.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as provided
in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any
liability or obligation on the part of Parent and Merger Sub or the Company, except that (a) the
provisions of Section 7.1, Section 7.2, this Section 7.3 and Article
VIII shall survive such termination and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any party from
liability for specific performance or damages for any material breach of this Agreement or for
fraud in connection with this Agreement.
Section 7.4 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties in writing at any time before or after the
Company Required Vote has been obtained and prior to the filing of the Certificate of Merger with
the Delaware Secretary; provided, however, that, after the Company Required Vote
shall have been obtained, no such amendment, modification or supplement shall be made which by Law
requires the further approval of the Company Common Stockholders without such further approval.
This Agreement may not be amended, changed or supplemented or otherwise modified except by an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of all of the parties.
Section 7.5 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub may (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, (b)
waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other party contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) subject to the provisions
of Section 7.4, waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions of the other
parties contained in this Agreement. 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 those 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 Effective Time. This Section 8.1 shall not
limit any covenant or agreement of the parties in this Agreement that by its terms contemplates
performance after the Effective Time.
Section 8.2 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall
be in writing (and made orally if so required pursuant to any section of this Agreement) and shall
be deemed given (and duly received) if delivered personally, sent by overnight courier (providing
proof of delivery and confirmation of receipt by telephonic notice to the applicable contact
person) to the parties or sent by fax (providing proof of
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transmission and confirmation of transmission by telephonic notice to the applicable contact person) at the following addresses or
fax numbers (or at such other address or fax number for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
if to Parent, to | ||||||
c/o Xxxxx Xxxxx, LLC | ||||||
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
Attn: Orlando Xxxxx | ||||||
Xxxx Boro | ||||||
Phone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
Fax: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
with a copy to: | ||||||
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP | ||||||
000 X. XxXxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 | ||||||
Attn: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, P.C. | |||||
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||
Phone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
Fax: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
if to the Company, to | ||||||
AMICAS, Inc. | ||||||
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | ||||||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||||
Attn: President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
with a copy to: | ||||||
Mintz Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx, P.C. | ||||||
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||
Xxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||||
Telephone: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
Facsimile: | (000) 000-0000 | |||||
Attention: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq. |
Section 8.3 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference shall
be to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents,
headings and index of defined terms 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 word
“include,” “includes” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed
by the words “without limitation.”
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The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereby” refer to this Agreement. The Company Disclosure Letter, as well as any schedules thereto and any exhibits
hereto, shall be deemed part of this Agreement and included in any reference to this Agreement.
The phrases “made available to Parent” or “furnished to Parent” or similar phrases as used in this
Agreement will mean that the subject documents were posted to the on-line data room at the Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) set forth in Section 8.3 of the Company Disclosure Letter prior to the date
of this Agreement, or were available as exhibits to any of the Company Reports filed after December
31, 2007.
Section 8.4 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 of the parties and delivered to the other parties.
Section 8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein, including
the
Confidentiality Agreement) (a) constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and (b) is not intended to and does not confer upon
any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, other than the
Indemnified Persons intended to benefit from the provisions of Section 5.9, who shall have
the right to enforce such provisions directly.
Section 8.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.
Section 8.7 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be
assigned by any of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written
consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that prior to the Closing,
Parent and Merger Sub may assign this Agreement (in whole but not in part) to Parent or any of its
Affiliates and/or to any parties providing the Financing pursuant to the terms thereof (including
for purposes of creating a security interest herein or otherwise assign as collateral in respect of
such Financing). No assignment by any Party shall relieve such Party of any of its obligations
hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 8.8 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of
this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that Company, Parent and
Merger Sub shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof (including
the obligation to consummate the Merger, subject in each case to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement), including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement by the
Company, Parent or Merger Sub, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity. The Company,
Parent and Merger Sub each hereby waive (i) any defenses in any action for specific performance,
including the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate and (ii) any requirement under any Law
to post a bond or other security as a
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prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief. If Company,
Parent and/or Merger Sub brings any Action to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and
provisions hereof by the other party(ies), the Outside Termination Date shall automatically be
extended by (x) the amount of time during which such Action is pending, plus twenty (20) Business
Days or (y) such other time period established by the court presiding over such Action.
Section 8.9 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provision hereof. If the final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the
power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid, legal
and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. In the
event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties
hereto agree to replace such invalid, illegal or unenforceable term or provision with a valid,
legal and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent
possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
term.
Section 8.10 Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any action arising out of or
relating to this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, and each of the parties hereto
irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect to such action may be heard and determined
exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any federal court sitting
in the State of Delaware. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any
action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the service of any summons and
complaint and any other process in any other action relating to the Merger, on behalf of
itself or its property, by the personal delivery of copies of such process to such party.
Nothing in this Section 8.9 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve
legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 8.11 Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT 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 (A) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
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OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B)
EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY
MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.11.
ARTICLE IX
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
“Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean an agreement that is either (i) in
effect as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or (ii) executed, delivered and effective
after the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement, in either case containing
provisions no less favorable to the Company than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement;
provided however that if the terms of such Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement are less favorable
to the Company than the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, then notwithstanding the foregoing,
such agreement will be deemed an “Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” if the Company offers to
amend the Confidentiality Agreement so as to make the Confidentiality Agreement no more restrictive
to the Parent than the confidentiality agreement signed by such counterparty(ies).
“Acquisition Agreement” shall mean any letter of intent, agreement in principle,
merger agreement, stock purchase agreement, asset purchase agreement, acquisition agreement, option
agreement or similar agreement relating to an Acquisition Proposal.
“Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to (i) the
acquisition of twenty-five (25) percent or more of the Equity Interests in the Company (by vote or
by value) by any Person, (ii) any merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization,
share exchange, sale of assets, recapitalization, equity investment, joint venture, liquidation,
dissolution or other transaction which would result in any Person acquiring assets (including
capital stock of or interest in any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company) representing, directly
or indirectly, twenty-five (25) percent or more of the consolidated net revenues, consolidated net
income or consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) the
acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, equity investment, share exchange, joint venture or
otherwise) by any Person, directly or indirectly, of any Equity Interest in any entity that holds
assets representing, directly or indirectly, twenty-five (25) percent or more of the net revenues,
net income or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iv) any tender offer
or exchange offer, as such terms are defined under the Exchange Act, that, if consummated, would
result in any Person beneficially owning twenty-five (25) percent or more of the outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock and any other voting securities of the Company, or (v) any combination of
the foregoing. For the purposes of Section 7.2(b) of this Agreement, the number “51” shall
be substituted for “25” in this definition.
“ADA” shall mean the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“ADEA” shall mean the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
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“Affiliate” of any Person shall mean another Person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such first Person.
“Antitakeover Laws” shall mean any “moratorium,” “control share,” “fair price,”
“affiliate transaction,” “business combination” or other antitakeover laws and regulations of any
state or other jurisdiction, including the provisions of any statute or regulation under the DGCL.
“Antitrust Laws” shall mean any other antitrust, unfair competition, merger or
acquisition notification, or merger or acquisition control Laws under any applicable jurisdictions,
whether federal, state or local.
“Associate” of any Person shall have the meaning assigned thereto by Rule 12b-2 under
the Exchange Act.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions in San Francisco, California are authorized or obligated by Law or executive
order to be closed.
“Certificate” shall mean each certificate representing one or more shares of Company
Common Stock or, in the case of uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock, each entry in the
books of the Company representing uncertificated shares of Company Common Stock.
“Certificate of Merger” shall mean the Certificate of merger with respect to the
Merger, containing the provisions required by, and executed in accordance with, the DGCL.
“Closing” shall mean the closing of the Merger, as contemplated by Section
1.2.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company Benefit Plan” shall mean each “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA, and each other benefit or compensation plan, policy, program, arrangement or
agreement sponsored, maintained or contributed or required to be contributed to by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any
Liability.
“Company Bylaws” shall mean the Bylaws of the Company, as in effect as of the date
hereof, including any amendments.
“Company Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect as of the date hereof.
“Company Closing Cash” shall mean, as of the Closing Date, cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as such amounts are calculated and
reflected in the balance sheet line items “Cash and Cash Equivalents” and “Marketable Securities”
presented in the Company’s consolidated audited financial statements included in the Company SEC
Reports).
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“Company Common Stock-Based Award” shall mean each right of any kind to receive shares
of Company Common Stock or benefits measured by the value of a number of shares of Company Common
Stock, and each award of any kind consisting of shares of Company Common Stock, granted under
Company Common Stock Plans (including stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock
units, deferred stock units and dividend equivalents), other than Company Common Stock Options.
“Company Common Stock Option” shall mean each outstanding option to purchase shares of
Company Common Stock under the Company Option Plans.
“Company Common Stock Plans” shall mean all employee and director stock plans of the
Company and all individual consultant, employee, director or other Contracts that provide for
any Company Common Stock-Based Award, in each case set forth on Section 3.3(b) of the Company
Disclosure Letter.
“Company Common Stock Rights” shall mean any options, warrants, convertible
securities, subscriptions, stock appreciation rights, voting interest, phantom stock plans or stock
equivalents or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments (contingent or otherwise)
obligating the Company to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or options, warrants,
convertible securities, subscriptions or other equity interests in, the Company or which would
otherwise alter the capitalization of the Company.
“Company Disclosure Letter” shall mean the Company Disclosure Schedule dated the date
hereof and delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement.
“Company Employees” shall mean employees of the Company who remain with the Surviving
Corporation.
“Company Financial Advisor” shall mean Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates.
“Company Financial Statements” shall mean all of the financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries included in the Company Reports.
“Company Intellectual Property” shall mean Intellectual Property that is used in, or
forms part of, the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in each case as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
claims rights by virtue of ownership of title to such Intellectual Property, provided that the
confidential and proprietary information described in item (vi) in the definition of Intellectual
Property shall only be considered Company Intellectual Property to the extent deemed material by
the Company.
“Company Knowledge Person” shall mean the Persons set forth on Schedule 9.1 to
the Company Disclosure Letter.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to the Company, any effect,
change, event, occurrence, circumstance or development that is or would reasonably be expected to
become materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that in no event shall any of
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the following, alone or in combination, or any effect, change, event, occurrence, circumstance or
development to the extent any of the foregoing directly or indirectly results from, arises out of,
is attributable to, or related to any of the following, be deemed to constitute, or be taken into
account in determining or whether there has been or will be, a Company Material Adverse
Effect: (1) changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, in and of itself; (2)
any failure by the Company to meet published revenue or earnings projections, in and of itself
(provided, however, that the exception in this clause and in clause (1) above shall not in any way
prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, circumstance, development or
effect underlying such changes has resulted in, or contributed to, a Material Adverse Effect); (3)
changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the
world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally (to the extent such changes in each
case do not disproportionately affect the Company relative to other companies in its
industry); (4) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital
markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in
interest rates in the United States or any other country and changes in exchange rates for the
currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt,
derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market
operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (5) changes in
conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, including
changes in conditions in the software industry generally or the information security industry
generally (to the extent such changes in each case do not disproportionately affect the Company
relative to other companies in its industry); (6) changes in political conditions in the United
States or any other country or region in the world; (7) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism
(including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in
the United States or any other country or region in the world; (8) earthquakes, hurricanes,
tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters or weather conditions
in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (9) the announcement of this
Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (10) compliance
with the terms of, or the taking of any action required or contemplated by, this Agreement, or the
failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement; (11) any actions taken, or failure to take
action, in each case, to which Parent has in writing expressly approved, consented to or requested;
(12) changes in law, regulation or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation
thereof) (to the extent such changes do not disproportionately affect the Company relative to other
companies in its industry); (13) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the
interpretation thereof); (14) any legal proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former
stockholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company
arising out of the Merger or in connection with any other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; and (15) any matters expressly set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter;
provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (15) the mere inclusion of a
list of items such as contracts, option grants, customers, suppliers or intellectual property shall
not be deemed to be disclosure of any issues under or liabilities with respect to the items on such
list.
“Company Option Plans” shall mean the Company’s 1996 Stock Option Plan, 2000
Broad-Based Stock Plan, Length-of-Service Nonqualified Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Incentive
Plan, and Amended and Restated Directors Stock Option Plan.
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“Company Permits” shall mean all authorizations, licenses, permits, certificates,
approvals and orders of all Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of the
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Company Reports” shall mean all forms, reports, statements, information and other
documents (as supplemented and amended since the time of filing) filed or required to be filed by
the Company with the SEC since December 31, 2005.
“Company Required Vote” shall mean the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote on the approval of this
Agreement.
“Company Restricted Stock” shall mean shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant
to any Company Common Stock Plan that are subject to specified vesting criteria.
“Company Termination Fee” shall mean (i) an amount in cash equal to $4,300,000 if the
Company Termination Fee becomes payable either in connection with an Acquisition Agreement entered
into with a Person prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date (or deemed to have been entered into
prior to the No-Shop Period Start Date pursuant to clause (C) of Section 5.6(e)) or in
connection with a Company Adverse Recommendation Change occuring prior to the No-Shop Period Start
Date (provided that the Company and the Company Board of Directors shall have complied with their
respective obligations under Section 5.6 in all material respects) or (ii) an amount in
cash equal to $8,600,000 in all other circumstances.
“Company 10-K” shall mean the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008.
“Confidentiality Agreement” shall mean the Confidentiality Agreement between Xxxxx
Xxxxx, LLC, acting on behalf of itself and a private equity fund managed by it, and the Company,
dated September 1, 2009.
“Delaware Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
“Dissenter Shares” shall mean shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time that are held by Dissenting Stockholders.
“Dissenting Stockholder” means any holder of shares of Company Common Stock who has
not voted such shares in favor of the Merger and who is entitled to assert and properly asserts
appraisal rights with respect to such shares pursuant to, and who complies in all respects with,
the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, and who has not effectively withdrawn or lost the right
to assert appraisal rights under the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL.
“Effective Time” shall mean the effective time of the Merger, which shall be the time
the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary, or at such later time as the
parties hereto agree shall be specified in such Certificate of Merger.
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“Employment Agreements” shall mean any contracts, termination or severance agreements,
change of control agreements or any other agreements respecting the terms and conditions of
employment of any officer, employee or former employee.
“Encumbrance” shall mean any lien, mortgage, pledge, deed of trust, security interest,
charge, encumbrance or other adverse claim or interest.
“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all Actions, Orders, demands, directives,
Encumbrances, proceedings or notices of violation by any Governmental Entity or other Person
alleging potential responsibility or liability arising out of, based on or related to (1) the
presence, release or threatened release of, any Hazardous Materials or (2) circumstances forming
the basis of any violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all Laws relating to pollution or protection of the
environment or human health.
“Environmental Permits” shall mean all Permits required to be obtained by the Company
in connection with its business under applicable Environmental Laws.
“Equity Interest” shall mean any share, capital stock, partnership, member or similar
interest in any entity and any option, warrant, right or security convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable therefor or other instrument or right the value of which is based on any of the
foregoing.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“FLSA” shall mean the Fair Labor Standards Act.
“FMLA” shall mean the Family and Medical Leave Act.
“GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governmental Entity” shall mean any United States federal, state or local government
or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other
domestic governmental authority or agency.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean all hazardous, toxic, explosive or radioactive
substances, wastes or materials, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos,
polychlorinated biphenyls and radon gas regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“HIPAA” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as the
same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, any successor statute thereto, any
and all rules or regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder, and any comparable state
laws.
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“HIPAA Compliant” means that to the extent applicable, the Company or any Subsidiary
(A) is in material compliance with any and all of the applicable requirements of HIPAA and (B) is
not subject to, and could not reasonably be expected to become subject to, any civil or criminal
penalty or any investigation, claim or process that could reasonably be expected to cause a
Material Adverse Effect in connection with any violation by the Company and its Subsidiaries of the
then effective requirements of HIPAA.
“HSR Act” shall mean the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any Liability of that Person
(including any principal, premium, accrued and unpaid interest, related expenses, prepayment
penalties, commitment and other fees, reimbursements and all other amounts payable in
connection therewith): (i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by a note, debenture or similar
instrument (including a purchase money obligation) given in connection with the acquisition of any
property or assets, including securities, (iii) for the deferred purchase price of property or
services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) under any
lease or similar arrangement that would be required to be accounted for by the lessee as a capital
lease in accordance with GAAP, (v) arising from cash/book overdrafts, (vi) under conditional sale
or other title retention agreements, (vii) arising out of interest rate and currency swap
arrangements and any other arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in
interest or currency rates, (b) any guarantee by that Person of any indebtedness of others
described in the preceding clause (a); (c) the maximum Liabilities of such person under any “Off
Balance Sheet Arrangement” (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under
the Securities Act); and (d) all Liabilities to reimburse any bank or other Person for amounts paid
under a letter of credit, surety bond, or bankers’ acceptance.
“Intellectual Property” shall mean all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout
the world: (i) all trademarks, trademark registrations, trademark rights and renewals thereof,
trade names, trade name rights, trade dress, corporate names, logos, slogans, all service marks,
service xxxx registrations and renewals thereof, service xxxx rights, and all applications to
register any of the foregoing, together with the goodwill associated with each of the foregoing;
(ii) all issued patents, patent rights, and patent applications; (iii) all registered and
unregistered copyrights, copyright registrations, renewals thereof, and applications to register
the same; (iv) all Internet domain names; (vi) all confidential and proprietary information
including Trade Secrets; and (vii) all other intellectual property recognized in the jurisdictions
where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries do business.
“IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge,” or any similar expression used with respect to the Company, shall mean
the actual knowledge of any Company Knowledge Person.
“Labor Laws” shall mean ERISA, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the
National Labor Relations Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1964, the Equal Pay Act, ADEA, ADA,
FMLA, WARN, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act,
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the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Act, the Service Contract Act, Executive Order 11246, FLSA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all
regulations under such acts.
“Law” shall mean any federal, state or local statute, law, regulation, requirement,
interpretation, rule, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law of any Governmental Entity,
including any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof.
“Leased Real Property Subleases” means all subleases, licenses or other agreements
pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conveys or grants to any Person a
subleasehold estate in, or the right to use or occupy, any Leased Property or portion thereof,
including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited with or on
behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder.
“Leasehold Improvements” means all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures
located on any Leased Real Property which are owned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
regardless of whether title to such buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures are subject to
reversion to the landlord or other third party upon the expiration or termination of the Lease for
such Leased Real Property.
“Liabilities” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature
whatsoever, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or
determinable, including those arising under any Law, those arising under any contract, agreement,
commitment, instrument, permit, license, franchise or undertaking and those arising as a result of
any act or omission.
“Minimum Closing Cash” shall mean $42,000,000 minus all costs and expenses of every kind
and nature incurred or arising in connection with this transaction, and without duplication of the
foregoing, minus (A) (i) all fees and expenses paid or payable to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Associates for
its services rendered to the Company pursuant to the engagement letter between such parties, (ii)
all fees and expenses paid or payable to the Company’s outside counsel, accountants and other third
parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) all amounts paid
or payable to Company employees in respect of stock options in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, and all amounts paid or payable to Company employees in respect of any and all
change in control bonus, severance or other similar obligations arising under Contracts between the
Company and any such employees set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, (iv) all amounts paid or
payable by the Company in respect of any D&O Insurance that the Company is permitted to purchase
pursuant to Section 5.9(c), (v) amounts payable to financial printers in connection with
the preparation, printing and mailing of the Proxy Statement and holding the Company Stockholders
Meeting, (vi) all fees and expenses paid or payable by the Company in respect of any and all
regulatory filings and in connection with the release of any and all liens in connection with this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (vii) all costs and
expenses of seeking to obtain lien releases pursuant to Section 5.14, and (viii) termination and
severance amounts paid to employees terminated in the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer as
disclosed to Parent plus (B) (i) the net cash proceeds to the Company from the exercise of any
Company Common Stock Option occurring between the date hereof and the Closing Date and (ii) the
cash contributed by
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participants pursuant to the ESPP (net of any portion of such amounts refunded
to such participants).
“Nasdaq” shall mean The Nasdaq Capital Market, f.k.a. the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
“NLRB” shall mean the United States National Labor Relations Board.
“Open Source Software” shall mean any Software that is subject to any open source
license including the GNU General Public License (GPL), the Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL), any
“copyleft” license or any other license that requires as a condition of use, modification or
distribution of such Software that such Software or other Software combined or distributed with it
be (i) disclosed or distributed in source code form; (ii) licensed for the purpose of making
derivative works; (iii) redistributable at no charge; or (iv) licensed subject to a patent
non-assert or royalty-free patent license.
“Order” shall mean any writ, judgment, injunction, consent, order, decree,
stipulation, award or executive order of or by any Governmental Entity.
“Owned Real Property” means all land, together with all buildings, structures,
improvements and fixtures located thereon, including, without limitation, all electrical,
mechanical, plumbing and other building systems; fire protection, security and surveillance
systems; telecommunications, computer, wiring and cable installations; utility installations; water
distribution systems; and landscaping and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant
thereto, including, without limitation, air, oil, gas, mineral and water rights currently owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any
time in the previous 10 years.
“Parent Bylaws” shall mean Parent’s Bylaws as in effect as of the date hereof.
“Parent Group” shall mean, collectively, Parent, the Sponsors or any of their
respective former, current or future directors, officers, employees, agents, general or limited
partners, managers, members, stockholders, Affiliates or assignees or any former, current or future
director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder,
Affiliate or assignee of any of the foregoing.
“Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to Parent, any Effect that,
individually or taken together with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of
determination of the occurrence of the Parent Material Adverse Effect, is or would be reasonably
likely to prevent or materially delay the performance by Parent of any of its obligations under
this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
“Paying Agent” shall mean shall mean the Company’s transfer agent or any other paying
agent mutually acceptable to Parent and the Company.
“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean, (i) any statutory liens for current Taxes not yet
due and payable, being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate
accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (ii) with respect
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to any Real
Property, such defects, imperfections or irregularities in title, claims, liens, charges, security
interests, easements, covenants, restrictions and rights of way (unrecorded and of record) and
other similar matters or record affecting title, if any, that do not and would not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the use or occupancy of such Real
Property in the operation of the business as presently conducted or contemplated to be conducted
thereon, (iii) liens imposed or promulgated by Laws with respect to real property and improvements,
including zoning regulations and building or other similar codes or restrictions which are imposed
by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Real Property and are not violated by the
current use or occupancy of such Real Property or the operation of the business conducted thereon
and which do not adversely effect in any material respect the current use of the applicable
property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise
materially impair the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ operation of their business, (iv) liens
arising under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and
similar legislation, (v) purchase money
liens and statutory liens against the Company’s personal property securing rental payments
under leases, subleases and licenses, (iv) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s,
warehouseman’s, materialmen’s and similar statutory Liens, incurred in the ordinary course of
business for amounts which are not due and payable, and (v) other liens which are immaterial to the
operation of the business and the value of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership (general or limited),
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, joint venture, joint-stock
company, syndicate, association, entity, unincorporated organization or government, or any
political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Proxy Statement” shall mean a definitive proxy statement, including the related
preliminary proxy statement and any amendment or supplement thereto, relating to the Merger and
this Agreement to be mailed to the Company Common Stockholders in connection with the Company
Common Stockholders Meeting.
“Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment.
“Representatives” shall mean officers, directors, employees, auditors, attorneys and
financial advisors (including the Company Financial Advisor).
“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Software” shall mean: (A) any and all computer programs, including any and all
software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object
code; and (B) any databases and compilations to the extent integrated into, or implemented with,
such computer programs.
“Sponsors” means Xxxxx Xxxxx Fund IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
HarbourVest 2007 Direct Associates L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, HarbourVest Partners
VIII-Buyout Fund L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Mesirow Financial Capital Partners IX,
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L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Mesirow Financial Capital Partners X, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either directly or through or
together with another Subsidiary of such Person) owns more than 50% of the voting stock or value of
such corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other legal entity.
“Subsidiary Stock Rights” shall mean any options, warrants, convertible securities,
subscriptions, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock plans or stock equivalents or other rights,
agreements, arrangements or commitments (contingent or otherwise) of any character issued or
authorized by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock of the Subsidiaries of the Company or obligating the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or options, warrants,
convertible securities, subscriptions or other equity interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company.
“Superior Proposal” shall mean a written Acquisition Proposal (with all of the
percentages included in the definition of Acquisition Proposal increased to 50%) and not solicited
in material violation of Section 5.6 which the Company Board of Directors determines in
good faith, after consultation with independent financial advisor and outside legal counsel, (a) is
for a price per share higher than the Merger Consideration provided in this Agreement and (b) would
result in a transaction more favorable to the stockholders of the Company after taking into account
all relevant factors including the form of the consideration, capital commitments (if any), timing
of the proposed transaction, and risks of non-consummation.
“Surviving Corporation” shall mean the corporation surviving the Merger.
“Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) shall mean any federal, state,
local or foreign income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license, excise, franchise,
employment, payroll, premium, withholding, alternative or added minimum, ad valorem, transfer or
excise tax, or any other tax of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or penalty or
addition thereto, whether disputed or not, imposed by any Governmental Entity.
“Tax Return” shall mean any return, report or similar statement required to be filed
with respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including any information return, claim
for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax.
“Third Party” shall mean any Person or group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act) other than Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Affiliates thereof.
“Trade Secret” shall mean information which gives the possessor of it a competitive
advantage, which advantage derives from the fact that such information is kept confidential.
through the use of reasonable security precautions.
“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Voting Agreements and all other
agreements, instruments and documents to be executed by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreements.
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“User Documentation” shall mean explanatory and informational materials concerning the
Company products, in printed or electronic format, which the Company or any Subsidiary has released
for distribution to end users with such Company products, which may include manuals, descriptions,
user and/or installation instructions, diagrams, printouts, listings, flow-charts and training
materials, contained on visual media such as paper or photographic film, or on other physical
storage media in machine readable form.
“WARN” shall mean the United States Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Index of Terms Defined Elsewhere
Defined Term | Location | |
Action
|
Section 3.7(a) | |
Agreement
|
Preamble | |
Alternative Financing Commitments
|
Section 4.5 | |
Assessments
|
Section 3.6(e) | |
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
|
Section 3.2 | |
Certificates
|
Section 2.2 | |
Certifications
|
Section 3.8(b) | |
Closing Date
|
Section 1.2 | |
Company
|
Preamble | |
Company Adverse Recommendation Change
|
Section 5.6(d)(i) | |
Company Board of Directors
|
Recitals | |
Company Common Stock
|
Recitals | |
Company Common Stockholders
|
Recitals | |
Company Material Contract
|
Section 3.15(a) | |
Company Real Property
|
Section 3.11(d) | |
Company Recommendation
|
Section 3.5(a) | |
Company Stockholders Meeting
|
Section 5.5 | |
Debt Financing
|
Section 4.5 |
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Index of Terms Defined Elsewhere
Defined Term | Location | |||
Debt Financing Commitment
|
Section 4.5 | |||
DGCL
|
Recitals | |||
Equity Financing
|
Section 4.5 | |||
Equity Financing Commitment
|
Section 4.5 | |||
ESPP
|
1.7 | (d) | ||
Exchange Fund
|
Section 2.1 | |||
Export Approvals
|
Section 3.6(c) | |||
FCPA
|
Section 3.6(b) | |||
FDA
|
Section 3.6(c) | |||
Final Offering Period
|
1.7 | (d) | ||
Financing
|
Section 4.5 | |||
Indemnified Persons
|
Section 5.9 | |||
Information Systems
|
Section 3.16(k) | |||
Landlord Leases
|
Section 3.11(e) | |||
Leases
|
Section 3.11(d) | |||
Leased Property
|
Section 3.11(d) | |||
Guarantees
|
Section 4.6 | |||
Merger
|
Recitals | |||
Merger Consideration
|
Section 1.4(a) | |||
Merger Sub
|
Preamble | |||
No-Shop Period Start Date
|
Section 5.6(a) | |||
Notice Period
|
Section 5.6(e)(iii) | |||
Outside Termination Date
|
Section 7.1(f) | |||
Parent
|
Preamble |
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Index of Terms Defined Elsewhere
Defined Term | Location | |
Parent Expenses
|
Section 7.2(c) | |
Paying Agent
|
Section 2.1 | |
Record Date
|
Section 5.5(b) | |
Right
|
Recitals | |
Rights Plan
|
Recitals | |
SEC Clearance Date
|
Section 5.4(b) | |
Voting Agreements
|
Recitals |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
PROJECT ALTA HOLDING CORP. | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: | President | |||||
PROJECT ALTA MERGER CORP. | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Title: | President | |||||
AMICAS, INC. | ||||||
By: Name: |
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title: | General Counsel |
Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger