AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of April 20, 2008 among PACKETEER, INC. BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. and COOPER ACQUISITION, INC.
Exhibit 99.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
April 20, 2008
among
PACKETEER, INC.
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC.
and
XXXXXX ACQUISITION, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS1
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Article 1 |
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Definitions |
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Section 1.01. Definitions |
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Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions |
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Article 2 |
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The Offer |
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Section 2.01. The Offer |
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Section 2.02. Company Action |
12 | |||
Section 2.03. Directors |
14 | |||
Section 2.04. 90% Top-Up Option |
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Article 3 |
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The Merger |
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Section 3.01. The Closing. |
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Section 3.02. The Merger |
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Section 3.03. Conversion of Shares |
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Section 3.04. Surrender and Payment |
17 | |||
Section 3.05. Dissenting Shares |
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Section 3.06. Company Equity Awards |
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Section 3.07. Adjustments |
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Section 3.08. Withholding Rights |
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Section 3.09. Lost Certificates |
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Article 4 |
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The Surviving Corporation |
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Section 4.01. Certificate of Incorporation |
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Section 4.02. Bylaws |
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Section 4.03. Directors and Officers |
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Article 5 |
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Representations and Warranties of the Company |
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Section 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 5.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 5.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 5.04. Non-contravention |
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Section 5.05. Capitalization |
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Section 5.06. Subsidiaries |
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Section 5.07. SEC Filings |
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Section 5.08. Financial Statements; Internal Controls |
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Section 5.09. Disclosure Documents. |
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Section 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities |
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Section 5.12. Litigation |
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Section 5.13. Compliance with Applicable Law |
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Section 5.14. Contracts |
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Section 5.15. Taxes |
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Section 5.16. Employee Benefit Plans |
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Section 5.17. Labor and Employment Matters |
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Section 5.18. Insurance Policies |
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Section 5.19. Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.20. Intellectual Property |
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Section 5.21. Properties |
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Section 5.22. Interested Party Transactions. |
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Section 5.23. Certain Business Practices. |
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Section 5.24. Finders’ Fees |
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Section 5.25. Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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Section 5.26. Antitakeover Statutes; Company Rights Agreement |
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Article 6 |
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Representations and Warranties of Parent |
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Section 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power |
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Section 6.02. Corporate Authorization |
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Section 6.03. Governmental Authorization |
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Section 6.04. Non-contravention |
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Section 6.05. Disclosure Documents |
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Section 6.06. Financing |
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Section 6.07. Not Interested Shareholder |
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Article 7 |
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Covenants of the Company |
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Section 7.01. Conduct of Business of the Company |
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Section 7.02. Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Material; Short Form Merger |
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Section 7.03. No Solicitation; Other Offers |
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Section 7.04. Access to Information |
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Section 7.05. Notice of Certain Events |
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Section 7.06. Termination of 401(k) Plan |
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Section 7.07. Employee Information |
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Section 7.08. Company Rights Agreement |
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Section 7.09. Company Compensation Arrangements |
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Article 8 |
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Covenants of Parent |
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Section 8.01. Obligations of Merger Subsidiary |
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Section 8.02. Director and Officer Liability |
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Section 8.03. Note Purchase Agreement |
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Article 9 |
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Covenants of Parent and the Company |
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Section 9.01. Efforts to Complete |
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Section 9.02. Certain Filings |
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Section 9.03. Public Announcements |
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Section 9.04. Section 16 Matters |
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Section 9.05. Further Assurances |
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Article 10 |
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Conditions to the Merger |
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Section 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party |
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Article 11 |
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Termination |
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Section 11.01. Termination |
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Section 11.02. Effect of Termination |
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Article 12 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Section 12.01. Notices |
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Section 12.02. Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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Section 12.03. Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.04. Expenses |
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Section 12.05. Disclosure Schedule References |
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Section 12.06. Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment |
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Section 12.07. Governing Law |
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Section 12.08. Jurisdiction |
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Section 12.09. Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 12.10. Counterparts; Effectiveness |
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Section 12.11. Entire Agreement |
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Section 12.12. Severability |
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Section 12.13. Specific Performance |
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INDEX OF ANNEXES
Annex I
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Conditions to the Offer |
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
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Form of Tender and Support Agreement | |
Exhibit B
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Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of April 20, 2008 among Packeteer,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), and Xxxxxx Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”).
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger Subsidiary shall commence a tender offer (as it may be
amended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, the “Offer”) to purchase all of the
outstanding shares (the “Company Shares”) of Company Common Stock (as defined herein), including
the associated Company Rights (as defined herein), at a price of $7.10 per share (such amount, or
any higher amount per share offered pursuant to the Offer in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the “Offer Price”), less any applicable withholding Taxes, on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, it is also proposed that, following the consummation of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary
will merge with and into the Company with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent (the “Merger”), and each Company Share that is not tendered and accepted pursuant to the
Offer will thereupon be canceled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to
the Offer Price, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary have
approved this Agreement and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective
stockholders to consummate the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, on
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition
and inducement to Parent’s and Merger Subsidiary’s willingness to enter into this Agreement,
certain stockholders of the Company are entering into Tender and Support Agreements with Parent and
Merger Subsidiary substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Tender and Support
Agreements”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
Definitions
Section 1.01 . Definitions. (a) As used herein, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Acquisition Proposal” means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any
Third Party offer or proposal relating to, any transaction or series of related transactions
involving (i) any acquisition or purchase by any Third Party, directly or indirectly, of 15% or
more of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if
consummated, would result in any Third Party beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of
outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination or other similar transaction involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company immediately
preceding such transaction hold, directly or indirectly, less than 85% of the equity interests in
the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction, (iii) any sale, lease (other than in the
ordinary course of business), exchange, transfer, license (other than in the ordinary course of
business), acquisition or disposition of 15% or more of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (measured by the lesser of book or fair market value thereof), (iv)
any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, extraordinary dividend or other significant
corporate reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) any other transaction
the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the Offer or the Merger.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. As used in this definition,
the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control
with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any international, national, federal,
state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance,
code, rule, regulation or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a
Governmental Authority that is
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binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks
in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Closing Date” means the date of Closing.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Company Balance Sheet” means the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and the footnotes thereto set forth in the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
“Company Balance Sheet Date” means December 31, 2007.
“Company Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Company Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
“Company Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule dated as of the date hereof
regarding this Agreement that has been delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Subsidiary
simultaneously with the execution hereof.
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect on the business, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) an effect that would prevent, materially delay or
materially impair the Company’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, provided, however, that in the case of clause (i) above none of the following shall be
deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into
account in determining whether there has been or would be, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A)
any loss of or adverse change in the relationship of the Company and its Subsidiaries with their
respective employees, customers, distributors, partners or suppliers, or any cancellation of or
delay in customer orders, or loss of revenue or expected revenue, resulting from or arising out of
the execution, delivery, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the Offer or the Offer to
Purchase for Cash all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Packeteer made by Xxxxxxx QoS
LLC dated March 20, 2008, or any amendment, modification or extension thereof (the “Xxxxxxx
Offer”), (B) general economic conditions to the extent that such conditions do not
disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) general
conditions in the networking industry to the extent that such
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conditions do not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (D) any natural disaster or any acts of
terrorism, sabotage, military action or war or any escalation or worsening thereof to the extent
that such conditions do not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, (E) any changes (after the date hereof) in GAAP or Applicable Law, (F) the failure of the Company
to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or any adverse effect resulting therefrom
(it being understood, however, that any facts, events, changes or developments causing or
contributing to such failures to meet expectations or projections may (unless addressed in any of
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (G) of this definition) constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect and
may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred),
(G) any actions required by this Agreement or any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
to take any action as a result of Parent’s refusal to grant its consent to such action pursuant to
Section 7.01 or (H) any Proceeding made or brought by any holder of Company Stock (on the holder’s
own behalf, or on behalf of the Company) arising out of or related to the Offer, the Merger, this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Company Owned IP” means all U.S. and foreign patent, trademark, internet domain name and
copyright registrations, and applications therefor, for any Intellectual Property owned by, or
exclusively licensed to, the Company.
“Company Restricted Shares” means shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding under
a Company Stock Plan (including for this purpose, shares acquired upon exercise of a Company Stock
Option) that remain subject to forfeiture to the Company or to a right of the Company to repurchase
such shares at the price paid by the holder for such shares.
“Company Rights” means the preferred stock purchase rights issued pursuant to the Company
Rights Agreement.
“Company Rights Agreement” means the Rights Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 between the
Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent thereunder.
“Company Warrants” means any outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.
“Contract” means any written or oral contract, agreement, note, bond, indenture, mortgage,
guarantee, option, lease, license, sales or purchase order, warranty, commitment or other
instrument, obligation or binding arrangement or understanding of any kind.
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“Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law or any agreement with any Governmental Authority
or other Person, relating to human health and safety, the environment or any Hazardous Substance.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” of any entity means any other entity that, together with such entity, would
be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means (i) any government or any state, department, local authority or
other political subdivision thereof, (ii) any governmental body, agency, authority (including any
central bank, Taxing Authority or transgovernmental or supranational entity or authority), minister
or instrumentality (including any court or tribunal) exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government or (iii) Nasdaq.
“Governmental Authorizations” means, with respect to any Person, all licenses, permits
(including construction permits), certificates, waivers, consents, franchises (including similar
authorizations or permits), exemptions, variances, expirations and terminations of any waiting
period requirements, export licenses and other approvals (including technical reviews under Section
740.17 of the EAR) and other authorizations and approvals issued to such Person by or obtained by
such Person from any Governmental Authority, or of which such Person has the benefit under any
Applicable Law.
“Hazardous Substance” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or chemical or any toxic,
radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material, or
any substance, waste or material having any constituent elements displaying any of the foregoing
characteristics, including any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“HSR Act” means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
“Indebtedness” means, collectively, any (i) indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) indebtedness
evidenced by any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture or other debt instrument or debt
security, (iii) amounts owing as deferred purchase price for the purchase of any property or (iv)
guarantees with respect to any indebtedness or obligation of a type described in clauses (i)
through (iii) above of any other Person.
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“Intellectual Property” means all of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world:
(i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions as well as any reissues,
continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, revisions, extensions or reexaminations thereof
(“Patents”); (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos and
slogans (and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing) and
domain names and registrations and applications for registration thereof, together
with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable
works and registrations and applications for registration thereof; (iv) mask works and
registrations and applications for registration thereof; (v) database rights; (vi) trade secrets,
confidential information, know how and inventions; (vii) computer software (including, but not
limited to, source code, executable code, data, databases and documentation); and (viii) all other
intellectual property rights.
“knowledge” of the Company means to the actual knowledge of any officer or other employee of
the Company that is listed on Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
“Lien” means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge,
security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, community property right or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such
property or asset. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to own subject to a
Lien, any property or asset that it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or
lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such property or asset.
“Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market.
“NDA” means the Two-Way Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement dated as of October 27, 2007
between the Company and Parent.
“Order” means, with respect to any Person, any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or
other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority or
arbitrator that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its property.
“Parent Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent.
“Performance-Based Stock Units” means the performance-based shares or performance-based stock
units approved by the Company Board for issuance to its executive officers.
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“Permitted Liens” means (i) Liens disclosed on the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes
not yet due or being contested in good faith by any appropriate Proceedings (and for which adequate
accruals or reserves have been established on the Company Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP)
and (iii) Liens (other than those securing Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice which do not materially detract from the value or materially
interfere with any present or intended use of the property or assets to which such Lien relates.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
association, trust or other entity or organization, including any Governmental Authority.
“Proceeding” means any suit, claim, action, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any
civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, audit, review,
examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise
involving, any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees,
financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, agents and other authorized
representatives of such Person, acting in such capacity.
“Required Foreign Competition Laws” shall mean the Foreign Competition Laws existing in those
foreign jurisdictions from which the Company and/or Parent derives a not insignificant amount of
revenue or conducts a not insignificant portion of its business.
“Restricted Stock Award” means a Restricted Stock Unit granted by the Company pursuant to any
of the Company Stock Plans or any other stock option or compensation plan, agreement or arrangement
of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“Restricted Stock Unit” means a restricted stock unit (including, without limitation,
Performance-Based Stock Units) granted pursuant to any of the Company Stock Plans or any other
stock option or compensation plan, agreement or arrangement of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” means the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other
ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or
other persons performing similar functions are at any time directly or indirectly owned by such
Person.
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“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal made by a
Third Party which, if consummated, would result in such Third Party (or in the case of a direct
merger between such Third Party or any Subsidiary of such Third Party and the Company, the
stockholders of such Third Party) owning, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock or all or substantially all the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, and which Acquisition Proposal the Company Board determines in good faith by a
majority vote, after consulting with its outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of
nationally recognized reputation and taking into account all of the terms and conditions of such
Acquisition Proposal (including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions and conditions
to consummation), (i) is more favorable to the Company’s stockholders (in their capacity as such)
than the transactions contemplated hereby (including any changes to the terms of the transactions
contemplated hereby that may be proposed by Parent in response to such Superior Proposal or
otherwise), (ii) is not subject to any financing condition (and if financing is required, such
financing is then fully committed to the Third Party or reasonably determined to be available by
the Company Board) and (iii) is reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed, taking
into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal.
“Third Party” means any Person or “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other
than Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives.
(b) Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
Term | Section | |||
Acceptance Time |
2.03 | (a) | ||
Adverse Recommendation Change |
7.03 | (a) | ||
Agreement |
Preamble | |||
Annual Premium Cap |
8.02 | (b) | ||
Board Recommendation |
2.02 | (a) | ||
Capex Budget |
7.01 | (d) | ||
Certificates |
3.04 | (a) | ||
Closing |
3.01 | |||
Company |
Preamble | |||
Company Compensation Approvals |
5.16 | (h) | ||
Company Compensation Arrangement |
5.16 | (h) | ||
Company Disclosure Documents |
5.09 | (a) | ||
Company Employee Plan |
5.16 | (a) | ||
Company Operating Plan |
7.01 | (h) | ||
Company Preferred Stock |
5.05 | (a) | ||
Company SEC Documents |
5.07 | (a) | ||
Company Securities |
5.05 | (b) | ||
Company Shares |
Recitals |
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Term | Section | |||
Company Stock Option |
3.06 | (a) | ||
Company Stock Plan |
3.06 | (a) | ||
Company Subsidiary Securities |
5.06 | (b) | ||
Compensation Committee |
5.16 | (h) | ||
Continuing Director |
2.03 | |||
D&O Insurance Policy |
8.02 | (b) | ||
Dissenting Shares |
3.05 | |||
Effective Time |
3.02 | (a) | ||
Employee Plan |
5.16 | (a) | ||
Employment Compensation Arrangement |
5.16 | (h) | ||
End Date |
11.01 | (b) | ||
ESPP |
3.06 | (d) | ||
Exchange Agent |
3.04 | (a) | ||
Foreign Competition Laws |
5.03 | |||
Foreign Plans |
5.16 | (a) | ||
Grant Date |
5.05 | (e) | ||
Indemnified Person |
8.02 | (a) | ||
Insurance Policies |
5.18 | (a) | ||
Material Contract |
5.14 | (a) | ||
Merger |
Recitals | |||
Merger Certificate |
3.02 | (a) | ||
Merger Consideration |
3.03 | (a) | ||
Merger Subsidiary |
Preamble | |||
Minimum Condition |
2.01 | (a) | ||
90% Top-Up Option |
2.04 | (a) | ||
90% Top-Up Option Shares |
2.04 | (a) | ||
Notes |
6.06 | |||
Note Purchase Agreement |
6.06 | |||
Offer |
Recitals | |||
Offer Documents |
2.01 | (b) | ||
Offer Price |
Recitals | |||
Option Exchange Ratio |
3.06 | (a) | ||
Parent |
Preamble | |||
Patents |
1.01 | (a) | ||
Product Inventory |
5.14 | (a) | ||
Proxy Statement |
5.09 | (a) | ||
Schedule 14D-9 |
2.02 | (b) | ||
Schedule TO |
2.01 | (b) | ||
Sponsors |
6.06 | |||
Stockholder Approval |
5.02 | (a) | ||
Stockholder Meeting |
7.02 | (a) | ||
Subsequent Offering Period |
2.01 | (a) | ||
Surviving Corporation |
3.02 | (b) | ||
Tax |
5.15 | (j) |
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Term | Section | |||
Tax Return |
5.15 | (j) | ||
Tax Sharing Agreements |
5.15 | (j) | ||
Taxing Authority |
5.15 | (j) | ||
Uncertificated Shares |
3.04 | (a) | ||
WARN Act |
5.17 | (b) |
Section 1.02. Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The captions herein
are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or
interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles,
Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and
Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this
Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule
but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any
singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the
singular. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they
shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact
followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer
to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible
form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof;
provided that with respect to any agreement or contract listed on any schedules hereto, all such
amendments, modifications or supplements must also be listed in the appropriate schedule (subject
to Section 12.05). References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that
Person. References to any statute are to that statute, as amended from time to time, and to the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to “$” and “dollars” are to the currency
of the United States. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from
and including or through and including, respectively. References to “law”, “laws” or to a
particular statute or law shall be deemed also to include any and all Applicable Law.
ARTICLE 2
The Offer
The Offer
Section 2.01. The Offer. (a) Provided that nothing shall have occurred that, had the Offer
been commenced, would give rise to a right to terminate the Offer pursuant to any of the conditions
set forth in Annex I hereto, as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten days
after the date hereof (or such later
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date as the parties may mutually agree in writing), Merger Subsidiary shall commence (within
the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the 0000 Xxx) the Offer. Merger Subsidiary’s obligation to accept
for payment and pay for any Company Shares tendered in the Offer shall be subject to the condition
that there shall be validly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Offer, immediately prior
to the scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended hereunder) and not withdrawn, a
number of Company Shares that, together with the Company Shares then directly or indirectly owned
by Parent, represents at least a majority of all Company Shares then outstanding (the “Minimum
Condition”) and the other conditions set forth in Annex I. Merger Subsidiary expressly
reserves the right to waive any of the conditions to the Offer and to make any change in the terms
of or conditions to the Offer; provided that unless otherwise provided by this Agreement or
previously approved by the Company in writing, (i) the Minimum Condition may not be waived, (ii) no
change may be made that changes the form of consideration to be paid pursuant to the Offer,
decreases the Offer Price or the number of Company Shares sought in the Offer or imposes conditions
to the Offer in addition to those set forth in Annex I, or amends the conditions set forth
in Annex I in any manner materially adverse to the holders of Company Shares, and (iii) the
Offer may not be extended except as set forth in this Section 2.01(a). Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, unless the Offer is extended in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the Offer shall expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that is 21 Business
Days (for this purpose calculated in accordance with Section 14d-1(g)(3) under the 0000 Xxx) after
the date that the Offer is commenced. Unless this Agreement or the Offer is terminated in
accordance with its terms, Merger Subsidiary shall extend the Offer from time to time (1) if, at
the scheduled or extended expiration date of the Offer, the Minimum Condition or any of the
conditions to the Offer set forth in clause (I)(B) of the first paragraph of Annex I shall not have
been satisfied or waived, from time to time, until the earliest to occur of (x) the satisfaction or
waiver of such conditions and (y) the End Date, and (2) for any period required by any rule,
regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Offer or
any period required by Applicable Law; provided that Merger Subsidiary shall not be required to
extend the Offer beyond the End Date. Following expiration of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary may, in
its sole discretion, provide a subsequent offering period (“Subsequent Offering Period”) in
accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the 1934 Act. Subject to the foregoing, and upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer, Merger Subsidiary shall accept for payment and pay for (A)
as promptly as practicable, all Company Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the
Offer, promptly after the final expiration of the Offer, and (B) all Company Shares validly
tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period, promptly after such Company Shares are validly
tendered. The Offer Price payable in respect of each Company Share validly tendered and not
withdrawn pursuant to the Offer or validly tendered in any Subsequent Offering Period shall be paid
net to the holder thereof in cash, subject to reduction for any applicable withholding Taxes.
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(b) As soon as practicable on the date of commencement of the Offer, Parent and Merger
Subsidiary shall (i) file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO with respect to the
Offer (together with all amendments and supplements thereto and including exhibits thereto, the
“Schedule TO”) that shall include as exhibits or incorporated by reference thereto, the Offer to
Purchase and forms of letter of transmittal and summary advertisement, if any, in respect of the
Offer (collectively, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Offer Documents”),
and (ii) cause the Offer Documents to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares. The Company
shall promptly furnish to Parent and Merger Subsidiary in writing all information concerning the
Company that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by Parent or
Merger Subsidiary for inclusion in the Schedule TO or the Offer Documents. Each of Parent, Merger
Subsidiary and the Company agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the
Schedule TO and the Offer Documents if and to the extent that such information shall have become
false or misleading in any material respect. Parent and Merger Subsidiary agree to take all steps
necessary to cause the Schedule TO as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and the Offer Documents
as so corrected to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares, in each case as and to the extent
required by applicable U.S. federal securities laws. The Company and its counsel shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents each time
before any such document is filed with the SEC, and Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall give
reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by the Company and its counsel.
Parent and Merger Subsidiary shall provide the Company and its counsel with (A) any comments or
other communications, whether written or oral, that Parent, Merger Subsidiary or their counsel may
receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule TO or Offer
Documents promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications, and (B) a reasonable
opportunity to participate in the response of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to those comments and to
provide comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be
given), including by participating with Parent and Merger Subsidiary or their counsel in any
discussions or meetings with the SEC.
Section 2.02. Company Action. (a) The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents
that at a meeting duly called and held prior to the execution of this Agreement at which all
directors of the Company were present, the Company Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions
(i) declaring that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and
the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders, (ii) approving and
declaring advisable this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer
and the Merger, in accordance with the requirements of the Delaware Law, and (iii) recommending
that the Company’s stockholders accept the Offer and tender their Company Shares to Merger
Subsidiary pursuant to the Offer and, if applicable, vote in favor of the adoption of this
Agreement (such recommendation, the “Board Recommendation”). The
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Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the foregoing determinations and approvals in the
Offer Documents and, to the extent that no Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred in
accordance with Section 7.03(b), the Company hereby consents to the inclusion of the Board
Recommendation in the Offer Documents. As of the date hereof, the Company has been advised that
all of its directors and executive officers who own Company Shares intend to tender their Company
Shares pursuant to the Offer. The Company shall promptly furnish Parent with a list of its
stockholders, mailing labels and any available listing or computer file containing the names and
addresses of all record holders of Company Shares and lists of securities positions of Company
Shares held in stock depositories, in each case true and complete as of the most recent practicable
date, and shall provide to Parent such additional information (including updated lists of
stockholders, mailing labels and lists of securities positions) and such other assistance as Parent
may reasonably request in connection with the Offer.
(b) As soon as practicable on the day that the Offer is commenced, the Company shall file with
the SEC and disseminate to holders of Company Shares, in each case, as and to the extent required
by applicable U.S. federal securities laws, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule
14D-9 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Schedule 14D-9”) that, subject to
Section 7.03(b), shall reflect the Board Recommendation. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary
shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing all information concerning Parent and Merger
Subsidiary that may be required by applicable securities laws or reasonably requested by the
Company for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary
agrees promptly to correct any information provided by it for use in the Schedule 14D-9 if and to
the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. The Company
agrees to take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the
SEC and to be disseminated to holders of Company Shares, in each case as and to the extent required
by applicable U.S. federal securities laws. Parent and its counsel shall be given a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 each time before it is filed with the SEC,
and the Company shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made by Parent,
Merger Subsidiary and their counsel. The Company shall provide Parent, Merger Subsidiary and their
counsel with (i) any comments or other communications, whether written or oral, that Parent, Merger
Subsidiary or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to
the Schedule 14D-9 promptly after receipt of those comments or other communications, and (ii) a
reasonable opportunity to participate in the Company’s response to those comments and to provide
comments on that response (to which reasonable and good faith consideration shall be given),
including by participating with the Company or its counsel in any discussions or meetings with the
SEC.
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Section 2.03. Directors. (a) Effective upon the acceptance for payment of any Company
Shares pursuant to the Offer (the “Acceptance Time”), Parent shall be entitled to designate the
number of directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Company Board that equals the
product of (x) the total number of directors on the Company Board (giving effect to the election of
any additional directors pursuant to this Section), and (y) the percentage that the number of
Company Shares beneficially owned by Parent and/or Merger Subsidiary (including Company Shares
accepted for payment) bears to the total number of Company Shares outstanding, and the Company
shall take all action necessary to cause Parent’s designees to be elected or appointed to the
Company Board, including increasing the number of directors, and seeking and accepting resignations
of incumbent directors. At such time, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by
Applicable Law take all action necessary to cause individuals designated by Parent to constitute
the number of members, rounded up to the next whole number, on (i) each committee of the Company
Board and (ii) each board of directors of each Subsidiary of the Company (and each committee
thereof) that represents the same percentage as such individuals represent on the Company Board, in
each case to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. In the event that Parent’s designees
are elected or appointed to the Company Board pursuant to this Section 2.03(a), until the Effective
Time, the Company Board shall have at least such number of directors as may be required by the
rules and regulations of Nasdaq or the federal securities laws who are considered independent
directors within the meaning of such rules and laws (each, a “Continuing Director”, and together,
the “Continuing Directors”), provided however, that if the number of Continuing Directors shall be
reduced below the number of directors as may be required by such rules and laws for any reason, the
remaining Continuing Directors shall be entitled to designate persons to fill such vacancies with
persons who shall be deemed Continuing Directors for purposes of this Agreement, or if no
Continuing Director then remains, the other directors shall designate such number of directors as
may be required by the rules and laws to fill such vacancies and who shall not be stockholders in
or Affiliates of the Parent, and such persons shall be deemed Continuing Directors for purposes
hereof.
(b) The Company’s obligations to appoint Parent’s designees to the Company Board shall be
subject to Section 14(f) of the 1934 Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder. The Company shall
promptly take all actions, and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9 such information with respect to
the Company and its officers and directors, as Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 require in order to
fulfill its obligations under this Section. Parent shall supply to the Company in writing any
information with respect to itself and its nominees, officers, directors and affiliates required by
Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.
(c) Following the election or appointment of Parent’s designees pursuant to Section 2.03(a)
and until the Effective Time, the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors shall be
required to authorize (and such
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authorization shall constitute the authorization of the Company Board and no other action on
the part of the Company, including any action by any other director of the Company, shall be
required to authorize) (i) any amendment or termination of this Agreement by the Company, (ii) any
decrease in or change of form of the Merger Consideration, (iii) any extension of time for the
performance of any of the obligations of Merger Subsidiary or Parent hereunder, (iv) any waiver of
compliance with the performance of any obligation or action hereunder by Parent or Merger
Subsidiary for the benefit of the Company or any waiver of any right of the Company under this
Agreement, (v) any amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the Company or bylaws of the
Company or (vi) any other action or consent by the Company or the Company Board with respect to
this Agreement, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 2.04. 90% Top-Up Option. (a) The Company hereby irrevocably grants to Merger
Subsidiary the option (the “90% Top-Up Option”), exercisable from time to time upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Section 2.04, to purchase that number of Company Shares (the “90%
Top-Up Option Shares”) equal to the lowest number of Company Shares that, when added to the number
of Company Shares directly or indirectly owned by Parent at the time of such exercise, shall
constitute one share more than 90% of the Company Shares then outstanding (taking into account the
issuance of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares) at a price per share equal to the Offer Price (which
price may be paid in cash or with a promissory note issued by Parent bearing interest at the rate
that will cause the promissory note to be equal to the face value of the promissory note and which
shall mature on the first anniversary of the date of execution and delivery of such promissory
note); provided that in no event shall the 90% Top-Up Option be exercisable for a number of Company
Shares in excess of the Company’s then authorized and unissued shares of Company Common Stock
(giving effect to Company Shares reserved for issuance under the Company Stock Plans as if such
shares were outstanding).
(b) Merger Subsidiary may exercise the 90% Top-Up Option, in whole but not in part, at any
time after the Acceptance Time and prior to the earlier to occur of (i) the Effective Time and (ii)
the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. In the event that Merger
Subsidiary wishes to or is required to exercise the Top-Up Option, Merger Subsidiary shall deliver
to the Company a notice setting forth (i) the number of shares of Company Shares that Merger
Subsidiary intends to purchase pursuant to the Top-Up Option, (ii) the aggregate cash consideration
payable, and (iii) the place and time at which the closing of the sale of such Company Shares shall
take place. At the closing of the purchase Merger Subsidiary shall cause to be delivered to the
Company the consideration required to be delivered in exchange for the Company Shares and the
Company shall cause to be delivered to Merger Subsidiary a certificate for the Company Shares. In
the event Merger Subsidiary exercises the Top-Up Option pursuant to this Section 2.04(b), the
closing of the purchase of the Top-Up Option Shares shall occur within three Business Days.
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(c) Parent and Merger Subsidiary acknowledge that the Company Shares which Merger Subsidiary
may acquire upon exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option will not be registered under the 1933 Act and
will be issued in reliance upon an exemption thereunder for transactions not involving a public
offering. Parent and Merger Subsidiary represent and warrant to the Company that Merger Subsidiary
is, or will be upon the purchase of the 90% Top-Up Option Shares, an “accredited investor”, as
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. Merger Subsidiary agrees that the 90%
Top-Up Option and the 90% Top-Up Option Shares to be acquired upon exercise of the 90% Top-Up
Option are being and will be acquired by Merger Subsidiary for the purpose of investment and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof (within the meaning of
the 1933 Act).
ARTICLE 3
The Merger
The Merger
Section 3.01. The Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein,
the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place as soon as practicable (and, in any
event, within two Business Days) after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver
of all conditions to the Merger set forth in Article 10 (excluding conditions that, by their terms,
are satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted
hereunder) of such conditions), unless this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to its terms or
unless another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The Closing shall be
held at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, 0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
unless another place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
Section 3.02. The Merger. (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, as soon as practicable after the Closing, the Company (or Merger Subsidiary in the event
that the Merger is effected pursuant to Section 253(a) of Delaware Law) shall file a certificate of
merger or, if applicable, a certificate of ownership and merger (the “Merger Certificate”) with the
Delaware Secretary of State in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with,
Delaware Law and make all other filings or recordings required by Delaware Law in connection with
the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time (the “Effective Time”) as the Merger
Certificate is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time as is
specified in the Merger Certificate.
(b) At the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged with and into the Company in
accordance with Delaware Law, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease,
and the Company shall be the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). From and after
the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, powers,
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privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions
and disabilities of the Company and Merger Subsidiary, all as provided under Delaware Law.
Section 3.03. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holders thereof:
(a) except as otherwise provided in Sections 3.03(b), 3.03(c) or 3.05, each Company Share
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive an
amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, without interest, less any applicable withholding Taxes
(the “Merger Consideration”);
(b) each Company Share held by the Company as treasury stock or owned by Parent or Merger
Subsidiary (whether pursuant to the Offer or otherwise) immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto;
(c) each Company Share held by any wholly-owned (directly or indirectly) Subsidiary of either
the Company or Parent (other than Merger Subsidiary) immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be converted into such number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Surviving Corporation such that each such Subsidiary owns the same percentage of Surviving
Corporation immediately following the Effective Time as such Subsidiary owned in the Company
immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
(d) each share of common stock of Merger Subsidiary outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into and become one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Surviving Corporation with the same rights, powers and privileges as the shares so
converted and (in addition to shares referred to in Section 3.03(c)) shall constitute the only
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 3.04. Surrender and Payment. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall appoint
an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Exchange Agent”) for the purpose of
exchanging for the Merger Consideration (i) certificates representing Company Shares (the
“Certificates”) and (ii) uncertificated Company Shares (the “Uncertificated Shares”). At the
Effective Time, Parent shall pay to the Exchange Agent the Merger Consideration to be paid in
respect of the Certificates and the Uncertificated Shares. Promptly after the Effective Time, but
in no event later than ten days after the Effective Time, Parent shall send, or shall cause the
Exchange Agent to send, to each record holder of Company Shares at the Effective Time a letter of
transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of
loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates or transfer of the
Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent) for use in such exchange.
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(b) Each holder of Company Shares that have been converted into the right to receive the
Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of the
Company Common Stock represented by a Certificate or Uncertificated Share, upon (i) surrender to
the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal, or
(ii) receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of
transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request) in the case of a book-entry transfer of
Uncertificated Shares. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, each such
Certificate or Uncertificated Share shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only
the right to receive such Merger Consideration.
(c) If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the Person
in whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred Uncertificated Share is registered, it
shall be a condition to such payment that (i) either such Certificate shall be properly endorsed or
shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer or such Uncertificated Share shall be properly
transferred, and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall pay to the Exchange Agent any
transfer or other Taxes required as a result of such payment to a Person other than the registered
holder of such Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange
Agent that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company
Shares. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to the
Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration provided
for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article 3.
(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration paid to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section
3.04(a) (and any interest or other income earned thereon) that remains unclaimed by holders of
Company Shares twelve months after the Effective Time shall be returned to Parent, upon demand, and
any such holder who has not exchanged such Company Shares for the Merger Consideration in
accordance with this Section 3.04 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Parent for
payment of the Merger Consideration in respect of such Company Shares without any interest thereon.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be liable to any holder of Company Shares for any
amounts paid to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
laws.
(f) Any portion of the Merger Consideration paid to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section
3.04(a) in respect of any Dissenting Shares shall be returned to Parent, upon demand.
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Merger Consideration payable in
respect of Company Restricted Shares shall be payable
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pursuant to Section 3.06 and not pursuant to this Section 3.04 and no deposit shall be made
with the Exchange Agent by the Company or Parent pursuant to this Section 3.04, and the procedures
of this Section 3.04 in respect of holders of shares of Company Stock shall not apply, with respect
to such holders’ shares of unvested Company Restricted Shares.
Section 3.05. Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding Section 3.03, any Company Shares
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”) held by
a holder who has not voted in favor of the adoption of this Agreement or consented thereto in
writing and who has validly demanded appraisal for such Company Shares in accordance with Delaware
Law shall not be converted into a right to receive the Merger Consideration, unless such holder
fails to perfect, withdraws or otherwise loses the right to appraisal. If, after the Effective
Time, such holder fails to perfect, withdraws or loses the right to appraisal, such Company Shares
shall be treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive
the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon. At the Effective Time, any holder of
Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the rights provided
in Section 262 of Delaware Law and as provided in the previous sentence. The Company shall give
Parent prompt notice of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of Company Shares, and
Parent shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such
demands. Except with the prior written consent of Parent, the Company shall not make any payment
with respect to, or offer to settle or settle, any such demands.
Section 3.06. Company Equity Awards. (a) At the Effective Time, each option to purchase
shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Company Stock Option”) outstanding under the 1999 Stock
Incentive Plan and the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan or any other stock option or equity compensation
plan, program, agreement or arrangement (the “Company Stock Plans”) that is outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time, whether or not then vested or exercisable, shall be assumed and
converted automatically at the Effective Time into an option to acquire shares of Parent Stock, on
substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option
(including vesting schedule) and any repurchase rights with respect to unvested shares subject to
such Company Stock Option shall be assigned to any successor thereto, including Parent, except that
(i) the number of shares of Parent Stock subject to each such option shall be determined by
multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by a fraction (the “Option Exchange Ratio”), the numerator
of which is the Offer Price and the denominator of which is the average closing price of Parent
Stock on Nasdaq over the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding (but not including)
the Closing Date (rounded down to the nearest whole share) and (ii) the exercise price per share of
Parent Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) shall equal (x) the per share exercise price
for the shares of Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such
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Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (y) the Option
Exchange Ratio; provided, that in any event the Company Stock Options shall be converted in a
manner compliant with Section 409A of the Code (or an available exemption therefrom) and Section
424(a) of the Code to the extent applicable and the regulations thereunder. In the event that the
foregoing assumption of the Company Stock Options (together with any other event contemplated by
this Agreement) would require Parent to seek stockholder approval under applicable Nasdaq rules and
regulations, the number of Company Stock Options so assumed shall be reduced on a prorated basis
among all Company Stock Options, and such non-assumed Company Stock Options shall become fully
vested and exercisable prior to the Effective Time and, to the extent not exercised prior to the
Effective Time, shall be converted into the right to receive a cash amount per share equal to the
excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price of such Company Stock Option.
(b) At the Effective Time, each outstanding Restricted Stock Unit shall be converted
automatically into a substantially similar award for Parent Stock and shall remain subject to the
same vesting, settlement, forfeiture or repurchase conditions in effect on the date hereof, except
that the number of shares of Parent Stock subject to each such assumed award shall be determined by
multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such award by the Option
Exchange Ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(c) Parent shall take such actions as are necessary for the assumption of the Company Stock
Options and Restricted Stock Units pursuant to this Section 3.06, including the reservation,
issuance and listing of Parent Stock as is necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by
this Section 3.06. Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8
with respect to the shares of Parent Stock subject to the assumed Company Stock Options and
Restricted Stock Units as soon as practicable, but in any event within ten Business Days following
the Effective Time.
(d) The Company shall cause the administrator of the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the “ESPP”) to promptly take all action necessary in accordance with the ESPP to accelerate the
Purchase Date (as defined in the ESPP) with respect to the current offering period under the ESPP
such that each outstanding purchase right with respect to the current offering period under the
ESPP shall be exercisable no less than five Business Days prior to the initial scheduled expiration
of the Offer. The Company shall take all actions necessary pursuant to the terms of the ESPP in
order to (i) ensure that no purchase periods under the ESPP commence after the date hereof, and
(ii) terminate the ESPP prior to the Effective Time.
Section 3.07. Adjustments. If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company shall occur by
reason of any reclassification,
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recapitalization, stock split (including reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or
readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period the
Offer Price, the Merger Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement
shall be appropriately adjusted.
Section 3.08. Withholding Rights. Each of the Exchange Agent, Merger Subsidiary, the
Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration
otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to Article 2 or 3 such amounts as it is required to deduct
and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under any provision of any Tax law. To the
extent that amounts so withheld are paid over to or deposited with the relevant Taxing Authority by
or on behalf of the Exchange Agent, Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the
case may be, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to the Person in respect of which the Exchange Agent, Merger Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation
or Parent, as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.
Section 3.09. Lost 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
such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall pay, in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the
Company Shares formerly represented by such Certificate, as contemplated under this Article 3.
ARTICLE 4
The Surviving Corporation
The Surviving Corporation
Section 4.01. Certificate of Incorporation. The certificate of incorporation of the Company
shall be amended at the Effective Time to read as set forth in Exhibit B and, as so
amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with Applicable Law.
Section 4.02. Bylaws. The bylaws of Merger Subsidiary in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with
Applicable Law.
Section 4.03. Directors and Officers. From and after the Effective Time, except as
otherwise duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Applicable Law, (i) the
directors of Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of
the Surviving Corporation, and (ii) the officers of the Merger Subsidiary immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.
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ARTICLE 5
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Representations and Warranties of the Company
Subject to Section 12.05, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the
Company to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”), the
Company represents and warrants to Parent that:
Section 5.01 . Corporate Existence and Power. The Company is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has
all corporate powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so
qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
the Company as currently in effect have been filed with the SEC and referenced as exhibits in the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The Company has
heretofore made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the minutes (or, in the case of
draft minutes, the most recent drafts thereof) of all meetings of the stockholders of the Company,
the Company Board and each committee of the Company Board held since January 1, 2005; provided
that, with respect to meetings for which draft or final minutes are not yet available, the Company
has provided to Parent a materially complete and correct summary thereof.
Section 5.02 . Corporate Authorization. (a) The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby are within the Company’s corporate powers and, except for obtaining the Stockholder Approval
(if required by Applicable Law), have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Company. Assuming the facts set forth in Section 6.07, the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock to approve and adopt this
Agreement and to approve the Merger (the “Stockholder Approval”), if required by Applicable Law, is
the only vote of the holders of any of the Company’s capital stock necessary in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a valid
and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(b) At a meeting duly called and held prior to the execution of this Agreement at which all
directors of the Company were present, the Company
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Board duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) declaring that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, are fair to and in the best
interests of the Company’s stockholders, (ii) approving and declaring advisable this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Offer and the Merger, in accordance with the
requirements of the Delaware Law, (iii) approving and adopting an amendment to the Company Rights
Agreement to render the Company Rights inapplicable to the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement, the
Tender and Support Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and (iv) making
the Board Recommendation.
Section 5.03 . Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other
than (i) the filing of the Merger Certificate with the Delaware Secretary of State and appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is qualified to do
business, (ii) compliance with applicable requirements of (A) the HSR Act and (B) any Applicable
Law analogous to the HSR Act or otherwise regulating antitrust, competition or merger control
matters and in each case existing in foreign jurisdictions (“Foreign Competition Laws”), (iii)
compliance with applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and other applicable
securities laws, whether federal, state or foreign, (iv) compliance with applicable requirements of
Nasdaq and (v) actions or filings the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04 . Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not
and will not (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) assuming compliance with the
matters referred to in Section 5.03, contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach
of any provision of any Applicable Law or Order, (iii) require any consent or action by another
Person under, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any Material Contract or any
other Contract material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any Governmental
Authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (ii) through (iv),
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; provided that in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would
result, any
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adverse effect otherwise excluded by clause (ii)(A) of the definition of “Company Material
Adverse Effect” shall be taken into account.
Section 5.05 . Capitalization. (a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
85,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value
per share, of the Company (“Company Preferred Stock”), 100,000 of which have been designated as
Series A Preferred Stock and are reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Company Rights. As of
the close of business on March 31, 2008, (i) 36,476,323 shares of Company Common Stock were issued
and outstanding (none of which were Company Restricted Shares and no shares were held by the
Company as treasury shares); (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding;
(iii) Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 6,688,252 shares of Company Common Stock
(of which Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 4,344,309 shares of Company Common
Stock were exercisable) were issued and outstanding; (iv) warrants to purchase an aggregate 45,000
shares of Company Common Stock (all of which were exercisable) were issued and outstanding;
(v) Restricted Stock Units (excluding Performance-Based Stock Units) convertible into an aggregate
of 803,714 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding; (vi) Performance-Based Stock
Units convertible into a maximum aggregate of 539,500 shares of Company Common Stock were issued
and outstanding; and (vii) 4,595,247 shares of Company Common Stock were available for issuance
under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have
been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any Company Stock Plan or the ESPP will be,
when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized and validly issued and
are (or, in the case of shares that have not yet been issued, will be) fully paid, nonassessable
and free of preemptive rights.
(b) Except, in the case of clauses (i)-(iv) below, (x) as set forth in this Section 5.05, (y)
for changes since March 31, 2008 resulting from the exercise of Company Stock Options and Company
Warrants outstanding on such date and disclosed on Section 5.05(c) or Section 5.05(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, or (z) for issuances of shares of Company Common Stock and grants of
Company Stock Options expressly permitted under clauses (A)-(C) of Section 7.01(b)(i), as of the
date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities
of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (iii) options, warrants or other rights or
arrangements to acquire from the Company, or other obligations or commitments of the Company to
issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (iv) restricted shares, restricted share units,
stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar
securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or
indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership
interests in, the
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Company (the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to collectively as the
“Company Securities”), (v) voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements or understandings to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) contractual obligations 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 restricting the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vii) obligations of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Securities. No Company
Securities are owned by any subsidiary of the Company.
(c) (i) Section 5.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies, with respect to each
Company Stock Option and Restricted Stock Unit issued as of the close of business on March 31,
2008, (A) the number of shares subject to such award, (B) the exercise price of each Company Stock
Option, (C) the number of shares vested, (D) the vesting schedule and (E) the grant date; (ii) the
Company Stock Plans set forth on Section 5.05(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule are the only
plans or programs the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has maintained under which stock options,
restricted shares, restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares or other
compensatory equity-based awards have been granted and remain outstanding or may be granted; (iii)
all Company Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units may, by their terms, be treated in accordance
with Section 3.06; and (iv) no Company Stock Options or Restricted Stock Units (other than the
Performance-Based Stock Units and Company Stock Options specifically listed on Section 5.05(c)(i))
shall become vested or exercisable, and the Company’s right to repurchase the shares subject to
Company Restricted Shares or issued upon the exercise of assumed Company Stock Options shall not be
forfeited, in either case, solely as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) The Company has provided to Parent a schedule that identifies, with respect to each
Company Warrant issued as of March 31, 2008, (i) the number of shares and type of capital stock for
which the warrant is exercisable, (ii) the exercise price of each such warrant, (iii) whether such
warrant is exercisable as of the date hereof or will be exercisable as of the Closing (including in
connection with giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby), and (iv) the expiration
date of each such warrant. Each Company Warrant was granted in compliance with all Applicable
Laws.
(e) With respect to the Company Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units, (i) each Company
Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so
qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Company Stock Option or Restricted Stock Unit was duly authorized
no later than the date on which the grant of such Company Stock Option was by its terms to be
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effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable,
approval by the Company Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof), or a duly
authorized delegate thereof, and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes
or written consents, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Company Stock Plan, the 1934 Act and all other Applicable Law, including the Nasdaq Marketplace
Rules, (iv) the per share exercise price of each Company Stock Option was not, and will not be
deemed to be, less than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on the applicable
Grant Date, and (v) each such grant was properly accounted for in all material respects in
accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company and
disclosed in the Company SEC Documents in accordance with the 1934 Act and all other Applicable
Laws. The Company has not granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to
grant, Company Stock Options or Restricted Stock Units prior to, or otherwise coordinate the grant
of Company Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units with, the release or other public announcement
of material information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their financial results
or prospects.
Section 5.06 . Subsidiaries. (a) Each Subsidiary of the Company is an organization duly
formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization
and has all organizational powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. Each such
Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where
failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All “significant subsidiaries” (as defined in Regulation
S-K under the 1934 Act; provided however that the 10% threshold referred to in such definition
shall be deemed to be 5% for the purposes of this Agreement) of the Company and their respective
jurisdictions of organization are identified in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
(b) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests
in, each Subsidiary of the Company is owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear
of any Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right
to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or ownership
interests), except for such restrictions resulting from local Applicable Law as set forth in
Section 5.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. There are no outstanding (i) securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
other voting securities or ownership interests in any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) options,
warrants or other rights or arrangements to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
other obligations or commitments of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital
stock of or other voting securities or ownership
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interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of or
other voting securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii)
restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights,
“phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic
benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other
voting securities or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses
(i)-(iii), in addition to all shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company’s
Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as the “Company Subsidiary Securities”). There are no
outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns any equity,
ownership, profit, voting or similar interest in or any interest convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable for, any equity, profit, voting or similar interest in, any Person (other than a
Subsidiary of the Company).
Section 5.07 . SEC Filings. (a) The Company has timely filed with the SEC all documents
(including exhibits and any amendments thereto) required by Applicable Law to be so filed by it
since January 1, 2005. The Company has delivered, or otherwise made available through the
Company’s filings with the SEC, to Parent (i) the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K for its
fiscal years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, (ii) its proxy or information statements
relating to meetings of, or actions taken without a meeting by, the stockholders of the Company
since December 31, 2006, and (iii) all of its other reports, statements, schedules and registration
statements filed with the SEC since January 1, 2005 (the documents referred to in this Section
5.07(a), together with all information incorporated by reference therein in accordance with
applicable SEC regulations, are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Company SEC
Documents”)
(b) As of its filing date, each Company SEC Document complied, and each such Company SEC
Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will comply, as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be, each as in effect
on its respective filing date.
(c) As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof,
on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and
each such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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(d) Each Company SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment
became effective, did not, and each such Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof
will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(e) Each required form, report and document containing financial statements that has been
filed with or submitted to the SEC by the Company since August 29, 2002, was accompanied by the
certifications required to be filed or submitted by the Company’s chief executive officer and/or
chief financial officer, as required, pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and, at the time of filing
or submission of each such certification, such certification was true and accurate and complied
with the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. As of the date of this Agreement, no Subsidiary of the Company is
subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. None of the Company, any current
executive officer of the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any former executive officer of
the Company has received written notice from any Governmental Authority challenging or questioning
the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing of such certifications made with respect to
the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 5.08 . Financial Statements; Internal Controls. (a) The audited consolidated
financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company
included in the Company SEC Documents (i) comply as to form, as of their respective filing dates
with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the
case of unaudited statements, for the absence of footnotes), and (iii) fairly present (except as
may be indicated in the notes thereto) the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and
cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of any
unaudited interim financial statements).
(b) The Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 0000 Xxx) is reasonably sufficient in all material respects to
provide reasonable assurance (i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures are executed
in accordance with the authorization of management, and (iii) regarding prevention or timely
detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that would
materially affect the Company’s financial statements. No significant deficiency or material
weakness was identified in
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management’s assessment of internal controls as of December 31, 2007 (nor has any such
deficiency or weakness been identified between that date and the date of this Agreement).
(c) The Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the 0000 Xxx) are reasonably designed to ensure that (i) all information (both
financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the 1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the individuals
responsible for preparing such reports within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of
the SEC, and (ii) all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management
or to other individuals responsible for preparing such reports as appropriate to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal executive
officer and principal financial officer of the Company required under the 1934 Act with respect to
such reports.
(d) Since the date of their last certification with the SEC, neither the chief executive
officer nor the chief financial officer of the Company has become aware of any fact, circumstance
or change that is reasonably likely to result in a “significant deficiency” or a “material
weakness” in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(d) The audit committee of the Company Board includes an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as
defined by Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
(f) The Company has adopted a code of ethics, as defined by Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, for
senior financial officers, applicable to its principal financial officer, comptroller or principal
accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. The Company has promptly disclosed
any change in or waiver of the Company’s code of ethics with respect to any such persons, as
required by Form 8-K. To the knowledge of the Company, there have been no violations of provisions
of the Company’s code of ethics by any such persons.
Section 5.09 . Disclosure Documents. (a) Each document required to be filed by the Company
with the SEC or required to be distributed or otherwise disseminated to the Company’s stockholders
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure
Documents”), including the Schedule 14D-9, the proxy or information statement of the Company (the
“Proxy Statement”), if any, to be filed with the SEC for use in connection with the solicitation of
proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the adoption of this Agreement and the
Stockholder Meeting, and any amendments or supplements thereto, when filed, distributed or
disseminated, as applicable, will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the 1934 Act.
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(b) (i) The Proxy Statement, as supplemented or amended, if applicable, at the time such Proxy
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders of the Company, at
the time such stockholders vote on adoption of this Agreement and at the Effective Time, and (ii)
any Company Disclosure Document (other than the Proxy Statement), at the time of the filing of such
Company Disclosure Document or any supplement or amendment thereto and at the time of any
distribution or dissemination thereof, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and
warranties contained in this Section 5.09(b) will not apply to statements or omissions included in
the Company Disclosure Documents based upon information furnished to the Company in writing by
Parent specifically for use therein.
(c) The information with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the Company
furnishes to Parent in writing specifically for use in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents, at
the time of the filing of the Schedule TO, at the time of any distribution or dissemination of the
Offer Documents and at the time of the expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended hereunder),
will not 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 made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Section 5.10 . Absence of Certain Changes. (a) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, (i) the
business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has been conducted in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice, (ii) there has not been any event, change, development or set of
circumstances that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) through the date of this Agreement, there
has not been any action or event, nor any authorization, commitment or agreement by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any action or event, that if taken or if it occurred after
the date hereof would be prohibited by Section 7.01.
(b) Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, none of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
engaged, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in (i) any trade
loading practices or any other promotional sales or discount activity with any customers or
distributors with the intent of accelerating to prior fiscal quarters (including the current fiscal
quarter) sales to the trade or otherwise that would otherwise be expected to occur in subsequent
fiscal quarters, (ii) any practice which would have the effect of modifying the fiscal quarter
during which collections of receivables or payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries occur
such that such collections or payments occur during a fiscal quarter other than as would be
expected based on past
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practice, or (iii) any other promotional sales or discount activity similar to that described
in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
Section 5.11 . No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no liabilities or obligations
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent,
absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or
set of circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in such a liability or obligation,
other than:
(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or
disclosed in the notes thereto
(b) liabilities or obligations incurred that are not in excess of $1,000,000 in the aggregate;
(c) normal or recurring liabilities incurred since the Company Balance Sheet Date in the
ordinary course of business and in amounts consistent with past practice that would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
and
(d) liabilities or obligations incurred directly pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 5.12 . Litigation. (a) There is no Proceeding (or, to the knowledge of the Company,
investigation) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against, the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses or assets or any of the directors or
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, its
stockholders or representatives (in each case insofar as any such matters relate to their
activities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) at law or in equity, or before any
Governmental Authority, arbitrator or arbitration panel. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any Order against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or naming the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, by which any of
the employees or representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is prohibited or
restricted from engaging in or otherwise conducting the business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries as presently conducted. Section 5.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a
complete and accurate summary of each claim, investigation, Proceeding and Order set forth therein
which would reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation or review by any Governmental
Authority or self-regulatory authority with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(excluding investigations and reviews of Intellectual Property applications by the Intellectual
Property offices of a
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Governmental Authority) or any of their respective employees (insofar as any such
investigation or review relates to their activities with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries)
actually pending or threatened, nor has any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory authority
indicated to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company,
verbally, an intention to conduct the same.
Section 5.13 . Compliance with Applicable Law. (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries and
their businesses and operations are and, since January 1, 2003 have been, in compliance in all
material respects with all Applicable Laws applicable to the Company or such Subsidiaries. Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice since January 1, 2003 (i)
of any administrative or civil, or criminal investigation or audit (other than Tax audits) by any
Governmental Authority relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) from any
Governmental Authority alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are not in compliance
in any material respect with any Applicable Law or Order.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has in effect all material Governmental
Authorizations necessary for it to own, lease or otherwise hold and to operate its real properties
and tangible assets and to carry on its businesses and operations as now conducted. Since January
1, 2003, there have occurred no material defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both)
under, violations of, or events giving to others any right of termination, amendment or
cancellation, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, of, any such Governmental
Authorizations. The transactions contemplated hereby would not reasonably be expected to cause the
revocation or cancellation (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) of any such
Governmental Authorizations.
Section 5.14 . Contracts. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
any of the following types of Contracts (each such Contract and each Contract disclosed on the
Company Disclosure Schedule being referred to in this Agreement as a “Material Contract”):
(i) Contract required to be filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Item 601 of
Regulation S-K under the 1933 Act;
(ii) Contract (A) that involves performance of services or delivery of goods,
materials, supplies or equipment or developmental commitments to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or the payment therefor by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in either
case providing for an annual payment by the Company of $250,000 or more or (B) between the
Company and any distributor or reseller of the products of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries that holds inventory of the products of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (“Product Inventory”) whose aggregate value, as of March 31, 2008, exceeds
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$200,000, pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be required to
repurchase Product Inventory upon the termination of such Contract;
(iii) Contract that contains any exclusivity provisions restricting the Company or
any of its Affiliates or limits the freedom of the Company or any of its Affiliates to
compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or which would so limit
the freedom of the Company or any of its Affiliates after the Closing Date;
(iv) lease or sublease (whether of real or personal property) to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is party as either lessor or lessee, providing for either
(i) annual payments of $250,000 or more or (ii) aggregate payments after the date hereof
of $500,000 or more;
(v) material Contract relating in whole or in part to the use, exploitation or
practice of any Intellectual Property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including
any license or other Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
licensee or licensor of any such Intellectual Property) other than the Contracts set forth
in Section 5.20(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(vi) Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase
price of property (in either case, whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any
asset), except any such agreement with an aggregate outstanding principal amount not
exceeding $250,000 and which may be prepaid on not more than 30 days’ notice without the
payment of any penalty;
(vii) Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or
indirectly, made any loan, capital contribution to, or other investment in, any Person
(other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and other than (i) extensions of credit
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and (ii) investments in
marketable securities in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices);
(viii) Contract under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any
obligations which have not been satisfied or performed (other than confidentiality
obligations) relating to the acquisition or disposition of any business (whether by
merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise);
(ix) Contract providing for indemnification of any Person with respect to liabilities
relating to any current or former business of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
predecessor Person other than
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indemnification obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
provisions of a Contract entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(x) partnership, joint venture or other similar Contract or arrangement; or
(xi) employee collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with any labor union
or employment Contract (other than for employment at-will or similar arrangements) that
has an aggregate future liability in excess of $100,000 and is not terminable by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries by notice of not more than 60 days for a cost of less
than $100,000.
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other party thereto, is in violation of or in default under (nor does there exist any condition,
and no event or circumstances have occurred, which upon the passage of time or the giving of notice
would cause such a violation of or default under) in any material respect in any Material Contract.
Each Material Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the Company or its Subsidiary, as
applicable, and, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto, and is in full force and
effect except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other
similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 5.15 . Taxes. (a) All material Tax Returns required by Applicable Law to be filed
with any Taxing Authority by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been
filed when due in accordance with all Applicable Laws (taking into account any extension of time
which has been granted within which to file), and all such Tax Returns are, or shall be at the time
of filing, true and complete in all material respects.
(b) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) or has
withheld and remitted to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes due and payable, or, where
payment is not yet due, has established (or has had established on its behalf and for its sole
benefit and recourse) in accordance with GAAP an adequate accrual for all material Taxes through
the end of the last period for which the Company and its Subsidiaries ordinarily record items on
their respective books.
(c) The income and franchise Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries through the Tax
year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined and closed or are Tax Returns with respect to which
the applicable period for assessment under Applicable Law, after giving effect to extensions or
waivers, has expired.
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(d) There are no material Liens or encumbrances for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) No federal, state, local or foreign audits, examinations, investigations or other
Proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with regard to any Taxes or
Tax Returns of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(f) There is currently no effective agreement or other document extending, or having the
effect of extending, the period of assessment or collection of any Taxes with respect to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended to qualify for
tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code in the five years prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a “reportable
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(1).
(i) Section 5.15(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all jurisdictions (whether foreign
or domestic) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently files a Tax Return.
(j) “Tax” means (i) any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever (including withholding on amounts paid to or by any Person), together with any interest,
penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Authority responsible for
the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign) (a “Taxing Authority”), and any liability for
any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii) in the case of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or
having been before the Effective Time a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary
group, or a party to any agreement or arrangement, as a result of which liability of a Person or
any of its Subsidiaries to a Taxing Authority is determined or taken into account with reference to
the activities of any other Person, and (iii) liability of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries for
the payment of any amount as a result of being party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or with respect
to the payment of any amount imposed on any Person of the type described in (i) or (ii) as a result
of any existing express or implied agreement or arrangement (including an indemnification agreement
or arrangement). “Tax Return” means any report, return, document, declaration or other information
or filing required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including
information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or
with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such
report, return,
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document, declaration or other information. “Tax Sharing Agreements” means
all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) binding a Person or any of
its Subsidiaries that provide for the allocation, apportionment, sharing or assignment of any Tax
liability or benefit, or the transfer or assignment of income, revenues, receipts or gains for the
purpose of determining any Person’s Tax liability (excluding any indemnification agreements or
arrangements pertaining to the sale or lease of assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
Section 5.16. Employee Benefit Plans. (a) “Company Employee Plan” means each “employee
benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment, severance or similar contract,
plan, arrangement or policy and each other plan or arrangement providing for compensation, bonuses,
profit-sharing, stock option or other stock related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred
compensation, vacation benefits, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), health or
medical benefits, employee assistance program, disability or sick leave benefits, workers’
compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and post-employment or
retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical or life insurance benefits)
(each, an “Employee Plan”) which (i) is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company
or any Affiliate of the Company as of the date of this Agreement and covers any employee or former
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) with respect to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has any liability. With respect to employee benefit plans, programs, and
other arrangements providing incentive compensation or other benefits similar to those provided
under any Employee Plans to any employee or former employee or dependent thereof, which plan,
program or arrangement is subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States
(“Foreign Plans”), (1) to the knowledge of the Company, the Foreign Plans have been maintained in
all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (2) if intended to qualify for
special tax treatment, the Foreign Plans meet all requirements for such treatment, (3) if intended
to be funded and/or book-reserved, the Foreign Plans are fully funded and/or book reserved, as
appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions, and (4) no liability which could be
material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exists or reasonably could be imposed
upon the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of such Foreign Plans, other
than to the extent reflected on the Company Balance Sheet.
(b) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof sponsors,
maintains or contributes to, or has in the past sponsored, maintained or contributed to, (i) any
Employee Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, (ii) any non-U.S. defined benefit plan, or (iii) any
“multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(c) Each Company Employee Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has received a favorable determination letter, or has pending or has time remaining in which
to file an application for such
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determination, from the Internal Revenue Service, and the Company
is not aware of any facts that would result in revocation of any such determination letter. The
Company has made available to Parent copies of the most recent Internal Revenue Service
determination letters with respect to each such Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan
has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements prescribed
by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA and the Code, which are
applicable to such Employee Plan. No events have occurred with respect to any Company Employee
Plan that could result in payment or assessment by or against the Company of any excise taxes under
Sections 4972, 4975, 4976, 4977, 4979, 4980B, 4980D, 4980E or 5000 of the Code.
(d) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not (either alone
or together with any other event) entitle any employee, director or independent contractor of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to severance pay or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or
trigger any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits
under, or increase the amount payable or trigger any other material obligation pursuant to, any
agreement, any Company Employee Plan or other employee plan.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability in respect of
post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for retired, former or current employees
or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except as required to avoid excise tax under
Section 4980B of the Code.
(f) There is no Proceeding pending against or involving (and, to the knowledge of the Company,
there is no audit or investigation pending or threatened, and there is no Proceeding threatened,
against or involving), any Company Employee Plan or any fiduciary thereof with respect to their
duties under the Company Employee Plan or the assets of any of the trusts thereunder, before any
court or arbitrator or any Governmental Authority.
(g) The Company has identified in Section 5.16(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and has made available
to Parent true and complete copies of (i) all severance plans and agreements and employment
agreements with or relating to directors or executive officers of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, and (ii) all plans, programs, agreements and other arrangements of the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries with or relating to its directors, officers, employees or consultants
which contain change in control provisions.
(h) On or prior to the date hereof, the Compensation Committee of the Company Board (the
“Compensation Committee”) has (i) approved each Company Employee Plan pursuant to which
consideration is payable to any officer, director, employee or member of the Compensation Committee
(each, a
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“Company Compensation Arrangement”) as an “employment compensation, severance or other
employee benefit arrangement” within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the 1934 Act (an
“Employment Compensation
Arrangement”), and (ii) taken all other action necessary to satisfy the requirements of the
non-exclusive safe-harbor with respect to such Company Compensation Arrangements in accordance to
Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the 1934 Act (the approvals and actions referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) above, the “Company Compensation Approvals”). The Company Board has determined that each of the members of the Compensation
Committee are, and the members of the Compensation Committee are, “independent directors” in
accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the 1934 Act and the instructions
thereto.
Section 5.17. Labor and Employment Matters. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreements or understandings
with any labor unions or labor organizations. There is no (i) unfair labor practice, labor dispute
(other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to
their businesses, (ii) activity or proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to the
knowledge of the Company to organize any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
(iii) lockout, strike, slowdown, work stoppage or threat thereof by or with respect to such
employees, and during the last three years there has not been any such action.
(b) Since January 1, 2005, (i) there has been no “mass layoff” or “plant closing” as defined
by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the “WARN Act”) in respect of the
Company or its Subsidiaries, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been
affected by any transactions or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number
to trigger application of any state, local or foreign Applicable Law or regulation which is similar
to the WARN Act.
Section 5.18. Insurance Policies. (a) Section 5.18 (a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule lists all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets,
business, equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers or directors of the Company and
its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”). All of the Insurance Policies or
renewals thereof are in full force and effect. There is no material claim by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which the Company has been
notified that coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies
or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid when due,
and the Company and its Subsidiaries are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such
policies and bonds. The Company does not have any knowledge of any
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threatened termination of,
cancellation of, or material premium increase with respect to any Insurance Policy.
(b) Section 5.18 (b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each material insurance claim made by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries between January 1, 2005 and the date of this Agreement.
Section 5.19. Environmental Matters. (a) Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(i) no notice, demand, request for information, citation, summons or order has been
received, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been assessed, no Proceeding is
pending and, to the knowledge of the Company, no investigation or review is pending or
threatened and no Proceeding is threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person
relating to or arising out of any failure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
comply with any Environmental Law;
(ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all
Environmental Laws and all Governmental Authorizations relating to or required by
Environmental Law;
(iii) there has been no release by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or for
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would reasonably be expected to be liable by
Contract or by operation of Law, of any Hazardous Substance at, under, from or to any
facility or real property currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(iv) there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind
whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise
arising under or relating to any Environmental Law, and, to the knowledge of the Company,
there is no condition, situation or set of circumstances that could reasonably be expected
to result in or be the basis for any such liability.
(b) There has been no environmental investigation, study, audit, test, review or other
analysis conducted of which the Company has knowledge in relation to the current or prior business
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any property or facility now or previously owned or
leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has not been delivered to Parent at least
five Business Days prior to the date hereof.
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(c) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns, leases or operates or has owned,
leased or operated any real property, or conducts or has conducted any operations, in New Jersey or
Connecticut.
(d) For purposes of this Section 5.19, the terms “Company” and “Subsidiaries” shall include
any entity that is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.20. Intellectual Property. (a) The Company or its Subsidiaries exclusively own,
free and clear of any and all Liens (other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary
course), (i) all of the Company Owned IP and (ii) all other Intellectual Property that is, to the
Company’s knowledge, necessary for the operation of Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses,
other than Intellectual Property that is licensed to the Company by a third party licensor pursuant
to a written license agreement, that is in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has received any notice or claim challenging the Company’s ownership of or use of
any of the Intellectual Property owned (in whole or in part) by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or challenging the effectiveness or enforceability of any licenses of Intellectual
Property to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company is there a
reasonable basis for any claim that the Company does not so own or is not so licensed any such
Intellectual Property.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps in accordance with
standard industry practices to protect its rights in its Intellectual Property and to maintain the
confidentiality of all information that constitutes or constituted a trade secret of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries. All current and former employees, consultants and contractors of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have executed and delivered proprietary information,
confidentiality and assignment agreements substantially in the Company’s standard forms (copies of
which have been made available to Parent), except where the failure to obtain such agreements does
not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s exclusive use of and ownership rights in its
Intellectual Property. None of the Company’s trade secrets have been disclosed to any Person,
other than pursuant to an adequate form of written confidentiality agreement, except where the
failure to obtain such agreement does not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
protection of such trade secrets.
(c) All Company Owned IP, where registered, is valid and subsisting
and, to the knowledge of the Company, enforceable, and neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or claim challenging the validity
or enforceability of any Company Owned IP or alleging any misuse of such Company
Owned IP, except for office actions in the ordinary course of prosecution.
Section 5.20(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of Company
Owned IP, including, to the extent applicable, the current status of such registration or application and the
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jurisdictions in which each such asset has been issued or
registered or in which any application for such issuance and
registration has been filed.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any suit, action or
proceeding which involves a claim of infringement, unauthorized use, misappropriation, disclosure
or violation of any Intellectual Property used or owned by any Person against the Company or its
Subsidiaries, or challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any Intellectual
Property owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
(e) Section 5.20(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of all material licenses, sublicenses and other agreements to which the Company and/or its
Subsidiaries are a party granting any other Person the right to use or an option to obtain the
right to use Intellectual Property, other than licenses entered into in the ordinary course of
business in connection with the sale of Company products.
(f) Section 5.20(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list
of all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements to which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries are
a party pursuant to which the Company or its Subsidiaries are authorized to use any Person’s
Intellectual Property, which (i) is incorporated in, embedded in, or forms a part of any product or
service manufactured, distributed, provided, or sold by or for the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or is otherwise bundled, redistributed or sublicensed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (“Third Party IP”) or (ii) is used (or currently proposed to be used) by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in, and is material to, the business of the Company as currently
conducted, other than commercial off-the-shelf software.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any third party licensor of all or
either of them is in material violation of any license, sublicense or agreement described in
Section 5.20(e) or (f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as otherwise described in
Section 5.20(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
(A) cause the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to be in material violation or material default
under any such license, sublicense or agreement, (B) result in the termination or modification of
any such license, sublicense or agreement, or entitle any other party to terminate or modify such
license, sublicense or agreement, (C) entitle any Person to claim any right to use or practice
under any Surviving Corporation’s, Parent’s or any of their respective
Affiliates’ Intellectual Property rights or (D) materially alter, encumber or impair any
Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Intellectual Property
licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
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(h) Neither the operation of the Company’s business as currently conducted, nor any activity
of the Company, conflicts with, infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property (excluding
Patents) of any other Person and to the knowledge of the Company, any Patents owned by any other
Person. Except as specifically identified on Section 5.20(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or claim asserting or
suggesting that any infringement, misappropriation, violation, dilution or unauthorized use of the
Intellectual Property of any other Person is or may be occurring or has or may have occurred, as a
consequence of the business activities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, but
not limited to, its use of Third Party IP), nor to the knowledge of the Company, is there a
reasonable basis therefor. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
unsolicited written proposal or offer for a license of Intellectual Property, including but not
limited to any Patent, from any Person.
(i) To the knowledge of the Company and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no, nor has there
been any, infringement, violation, disclosure or misappropriation by any third party of any of the
Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries or used by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in the operation of the Company’s business and (ii) there is no, nor has there been
any, infringement, violation, disclosure or misappropriation by any Person of any Third Party IP.
(j) No party other than the Company or its Subsidiaries possesses any current or contingent
rights to any source code that is incorporated in, is, or forms a part of any product manufactured,
distributed, or sold by or for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in connection
with any software escrow arrangement entered into between the Company and its customers in the
ordinary course of business, pursuant to a written agreement substantially similar to the Company’s
standard form of software escrow agreement previously furnished to Parent. None of the software
whose Intellectual Property rights are owned or exclusively licensed by the Company or its
Subsidiaries and that is incorporated in, is, or forms a part of any product manufactured,
distributed, or sold by or for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any obligation
(whether under any “open source” license agreement or otherwise) that it be licensed and/or made
available in source code form to any Person.
(k) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no defects in any of the Company’s products
that would prevent them from performing in accordance with their user specifications and there are
no viruses, worms, Trojan horses or similar programs in any of the software that is incorporated
in, is, or forms a part of any product manufactured, distributed, or sold by or for the Company or
any of
its Subsidiaries, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(l) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company has not been in violation of, and is in compliance
with, the Export Administration Act.
Section 5.21. Properties. (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and
marketable fee title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of their tangible properties and
tangible assets which are reflected on the Company Balance Sheet, or which are, individually or in
the aggregate, material to the business or financial condition of the Company. All such assets and
properties, other than assets and properties in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens
(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property. Section 5.21(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and correct list of all real property and
interests in real property leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving annual rental
payments in excess of $100,000.
(c) The Company or its Subsidiary, as applicable, holds all rights, title and interest of the
tenant to all real property leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries, free and clear of any
encumbrances created by the Company against its leasehold interest (except Permitted Liens). Each
lease relating to such leased real property has been duly authorized and executed by the Company or
such Subsidiary, as applicable, and is in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is in any material default under any of said leases nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, is any other party to such leases in material default.
(d) All tangible assets owned or leased by the Company or its Subsidiaries have been
maintained in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted industry practice, are in
all material respects in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
are adequate for the uses to which they are being put.
Section 5.22. Interested Party Transactions. (i) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, is a party to any transaction or agreement with any Affiliate,
stockholder that beneficially owns 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock, or
director or executive officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, and
(ii) no event has occurred since the date of the Company’s last proxy statement to its stockholders
that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC.
Section 5.23. Certain Business Practices. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor (to the knowledge of the Company) any director, officer, agent or employee of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) used any
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funds for unlawful contributions, gifts,
entertainment or other expenses relating to political activity or for the business of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) made any bribe or kickback, illegal political contribution,
payment from corporate funds which was incorrectly recorded on the books and records of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government
officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns, (iv) violated any
provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, or (v) made any other unlawful payment
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has conducted its business in compliance with
Title 31, Chapter V of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Section 5.24. Finders’ Fees. (a) Except for UBS Investment Bank, a copy of whose engagement
agreement has been made available to Parent, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.25. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company Board has received the opinion of
UBS Investment Bank, financial advisor to the Company, to the effect that, as of the date of this
Agreement, and based upon and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the
consideration to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock in the Offer and the Merger is
fair from a financial point of view to such holders, a written copy of which opinion has been
delivered to Parent for informational purposes only.
Section 5.26. Antitakeover Statutes; Company Rights Agreement. (a) The Company and the
Company Board has taken all action necessary to approve the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement, the
Tender and Support Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby for the purposes
of Section 203 of Delaware Law, and, accordingly, assuming the facts set forth in Section 6.07,
neither the restrictions set forth in Section 203 nor the provisions of any other antitakeover or
similar statute or regulation apply or purport to apply to any such transactions. No other
“control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium” or other antitakeover laws enacted under
U.S. state or federal laws apply to the Offer, the Merger, this Agreement, the Tender and Support
Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(b) The Company has taken all action necessary (i) to render the Company Rights inapplicable
to the Merger, this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, and (ii) ensure that (A) neither Parent, Merger Subsidiary nor any of their
Affiliates will become an “Acquiring Person” (as such term is defined in the Company
Rights Agreement), (B) none of a “Distribution Date”, “Stock Acquisition Date” or a
“Triggering Event” (each as defined in the Company Rights Agreement) shall
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occur, and (C) the
Company Rights will not separate from the shares of Company Common Stock, in each case, by reason
of the approval or execution of this Agreement, the announcement or consummation of the Offer, the
Merger, this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
ARTICLE 6
Representations and Warranties of Parent
Representations and Warranties of Parent
Parent represents and warrants that:
Section 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has all corporate powers required to carry on its business as now conducted. Each of
Parent and Merger Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those
jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Parent. True and complete copies of the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent as currently in effect have been filed with the
SEC and referenced as exhibits in Parent’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2007.
Section 6.02. Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within each corporation’s corporate powers and
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger
Subsidiary, enforceable against Parent and Merger Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, except
as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar
Applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. Since
incorporation, Merger Subsidiary has not carried on any business or conducted any operations other
than the execution of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and matters
ancillary thereto. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Merger Subsidiary
capital stock, free and clear of any Lien.
Section 6.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent
and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby require no action by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority,
other than (i) the filing of the Merger Certificate with the Delaware Secretary of State
and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
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Parent is
qualified to do business, (ii) compliance with applicable requirements of (A) the HSR Act and (B)
the Foreign Competition Laws, and (iii) actions or filings the absence of which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Parent.
Section 6.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and
Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene, conflict with, or result in
any violation or breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or
the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Merger Subsidiary, (ii) assuming compliance with the
matters referred to in Section 6.03, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach
of any provision of any Applicable Law or Order, (iii) require any consent or other action by any
Person under, constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries is entitled under, any provision of any agreement or other instrument
binding upon Parent or Merger Subsidiary, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (ii)
and (iii) above, as would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially
impair Parent’s or Merger Subsidiary’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 6.05. Disclosure Documents. (a) The information with respect to Parent and any of
its Subsidiaries that Parent furnishes to the Company in writing specifically for use in any
Company Disclosure Document will not 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
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (i) in
the case of the Proxy Statement, as supplemented or amended, if applicable, at the time such Proxy
Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and
at the time such stockholders vote on adoption of this Agreement, and (ii) in the case of any
Company Disclosure Document other than the Proxy Statement, at the time of the filing of such
Company Disclosure Document or any supplement or amendment thereto and at the time of any
distribution or dissemination thereof.
(b) The Schedule TO, when filed, and the Offer Documents, when distributed or disseminated,
will comply as to form and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of
the 1934 Act and, at the time of such filing, at the time of such distribution or dissemination and
at the expiration of the Offer (as it may be extended hereunder), will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that this representation and warranty will not apply to statements or omissions included
in the Schedule TO and the Offer Documents
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based upon information furnished to Parent or Merger Subsidiary in writing by the Company
specifically for use therein.
Section 6.06. Financing. Parent has, or will have as and when needed, sufficient cash,
available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable Parent and
Merger Subsidiary to consummate the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby. Parent has provided to the Company a copy of a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase
Agreement”) dated the date hereof between Parent and the other parties named therein (the
"Sponsors”) pursuant to which Parent has agreed to issue and the Sponsors have agreed to purchase
the securities described therein (the “Notes”). The Note Purchase Agreement is in full force and
effect and all terms and conditions relating to the issuance of the Notes, including all conditions
precedent and other contingencies, are set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.
Section 6.07. Not Interested Shareholder. From the date that is three years prior to the
date of this Agreement to the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor Merger Subsidiary, nor any
of their respective Affiliates and Associates (as such terms are defined in Section 203 of the
Delaware Law), is or has been an Interested Stockholder of the Company for purposes of Section 203
of the Delaware Law.
ARTICLE 7
Covenants of the Company
Covenants of the Company
The Company agrees that:
Section 7.01. Conduct of Business of the Company. Except for matters expressly permitted or
contemplated by this Agreement, set forth in Section 7.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or as
otherwise consented to in advance in writing by Parent, from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice,
maintain in effect all of its Governmental Authorizations necessary to conduct its business in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice and (i) preserve intact its material assets, material
Intellectual Property rights and current business organization, (ii) keep available the services of
its directors, officers and key employees, or (iii) preserve its relationships with its customers,
partners, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors and others having material business
relationships with it with the objective of preserving unimpaired their goodwill and ongoing
business at the Effective Time. In addition, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except for matters expressly permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or set forth in Section
7.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time,
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the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following
without the prior written consent of Parent:
(a) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether
in cash, stock, property or otherwise) in respect of, or enter into any agreement with respect to
the voting of, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than dividends
and distributions by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent,
(ii) split, combine or reclassify any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(iii) issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in
substitution for, shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv)
purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities,
other than pursuant to Contracts in effect as of the date hereof providing for the repurchase of
Company Securities upon the departure or termination of an employee;
(b) (i) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, or otherwise encumber or dispose of or
subject to any Lien any Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than (A) the
issuance and delivery of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options
or the settlement of Restricted Stock Awards or Performance-Based Stock Units that are outstanding
on the date of this Agreement or the subject of offer letters provided to prospective employees,
and made available to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, (B) the grant of Company Stock
Options or Restricted Stock Awards to non-executive officer employees of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice provided that (I) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock Options or Restricted Stock
Awards granted in any calendar quarter shall not exceed 100,000 shares, and (II) any Company Stock
Options or Restricted Stock Awards so granted shall not be subject to acceleration as a result of
the Offer, the Merger or any other change in control of the Company or any so-called
“double-trigger” clauses, and (C) the purchase of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the
ESPP on any Purchase Date occurring prior to the Effective Time, in each case, only if and to the
extent required by and in accordance with the applicable equity award’s terms as in effect, or as
proposed in such offer letters, on the date of this Agreement or the ESPP, as applicable, or (ii)
amend any term of any Company Security or any Company Subsidiary Security (in each case, whether by
merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(c) amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or comparable organizational documents
(whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(d) make any capital expenditures or incur any obligations or liabilities in respect thereof,
except for (i) those contemplated by the capital expenditure budget for the Company and its
Subsidiaries, a copy of which is attached to Section 7.01(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
(the “Capex Budget”) and
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(ii) such additional expenditures which individually and in the aggregate do not exceed $250,000;
(e) acquire (A) any material amount of stock or assets of any other Person (in connection with
a purchase of such Person’s business whether in whole or in part), whether by purchase of stock,
purchase of assets, merger, consolidation, or otherwise or (B) any other material assets (other
than assets acquired in the ordinary course of business for amounts that are consistent with past
practice);
(f) pledge, transfer, sell, lease, license, subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any
material Subsidiary or any of its material assets or properties, except for (i) pursuant to
existing contracts or commitments and (ii) in the ordinary course consistent with past practices;
(g) (i) grant to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries any increase in compensation, bonus or other benefits, except
(A) increases in connection with promotions in the ordinary course of business, (B) increases in
base salaries of non-executive officer employees in accordance with past practices so long as such
increases do not exceed 2% of the aggregate current annualized base salaries of all non-executive
officer employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (provided that if the Effective Time has not
occurred prior to October 1, 2008, annual increases to non-executive officer employees shall not
exceed 4% of the aggregate current annualized base salaries of all non-executive officer employees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries), or (C) bonuses granted in accordance with, and paid on the
terms and conditions of, existing bonus plans, policies or agreements listed on Section 5.16(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) terminate any employee other than in the ordinary course of
business or grant to any current or former director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries any severance or termination pay or benefits or any increase in
severance, change of control or termination pay or benefits, except in connection with actual
termination in the ordinary course of any such Person to the extent required under Applicable Law
or existing plans, policies, agreements or arrangements listed on Section 5.16(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, (iii) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Employee Plan (other
than entering into offer letters that contemplate “at will” employment without severance benefits)
or collective bargaining agreement, (iv) take any action to accelerate any rights or benefits or
take any action to fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under
any Company Employee Plan, or (v) make any Person (after the date of this Agreement) a beneficiary
of any retention or severance plan under which such Person is not, as of the date of this
Agreement, a beneficiary which would entitle such Person to payments, vesting, acceleration or any
other right as a consequence of consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and/or termination of employment;
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(h) hire, elect or retain any officer, hire any other employee or retain the services of any
consultant, except for prospective employees who have been provided offer letters made available to
Parent prior to the date of this Agreement as described in Section 7.01(b)(i)(B); provided that
Parent’s consent with respect to this Section 7.01(h) shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided further
that Parent’s consent shall not be required to hire (A) non-executive officer employees to the
extent reflected in the Company’s operating plan attached as Appendix 7.01(h) to the Company
Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Operating Plan”) or (B) up to three additional non-executive
officer employees in each of the sales and marketing, research and development and general and
administrative reporting areas.
(i) write-down any of its material assets, including any Company Owned IP or make any material
change in any method of accounting or accounting principles or practices, except for any such
change required by GAAP or Applicable Law, including Regulation S-X under the 1934 Act (in each
case following consultation with the Company’s independent auditor);
(j) (i) repurchase, prepay or incur any Indebtedness, including by way of a guarantee,
issuance or sale of debt securities or any merger, business combination or other acquisition, or
issue and sell options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, enter into any “keep well” or other Contract to maintain any
financial statement or similar condition of another person or enter into any arrangement having the
economic effect of any of the foregoing, (ii) create any Lien on any material asset of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to,
or investments in, any other Person, other than to the Company or any of its wholly owned
Subsidiaries;
(k) make or change any Tax election, settle or compromise any material Tax claim, audit or
assessment, change any annual tax accounting period, adopt or change any method of tax accounting,
amend in any material respect any Tax Returns or file claims for material Tax refunds, enter into
any closing agreement, or surrender any right to claim a Tax refund, offset or other reduction in
Tax liability;
(l) adopt a plan or agreement of, or resolutions providing for or authorizing, any complete or
partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other
reorganization other than for the liquidation of any of the Company’s direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiaries into the Company or into a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company;
(m) enter into any transaction, commitment or Contract, or relinquish or terminate any
Contract or other right, in any individual case with a value in excess of $100,000 other than (i)
capital expenditures in the Company’s current fiscal
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year in accordance with the Capex Budget; (ii)
service or maintenance contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is providing services to customers; (iii) sales contracts
with customers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iv) contract manufacturing orders in the ordinary course of business and (v) other expenditures
consistent with the Company Operating Plan;
(n) (i) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations (whether
absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise) in excess of $100,000 in any
individual case, other than the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, or as required by their terms as in effect on the
date of this Agreement, of claims, liabilities or obligations reserved against on the Company
Balance Sheet (for amounts not in excess of such reserves) or incurred since the date of such
financial statements in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each
case, the payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction of which does not include any obligation
(other than the payment of money) to be performed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
following the Closing Date, (ii) waive, relinquish, release, grant, transfer or assign any right
with a value of more than $100,000 in any individual case, or (iii) waive any material benefits of,
or agree to modify in any adverse respect, or fail to enforce, or consent to any matter with
respect to which its consent is required under, any confidentiality, standstill or similar Contract
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(o) institute, settle, or agree to settle any material Proceeding pending or threatened before
any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority (for the avoidance of doubt, any settlement
or Proceeding, consent decree which involves a conduct remedy or injunctive or similar relief or
has a restrictive impact on business or involves payments in excess of $100,000 shall be deemed to
be material);
(p) agree to (i) any exclusivity provision or covenant of the Company or any of its Subsidiary
not to compete with the business of any other Person, or (ii) any other covenant of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries restricting in any material respect the development, manufacture, marketing
or distribution of the products or services of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise
limiting in any material respect the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to compete
in any line of business or with any Person or in any area or to own, operate, sell, transfer,
pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber any material assets or that would so limit the freedom
of Parent or any of its Affiliates in any material respect after the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(q) enter into any new line of business;
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(r) other than as expressly permitted by Section 7.03, take any action for the purpose of
preventing, delaying or impeding the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(s) take any action that would make any representation or warranty of the Company hereunder,
or omit to take any action necessary to prevent any representation or warranty of the Company
hereunder from being, inaccurate in any material respect at, or as of any time before, the
Effective Time; or
(t) authorize, resolve, commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.
Section 7.02. Stockholder Meeting; Proxy Material; Short Form Merger. (a) If, following the
Acceptance Time and the expiration of any Subsequent Offering Period, the Stockholder Approval is
required under Delaware Law in order to consummate the Merger, the Company shall establish a record
date (which will be as promptly as reasonably practicable following the consummation of the Offer
and the expiration of any Subsequent Offering Period) for, duly call, give notice of, convene and
hold a meeting of its stockholders (the “Stockholder Meeting”) for the purpose of voting on the
matters requiring the Stockholder Approval; provided that (i) if the Company is unable to obtain a
quorum of its stockholders at such time, the Company may extend the date of the Stockholder Meeting
by no more than five Business Days and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts during
such five-Business Day period to obtain such a quorum as soon as practicable, and (ii) the Company
may delay the Stockholder Meeting to the extent (and only to the extent) the Company reasonably
determines that such delay is advisable in order to reasonably assure compliance with Applicable
Law or to comply with any comments made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement or
otherwise. Subject to Delaware Law, following the Acceptance Time, the Company Board shall
recommend approval of the matters constituting the Stockholder Approval by the Company’s
stockholders and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Stockholder Approval, and the
Company shall otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws applicable to the Stockholder Meeting.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, following the Acceptance Time, the Company shall
establish a record date for, call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholder Meeting and the
matters constituting the Stockholder Approval shall be submitted to the Company’s stockholders at
the Stockholder Meeting whether or not (A) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, or
(B) any Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly proposed or announced or otherwise submitted
to the Company or any of its Representatives.
(b) If the Stockholder Approval is required under Delaware Law in order to consummate the
Merger, as promptly as practicable after the Acceptance Time and the expiration of any Subsequent
Offering Period, the Company and Parent shall prepare jointly and the Company shall file with the
SEC the Proxy Statement and as soon as practicable thereafter mail to its stockholders the Proxy
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Statement and all other proxy materials for such meeting, and if necessary in order 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. Subject to Delaware Law, the Proxy Statement shall contain the unanimous recommendation of the
Company Board to the stockholders of the Company to grant the Stockholder Approval. The Company
and Parent, as the case may be, shall furnish all information concerning the Company or Parent as
the other party hereto may reasonably request in connection with the preparation and filing with
the SEC of the Proxy Statement. Parent and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
review and comment on the Proxy Statement before such document (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall include in such document any comments
reasonably proposed by Parent and its counsel. The Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable
after receipt thereof, provide Parent and its counsel with copies of any written comments, and
advise Parent and its counsel of any oral comments, with respect to the Proxy Statement (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) received from the SEC or its staff, (ii) provide Parent and its
counsel a reasonable opportunity to review the Company’s proposed response to such comments, (iii)
include in the Company’s written response to such comments any input reasonably proposed by Parent
and its counsel, and (iv) provide Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to participate in
any discussions or meetings with the SEC.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Parent, Merger
Subsidiary or any other Subsidiary of Parent shall acquire at least 90% of the outstanding Company
Shares pursuant to the Offer, through exercise of the 90% Top-Up Option or otherwise, the parties
hereto shall take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to be effective as soon
as practicable after such acquisition without a meeting of stockholders of the Company, in
accordance with Section 253(a) of Delaware Law.
Section 7.03. No Solicitation; Other Offers. (a) Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries authorize or permit any of its
or their Representatives to, directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or knowingly take any action
to facilitate or encourage the submission of any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiries, indication
of interest or the making of any proposal that would reasonably be expected to lead to any
Acquisition Proposal, or, subject to Section 7.03(b), (i) conduct or engage in any discussions or
negotiations with, disclose any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to, afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with, or knowingly assist,
participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort by, any Third Party that is seeking to make, or
has made, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) (x) amend or grant any waiver or release
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under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, (y) approve any transaction under, or any Third Party becoming an
“interested stockholder” under Section 203 of Delaware Law, or (z) amend or grant any waiver or
release or approve any transaction or redeem any Company Rights under the Company Rights Agreement,
except in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iii) enter into any Contract relating to any Acquisition Proposal. Subject to
Section 7.03(b), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall (A) fail to make,
withdraw or modify in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Subsidiary the Board Recommendation or
the Company Compensation Approvals, (B) recommend an Acquisition Proposal, (C) fail to recommend
against acceptance of any Third Party tender offer or exchange offer for the Company Shares within
ten Business Days after the commencement of such offer, (D) fail to confirm the Board
Recommendation within ten Business Days of a request from Parent to do so, provided that Parent
shall only be entitled to make such a request if and to the extent an Acquisition Proposal shall be
pending and not publicly withdrawn at the time of such request, or (E) resolve or agree to take any
of the foregoing actions (any of the foregoing, an “Adverse Recommendation Change”). The Company
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to, cease
immediately and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or
negotiations, if any, with any Third Party conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal. At the request of Parent, the Company shall promptly request that each Third
Party, if any, that has executed a confidentiality agreement within the 12-month period prior to
the date hereof in connection with its consideration of any Acquisition Proposal return or destroy
all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (and all analyses and other materials prepared by or on behalf of such
Person that contains, reflects or analyzes that information), and the Company shall provide to
Parent all certifications of such return or destruction from such other Persons as promptly as
practicable after receipt thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the Acceptance Time, the Company Board, acting
directly or indirectly through any Representative, may (i) engage in negotiations or discussions
with any Third Party that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide unsolicited Acquisition
Proposal in writing that the Company Board determines in good faith, after consulting with the
Company’s outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation,
constitutes, or is likely to lead to, a Superior Proposal, (ii) thereafter furnish to such Third
Party non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an
executed confidentiality agreement with terms no less favorable to the Company than those contained
in the NDA and containing additional provisions that expressly permit the Company to comply with
the terms of this Section 7.03 (a copy of which confidentiality agreement shall be promptly (in all
events within 24 hours) provided for informational purposes to Parent), (iii) subject to compliance
with Section 7.03(c) and 7.03(d), make an Adverse
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Recommendation Change, (iv) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement with respect to any class of equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent required to enable a
Third Party to submit and allow the Company to consider an Acquisition Proposal and the Company to
accept a Superior Proposal, and/or (v) take any non-appealable, final action that any court of
competent jurisdiction orders the Company to take, but in each case referred to in the foregoing
clauses (i) through (v), only if the Company Board determines in good faith by a majority vote, after consulting
with the Company’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be
inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under Applicable Law. For purposes of this Section 7.03(b),
each reference to 15% or 85%, respectively, in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be
deemed to be 50%. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company Board from complying with
Rule 14d-9 and Rule 14e-2(a) under the 1934 Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal or from
making any disclosure to the Company’s stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the Company
Board, after consultation with outside counsel, disclosure is required under Applicable Law.
(c) Neither the Company nor the Company Board shall take any of the actions referred to in
clauses (i) through (v) of Section 7.03(b), directly or indirectly, unless the Company shall have
delivered to Parent at least 24 hours prior written notice advising Parent that it intends to take
such action. The Company shall notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours) after
it obtains knowledge of the receipt by the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries Representatives) of
any Acquisition Proposal, or any request for non-public information relating to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or for access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Third Party that is seeking to make or has made after the
date hereof an Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall provide such notice orally and in writing
and shall identify the Third Party making, and the terms and conditions of, any such Acquisition
Proposal or request. The Company shall keep Parent informed, on a prompt basis (but in any event
within 24 hours), of the status and material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal, including any
material amendments or proposed amendments as to price and other material terms thereof. The
Company shall provide Parent with at least 48 hours prior notice of any meeting of the Company
Board (or such lesser notice as is provided to the members of the Company Board) at which the
Company Board is reasonably expected to consider any Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall
promptly provide Parent with any non-public information concerning the Company’s business, present
or future performance, financial condition or results of operations, provided to any Third Party
that was not previously provided to Parent.
(d) In addition to the foregoing, the Company Board shall not make an Adverse Recommendation
Change, unless (i) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least two full Business Days
prior to taking that action, of its
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intention to terminate this Agreement and to enter into a
binding definitive agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal, attaching the a copy of such
proposed definitive agreement which shall be in final form in all material respects and include all
schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto, and (ii) Parent does not make, within two full Business
Days after its receipt of such written notification, an offer that is determined by the Company
Board in good faith after considering the advice of its outside counsel and of a financial advisor
of nationally recognized reputation to be at least as favorable to the stockholders of the
Company as such Superior Proposal, it being understood that the Company shall not enter into
any such binding agreement during such two Business Day period.
Section 7.04. Access to Information. From the date hereof until the Effective Time and
subject to Applicable Law and the NDA, the Company shall (i) give to Parent and its Representatives
reasonable access to the offices, properties, books, records, Contracts, Governmental
Authorizations, documents, directors, officers and employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other
information as such Persons may reasonably request, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause
KPMG LLP to furnish its work papers in respect of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (iii)
instruct its Representatives to cooperate with Parent and its Representatives in its investigation;
provided that the Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that any Applicable Law
requires the Company to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, or such
disclosure would, based on the advice of such party’s counsel, result in a waiver of
attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or any other applicable privilege applicable to
such information. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall be conducted in such
manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. The parties hereto shall hold any information obtained pursuant to this Section 7.04
in confidence to the extent set forth in accordance with, and such information shall otherwise be
subject to, the provisions of the NDA, which shall continue in full force and effect. No
information or knowledge obtained in any investigation pursuant to this Section 7.04 shall affect
or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by any party hereunder.
Section 7.05. Notice of Certain Events. (a) In connection with integration planning with
respect to the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, subject to Applicable
Law, the Company shall consult with Parent on a regular basis to report material operational
developments, material developments with respect to the status of, including without limitation the
material adverse modification to, relationships with customers, partners, suppliers, licensors,
licensees, distributors and others having material business relationships with the Company and
other matters reasonably requested by Parent.
(b) The Company shall promptly notify Parent of:
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(i) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of
such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(ii) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) any Proceeding commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to
or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case
may be, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have
been disclosed pursuant to this Agreement as the case may be, or that relate to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement at
any time during the term hereof that could reasonably be expected to cause the conditions
set forth in paragraph (c) of Annex I not to be satisfied; and
(v) any failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by the Company hereunder.
Section 7.06.
Termination of 401(k) Plan. Unless otherwise directed in writing by Parent at
least five Business Days prior to the initial scheduled expiration of the Offer, the Company will
terminate any and all Employee Plans intended to qualify as a qualified cash or deferred
arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Code, effective no later than the day immediately preceding
the date the Company becomes a member of the same Controlled Group of Corporations (as defined in
Section 414(b) of the Code) as Parent. The Company shall provide Parent evidence that such
resolutions to terminate the 401(k) plan(s) of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been adopted
by the Company Board or the board of directors of its Subsidiaries, as applicable. The form and
substance of such resolutions shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Parent. The Company
shall also take such other actions in furtherance of terminating any such 401(k) plans as Parent
may reasonably request. Immediately prior to such termination, the Company will make (or cause to
be made) all necessary payments to fund the contributions (i) necessary or required to maintain the
tax-qualified status of any such 401(k) Plan, (ii) for elective deferrals made pursuant to any such
401(k) Plan for the period prior to termination, and (iii) for employer matching contributions (if
any) for the period prior to termination.
Section 7.07. Employee Information. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall provide
to Parent a current schedule in the form maintained by its human resources or stock administration
department for internal record keeping
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purposes that identifies as of the Effective Time with respect to each holder of Company Stock
Options, awarded Performance-Based Stock Units and Restricted Stock Units with reasonable accuracy
and detail, (i) the name of the holder, (ii) the total number of shares subject to such Company
Stock Option or award, (iii) the Employee Plan under which such Company Stock Option or award was
issued, (iv) the exercise price (or purchase price, if applicable) of such Company Stock Option or
award, (v) the extent to which such Company Stock Option or award is vested as of the Effective
Time, (vi) the vesting schedule of such Option or award, (vii) the grant date of such Company Stock
Option or award, and (viii) the expiration date of such Company Stock Option or award.
Section 7.08. Company Rights Agreement. The Company Board shall take all further actions
(in addition to those referred to in Section 5.26(b)) reasonably requested by Parent in order to
render the Company Rights inapplicable to this Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Section 7.09. Company Compensation Arrangements. Prior to the scheduled expiration of the
Offer (as it may be extended hereunder), the Company (acting through its Compensation Committee)
will take all such steps as may be necessary or advisable to cause each Company Compensation
Arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on or after the date hereof to
be approved by the Compensation Committee (comprised solely of “independent directors” determined
in the manner described in the last sentence of Section 5.16(h)) as an Employment Compensation
Arrangement and to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor set forth in Rule
14d-10(d) of the 1934 Act.
ARTICLE 8
Covenants of Parent
Covenants of Parent
Parent agrees that:
Section 8.01. Obligations of Merger Subsidiary. Parent shall cause Merger Subsidiary to
perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Offer and the Merger on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall
vote all Company Shares acquired in the Offer or otherwise beneficially owned by it or any of its
respective Subsidiaries as of the applicable record date in favor of the adoption of this Agreement
in accordance with Delaware Law at the Stockholder Meeting or otherwise.
Section 8.02. Director and Officer Liability. (a) All rights to indemnification,
advancement of expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or
prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor
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of the current or former directors or officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (each, an
“Indemnified Person”) as provided in their respective certificates of incorporation or bylaws (or
comparable organizational documents) and any indemnification or other agreements of the Company as
in effect on the date of this Agreement (copies of which have been made available to Parent prior
to the date hereof) shall be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in the Merger, without further
action, at the Effective Time, and shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with their terms, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to comply
with and honor the foregoing obligations; provided that such obligations shall be subject to any
limitation imposed from time to time under Applicable Law. For a period of six years from the
Effective Time the organizational documents of the Surviving Corporation shall contain provisions
no less favorable with respect to indemnification and exculpation as are contained in the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company as of the date hereof, which provisions
shall not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified in a manner that would adversely affect the
rights of the Indemnified Persons thereunder, unless such modification shall be required by
Applicable Law and then only to the extent so required.
(b) For six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall
cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain in effect the Company’s directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policy in effect on the date hereof (a copy of which has been made available to
Parent prior to the date hereof) (the “D&O Insurance Policy”) covering each Indemnified Person
currently covered by the D&O Insurance Policy in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior
to the Effective Time; provided that the Company, Parent or the Surviving Corporation may
substitute therefor a prepaid “tail” policy on the D&O Insurance Policy for a period of six (6)
years from the Effective Time or a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance of
Parent, in either case, covering each such person currently covered by the D&O Insurance Policy on
terms with respect to coverage and amount no less favorable than the D&O Insurance Policy; provided
that in satisfying its obligation under this Section 8.02(b), the Surviving Corporation shall not
be obligated to pay annual premiums (or pay for a “tail” policy) in excess of 250% of the amount
per annum the Company paid in respect of its current fiscal year, which amount is set forth in
Section 8.02(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Annual Premium Cap”); provided further
that if such insurance cannot be so maintained or obtained at such cost, the Surviving Corporation
shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain or obtain as much of such
insurance as can be so maintained or obtained at an annual or prepaid cost equal to the Annual
Premium Cap.
(c) If Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns (i)
consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii)
transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any
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Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made
so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be,
shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 8.02.
(d) The rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 8.02 shall survive consummation
of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person.
The Parent shall guarantee the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 8.02.
Section 8.03. Note Purchase Agreement. Unless the Parent has sufficient available funds or
secured all necessary financing in order to purchase all Company Shares at the Offer Price in
accordance with the terms hereof, Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the issuance of
the Notes to be consummated prior to the Closing, including but not limited to taking enforcing its
rights under the Note Purchase Agreement, and seeking specific performance of the obligations of
the Sponsors thereunder.
ARTICLE 9
Covenants of Parent and the Company
Covenants of Parent and the Company
The parties hereto agree that:
Section 9.01. Efforts to Complete. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use their reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under
Applicable Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i)
preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other third
party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements,
registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, (ii) obtaining and
maintaining all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations
required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other third party that are necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii)
attempting to obtain a stay of any applicable order referenced in Section 7.03(b)(v).
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company
shall (i) (A) make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable (and in any event
within ten Business Days after the date hereof), and (B) make an appropriate filing pursuant to any
applicable Foreign Competition Law with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly
as practicable after the date hereof, as mutually agreed upon between the parties hereto, and (ii)
supply as promptly as practicable
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any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR
Act or any applicable Foreign Competition Law and take all other actions necessary to cause the
expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or any applicable
Foreign Competition Law as soon as practicable.
(c) To the extent not prohibited by the relevant Governmental Authority and subject to the
reasonably determined confidentiality obligations of each party, each of Parent and the Company
shall (i) promptly notify each other party hereto of any written or oral communication to that
party or its Affiliates from any Governmental Authority and, subject to Applicable Law, permit each
other party to review in advance any proposed written communication to any Governmental Authority,
in each case concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) not agree to
participate, or to permit its Affiliates to participate, in any substantive meeting or discussion
with any Governmental Authority in respect of any filings, investigation or inquiry concerning this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby unless it consults with each other party in
advance, and to the extent permitted by such Governmental Authority, gives the other party the
opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting; provided, that if the Governmental Authority
or Applicable Law does not permit such participation by the other party, or if both parties agree
that such joint participation would not be advisable, the party meeting with such Governmental
Authority shall allow outside counsel for the other party to attend and participate, to the extent
permitted by the Governmental Authority or Applicable Law, and (iii) furnish each other party with
copies of all correspondence, filings, and communications (and memoranda setting forth the
substance thereof) between them and their Affiliates and their respective Representatives, on the
one hand, and any Governmental Authority or members of their respective staffs, on the other hand,
concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Company shall provide Parent the opportunity to participate in the
defense of any Proceeding against the Company and/or its directors relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and will obtain the prior written consent of Parent prior to
settling or satisfying any such Proceeding.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall require
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the
prior written consent of Parent agree or proffer to, divest, hold separate, or enter into any
license or similar agreement with respect to, or agree to restrict the ownership or operation of,
any business or assets of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Section 9.02. Certain Filings. The Company and Parent shall cooperate with one another
(i)n connection with the preparation of the Company Disclosure Documents
and the Offer Documents, (ii) determining whether any action by or in
respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required,
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or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any
material contracts, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and (iii) in taking such actions or making any such filings,
furnishing information required in connection therewith or with the Company Disclosure Documents or
the Offer Documents and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers.
Section 9.03. Public Announcements. Parent and the Company shall consult with each other
before issuing any press release, making any other public statement, or scheduling any press
conference or conference call with investors or analysts, with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and, except as may be required by Applicable Law or any listing
agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, shall not issue any such
press release, make any such other public statement, or schedule any such press conference or
conference call before such consultation.
Section 9.04. Section 16 Matters. The Company and Parent shall take all reasonable steps as
may be required to cause the transactions contemplated by Section 3.03(a) and Section 3.06(a) and
any other acquisitions of Parent equity securities or dispositions of Company equity securities
(including derivative securities) in connection with this Agreement by each individual who is a
director or officer of the Company, or who will upon the Closing become an officer or director of
Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, such steps to be taken in
accordance with the Interpretive Letter dated January 12, 1999, issued by the SEC relating to
Rule 16b-3.
Section 9.05. Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and
on behalf of the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances
and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Subsidiary, any other
actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation
any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of
the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in
connection with, the Merger.
ARTICLE 10
Conditions to the Merger
Conditions to the Merger
Section 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The obligation of each party
hereto to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing, of the
following conditions:
(a) if required by Delaware Law, the Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained;
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(b) no Applicable Law or Order shall prohibit or enjoin the consummation of the Merger; and
(c) Merger Subsidiary (or Parent on Merger Subsidiary’s behalf) shall have accepted for
payment and paid for all of the Company Shares validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not
withdrawn, provided that this Section 10.01(c) shall not be a condition to Merger Subsidiary’s
obligation to consummate the Merger if the failure to satisfy such condition shall arise from
Parent or Merger Subsidiary’s breach of any provision of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
Termination
Termination
Section 11.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Offer and the Merger
may be abandoned (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the stockholders of the
Company):
(a) at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, by mutual written agreement of the Company and
Parent;
(b) by either the Company or Parent, if:
(i) prior to the Acceptance Time, if the Offer has not been consummated on or before
August 1, 2008; provided that (A) if, on August 1, 2008, any of the conditions set forth
in Annex I shall not have been satisfied or waived or the Closing cannot otherwise occur
due to any action taken or any failure to act by any Governmental Authority, either party
shall have the right, in its sole discretion by providing notice to the other parties
hereto, to extend the date referred to above in this clause (i) to January 1, 2009 (the
date first referred to in this clause (i), as it may be extended pursuant to this clause
(i)(A), shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “End Date”) and (B) the right to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01(b)(i) shall not be available to
any party whose material breach of any provision of this Agreement results in the failure
of the Offer to be consummated by the End Date;
(ii) there shall be any Applicable Law or Order that shall have become final and
non-appealable that (A) makes acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the Company
Shares pursuant to the Offer or consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise
prohibited, or (B) enjoins Merger Subsidiary from accepting for payment of, and paying
for, the Company Shares pursuant to the Offer or the consummation of the Merger; or
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(iii) prior to the Acceptance Time, a Third Party shall have consummated an
Acquisition Proposal (for purposes of this 11.01(b)(iii), each reference to 15% and 85% in
the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be 50%;
(c) by Parent, if prior to the Acceptance Time:
(i) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred;
(ii) the Company shall have entered into, or publicly announced its intention to
enter into, any Contract (other than a confidentiality agreement contemplated by Section
7.03(b)) relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or
(iii) the Company or any of its Representatives shall have intentionally and
materially breached any of its obligations under Section 7.03; or
(d) by the Company, if prior to the Acceptance Time, subject to complying with the terms of
this Agreement, the Company Board authorizes the Company to enter into a binding definitive
agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal with a Third Party; provided that the Company shall
have paid any amounts due pursuant to Section 12.04 in accordance with the terms, and at the times,
specified therein; and provided further that in the case of any termination by the Company pursuant
to this Section 11.01(d), (A) the Company promptly notifies Parent, in writing and at least two
full Business Days prior to such termination, promptly of its intention to terminate this Agreement
and to enter into a binding definitive agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal, attaching a
copy of such proposed definitive agreement which shall be in final form in all material respects
and include all schedules, annexes and exhibits thereto, and (B) Parent does not make, within two
full Business Days after receipt of such written notification, a binding offer that is determined
by the Company Board in good faith after considering the advice of its outside counsel and a
financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation to be at least as favorable to the
stockholders of the Company as such Superior Proposal, it being understood that the Company shall
not enter into any such binding agreement during such three Business Day period.
The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01 (other than pursuant
to Section 11.01(a)) shall give notice of such termination to each other party hereto.
Section 11.02. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
11.01, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect without liability of any party (or any
stockholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party) to
each other party hereto;
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provided that if such termination shall result from the intentional and material (i) failure
of any party to fulfill a condition to the performance of the obligations of any other party, or
(ii) failure of any party to perform a covenant hereof, such party shall be fully liable for any
and all liabilities and damages incurred or suffered by any other party as a result of such
failure. The provisions of this Section 11.02 and Sections 12.04, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08 and 12.09
shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 11.01.
ARTICLE 12
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Section 12.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
if to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, to:
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(000) 000-0000
if to the Company, to:
Packeteer, Inc.
00000 Xxxxx Xx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
00000 Xxxxx Xx Xxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
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with a copy to:
DLA Piper US LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Astiz
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Astiz
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by
notice to each other party hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be
deemed received (i) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, (ii) on the date of
confirmation of receipt of transmission by facsimile transmission, or (iii) on the date of
confirmation of receipt if delivered by an internationally recognized courier service.
Section 12.02. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall
not survive the Effective Time.
Section 12.03. Amendments and Waivers. (a) Any provision of this
Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective Time if, but only if, such amendment or
waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement
or, in the case of a waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided
that after the Stockholder Approval without the further approval of the Company’s stockholders, no
such amendment or waiver shall be made or given that requires the approval of the stockholders of
the Company under Delaware Law unless the required approval is obtained.
(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder
shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by Applicable Law.
Section 12.04. Expenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein,
all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party
incurring such cost or expense; provided that the Company and Parent shall share equally all filing
fees payable pursuant to the HSR Act or any Foreign Competition Law.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(iii), 11.01(c) or 11.01(d)
then the Company shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of
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immediately available funds), simultaneously with the occurrence of such termination, a fee in
an amount equal to $6,000,000.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(i) and (i) after the date of
this Agreement and prior to such termination, an Acquisition Proposal (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, any new or renewed Acquisition Proposal from any Third Party that had made an Acquisition
Proposal on or prior to the date of this Agreement) shall have been publicly made or publicly
disclosed, and (ii) within 12 months following the date of such termination the Company shall have
(A) entered into a definitive agreement with respect to, (B) recommended to its stockholders, or
(C) consummated, an Acquisition Proposal, then the Company shall pay to Parent (by wire transfer of
immediately available funds), within one Business Day after entering into such definitive
agreement, making such recommendation or the consummation of such transaction, a fee in an amount
equal to $6,000,000; provided that in no event shall more than one fee be payable by the Company
pursuant to Section 12.04(b) and this Section 12.04(c). For purposes of this Section 12.04(c),
each reference to 15% in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be 30%, and
the reference to 85% therein shall be deemed to be 70%.
(d) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 12.04 are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these
agreements, Parent and Merger Subsidiary would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if the
Company fails to pay any amount due to Parent pursuant to this Section 12.04, when due, the Company
shall pay the costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) in connection with any action
taken to collect payment (including the prosecution of any lawsuit or other legal action), together
with interest on the unpaid amount at the publicly announced prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in New
York City from the date such amount was first payable to the date it is paid.
Section 12.05 . Disclosure Schedule References. The parties hereto agree that any reference
in a particular Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule shall only be deemed to be an exception
to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) (i) the representations and warranties (or
covenants, as applicable) of the Company that are contained in the corresponding Section of this
Agreement, and (ii) any other representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable) of the
Company that are contained in this Agreement, but only if the relevance of that reference as an
exception to (or a disclosure for purposes of) such representations and warranties (or covenants,
as applicable) would be readily apparent to a reasonable person who has read that reference and
such representations and warranties (or covenants, as applicable), without any independent
knowledge on the part of the reader regarding the matter(s) so disclosed; provided that no such
disclosure shall be deemed to qualify Section 5.10 or Section 7.01 unless expressly set forth in
Section 5.10 or Section 7.01, as applicable, of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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Section 12.06. Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment. (a) The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and, except as provided in Section 8.02, shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided in Section 8.02, no
provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or
liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns.
(b) No party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under
this Agreement without the consent of each other party hereto, except that Parent or Merger
Subsidiary may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from
time to time in part, to (i) one or more of its Affiliates at any time, and (ii) after the
Acceptance Time to any Person; provided that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve Parent
or Merger Subsidiary of any of its obligations hereunder.
Section 12.07. 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 law rules of
such State.
Section 12.08. Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that any Proceeding seeking to
enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in any federal court located in
the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably
consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts
therefrom) in any such Proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such Proceeding
in any such court or that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such Proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the
world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the
foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 12.01
shall be deemed effective service of process on such party, including by delivery as set forth in
Section 12.01.
Section 12.09. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES
ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 12.10. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party
hereto shall have
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received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless
each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by each other party hereto, this Agreement
shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue
of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).
Section 12.11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Tender and Support
Agreements and the NDA, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral
and written, between the parties with respect to their subject matter.
Section 12.12. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby
is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the
parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent
of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions
contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 12.13. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would
occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and
that monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy for a breach of this Agreement and that the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or
to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal court
located in the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court, in addition to any other remedy to
which they are entitled at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
XXXXXX ACQUISITION, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
PACKETEER, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxx | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
ANNEX I
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, but subject to compliance with Section
2.01(a) of the Agreement, Merger Subsidiary (i) shall not be required to accept for payment or pay
for any tendered Company Shares, (ii) may delay the acceptance for payment of, or the payment for,
any tendered Company Shares, and (iii) may terminate the Offer as to Company Shares not then paid
for, in the event that: (I) at or immediately prior to the scheduled expiration of the Offer (as it
may be extended pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Agreement), (A) the Minimum Condition shall not
have been satisfied, or (B) any waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the
transactions contemplated by the Agreement (including the Offer and the Merger) under the HSR Act
or the Required Foreign Competition Laws shall not have expired or been terminated, or any
affirmative approval of any Governmental Authority required under the Required Foreign Competition
Laws shall not have been obtained; or (II) at or immediately prior to the scheduled expiration of
the Offer (as it may be extended pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Agreement), any of the
following conditions exists:
(a) there shall be instituted or pending any Proceeding initiated by any Governmental
Authority, (i) challenging or seeking to make illegal, delay materially or otherwise directly or
indirectly restrain or prohibit the making of the Offer, the acceptance for payment of or payment
for some or all of the Company Shares by Parent or Merger Subsidiary or the consummation of the
Offer or the Merger, (ii) seeking to restrain or prohibit Parent’s ownership or operation (or that
of its Affiliates) of all or any significant portion of the business, assets or products of Parent,
the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, or to compel Parent or any of its Affiliates to
dispose of, license (whether pursuant to an exclusive or nonexclusive license) or hold separate all
or any significant portion of the business, assets or products of Parent, the Company or their
respective Subsidiaries, (iii) seeking, directly or indirectly, to impose or confirm any
significant limitations on (A) the ability of Parent or any of its Affiliates effectively to
acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of any Company Shares or any shares of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation, including the right to vote the Company Shares or the shares of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation acquired or owned by Parent, Merger Subsidiary or any of
Parent’s other Affiliates on all matters properly presented to the Company’s stockholders or (B)
the ownership or operation by Parent (or any of its Subsidiaries) of all or any significant portion
of businesses or assets of Parent, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries, (iv) seeking to
require divestiture by Parent, Merger Subsidiary or any of Parent’s other Affiliates of any Company
Shares or any significant business or assets of Parent, the Company or their respective
Subsidiaries, or (v) which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, prevent or
materially delay the Offer or the Merger; or
(b) there shall have been any action taken, or any Applicable Law shall have been proposed,
enacted, enforced, promulgated, issued or deemed applicable to the Offer or the Merger, by any
Governmental Authority, other than the application of the waiting period provisions of the HSR Act
or the Required Foreign Competition Laws or any requirement for affirmative approval of a
Governmental Authority under the Required Foreign Competition Laws, that will, directly or
indirectly, result in any of the consequences referred to in paragraph (a) above; or
(c) (i) any of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 5.05(a),
Section 5.05(b) and Section 5.05(c)(iv) shall not be true in all but de minimis respects when made
or at the consummation of the Offer as if made at and as of such time (other than any such
representation or warranty that is made only as of a specified date, which need only to be true in
all but de minimis respects as of such specified date), (ii) any of the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in Sections 2.02(a), 5.02, 5.04(i), 5.16(h), 5.24, 5.25 and
5.26 of the Agreement, disregarding any materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect
qualifications contained in any such representation or warranty, shall not be true in all material
respects when made or at the consummation of the Offer as if made at and as of such time (other
than any such representation or warranty that is made only as of a specified date, which need only
to be true in all material respects as of such specified date), or (iii) any of the other
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, disregarding any
materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained in any such representation
or warranty, shall not be true in all respects when made or at the consummation of the Offer as if
made at and as of such time (other than any such representation or warranty that is made only as of
a specified date, which need only to be true in all respects as of such specified date); provided
that the condition set forth in this paragraph (c)(iii) shall be deemed to have been satisfied
unless the individual or aggregate impact of the failure to be true of the representations and
warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect; or
(d) the Company shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respects any of its
obligations under the Agreement; or
(e) any change or development shall have occurred following the date of the Agreement that has
had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect; or
(f) (i) an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred, or (ii) the Company shall have
entered into, or publicly announced its intention to enter into, a letter of intent, memorandum of
understanding or Contract (other than a confidentiality agreement contemplated by Section 7.03(b)
of the Agreement) relating to any Acquisition Proposal;
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(g) the Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms.
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Parent and Merger Subsidiary and, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, may be waived by Parent or Merger Subsidiary, in
whole or in part at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of Parent or Merger
Subsidiary. The failure by Parent or Merger Subsidiary at any time to exercise any of the
foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed
an ongoing right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
The capitalized terms that are used in this Annex I shall have the respective meanings
ascribed thereto in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 20, 2008,
by and among Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Xxxxxx Acquisition, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“Merger Subsidiary”) and Packeteer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”).
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