EXHIBIT 10.50
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Amendment")
dated as of October 24, 2000, is by and among Hanover Compressor Company, a
Delaware corporation ("Parent"), Applied Process Solutions, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Company"), and
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLC, as stockholder agent (the "Stockholder Agent"). Parent,
the Company and the Stockholder Agent are sometimes referred to collectively as
the "Parties". Terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 3, 2000 by
and among the Parties and APSI Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(as previously amended as of May 31, 2000, the "Merger Agreement").
RECITALS:
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WHEREAS, the Parties and APSI Acquisition Corporation entered into the
Merger Agreement as of May 3, 2000 and amended the Merger Agreement as of
May 31, 2000;
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2000 pursuant to the Merger Agreement, APSI
Acquisition Corporation was merged with and into the Company, and each
outstanding share of Company Stock was converted into the right to receive
shares of Parent Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement with the result that the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to further amend the Merger Agreement as set
forth in this Amendment.
AGREEMENT:
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Section 2.7(f) of the Merger Agreement is amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
(f) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing
fractional shares of Parent Stock shall be issued in connection with the
Merger, and the number of shares of Parent Stock issuable to each
Stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a
Merger Share shall be rounded up or down, as the case may be, to the
nearest whole share of Parent Stock.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
HANOVER COMPRESSOR COMPANY
By: ________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
APPLIED PROCESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
By: ________________________________
Name: _______________________________
Title: ______________________________
IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE
STOCKHOLDER AGENT
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX LLC
By: _______________________________
Name: ______________________________
Title: ______________________________
