AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG SONIC SOLUTIONS, SIRACUSA MERGER CORPORATION SIRACUSA MERGER LLC AND DIVX, INC. Dated as of June 1, 2010
Exhibit
1.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
SONIC
SOLUTIONS,
SIRACUSA
MERGER CORPORATION
SIRACUSA
MERGER LLC
AND
DIVX,
INC.
Dated
as of June 1, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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THE
MERGER
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2
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1.1
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The
Transaction
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2
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1.2
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Closing;
Effective Time
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2
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1.3
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Effect
of the Transaction
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2
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1.4
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws; Certificate of Formation and Limited
Liability Company Operating Agreement
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2
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1.5
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Directors
and Officers
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2
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1.6
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Effect
on Capital Stock
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3
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1.7
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Surrender
of Certificates
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4
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1.8
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No
Further Transfers of Company Common Stock
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6
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1.9
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Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
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6
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1.10
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Tax
Consequences
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6
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1.11
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Dissenting
Shares
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6
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1.12
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Effect
on Membership Interests
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6
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1.13
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Further
Action
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7
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ARTICLE II
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
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7
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2.1
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Organization;
Standing; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries
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7
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2.2
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Capital
Structure
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8
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2.3
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Authority;
Non-Contravention; Necessary Consents
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10
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2.4
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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12
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2.5
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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14
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2.6
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Taxes
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14
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2.7
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Intellectual
Property
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16
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2.8
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Compliance;
Permits
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20
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2.9
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Litigation
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20
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2.10
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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20
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2.11
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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21
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2.12
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Employee
Benefit Plans and Labor Matters
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21
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2.13
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Title
to Properties
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25
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2.14
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Environmental
Matters
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26
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2.15
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Contracts
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27
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2.16
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Insurance
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29
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2.17
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Disclosure
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30
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2.18
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Board
Approval
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30
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2.19
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Opinion
of Financial Advisor
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30
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2.20
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Takeover
Statutes
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30
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2.21
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Rights
Plan
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30
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2.22
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Shell
Company Status
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30
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2.23
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Privacy/Data
Protection
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31
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2.24
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No
Other Representations and Warranties
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31
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBS
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31
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3.1
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Organization;
Standing; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries
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32
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3.2
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Capital
Structure
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32
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3.3
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Authority;
Non-Contravention; Necessary Consents
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34
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3.4
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SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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36
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3.5
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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38
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3.6
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Taxes
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38
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3.7
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Intellectual
Property
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39
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3.8
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Compliance;
Permits
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42
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3.9
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Litigation
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43
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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3.10
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees
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43
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3.11
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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43
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3.12
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Employee
Benefit Plans and Labor Matters
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43
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3.13
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Title
to Properties
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47
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3.14
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Environmental
Matters
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48
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3.15
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Contracts
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49
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3.16
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Insurance
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51
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3.17
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Disclosure
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51
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3.18
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Board
Approval
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52
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3.19
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Opinion
of Financial Advisor
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52
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3.20
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Rights
Plan
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52
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3.21
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Shell
Company Status
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52
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3.22
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Financing
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52
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3.23
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Privacy/Data
Protection
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52
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3.24
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No
Other Representations and Warranties
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53
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ARTICLE IV
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CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
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53
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business by Company
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53
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4.2
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Conduct
of Business by Parent
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57
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4.3
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Actions
with Respect to Registered Company Intellectual Property
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59
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ARTICLE V
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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59
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5.1
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Proxy
Statement/Prospectus; Registration Statement
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59
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5.2
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Meetings
of Stockholders; Board Recommendation
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60
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5.3
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Acquisition
Proposals; Change of Recommendation
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61
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5.4
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Confidentiality;
Access to Information; Observer; No Modification of Representations,
Warranties or Covenants
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64
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5.5
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Public
Disclosure
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64
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5.6
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Regulatory
Filings; Reasonable Best Efforts
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65
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5.7
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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66
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5.8
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Third-Party
Consents
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66
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5.9
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Employee
Benefits Matters
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66
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5.10
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Indemnification
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70
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5.11
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Form
S-8
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71
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5.12
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Treatment
as Reorganization
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71
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5.13
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Board
of Directors
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72
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5.14
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Section 16
Matters
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72
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5.15
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Merger
Subs Compliance
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72
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5.16
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Reservation
of Parent Common Stock
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72
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ARTICLE VI
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CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
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72
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6.1
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party to Effect the First
Merger
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72
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6.2
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Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Company
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73
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6.3
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Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of Parent
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73
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ARTICLE VII
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TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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74
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7.1
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Termination
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74
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7.2
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Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination
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75
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7.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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76
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7.4
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Amendment
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76
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7.5
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Extension;
Waiver
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77
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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ARTICLE VIII
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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77
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8.1
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Non-Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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77
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8.2
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Notices
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77
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8.3
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Interpretation;
Certain Definitions
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78
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8.4
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Disclosure
Schedules
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79
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8.5
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Counterparts
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79
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8.6
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Entire
Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries
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79
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8.7
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Severability
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80
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8.8
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Other
Remedies
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80
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8.9
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Governing
Law; Specific Performance; Jurisdiction
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80
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8.10
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Rules
of Construction
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80
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8.11
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Assignment
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81
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8.12
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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81
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INDEX OF DEFINED
TERMS
Term
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Reference
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2000
Plan
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5.9(a)(ii)
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2006
Plan
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5.9(a)(ii)
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401(k)
Plans
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5.9(g)
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Accepting
Directors
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5.13
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Acquisition
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7.3(b)(iv)
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Acquisition
Proposal
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5.3(g)(i)
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Affiliate
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8.3(b)
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Agreement
|
Preamble
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Annual
Meeting Matters
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5.1
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Approval
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2.2(d)(ii)
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Assumed
Option
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5.9(a)(iii)
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Assumed
RSU
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5.9(c)
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Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception
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2.3(a)
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Book
Entry Shares
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1.7(c)
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Briefings
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5.6(b)
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business
day
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8.3(a)
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CCC
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Recitals
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Certificates
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1.7(c)
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Change
of Recommendation
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5.3(d)(i)
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Change
of Recommendation Notice
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5.3(d)(i)(2)
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Charter
Amendment
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3.18
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CIC
Plan
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4.1(b)(xv)
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Closing
|
1.2
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Closing
Date
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1.2
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Code
|
Recitals
|
|
Company
|
Preamble
|
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Company
Balance Sheet
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2.4(b)
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Company
Benefit Plan
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2.12(a)(i)
|
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Company
Charter Documents
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2.1(b)
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Company
Common Stock
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1.6(a)
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Company
Current Employees
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5.9(f)
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Company
Designated SEC Reports
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8.3(c)
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Company
Disclosure Schedule
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Article
II
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Company
Employee
|
2.12(a)(ii)
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Company
Employee Agreement
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2.12(a)(iv)
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Company
ESPP
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5.9(d)
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Company
Environmental Permits
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2.14(d)
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Company
Financials
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2.4(b)
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Company
IP
|
2.7(a)(i)
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Company
IP Contract
|
2.7(a)(ii)
|
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Company
Lease
|
2.13(a)
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Company
Leased Property
|
2.13(a)
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Company
Licensed IP
|
2.7(a)(iii)
|
|
Company
Material Contract
|
2.15(a)
|
|
Company
Necessary Consents
|
2.3(c)
|
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Company
Options
|
2.2(c)
|
|
Company
Permits
|
2.8(b)
|
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Company
Preferred Stock
|
2.2(a)
|
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Company
Products
|
2.7(a)(iv)
|
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Company
Registered Intellectual Property
|
2.7(a)(v)
|
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Company
Restricted Stock
|
2.2(b)
|
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Company
Restricted Stock Unit
|
2.2(b)
|
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Company
SEC Reports
|
2.4(a)
|
-iv-
Term
|
Reference
|
|
Company
Stock Plans
|
2.2(c)
|
|
Company
Termination Fee
|
7.3(b)(i)
|
|
Company
Third Party IP Contract
|
2.7(a)(vi)
|
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Company
Stockholder Voting Agreements
|
Recitals
|
|
Continuing
Employee
|
5.9(a)(i)(1)
|
|
Contract
|
2.2(c)
|
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Xxxxxx
|
5.12(c)
|
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D&O
Insurance
|
5.10(b)
|
|
DGCL
|
Recitals
|
|
Dissenting
Shares
|
1.11(a)
|
|
DLCA
|
Recitals
|
|
DOJ
|
5.6(a)
|
|
Effect
|
8.3(e)
|
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Effective
Time of the First Merger
|
1.2
|
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Effective
Time of the Second Merger
|
1.2
|
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Environment
|
2.14(a)(ii)
|
|
Environmental
Law
|
2.14(a)(iii)
|
|
ERISA
|
2.12(a)(i)
|
|
ERISA
Affiliate
|
2.12(a)(iii)
|
|
Exchange
Act
|
2.3(c)
|
|
Exchange
Agent
|
1.7(a)
|
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Exchange
Fund
|
1.7(b)
|
|
Exchange
Ratio
|
1.6(a)
|
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First
Certificate of Merger
|
1.2
|
|
First
Merger
|
1.1
|
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FTC
|
5.6(a)
|
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GAAP
|
2.4(b)
|
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Governmental
Entity
|
2.3(c)
|
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Hazardous
Material
|
2.14(b)
|
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HSR
Act
|
2.3(c)
|
|
include,
includes and including
|
8.3(a)
|
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Indemnified
Parties
|
5.10(a)
|
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Intellectual
Property
|
2.7(a)(vii)
|
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In-the-Money
Company Option
|
5.9(a)(i)(2)
|
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Knowledge
|
8.3(d)
|
|
Legal
Requirements
|
2.2(e)
|
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Liens
|
2.1(d)
|
|
made
available
|
8.3(a)
|
|
Matching
Bid
|
5.3(d)(i)(3)
|
|
Material
Adverse Effect
|
8.3(e)
|
|
Merger
Cash Consideration
|
1.6(a)
|
|
Merger
Consideration
|
1.6(a)
|
|
Merger
Stock Consideration
|
1.6(a)
|
|
Merger
Subs
|
Preamble
|
|
Merger
Sub I
|
Preamble
|
|
Merger
Sub II
|
Preamble
|
|
Merger
Sub Common Stock
|
1.6(c)
|
|
MoFo
|
5.12(c)
|
|
Nasdaq
|
1.6(e)
|
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Necessary
Consents
|
3.3(c)
|
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Non-Disclosure
Agreement
|
5.4(a)
|
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Observer
|
5.4(c)
|
|
Outside
Date
|
7.1(b)
|
|
Parent
|
Preamble
|
|
Parent
Balance Sheet
|
3.4(b)
|
-v-
Term
|
Reference
|
|
Parent
Benefit Plan
|
3.12(a)(i)
|
|
Parent
Charter Documents
|
3.1(b)
|
|
Parent
Common Stock
|
1.6(a)
|
|
Parent
Designated SEC Reports
|
8.3(f)
|
|
Parent
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
III
|
|
Parent
Employee
|
3.12(a)(ii)
|
|
Parent
Employee Agreement
|
3.12(a)(iii)
|
|
Parent
Environmental Permits
|
3.14(c)
|
|
Parent
Financials
|
3.4(b)
|
|
Parent
IP
|
3.7(a)(i)
|
|
Parent
IP Contracts
|
3.7(a)(ii)
|
|
Parent
Lease
|
3.13(a)
|
|
Parent
Leased Property
|
3.13(a)
|
|
Parent
Licensed IP
|
3.7(a)(iii)
|
|
Parent
Material Contract
|
3.15(a)
|
|
Parent
Necessary Consents
|
3.3(c)
|
|
Parent
Options
|
3.2(c)
|
|
Parent
Permits
|
3.8(b)
|
|
Parent
Preferred Stock
|
3.2(a)
|
|
Parent
Products
|
3.7(a)(iv)
|
|
Parent
Registered Intellectual Property
|
3.7(a)(v)
|
|
Parent
Restricted Stock Unit
|
3.2(b)
|
|
Parent
SEC Reports
|
3.4(a)
|
|
Parent
Stock Plans
|
3.2(c)
|
|
Parent
Third Party IP Contract
|
3.7(a)(vi)
|
|
Permits
|
2.8(b)
|
|
Person
|
8.3(g)
|
|
Personal
Information
|
2.23(a)
|
|
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
|
2.17
|
|
PTO
|
2.7(b)(ii)
|
|
Reference
Date
|
2.2(a)
|
|
Registered
Intellectual Property
|
2.7(a)(viii)
|
|
Registration
Statement
|
2.17
|
|
Release
|
2.14(a)(i)
|
|
Representatives
|
5.3(a)
|
|
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
|
2.4(d)
|
|
SEC
|
2.4(a)
|
|
Second
Certificate of Merger
|
1.2
|
|
Second
Merger
|
1.1
|
|
Section
262
|
1.11(a)
|
|
Securities
Act
|
2.4(a)
|
|
Share
Issuance
|
Recitals
|
|
Significant
Subsidiary
|
2.1(b)
|
|
Stock
Award Exchange Ratio
|
5.9(a)(i)(3)
|
|
Stockholders’
Meeting
|
5.2(a)
|
|
Subsidiary
|
2.1(a)
|
|
Subsidiary
Charter Documents
|
2.1(b)
|
|
Superior
Offer
|
5.3(g)(ii)
|
|
Surviving
Corporation Common Stock
|
1.6(c)
|
|
Surviving
Entity
|
1.1
|
|
Surviving
Entity I
|
1.1
|
|
Tax
|
2.6(a)(i)
|
|
Tax
Returns
|
2.6(a)(ii)
|
|
Taxes
|
2.6(a)(i)
|
|
Terminating
Option
|
5.9(a)(ii)
|
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Term
|
Reference
|
|
the
business of
|
8.3(a)
|
|
Transaction
|
1.1
|
|
Triggering
Event
|
7.1(i)
|
|
Underwater
or At-the-Money Company Option
|
5.9(a)(i)(4)
|
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INDEX OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
|
Company
Stockholder Voting Agreement
|
Exhibit
B
|
Parent
Stockholder Voting Agreement
|
Exhibit
C
|
Certificate
of Formation of Surviving Entity
|
Exhibit
D
|
Limited
Liability Company Operating Agreement of Surviving
Entity
|
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of June 1, 2010, by and among Sonic Solutions, a California
corporation (“Parent”),
Siracusa Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (“Merger
Sub I”), Siracusa Merger LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a
direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub II” and together
with Merger Sub I, “Merger
Subs”), and DivX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”).
RECITALS
A. The
respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Subs and Company have
determined it is advisable and in the best interests of their respective
corporations, stockholders, limited liability company and member that Parent and
Company consummate the business combination and other transactions provided for
in this Agreement.
B.
The respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II
and Company have approved and declared the advisability of, in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the California Corporations Code (the “CCC”), the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLCA”), this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the First Merger and the Second
Merger (each as defined in Section 1.1).
C. For
United States federal income tax purposes, the parties intend that the First
Merger and the Second Merger shall be treated as an integrated transaction and
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the parties
intend, by executing this Agreement, that the Agreement constitute a plan of
reorganization for purposes of Section 368(a) of the Code.
D. The
Board of Directors of Company has resolved to recommend to its stockholders
adoption of this Agreement.
E. The
Board of Directors of Parent has authorized, and resolved to recommend to its
stockholders approval of, the First Merger, including the issuance of shares of
Parent Common Stock (as defined in Section 1.6(a)) (the “Share Issuance”), the Charter
Amendment (as defined in Section 3.18) and the Annual Meeting Matters (as
defined in Section 5.1).
F. Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to
Parent’s and Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, Parent and
certain stockholders of Company are entering into voting agreements in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Company Stockholder Voting
Agreements”) and Company and certain stockholders of Parent are entering
into voting agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Parent Stockholder Voting
Agreements”).
G. Parent,
Merger Subs and Company desire to make certain representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements in connection with the Transaction (as defined in
Section 1.1) and also to prescribe certain conditions to the
Transaction.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set forth herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
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ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The
Transaction. At the Effective Time of the First Merger (as
defined in Section 1.2) and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Merger Sub I shall be
merged with and into Company (the “First Merger”), the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub I shall cease and Company shall continue as
the surviving corporation (“Surviving Entity
I”). Immediately following the Effective Time of the First
Merger (as defined in Section 1.2), upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the
DLCA, Surviving Entity I will be merged with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second Merger” and, together
with the First Merger,
the “Transaction”), and the
separate existence of Surviving Entity I shall cease. Merger Sub II
shall continue as the surviving entity in the Second Merger (the “Surviving Entity”) and shall
succeed to and assume all the rights and obligations of Company and Surviving
Entity I in accordance with the DGCL and the DLCA.
1.2 Closing; Effective
Time. The closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”) shall take place at
the offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, located at 00000 Xxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, at a time and date to be specified
by the parties, which shall be no later than the second business day after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than
those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied or waived at the
Closing), or at such other time, date and location as the parties agree in
writing. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein
as the “Closing Date.”
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause the
First Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the DGCL (the “First Certificate of Merger”)
(the time of such filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
(or such later time as may be agreed in writing by Company and Parent and
specified in the First Certificate of Merger) being the “Effective Time of the First
Merger”) as soon as practicable on or after the Closing
Date. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto
shall cause the Second Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of
Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with
the relevant provisions of the DGCL and the DLCA (the “Second Certificate of Merger”) (the
time of such filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (or
such later time as may be agreed in writing by Company and Parent and specified
in the Second Certificate of Merger) being the “Effective Time of the Second
Merger”) as soon as practicable on or after the Effective Time of the
First Merger.
1.3 Effect of the
Transaction. The effect of the Transaction shall be as
provided in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the
DLCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the
Effective Time of the Second Merger all the property, rights, privileges, powers
and franchises of Company and Merger Subs shall vest in Surviving Entity, and
all debts, liabilities and duties of Company and Merger Subs shall become the
debts, liabilities and duties of Surviving Entity.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws; Certificate of Formation and Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement.
(a) At
the Effective Time of the First Merger, the certificate of incorporation of
Company shall be amended in its entirety to be identical to the certificate of
incorporation of Merger Sub I, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the First Merger.
(b) At
the Effective Time of the First Merger, the bylaws of Company shall be amended
and restated in their entirety to be identical to the bylaws of Merger Sub I, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger.
(c) At
the Effective Time of the Second Merger, the certificate of formation of
Surviving Entity shall be as set forth on Exhibit C hereto and shall be
the certificate of formation of Surviving Entity until thereafter amended in
accordance with the DLCA and as provided in such certificate of
formation.
(d) At
the Effective Time of the Second Merger, the limited liability company operating
agreement of Surviving Entity shall be as set forth on Exhibit D and shall be the
limited liability company operating agreement of Surviving Entity until
thereafter amended in accordance with the DLCA and as provided in such limited
liability company operating agreement.
1.5 Directors and
Officers. The initial directors of Surviving Entity I shall be
the directors of Merger Sub I immediately prior to the Effective Time of the
First Merger. The initial directors of Surviving Entity shall be the directors
of Merger Sub II immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Second Merger,
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified. The initial officers of Surviving Entity I shall be the
officers of Merger Sub I immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger. The initial officers of Surviving Entity shall be the officers of Merger
Sub II immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Second Merger, until their
respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
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1.6 Effect on Capital
Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
at the Effective Time of the First Merger, by virtue of the First Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Subs, Company or the holders of
any of the following securities, the following shall occur:
(a) Company Common
Stock. Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of Company (“Company Common
Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of
the First Merger, other than any shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled
pursuant to Section 1.6(b), will be canceled and extinguished and
automatically converted (subject to Section 1.6(e)) into the right to
receive (a) 0.514 (the “Exchange Ratio”) validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “Merger Stock Consideration”)
of common stock of Parent, no par value per share (“Parent Common Stock”), and
(b) $3.75 in cash (the “Merger Cash Consideration” and
together with the Merger Stock Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”), upon
surrender of the certificate representing, immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the First Merger, such share of Company Common Stock (or surrender of a
Book Entry Share (as defined in Section 1.7(c)) in the manner provided in
Section 1.7 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate,
upon delivery of an affidavit (and bond, if required) in the manner provided in
Section 1.9).
(b) Cancellation of Treasury and Parent
Owned Stock. Each share of Company Common Stock held by
Company or Parent, or any direct or indirect subsidiary of Company or Parent,
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger shall be canceled
and extinguished without any conversion thereof.
(c) Capital Stock of Merger Sub
I. Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Merger Sub I (the “Merger Sub
Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the First Merger shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Surviving Entity I (the “Surviving Corporation Common
Stock”). Each certificate evidencing ownership of shares of
Merger Sub Common Stock shall evidence ownership of such shares of Surviving
Corporation Common Stock.
(d) Stock Options; Stock-Based
Awards. All Company Options (as defined in
Section 2.2(c)) outstanding under each Company Stock Plan (as defined in
Section 2.2(c)) shall be treated as set forth in Section
5.9(a). Company Restricted Stock and Company Restricted Stock Units
(each as defined in Section 2.2(b)) under Company Stock Plans shall be
treated as set forth in Sections 5.9(b) and 5.9(c), respectively.
(e) Fractional
Shares. No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be
issued by virtue of the First Merger, but in lieu thereof each holder of record
of shares of Company Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a
fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder of
record) shall, upon surrender of such holder’s Certificate(s) (as defined in
Section 1.7(c)), receive an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole
cent), without interest, equal to the product of: (i) such fraction,
multiplied by (ii) the average closing sale price at the 4:00 p.m., Eastern
time (end of regular trading hours), of one share of Parent Common Stock for the
10 most recent trading days that Parent Common Stock has traded ending on the
trading day one day prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger, as reported
on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC’s Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”).
(f) Adjustments to Exchange
Ratio. The Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to reflect fully
the appropriate economic effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into
Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock), extraordinary cash dividend,
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of
shares or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock or Company
Common Stock occurring or having a record date on or after the date hereof and
prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger; provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 1.6(f) shall be construed as providing consent to any action or
event pursuant to, or waiving any of the provisions of, Sections 4.1 or 4.2 of
this Agreement.
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1.7 Surrender of
Certificates.
(a) Exchange
Agent. Prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent
shall appoint BNY Mellon Shareholder Services to act as the exchange agent (the
“Exchange Agent”)
hereunder for the purpose of distributing the Parent Common Stock and other cash
amounts contemplated by this Article I to the holders of Company Common
Stock.
(b) Deposit into Exchange
Fund. Promptly after the Effective Time of the First Merger,
for exchange for outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with
this Article I, (i) Parent shall make available to the Exchange Agent the shares
of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.6(a) as Merger Stock
Consideration and (ii) Surviving Entity shall make available to the Exchange
Agent the aggregate Merger Cash Consideration. In addition, Parent
shall make available to the Exchange Agent as necessary from time to time after
the Effective Time of the First Merger, cash in an amount sufficient for payment
in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any dividends
or distributions to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock may be
entitled pursuant to Section 1.7(d). Any cash and Parent Common
Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter be referred to as the
“Exchange
Fund.”
(c) Exchange
Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to
mail to each holder of record (as of the Effective Time of the First Merger) of
a certificate or certificates (the “Certificates”), which
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger represented
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, or non-certificated shares of
Company Common Stock represented by book entry (“Book Entry Shares”) whose
shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, cash
in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or other distributions pursuant to Section 1.7(d): (i) a
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the
Certificates or Book Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent) and shall otherwise be
in customary form and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of the
Certificates or Book Entry Shares in exchange for certificates representing
whole shares of Parent Common Stock, the Merger Cash Consideration, cash in lieu
of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any dividends or
other distributions pursuant to Section 1.7(d). Upon surrender
of Certificates or Book Entry Shares for cancellation to the Exchange Agent,
together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in
accordance with the instructions thereto and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of record of such
Certificates or Book Entry Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor the Merger Cash Consideration and the number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock (after taking into account all Certificates and Book Entry Shares
surrendered by such holder of record) to which such holder is entitled pursuant
to Section 1.6(a) (which, at the election of Parent, may be in
uncertificated book entry form unless a physical certificate is requested by the
holder of record or is otherwise required by applicable Legal Requirements (as
defined in Section 2.2(e)), a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares
which such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and a
cash payment for any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to
Section 1.7(d), and the Certificates and Book Entry Shares so surrendered
shall forthwith be canceled. Until so surrendered, outstanding
Certificates or Book Entry Shares will be deemed from and after the Effective
Time of the First Merger, for all corporate purposes, to evidence only the right
to receive the Merger Consideration to which such shares of Company Common Stock
are entitled and the right to receive an amount in cash in lieu of the issuance
of any fractional shares in accordance with Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or distributions payable pursuant to
Section 1.7(d).
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(d) Distributions With Respect to
Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions
declared or made after the date hereof with respect to Parent Common Stock with
a record date after the Effective Time of the First Merger and no payment in
lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) will be paid to the
holders of any unsurrendered Certificates or Book Entry Shares with respect to
the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented thereby until the
holders of record of such Certificates shall surrender such Certificates or Book
Entry Shares in accordance with this Section 1.7. Subject to
applicable Legal Requirements, following surrender of any such Certificates or
Book Entry Shares, the Exchange Agent shall deliver to the record holders
thereof, without interest (i) promptly after such surrender, the number of
whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange therefor along with
payment in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and the
amount of any such dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time of the First Merger and theretofore paid with respect to such
whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment
date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after
the Effective Time of the First Merger and a payment date subsequent to such
surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common
Stock.
(e) Transfers of
Ownership. If shares of Parent Common Stock are to be issued
in a name other than that in which the Certificates or Book Entry Shares
surrendered in exchange therefor are registered, it will be a condition of the
issuance thereof that the Certificates or Book Entry Shares so surrendered will
be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the
Persons (as defined in Section 8.3(g)) requesting such exchange will have
paid to Parent or any agent designated by it any transfer or other Taxes (as
defined in Section 2.6(a)(i)) required by reason of the issuance of shares
of Parent Common Stock in any name other than that of the registered holder of
the Certificates or Book Entry Shares surrendered, or established to the
reasonable satisfaction of Parent or any agent designated by it that such Tax
has been paid or is not payable.
(f) Withholding
Rights. Each of Parent, the Exchange Agent and Surviving
Entity shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable
or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former
holder of Company Common Stock such amounts as may be required to be deducted or
withheld therefrom under the Code or under any provision of state, local or
foreign Tax law or under any other applicable Legal Requirements, and to collect
IRS Forms W-8 or W-9, as applicable, or similar information from the recipients
of payments hereunder. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or
withheld, the amount of such consideration shall be treated for all purposes
under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such
consideration would otherwise have been paid.
(g) No
Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 1.7, none of the Exchange Agent, Surviving Entity or any party
hereto shall be liable to a holder of shares of Parent Common Stock or Company
Common Stock for any amount paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Certificate shall
not have been surrendered immediately prior to such date on which any Merger
Consideration, and any cash payable to the holder of such Certificate pursuant
to Section 1.6(e) or any dividends or distributions payable to the holder
of such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.7(d) would otherwise escheat to
or become the property of any Governmental Entity (as defined in
Section 2.3(c)), any such Merger Consideration or cash, dividends or
distributions in respect of such Certificate shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable Legal Requirements, become the property of Surviving Entity, free and
clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
(h) Termination of Exchange
Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains
undistributed to the holders of Certificates or Book Entry Shares nine months
after the Effective Time of the First Merger shall, at the request of Surviving
Entity, be delivered to Surviving Entity or otherwise according to the
instruction of Surviving Entity, and any holders of the Certificates or Book
Entry Shares who have not surrendered such Certificates or Book Entry Shares in
compliance with this Section 1.7 shall after such delivery to Surviving
Entity look only to Parent, as a general unsecured creditor, for payment of its
claim for the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.6(a), cash in lieu
of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any dividends or
other distributions pursuant to Section 1.7(d) with respect to the shares
of Company Common Stock formerly represented thereby.
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1.8 No Further Transfers of Company
Common Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon
the surrender for exchange of shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with
the terms hereof (including the Merger Cash Consideration and any cash or
dividends or other distributions paid in respect thereof pursuant to Sections
1.6(e) and 1.7(d)) shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Common Stock,
and from and after the Effective Time of the First Merger, there shall be no
further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger. If, after the Effective Time of the First Merger,
Certificates or Book Entry Shares are presented to Surviving Entity for any
reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article
I.
1.9 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates. In the event any Certificates shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the holder thereof, such shares of Parent Common Stock and Merger Cash
Consideration, cash for fractional shares, if any, as may be required pursuant
to Section 1.6(e) and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to
Section 1.7(d); provided, however, that Parent may, in
its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the
owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such
sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against Parent, Company or the Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificates
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
1.10 Tax
Consequences. It is intended by the parties hereto that the
Transaction shall constitute a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties hereto adopt this
Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations
sections 1.368-1(c) and 1.368-2(g).
1.11 Dissenting Shares.
(a) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger
for which the holder thereof (i) has not voted in favor of the First Merger or
consented to it in writing and (ii) has demanded the appraisal of such shares in
accordance with, and has complied in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL
(collectively, the “Dissenting
Shares”) shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration in accordance with Section 1.6(a). At the Effective Time of the
First Merger, (x) all Dissenting Shares shall be cancelled and cease to exist
and (y) the holder or holders of Dissenting Shares shall be entitled only to
such rights as may be granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL (“Section 262”).
(b) Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 1.11, if any holder of Dissenting Shares
effectively withdraws or loses such appraisal rights (through failure to perfect
such appraisal rights or otherwise), then that holder’s shares (i) shall no
longer be deemed to be Dissenting Shares and (ii) shall be treated as if they
had been converted automatically at the Effective Time of the First Merger into
the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest thereon, upon
surrender of the Certificate formerly representing such shares in accordance
with Section 1.6(a). In such event, if the Exchange Fund shall then
remain in place, Parent shall promptly deposit or cause Surviving Entity to
deposit in the Exchange Fund the aggregate amount of Merger Consideration in
respect of such Dissenting Shares.
(c) Company
shall give Parent (i) prompt notice of any demands for appraisal of any shares
of Company Common Stock, the withdrawals of such demands, and any other
instrument served on Company under the provisions of Section 262 and (ii) the
right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands
for appraisal under the DGCL. Company shall not offer or agree to
make or make any payment with respect to any demands for appraisal or offer to
settle or settle any such demands without the prior written consent of
Parent.
1.12 Effect on Membership
Interests. By virtue of the Second Merger and without any
further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub II or Surviving Entity I,
(i) each membership interest of Merger Sub II outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time of the Second Merger shall remain outstanding and each
certificate therefor shall continue to evidence one membership interest of
Surviving Entity and (ii) each share of Surviving Corporation Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Second Merger shall
be converted into one membership interest of Surviving Entity.
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1.13 Further Action. At
and after the Effective Time of the Second Merger, the officers and directors of
Surviving Entity will be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on
behalf of Company and Merger Subs, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or
assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of Company and Merger
Subs, any other actions and things necessary or advisable to vest, perfect or
confirm of record or otherwise in Surviving Entity any and all right, title and
interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets acquired or to
be acquired by Surviving Entity as a result of, or in connection with, the
Transaction.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
Except as
disclosed in the Company Designated SEC Reports (as defined in
Section 8.3(c)) or as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by
Company to Parent dated as of the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”),
Company represents and warrants to Parent, Merger Sub I and Merger Sub II as
follows:
2.1 Organization; Standing; Charter
Documents; Subsidiaries.
(a) Organization; Standing and
Power. Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below)
(i) is a corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization (except to the extent such concepts are not recognized or
applicable under the laws of the jurisdiction in which any such entity is
organized), (ii) has the requisite corporate or other organizational power
and authority to own, lease and operate its assets in the manner in which its
assets are currently owned, leased and operated and to carry on its business as
now being conducted and to perform its obligations under all Contracts (as
defined in Section 2.2(c)) by which it is bound and (iii) is duly
qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its
properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than in such
jurisdictions where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good
standing or so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined
in Section 8.3(e)) on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary,” when used with
respect to any party, shall mean any corporation or other organization at least
a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or others
performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other
organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such party or by
any one or more of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Charter
Documents. Company has delivered or made available to Parent
true, complete and correct copies of (i) the certificate of incorporation
(including any certificate of designations) and bylaws of Company, each as
amended to date (collectively, the “Company Charter Documents”),
and (ii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, or like
organizational documents, each as amended to date (collectively, “Subsidiary Charter
Documents”), of each Significant Subsidiary (as defined in Rule 1.02 of
Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC (as defined in Section 2.4(a)), a “Significant Subsidiary”) of
Company, and each such instrument is in full force and
effect. Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the
Company Charter Documents and each Subsidiary of Company is not in violation of
its respective Subsidiary Charter Documents. Company has delivered or
made available to Parent, true, complete and correct copies of (x) the charters
of all committees of Company’s Board of Directors and (y) any code of conduct,
corporate governance policies or principles, related party transaction policy,
stock ownership guidelines, whistleblower policy, disclosure committee charter
or similar codes, policies, or guidelines adopted by Company.
(c) Minutes. Company
has made available to Parent and its representatives true, complete and correct
copies of the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of
Directors and each committee of the Board of Directors of Company held since
January 1, 2008.
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(d) Subsidiaries. Section 2.1(d)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each Subsidiary of Company, indicates
each Significant Subsidiary of Company and identifies the jurisdiction of
organization for each Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section
2.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all the outstanding shares of capital
stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, each such Subsidiary have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and, where applicable as a
legal concept, nonassessable, and are owned by Company, a wholly owned
Subsidiary of Company, or Company and another wholly owned Subsidiary of
Company, free and clear of all pledges, claims, liens, charges, encumbrances,
options and security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively,
“Liens”), including any
restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital
stock or other ownership interests, except for restrictions imposed by
applicable securities laws. Other than the Subsidiaries of Company,
and except as set forth in Section 2.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any securities or capital stock
of, or other equity or voting interests of any nature in, any other
Person. Company has not agreed and is not obligated to make, and is
not bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any
future investment in or capital contribution to any other Person.
2.2 Capital Structure.
(a) Capital Stock. The
authorized capital stock of Company consists of: (i) 200,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the “Company Preferred
Stock”). At the close of business on May 28, 2010 (the “Reference Date”):
(x) 33,028,938 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding,
(y) no shares of Company Common Stock were issued and held by Company in
its treasury, and (z) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding. No shares of Company Common Stock or rights to acquire
shares of Company Common Stock are owned or held by any Subsidiary of
Company. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company
are duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to any preemptive rights, rights of repurchase or forfeiture, right of
participation, right of maintenance or any similar right.
(b) Company Restricted Stock and Company
Restricted Stock Units. Section 2.2(b)(i) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth (A) the name of each holder of Company
Restricted Stock, (B) the number of shares of Company Restricted Stock held
by such holder, (C) the repurchase price of such Company Restricted Stock,
(D) the date on which such Company Restricted Stock was purchased or
granted, (E) the applicable vesting schedule pursuant to which Company’s
right of repurchase or forfeiture lapses, and (F) the extent to which such
Company right of repurchase or forfeiture has lapsed as of the date
hereof. Section 2.2(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth (A) the name of each holder of Company Restricted Stock Units,
(B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each Company
Restricted Stock Unit, (C) the date on which such Company Restricted Stock
Unit was granted, (D) the applicable vesting and settlement and/or delivery
schedule for such Company Restricted Stock Unit, and whether the vesting is time
or performance based, and (E) the extent to which such Company Restricted
Stock Unit has vested or settled as of the date hereof. Upon
consummation of the First Merger, (1) the shares of Parent Common Stock
issued in exchange for any shares of Company Restricted Stock or to be issued
upon any settlement of a Company Restricted Stock Unit will, without any further
act of Parent, Merger Subs, Company or any other Person, become subject to the
restrictions, conditions and other provisions contained in any agreement,
contract, subcontract, settlement agreement, lease, binding understanding,
instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense,
insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding obligation, commitment or
undertaking of any nature, as in effect as of the date hereof or as may
hereinafter be in effect (each, a “Contract”), relating to such
shares of Company Restricted Stock or shares subject to Company Restricted Stock
Units, and (2) Parent will automatically succeed to and become entitled to
exercise Company’s rights and remedies with respect to such shares of Company
Restricted Stock and shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Units under any
such Contract without modification. Except as set forth in Section
2.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no Contracts to which
Company is bound obligating Company to waive its right of repurchase or
forfeiture with respect to any Company Restricted Stock or Company Restricted
Stock Unit as a result of the First Merger (whether alone or upon the occurrence
of any additional or subsequent events). For purposes of this
Agreement, “Company Restricted
Stock” shall mean shares of Company Common Stock that are subject to a
Contract pursuant to which Company has the right to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise reacquire such shares of Company Common Stock, including by
forfeiture, and “Company
Restricted Stock Unit” shall mean all restricted stock units and rights
to receive shares of Company Common Stock or an amount in cash measured by the
value of a number of shares of Company Common Stock.
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(c) Stock Options. As
of the close of business on the Reference Date: (i) 7,785,062 shares of
Company Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Company
Options (as defined below) to purchase Company Common Stock under the applicable
Company Benefit Plans that are stock plans as set forth in Section 2.12(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Stock Plans”) (equity
or other equity-based awards, whether payable in cash, shares or otherwise,
granted under or pursuant to the Company Stock Plans, other than Company
Restricted Stock or Company Restricted Stock Units, are referred to in this
Agreement as “Company
Options”), and (ii) 7,748,679 shares of Company Common Stock are
reserved for future issuance under the Company Stock Plans. Company
has made available to Parent a true, complete and correct list of each Company
Option outstanding as of the Reference Date, and (1) the particular Company
Stock Plan pursuant to which such Company Option was granted, (2) the name
of the holder of such Company Option, (3) the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject to such Company Option, (4) the exercise price of such
Company Option, (5) the date on which such Company Option was granted,
(6) the applicable vesting schedule, and the extent to which such Company
Option was vested and exercisable as of the Reference Date, and (7) the
date on which such Company Option expires. All shares of Company
Common Stock subject to issuance under the applicable Company Benefit Plans,
upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant
to which they are issued, are duly authorized and will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable. All grants of Company Options were validly
issued and properly approved by the Board of Directors of Company (or a duly
authorized committee or subcommittee thereof) in material compliance with the
terms of the applicable Company Benefit Plan and all applicable Legal
Requirements and recorded on the Company Financials (as defined in
Section 2.4(b)) in accordance with GAAP (as defined in
Section 2.4(b)). The exercise price of each Company Option is
not less than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock as
determined on the date of grant of such Company Option. Each Company
Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of
the Code so qualifies and the per share exercise price of each Company Option
was not less than the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock on
the applicable date of grant. As of the Reference Date, there are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation or other similar rights or equity based awards with respect to
Company other than as set forth in Sections 2.2(b) and (c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Other
Securities. Except as otherwise set forth in this
Section 2.2 and in Section 2.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of
the Reference Date, there are no securities, subscriptions, options, warrants,
calls, rights (whether or not currently exercisable) or Contracts to which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound
obligating Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue (including on a deferred
basis), deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, or otherwise
granting Company or any of its Subsidiaries the right to have a third party
issue, deliver or sell to Company or any of its Subsidiaries, additional shares
of capital stock or other voting securities of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or obligating Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant,
extend or enter into any such security, warrant, call, right or
Contract. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.2 and in
Section 2.2(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the Reference Date,
there is no condition or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give
rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the
effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital
stock or other securities of Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) Legal Requirements; No Repurchase or
Disposition Obligations. All outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock, all outstanding Company Options, all outstanding Company
Restricted Stock, all outstanding Company Restricted Stock Units, and all
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Company have been
issued and granted in material compliance with (i) all applicable
securities laws and all other applicable Legal Requirements and (ii) all
requirements set forth in applicable Contracts, and no such issuance or grant
involved any “back dating” or similar practice with respect to the effective
date of grant (whether intentionally or otherwise). Except for shares
of Company Restricted Stock or shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Units,
and except as set forth in Section 2.2(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as
of the Reference Date, there are not any outstanding Contracts of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to (A) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or (B) dispose of any shares of the capital stock
of, or other equity or voting interests in, any of its
Subsidiaries. Company and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any
swaps, caps, collars, floors or other derivative contracts or securities
relating to interest rates, equity securities, debt securities or
commodities. Except as set forth in Section 2.2(e) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
any voting agreements, irrevocable proxies, voting trusts, registration rights
agreements or other voting arrangements with respect to shares of the capital
stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, “Legal Requirements” shall mean
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, multinational, self-regulatory
organization, exchange or other administrative law, statute, constitution,
ordinance, code, principle of common law or treaty or published order, rule,
regulation, rule, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any
Governmental Entity.
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(f) No Changes. Since
the Reference Date, there has been no change in (i) the outstanding capital
stock of Company, (ii) the number of Company Options outstanding,
(iii) the number of shares of Company Restricted Stock outstanding,
(iv) the number of shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Units or
(v) the number of other options, warrants or other rights to purchase
capital stock of Company, other than (A) pursuant to the exercise, vesting
or settlement of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock or Company Restricted
Stock Units outstanding as of the Reference Date, issued pursuant to Company
Stock Plans, or (B) repurchases from Company Employees (as defined in
Section 2.12(a)(ii)) following termination of employment pursuant to the terms
of applicable pre-existing stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit
or purchase Contracts.
2.3 Authority; Non-Contravention;
Necessary Consents.
(a) Authority. Company
has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and, subject to obtaining the approval of Company’s stockholders as set forth in
Section 6.1(b) hereof, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Company and the consummation by Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of Company and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Company
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to
consummate the First Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
subject only to the adoption of this Agreement by Company’s stockholders and the
filing of the First Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL. The
adoption of this Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock, which are entitled to one vote per share, is the
only vote of the holders of any class or series of Company capital stock or
other securities necessary to adopt this Agreement and consummate the First
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. There are no
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Company having the right to
vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to
vote) on any matters on which stockholders of Company may vote. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company and, assuming due
execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Subs, constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with
its terms, except that such enforceability (i) may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally and
(ii) is subject to general principles of equity (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity
Exception”).
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(b) Non–Contravention. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company do not, and performance of
this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement by Company will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision
of any of the Company Charter Documents or any Subsidiary Charter Documents of
any Subsidiary of Company, (ii) subject to the approvals contemplated in
Section 5.2 and compliance with the requirements set forth in or disclosed
pursuant to Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(c) and the applicable provisions of the
DGCL, CCC, DLCA, the HSR Act (as defined in Section 2.3(c)), if
applicable, any applicable foreign anti-trust Legal Requirements and
the listing requirements of Nasdaq, conflict with or violate any material Legal
Requirement applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is bound or
affected, (iii) subject to obtaining the consents set forth in Section
2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, conflict with or violate any of the
terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Entity the right to revoke,
withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Permits (as defined in
Section 2.8(b)) or any right under any Contract with any Governmental Entity
that is held by Company or any of its Subsidiaries or that otherwise relates to
the business or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
(iv) subject to obtaining the consents set forth in Section 2.3(c) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, result in any breach of or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, or impair Company’s rights or alter the rights or obligations of any
third party under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of
the properties or assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or result in, or
increase the likelihood of, the disclosure or delivery to any escrow holder or
other Person of any Company IP (as defined in Section 2.7(a)(i)), or the
transfer of any material asset of Company to any Person pursuant to, any Company
Material Contract (as defined in Section 2.15(a)), except, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such conflicts, breaches,
defaults, impairments, alterations, rights of termination, amendments,
acceleration or cancellation, Liens or violations that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) Necessary
Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
registration, declaration or filing with any supranational, national, state,
municipal, local or foreign government, any instrumentality, subdivision, court,
administrative agency or commission or other governmental entity or
instrumentality, or any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any
regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental
function (a “Governmental
Entity”) is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of
the First Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby, except for:
(i) the filing of the First Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the filing of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (as defined in Section 2.17) with the SEC in
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in Section 2.17) in
accordance with the Securities Act (as defined in Section 2.4(a) ,
(iii) the filing of such reports, schedules or materials under
Section 13 or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act and materials under Rule
165 and Rule 145 under the Securities Act as may be required in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
(iv) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the comparable
laws of any foreign country reasonably determined by the parties to be required,
(v) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required by Nasdaq, (vi) the consents
listed on Section 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
(vii) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required under applicable state securities or
“blue sky” laws and the securities laws of any foreign country, and
(viii) such other consents, clearances, authorizations, filings, approvals,
orders, declarations and registrations with respect to any Governmental Entity
the failure of which to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings set forth in
(i) through (vii) are referred to herein as the “Company Necessary
Consents.”
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2.4 SEC Filings; Financial
Statements.
(a) SEC
Filings. Company has filed all required registration
statements, proxy statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents (including exhibits and all other information
incorporated by reference) required to be filed by it with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) since January 1,
2008. Company has made available to Parent all such registration
statements, proxy statements, prospectuses, reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents in the form filed with the SEC that are not
publicly available through the SEC’s XXXXX database. All such
required registration statements, proxy statements, prospectuses, reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents are referred to herein as the
“Company SEC Reports.”
As of their respective dates, the Company SEC Reports complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities
Act”), or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Company SEC
Reports. All Company SEC Reports (x) were filed on a timely
basis, (y) at the time filed, were prepared in compliance in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder
applicable to such Company SEC Reports, and (z) did not at the time they
were filed contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. None of Company’s Subsidiaries is subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Company has heretofore made available to Parent true, complete
and correct copies of all exhibits filed and all material correspondence with
the SEC since January 1, 2008 that are not publicly available through the SEC’s
XXXXX database. As of the date hereof, there are no unresolved
comments issued by the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the Company SEC
Reports.
(b) Financial
Statements. Each of the consolidated financial statements
(including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Company
SEC Reports (as amended), including any Company SEC Reports filed after the date
hereof until the Closing (the “Company Financials”), as of
their respective dates: (i) complied or when filed will comply as to form
in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing, (ii) was or
will be prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited interim financial
statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q, 8-K or any successor
forms under the Exchange Act), and (iii) fairly presented or will fairly
present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and
the consolidated results of Company’s operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments, as permitted by GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC, which were not, or are not expected to be, material in
amount or effect). The balance sheet of Company as of March 31, 2010
contained in the Company SEC Reports is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Balance Sheet.”
Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, has been a party to
since January 1, 2008, or has any commitment to become a party to, any
“off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S
K promulgated by the SEC).
(c) No Undisclosed
Liabilities. There are no liabilities of Company or its
Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined or otherwise, other than:
(i) liabilities
disclosed or provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes
thereto;
(ii) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Company
Balance Sheet;
(iii) liabilities
for performance of obligations of Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
express terms of Company Contracts;
(iv) liabilities
arising, or expressly permitted to be incurred, under this Agreement (including
legal and accounting fees, filing fees, and other transactional expenses
resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement);
(v) liabilities
that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole; and
(vi) liabilities
that have been disclosed in Section 2.4(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
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(d) Internal Controls and
Procedures. Company maintains, and at all times since
January 1, 2008 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and
internal control over financial reporting, as such terms are defined in, and as
required by, Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange
Act. Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to
ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by Company in the
reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is
accumulated and communicated to Company’s management as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications
required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”)
and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Company has
delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all
written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents
promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures. Company is,
and has been at all times since January 1, 2008, in compliance in all material
respects with the applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq, and has not since
January 1, 2008 received any notice asserting any non-compliance with the
listing requirements of Nasdaq. The principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of Company have made all certifications required by
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the
SEC. Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains, and at all times
since January 1, 2008 has maintained, a system of internal control over
financial reporting, which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements (including the Company Financials) for external purposes in
accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) pertain to
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Company and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of Company and its
Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and the Board of Directors of Company, and (iii) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition,
use or disposition of Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries. Company has
delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all
written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents
promulgating, such internal accounting controls. Company’s management
has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of Company’s system of internal
controls over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section
404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and
December 31, 2009, and such assessment concluded that such controls were
effective and Company’s independent registered accountant has issued (and not
subsequently withdrawn or qualified) an attestation report concluding that
Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Except as set
forth in Section 2.4(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of
Company, since January 1, 2008, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
(including any Company Employee), nor Company’s independent auditors, has
identified or been made aware of (A) any significant deficiency or material
weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
utilized by Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) any illegal act or fraud,
whether or not material, that involves Company’s management or other Company
Employees, or (C) any claim or allegation regarding any of the
foregoing. In connection with the periods covered by the Company
Financials, Company has disclosed to Parent all deficiencies and weaknesses
identified in writing by Company or Company’s independent auditors (whether
current or former) in the design or operation of internal controls over
financial reporting utilized by Company and its Subsidiaries.
(e) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act;
Nasdaq. Company is in compliance in all material respects with
(i) the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and (ii) the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of
Nasdaq.
(f) Independent
Auditors. Ernst & Young LLP, Company’s current
auditors, is and has been at all times since its engagement by Company
(x) “independent” with respect to Company within the meaning of Regulation
S-X promulgated by the SEC and (y) to the Knowledge of Company, in
compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the
Exchange Act (to the extent applicable) and the related rules of the SEC and the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. All non-audit services
performed by Company’s auditors for Company or its Subsidiaries that were
required to be approved in accordance with Section 202 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
were so approved.
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2.5 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, and
except as set forth in Section 2.5 of the Company Disclosure, Company and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and, since such date through
the date hereof, there has not been (i) any change, event, circumstance,
development or effect that individually or in the aggregate has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (ii) any other action or event that
would have required the consent of Parent pursuant to Section 4.1 of this
Agreement had such action or event occurred after the date of this
Agreement.
2.6 Taxes.
(a) Definitions. For
the purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Tax” or, collectively, “Taxes” shall mean any and all
federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges, duties, impositions and liabilities in the nature of taxes, including
taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and
occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding,
payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all
interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such
amounts.
(ii) “Tax Returns” shall mean any
and all reports, returns, declarations, or statements relating to Taxes
(including any schedule or attachment thereto) filed or required to be filed
with any Governmental Entity.
(b) Tax Returns and
Audits.
(i) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company and
each of its Subsidiaries have properly filed on a timely basis all material Tax
Returns that they were required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true,
complete and correct in all material respects. Except as set forth in
Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of Company and its
Subsidiaries has paid on a timely basis all material Taxes that were due and
payable. Except as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the most recent financial statements contained in the
Company SEC Reports reflect an adequate reserve (in accordance with GAAP) for
all material Taxes payable by Company and its Subsidiaries through the date of
such financial statements and all unpaid Taxes of Company and each of its
Subsidiaries for all tax periods commencing after the date of such financial
statements arose in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice. Except as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, no material deficiencies for any Taxes have been asserted
or assessed, or to the Knowledge of Company, proposed, against Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, nor has Company or any of its Subsidiaries executed any waiver
of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or
collection of any material Tax which waiver or extension remains in
effect.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule Company and
each of its Subsidiaries have timely paid or withheld with respect to their
employees (and paid over any amounts withheld to the appropriate Taxing
authority) all federal and state income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution
Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other similar Taxes required to be paid or
withheld and material to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(iii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no audit or
other examination of any material Tax Return of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is in progress as of the date hereof, nor has Company or any of its
Subsidiaries been notified in writing as of the date hereof of any request for
such an audit or other examination.
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(iv) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company has
made available (for this purpose in the Company electronic data room or
otherwise) to Parent copies of all material Tax Returns for Company and each of
its Subsidiaries filed for all periods beginning January 1, 2006 or
later.
(v) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
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 (A) in
the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution
that otherwise constitutes part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the First
Merger and the Second Merger.
(vi) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in or is currently engaged in a
“reportable transaction,” as set forth in Treasury Regulations section
1.6011-4(b), or any transaction that is the same as or substantially similar to
one of the types of transactions that the Internal Revenue Service has
determined to be a tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice,
regulation or other form of published guidance as a “listed transaction,” as set
forth in Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(vii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or has failed to take
any action or has Knowledge of any fact, agreement, plan or other circumstance
that would cause the First Merger and the Second Merger to fail to qualify as a
reorganization with the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(viii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no
Contract, plan or arrangement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, including the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee,
consultant or director of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that, individually
or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 404 or 162(m) of the
Code.
(ix) Except
as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has any actual or potential
liability under Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or
similar provision of federal, state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of
any Person other than Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) is a party
to or bound by any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar
agreement.
(x)
Except as set forth in Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is
obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any Contract that could
obligate it to make any payments that may be treated as an “excess parachute
payment” under Section 280G of the Code, determined without regard to
Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code. Except as set forth in
Section 2.6(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no Contract, plan or
arrangement to which Company or any ERISA Affiliate (as defined in Section
2.12(a)(iii) thereof is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any
Company Employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the
Code. Section 2.6(x) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists
all persons who Company reasonably believes are “disqualified individuals”
(within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder) as determined as of the date hereof.
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2.7 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Definitions. For
the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:
(i) “Company IP” shall mean any
Intellectual Property owned by Company or any of its Subsidiaries and material
to the conduct of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(ii) “Company IP Contract” shall
mean any Contract to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with
respect to the grant of any license or ownership interest in any Company IP
(other than “shrink wrap” and similar widely available commercial end-user
licenses).
(iii) “Company Licensed IP” shall
mean any Intellectual Property licensed by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
from a third party and material to the conduct of the business of Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(iv) “Company Products” shall mean
all products or service offerings of Company that, since January 1, 2008,
have been marketed, sold or distributed, or that Company currently intends to
market, sell or distribute, including any products or service offerings
currently under development.
(v) “Company Registered Intellectual
Property” shall mean all of the Registered Intellectual Property (as
defined in Section 2.7(a)(viii)) owned by, or filed in the name of, Company or
any of its Subsidiaries and material to the conduct of the business of Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(vi) “Company Third Party IP
Contract” shall mean all contracts pursuant to which a third party has
licensed any Company Licensed IP to Company or its Subsidiaries.
(vii) “Intellectual Property” shall
mean any or all of the following and all rights in, arising out of, or
associated therewith: (A) all United States, international and foreign
patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals,
extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof;
(B) all inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures,
improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know how, technology,
technical data and customer data and all documentation necessary to any of the
foregoing ; (C) all works of authorship, copyrights, copyright
registrations and applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding
thereto throughout the world; (D) all mask works, mask work registrations
and applications therefor, and any equivalent or similar rights in semiconductor
masks, layouts, architectures or topology; (E) domain names, uniform
resource locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet,
(F) all computer software, including all source code, object code,
firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all media on which any
of the foregoing is recorded; (G) all industrial designs and any
registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (H) all trade
names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark and service
xxxx registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (I) all
databases and data collections and all rights therein throughout the world;
(J) all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however
denominated, throughout the world; and (K) any similar or equivalent rights
to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world.
(viii) “Registered Intellectual
Property” shall mean all United States, international and foreign:
(A) patents and patent applications (including provisional applications);
(B) registered trademarks and applications to register trademarks;
(C) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration; and
(D) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application,
certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or
recorded by any state, government or other public legal
authority.
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(b) Company Intellectual
Property.
(i) Generally. Except as set
forth in Section 2.7(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company and its
Subsidiaries own and possess, or have the right to use pursuant to valid and
enforceable Contracts, all material Intellectual Property used and/or necessary
for the operation of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as presently
conducted, including in the design, development, manufacture, use, import and
sale of Company Products. Except as set forth in Section 2.7(b)(i) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, each item of Intellectual Property owned or used by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing hereunder
and material to the business of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
will be owned or available for use by Company and its Subsidiaries on materially
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Closing
hereunder.
(ii) Registered Intellectual Property;
Proceedings. Section 2.7(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of (i) all material Company Registered
Intellectual Property and specifies, where applicable, (A) the jurisdictions in
which each such item of Company Registered Intellectual Property has been issued
or registered, (B) the filing and/or issue dates, and (C) the corresponding
application and registration numbers and similar identifiers. Except as set
forth in Section 2.7(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no proceedings
or actions of any nature (including any interferences, oppositions, reissues or
reexaminations) are, or since January 1, 2008 have been, pending or, to the
Knowledge of Company, threatened, before any court or tribunal (including the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) or equivalent authority
anywhere else in the world) related to any Company Registered Intellectual
Property, including in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any
material Company Registered Intellectual Property is being, or could reasonably
be expected to be, contested or challenged.
(iii)
Registration. To
the Knowledge of Company, each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property
that is material to the business of Company or its subsidiaries (A) is
valid, subsisting and enforceable except where the absence of such validity,
subsistence or enforceability has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) has not been abandoned
or passed into public domain. All necessary registration, maintenance and
renewal fees in connection with each item of Company Registered Intellectual
property have been paid and all necessary documents and certificates in
connection with such Company Registered Intellectual Property have been filed
with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the
United Sates or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be (including the PTO and
the U.S. Copyright Office), for the purposes of maintaining such Company
Registered Intellectual Property.
(iv) Intellectual Property
Contracts. Except as set forth in Section 2.7(b)(iv) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material
breach of any Company IP Contracts or any Company Third Party IP Contracts
(other than “shrink wrap” and similar widely available commercial end-user
licenses) and, to Company’s Knowledge, no other party has materially failed to
perform under any of the Company IP Contracts or Company Third Party IP
Contracts. Section 2.7(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of all material Company Third Party IP
Contracts and all material Company IP Contracts.
(c) Ownership.
(i)
Except as set forth in Section 2.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
Company IP is as of the date hereof subject to any legal proceeding or
outstanding legal decree, order, judgment or stipulation restricting in any
material manner, the use, transfer, or licensing thereof by Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company
and/or its Subsidiaries owns each item of Company IP free and clear of any Lien
(other than pursuant to licenses to consumer end users or other customers
granted in the ordinary course of business of Company and/or its
Subsidiaries).
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(d) Non-Infringement.
Except as set forth in Section 2.7(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the
Knowledge of Company, (i) the design, development, manufacture, use, import,
sale and licensing of Company Products, or the conduct of the business of
Company and/or its Subsidiaries, does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise
violate any Intellectual Property of any third party or constitute unfair
competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction, and (ii)
there are no claims pending, nor since January 1, 2008, has any claim been made
or threatened in writing against Company, claiming that any of the Company
Products, or the conduct of the business of Company and/or its Subsidiaries,
infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of
any third party. Except as set forth in Section 2.7(d) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, has received
any charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such infringement,
misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that Company or any of its
Subsidiaries must license or refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights
of any third party), and Company is not aware of any facts that would indicate a
likelihood of the foregoing.
(e) Intellectual Property
Contracts.
(i)
To the Knowledge of Company, each Company Third Party IP Contract is legal,
valid, binding, enforceable, in full force and effect and, except as set forth
in Section 2.7(e)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, fully paid (and
not subject to the payment of any fees, royalties or other payments).
Neither Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, has received any notice that any
Company Licensed IP is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling or charge.
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.7(e)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will automatically result in the breach, modification,
cancellation, termination or suspension of any Company Third Party IP
Contract.
(iii) Except
as set forth in Section 2.7(e)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will result
in (A) any third party being automatically granted rights, license,
interest or access to, or the placement in or release from escrow, of any
Company IP, (B) Company or any of its Subsidiaries automatically granting
to any third party any right in any Company IP, (C) a loss of or Lien on
any Company IP, or (D) Company or any of its Subsidiaries automatically
being obligated contractually to pay any material royalties or other material
amounts to any third party in excess of those payable in the ordinary course of
business by Company or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing.
(iv) None
of Company or its Subsidiaries has transferred title to, or granted any
exclusive license with respect to, any material Company IP.
(f) Third-Party
Infringement. As of the date hereof, there are no legal proceedings
or written threats of legal proceedings in which Company or its Subsidiaries
have alleged the misappropriation or infringement of Company IP. Except as
set forth in Section 2.7(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge
of Company, no third party is infringing, violating or misappropriating or has
infringed, violated or misappropriated in any material respect any of the
Company IP.
(g) Trade Secret
Protection. With respect to Company IP, Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the rights of
Company and its Subsidiaries in Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ confidential
information and trade secrets and any trade secrets or confidential information
of third parties provided to Company or any of its Subsidiaries under an
obligation of confidentiality.
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(h) Protection of Company
IP. To the Knowledge of Company, Company and its Subsidiaries have
taken all necessary and reasonable actions to maintain and protect all of the
Company IP. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i)
Company and its Subsidiaries have secured from their employees and third party
contractors who have created any portion of, or otherwise have any rights in or
to, Company IP valid and enforceable written confidentiality agreements relating
to, and assignments of, any such work, invention, improvement or other rights,
and no such employee or independent contractor has retained or been granted back
any rights in or to such work, invention, improvement or other
rights.
(ii) to
the Knowledge of Company, no employee or independent contractor of Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any Contract with any former employer or
other Person concerning Intellectual Property or confidentiality;
(iii) no
funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity or any university,
college, research institute or other educational institution have been or are
being, or are expected to be, used, directly or indirectly, to develop or
create, in whole or in part, any Company IP or Company Products;
(iv) Company
and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to maintain the
confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all
proprietary and confidential information included in the Company IP;
and
(v) Company
is not now and has never been a member of, or a contributor to, any industry
standards body or similar organization that obligates Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any
Company IP, other than as set forth in Section 2.7(h) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
(i)
Source Code.
Company and its Subsidiaries own and possess source code for all Company
Product software owned or purported to be owned by Company. Except as set
forth in Section 2.7(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no source code for
any Company Product included in the Company IP has been delivered, licensed or
made available by Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their authorized
licensees or designees outside the ordinary course of business to any escrow
agent or other Person who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, an employee
or consultant of Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.7(i) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is
under any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to
deliver, license or make available the source code for any Company Product
included in the Company IP to any escrow agent or other Person who is not, as of
the date of this Agreement, an employee or consultant of Company. Except
as set forth in Section 2.7(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice
or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the
delivery, license or disclosure pursuant to an arrangement or obligation
described above of any source code for any Company Product included in the
Company IP to any other Person who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, an
employee or consultant of Company.
(j)
Bug, Defects or Errors.
To the Knowledge of Company, no Company Product commercially distributed
or supported by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the two year period prior
to the date of the Agreement, contains any bug, defect or error that materially
and adversely affects the use, functionality or performance of any such Company
Product or system containing or used in conjunction with Company Products.
To the Knowledge of Company, Section 2.7(j) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all known bugs, defects and
errors in each version and component of Company Products commercially
distributed or supported by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the two year
period prior to the date of the Agreement, other than any such bugs, defects or
errors the existence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
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2.8 Compliance;
Permits.
(a) Compliance. Except as
set forth in Section 2.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and, except
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or at any time
since January 1, 2008 has been, in conflict with, or in default
or in violation of, (i) any Legal Requirement applicable to Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or by which Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of
their respective businesses or properties is bound or affected, or (ii) any
Contract or Permit (as defined below) to which Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or
any of their respective businesses or properties is bound or affected. To
the Knowledge of Company, no material investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity is pending or has been threatened against Company or any of
its Subsidiaries. There is no material judgment, injunction, order or
decree binding upon Company or any of its Subsidiaries that has or would
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing
(A) any business practices of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, or (B) the conduct of business by Company and its Subsidiaries as
currently conducted.
(b) Permits. Company and
its Subsidiaries hold all permits, licenses, variances, clearances, consents,
commissions, franchises, exemptions, certificates, permissions, registrations,
qualifications authorizations, orders and approvals from Governmental Entities
(“Permits”) that are
required for the operation of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as
currently conducted, other than Permits the absence of which would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (collectively, “Company Permits” other than
Company Environmental Permits (as defined in Section 2.14(d)), which are covered
exclusively under Section 2.14). No suspension or cancellation of any
of Company Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened.
Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been at all times since January 1,
2008, in compliance in all material respects with the terms of the Company
Permits.
(c) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;
Export Control Laws. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
(including any of their respective officers or directors) has taken any action
that would cause it to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended, any rules or regulations thereunder or any similar Legal
Requirement relating to bribery or improper influence, except for any such
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Company and each of its Subsidiaries is
currently conducting, and have at all times since their inception conducted,
their respective businesses in compliance in all material respects with and not
in violation of any export control Legal Requirement, trade embargo or the
anti-boycott provisions of any applicable Legal Requirements.
2.9 Litigation. Except as
set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no
claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Company,
threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries before any court,
Governmental Entity, or any arbitrator (a) that challenges, or that may
have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) that,
either individually or in the aggregate with all claims, suits, actions or
proceedings, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the Knowledge
of Company, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or
circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve
as a reasonable basis for the commencement of any claim or proceeding or the
type described in clause “(a)” or clause “(b)” of the first sentence of this
Section 2.9.
2.10 Brokers’ and Finders’
Fees. Except for fees payable to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc., no
agent, broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or similar fee or
commission in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Company. A copy of
the engagement letter with Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement has been provided to
Parent.
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2.11 Transactions with
Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Designated Company SEC
Reports, since the date of Company’s last proxy statement filed with the SEC, no
event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Company pursuant to
Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
2.12 Employee Benefit Plans and Labor
Matters.
(a) Definitions.
(i)
“Company Benefit Plan”
shall mean each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and any other
material plan, program, policy, practice, Contract, or other arrangement
providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation,
performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits or other
employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written or unwritten or
otherwise, funded or unfunded, which is maintained, contributed to, or required
to be contributed to, by Company or any ERISA Affiliate thereof for the benefit
of two or more Company Employees, or with respect to which Company or any ERISA
Affiliate has any liability or obligation.
(ii) “Company Employee” shall mean
any current or former or retired employee, consultant or director of Company or
any ERISA Affiliate.
(iii) “ERISA Affiliate” shall mean
each Subsidiary of Company or Parent, as the case may be, and any other Person
or entity under common control with Company or Parent, as the case may be, or
any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
Section 2.12(a)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each of
Company’s ERISA Affiliates.
(iv) “Company Employee Agreement”
shall mean (A) each management, employment, severance, retention, stay
bonus, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or
other Contract between Company or any ERISA Affiliate thereof and any current,
former or retired executive officer or director of Company and (B) each
management, employment, severance, retention, stay bonus, consulting,
relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or other Contract
between Company or any ERISA Affiliate thereof and any Company Employee, other
than a current, former or retired executive officer or director of Company, that
is material either individually or in the aggregate with all such similar
Contracts.
(b) Schedule.
Section 2.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true,
complete and correct list of each Company Benefit Plan and each Company Employee
Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 2.12(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any
plan or commitment to establish, adopt or enter into any new Company Benefit
Plan or Company Employee Agreement or to modify any Company Benefit Plan or
Company Employee Agreement (except to the extent required by Legal Requirements
or to conform any such Company Benefit Plan or Company Employee Agreement to any
applicable Legal Requirements, or as required by this Agreement) that would
reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Company and its ERISA
Affiliates, taken as a whole.
(c) Documents. Company has
provided or made available to Parent correct and complete copies of:
(i) all documents embodying each Company Benefit Plan and each Company
Employee Agreement required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 2.12(b)
above including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents,
administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, group insurance
contracts, and policies pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the
fiduciaries for each such Company Benefit Plan; (ii) the most recent annual
actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Company Benefit Plan;
(iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all
schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under
ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Benefit Plan; (iv) if any
Company Benefit Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting
of Company Benefit Plan assets; (v) the most recent summary plan
description together with the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if
any, required under ERISA with respect to each Company Benefit Plan;
(vi) all IRS determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters;
(vii) all material communications to any Company Employee or Company
Employees relating to any Company Benefit Plan and any proposed Company Benefit
Plans, in each case, relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments,
increases or decreases in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting
schedules or other events which would result in any liability material to
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (viii) all material
correspondence to or from any governmental agency relating to any Company
Benefit Plan; and (ix) the three most recent plan years’ discrimination
tests for each Company Benefit Plan for which such tests are
required.
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(d) Benefit Plan
Compliance.
(i)
With respect to each Company Benefit Plan, no event has occurred and, to the
Knowledge of Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances, in
connection with which Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates would be subject to
any liability under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Legal Requirement
material to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(ii) Each
Company Benefit Plan has been, in all material respects, administered and
operated in accordance with its terms, with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the Code and all other applicable material Legal Requirements and the terms of
any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Each Company Benefit
Plan, including any material amendments thereto, that is capable of approval by,
and/or registration for and/or qualification for special tax status with, the
appropriate taxation, social security and/or supervisory authorities in the
relevant country, state, territory or the like (each, an “Approval”) has received such
Approval or there remains a period of time in which to obtain such Approval
retroactive to the date of any material amendment that has not previously
received such Approval, except for the lack of such Approvals that, individually
or in the aggregate, has not resulted in and would not reasonably be expected to
result in material liability to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. For purposes of clarification, each Company Benefit Plan intended
to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify
under Section 501(a) of the Code is so qualified and has either received and is
entitled to rely upon a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from
the IRS with respect to such Company Benefit Plan as to its qualified status
under the Code, and, to the Knowledge of Company, nothing has occurred that
could reasonably expected to adversely affect such determination or
opinion. All amendments required to maintain each such Company Benefit
Plan’s compliance with applicable law, including the Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and subsequent legislation or administrative
requirements which have subsequently become effective through the date hereof,
have been timely adopted and implemented. Except as required by Legal
Requirements, no condition exists that would prevent Company from terminating or
amending any Company Benefit Plan at any time for any reason without material
liability to Company and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole (other than
ordinary administration expenses or routine claims for benefits).
(iii) No
material written representation or commitment with respect to any material
aspect of any Company Benefit Plan has been made to a Company Employee by an
authorized Company Employee that is not materially in accordance with the
written or otherwise preexisting terms and provisions of such Company Benefit
Plans that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to
Company and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole. Except as set forth in
Section 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract, arrangement or understanding,
whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other Company
Employee representative body or any material number or category of its Company
Employees that would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation
of any lay-off, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their
respective workforces (or any part of them).
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(iv)
There are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection
with, any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine undisputed claims for
benefits), and no action, legal or otherwise, has been commenced or, to the
Knowledge of Company, is threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than
routine claims for benefits), with respect to any material claim, which would
reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. With respect to each Company Benefit Plan,
(i) Company has not incurred any material liability in connection with a
non-exempt “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of
the Code or Section 406 of ERISA; (ii) there are no audits, inquiries or
proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened by any
governmental authority with respect to any Company Benefit Plan; (iii) no
matters are currently pending with respect to any Company Benefit Plan under the
Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System maintained by the IRS or any similar
program maintained by any other Government Authority; and (iii) there has been
no breach of fiduciary duty (including violations under Part 4 of Title I of
ERISA) which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in material
liability to Company, any ERISA Affiliate thereof, or any of their respective
employees.
(e) Plan Funding. With
respect to Company Benefit Plans, there are no material benefit obligations for
which required contributions have not been made or accrued to the extent
required by GAAP and there are no material benefit obligations which have not
been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance
with the requirements of GAAP, on the Company Financials. The assets of
each Company Benefit Plan that is funded are reported at their fair market value
on the books and records of such Company Benefit Plan.
(f) Status of Plans. No
Company Benefit Plan is, and neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof
currently maintains, contributes to or participates in, nor does Company or any
ERISA Affiliate thereof have any obligation to maintain, contribute to or
otherwise participate in, or have any liability or other obligation (whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) under, any
(i) “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of
ERISA), (ii) “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of
Section 413(c) of the Code), (iii) “multiple employer welfare
arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA), or
(iv) plan that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code. No Company Benefit Plan is maintained
through a human resources and benefits outsourcing entity, professional employer
organization, or other similar vendor or provider. No Company Benefit Plan
provides health benefits that are not fully insured through an insurance
contract (with the exception of any medical expense reimbursement arrangements
subject to Sections 105 and 125 of the Code).
(g) Continuation Coverage.
Except as set forth in Section 2.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
Company Benefit Plan provides post-termination or retiree welfare benefits
(whether or not insured) with respect to any Person for any reason other than
coverage mandated by applicable Legal Requirements, and neither Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate thereof has ever represented, promised or contracted to any
Company Employee (either individually or to Company Employees as a group) or any
other Person that such Company Employee(s) or other Person would be provided
with post-termination or retiree welfare benefits, except to the extent required
by applicable Legal Requirements or, individually or in the aggregate, as has
not resulted or would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability
to Company and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole.
(h) Effect of Transaction.
Except as set forth in Section 2.12(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Company Benefit
Plan or Company Employee Agreement that will or may result in any material
payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration of any material
payment, forgiveness of material indebtedness, vesting, distribution, material
increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Company
Employee.
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(i)
Section 409A.
Except as set forth in Section 2.12(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each
Company Benefit Plan, Company Employee Agreement, or other Contract, plan,
program, agreement, or arrangement that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation
plan” (within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated
in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, its Treasury
regulations, and any administrative guidance relating thereto; and no additional
tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or is reasonably expected
to be incurred by a participant in any such Company Benefit Plan, Company
Employee Agreement, or other Contract, plan, program, agreement, or
arrangement. Except as set forth in Section 2.12(i) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof is a party
to, or otherwise obligated under, any contract, agreement, plan or arrangement
that provides for the gross-up of taxes imposed by Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of
the Code. Except as set forth in Section 2.12(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no Company Option or other right to acquire Company Common Stock or
other equity of Company (i) has an exercise price that was less than the fair
market value of the underlying equity as of the date such Company Option or
other right was granted, (ii) has any feature for the deferral of compensation
other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of exercise of
disposition of such stock Company Option or right, or (iii) has been granted
after December 31, 2004, with respect to any class of stock of Company that is
not “service recipient stock” (within the meaning of applicable regulations
under Section 409A of the Code).
(j)
Stock Option Grant
Practices. Company’s stock option grant practices (i) comply
with all applicable Company Stock Plans, stock exchange rules and applicable
Legal Requirements, except for any such failure to comply, individually or in
the aggregate, that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and
(ii) have been fairly presented in accordance with GAAP in the Company
Financials. All outstanding stock options have exercise prices that
correspond to the fair market value on the date that the grants were actually
authorized under applicable Legal Requirements, in each case except for any such
failures, individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, Company
has no ongoing internal review of any past or current stock option practice, and
Company is not aware of the existence of any reports on any such reviews
completed since January 1, 2008.
(k) Labor. Except as set
forth in Section 2.12(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to, bound by or has a duty to
bargain for, any collective bargaining agreement, trade union agreement, work
council, employee representative agreement, union contract, or information or
consultation agreement, other than national or industry-wide agreements, with
respect to employees and no collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated
by Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Section
2.12(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of Company, there
are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any employees of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. There has not been any labor dispute,
strike or work stoppage against Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the
Knowledge of Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated that would reasonably
be expected to materially interfere with the business activities of Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. None of Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective representatives or employees has
committed any unfair labor practice in connection with the operation of the
respective businesses of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole. There are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or
grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened or reasonably
anticipated relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters involving
any employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination
complaints, that, if adversely determined, would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries have incurred any liability or obligation under the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any similar state or local law
that remains unsatisfied and that is material to Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
(l)
Employment
Matters. Company is, and since January 1, 2008 has been, in
compliance with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations respecting employment (including but not limited to the
classification of any Person as an employee or independent contractor),
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, in
each case, with respect to employees, except, individually or in the aggregate,
as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(m) International Employee
Matters.
(i)
With respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is maintained outside the
jurisdiction of the United States or primarily covers Company Employees residing
or working outside the United States, (A) the Company Benefit Plan has been
established, maintained and administered in all material respects in compliance
with its terms and all applicable Legal Requirements, (B) all contributions
and expenses that are required to be made have been made or properly accrued,
(C) with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan that is intended to be
eligible to receive favorable tax treatment under the Legal Requirements
applying to such Company Benefit Plan, all requirements necessary to obtain such
favorable tax treatment have been satisfied, and (D) no liability which
could be material to Company and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole, exists
or reasonably could be imposed upon the assets of Company or any of its ERISA
Affiliates by reason of any such Company Benefit Plan, other than to the extent
reflected on the Company Financials.
(ii) There
is no term of employment for any Company Employee residing or working outside
the United States providing that the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall entitle such Company Employee (A) to
treat the change of control as a breach of any Contract, (B) to any
payment, benefit or change of terms of employment (whether or not conditioned
upon the occurrence of any other event) or (C) to treat himself or herself
as redundant or released from any obligation to his or her
employer.
2.13 Title to Properties.
(a) Leases.
Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all
real property leases or other Contracts for the occupancy of real property to
which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is
bound as of the date hereof, and all amendments, guaranties and modifications
thereof (each, a “Company
Lease”). Except as set forth in the Company Leases or as disclosed
in the Company Disclosure Schedule, no party has a right to occupy any of the
premises subject to a Company Lease (“Company Leased Property”)
except for Company or its Subsidiaries. Company has made available to
Parent a true, complete and correct copy of each Company Lease. All such
Company Leases are valid and in full force and effect against Company or any
Subsidiary of Company party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Company, each other
party thereto, except that such enforceability may be subject to the Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception, and, with respect to Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
under any of such leases, no rental payments are past due and there is no
existing default or event of default (or event which with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a default), except, individually or in the
aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonable be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever owned any real
property.
(b) Properties. There are
no pending or, to the Knowledge of Company, threatened condemnation or eminent
domain actions or proceedings, or any special assessments or other activities of
any public or quasi-public body that are reasonably likely to materially
adversely affect Company’s leasehold interest in Company Leased Property.
To the Knowledge of Company, there are no facts or conditions that would, in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the
transferability, ability to finance, ownership, leasing, use, development,
occupancy or operation of any such real property. Neither Company nor any
Subsidiary thereof has received any written notice from any insurance company of
any defects or inadequacies in any Company Leased Property or any part thereof
that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
insurability of such property or the premiums for the insurance thereof, nor has
any written notice been given by any insurer of any such property requesting the
performance of any repairs, alterations or other work with which compliance has
not been made. There are no leases, subleases, licenses or agreements,
written or oral, granting to any party or parties (other than Company or any of
its Subsidiaries) the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Company
Leased Property.
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(c) Valid Title. Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case of
leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its tangible
properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its
business that are material to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
free and clear of any Liens, except for (i) Liens imposed by law in respect
of obligations not yet due that are owed in respect of Taxes or (ii) Liens
that are not material in character, amount or extent, and that do not materially
detract from the value, or materially interfere with the present use, of the
property subject thereto or affected thereby.
2.14 Environmental Matters.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings provided
below.
(i)
“Release” means any
spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting,
escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the Environment (as defined in
Section 2.14(a)(ii)) (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels,
containers, and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Materials (as
defined in Section 2.14(b)).
(ii) “Environment” means any surface
water, ground water, drinking water supply, land surface or subsurface strata,
or indoor or outdoor air.
(iii) “Environmental Law” means any
Legal Requirement or Permit relating to the Environment, occupational health and
safety, or exposure of persons or property to Hazardous Materials, including any
statute, regulation, administrative decision or order pertaining to:
(A) the presence of or the treatment, storage, disposal, generation,
transportation, handling, distribution, manufacture, processing, use, import,
export, labeling, recycling, registration, investigation or remediation of
Hazardous Materials or documentation related to the foregoing; (B) air,
water and noise pollution; (C) groundwater and soil contamination;
(D) the Release, threatened Release, or accidental Release into the
Environment, the workplace or other areas of Hazardous Materials, including
emissions, discharges, injections, spills, escapes or dumping of Hazardous
Materials; (E) transfer of interests in, or control of, real property which
may be contaminated; (F) right-to-know disclosures with respect to
Hazardous Materials; (G) the protection of wild life, marine life and
wetlands, and endangered and threatened species; (H) storage tanks,
vessels, containers, abandoned or discarded barrels and other closed
receptacles; and (I) health and safety of employees and other
persons.
(b) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, no amount of any substance, emission, or waste that has been
designated by any Governmental Entity or by any applicable Environmental Law as
radioactive, toxic, hazardous, biohazardous, or a danger to health, reproduction
or the environment, or a pollutant or contaminant, including PCBs, friable
asbestos, petroleum, urea-formaldehyde, oil, petroleum and petroleum products
(including fractions thereof), including substances listed as hazardous
substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or defined as a solid or hazardous waste
pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, or
pursuant to analogous state or foreign Legal Requirements, but excluding office
and janitorial supplies properly and safely maintained (a “Hazardous Material”), is
present as a result of the actions of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to
the Knowledge of Company, as a result of any actions of any third party or
otherwise, in, on or under any real property, including the land and the
improvements, ground water and surface water thereof, that Company or any of its
Subsidiaries currently owns, operates, occupies or leases. Neither Company
nor any Subsidiary thereof has any liabilities or obligations arising from the
Release of any Hazardous Materials into the Environment, except for such
liabilities or obligations, individually or in the aggregate, as have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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(c) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with and have
at all times during the past five years complied with applicable Environmental
Laws.
(d) Company
and its Subsidiaries hold all Permits issued under or pursuant to Environmental
Laws that are required for the operation of the business of Company and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except for such Permits the absence of
which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole (“Company
Environmental Permits”). No suspension or cancellation of any of
the Company Environmental Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Company,
threatened. Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material
respects with the terms of the Company Environmental Permits.
(e) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, no civil or criminal litigation, action, order, written notice
of violation or claim or, to the Knowledge of Company, investigation, inquiry,
information request or proceeding is pending or, to Company’s Knowledge,
threatened against Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of
Environmental Laws, whether from a Governmental Entity, citizens group, Company
Employee or third party.
(f) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into
any Contract that may require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold
harmless or indemnify any other party with respect to liabilities arising out of
any Environmental Laws.
(g) Company
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the
European Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment or
European Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment, and their respective
implementing Legal Requirements.
(h) Company
and its Subsidiaries have made available to Parent all material environmental
site assessments and audit reports prepared within the last five years and in
their possession, custody or control relating to premises currently or
previously owned or operated by Company or any Subsidiary thereof.
(i) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liability
or obligation arising under any Environmental Law, whether arising under
theories of contract, tort, negligence, successor or enterprise liability,
strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory, including (i) any
failure to comply with applicable Environmental Laws and (ii) any
liabilities or obligations arising from the presence of, Release or threatened
Release of, or exposure of persons or property to, Hazardous
Materials.
(j) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, no underground storage tanks are present in, on or under any
real property, including the land and the improvements thereof, that Company or
any Subsidiary thereof has at any time owned, operated, occupied or
leased.
2.15 Contracts.
(a) Material Contracts. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Company Material Contract”
shall mean:
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(i)
any “material contracts” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K of the SEC) with respect to Company or its
Subsidiaries;
(ii) any
employment, severance or consulting Contract or any written employment agreement
providing for a guaranteed minimum term of employment, in each case, under which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may have continuing obligations as of the
date hereof, with (A) any current or former executive officer or other
employee of Company who earned or is expected to earn an annual base salary in
excess of $200,000 during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 or the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, respectively, or (B) any member
of Company’s Board of Directors;
(iii) any
Contract or plan, including any stock plan, stock appreciation right plan or
stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the
vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) or the value of any of the
benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv) any
agreement of indemnification or any guaranty under which Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has continuing obligations as of the date hereof, other than any
agreement of indemnification entered into in connection with the sale or license
of hardware or software products (including CODECs) in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) any
Contract containing any covenant (A) limiting the right of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to engage in any material line of business, to make use of
any material Intellectual Property or to compete with any Person in any material
line of business or geographic area, (B) granting exclusive rights, or
(C) otherwise prohibiting Company or its Subsidiaries from selling,
distributing or manufacturing any material products or services or purchasing or
otherwise obtaining any material software, components, parts or
subassemblies;
(vi) any
Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of a material amount of assets not
in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) any
Contract governing the terms of any material ownership or investments of Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in any other Person or business enterprise other than
Company’s Subsidiaries (other than short-term, liquid investments), or any
Contract pursuant to which Company or its Subsidiaries has any material
obligation or commitment (whether conditional or otherwise) to make any
investment or acquire any ownership interest in any other Person or business
enterprise other than Company’s Subsidiaries;
(viii) any
dealer, distributor, joint marketing or development agreement under which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing material obligations to
jointly market any product, technology or service and that may not be canceled
without penalty upon notice of 60 days or less, or any agreement pursuant to
which Company or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing obligations to jointly
develop any material Intellectual Property that will not be wholly owned by
Company or any of its Subsidiaries and that may not be terminated without
penalty upon notice of 60 days or less;
(ix) any
Contract to license any third party to manufacture or reproduce any products,
services or technology of Company or its Subsidiaries or any Contract to sell or
distribute any of such products, services or technology, except agreements with
distributors or sales representatives in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and terminable without penalty upon notice of 60
days or less and substantially in the form previously provided to
Parent;
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(x)
any Contract containing any support, maintenance or service obligation on the
part of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which represents a value or
liability in excess of $150,000 on an annual basis, other than (A) those
obligations that are terminable by Company or any of its Subsidiaries on no more
than 60 days notice without liability or financial obligation to Company or its
Subsidiaries or (B) purchase orders with end-user customers entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xi)
any Contract for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of
fixed assets that requires aggregate future payments in excess of
$250,000;
(xii) any
dispute settlement agreement with continuing material obligations thereunder
entered into within five years prior to the date of this Agreement;
(xiii) any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security
agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of money or extension of
credit, other than (A) accounts receivables and payables and (B) loans
to direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary
course of business; or
(xiv) any
Contract the termination or breach of which, or the failure to obtain consent in
respect of which, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Schedule.
Section 2.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true,
complete and correct list of all Company Material Contracts to which Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is bound by as of the date hereof and
which are described in Sections 2.15(a)(i) through 2.15(a)(xiv) hereof other
than those listed as an exhibit to Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K.
(c) No Breach. Each Company
Material Contract is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance
with its terms except to the extent it has previously expired in accordance with
its terms and except as enforceability may be subject to the Bankruptcy and
Equity Exception. Except as set forth in Section 2.15(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation
of any provision of, or has failed to perform any act that, with or without
notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under the provisions
of, any Company Material Contract, and, since January 1, 2008, neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has
breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any
Company Material Contract, in each case in such a manner as would permit any
other party to cancel or terminate any such Company Material Contract, or would
permit any other party to seek damages or other remedies, for any or all of such
breaches, violations or defaults, except, individually or in the aggregate, as
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as set
forth in Section 2.15(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Knowledge of
Company, no third party has violated any provision of, or committed or failed to
perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both would
constitute a material default under the provisions of, any Company Material
Contract. Company has not received any written notice or other
communication, nor to the Knowledge of Company has there been an oral notice or
communication to Company, from any customer or other party to a Company Material
Contract that such customer or other party expects to cease dealing
with or materially reduce its orders from Company and its
Subsidiaries.
2.16 Insurance. Company
maintains insurance policies covering Company, its Subsidiaries and their
respective employees, properties or assets, including policies of property,
fire, workers’ compensation, products liability, directors’ and officers’
liability and other casualty and liability insurance, against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are customary for the businesses in which Company
and its Subsidiaries are currently engaged. Except as set forth in Section
2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, such policies
are in full force and effect, and, since January 1, 2008, none of Company
or its Subsidiaries has received notice or other communication of cancellation
or invalidation, or refusal of any coverage or rejection of any material claim
under any insurance policy. There is no existing default or event that,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default,
by any insured thereunder, except, individually or in the aggregate, as has not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no pending
workers’ compensation or other claim under or based upon any insurance policy of
Company or its Subsidiaries involving an amount in excess of $100,000 in any
individual case or $500,000 in aggregate.
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2.17 Disclosure. None of the
information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Company for inclusion
or incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-4 (or
similar successor form) to be filed with the SEC by Parent in connection with
the issuance of Parent Common Stock in connection with the First Merger
(including amendments or supplements thereto) (the “Registration Statement”) will,
at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC or at the time it
becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. None
of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Company for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the joint proxy statement/prospectus
to be filed with the SEC as part of the Registration Statement (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”)
will, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the
stockholders of Parent and Company and at the time of the Parent and Company
Stockholders’ Meetings (as defined in Section 5.2(a)), contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If at any
time before the Effective Time of the First Merger, Company obtains Knowledge of
any event relating to Company or any of its affiliates, officers or directors
that is required to be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement
or a supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Company shall promptly
inform Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or
warranty is made by Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
about Parent supplied by Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in
the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
2.18 Board Approval. The
Board of Directors of Company has, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote
at a meeting of all directors duly called and held and not subsequently
rescinded or modified in any way prior to the date hereof, (a) determined
that the First Merger is fair to, and in the best interests of, Company and its
stockholders and declared this Agreement and the First Merger to be advisable,
(b) approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the First Merger, (c) recommended that the stockholders of
Company adopt this Agreement, and (d) subject to Sections 5.2 and 5.3,
directed that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to Company’s
stockholders at the Stockholders’ Meeting of Company.
2.19 Opinion of Financial
Advisor. Company’s Board of Directors has received an opinion from
Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co. Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion,
the Merger Consideration to be received in the First Merger by the
holders of Company Common Stock, other than Company, Parent, Merger Subs and
their respective affiliates, is fair, from a financial point of view, to such
holders. A signed copy of such opinion will be provided to Parent solely
for informational purposes as promptly as practicable following receipt thereof
by Company.
2.20 Takeover Statutes. The
Board of Directors of Company has taken all necessary actions so that the
restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL applicable to a “business
combination” (as defined in such Section 203), and any other similar Legal
Requirement, shall not apply to the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement, the Company Stockholder Voting Agreements or the consummation of the
First Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Company Stockholder Voting Agreements.
2.21 Rights Plan. Neither
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has in effect a stockholder rights plan or
“poison pill.”
2.22 Shell Company Status.
Company is not a “shell company” as that term is defined in Rule 405 promulgated
under the Securities Act.
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2.23 Privacy/Data
Protection.
(a) Company
and its Subsidiaries have used commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make all
disclosures to, and obtain all necessary consents from, users, customers and
workers (i.e.,
employees, independent contractors and temporary employees) of Company and its
Subsidiaries required by applicable law relating to privacy and data security
and (ii) file registrations as required with the applicable data protection
authority. Company and its Subsidiaries also have ensured that each of
them has complied with any cross-border limitation relating to the transfer of
Personal Information (as defined below). Company and its Subsidiaries have
posted a privacy policy governing its use of data and disclaimers of liability
on their web sites, and have complied at all times in all respects with such
privacy policy, any public statements made by any of them regarding its privacy
practices and all other rules, policies and procedures established from time to
time by any of them with respect to Personal Information. Such posted
privacy policies cover all of the activities in which Company or its
Subsidiaries are engaged including the placement of cookies, the tracking of
user activity on a website and the creation of profiles of users; and Company
and its Subsidiaries comply with all requests from users, customers and workers
to opt-out of the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information as
required by applicable law. As used in this Agreement, “Personal
Information” means any information that (alone or in combination with other
information held by a Person) can be used to identify a specific individual,
including without limitation such individual’s name, address, telephone number,
fax number, email address or credit card number.
(b) There
is no action or claim pending, asserted or, to the knowledge of Company,
threatened or anticipated against Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging a
violation of privacy, data protection, data security or confidentiality
obligations under any applicable Legal Requirements, and no valid basis exists
for any such action or claim. The negotiation, execution and consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any disclosure and/or
transfer of information, including Personal Information, in connection
therewith, will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any such Legal
Requirements relating to privacy, data protection, data security or the
collection, use or maintenance of Personal Information relating to users,
customers or workers. With respect to all Personal Information gathered or
accessed in the course of operations of Company and its Subsidiaries, Company
and its Subsidiaries have at all times taken all reasonable measures consistent
with industry best practices to ensure that such data is protected against loss
and unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse, and
there has been no unauthorized access to or other misuse, either suspected or
actual, of such data.
2.24 No Other Representations and
Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained
in Article III, and any certificate delivered by Parent or Merger Subs in
connection with Closing, Company acknowledges and agrees that none of Parent,
Merger Subs or any other Person on behalf of Parent or Merger Subs makes, nor
has Company relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any other express or
implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent or Merger Subs or with
respect to any other information provided to or made available to Company in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder. Except as
provided in Section 5.10, neither Parent, Merger Subs nor any other Person
will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to
Company or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Company, or
Company’s use of, any such information, including any information, documents,
projections, forecasts or other material made available to Company in certain
data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, unless any such information is expressly
included in a representation or warranty contained in Article III or in the
corresponding section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBS
Except as
disclosed in the Parent Designated SEC Reports (as defined in
Section 8.3(f)) or as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by
Parent and Merger Subs to Company dated as of the date hereof (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”),
Parent and Merger Subs represent and warrant to Company as
follows:
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3.1 Organization; Standing; Charter
Documents; Subsidiaries.
(a) Organization; Standing and
Power. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a
corporation or other organization duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization
(except to the extent such concepts are not recognized or applicable under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which any such entity is organized), (ii) has
the requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently
owned, leased and operated and to carry on its business as now being conducted
and to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound and
(iii) is duly qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or
leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary other
than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so organized, existing and in
good standing or so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Charter Documents.
Parent has delivered or made available to Company true, complete and correct
copies of (i) the articles of incorporation (including any certificate of
designations) and bylaws of Parent, each as amended to date (collectively, the
“Parent Charter
Documents”) and (ii) the Subsidiary Charter Documents of each of its
Significant Subsidiaries, and each such instrument is in full force and
effect. Parent is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Parent
Charter Documents and each Subsidiary of Parent is not in violation of its
respective Subsidiary Charter Documents. Parent has delivered or made
available to Company, true, complete and correct copies of (x) the charters of
all committees of Parent’s Board of Directors and (y) any code of conduct,
corporate governance policies or principles, related party transaction policy,
stock ownership guidelines, whistleblower policy, disclosure committee charter
or similar codes, policies, or guidelines adopted by Parent.
(c) Minutes. Parent has
made available to Company and its representatives true, complete and correct
copies of the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of
Directors and each committee of the Board of Directors of Parent held since
January 1, 2008.
(d) Subsidiaries.
Section 3.1(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists each Subsidiary of
Parent, indicates each Significant Subsidiary of Parent and identifies the
jurisdiction of organization for each Subsidiary. All the outstanding
shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, each such
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and,
where applicable as a legal concept, nonassessable and are owned by Parent, a
wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent, or Parent and another wholly owned Subsidiary
of Parent, free and clear of Liens, including any restriction on the right to
vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other ownership
interests, except for restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws.
Other than the Subsidiaries of Parent, Parent does not own, directly or
indirectly, any securities or capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests of any nature in, any other Person. Parent has not agreed and is
not obligated to make, and is not bound by any Contract under which it may
become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to
any other Person.
3.2 Capital
Structure.
(a) Capital Stock. The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value (the
“Parent Preferred
Stock”). At the close of business on the Reference Date, 30,636,131
shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of
Parent Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. No shares of Parent
Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock are owned or
held by any Subsidiary of Parent. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Parent and all shares of capital stock of Parent that may be issued as
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement are duly authorized and are or will
be, when issued, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
any preemptive rights, rights of repurchase or forfeiture, right of
participation, right of maintenance or any similar right.
(b) Parent Restricted Stock
Units. As of the close of business on the Reference Date:
(i) 134,959 shares of Parent Common Stock (including any amounts in cash
measured by the value of a number of shares of Parent Common Stock) were subject
to issuance as a result of issued and outstanding Parent Restricted Stock
Units. For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent Restricted Stock Unit”
shall mean all restricted stock units and rights to receive shares of Parent
Common Stock or an amount in cash measured by the value of a number of shares of
Parent Common Stock.
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(c) Stock Options. As of
the close of business on the Reference Date: (i) 5,605,165 shares of Parent
Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Parent Options (as
defined below) to purchase Parent Common Stock under the applicable Parent
Benefit Plans (as defined in Section 3.12(a)(i)) that are stock plans as set
forth in Section 3.12(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (the “Parent Stock Plans”) (equity
or other equity-based awards, whether payable in cash, shares or otherwise,
granted under or pursuant to the Parent Stock Plans, other than Parent
Restricted Stock Units, are referred to in this Agreement as “Parent Options”) and
(ii) 1,866,800 shares of Parent Common Stock are reserved for future
issuance under the Parent Stock Plans. All shares of Parent Common Stock
subject to issuance under the applicable Parent Benefit Plans, upon issuance on
the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are
issued, are duly authorized and will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. Except as determined in connection with Parent’s voluntary
stock option review described in the Parent SEC Reports (as defined in Section
3.4(a)), all grants of Parent Options were validly issued and properly approved
by the Board of Directors of Parent (or a duly authorized committee or
subcommittee thereof) in material compliance with the terms of the applicable
Parent Benefit Plan and all applicable Legal Requirements and recorded on the
Parent Financials (as defined in Section 3.4(b)) in accordance with GAAP.
Each Parent Option currently intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option”
under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, and the per share exercise price of
each Parent Option is not less than the fair market value of a share of Parent
Common Stock on the applicable date of grant. As of the Reference Date,
there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation or other similar rights or equity based awards with respect to
Parent other than as set forth in Sections 3.2(b) and (c) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Other Securities.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 3.2 and Section 3.2(d) of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, as of the Reference Date, there are no securities,
subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights (whether or not currently
exercisable) or Contracts to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
or by which any of them is bound obligating Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue (including on a deferred basis), deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
delivered or sold, or otherwise granting Parent or any of its Subsidiaries the
right to have a third party issue, deliver or sell to Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries, additional shares of capital stock or other voting securities of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, warrant,
call, right or Contract. There is no condition or circumstance that would
reasonably be expected to give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a
claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or
receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(e) Legal Requirements; No Repurchase or
Disposition Obligations. All outstanding shares of Parent Common
Stock, all outstanding Parent Options, all outstanding Parent Restricted Stock
Units and all outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Parent
have been issued and granted in material compliance with, except as determined
in connection with Parent’s voluntary stock option review described in the
Parent SEC Reports, (i) all applicable securities laws and all other
applicable Legal Requirements and (ii) all requirements set forth in
applicable Contracts and no such issuance or grant involved any “back-dating” or
similar practices with respect to the effective date of grant (whether
intentionally or otherwise). Except for shares subject to Parent
Restricted Stock Units, as of the Reference Date, there are not any outstanding
Contracts of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests in, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) dispose of any
shares of the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, any of
its Subsidiaries. Parent and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any
swaps, caps, collars, floors or other derivative contracts or securities
relating to interest rates, equity securities, debt securities or
commodities. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any
voting agreements, irrevocable proxies, voting trusts, registration rights
agreements or other voting arrangements with respect to shares of the capital
stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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(f) No Changes. Since the
Reference Date, there has been no change in (i) the outstanding capital
stock of Parent, (ii) the number of Parent Options outstanding,
(iii) the number of shares subject to Parent Restricted Stock Units or
(iv) the number of other options, warrants or other rights to purchase
capital stock of Parent, other than (A) pursuant to the exercise, vesting
or settlement of Parent Options or Parent Restricted Stock Units outstanding as
of the Reference Date, issued pursuant to Parent Stock Plans, or
(B) repurchases from Parent Employees (as defined in Section 3.12(a)(ii))
following termination of employment pursuant to the terms of applicable
pre-existing stock option, restricted stock unit or purchase
Contracts.
(g) Merger Sub I Capital
Stock. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub I consists of
1,000 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares are issued and
outstanding. Parent is the sole stockholder of Merger Sub I and is the
legal and beneficial owner of all 1,000 issued and outstanding shares.
Merger Sub I was formed solely for purposes of effecting the First Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, Merger Sub I does not hold, nor has it held, any material assets or
incurred any material liabilities nor has Merger Sub I carried on any business
activities other than in connection with the First Merger and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of Merger Sub I have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are
fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive
rights.
(h) Merger Sub II. Parent
is the sole member of Merger Sub II, and at the Effective Time of the Second
Merger will be the sole member of Merger Sub II, and there are (i) no other
equity interests or voting securities of Merger Sub II, (ii) no securities of
Merger Sub II convertible into or exchangeable for membership units or voting
securities of Merger Sub II and (iii) no options or other rights to acquire from
Merger Sub II, and no obligations of Merger Sub II to issue, any membership
units, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for
membership units or voting securities of Merger Sub II. Merger Sub II was
formed solely for purposes of effecting the Second Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby. Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, Merger Sub II does not hold, nor has it held, any material assets or
incurred any material liabilities nor has Merger Sub II carried on any business
activities other than in connection with the Second Merger and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.3 Authority; Non-Contravention;
Necessary Consents.
(a) Authority. Parent and
each Merger Sub has all requisite corporate or limited liability power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to obtaining the approval of
Parent’s stockholders as set forth in Section 6.1(a) hereof, to perform its
obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the
Merger Subs and the consummation by Parent and the Merger Subs of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate or limited liability company action on the part of Parent and Merger
Subs and no other corporate or other proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger
Subs are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
to consummate the Transaction, including the Share Issuance and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, subject only to the adoption of this Agreement
by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub I and the sole member of Merger
Sub II (which shall occur promptly after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement), and the approval by Parent’s shareholders of the First Merger and
the Share Issuance. The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, which are entitled to one vote per
share, is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent capital
stock or other securities necessary to approve and consummate the Transaction
and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including the Share
Issuance. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of
Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of
Parent may vote. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Parent and Merger Subs and, assuming due execution and delivery by Company,
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Subs,
enforceable against Parent and Merger Subs in accordance with its terms, except
that such enforceability may be limited by the Bankruptcy and Equity
Exception.
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(b) Non–Contravention. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Subs do not, and
performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement by Parent and Merger Subs will not: (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of any of the Parent Charter Documents or the certificate
of incorporation or bylaws or certificate of formation of Merger Subs or any
Subsidiary Charter Documents of any other Subsidiary of Parent,
(ii) subject to the approvals contemplated in Section 5.2 and
compliance with the requirements set forth in or disclosed pursuant to Sections
3.3(a) and 3.3(c) and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, CCC, DLCA, the HSR
Act, if applicable, any applicable foreign anti-trust Legal Requirements and the
listing requirements of Nasdaq, conflict with or violate any material Legal
Requirement applicable to Parent, Merger Subs or any of Parent’s other
Subsidiaries or by which Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent’s other
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is bound or affected,
(iii) conflict with or violate any of the terms or requirements of, or give
any Governmental Entity the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel,
terminate or modify, any Permit or any right under any Contract with any
Governmental Entity that is held by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or that
otherwise relates to the business or assets of Parent or its Subsidiaries or
(iv) subject to obtaining the consents set forth in Section 3.3(c) of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule, result in any breach of or constitute a default
(or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default)
under, or impair Parent’s rights or alter the rights or obligations of any third
party under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of
the properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or result in, or
increase the likelihood of, the disclosure or delivery to any escrow holder or
other Person of any Parent IP (as defined in Section 3.7(a)(i)), or the
transfer of any material asset of Parent to any Person pursuant to, any Parent
Material Contract (as defined in Section 3.15(a)), except, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such conflicts, breaches,
defaults, impairments, alterations, rights of termination, amendments,
acceleration or cancellation, Liens or violations that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) Necessary Consents. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or made by Parent
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or
the consummation of the First Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby,
except for: (i) the filing of the First Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (ii) the filing of the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, and the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement in accordance with the Securities
Act, (iii) the filing of such reports, schedules or materials under
Section 13 or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act and materials under Rule
165 and Rule 145 under the Securities Act as may be required in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby,
(iv) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings as may be required under the HSR Act, and the
comparable laws of any foreign country reasonably determined by the parties to
be required, (v) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings as may be required by Nasdaq, (vi)
such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations
and filings as may be required under applicable state securities or “blue sky”
laws and the securities laws of any foreign country, and (vii) such other
consents, clearances, authorizations, filings, approvals, orders, declarations
and registrations with respect to any Governmental Entity the failure of which
to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. The consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations,
declarations and filings set forth in (i) through (vii) are referred
to herein as the “Parent
Necessary Consents” and together with the Company Necessary Consents are
referred to as the “Necessary
Consents.”
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3.4 SEC Filings; Financial
Statements.
(a) SEC Filings. Parent has
filed all required registration statements, proxy statements, prospectuses,
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including exhibits
and all other information incorporated by reference) required to be filed by it
with the SEC since April 1, 2008. Parent has made available to
Company all such registration statements, proxy statements, prospectuses,
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents in the form filed with
the SEC that are not publicly available through the SEC’s XXXXX database.
All such required registration statements, proxy statements, prospectuses,
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents are referred to herein
as the “Parent SEC
Reports.” As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Reports complied
as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act,
or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the
SEC thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC Reports. All Parent SEC
Reports (x) were filed on a timely basis (subject to compliance with Rule
12b-25 under the Exchange Act), (y) at the time filed, were prepared in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and
regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC Reports, and
(z) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. None of Parent’s Subsidiaries
is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Parent has heretofore made
available to Company true, complete and correct copies of all exhibits filed and
all material correspondence with the SEC since April 1, 2008 that are not
publicly available through the SEC’s XXXXX database. As of the date
hereof, there are no unresolved comments issued by the staff of the SEC with
respect to any of the Parent SEC Reports.
(b) Financial Statements.
Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any
related notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports (as amended),
including any Parent SEC Reports filed after the date hereof until the Closing
(the “Parent
Financials”), as of their respective dates: (i) complied or when
filed will comply as to form in all material respects with the published rules
and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of
filing, (ii) was or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, as
may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q, 8-K or any successor forms under the
Exchange Act), and (iii) fairly presented or will fairly present, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of Parent’s operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments, as permitted by GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations
promulgated by the SEC which were not, or are not expected to be, material in
amount or effect). The balance sheet of Parent as of December 31, 2009,
contained in the Parent SEC Reports is hereinafter referred to as the “Parent Balance
Sheet.” Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party
to, has been a party to since January 1, 2008, or has any commitment to
become a party to, any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in
Item 303(a) of Regulation S K promulgated by the SEC).
(c) No Undisclosed
Liabilities. There are no liabilities of Parent or its Subsidiaries
of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined or
otherwise, other than:
(i)
liabilities disclosed or provided for in the Parent Balance Sheet or in the
notes thereto;
(ii) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of the Parent Balance
Sheet;
(iii) liabilities
for performance of obligations of Parent and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
express terms of Parent Contracts;
(iv)
liabilities arising, or expressly permitted to be incurred, under this Agreement
(including legal and accounting fees, filing fees, and other transactional
expenses resulting from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement);
(v) liabilities
that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole; and
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(vi) liabilities
that have been disclosed in Section 3.4(c) of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule.
(d) Internal Controls and
Procedures. Parent maintains, and at all times since April 1,
2008 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control
over financial reporting, as such terms are defined in, and as required by,
Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Parent’s disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that all material information
required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or furnishes
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such
material information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make
the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the
SEC. Parent has delivered or made available to Company accurate and
complete copies of all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and
other documents promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures.
Parent is, and has been at all times since June 17, 2008 in compliance in all
material respects with the applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq and has not
received any notice since that date asserting any non-compliance with the
listing requirements of Nasdaq. The principal executive officer and
principal financial officer of Parent have made all certifications required by
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the
SEC. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries maintains, and at all times since
April 1, 2008 has maintained, a system of internal control over financial
reporting, which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
(including the Parent Financials) for external purposes in accordance with GAAP,
including policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP,
and that receipts and expenditures of Parent and its Subsidiaries are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Board of Directors
of Parent, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Parent’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements of Parent
and its Subsidiaries. Parent has delivered or made available to Company
accurate and complete copies of all written descriptions of, and all policies,
manuals and other documents promulgating, such internal accounting
controls. Parent’s management has completed an assessment of the
effectiveness of Parent’s system of internal controls over financial reporting
in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, and such assessment concluded that such
controls were effective and Parent’s independent registered accountant has
issued (and not subsequently withdrawn or qualified) an attestation report
concluding that Parent maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting as of March 31, 2009. Parent’s management is completing its
assessment of the effectiveness of Parent’s system of internal controls over
financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, and Parent has no
reason to believe that upon completion of such assessment Parent will not be
able to conclude that such controls were effective and that Parent’s independent
registered accountant will not be able to issue an attestation report concluding
that Parent maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2010. To the Knowledge of Parent, since April 1, 2008, neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (including any Parent Employee), nor Parent’s
independent auditors, has identified or been made aware of (A) any
significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting utilized by Parent and its
Subsidiaries, (B) any illegal act or fraud, whether or not material, that
involves Parent’s management or other Parent Employees, or (C) any claim or
allegation regarding any of the foregoing. In connection with the periods
covered by the Parent Financials, Parent has disclosed to Company all
deficiencies and weaknesses identified in writing by Parent or Parent’s
independent auditors (whether current or former) in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting utilized by Parent and its
Subsidiaries.
(e) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act;
Nasdaq. Parent is in compliance in all material respects with
(i) the applicable provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and (ii) the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of
Nasdaq.
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(f) Independent Auditors.
BDO Xxxxxxx, LLP, Parent’s auditors for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008
and 2009, was at all time during its engagement by Parent, and Armanino XxXxxxx
LLP, Parent’s current auditors, is and has been at all times since its
engagement by Parent, (x) “independent” with respect to Parent within the
meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC and (y) to the Knowledge
of Parent, in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of
Section 10A of the Exchange Act (to the extent applicable) and the related
rules of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. All
non-audit services performed by Parent’s auditors for Parent or its Subsidiaries
that were required to be approved in accordance with Section 202 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act were so approved.
3.5 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events. Since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet, Parent and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and, since such date through
the date hereof, there has not been (i) any change, event, circumstance,
development or effect that individually or in the aggregate has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (ii) any other action or event that
would have required the consent of Company pursuant to Section 4.2 of this
Agreement had such action or event occurred after the date of this
Agreement.
3.6 Taxes.
(a) Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries have properly filed on a timely basis all material
Tax Returns that they were required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true,
complete and correct in all material respects. Each of Parent and its
Subsidiaries has paid on a timely basis all material Taxes that were due and
payable. The most recent financial statements contained in the Parent SEC
Reports reflect an adequate reserve (in accordance with GAAP) for all material
Taxes payable by Parent and its Subsidiaries through the date of such financial
statements and all unpaid Taxes of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries for all
tax periods commencing after the date of such financial statements arose in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. No material
deficiencies for any Taxes have been asserted or assessed, or to the Knowledge
of Parent, proposed, against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and, except as
set forth in Section 3.6(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent
nor any of its Subsidiaries has executed any waiver of any statute of
limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any
material Tax which waiver or extension remains in effect.
(b) Except
as set forth in Section 3.6(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent and
each of its Subsidiaries have timely paid or withheld with respect to their
employees (and paid over any amounts withheld to the appropriate Taxing
authority) all federal and state income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution
Act, Federal Unemployment Tax Act and other similar Taxes required to be paid or
withheld and material to Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(c) No
audit or other examination of any material Tax Return of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is in progress as of the date hereof, nor has Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries been notified in writing as of the date hereof of any request for
such an audit or other examination.
(d) Parent
has made available (for this purpose in the Parent electronic data room or
otherwise) to Company copies of all material Tax Returns for Parent and each of
its Subsidiaries filed for all periods beginning April 1, 2006 or
later.
(e) Neither
Parent 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 (A) in
the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution
that otherwise constitutes part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the First
Merger and the Second Merger.
(f) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in or is currently engaged in a
“reportable transaction,” as set forth in Treasury Regulations section
1.6011-4(b), or any transaction that is the same as or substantially similar to
one of the types of transactions that the Internal Revenue Service has
determined to be a tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice,
regulation or other form of published guidance as a “listed transaction,” as set
forth in Treasury Regulations section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
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(g) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or has failed to take
any action or has Knowledge of any fact, agreement, plan or other circumstance
that would cause the First Merger and the Second Merger to fail to qualify as a
reorganization with the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(h) There
is no Contract, plan or arrangement to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party, including the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee,
consultant or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, that, individually
or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 404 or 162(m) of the
Code.
(i) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has any actual or potential
liability under Treasury Regulations section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or
similar provision of federal, state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of
any Person other than Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) is a party
to or bound by any Tax indemnity, Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar
agreement.
(j) Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is obligated to make
any payments, or is a party to any Contract that could obligate it to make any
payments that may be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under
Section 280G of the Code, determined without regard to
Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code. There is no Contract, plan or
arrangement to which Parent or any ERISA Affiliate thereof is a party or by
which it is bound to compensate any Parent Employee for excise taxes paid
pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. There are no persons who Parent
reasonably believes are “disqualified individuals” (within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) as
determined as of the date hereof.
3.7 Intellectual Property.
(a) Definitions. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings:
(i)
“Parent IP” shall mean
any Intellectual Property owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and
material to the conduct of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
(ii) “Parent IP Contract” shall mean
any Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect
to the grant of any license or ownership interest in any Parent IP (other than
“shrink wrap” and similar widely available commercial end-user
licenses).
(iii) “Parent Licensed IP” shall mean
any Intellectual Property licensed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries from a
third party and material to the conduct of the business of Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(iv)
“Parent Products” shall
mean all products or service offerings of Parent that, since January 1,
2008, have been marketed, sold or distributed, or that Parent currently intends
to market, sell or distribute, including any products or service offerings
currently under development.
(v) “Parent Registered Intellectual
Property” shall mean all of the Registered Intellectual Property owned
by, or filed in the name of, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and material to
the conduct of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(vi) “Parent Third Party IP
Contract” shall mean all contracts pursuant to which a third party has
licensed any Parent Licensed IP to Parent or its Subsidiaries.
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(b) Parent Intellectual
Property.
(i) Generally. Parent and
its Subsidiaries own and possess, or have the right to use pursuant to valid and
enforceable Contracts, all material Intellectual Property used and/or necessary
for the operation of the business of Company and its Subsidiaries as presently
conducted, including in the design, development, manufacture, use, import and
sale of Company Products. Each item of Intellectual Property owned or used
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Closing hereunder
and material to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
will be owned or available for use by Parent and its Subsidiaries on materially
identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Closing
hereunder.
(ii) Registered Intellectual Property;
Proceedings. Section 3.7(b)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of (i) all material Parent
Registered Intellectual Property and specifies, where applicable, (A) the
jurisdictions in which each such item of Parent Registered Intellectual Property
has been issued or registered, (B) the filing and/or issue dates and
(C) the corresponding application and registration numbers and similar
identifiers. Except as set forth in Section 3.7(b)(ii) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, no proceedings or actions of any nature (including any
interferences, oppositions, reissues or reexaminations) are, or since
January 1, 2008 have been, pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent,
threatened, before any court or tribunal (including the PTO) or equivalent
authority anywhere else in the world) related to any Parent Registered
Intellectual Property, including in which the scope, validity or enforceability
of any material Parent Registered Intellectual Property is being, or could
reasonably be expected to be, contested or challenged.
(iii) Registration. To the
Knowledge of Parent, each item of Parent Registered Intellectual Property that
is material to the business of Parent or its Subsidiaries (A) is valid,
subsisting and enforceable except where the absence of such validity,
subsistence or enforceability has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) has not been abandoned
or passed into public domain. All necessary registration, maintenance and
renewal fees in connection with each item of Parent Registered Intellectual
property have been paid and all necessary documents and certificates in
connection with such Parent Registered Intellectual Property have been filed
with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the
United Sates or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be (including the PTO and
the U.S. Copyright Office), for the purposes of maintaining such Parent
Registered Intellectual Property.
(iv) Intellectual Property
Contracts. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
material breach of any Parent IP Contracts or any Parent Third Party IP
Contracts (other than “shrink wrap” and similar widely available commercial
end-user licenses) and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no other party has materially
failed to perform under any of the Parent IP Contracts or Parent Third Party IP
Contracts. Section 3.7(b)(iv) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule
contains a complete and accurate list of all material Parent Third Party IP
Contracts and all material Parent IP Contracts.
(c) Ownership.
(i)
No Parent IP is as of the date hereof subject to any legal proceeding or
outstanding legal decree, order, judgment or stipulation restricting in any
material manner, the use, transfer, or licensing thereof by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(ii) Parent
and/or its Subsidiaries owns each item of Parent IP free and clear of any Lien
(other than pursuant to licenses to consumer end users or other customers
granted in the ordinary course of business of Parent and/or its
Subsidiaries).
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(d) Non-Infringement. To
the Knowledge of Parent, (i) the design, development, manufacture, use, import,
sale and licensing of Parent Products, or the conduct of the business of Parent
and/or its Subsidiaries, does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate
any Intellectual Property of any third party or constitute unfair competition or
trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction; (ii) there are no claims
pending, nor since January 1, 2008, has any claim been made or threatened in
writing against Parent, claiming that any of the Parent Products, or the conduct
of the business of Parent and/or its Subsidiaries, infringes, misappropriates or
otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any third party. Except as
set forth in Section 3.7(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent,
nor any of its Subsidiaries, has received any charge, complaint, claim, demand,
or notice alleging any such infringement, misappropriation, or violation
(including any claim that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries must license or
refrain from using any Intellectual Property rights of any third party), and
Parent is not aware of any facts that would indicate a likelihood of the
foregoing.
(e) Intellectual Property
Contracts.
(i)
To the Knowledge of Parent, each Parent Third Party IP Contract is legal, valid,
binding, enforceable, in full force and effect and, except as set forth in
Section 3.7(e)(i) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, fully paid (and not
subject to the payment of any fees, royalties or other payments). Neither
Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, has received any notice that any Parent
Licensed IP is subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling or charge.
(ii) Neither
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will automatically result in the breach, modification, cancellation,
termination or suspension of any Parent Third Party IP Contract.
(iii) Neither
this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will result
in (A) any third party being automatically granted rights, license,
interest or access to, or the placement in or release from escrow, of any Parent
IP, (B) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries automatically granting to any
third party any right in any Parent IP, or (C) a loss of or Lien on any
Parent IP or (D) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries automatically being
obligated contractually to pay any material royalties or other material amounts
to any third party in excess of those payable in the ordinary course of business
by Parent or its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing.
(iv) None
of Parent or its Subsidiaries has transferred title to, or granted any exclusive
license with respect to, any material Company IP.
(f) Third-Party
Infringement. As of the date hereof, there are no legal proceedings
or written threats of legal proceedings in which Parent or its Subsidiaries have
alleged the misappropriation or infringement of Parent IP. To the
Knowledge of Parent, no third party is infringing, violating or misappropriating
or has infringed, violated or misappropriated in any material respect any of the
Parent IP.
(g) Trade Secret
Protection. With respect to Parent IP, Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the rights of
Parent and its Subsidiaries in Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ confidential
information and trade secrets and any trade secrets or confidential information
of third parties provided to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under an
obligation of confidentiality.
(h) Protection of Parent IP.
To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent and its Subsidiaries have taken all
necessary and reasonable actions to maintain and protect all of the Parent IP.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i)
Parent and its Subsidiaries have secured from their employees and third party
contractors who have created any portion of, or otherwise have any rights in or
to, Parent IP valid and enforceable written confidentiality agreements relating
to, and assignments of, any such work, invention, improvement or other rights,
and no such employee or independent contractor has retained or been granted back
any rights in or to such work, invention, improvement or other
rights.
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(ii) to
the Knowledge of Parent, no employee or independent contractor of Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries is in breach of any Contract with any former employer or
other Person concerning Intellectual Property or confidentiality;
(iii) no
funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity or any university,
college, research institute or other educational institution have been or are
being, or are expected to be, used, directly or indirectly, to develop or
create, in whole or in part, any Parent IP or Parent Products;
(iv) Parent
and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to maintain the
confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all
proprietary and confidential information included in the Parent IP;
and
(v) Parent
is not now and has never been a member of, or a contributor to, any industry
standards body or similar organization that obligates Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any
Parent IP, other than grants of reasonable and non discriminatory (“RAND”)
licenses.
(i) Source
Code. Parent and its Subsidiaries own and possess source code
for all Parent Product software owned or purported to be owned by
Parent. Except as set forth in Section 3.7(i) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, no source code for any Parent Product included in the
Parent IP has been delivered, licensed or made available by Parent, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their authorized licensees or designees outside the
ordinary course of business to any escrow agent or other Person who is not, as
of the date of this Agreement, an employee or consultant of
Parent. Neither Parent, nor any of its Subsidiaries, is under any
duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver,
license or make available the source code for any Parent Product included in the
Parent IP to any escrow agent or other Person who is not, as of the date of this
Agreement, an employee or consultant of Parent. No event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice
or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the
delivery, license or disclosure pursuant to an arrangement or obligation
described above of any source code for any Parent Product included in the Parent
IP to any other Person who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, an employee
or consultant of Parent.
(j) Bug, Defects or
Errors. To the Knowledge of Parent, no Parent Product
commercially distributed or supported by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in
the two-year period prior to the date of the Agreement, contains any bug, defect
or error that materially and adversely affects the use, functionality or
performance of any such Parent Product or system containing or used in
conjunction with Parent Products.
3.8 Compliance;
Permits.
(a) Compliance. Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or at any time since
January 1, 2008 has been, in conflict with, or in default or in violation of,
(i) any Legal Requirement applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
or by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
businesses or properties is bound or affected, or (ii) any Contract or
Permit to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or its or any of their respective businesses or
properties is bound or affected. To the Knowledge of Parent, no
material investigation or review by any Governmental Entity is pending or has
been threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. There is
no material judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries that has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting or materially impairing (A) any business practices of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the conduct of business by
Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
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(b) Permits. Parent
and its Subsidiaries hold all Permits that are required for the operation of the
business of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, other than
Permits the absence of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (collectively,
“Parent Permits” other
than Parent Environmental Permits (as defined in Section 3.14(c)), which are
covered exclusively under Section 3.14). No suspension or
cancellation of any of Parent Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent,
threatened. Parent and its Subsidiaries are, and have been at all
times since January 1, 2008, in compliance in all material respects with the
terms of the Parent Permits.
(c) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;
Export Control Laws. Neither Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries (including any of their respective officers or directors) has taken
any action that would cause it to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as amended, any rules or regulations thereunder or any
similar Legal Requirement relating to bribery or improper influence, except for
any such violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries is currently conducting, and have at all times since their
inception conducted, their respective businesses in compliance in all material
respects with and not in violation of any export control Legal Requirement,
trade embargo or the anti-boycott provisions of any applicable Legal
Requirements.
3.9 Litigation. There
are no claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of
Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries before any court,
Governmental Entity, or any arbitrator (a) that challenges, or that may
have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) that
either individually or in the aggregate with all claims, suits, actions or
proceedings, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the
Knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other
condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to give rise
to or serve as a reasonable basis for the commencement of any claim or
proceeding or the type described in clause “(a)” or clause “(b)” of the first
sentence of this Section 3.9.
3.10 Brokers’ and Finders’
Fees. Except for fees payable to Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc.
pursuant to an engagement letter dated May 29, 2010, no agent, broker,
investment banker, financial advisor or other firm or Person is entitled to any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or similar fee or commission in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent.
3.11 Transactions with
Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Designated Parent SEC
Reports, since the date of Parent’s last proxy statement filed with the SEC, no
event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Parent pursuant to
Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
3.12 Employee Benefit Plans and Labor
Matters.
(a) Definitions.
(i) “Parent Benefit Plan” shall
mean each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of
ERISA, and any other material plan, program, policy, practice, Contract, or
other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay,
deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe
benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written
or unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, which is maintained, contributed
to, or required to be contributed to, by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate thereof
for the benefit of two or more Parent Employees, or with respect to which Parent
or any ERISA Affiliate thereof has any liability or obligation.
(ii) “Parent Employee” shall mean
any current or former or retired employee, consultant or director of Parent or
any ERISA Affiliate.
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(iii) “Parent Employee Agreement”
shall mean (A) each management, employment, severance, retention, stay
bonus, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or
other Contract between Parent or any ERISA Affiliate and any current, former or
retired executive officer or director of Parent and (B) each management,
employment, severance, retention, stay bonus, consulting, relocation,
repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or other Contract between Parent
or any ERISA Affiliate and any Parent Employee, other than a current, former or
retired executive officer or director of Parent, that is material either
individually or in the aggregate with all such similar Contracts.
(b) Schedule. Section 3.12(b)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a true, complete and correct list of
each Parent Benefit Plan, each Parent Employee Agreement and each of Parent’s
ERISA Affiliates. Neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has any plan
or commitment to establish, adopt or enter into any new Parent Benefit Plan or
Parent Employee Agreement or to modify any Parent Benefit Plan or Parent
Employee Agreement (except to the extent required by Legal Requirements or to
conform any such Parent Benefit Plan or Parent Employee Agreement to any
applicable Legal Requirements, or as required by this Agreement) that would
reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Parent and its ERISA
Affiliates, taken as a whole.
(c) Documents. Parent
has provided or made available to Parent correct and complete copies of:
(i) all documents embodying each Parent Benefit Plan and each Parent
Employee Agreement required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 3.12(b)
above including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents,
administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts, group insurance
contracts, and policies pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the
fiduciaries for each such Parent Benefit Plan; (ii) the most recent annual
actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Parent Benefit Plan;
(iii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all
schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under
ERISA or the Code in connection with each Parent Benefit Plan; (iv) if any
Parent Benefit Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of
Parent Benefit Plan assets; (v) the most recent summary plan description
together with the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if any,
required under ERISA with respect to each Parent Benefit Plan; (vi) all IRS
determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters; (vii) all
material communications to any Parent Employee or Parent Employees relating to
any Parent Benefit Plan and any proposed Parent Benefit Plans, in each case,
relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases
in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which
would result in any liability material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole; (viii) all material correspondence to or from any governmental
agency relating to any Parent Benefit Plan; and (ix) the three most recent
plan years’ discrimination tests for each Parent Benefit Plan for which such
tests are required.
(d) Benefit Plan
Compliance.
(i) With
respect to each Parent Benefit Plan, no event has occurred and, to the Knowledge
of Parent, there exists no condition or set of circumstances, in connection with
which Parent or any of its ERISA Affiliates would be subject to any liability
under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Legal Requirement material to
Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(ii) Each
Parent Benefit Plan has been, in all material respects, administered and
operated in accordance with its terms, with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the Code and all other applicable material Legal Requirements and the terms of
any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Each Parent Benefit
Plan, including any material amendments thereto, that is capable of Approval has
received such Approval or there remains a period of time in which to obtain such
Approval retroactive to the date of any material amendment that has not
previously received such Approval, except for the lack of such Approvals that,
individually or in the aggregate, has not resulted in and would not reasonably
be expected to result in material liability to Parent and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole. For purposes of clarification, each Parent Benefit
Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust
intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code is so qualified and has
either received and is entitled to rely upon a favorable determination letter or
opinion letter from the IRS with respect to such Parent Benefit Plan as to its
qualified status under the Code, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, nothing has
occurred that could reasonably expected to adversely affect such determination
or opinion. All amendments required to maintain each such Parent
Benefit Plan’s compliance with applicable law, including the Economic Growth and
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and subsequent legislation or
administrative requirements which have subsequently become effective through the
date hereof, have been timely adopted and implemented. Except as
required by Legal Requirements, no condition exists that would prevent Parent
from terminating or amending any Parent Benefit Plan at any time for any reason
without material liability to Parent and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole
(other than ordinary administration expenses or routine claims for
benefits).
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(iii) No
material written representation or commitment with respect to any material
aspect of any Parent Benefit Plan has been made to a Parent Employee by an
authorized Parent Employee that is not materially in accordance with the written
or otherwise preexisting terms and provisions of such Parent Benefit Plans that
would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Parent and its
ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole. Neither Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract, arrangement or understanding,
whether written or oral, with any trade union, works council or other Parent
Employee representative body or any material number or category of its Parent
Employees that would prevent, restrict or materially impede the implementation
of any lay-off, redundancy, severance or similar program within its or their
respective workforces (or any part of them).
(iv) There
are no unresolved claims or disputes under the terms of, or in connection with,
any Parent Benefit Plan (other than routine undisputed claims for benefits), and
no action, legal or otherwise, has been commenced or, to the Knowledge of
Parent, is threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for
benefits), with respect to any material claim, which would reasonably be
expected to result in material liability to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole. With respect to each Parent Benefit Plan, (i) Parent has
not incurred any material liability in connection with a non-exempt “prohibited
transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or
Section 406 of ERISA; (ii) there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings
pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened by any governmental authority
with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan; (iii) no matters are currently pending
with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan under the Employee Plans Compliance
Resolution System maintained by the IRS or any similar program maintained by any
other Government Authority; and (iii) there has been no breach of fiduciary duty
(including violations under Part 4 of Title I of ERISA) which has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in material liability to Parent, any
ERISA Affiliate thereof, or any of their respective employees.
(e) Plan Funding. With
respect to Parent Benefit Plans, there are no material benefit obligations for
which required contributions have not been made or accrued to the extent
required by GAAP and there are no material benefit obligations which have not
been accounted for by reserves, or otherwise properly footnoted in accordance
with the requirements of GAAP, on the Parent Financials. The assets
of each Parent Benefit Plan that is funded are reported at their fair market
value on the books and records of such Parent Benefit Plan.
(f) Status of
Plans. No Parent Benefit Plan is, and neither Parent nor any
ERISA Affiliate thereof currently maintains, contributes to or participates in,
nor does Parent or any ERISA Affiliate thereof have any obligation to maintain,
contribute to or otherwise participate in, or have any liability or other
obligation (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) under, any
(i) “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of
ERISA), (ii) “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of
Section 413(c) of the Code), (iii) “multiple employer welfare
arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA), or
(iv) plan that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code. No Parent Benefit Plan is maintained
through a human resources and benefits outsourcing entity, professional employer
organization, or other similar vendor or provider. No Parent Benefit
Plan provides health benefits that are not fully insured through an insurance
contract (with the exception of any medical expense reimbursement arrangements
subject to Sections 105 and 125 of the Code).
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(g) Continuation
Coverage. Except as set forth in Section 3.12(g) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, no Parent Benefit Plan provides post-termination or retiree
welfare benefits (whether or not insured) with respect to any Person for any
reason other than coverage mandated by applicable Legal Requirements, and
neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever represented, promised or
contracted to any Parent Employee (either individually or to Parent Employees as
a group) or any other Person that such Parent Employee(s) or other Person would
be provided with post-termination or retiree welfare benefits, except to the
extent required by applicable Legal Requirements or, individually or in the
aggregate, as has not resulted or would not reasonably be expected to result in
material liability to Parent and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a
whole.
(h) Effect of
Transaction. The execution of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone or
upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event
under any Parent Benefit Plan or Parent Employee Agreement that will or may
result in any material payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise),
acceleration of any material payment, forgiveness of material indebtedness,
vesting, distribution, material increase in benefits or obligation to fund
benefits with respect to any Parent Employee. No payment or benefit
which will or may be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by Parent or any ERISA Affiliate thereof with respect to any
Parent Employee or any other “disqualified individual” (as defined in Code
Section 280G and the regulations thereunder) will be characterized as a
“parachute payment,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the
Code. There is no Contract, plan or arrangement to which Parent or
any ERISA Affiliate thereof is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any
Parent Employee for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the
Code. There are no persons who Parent reasonably believes are
“disqualified individuals” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder) as determined as of the date
hereof.
(i) Section 409A. Each
Parent Benefit Plan, Parent Employee Agreement, or other Contract, plan,
program, agreement, or arrangement that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation
plan” (within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated
in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, its Treasury
regulations, and any administrative guidance relating thereto; and no additional
tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code has been or is reasonably expected
to be incurred by a participant in any such Parent Benefit Plan, Parent Employee
Agreement, or other Contract, plan, program, agreement, or
arrangement. Neither Parent nor any ERISA Affiliate thereof is a
party to, or otherwise obligated under, any contract, agreement, plan or
arrangement that provides for the gross-up of taxes imposed by
Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. Except as determined in
connection with Parent’s voluntary stock option review described in the Parent
SEC Reports, no Parent Option or other right to acquire Parent Common Stock or
other equity of Parent (i) has an exercise price that was less than the fair
market value of the underlying equity as of the date such Parent Option or other
right was granted, (ii) has any feature for the deferral of compensation other
than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of exercise of
disposition of such stock Parent Option or right, or (iii) has been granted
after December 31, 2004, with respect to any class of stock of Parent that is
not “service recipient stock” (within the meaning of applicable regulations
under Section 409A of the Code).
(j) Stock Option Grant
Practices. Parent’s stock option grant practices
(i) comply with all applicable Parent Stock Plans, stock exchange rules and
applicable Legal Requirements, except for any such failure to comply,
individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole and (ii) have been fairly presented in accordance with GAAP in
the Parent Financials. Except as determined in connection with
Parent’s voluntary stock option review described in the Parent SEC Reports, all
outstanding stock options have exercise prices that correspond to the fair
market value on the date that the grants were actually authorized under
applicable Legal Requirements, in each case except for any such failures,
individually or in the aggregate, that have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, Parent has no ongoing
internal review of any past or current stock option practice, and Parent is not
aware of the existence of any reports on any such reviews completed since
April 1, 2008.
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(k) Labor. Neither
Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently a party to, bound by, or has a
duty to bargain for, any collective bargaining agreement, trade union agreement,
work council, employee representative agreement, union contract, or information
or consultation agreement, other than national or industry-wide agreements, with
respect to employees and no collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated
by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of Parent,
there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any
employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. There has not been
any labor dispute, strike or work stoppage against Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or reasonably
anticipated that would reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the
business activities of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective representatives or employees has committed any unfair labor practice
in connection with the operation of the respective businesses of Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries, except, individually or in the aggregate, as has not had
and as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There are no actions,
suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of
Parent, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor, safety or
discrimination matters involving any employee, including charges of unfair labor
practices or discrimination complaints, that, if adversely determined, would,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have incurred any
liability or obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act or any similar state or local law that remains unsatisfied and that is
material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l) Employment
Matters. Parent is, and since January 1, 2008 has been,
in compliance with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules
and regulations respecting employment (including but not limited to the
classification of any Person as an employee or independent contractor),
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, in
each case, with respect to employees, except, individually or in the aggregate,
as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(m) International Employee
Matters.
(i) With
respect to each Parent Benefit Plan that is maintained outside the jurisdiction
of the United States or primarily covers Parent Employees residing or working
outside the United States, (A) the Parent Benefit Plan has been
established, maintained and administered in all material respects in compliance
with its terms and all applicable Legal Requirements, (B) all contributions
and expenses that are required to be made have been made or properly accrued,
(C) with respect to any such Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to be
eligible to receive favorable tax treatment under the Legal Requirements
applying to such Parent Benefit Plan, all requirements necessary to obtain such
favorable tax treatment have been satisfied, and (D) no liability which
could be material to Parent and its ERISA Affiliates, taken as a whole, exists
or reasonably could be imposed upon the assets of Parent or any of its ERISA
Affiliates by reason of any such Parent Benefit Plan, other than to the extent
reflected on the Parent Financials.
(ii) There
is no term of employment for any Parent Employee residing or working outside the
United States providing that the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall entitle such Parent Employee (A) to treat the
change of control as a breach of any Contract, (B) to any payment, benefit
or change of terms of employment (whether or not conditioned upon the occurrence
of any other event) or (C) to treat himself or herself as redundant or
released from any obligation to his or her employer.
3.13 Title to
Properties.
(a) Leases. Section 3.13(a)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all real property leases
or other Contracts for the occupancy of real property to which Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound as of the date
hereof and all amendments, guaranties and modifications thereof (each, a “Parent
Lease”). Except as set forth in the Parent Leases or as
disclosed in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no party has a right to occupy any
of the premises subject to a Parent Lease (“Parent Leased Property”)
except for Parent or its Subsidiaries. Parent has made available to
Company a true, complete and correct copy of each Parent Lease. All
such Parent Leases are valid and in full force and effect against Parent or any
Subsidiary of Parent party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Parent, each other
party thereto, except that such enforceability may be subject to the Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception, and, with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries,
under any of such leases, no rental payments are past due and there is no
existing default or event of default (or event which with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute a default), except, individually or in the
aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonable be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever owned any
real property.
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(b) Properties. There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened condemnation or
eminent domain actions or proceedings, or any special assessments or other
activities of any public or quasi-public body that are reasonably likely to
materially adversely affect Parent’s leasehold interest in Parent Leasehold
Property. To the Knowledge of Parent, there are no facts or
conditions that would, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
material and adverse effect on the transferability, ability to finance,
ownership, leasing, use, development, occupancy or operation of any such real
property. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary has received any written
notice from any insurance company of any defects or inadequacies in any Parent
Leased Property or any part thereof that would reasonably be expected to
materially and adversely affect the insurability of such property or the
premiums for the insurance thereof, nor has any written notice been given by any
insurer of any such property requesting the performance of any repairs,
alterations or other work with which compliance has not been
made. There are no leases, subleases, licenses or agreements, written
or oral, granting to any party or parties (other than Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries) the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Parent Leased
Property.
(c) Valid
Title. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has good and valid
title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold
interests in, all of its tangible properties and assets, real, personal and
mixed, used or held for use in its business that are material to Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, free and clear of any Liens, except for
(i) Liens imposed by law in respect of obligations not yet due that are
owed in respect of Taxes or (ii) Liens that are not material in character,
amount or extent, and that do not materially detract from the value, or
materially interfere with the present use, of the property subject thereto or
affected thereby.
3.14 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, no amount of any Hazardous Materials is present as a result of the
actions of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, as
a result of any actions of any third party or otherwise, in, on or under any
real property, including the land and the improvements, ground water and surface
water thereof, that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries currently owns, operates,
occupies or leases. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has any
liabilities or obligations arising from the Release of any Hazardous Materials
into the Environment, except for such liabilities or obligations, individually
or in the aggregate, as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(b) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with and have at all
times during the past five years complied with applicable Environmental
Laws.
(c) Parent
and its Subsidiaries hold all Permits issued under or pursuant to Environmental
Laws that are required for the operation of the business of Parent and its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted, except for such Permits the absence of
which, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole (“Parent
Environmental Permits”). No suspension or cancellation of any
of the Parent Environmental Permits is pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent,
threatened. Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all
material respects with the terms of the Parent Environmental
Permits.
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(d) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, no civil or criminal litigation, action, order, written notice of
violation or claim or, to the Knowledge of Parent, investigation, inquiry,
information request or proceeding is pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge,
threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of
Environmental Laws.
(e) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any
Contract that may require it to guarantee, reimburse, pledge, defend, hold
harmless or indemnify any other party with respect to liabilities arising out of
any Environmental Laws, whether from a Governmental Entity, citizens group,
Parent Employee or other third party.
(f) Parent
and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the
European Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment or
European Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment, and their respective
implementing Legal Requirements.
(g) Parent
and its Subsidiaries have made available to Company all material environmental
site assessments and audit reports prepared within the last five years and in
their possession, custody or control relating to premises currently or
previously owned or operated by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.
(h) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have any liability or
obligation arising under any Environmental Law, whether arising under theories
of contract, tort, negligence, successor or enterprise liability, strict
liability, or other legal or equitable theory, including (i) any failure to
comply with applicable Environmental Laws and (ii) any liabilities or
obligations arising from the presence of, Release or threatened Release of, or
exposure of persons or property to, Hazardous Materials.
(i) Except,
individually or in the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, no underground storage tanks are present in, on or under any real
property, including the land and the improvements thereof, that Parent or any
Subsidiary thereof has at any time owned, operated, occupied or
leased.
3.15 Contracts.
(a) Material
Contracts. For purposes of this Agreement, “Parent Material Contract”
shall mean:
(i) any
“material contracts” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K of the SEC) with respect to Parent or its
Subsidiaries;
(ii) any
employment, severance or consulting Contract or any written employment agreement
providing for a guaranteed minimum term of employment, in each case, under which
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may have continuing obligations as of the date
hereof, with (A) any current or former executive officer or other employee
of Parent who earned or is expected to earn an annual base salary in excess of
$200,000 during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 or the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2011, respectively, or (B) any member of Parent’s Board of
Directors;
(iii) any
Contract or plan, including any stock plan, stock appreciation right plan or
stock purchase plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the
vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the
occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) or the value of any of the
benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
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(iv) any
agreement of indemnification or any guaranty under which Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries has continuing obligations as of the date hereof, other than any
agreement of indemnification entered into in connection with the sale or license
of hardware or software products in the ordinary course of
business;
(v) any
Contract containing any covenant (A) limiting the right of Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries to engage in any material line of business, to make use of any
material Intellectual Property or to compete with any Person in any material
line of business or geographic area, (B) granting exclusive rights, or
(C) otherwise prohibiting Parent or its Subsidiaries from selling,
distributing or manufacturing any material products or services or purchasing or
otherwise obtaining any material software, components, parts or
subassemblies;
(vi) any
Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of a material amount of assets not
in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) any
Contract governing the terms of any material ownership or investments of Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries in any other Person or business enterprise other than
Parent’s Subsidiaries (other than short-term, liquid investments), or any
Contract pursuant to which Parent or its Subsidiaries has any material
obligation or commitment (whether conditional or otherwise) to make any
investment or acquire any ownership interest in any other Person or business
enterprise other than Parent’s Subsidiaries;
(viii) any
dealer, distributor, joint marketing or development agreement under which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing material obligations to jointly
market any product, technology or service and that may not be canceled without
penalty upon notice of 60 days or less, or any agreement pursuant to which
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have continuing obligations to jointly develop
any material Intellectual Property that will not be wholly owned by Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries and that may not be terminated without penalty upon
notice of 60 days or less;
(ix)
any Contract to license any third party to manufacture or reproduce any
material products, services or technology of Parent or its Subsidiaries or any
Contract to sell or distribute any of such products, services or technology,
except agreements with distributors or sales representatives in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and terminable without penalty
upon notice of 60 days or less and substantially in the form previously provided
to Company;
(x) any
Contract containing any support, maintenance or service obligation on the part
of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, which represents a value or liability in
excess of $150,000 on an annual basis, other than (A) those obligations
that are terminable by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries on no more than 60 days
notice without liability or financial obligation to Parent or its Subsidiaries
or (B) purchase orders with end-user customers entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(xi) any
Contract for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed
assets that requires aggregate future payments in excess of
$250,000;
(xii) any
dispute settlement agreement with continuing material obligations thereunder
entered into within five years prior to the date of this Agreement;
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(xiii)
any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit
agreements, security agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of
money or extension of credit, other than (A) accounts receivables and
payables and (B) loans to direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries, in
each case in the ordinary course of business; or
(xiv)
any Contract the termination or breach of which, or the
failure to obtain consent in respect of which, would reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
(b) Schedule. Section 3.15(b)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct list
of all Parent Material Contracts to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party or is bound by as of the date hereof and which are described in Sections
3.15(a)(i) through 3.15(a)(xiv) hereof other than those listed as an exhibit to
Parent’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(c) No Breach. Each
Parent Material Contract is valid and in full force and effect and is
enforceable in accordance with its terms except to the extent it has previously
expired in accordance with its terms and except as enforceability may be subject
to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception. Neither Parent nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of, or has failed to perform any
act that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a
default under the provisions of, any Parent Material Contract, and, since
January 1, 2008, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written
notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or
conditions of any Parent Material Contract, in each case in such a manner as
would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Parent Material
Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages or other remedies, for
any or all of such breaches, violations or defaults, except, individually or in
the aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. To the Knowledge of Parent, no third party has violated any
provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act that, with or without
notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a material default under the
provisions of, any Parent Material Contract. Parent has not received
any notice or other communication from any customer or other party to a Company
Material Contract, nor to the Knowledge of Parent has there been an oral notice
or communication to Parent, that such customer or other party may cease dealing
with or materially reduce its orders from Parent or its
Subsidiaries.
3.16 Insurance. Parent
maintains insurance policies covering Parent, its Subsidiaries and their
respective employees, properties or assets, including policies of property,
fire, workers’ compensation, products liability, directors’ and officers’
liability and other casualty and liability insurance, against such losses and
risks and in such amounts as are customary for the businesses in which Parent
and its Subsidiaries are currently engaged. As of the date hereof,
such policies are in full force and effect, and, since January 1, 2008,
none of Parent or its Subsidiaries has received notice or other communication of
cancellation or invalidation, or refusal of any coverage or rejection of any
material claim under any insurance policy. There is no existing
default or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default, by any insured thereunder, except, individually or in the
aggregate, as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole. There is no pending workers’ compensation or other claim under
or based upon any insurance policy of Parent or its Subsidiaries involving an
amount in excess of $100,000 in any individual case or $500,000 in
aggregate.
3.17 Disclosure. None
of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent or
Merger Subs for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under
the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein not misleading. None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent and Merger Subs for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will,
at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders
of Parent and Company and at the time of the Parent and Company Stockholders’
Meetings, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. If at any time before the Effective Time of the First
Merger, Parent obtains Knowledge of any event relating to Parent or any of its
affiliates, officers or directors which is required to be set forth in an
amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus, Parent shall promptly inform
Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation or warranty
is made by Parent with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement or the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus about
Company supplied by Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement or the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
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3.18 Board
Approval. The Board of Directors of Parent has, by resolutions
duly adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of all directors duly called and
held and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way prior to the date
hereof, (a) determined that the Transaction, including the Share Issuance,
is fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its shareholders, and
declared this Agreement and the Transaction to be advisable, (b) approved
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Transaction and the Share Issuance, (c) approved an amendment to the Parent
Charter Documents (1) to increase the authorized number of shares of Parent
Common Stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000, (2) to change the name of Parent
to Roxio, Inc. and (3) eliminate the ability of Parent’s shareholders to
cumulate votes with respect to the election of members of the Board of Directors
of Parent (the “Charter
Amendment”); (d) recommended that the shareholders of Parent approve the
First Merger, including the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment and the Annual
Meeting Matters; provided that approval by
Parent’s stockholders of the Charter Amendment and the Annual Meeting Matters is
not a condition to Closing of the First Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; and (e) subject to Sections 5.2 and 5.3,
directed that the First Merger, including the Share Issuance, the Charter
Amendment, and the Annual Meeting Matters be submitted to Parent’s shareholders
at the Stockholders’ Meeting of Parent.
3.19 Opinion of Financial
Advisor. Parent’s Board of Directors has received an opinion
from Xxxxxxxxx & Company, Inc. to the effect that, as of the date of such
opinion, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to
Parent. A signed copy of such opinion will be provided to Company
solely for informational purposes as promptly as practicable after the date
hereof.
3.20 Rights
Plan. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has in effect
a stockholder rights plan or “poison pill.”
3.21 Shell Company
Status. None of Parent and Merger Subs is a “shell company,”
other than that Merger Sub I is a “business combination related shell company,”
as those terms are defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities
Act.
3.22 Financing. Parent and Merger
Subs will have available to them, at the Effective Time of the First Merger,
immediately available funds necessary to consummate the First Merger in
accordance with this Agreement.
3.23 Privacy/Data
Protection.
(a) Parent
and its Subsidiaries used commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make all
disclosures to, and obtain all necessary consents from users, customers and
workers (i.e.,
employees, independent contractors and temporary employees) of Parent and its
Subsidiaries required by applicable law relating to privacy and data security
and (ii) file registrations as required with the applicable data protection
authority. Parent and its Subsidiaries also have ensured that each of
them has complied with any cross-border limitation relating to the transfer of
Personal Information. Parent and its Subsidiaries have posted a
privacy policy governing its use of data and disclaimers of liability on their
web sites, and have complied at all times in all respects with such privacy
policy, any public statements made by any of them regarding its privacy
practices and all other rules, policies and procedures established from time to
time by any of them with respect to Personal Information. Such posted
privacy policies cover all of the activities in which Parent and its
Subsidiaries are engaged including the placement of cookies, the tracking of
user activity on a website and the creation of profiles of users; and Parent and
its Subsidiaries comply with all requests from users, customers and workers to
opt-out of the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information as required
by applicable law.
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(b) There
is no action or claim pending, asserted or, to the knowledge of Parent,
threatened or anticipated against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries alleging a
violation of privacy, data protection, data security or confidentiality
obligations under any applicable Legal Requirements, and no valid basis exists
for any such action or claim. The negotiation, execution and
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any
disclosure and/or transfer of information, including Personal Information, in
connection therewith, will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any
such Legal Requirements relating to privacy, data protection, data security or
the collection, use or maintenance of Personal Information relating to users,
customers or workers. With respect to all Personal Information
gathered or accessed in the course of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
Parent and its Subsidiaries have at all times taken all reasonable measures
consistent with industry best practices to ensure that such data is protected
against loss and unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or other
misuse, and there has been no unauthorized access to or other misuse, either
suspected or actual, of such data.
3.24 No Other Representations and
Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties
contained in Article II, and any certificate delivered by Company in connection
with Closing, Parent acknowledges and agrees that neither Company nor any other
Person on behalf of Company makes, nor has Parent relied upon or otherwise been
induced by, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect
to Company or with respect to any other information provided to or made
available to Parent in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereunder. Except as provided in Section 5.10, neither Company
nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification
obligation to Parent or any other Person resulting from the distribution to
Parent, or Parent’s use of, any such information, including any information,
documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Parent in
certain data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement, unless any such information is
expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in Article II or in
the corresponding section of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
4.1 Conduct of Business by
Company.
(a) Ordinary
Course. During the period from the date hereof and continuing
until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or
the Effective Time of the First Merger, Company shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement,
by Legal Requirements or by the terms of any Contract in effect on the date
hereof and made available to Parent or to the extent that Parent shall otherwise
consent in writing, use reasonable best efforts to (i) carry on its
business in the ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as heretofore
conducted and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements,
(ii) pay its debts and taxes when due, subject to good faith disputes over
such debts or taxes, and pay or perform other material obligations when due,
subject to good faith disputes over such obligations, (iii) preserve intact
its present business organization, (iv) keep available the services of its
present executive officers and key employees, and (v) preserve its
relationships with material customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees and
others with which it has material business dealings.
(b) Required
Consent. In addition, without limiting the generality of
Section 4.1(a), except as required or otherwise permitted by the terms of
this Agreement, by Legal Requirements or by the terms of any Contract in effect
on the date hereof and made available to Parent or as provided in Article IV of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, without the prior written consent of Parent,
during the period from the date hereof and continuing until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time of the
First Merger, Company shall not do any of the following, and shall not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the following:
(i) Declare,
set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in
cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock or
split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or issue or authorize the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for any capital stock, other than a cash management transaction between Company
and a wholly owned Subsidiary of it, or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of
Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
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(ii) Purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital
stock or the capital stock of its Subsidiaries, except repurchases of shares at
cost in connection with the termination of the employment relationship with any
Company Employee pursuant to stock option or purchase Contracts in effect on the
date hereof or entered into in the ordinary course of business after the date
hereof;
(iii) Issue,
deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of capital
stock, or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or
subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital
stock or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or enter into
other agreements or commitments obligating it to issue any such securities or
rights, other than (A) issuances in connection with the performance-based
Company Restricted Stock Units listed in Section 5.9(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule; (B) issuances of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of
Company Options, warrants or other rights of Company or the settlement of
Company Restricted Stock Units existing on the date hereof in accordance with
their present terms, including in connection with any exercise or settlement of
any options or awards granted in clause (C) hereof that provide for vesting over
a monthly four-year vesting schedule; and (C) grants of stock options or
other stock based awards (including Company Restricted Stock and Company
Restricted Stock Units) of or to acquire, shares of Company Common Stock granted
under the Company Stock Plans in effect on the date hereof, in each case
(x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
(y) with respect to stock options, granted with an exercise price equal to
the fair market value of Company Common Stock on the date of grant, provided
that the total number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon all such
stock based awards may not exceed 378,000 shares;
(iv) Cause
or permit any amendments to any of the Company Charter Documents or Subsidiary
Charter Documents of any Subsidiary of Company;
(v) Acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any
equity or voting interest in all or a portion of the assets of, or by any other
manner, any business or any Person or division or product line thereof, or
otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets that, in each such case, are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi) Enter
into any Contract, agreement in principle, letter of intent, memorandum of
understanding or similar agreement with respect to any joint venture or joint
development that is material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business
of Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vii) Sell,
lease, exclusively license, encumber or otherwise convey or dispose of any
properties or assets material to the business of Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, except (A) sales of inventory, products or equipment in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) the
sale, lease or disposition of excess or obsolete property or assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each case, that
are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Company
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(viii) Make
any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person, other than:
(A) loans or investments by it or a wholly owned Subsidiary of it to or in
it or any wholly owned Subsidiary of it, (B) employee loans or advances for
travel and entertainment expenses made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or (C) pursuant to clause (v) above;
(ix) Except
as required by GAAP or the SEC, make any material change in its methods,
principles or practices of accounting;
(x) Make
or change any Tax election, adopt or change any accounting method in respect of
Taxes that affects in any material respect the Tax liability or Tax attributes
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, file any material amended Tax Return,
enter into any closing agreement in respect of material Taxes, settle or
compromise any material Tax liability or consent to any extension or waiver of
any limitation period with respect to material Taxes;
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(xi) Except
as required by GAAP or the SEC, materially revalue any of its
assets;
(xii) (A)
Pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any threatened or actual litigation or any
dispute that would reasonably be expected to lead to litigation (whether or not
commenced prior to the date of this Agreement), other than (x) the payment,
discharge, settlement or satisfaction, solely for cash in amounts not exceeding
$100,000 individually or $300,000 in the aggregate, net of any insurance
proceeds received in connection with such payment, discharge, settlement or
satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
or (y) the discharge, settlement or satisfaction of any such litigation or
dispute that does not involve any payment by Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and does not impose any obligation on Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than a non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property that is not material to
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or (B) waive the benefits
of, modify in any manner, amend, terminate, assign, release any Person from or
knowingly fail to enforce, any confidentiality, “standstill,” or similar
agreement to which Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of which
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a beneficiary;
(xiii) Write
up, write down or write off the book value of any asset, for Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (A) in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, (B) as may be required by GAAP or
(C) otherwise not in excess of $100,000 individually, or $300,000 in the
aggregate;
(xiv) Take
any action to render inapplicable, or to exempt any third Person (other than
Parent or Merger Subs) from, (A) the provisions of Section 203 of the
DGCL or (B) any other state takeover law or state law that purports to
limit or restrict business combinations or the ability to acquire or vote shares
of capital stock;
(xv) (A)
Make any increase in the amount of compensation or fringe benefits of, pay any
bonus to or xxxxx xxxxxxxxx or termination pay to, any executive officer,
director or employee of Company or any Subsidiary of Company (provided that
Company (i) may make customary quarterly bonus payments consistent with past
practices and in accordance with Company Benefit Plans in effect on the date of
this Agreement, (ii) immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger, shall pay out to employees who will not be Continuing Employees (as
defined in Section 5.9(a)(i)(1)) all bonus amounts accrued under such
Company Benefit Plans through the Effective Time of the First Merger and (iii)
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger, shall pay out all
amounts payable pursuant to Company’s Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan
(the “CIC Plan”) to
those participants in the CIC Plan that either (x) are listed on Schedule
4.1(b)(xv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (y) will not be a Continuing
Employee, in each case as if a Covered Termination (as defined in the CIC Plan)
had occurred) ,
(B) make any increase in or commitment to increase the benefits or expand
the eligibility under any Company Benefit Plan (including any severance plan),
adopt or amend or make any commitment to adopt or amend any Company Benefit Plan
or make any contribution, other than regularly scheduled contributions, to any
Company Benefit Plan, (C) waive any stock repurchase rights, accelerate,
amend or change the period of exercisability of Company Options, Company
Restricted Stock or Company Restricted Stock Units, or reprice any Company
Options or authorize cash payments in exchange for any Company Options,
(D) enter into any employment, severance, termination or indemnification
agreement with any Company Employee or enter into any collective bargaining
agreement, (other than (i) offer letters entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice with employees who are
terminable “at will,” provided that any such offer
letter does not provide for annual base compensation and bonus in excess of
$210,000 except as provided in clause (xix) of this Section 4.1(b), or
(ii) severance Contracts with non-officer Company Employees entered into in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or
(E) enter into any Contract with any Company Employee the benefits of which
are (in whole or in part) contingent or the terms of which are materially
altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving Company of the nature
contemplated hereby.
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(xvi) Transfer
or license to any Person or otherwise extend, amend or modify in any material
respect any rights to Company IP, or enter into any Contracts or make other
commitments to grant, transfer or license to any Person material future Company
IP rights, in each case, other than non-exclusive licenses granted to third
parties, including customers, resellers and end users in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices, or grant any exclusive rights with
respect to any Intellectual Property;
(xvii) Enter
into any Contracts containing, or otherwise subjecting Company, Surviving Entity
or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, any material
non-competition or material exclusivity restrictions on the operation of the
business of Company or Surviving Entity or Parent or any of their respective
Subsidiaries;
(xviii) Incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or
other rights to acquire any debt securities of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any
“keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of
any other Person (other than any wholly owned Subsidiary of it) or enter into
any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, other than
(A) guarantees and letters of credit issued to suppliers of Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (B) in connection
with the financing of ordinary course trade payables, in either case consistent
with past practice;
(xix) Hire
any officer-level employee except pursuant to offer letters entered into in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with employees who are
terminable “at will,” provided that any such offer
letter does not provide for annual base compensation and bonus in excess of
$210,000 without the consent of Parent, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld, or promote any officer-level employee or appoint a new member of the
board of directors of Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xx) Make
any capital expenditures other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and in an amount not in excess of $100,000
individually or $250,000 in the aggregate;
(xxi) Enter
into, modify or amend in a manner materially adverse to Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or terminate, any Company Material Contract, or
waive, release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder, in each case,
in a manner materially adverse to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(xxii) Take
any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of
the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI not being
satisfied;
(xxiii) Except
as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, take any actions that would result
in restructuring charges pursuant to GAAP in excess of $250,000 in the
aggregate;
(xxiv)
Enter into any new line of business material to Company and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole;
(xxv)
Fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect
insurance coverage substantially similar to insurance coverage maintained on the
date hereof; or
(xxvi) Agree
in writing to take any of the actions described in (i) through
(xxv) above.
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4.2 Conduct of Business by
Parent.
(a) Ordinary
Course. During the period from the date hereof and continuing
until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or
the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent shall, and shall cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise expressly required by this Agreement,
by Legal Requirements or by the terms of any Contract in effect on the date
hereof and made available to Company or to the extent that Company shall
otherwise consent in writing, use reasonable best efforts to (i) carry on
its business in the ordinary course, in substantially the same manner as
heretofore conducted and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements,
(ii) pay its debts and taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over
such debts or taxes, and pay or perform other material obligations when due,
subject to good faith disputes over such obligations, (iii) preserve intact
its present business organization, (iv) keep available the services of its
present executive officers and key employees, and (v) preserve its
relationships with material customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees and
others with which it has material business dealings.
(b) Required
Consent. In addition, without limiting the generality of
Section 4.2(a), except as required by the terms of this Agreement, by Legal
Requirements or by the terms of any Contract in effect on the date hereof and
made available to Company or as provided in Section 4.2 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, without the prior written consent of Company, during the period from
the date hereof and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time of the First Merger,
Parent shall not do any of the following, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to do any of the following:
(i) Declare,
set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in
cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock or
split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or issue or authorize the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for any capital stock other than a cash management transaction between Parent
and a wholly owned Subsidiary of it, or between wholly owned Subsidiaries of
Parent in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(ii) Purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital
stock or the capital stock of its Subsidiaries, except repurchases of shares at
cost in connection with the termination of the employment relationship with any
Parent Employee pursuant to stock option or purchase Contracts in effect on the
date hereof or entered into in the ordinary course of business after the date
hereof;
(iii) Issue,
deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of capital
stock, or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or
subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital
stock or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or enter into
other agreements or commitments obligating it to issue any such securities or
rights, other than: (A) issuances of Parent Common Stock upon the exercise
of Parent Options, warrants or other rights of Parent or the settlement of
Parent Restricted Stock Units existing on the date hereof in accordance with
their present terms or granted pursuant to clause (B) hereof,
(B) grants of stock options or other stock based awards (including
restricted stock and Parent Restricted Stock Units) of or to acquire, shares of
Parent Common Stock granted under the Parent Stock Plans in effect on the date
hereof, in each case (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and (y) with respect to stock options, granted with an
exercise price equal to the fair market value of Parent Common Stock on the date
of grant, provided that
the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon all such
stock-based awards may not exceed 800,000 shares, (C) warrants to acquire not
more than 1 million shares of Parent Common Stock that may be issued to
prospective retailers, content providers or other strategic partners and (D) the
Charter Amendment;
(iv) Cause
or permit any amendments to any of the Parent Charter Documents except the
Charter Amendment;
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(v) Acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any
equity or voting interest in all or a portion of the assets of, or by any other
manner, any business or any Person or division or product line thereof, or
otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets that, in each such case, are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(vi) Sell,
lease, exclusively license, encumber or otherwise convey or dispose of any
properties or assets material to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, except (A) sales of inventory, products or equipment in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) the
sale, lease or disposition of excess or obsolete property or assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in each case, which
are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Parent
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(vii) Make
any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person, other than:
(A) loans or investments by it or a wholly owned Subsidiary of it to or in
it or any wholly owned Subsidiary of it, (B) employee loans or advances for
travel and entertainment expenses made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or (C) pursuant to clause (v) above;
(viii) Except
as required by GAAP or the SEC, materially revalue any of its
assets;
(ix)
Except as set forth in Section 4.2(b) to Parent Disclosure
Schedule, pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any threatened or actual litigation
or any dispute that would reasonably be expected to lead to litigation (whether
or not commenced prior to the date of this Agreement), other than (x) the
payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction, solely for cash in amounts not
exceeding $500,000 individually or $1 million in the aggregate, net of any
insurance proceeds received in connection with such payment, discharge,
settlement or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, or (y) the discharge, settlement or satisfaction of any such
litigation or dispute that does not involve any payment by Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and does not impose any obligation on Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than a non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property that
is not material to Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
(x) Take
any action to render inapplicable, or to exempt any third Person (other than
Company) from any state takeover law or state law that purports to limit or
restrict business combinations or the ability to acquire or vote shares of
capital stock;
(xi)
Transfer or license to any Person or otherwise extend, amend or
modify in any material respect any rights to Parent IP, or enter into any
Contracts or make other commitments to grant, transfer or license to any Person
material future Parent IP rights, in each case, other than non-exclusive
licenses granted to customers, resellers and end users in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices;
(xii) Incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness of
another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or
other rights to acquire any debt securities of Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any
“keep well” or other Contract to maintain any financial statement condition of
any other Person (other than any wholly owned Subsidiary of it) or enter into
any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, in all cases
to the extent the amount thereof would exceed $10 million in the aggregate,
other than (A) guarantees and letters of credit issued to suppliers of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or
(B) in connection with the financing of ordinary course trade payables, in
either case consistent with past practice;
(xiii) Other
than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, appoint a new member of the
board of directors of Parent;
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(xiv) Take
any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of
the conditions to the First Merger set forth in Article VI not being
satisfied;
(xv)
Enter into any new line of business material to Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xvi) Fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect
insurance coverage substantially similar to insurance coverage maintained on the
date hereof; or
(xvii) Agree
in writing to take any of the actions described in (i) through
(xvi) above.
4.3 Actions with Respect to Registered
Company Intellectual Property. On or before the fifth business
day prior to the expected date of the Company Stockholders’ Meeting, Company
shall deliver a supplement to Section 2.7(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule that sets forth each filing, payment and action that must be made or
taken on or before the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date in order to
maintain each material item of Registered Intellectual Property set forth in
such section in full force and effect.
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1 Proxy Statement/Prospectus;
Registration Statement. As promptly as practicable after the
execution of this Agreement, (a) Parent and Company shall prepare and file
with the SEC (as part of the Registration Statement) the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus relating to the respective Stockholders’ Meetings of each
of Parent and Company to be held to consider (1) in the case of Parent, the
First Merger, the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment and all other matters to
be submitted to Parent’s shareholders in connection with Parent’s 2010 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, including without limitation the election of directors
and adoption of a new stock option plan (the “Annual Meeting Matters”), and
(2) in the case of Company, adoption of this Agreement, and (b) Parent will
prepare and file with the SEC the Registration Statement in which the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be
issued in connection with the First Merger. Each of Parent and
Company shall provide promptly to the other such information concerning its
business affairs and financial statements as, in the reasonable judgment of the
providing party or its counsel, may be required or appropriate for inclusion in
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement pursuant to this
Section 5.1, or in any amendments or supplements thereto, and shall cause
its counsel and auditors to cooperate with the other’s counsel and auditors in
the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the
Registration Statement. Each of Parent and Company will respond to
any comments from the SEC, will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as
promptly as practicable after such filing and to keep the Registration Statement
effective as long as is necessary to consummate the First Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and Company will
notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its
staff in connection with the filing of, or amendments or supplements to, the
Registration Statement and/or the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. Whenever Parent or Company becomes aware of the
occurrence of any event that is required to be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement,
Parent or Company, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of such
occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff, and/or mailing to
stockholders of Parent and/or Company, such amendment or
supplement. Each of Parent and Company shall cooperate and provide
the other (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment
on any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and Proxy
Statement/Prospectus prior to filing such with the SEC, and will provide each
other with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Neither
Parent nor Company shall make any amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or
the Registration Statement without the approval of the other party, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed. Parent and Company will cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
to be mailed to their respective stockholders at the earliest practicable time
after the Registration Statement is declared effective by the
SEC. Each of the parties hereto shall cause the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the Registration Statement to comply as to form and
substance as to such party in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of (i) the Exchange Act, (ii) the Securities Act, and
(iii) the rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
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5.2 Meetings of Stockholders; Board
Recommendation.
(a) Meeting of
Stockholders. Promptly after the Registration Statement is
declared effective under the Securities Act, each of Parent and Company will
take all action necessary or advisable in accordance with applicable Legal
Requirements and its certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation
and bylaws to call, hold and convene a meeting of its stockholders to consider,
in the case of Parent, the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment, and the Annual
Meeting Matters, and, in the case of Company, adoption of this Agreement (each,
a “Stockholders’
Meeting”) to be held as promptly as practicable after the declaration of
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. Each of Parent and
Company will use reasonable best efforts to hold their respective Stockholders’
Meetings on the same date. In the case of Parent, such Stockholders’
Meeting shall also function and operate as Parent’s 2010 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders. Subject to Section 5.3(d), each of Parent and
Company will use reasonable best efforts to (i) solicit from their
respective stockholders proxies in favor of, in the case of Parent, the Share
Issuance, the Charter Amendment and the Annual Meeting Matters and, in the case
of Company, the adoption of this Agreement and (ii) secure the vote or
consent of its stockholders required by the rules of Nasdaq or applicable Legal
Requirements to obtain such approvals, including engaging one or more nationally
recognized proxy solicitation firms and information agents to assist in such
solicitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, Parent or Company, as the case may be, may adjourn or postpone
its Stockholders’ Meeting to the extent necessary (A) to provide any
necessary supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to its
respective stockholders in advance of the vote on the Share Issuance, the
Charter Amendment and the Annual Meeting Matters (in the case of Parent) or the
adoption of this Agreement (in the case of Company), (B) if as of the time
for which the Stockholders’ Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus) there are insufficient shares of capital stock
represented (either in person or by proxy) to approve such matters thereat or to
constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of such Stockholders’
Meeting or (C) if additional time is reasonably required to solicit proxies
in favor of approval of the matters to be voted upon at such Stockholders’
Meeting. Each of Parent and Company shall ensure that its respective
Stockholders’ Meeting is called, noticed, convened, held and conducted, and that
all proxies solicited by it in connection with its Stockholders’ Meeting are
solicited, in compliance with the DGCL (in the case of Company) or the CCC (in
the case of Parent), its certificate of incorporation or articles of
incorporation and bylaws, the rules of Nasdaq and all other applicable Legal
Requirements. The obligation of Parent or Company, as the case may
be, to call, give notice of, convene and hold its Stockholders’ Meeting in
accordance with this Section 5.2(a) shall not be limited or otherwise
affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to it of
any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in Section 5.3(g)(i)) with respect to
it, or by any withdrawal, amendment or modification of the recommendation of its
Board of Directors with respect to the Transaction, this Agreement, the Charter
Amendment, the Share Issuance and/or the Annual Meeting Matters.
(b) Board
Recommendation. Except to the extent expressly permitted by
Section 5.3(d): (i) the Board of Directors of each of Parent and
Company shall recommend that its respective stockholders vote in favor of, in
the case of Parent, the First Merger, including the Share Issuance, the Charter
Amendment and the Annual Meeting Matters and, in the case of Company, adoption
of this Agreement, at their respective Stockholders’ Meetings, (ii) the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include a statement to the effect that the
Board of Directors of Parent has recommended that Parent’s stockholders vote in
favor of the First Merger, including the Share Issuance, the Charter Amendment
and the Annual Meeting Matters at Parent’s Stockholders’ Meeting and the Board
of Directors of Company has recommended that Company’s stockholders vote in
favor of adoption of this Agreement at Company’s Stockholders’ Meeting, and
(iii) neither the Board of Directors of Parent or Company nor any committee
thereof shall withdraw, amend or modify, or publicly propose or resolve to
withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to the other party hereto, the
recommendation of its respective Board of Directors as set forth in the
preceding clauses.
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5.3 Acquisition Proposals; Change of
Recommendation.
(a) No
Solicitation. From the date hereof until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Effective Time of the
First Merger, Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries, the
officers, employees and directors of it and its Subsidiaries, and its and its
Subsidiaries’ agents and representatives (including any investment banker,
financial advisor, attorney, accountant, agent or other representative retained
by it or any of its Subsidiaries) (collectively, “Representatives”) to, directly
or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or knowingly
facilitate any inquiry with respect to, or the making, submission or
announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information
with respect to or for the purpose of facilitating, or knowingly take any other
action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that
constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition
Proposal, (iii) release or authorize the release of any Person from, or
waive or authorize the waiver of any provision of, any confidentiality,
“standstill” or similar Contract under which it or any of its Subsidiaries has
any rights, or fail to enforce or cause to be enforced in all material respects
each such Contract at the request of Company, (iv) take any action to
render inapplicable, or to exempt any third Person from, any state takeover law
or state law that purports to limit or restrict business combinations or the
ability to acquire or vote shares of capital stock, (v) publicly approve,
endorse, recommend or take any position other than to recommend rejection
(including withdrawing or modifying in a manner adverse to the other party, any
recommendation of rejection) any Acquisition Proposal (except to the extent
specifically permitted pursuant to Section 5.3(d)) or (vi) enter into
any letter of intent or similar Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to
any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated
by Section 5.3(c)(i)). Company and its Subsidiaries and
Representatives will immediately cease any and all existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any third parties conducted heretofore with
respect to any Acquisition Proposal with respect to itself.
(b) Notification of Unsolicited
Acquisition Proposals.
(i) As
promptly as practicable (but in any event within one business day) after receipt
of any Acquisition Proposal by Company or its Representatives, or any material
modification of or material amendment to any Acquisition Proposal or any request
of Company or its Representatives for nonpublic information or inquiry that
could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, Company shall
provide Parent with oral and written notice of the material terms and conditions
of such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, and the identity of the Person
or group making any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and a copy of
all written and electronic materials provided in connection with such
Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. Company shall provide
Parent as promptly as practicable (but in any event within one business day)
oral and written notice setting forth all such information as is reasonably
necessary to keep Parent informed in all material respects of the status and
details (including all amendments or proposed amendments) of any such
Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and shall promptly (but in any event
within one business day) provide Parent a copy of all written and electronic
materials subsequently provided in connection with such Acquisition Proposal,
request or inquiry.
(ii) Company
shall provide Parent with one business day prior notice (or such lesser prior
notice as is provided to the members of its Board of Directors) of any meeting
of its Board of Directors at which its Board of Directors is reasonably expected
to consider any Acquisition Proposal.
(c) Superior
Offers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 5.3(a), in the event that Company receives an unsolicited, bona
fide written Acquisition Proposal from a third party that its Board of Directors
has in good faith concluded (following consultation with outside legal counsel
and financial advisors) is, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a
Superior Offer (as defined in Section 5.3(g)(ii)), Company may then take
any or all of the following actions (but only (X) if Company has not
materially breached Section 5.3, (y) Company’s Stockholders’ Meeting
has not occurred and (z) to the extent the Board of Directors of Company
concludes in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that
the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to result in a breach of its
fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements):
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(i) Furnish
nonpublic information to the third party making such Acquisition Proposal, provided that (A) at
least two business days prior to furnishing any such nonpublic information to
such party, it gives Parent written notice of its intention to furnish such
nonpublic information and the identity of the Person or group making any such
Acquisition Proposal and a copy of all written and electronic materials provided
in connection with such Acquisition Proposal, (B) it receives from the
third party an executed confidentiality agreement containing customary
limitations on the use and disclosure of all nonpublic written and oral
information furnished to such third party on Company’s behalf, the terms of
which (including standstill provisions) are at least as restrictive as the terms
contained in the Non-Disclosure Agreement (as defined in Section 5.4(a)),
provided that such
agreement shall not contain terms that prevent Company from complying with its
obligations under this Section 5.3, and (C) contemporaneously with
furnishing any such nonpublic information to such third party, it furnishes such
nonpublic information to Parent (to the extent such nonpublic information has
not been previously so furnished or made available); and
(ii) Engage
in negotiations with the third party with respect to the Acquisition Proposal,
provided that at least
two business days prior to entering into negotiations with such third party, it
gives Parent written notice of Company’s intention to enter into negotiations
with such third party.
(d) Change of
Recommendation.
(i) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 5.2(b), in response to the receipt of a Superior
Offer that has not been withdrawn, the Board of Directors of Company may
withhold, withdraw, amend or modify its recommendation in favor of adoption of
this Agreement in a manner adverse to Parent, and in the case of a Superior
Offer that is a tender or exchange offer, recommend that its stockholders accept
the tender or exchange offer (any of the foregoing actions, whether by a Board
of Directors or a committee thereof, a “Change of Recommendation”), if
all of the following conditions in clauses (1) through (5) are
met:
(1) Its
Stockholders’ Meeting has not occurred;
(2) It
shall have (A) provided Parent with written notice of its intention to
effect a Change of Recommendation (a “Change of Recommendation
Notice”) at least three business days prior to effecting a Change of
Recommendation that relates to (i) a Superior Offer or (ii) any
material change to the terms of a Superior Offer to which a previous Change of
Recommendation Notice applies, which shall state expressly (I) that it has
received a Superior Offer, (II) the material terms and conditions of the
Superior Offer and the identity of the Person or group making the Superior
Offer, and (III) that it intends to effect a Change of Recommendation and the
manner in which it intends to do so, and (B) provided to Parent a copy of
all materials and information delivered or made available to the Person or group
making the Superior Offer it has received;
(3) Either
(A) on or before the expiration of the three-business-day period following
the delivery to Parent of any Change of Recommendation Notice, Parent does not
make a written offer, which shall be binding and enforceable against Parent and
capable of acceptance by Company (a “Matching Bid”), in response to
such Superior Offer, or (B) following receipt of a Matching Bid within the
three business day period following the delivery to Parent of any Change of
Recommendation Notice, the Board of Directors of Company determines in good
faith (at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Company at which it consults
prior to such determination with outside legal counsel and financial advisor)
that after taking into account the Matching Bid, the Superior Offer to which the
Change of Recommendation Notice applies continues to be a Superior
Offer;
(4) Its
Board of Directors has concluded in good faith, following consultation with its
outside legal counsel, that, in light of such Superior Offer and after taking
into consideration the Matching Bid, if any, the failure of the Board of
Directors to effect a Change of Recommendation would be reasonably likely to
result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Legal Requirements;
and
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(5) It
shall not have materially breached any of the provisions set forth in
Section 5.2 or this Section 5.3 (including
Section 5.3(b)).
(ii) The
Board of Directors of Company shall not make any Change of Recommendation other
than in compliance with and as permitted by this
Section 5.3(d).
(e) Continuing Obligation to Call, Hold
and Convene Stockholders’ Meeting; No Other
Vote. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, the obligation of Company to call, give notice of, convene and
hold its Stockholders’ Meeting shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the
commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to it of any Acquisition
Proposal, or by any Change of Recommendation. Company shall not
submit to the vote of its stockholders any Acquisition Proposal, or publicly
propose to do so.
(f) Compliance with Tender Offer Rules;
Disclosure. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit
Company or its Board of Directors from taking and disclosing to its stockholders
a position contemplated by Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the
Exchange Act or from making any other disclosure to its stockholders if, in the
good faith judgment of the Company Board of Directors, after consultation with
outside counsel, failure to make such disclosure would be inconsistent with its
obligations under applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however, neither
Company nor its Board of Directors may make a Change of Recommendation except in
accordance with Section 5.3(d) hereof.
(g) Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) “Acquisition Proposal” means
any proposal or offer relating to any (a) direct or indirect acquisition or
purchase of a business or assets that constitute or account for 15% or more of
the consolidated net revenues, net income or assets of Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) direct or indirect acquisition or
purchase of any class of equity securities representing 15% or more of the
voting power of Company, including through merger, consolidation, business
combination or similar transaction, (c) tender offer or exchange offer that
if consummated would result in any Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange
Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) beneficially owning 15% or more of the
voting power of Company, or (d) liquidation or dissolution of Company, in
each case other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
(ii) “Superior Offer” shall mean an
unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a third party
(provided that for the purpose of this definition, the term “Acquisition
Proposal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.3(g)(i),
except that references to “15%” therein shall be deemed to be references to
“50%”) on terms that the Board of Directors of Company has in good faith
concluded (following consultation with outside legal counsel and a financial
adviser of nationally recognized reputation), taking into account, among other
things, the legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the Acquisition
Proposal and the Person making the Acquisition Proposal and the strategic and
other benefits of the Transaction, (i) is reasonably capable of being
consummated on the terms proposed, (ii) if consummated on such terms would
result in a transaction that is more favorable to Company’s stockholders (in
their capacities as stockholders) than the terms of the Transaction, and
(iii) does not include a closing condition that the Person making the
Superior Offer obtain financing therefor.
(h) Representatives. Company
shall use its best efforts to inform its Representatives of the restrictions
described in this Section 5.3. It is understood that any
violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.3 by any
Representative of Company or its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be a breach of
this Section 5.3 by Company.
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5.4 Confidentiality; Access to
Information; Observer; No Modification of Representations, Warranties or
Covenants.
(a) Non-Disclosure
Agreement. The parties acknowledge that Company and Parent
have previously executed a Non-Disclosure Agreement dated March 22, 2010
(as amended to the date hereof, the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”),
which Non-Disclosure Agreement will continue in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms.
(b) Access to
Information. During the period beginning on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the earlier to occur of the Effective Time of the First
Merger or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Company shall
afford Parent and Parent’s Representatives reasonable access during reasonable
hours to its properties, books, records and personnel to obtain all information
concerning its business, including the status of product development efforts,
properties, results of operations and personnel, as Parent may reasonably
request (provided that
such access shall be upon reasonable notice to Company and shall not
unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of Company and its
Subsidiaries). During the period beginning on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the earlier to occur of the Effective Time of the First
Merger or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Parent shall
afford Company and Company’s Representatives reasonable access during reasonable
hours to its properties, books, records and personnel to obtain all information
concerning its business, including the status of product development efforts,
properties, results of operations and personnel, as Company may reasonably
request (provided that
such access shall be upon reasonable notice to Parent and shall not unreasonably
interfere with the business or operations of Parent and its
Subsidiaries). Parent and Company shall hold all information received
pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) confidential in accordance with the terms
of the Non-Disclosure Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this
Section 5.4(b) shall not require any of Parent, Company or any of their
respective Subsidiaries to permit any inspection, or to disclose any
information, that would result in (i) the waiver of any applicable
attorney-client privilege; provided that such Person
shall have used its reasonable best efforts to allow such inspection or disclose
such information in a manner that would not result in a waiver of
attorney-client privilege, or (ii) the violation of any Legal Requirements
promulgated by a Governmental Entity.
(c) Observer. In
addition to the access rights described in Section 5.4(b), Parent will designate
one of its officers as its observer to monitor Company and its Subsidiaries (the
“Observer”). The
Observer, if requested, shall execute an appropriate confidentiality agreement
with Company, shall have use of office space at Company’s headquarters, and
shall have reasonable access to Company’s senior management, provided that in no event
shall Company be required to take any action pursuant to this paragraph, and the
Observer shall not take any action, that would reasonably be expected to result
in a violation of any Legal Requirement applicable to Parent or
Company.
(d) No Modification of Representations
and Warranties or Covenants. No information or knowledge
obtained in any investigation or notification pursuant to this Section 5.4,
Section 5.6 or Section 5.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any
representation or warranty contained herein, the covenants or agreements of the
parties hereto or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under
this Agreement.
5.5 Public
Disclosure. Without limiting any other provision of this
Agreement, Parent and Company will consult with each other before issuing, and
provide each other a reasonable opportunity to review, comment upon and concur
with, and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to agree on any
press release or public statement with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, and will not issue any such press release or
make any such public statement prior to such consultation and (to the extent
practicable) agreement, except as may be required by law or any listing
agreement with Nasdaq or any other applicable national securities exchange or
market. The parties hereto have agreed to the text of the joint press
release announcing the signing of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) each of Parent and Company may make any public statement in
response to questions from the press, analysts, investors or those attending
industry conferences and make internal announcements to employees, so long as
such statements are consistent with previous press releases, public disclosures
or public statements made jointly by Company and Parent (or individually, if
approved by the other party) (ii) each of Parent and Company may, without
the prior consent of the other party, issue any press release or make a public
statement if required by any Legal Requirements or the rules and regulations of
Nasdaq if it first notifies and consults with the other party prior to issuing
such press release or making such statement, and (iii) in the event that
there has been a Superior Offer or Change of Recommendation pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) hereof, neither Parent nor Company will have any further
obligation to consult with each other, and agree, before issuing any press
release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the
Transaction, this Agreement or any Acquisition Proposal, Superior Offer or
Change of Recommendation.
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5.6 Regulatory Filings; Reasonable Best
Efforts.
(a) Regulatory
Filings. Each of Parent, Merger Subs and Company shall
coordinate and cooperate with one another and shall each use reasonable best
efforts to comply with, and shall each refrain from taking any action that would
impede compliance with, all Legal Requirements with respect to the Transactions
and the transactions contemplated hereunder. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof
(and in any event within ten business days), each of Parent, Merger Subs and
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make all filings, notices,
petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications
or submissions of other documents required by any Governmental Entity in
connection with the Transaction and the transactions contemplated hereby,
including: (i) Notification and Report Forms with the United States Federal
Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust
Division of the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as required by the HSR
Act, (ii) any other filing necessary to obtain any Necessary Consent,
(iii) any filings required by the merger notification or control laws of
any applicable jurisdiction, as agreed by the parties hereto, and (iv) any
filings required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any applicable
state or securities or “blue sky” laws and the securities laws of any foreign
country, or any other Legal Requirement relating to the
Transaction. Each of Parent and Company shall use reasonable best
efforts to cause all documents that it is responsible for filing with any
Governmental Entity under this Section 5.6(a) to comply in all material
respects with all applicable Legal Requirements.
(b) Exchange of
Information. Parent, Merger Subs and Company each shall use
reasonable best efforts to promptly supply the other with any information that
may be required in order to effectuate any filings or applications pursuant to
Section 5.6(a). Except where prohibited by applicable Legal
Requirements, and subject to the Non-Disclosure Agreement and applicable
privileges, including the attorney-client privilege, each of Company and Parent
shall (i) consult with the other prior to taking a position with respect to
any such filing or application, (ii) permit the other to review and discuss
in advance, and consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with
any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, white papers,
arguments, opinions and proposals (collectively, “Briefings”) before making or
submitting any of the foregoing to any Governmental Entity by or on behalf of
any party hereto in connection with any investigations or proceedings in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby
(including under any antitrust or fair trade Legal Requirement) and
(iii) coordinate with the other in preparing and exchanging such
information. It is acknowledged and agreed that the parties hereto
shall have, except where prohibited by applicable Legal Requirements, joint
responsibility for determining the strategy for dealing with any Governmental
Entity with responsibility for reviewing the Transaction with respect to
antitrust or competition issues. Subject to applicable Legal
Requirements, no party hereto shall participate in any meeting with any
Governmental Entity in respect of any such filings, applications, Briefings,
investigation, proceeding or other inquiry without giving the other parties
hereto prior notice of such meeting.
(c) Notification. Each
of Parent, Merger Subs and Company will notify the other promptly upon the
receipt of: (i) any comments from any officials of any Governmental Entity
in connection with any filings made pursuant hereto and (ii) any request by
any officials of any Governmental Entity for amendments or supplements to any
filings made pursuant to, or information provided to comply in all material
respects with, any Legal Requirements. Whenever any event occurs that
is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any filing made
pursuant to Section 5.6(a), Parent, Merger Subs or Company, as the case may
be, will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing
with the applicable Governmental Entity such amendment or
supplement.
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(d) Reasonable best
efforts. Subject to the express provisions of Section 5.2
and Section 5.3 hereof and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, each of the parties agrees to use reasonable best efforts to take,
or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist
and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including using reasonable best efforts to accomplish the following:
(i) the causing of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI to be
satisfied, (ii) the obtaining of all necessary actions or nonactions,
waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental
Entities and the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings
(including registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities,
if any) and, subject to the limitations set forth herein, the taking of all
steps and remedies as may be necessary to avoid any suit, claim, action,
investigation or proceeding by any Governmental Entity, (iii) the defending
of any suits, claims, actions, investigations or proceedings, whether judicial
or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay, temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction entered by any court or other
Governmental Entity vacated or reversed, and (iv) the execution or delivery
of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this
Agreement. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing,
Company and its Board of Directors shall, if any takeover statute or similar
Legal Requirement is or becomes applicable to the Transaction, this Agreement or
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, use reasonable best
efforts to ensure that the Transaction and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms
contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such
Legal Requirement on the Transaction, this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(e) Limitation on
Divestiture. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent
or Company or any Subsidiary or affiliate thereof to agree to any divestiture,
by itself or any of its affiliates, of shares of capital stock or of any
business, assets or property of Parent or its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or of
Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates, or the imposition of any material
limitation on the ability of any of them to conduct their businesses or to own
or exercise control of such assets, properties and stock. Neither
Parent nor Company shall take or agree to take any action identified in the
immediately preceding sentence without the prior written consent of the
other.
5.7 Notification of Certain
Matters.
(a) By
Company. Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of any
representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement becoming
untrue or inaccurate, or any failure of Company to comply with or satisfy any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under
this Agreement, in each case, such that the conditions set forth in
Section 6.3(a) or 6.3(b) would not be satisfied.
(b) By Parent. Parent
and Merger Subs shall give prompt notice to Company of any representation or
warranty made by it contained in this Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate,
or any failure of Parent to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, in each
case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b) would
not be satisfied.
5.8 Third-Party
Consents. As soon as practicable following the date hereof,
Parent and Company will each use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any
material consents, waivers and approvals under any of its or its Subsidiaries’
respective Contracts required to be obtained in connection with the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that neither this
Section 5.8 nor any other provision of this Agreement shall obligate Parent
or Company to obtain any consents, waivers or approvals that are conditioned
upon any material payments or incurrence of other material obligations by
Parent, Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries.
5.9 Employee Benefits
Matters.
(a) Treatment of Company Stock Plans and
Company Options.
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(i) For
the purposes of this Section 5.9(a), the following terms have the following
meanings:
(1) A
“Continuing Employee”
shall mean each employee of Company or any Subsidiary of Company who, as of
immediately following the Effective Time of the First Merger, continues his or
her employment with Company or any Subsidiary of Company or becomes at the
Effective Time of the First Merger an employee of Parent or any Subsidiary of
Parent.
(2) An
“In-the-Money Company
Option” shall mean each Company Option with a per share exercise price
less than the sum of (x) the Merger Cash Consideration plus (y) the
value of the Merger Stock Consideration based on the volume-weighted
average price for a share of Parent Common Stock, rounded to the nearest
one-tenth of a cent, as reported on Nasdaq for the trading day immediately prior
to the day on which the Effective Time of the First Merger occurs.
(3) The
“Stock Award Exchange
Ratio” shall mean the sum of (x) the Merger Stock Consideration plus
(y) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Merger Cash
Consideration, by (B) the volume-weighted average price for a share of
Parent Common Stock, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cent, as reported on
Nasdaq for the trading day immediately prior to the day on which the Effective
Time of the First Merger occurs.
(4) An
“Underwater or At-the-Money
Company Option” shall mean each Company Option with a per share exercise
price equal to or greater than the sum of (x) the Merger Cash Consideration
plus (y) the value of the Merger Stock Consideration based on the
volume-weighted average price for a share of Parent Common Stock, rounded to the
nearest one-tenth of a cent, as reported on Nasdaq for the trading day
immediately prior to the day on which the Effective Time of the First Merger
occurs.
(ii) At
the Effective Time of the First Merger, neither (A) Company’s 2000 Stock Option
Plan (the “2000 Plan”)
nor (B) any then-outstanding Company Option held by a Person that is not a
Continuing Employee or any then-outstanding Underwater or At-the-Money Company
Option (irrespective of whether such Underwater or At-the-Money Company Option
is held by a Continuing Employee) shall be assumed by Parent (the Company
Options described in this Section 5.9(a)(ii)(B) referred to herein as the “Terminating Options”). The
exercisability and vesting of each then-outstanding Terminating Option shall be
accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plan under which
it was granted, effective as of the date required or prescribed pursuant to the
terms and conditions of such Company Stock Plan prior to the Effective Time of
the First Merger. The exercise or vesting of any Terminating Option and any
shares of Company Common Stock acquired upon the exercise thereof resulting
solely by application of this Section 5.9(a)(ii) shall be conditioned upon
the consummation of the First Merger. The 2000 Plan, and any Terminating Options
granted pursuant to a Company Stock Plan that are not exercised prior to the
Effective Time of the First Merger, shall terminate and cease to be outstanding
effective as of the Effective Time of the First Merger.
(iii) At
the Effective Time of the First Merger, each then-outstanding In-the-Money
Company Option that is held by a Continuing Employee, whether or not exercisable
at the Effective Time of the First Merger and regardless of the respective
exercise prices thereof (each, an “Assumed Option”), will be
assumed by Parent. Each Assumed Option will continue to have, and be
subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Company
Option (including any applicable stock option agreement or other document
evidencing such Company Option) immediately prior to the Effective Time of the
First Merger (including any repurchase rights or vesting provisions), except
that (i) each Assumed Option shall be converted into an option to acquire
that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product obtained
by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were
issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the First Merger, and (B) the Stock Award Exchange Ratio, rounded
down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock, and
(ii) the per share exercise price of such Assumed Option will be equal to
the quotient determined by dividing (A) the exercise price per share of
Company Common Stock at which such Company Option was exercisable immediately
prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger by (B) the Stock Award
Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Promptly
following the Closing Date, Parent will deliver to each Person who holds an
Assumed Option a document evidencing the foregoing assumption of such Company
Option by Parent.
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(iv) It
is the intention of the Parties that the assumption by Parent of the
In-the-Money Company Options held by Continuing Employees pursuant hereto
satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.424-1 (to the extent
such options were incentive stock options) and of Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(b)(5)(v)(D) and the provisions of this Section 5.9(a) shall be
interpreted and applied consistent with such intention.
(v) Following
the Effective Time, unless Parent provides otherwise, Parent will assume
Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and be able to grant
stock awards, to the extent permissible by applicable Legal Requirement and
Nasdaq regulations, under the terms of the 2006 Plan or the terms of another
plan adopted by Parent to issue the reserved but unissued shares of Company
Common Stock under the 2006 Plan. The shares subject to the unexercised portions
of any award granted thereunder that expires, terminates or is canceled, and
shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to an award that are reacquired
by Parent pursuant to the terms of the award under which such shares were issued
that would otherwise return to the 2006 Plan pursuant to its terms, will return
and may be used for awards to be granted under the 2006 Plan, except that (i)
shares of Company Common Stock covered by such awards will be shares of Parent
Common Stock and (ii) all references to a number of shares of Company Common
Stock will be (A) changed to reference Parent Common Stock and (B) converted to
a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of the number of
shares of Company Common Stock multiplied by the Stock Award Exchange Ratio,
rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock.
Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would
otherwise preclude Parent from being able to grant awards under the 2006 Plan,
including adopting resolutions to terminate the 2006 Plan.
(b) Unvested Company Restricted
Stock. At the Effective Time of the First Merger, any shares
of Parent Common Stock issued in accordance with Section 1.6(a) with
respect to any unvested shares of Company Restricted Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger shall remain subject
to the same terms, restrictions and vesting schedule as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger, except to the extent by their
terms such unvested shares of Company Restricted Stock vest at the Effective
Time of the First Merger. Company shall not take or permit any action
that would accelerate vesting of any unvested shares, except to the extent
required by their terms as in effect on the date hereof. Copies of
the relevant agreements governing such Company Restricted Stock and the vesting
thereof have been provided to Parent. All outstanding rights that
Company may hold immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger to
repurchase unvested shares of Company Restricted Stock shall be assigned to
Parent in the First Merger and shall thereafter be exercisable by Parent upon
the same terms and conditions in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time
of the First Merger, except that the shares purchasable pursuant to such rights
and the purchase price payable per share shall be appropriately adjusted to
reflect the Exchange Ratio.
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(c) Company Restricted Stock
Units. At the Effective Time of the First Merger, each Company
Restricted Stock Unit then outstanding shall be assumed by Parent (each, an
“Assumed RSU”). Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of the applicable
Company Stock Plan and any applicable award or other agreement, each Assumed RSU
shall be converted into the right to receive the number of shares of Parent
Common Stock (or an amount in respect thereof for cash settled Company
Restricted Stock Unit) equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock
subject to the Company Restricted Stock Unit multiplied by the Stock Award
Exchange Ratio (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent
Common Stock). Each Company Restricted Stock Unit shall have the same terms and
conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time of the
First Merger other than with respect to those Company Restricted Stock Units
listed (i) in Section 5.9(c)(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule that were
subject to performance based vesting conditions prior to the date of this
Agreement and that shall be deemed issued and vested in their entirety at the
Effective Time of the First Merger and released from any forfeiture rights
pertaining to such shares in favor of Company, Parent or Surviving Entity, and
(ii) in Section 5.9(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which shall be
deemed issued in their entirety at the Effective Time of the First Merger, which
shall be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock according to
the same formula applied to the Assumed RSUs above, and which shall be subject
to quarterly vesting over a two-year period following the Effective Date in
accordance with the terms of the 2006 Plan. Except as set forth in this Section
5.9(c). Company shall not take or permit any action that would accelerate
vesting of any Company Restricted Stock Unit, except to the extent required by
the terms of any such Company Restricted Stock Unit as in effect on the date
hereof. Copies of the relevant agreements governing such Company Restricted
Stock Unit and the vesting thereof have been provided to Parent. Except as set
forth in this Section 5.9(c), all outstanding rights that Company may hold
immediately prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger to the forfeiture of
shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Restricted Stock Unit
shall be assigned to Parent in the First Merger and shall thereafter be held by
Parent upon the same terms and conditions in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the First Merger, except that the shares forfeitable pursuant
to such rights shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the Stock Award
Exchange Ratio.
(d) Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. Promptly after the date hereof, Company shall suspend
the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Company ESPP”) so that no new
Offerings (as defined in the Company ESPP) shall commence and no new
participants shall enroll in the Company ESPP after the date
hereof. Company shall cause all outstanding Purchase Rights (as
defined in the Company ESPP) to be exercised within ten (10) business days prior
to the Effective Time of the First Merger and all Offerings to terminate
thereafter, as contemplated by the Company ESPP.
(e) Further
Steps. Prior to the Effective Time, Company shall provide
notice to each holder of Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units
and Company Restricted Stock and to participants in the Company ESPP describing
the treatment of such Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units,
Company Restricted Stock and the Offerings then in effect under the Company ESPP
under this Section 5.9. Company shall take all steps necessary to
cause the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.9 to occur.
(f) Benefit Plan
Participation. From and after the Effective Time of the First
Merger, Parent will, or will cause Surviving Entity to, recognize the prior
service with Company or its Subsidiaries of each employee of Company or its
Subsidiaries as of the Effective Time of the First Merger (the “Company Current Employees”) in
connection with all employee benefit plans, programs or policies (including
vacation) of Parent or its affiliates in which Company Current Employees are
eligible to participate following the Effective Time of the First Merger, for
purposes of eligibility and vesting. From and after the Effective
Time of the First Merger, Parent or Surviving Entity shall provide Company
Current Employees health and welfare benefits pursuant to employee benefit
plans, programs, policies or arrangements maintained by Parent or any Subsidiary
of Parent providing coverage and benefits that are no less favorable than those
provided to employees of Parent in positions comparable to positions held by
Company Current Employees with Parent or its Subsidiaries. From and
after the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent will, or will cause
Surviving Entity to, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any
pre-existing condition limitations and eligibility waiting periods (to the
extent that such waiting periods would be inapplicable, taking into account
service with Company) under any group health plans of Parent or its affiliates
to be waived with respect to Company Current Employees and their dependents and
to recognize for purposes of annual deductible and out-of-pocket limits under
its medical and dental plans, deductible, co-pay, and out-of-pocket expenses
paid by Company Current Employees in the calendar year in which the Effective
Time of the First Merger occurs. The provisions contained in this
Section 5.9(f) with respect to Company Current Employees are included for the
sole benefit of the respective parties hereto and shall not create any right in
any other Person, including, without limitation, any Company Current Employees,
former Company Employees, any participant in any Company Benefit Plan or any
beneficiary thereof or any right to continued employment with Parent or
Surviving Entity, nor shall require Parent to provide, continue, or amend any
particular employee benefits after the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for any Company Current Employee or former
Company Employee. Subject to the foregoing requirements, nothing
herein shall limit the ability of Parent or Surviving Entity to amend or
terminate any Company Benefit Plan or Parent employee benefit plan, program,
policy, or arrangement in accordance with their terms and applicable law at any
time.
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(g) Termination of 401(k)
Plans. Unless otherwise requested by Parent in writing prior
to the Effective Time of the First Merger, Company shall cause to be adopted
prior to the Closing Date resolutions of Company’s Board of Directors to cease
all contributions to any and all 401(k) plans maintained or sponsored by Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “401(k) Plans”), and to
terminate the 401(k) Plans, on the day preceding the Closing
Date. Immediately prior to such termination of the 401(k) Plans,
Company shall contribute to the 401(k) plans an amount in cash necessary to
fulfill Company’s contractual obligations to match contributions by participants
in the 401(k) Plans accrued during the period commencing on January 1, 2010 and
ending as of immediately prior to the Closing Date. The form and
substance of the resolutions providing for the termination of the 401(k) Plans
shall be subject to the review and approval of Parent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Company shall deliver
to Parent an executed copy of such resolutions as soon as practicable following
their adoption by Company’s Board of Directors and shall fully comply with such
resolutions.
(h) Accrued Bonuses: In
connection with determining bonuses payable to Continuing Employees, Parent
intends to take into consideration accrued bonuses as of the Effective Time. In
addition, Parent hereby agrees that, in the event the employment of any
Continuing Employee is terminated for any reason prior to the date on which the
first quarterly cash bonuses after the Effective Time otherwise would be paid in
accordance with Company Benefit Plans in effect on the date of this Agreement,
then Parent shall pay such individual, concurrent with such termination, the
amount he/she would be entitled to receive if such individual remained an
employee of Company or any of its Subsidiaries through the end of the first
calendar quarter after and including the Effective Time and the scheduled date
of payment as if such Company Benefit Plan remained in full force and effect
through and including such dates.
5.10 Indemnification.
(a) Indemnity. From
and after the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent shall, and shall cause
Surviving Entity to, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each
Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who
becomes prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger, a director or officer
of Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor entity (the “Indemnified Parties”), against
all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees,
costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in
connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining
to the fact that the Indemnified Party is or was an officer or director of
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or
after the Effective Time of the First Merger, according to the indemnification
provisions of Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws as in effect on
the date of this Agreement. From and after the Effective Time of the
First Merger, subject to applicable Legal Requirements, Parent shall, and shall
cause Surviving Entity to, fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of
Company pursuant to any indemnification agreement existing prior to the date
hereof between Company and any Indemnified Party, true, complete and correct
copies of which have been provided to Parent prior to the date
hereof. The certificate of formation and limited liability company
operating agreement of Surviving Entity will contain provisions with respect to
exculpation, advancement of expenses and indemnification that are at least as
favorable to the Indemnified Parties as those contained in the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of Company as in effect on the date hereof, which
provisions will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of
six years from the Effective Time of the First Merger in any manner that would
adversely affect the rights thereunder of Indemnified Parties, unless such
modification is required by law.
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(b) Insurance. For a
period of six years after the Effective Time of the First Merger, Parent shall
cause Surviving Entity to maintain in effect Company’s current directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance (the “D&O Insurance”) covering
those Persons who are covered by the D&O Insurance as of the date hereof, a
true, complete and correct copy of which has been provided to Parent, for events
occurring at or prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger (including for
acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herby, to the extent that such
acts or omissions are covered by the D&O Insurance) on terms and in amounts
at least as favorable to such Persons as provided in the D&O Insurance;
provided, however, that
in no event shall Surviving Entity be required to expend in any one year in
excess of 200% of the annual premium currently paid by Company for such coverage
(which Company represents and warrants to be as set forth in
Section 5.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) (and to the extent the
annual premium would exceed 200% of the annual premium currently paid by Company
for such coverage, Parent shall cause Surviving Entity to maintain the maximum
amount of coverage as is reasonably available for such 200% of such annual
premium). To the extent that a six year “tail” policy to extend
Company’s existing D&O Insurance is available at or prior to the Closing
such that the lump sum payment for such coverage does not exceed 200% of the
annual premium currently paid by Company for such coverage, Company may, at its
option, obtain such “tail” policy. In the event that Company
purchases such “tail” policy prior to the Closing, Parent shall not take any
action to cause the “tail” policy to cease to be in full force and effect and
such “tail” policy shall satisfy Parent’s obligation under this
Section 5.10.
(c) Third–Party
Beneficiaries. This Section 5.10 is intended to be for
the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Indemnified Parties and their
heirs and personal representatives and shall be binding on Parent and Surviving
Entity and its successors and assigns. In the event Parent or
Surviving Entity or its successor or assign (i) consolidates with or merges
into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation
or entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each
case, proper provision shall be made so that the successor and assign of Parent
or Surviving Entity, as the case may be, honors the obligations set forth with
respect to Parent or Surviving Entity, as the case may be, in this
Section 5.10.
5.11 Form S-8. Parent
agrees to file with the SEC, no later than ten business days after the Closing
Date, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) relating to
the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable with respect to assumed Company
Options and issuable upon settlement of Company Restricted Stock Units eligible
for registration on Form S-8 and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement thereafter for so long
as any of such options or other rights remain
outstanding.
5.12 Treatment as
Reorganization.
(a) None
of Parent, Merger Subs or Company shall, and they shall not permit any of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take any action (or fail to take any action) prior
to or following the Closing that would reasonably be expected to cause the First
Merger and the Second Merger to fail to qualify as a reorganization with the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(b) Unless
otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section
1313(a) of the Code, each of Parent, Merger Subs and Company shall report the
First Merger, taken together with the Offer and the Second Merger, as a
"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(c) Parent,
on its behalf and on behalf of Merger Subs, and Company shall execute and
deliver to each of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to Parent and
Merger Subs (“MoFo”),
and Xxxxxx LLP, counsel to Company (“Cooley”), tax representation
letters in customary form at such time or times as reasonably requested by each
such law firm in connection with its delivery of the tax opinions referred to in
Section 6.1(f) and tax opinions satisfying the requirements of
Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities
Act. In rendering such opinions, each of such counsel shall be
entitled to rely on the tax representation letters referred to in this
Section 5.12(c).
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5.13 Board of
Directors. On or prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger, Parent will offer to two of the current directors of Company to elect
each of them to serve on Parent’s Board of Directors, such service to be
effective as of immediately following the Effective Time of the First Merger and
such service to be governed by Parent’s standard policies regarding its board of
directors, including its standard director compensation
policy. Parent will take all action necessary to cause the accepting
Company director(s) (the “Accepting Directors”) to join
the Board of Directors of Parent in accordance with such
offers. Parent agrees to cause the number of directors that will
comprise the full Board of Directors of Parent, effective as of immediately
following the Effective Time of the First Merger, to be fixed at a number not to
exceed eight (including the Accepting Directors).
5.14 Section 16
Matters. Prior to the Effective Time of the First Merger,
Parent and Company shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent
permitted under applicable Legal Requirements) to cause any dispositions of
Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Company
Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by Article I of this
Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Company, and the
acquisition of Parent Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect
to Parent Common Stock) by each individual who is or will be subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to
Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
5.15 Merger Subs
Compliance. Parent shall cause Merger Subs to comply with all
of their obligations under or relating to this Agreement. Neither
Merger Sub shall engage in any business that is not in connection with the
Transaction and the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.16 Reservation of Parent Common
Stock. Effective at or prior to the Effective Time of the
First Merger, Parent shall reserve (free from preemptive rights) out of its
reserved but unissued shares of Parent Common Stock, for the purposes of
effecting the conversion of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock pursuant to this Agreement, sufficient shares of Parent Common Stock to
provide for such conversion as well as the issuance of Parent Common Stock upon
the exercise or settlement of Company Options, Company Restricted Stock and
Company Restricted Stock Units assumed by Parent under
Section 5.9.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
6.1 Conditions to the Obligations of
Each Party to Effect the First Merger. The respective
obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the First Merger shall be
subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, if permissible under applicable Legal
Requirements) on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a)
Parent
Stockholder Approval. The First Merger, including the Share
Issuance, shall have been approved by the requisite vote under applicable Legal
Requirements and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq by the stockholders of
Parent.
(b) Company Stockholder
Approval. This Agreement shall have been adopted by the
requisite vote under applicable Legal Requirements by the stockholders of
Company.
(c)
No
Order. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule,
regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or other order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) that (i) is in effect and
(ii) has the effect of making the Transaction illegal or otherwise
prohibiting consummation of the Transaction.
(d) Registration Statement
Effective. The SEC shall have declared the Registration
Statement effective. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no
proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened in writing
by the SEC.
(e) HSR Act, Other Antitrust
Matters. The waiting period (and any extension thereof) under
the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired
or been terminated. Satisfaction of other material foreign antitrust
requirements reasonably determined to apply prior to the Closing in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained.
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(f) Tax
Opinions. Parent and Company shall each have received written
opinions from their tax counsel (MoFo and Cooley, respectively), in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to them, to the effect that the First Merger,
together with the Second Merger, will constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the issuance of such opinions shall
be conditioned upon the receipt by such counsel of the tax representation
letters of Parent, Merger Subs and Company referred to in Section 5.12(b))
and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn.
(g) Nasdaq
Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in
connection with the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and upon
exercise of the Company Options to be assumed by Parent in the First Merger
shall have been authorized for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of
issuance.
6.2 Additional Conditions to the
Obligations of Company. The obligation of Company to
consummate and effect the First Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on
or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any of which
may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Company:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Parent and
Merger Subs contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date
of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing
Date except (A) for failures to be true and correct that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
(B) for those representations and warranties that address matters only as
of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct,
subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (A), as of
such particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the
accuracy of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date,
(x) all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications (other than the Material
Adverse Effect qualification set forth in Section 3.5) and other
qualifications based on the word “material” contained in such representations
and warranties shall be disregarded; (y) any update of or modification to
the Parent Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the
date of this Agreement shall be disregarded and (z) the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.2(a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) shall be true and
correct in all respects except for any de minimis inaccuracy
therein). Company shall have received a certificate with respect to
the foregoing signed on behalf of Parent, with respect to the representations
and warranties of Parent, by an authorized executive officer of Parent and a
certificate with respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of Merger Subs, with
respect to the representations and warranties of Merger Subs, by an authorized
executive officer of Merger Subs.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Parent and Merger Subs shall have performed or
complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing
Date, and Company shall have received a certificate with respect to the
foregoing signed on behalf of Parent, with respect to the covenants of Parent,
by an authorized executive officer of Parent and a certificate with respect to
the foregoing signed on behalf of each Merger Sub, with respect to the covenants
of such Merger Sub, by an authorized executive officer of such Merger
Sub.
(c) Material Adverse
Effect. No Material Adverse Effect on Parent shall have
occurred since the date hereof and be continuing.
6.3 Additional Conditions to the
Obligations of Parent. The obligations of Parent and Merger
Subs to consummate and effect the First Merger shall be subject to the
satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following
conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by Parent and
Merger Subs:
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(a) Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Company
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date
except (A) for failures to be true and correct that, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company and its Subsidiaries, take as a whole, or (B) for
those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a
particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject
to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (A), as of such
particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the
accuracy of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date,
(x) all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications (other than the Material
Adverse Effect qualification set forth in Section 2.5) and other
qualifications based on the word “material” contained in such representations
and warranties shall be disregarded, (y) any update of or modification to
the Company Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the
date of this Agreement shall be disregarded and (z) the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 2.2 (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) shall be true and
correct in all respects except for any de minimis inaccuracy
therein). Parent and Merger Subs shall have received a certificate
with respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of Company by an authorized
executive officer of Company.
(b) Agreements and
Covenants. Company shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by this Agreement
to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date, and
Parent and Merger Subs shall have received a certificate to such effect signed
on behalf of Company by an authorized executive officer of Company.
(c) Material Adverse
Effect. No Material Adverse Effect on Company shall have
occurred since the date hereof and be continuing.
(d) Auction Rate
Securities. Company shall exercise its put rights with respect
to its auction rate securities, as described in Company Designated SEC
Reports.
ARTICLE
VII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
7.1
Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the
terminating party or parties, and except as provided below, whether before or
after the requisite approvals of the stockholders of Company or Parent:
(a) by
mutual written consent duly authorized by the Boards of Directors of Parent and
Company;
(b) by
either Company or Parent if the First Merger shall not have been consummated by
December 31, 2010 (the “Outside
Date”); provided,
however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure
to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the First
Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act
constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;
(c) by
either Company or Parent if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action (including the failure to have taken
an action), in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining
or otherwise prohibiting the First Merger, which order, decree, ruling or other
action is final and nonappealable;
(d) by
either Company or Parent if the adoption of this Agreement as contemplated by
this Agreement shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain
the required vote at the Stockholders’ Meeting of Company duly convened therefor
or at any adjournment or postponement thereof at which the applicable vote is
taken;
(e) by
either Company or Parent if the approval of the First Merger, including the
Share Issuance by the shareholders of Parent as contemplated by this Agreement
shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain the required
vote at the Stockholders’ Meeting of Parent duly convened therefor or at any
adjournment or postponement thereof at which the applicable vote is
taken;
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(f) by
Parent if a Triggering Event (as defined below in this Section 7.1) with
respect to Company shall have occurred, provided that any such
termination must occur within 10 business days after the Triggering
Event;
(g) by
Company (as authorized by its Board of Directors), upon a breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Parent and Merger
Subs set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent
and Merger Subs shall have become inaccurate, in either case such that the
conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) would not be
satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or
warranty shall have become inaccurate; provided that if such
inaccuracy in Parent’s and Merger Subs’ representations and warranties or breach
by Parent and Merger Subs is curable by Parent and Merger Subs prior to the
Outside Date, then Company may not terminate this Agreement under this
Section 7.1(g) prior to 30 days following the receipt of written notice
from Company to Parent and Merger Subs of such inaccuracy or breach; provided further that Parent
exercises commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach through such
30-day period (it being understood that Company may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.1(g) if it shall have materially breached this
Agreement or if such inaccuracy or breach by Parent and Merger Subs is cured in
all material respects within such 30-day period); and
(h) by
Parent (as authorized by its Board of Directors), upon a breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Company set forth
in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Company shall have
become inaccurate, in either case such that the conditions set forth in
Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b) would not be satisfied as of the time
of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have
become inaccurate; provided that if such
inaccuracy in Company’s representations and warranties or breach by Company is
curable by Company prior to the Outside Date, then Parent may not terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(h) prior to 30 days following the receipt
of written notice from Parent to Company of such inaccuracy or breach; provided further that Company
exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cure such breach through such 30-day
period (it being understood that Parent may not terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.1(h) if it shall have materially breached this
Agreement or if such inaccuracy or breach by Company is cured in all material
respects within such 30-day period).
For the
purposes of this Agreement, a “Triggering Event” shall be
deemed to have occurred if: (i) Company’s Board of Directors or any
committee thereof shall for any reason have made a Change of Recommendation,
(ii) Company shall have failed to include in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
the recommendation of its Board of Directors in favor of the adoption of this
Agreement, (iii) after receipt by Company of a publicly disclosed
Acquisition Proposal, its Board of Directors fails to reaffirm (publicly, if so
requested) its recommendation in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, within
10 business days after Parent requests in writing that such recommendation be
reaffirmed, (iv) Company’s Board of Directors or any committee thereof
shall have approved or recommended any Acquisition Proposal, (v) Company
shall have entered into any letter of intent or similar document or any contract
or commitment accepting any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality
agreement as contemplated by Section 5.3(c)(i)), (vi) a tender or
exchange offer relating to Company’s securities shall have been commenced by a
Person unaffiliated with Parent and Company shall not have sent to its security
holders pursuant to Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Securities Act, within 10
business days after such tender or exchange offer is first published, sent or
given, a statement disclosing that the Board of Directors of
Company recommends rejection of such tender or exchange offer,
(vii) Company shall have publicly announced its intention to do any of the
foregoing or (viii) Company has materially breached the provisions of
Section 5.2 or 5.3 hereof.
7.2 Notice of Termination; Effect of
Termination. Any termination of this Agreement under
Section 7.1 above will be effective immediately upon the delivery of a
valid written notice of Parent or Company to the other party. In the
event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1, this
Agreement shall be of no further force or effect, except (a) as set forth
in Section 5.4(a), this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article
VIII, each of which shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and
(b) nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for damages for
common law fraud in connection with, or any intentional or willful breach of,
this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the
obligations of the parties contained in the Non-Disclosure Agreement, which
agreement shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms.
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7.3 Fees and
Expenses.
(a) General. Except as
set forth in this Section 7.3, all fees and expenses incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by
the party incurring such expenses whether or not the First Merger is
consummated; provided,
however, that Parent and Company shall share equally all fees and
expenses, other than attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses (which shall
be paid by the party incurring such fee or expense), incurred in relation to
(i) the printing and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus
(including any preliminary materials related thereto) and the Registration
Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) and any amendments or
supplements thereto and (ii) the filing fee for the Notification and Report
Forms filed with the FTC and DOJ under the HSR Act and premerger notification
and reports forms under similar applicable Legal Requirements of other
jurisdictions, in each case pursuant to Section 5.6(a).
(b) Payment by
Company. In the event that this Agreement is
terminated:
(i) by
Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(f), then Company shall promptly, but in no
event later than two business days after the date of such termination, pay
Parent a fee equal to $8,350,000 in immediately available funds (the “Company
Termination Fee”); or
(ii) (x)
(I) by Parent pursuant to Section 7.1(b) provided that =Company’s action or
failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the
First Merger to occur on or before the Outside Date and such action or failure
to act constituted a material breach of this Agreement or (II) by Parent or
Company pursuant to Section 7.1(d) and (y) following the date hereof and
prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or
Section 7.1(d), as the case may be, any Acquisition Proposal with respect
to Company shall have been publicly disclosed and not withdrawn and
(A) within 12 months following the termination of this Agreement an
Acquisition (as defined in Section 7.3(b)(iv)) of Company is consummated or
(B) within 12 months following the termination of this Agreement Company
enters into an agreement providing for an Acquisition of Company, then Company
shall promptly pay Parent the Company Termination Fee, but in no event later
than two business days after the first to occur of (A) or (B) (it
being understood that only one Company Termination Fee shall be payable in the
event that (A) and (B) both occur).
(iii) Interest and Costs; Other
Remedies. Company acknowledges that the agreements contained
in this Section 7.3(b) are integral parts of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, Parent would not enter
into this Agreement. Accordingly, if Company fails to pay in a timely
manner the amounts due pursuant to this Section 7.3(b), and, in order to
obtain such payment, Parent makes a claim that results in a judgment against
Company, Company shall pay to Parent its reasonable costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection with such
suit, together with interest on the amounts set forth in this
Section 7.3(b) from the date such payment becomes due pursuant to this
Section 7.3(b) to the date paid at the prime rate (as announced by
Citibank, N.A. or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such payment was
required to be made. Payment of the fees described in this
Section 7.3(b) shall not relieve Company from any liability incurred in the
event of breach of this Agreement to the extent provided in clause (b) of
Section 7.2 hereof.
(iv) Certain
Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 7.3(b)
only, “Acquisition”
shall mean the transactions contemplated by an Acquisition Proposal (other than
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); provided that for the purpose
of this definition, the term “Acquisition Proposal” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 5.3(g)(i), except that references to “15%”
therein shall be deemed to be references to “50%.”
7.4 Amendment. Subject
to applicable Legal Requirements, this Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors,
at any time before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with
the Merger Agreement and the Transaction by the stockholders of Parent and
Company, provided,
however, after such
approval, no amendment shall be made which by applicable Legal Requirements or
in accordance with the rules of any relevant stock exchange requires further
approval by such stockholders without such further stockholder
approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by execution of an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Merger Subs and
Company.
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7.5 Extension;
Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time of the First
Merger, any party hereto, by action taken or authorized by its Board of
Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed: (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto,
(b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to
such party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and
(c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the
benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of
a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth
in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. Delay in
exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such
right.
ARTICLE
VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.1 Non-Survival of Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of Company,
Parent and Merger Subs contained in this Agreement, or any instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, shall terminate at the Effective Time of the First
Merger, and only the covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time of
the First Merger and this Article VIII shall survive the Effective Time of the
First Merger.
8.2 Notices. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally,
(b) on the date of confirmation of receipt (or, the first business day
following such receipt if the date is not a business day) of transmission by
telecopy or facsimile or electronic transmission (“pdf”), or (c) on the
date of confirmation of receipt (or, the first business day following such
receipt if the date is not a business day) if delivered by a nationally
recognized courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered
as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated
in writing by the party to receive such notice:
(i) if
to Parent or Merger Subs, to:
Sonic
Solutions
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
with
copies to:
Xxxxxxxx
& Xxxxxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
(ii) if
to Company, to:
DivX,
Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
copies to:
Xxxxxx
LLP
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy
No.: (000) 000-0000
8.3 Interpretation; Certain
Definitions.
(a) When
a reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to an
Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a
reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a
section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. For purposes of
this Agreement, the words “include,” “includes” and “including,” when used herein,
shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement. When reference is made herein to “the business of” an entity,
such reference shall be deemed to include the business of such entity and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. When reference is made herein to a
“business day,” such
reference shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday and any day which is
a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or California or is a
day on which banking institutions located in New York, New York or in the State
of California are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to
close. When reference is made in this Agreement to information that
has been “made
available,” then (1) with respect to information that has been “made
available” to Parent, that shall mean that such information was either
(A) included in the Company Designated SEC Reports or (B) included in
the Company electronic data room no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the
date of this Agreement, and (2) with respect to information that has been
“made available” to Company, that shall mean that such information was either
(A) included in the Parent Designated SEC Reports or (B) included in
the Parent electronic data room no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the
date of this Agreement.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Affiliate” of a specified
Person means a Person who, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such specified Person.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Company Designated SEC
Reports” shall mean Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2009 and any report filed with the SEC by Company
pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of filing of such Form 10-K on the
SEC’s XXXXX system at least three business days prior to the date of this
Agreement (other than any information that is contained solely in the “Risk
Factors” and “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of such
Company Designated SEC Reports, and other than any other forward-looking
statements contained in such Company Designated SEC Reports).
(d) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Knowledge” means, with respect
to Company, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on
Section 8.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and, with respect to
Parent, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 8.3(d) of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule.
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(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect,” when
used in connection with Parent or Company, means any fact, result, condition,
change, event, development, violation, circumstance or effect (any such item, an
“Effect”) that,
individually or when taken together with all other Effects that have occurred
prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Material Adverse
Effect, has or is reasonably likely to have (i) a material adverse effect
on the business, operations, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities,
capitalization, condition (financial or other) or results of operations of such
party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) a material adverse
effect on the ability of such party to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable Legal
Requirements; provided,
however, that in no
event shall any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to
constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining
whether there has been or will likely be, a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or
Company and such party’s Subsidiaries: (A) any Effect resulting from
national, regional or world economic conditions or conditions generally
affecting the industry in which Company and Parent operate, except in either
case to the extent such party is or is reasonably likely to be materially
disproportionately affected thereby as compared to such party’s industry peers,
(B) any Effect resulting from actions required to be taken by the parties
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (other than, in the case of Company,
Section 4.1(a) and in the case of Parent, Section 4.2(a)),
(C) any Effect attributable to the announcement, performance or pendency of
the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(D) a change in the stock price or trading volume of such entity, or any
failure of such entity to meet published revenue or earnings projections, provided that clause
(D) shall not exclude any underlying Effect that may have caused such
change in stock price or trading volume or failure to meet published revenue or
earnings projections, (E) any adverse effect resulting from any act of
terrorism, war, national or international calamity or any other similar event,
except in either case to the extent such party is or is reasonably likely to be
materially disproportionately affected thereby as compared to such party’s
industry peers, (F) any Effect resulting from or relating to any change in
GAAP or principles or (G) any Effect resulting from changes in Legal
Requirements, except to the extent such party is or is reasonably likely to be
materially disproportionately affected thereby as compared to such party’s
industry peers.
(f) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Parent Designated SEC Reports”
shall mean Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2009 and any report filed with the SEC by Parent pursuant to the
Exchange Act after the date of filing of such Form 10-K on the SEC’s XXXXX
system at least three business days prior to the date hereof (other than any
information that is contained solely in the “Risk Factors” and “Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements” sections of such Parent Designated SEC Reports, and
other than any other forward-looking statements contained in such Parent SEC
Reports).
(g) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Person” shall mean any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock
company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Entity.
8.4 Disclosure
Schedules. The disclosure set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall provide an exception to or
otherwise qualify (a) the representations and warranties of Company and
Parent and Merger Subs, respectively, contained in the section or subsection of
this Agreement corresponding by number to such disclosure and (b) the other
representations and warranties in this Agreement to the extent it is reasonably
apparent from a reading of such disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to
such other representations and warranties. No reference to or
disclosure of any item or other matter in the Company Disclosure Schedule or the
Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be construed as an admission or indication that
(i) such item or other matter is material, (ii) such item or other
matter is required to be referred to or disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule, respectively, or (iii) any
breach or violation of any Legal Requirements or any Contract exists or has
actually occurred.
8.5 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the
other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart.
8.6 Entire Agreement; Third-Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the documents and
instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto as contemplated by or
referred to herein, including the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof, it being understood that the Non-Disclosure Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect until the Closing and shall survive any
termination of this Agreement and (b) are not intended to confer upon any
other Person any rights or remedies hereunder, except as specifically provided,
following the Effective Time of the First Merger, in
Section 5.10.
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8.7 Severability. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof
becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void
or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force
and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the
parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or
unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision
that will achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and
other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
8.8 Other
Remedies. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all
remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with
and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon
such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the
exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached.
8.9 Governing Law; Specific Performance;
Jurisdiction.
(a) This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
(b) The
parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed
that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
of this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state
appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware
Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any
state or federal court within the State of Delaware).
(c) Each
of the parties irrevocably (i) agrees that any legal action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or
for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and
the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto
or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the
Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the
State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept
jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the
State of Delaware); (ii) submits with regard to any such action or proceeding
for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the
personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring
any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts; and (iii) waives,
and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or
otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement,
(A) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the
above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance
with this Section 8.9, (B) any claim that it or its property is exempt
or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process
commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to
judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or
otherwise) and (C) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal
Requirements, any claim that (x) the suit, action or proceeding in such
court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (y) the venue of such suit,
action or proceeding is improper or (z) this Agreement, or the subject
matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
8.10 Rules of
Construction. The parties hereto agree that they have been
represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement
and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of
construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will
be construed against the party drafting such agreement or
document.
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8.11 Assignment. No
party may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or
obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other
parties. Any purported assignment in violation of this
Section 8.11 shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentence,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
8.12 Waiver of Jury
Trial. EACH OF PARENT, MERGER SUB AND COMPANY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF PARENT, MERGER SUB OR COMPANY IN
THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by
their duly authorized respective officers as of the date first written
above.
SONIC
SOLUTIONS
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title
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Executive
Vice President, Chief
Financial
Officer and General Counsel
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SIRACUSA
MERGER CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title:
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Secretary and Treasurer | |
SIRACUSA
MERGER LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
Title:
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Secretary and Treasurer | |
DIVX,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxx | |
Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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