Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CP MERGER CORPORATION
and
CELL PATHWAYS, INC.
Dated as of February 7, 2003
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS .................................................................................... 1
SECTION 1.01. Definitions ....................................................................... 1
ARTICLE II THE MERGER .................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2.01. The Merger ........................................................................ 6
SECTION 2.02. Effective Time; Closing ........................................................... 6
SECTION 2.03. Effect of the Merger .............................................................. 6
SECTION 2.04. Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws ............................................. 6
SECTION 2.05. Directors and Officers ............................................................ 6
SECTION 2.06. Conversion of Securities .......................................................... 6
SECTION 2.07. Employee Stock Options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Company Warrants ......... 7
SECTION 2.08. Exchange of Certificates .......................................................... 8
SECTION 2.09. Appraisal Rights .................................................................. 10
SECTION 2.10. Stock Transfer Books .............................................................. 10
SECTION 2.11. Adjustments ....................................................................... 10
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY ................................................ 10
SECTION 3.01. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries ...................................... 10
SECTION 3.02. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws .......................................... 11
SECTION 3.03. Capitalization .................................................................... 11
SECTION 3.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement .............................................. 11
SECTION 3.05. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents ........................................ 12
SECTION 3.06. Permits; Compliance ............................................................... 12
SECTION 3.07. SEC Filings; Financial Statements ................................................. 13
SECTION 3.08. Absence of Certain Changes or Events .............................................. 14
SECTION 3.09. Absence of Litigation ............................................................. 14
SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans ............................................................ 15
SECTION 3.11. Labor and Employment Matters ...................................................... 16
SECTION 3.12. Property and Leases ............................................................... 17
SECTION 3.13. Intellectual Property ............................................................. 17
SECTION 3.14. Taxes ............................................................................. 19
SECTION 3.15. Environmental Matters ............................................................. 20
SECTION 3.16. Material Contracts ................................................................ 21
SECTION 3.17. Insurance ......................................................................... 21
SECTION 3.18. Brokers ........................................................................... 22
SECTION 3.19. Takeover Laws ..................................................................... 22
SECTION 3.20. Amendment to Rights Agreement ..................................................... 22
SECTION 3.21. Certain Business Practices ........................................................ 22
SECTION 3.22. [RESERVED ......................................................................... 22
SECTION 3.23. Vote Required ..................................................................... 22
SECTION 3.24. Opinion of Financial Advisors ..................................................... 22
SECTION 3.25. Regulatory Issues ................................................................. 23
SECTION 3.26. Full Disclosure ................................................................... 24
SECTION 3.27. Corporate Governance Compliance ................................................... 24
SECTION 3.28. Related Party Transactions ........................................................ 24
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB ....................................... 24
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Organization ............................................................ 24
SECTION 4.02. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws .......................................... 24
SECTION 4.03. Capitalization .................................................................... 24
SECTION 4.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement .............................................. 25
SECTION 4.05. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents ........................................ 25
SECTION 4.06. SEC Filings; Financial Statements ................................................. 26
SECTION 4.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events .............................................. 27
SECTION 4.08. Absence of Litigation ............................................................. 27
SECTION 4.09. Property and Leases ............................................................... 27
SECTION 4.10. Taxes ............................................................................. 27
SECTION 4.11. Brokers ........................................................................... 27
SECTION 4.12. Certain Business Practices ........................................................ 27
SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure ................................................................... 28
SECTION 4.14. Corporate Governance Compliance ................................................... 28
SECTION 4.15. Related Party Transactions ........................................................ 28
ARTICLE V CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER ......................................................... 28
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger ............................ 28
SECTION 5.02. Fees and Expenses ................................................................ 30
SECTION 5.03. Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Merger ................................. 30
ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS ........................................................................ 30
SECTION 6.01. Registration Statement; Proxy Statement ........................................... 30
SECTION 6.02. Stockholders' Meeting ............................................................. 31
SECTION 6.03. Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings ............................................. 31
SECTION 6.04. Access to Information; Confidentiality ............................................ 32
SECTION 6.05. No Solicitation of Transactions ................................................... 33
SECTION 6.06. Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance ............................ 34
SECTION 6.07. Notification of Certain Matters ................................................... 35
SECTION 6.08. Public Announcements .............................................................. 35
SECTION 6.09. Tax Opinion Matters ............................................................... 36
SECTION 6.10. Affiliates ........................................................................ 36
SECTION 6.11. Tax-free Reorganization ........................................................... 36
SECTION 6.12. Comparability of Employee Benefits ................................................ 36
SECTION 6.13. Further Assurances ................................................................ 37
SECTION 6.14. HSR Act ........................................................................... 37
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER ..................................................................... 37
SECTION 7.01. Conditions to the Merger .......................................................... 37
SECTION 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub ............................ 38
SECTION 7.03. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company ...................................... 39
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER ........................................................... 39
SECTION 8.01. Termination ....................................................................... 39
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SECTION 8.02. Effect of Termination ............................................................. 40
SECTION 8.03. Fees and Expenses ................................................................. 40
SECTION 8.04. Amendment ......................................................................... 41
SECTION 8.05. Waiver ............................................................................ 41
ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................ 41
SECTION 9.01. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties ..................................... 41
SECTION 9.02. Notices ........................................................................... 41
SECTION 9.03. Severability ...................................................................... 42
SECTION 9.04. Entire Agreement; Assignment ...................................................... 42
SECTION 9.05. Parties in Interest ............................................................... 43
SECTION 9.06. Specific Performance .............................................................. 43
SECTION 9.07. Governing Law ..................................................................... 43
SECTION 9.08. Waiver of Jury Trial .............................................................. 43
SECTION 9.09. Headings .......................................................................... 43
SECTION 9.10. Counterparts ...................................................................... 43
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 7, 2003 (this
"Agreement"), among OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Parent"), CP Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Cell Pathways, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to cause Merger Sub, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware Law"), to merge with
and into the Company (the "Merger");
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has (i)
determined that the Merger is fair to the holders of Shares (as defined in
Section 2.06(a)) and is in the best interests of such stockholders and (ii)
approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and unanimously
has recommended that the stockholders of the Company adopt this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has determined that the
Merger is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders and has approved
and, as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has adopted this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the
Merger shall qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a)
of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this Agreement:
"Acquisition Proposal" means (i) any bona fide written proposal or
offer from any person relating to any direct or indirect acquisition of
(A) all or at least 20% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or (B) any equity securities of the Company or of its
Subsidiaries (except in respect of the issuance of equity securities by
the Company related to the exercise or conversion of options or warrants
outstanding as of the date hereof); (ii) any tender offer or exchange
offer, as defined pursuant to the Exchange Act, for any class of equity
securities of the Company; (iii) any merger, consolidation, business
combination, sale of all or at least 20% of the consolidated assets,
recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction
involving the Company or its Subsidiaries, other than the Merger; or (iv)
any other transaction the consummation of which would impede, interfere
with, prevent or materially delay the Merger or would materially dilute
the benefits to Parent of the Transactions contemplated hereby. An
Acquisition Proposal includes a Superior Proposal.
"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.
"beneficial owner", with respect to any Shares, means a person who
shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such Shares (i) which such
person or any of its affiliates or associates (as such term is defined in
Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) beneficially owns, directly
or indirectly, (ii) which such person or any of its affiliates or
associates has, directly or indirectly, (A) the right to acquire (whether
such right is exercisable immediately or subject to the passage of time or
other conditions), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or
options, or otherwise, or (B) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement or understanding or (iii) which are beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by any other persons with whom such person or any
of its affiliates or associates or person with whom such person or any of
its affiliates or associates has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing
of any Shares.
"business day" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 14d-1(g)(3)
under the Exchange Act.
"Company Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule referred
to herein and delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub on the
date hereof.
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means any event, circumstance,
change or effect that is materially adverse to the business, condition
(financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that a Material Adverse
Effect shall not include (A) any events, circumstances, changes and
effects that are generally applicable to (i) the pharmaceutical industry,
or (ii) the United States economy including, but not limited to, any acts
of terrorism or any outbreak of hostilities or war, provided that the
Company and its Subsidiaries are not disproportionately affected thereby,
(B) any change, effect or circumstance resulting from the transactions
contemplated hereby or the announcement hereof, (C) any change in the
trading price or trading volume of the Company's Common Stock (unless the
event underlying such change in price or volume would otherwise constitute
a Company Material Adverse Effect), (D) the delisting of the Company's
Common Stock from the Nasdaq National Market or (E) any decline in the
Company's cash position in the ordinary course of business.
"control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under common
control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, or as trustee
or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or credit
arrangement or otherwise.
"Environmental Laws" means any United States federal, state, local
or non-United States laws or regulations in effect as of the date hereof
relating to (i) releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances or
materials containing Hazardous Substances; (ii) the manufacture, handling,
transport, use, treatment, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances or
materials containing Hazardous Substances; or (iii) pollution or
protection of the environment, health or natural resources.
"ERISA Affiliate" means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) under common control with the Company or its Subsidiaries
and which, together with the Company or its Subsidiaries, is treated as a
single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
the Code.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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"Governmental Authority" means any: (i) nation, principality, state,
commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other
jurisdiction of any nature; (ii) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign
or other government; (iii) governmental or quasi governmental authority of
any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department,
agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board,
instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit,
body or entity and any court or other tribunal); (iv) multinational
organization or body; or (v) individual, entity or body exercising, or
entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial,
administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power
of any nature.
"Group" means, individually and collectively, (i) the Company, or
(ii) its Subsidiaries.
"Hazardous Substances" means (i) those substances defined in or
regulated as hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes under any
applicable Environmental Law; (ii) petroleum and petroleum products,
including crude oil and any fractions thereof; (iii) natural gas,
synthetic gas, and any mixtures thereof; (iv) polychlorinated biphenyls,
asbestos and radon; and (v) any other contaminant.
"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
"knowledge of the Company" means the actual knowledge of each of the
individuals set forth in Section 1.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
"Parent Common Stock" means the common stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of Parent.
"Parent Material Adverse Effect" means any event, circumstance,
change or effect that is materially adverse to the business, condition
(financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that a Material Adverse
Effect shall not include (A) any events, circumstances, changes and
effects that are generally applicable to (i) the pharmaceutical industry,
or (ii) the United States economy including, but not limited to, any acts
of terrorism or any outbreak of hostilities or war, provided that Parent
and its Subsidiaries are not disproportionately affected thereby, (B) any
change, effect or circumstance resulting from the transactions
contemplated hereby or the announcement hereof, (C) any change in the
trading price or trading volume of Parent's Common Stock (unless the event
underlying such change in price or volume would otherwise constitute a
Parent Material Adverse Effect), (D) the delisting of Parent's Common
Stock from the Nasdaq National Market or (E) any decline in Parent's cash
position in the ordinary course of business.
"person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, syndicate, person (including,
without limitation, a "person" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government, political
subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
"Parent Disclosure Schedule" means the Disclosure Schedule referred
to herein and delivered by Parent to the Company on the date hereof.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SEC Reports" means (i) the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K
for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999, 2000, 2001, respectively,
(ii) the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2002, (iii) the Company's proxy
statement relating to the Company's 2002 annual meeting of stockholders,
and
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(iv) all other forms, reports and other registration statements filed by
the Company with the SEC since January 1, 2002.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" of the Company, the Surviving
Corporation, Parent or any other person means an affiliate controlled by
such person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries.
"Tax" or "Taxes" means (i) means all taxes, however, denominated,
including any interest, penalties or other additions to tax that may
become payable in respect thereof, imposed by any federal, territorial,
state or local government or any agency or political subdivision of any
such government, which taxes shall include, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all income or profits taxes (including, but
not limited to, federal income taxes and state income taxes), payroll and
employee withholding taxes, unemployment insurance, social security taxes,
sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes,
gross receipts taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real and
personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, transfer taxes,
workers' compensation, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premiums and
other governmental charges, and other obligations of the same or of a
similar nature to any of the foregoing, which are required to be paid,
withheld or collected, (ii) any liability for payment of amounts described
in clause (i) whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any
period, or otherwise through operation of law, and (iii) any liability for
the payment of amounts described in clauses (i) or (ii) as a result of any
tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other
express or implied agreement to indemnify any other person.
"Tax Returns" means all reports, estimates, declarations of
estimated Tax, information statements and returns relating to, or required
to be filed in connection with, any Taxes, including information returns
or reports with respect to backup withholding and other payments to third
parties.
"Treasury Regulations" means the temporary and final regulations
issued by the U.S. Treasury Department under the Code.
(b) The following terms have the meaning set forth in the Sections
set forth below:
Defined Term Location of Definition
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Action 3.09
Affiliate Agreement 6.10
Agreement Preamble
Assumed Employees 6.12
Assumed Option 2.07(a)
Blue Sky Laws 3.05(b)
Board Recitals
Certificate of Merger 2.02
Certificates 2.08(b)
clinical data developed by or on behalf of the Company 3.13(a)
Closing Date 2.02
Code Recitals
Company Preamble
Company Common Stock 2.06(a)
Company Data Base and Data Collections 3.13(a)
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Company Financial Advisor 3.24
Company Preferred Stock 3.03
Company Registered Intellectual Property 3.13(b)
Company Required Approvals 3.05(b)
Company Stock Option Plans 2.07(a)
Confidentiality Agreements 6.04(b)
Contingent Value Right 2.06(a)
Delaware Law Recitals
Effective Time 2.02
Environmental Permits 3.15
ERISA 3.10(a)
ESPP 2.07(d)
Exchange Agent 2.08(a)
Exchange Fund 2.08(a)
Exchange Ratio 2.06(a)
GAAP 3.07(b)
Indemnified Parties 6.06(b)
Intellectual Property 3.13(a)
Investigator-Initiated Clinical Study Data 3.13(a)
Law 3.05(a)
Material Contracts 3.16(a)
Merger Recitals
Merger Consideration 2.06(a)
Merger Sub Preamble
Multiemployer Plan 3.10(b)
Multiple Employer Plan 3.10(b)
Parent Preamble
Parent SEC Reports 4.06(a)
Permits 3.06
Plans 3.10(a)
Proprietary Information 6.04(b)
Proxy Statement 6.01(a)
Registered Intellectual Property 3.13(a)
Registration Statement 6.01(a)
Restraints 7.01(b)
Revised Offer 6.05(f)
Rights 3.03
Rights Agreement 3.03
Series A Exchangeable Preferred Stock 4.03
Series A Preferred Stock 4.03
Shares 2.06(a)
Stockholders' Meeting 6.02
Subsidiary 3.01(a)
Superior Proposal 6.05(a)
Surviving Corporation 2.01
Terminating Company Breach 8.01(g)
Terminating Parent Breach 8.01(f)
Termination Fee 8.03(a)
2002 Balance Sheet 3.07(c)
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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
SECTION 2.01. The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in Article VII, and in accordance with Delaware Law, at the Effective Time
(as hereinafter defined) Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company.
As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger
(the "Surviving Corporation").
SECTION 2.02. Effective Time; Closing. As promptly as practicable after
the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VII, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by
filing a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger") with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as is required by, and executed
in accordance with, the relevant provisions of Delaware Law (the date and time
of such filing being the "Effective Time"). On a date prior to such filing (the
"Closing Date"), a closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx PC, The Chrysler Center, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other place as the parties shall agree, for the purpose
of confirming the satisfaction or waiver, as the case may be, of the conditions
set forth in Article VII.
SECTION 2.03. Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of
the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of Delaware Law.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the
Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all
debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the
Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations,
restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 2.04. Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws.
(a) At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall be amended so as to contain the provisions, and only the provisions,
contained immediately prior thereto in the certificate of incorporation of
Merger Sub.
(b) Unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective
Time, the by-laws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended
as provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation and such by-laws.
SECTION 2.05. Directors and Officers. The directors of Merger Sub
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the
Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of
Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers
of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are
duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or approval. The Company shall cause the officers and directors of
the Company to submit their resignations to the Surviving Corporation effective
as of the Effective Time.
SECTION 2.06. Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company or
the holders of any of the following securities:
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(a) Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company ("Company Common Stock"; all issued and outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Shares") issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except as otherwise
provided in Section 2.06(b) or Section 2.09) and all rights in respect thereof
shall be converted automatically, subject to Section 2.08(e), into the right to
receive .0567 of a share of Parent Common Stock (such number, the "Exchange
Ratio") and a 5-year contingent value right, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, to receive .0400 shares of Parent Common Stock (the
"Contingent Value Right"). The shares of Parent Common Stock (together with the
cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock as specified below) and
the Contingent Value Rights to be received pursuant hereto are the "Merger
Consideration".
(b) Each Share held in the treasury of the Company and each Share
owned by Merger Sub, Parent or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent or of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
canceled without any conversion thereof and no payment or distribution shall be
made with respect thereto; and
(c) Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger
Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 2.07. Employee Stock Options, Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
Company Warrants.
(a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase
Shares under the stock option plans listed in Section 3.10(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (the "Company Stock Option Plans") that is not exercised on
or prior to the Closing Date, will terminate in accordance with the terms of
such plan and the agreements entered into under such plan. Prior to the Closing
Date, the Company shall take any corporate action necessary to effectuate the
foregoing and the Company shall give any required notice to participants in the
Company Stock Option Plans of the cancellation of the plan, and each participant
shall have the right to exercise his or her outstanding option(s) under the plan
in full.
(b) Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company shall take all
necessary action, including obtaining the consent of the individual option
holders, if necessary, to take the actions described in Section 2.07(a).
(c) The Company shall take all action reasonably necessary to
approve the disposition of the Company Stock Options in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement so as to exempt such dispositions
under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.
(d) Each outstanding option to purchase Shares under the Company's
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") shall be treated in accordance with
the provisions of the ESPP (including Section 12(B)(iii) thereof). Prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall give any required notice to participants in the
ESPP of the cancellation of the ESPP, and each participant shall have the right
to exercise his or her outstanding option under the ESPP in full based on
accumulated payroll deductions then credited to his or her account. Thereafter,
no new payroll contributions shall be accepted by, or made to, the ESPP, any
cash remaining in participants' accounts will be distributed to participants,
and the ESPP shall be terminated.
(e) At the Effective Time, each outstanding warrant to purchase
Shares listed in Section 3.03 of the Company Disclosure Schedule that is not
exercised on or prior to the Closing Date,
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will be assumed by Parent (and, such warrants will continue on the same terms
and conditions as contained in the warrants), such that upon exercise of such
assumed warrants each warrant holder will receive that number of shares of
Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio multiplied by the number of
Shares subject to such warrant and a Contingent Value Right to purchase the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder would have received in
connection with the Merger had such holder exercised such warrant. The exercise
price of such warrants shall be the exercise price stated in the applicable
warrant divided by the Exchange Ratio. Parent will reserve a sufficient number
of shares of Parent Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of such
warrants.
SECTION 2.08. Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Agent. As of the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit,
or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company as may be
designated by Parent (the "Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of
Shares, for exchange in accordance with this Article II through the Exchange
Agent, the Merger Consideration (such cash and certificates for shares of Parent
Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions with respect thereto,
and the Contingent Value Rights being hereinafter referred to as the "Exchange
Fund"). The Exchange Agent shall, pursuant to irrevocable instructions, deliver
the Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund. Except as contemplated by
Section 2.08(f), the Exchange Fund shall not be used for any other purpose.
(b) Exchange Procedures. As promptly as practicable after the
Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of
a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding Shares (the "Certificates") (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 proper delivery of the Certificates to
the Exchange Agent, and shall be in customary form) and (ii) instructions for
use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates
representing shares of Parent Common Stock and Contingent Value Rights. Upon
surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate for cancellation, together with
such letter of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may be
required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number
of whole shares of Parent Common Stock which such holder has the right to
receive in respect of the Shares formerly represented by such Certificate (after
taking into account all Shares then held by such holder), cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to Section 2.08(e), any dividends or other distributions to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.08(c) and the Contingent Value Right
which such holder has the right to receive in respect of the Shares formerly
represented by such Certificate, and the Certificate so surrendered shall
forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that
is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, a certificate
representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock, cash in lieu of
any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled
pursuant to Section 3.08(e), any dividends or other distributions which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 3.08(c) and the Contingent Value Rights
to which such holder is entitled may be issued/distributed to a transferee if
the Certificate representing such Shares is presented to the Exchange Agent,
accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such transfer and
by evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.08, each Certificate shall be
deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to
receive upon such surrender a certificate representing that number of whole
shares of Parent Common Stock, cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.02(e), any
dividends or other distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.08(c) and the Contingent Value Rights to which such holder is
entitled.
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(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares of Parent
Common Stock. No dividends or other distributions declared or made after the
Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the
Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with
respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash
payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant
to Section 2.08(e), until the holder of such Certificate shall surrender such
Certificate. Subject to the effect of escheat, Tax or other applicable Laws,
following surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder
of the certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in
exchange therefor, without interest, (i) promptly, the amount of any cash
payable with respect to a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.08(e) and the amount of dividends or
other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time 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 but prior to surrender and a payment date
occurring after surrender, payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent
Common Stock.
(d) No Further Rights in Company Common Stock. All shares of Parent
Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares (including any cash paid
pursuant to Section 2.08(c) or (e)) and all Contingent Value Rights issued upon
conversion of the Shares, each in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be
deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
Shares.
(e) No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for
exchange of Certificates, and such fractional share interests will not entitle
the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Parent.
Each holder of a fractional share interest shall be paid an amount in cash equal
to the product obtained by multiplying (i) such fractional share interest to
which such holder (after taking into account all fractional share interests then
held by such holder) would otherwise be entitled by (ii) $15.00. From time to
time after the Effective Time, as promptly as practicable after the
determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to any holders of
fractional share interests who have surrendered their Certificates to the
Exchange Agent, the Exchange Agent shall so notify Parent, and Parent shall
deposit such amount with the Exchange Agent and shall cause the Exchange Agent
to forward payments to such holder of fractional share interests subject to and
in accordance with the terms of Sections 2.08(b) and (c).
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund
which remains undistributed to the holders of Company Common Stock for six (6)
months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and
any holders of Company Common Stock who have not theretofore complied with this
Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent for the shares of Parent Common
Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to which
they are entitled pursuant to Section 2.08(e), any dividends or other
distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock to which they are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.08(c) and the Contingent Value Rights to which such
holders are entitled. Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by
holders of Shares as of a date which is immediately prior to the date that such
amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any government entity
shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent
free and clear of any claims or interest of any person previously entitled
thereto.
(g) No Liability. Neither Parent nor the Company shall be liable to
any holder of Shares for any such Shares (or dividends or distributions with
respect hereto), or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any
abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(h) Withholding Rights. Each of Surviving Corporation and Parent
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Shares such amounts as it is
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such
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payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To
the extent that amounts are so withheld by the Surviving Corporation or Parent,
as the case may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Shares in respect of
which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or
Parent, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.09. Appraisal Rights. To the extent holders of Shares exercise
appraisal rights pursuant to applicable provisions of Delaware Law, the Shares
of such holder shall not be converted into the right to receive the Per Share
Merger Consideration, but the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be held by
Parent subject to the provisions of Delaware Law. If any such holder fails to
protect or withdraws or loses its appraisal rights, such Shares shall then be
treated as if they had been converted as of the Effective Time into a right to
receive the Per Share Merger Consideration.
SECTION 2.10. Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further
registration of transfers of Shares thereafter on the records of the Company.
From and after the Effective Time, the holders of Certificates shall cease to
have any rights with respect to such Shares except as otherwise provided herein
or by any Laws. On or after the Effective Time, any Certificates presented to
the Exchange Agent or Parent for any reason shall be converted into shares of
Parent Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common
Stock to which the holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.08(e), any
dividends or other distributions to which the holders thereof are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.08(c) and the Contingent Value Right to which such holders
are entitled.
SECTION 2.11. Adjustments. If at any time during the period between the
date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding
shares of capital stock of Parent shall occur, including by reason of any
reclassification, recapitalization, stock, split or combination, exchange or
readjustment of shares, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during
such period, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock and the Contingent
Value Rights constituting all or part of the Exchange Fund shall be
appropriately adjusted; provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made in
the event of an issuance of any shares of Parent Common Stock to directors or
employees of Parent in the ordinary course under any Parent stock option or
stock purchase plan.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that
the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct, except as set
forth in (i) the Company Disclosure Schedule or (ii) the SEC Reports filed by
the Company since January 1, 2002. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be
arranged in paragraphs corresponding to numbered and lettered sections contained
in this Article III, and the disclosures in any paragraph of the Company
Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections in this Article III to the
extent it is reasonably and readily apparent from a reading of the disclosure
that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections. Neither the Company
nor its Subsidiaries or Affiliates have made or shall be deemed to have made any
representation or warranty to Parent or Merger Sub other than as set forth in
this Article III and the Company Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 3.01. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and, to the extent applicable, in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties
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and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where the
failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing or to have such power
and authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in
each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or
similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership,
joint venture or other business association or entity.
SECTION 3.02. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. The Company has
heretofore made available to Parent a complete and correct copy of the
certificate of incorporation and the by-laws or equivalent organizational
documents, each as amended to date, of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Such
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or equivalent organizational documents are
in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in
violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws
or equivalent organizational documents.
SECTION 3.03. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 150,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Company Preferred Stock"). As of
the date hereof, (a) 39,415,882 Shares are issued and outstanding, all of which
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (b) no shares of Company
Common Stock are held in the treasury of the Company, (c) no Shares are held by
the Subsidiaries of the Company, and (d) 3,352,347 shares of Company Common
Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding employee stock
options or stock incentive rights granted pursuant to the Company Stock Option
Plans. There are 85,000 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance
pursuant to the ESPP. As of the date hereof, no shares of Company Preferred
Stock are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, there are warrants
exercisable for 778,249 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding. Copies of
the warrants have been made available to Parent. The names of and authorized
capital stock of the Company's Subsidiaries outstanding as of the date hereof
(all of which are held by the Company) are set forth in Section 3.03 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in this Section 3.03, except
for the rights (the "Rights") issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as
of December 3, 1998 (the "Rights Agreement"), between the Company and Registrar
and Transfer Company, as rights agent, there are no options, warrants or other
rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the
issued or unissued capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries or
obligating the Company or its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any shares of
capital stock of, or other equity interests in, the Company or its Subsidiaries.
All Shares subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and
conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable,
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. There are
no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Shares or any capital stock of its
Subsidiaries or to provide funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a
loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, its Subsidiaries or any other
person. Each outstanding share of capital stock of its Subsidiaries is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and each such share is
owned by the Company free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims,
pledges, options, rights of first refusal, agreements, limitations on the
Company's or its Subsidiaries' voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of
any nature whatsoever.
SECTION 3.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all
necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement,
to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Merger. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the
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consummation by the Company of the Merger have been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the
part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
the Merger (other than the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the
holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Shares and the filing and
recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law). This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the
due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except that (a) such enforcement may be
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors' rights
generally, and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. The
restrictions on business combinations contained in Section 203 of Delaware Law
have been satisfied with respect to the Merger.
SECTION 3.05. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do
not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, (i) conflict
with or violate the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or equivalent
organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) subject to
obtaining the Company Required Approvals and the approval of the stockholders of
the Company conflict with or violate any United States or non-United States
statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, executive order, injunction,
judgment, decree or other order ("Law") applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to obtaining the consents
listed in Section 3.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, result in any breach
of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien
or other encumbrance on any property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation, except, with
respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults or other occurrences which would not prevent or materially delay
consummation of the Merger and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do
not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not, require any
consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification
to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any,
of the Exchange Act, state securities or "blue sky" laws ("Blue Sky Laws"),
state takeover laws, HSR Act and filing and recordation of appropriate merger
documents as required by Delaware Law (the "Company Required Approvals"), and
(ii) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or
materially delay consummation of the Merger and would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Permits; Compliance. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations,
licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates,
approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority necessary for each of the
Company or its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties or to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted (the "Permits"), except where the
failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, any of the Permits would
not prevent or materially delay
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consummation of the Merger and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
As of the date hereof, no suspension or cancellation of any of the Permits is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, except where the
failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, any of the Permits would
not prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger and would not have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is in conflict with, or in default, breach or violation of, (a) any Law
applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset
of the Company or its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, or (b) any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, Permit, franchise or
other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any property or
asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound, except for any such
conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that would not prevent or materially
delay consummation of the Merger and would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.07. SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents required
to be filed by it with the SEC since December 31, 1999. The SEC Reports (i)
complied, at the time they were filed, as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the
case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and (ii) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of
such amendment, 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Company's Subsidiaries are not required to file any
form, report or other document with the SEC.
(b) No executive officer of the Company has failed in any respect to
make the certifications required of him or her under (i) Section 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to any periodic report filed by the
Company with the SEC since the enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or
(ii) Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to any periodic
report filed by the Company with the SEC since August 29, 2002 (in each case,
excluding any failure to make such certifications occurring after the date of
this Agreement that is inadvertent but promptly corrected by filing the
requisite certification or is attributable to the physical incapacity of an
officer required to make such a certification).
(c) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in
each case, any notes thereto) contained in the SEC Reports was prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP")
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presented, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the respective
dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that
were not and are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect).
(d) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated
balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of September
30, 2002, including the notes thereto (the "2002 Balance Sheet"), neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation of any
nature that would require disclosure in accordance with GAAP (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for liabilities and obligations,
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since
September 30, 2002.
(e) The Company has heretofore furnished to Parent complete and
correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by
the Company with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that
previously had been filed by the Company with the SEC and are currently in
effect.
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SECTION 3.08. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30,
2002, except as contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed in any SEC Report
filed since September 30, 2002 and prior to the date of this Agreement, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses only in the
ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice and, since
September 30, 2002, there has not been (a) any change in the business,
operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or
liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities) or prospects
of the Company or its Subsidiaries having individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (b) any damage, destruction or loss (whether or
not covered by insurance) with respect to any property or asset of the Company
or its Subsidiaries and having individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect, (c) any change by the Company in its accounting
methods, principles or practices, (d) any revaluation by the Company of any
asset (including, without limitation, any writing down of the value of inventory
or writing off of notes or accounts receivable), other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (e) any declaration, setting
aside or payment of any dividend or distribution in respect of any capital stock
of the Company or any redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of its
securities, (f) any increase in or establishment of any bonus, insurance,
severance, deferred compensation, pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock
option (including, without limitation, the granting of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, performance awards, or restricted stock awards), stock
purchase or other employee benefit plan, or any other increase in the
compensation payable or to become payable to any officers or key employees of
the Company or its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (g) any new or change to a material election in
respect of Taxes, any amendment of a Tax Return, any adoption or change to an
accounting method in respect of Taxes, any entering into a Tax allocation
agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or closing agreement,
settlement or compromise of any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or any
consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any
claim or assessment in respect of Taxes with any Governmental Authority, (h) any
change to the Company's certificate of incorporation, (i) any settlement or
compromise by the Company of legal actions whether threatened or pending, (j)
the entry by the Company into any material agreement other than in the ordinary
course of business, (k) any issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any
securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the
Company or any securities, warrants, options or rights to purchase any of the
foregoing (except pursuant to the exercise of options and pursuant to the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan), (l) any capital expenditures by the Company in
excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, (m) the pledge or encumbrance of any asset
material to the Company or (n) the issuance of any loan by the Company.
SECTION 3.09. Absence of Litigation. There is no litigation, suit, claim,
action, proceeding or investigation (an "Action") pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any
property or asset of the Company or its Subsidiaries, before any Governmental
Authority that (a) would be required to be disclosed in any subsequent SEC
Reports or that would otherwise have a Company Material Adverse Effect or (b)
seeks to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Merger. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any property or asset of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree,
settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, or, to the knowledge of
the Company, continuing investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any
order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
Governmental Authority that would prevent or materially delay consummation of
the Merger or would have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any settlement agreement with any
employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all
material employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) and all material
bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred
compensation, retiree medical or life insurance, supplemental retirement,
severance or other benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and all material
employment, termination, severance or other contracts or agreements (including
any relating in any way to a sale of the Company or its Subsidiaries but
excluding any of the change of control agreements set forth in Section 3.11(e)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule) to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
is a party, with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has any
obligation or which are maintained, contributed to or sponsored by the Company
or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former employee,
officer or director of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (collectively, the
"Plans"). The Company has made available to Merger Sub a true and complete copy
of each Plan and has made available to Merger Sub a true and complete copy of
each material document, if any, prepared in connection with each such Plan,
including, without limitation, as applicable (A) a copy of each trust or other
funding arrangement, (B) each most recent summary plan description and summary
of material modifications, (C) the most recently filed IRS Form 5500, (D) the
most recently received IRS determination letter for each such Plan, and (E) the
most recently prepared actuarial report and financial statement in connection
with each such Plan. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
express commitment (x) to create, incur liability with respect to or cause to
exist any other material employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, (y) to
enter into any contract or agreement to provide compensation or benefits to any
individual other than in the ordinary course of business, or (z) to modify,
change or terminate any Plan, other than with respect to a modification, change
or termination required by ERISA, the Code or other applicable law.
(b) None of the Plans is a multiemployer plan (within the meaning of
Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (a "Multiemployer Plan") or a single
employer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) for
which the Company or its Subsidiaries could incur liability under Section 4063
or 4064 of ERISA (a "Multiple Employer Plan"). None of the Plans is subject to
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA. None of the Plans
(i) provides for the payment of separation, severance, termination or
similar-type benefits to any person, (ii) obligates the Company or its
Subsidiaries to pay separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits
solely or partially as a result of any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iii) obligates the Company or its Subsidiaries to make any
payment or provide any benefit as a result of a "change in control". None of the
Plans provides for or promises retiree medical, disability or life insurance
benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of the Company
or its Subsidiaries, except as required by Section 4980B of the Code. Each of
the Plans is subject only to the Laws of the United States or a political
subdivision thereof.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, each Plan is now and always has
been operated in all material respects in accordance with its terms and the
requirements of all applicable Laws including, without limitation, ERISA and the
Code. The Company and its Subsidiaries have performed all material obligations
required to be performed by them under and are not in any material respect in
default under or in violation of, and the Company has no knowledge of any
material default or violation by any party to, any Plan. No Action is pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other
than claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and, to the knowledge of the
Company, no fact or event exists that could give rise to any such Action.
(d) Each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a)
or 401(k) of the Code has either (i) timely received a favorable determination
letter from the IRS or (ii) such
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determination letter request is pending with the IRS, covering all of the
provisions applicable to the Plan for which determination letters are currently
available that the Plan is so qualified and each trust established in connection
with any Plan which is intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501(a) of the Code has either (i) received a determination letter from
the IRS or (ii) such determination letter request is pending with the IRS, that
it is so exempt, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event has
occurred since the date of such determination letter or letters from the IRS to
adversely affect the qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of
any such trust.
(e) There has not been any prohibited transaction (within the
meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any
Plan that has resulted or could result in any material liability to the Company
or its Subsidiaries.
(f) All contributions, premiums or payments required to be made with
respect to any Plan have been made on or before their due dates. All such
contributions are or were fully deductible for federal income tax purposes and
no such deduction has been challenged or disallowed by any Governmental
Authority and, to the knowledge of the Company, no fact or event exists which
could give rise to any such challenge or disallowance.
SECTION 3.11. Labor and Employment Matters.
(a) (i) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no controversies
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened between the Company or
its Subsidiaries and any of their respective employees, which controversies
would prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger or would have a
Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement, work council
agreement, work force agreement or any other labor union contract applicable to
persons employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of
the Company, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to
organize any such employees. The Company is not subject to any actual or
threatened charge of an unfair labor practice, safety violations or Occupational
Safety and Health Act violations or discriminatory acts or practices.
(b) (i) All subsisting contracts of employment to which the Company
or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries is a party are
terminable by the Company or its Subsidiaries on three months' notice or less
without compensation (other than in accordance with applicable legislation);
(ii) there are no customs, established practices or discretionary arrangements
of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries in
relation to the termination of employment of any of its employees (whether
voluntary or involuntary); (iii) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries has any outstanding liability to pay
compensation for loss of office or employment or a redundancy payment to any
present or former employee or to make any payment for breach of any agreement
listed in Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; (iv) there is no
term of employment of any employee of the Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries which shall entitle that employee to treat the
consummation of the Merger as amounting to a breach of his contract of
employment or entitling him to any payment or benefit whatsoever or entitling
him to treat himself as redundant or otherwise dismissed or released from any
obligation.
(c) Section 3.11(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of the Company's employees as of the date hereof including such employee's
job title, current compensation rate, and accrued unpaid leave or vacation.
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(d) Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of those employees who have been terminated or have resigned during the
90-day period ending on the date hereof.
(e) Section 3.11(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of each employment agreement to which the Company is a party that contains
change of control provisions.
(f) Section 3.11(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of the Company employees that have not executed a confidentiality agreement
or an invention assignment agreement with the Company, the forms of which
agreements have been provided to Parent.
SECTION 3.12. Property and Leases.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have sufficient title to all
their properties and assets to conduct their respective businesses as currently
conducted, with only such exceptions as would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company does not own any real property.
(c) All leases of real property leased for the use or benefit of the
Company or its Subsidiaries to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party, and all amendments and modifications thereto, are in full force and
effect and have not been modified or amended, and there exists no default under
any such lease by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of
the Company, any landlord under such leases, nor any event which, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default thereunder by the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any landlord under such
leases, except as would not prevent or materially delay consummation of the
Merger and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the leased
real property has been assigned or sublet to a third party.
SECTION 3.13. Intellectual Property.
(a) For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
following definitions:
(i) "Intellectual Property" shall mean any or all of the
following and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith: (A) all
United States and foreign patents and applications therefore 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 lists; (C) all copyrights,
copyright registrations and applications therefore and all other rights
corresponding thereto throughout the world; (D) all industrial designs and any
registrations and applications therefore throughout the world; (E) all trade
names, logos, common law trademarks and service marks; trademark and service
xxxx registrations and applications therefore and all goodwill associated
therewith throughout the world; (F) all computer software including all source
code, object code, firmware, development tools, files records and data, all
media on which any of the foregoing is recorded; and (H) all internet addresses,
sites and domain names.
(ii) "Company Data Base and Data Collections" shall mean all
preclinical data and clinical data developed by or on behalf of the Company. The
phrase "clinical data developed by or on behalf of the Company," means clinical
data involving studies where the Company is the "Sponsor" as that term is
defined in 27 C.F.R. Section 312.50-312.59. "Investigator-Initiated Clinical
Study Data" shall
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mean all clinical data collected by investigators studying Company compounds
where an outside investigator is the Sponsor of the study as "Sponsor" is
defined in 27 C.F.R. Section 312.50-312.59.
(iii) "Company Intellectual Property" shall mean any
Intellectual Property that was conceived or developed by an employee of the
Company during his/her term of employment with the Company or is otherwise owned
by the Company.
(iv) "Registered Intellectual Property" shall mean any
Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing
or registration issued by, filed with, or recorded by, any state, government or
other public legal authority, including all United States, international and
foreign: (A) patents, patent applications (including provisional applications);
(B) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use
applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks; and
(C) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration.
(v) "Company Registered Intellectual Property" shall mean the
Intellectual Property set forth in Schedules 3.13(b)(1), 3.13(b)(2) and
3.13(b)(3). Schedule 3.13(b)(1) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all
material Registered Intellectual Property owned solely by the Company. Section
3.13(b)(2) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Registered Intellectual
Property co-owned by the Company and the subject of the Agreement with the
University of Arizona dated June 26, 1991, as amended. Section 3.13(b)(3) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists all Registered Intellectual Property
exclusively licensed to the Company under the Agreement with Xxxxxxxx, dated
January 22, 2002, as amended. The Company owns no copyright registrations or
industrial designs.
(b) Schedule 3.13(b)(4) lists any proceedings or actions before any
court or tribunal (including interferences before the United States Patent and
Trademark Office) related to any of the Company Registered Intellectual
Property, which could result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) All Company Registered Intellectual Property and Company Data
Base and Data Collections, are, to the knowledge of the Company, free and clear
of any liens or encumbrances.
(d) To the extent that any Company Registered Intellectual Property
or Company Data Base and Data Collections have been developed or created by any
Person other than the Company for which the Company has, directly or indirectly,
paid, the Company has a written agreement with such Person with respect thereto
and the Company thereby has obtained ownership thereof, or has obtained licenses
thereto sufficient for the conduct of the Company's business as currently
conducted. To the extent that any Company Intellectual Property exists that does
not fall within the definition of Company Registered Intellectual Property or
Company Data Base and Data Collections, the Company has a written agreement with
its employees requiring them to assign such Intellectual Property to the Company
and the Company has obtained ownership thereof.
To the knowledge of the Company, the licenses, sublicenses,
agreements, contracts and permissions (as amended to date) listed on Section
3.13(f) include all licenses, sublicenses, agreements, contracts and permissions
with respect to any Intellectual Property licensed to or used by the Company
(including software licensed to the Company), the loss of which would result in
a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has received no written notice
that the business of the Company, as it currently is conducted, infringes or
misappropriates the Intellectual Property or data of any kind of any Person.
(e) To the knowledge of the Company, as of the Closing Date, all
necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with the
Company Registered Intellectual Property have been paid and all necessary
documents and certificates in connection with the Company
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Registered Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent,
trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as
the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Company Registered
Intellectual Property.
(f) There are no contracts, licenses or agreements between the
Company and any other Person with respect to Company Registered Intellectual
Property under which there is any dispute known to the Company likely to result
in a Company Material Adverse Effect regarding the scope of or performance under
such Contract, license or agreement including with respect to any payments to be
made or received by the Company thereunder.
(g) To the knowledge of the Company, no Person is infringing or
misappropriating any Company Registered Intellectual Property or
misappropriating any Company Data Base and Data Collection, the loss of which
would cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has taken all
commercially reasonable steps to protect the Company's rights in confidential
information and trade secrets of the Company or provided by any other Person to
the Company, the loss of which would cause a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(i) The Company owns or has rights to use, whether through
ownership, licensing or otherwise, all Company Intellectual Property, Company
Registered Intellectual Property and Company Data Base and Data Collections the
loss of which would result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
full right, power and authority to grant all of the rights, title and interests
granted in this Agreement.
(j) To the knowledge of the Company, no Company Registered
Intellectual Property is the subject to any threatened action, suit, claim,
arbitration or validity or enforceability challenge.
(k) To the knowledge of the Company, there exists no current conduct
or use by the Company that would invalidate or eliminate the enforceability of
any Company Registered Intellectual Property.
(l) No Company Registered Intellectual Property is subject to any
outstanding injunction, judgment, order or settlement and the Company has fully
complied with, paid and otherwise satisfied all obligations.
(m) As for Investigator-Initiated Clinical Study Data, the Company
has the rights under contracts with such investigators, and the full right to
transfer such rights, to obtain access to such data and use them for the
purposes of any regulatory submission that may be necessary in and material to
the business of the Company.
(n) Section 3.13(p) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list of all internet addresses, sites and domain names owned by the Company,
free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.
SECTION 3.14. Taxes.
(a) (i) All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the
Group have been duly filed on a timely basis and such Tax Returns are true,
complete and correct; (ii) all Taxes shown to be payable on the Tax Returns or
on subsequent assessments with respect thereto have been paid in full on a
timely basis, and no other Taxes are payable by the Group with respect to items
or periods covered
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by such Tax Returns (whether or not shown on or reportable on such Tax Returns)
or are otherwise due prior to the Closing Date; (iii) the Group has withheld and
paid over all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid over, and
in all material respects has complied with all information reporting and backup
withholding requirements, including maintenance of required records with respect
thereto, in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, creditor,
independent contractor, or other third party; and (iv) the Group is not
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return.
(b) The amount of the Group's liability for unpaid Taxes for all
periods ending on or before September 30, 2002 does not, in the aggregate,
exceed the amount of the current liability accruals for Taxes (excluding
reserves for deferred Taxes), reflected on the 2002 Balance Sheet. To the
knowledge of the Company, there are no contracts, agreements, arrangements,
commitments or undertakings relating to any prior audit of the Group, and there
are no contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or undertakings with the
IRS or any other Governmental Authority that have or are reasonably likely to
have a material and adverse impact on the Group's Taxes that are not reflected
in the 2002 Balance Sheet.
(c) No member of the Group has ever been a member of a group filing
consolidated, unitary or combined Tax Returns, except where the Company was the
parent. The Group does not do business in or derive income from any state,
local, territorial or foreign taxing jurisdiction other than those set forth in
Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Tax Returns of the Group
have never been audited by a Governmental Authority, nor is any such audit in
process, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened (either in
writing or verbally, formally or informally), no deficiencies exist or have been
asserted (either in writing or verbally, formally or informally) with respect to
Taxes of the Group and the Group is neither a party to any action or proceeding
for assessment or collection of Taxes, nor has such event been asserted or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened (either in writing or verbally,
formally or informally) against the Group or any of its assets or properties. No
waiver or extension of any statute of limitations is in effect with respect to
material Taxes or Tax Returns of the Group.
(d) No member of the Group has made any payments, is obligated to
make any payments, or is a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make
any payments that would be treated as an "excess parachute payment" under
Section 280G of the Code (without regard to Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code) in
connection with the Merger and transactions contemplated hereunder.
SECTION 3.15. Environmental Matters. Except for such non-compliance as
would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company is in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Laws. None of the properties currently or
formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company (including, without
limitation, soils and surface and ground waters) are contaminated with any
Hazardous Substance in violation of any applicable Environmental Laws. The
Company has not received any written notice that it is liable for any
contamination by Hazardous Substances. To the knowledge of the Company, the
Company is not actually, potentially or allegedly liable under any Environmental
Law (including, without limitation, pending or threatened liens). The Company is
in compliance with all permits, licenses and other authorizations required under
any Environmental Law ("Environmental Permits"). Neither the execution of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger will require any investigation,
remediation or other action with respect to Hazardous Substances, or any notice
to or consent of Governmental Authorities or third parties, pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit.
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SECTION 3.16. Material Contracts.
(a) Subsections (i) through (viii) of Section 3.16 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule contain a list of the following types of contracts and
agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (such
contracts, agreements and arrangements as are required to be set forth in
Section 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule being the "Material
Contracts"):
(i) each contract and agreement which is likely to involve
consideration of more than $25,000, in the aggregate, over the remaining term of
such contract;
(ii) all material broker, distributor, dealer, franchise,
agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing, consulting, advertising,
transfer, software, and research and development contracts or agreements to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(iii) all clinical trial or clinical research organization,
manufacturing or supply, collaboration, and guarantee contracts or agreements to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(iv) all management contracts (excluding contracts for
employment) and contracts with other consultants, including any contracts
involving the payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon the
revenues or income of the Company or its Subsidiaries or income or revenues
related to any product of the Company or its Subsidiaries to which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party;
(v) all contracts and agreements evidencing indebtedness for
borrowed money in excess of $10,000;
(vi) all material contracts and agreements with any
Governmental Authority to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a
party;
(vii) all contracts and agreements that limit, or purport to
limit, in any material respect the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to
compete in any line of business or with any person or entity or in any
geographic area or during any period of time; and
(viii) all material contracts or arrangements that result in
any person or entity holding a power of attorney from the Company or, to the
knowledge of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries that relates to the Company,
its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses.
(b) Except as would not prevent or materially delay consummation of
the Merger and would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) each
Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding agreement, the Company is not in
material default under any Material Contract and none of the Material Contracts
has been canceled by the other party; (ii) to the Company's knowledge, no other
party is in breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract;
(iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not in receipt of any claim of
default under any such agreement; and (iv) neither the execution of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the Merger shall constitute a default, give
rise to cancellation rights, or otherwise adversely affect any of the Company's
rights under any Material Contract. The Company has furnished or made available
to Parent true and complete copies of all Material Contracts, including any
amendments thereto.
SECTION 3.17. Insurance. Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedules
sets forth a list of each insurance policy and all material claims made under
such policies since January 1, 2001. The
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insurance coverage maintained by the Company is, to the knowledge of the
Company, customary for the businesses in which they are engaged. At no time
subsequent to December 31, 2000 has the Company or its Subsidiaries (i) been
denied any insurance or indemnity bond coverage which it has requested or (ii)
made any material reduction in the scope or amount of its insurance coverage.
Since January 1, 2002, the Company has not received notice from any of its
insurance carriers that any insurance premiums will be subject to increase in an
amount disproportionate to the amount of the increases in the amount of coverage
with respect thereto (or with respect to similar insurance) in prior years or
that any current insurance coverage will not be available in the future, other
than as a result of the Merger, substantially on the same terms as are now in
effect.
SECTION 3.18. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than
CIBC World Markets Corp.) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by or on
behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company has heretofore furnished
to Parent a complete and correct copy of all agreements between the Company and
CIBC World Markets Corp. pursuant to which such firm would be entitled to any
payment relating to the Merger.
SECTION 3.19. Takeover Laws. The board of directors of the Company has
taken all action necessary to ensure that Section 203 of the Delaware Law (and
any similar rules applicable under the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law)
will not impose any additional procedural, voting, approval, fairness or other
restrictions on the timely consummation of the Merger or restrict, impair or
delay the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to vote or otherwise exercise all
rights as a stockholder of the Company.
SECTION 3.20. Amendment to Rights Agreement.
(a) The Board has taken all necessary action to irrevocably amend
the Rights Agreement so that the execution or delivery of this Agreement will
not cause (i) the Rights to become exercisable under the Rights Agreement, (ii)
Parent or Merger Sub or any of their affiliates to be deemed an "Acquiring
Person" (as defined in the Rights Agreement) or (iii) the occurrence of the
Distribution Date or the "Stock Acquisition Date" (as defined in the Rights
Agreement).
(b) The "Distribution Date" (as defined in the Rights Agreement) has
not occurred.
SECTION 3.21. Certain Business Practices. Neither the Company, its
Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or its
Subsidiaries acting on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries has (a) used
any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful
payments relating to political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to any
foreign or domestic government official or employee or to any foreign or
domestic political party or campaign or violated any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (c) consummated any transaction, made
any payment, entered into any agreement or arrangement or taken any other action
in violation of Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended, or (d)
made any other unlawful payment.
SECTION 3.22. [RESERVED.]
SECTION 3.23. Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares is the only vote of the holders of any class
or series of capital stock of the Company necessary to approve the Merger.
SECTION 3.24. Opinion of Financial Advisors. The Board has received the
opinion of CIBC World Markets Corp. (the "Company Financial Advisor") dated the
date of this Agreement, to the
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effect that, as of the date of such opinion, the consideration to be received in
the Merger by the holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement is
fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders, and the Company will
promptly, after the date of this Agreement, deliver a copy of such opinion to
Parent solely for informational purposes.
SECTION 3.25. Regulatory Issues.
(a) Section 3.25 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list of any written communications between Company and the
Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") or any other Governmental Authority that
describe matters that could have a Company Material Adverse Effect attributable
to any contemplated compound, product or product line of the Company. The
Company has made available to the Parent copies of all such documents, as well
as copies of all other information required to be maintained by the Company
pursuant to the United States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and Public
Health Services Act and the corresponding applicable laws of jurisdictions other
than the United States.
(b) The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, Xxxxxxxx
Pharma Ltd. ("Xxxxxxxx") has with respect to Gelclair, filed with the FDA and
all applicable state and local regulatory bodies for and received approval of
all registrations, applications, licenses, requests for exemptions, permits and
other regulatory authorizations necessary to conduct the business of Company as
currently conducted, the absence of which would, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The
Company is, and at all relevant times has been, in compliance in all material
respects with all such registrations, applications, licenses, requests for
exemptions, permits and other regulatory authorizations. To the knowledge of the
Company, any third party which is a manufacturer for the Company (or Xxxxxxxx
with respect to Gelclair) is in compliance in all material respects with all FDA
and Public Health Services registrations, applications, licenses, requests for
exemptions, permits and other regulatory authorizations insofar as the same
pertain to the manufacture of products for the Company.
(c) The Company is, and at all relevant times has been, in
compliance in all material respects with all material FDA, state and local
rules, regulations, guidelines and policies, including, but not limited to,
material FDA, state and local rules, regulations and policies relating to good
manufacturing practice, good laboratory practice and good clinical practice; and
the Company has no reason to believe that any party granting any such
registration, application, license, request for exemption, permit or other
authorization is considering limiting, suspending or revoking the same and knows
of no basis for any such limitation, suspension or revocation.
(d) The human clinical trials, animal studies and other preclinical
tests conducted by the Company or in which the Company has participated, and
such studies and tests conducted on behalf of the Company, were and, if still
pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with
experimental protocols, informed consents, procedures and controls generally
used by qualified experts in the preclinical or clinical study of products
comparable to those being developed by the Company. Neither the Company, nor any
agent or representative of the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
of its licensees and assignees of Company Intellectual Property, has received
any notices or correspondence from the FDA or any other Governmental Authority
requiring the termination, suspension or material modification of any animal
studies, preclinical tests or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the
Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, such licensees and assignees of
Company Intellectual Property, or in which the Company or, to the knowledge of
the Company, such licensees and assignees of Company Intellectual Property, have
participated. To the knowledge of the Company, no clinical investigator acting
for the Company has been or is now, or is threatened to become, the subject of
any disbarment or disqualification proceedings by any Governmental Authority.
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purposes of this paragraph (d) all references to the Company shall include
Xxxxxxxx with respect to Gelclair only, qualified by knowledge of the Company
with respect to such matters described in this paragraph (d) and involving
Xxxxxxxx.
SECTION 3.26. Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by the
Company in this Agreement or in any certificate furnished or to be furnished by
the Company to the Parent or the Merger Sub pursuant to the provisions hereof,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will
omit to state any material fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under
which it was made and as of the date so made, in order to make the statements
herein or therein not misleading.
SECTION 3.27. Corporate Governance Compliance. The Company is, or will
timely be, in all material respects, in compliance with all current corporate
governance requirements of the Nasdaq National Market.
SECTION 3.28. Related Party Transactions. The Company has not (i) since
September 30, 2002, entered into any relationship or transaction of a sort that
would be required to be disclosed by the Company in a proxy statement for a
meeting relating to the election of directors pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation
S-K, except for those matters that have been disclosed in the SEC Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement, or (ii) since the effective date of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub hereby, jointly and severally, represent and
warrant to the Company that the statements contained in this Article IV are true
and correct, except as set forth in (i) the Parent Disclosure Schedule or (ii)
the Parent SEC Reports filed by Parent since January 1, 2002. The Parent
Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to numbered
and lettered sections contained in this Article IV, and the disclosures in any
paragraph of the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections in this
Article IV to the extent it is reasonably and readily apparent from a reading of
the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections.
Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates has made or shall be
deemed to have made any representation or warranty to the Company other than as
set forth in this Article IV or the Parent Disclosure Agreement.
SECTION 4.01. Corporate Organization. Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries,
including Merger Sub, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing or in good
standing or to have such power, authority and governmental approvals would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.02. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. Parent has
heretofore furnished to the Company a complete and correct copy of the
certificate of incorporation and the by-laws, each as amended to date, of Parent
and each of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub. Such certificates of
incorporation and by-laws are in full force and effect. Neither Parent nor any
of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub, is in violation of any provision of
its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
SECTION 4.03. Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Parent
consists of 200,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. As of January 29,
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2003, 36,440,246 shares of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding. No
shares of preferred stock of Parent have been issued or are outstanding. All of
the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. As of January 29, 2003,
4,551,619 shares of Parent Common Stock were reserved for future issuance
pursuant to outstanding stock options granted pursuant to Parent's employee
stock option plans. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of
10,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of which, as the date
of this Agreement, 100 are issued and outstanding. Except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Reports, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements,
arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub,
obligating any of them to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub. Except as disclosed in the Parent
SEC Reports, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Parent Common Stock. The
shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive rights created by statute, Parent's certificate of incorporation or
by-laws or any agreement to which Parent is a party or by which Parent is bound
and will, when issued, be registered under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act and registered or exempt from registration under applicable Blue Sky Laws.
SECTION 4.04. Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent and
Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger
Sub and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger have been duly
and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the Merger (other than, with respect to the Merger,
the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by
Delaware Law). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of
Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in
accordance with its terms, except that (a) such enforcement may be subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors' rights generally, and (b)
the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
SECTION 4.05. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger
Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of either Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) assuming that all consents,
approvals, authorizations and other actions described in Section 4.05(b) have
been obtained and all filings and obligations described in Section 4.05(b) have
been made and, subject to obtaining approval of the stockholders, if required,
conflict with or violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any property or asset of either
of them is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of, or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other
encumbrance on any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to, any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub is a
party or by which Parent or Merger Sub or any property or asset of either of
them is bound or affected, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for
any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other
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occurrences which would not prevent or materially delay consummation of the
Merger or otherwise prevent Parent and Merger Sub from performing any of their
material obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger
Sub will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or
filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except (i) for
applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Blue
Sky Laws, the Nasdaq Stock Market rules and regulations, state takeover laws,
HSR Act and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as
required by Delaware Law, and (ii) where the failure to obtain such consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications,
would not prevent or materially delay consummation of the Merger, or otherwise
prevent Parent or Merger Sub from performing their material obligations under
this Agreement.
SECTION 4.06. SEC Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be
filed by it with the SEC since September 30, 1999, and has heretofore made
available to the Company, in the form filed with the SEC, (i) its Annual Reports
on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2000, 2001 and 2002
respectively, (ii) its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended
December 00, Xxxxx 00 xxx Xxxx 00, 0000, (xxx) its proxy statement relating to
Parent's annual meeting of stockholders on March 19, 2003 and (iv) all other
forms, reports and other registration statements filed by Parent with the SEC
since January 1, 2002 and prior to the date hereof (the forms, reports, and
other documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above being
referred to herein, collectively, as the "Parent SEC Reports"). The Parent SEC
Reports (A) complied, at the time they were filed, as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder,
and (B) did not, at the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of
such amendment, 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. None of Parent's Subsidiaries is required to file any
form, report or other document with the SEC.
(b) No executive officer of Parent has failed in any respect to make
the certifications required of him or her under (i) Section 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to any periodic report filed by Parent
with the SEC since the enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or (ii)
Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to any periodic
report filed by Parent with the SEC since August 29, 2002 (in each case,
excluding any failure to make such certifications occurring after the date of
this Agreement that is inadvertent but promptly corrected by filing the
requisite certification or is attributable to the physical incapacity of an
officer required to make such a certification).
(c) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in
each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Reports in accordance
with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presented, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations
and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective
dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein (subject, in the
case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that
were not and are not expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect).
(d) Except as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated
balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2002, including
the notes thereto neither Parent nor its
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Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation of any nature that would require
disclosure in accordance with GAAP (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise), except for liabilities and obligations, incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice since September 30, 2002.
(e) Parent has heretofore furnished to the Company complete and
correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by
Parent with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments that
previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC and are currently in effect.
SECTION 4.07. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30,
2002, except as contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed in any Parent SEC
Report filed since September 30, 2002, Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries
have conducted their businesses only in the ordinary course and in a manner
consistent with past practice and, since September 30, 2002, there has not been
(a) any event or events having, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or (b) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any
dividend or distribution in respect of any capital stock of Parent or any
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any of its securities.
SECTION 4.08. Absence of Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the
knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or
any property or asset of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, before any
Governmental Authority that (a) would be required to be disclosed in any
subsequent SEC Reports of Parent or that would otherwise have a Parent Material
Adverse Effect or (b) seeks to materially delay or prevent the consummation of
the Merger. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any property or asset
of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any continuing order of,
consent decree, settlement agreement or similar written agreement with, or, to
the knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any Governmental
Authority, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or
award of any Governmental Authority that would prevent or materially delay
consummation of the Merger or would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.09. Property and Leases. Parent and its Subsidiaries have
sufficient title to all their properties and assets to conduct their respective
businesses as currently conducted, with only such exceptions as would not have a
Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.10. Taxes. All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf
of Parent and any of its Subsidiaries have been duly filed on a timely basis and
such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct. All Taxes shown to be payable
on the Tax Returns or on subsequent assessments with respect thereto have been
paid in full on a timely basis, and no other Taxes are payable by Parent or any
of its Subsidiaries with respect to items or periods covered by such Tax Returns
(whether or not shown on or reportable on such Tax Returns) or are otherwise due
prior to the Closing Date. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is
currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return.
SECTION 4.11. Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with the Merger based upon arrangements made by or on
behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including Merger Sub.
SECTION 4.12. Certain Business Practices. Neither Parent, any Subsidiary
of Parent nor any director, officer, employee or agent of Parent or any
Subsidiary of Parent acting on behalf of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent has
(a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful payments relating to political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment
to any foreign or domestic government official or employee or to any foreign or
domestic political party or campaign or violated any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (c) consummated any
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transaction, made any payment, entered into any agreement or arrangement or
taken any other action in violation of Section 1128B(b) of the Social Security
Act, as amended, or (d) made any other unlawful payment.
SECTION 4.13. Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty by Parent in
this Agreement or in any certificate furnished or to be furnished by Parent to
the Company pursuant to the provisions hereof, contains or will contain any
untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state any material
fact necessary, in light of the circumstances under which it was made and as of
the date so made, in order to make the statements herein or therein not
misleading.
SECTION 4.14. Corporate Governance Compliance. Parent is, or will timely
be in all material respects, in compliance with all current corporate governance
requirements of the Nasdaq National Market.
SECTION 4.15. Related Party Transactions. Parent has not (i) since
September 30, 2002, entered into any relationship or transaction of a sort that
would be required to be disclosed by Parent in a proxy statement for a meeting
relating to the election of directors pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K,
except for those matters that have been disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports
filed prior to the date of this Agreement, or (ii) since the effective date of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
ARTICLE V
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
SECTION 5.01. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The
Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing (requests for
which may be made by telephone request to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx at (000) 000-0000, the
businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and
the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not take any action except in, the
ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice; and
the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve
substantially intact the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to keep
available the services of the current officers, employees and consultants of the
Company and its Subsidiaries and to preserve the current relationships of the
Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has significant business relations.
By way of amplification and not limitation, except as expressly contemplated by
this Agreement, neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries shall, between the date
of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose
to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:
(a) issue, sell or contract for the issuance or sale, of any of the
capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities, warrants, options
or rights to purchase any of the foregoing (except pursuant to the exercise of
options currently outstanding under the Company Stock Option Plans and pursuant
to the exercise of options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan);
(b) amend the terms of the Plans or any outstanding security, option
or warrant;
(c) purchase or redeem any shares of capital stock of the Company
(except for the acquisition of shares from holders of options in full or partial
payment of the exercise price payable by such
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holder upon exercise of such options to the extent permitted under the terms of
such options as in effect on the date hereof);
(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other
distribution, payable in cash, stock or other securities, property or otherwise,
with respect to any of the Company's capital stock;
(e) amend any of the charter documents, bylaws or other
organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(f) enter into any contract which if entered into prior to the date
hereof would be a Material Contract;
(g) incur or guarantee any material indebtedness or incur any other
liabilities outside the ordinary course of business;
(h) except as required to comply with applicable Laws or pursuant to
the terms of existing plans or policies, adopt or amend any employee benefit
plan, enter into any employment contract, settle any employment dispute, pay or
agree to pay any severance, special bonus or special remuneration, including but
not limited to change of control payments, to any director or employee, or
increase the salaries, wage rates or compensation of its directors or, other
than in the ordinary course of business, its employees;
(i) enter into any material agreement with respect to the Company's
Intellectual Property or with respect to the Intellectual Property of any third
party;
(j) make or change a material election in respect of Taxes, amend a
Tax Return, adopt or change an accounting method in respect of Taxes, enter into
a Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or
closing agreement, settle or compromise any claim or assessment in respect of
Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable
to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes with any Governmental Authority;
(k) acquire an equity interest in any entity;
(l) authorize or make any capital expenditures in excess of $50,000
in the aggregate;
(m) make any loans to any third party;
(n) initiate or participate in any new clinical trials;
(o) make any material changes to personnel or other business
policies of the Company;
(p) hire any employees except in the ordinary course of business; or
(q) agree to do any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be permitted prior to the
Effective Time to distribute $250,000 among all of its employees as of the date
hereof (other than any employee that is a party to a change of control agreement
with the Company), which amount will be allocated between all such employees in
amounts to be determined by the CEO of the Company, in consultation with the CEO
of the Parent.
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SECTION 5.02. Fees and Expenses.
(a) The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing
in its sole discretion, it shall not pay or agree to pay fees and expenses (i)
for its financial advisors (all of which are listed on Schedule 5.02) in excess
of the amount set forth on Schedule 5.02 and (ii) for its legal advisors which
are in excess of that which is reasonable and customary. For purposes of this
Agreement, "financial advisors" shall include any brokers, finders, financial
consultants and investment bankers, including, without limitation, those listed
on Schedule 5.02. All registration and printing fees shall be shared equally by
the parties.
(b) The Company shall (i) ensure that all invoices for the fees
enumerated in (a) above are received prior to the Effective Time and (ii)
provide to the Parent competent written proof that all such invoices are paid in
full prior to the Effective Time and no other monies are due and payable to such
parties in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement and otherwise.
SECTION 5.03. Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Merger. Parent
covenants and agrees that between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time, Parent shall not, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the
following without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:
(a) take any action to cause Parent's representations and warranties
set forth in Article IV to be untrue in any material respect; or
(b) take any action that would reasonably be likely to materially
delay the consummation of the Merger.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01. Registration Statement; Proxy Statement.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution of this
Agreement, the Company and Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC (i) a
registration statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments thereto, the
"Registration Statement") in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to the
stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Merger, and (ii) a proxy statement
relating to the meeting of the Company's stockholders to be held in connection
with the Merger (together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto,
the "Proxy Statement"). Parent and the Company shall use all reasonable efforts
to cause the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement to comply with
applicable Law and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and to
respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff. Parent shall use all
reasonable efforts to have or cause the Registration Statement to become
effective as promptly as practicable, and shall take all or any action required
under any applicable federal or state securities Laws in connection with the
issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger. The Company
shall furnish all information concerning the Company as Parent may reasonably
request in connection with such actions and the preparation of the Registration
Statement. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall
have become effective, the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement to its
stockholders. Subject to Section 6.05(b), the Proxy Statement shall include the
unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company in favor of
the Merger.
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(b) The information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; (ii) the time the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to
stockholders of the Company; (iii) the time of the Stockholders' Meeting (as
defined in Section 6.02); and (iv) the Effective Time, 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. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event or circumstance
relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective officers or
directors, should be discovered by Parent which should be set forth in an
amendment or a supplement to the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement,
Parent shall promptly inform the Company, and the Company shall make appropriate
amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement.
(c) The information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement shall not, at (i) the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC; (ii) the time the Proxy
Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to
the stockholders of the Company; (iii) the time of the Stockholders' Meeting;
and (iv) the Effective Time, 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. If at any time prior to the
Effective Time any event or circumstance relating to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by
the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the
Registration Statement or Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform
Parent.
(d) Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause to be delivered to
Parent a letter from the Company's independent public accountants, dated the
date that the Registration Statement shall become effective, addressed to
Parent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent or in customary
scope and substance for letters delivered by independent public accountants in
connection with registration statements similar to the Registration Statement.
(e) The Parent Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Assumed
Options issued by Parent pursuant to Section 2.07(a) shall be registered by
Parent under Parent's Form S-8 Registration Statement promptly following the
Closing Date, but in no event, later than ten Business Days following the
Effective Time.
SECTION 6.02. Stockholders' Meeting. The Company shall as soon as
practicable following the date of this Agreement and the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement call and hold a special meeting of its stockholders (the
"Stockholders' Meeting") for the purpose of voting upon the adoption of this
Agreement. Subject to Section 6.05, the Company shall take all lawful action to
solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption of this
Agreement, and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the
vote or consent of stockholders required by Delaware Law to obtain such
approvals.
SECTION 6.03. Appropriate Action; Consents; Filings.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Company and Parent shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to (i) take,
or cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law or otherwise to
consummate and make effective the Merger as promptly as practicable, (ii) obtain
from any Governmental Authorities any consents, licenses, permits, waivers,
approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained or made by Parent or
the Company or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with the authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger, and
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(iii) make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required
submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under (A)
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any other applicable federal or
state securities Laws and (B) any other applicable Law; provided that Parent and
the Company shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all
such filings, including providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing
party and its advisors prior to filing, and, if requested, to accept all
reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested by the other party in
connection therewith. The Company and Parent shall furnish to each other all
information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to
the rules and regulations of any applicable Law (including all information
required to be included in the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement)
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) (i) Each of Parent and the Company shall give (or shall cause
its respective Subsidiaries to give) any notices to third parties, and use, and
cause its respective Subsidiaries to use, their commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain any third party consents, (A) necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, (B) disclosed or
required to be disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent
Disclosure Schedule or (C) required to prevent a Company Material Adverse Effect
from occurring prior to or after the Effective Time or a Parent Material Adverse
Effect from occurring prior to or after the Effective Time.
(ii) In the event that Parent or the Company shall fail to
obtain any third party consent described in subsection (b)(i) above, it shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall take any such actions
reasonably requested by the other party, to minimize any adverse effect upon the
Company and Parent, their respective Subsidiaries, and their respective
businesses resulting, or which could reasonably be expected to result after the
Effective Time, from the failure to obtain such consent.
(c) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, each
party shall promptly notify the other party in writing of any pending or, to the
knowledge of the first party, threatened action, proceeding or investigation by
any Governmental Authority or any other person (i) challenging or seeking
material damages in connection with the Merger or the conversion of the Company
Common Stock into the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger or (ii)
seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or otherwise
limit the right of Parent or, to the knowledge of such party, Parent's
Subsidiaries to own or operate all or any portion of the businesses or assets of
the Company or its Subsidiaries, which in either case is reasonably likely to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect prior to or after the Effective Time, or
a Parent Material Adverse Effect prior to or after the Effective Time.
SECTION 6.04. Access to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date hereof until the Effective Time, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
and the officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents of the Company and
its Subsidiaries to, afford the officers, employees and agents of Parent and
Merger Sub complete access at all reasonable times to the officers, employees,
agents, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, and shall furnish Parent and Merger Sub with
such financial, operating and other data and information as Parent or Merger
Sub, through their officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request. Any
investigation pursuant to this Section shall be conducted in a manner as not to
interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
(b) Parent and the Company shall continue to be bound by the Letter
Agreement re: Confidentiality dated August 26, 2002 and the Confidential
Disclosure Agreement dated January 28, 2003 (the "Confidentiality Agreements").
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(c) In the event of the termination of this Agreement in accordance
with Section 8.01, Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall use their reasonable
best efforts to cause their respective affiliates and their respective officers,
directors, employees and agents to, (i) return promptly every document furnished
to them by the Company or its Subsidiaries, or any officer, director, employee,
auditor or agent of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the
Merger and containing Proprietary Information (as defined in the Confidentiality
Agreements) and all copies thereof in their possession, and cause any other
parties to whom such documents may have been furnished promptly to return such
documents and all copies thereof, other than such documents as may have been
filed with the SEC or otherwise be publicly available, and (ii) destroy promptly
all documents created by them from any Proprietary Information and all copies
thereof in their possession, and cause any other parties to whom such documents
may have been furnished to destroy promptly such documents and any copies
thereof.
SECTION 6.05. No Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company shall,
directly or indirectly, through any of its officers, directors, agents,
investment bankers or attorneys or otherwise, (i) solicit, initiate, facilitate,
induce or encourage or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead
to the making, submission or announcement of, any Acquisition Proposal,
including a Superior Proposal or (ii) participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person, any information with respect
to, or otherwise cooperate in any way with respect to, or assist or participate
in, facilitate, or induce any Acquisition Proposal, except that the Company may
take any action referred to in this clause (ii) in response to an Acquisition
Proposal (A) if the Board determines in good faith within five (5) Business Days
after consultation with independent legal counsel (who may be the Company's
regularly engaged independent legal counsel), that the failure to take such
action could reasonably be expected to constitute a breach of its fiduciary
duties under applicable law, (B) if the Board determines in good faith that the
Acquisition Proposal could reasonably be expected to result in a Superior
Proposal, (C) if after giving prior written notice to Parent and Merger Sub and
entering into a customary confidentiality agreement on terms not materially less
favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement
and (D) if there has been no previous violation of this Section 6.05(a) with
respect to such Acquisition Proposal. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"Superior Proposal" means any bona fide written proposal, not solicited,
initiated or encouraged in violation of this Section 6.05, made by a third
person to acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration consisting of cash
and/or securities, all of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors or all or substantially all of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, that does not contain a
financing condition, if and only if, the Board reasonably determines (after
consulting with independent legal counsel (who may be the Company's regularly
engaged independent legal counsel) and its financial advisor) (x) that the
proposed transaction would be more favorable to its stockholders than the Merger
and (y) that the person or entity making such Superior Proposal is capable of
consummating such Acquisition Proposal (after considering, among other things,
the expectation of obtaining required regulatory approvals and the identity and
background of such person). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company acknowledges and agrees that any action taken by or through any
officer, director, agent, investment banker or attorney of the Company or its
Subsidiaries that is inconsistent with this Section 6.05(a), whether or not such
person is purporting to act on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries, shall
be deemed a breach of this Section 6.05(a) by the Company for all purposes of
this Agreement.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not (x) approve,
endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal, or (y) enter into any letter of
intent or similar document or any agreement or contract for, contemplating or
otherwise relating to, any Acquisition Proposal (except for a Confidentiality
Agreement referred to in Section 6.05(a)(C) and neither the Board nor any
committee thereof shall withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in
a manner adverse to Parent or
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Merger Sub, the approval or recommendation by the Board or any such committee of
this Agreement or the Merger. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that,
prior to the Effective Time, in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the
Board determines in good faith (i) after consultation with independent legal
counsel (who may be the Company's regularly engaged independent legal counsel),
that the failure to take such action could reasonably be expected to constitute
a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law and (ii) that an
Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, the Board may withdraw or
modify its approval or recommendation of the Merger.
(c) The Company shall, and shall direct or cause its directors,
officers, employees, representatives and agents to, immediately cease and cause
to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any parties that may be
ongoing with respect to any Acquisition Proposal.
(d) The Company shall promptly, but in any event within 24 hours of
such occurrence, advise Parent orally and in writing of (i) the receipt of any
Acquisition Proposal or any request for information with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition
Proposal or request and the identity of the person or entity making such
Acquisition Proposal or request, (ii) any changes in any such Acquisition
Proposal or request and (iii) the determination by the Board that an Acquisition
Proposal is a Superior Proposal, including the reasons for such determination,
with the intent of enabling the Parent to make a Revised Offer (as defined in
Section 6.05(f) below). The Company shall furnish Parent with copies of any
written information provided to the Company by any person relating to an
Acquisition Proposal. The Company will promptly provide to Parent any material
information concerning the Company provided to any person or entity relating to
the Acquisition Proposal which was not previously provided to the Parent.
(e) The Company agrees, not to release any third party from, or
waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which the
Company is a party.
(f) Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the notice
contemplated in Section 6.05(d)(iii) above, the Parent may, in its discretion,
submit a matching offer to the Company (the "Revised Offer"). The Board shall
consider the Revised Offer in good faith and determine, after consultation with
independent legal counsel (who may be the Company's regularly engaged
independent legal counsel) and its financial advisor, whether the Acquisition
Proposal is a Superior Proposal relative to the Revised Offer. If the Board
concludes that the Acquisition Proposal is no longer a Superior Proposal
relative to the Revised Offer, this Agreement shall be amended by the parties to
reflect the terms of the Revised Offer.
SECTION 6.06. Directors' and Officers' Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall jointly and severally, to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable law, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, each present and former
director, officer or employee of the Company and its Subsidiary (collectively,
the "Indemnified Parties") against any costs or expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit,
proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, with respect to any acts or omissions occurring at or prior to
the Effective Time, to the same extent as provided in the Company's certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or any applicable contract or agreement as in effect
on the date hereof, accurate and complete copies of which contracts and
agreements have been provided to the Parent prior to the date hereof, in each
case for a period of six years after the date hereof; provided, however, this
provision shall not operate to extend the term of any indemnification provided
under any applicable contract or agreement. In the event that any claim for
indemnification is asserted or
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made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of
such claim shall continue until the disposition of such claim.
(b) The Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Company (with the prior
written consent of Parent) shall purchase a "tail" policy under the Company's
existing directors' and officers' insurance policy that (i) has an effective
term of six years from the Effective Time, (ii) covers those Persons who are
currently covered, or will be covered on or prior to the Effective Time, by the
Company's directors' and officers' insurance policies in effect on the date
hereof with respect to matters occurring on or prior to the Effective Time and
(iii) contains terms and conditions (including without limitation coverage
amounts) that are not materially less favorable in the aggregate as the terms
and conditions of the Company's directors' and officers' insurance policies in
effect on the date hereof; provided, however, Parent, Surviving Corporation or
Company (with the prior written consent of the Parent), as the case may be,
shall be entitled to reduce the term of coverage, if necessary, to a term of
coverage that can be obtained for a premium equal to $1,562,500 plus any
unearned premium actually refunded or credited to the Surviving Corporation or
Parent with respect to the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance
policies. In the event that Parent or Surviving Corporation obtains insurance
hereunder from a carrier or carriers other than the Company's existing carriers,
such carrier or carriers shall be reasonably comparable to the Company's
existing carriers in all material respects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any
negative change in such coverage that is attributable to a market change in the
types of coverage or levels of coverage generally available for similarly
situated insureds.
(c) In the event Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their
respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other
person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of
such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its
properties and assets to any person, then, and in each such case, proper
provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the
Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set
forth in this Section 6.06.
(d) The rights of each Indemnified Party under this Section 6.06
shall be enforceable by, and are intended to benefit, each Indemnified Party.
SECTION 6.07. Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give
prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of
(a) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any event the occurrence, or
non-occurrence, of which reasonably could be expected to cause any
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect and (b) any failure of the Company, Parent or
Merger Sub, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however,
that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.07 shall not limit or
otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such
notice.
SECTION 6.08. Public Announcements. Parent and the Company agree that no
public release or announcement concerning the Merger shall be issued by either
party without the prior consent of the other party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), except as such release or announcement may be required
by Law or the rules or regulations of any United States or non-United States
securities exchange, in which case the party required to make the release or
announcement shall use its best efforts to allow the other party reasonable time
to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance.
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SECTION 6.09. Tax Opinion Matters. Each party shall cooperate with each
other in obtaining the opinions of Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx PC
and Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP described in Sections 7.02(f) and 7.03(c).
SECTION 6.10. Affiliates. Promptly after execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company shall deliver to Parent a letter identifying all persons
who, in the opinion of the Company, may be deemed at the time this Agreement is
submitted for adoption by the stockholders of the Company, "affiliates" of the
Company for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act, and such list shall
be updated as necessary to reflect changes from the date thereof. The Company
shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each person identified on such list
to deliver to Parent not less than 30 days prior to the Effective Time, a
written agreement in a form to be agreed to by the Parties (an "Affiliate
Agreement"). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent
shall deliver to the Company a letter identifying all persons who, in the
opinion of Parent, may be deemed "affiliates" of Parent for purposes of Rule 145
under the Securities Act, and such list shall be updated as necessary to reflect
changes from the date hereof.
SECTION 6.11. Tax-free Reorganization. Prior to the Effective Time, each
party shall use its best efforts to cause the Merger to qualify as a
reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, and will not take any action
reasonably likely to cause the Merger not so to qualify. Parent shall not take,
or cause the Surviving Corporation to take, any action after the Effective Time
reasonably likely to cause the Merger not to qualify as a reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Code. Accordingly, the parties to this Agreement hereby
adopt this Agreement as "a plan of reorganization" within the meaning of
Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the Treasury Regulations.
SECTION 6.12. Comparability of Employee Benefits.
(a) Following the Effective Time and for a period of nine (9) months
thereafter, Parent shall provide or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
provide, to all individuals who are employees of the Company at the Effective
Time and whose employment will continue following the Effective Time (the
"Assumed Employees") with: (i) compensation, employee benefits, and terms and
conditions of employment that are substantially similar, in the aggregate, as
Parent provides to similarly-situated employees of Parent; (ii) compensation,
employee benefits, and terms and conditions of employment that are substantially
similar, in the aggregate, to those of the Company as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time; or (iii) a combination of clauses (i) and (ii);
provided that such compensation, employee benefits, and terms and conditions of
employment are substantially similar, in the aggregate, to those in effect for
the Assumed Employees immediately prior to the Effective Time. Following the
Effective Time, to the extent permitted by Law and applicable tax qualification
requirements, and subject to any generally applicable break in service or
similar rule, and the approval of any insurance carrier, third party provider or
the like with commercially reasonable efforts of Parent, each Assumed Employee
shall receive service credit for purposes of eligibility to participate and
vesting (but not for benefit accrual purposes) for employment, compensation, and
employee benefit plan purposes with the Company prior to the Effective Time.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, none of the provisions
contained herein shall operate to duplicate any benefit provided to any Assumed
Employee or the funding of any such benefit. Parent and the Surviving
Corporation will also cause all (A) pre-existing conditions and proof of
insurability provisions, for all conditions that all Assumed Employees and their
covered dependents have as of the Closing, and (B) waiting periods under each
plan that would otherwise be applicable to newly hired employees to be waived in
the case of clause (A) or clause (B) with respect to Assumed Employees to the
same extent waived or satisfied under the Plans; provided that nothing in this
sentence shall limit the ability of Parent or the Surviving Corporation from
amending or entering into new or different employee benefit plans or
arrangements provided such plans or arrangements treat the Assumed Employees in
a substantially similar manner as employees of Parent or
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the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, are treated. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing in this Section guarantees continued employment for any
Assumed Employee after the Effective Time.
(b) Parent and the Surviving Corporation will give each Assumed
Employee credit, for purposes of Parent's and the Surviving Corporation's
vacation and/or other paid leave benefit programs, for such employees accrued
and unpaid vacation and/or paid leave balance as of the Effective Time.
SECTION 6.13. Further Assurances. Between the date hereof and the
Effective Time, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to
deliver such documents and instruments and take such actions as the Parent
reasonably requests in connection with the agreements set forth on Section 6.13
of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 6.14. HSR Act. At least 10 days prior to the anticipated mailing
date of the Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company, Parent shall
determine in consultation with the Company whether to file notification under
the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and the rules
promulgated thereunder ("HSR Act"). In the event that Parent determines that
filing is required pursuant to the HSR Act, Parent and the Company will file the
notification forms required thereunder in connection with these transactions and
will request early termination of the waiting period.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
SECTION 7.01. Conditions to the Merger. The obligations of each party to
effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the
Effective Time, of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. This Agreement shall have been approved
and adopted by the affirmative vote of the stockholders of the Company to the
extent required by Delaware Law and the certificate of incorporation of the
Company;
(b) No Injunctions or Restraints. No Law entered, enacted,
promulgated, enforced or issued by any court or other Governmental Authority of
competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition (collectively,
"Restraints") shall be in effect (i) preventing or prohibiting consummation of
the Merger, (ii) prohibiting or limiting the ownership or operation by the
Company or Parent and their respective Subsidiaries of any material portion of
the business or assets of the Company or Parent and their respective
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or compelling the Company or Parent and their
respective Subsidiaries to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of
the business or assets of the Company or Parent and their respective
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as a result of the Merger, or (iii) which
otherwise is likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Parent
Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that each of the parties shall have
used its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of any such
Restraints and to appeal as promptly as possible any such Restraints that may be
entered;
(c) Registration Statement Effective. The Registration Statement
shall have been declared effective, and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect and no
proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC;
(d) NASDAQ Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued
in the Merger shall have been authorized for listing on the Nasdaq National
Market, subject to official notice of issuance; and
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(e) Government Approvals. All necessary licenses, permits, consents
or approvals of or from Governmental Authorities or other third parties
(including the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods under
the HSR Act) shall have been obtained.
SECTION 7.02. Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the following further
conditions:
(a) (i) the Company shall have performed in all material respects
all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to
the Effective Time; (ii) each of the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in this Agreement which is qualified as to materiality shall
be true and correct and each such representation and warranty that is not so
qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as of
the date hereof and at and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of such
time, except that those representations and warranties which address matters
only as of a particular date shall remain true and correct as of such date; and
(iii) Parent shall have received a certificate signed by an executive officer of
the Company to the foregoing effect;
(b) at any time after the date of this Agreement there shall not
have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(c) there shall not be pending any action or proceeding having a
reasonable likelihood of success by or before any Governmental Authority or a
court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall there be in effect any judgment,
decree or order of any Governmental Authority or court of competent
jurisdiction, in either case, seeking to make materially more costly the Merger,
or seeking to obtain material damages in connection with the Merger, or seeking
to prohibit or limit the ownership or operation by the Company or Parent and
their respective Subsidiaries of any material portion of the business or assets
of the Company or Parent and their respective Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or
compelling the Company or Parent and their respective Subsidiaries to dispose of
or hold separate any material portion of the business or assets of the Company
or Parent and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as a result of
the Merger;
(d) Parent shall have received from Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
and Xxxxx PC on or before the date the Form S-4 shall become effective and,
subsequently, on the Closing Date, a written opinion dated as of such dates,
based on appropriate representations of the Company and Parent in the form
provided, to the effect that (i) the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization,"
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and (ii) the Company, Parent
and Merger Sub will each be a "party to a reorganization," within the meaning of
Section 368(b) of the Code, with respect to the Merger;
(e) The Company shall have obtained the consents set forth on
Section 7.02 of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(f) appraisal rights shall not have been exercised by holders of
more than 7.5% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company; and
(g) Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx shall
have entered into a Consulting Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
Parent, the primary terms of which are set forth in Exhibit B hereto; provided,
however, in the event of the death of any of the foregoing prior to the
Effective Time or if any of the foregoing suffers from a continuing disability
that at the Effective Time is reasonably expected to prevent that person from
fulfilling his duties thereunder, this closing condition shall be deemed
satisfied with respect to such person.
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SECTION 7.03. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The
obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the following further
conditions:
(a) (i) Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material
respects all of their respective obligations hereunder required to be performed
by them at or prior to the Effective Time; (ii) each of the representations and
warranties of Parent contained in this Agreement which is qualified as to
materiality shall be true and correct and each such representation and warranty
that is not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material respects, in
each case as of the date hereof and at and as of the Effective Time as if made
at and as of such time, except that those representations and warranties which
address matters only as of a particular date shall remain true and correct as of
such date; and (iii) the Company shall have received a certificate signed by an
executive officer of Parent to the foregoing effect;
(b) at any time after the date of this Agreement, there shall not
have occurred a Parent Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) the Company shall have received from Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP
on or before the date the Form S-4 shall become effective and, subsequently, on
the Closing Date, a written opinion dated as of such dates, based on appropriate
representations of the Company and Parent in the form provided, to the effect
that (i) the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization," within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code, and (ii) the Company, Parent and Merger Sub will
each be a "party to a reorganization," within the meaning of Section 368(b) of
the Code, with respect to the Merger.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 8.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger
may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any
requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby by the stockholders of the Company:
(a) by written consent duly authorized by the Boards of Directors of
each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company;
(b) by any of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company if (i) the Effective
Time shall not have occurred on or before August 6, 2003; provided that the
right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.01(b)(i) shall not be
available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Effective
Time to occur on or before such date; or (ii) there shall be any Law that makes
consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited or if any court of
competent jurisdiction or Governmental Authority shall have issued an order,
decree, ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise
prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have
become final and nonappealable;
(c) by the Parent, if the Board withdraws, modifies or changes its
recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger after receiving a Superior
Proposal and determining in good faith, after consultation with independent
legal counsel (who may be the Company's regularly engaged independent legal
counsel), that the failure to take such action could reasonably be expected to
constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable law;
(d) by the Company, if the Board withdraws, modifies or changes its
recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger after receiving a Superior
Proposal and determining in
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good faith, after consultation with independent legal counsel (who may be the
Company's regularly engaged independent legal counsel), that the failure to take
such action could reasonably be expected to constitute a breach of its fiduciary
duties under applicable Law, provided that the Company has complied with the
provisions of Section 6.05 hereof; provided, however, that any termination of
this Agreement by the Company pursuant to this Section 8.01(d) shall not be
effective until the Company has made payment of the full fee required by Section
8.03(a) hereof;
(e) by either Parent or the Company, if the Stockholders' Meeting
shall have been held and the stockholders of the Company shall have failed to
approve and adopt this Agreement at such meeting;
(f) by the Company, upon a breach of any representation, warranty,
or agreement set forth in this Agreement such that the condition set forth in
Section 7.03(a) would not be satisfied (a "Terminating Parent Breach");
provided, however, that if such Terminating Parent Breach is curable by Parent
through the exercise of its best efforts and Parent continues to exercise such
best efforts, the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section
8.01(f) for a period of 30 days from the date on which the Company delivers to
Parent written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances
giving rise to such Terminating Parent Breach; or
(g) by Parent, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, or
agreement set forth in this Agreement such that the condition set forth in
Section 7.02(a) would not be satisfied (a "Terminating Company Breach");
provided, however, that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the
Company through the exercise of its best efforts and the Company continues to
exercise such best efforts, Parent may not terminate this Agreement under this
Section 8.01(g) for a period of 30 days from the date on which Parent delivers
to the Company written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the
circumstances giving rise to such Terminating Company Breach.
SECTION 8.02. Effect of Termination. Except as provided in Section 9.01
and Section 8.03, in the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, there shall be no
liability under this Agreement on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company
or any of their respective officers or directors and all rights and obligations
of any party hereto shall cease; provided, however, if such termination shall
result from the willful (i) failure of either party to fulfill a condition to
the performance of the obligations of the other party or (ii) failure of either
party to perform a covenant hereof, such party shall be fully liable for any and
all liabilities and damages incurred or suffered by the other party as a result
of such failure. The provisions of Sections 8.02, 8.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.07 and
9.08 shall survive any termination hereof pursuant to Section 8.01.
SECTION 8.03. Fees and Expenses.
(a) The Company shall pay Parent a fee of $1,250,000 (the
"Termination Fee"), if this Agreement is terminated:
(i) pursuant to 8.01(c) or (d);
(ii) pursuant to Section 8.01(e) and an Acquisition Proposal
shall have been proposed prior to such termination (which shall not have been
withdrawn prior to such termination) and the transaction contemplated by such
Acquisition Proposal shall have been consummated within 9 months of such
termination; or
(iii) pursuant to Section 8.01(g) and an Acquisition Proposal
shall have proposed prior to such termination (which shall not have been
withdrawn prior to such termination) and
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the transaction contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal shall have been
consummated within 9 months of such termination.
(b) Any payment required to be made pursuant to Section 8.03(a)
shall be made as promptly as practicable but not later than five business days
after the final determination by Parent of such amount and shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Parent.
(c) Except as set forth in this Section 8.03, all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger shall be paid by the
party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(d) In the event that the Company shall fail to pay the Termination
Fee when due, the Company shall pay to the Parent the Termination Fee and the
costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred or accrued by Parent and its
affiliates (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of counsel) in
connection with the collection under and enforcement of this Section 8.03,
together with interest on such unpaid Termination Fee, commencing on the date
that the Termination Fee became due, at a rate equal to the prime rate of
interest publicly announced by The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition, from
time to time.
SECTION 8.04. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto by action taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors
at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided that, after the adoption of
this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company, no amendment may be made
which would reduce the amount or change the type of consideration to be received
by the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Merger absent any required
stockholder approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 8.05. Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, any party
hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other
act of any other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations
and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any document delivered
by the other party pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any agreement
or condition contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or parties to be bound
thereby.
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 9.01. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. None of the
representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered
pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 9.01
shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms
contemplates performance after the Effective Time or earlier termination.
SECTION 9.02. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be
deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by facsimile
or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested)
to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address
for a party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this
Section 9.02):
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if to Parent or Merger Sub:
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
with a copy to:
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx PC
The Chrysler Center
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
if to the Company:
Cell Pathways, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Bockius LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
SECTION 9.03. Severability. If any term or other provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law,
or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal
substance of the Merger is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any
party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the
parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the
Merger be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION 9.04. Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (including the
Exhibits and the Parent and the Company Disclosure Schedules which are hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if fully set
forth herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings,
both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall not be assigned (whether pursuant to
a merger, by operation of law or otherwise), except that Parent and Merger Sub
may assign all or any of their rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate
of Parent, provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party of
its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.
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SECTION 9.05. Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other
person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason
of this Agreement, other than Section 6.06 (which is intended to be for the
benefit of the persons covered thereby and may be enforced by such persons).
SECTION 9.06. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur in the event any provision of this Agreement were
not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be
entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other
remedy at law or equity.
SECTION 9.07. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to
contracts executed in and to be performed in that State. All actions and
proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and
determined in any court within the State of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby
(a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting
within the State of Delaware for the purpose of any Action arising out of or
relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) irrevocably
waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any
such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of
the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or
execution, that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue
of the Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the Merger may not be
enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.
SECTION 9.08. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby
waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any right it may have
to a trial by jury with respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising
out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Merger. Each of the
parties hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any
other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce that foregoing waiver and (b)
acknowledges that it and the other hereto have been induced to enter into this
Agreement and the Merger, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual
waivers and certifications in this Section 9.08.
SECTION 9.09. Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this
Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in
any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered
(including by facsimile transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed
shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
_____________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D.
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CP MERGER CORPORATION
By /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
_____________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Ph.D.
Title: President
CELL PATHWAYS, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Towarniki
_____________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X. Towarniki
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated [_________ __] 2003, by and among
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Parent"), a Delaware corporation, and The Bank of
New York, a New York banking corporation, as Rights Agent (the "Rights Agent"),
in favor of each person (a "Holder") who from time to time holds one or more
Contingent Value Rights (the "CVRs") to receive a number of shares of Parent
common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Parent Common Stock"), in the
amounts and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. A registration
statement on Form S-4 (No. 333- ) (the "Registration Statement") with respect
to, among other securities, the CVRs, has been prepared and filed by Parent with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and has become
effective in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"). This
Agreement is entered into in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the "Merger Agreement") dated as of February 7, 2003 by and among Parent, CP
Merger Corporation ("Merger Sub"), and Cell Pathways, Inc. (the "Company"),
which sets forth the initial allocation of a CVR for 0.0400 shares of Parent
Common Stock for each outstanding share of Company Common Stock (as defined in
the Merger Agreement).
Section 1. Appointment of Rights Agent. Parent hereby appoints the Rights
Agent to act as agent for the Holders in accordance with the instructions set
forth herein, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment, upon the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. Form of CVR Certificate.
2.1 The CVRs shall be evidenced by certificates (the "CVR Certificates"),
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The CVR Certificates
may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification or designation
and such legends, summaries, or endorsements printed, lithographed, or engraved
thereon as Parent may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the
provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with applicable
law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto.
2.2 The CVR Certificates shall be executed on behalf of Parent by the
manual or facsimile signature of the present or any future President or Vice
President of Parent, under its corporate seal, affixed or in facsimile, attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the present or any future Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of Parent. CVR Certificates shall be dated as of the date of
the initial issuance thereof or the date of any subsequent transfer, as the case
may be.
Section 3. Registration.
3.1 The Rights Agent shall maintain the books and records for the
registration, and the registration of transfer, of the CVR Certificates in which
shall be registered the names and addresses of the Holders of the CVRs evidenced
by the CVR Certificates in registered form and the certificate numbers and
denominations of such CVR Certificates.
3.2 Prior to transfer of the CVR Certificates as provided for herein,
Parent and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the registered Holder thereof as
the absolute owner of the CVR Certificates (notwithstanding any notation of
ownership or other writing thereon made by anyone other than Parent or the
Rights Agent), for the purpose of the CVR Consideration (as defined herein) and
for all other purposes, and neither Parent nor the Rights Agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
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Section 4. Payment and Exchange of CVRs.
4.1 Milestone and Exchange Ratio. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Milestone Date" means the date of the earlier to occur of (i) the filing of a
new drug application ("NDA") with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the
"FDA") for marketing in the U.S. of Aptosyn for the treatment of advanced
non-small cell lung cancer in combination with Taxotere on the basis of the
registration trial currently underway, (ii) the filing of an NDA with the FDA
for marketing of CP-461 in the U.S. for the treatment of any indication or (iii)
a determination by the Parent, in its sole discretion, that the CVRs should
convert into Parent Common Stock (each a "Milestone Event"). Provided the
Milestone Date occurs on or before ___________, 2008, the Holders shall be
entitled to the following consideration, to be delivered by the Rights Agent in
accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
(a) On the Milestone Date, each CVR then outstanding shall
automatically be converted into and become the right to receive 0.0400 shares of
Parent Common Stock (the "Rights Shares").
(b) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued
pursuant to this Agreement. In lieu of fractional shares, each Holder who would
otherwise have been entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock
hereunder (after aggregating all fractional shares to be received by such
Holder), shall receive, without interest, an amount in cash (rounded to the
nearest whole cent) determined by multiplying such fraction by the per share
closing price of Parent Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market,
or other principal market on which the Parent Stock is traded if it is not at
such time listed on the Nasdaq National Market, on the trading day on which the
Milestone Date occurs (or, if the Milestone Date occurs on a date that is not a
trading day, on the immediately preceding trading day).
(c) In case prior to the Milestone Date Parent shall (i) pay a stock
dividend or make a distribution on or in respect of Parent Common Stock in
shares of Parent Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of Parent
Common Stock, (iii) combine the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares, or (iv) issue by reclassification of shares of Parent
Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then, in any such case,
upon a Milestone Event the Holder of a CVR shall be entitled to receive the
number of shares of capital stock of Parent which Holder would have owned
immediately following such action had the Milestone Event occurred immediately
prior thereto (with any record date requirement being deemed to have been
satisfied).
(d) If Parent shall at any time consolidate with or merge with or
into another Person, or Parent shall sell, transfer or lease all or
substantially all of its assets, or Parent shall change the Parent Common Stock
into property or other securities, then, in any such case, the Holder of a CVR
shall thereupon (and thereafter) be entitled to receive, upon a Milestone Event,
the securities or other property to which (and upon the same terms and with the
same rights as) the Holder would have been entitled if the Milestone Event had
occurred immediately prior to such consolidation or merger, such sale of assets
or such change (with any record date requirement being deemed to have been
satisfied). Parent shall take such steps in connection with such consolidation
or merger, such sale of assets or such change as may be necessary to assure such
Holder that the provisions of this Agreement shall thereafter be applicable in
relation to any securities or property thereafter deliverable upon achievement
of such Milestone Event, including, bur not limited to, obtaining a written
obligation to supply such securities or property upon exercise and to be so
bound by the CVRs.
(e) The Parent Common Stock (or other securities, cash or other
property) and cash in lieu of fractional shares issuable pursuant to this
Section 4.1 are referred to collectively herein as the "CVR Consideration."
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(f) Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant
to this Section 4.1, Parent at its expense shall promptly compute such
adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to
each holder of a CVR a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the event
requiring the adjustment and the amount of such adjustment.
4.2 Exchange of Certificates. As soon as practicable after the Milestone
Date, Parent shall notify the Rights Agent and the Rights Agent shall, upon
being provided with the notice and instructions for surrender referred to below.
promptly thereafter mail to all Holders of record of CVRs that were converted
into the right to receive CVR Consideration (i) notice of the occurrence of the
Milestone and (ii) instructions for surrendering their CVR Certificates in
exchange for a certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock and cash
in lieu of fractional shares. Upon surrender of CVR Certificates for
cancellation to the Rights Agent, together with a letter of transmittal (which
shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss of, and title
to, the CVR Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the CVR Certificates
to the Rights Agent) and other requested documents and in accordance with the
instructions thereon, the Holder of such Certificates shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefor (a) a certificate representing that number of whole
shares of Parent Common Stock into which the CVRs theretofore represented by the
CVR Certificates so surrendered shall have been converted pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement and (b) a check in the amount of any cash due
pursuant to Section 4.1(b) or Section 4.4. No interest shall be paid or shall
accrue on any such amounts. Until surrendered in accordance with the provisions
of this Section, each CVR Certificate shall represent for all purposes only the
right to receive CVR Consideration and, if applicable, amounts under Section
4.4. Shares of Parent Common Stock into which the CVRs shall be converted at the
Milestone Date shall be deemed to have been issued on the Milestone Date.
Subject to Section 6 hereof, if any certificates representing shares of Parent
Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than that in which the CVR
Certificate surrendered is registered, it shall be a condition of such exchange
that the person requesting such exchange shall deliver to the Rights Agent all
documents necessary to evidence and effect such transfer and shall pay to the
Rights Agent any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance of a
certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock in a name other than that
of the registered Holder of the CVR Certificate surrendered, or establish to the
satisfaction of the Rights Agent that such tax has been paid or is not
applicable. Beginning the date which is six months following the Milestone Date,
Parent shall act as the Rights Agent and thereafter any holder of an
unsurrendered CVR Certificate shall look solely to Parent for any amounts to
which such Holder may be due, subject to applicable law. Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Agreement, any portion of the CVR Consideration
remaining unclaimed five years after the Milestone Date (or such earlier date
immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or
become property of, any governmental entity) shall be returned to the Parent.
4.3 Lost Certificates. If any CVR Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming such CVR Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required
by Parent or the Rights Agent, the posting by such person of a bond in such
reasonable amount as Parent or the Rights Agent may direct as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against it with respect to such CVR Certificate, the
Rights Agent shall deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed CVR
Certificate (a) if prior to the Milestone Date, a new CVR Certificate of like
tenor and evidencing the number of CVRs evidenced by the CVR Certificate so
lost, stolen or destroyed or (b) if after the Milestone Date, the applicable
certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock, cash in lieu of
fractional shares and any amounts due pursuant to Section 4.4.
4.4 Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividend or other
distribution declared with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date
after the Milestone Date shall be paid to holders of unsurrendered CVR
Certificates until such holders surrender such CVR Certificates. Upon the
surrender of such CVR Certificates in accordance with Section 4.2, there shall
be paid to such holders,
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promptly after such surrender, the amount of dividends or other distributions,
without interest, declared with a record date after the Milestone Date and not
paid because of the failure to surrender such CVR Certificates for exchange.
4.5 Withholding Rights. Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
Holder of CVRs such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with
respect to the making of such payment under any provision of federal, state,
local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent,
such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the Holder of the CVRs in respect of which such deduction
and withholding was made.
Section 5. Non-Transferability and Registration of CVRs.
5.1 The CVRs and any interest therein may not be sold, assigned, pledged,
encumbered, or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in
part, other than in accordance with Section 6 hereof.
5.2 The CVRs and the Rights Shares have been registered under the Act
pursuant to the Registration Statement declared effective under the Act. Parent
covenants and agrees:
(a) to prepare and file with the Commission such amendment and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary;
(b) as expeditiously as possible, to register or qualify the CVRs
and the Rights Shares under the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of each
jurisdiction in which such registration or qualification is necessary; and
(c) to pay all expenses of the Parent in complying with this Section
5.2, including, without limitation, (A) all registration and filing fees, (B)
all printing expenses, (C) all fees and disbursements of counsel and independent
public accountants for the Parent and (D) all National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") and "Blue Sky" fees and expenses.
Section 6. Exchange, Transfer, or Assignment of CVRs.
6.1 CVRs and any interest therein shall not be sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed
of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer (as defined
herein). A "Permitted Transfer" shall mean (i) the transfer of any or all of the
CVRs on death by will or intestacy; (ii) transfer by instrument to an inter
vivos or testamentary trust in which the CVRs are to be passed to beneficiaries
upon the death of the trustee, (iii) transfers made pursuant to a court order;
(iv) if the Holder is a partnership, a distribution from the transferring
partnership to its partners or former partners in accordance with their
partnership interests; (v) if the Holder is a limited liability company, a
distribution from the distributing limited liability company to its members or
former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability
company, or (vi) a transfer made by operation of law (including a consolidation
or merger) or in connection with the dissolution of any corporation or other
entity.
6.2 In the event of a Permitted Transfer, CVRs may be assigned or
transferred upon surrender of CVR Certificates to the Rights Agent, accompanied
(if so required by Parent or the Rights Agent) by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to Parent and the Rights Agent,
duly executed by the registered holder or by a duly authorized representative or
attorney, such signature to be guaranteed by a member of a recognized guarantee
medallion program. Upon any such
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registration of transfer, a new CVR Certificate shall be issued to the
transferee and the surrendered CVR Certificate shall be cancelled by the Rights
Agent. CVR Certificates so cancelled shall be delivered by the Rights Agent to
Parent from time to time or otherwise disposed of by the Rights Agent in its
customary manner.
6.3 Any transfer or assignment of CVRs shall be without charge (other than
the cost of any transfer tax) to the holder and any new CVR Certificates issued
pursuant to this Section 6 shall be dated the date of such transfer or
assignment.
Section 7. Rights of CVR Certificate Holder. The Holder of any CVR Certificate
or CVR, shall not, by virtue thereof, be entitled to any rights of a stockholder
of Parent, either at law or in equity, and the rights of the Holders are limited
to those expressed in this Agreement.
Section 8. Availability of Information. Parent will provide to the Rights Agent
all information and documentation in connection with this Agreement and the CVRs
that the Rights Agent may reasonably request.
Section 9. Reservation of Stock. Parent covenants that it will reserve from its
authorized and unissued Parent Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to
provide for the issuance of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the CVRs. Parent
further covenants that all shares that may be issued pursuant to the CVRs will
be free from all taxes, liens and charges in respect of the issue thereof.
Parent agrees that its issuance of the CVRs shall constitute full authority to
its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to
execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable pursuant hereto and that upon issuance such shares of Parent Common
Stock shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Section 10. Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes the duties and
obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions,
by all of which Parent and the Holders, by their acceptance hereof, shall be
bound.
10.1 The statements contained herein and in the CVR Certificates shall be
taken as statements of Parent, and the Rights Agent assumes no responsibility
for the correctness of any of the same except such as describe the Rights Agent
or actions taken or to be taken by it. The Rights Agent assumes no
responsibility with respect to the delivery of CVRs and the CVR Consideration
except as herein otherwise provided.
10.2 The Rights Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of Parent
to comply with any of the covenants contained in this Agreement or in the CVR
Certificates to be complied with by Parent.
10.3 The Rights Agent shall not be responsible for (i) determining if the
Milestone Date has occurred, nor (ii) assessing the amount of Transaction
Expenses. Parent shall be responsible for providing this information to the
Rights Agent.
10.4 The Rights Agent may consult at any time with counsel of its own
selection (who may be counsel for Parent), and the Rights Agent shall incur no
liability or responsibility to Parent or to any Holder with respect to any
action taken, suffered, or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with the opinion or the advice of such counsel, provided that the
Rights Agent shall have exercised reasonable care in the selection of such
counsel.
10.5 The Rights Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to Parent
or to any Holder for any action taken in reliance on any notice, resolution,
waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper,
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document, or instrument (whether in original or facsimile form) believed by it
to be genuine and to have been signed, sent, or presented by the proper party or
parties. Parent agrees (i) to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation
for all services rendered by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement
and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges,
reasonable expenses, and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the
Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement. Parent shall reimburse the
Rights Agent for the reasonable costs of any counsel engaged by the Rights Agent
for the purposes contemplated by Section 10.4. The Rights Agent shall be paid
any compensation or reimbursement owed to it directly.
10.6 The Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding CVRs may direct
the Rights Agent to act on behalf of the Holders in enforcing any of their
rights hereunder and pursuant to the CVRs. The Rights Agent shall be under no
obligation to institute any action, suit, or legal proceeding or to take any
other action likely to involve material expense unless the Holders shall furnish
the Rights Agent with reasonable security and indemnity satisfactory to it for
any costs and expenses which may be incurred. All rights of action under this
Agreement or under any of the CVR Certificates may be enforced by the Rights
Agent without the possession of any of the CVR Certificates or the production
thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such action,
suit, or proceeding instituted by the Rights Agent shall be brought in its name
as Rights Agent, and any recovery of judgment shall be for the ratable benefit
of the registered Holders, as their respective rights or interests may appear.
10.7 The Rights Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent, and its duties
shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The Rights Agent shall not
be liable for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection with
this Agreement except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
10.8 Parent agrees to indemnify Rights Agent for, and hold Rights Agent
harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense ("Loss")
arising out of or in connection with Rights Agent's duties under this Agreement,
including the costs and expenses of defending Rights Agent against any Loss,
unless such Loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be a result of Rights Agent's own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Rights Agent agrees to notify Parent in writing of any receipt of an assertion
of a claim or any action commenced against Rights Agent, promptly after the
receipt of notice of such assertion or having been served with the summons or
other first legal process giving information as to the nature and basis of any
such assertion or action. The failure to so notify Parent will not relieve
Parent from liability hereunder unless prejudice is suffered by Parent as a
result of such failure. At its election, Parent may assume the conduct of Rights
Agent's defense in any such action or claim, at its sole cost and expense. In
the event that Parent elects to assume the defense, Parent shall not be liable
for fees and expenses of any counsel thereafter retained by Rights Agent except
in the event Rights Agent determines that it has defenses different from those
of Parent. In no case will Rights Agent be liable for special, indirect,
incidental or consequential loss or damages of any kind whatsoever (including
but not limited to lost profits). The obligations of Parent under this section
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 11. Change of Rights Agent.
11.1 Any corporation into which the Rights Agent may be merged or with
which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Rights Agent shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the
Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent hereunder without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto.
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11.2 The Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under
this Agreement by giving to Parent notice in writing, specifying a date when
such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 30 days
prior to the date so specified. If the Rights Agent shall resign or otherwise
become incapable of acting, Parent shall appoint a successor to the Rights
Agent. If no successor is appointed within 30 days of the resignation date,
Rights Agent may petition a court for the appointment of a successor. After
appointment the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers,
rights, duties, and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as
Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the former Rights Agent shall
deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent copies of all books, records,
plans, and other documents in the former Rights Agent's possession relating to
the CVRs or this Agreement and execute and deliver any further assurance,
conveyance, act, or deed necessary for the purpose. Failure to give any notice
provided for in this Section 11.2 or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the
appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
Section 12. Termination.
12.1 This Agreement shall terminate six months after the Milestone Date
or, if the Milestone Date shall not have occurred prior to [_________ __], 2008,
on such date (the "Termination Date").
12.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.1 above, if the
Milestone Date shall have occurred prior to the Termination Date, the
termination of this Agreement shall not terminate the rights of the Holders to
receive the CVR Consideration from the Parent in accordance with the terms of
the CVR Certificate.
Section 13. Successors. All covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for
the benefit of Parent, the Rights Agent, or the Holders shall bind and inure to
the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and personal
representatives.
Section 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts; and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the
same agreement.
Section 15. Headings. The headings of sections of this Agreement have been
inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part
hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
Section 16. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the written consent of
Parent and the affirmative vote or the written consent of holders holding not
less than a majority-in-interest of the then outstanding CVRs; provided,
however, that no such modification or amendment to this Agreement may, without
the consent of each Holder affected thereby, change in manner adverse to the
Holders, (a) any provision contained herein with respect to termination of this
Agreement or the CVRs, (b) the amount of CVR Consideration to be issued
according to the terms of this Agreement to the Holders of the CVRs, or (c) the
provisions of this Section 16. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent and the
Rights Agent may from time to time supplement or amend this Agreement, without
the approval of any Holder, in order to cure any ambiguity or to correct or
supplement any provision contained in this Agreement which may be defective or
inconsistent with any other provision in this Agreement, or to make any other
provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which
Parent and the Rights Agent may deem necessary or desirable and which shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of the CVRs and which shall not adversely
affect the interests of the Holders.
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Section 17. Notices. Any notice required to be given hereunder shall be
sufficient if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, by courier or other
national overnight express mail service (with proof of service), hand delivery,
or certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class
postage prepaid), addressed as follows:
If to Parent:
OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Facsimile No: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
If to the Rights Agent:
The Bank of New York
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Section 18. Benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to give to any person or corporation, other than Parent, the Rights
Agent, and the registered Holders, any legal or equitable right, remedy, or
claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and
exclusive benefit of Parent, the Rights Agent, and the registered Holders.
Section 19. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
without regard to its rules of conflict of laws. The parties hereto agree that
any suit, action, or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on
any matter arising out of, this Agreement may be brought in the United States
District Court for the District of New York, and each of the parties hereby
consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate
courts) in any such suit, action, or proceeding and irrevocably waives any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any
such suit, action, or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit,
action, or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action, or proceeding may be
served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the
jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party
agrees that service of process on such party in the manner provided for notices
in Section 17 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and
caused the same to be duly delivered on their behalf on the day and year first
written above.
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Rights Agent
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS CERTIFICATE]
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS TO RECEIVE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
THIS CERTIFIES THAT, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________, or its permitted
assigns, is the registered holder of [______________] Contingent Value Rights
("CVRs"). Each CVR entitles the holder thereof to receive from OSI
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), subject to the terms
and conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Continent Value Rights
Agreement, dated __________, 2003, between Parent and The Bank of New York ("CVR
Agreement"), 0.0400 shares (the "CVR Shares") of Parent's common stock, $0.01
par value per share (the "Common Stock") on the Milestone Date (as defined in
the CVR Agreement).
REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CVR CERTIFICATE SET FORTH ON
THE REVERSE SIDE HEREOF, AND SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE
THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH ON THE FRONT OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
This CVR Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent has caused this CVR Certificate to be executed
by its duly authorized officer.
Dated: ________________ OSI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:___________________________________
Title:
Countersigned:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:____________________________________
Title:_____________, as Rights Agent
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[REVERSE SIDE]
This CVR Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Contingent Value Rights Agreement, dated as of ______________,
2003 (the "CVR Agreement"), between Parent and the Rights Agent, to all of which
terms, provisions and conditions the registered holder of the CVR consents by
acceptance hereof. The CVR Agreement and certain definitions included in the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 7, 2003 (the "Merger
Agreement"), by and among Parent, CP Merger Corporation and Cell Pathways, Inc.
are incorporated herein by reference and made part hereof and reference is made
to the CVR Agreement and the Merger Agreement for a full description of the
rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Rights
Agent, Parent and the holders of the CVR Certificates. Copies of the CVR
Agreement and the Merger Agreement are available for inspection at the principal
office of the Rights Agent or may be obtained upon written request addressed to
the Rights Agent at its principal office at [__________________________].
Parent shall not be required upon maturity of the CVRs evidenced by
this CVR Certificate to issue fractional shares, but shall make adjustment
therefor in cash as provided in the CVR Agreement.
Parent has filed and caused to become effective a registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the CVRs and
CVR Shares and has agreed to register or qualify the CVRs and the CVR Shares to
be delivered upon maturity of the CVRs under the laws of each jurisdiction in
which such registration or qualification is necessary.
THIS CVR CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE OR ASSIGNABLE OTHER THAN
(1) ON DEATH BY WILL OR INTESTACY; (2) TO AN INTER VIVOS OR TESTAMENTARY TRUST
IN WHICH THE CVRs ARE TO BE PASSED TO BENEFICIARIES UPON THE DEATH OF THE
TRUSTEE, (3) PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER; (4) IF THE HOLDER IS A PARTNERSHIP, FROM
THE TRANSFERRING PARTNERSHIP TO ITS PARTNERS OR FORMER PARTNERS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THEIR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS; (5) IF THE HOLDER IS A LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, FROM THE DISTRIBUTING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO ITS MEMBERS OR
FORMER MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR INTEREST IN THE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY, OR (6) BY OPERATION OF LAW (INCLUDING A CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER) OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF ANY CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY.
The holder of this CVR Certificate shall not, by virtue hereof, be
entitled to any of the rights of a stockholder in Parent, either at law or in
equity, and the rights of the holder are limited to those expressed in the CVR
Agreement.
Every holder of this CVR Certificate, by accepting the same,
consents and agrees with Parent, the Rights Agent and with every other holder of
a CVR Certificate that Parent and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the person
in whose name this CVR Certificate is registered as the absolute owner hereof
(notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by
anyone other than Parent or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever and
neither Parent nor the Rights Agent shall be affected by any notice to the
contrary.
This CVR Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any
purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.
The CVR Agreement and this CVR Certificate shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to
its rules of conflict of laws.
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The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the
face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM, as tenants in common
TEN ENT, as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
COM PROP, as community property
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT, _____________ Custodian ___________ (Cust) (Minor) under
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act ___________________________________ (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For value received _____________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
_______________________________________ Shares represented by the within
Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
____________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said Shares on the
books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises.
Dated _____________________________
In the presence of ________________ ______________________________
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EXHIBIT B
CERTAIN TERMS OF THE CONSULTING AGREEMENTS
Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxx will receive Consulting Agreements
with OSI to facilitate the interim management of Cell Pathways' operations and
the transition, integration, and transfer of Cell Pathways' assets to OSI
Pharmaceuticals. The term of each Consulting Agreement will be eighteen (18)
months beginning on the Effective Date. In consideration for this commitment,
OSI has agreed to pay Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx $200,000 and Xx. Xxxxxx $150,000. In
addition, and following the successful transition of assets to OSI, the Company
will give due consideration to the forgiveness of loans to Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx and
Xx. Xxxxxx totaling approximately $950,000 outstanding.
Xx. Xxxxxxx will receive a Consulting Agreement for a term of three
(3) years beginning on the Effective Date. In consideration of this commitment,
OSI has agreed to pay Xx. Xxxxxxx $20,000 per month for the first 8-10 months
(i.e., the period through completion of the Phase II trial of CP-461 in the IBD
indication); $10,000 per month for the next 2-4 months (i.e. through the end of
the first year of the term); and $5,000 per month for the second and third years
of the term of the Consulting Agreement. In connection with his execution and
delivery of the Consulting Agreement, OSI shall also pay to Xx. Xxxxxxx either
(i) 8,000 shares of the common stock of OSI plus a cash payment equal to all
taxes payable with respect thereto or (ii) the cash equivalent of the value of
the OSI shares and the cash set forth in clause (i).
