EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER,
DATED AS OF
JUNE 11, 2001,
BY AND AMONG
ADIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
A TECH MERGER SUB, INC. AND
NETSPEAK CORPORATION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is made and entered
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into as of June 11, 2001, by and among Adir Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
Corporation ("Purchaser"), A Tech Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation and
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wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser ("Merger Sub"), and NetSpeak Corporation, a
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Florida corporation (the "Company").
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RECITALS
WHEREAS, on the date of this Agreement, the Company's authorized capital
stock consists of 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Common Stock"), and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
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share ("Preferred Stock"). As of the date of this Agreement, an aggregate of
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14,284,031 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock are issued
and outstanding (the "Existing Shares").
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WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Purchaser, Merger Sub and the Company
have each approved this Agreement and declared its advisability and approved the
merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company
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continuing as the Surviving Corporation (as defined herein) in the Merger, all
in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "FBCA") and the
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terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Purchaser, Merger Sub and the Company
each believe the Merger is in the best interests of their respective
stockholders;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS.
"Acquisition Proposal" means any proposal, indication of interest or offer,
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other than a proposal, indication of interest or offer by Purchaser or any of
its Affiliates, for (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination or other similar transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary,
where after giving effect thereto, the Company Stockholders prior thereto own
less than 80% of the voting stock of the combined or surviving entity; (b) any
sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 20% or
more of the assets, liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, in a single transaction or series
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of related transactions, (c) any tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more
of the then-outstanding shares of any class of the Company's capital stock, (d)
the acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any third party of
beneficial ownership or a right to acquire beneficial ownership of, or the
formation of any "group" (as defined under Section 13(d)(3)of the Exchange Act)
which beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 20%
or more of the then-outstanding shares of any class of the Company's capital
stock, or (e) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or intention to do any
of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
"Adjusted Cash" means, as of any date, Cash adjusted by (x) deducting
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therefrom (but only to the extent not already taken into account in determining
Cash as of such date) an amount equal to the sum of (i)(A) all costs and
expenses incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the
negotiation or documentation of this Agreement and the effectuation of the
Merger due to the Financial Advisor, the Company's legal counsel and accountants
and (B) all fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the
preparation, printing, filing and mailing of the Proxy Statement and the holding
of the Company Stockholder Meeting (collectively, the "Transaction Fees"), (ii)
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the transaction-related payments to be made by the Company to certain executives
as specified in Section 7.2(e) of the Disclosure Letter, (iii) the premium paid
or payable by the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of the Tail Policy (as
defined in Section 8.2), and (iv) all amounts in the Special Cash Account and
(y) adding thereto (but only to the extent already taken into account in
determining Cash as of such date) an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount,
if any, by which Transaction Fees exceed $1,500,000 if, but only if, an
Extraordinary Event (as defined in Section 7.2(f)) has occurred and the
Purchaser has consented to the incurrence of additional Transaction Fees, (ii)
the amount, if any, by which the premium paid or payable by the Company or its
Subsidiaries in respect of the Tail Policy exceeds $720,000 and (iii) the costs
associated with severance arrangements for personnel other than Xxxxxxx Xxxx or
Xxxx Xxxxxx.
"Affiliate" means, as to a specified Person, any other Person that directly
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or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with, the specified Person. As used in this
definition, "controls," "controlled by" and "under common control with" mean the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of another entity whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Bylaws" means, with respect to a Person other than a natural person, the
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bylaws or other comparable document adopted by such Person, under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized, to govern the operation of
such Person with respect to matters not specifically addressed in such Person's
Certificate of Incorporation.
"Cash" means, as of any date, the consolidated cash and cash equivalents of
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the Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date, determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a basis consistent with the
preparation of the Company Financial
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Statements.
"Certificate of Incorporation" means, with respect to a Person other than a
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natural person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or other comparable
document required to establish the existence of such Person under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which such Person is organized.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including any
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successor code), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means a materially adverse effect on the
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business, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial and
other) or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
"Disclosure Letter" means the Disclosure Letter, dated the date of this
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Agreement, and delivered by the Company to Purchaser concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
"Employees" means those current employees of the Company and the
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Subsidiaries, in each case as listed in Section 1.1 of the Disclosure Letter,
and any other employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries performing services
primarily for the Company or the Subsidiaries who are hired between the date
hereof and the Closing Date.
"Environmental Laws" means all applicable federal, state, provincial or
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local laws (including but not limited to federal and state common law),
statutes, codes, rules or regulations relating to the environment, natural
resources, and pollution including, without limitation, the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq., as amended from
time to time (HMTA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 6901 et seq., as amended from time to time (RCRA), the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., as amended from time to
time (FWPCA), the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq., as amended from
time to time (CAA), and/or the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Section
2601 et seq., as amended from time to time (TSCA).
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"Expected Cash" means (i) $18,000,000 if the Closing Date occurs in July
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2001, (ii) $16,250,000 if the Closing Date occurs in August 2001 and (iii)
$14,500,000 if the Closing Date occurs after August 31, 2001; provided, however,
that Expected Cash shall be increased in each case by $720,000 if the Purchaser
elects to purchase the Purchaser D&O Policy as provided in Section 8.2.
"Executive Officers" means Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
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Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxx.
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"Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other
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political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government.
"Hazardous Materials" means (i) any wastes, substances, or materials which
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are defined as "hazardous material," "hazardous waste," "hazardous substance,"
"toxic material" or other similar designations in, or otherwise subject to
regulation under, any applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) petroleum or petroleum
byproducts; (iii) friable asbestos and/or any material which contains friable
asbestos; and (iv) electrical equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) in excess of 50 parts per million.
"Intellectual Property" shall mean all of the following: (i) patents,
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patent applications, patent disclosures and inventions (whether or not
patentable and whether or not reduced to practice); (ii) trademarks, service
marks, trade dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet
domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of the foregoing;
(iii) copyrights and copyrightable works; (iv) registrations, applications and
renewals for any of the foregoing; (v) trade secrets, confidential information
and know-how (including but not limited to ideas, formulae, compositions,
manufacturing and production processes and techniques, research and development
information, drawings, specifications, designs, business and marketing plans,
and customer and supplier lists and related information); and (vi) computer
software (including but not limited to data, data bases and documentation).
"Knowledge of the Company" (whether or not capitalized) shall mean actual
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knowledge, of the Executive Officers.
"NASDAQ" means The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
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"Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
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partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or,
as applicable, any other entity.
"Purchaser Material Adverse Effect" means a materially adverse effect on
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the ability of the Purchaser or Merger Sub to perform their respective
obligations hereunder and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
"Release" means any emission, spill, seepage, leak, escape, leaching,
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discharge, injection, pumping, pouring, emptying, dumping, disposal, release, or
threatened release of Hazardous Materials into the environment.
"Required Cash" means (i) $16,337,538 if the Closing Date occurs in July
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2001, (ii) $14,587,538 if the Closing Date occurs in August 2001 and (iii)
$12,837,538 if the Closing Date occurs after August 31, 2001; provided, however,
that Required Cash shall be increased in each case by $720,000 if the Purchaser
elects to purchase the Purchaser D&O Policy as provided in
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Section 8.2.
"Subsidiary" means, as to a specified Person, any other Person of which at
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least a majority of the outstanding shares or other equity interests having
ordinary voting power for the election of directors or comparable managers of
such other Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by the specified Person
and/or another Subsidiary of such specified Person.
"Taxes" means any and all federal, state, provincial, local, foreign and
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other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges
(including any interest, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax
imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto), whether disputed or
not, including, without limitation, income, franchise, profits or gross
receipts, ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services,
use, real or personal property, capital stock, license, branch, payroll,
estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), unemployment,
compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code section 59
capital stock), disability, registration, alternative or add-on minimum
transfer, and gains taxes, Phase III Taxes, customs duties or other tax of any
kind whatsoever.
"Tax Returns" means any report, return, declaration, claim for refund,
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information report or filing, or any other return or statement required to be
supplied to a taxing authority in connection with Taxes, including any schedule
or attachment thereto or amendment thereof.
"WARN" means the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988
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and any similar state, local or layoff statute.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
SECTION 2.1 THE MERGER. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 2.4), Merger Sub
shall merge with and into the Company with the Company thereafter continuing as
the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") and the separate
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corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Merger shall have the effects
set forth in the FBCA.
SECTION 2.2 BOARD ACTIONS. The Company hereby represents that the
Company's Board of Directors (the "Company Board") at a meeting duly called and
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held, has, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) after
evaluating the Merger, determined that the Merger, this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby are at a price and on terms that are fair to
and are otherwise in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;
(ii) approved the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby in all respects; and (iii) resolved to recommend that the Company
Stockholders approve and adopt this Agreement. The Company also represents that
the Company has received the opinion of
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Broadview International, LLC, financial advisor to the Company Board (the
"Financial Advisor"), to the effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, the
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Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of the Common Stock is fair,
from a financial point of view, to such holders. The Company has been authorized
by the Financial Advisor to permit the inclusion in its entirety of its opinion
(or a reference thereto, subject to prior review and approval by the Financial
Advisor) in the Proxy Statement, as defined in Section 5.2.
Purchaser hereby represents that the Board of Directors of each of the
Purchaser and Merger Sub, at meetings duly called and held, has, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) after evaluating the Merger,
determined that the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby are at a price and on terms that are fair to and are otherwise in the
best interests of Merger Sub, the Purchaser and its stockholders; and (ii)
approved the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in
all respects. In addition, Purchaser, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has
consented to the Merger.
SECTION 2.3 CLOSING. Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and
the transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned pursuant to
Section 9.1, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Article VII, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place
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at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the second business day following the date on
which the last to be fulfilled or waived of the conditions set forth in Article
VII shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (the "Closing
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Date"), at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC, 00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
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XX 00000-0000, phone (000)000-0000, fax (000)000-0000, unless another date, time
or place is agreed to by the parties hereto.
SECTION 2.4 EFFECTIVE TIME. The parties hereto shall file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida (the "Florida Secretary of State") on
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the Closing Date (or on such other date as the parties may agree) articles of
merger, executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FBCA (the
"Articles of Merger"). The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the
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Articles of Merger with the Florida Secretary of State, or at such later time
specified in the Articles of Merger (the "Effective Time").
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SECTION 2.5 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. The Articles of Incorporation of
Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended to
change the name of the Surviving Corporation to "NetSpeak Corporation," and, as
so amended, shall from and after the Effective Time, be the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in
accordance with its terms and as provided by the FBCA.
SECTION 2.6 BYLAWS. The Bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be amended to change the name of the Surviving
Corporation to "NetSpeak Corporation," and, as so amended, shall from and after
the Effective Time, be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by the FBCA.
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SECTION 2.7 DIRECTORS. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of
the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or
appointed or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, as in effect following the Effective Time.
SECTION 2.8 OFFICERS. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or
appointed or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in
accordance with the Surviving Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws, as in effect following the Effective Time.
SECTION 2.9 EFFECT ON COMPANY CAPITAL STOCK.
(a) Outstanding Shares. Each share of Common Stock (the
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"Shares") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
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than Treasury Shares (as defined in Section 2.9 (b)) and Shares held either by
Purchaser or Merger Sub) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive cash
in an amount equal to $3.10 per share, without interest, subject to adjustment
as provided for in Section 2.9(f) (the "Merger Consideration"). The aggregate
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amount of cash to be paid to holders of Shares in accordance with this Section
2.9(a), together with the aggregate amount of cash to be paid to holders of
Company Stock Options in accordance with Section 2.9(d), is referred to herein
as the "Aggregate Merger Consideration." In no event will the portion of the
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Aggregate Merger Consideration, payable by Purchaser as of the Closing Date,
exceed $48,200,000, subject to downward adjustment pursuant to clause (f) below.
(b) Treasury Shares; Purchaser Shares. Each Share held in the
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treasury of the Company at the Effective Time (collectively, the "Treasury
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Shares") and each Share held by either Purchaser or Merger Sub shall, by virtue
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of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Purchaser or
Merger Sub, as applicable, be canceled.
(c) Shares of Merger Sub. Each issued and outstanding share of
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common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Merger Sub shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted
into one share of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) Company Stock Options. Promptly following the date hereof,
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the Company shall take all necessary action, including obtaining the consent of
the individual option holders, if necessary, to (i) cancel, at the Effective
Time, each option to purchase Shares that is outstanding and unexercised as of
the Effective Time, whether or not vested and exercisable as of such date (each,
a "Company Stock Option"), and (ii) release the Company from any obligation to
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issue any additional options, warrants or other rights pursuant to the Company's
Stock Option Repricing Program (the "Option Repricing Program") and any
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liability or obligation to make any payments to any Person with respect thereto;
provided, however, that it shall not be a breach of
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this clause (ii) if the Company fails to obtain releases from Persons entitled
to receive Company Stock Options after the date hereof pursuant to the Option
Repricing Program covering not more than 50,000 shares of Common Stock in the
aggregate. Each holder of a Company Stock Option outstanding as of the date
hereof complying with the provisions of this Section 2.9(d) shall be entitled to
be paid by Purchaser in accordance with Section 2.10(d), with respect to each
Share subject to such Company Stock Option, an amount in cash equal to the
excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the applicable exercise price
of such Company Stock Option. No amounts shall be due or payable in connection
with the cancellation of Company Stock Options with an exercise price in excess
of the Merger Consideration. The right to cash payments pursuant to this Section
2.9(d) to holders of Company Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof in
settlement of the cancellation thereof shall be made with respect to all of such
Company Stock Options continuing to be outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time as to which the holder has complied with the provisions of this
Section 2.9(d), regardless of whether any such Company Stock Option was fully
vested or exercisable at such time.
(e) Impact of Stock Splits, etc. In the event of any change in
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Shares between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time by reason of
any stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification,
recapitalization, combination, exchange of shares or the like, the Merger
Consideration for each outstanding Share and the consideration to be paid to
holders of the Company Stock Options, as provided in this Agreement, shall be
appropriately adjusted to take into account such change in the Shares.
(f) Adjustment to Aggregate Merger Consideration. If Adjusted
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Cash as of the Closing Date is less than Expected Cash as of such date, then the
Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by
the amount of such deficiency; provided, however, that in no event shall the
Aggregate Merger Consideration be less than $46,800,000.
(g) Special Account for Proceeds of Company Stock Option
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Exercises and Employee Stock Purchase Program. The Company shall establish a
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special bank account (the "Special Cash Account") in which it shall deposit (i)
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any and all amounts it receives from the exercise of Company Stock Options from
and after the date hereof; and (ii) any and all payments it has received in 2001
and receives from and after the date hereof (including payments received through
payroll deduction) in connection with the purchase by Employees of Common Stock
pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
SECTION 2.10 PAYMENT FOR SHARES IN THE MERGER; COMPANY STOCK OPTIONS.
(a) Paying Agent. (i) At the Effective Time, Purchaser shall
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deposit with a bank or trust company selected by Purchaser and reasonably
satisfactory to the Company (the "Paying Agent") for the benefit of the holders
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of Shares (other than Treasury Shares and Shares owned by Purchaser or Merger
Sub) and holders of Company Stock Options, cash in
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immediately available same-day funds in an amount equal to the portion of the
Aggregate Merger Consideration payable by the Purchaser.
(ii) At the Effective Time, the Company shall deposit with
the Paying Agent all amounts held in the Special Cash Account and such funds
together with the funds deposited by the Purchaser pursuant to subsection (i)
above shall be referred to herein as (the "Payment Fund").
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(b) Letter of Transmittal. Promptly after the Effective Time,
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Purchaser shall cause the Paying Agent to mail (or fax with respect to record
holders who beneficially own at least 150,000 shares of Common Stock (a
"Significant Stockholder")), at such Significant Stockholder's request) to each
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record holder of certificates (that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented shares of Common Stock) being converted in the Merger a form of
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of certificates
representing Shares to the Paying Agent, and which shall be in such form and
have such provisions as Purchaser reasonably may specify) and instructions for
use in surrendering such certificates and receiving the portion of the Merger
Consideration to which such holder shall be entitled therefor pursuant to
Section 2.9(a). The Merger Consideration shall be promptly paid to such holders
(or their nominees or transferees) as specified in the letter of transmittal.
The Paying Agent shall pay the Merger Consideration by wire transfer to any
Significant Stockholder, at such Significant Stockholder's request, provided
that the Significant Stockholder has complied with all of the requirements of
this Section 2.10(b).
(c) No Transfers of Shares. After the Effective Time, there
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shall be no further transfer on the records of the Company or of its transfer
agent of certificates representing Shares, and if any such certificates are
presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled against delivery
of the Merger Consideration as hereinabove provided. From and after the
Effective Time, until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.9, each
certificate formerly representing Shares converted in the Merger shall represent
only the right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration without
any interest thereon, as contemplated by Section 2.9.
(d) Payment in Respect of Company Stock Options. At or promptly
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following the Effective Time, Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to the
Paying Agent a schedule showing the name and mailing address of all former
holders of Company Stock Options and the amounts due, if any, to each such
holder pursuant to Section 2.9(d). The Paying Agent shall promptly deliver that
portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration to holders of Company Stock
Options in accordance with such schedule.
(e) Termination of Payment Fund. Any portion of the Payment Fund
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which remains undistributed for 240 days after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to Purchaser, upon demand, and any Persons entitled thereto shall
thereafter look only to Purchaser and only as general creditors thereof for
payment of their claims.
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(f) No Liability. Neither the Surviving Corporation nor the
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Paying Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any cash, shares,
dividends or distributions payable from the Payment Fund delivered to a public
official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
If any certificates representing Shares shall not have been surrendered prior to
five years after the Effective Time, or any payments shall not have been made to
former holders of Company Stock Options in accordance with Section 2.9(d) above
at such time, (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which any Aggregate
Merger Consideration in respect of such certificate or Company Stock Option
would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority)
any such cash, shares, dividends or distributions payable in respect of such
certificate or Company Stock Option shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, become the property of Surviving Corporation, free and clear of all claims
or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
SECTION 2.11 Withholding of Tax. Purchaser shall deduct and withhold from
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the Merger Consideration or payments in respect of Company Stock Options
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any former holder of Shares or
Company Stock Options such amount as Purchaser (or any affiliate thereof) or the
Paying Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under the Code or state, local or foreign Tax law (including
applicable FICA withholding) and shall cause the Company to pay all accrued
taxes (including FICA) in connection with the transactions arising under this
Agreement. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Purchaser, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to the former holder of Shares or Company Stock Options in respect of
which such deduction and withholding was made by Purchaser.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
SECTION 3.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.
(a) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Florida with all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to
own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted. The Company has delivered to Purchaser a true and complete copy
of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws (or similar organizational
documents) of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries.
(b) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is qualified or
licensed to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction where the
nature of the business conducted by it or the properties owned or leased by it
requires qualification, except where the
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failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good standing would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.2 AUTHORIZATION. The Company has full power and authority,
corporate and other, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder
and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby,
have been duly authorized by the unanimous vote of the Company Board and no
other corporate action on the part of the Company, other than obtaining the
Company Stockholder Approval (as defined in Section 5.1(a)), is necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, subject (a) to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors'
rights and remedies generally, and (b) as to enforceability, to general
principles of equity.
SECTION 3.3 NO VIOLATION. Except as set forth in Section 3.3 of the
Disclosure Letter, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, nor the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will (a)
violate, conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (b) violate or conflict with or result
in a violation or breach of, or constitute a default or give rise to any right
of termination or acceleration (with or without due notice or lapse of time or
both) or result in the acceleration of any payments under the terms, conditions
or provisions of any Material Contract (as defined in Section 3.12(a)), (c)
violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, statute, rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, or (d) result in the creation of
any Lien upon any of the assets of the Company or the Subsidiaries (other than
any Liens created by Purchaser), except in the case of clauses (a) and (b)
above, for those violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, accelerations, or
Liens which could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.4 CAPITALIZATION.
(a) Section 3.4(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth the
authorized number of shares of each class or series of the Company's capital
stock, the number of shares of each such class or series issued and outstanding
on the date hereof, the number of shares of each such class or series held in
the Company's treasury and a complete and accurate description of the holder,
term and exercise price of each Company Stock Option. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized, validly issued,
are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any
preemptive, subscription or other rights.
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(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.4(b) of the Disclosure
Letter and the Company Stock Options, there are no (i) options, warrants, calls,
subscriptions, conversion or other rights, agreements or commitments giving any
Person the right to acquire shares of the Company's capital stock from the
Company or an Affiliate of the Company or obligating the Company to issue any
additional shares of capital stock or any other securities convertible into,
exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of capital
stock of the Company, (ii) agreements or commitments obligating the Company to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock, (iii)
restrictions on transfer of any shares of capital stock of the Company (other
than pursuant to this Agreement or applicable laws or regulations of any
Governmental Authority), or (iv) to the Company's knowledge, voting or similar
shareholder agreements relating to any shares of capital stock of the Company.
SECTION 3.5 SUBSIDIARIES.
(a) Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth (i) the
names of all Subsidiaries and their respective jurisdictions of organization,
and (ii) if a corporation, the name and number of all authorized, issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary.
(b) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other
equity interests of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, have not been issued in violation of
any preemptive, subscription or other rights, and are owned of record and
beneficially by the entities named in Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Letter,
free and clear of any Liens.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.5(c) of the Disclosure
Letter, there are no (i) options, warrants, calls, subscriptions, conversion or
other rights, agreements or commitments obligating any of the Subsidiaries to
issue any additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests of such
Subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or
evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of such capital stock or equity
interests, (ii) agreements or commitments obligating any such Subsidiary to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or other
equity interests, (iii) restrictions on the transfer of any shares of capital
stock or other equity interests of any such Subsidiary (other than pursuant to
this Agreement or applicable laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority),
or (iv) voting or similar shareholder agreements relating to any shares of
capital stock or other equity interests of any such Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.6 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Except as set forth in Section 3.6 of
the Disclosure Letter, no filing or registration with, no notice to and no
permit, authorization, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or any
other Person is necessary for the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement other than (a) filings with the SEC,
(b) the Company Stockholder Approval, (c) filing of the Articles of Merger under
the FBCA, and (d) such consents and approvals which, if not obtained, would not,
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individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.7 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; RESERVES.
(a) The Company has previously delivered to Purchaser true and
complete copies of the following (the "Company SEC Documents"):
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(i) The annual reports on Form 10-K for the Company for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 2000 as filed with the SEC (as amended as
of the date hereof);
(ii) Each quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the Company for
the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2000, and March 31, 2001
(as amended as of the date hereof); and
(iii) Each other report, registration statement, proxy
statement or other filing filed since March 31, 2001 with the SEC or any other
Governmental Authority by the Company or any Subsidiary (as amended as of the
date hereof) pursuant to (A) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), or (B) any other applicable federal securities laws (the
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foregoing (A) and (B) referred to collectively herein as the "Securities Laws").
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(b) The Company SEC Documents constitute all forms, reports,
schedules, statements and other documents required by the Securities Laws to be
filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC for the period covered by
such Company SEC Documents. The Company SEC Documents filed as of the date
hereof, including the financial statements or schedules included therein, at the
time filed, or in the case of registration statements on their respective
effective dates, complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Laws, and did not at the time filed (or in the
case of registration statements, at the time of effectiveness), 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
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading except to
the extent corrected in another Company SEC Document filed prior to the date
hereof. Except as set forth in Section 3.7(b) of the Disclosure Letter, no
formal or informal inquiries have been received from the SEC regarding the
Company's or any Subsidiary's accounting or actuarial practices or any other
matter regarding the Company's or any Subsidiary's compliance with the
Securities Laws. The financial statements included in the Company SEC Documents
(the "Company Financial Statements"), were, and when delivered or made available
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in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7, the Post-Signing Financial
Statements (as defined in Section 5.7) will be, prepared from and are in
accordance with, the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The
Company Financial Statements were, and when delivered in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.7, the Post-Signing Financial Statements will be,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis ("GAAP") and fairly present (or, in the case of the Post-
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Signing Financial Statement, will fairly present) the consolidated financial
position and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the
Company and the Subsidiaries as of the times and for the periods referred to
therein, except that any such Company Financial Statements or Post-Signing
Financial Statements that are unaudited, interim financial statements are or
will be subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments. The Company
Financial Statements complied, and when delivered in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.7, the Post-Signing Financial Statements will comply, in
all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto.
(c) The Company Financial Statements contain, and when delivered
or made available in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7, the Post-
Signing Financial Statements (as defined in Section 5.7) will contain,
appropriate allowances for bad debts and contingencies to the extent required by
GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
SECTION 3.8 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. There are no liabilities
or obligations of the Company or the Subsidiaries other than (a) liabilities and
obligations disclosed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company for
the quarter ended March 31, 2001 and not heretofore discharged, (b) liabilities
or obligations arising after March 31, 2001 in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and in amounts consistent with past practice, or
(c) liabilities and obligations disclosed in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure
Letter.
SECTION 3.9 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as disclosed in Section
3.9 of the Disclosure Letter, since March 31, 2001, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has (a) experienced any change, event or condition which,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or reasonably would be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that none of the
following shall be deemed to constitute and none of the following shall be taken
into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Company Material
Adverse Effect: (A) any adverse change or effect (including any loss of
employees, cancellation of, modification of, or delay in customer orders, or
disruption, modification or termination of business relationships) including,
without limitation, that relationship with Motorola, Inc.) arising from or
relating to (1) changes that generally affect the industries and markets in
which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or result from general
political, economic or market conditions or general conditions in the economy or
financial markets, or (2) the announcement or pendency of the Merger or the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (B) any litigation or threat
of litigation filed or made after the date hereof challenging any of the
transactions contemplated herein or any shareholder litigation filed or made
after the date hereof resulting from this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated herein; or (C) the increase or decrease in the Company's stock
price or trading volume as quoted on NASDAQ; (b) conducted its business other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, (c)
incurred any indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding trade credit incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) or issued any
debt securities or assumed, guaranteed or endorsed the obligations of any other
Person, (d) other than sales or dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course
of business sold,
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transferred or otherwise disposed of any of its property or assets, (e)
mortgaged or encumbered any of its property or assets, (f) suffered any material
casualty losses not covered by insurance, (g) repurchased, redeemed or otherwise
acquired any of its capital stock or any capital stock of any of the
Subsidiaries, (h) declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other distribution
in respect of its capital stock, (i) amended its Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws (or similar organizational documents) or merged with or into or
consolidated with any other Person, (j) split, combined or reclassified its
capital stock, (k) issued or sold (or agreed to issue or sell) any of its equity
securities or any options, warrants, conversion or other rights to purchase any
such securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such
securities, or granted, or agreed to grant any such rights, other than grants,
sales or issuances pursuant to Company Stock Options consistent with past
practices (including as to amounts and extents) outstanding on the date of this
Agreement, (l) increased the rates of compensation (including bonuses) payable
or to become payable to any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
independent contractors or consultants other than customary merit raises made in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (including as to
amounts and extent), (m) entered into any new, or amended any existing,
employment contracts, severance agreements or consulting contracts or instituted
or agreed to institute any increase in benefits or altered its employment
practices or the terms and conditions of employment, (n) except as otherwise
required by law and as disclosed on the Company Financial Statements, changed,
in any material respect its underwriting, actuarial or Tax accounting methods,
principles or practices, (o) entered into any joint ventures or partnerships of
any kind, or (p) entered into any material contract, agreement, understanding or
arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 3.10 LITIGATION. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the
Disclosure Letter, there are no actions, suits, arbitrations, investigations or
proceedings ("Litigation") pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
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threatened in writing against the Company, any Subsidiary, their respective
Affiliates and any of their officers, directors, employees or agents (to the
extent arising out of or related to the business of the Company, any Subsidiary
or any Affiliate) or any of their respective assets, other than routine claims
of trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business involving claims
of not more than $50,000 in the aggregate.
SECTION 3.11 PROPERTY; LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES.
(a) Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete
and accurate list of all real property owned or leased by either the Company or
any Subsidiary as of the date hereof and a description of the material terms of
any lease relating to real property leased by the Company or any Subsidiary.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure
Letter, in the Company Financial Statements, all properties and assets owned by
either the Company or any Subsidiary (the "Owned Properties") or leased by
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either the Company or any Subsidiary (the "Leased Properties") are free and
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clear of all liens, pledges, claims, security interests, mortgages, assessments,
easements, rights of way, covenants, rights of first refusal, defects in title,
encroachments (collectively, "Liens") except (i) statutory Liens not yet
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delinquent or the validity
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of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate actions and for which
appropriate reserves have been established on the Company Financial Statements
to the extent required by GAAP, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet delinquent for
which adequate reserves have been established on the Company Financial
Statements, and (iii) imperfections of title which in the aggregate do not
materially detract from the value or, in the case of personal property,
materially impair the use by the Company or Subsidiary of the property subject
thereto or, in the case of real property, materially impair the present and
continued use of such property in the usual and normal conduct of the business
of the Company or Subsidiary. The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and
marketable title to the Owned Properties and good and valid leasehold interests
in the Leased Properties and there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened condemnation proceedings affecting any of the Owned
Properties or Leased Properties. To the Knowledge of the Company, the use,
occupancy and condition of each parcel of real property that is an Owned
Property or a Leased Property is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws.
SECTION 3.12 CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.
Section 3.12(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of each
agreement, contract, indenture, instrument, memorandum of understanding, letter
of intent or other arrangement (written or oral), other than those filed or
incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (the "2000 10-K"), to which the Company
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or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary may be
bound or to which any of their respective assets may be subject (i) required to
be filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the 2000 10-K (including
any such material agreements, contracts or other arrangements that would be so
required to be included but for the fact that they were entered into subsequent
to the date of the 2000 10-K), (ii) relating to the borrowing of money or the
guarantee of any obligation for the borrowing of money (excluding trade credit
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices);
(iii) relating to the employment, compensation or severance of any of its
directors, officers or employees, (iii) relating to the retention of consultants
and involving payments in excess of $50,000; (iv) limiting or restraining the
Company or any Subsidiary from engaging or competing in any line of business in
any geographic area; (v) for the lease of real property; (vi) constituting a
distribution, dealer, representation, commission or agency agreement involving
payments or receipts in excess of $50,000; (vii) with any of its Affiliates that
will continue after Closing (other than between the Company and one or more
Subsidiaries); (viii) that obligates the Company or any Subsidiary to purchase
all of its requirements from or to supply all of the requirements of a third
party in an amount in excess of $100,000; (ix) that (A) is in effect as of the
date of this Agreement, (B) provides for annual payments or receipts in excess
of $100,000 and (C) has a remaining term of six months or more; or (x) is
material to the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole
(each of the foregoing a "Material Contract"). Each Material Contract is a valid
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and legally binding obligation of the Company or the Subsidiary party thereto,
and to the Knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, enforceable
against the Company or the Subsidiary party thereto, and to the Knowledge of the
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Company, the other parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms
subject (a) to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and
remedies generally, and (b) as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, each other party thereto, has complied in all material respects with
the provisions of each Material Contract and no event of default or event which,
with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both, has occurred and is
continuing under any Material Contract.
SECTION 3.13 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
(a) Set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Letter is a
complete and accurate list of each (i) employee benefit plan, as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"); (ii) employment contract; and (iii) bonus, deferred compensation,
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incentive compensation, performance compensation, stock purchase, stock option,
stock appreciation, restricted stock, phantom stock, saving and profit sharing,
severance or termination pay (other than statutory or the common law
requirements for reasonable notice), health or other medical, salary
continuation, cafeteria, dependent care, vacation, sick leave, holiday pay,
fringe benefit, reimbursement program, life insurance, disability or other
(whether insured or self-insured) insurance, a supplementary unemployment
benefit, pension retirement, supplementary retirement, welfare or other employee
plan, program, policy or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, formal or
informal, for the benefit of any current or former Employee or director of the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or leased employees, consultants,
independent contractors or other Persons who are performing or have performed
services for or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary ("Benefit Plans").
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None of the Benefit Plans is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of
ERISA (a "Multiemployer Plan") or is subject to Title IV of ERISA and neither
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the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries have ever had an obligation to
contribute to a Multiemployer Plan or a plan that is subject to Title IV of
ERISA.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b) of the Disclosure
Letter, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (i) currently maintains,
administers or contributes to or has any liability under or with respect to,
other than benefits claims in the ordinary course of business, any Benefit
Plans, or (ii) during the six-year period preceding the date of this Agreement
maintained, administered or contributed to any Benefit Plans.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(c) of the Disclosure
Letter, all Benefit Plans comply in all material respects with, and are, and
during the six-year period preceding the date of this Agreement have been,
operated in all material respects in accordance with, their terms and applicable
laws, including ERISA and the Code, and including, but not limited to the
requirements of ERISA sections 601 et seq. and 701 et seq. and sections 4980B,
9801 and 9802 of the Code. Except as set forth in Section 3.13(c), no Benefit
Plan covers any Person in any jurisdiction outside the United States and, to the
knowledge of the Company, none of the Benefit Plans is subject to the law of any
jurisdiction outside the United States.
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(d) True and complete copies of each written Benefit Plan and
any related trust, insurance or other related funding contract or agreement or
administrative services contract or agreement, and a description of any
unwritten Benefit Plan, the three most recent summary plan descriptions for each
Benefit Plan, the most recent annual reports on Form 5500 for each Benefit Plan,
including schedules, audited financial statements and actuarial valuation
reports, and the most recent employee manuals, handbooks or personnel policies
have been delivered to Purchaser, and any other filings with respect to any
Benefit Plan with any government entity and any opinion, determination letter or
ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or any other
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government entity with respect to any Benefit Plan, if any, have been delivered
to Purchaser.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(e) of the Disclosure
Letter, each Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter from the
IRS as to its qualification under the Code both as to the original plan and as
to all restatements or material amendments and the exempt status of each related
trust under Section 501(a) of the Code, all of which have been made available to
Purchaser. No event has occurred, and no condition exists, which would
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the tax-qualified status of any such
Benefit Plan.
(f) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary or any entity
required to be aggregated with the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to Code
section 414 or ERISA section 4001(b) ("ERISA Affiliate") has incurred or is
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reasonably expected to incur, either directly or indirectly, any liability
(other than for premiums) to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC").
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(g) Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(g) of the Disclosure
Letter, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened
actions, suits, claims, trials, arbitrations, investigations or other
proceedings by any Person, including any present or former participant or
beneficiary under any Benefit Plan (or any beneficiary of any such participant
or beneficiary) involving any Benefit Plan or any rights or benefits under any
Benefit Plan other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by participants
or beneficiaries thereunder. To the Knowledge of Company, no event has occurred
and no condition exists that could subject the Company, its Affiliates, the
Subsidiaries or the fund of any Benefit Plan to the imposition of any Tax or
penalty with respect to any Benefit Plans, whether by way of indemnity or
otherwise. Except as set forth in Section 3.13(g) of the Disclosure Letter, all
contributions required to have been made or remitted and all expenses required
to have been paid by the Company or the Subsidiaries to or under any Benefit
Plan under the terms of any such plan, any agreement or any applicable law have
been paid within the time prescribed by any such plan, agreement or law. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no amount, or any asset of any Benefit Plan, is
subject to Tax as unrelated business income. Except as set forth in Section
3.13(g) of the Disclosure Letter, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no
"reportable events" (as defined in ERISA section 4043), "prohibited
transactions" (as defined in ERISA section 406), breaches of fiduciary
responsibility or "accumulated funding deficiencies" (as defined in ERISA
section 302) have
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occurred with respect to any Benefit Plan for which liability could be incurred
by the Company, the Subsidiaries, Purchaser, Merger Sub or the Surviving
Corporation.
(h) Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(h) of the Disclosure
Letter, none of the Company, its Affiliates or any Subsidiary maintains or
contributes to any Benefit Plan which provides, or has any liability or
obligation to provide, retiree life or medical insurance to Employees or other
Persons performing services for or on behalf of the Company or the Subsidiaries
(or their beneficiaries) upon and/or after the last day of the calendar month in
which such Person's termination of employment or other service occurs, except as
may be required by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations.
(i) Except as disclosed in Section 3.13(i) of the Disclosure
Letter, none of the Benefit Plans contains any provision which could result in
any additional benefits, accelerated vesting and/or accelerated payments or
which could subject any employee or other Person to an excise Tax or result in
the loss of deductibility under sections 280G or 4999 of the Code as a result of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
termination of an individual's employment thereafter and for which the Company,
the Subsidiaries, Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation would be liable.
(j) Since the effective date of the documents provided in
accordance with Section 3.13(d) above, no commitments have been made by the
Company, any of its Affiliates, the Subsidiaries to amend any Benefit Plan or to
provide increased benefits thereunder.
SECTION 3.14 TAXES. Except as set forth on Section 3.14 of the Disclosure
Letter.
(a) all Tax Returns required to be filed by or with respect to
the Company and each Subsidiary through the date hereof have been timely filed
and all such Tax Returns were complete and accurate in all material respects.
All Taxes owed by any of the Company and the Subsidiaries (whether or not shown
on any Tax Return) have been paid other than any Taxes for which adequate
reserves under GAAP have been recorded in the Company Financial Statements;
(b) the Company and the Subsidiaries have timely paid or will
timely pay or properly accrue on their books (or there have been or will be
timely paid on their behalf) all Taxes owed by the Company and the Subsidiaries
(whether or not shown on any Tax Return) for all taxable periods for which Tax
Returns are required to be filed (taking into account any extensions) on or
before the Closing Date;
(c) the Company and the Subsidiaries have timely paid (or there
have been timely paid on their behalf) all required current estimated Tax
payments in amounts sufficient to avoid interest charges and underpayment
penalties;
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(d) the Company and the Subsidiaries have given or otherwise
made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns,
examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to
by any of the Company and its Subsidiaries for periods ending, or transactions
consummated, after December 31, 1997;
(e) there are no outstanding agreements extending or waiving the
statutory period of limitation applicable to any claim for, or the period for
the collection or assessment or reassessment of, Taxes due from the Company or
any Subsidiary for any taxable period and no power of attorney is currently in
force or has been requested with respect to any matter relating to Taxes that
could affect the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(f) (A) no claim, action, suit, investigation, audit, or other
proceeding by any Governmental Authority is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened with respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary; (B) to the Knowledge of the Company, no claim for
Taxes has been proposed, asserted, or assessed against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries that has not been fully paid or properly accrued on its books; and
(C) to the Knowledge of the Company, no claim has been made by any Governmental
Authority in a jurisdiction where any of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction;
(g) there are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets or properties
of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except for statutory Liens for
current Taxes not yet due;
(h) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or has been a
member of any partnership or joint venture (or entity treated similarly for Tax
purposes) or the holder of a beneficial interest in any trust, in each case for
any taxable period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not
expired;
(i) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any
agreement relating to the sharing or allocation of, or indemnification agreement
with respect to, Taxes, or any similar contract or arrangement, and neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has made any payment under or pursuant to any such
agreement, contract, or arrangement since December 31, 1997;
(j) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or has been doing
business in, is or has been engaged in a trade or business in, or has business
in force in any jurisdiction in which it has not filed all required Tax Returns
and the failure to file such Tax Returns could reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect;
(k) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is
the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return;
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(l) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has withheld and
paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor,
stockholder, or other third party;
(m) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (A)
filed a consent under Code section 341(f) concerning collapsible corporations,
(B) made any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any
agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make any
payments that will not be deductible under Code section 280G, (C) been a United
States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Code section
897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in Code section
897(c)(1)(A)(ii);
(n) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has disclosed on
its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise
to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code
section 6662;
(o) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been
a member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of Code section 1504(a)(1))
filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common
parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any Liability for the Taxes of any
Person (other than any of the Company and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury
Regulation ss.1.1502-6 under Code section 1502 (or any similar provision of
state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise;
(p) the unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (A) did
not, as of the most recent fiscal month end, exceed the reserve for Tax
liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect
timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the
most recent balance sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (B) do not
exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date
in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company and its
Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns; and
(q) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be
required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction
from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after
the Closing Date as a result of any (A) change in method of accounting for a
taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date under Code section 481(c)
(or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax
law); (B) "closing agreement" as described in Code section 7121 (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax law)
executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (C) deferred intercompany gain or any
excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Code section 1502
(or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax
law); (D) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to
the Closing Date; or (E) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing
Date.
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Section 3.14 of the Disclosure Letter lists all federal, state, local, and
foreign income Tax Returns filed with respect to any of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31, 1997, indicates
those Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates those Tax Returns that
currently are the subject of audit.
SECTION 3.15 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW; PERMITS.
(a) Since January 1, 2000, the respective businesses of the
Company and the Subsidiaries have been conducted in compliance with all
applicable provisions of any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, concession,
grant, franchise, permit or license or other governmental authorization or
approval applicable to them, except as set forth in Section 3.15(a) of the
Disclosure Letter and except where the failure to comply could not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company and each Subsidiary owns or validly holds all
licenses, franchises, permits, approvals, authorizations, exemptions,
classifications, certificates, registrations and similar documents or
instruments that are required for its business and operations as presently
conducted or as presently proposed to be conducted, except for those which the
failure to hold could not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect (the "Required Permits"). Except as set forth in Section 3.15(a)
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of the Disclosure Letter, the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby will not violate any Required Permit, and the
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will
not result in the violation, termination or limitation of any Required Permit or
require any notice to, approval or consent of any Person pursuant to the terms
of any Required Permit.
SECTION 3.16 OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR. The Financial Advisor has
rendered to the Company Board an opinion (the "Fairness Opinion"), as of the
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date hereof, as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders
of the Shares, other than Purchaser and its Affiliates, of the Merger
Consideration.
SECTION 3.17 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.
(a) Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete
and accurate list of all United States and foreign patent, copyright, trademark,
service xxxx, trade dress, domain name and other registrations and applications
owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries, indicating for each the applicable
jurisdiction, registration number (or application number), the status thereof
and with respect to the patents, the date filed.
(b) All registered or issued Intellectual Property of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is currently in compliance in all material respects
with all legal requirements (including timely filings, proofs and payments of
fees), is, to the Company's and its Subsidiaries' Knowledge, valid and
enforceable, and is not subject to any filings, fees or other actions falling
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due within 90 days after the effective date of this Agreement. Except as set
forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter, no registered Intellectual
Property of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been or is now involved in any
cancellation, dispute or litigation, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no
such action is threatened. Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure
Letter, no patent of the Company or its Subsidiaries has been or is now involved
in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition proceeding.
(c) Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete
and accurate list of all material licenses, sublicenses, consent, royalty or
other agreements concerning Intellectual Property to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which any of their assets are bound (other than
generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software application
programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per license)
(collectively, "License Agreements"). All of the Company's License Agreements
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are valid and binding obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries that are
parties thereto and, to the Company's Knowledge, the other parties thereto,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and there exists no event or
condition which will result in a material violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries under any such License Agreement.
(d) The Company and its Subsidiaries own or have the valid right
to use all of the Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the
Company's and each of its Subsidiaries' business substantially as currently
conducted or contemplated to be conducted and for the ownership, maintenance and
operation of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' properties and assets. No
royalties, honoraria or other fees are payable by the Company or its
Subsidiaries to any third parties for the use of or right to use any
Intellectual Property, except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure
Letter.
(e) The Company and its Subsidiaries exclusively own, free and
clear of all liens or obligations to license all such owned Intellectual
Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have a valid, enforceable and,
subject to obtaining required consents set forth in the licenses listed in
Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter, transferable right to use all their
licensed Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in Section 3.17 of the
Disclosure Letter, the Company and its Subsidiaries have the right to use all of
their owned and licensed Intellectual Property in all jurisdictions in which
they conduct or propose to conduct their businesses.
(f) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken all
reasonable steps to maintain, police and protect the Intellectual Property which
it owns, including the execution of appropriate confidentiality agreements and
intellectual property and work product assignments and releases. Except as
disclosed in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter, (i) the conduct of the
Company's and its Subsidiaries' businesses as currently conducted or planned to
be conducted does not infringe or otherwise impair or conflict with ("Infringe")
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Intellectual Property rights of any third party, and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, the Intellectual Property rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries
are not being Infringed by any third party; and (ii) there is no litigation or
order pending or outstanding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or
imminent, that seeks to limit or challenge or that concerns the ownership, use,
validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and the Company's and its Subsidiaries' use of any Intellectual
Property owned by a third party, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is
no valid basis for the same.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Disclosure
Letter, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not result
in the alteration, loss, impairment of or restriction on the Company's or any of
its Subsidiaries' ownership or right to use any of the Intellectual Property,
nor will such transactions require the approval of any Governmental Authority or
third party in respect of any Intellectual Property.
(h) Section 3.17 of the Disclosure Letter lists all software (i)
(other than generally commercially available, non-custom, off-the-shelf software
application programs having a retail acquisition price of less than $10,000 per
license) which are owned, licensed to or by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, leased to or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
otherwise used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and identifies which
software is owned, licensed, leased or otherwise used, as the case may be; and
(ii) which are sold, licensed, or otherwise distributed by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to any third party, and identifies which Software is sold,
licensed, or otherwise distributed, as the case may be. All software owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and all software licensed from third
parties by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) is free from any material
defect, bug, virus, or programming, design or documentation error; (ii) operates
and runs in a reasonable and efficient business manner; and (iii) conforms in
all material respects to the specifications and purposes thereof.
(i) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps
to protect the Company's and its Subsidiaries' rights in their confidential
information and trade secrets. Except as disclosed in Section 3.17 of the
Disclosure Letter, each employee, consultant and contractor who has had access
to proprietary Intellectual Property has executed an agreement to maintain the
confidentiality of such Intellectual Property and has executed appropriate
agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company's standard forms
thereof. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no material
disclosure of any of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' confidential information
or trade secrets to any third party.
SECTION 3.18 INSURANCE. Section 3.18 of the Disclosure Letter summarizes
the amount and scope of the insurance currently in force (including self-
insurance arrangements) insuring the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries
and their respective operations and properties against loss or liability. All
insurance policies pursuant to which any such insurance is provided are in full
force and effect. No notice of cancellation or termination of any such insurance
policy has been given to the Company or any Subsidiary and all premiums required
to be paid in connection with such insurance policies have been paid in full.
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SECTION 3.19 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Except as disclosed on Section 3.19 of
the Disclosure Letter:
(a) the operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and the
real property currently owned, leased or operated by the Company or any
Subsidiary are in compliance in all material respects and, during the period of
the ownership or tenancy of the Company or Subsidiary have been in compliance in
all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws; and
(b) no judicial or administrative proceedings or investigations
are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company
or any Subsidiary, pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws.
SECTION 3.20 CLAIMS FOR INDEMNIFICATION. Section 3.20 of the Disclosure
Letter contains (a) a description of any claims made by the Company or any
Subsidiary, or contemplated to be made by the Company or an Subsidiary, for
indemnification or reimbursement of amounts with respect to assets or
subsidiaries previously owned by or acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary,
and (b) a description of any claims made, or to the knowledge of the Company
contemplated, against the Company or any Subsidiary for indemnification or
reimbursement of amounts with respect to assets or subsidiaries previously owned
by or acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.21 LABOR MATTERS.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to any
labor or collective bargaining agreement.
(b) No Employees are represented by any labor organization that
is certified to represent such employees under the National Labor Relations Act
(the "NLRA") or other applicable law. No labor organization or group of
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Employees has made a demand for recognition, certification, successor rights or
a related employer declaration, and there are no representation, certification,
successor rights or related employer proceedings or petitions or applications
for certification seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or to
the knowledge of the Company threatened to be brought before or filed with the
NLRA or any other labor relations tribunal or authority. To the knowledge of the
Company, there are no organizing activities involving the Company or any
Subsidiary pending with any labor organization or group of Employees. Within the
last twenty-four (24) months, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
committed any "unfair labor practice" as defined under the NLRA.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.21(c) of the Disclosure
Letter, each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws,
regulations and orders applicable to the Company or Subsidiary or the Employees
or other Persons providing services to or on behalf of the Company or
Subsidiary, as the case may be, relating to the employment of labor, including,
but not limited to, all such laws, regulations and orders relating to wages,
hours,
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employment standards, WARN, collective bargaining, discrimination, civil rights,
safety and health, workers' compensation and the collection and payment of
withholding and/or social security Taxes and any similar Tax, other than such
noncompliance as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) No "mass layoff," "plant closing" or similar event as
defined by WARN with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary has occurred.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.21(e) of the Disclosure
Letter, as of the date hereof, there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened complaints, charges or claims against the Company or any
Subsidiary brought or filed with any Governmental Authority, arbitrator or court
based on, arising out of, in connection with or otherwise relating to the
employment or termination of employment by the Company or any Subsidiary or,
relating to the Employees or other Persons providing services to or on behalf of
the Company or any Subsidiary or alleging any unfair labor practice.
(f) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance
with the rules and regulations pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act
and the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
SECTION 3.22 CERTAIN PAYMENTS. Except as set forth in Section 3.22 of the
Disclosure Letter, no current or former officer, director, employee, agent or
representative of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any other Person, is a party
to or beneficiary of any contract or other agreement pursuant to which such
Person shall receive or is entitled to receive from the Company or any
Subsidiary any bonus or other payment (a "Transaction Payment") from either the
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Company or any Subsidiary contingent upon consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby or upon the occurrence of specified
events following a change in control of the Company.
SECTION 3.23 BROKERS' FEES AND COMMISSIONS. Except for Financial Advisor,
the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company, none of the Company,
the Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents
has employed any investment banker, brokers or finders in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3.24 FLORIDA CONTROL SHARE ACT. Prior to the date hereof, the
Company has taken all actions required to make the provisions of Section
607.0902 of the FBCA inapplicable to the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
SECTION 3.25 FULL DISCLOSURE. None of the representations and warranties
of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Disclosure Letter contains or
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER AND MERGER SUB
Each of Purchaser and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
SECTION 4.1 ORGANIZATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND OPERATIONS. Each of the
Purchaser and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with
all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to own, operate and
lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.
Purchaser is qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of property by it or the
conduct of its business requires such licensing or qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. Merger Sub has not engaged
in any business or activities except in connection with its organization and the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.2 AUTHORIZATION. Each of Purchaser and Merger Sub has full
power and authority (corporate and other) to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each of Purchaser and Merger Sub, the performance
by Purchaser and Merger Sub of their respective obligations hereunder, and the
consummation by Purchaser and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated
hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and
Merger Sub and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each of Purchaser
and Merger Sub, enforceable against Purchaser and Merger Sub in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and
remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity.
SECTION 4.3 NO VIOLATION. Neither the execution and delivery by Purchaser
and Merger Sub of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser or Merger Sub of
the obligations hereunder nor the consummation by Purchaser and Merger Sub of
the transactions contemplated hereby will (a) violate, conflict with or result
in any breach of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Purchaser or Merger Sub, (b) violate or conflict with or result in a violation
or breach of, or constitute a default (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) under the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond,
mortgage, indenture or deed of trust, or any license, lease or agreement to
which Purchaser or Merger Sub is a party or by which any of their respective
assets is bound, or (c) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to
Purchaser, Merger Sub or any of their respective assets, except in each case as
would not have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
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SECTION 4.4 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. No filing or registration with, no
notice to and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of any third party
or any Governmental Authority is necessary for Purchaser or Merger Sub to enter
into this Agreement or for the consummation by Purchaser or Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement except under the FBCA and except
where the failure to obtain such consents or approvals would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Purchaser Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.5 BROKERS. Neither Purchaser, Merger Sub nor any of their
respective directors, officers, employees or agents has employed any investment
banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION 4.6 FINANCING. At the Proxy Mailing Date (as defined in Section
5.2(b)) and at all times through the Effective Time, the Purchaser will have
funds and/or commitments (the "Financing Commitments") from one or more of
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Purchaser's current shareholders and/or other Persons (including Affiliates of
such shareholders) of similar financial capability, including affiliates of
Purchaser's current shareholders (the "Purchaser Investors"), in the aggregate
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sufficient to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including without
limitation, payment in full of the Aggregate Merger Consideration, net of
amounts deposited in the Special Cash Account. Prior to the Proxy Mailing Date,
the Purchaser shall have provided the Company with an officer's certificate (a)
attesting as to Purchaser's compliance with this Section 4.6, and (b) confirming
that any Financing Commitments are subject only to the concurrent closing of
this transaction and other customary closing conditions. Purchaser shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy such closing conditions.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 5.1 COMPANY STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.
(a) The Company shall take all action necessary in accordance
with applicable law and its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to convene a
special meeting of the Company Stockholders (the "Company Stockholder Meeting")
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to submit to the Company Stockholders this Agreement, together (subject to
Section 5.5(c) below) with the affirmative recommendation of the Company Board
regarding this Agreement and the Merger. The Company shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to hold the Company Stockholder Meeting and obtain the
approval and adoption of this Agreement by the Company Stockholders (the
"Company Stockholder Approval") as soon as practicable after the date hereof.
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(b) Except as may otherwise be permitted by Section 5.5(c), in
the Proxy Statement the Company Board shall: (i) express its opinion to the
Company Stockholders that this Agreement and the Merger are in the best
interests of the Company and the Company
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Stockholders and should be adopted and approved; and (ii) recommend to the
Company Stockholders that they vote in favor of the approval and adoption of
this Agreement.
SECTION 5.2 PREPARATION OF PROXY STATEMENT.
(a) Promptly following the date hereof, the Company shall
prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (such proxy
statement, together with any amendments thereto, the "Proxy Statement") relating
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to approval and adoption of this Agreement by the holders of the Shares (the
"Company Stockholders"). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best
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efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC, put in definitive form
and mailed to the Company Stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable
following the date hereof. The Company shall, as promptly as practicable after
the receipt thereof, provide to Purchaser copies of any written comments and
advise Purchaser of any oral comments, with respect to the Proxy Statement
received from the staff of the SEC. The Company will provide Purchaser with a
reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto prior to filing with the SEC and will provide
Purchaser a copy of all such filings with the SEC.
(b) The Company represents and warrants that (i) the information
in the Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement is mailed to
the Company Stockholders (the "Proxy Mailing Date"), and at the time of the
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Company Stockholder Meeting contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading, and (ii) the Proxy Statement shall comply as to
form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except in each case with respect
to information provided by the Purchaser in writing specifically for inclusion
in the Proxy Statement as to which the Company assumes no responsibility.
(c) Purchaser represents and warrants that (i) it shall promptly
furnish to the Company all necessary information concerning itself, its
stockholders and its Affiliates required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or
reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Section 5; and (ii)
information provided by the Purchaser in writing specifically for inclusion in
the Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement is mailed to the
Company Stockholders and at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading.
SECTION 5.3 ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY. Between the date
hereof and the Closing Date, the Company shall, and shall cause the Subsidiaries
to, give to Purchaser and its counsel, accountants and other authorized
representatives and agents, all reasonable access, during regular business hours
and upon reasonable advance notice, to any and all of their respective premises,
properties, contracts, books and records, and will cause their
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respective officers and employees to furnish to Purchaser and its
representatives any and all data and information pertaining, directly or
indirectly, to the Company or the Subsidiaries that Purchaser shall from time to
time reasonably request, and shall permit Purchaser and its representatives to
make extracts and copies thereof. Any information obtained by Purchaser shall be
held subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement dated as of May 15, 2001 between the Purchaser and the Company (the
"Confidentiality Agreement").
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SECTION 5.4 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. The parties hereto will consult with
each other and will mutually agree (the agreement of each party not to be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) upon the content and timing of
any press releases or other public statements with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and neither party shall issue any such press
release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation and
agreement, except as may be required by applicable law or by obligations
pursuant to any listing agreement with any securities exchange or any stock
exchange regulations as advised by counsel; provided, however, that each party
will give prior notice to the other parties of the content and timing of any
such press release or other public statement required by applicable law or by
obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any securities exchange or
any stock exchange regulations.
SECTION 5.5 ACQUISITION PROPOSAL.
(a) From and after the date hereof, without the prior written
consent of Purchaser, the Company shall not and will cause its Subsidiaries and
its and its Subsidiaries' respective officers, directors, agents and
representatives including the Financial Advisor (collectively,
"Representatives") not to, (i) directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or
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encourage (including by way of furnishing information or assistance) or take any
other action to facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal which
constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal,
(ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any
Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) provide any confidential or nonpublic information
or data to any Person relating to any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however,
nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Company Board from taking and
disclosing to its shareholders a position with respect to an unsolicited tender
offer pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 under the Exchange Act. The Company
shall immediately cease and terminate any existing solicitation, initiation,
encouragement, activity, discussion or negotiation with any Persons conducted
heretofore by it or its Representatives with any Persons other than Purchaser
and its Affiliates and shall demand the return or destruction of any
confidential information previously provided to any third party in connection
therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary contained
in this Section 5.5 or in any other provision of this Agreement, the Company and
the Company Board may ask questions of, consider and clarify a proposal from,
and conduct a due diligence investigation of (but not negotiate with or provide
any information to, without the Purchaser's prior written consent) any third
party making an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal (a "Potential Acquirer"),
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solely for the purpose of evaluating such Acquisition Proposal, if the Company
Board or any committee thereof determines, after consultation with the Financial
Advisor and the
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Company's legal counsel, that (A) such third party has submitted to the Company
an Acquisition Proposal which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a
Superior Proposal (as defined in Section 5.5(d)), and (B) the failure to
participate in such process would be inconsistent with the Company Board's
fiduciary duties under applicable law. In the event that the Company shall
determine to enter into the process described above, or shall receive any
Acquisition Proposal, it shall promptly inform Purchaser in writing as to the
identity of the Potential Acquirer and the material terms of such Acquisition
Proposal. If the Company, after consultation with the Financial Advisor and the
Company's legal counsel, determines that an Acquisition Proposal is a Superior
Proposal, and the failure to consider such Acquisition Proposal would be
inconsistent with the Company Board's fiduciary duties under applicable law,
then it shall promptly notify Purchaser of such determination, and the Company
and the Company Board, if the Company has complied with the provisions of this
Section 5.5, may participate in discussions or negotiations (including, as a
part thereof, making any counterproposal) with the Potential Acquirer. In the
event that the Company shall determine to provide any information to such
Potential Acquirer following its determination that such Acquisition Proposal is
a Superior Proposal it shall promptly (within two business days) inform
Purchaser in writing as to the fact that information is to be provided. The
Company agrees that any non-public information furnished to a Potential Acquirer
will be pursuant to a confidentiality agreement on terms no less favorable to
the Company than the Confidentiality Agreement. The Company will keep the
Purchaser apprised of any related developments, discussions and negotiations
(including the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal) on a current
basis.
(b) (i) Subject to Section 5.5(c) below, neither the Company
Board nor any committee thereof shall withdraw or modify, or publicly propose to
withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to Purchaser, the approval or
recommendation by the Company Board or committee thereof of this Agreement and
the Merger unless a breach of Section 4.6 has occurred and remains uncured for a
period of ten business days.
(ii) Notwithstanding Section 5.5(b)(i) above, the Company
Board (or any committee thereof) may withdraw or modify its approval or
recommendation of this Agreement or the Merger, even if a breach of Section 4.6
has not occurred and remain uncured, if the Company has complied with the
provisions of this Section 5.5, in the event that the Company Board (or any
committee thereof) determines in good faith, after consultation with the
Financial Advisor and the Company's legal counsel, that the Acquisition Proposal
is a Superior Proposal, and that the failure to take such action would be
inconsistent with the Company Board's or any such committee's fiduciary duties
under applicable law.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that there
exists a Superior Proposal before the Company Board or any committee thereof and
in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company Board (or such committee),
after consultation with outside corporate counsel to the Company, the failure to
accept such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of
the Company Board (or such committee) to the Company Stockholders under
applicable law, the Company Board (or such committee) may pursuant to
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Section 9.1(f) (and subject to this sentence) terminate this Agreement and
concurrently with such termination, cause the Company to enter into an
acquisition agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; provided, however,
that prior to any such action, the Company shall (A) notify Purchaser in writing
that it intends to enter into an agreement relating to a Superior Proposal
(which notice shall include the most recent draft of such Superior Proposal),
(B) during the five business days following the Company's notice (or such longer
period as agreed to by the parties), the Company shall negotiate in good faith
with Purchaser to make such adjustments in the terms and conditions of such
Agreement such that the Acquisition Proposal is no longer a Superior Proposal,
and (C) pay the Termination Fee to Purchaser in full and in immediately
available funds.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" means
any bona fide written proposal (or its most recent amended or modified terms, if
amended or modified) made by a Potential Acquirer to enter into an Acquisition
Proposal, the effect of which would be that (i) the Company Stockholders would
beneficially own less than 50% of the voting stock, common stock and
participating stock of the combined or on-going entity, or (ii) the transaction
would result in the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and
which the Company determines in its good faith judgment, based on among other
things, the advice of the Financial Advisor, if consummated, would result in a
transaction more favorable to the Company Stockholders from a financial point of
view than the Merger, taking into account all relevant factors (including
whether, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, after obtaining the
advice of the Financial Advisor, the Potential Acquirer is reasonably able to
finance the transaction and whether such transaction is reasonably capable of
being completed, and any proposed changes to this Agreement that may be proposed
by the Purchaser in response to such Acquisition Proposal). An Acquisition
Proposal that is conditioned on due diligence may constitute a Superior Proposal
if it otherwise meets the foregoing definition.
(e) During the period from the date of this Agreement through the
Effective Time, the Company shall not terminate, amend, modify or waive any
provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement (other than any entered
into in the ordinary course of business not in connection with any possible
Acquisition Proposal) to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
SECTION 5.6 CONSENTS, APPROVALS AND FILINGS. Purchaser and the Company will
as promptly as practicable make and cause their respective Subsidiaries and, to
the extent necessary, their other Affiliates to make all necessary filings,
including, without limitation, those required under applicable Securities Laws
in order to facilitate the prompt consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, Purchaser and the
Company will each use their respective commercially reasonable efforts, and will
cooperate fully and in good faith with each other, (a) to comply as promptly as
practicable with all governmental requirements applicable to the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) to obtain as promptly
as practicable all necessary permits, orders or
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other consents of Governmental Authorities and consents of all third parties
necessary for the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Purchaser and the Company shall use
their respective commercially reasonable efforts to promptly provide such
information and communications to Governmental Authorities as such Governmental
Authorities may reasonably request. Each of the parties hereto shall provide to
the other parties copies of all applications in advance of filing or submission
of such applications to Governmental Authorities in connection with this
Agreement and shall make such revisions thereto as reasonably requested by each
other party hereto. Each of the parties hereto shall provide to the other
parties the opportunity to participate in all meetings and material
conversations with Governmental Authorities with respect to the matters
contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.7 POST-SIGNING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Not later than two business
days after the filing thereof with the SEC, the Company shall deliver, or shall
cause to be delivered, to Purchaser true and complete copies of all financial
statements filed by the Company with the SEC, including all exhibits, notes and
schedules thereto (the "Post-Signing Financial Statements"). In addition, the
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Company shall, as promptly as practicable, provide to Purchaser all internally
prepared management reports and all other financial data and other information
relating to the Company and the Subsidiaries reasonably requested by Purchaser.
SECTION 5.8 TAKEOVER STATUTES. If any takeover statute is or may become
applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, each of
Purchaser and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to grant such
approvals and to take such actions as are necessary so that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on
the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the
effects of any takeover statute on the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.9 NOTICE, EFFORTS TO REMEDY. Each party hereto shall promptly
give written notice to the other parties hereto upon becoming aware of the
occurrence of any event which would cause or constitute a breach of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants of such party contained in this
Agreement and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent or promptly
remedy the same. The Company shall promptly notify Purchaser of any change,
event, circumstance or development or any prospective change, event,
circumstance or development that would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect and of the receipt by the Company or any Subsidiary of
notice of any governmental complaints, investigations or hearings (or
communications indicating that the same may be contemplated) or the receipt by
the Company or any Subsidiary of a notice of the institution or the threat of
litigation involving the Company or any Subsidiary which, individually or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Purchaser shall promptly notify the Company of any change, event,
circumstance or development or any prospective change, event, circumstance or
development that would reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material
Adverse Effect and of the receipt by the Purchaser, Merger
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Sub or other Subsidiary of notice of any governmental complaints, investigations
or hearings (or communications indicating that the same may be contemplated) or
the receipt by the Purchaser, Merger Sub or other Subsidiary of a notice of the
institution or the threat of litigation involving the Purchaser, Merger Sub or
other Subsidiary which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be
expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS RELATING TO
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO MERGER
SECTION 6.1 CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES OF THE COMPANY. Except as set forth in
Section 6.1 of the Disclosure Letter, during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its
terms, the Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, conduct its business
and operations according to its ordinary and usual course of business in
substantially the same manner as previously conducted (including with respect to
research and development, advertising, promotions, capital expenditures,
inventory levels and accounts payable levels) and will pay, discharge or perform
its liabilities or other obligations in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and will use all reasonable efforts consistent
with the foregoing to preserve intact and, as applicable, maintain in good
repair its properties, assets and business organizations, to keep available the
services of its officers, agents and employees and to maintain satisfactory
relationships with its suppliers, customers and strategic partners, in each case
in the ordinary course of business. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary without
Purchaser's consent to:
(a) propose or adopt any amendment to its Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws (or similar organizational documents);
(b) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt
securities or assume, guarantee or endorse the obligations of any other Person;
(c) (i) adopt any new Benefit Plan (including any bonus, stock
option, stock benefit or stock purchase plan) or amend any existing Benefit Plan
in any material respect, (ii) increase in any manner the rate or terms of
compensation of any of its directors, officers, agents or employees or enter
into any employment, severance or collective bargaining agreement other than
normal, annual pay increases of employees in customary amounts, (iii) pay any
bonus to any of its directors, officers, agents or employees other than pursuant
to contractual arrangements entered into prior to the date hereof, (iv) hire any
new employee to serve as an officer or member of senior management of the
Company or any Subsidiary, or (v) renew or enter into consulting or similar
services agreements with a term that extends beyond the Effective Time;
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(d) enter into any agreement with any officer, director,
employee, or other Representative of either the Company or any Subsidiary
pursuant to which such Persons will be entitled to receive from either the
Company or any Subsidiary any Transaction Payment;
(e) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its property or
assets other than the sale of inventory in the ordinary course consistent with
past practice;
(f) enter into any agreements, commitments or contracts, which if
entered into prior to the date hereof would have been a Material Contract,
except agreements, commitments or contracts for the sale of inventory (i) not in
excess of $500,000 entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices, and (ii) entered into with Motorola, Inc. or Fujitsu
Business Systems in any amount consistent with past practices;
(g) terminate any Material Contract or cancel any indebtedness
owed to it or waive any claims or rights of substantial value;
(h) (i) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital
stock, (ii) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution payable
in cash, stock or property with respect to its capital stock; (iii) issue, sell
or pledge, or authorize or propose the issuance, sale or pledge of any
additional shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or
options, warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire, any of
the Company's capital stock, except pursuant to the exercise of Company Stock
Options outstanding on the date hereof and listed in Sections 2.10(d) and
Section 3.4(b) of the Disclosure Letter, or (iv) redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire directly or indirectly any of its capital stock;
(i) take any action that would result in any of the
representations and warranties contained in Article III of this Agreement
becoming untrue in any material respect, except as permitted by Section 5.5;
(j) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or
resolutions providing for or authorizing such liquidation or a dissolution,
merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization
(other than the Merger);
(k) change any of the Tax or financial accounting methods or
practices used by it unless required by GAAP or applicable law, make or
terminate any Tax election, or take any Tax Return position inconsistent with
past practices;
(l) file any amended Tax Return or settle or compromise any claim
relating to Taxes in excess of $50,000;
(m) make any payment, loan or advance of any amount to or in
respect of, or engage in the sale, transfer or lease of any of its property or
assets to, or enter into any contract with, any Affiliate;
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(n) amend the terms of or terminate any (i) Material Contracts
(other than an extension of the terms, or termination in accordance with the
scheduled termination, of such Material Contract expressly required by their
terms), or (ii) contracts, agreements or arrangements with any Affiliate to
cause any change in the cost, services being provided, or term of any such
agreements, other than as specifically contemplated by this Agreement;
(o) enter into or renew (other than a renewal of such contract
expressly required by the terms of such contract) any contract that would be
considered a Material Contract (including any contracts, agreements or
arrangements with any Affiliates);
(p) engage in any transaction with any Affiliate, except to the
extent provided in this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may renew
any such agreement upon the expiration thereof on terms no less favorable to the
Company or Subsidiary than those existing in the original agreement; or
(q) make any payment in connection with obtaining the releases
required pursuant to Section 2.9(d)(ii).
SECTION 6.2 OTHER ACTIONS.
(a) Purchaser and the Company shall review the Company's cash and
cash equivalent balances at least weekly between the date hereof and the Closing
Date. Approximately one week prior to the anticipated Closing Date, the Company
shall report to Purchaser the Company's current Cash balances as of that date,
provide a schedule of all receipts and disbursements of funds expected to occur
prior to the Effective Time, and provide a report of Adjusted Cash together with
a schedule reconciling Cash to Adjusted Cash. Such reports and schedules shall
be updated daily through the Closing Date. The Company and the Purchaser shall
resolve any disputes regarding the calculation of Adjusted Cash prior to the
Closing Date. The Adjusted Cash as of the Closing Date as finally determined by
the parties pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall be binding on the Purchaser and
the Company absent manifest error.
(b) Subject to Section 5.5, neither Purchaser nor the Company
shall, and neither of them shall permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to,
take any action that would, or that could reasonably be expected to, result in
any of the conditions of the Merger set forth in Article VII not being
satisfied.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION 7.1 CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER. The
respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the
satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions:
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(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder
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Approval with respect to this Agreement shall have been obtained.
(b) Consents and Approvals. All material consents, approvals,
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permits and authorizations required for the consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained from (i) all
applicable Governmental Authorities, and (ii) any other Person to the extent
required under the terms of any Material Contract.
(c) No Injunctions or Restraints. No temporary restraining order,
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preliminary or permanent injunction or other order issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby or materially limiting or restricting Purchaser's conduct or
operation of the business of the Surviving Corporation after the Merger shall be
in effect.
SECTION 7.2 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER AND MERGER SUB. The
obligations of Purchaser and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby are further subject to the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties of the Company. The
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representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement to the
extent qualified as to materiality or to Company Material Adverse Effect shall
be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of
such time (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties
expressly relate only to an earlier time in which case they shall have been true
and correct at such earlier time) and the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in this Agreement and not so qualified shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date as though made at
and as of such time (except to the extent that any such representations and
warranties expressly relate only to an earlier time in which case they shall
have been true and correct in all material respects at such earlier time). The
Company shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate dated as of the Closing
Date, signed by a senior executive officer of the Company, to the effect set
forth in this Section 7.2(a).
(b) Performance of Obligations of the Company. The Company shall
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have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants,
agreements and obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under
this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have
received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a senior executive
officer of the Company to such effect.
(c) Absence of Adverse Proceedings and Conditions. (i) No
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consent, approval, permit, waiver or authorization of any Governmental Authority
or other Person shall contain any condition or requirement, and (ii) there shall
not be any pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding, in either case,
which (A) challenges or seeks to restrain or prohibit the Merger or any other
transaction contemplated by this Agreement or seeks to obtain from Purchaser or
any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger any damages that would
result in a
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Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, (B) seeks to prohibit or limit the ownership
or operation by Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries of any material portion of
the business or assets of Purchaser (including the Company), or any of its
Subsidiaries, or to compel Purchaser, or any of its Subsidiaries to dispose of
or hold separate any material portion of the business or assets of Purchaser
(including the Company), the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, in
each case as a result of the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (C) seeks to impose limitations on the ability
of Purchaser to acquire or hold, or exercise full rights of ownership of, the
Company, or (D) seeks to prohibit Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries from
effectively controlling in any material respect the Company.
(d) No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of this Agreement,
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there shall not have occurred any event, change in circumstances or development
that could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to constitute and
none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there
has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) any adverse change or
effect (including any loss of employees, cancellation of, modification of, or
delay in customer orders, or disruption, modification or termination of business
relationships) including, without limitation, that relationship with Motorola,
Inc.) arising from or relating to (1) changes that generally affect the
industries and markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or
result from general political, economic or market conditions or general
conditions in the economy or financial markets, or (2) the announcement or
pendency of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(B) any litigation or threat of litigation filed or made after the date hereof
challenging any of the transactions contemplated herein or any shareholder
litigation filed or made after the date hereof resulting from this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated herein; (C) the increase or decrease in the
Company's stock price or trading volume as quoted on NASDAQ; or (D) the events
set forth in Section 7.2(d) of the Disclosure Letter.
(e) Minimum Cash. As of the Closing Date, Adjusted Cash shall be
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equal to or greater than Required Cash and the Company shall have provided
Purchaser with satisfactory evidence of the Company's compliance with the
requirements of this Section 7.2(e);
(f) Cap on Transaction Fees. The Company shall not have incurred
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or be obligated to pay Transaction Fees in excess of $1,500,000 in the
aggregate; provided, however, that such Transaction Fees may exceed $1,500,000,
subject to Purchaser's consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, in the
event that the Proxy Statement is subject to a rigorous SEC review, the Closing
Date occurs later than October 5, 2001 or extraordinary issues arise in
connection with the Merger that increase the Company's fees and expenses (each
individually, an "Extraordinary Event").
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(g) Release of Obligations. The Purchaser shall have received
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copies of executed releases, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser, from Persons entitled to receive Company Stock Options after the date
hereof under the terms of the Option Repricing Program; provided, however, that
the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied the
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requirements of this Section 7.2(g) if the Company obtains releases from all of
such Persons, other than those entitled to receive Company Stock Options after
the date hereof pursuant to the Option Repricing Program covering not more than
50,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate.
SECTION 7.3 CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. The obligations of
the Company to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby is further subject to the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties of Purchaser and Merger Sub.
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The representations and warranties of the Purchaser and Merger Sub contained in
this Agreement to the extent qualified as to materiality or to Purchaser
Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing Date
as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent that any such
representations and warranties expressly relate only to an earlier time in which
case they shall have been true and correct at such earlier time), and the
representations and warranties of the Purchaser and Merger Sub contained in this
Agreement and not so qualified shall be true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of such time
(except to the extent that any such representations and warranties expressly
relate only to an earlier time in which case they shall have been true and
correct in all material respects at such earlier time). The Purchaser shall have
delivered to the Company a certificate dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a
senior executive officer of the Purchaser, to the effect set forth in this
Section 7.3(a).
(b) Performance of Obligations of Purchaser and Merger Sub. Each
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of the Purchaser and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material
respects with all covenants, agreements and obligations required to be performed
or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and
the Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Purchaser
by a senior executive officer of the Purchaser to such effect.
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ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION and insurance
SECTION 8.1 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Purchaser and the Surviving Corporation shall assume and
perform all of the Company's (or its Subsidiary's) obligations under the
agreements set forth in Section 8.1 of the Disclosure Letter (the
"Indemnification Agreements") to the fullest extent required under such
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Indemnification Agreements. If any indemnified party under an Indemnification
Agreement is required to bring any action to enforce its rights thereunder or to
collect moneys due thereunder and is successful in such action, the Purchaser
shall reimburse such indemnified party for all of its expenses in bringing such
action.
(b) The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation will contain provisions with respect to exculpation and
indemnification of current and former officers, directors, employees, and agents
of the Company (the "Indemnified Parties") that are at least as favorable to the
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Indemnified Parties as those contained in the Certificate of Incorporation and
the Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof, which provisions will
not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from
the Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights
thereunder of any Indemnified Party or of individuals who, immediately prior to
the Effective Time were employees or agents of the Company, unless such
modification is required by law.
(c) The provisions of this Section 8.1 shall survive the
Effective Time and are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be
enforceable by, each of the Indemnified Parties and their heirs and
representatives.
SECTION 8.2 DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE. Promptly after
the Company provides Purchaser with a binding quote for the Tail Policy premium
(but in no event later than the earlier of (i) 30 days after Purchaser's receipt
of such quote; or (ii) the business day prior to the expiration of such quote),
Purchaser shall notify the Company whether (i) the Company shall, after
consultation with Purchaser, purchase a policy of officers' and directors'
liability insurance with terms comparable to the policy currently in effect
which provides coverage (the "Tail Coverage") for six years from the Effective
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Time for claims arising from facts or events that occurred prior to the
Effective Time (the "Tail Policy"); or (ii) the Purchaser shall, at no cost to
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the individual insureds thereunder, cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain
in effect a policy (the "Purchaser D&O Policy") of officers' and directors'
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liability insurance with terms comparable to the Company's policy currently in
effect which provides for the Tail Coverage. None of the Surviving Corporation,
the Purchaser or any Affiliate of the Surviving Corporation or the Purchaser
shall amend, modify or terminate the Tail Policy prior to the expiration of the
aforesaid six-year period.
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SECTION 8.3 CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY AND INSURE. In the event the
Purchaser or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or
assigns (x) 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 (y) transfers a material amount of its properties and assets to any
person in a single transaction or a series of transactions, then, and in each
case, the Purchaser will make or cause to be made proper provision so that the
successors and assigns of the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as the case
may be, assume the indemnification and insurance obligations described herein
for the benefit of the Indemnified Parties and the individual insureds.
SECTION 8.4 NO SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS. None of the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or in any agreement or document delivered
in connection herewith shall survive the Closing and all such representations
and warranties shall be extinguished on consummation of the Merger. This Section
8.4 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties that by its terms
contemplates performance after the Effective Time including the agreements set
forth in Article VIII.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger
may be abandoned, notwithstanding the approval thereof by the Company
Stockholders, at any time prior to the Effective Time:
(a) by mutual written consent of the Company and Purchaser;
(b) by either Purchaser or the Company if:
(i) any Governmental Authority shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or
otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree or ruling or other
action shall have become final and nonappealable;
(ii) if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or
before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 5, 2001, unless the failure to
so consummate by such time is due to the breach of any representation, warranty
or covenant made in this Agreement by the party seeking to terminate; or
(iii) if, at the Company Stockholder Meeting (including any
adjournment or postponement thereof), the Company Stockholder Approval shall not
have been obtained;
(c) by Purchaser if (i) the Company Board or any committee
thereof shall have withdrawn or modified its recommendation of this Agreement or
the Merger to the
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Company Stockholders in a manner materially adverse to Purchaser other than as a
result of a breach by Purchaser of Section 4.6, which breach shall not have been
cured within ten (10) business days following receipt by the Purchaser of
written notice of such breach from the Company; (ii) an Alternative Transaction
involving the Company shall have taken place or the Company Board or any
committee thereof shall have recommended such an Alternative Transaction (or a
proposal or offer therefor) to the Company Stockholders or shall have publicly
announced its intention to recommend such an Alternative Transaction (or a
proposal or offer therefor) to the Company Stockholders or to engage in an
Alternative Transaction or shall have failed to recommend against an Acquisition
Proposal that has been publicly announced by a Potential Acquirer; or (iii) a
tender offer or exchange offer for any of the Company Common Stock shall have
been commenced (other than by Purchaser or an Affiliate thereof) and the Company
Board or any committee thereof shall have (A) recommended that the Company
Stockholders tender their Common Stock in such tender offer or exchange offer,
or (B) publicly announced its intention to take no position with respect to such
tender or exchange offer; or
(d) by Purchaser if a breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement
shall have occurred which if uncured would cause any condition set forth in
Section 7.2(a) or 7.2(b) not to be satisfied, and such breach is incapable of
being cured or, if capable of being cured, shall not have been cured within ten
(10) business days following receipt by the Company of written notice of such
breach from Purchaser; or
(e) by the Company if (i) a breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Purchaser set forth in this
Agreement shall have occurred which if uncured would cause any condition set
forth in Section 7.3(a) or 7.3(b) not to be satisfied, or (ii) a breach of
Section 4.6 shall have occurred, and, in either case, such breach is incapable
of being cured or, if capable of being cured, shall not have been cured within
ten (10) business days following receipt by Purchaser of written notice of such
breach from the Company; or
(f) by the Company in accordance with Section 5.5(c).
SECTION 9.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, there shall be no liability or obligation on
the part of Purchaser, the Company, Merger Sub, or any of their respective
officers, directors, stockholders or affiliates, except as set forth herein and
in Section 9.3. The foregoing limitations shall not apply, and the remedies
provided by Section 9.3 shall not be exclusive, to the extent that such
termination results from the willful breach by a party of any of its material
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement. In
addition, if the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(e),
it may pursue any and all remedies available to it for the breach of this
Agreement by Purchaser and/or Merger Sub. The provisions of Section 5.3 of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of
this Agreement.
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SECTION 9.3 FEES AND EXPENSES.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 9.3, all fees and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, whether
or not the Merger is consummated. The Company shall pay all professional fees,
including the fees of Broadview International LLC and the fees of the Company's
attorneys and accountants incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) If any Acquisition Proposal is made between the date hereof
and the termination of this Agreement, and this Agreement is terminated by
Purchaser or the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(b)(iii) or Section 9.1(d), then
if an Alternative Transaction involving the Company shall take place or the
Company shall enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle,
acquisition agreement or other similar agreement with respect to an Alternative
Transaction within twelve (12) months of such termination, then the Company
shall pay to Purchaser a termination fee in the amount of two million five
hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) (the "Termination Fee") simultaneously
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with the consummation of such Alternative Transaction.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated by Purchaser pursuant to
Section 9.1(c), then the Company shall pay to Purchaser the Termination Fee no
later than one business day following such termination.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to
Section 9.1(f), then the Company shall pay to Purchaser the Termination Fee
prior to, and as a condition to, effectiveness of such termination.
(e) Any Termination Fee payable under this Section 9.3 shall be
paid in immediately available funds.
(f) As used in this Agreement, an "Alternative Transaction"
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involving the Company means (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange,
business combination or other similar transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary, where after giving effect thereto, the Company Stockholders prior
thereto own less than 80% of the voting stock of the combined or surviving
entity; (b) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition of 20% or more of the assets, liabilities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of related
transactions, (c) any tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more of the
then-outstanding shares of any class of the Company's capital stock, or (d) the
acquisition after the date of this Agreement by any third party of beneficial
ownership or a right to acquire beneficial ownership of, or the formation of any
"group" (as defined under Section 13(d)(3)of the Exchange Act) which
beneficially owns or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 20% or
more of the then-outstanding shares of any class of the Company's capital stock.
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SECTION 9.4 AMENDMENT. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties
hereto may modify or amend this Agreement, by written agreement executed and
delivered by duly authorized officers of the respective parties; provided,
however, that no amendment subsequent to the Company Stockholder Approval may
reduce or change the consideration to be received by the Company Stockholders.
SECTION 9.5 EXTENSION; CONSENT; WAIVER. At any time prior to the Effective
Time, the parties may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in
the representations and warranties of the other parties contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (c)
subject to Section 9.4, waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions of the other parties contained in this Agreement or consent to any
action requiring consent pursuant to this Agreement. Any agreement on the part
of a party to any such extension, waiver or consent shall be valid only if set
forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. The failure of
any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or
otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
SECTION 9.6 PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATION, AMENDMENT, EXTENSION, CONSENT OR
WAIVER. A termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, an amendment of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.4 or an extension, consent or waiver
pursuant to Section 9.5 shall, in order to be effective, require action by the
board of directors of each party hereto or a duly authorized committee of its
board of directors.
ARTICLE X
NOTICES
SECTION 10.1 NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if hand
delivered, telecopied, sent by overnight courier or mailed, by certified mail,
return receipt requested, first-class postage prepaid, to the parties at the
following addresses:
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If to Purchaser, to:
Adir Technologies, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx PC
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to the Company, to:
NetSpeak Corporation
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Broad and Xxxxxx
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices and other communications required or permitted under this
Agreement that are addressed as provided in this Article X will, if delivered
personally, be deemed given upon delivery, will, if delivered by telecopy, be
deemed delivered when confirmed, will, if delivered by overnight courier, be
deemed given on the next business day and will, if delivered by mail in the
manner described above, be deemed given on the third business day after the day
it is deposited in a regular depository of the United States mail. Any party
from time to time may change its address for the purpose of notices to that
party by giving a similar notice specifying a new address, but no such notice
will be deemed to have been given until it is actually received by the party
sought to be charged with the contents thereof.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. Except with respect to the Confidentiality
Agreement, which shall survive execution of this Agreement, this Agreement
supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement, and this Agreement (including the
Disclosure Letter and the exhibits hereto and other documents delivered in
connection herewith) contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
SECTION 11.2 EXPENSES. Except as provided in Section 9.2, whether or not
the Merger is consummated, Purchaser, Merger Sub and the Company will pay their
own costs and expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying out
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 11.3 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will
constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the
other parties.
SECTION 11.4 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. Except as otherwise provided in
Article VIII, the terms and provisions of this Agreement are intended solely for
the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors or assigns,
and it is not the intention of the parties to confer third-party beneficiary
rights upon any other person.
SECTION 11.5 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida, without
regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
SECTION 11.6 ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Neither this Agreement nor any of
the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in
whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties without
the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment that is
not consented to shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this
Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by,
the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 11.7 HEADINGS, GENDER, ETC. The headings used in this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience and do not constitute matter to be construed
or interpreted in connection with this Agreement. Unless the context of this
Agreement otherwise requires, (a) words of any gender are deemed to include each
other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the
plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the terms "hereof,"
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"herein," "hereby," "hereto," and derivative or similar words refer to this
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entire Agreement; (d) the terms "Article" or "Section" refer to the specified
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Article or Section of this Agreement; (e) all references to "dollars" or "$"
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refer to currency of the United States of America; and (f) the term "or" is not
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exclusive.
SECTION 11.8 INVALID PROVISIONS. If any provision of this Agreement is held
to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under any present or future law, and if
the rights or obligations of Purchaser, Merger Sub or the Company under this
Agreement will not be materially and adversely affected thereby, (a) such
provision will be fully severable; (b) this Agreement will be construed and
enforced as if such illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision had never
comprised a part hereof; and (c) the remaining provisions of this Agreement will
remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom.
SECTION 11.9 NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. In the absence of fraud, no past,
present or future director, officer, employee, shareholder, agent or
representative of Purchaser, Merger Sub, the Company or the Surviving
Corporation shall have any liability for any obligations of the parties hereto
under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of
such obligations or their creation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and deliver by
the duly authorized officers of Purchaser and the Company effective as of the
date first written above.
ADIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President
A TECH MERGER SUB, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President
NETSPEAK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxx
Title: Chairman
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