AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG GOOGLE INC. OXIDE INC. AND ON2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Dated as of August 4, 2009
EXHIBIT
2.1
EXECUTION
COPY
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
GOOGLE
INC.
OXIDE
INC.
AND
Dated
as of August 4, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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Closing;
Effective Time
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1
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1.3
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Effect
of the Merger
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2
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1.4
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws
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2
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1.5
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Directors
and Officers
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2
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1.6
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Effect
of Merger on the Capital Stock of the Constituent
Corporations
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2
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1.7
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Exchange
of Certificates
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9
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1.8
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No
Further Ownership Rights in Company Capital Stock
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11
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1.9
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Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
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12
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1.10
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Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action
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12
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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12
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2.1
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Organization
of the Company
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12
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2.2
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Company
Capital Structure
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13
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2.3
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Subsidiaries
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14
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2.4
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Authority
and Enforceability
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15
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2.5
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No
Conflict
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15
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2.6
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Governmental
Authorization
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15
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2.7
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SEC
Reports
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16
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2.8
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Financial
Statements and Controls
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16
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2.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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17
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2.10
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No
Changes
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18
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2.11
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Tax
Matters
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18
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2.12
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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20
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2.13
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Title
to Properties; Absence of Liens Other Than Permitted Liens
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21
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2.14
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Intellectual
Property
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21
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2.15
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Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
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26
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2.16
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Interested
Party Transactions
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28
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2.17
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Company
Authorizations
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28
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2.18
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Litigation
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28
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2.19
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Minute
Books
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28
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2.20
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Environmental
Matters
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29
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2.21
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Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees; Fairness Opinion
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29
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2.22
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Employee
Benefit Plans and Compensation
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29
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2.23
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Insurance
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34
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2.24
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Compliance
with Laws
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34
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2.25
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Export
Control Laws
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35
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2.26
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State
Anti-Takeover Statutes
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35
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB
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35
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3.1
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Organization
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35
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3.2
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Authority
and Enforceability
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35
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3.3
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No
Conflict
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36
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3.4
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Governmental
Authorization
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36
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3.5
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SEC
Reports
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36
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3.6
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No
Parent Material Adverse Effect
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36
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3.7
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Parent
Common Stock
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36
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OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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3.8
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Operations
of Sub
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36
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ARTICLE IV
CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
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37
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company
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37
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4.2
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Procedures
for Requesting Parent Consent
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40
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ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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40
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5.1
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No
Solicitation
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40
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5.2
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Company
Board Recommendation
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42
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5.3
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Company
Stockholder Meeting
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43
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5.4
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Access;
Notice and Consultation
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44
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5.5
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Confidentiality
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45
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5.6
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Public
Disclosure
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45
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5.7
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Reasonable
Best Efforts to Complete
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45
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5.8
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Regulatory
Filings
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47
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5.9
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Anti-Takeover
Laws
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47
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5.10
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Registration
Statement; Proxy Statement/Prospectus
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48
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5.11
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Proprietary
Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement
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49
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5.12
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Resignation
of Officers and Directors
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50
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5.13
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Termination
of 401(k) Plan
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50
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5.14
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Continuation
of Employee Benefits
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50
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5.15
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Director
and Officer Indemnification and Insurance
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51
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5.16
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Section
16 Resolutions
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52
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5.17
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Obligations
of the Sub
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52
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5.18
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Tax
Matters
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52
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
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53
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6.1
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Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger
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53
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6.2
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Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Sub
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54
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6.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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55
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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55
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7.1
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Termination
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55
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7.2
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Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination
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57
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7.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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57
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7.4
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Amendment
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59
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7.5
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Extension;
Waiver
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59
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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60
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8.1
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Notices
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60
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8.2
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Interpretation
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61
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8.3
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Counterparts
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61
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8.4
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment
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61
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8.5
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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62
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8.6
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No
Survival of Representations and Warranties
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62
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8.7
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Severability
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62
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8.8
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Other
Remedies
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62
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8.9
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Governing
Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction
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62
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8.10
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Rules
of Construction
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62
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8.11
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Specific
Performance
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62
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8.12
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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63
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* * * *
*
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INDEX
OF DEFINED TERMS
Term
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Section
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Page
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401(k)
Plan
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5.13
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50
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Acquisition
Proposal
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1.6(a)
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2
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Acquisition
Transaction
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1.6(a)
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2
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Affiliate
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1.6(a)
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3
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Agreement
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Preamble
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1
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Antitrust
Approval
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6.1(e)
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53
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Antitrust
Approvals
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6.1(e)
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53
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Assumed
Warrants
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1.6(c)(iv)
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9
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Book
Entry Shares
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1.7(c)
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10
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Business
Day
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1.6(a)
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3
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Certificate
of Incorporation
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2.1(a)
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12
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Certificate
of Merger
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1.2
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1
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Certificates
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1.7(c)
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10
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Charter
Documents
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2.1(a)
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12
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Closing
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1.2
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1
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Closing
Date
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1.2
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1
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COBRA
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2.22(a)
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29
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Code
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1.6(a)
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3
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Company
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Preamble
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1
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Company
Authorizations
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2.17
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28
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Company
Board
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2.1(a)
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12
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Company
Board Recommendation
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5.2(a)
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42
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Company
Board Recommendation Change
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5.2(b)
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42
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Company
Capital Stock
|
1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Capitalization Representation
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6.2(a)(ii)
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54
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Company
Common Stock
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1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Employee Plan
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2.22(a)
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30
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Company
Equity Stock
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1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Equityholder
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1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Insiders
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5.16
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52
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Company
Intellectual Property
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2.14(a)
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21
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Company
Options
|
1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Preferred Stock
|
1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Products
|
2.14(a)
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22
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Company
Registered Intellectual Property
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2.14(c)
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22
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Company
Representatives
|
5.1(b)
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40
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Company
Restricted Stock
|
1.6(a)
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3
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Company
Restricted Stock Units
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1.6(a)
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4
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Company
SEC Reports
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2.7
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16
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Company
Services
|
2.14(n)
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25
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Company
Sites
|
2.14(n)
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25
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Company
Stockholder
|
1.6(a)
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4
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Company
Stockholder Meeting
|
5.3(a)
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43
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Company
Warrants
|
1.6(a)
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4
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Confidential
Disclosure Agreement
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5.5
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45
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INDEX
OF DEFINED TERMS
(continued)
Term
|
Section
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Page
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Conflict
|
2.5
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15
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Consultant
Proprietary Information Agreement
|
2.14(j)
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24
|
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Contaminants
|
2.14(q)
|
26
|
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Continuing
Employees
|
5.14(a)
|
50
|
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Contract
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
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Current
Balance Sheet
|
1.6(a)
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4
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DGCL
|
1.6(a)
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4
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Disclosure
Schedule
|
Article II
|
12
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DOL
|
2.22(a)
|
30
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Effective
Time
|
1.2
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2
|
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Employee
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
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Employee
Agreement
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
|||
Employee
Proprietary Information Agreement
|
2.14(j)
|
24
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ERISA
|
2.22(a)
|
30
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ERISA
Affiliate
|
2.22(a)
|
30
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Exchange
Act
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
|||
Exchange
Agent
|
1.7(a)
|
9
|
|||
Exchange
Fund
|
1.7(b)
|
10
|
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Exchange
Ratio
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
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Export
Approvals
|
2.25(a)
|
35
|
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Financial
Advisor
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
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GAAP
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
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Governmental
Entity
|
2.6
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15
|
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Hantro
|
1.6(a)
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4
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Hantro
Transaction
|
1.6(a)
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4
|
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Hazardous
Material
|
2.20(a)
|
29
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Hazardous
Materials Activities
|
2.20(b)
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29
|
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HSR
Act
|
2.6
|
15
|
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Indemnified
Person
|
5.15(a)
|
51
|
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Intellectual
Property Rights
|
2.14(a)
|
22
|
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Interested
Party
|
2.16(a)
|
28
|
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International
Employee Plan
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
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Intervening
Event
|
1.6(a)
|
4
|
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IRS
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
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Key
Employees
|
1.6(a)
|
4
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Knowledge
|
1.6(a)
|
5
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Known
|
1.6(a)
|
5
|
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Law
|
1.6(a)
|
5
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Lease
Agreements
|
2.13(b)
|
21
|
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Leased
Real Property
|
2.13(b)
|
21
|
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Liabilities
|
1.6(a)
|
5
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Lien
|
1.6(a)
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5
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Material
Contract
|
2.15(b)
|
27
|
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Material
Contracts
|
2.15(b)
|
27
|
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Material
Adverse Effect
|
1.6(a)
|
5
|
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Maximum
Premium
|
5.15(b)
|
51
|
|||
Merger
|
Recitals
|
1
|
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INDEX
OF DEFINED TERMS
(continued)
Term
|
Section
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Page
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Merger
Proposal
|
5.3(a)
|
43
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Nasdaq
|
1.6(a)
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5
|
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Offer
Letter
|
Recitals
|
1
|
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Open
Source Software
|
2.14(l)
|
25
|
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Option
Merger Consideration
|
1.6(a)
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5
|
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Order
|
1.6(a)
|
6
|
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Parent
|
Preamble
|
1
|
|||
Parent
Common Stock
|
1.6(a)
|
6
|
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Parent
Material Adverse Effect
|
1.6(a)
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6
|
|||
Parent
SEC Reports
|
3.5
|
36
|
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PBGC
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
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Pension
Plan
|
2.22(a)
|
30
|
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Permitted
Lien
|
1.6(a)
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6
|
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Person
|
1.6(a)
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6
|
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Personally
Identifiable Information
|
2.14(n)
|
25
|
|||
Plans
|
1.6(a)
|
6
|
|||
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
|
5.10(a)
|
48
|
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PTO
|
2.14(c)
|
22
|
|||
Qualifying
Amendment
|
5.10(c)
|
48
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Registered
Intellectual Property
|
2.14(a)
|
22
|
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Registration
Statement
|
5.10(a)
|
48
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Regulation
M-A Filing
|
5.10(d)
|
49
|
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Related
Agreements
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
Requisite
Merger Approval
|
2.4
|
15
|
|||
Restricted
Stock Consideration
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
Restricted
Stock Unit Consideration
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
Returns
|
2.11(b)(i)
|
18
|
|||
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
SEC
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
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Second
Step Merger
|
5.18
|
52
|
|||
Securities
Act
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
Shrink-Wrap
Code
|
2.14(a)
|
22
|
|||
Specified
Company Representations
|
6.2(a)(i)
|
54
|
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Standard
Form Agreements
|
2.14(g)
|
23
|
|||
Sub
|
Preamble
|
1
|
|||
Subsidiary
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
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Superior
Proposal
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
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Surviving
Corporation
|
1.1
|
1
|
|||
Tax
|
2.11(a)
|
18
|
|||
Tax
Incentive
|
2.11(b)(xi)
|
20
|
|||
Tax
Opinions
|
5.18
|
52
|
|||
Taxes
|
2.11(a)
|
18
|
|||
Technology
|
2.14(a)
|
22
|
|||
Termination
Date
|
7.1(b)
|
56
|
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Termination
Fee Amount
|
7.3(b)(i)
|
58
|
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Trading
Price
|
1.6(a)
|
7
|
|||
WARN
|
2.22(a)
|
30
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INDEX
OF DEFINED TERMS
(continued)
* * * * *
* * * * *
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THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of August 4, 2009, by and among Google Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Parent”),
Oxide Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Sub”), and On2
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
RECITALS
A. The
respective Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Sub and the Company believe it
advisable and in the best interests of each such respective corporation and its
respective stockholders to consummate the merger of Sub with and into the
Company (the “Merger”)
on the terms and subject to the conditions provided for in this Agreement and,
in furtherance thereof, have approved this Agreement and the
Merger;
B. For
U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall qualify
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (as
defined below), and that this Agreement shall be, and hereby is, adopted as a
plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section
1.368-2(g); and
C. Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and
inducement to Parent’s and Sub’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, each
of the Key Employees (as defined below) shall have entered into and delivered to
Parent an offer letter and at-will employment, confidential information,
invention assignment and arbitration agreement (together, the “Offer Letter”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements,
covenants and other premises set forth herein, the mutual benefits to be gained
by the performance thereof, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The Merger. At the
Effective Time and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, Sub
shall be merged with and into the Company. At the Effective Time and as a result
of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Sub shall cease, and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of Parent. The surviving corporation after the Merger is sometimes
referred to hereinafter as the “Surviving
Corporation.”
1.2 Closing; Effective
Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, the
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at
10:00 a.m. (San Francisco time) on the second Business Day following
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, but
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at such time), at the
offices of Parent, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
unless another time or place is mutually agreed upon in writing by Parent and
the Company. The date upon which the Closing actually occurs shall be referred
to herein as the “Closing
Date.” On the Closing Date, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to
be consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a
certificate of merger relating to the Merger (the “Certificate of Merger”) in
such form as is required by, and executed and acknowledged in accordance with,
the applicable provisions of the DGCL (the time of such filing (or such later
time as may be agreed upon in writing by the parties that is specified in the
Certificate of Merger) shall be referred to herein as the “Effective
Time”).
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1.3 Effect of the Merger.
At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the
applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Sub shall vest in
the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company
and Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.4 Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws.
(a) The
Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective
Time to be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Sub as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time (except that Article First of the
certificate of incorporation shall (i) read as follows: “The name of the
corporation is On2 Technologies, Inc.” and (ii) provide that the sole
incorporator shall continue to be the sole incorporator of the Company) and, as
so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with the DGCL and as provided
in such certificate of incorporation.
(b) The
bylaws of the Company shall be amended as of the Effective Time to be identical
to the bylaws of Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and,
as so amended, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended in accordance with the DGCL and as provided in such bylaws.
1.5 Directors and Officers.
(a) Directors of Surviving
Corporation. The directors of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the
Effective Time, each to hold the office of a director of the Surviving
Corporation in accordance with the provisions of the DGCL and the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are
duly elected and qualified.
(b) Officers of Surviving
Corporation. The officers of Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the
Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the
bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.6 Effect of Merger on the
Capital Stock of the Constituent Corporations.
(a) Definitions. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
“Acquisition Proposal” shall
mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by
Parent or Sub) contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition
Transaction.
“Acquisition Transaction” shall
mean any transaction or series of transactions (other than the Merger Proposal
and other than a Hantro Transaction) involving:
(i)
any merger, exchange, consolidation, business combination, issuance of
securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization,
takeover offer, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction, as
applicable: (A) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a constituent
corporation and which would result in a third party beneficially owning 15% or
more of any class of equity or voting securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (B) in which a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act
and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires
beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 15% of the
outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries; or (C) in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
issues securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding securities of
any class of voting securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
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(ii)
any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license (other than non-exclusive licenses
of Company Products entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice), acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or
assets that constitute or account for 15% or more of the consolidated net
revenues or consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; or
(iii)
any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the
business of which constitute or account for 15% or more of the consolidated net
revenues or consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with
respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with such Person. As used in this
definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled
by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“Business Day(s)” shall mean
each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking
institutions located in San Francisco, California or New York, New York are
authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.
“Code” shall mean the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company Capital Stock” shall
mean the Company Common Stock, the Company Preferred Stock and any other shares
of capital stock, if any, of the Company, taken together.
“Company Common Stock” shall
mean shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company.
“Company Equity Stock” shall
mean the Company Capital Stock and Company Options, taken together.
“Company Equityholder” shall
mean any holder of Company Equity Stock immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
“Company Options” shall mean
all issued and outstanding options (including commitments to grant options, but
excluding Company Warrants, if any) to purchase or otherwise acquire Company
Common Stock (whether or not vested) held by any Person.
“Company Preferred Stock” shall
mean shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company.
“Company Restricted Stock”
shall mean shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time that are unvested or subject to a repurchase option or
obligation, risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable
restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement with the Company or under
which the Company has any rights.
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“Company Restricted Stock
Units” shall mean the cash-settled awards denominated in Company Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that are unvested or
that contain a risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable
restricted stock unit agreement or other agreement with the Company or under
which the Company has any rights.
“Company Stockholder” shall
mean any holder of Company Capital Stock immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
“Company Warrants” shall mean
any issued and outstanding warrant or other right (other than Company Options)
to purchase Company Capital Stock.
“Contract” shall mean any
mortgage, indenture, lease, contract, covenant, plan, insurance policy or other
agreement, instrument, arrangement, obligation, understanding or commitment,
permit, concession, franchise or license, whether oral or written.
“Current Balance Sheet” shall
mean the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2008.
“DGCL” shall mean the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Ratio” shall mean
$0.60 divided by the Trading Price, rounded to the nearest fourth decimal
point.
“Financial Advisor” shall mean
a financial advisor of nationally recognized standing (it being acknowledged and
agreed that Xxxxxxxxx Associates, LLC shall be deemed a “Financial Advisor” for
purposes hereof).
“GAAP” shall mean United States
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
“Hantro Transaction” shall mean
a transaction consisting exclusively of a sale or other disposition of On2
Technologies Finland Oy, a corporation formed and existing under the Laws of
Finland (“Hantro”), as
such entity is currently constituted.
“Intervening Event” shall mean
a fact, change, development, event, occurrence, action or effect, unknown to and
not reasonably foreseeable by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement
(or, if known, the material consequences of which could not reasonably have been
known to or understood by the Company Board as of the date of this Agreement),
which fact, change, development, event, occurrence, action or effect (or any
material consequence of which) becomes known to or by (or understood by) the
Company Board prior to obtaining the Requisite Merger Approval; provided, however, that in no
event shall the receipt, existence or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any
matter materially relating thereto or any direct consequence thereof constitute
an Intervening Event.
“Key Employees” shall mean the
employees of the Company listed on Section 1.6(a)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
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“Knowledge” or “Known” shall mean the actual
knowledge of the individuals specified on Section 1.6(a)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule after each such individual’s review of the matters set forth
on Section 1.6(a)(ii)
of the Disclosure Schedule.
“Law” shall mean any and all
applicable federal, state, provincial, local, municipal, foreign or other law,
statute, treaty, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance,
code, edict, decree, directive, executive order, guidance, order, rule,
regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated,
implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any
Governmental Entity.
“Liabilities” shall mean any
liability, indebtedness, obligation or commitment of any kind (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise and whether or not
required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet under
GAAP).
“Lien” shall mean any lien,
pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim,
infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any
restriction on the voting of any security, or any restriction on the transfer of
any security or other asset, any restriction on the possession, exercise or
transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).
“Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean any state of facts, condition, change, development, event or effect that,
either alone or in combination with any other state of facts, condition, change,
development, event or effect, (i) is materially adverse to the business,
assets (whether tangible or intangible), condition (financial or otherwise),
operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole or (ii) materially impedes the ability of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof and applicable Laws; provided, however, that,
solely with respect to clause (i) above, excluding any fact, condition, change,
development, event or effect resulting from (A) changes or conditions
affecting any of the industries in which the Company operates generally or the
economy in the United States or any foreign markets where the Company has
material operations or sales generally, (B) changes in Law or in generally
accepted accounting principles or in accounting standards (or, in each case, the
interpretation thereof), or changes in general legal, regulatory or political
conditions, (C) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the
Merger (including any loss of customers or revenues that directly results
therefrom), (D) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or
worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway
as of the date hereof or any earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other natural
disaster, (E) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections,
forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other
financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the
facts, conditions, changes, developments, events or effects giving rise to or
contributing to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether
there has been a Material Adverse Effect (except to the extent such facts,
conditions, changes, developments, events or effect are excluded from being
taken into account by clauses (A) through (D) and (F) of this proviso) or
(F) actions by the Company or its Subsidiaries taken with the prior written
consent of Parent, except, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (D), any such
change or condition that has a disproportionate effect on the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (which shall be measured relative to the other
companies in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate).
“Nasdaq” shall mean the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, any successor stock exchange operated by The NASDAQ Stock
Market LLC or any successor thereto.
“Option Merger Consideration”
shall mean $0.60 multiplied by the number of shares of Company Common Stock
underlying any applicable Company Option, less the sum of (i) the per share
exercise price of such Company Option multiplied by the number of shares of
Company Common Stock underlying such Company Option and (ii) any income or
employment tax withholding required under the Code or any provision of state,
local or foreign tax Law.
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“Order” shall mean any
judgment, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ, assessment or order of any
Governmental Entity that is binding on any Person or its property under
applicable Laws.
“Parent Common Stock” shall
mean shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined in Parent’s certificate of
incorporation), par value $0.001 per share, of Parent.
“Parent Material Adverse
Effect” shall mean any state of facts, condition, change, development,
event or effect that, either alone or in combination with any other state of
facts, condition, change, development, event or effect, (i) is materially
adverse to the business, assets (whether tangible or intangible), condition
(financial or otherwise), operations or results of operations of Parent and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) materially impedes the ability of
Parent or its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable Laws; provided, however, that,
solely with respect to clause (i) above, excluding any fact, condition, change,
development, event or effect resulting from (A) changes or conditions
affecting any of the industries in which Parent operates generally or the
economy in the United States or any foreign markets where Parent has material
operations or sales generally, (B) changes in Law or in generally accepted
accounting principles or in accounting standards (or, in each case, the
interpretation thereof), or changes in general legal, regulatory or political
conditions, (C) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the
Merger (including any loss of customers or revenues that directly results
therefrom), (D) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of
hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or
worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway
as of the date hereof or any earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other natural
disaster, (E) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections,
forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other
financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the
facts, conditions, changes, developments, events or effects giving rise to or
contributing to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether
there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect (except to the extent such
facts, conditions, changes, developments, events or effects are excluded from
being taken into account by clauses (A) through (D) and (F) of this proviso) or
(F) actions by Parent or its Subsidiaries taken with the prior written
consent of the Company, except, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (D), any
such change or condition that has a disproportionate effect on Parent (which
shall be measured relative to the other companies in the industry in which
Parent operates).
“Permitted Lien” shall mean
(i) any Lien disclosed on the Current Balance Sheet, (ii) any Lien for
Taxes that (A) are not yet due and payable as of the Closing Date,
(B) may thereafter be paid without interest or penalty or (C) are
being contested in good faith (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have
been established on the most recent financial statements of the Company included
in the most recent Form 10-Q filed by the Company with the SEC prior to the date
of this Agreement), and (iii) Liens that, in the aggregate, do not
materially impair the value or the continued use and operation of the assets to
which they relate.
“Person” shall mean an
individual or entity, including a partnership, a limited liability company, a
corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, or a Governmental Entity (or any department,
agency, or political subdivision thereof).
“Plans” shall mean the
Company’s 1999 Amended and Restated Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option
Plan, 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan and 2005 Incentive Compensation
Plan.
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“Related Agreements” shall mean
the Offer Letters, the Certificate of Merger, and all other agreements and
certificates entered into by the Company and the Company Equityholders in
connection with the Closing of the Merger and the transactions contemplated
herein.
“Restricted Stock
Consideration” shall mean $0.60 multiplied by the number of shares of
Company Common Stock underlying any applicable Company Restricted Stock, less
any income or employment tax withholding required under the Code or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax Law.
“Restricted Stock Unit
Consideration” shall mean $0.60 multiplied by the number of shares of
Company Common Stock underlying any applicable Company Restricted Stock Unit,
less any income or employment tax withholding required under the Code or any
provision of state, local or foreign tax Law.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act” shall mean
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 or any successor thereto.
“SEC” shall mean the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with
respect to any party, any corporation or other organization or Person, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, of which (i) such party or any other
subsidiary of such party is a general partner (excluding such partnerships where
such party or any subsidiary of such party does not have a majority of the
voting interest in such partnership) or (ii) at least a majority of the
securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar
functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or Person is
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more
of its subsidiaries or affiliates.
“Superior Proposal” shall mean
an unsolicited bona fide written offer or proposal by a third party to acquire,
directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Company
Capital Stock (whether through a tender or exchange offer, merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization or
otherwise) or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets on a consolidated
basis (i) which, if any cash consideration is involved, is not subject to any
financing contingencies (and if financing is required, such financing is then
fully committed to the third party making such offer or proposal), (ii) is
reasonably likely to receive all requisite regulatory approvals, (iii) is
reasonably likely to be consummated on the terms and conditions contemplated
thereby and (iv) with respect to which the Company Board shall have
reasonably determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal
counsel and a Financial Advisor) to be more favorable to the Company
Stockholders than the Merger Proposal, in each case taking into account, in
addition to any other factors determined by the Company Board to be relevant,
any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to
such offer or otherwise.
“Trading Price” shall mean the
volume weighted average trading price of a share of Parent Common Stock on
Nasdaq based on the sales price of every share of Parent Common Stock traded
during the twenty (20) trading days immediately up to and including the second
trading day prior to the date of the Company Stockholder Meeting.
(b) Effect on Capital
Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of Parent, Sub, the Company or the holders of any of the following
securities, the following shall occur:
(i) Company Capital
Stock. Other than as set forth in Section 1.6(e), each
share of Company Capital Stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than shares of Company Restricted Stock and Company
Capital Stock owned by Parent, Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, Sub or the Company, in each case immediately
prior to the Effective Time), shall be canceled and extinguished and
automatically converted into the number of validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio and the
cash payable in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) upon the
surrender of the certificate, if any, representing such share of Company Capital
Stock in the manner provided in Section 1.7 (or in the
case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit
(and bond, if required) in the manner provided in Section 1.9).
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(ii) Certain Owned Company
Capital Stock. Each share of Company Capital Stock that is owned by
Parent, Sub or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary
of Parent, Sub or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or
consideration paid therefor.
(iii) Capital Stock of Sub.
Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Sub that is
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation. Each certificate evidencing ownership of such shares of
common stock of Sub shall thereafter evidence ownership of shares of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(c) Treatment of Company
Options, Company Restricted Stock, Company Restricted Stock Units and Company
Warrants.
(i) Company
Options.
(A) No Company Option (whether vested or unvested) shall be assumed by Parent.
Each Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall become, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, fully vested and
exercisable.
(B)
At the Effective Time, each then outstanding Company Option (regardless of the
exercise price thereof) shall, by virtue of the Merger, be cancelled such that
no Company Option shall remain outstanding immediately after the Effective
Time.
(C)
Each holder of a Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, with an exercise price less than $0.60, shall have the right to
receive, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
(1)
a number of shares of Parent Common Stock, if any, determined by dividing (I)
the Option Merger Consideration by (II) the Trading Price; and
(2)
an amount in cash, if any, equal to the product obtained by multiplying any
fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock resulting from the calculation in
Section 1.6(c)(i)(C)(1)
above by the Trading Price.
(ii) Company Restricted
Stock. The Company Restricted Stock shall be fully vested as of the
Effective Time. Each holder of Company Restricted Stock shall receive, subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement:
(A)
a number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common
Stock determined by dividing (1) the Restricted Stock Consideration by (2) the
Trading Price; and
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(B)
an amount in cash, if any, equal to the product obtained by multiplying any
fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock resulting from the calculation in
Section 1.6(c)(ii)(A)
above by the Trading Price.
(iii) Company Restricted Stock
Units. The Company Restricted Stock Units shall be fully vested as of the
Effective Time. Each holder of Company Restricted Stock Units shall receive,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Unit
Consideration paid entirely in cash.
(iv) Company Warrants. All
Company Warrants that pursuant to their terms do not provide for assumption of
such Company Warrants in connection with the Merger shall be cancelled at the
Closing unless otherwise exercised prior to the Effective Time. Unless otherwise
agreed by Parent and the Company, all Company Warrants that are set forth on
Section 1.6(c)(iv) of
the Disclosure Schedule and that, pursuant to their terms, provide for
assumption of such Company Warrants in connection with the Merger (the “Assumed Warrants”) shall be
assumed by Parent in accordance with the terms of such Assumed
Warrants.
(v) Necessary Actions.
Prior to the Effective Time, and subject to the review and approval of Parent
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary to
effect the transactions anticipated by this Section 1.6 under the
applicable Company Options, Company Restricted Stock, Company Restricted Stock
Units and any other plan, agreement or arrangement of the Company (whether
written or oral, formal or informal), including delivery of all required notices
and obtaining all necessary consents. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company
shall deliver to each holder of Company Warrants any notices required pursuant
to the terms of the applicable Company Warrants.
(d) Adjustment to Exchange
Ratio. The Exchange Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect
fully the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend
(including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Parent
Common Stock or Company Capital Stock), reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification or other like change with respect to Parent Common Stock or
Company Capital Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior
to the Effective Time.
(e) Fractional Shares. No
fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the
Merger, but in lieu thereof each holder of record of shares of Company Capital
Stock or Company Options who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a
share of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Section 1.6 (after
aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be
received by such holder of record) shall, upon the surrender of the certificate,
if any, representing such shares of Company Capital Stock or Company Options in
the manner provided in Section 1.7 (or in the
case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit
(and bond, if required) in the manner provided in Section 1.9), receive
from Parent an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without
interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying such fraction by the
Trading Price.
1.7 Exchange of
Certificates.
(a) Exchange Agent. Prior
to the Closing Date, Parent shall select a bank or trust company reasonably
acceptable to the Company to act as the exchange agent for the Merger (the
“Exchange
Agent”).
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(b) Parent to Provide Parent
Common Stock. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall make
available to the Exchange Agent for exchange in accordance with this Article I, the shares of
Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.6 in exchange
for shares of Company Capital Stock and Company Options. In addition, Parent
shall make available from time to time after the Effective Time as necessary,
cash in an amount sufficient to pay any cash payable in lieu of fractional
shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or distributions to which holders of shares of Company Capital Stock
may be entitled pursuant to Section 1.7(d). Any
Parent Common Stock and cash deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter
be referred to as the “Exchange
Fund”.
(c) Exchange Procedures.
As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time) (x) of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to
the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock (or
effective affidavits of loss in lieu thereof), (y) of non-certificated shares of
Company Capital Stock represented by book entry (“Book Entry Shares”) or (z) of
a certificate or other written evidence of ownership of Company Options
(together with (x), the “Certificates”), (i) a
letter of transmittal in customary form as Parent and the Company may reasonably
agree (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and
title to the Certificates or Book Entry Shares shall pass, only upon delivery of
the Certificates (or effective affidavits in lieu thereof) or Book Entry Shares
to the Exchange Agent) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the
surrender of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares in exchange for certificates
representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.6, cash payable
in respect thereof in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7(d). With
respect to uncertificated shares of Company Capital Stock held through “direct
registration,” Parent shall implement procedures with the Exchange Agent for
effecting the exchange of such directly registered uncertificated shares of
Company Capital Stock and payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares
pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.7(d), as
promptly as practicable after the Effective Time. Upon surrender of Certificates
(or effective affidavits in lieu thereof) or Book Entry Shares for cancellation
to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed
and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders of
such Certificates or Book Entry Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock (after taking into
account all Certificates or Book Entry Shares surrendered by such holder of
record) to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6(b) (which, at
the election of Parent, may be in uncertificated book entry form unless a
physical certificate is requested by the holder of record or is otherwise
required by applicable Law), cash payment in lieu of fractional shares to which
such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.7(d), and the
Certificates or Book Entry Shares so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled.
The Exchange Agent shall accept such Certificates or Book Entry Shares upon
compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may
impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange
practices. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of holders of
the Certificates or Book Entry Shares on the cash amounts payable upon the
surrender of such Certificates or Book Entry Shares pursuant to this Section 1.7. Until so
surrendered, from and after the Effective Time, outstanding Certificates or Book
Entry Shares shall be deemed to evidence only the ownership of the number of
full shares of Parent Common Stock into which such shares of Company Capital
Stock or Company Options shall have been so converted and the right to receive
an amount in cash in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares in accordance
with Section 1.6(e)
and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 1.7(d).
(d) Distributions with Respect
to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions declared or
made after the date hereof with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record
date after the Effective Time will be paid to the holders of any unsurrendered
Certificates or Book Entry Shares with respect to the shares of Parent Common
Stock represented thereby until the holders of record of such Certificates or
such Book Entry Shares shall surrender such Certificates or such Book Entry
Shares in the manner provided in Section 1.7(c). Subject to
applicable Law, following surrender of any such Certificates or such Book Entry
Shares in the manner provided in Section 1.7(c), the Exchange
Agent shall deliver to the record holders thereof, without interest, promptly
after such surrender, the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued
in exchange therefor, cash payment in lieu of fractional shares to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6(e), along
with any such dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time and theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent
Common Stock.
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(e) Transfers of
Ownership. In the event that a transfer of ownership of shares of Company
Capital Stock is not registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the
Company, or if shares of Parent Common Stock are to be issued in a name other
than that in which the Certificates or Book Entry Shares surrendered in exchange
therefor are registered, it will be a condition of the issuance thereof that the
Certificates or Book Entry Shares so surrendered are properly endorsed and
otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer, and the Person requesting
such payment has paid any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the
issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in any name other than that of the
registered holder of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares surrendered, or
established to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent or the Surviving
Corporation that such transfer or other Taxes have been paid or are otherwise
not payable.
(f) Required Withholding.
Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be
deducted or withheld therefrom under applicable Law. To the extent that such
amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Tax
authority, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement
as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been
paid.
(g) No Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of
the Exchange Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any other party hereto
shall be liable to a holder of shares of Parent Common Stock or Company Capital
Stock for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or other similar Law.
(h) Termination of Exchange
Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the
holders of Certificates or Book Entry Shares twelve (12) months after the
Effective Time shall, at the request of the Surviving Corporation, be delivered
to the Surviving Corporation or otherwise according to the instruction of the
Surviving Corporation, and any holders of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares
who have not surrendered such Certificates or Book Entry Shares in compliance
with this Section 1.7
shall after such delivery to Surviving Corporation look only to the Surviving
Corporation for delivery or payment of the shares of Parent Common Stock
issuable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.6, cash in lieu of
any fractional shares payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7(d).
1.8 No Further Ownership Rights
in Company Capital Stock. From and after the Effective Time, all shares
of Company Capital Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically
be cancelled, retired and cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate or
Book Entry Shares theretofore representing any shares of Company Capital Stock
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.6, cash in lieu of
any fractional shares payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or other distributions payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7(d). All shares of
Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company
Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash paid in
respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.6(e) and any
dividends or other distributions paid in respect thereof pursuant to Section 1.7(d)) shall be
deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
shares of Company Capital Stock, and there shall be no further registration of
transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company
Capital Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving
Corporation for any reason, then such Certificates shall be canceled and
exchanged as provided in this Article I.
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1.9 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates. In the event that any Certificates shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact
by the holder thereof, the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in respect
thereof pursuant to Section
1.6, the cash in lieu of fractional shares payable in respect thereof
pursuant to Section
1.6(e) and any dividends or distributions payable in respect thereof
pursuant to Section
1.7(d); provided,
however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent
to the issuance thereof, require the owners of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificates to deliver a bond in such reasonable sum as it may reasonably
direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificates
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
1.10 Taking of Necessary Action;
Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further
action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes or intent of this
Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and
possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company and Sub, the directors and officers of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall have the authority to take all such lawful and necessary
action.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Sub, subject to such
exceptions as are disclosed in the disclosure schedule (referencing the specific
section and subsection numbers, provided, however, that any
disclosures made therein shall apply to any other section or subsection where it
is readily apparent upon a reading of such disclosure that such disclosure is
relevant to such other section or subsection) supplied by the Company to Parent
(the “Disclosure
Schedule”) and dated as of the date hereof, as follows:
2.1
Organization of the
Company.
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry
on its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where the character or location of its assets or properties
(whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its activities make such
qualification or licensing materially necessary to the Company’s business as
currently conducted, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has delivered a true and
correct copy of its certificate of incorporation, as amended to date (the “Certificate of Incorporation”)
and bylaws, as amended to date, each in full force and effect on the date hereof
(collectively, the “Charter
Documents”), to Parent. As of the date hereof, the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Company
Board”) has not approved or proposed any amendment to any of the Charter
Documents.
(b) Section 2.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists every state or foreign jurisdiction in which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently has Employees or facilities
(specifying the existence of Employees or facilities in each such state or
foreign jurisdiction for the Company and each of its Subsidiaries).
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2.2 Company Capital
Structure.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 250,000,000 shares
of Company Common Stock and (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Company
Preferred Stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. At the close of
business on July 29, 2009, 175,503,568 shares of Company Common Stock were
issued and outstanding and no shares were held by the Company as treasury
shares. All outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive
rights created by statute, the Charter Documents, or any agreement to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound. Except for the Company Restricted
Stock and the Company Options, or except as set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock
that constitute unvested restricted stock or that are otherwise subject to a
repurchase or redemption right. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid
dividends with respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock. Except as set
forth in Section 2.2(a)
and Section 2.2(b)
hereof or in Section
2.2(a) and Section
2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, the Company has
no other capital stock authorized, issued or outstanding.
(b) Except
for the Plans or as set forth in Section 2.2(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has never adopted, sponsored or maintained any
stock option plan or any other plan or agreement providing for equity
compensation to any Person. The Company has reserved 30,500,000 shares of
Company Common Stock for issuance to employees and directors of, and consultants
to, the Company upon the issuance of stock or the exercise of options granted
under the Plans, of which at the close of business on July 29, 2009,
(i) 12,366,520 shares are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding,
unexercised options granted under the Plans, (ii) 9,684,240 shares
underlying options granted under the Plans have been exercised as of the date
hereof, (iii) 7,247,643 shares have been granted in the form of restricted
stock under the Plans, and (iv) 1,474,674 shares remain available for
future grant. Section 2.2(b)
of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, for each
outstanding Company Option, Company Restricted Stock, Company Restricted Stock
Unit and Company Warrant, the name of the holder of such option, restricted
stock, restricted stock unit or warrant, the type and number of shares of
Company Capital Stock issuable upon the exercise of such option, restricted
stock, restricted stock unit or warrant, the exercise price of such option or
warrant and the date of grant of such option, restricted stock, restricted stock
unit or warrant. True and complete copies of the Plans as in effect on the date
hereof have been provided to Parent, and, as of the date hereof, there are no
agreements to amend, modify or supplement such Plans from the forms thereof
provided to Parent.
(c) As
of the date hereof, no shares of Company Capital Stock are issuable upon the
exercise of outstanding Company Options that have not been issued under the
Plans. Except as set forth in Section 2.2(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, there are no options, warrants,
calls, rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any
character, written or oral, to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or
redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any
shares of Company Capital Stock or obligating the Company to grant, extend,
accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. Except as set
forth in Section 2.2(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock, profit participation, or other similar rights with respect to the
Company.
(d) All
outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock, Company Options and Company
Warrants have been issued or repurchased (in the case of shares that were
outstanding and repurchased by the Company or any stockholder of the Company) in
material compliance with all applicable federal, state, foreign, or local
statutes, laws, rules, or regulations, including federal and state securities
laws, and were issued, transferred and repurchased (in the case of shares that
were outstanding and repurchased by the Company or any stockholder of the
Company) in accordance with any right of first refusal or similar right or
limitation Known to the Company, including those in the Charter
Documents.
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(e) As
of the date hereof, except as contemplated by this Agreement, there are no
voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to
the voting stock of the Company to which the Company is a party. Except as set
forth in Section 2.2(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no agreements to which the Company is a party
relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements relating to
rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag along” rights) of any Company
Capital Stock.
2.3 Subsidiaries.
(a) Section 2.3(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each entity in which the Company owns any shares of
capital stock or any equity interest in, or controls, directly or indirectly,
any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association,
joint venture or other business entity other than any entity required to be
listed in Section 2.3(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Section 2.3(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each Subsidiary of the Company.
(c) Each
Subsidiary of the Company has the corporate power to own its properties and to
carry on its business as currently conducted.
(d) Each
Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing (in any jurisdiction that recognizes the concept of good
standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization.
(e) Each
Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction (to the extent such
jurisdiction recognizes the concept of good standing) in which the character or
location of its assets or properties (whether owned, leased or licensed) or the
nature of its business make such qualifications necessary, except, in each case,
where the failure to be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 2.3(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule, a true and correct copy of the charter documents and bylaws
(if applicable) of each Subsidiary of the Company, each as amended to date and
in full force and effect on the date hereof, has been provided to
Parent.
(f)
Section 2.3(f)
of the Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers, or as
applicable, senior management, of each Subsidiary of the Company as of the date
of this Agreement.
(g) All
of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of the Company are
owned of record and beneficially by the Company, by another Subsidiary of the
Company or by the Company and another Subsidiary of the Company. All outstanding
shares of stock of each Subsidiary of the Company are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights
created by statute, the organizational documents of such Subsidiary, or any
agreement to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, and have
been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws. There are no options,
warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character, written or
oral, to which each Subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which it is bound
obligating such Subsidiary to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or
cause to be issued, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital
stock of such Subsidiary or obligating such Subsidiary to grant, extend,
accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call right, commitment or agreement. There are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or other similar rights with respect to any of the Subsidiaries
of the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed or is
obligated to make any future investment in or capital contribution to any
Person.
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2.4 Authority and
Enforceability. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further
corporate action is required on the part of the Company to authorize this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, subject only to the approval
and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Company Stockholders and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the DGCL. The
affirmative vote (in person or by proxy) of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock at the Company Stockholder Meeting,
or any adjournment or postponement thereof, in favor of the adoption of this
Agreement (the “Requisite
Merger Approval”) is the only vote or approval of holders of any class or
series of Company Capital Stock required to adopt this Agreement and approve the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement and the Merger have been
unanimously approved by the Company Board (other than one director abstaining in
connection therewith). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the
other parties hereto, constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the
Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to
(a) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the
relief of debtors and (b) rules of law governing specific performance,
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
2.5 No Conflict. The
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, will not conflict with or result in any
violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification, acceleration
or increase of any obligation (including fees, costs and expenses) or loss of
any benefit under (any such event, a “Conflict”) (a) any
provision of the Charter Documents, (b) any Material Contract except as set
forth in Section 2.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule, or (c) subject to the filings and other matters
referred to in Section
2.6, any material judgment, order, decree, statute, Law, ordinance,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective properties or assets (whether tangible or
intangible).
2.6 Governmental
Authorization. Except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no material consent, notice, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any court,
administrative agency or commission or other federal, state, county, local or
other foreign governmental authority, instrumentality, agency or commission
(each, a “Governmental
Entity”) is required by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (a) the filing of the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act and
the Securities Act and such other consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
applicable securities Laws, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) the adoption of
this Agreement and approval of the transactions contemplated hereby by the
Company Stockholders and (d) the filing of notification, and expiration or early
termination of the waiting period under, the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), as well as any
required approval under foreign antitrust Laws, if applicable.
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2.7 SEC Reports. The
Company has filed or furnished all forms, reports and documents with the SEC
that have been required to be filed or furnished by it under applicable Laws
since January 1, 2006 and prior to the date hereof (all such forms, reports and
documents, the “Company SEC
Reports”). Except as set forth in Section 2.7(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, as of their respective effective dates (in the case of
Company SEC Reports that are registration statements filed pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates
(in the case of all other Company SEC Reports), each Company SEC Report complied
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act
or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, each as in effect on the date such
Company SEC Report was filed. As of its filing date (or, if amended or
superseded by a filing, on the date of such amended or superseding filing), each
Company SEC Report (as amended or superseded by a subsequently filed Company SEC
Report, if applicable) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries is required to file any forms,
reports or other documents with the SEC. No executive officer of the Company has
failed to make the certifications required of him or her under Section 302
or 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to any Company SEC Report, except
as disclosed in certifications filed with the Company SEC Reports. Except as set
forth in Section 2.7(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding written comments from the SEC with
respect to any of the Company SEC Reports.
2.8 Financial Statements and
Controls.
(a) Except
as set forth in Section 2.8(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the consolidated financial statements of the Company and
its Subsidiaries filed in or furnished with the Company SEC Reports
(i) complied in all material respects, as of their respective filing dates
with the SEC, with all applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) were prepared
in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods and at the dates
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto and, in the case of
unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC for
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q), and (iii) fairly present in all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations
and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited
interim financial statements, to normal and year-end audit adjustments as
permitted by GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and any
other adjustments expressly described therein, including the notes
thereto.
(b) The
Company has established, and maintains a system of internal accounting controls
which are effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated
financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures
that (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the
Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate
authorizations of management and the Company Board and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements. Except as set forth in Section 2.8(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (including
any employee thereof) nor the Company’s independent auditors has identified or
been made aware by the Company or its Subsidiaries of (A) any significant
deficiency or material weakness (as defined in Rule 13a-15-15(f)
promulgated under the Exchange Act) in the system of internal accounting
controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other
employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the
internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries or
(C) any pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened claim or
allegation regarding any of the foregoing.
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(c) The
Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as
such terms are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated
under the Exchange Act) that are designed at a reasonable assurance level and
are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the
Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate,
to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(d) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or has any commitment to
become a party to, any joint venture, partnership agreement or any similar
Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction, arrangement or
relationship between or among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one
hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance,
special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand (such as
any arrangement described in Section 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K of
the SEC)) where the purpose or effect of such arrangement is to avoid disclosure
of any material transaction involving the Company or any its Subsidiaries in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(e)
Except as set forth in Section 2.8(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, since January 1, 2006, (i) it
has not received any substantive complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or
auditing practices and (ii) no current or former attorney representing the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has reported evidence of a material violation
of securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company
or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents to the Company Board or
any committee thereof or to any director or executive officer of the
Company.
(f)
Except as set forth in Section
2.8(f) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, since
January 1, 2006, no employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding the
commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible
violation of any applicable Laws of the type described in Section 806 of
the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any
director, officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the Company
or any such Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed
or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in the terms and conditions of employment because of any
lawful act of such employee described in Section 806 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act.
(g) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the applicable listing and corporate governance
rules of NYSE Alternext US, Inc.
2.9 No Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any material
liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, deficiency, guaranty or
endorsement of any type, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured,
unmatured or other, except for those which (a) have been reflected in the
Current Balance Sheet, (b) have arisen in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since the date of the Current Balance Sheet and
prior to the date hereof, (c) have been incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby or (d) have arisen since the date hereof
and do not arise from a violation of Section 4.1
hereof.
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2.10 No Changes. Except as
set forth in Section 2.10
of the Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the Current Balance Sheet,
(a) the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has been conducted
in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, except for actions
required to be taken by this Agreement in connection with the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) there has not been any fact, event,
change, development or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) there
has not been any action or event, nor any authorization, commitment or agreement
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any action or event,
that if taken or if it occurred after the date hereof would be prohibited by
Sections 4.1(a), 4.1(d),
4.1(e), 4.1(g), 4.1(h), 4.1(i), 4.1(j), 4.1(k), 4.1(l), 4.1(o), 4.1(p), 4.1(q),
4.1(r) or
4.1(t).
2.11 Tax
Matters.
(a) Definition of Taxes.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Tax” or, collectively, “Taxes” shall mean (i) any and
all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, duties (including stamp duty), impositions and
liabilities, including capital gains taxes, taxes based upon or measured by
gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad
valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment,
escheat, excise and property taxes as well as public imposts, fees and social
security charges (including health, unemployment, workers’ compensation and
pension insurance), together with all interest, penalties, and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts, (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts
of the type described in clause (i) of this Section 2.11(a) as a result of
being or having been a member of an affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary
or similar group (including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or
similar arrangement) for any period, and (iii) any liability for the payment of
any amounts of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.11(a) as a result of
any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person or as a result
of any obligation under any agreement or arrangement with any other Person with
respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor
or transferor or otherwise by operation of law.
(b) Tax Returns and
Audits.
(i)
Except as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have (A) prepared and timely filed (taking into account any
extension of time within which to file) all material required U.S. federal,
state, local and non-U.S. Tax returns, estimates, information statements and
reports (“Returns”)
required to be filed and such Returns in all material respects are true and
correct and have been completed in accordance with applicable Law and (B) timely
paid all material Taxes it is required to pay (whether or not shown on a
Return), except for Taxes with respect to which adequate reserves for payment
have been made in accordance with GAAP as described in Section
2.11(b)(v).
(ii) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have paid or withheld with respect to their respective Employees,
independent contractors, creditors, stockholders and other third parties, all
U.S. federal, state and non-U.S. income Taxes and social security charges and
similar fees, Federal Insurance Contribution Act amounts, Federal Unemployment
Tax Act amounts and other Taxes required to be paid or withheld, and has timely
paid over any withheld amounts to the appropriate authorities, other than any
such amounts that, individually or in the aggregate, would be immaterial to the
Company or the relevant Subsidiary.
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(iii) There
is no material unpaid Tax deficiency outstanding, assessed or proposed in
writing against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any foreign, federal,
state, or local taxing authority, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for
the assessment or collection of any material Tax.
(iv) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, no audit or other examination of
any Return of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is presently in progress,
nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries been notified in writing of any
request for such an audit or other examination by any foreign, federal, state,
or local taxing authority. No written claim has ever been made by any Tax
authority that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to
taxation in a jurisdiction where it does not file Returns. No material
adjustment relating to any Return filed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been proposed in writing by any Tax authority to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or any representative thereof. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any closing or other agreement
or ruling with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.
(v) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(v) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of the Current
Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
liabilities for unpaid Taxes which had not been accrued or reserved on the
Current Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP and neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for Taxes since the date of the
Current Balance Sheet other than in the ordinary course of business. The unpaid
Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries since the date of the Current Balance
Sheet (A) do not, as of the most recent fiscal month end, exceed the reserve for
all liabilities for Taxes (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes
established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth
on the face of the Current Balance Sheet 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
Returns, except with respect to clauses (A) and (B), for any liability for Taxes
incurred in connection with any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
(vi) The
Company is not nor has been at any time, a “United States Real Property Holding
Corporation” within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(vii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing
corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution of stock intended
to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code.
(viii) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a reportable transaction
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b), including any transaction that is
the same or substantially similar to one of the types of transactions that the
IRS has determined to be a Tax avoidance transaction and identified by notice,
regulation, or other form of published guidance as a listed transaction, as set
forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(ix) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has ever been a member of an
affiliated group (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code) filing a
consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of
which was Company), (B) is a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification or
allocation agreement for which it would bear a liability for Taxes (other than
any customary commercial or financing agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business the primary purpose of which is not Tax-related), nor does
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owe any amount under any such agreement,
or (C) has any liability for the Taxes of any person under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law,
including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar
arrangement), as a transferee or successor, by contract, by operation of law or
otherwise.
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(x) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(x) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries will be required to include any income or gain or exclude any
deduction or loss from income after the Closing as a result of (A) any change in
method of accounting made, (B) closing agreement under Section 7121 of the Code
executed (or in the case of each of (A) and (B), under any similar provision of
applicable Law), (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition
consummated or (D) prepaid amount received, in each case, prior to the
Closing.
(xi) Each
of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all
terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction
agreement or order (each, a “Tax Incentive”), and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have
any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax
Incentive.
(xii) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(xii) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is subject to Tax in any country other than its country of
incorporation or formation by virtue of having a permanent establishment or
other place of business in that country.
(xiii) Except
as set forth in Section
2.11(b)(xiii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
transfer pricing laws and regulations, including the execution and maintenance
of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practices
and methodology of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The prices for any property
or services (or for the use of any property) provided by or to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries are arm’s length prices for purposes of all applicable
transfer pricing laws, including Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section
482 of the Code.
(c) Executive Compensation
Tax. Except as set forth in Section 2.11(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, including the
provisions of this Agreement, covering any Employee of the Company, which,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount that
would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 162(m) or 404 of the
Code.
(d) 409A Compliance. Each
“nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of
the Code) has been operated since January 1, 2005 in compliance with Section
409A of the Code and all applicable guidance issued thereunder. Each Company
Option was originally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market
value of a share of Company Common Stock on the date of grant.
2.12 Restrictions on Business
Activities.
(a) Except
as set forth in Section
2.12(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no agreement
(non-competition or otherwise), commitment, judgment, injunction, order or
decree to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise
binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has or would
reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing in any
material respect (i) any business practice of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iii) the conduct of business by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise limiting in any material
respect the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any
line of business or to compete with any Person.
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(b) Except as set forth in
Section 2.12(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will cause
under any Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party:
(i) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to grant to any third party any right to
or with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights owned by, or licensed to,
any of them (other than rights granted by the Company on or prior to the Closing
Date under Intellectual Property Rights owned by, or licensed to, the Company as
of the Closing Date and consistent with the rights described in the Standard
Form Agreements or other Material Contracts), (ii) Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to be bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other material
restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses (excluding
any non-compete or other material restriction that arises from any agreement to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is not a party), or (iii) Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries to be obligated to pay any royalties or other license
fees with respect to Intellectual Property Rights of any third party in excess
of those payable by the Company in the absence of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
2.13
Title to Properties; Absence
of Liens Other Than Permitted Liens.
(a) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property, nor has the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries ever owned any real property.
(b) Section 2.13(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list, as of the date hereof, of all leases,
lease guaranties, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or
otherwise granting a right in or relating to all real property currently leased,
subleased or licensed by or from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
otherwise used or occupied by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the
operation of their respective businesses (the “Leased Real Property”),
including all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof (“Lease Agreements”); and there
are no other Lease Agreements for real property affecting the Leased Real
Property or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound. There is
not, under any of such Lease Agreements, any existing default (or event which
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default), and no rent
is past due. The Lease Agreements are valid and effective in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to (i) laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and (ii) rules of law
governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice
of a default, alleged failure to perform, or any offset or counterclaim with
respect to any such Lease Agreement, which has not been fully remedied and
withdrawn.
(c) Except
as set forth in Section
2.13(c)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties
and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its material tangible
properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in and/or
necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of any Liens, except
Permitted Liens. Section
2.13(c)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the tangible properties
and assets, real, personal and mixed, used and/or held for use in the conduct of
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries with an individual value of
more than $250,000.
2.14 Intellectual
Property.
(a)
Definitions. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
“Company
Intellectual Property” shall mean any and all Intellectual Property
Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (including Intellectual Property Rights that were purported to be
transferred or assigned to the Company pursuant to mergers, acquisitions, asset
purchases or other similar transactions) and that are used in the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted by the Company and its
Subsidiaries or as currently contemplated as of the date hereof by the Company’s
senior management to be conducted by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
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“Company Products” shall mean
all products and services developed (including products and services for which
development is substantially completed), manufactured, made commercially
available, marketed, distributed, sold, imported for resale or licensed out by
or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since its inception or
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries intends to manufacture, make
commercially available, market, distribute, sell, import for resale, or license
out within six (6) months after the date hereof.
“Intellectual Property Rights”
shall mean worldwide (i) patents and patent applications, (ii) copyrights,
copyright registrations and applications for copyright registration, “moral”
rights and mask work rights, (iii) trade secrets, (iv) trademarks, trade names
and service marks, (v) divisions, continuations, renewals, reissuances and
extensions of the foregoing (as applicable) and (vi) analogous rights to those
set forth above.
“Registered Intellectual
Property” shall mean patents, trademark registrations, and copyright
registrations and applications, registrations and filings for the foregoing or
for any other Intellectual Property Rights.
“Shrink-Wrap Code” means any
generally commercially available software in executable code form (other than
software incorporated into any Company Product) that is available for a cost of
not more than $10,000 for a perpetual license for a single user or work station
(or $100,000 in the aggregate for all users and work stations).
“Technology” shall mean any or
all of the following (i) works of authorship including computer programs,
whether in source code or in executable code form, architecture and
documentation, (ii) inventions (whether or not patentable), and improvements or
modifications thereto (iii) proprietary and confidential information, trade
secrets and know how, (iv) databases, data compilations and collections and
technical data, (v) logos, trade names, trade dress, trademarks and service
marks, (vi) domain names, web addresses and sites, (vii) methods and processes,
and (viii) devices, prototypes, designs and schematics.
(b) Company Products.
Section 2.14(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all Company Products by name and version number, where
applicable.
(c) Registered Intellectual
Property. Section
2.14(c) of the Disclosure Schedule (i) lists all Registered Intellectual
Property that is part of Company Intellectual Property (“Company Registered Intellectual
Property”), all domain names registered in the name of the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof and applications and registrations therefor and all
unregistered trademarks used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with
respect to Company Products, (ii) lists any required actions that must be taken
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within sixty (60) days of the Closing
Date with respect to any of the foregoing, including the payment of any
registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents,
applications or certificates, and (iii) lists any proceedings or actions before
any court or tribunal (including the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(the “PTO”) or
equivalent authority anywhere in the world) to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party and in which claims have been raised relating to the
validity, enforceability, scope, ownership or infringement of any of the Company
Registered Intellectual Property. All necessary registration, maintenance and
renewal fees in connection with such Company Registered Intellectual Property
that are or will be due for payment on or before the Closing Date have been or
will be timely paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection
with such Company Registered Intellectual Property that are or will be due for
filing on or before the Closing Date have been or will be timely filed with the
PTO or other relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the
United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of
maintaining such Company Registered Intellectual Property.
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(d) Transferability of Company
Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, all material Company Intellectual Property will be
transferable, alienable and licensable by Surviving Corporation and/or Parent as
such material Company Intellectual Property would be transferable, alienable and
licensable in the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as it is currently conducted. Without limiting the foregoing, all material
Company Intellectual Property that are copyrights will be modifiable and
transferable to third parties by the Surviving Corporation and/or Parent, as
such copyrights would be modifiable and transferable in the operation of the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it is currently
conducted.
(e) Title to Company
Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(e)(1) of the
Disclosure Schedule and other than non-exclusive licenses granted in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, the Company or a
Subsidiary thereof is the sole and exclusive owner of each item of Company
Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Liens. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(e)(2) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has the sole and exclusive right to bring a
claim or suit against a third party for infringement or misappropriation of the
Company Intellectual Property. Except for trade secrets that lost their status
as trade secrets upon the release of a new Company Product, upon the issuance of
a patent or publication of a patent application, or as a result of a good faith
business decision to disclose such trade secret, and except for trademarks,
trade names and service marks that the Company or a Subsidiary thereof made a
good faith business decision to stop using, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has transferred ownership of, or granted any exclusive license with
respect to, any Intellectual Property Rights that are or, as of the time of such
transfer or exclusive license, were material to the business of the Company as
currently conducted or as currently contemplated as of the date hereof by the
Company’s senior management to be conducted by the Company, to any other
Person.
(f) Inbound Licenses. To
the Company’s Knowledge, other than Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the
Company under (i) licenses for the Open Source Software listed in Section 2.14(l)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (ii) licenses for Shrink-Wrap Code and (iii) the licenses
set forth in Section 2.14(f)
of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company Intellectual Property includes
all material Intellectual Property Rights that are used in or necessary to the
conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it currently is
conducted or as currently contemplated as of the date hereof by the Company’s
senior management to be conducted by the Company, including the design,
development, manufacture, use, marketing, import for resale, distribution,
licensing out and sale of any Company Product.
(g) Standard Form Agreements;
Outbound Licenses. Section 2.14(g)(1) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the Company’s standard form(s) of non-disclosure
agreement and Section
2.14(g)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the Company’s standard
form(s), including attachments, of non-exclusive licenses of the Company
Products, used by the Company since July 1, 2004 (collectively, the “Standard Form Agreements”).
The Company has made available to Parent copies of each Standard Form Agreement
identified in Section
2.14(g)(1) and Section
2.14(g)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule. Section 2.14(g)(3) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all outbound licenses of the Company Products under
which the Company recognized revenues of $50,000 or more during the twelve (12)
month period ending June 30, 2009. Section 2.14(g)(4) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all material contracts, licenses and agreements to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and under which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has granted, licensed or provided any Company
Intellectual Property and/or Technology to third parties (other than (i) rights
granted to contractors or vendors to use Company Intellectual Property and
Technology in the performance of services to the Company or any Subsidiary
thereof, (ii) the agreements listed in Section 2.14(g)(3) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (iii) non-disclosure agreements and (iv) outbound
evaluation agreements (in each case of (iii) and (iv), entered into in the
ordinary course of business).
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(h) No Infringement by the
Company. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, the operation of the business
of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted or as currently
contemplated as of the date hereof by the Company’s senior management to be
conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the design,
development, use, import, branding, advertising, promotion, marketing,
manufacture, sale and licensing out of any Company Product, does not infringe or
misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, violate any right
of any Person (including any right to privacy or publicity), or constitute
unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of any applicable
jurisdiction. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) since January 1, 2003 and (ii) to the Company’s
Knowledge, prior to January 1, 2003, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Person claiming that such
operation infringes or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of any
Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of
any applicable jurisdiction.
(i) No Third Party
Infringement. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person is infringing or
misappropriating in any material respect any Company Intellectual
Property.
(j) Proprietary Information
Agreements. Copies of the Company’s standard forms of proprietary
information, confidentiality and assignment agreement for employees (the “Employee Proprietary Information
Agreement”) and the Company’s standard forms of consulting agreement
containing proprietary information, confidentiality and assignment provisions
(the “Consultant Proprietary
Information Agreement”), in each case, used by the Company after January
1, 2003, are attached to Section 2.14(j)(1) and Section 2.14(j)(2), respectively, of the Disclosure
Schedule. To the Company’s Knowledge, all current and former employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, and all current and former consultants of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, who have been involved in the
creation or development of Technology that is used by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or as currently contemplated as of the date hereof by the Company’s
senior management to be conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
have executed the applicable form of agreement and have taken no exceptions
therein to the assignment of Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of
the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company and its
Subsidiaries, except as otherwise specified in Section 2.14(j)(1) and Section 2.14(j)(2) of the Disclosure
Schedule. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps
necessary to protect the confidentiality of confidential information and trade
secrets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or of any third party that has
provided any confidential information or trade secrets to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(k) No Government
Funding. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(k) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no government funding, facilities or resources of a
university, college, other educational institution, multi-national, bi-national
or international organization or research center was used in the development of
material Company Intellectual Property or Technology for the
Company.
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(l) Open Source Software.
Section 2.14(l)(i) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists all software that is distributed as “open source
software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model (including but not
limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public
License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic
License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL),
the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL) and the Apache License) (collectively,
“Open Source Software”)
that, to the Company’s Knowledge, has been incorporated into and/or distributed
with any Company Product in any way, describes the manner in which such Open
Source Software was incorporated (e.g., manner of linking), and includes the
URLs for the applicable licenses with respect to each such Open Source Software.
Except as set forth in Section
2.14(l)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has used Open Source Software in any manner that would or could
(i) require the disclosure or distribution in source code form of any Company
Product or any material portion thereof, (ii) require the licensing of any
Company Product or any material portion thereof under any Open Source Software
license, or (iii) impose any other material limitation, restriction, or
condition on the right of the Company to use or distribute any Company Product.
Except as set forth in Section
2.14(l)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, with
respect to any Open Source Software that has been incorporated into and/or
distributed with any Company Product, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has been and is in compliance with all applicable Open Source Software licenses
with respect thereto.
(m) Source Code. Except
as set forth in Section
2.14(m)(1), and except (i) for nonexclusive licenses (including
evaluation agreements and non-disclosure agreements) that have been entered into
in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) with respect to any Open Source
Software, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has disclosed,
delivered or licensed to any Person, agreed to disclose, deliver or license to
any Person, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, permitted the disclosure or delivery
to any escrow agent or other Person of, any source code for any Company Product
except for disclosures to employees, contractors or consultants under agreements
that prohibit use or disclosure except in the performances of services to the
Company or any Subsidiary thereof. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(m)(2) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither this Agreement nor the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the assignment or transfer to Parent, by operation of law or
otherwise, of the Company Products or any Intellectual Property Rights therein,
will result in, or entitle any Person to demand, the disclosure, delivery or
license of any source code for any Company Product to any Person.
(n) Personally Identifiable
Information. Section
2.14(n)(1) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies general categories of
all Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Company through
Internet websites owned, maintained or operated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (“Company
Sites”), and through any services provided to customers of the Company
(“Company Services”).
“Personally Identifiable
Information” means any information that alone or in combination with
other information held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries can be used to
specifically identify a Person. For purposes of clarity, de-identified aggregate
data does not constitute Personally Identifiable Information. Except as set
forth in Section
2.14(n)(2) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable Laws,
contractual obligations, and its applicable privacy policies relating to (i) the
privacy of users of Company Sites and (ii) the collection, storage, transfer and
any other processing of any Personally Identifiable Information collected or
used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner or maintained by
third parties having authorized access to such information. Copies of all
privacy policies of the Company that apply to the Company Sites or the Company
Services currently, or have applied since July 1, 2004, are attached to Section 2.14(n)(3) of the
Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(n)(4) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, each such privacy policy and
all materials distributed or marketed by the Company have made all disclosures
to users or customers required by applicable Laws, and none of such disclosures
made or contained in any such privacy policy or in any such materials has been
inaccurate, misleading or deceptive or in violation of any applicable
Laws.
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(o) Protection of Personally
Identifiable Information. With respect to all Personally Identifiable
Information described in Section 2.14(n)(1) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have at all times
taken the steps reasonably necessary to protect such Personally Identifiable
Information against loss and unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure
or other similar misuse. Except as set forth in Section 2.14(o) of the
Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no such
unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure or misuse.
(p) Bugs. Section 2.14(p) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the Company’s current (as of the date hereof)
list of known bugs maintained by its development or quality control groups with
respect to the Company Products.
(q) Contaminants. Except
as set forth in Section 2.14(q)
of the Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s Knowledge, all Company
Products (and all parts thereof) are free of any and all “back door,” “time
bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “worm,” “drop dead device,” “virus” or other software
routines or hardware components that permit unauthorized access or the
unauthorized disablement or erasure of such Company Product (or all parts
thereof) or data or other software of users (“Contaminants”). The Company
endeavors to prevent the introduction of Contaminants into Company Products from
software licensed from third parties using the procedures specified in Section 2.14(q) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(r) Security Measures.
The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken the steps and implemented the
procedures specified in Section
2.14(r) of the Disclosure Schedule to protect the information technology
systems used in connection with the operation of the Company and its
Subsidiaries from Contaminants. The Company and its Subsidiaries have the
disaster recovery and security plans, procedures and facilities for the business
specified in Section
2.14(r) of the
Disclosure Schedule. To the Company’s Knowledge, there have been no material
unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of information technology
systems.
2.15 Agreements, Contracts and
Commitments.
(a) Except
as set forth in Section
2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule (specifying the appropriate paragraph),
as of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a
party to, or is bound by:
(i) (A)
any employment, contractor (whether an individual or other Person) or consulting
(whether an individual or other Person) agreement, contract or commitment
providing for annual compensation in excess of $50,000 or (B) any agreement,
contract or commitment to grant any severance or termination payment (in cash or
otherwise) to any employee, consultant or contractor in excess of
$25,000;
(ii) any
Company Employee Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the
vesting of benefits of which will be accelerated or may be accelerated, by the
occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the
value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iii) any
fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(iv) any
lease of personal property having a value in excess of $100,000 individually or
$250,000 in the aggregate;
(v) any
agreement of indemnification or guaranty by the Company or its Subsidiaries that
would reasonably be expected to result in material liability;
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(vi) any
agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital expenditures which
involves future payments in excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the
aggregate;
(vii) any
Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any
interest in any material business enterprise outside the ordinary course of the
Company’s business;
(viii) any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security
agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money
or extension of credit, other than (A) accounts receivables and payables and (B)
loans to or from direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries;
(ix) any
purchase order or contract for the purchase of tangible assets involving in
excess of $100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate;
(x) any
material dealer, distribution, joint marketing, affiliate, sales representative,
original equipment manufacturer, value added, remarketer, reseller, or
independent software vendor agreement;
(xi) any
material nondisclosure, confidentiality or similar agreement with any of the
Persons specified in Section
2.15(a)(xi) of the Disclosure Schedule;
(xii) any
joint venture or joint development arrangement pursuant to which the Company
will have an ongoing obligation (other than non-exclusive licenses of the
Company Products entered into in the ordinary course of business);
or
(xiii) any
other agreement, contract or commitment that involves payment by the Company of
$100,000 individually or $250,000 in the aggregate or more and is not cancelable
without penalty within 90 days.
(b) The
Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of each Contract
(or summaries of the material terms of the same if such copies are unavailable
or incomplete) required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 2.2, Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, and this Section 2.15 (each, a “Material Contract” and
collectively, the “Material
Contracts”).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(c)(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, each Material Contract to which the Company is a party or
any of its properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible) is subject is a
valid and binding agreement of the Company, and to the Company’s Knowledge, each
other party thereto, enforceable against the Company, and to the Company’s
Knowledge, each other party thereto, in accordance with its terms and is in full
force and effect with respect to the Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge,
each other party thereto subject to (i) laws of general application relating to
bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and (ii) rules of law governing
specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Except as
set forth in Section
2.15(c)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is in compliance with
and has not materially breached, violated or defaulted under, or received
written notice that it has materially breached, violated or defaulted under, any
of the terms or conditions of any Material Contract, nor to the Company’s
Knowledge is any party obligated to the Company pursuant to any Material
Contract subject to any material breach, violation or default thereunder, nor
does the Company have Knowledge of any presently existing facts or circumstances
that, with the lapse of time, giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a
material breach, violation or default by the Company or any such other
party.
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(d) Except
as set forth in Section 2.15(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, all outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Company may be prepaid without penalty.
2.16
Interested Party
Transactions.
(a) Except
as set forth in Section 2.16 of the
Disclosure Schedule, no officer or director (nor, to the Company’s Knowledge,
any immediate family member of any of such Persons, or any trust, partnership or
corporation in which any of such Persons has or has had an interest) (each, an
“Interested Party”),
has, directly or indirectly, (i) any interest in any entity that purchases
from or sells or furnishes to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any
material goods or services or (ii) any interest in, or is a party to, any
material Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
(other than employment agreements); provided, however, that ownership of no
more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded
corporation shall not be deemed to be an “interest in any entity” for purposes
of this Section 2.16.
(b) All
transactions pursuant to which any Interested Party has purchased any services,
products, or technology from, or sold or furnished any services, products or
technology to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that were entered into on
or after the inception of the Company have been on an arms-length basis on terms
no less favorable to the Company than would be available from an unaffiliated
party.
2.17
Company
Authorizations. Except as set forth in Section 2.17 of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company hold each material
consent, license, permit, grant or other authorization which is necessary for
the operation of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses as
currently conducted or as currently contemplated as of the date hereof by the
Company’s senior management to be conducted by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (collectively, “Company Authorizations”). All
of the Company Authorizations have been issued or granted to the Company, are in
full force and effect and constitute all Company Authorizations required to
permit the Company and each of its Subsidiaries to operate or conduct their
respective businesses or hold any interest in their respective properties or
assets.
2.18
Litigation.
Except as set forth in Section
2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, there is no
action, suit, claim or proceeding of any nature pending, or to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, their
respective properties (tangible or intangible) or any of the Company’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors (in their capacities as such), nor to
the Knowledge of the Company are there any presently existing facts or
circumstances that would constitute a reasonable basis therefor. As of the date
hereof, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no investigation or other
proceeding pending or threatened, against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties (tangible or intangible) or any
of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors (in their
capacities as such) by or before any Governmental Entity, nor are there any
presently existing facts or circumstances that would constitute a reasonable
basis therefor.
2.19
Minute
Books. Except as set forth in Section 2.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the minutes of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
delivered to counsel for Parent contain complete and accurate records of all
actions taken by the Company Board and the Boards of Directors of the Company’s
Subsidiaries (and any committees thereof) since the time of incorporation of the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Except as set forth in
Section 2.19 of the
Disclosure Schedule, at the Closing, the minute books of the Company and each of
its Subsidiaries will be in the possession of the Company.
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2.20 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, no amount of any substance that has been
designated by any Governmental Entity or by applicable federal, foreign, state
or local Law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to
health, reproduction or the environment, including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum,
and urea formaldehyde and all substances listed as hazardous substances pursuant
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended, or defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the United States
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated pursuant to said Laws (a “Hazardous Material”) is
present in, on or under any property, including the land and the improvements,
ground water and surface water thereof, that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased (excluding
office and janitorial supplies properly and safely maintained).
(b) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has exposed its employees or others to
Hazardous Materials in violation of any Law or in a manner that would result in
material liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor has the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries disposed of, transported, sold, or
manufactured any product containing a Hazardous Material (any or all of the
foregoing being collectively referred to herein as “Hazardous Materials
Activities”) in violation of any rule, regulation, license, permit,
treaty or statute promulgated by any Governmental Entity to prohibit, regulate
or control Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Material Activity.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, and is not required to have any
environmental approvals, permits, licenses, clearances or consents in connection
with their respective business or facilities. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into any agreement that may require it to guarantee,
reimburse, pledge, defend, hold harmless or indemnify any other party with
respect to material liabilities arising out of or relating to the Hazardous
Materials Activities of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any third
party.
2.21 Brokers’ and Finders’ Fees;
Fairness Opinion. Except as set forth in Section 2.21 of the
Disclosure Schedule, and except for Xxxxxxxxx Associates, LLC pursuant to an
engagement letter dated November 13, 2008 (as amended and restated on
July 9, 2009) and Duff & Xxxxxx, LLC pursuant to an engagement letter
dated June 15, 2009, copies of which engagement letters (and all indemnification
and other agreements related to such engagements) have been made available to
Parent, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred, or will
incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or
agents’ commissions, fees related to investment banking or similar advisory
services or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated hereby, nor will Parent or the Surviving Corporation
incur, directly or indirectly, any such liability based on arrangements made by
or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Each of Xxxxxxxxx
Associates, LLC and Duff & Xxxxxx, LLC has delivered to the Company Board an
opinion to the effect that, as of the date hereof and based upon and subject to
the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair, from
a financial point of view, to the holders of Company Common Stock.
2.22 Employee Benefit Plans and
Compensation.
(a) Definitions. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
“COBRA” shall mean the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
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“Company Employee Plan”
shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred
compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, welfare
benefits, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any
kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, funded or unfunded, including
each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA
which is or has been maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed
to, by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate for the
benefit of any Employee, or with respect to which the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability or obligation
and any International Employee Plan.
“DOL” shall mean the
United States Department of Labor.
“Employee” shall mean
any current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor or director
of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Employee Agreement”
shall mean each management, employment, severance, separation, settlement,
consulting, contractor, relocation, change of control, retention, bonus,
repatriation, expatriation, loan, visa, work permit or other agreement, or
contract (including, any offer letter or any agreement providing for
acceleration of Company Options or any other agreement providing for
compensation or benefits) between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
ERISA Affiliate and any Employee, and which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
has or may have any liability or obligation.
“ERISA” shall mean the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall
mean any other current or former Person or entity under common control with the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.
“International Employee
Plan” shall mean each Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement that
has been adopted or maintained by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
ERISA Affiliate, whether formally or informally, or with respect to which the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate will or may have any
liability, for the benefit of Employees who perform services outside the United
States.
“IRS” shall mean the
United States Internal Revenue Service.
“PBGC” shall mean the
United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
“Pension Plan” shall
mean each Company Employee Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan,”
within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.
“WARN” shall mean the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
(b) Schedule. Section 2.22(b)(1) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of each Company
Employee Plan and each Employee Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 2.22(b)(2) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made
any plan or commitment to establish any new Company Employee Plan or Employee
Agreement, to modify any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (except to
the extent required by Law or to conform any such Company Employee Plan or
Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable Law, in each case as
previously disclosed to Parent in writing, or as required by this Agreement), or
to enter into any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement.
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(c) Documents. The
Company has provided to Parent (i) correct and complete copies of all
documents embodying or, if no plan documents exist, each Company Employee Plan
and each Employee Agreement including all amendments thereto and all related
trust documents, (ii) the three most recent annual reports (Form
Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto),
if any, required under ERISA or the Code or by any other applicable Law in
connection with each Company Employee Plan, (iii) if the Company Employee
Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company
Employee Plan assets, (iv) the most recent summary plan description
together with the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if any,
required under ERISA or by any other applicable Law with respect to each Company
Employee Plan, (v) all material written agreements and contracts relating
to each Company Employee Plan, including administrative service agreements and
group insurance contracts, (vi) each affirmative action plan, if applicable,
(vii) all communications material to any Employee or Employees relating to
any Company Employee Plan and any proposed Company Employee Plan, in each case,
relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases
in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events which
would result in any liability to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
(viii) all material correspondence to or from any governmental agency
relating to any Company Employee Plan, (ix) all model COBRA forms and
related model notices, (x) all policies pertaining to fiduciary liability
insurance covering the fiduciaries for each Company Employee Plan, (xi) all
discrimination tests for each Company Employee Plan for the three most recent
plan years, (xii) the most recent IRS (or any other applicable tax
authority) determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each Company
Employee Plan and (xiii) true, correct and complete copies of all election
statements under Section 83(b) of the Code that are in the possession of the
Company or subject to its control with respect to any unvested Company Common
Stock or other property issued by the Company.
(d) Employee Plan
Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has performed, in
all material respects, all obligations required to be performed by it under, is
not in default or violation of, and the Company does not have Knowledge of any
default or violation by any other party to, any Company Employee Plan, and each
Company Employee Plan has been established and maintained, in all material
respects, in accordance with its terms and in compliance with all applicable
Laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including ERISA or the Code. Any
Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if
applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. No “prohibited
transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or
Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under
Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Company Employee
Plan. There are no actions, suits or claims pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for
benefits) against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company
Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or
otherwise discontinued after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms,
without liability to Parent, the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate (other than ordinary administration expenses). There are no audits,
inquiries or proceedings pending or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by
the IRS, DOL, or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company
Employee Plan. Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA
Affiliate is subject to any penalty or Tax with respect to any Company Employee
Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of
the Code.
(e) No Pension Plan.
Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to,
any Pension Plan subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I
of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
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(f) No Self-Insured Plan.
Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever
maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any
self-insured plan that provides benefits to Employees (including any such plan
pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or contract applies).
(g) Collectively Bargained,
Multiemployer and Multiple-Employer Plan. At no time has the Company, any
of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate contributed to or been obligated to
contribute to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of
ERISA). None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has
at any time ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or
contributed to any multiple employer plan or to any plan described in
Section 413 of the Code.
(h) No Post-Employment
Obligations. Except as set forth in Section 2.22(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule, no Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement provides, or
reflects or represents any liability to provide, post-termination or retiree
life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits to any Person for any
reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable statute, and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever represented, promised
or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either
individually or to Employees as a group) or any other Person that such
Employee(s) or other Person would be provided with life insurance, health or
other employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by
statute.
(i) Effect of
Transaction. Except as set forth in Section 2.22(i) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (alone or in connection
with additional or subsequent events) or any termination of employment or
service in connection therewith will (i) result in any payment (including
severance, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise), becoming due to any Employee,
(ii) result in any forgiveness of indebtedness, (iii) materially
increase any benefits otherwise payable by the Company or (iv) result in
the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefits except
as required under Section 411(d)(3) of the Code.
(j) Parachute
Payments. Except
as set forth in Section 2.22(j) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no agreement, plan, arrangement or other contract,
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party covering any Employee
that, considered individually or considered collectively with any other such
agreements, plans, arrangements or other contracts, will, or could reasonably be
expected to, give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any amount that
would be characterized as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code. There is no agreement, plan, arrangement or
other contract by which the Company is bound to compensate any Employee for
excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code. Section 2.22(j) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all persons who are “disqualified individuals” (within
the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder) as determined as of the date hereof.
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(k) Employment Matters.
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in material compliance with all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations,
collective bargaining agreements and arrangements, extension orders and binding
customs respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment, worker classification, tax withholding, prohibited discrimination,
equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration
status, employee safety and health and wages and hours (including overtime
wages), compensation, and hours of work, and in each case, with respect to
Employees: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by Law or by
agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other
payments to Employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages,
severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other
fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity, with
respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits
or obligations for Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice). There are no
actions, suits, claims or administrative matters pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated against the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their Employees relating to any Employee, Employee
Agreement or Company Employee Plan. There are no pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or actions against
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company trustee under any worker’s
compensation policy or long-term disability policy. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other
agreement or order with any federal, state, or local agency or Governmental
Entity with respect to employment practices. Except as set forth in Section 2.22(k) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the services provided by each of the Company’s, each of its
Subsidiaries’ and their ERISA Affiliates’ Employees is terminable at the will of
the Company and its ERISA Affiliates and any such termination would result in no
liability to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate. Section 2.22(k) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all liabilities of the Company to any Employee that
result from the termination by the Company or Parent of such Employee’s
employment or provision of services, a change of control of the Company, or a
combination thereof. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any
liability with respect to any misclassification of: (a) any Person as an
independent contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased from
another employer, or (c) any employee currently or formerly classified as exempt
from overtime wages.
(l) Labor. No strike,
labor dispute, slowdown, concerted refusal to work overtime, or work stoppage
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened, or reasonably anticipated. The Company does not have
Knowledge of (i) any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize
any Employees nor (ii) as of the date hereof, it having received any notice from
any Employee proposing such activities or proceedings. There are no actions,
suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor matters
involving any Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices. To the
Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged
in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations
Act. Except as set forth in Section 2.22(l) of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is presently, nor has
it been in the past, a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining
agreement or arrangement or union contract with respect to Employees, and no
collective bargaining agreement is being negotiated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has taken any action which would constitute a “plant closing”
or “mass layoff” within the meaning of the WARN Act or similar state or local
Law, issued any notification of a plant closing or mass layoff required by the
WARN Act or similar state or local Law, or incurred any liability or obligation
under WARN or any similar state or local Law that remains unsatisfied. No
terminations prior to the Closing would trigger any notice or other obligations
under the WARN Act or similar state or local Law.
(m) No Interference or
Conflict. To the Knowledge of the Company, no stockholder, director,
officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
obligated under any contract or agreement, subject to any judgment, decree, or
order of any court or administrative agency that would interfere with such
Person’s efforts to promote the interests of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or that would interfere with the Company’s business.
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(n) International Employee
Plan. Each International Employee Plan has been established, maintained
and administered in compliance with its terms and conditions and with the
requirements prescribed by any and all statutory or regulatory laws that are
applicable to such International Employee Plan. Furthermore, no International
Employee Plan has unfunded liabilities that, as of the Effective Time, will not
be offset by insurance or fully accrued. Except as required by Law, no condition
exists that would prevent the Company or Parent from terminating or amending any
International Employee Plan at any time for any reason without liability to the
Company or its ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses or
routine claims for benefits).
(o) Certain Employee
Matters. Section 2.22(o) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of the current
employees of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof and
shows with respect to each such employee as of the date hereof (or as of such
other date as is specified in such schedule as applicable) (i) the
employee’s name, position held, base salary or hourly wage rate, as applicable,
including each employee’s designation as either exempt or non-exempt from the
overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, benefits and any profit
sharing, incentive and bonus payments due to the employee in the current
calendar year, (ii) the date of hire, (iii) vacation eligibility as of
the date hereof (including accrued vacation from prior years), (iv) leave
status (including type of leave, expected return date for non-disability related
leaves and expiration dates for disability leaves), (v) visa status,
(vi) the name of any union, collective bargaining agreement or other
similar labor agreement covering such employee, (vii) accrued sick days as
of the date hereof, (viii) relevant prior notice period required in the
event of termination, (ix) eligibility to Company car or travel expenses,
(x) any severance or termination payment (in cash or otherwise) to which any
employee could be entitled and (xi) average over-time payments per month
during the preceding twelve-month period.
(p) Certain Consultant
Matters. Section 2.22(p) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of (i) all current
and former Persons that have or have had a consulting or advisory relationship
with the Company and to which the Company has ongoing obligations and (ii) the
location at which such consulting or advisory services are
provided.
2.23 Insurance. Section 2.23 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists all material insurance policies and fidelity bonds
covering the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, employees,
officers and directors of the Company, and any of its Subsidiaries, including
the type of coverage, the carrier, the amount of coverage, the term and the
annual premiums of such policies. As of the date hereof, there is no claim by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of such policies or
bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed or that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a reason to believe will be denied or
disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. In addition, as of the
date hereof there is no pending claim for which its total value (inclusive of
defense expenses) the Company expects to exceed the policy limits. All premiums
due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid, (or if
installment payments are due, will be paid if incurred prior to the Closing
Date), and the Company and any of its Subsidiaries are otherwise in material
compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds (or other policies and
bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage). Such policies and
bonds (or other policies and bonds providing substantially similar coverage)
remain in full force and effect. As of the date hereof, the Company has not
received written notice of cancellation or termination of, or premium increase
with respect to, any of such policies. Neither the Company, nor any of its
Subsidiaries has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or
contributed to any self insurance plan.
2.24 Compliance with Laws.
Except as set forth in Section
2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
(a) have, since January 1, 2006, complied in all material respects with any
Law applicable to their respective businesses and (b) have not received any
written notices of suspected, potential, or actual violation with respect to,
any Law applicable to their respective businesses that, if violated, would
reasonably be expected to result in material liability.
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2.25 Export Control Laws.
Except as set forth in Section
2.25 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
has at all times conducted its export transactions in all material respects in
accordance with (y) all applicable U.S. export and reexport controls,
including the United States Export Administration Act and Regulations and
Foreign Assets Control Regulations and (z) all other applicable
import/export controls in other countries in which the Company conducts
business. Without limiting the foregoing:
(a) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained all material export and import
licenses, license exceptions and other consents, notices, waivers, approvals,
orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings with any
Governmental Entity required for (i) the export, import and reexport of
products, services, software and technologies and (ii) releases of
technologies and software to foreign nationals located in the United States and
abroad (“Export
Approvals”);
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects
with the terms of all applicable Export Approvals;
(c) There
are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened claims against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to such Export
Approvals;
(d) To
the Company’s Knowledge, there are no presently existing facts or circumstances
pertaining to the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ export transactions that
would constitute a reasonable basis for any future claims with respect to such
Export Approvals; and
(e) Section 2.25(e) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the true, complete and accurate export control
classifications applicable to the Company’s products, services, software and
technologies.
2.26 State Anti-Takeover Statutes. The
Company Board has taken all necessary actions so that the restrictions on
business combinations set forth in Section 203 of the DGCL are not
applicable to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. To the
Company’s Knowledge, as of the date hereof, no other state takeover statute or
similar statute or regulation applies to or purports to apply to the Merger or
the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUB
Parent
and Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
3.1 Organization. Each of
Parent and Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the state of Delaware and has the requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted.
3.2 Authority and
Enforceability. Each of Parent and Sub has all requisite corporate power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which
it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Sub of this Agreement
and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Sub, and no further
corporate action is required on the part of Parent or Sub to authorize this
Agreement and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and any
Related Agreements to which Parent and Sub are parties have been duly executed
and delivered by Parent and Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute the valid and
binding obligations of Parent and Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and
Sub in accordance with their terms, subject to (a) laws of general
application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors and
(b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and
other equitable remedies.
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3.3 No Conflict. The
execution and delivery by each of Parent and Sub of this Agreement and any
Related Agreement to which each of Parent and Sub is a party, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not
Conflict with any judgment, order, decree, statute, Law, ordinance, rule or
regulation applicable to Parent or Sub or any of their respective properties or
assets (whether tangible or intangible), other than any such items that would
not reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of Parent or Sub to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.4 Governmental
Authorization. No consent, notice, waiver, approval, order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental
Entity, is required by, or with respect to, Parent or Sub in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, except for (a) the filing of the Registration
Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act and the Securities
Act and such other consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under
applicable securities Laws, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Merger
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) the filing of
notification, and expiration or early termination of the waiting period, under
the HSR Act, as well as any required approval under foreign antitrust Laws, if
applicable and (d) other consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings that, if not obtained,
made or given, would not reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability
of Parent or Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.5
SEC Reports. Parent
has filed or furnished all forms, reports and documents with the SEC that have
been required to be filed or furnished by it under applicable Laws since January
1, 2006 and prior to the date hereof (all such forms, reports and documents, the
“Parent SEC Reports”).
As of their respective effective dates (in the case of Parent SEC Reports that
are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other
Parent SEC Reports), each Parent SEC Report complied in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as
the case may be, each as in effect on the date such Parent SEC Report was filed.
As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing, on the date of
such amended or superseding filing), each Parent SEC Report (as amended or
superseded by a subsequently filed Parent SEC Report, if applicable) did not
contain, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
3.6
No Parent Material Adverse
Effect. Since December 31, 2008, there has not been any fact, event,
change, development or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
3.7
Parent Common Stock.
The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger have been
duly authorized, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and
clear of all Liens.
3.8
Operations of Sub.
Sub was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and has engaged in no business activities other
than as contemplated by this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IV
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
4.1
Conduct of Business of the
Company. During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time,
the Company agrees to operate the business of the Company and to cause its
Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses, except (w) as required by
Law, (x) as specifically disclosed in Section 4.1 of the Disclosure
Schedule, (y) with the prior written consent of Parent or (z) as specifically
contemplated by this Agreement, in the ordinary course consistent with past
practice. The Company agrees to use reasonable best efforts (A) to pay and to
cause its Subsidiaries to pay indebtedness for borrowed money and Taxes of the
Company and its Subsidiaries when due (subject to the right of Parent to review
and approve certain Returns in accordance with this Agreement), (B) to pay or
perform other material obligations when due, and (C) to the extent consistent
therewith, to preserve substantially intact the present business organizations
of the Company, keep available the services of the present officers and
Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, preserve substantially intact the
Company’s assets and technology and preserve the relationships of the Company
with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having
business dealings with them, all with the goal of preserving unimpaired the
goodwill and ongoing businesses of the Company at the Effective Time. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, except (i) as required by Law, (ii) as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) as expressly set forth in Section 4.1 of the Disclosure
Schedule, or (iv) with the prior written consent of Parent (which in the case of
clauses (j), (m) (with respect to
non-officer Employees of the Company), (n), (q), (r) or (s)(ii) below or as set forth
on Section 4.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall from the date of this
Agreement until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the
Effective Time:
(a)
make any capital
expenditure or enter into any capital commitment or capital transaction
exceeding $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate;
(b)
(i) sell or license
or transfer to any Person any rights to any Company Intellectual Property or
Technology or enter into any agreement with respect to any Company Intellectual
Property or Technology with any Person or with respect to any Intellectual
Property Rights or Technology of any Person (other than pursuant to existing
Contracts on their current terms or non-exclusive licenses of the Company
Products that have been entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice that do not contain any of the terms described in
Section 4.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule), (ii) buy or license any Intellectual Property Rights or
enter into any agreement with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights or
Technology of any third party (other than pursuant to existing Contracts on
their current terms or Contracts that have been entered into in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice that do not contain any of the
terms described in Section
4.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule), (iii) enter into any agreement with
respect to the development of any Intellectual Property Rights or Technology
with a third party (other than development agreements in which the Company
retains ownership of such Intellectual Property Rights or Technology entered
into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or (iv)
amend or modify any existing agreement to add terms that would be prohibited by
clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.1(b);
(c)
enter into,
terminate or extend, or materially amend, waive, modify, or violate the terms of
(i) any Material Contract (that is not otherwise included in Section 4.1(b)), (ii) any Contract
that would have been required to have been disclosed in Section 2.12 of the Disclosure
Schedule had such Contract been entered into prior to the date hereof or (iii)
any Contract that would have been required to have been
disclosed in Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule had such Contract been
entered into prior to the date hereof (in each case, other than in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice);
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(d) except
as set forth in Section 4.1(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule or in accordance with Section 5.4(d) hereof, initiate any
litigation or settle any litigation other than (i) litigation specifically
reserved against on the Current Balance Sheet (for amounts not in excess of such
reserves or, in any event, not in excess of $250,000 in any individual case or
$500,000 in the aggregate) so long as such litigation is settled in cash only
and paid by the Company in full prior to the Closing or (ii) to enforce its
rights under this Agreement;
(e) declare,
set aside, or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in
cash, stock or property) in respect of any Company Capital Stock or any capital
stock of any Subsidiary of the Company (other than dividends and distributions
by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company to its parent),
or split, combine or reclassify any Company Capital Stock or any capital stock
of any Subsidiary of the Company or issue or authorize the issuance of any other
securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of Company
Capital Stock or shares of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company,
or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares
of Company Capital Stock or shares of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company (or options, warrants or other rights exercisable therefor), except for
the issuances of Company Capital Stock pursuant to exercises of Company Options
or Company Warrants in accordance with their terms;
(f) issue,
grant, deliver, sell, or purchase or authorize or propose the issuance, grant,
delivery, purchase or sale of, any shares of Company Capital Stock or shares of
any capital stock of any Subsidiary of the Company or any securities convertible
into, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire, or other
agreements or commitments of any character obligating any of them to issue or
purchase any such shares or other convertible securities, other than (i)
issuances of Company Capital Stock pursuant to exercises of Company Options or
Company Warrants in accordance with their terms and (ii) issuances set forth in
Section 4.1(f) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(g) cause
or permit any amendments to the Charter Documents or the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company’s
Subsidiaries;
(h) acquire
or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any
assets or equity securities of, or by any other manner, any business or any
corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division
thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets that are material,
individually or in the aggregate, to the Company’s business or any of its
Subsidiaries’ businesses, other than purchases of investment assets in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(i) enter
into any agreement to purchase or sell any interest in real property, grant any
security interest in real property, enter into any lease, sublease, license or
other occupancy agreement with respect to any real property or alter, amend,
modify or terminate any of the terms of any Lease Agreements;
(j) (i)
incur any indebtedness or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money (other
than indebtedness not in excess of $2,000,000 (which may include the factoring
of receivables) or in connection with the financing of ordinary course trade
payables consistent with past practice) or (ii) issue or sell any debt
securities or guarantee any debt securities or other obligations of others or
create a Lien over any of its assets (other than a Permitted Lien, a Lien that
is released (without material liability for such release) at or prior to Closing
or a Lien resulting from the factoring of receivables described in clause (i) of
this Section 4.1(j);
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(k) grant
any loans to others, purchase debt securities of others or amend the terms of
any outstanding loan agreement, other than (i) intercompany loans,
(ii) accounts receivables extensions in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (iii) advances of expenses to employees
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(l) grant
any severance or termination pay (in cash or otherwise) to any Employee,
including any officer, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except
payments made pursuant to the Company Employee Plans set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule and provided to Parent or to written agreements outstanding on the date
hereof and disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule;
(m) except
as set forth in Section 4.1(m) of the
Disclosure Schedule, hire or offer to hire any Employee or terminate any
Employee other than for cause without the prior written consent of
Parent;
(n) make
any representations or issue any communications to employees regarding offers of
employment from Parent without the prior written consent of Parent;
(o) (i)
adopt, amend or fail to maintain any Company Employee Plan, enter into any
employment contract (other than at-will offer letters for new hires made in
accordance with Section
4.1(m) and which do not provide for any severance, special bonus, special
remuneration or acceleration of equity), (ii) pay or agree to pay any special
bonus or special remuneration to any director or Employee of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries except as set forth in Section 4.1(o) of the
Disclosure Schedule, or (iii) increase or agree to increase the salaries, wage
rates, or other compensation or benefits of their respective Employees except
payments made pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant to written agreements
outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule;
(p) revalue
any of its assets (whether tangible or intangible), including writing off notes
or accounts receivable, settle, discount or compromise any accounts receivable,
or reverse any reserves, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and in accordance with GAAP or as
otherwise required by GAAP;
(q) pay,
discharge or satisfy, in an amount in excess of $250,000 in any one case, or
$500,000 in the aggregate, any claim, liability, loan or obligation (absolute,
accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business of
liabilities specifically reflected on or specifically reserved against in the
Current Balance Sheet;
(r) make
or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any Tax accounting method,
enter into any closing agreement or Tax ruling, settle or compromise any
material Tax claim or assessment, consent to any extension or waiver of the
limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, or file
any material Return or any amended Return unless such Return has been provided
to Parent for review within a reasonable period prior to the due date for filing
and Parent has consented to such filing;
(s) enter
into any (i) joint venture or similar arrangement or (ii) joint marketing or any
similar arrangement (other than pursuant to existing Contracts on their current
terms or Contracts that are entered into in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, subject to the limitations
set forth in Section
4.1(b) hereof);
(t) adopt
or change the Company’s accounting policies or procedures, including with
respect to reserves for excess or obsolete inventory, doubtful accounts or other
reserves, depreciation or amortization policies or rates, billing and invoicing
policies, or payment or collection policies or practices, in each case, except
as required by GAAP; or
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(u) take,
commit or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in
Sections 4.1(a)
through 4.1(t),
inclusive.
4.2
Procedures for
Requesting Parent Consent. If the Company desires to take an action which
would be prohibited pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof
without the written consent of Parent, prior to taking such action the Company
may request such written consent (the response to which will not be unreasonably
delayed by Parent, and, in the event of an unreasonable delay, the Company may
take such action without such action being deemed a breach of this Article IV) by sending an
e-mail or facsimile to each of the individuals set forth in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule. Any of the individuals set forth in Section 4.2 of the Disclosure
Schedule may grant consent on behalf of Parent to the taking of any action which
would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to Section 4.1 by e-mail or
such other notice that complies with the provisions of Section 8.1.
ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1
No
Solicitation.
(a) The Company and
its Subsidiaries shall immediately cease any and all existing activities,
discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted heretofore with respect
to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall promptly (and in any event within
three (3) Business Days following the date hereof) request in writing each
Person that as heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection
with its consideration of acquiring the Company or any portion thereof to return
all confidential information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf
of the Company, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have
such information returned or destroyed (to the extent destruction of such
information is permitted by such confidentiality agreement) and to enforce the
provisions of any “standstill” or other similar agreement between the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries and any Person (other than Parent). Such written
requests shall contain a notice to each Person that any information that is sent
to the Company in the future will not be treated as confidential pursuant to
such confidentiality agreement.
(b) At
all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Article VII and the
Effective Time, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall cause
their respective directors, officers, those individuals listed in Section 5.1(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule, controlled affiliates, or any investment banker, attorney
or other advisors or representatives retained by any of them (collectively, the
“Company
Representatives”) not to (and shall not authorize or knowingly permit
such Company Representative or any other employees to), directly or indirectly,
(i) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, knowingly facilitate or
knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of, an Acquisition
Proposal, (ii) furnish to any Person (other than Parent, Sub or any
designees or representatives of Parent or Sub) in connection with, or in
circumstances that would be reasonably likely to lead to, an Acquisition
Proposal, any non-public information relating to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or
records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than
Parent, Sub or any designees or representatives of Parent or Sub or as may be
required by a Governmental Entity), or take any other action intended to assist
or facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that would be
reasonably likely to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) participate or
engage in discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Parent, Sub or
any designees or representatives of Parent or Sub) with respect to an
Acquisition Proposal (other than informing Persons of the existence of the
provisions contained in this Agreement), (iv) approve, endorse or recommend
an Acquisition Proposal, (v) execute or enter into any letter of intent,
memorandum of understanding or Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to
an Acquisition Transaction or (vi) terminate, amend, modify or waive any
rights under any “standstill” or other similar agreement between the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries and any Person (other than Parent); provided, however, that,
notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, at any time prior to the receipt of the Requisite Merger Approval, the
Company Board may, directly or indirectly through advisors, agents or other
intermediaries, subject to the Company’s compliance with the provisions of this
Section 5.1,
(A) engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with any Person
that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide, written,
unsolicited Acquisition Proposal in writing that the Company Board reasonably
concludes (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and a Financial
Advisor) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal and
(B) furnish to any Person that has made (and not withdrawn) a bona fide, written,
unsolicited Acquisition Proposal in writing that the Company Board reasonably
concludes (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and a Financial
Advisor) constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, any
non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to a confidentiality agreement the terms of which are no less favorable
to the Company than those contained in the Confidential Disclosure Agreement,
provided further,
however, that, in the case of any action taken pursuant to the foregoing
clauses (A) or (B), (1) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
shall have breached or violated (or be deemed, pursuant to the terms of this
Section 5.1, to have
breached or violated) in any material respect the terms of this Section 5.1, (2) the
Company Board reasonably determines (after consultation with outside legal
counsel) that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to
result in a breach of its fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (3) at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to engaging or participating in any such
discussions or negotiations with, or furnishing any non-public information to,
such Person, the Company gives Parent written notice of the Company’s intention
to engage or participate in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish
non-public information to, such Person and (4) contemporaneously with
furnishing any non-public information regarding the Company’s business or
operations to any such Person, the Company furnishes such non-public information
to Parent (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by
the Company to Parent).
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(c) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent, Sub and the Company
acknowledge and hereby agree that any violation of the restrictions set forth in
this Section 5.1 by any
Company Representative shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.1 by the Company.
The Company shall not enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of
understanding or Contract (other than a confidentiality agreement as permitted
by Section 5.1(b))
contemplating or otherwise relating to an Acquisition Proposal unless and until
this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, and the
Company has paid all amounts due to Parent pursuant to Section 7.3, if
any.
(d) Nothing
contained in this Section 5.1
shall prohibit the Company or any Company Representative from, or
restrict the Company’s or any Company Representative’s ability to, (i) furnish
to any Person any non-public information relating exclusively to Hantro or
afford access to the business, properties assets, books or records of Hantro to
any Person or (ii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any
Person with respect to a Hantro Transaction; provided, however, that
neither the Company nor any Company Representative solicits, initiates,
knowingly encourages, knowingly facilitates or knowingly induces the making,
submission or announcement of, an Acquisition Proposal in connection with or as
a result of the activities set forth in clause (i) or (ii).
(e) In
addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 5.1(b), the Company
shall promptly, and in all cases within twenty-four (24) hours of its receipt,
advise Parent orally and in writing of (i) any Acquisition Proposal (and,
if the Acquisition Proposal is in written form, the Company shall give Parent a
copy thereof, along with any other written information delivered to the Company
from such Person or its advisors, agents or other intermediaries), (ii) any
request for information that would reasonably be expected to lead to an
Acquisition Proposal or (iii) any inquiry with respect to, or which would
reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal, and, with respect
to each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the material terms and conditions of
such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, and the identity of the Person or
group making any such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry.
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(f) Until
such time as this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, the Company
shall keep Parent promptly informed of any changes in the status, details, terms
and conditions (including amendments or proposed amendments) of any such
Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. In addition to the foregoing, the
Company shall provide Parent with at least forty-eight (48) hours (or any
shorter period of advance notice actually provided to members of the Company
Board) prior written notice of a meeting of the Company Board at which the
Company Board is reasonably expected to consider an Acquisition Proposal or an
inquiry relating to a potential Acquisition Proposal.
5.2
Company Board
Recommendation.
(a) Subject
to the terms of Section
5.2(b), the Company Board shall recommend that the holders of shares of
Company Common Stock adopt this Agreement in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the DGCL (the “Company Board
Recommendation”).
(b) Subject to the
terms of this Section
5.2(b), neither the Company Board nor any committee thereof shall
withhold, withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, or publicly
propose to withhold, withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to Parent,
the Company Board Recommendation (a “Company Board Recommendation
Change”); provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Board may
effect a Company Board Recommendation Change at any time prior to the receipt of
the Requisite Merger Approval, if and only if (i) (x) the Company
Board has received an Acquisition Proposal that constitutes a Superior Proposal
or (y) there is any Intervening Event, (ii) if such Company Board
Recommendation Change is pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(x),
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have breached or violated
(or be deemed, pursuant to the terms hereof, to have breached or violated) the
provisions of Section 5.1
in any material respect, (iii) the Company Board reasonably
determines (after consultation with outside legal counsel and after considering
in good faith any counter-offer or proposal made by Parent pursuant to
clause (v) below), that, in light of such Superior Proposal or Intervening
Event, as applicable, the failure of the Company Board to effect a Company Board
Recommendation Change would be reasonably likely to result in a breach of its
fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (iv) prior to effecting such Company
Board Recommendation Change, the Company Board shall have provided Parent with
(A) if such Company Board Recommendation Change is pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(x), the
most current version of any written agreement or proposal relating to the
transaction that constitutes such Superior Proposal, or (B) if such Company
Board Recommendation Change is pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(y),
information describing such Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (v) the
Company shall have given Parent at least five (5) Business Days notice that it
is prepared to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to a
Superior Proposal or an Intervening Event, as applicable, and, if requested by
Parent, the opportunity to meet with the Company and its outside legal counsel,
all with the purpose and intent of enabling Parent and the Company to discuss in
good faith any modification of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
proposed by Parent so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be effected
without a Company Board Recommendation Change, and (vi) Parent shall not
have made, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Company’s written
notice of its intention to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, a
counter-offer or proposal that the Company Board reasonably determines, after
consultation with its outside legal counsel and a Financial Advisor, is at least
as favorable to the Company Stockholders as such Superior Proposal or, in the
case of an Intervening Event, obviates the need for a Company Board
Recommendation Change as a result of an Intervening Event.
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(c) Nothing
in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company Board from taking and disclosing to
the Company Stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) under the
Exchange Act or complying with the provisions of Rule 14d-9 promulgated
under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that, in
each case, any statement(s) made by the Company Board pursuant to
Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act or Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange
Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including
the provisions of Article VII; and provided further, however,
that any such statement or disclosure (other than a factually accurate public
statement by the Company that does no more than describe the Company’s receipt
of an Acquisition Proposal and the operation of this Agreement with respect
thereto or a “stop, look and listen” communication of the type contemplated by
Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act, and within the time period
contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f)(3)) shall be deemed to be a Company Board
Recommendation Change if the Company Board does not expressly publicly reaffirm
the Company Board Recommendation in connection with such statement or
disclosure.
(d) Nothing
set forth in this Section
5.2 shall (i) permit the Company to terminate this Agreement, (ii) affect
any other obligation of the Company under this Agreement, (iii) limit the
obligation of the Company to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the
Company Stockholder Meeting, (iv) relieve the Company of its obligation to
solicit proxies for the Company Stockholder Meeting and submit to a vote of the
Company Stockholders the Merger Proposal at the Company Stockholder Meeting, or
(v) permit the Company to submit for a vote of the Company Stockholders at
or prior to the Company Stockholder Meeting any matter other than the Merger
Proposal.
5.3
Company
Stockholder Meeting.
(a) The
Company shall establish a record date for, call, give notice of, convene, hold,
and take a vote of stockholders on the adoption of this Agreement in accordance
with the DGCL (the “Merger
Proposal”) at a meeting of the Company Stockholders (the “Company Stockholder Meeting”)
as promptly as practicable following the date hereof (subject to Section 5.3(c) and subject to such
delay, postponement or adjournment as is required to comply with any comments
made by the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus).
(b) Unless
the Company Board has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change pursuant to
and in accordance with the terms of Section 5.2(b), the Company
Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Requisite Merger
Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting or any postponement or adjournment
thereof, including by soliciting proxies from the Company Stockholders (i) in
favor of the Merger Proposal and (ii) to approve the adjournment of the Company
Stockholder Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies
if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Company Stockholder Meeting
to adopt the Merger Proposal. At the Company Stockholder Meeting, the Company
shall submit to a vote of the Company Stockholders the Merger Proposal. The
Company shall not propose for consideration or submit for a vote any Acquisition
Proposal at the Company Stockholder Meeting other than the Merger Proposal (or
an adjournment of the Company Stockholder Meeting, if permitted hereunder)
without the prior written consent of Parent. The Company shall not establish a
record date for, call, give notice of, convene or hold any meeting of the
Company Stockholders unless and until the Company Stockholder Meeting has been
held, a vote of the Company Stockholders has been taken on the Merger Proposal,
and the Company Stockholder Meeting has been adjourned. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, except as otherwise set forth in
this Section 5.3(b),
this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders at the Company
Stockholder Meeting to obtain the Requisite Merger Approval, and the Company’s
obligations under this Section
5.3 shall not be terminated, superseded, limited, modified or otherwise
affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to the
Company of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction, or by any
Company Board Recommendation Change (whether or not in compliance with the terms
hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to hold
the Company Stockholder Meeting if this Agreement is validly terminated in
accordance with Section 7.1.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may and, if
reasonably requested by Parent, shall adjourn or postpone the Company
Stockholder Meeting (i) to the extent necessary to ensure that any required
supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is filed and provided
to the Company Stockholders (but in any event no more than five (5) Business
Days), (ii) if, as of the time for which the Company Stockholder Meeting is
scheduled, there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented
(either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the
business of the Company Stockholder Meeting or (iii) as required by
applicable Law.
(d) Unless
the Company Board has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change pursuant to
and in accordance with the terms of Section 5.2(b), the Company
Board shall not withdraw, alter, modify, change or revoke its approval of this
Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby or its
recommendation to the Company Stockholders to vote in favor of this Agreement,
the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.4
Access; Notice and
Consultation.
(a) The
Company shall afford Parent and its accountants, counsel and other
representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours during the
period from the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the termination of this
Agreement or the Effective Time to (i) the properties, books, contracts and
records (including access to design processes and methodologies and all source
code and financial statements (including Returns and supporting documentation))
of the Company as Parent may reasonably request, (ii) all other information
concerning the business, properties and personnel of the Company as Parent may
reasonably request, and (iii) Employees of the Company as reasonably
requested and identified by Parent; provided, however, that the
Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that (x) any
applicable Law requires the Company to restrict or prohibit access to any such
properties or information, (y) such disclosure would, based on the advice
of the Company’s counsel, result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work
product doctrine or any other privilege applicable to such information or
(z) such disclosure relates to individual performance or personnel
evaluation records, medical histories or other personnel information that in the
Company’s good faith opinion could subject the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to liability. No information or knowledge obtained in any
investigation pursuant to this Section 5.4 or otherwise shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or
the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger in
accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.
(b) The
Company or Parent, as the case may be, shall give prompt notice to the other
party of: (i) the occurrence of any event that is reasonably likely to
cause any representation or warranty of the Company or Parent, as the case may
be, contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at or prior to the
Effective Time such that it would result in failure of the conditions set forth
in Section 6.2(a)
or Section 6.3(a),
and (ii) any failure of the Company or Parent, as the case may be, to
comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied with or
satisfied by it hereunder such that it would result in failure of the conditions
set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.3(a),
respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any update of or modification to
the Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date
hereof shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the satisfaction of the
conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VI.
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(c) The
Company shall promptly notify Parent upon obtaining Knowledge of any written
notice or other written communication (including e-mail) received by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries from any third party, subsequent to the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, alleging (i) any material breach of
or material default under any Material Contract to which the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or (ii) that any material consent is or may be
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(d) The
Company shall promptly advise Parent orally and in writing of any litigation
commenced after the date hereof against the Company or any of its directors or
executive officers by any of the Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on
behalf of the Company) relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall keep Parent reasonably informed regarding any such
litigation. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to consult with the
Company regarding the defense or settlement of any such stockholder litigation,
shall consider Parent’s views with respect to such stockholder litigation, and
shall not settle any such stockholder litigation without the prior written
consent of Parent, which, if such settlement is for cash only, shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no information obtained
pursuant to the access granted or notification provided pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall be deemed to
(i) amend or otherwise modify in any respect any representation or warranty
of the party hereto providing such access or notice, (ii) impair or
otherwise prejudice in any manner rights of the party receiving such access or
notice to rely upon the conditions to the obligations of such party to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) impair
or otherwise limit the remedies available to the party receiving such access or
notice. The terms and conditions of the Confidential Disclosure Agreement shall
apply to any information acquired or provided pursuant to this Section 5.4.
5.5
Confidentiality.
Parent, Sub and the Company hereby acknowledge that Parent and the Company have
previously executed a Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement dated as of November 10,
2008, as amended, (the “Confidential Disclosure
Agreement”), which will continue in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms.
5.6
Public Disclosure.
Except with regard to a Company Board Recommendation Change permitted and
effected pursuant to Section
5.2(b), each of Parent and the Company shall consult with the other
before issuing any press release or making any public announcement or statement
with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and
shall not issue any such press release or make any such public announcement or
statement without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that
either Parent or the Company may, without the prior consent of the other party
hereto, issue any such press release or make any such public announcement or
statement as may be required by Law or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, in
the case of Parent, and NYSE Alternext US, Inc., in the case of the Company, if
such party first notifies and (if practicable) consults with the other regarding
the timing and substance of such public announcement or statement.
5.7
Reasonable Best Efforts to
Complete.
(a) Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of
Parent, Sub and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist
and cooperate with the other party or parties hereto in doing, all things
reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in
the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including by:
(i) using
its reasonable best efforts to cause the conditions to the Merger set forth
in Article VI to be
satisfied or fulfilled;
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(ii) using
its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary or appropriate consents,
waivers and approvals, and to provide all necessary notices, under (A) any
material Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
and (B) any other Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party that Parent shall reasonably request in connection with this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby so as to
maintain and preserve the benefits under such Contracts following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, in
the event that the other parties to any such Contract, including any lessor or
licensor of any Leased Real Property, conditions its grant of a consent, waiver
or approval (including by threatening to exercise a “recapture” or other
termination right) upon the payment of a consent fee, “profit sharing” payment
or other consideration, including increased rent payments or other payments
under the Contract, the Company shall not make or commit to make any such
payment or provide any such consideration without Parent’s prior written
consent;
(iii) making
all necessary registrations, declarations and filings with Governmental Entities
in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and obtaining all necessary actions or non-actions,
waivers, clearances, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from
Governmental Entities (including all Antitrust Approvals) in connection with
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(iv) executing
and delivering any additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this
Agreement; and
(v) assisting
the other parties in (A) making all necessary registrations, declarations
and filings with Governmental Entities in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including by providing
such information regarding itself, its Affiliates and their respective
operations as may be requested in connection with a filing by it or any of its
Subsidiaries, (B) obtaining all necessary actions or non-actions, waivers,
clearances, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from Governmental
Entities (including all Antitrust Approvals) in connection with this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
(C) delivering any additional instruments required to be made, obtained or
delivered to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Section 5.7 or elsewhere in
this Agreement shall be deemed to require Parent or the Company or any
Subsidiary thereof to (i) litigate or otherwise contest any administrative or
judicial action or proceeding that may be brought in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) agree to any divesture by
itself or any of its Affiliates of shares of capital stock or of any business,
assets or property, or the imposition of any limitation on the ability of any of
them to conduct their business or to own or exercise control of such assets,
properties and stock.
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5.8
Regulatory
Filings.
(a) Without
limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 5.7 and to the extent
required by applicable Laws and Orders, as promptly as practicable following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of Parent and the Company shall
make or submit all applications, notices, petitions and filings, file or submit
all documentation, and use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain as
promptly as practicable all clearances, permits, consents, approvals and
authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Entities, in each case that
are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as promptly as practicable and to comply with the terms and conditions
of all such clearances, permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all
such third parties and Governmental Entities. The Company and Parent shall have
the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult
the other on, in each case subject to applicable Laws, all the documentation and
information relating to the other party and any of its respective Subsidiaries,
that appears in any application, notice, petition, filing and documentation made
with, or written materials submitted to, any third party or any Governmental
Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In
exercising the foregoing right, each of the parties hereto shall act reasonably
and as promptly as practicable. Parent and the Company shall promptly advise
each other upon receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity whose
clearance, consent or approval is required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement which causes such party to believe that there is
a reasonable likelihood that any clearance, consent or approval required in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be
obtained or that the receipt of any such clearance, consent or approval will be
materially delayed or conditioned.
(b) Each
of Parent and the Company shall promptly (i) cooperate and coordinate with
the other in the making and submitting the applications, notices, petitions and
filings contemplated by this Section 5.8, (ii) subject
to applicable Laws and Orders, supply the other with any information that may be
required in order to effectuate such applications, notices, petitions and
filings, and (iii) supply any additional information that may be required
or reasonably requested by any Governmental Entity in connection with such
applications, notices, petitions and filings. Subject to applicable Laws and
Orders, each party hereto shall (w) promptly inform the other party hereto
of any communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (x) permit the other party
hereto the opportunity to review in advance all the information relating to
Parent and its Subsidiaries or the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may
be, that appears in any application, notice, petition or filing made with, or
written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental Entity
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) not
participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any Governmental
Entity in respect of any filing, investigation, or inquiry concerning the
transactions contemplated hereby unless and until such party has consulted with
the other party, and, to the extent permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives
the other party the opportunity to attend such meeting or discussion, and
(z) furnish the other party with copies of all correspondence, filings, and
written communications between them and their Subsidiaries and representatives,
on the one hand, and any Governmental Entity or its respective staff, on the
other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party
hereto shall promptly inform the other party or parties hereto, as the case may
be, of any communication from any Governmental Entity regarding any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If any party hereto or Affiliate
thereof receives a request for additional information or documentary material
from any such Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, then such party shall use its reasonable best efforts to
make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable and after
consultation with the other party, an appropriate response in compliance with
such request.
5.9
Anti-Takeover Laws.
In the
event that any state anti-takeover or other similar statute or regulation is or
becomes applicable to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby, each of the Company, Parent and Sub, at the direction of its respective
Board of Directors, shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the
transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and
otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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5.10
Registration Statement;
Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
(a) As
promptly as practicable after the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
Parent and the Company shall prepare, and Parent shall file with the SEC, a
Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with the issuance of
shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger (as may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, the “Registration Statement”). The
Registration Statement shall include (i) a prospectus for the issuance of
shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger, and (ii) a proxy statement of
the Company for use in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the
Merger Proposal to be considered at the Company Stockholder Meeting (as may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”).
The Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall include information regarding the Company
and the terms of the Merger and this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company
shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement
declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act as promptly as
practicable after such filing with the SEC. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause its
respective representatives to, fully cooperate with the other party hereto and
its respective representatives in the preparation of the Registration Statement
and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and shall furnish the other party hereto
with all information concerning it and its Affiliates as the other party hereto
may deem reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the preparation of
the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, and any amendment
or supplement thereto, and each of Parent and the Company shall provide the
other party hereto with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon.
As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement is declared
effective by the SEC, Parent and the Company shall cause the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus to be disseminated to the Company
Stockholders.
(b) Unless
the Company Board shall have effected a Company Board Recommendation Change in
compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall include the Company Board
Recommendation.
(c)
Except as otherwise set forth in this
Agreement or as may be required by applicable Law or Order, neither Parent nor
the Company shall effect any amendment or supplement (including by incorporation
by reference) to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Registration Statement
without the prior consent of the other party (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided, however, that the
Company, in connection with a Company Board Recommendation Change pursuant to
and in accordance with Section
5.2, may amend or supplement the Proxy Statement/Prospectus pursuant to a Qualifying
Amendment to effect such change, and in such event, the right of approval set
forth in this Section
5.10(c) shall apply only with respect to such information relating to the
other party or its business, financial condition or results of operations, and
shall be subject to the Company’s right to have the deliberations and
conclusions of the Company Board accurately described. A “Qualifying Amendment” means an
amendment or supplement to the proxy statement for the Company if and solely to
the extent that it contains (i) a Company Board Recommendation Change,
(ii) a statement of the reasons of the Company Board for making such
Company Board Recommendation Change, and (iii) additional information
reasonably related to the foregoing.
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(d) The
Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall comply in all
material respects as to form and substance with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the information supplied or to be supplied by any party hereto for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement shall not,
at the time the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC or declared
effective by the SEC or at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The information
supplied or to be supplied by any party hereto for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall not, at the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective, on the date the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first
mailed to stockholders, or 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of either
party hereto for inclusion in any filing pursuant to Rule 165 and
Rule 425 under the Securities Act or Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (each, a “Regulation M-A
Filing”) shall not, at the time any such Regulation M-A Filing is filed
with the SEC, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to
the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall notify each other in writing as
promptly as practicable upon becoming aware of any event or circumstance that
should be described in an amendment of, or supplement to, the Registration
Statement, Proxy Statement/Prospectus or any Regulation M-A Filing so that any
such document would not include any misstatement of material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and as promptly as
practicable thereafter, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such
information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by
applicable Law or the SEC, disseminated to the stockholders of Parent and the
Company. Parent and the Company shall each notify the other as promptly as
practicable after the receipt by it of any written or oral comments of the SEC
or its staff on, or of any written or oral request by the SEC or its staff for
amendments or supplements to, the Registration Statement, the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus or any Regulation M-A Filing, and shall promptly supply the
other with copies of all correspondence between it or any of its representatives
and the SEC or its staff with respect to any of the foregoing filings. Prior to
filing the Registration Statement or mailing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to
the Company Stockholders (or filing or mailing any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or any other materials to be submitted to the Company
Stockholders in connection with the solicitation of their approval of the Merger
and this Agreement), each of Parent and the Company, as the case may be,
(i) shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review
and comment on such document or response, (ii) shall include in such
document or response all comments reasonably and timely proposed by such other
party and (iii) shall not file or mail such document or respond to the SEC
prior to receiving such other party’s approval, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(e) Parent
and the Company shall make any necessary filings with respect to the Merger
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. In addition, Parent shall use
reasonable best efforts to take all actions required under any applicable
federal or state securities or Blue Sky Laws in connection with the issuance of
shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger.
5.11
Proprietary Information and
Inventions Assignment Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 5.11 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause each
current employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries and each former employee of
the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case, who is listed on Section 5.11 of the
Disclosure Schedule, to have entered into and executed, and each person who
becomes an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof after the date
hereof and prior to the Closing shall be required by the Company to enter into
and execute, an employee proprietary information agreement with the Company and
each of its Subsidiaries, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Parent effective
as of such employee’s first date of employment or service. Except as set forth
in Section 5.11 of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to cause
each current consultant or contractor of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and
each former consultant or contractor of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in
each case, who is listed on Section 5.11 of the
Disclosure Schedule, if any, to have entered into and executed, and each Person
who becomes a consultant or contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary after
the date hereof and prior to the Closing shall be required by the Company to
enter into and execute, a consultant proprietary information agreement with the
Company and each of its Subsidiaries, in a form satisfactory to Parent effective
as of such consultant or contractor’s first date of service.
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5.12
Resignation of Officers and
Directors. Upon the request of Parent delivered to the Company at least
ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall use reasonable
best efforts to cause each executive officer and director of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to execute a resignation letter in a form reasonably acceptable to
Parent, effective as of the Effective Time.
5.13
Termination of 401(k)
Plan. Effective as of no later than the day immediately preceding the
Closing Date, each of the Company and any ERISA Affiliate shall terminate any
and all Company Employee Plans intended to include a Code Section 401(k)
arrangement (each, a “401(k)
Plan”) (unless Parent provides written notice to the Company within ten
(10) days prior to the Closing Date that such 401(k) Plans shall not be
terminated). Unless Parent provides such written notice to the Company, no later
than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide
Parent with evidence that such Company Employee Plan(s) have been terminated
(effective as of no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date)
pursuant to resolutions of the Company Board, or such ERISA Affiliate, as the
case may be. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be subject to
review and approval of Parent. The Company also shall take such other actions in
furtherance of terminating such Company Employee Plan(s) as Parent may
reasonably require. In the event that termination of a 401(k) Plan would
reasonably be anticipated to trigger liquidation charges, surrender charges or
other fees, then the Company shall take such actions as are necessary to
reasonably estimate the amount of such charges and fees and provide such
estimate in writing to Parent no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to
the Closing Date.
5.14
Continuation of Employee
Benefits.
(a) As
of and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Closing Date,
Parent will, or Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries
to, either (i) continue certain Company Employee Plans as determined in
Parent’s sole and absolute discretion, (ii) permit employees of the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries who continue employment with Parent or the
Surviving Corporation or their respective Subsidiaries following the Closing
Date (“Continuing
Employees”) while they remain so employed by Parent or the Surviving
Corporation or their respective Subsidiaries, and, as applicable, their eligible
dependents, to participate in the employee benefit plans, programs or policies
(including any plan intended to qualify within the meaning of
Section 401(a) of the Code and any severance, vacation, sick, personal time
off plans or programs and excluding any equity compensation plans, programs,
agreements or arrangements) of Parent or its Affiliates on terms that are no
less favorable in the aggregate to Continuing Employees than those provided
during such period to employees of Parent or its Affiliates who are similarly
situated with such Continuing Employees following the Closing, or (iii) as
determined in Parent’s sole and absolute discretion, a combination of clauses
(i) and (ii). To the extent Parent elects to have Continuing Employees and
their eligible dependents participate in its or its Affiliates’ employee benefit
plans, program or policies following the Closing Date, Parent shall, or shall
cause the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries to, recognize the prior
service with the Company or its Subsidiaries, including prior service with
predecessor employers where such prior service is recognized by the Company and
its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Closing, of each Continuing
Employee in connection with all employee benefit plans, programs or policies of
Parent or its Affiliates in which Continuing Employees are eligible to
participate for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and
determination of level of benefits (but not (1) for purposes of vesting any
newly granted stock options and any newly granted equity awards, (2) for
the purposes of benefit accruals under any defined benefit pension plan or
(3) to the extent that such recognition would result in duplication of
benefits). From and after the Closing Date, Parent shall, or shall cause the
Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries to, (x) cause any pre-existing
conditions or limitations and eligibility waiting periods under any group health
plans of Parent or its Affiliates to be waived with respect to Continuing
Employees and their eligible dependents to the extent such Continuing Employees
and their eligible dependents were not subject to such preexisting conditions
and limitations and eligibility waiting periods under the comparable Company
Employee Plans as of the time immediately preceding the Closing, and
(y) provide each Continuing Employee with credit for any deductibles paid
under any Company Employee Plan that provides group health plan benefits in the
plan year in effect as of the Closing Date in satisfying any applicable
deductible or out of pocket requirements under any group health plans of Parent,
the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries that such employees are eligible
to participate in after the Closing to the same extent that such expenses were
recognized under the comparable Company Employee Plan.
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(b) No Third Party
Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Section 5.14 are not
intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies hereunder, and nothing herein shall be deemed to amend any Company
Employee Plan to reflect the terms of this Section 5.14.
5.15
Director and Officer
Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) Subject
to any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable Law, the Surviving
Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to,
(i) fulfill and honor all rights to indemnification, advancement of
expenses and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or
prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former
directors or officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries (each, an “Indemnified Person”) acting in
such capacities as provided in their respective certificates of incorporation or
bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) and any indemnification or other
agreements of the Company or its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date of this
Agreement (to the extent that copies have been made available to Parent prior to
the date of this Agreement), and cause such rights to survive the Merger and
continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) for a
period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, cause the certificate
of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation to contain provisions
no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and
exculpation of current and former officers and directors of the Company and its
Subsidiaries than are presently set forth in the Charter Documents, and (iii)
for a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, not amend,
repeal or otherwise modify such provisions in any manner that would adversely
affect any right thereunder of any person benefitted by such
provisions.
(b) Without
limiting Section 5.15(a), for six
years after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
provide officers’ and directors’ liability insurance from a reputable and
financially sound carrier in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior
to the Effective Time covering each such Indemnified Person currently covered by
the Company’s officers’ and directors’ liability insurance policy on terms with
respect to coverage and amount no less favorable than those of such policy in
effect on the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that, in
satisfying its obligation under this Section 5.15(b), the Surviving
Corporation shall not be obligated to pay an aggregate annual premium in excess
of 200% of the amount per annum the Company paid in its last full fiscal year
(the “Maximum Premium”),
which amount the Company has disclosed to Parent prior to the date of this
Agreement; provided
further, however, that
if such coverage cannot be obtained, or can only be obtained at an annual
premium in excess of the Maximum Premium, Parent shall provide directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance that provides, in Parent’s reasonable judgment,
the Indemnified Persons the most advantageous policy limits and terms obtainable
for an annual premium equal to the Maximum Premium. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company or the Surviving Corporation may, and, if so directed by
Parent prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, purchase a prepaid “tail”
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, covering the same persons
and providing the same terms with respect to coverage and amount as aforesaid,
and that by its terms shall provide coverage until the sixth annual anniversary
of the Effective Time, and upon the purchase of such insurance, Parent’s and the
Surviving Corporation’s obligations pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.15(b) shall be
deemed to have been satisfied.
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(c) The
rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 5.15 shall survive
consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable
by, each Indemnified Person.
(d) If
the Surviving Corporation or any of its successors or assigns
(i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the
continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or
(ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary,
proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the
Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set
forth in this Section 5.15.
5.16
Section 16
Resolutions. The Board of Directors of Parent, or a committee thereof
consisting of non-employee directors (as such term is defined for purposes of
Rule 16b-3(d) under the Exchange Act), shall adopt a resolution prior to
the Effective Time providing that the receipt by Company Insiders of Parent
Common Stock in exchange for shares of Company Common Stock, Company Restricted
Stock or Company Options, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act
pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder. In addition, the Company
Board, or a committee thereof consisting of non-employee directors (as such term
is defined for purposes of Rule 16b-3(d) promulgated under the Exchange
Act), shall adopt a resolution prior to the Effective Time providing that the
disposition by Company Insiders of Company Common Stock, Company Restricted
Stock or Company Options in exchange for shares of Parent Common Stock are also
intended to be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to
Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, and the
term “Company Insiders”
shall mean those directors and officers of the Company who are subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
5.17
Obligations of the
Sub. Parent shall cause Sub to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
5.18
Tax Matters. None of
Parent, Sub or the Company shall, and they shall not permit any of their
respective Subsidiaries to, take any action prior to or following the Effective
Time that would reasonably be expected to cause the Merger to fail to qualify as
a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each
of Parent, Sub and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain the opinions described in Section 6.1(d)
(collectively, the “Tax
Opinions”). In furtherance of the preceding sentence, in the event that
the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock would exceed 20% of the sum of such cash plus the aggregate value
of the Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger to Company Stockholders,
calculated based on the closing price of one share of Parent Common Stock on the
last Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, then immediately
following the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
merge with and into a Delaware limited liability company that is a direct,
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Second Step Merger”), with
such limited liability company continuing as the surviving entity of the Second
Step Merger. In such event, any reference to the Merger in this Section 5.18, Recital B or Section
6.1(d) of this Agreement
shall be to the Merger described in Section 1.1 taken together with the
Second Step Merger as part of one integrated transaction for U.S. federal income
tax purposes. Officers of Parent, Sub and the Company shall execute and deliver
to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, counsel to
Parent, and Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to the Company, certificates
containing customary representations as described in Section 6.1(d) at such time or
times as may be reasonably requested by such law firms, including the effective
date of the Registration Statement and the Effective Time, in connection with
their respective deliveries of opinions with respect to the Tax treatment of the
Merger. Each of Parent, Sub and the Company covenants and agrees to report the
Merger for U.S. federal and applicable state income tax purposes in a manner
consistent with the characterization of the Merger as a tax-free reorganization
under Section 368(a)(1) of the Code, unless otherwise required pursuant to a
“determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.
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ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
6.1
Conditions to Obligations of
Each Party to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of the
Company, Parent and Sub to effect the Merger shall be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following
conditions:
(a) Effectiveness of the
Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the SEC under the Securities Act. No stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the
SEC, and no proceedings for that purpose and no similar proceeding in respect of
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall have been initiated or threatened in
writing by the SEC.
(b) Requisite Merger
Approval. The Requisite Merger Approval shall have been
obtained.
(c) No Order, Injunctions or
Restraints. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation,
executive order, decree, injunction, order or other legal restraint (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and which has the effect
of making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibiting or preventing consummation
of the Merger.
(d) Tax Opinions. Parent
shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx,
Professional Corporation (or other legal counsel nationally recognized in
matters relating to federal income taxation), and the Company shall have
received an opinion of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP (or other legal counsel
nationally recognized in matters relating to federal income taxation), each
dated as of the Effective Time and each to the effect that the Merger will
qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code. The issuance of such opinions shall be conditioned upon the receipt by
such counsel of customary representation letters from each of Parent, Sub and
the Company, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such
counsel, upon which such counsel shall be entitled to rely. Each such
representation letter shall be dated on or before the date of such opinion and
shall not have been withdrawn or modified in any material respect.
(e) Regulatory Approvals/HSR
Act. (i) Any and all waiting periods (and extensions thereof)
applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act
shall have expired or been terminated and (ii) to the extent that there are
changes in Laws governing antitrust, unfair competition or restraints on trade
following the date of this Agreement that require additional clearances,
approvals and consents to be obtained in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, such clearances, approvals and consents shall
have been obtained (all of the waiting periods, clearances, approvals and other
consents referenced in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) being
collectively referred to herein as the “Antitrust Approvals” and each
individually as an “Antitrust
Approval”).
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6.2 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and
Sub. The obligations of Parent and Sub to effect the Merger shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
Parent and Sub:
(a)
Representations, Warranties
and Covenants.
(i) The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 2.1(a)
(Organization of the Company), Section 2.4 (Authority
and Enforceability), Section 2.21 (Brokers’
and Finders’ Fees; Fairness Opinion) and Section 2.26 (State
Anti-Takeover Statutes) (collectively, the “Specified Company
Representations”), shall have been true and correct in all respects as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than those
representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular
date, which shall have been true and correct in all respects only as of such
particular date).
(ii) The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 2.2(a) through
Section 2.2(c) (Company
Capital Structure) (the “Company Capitalization
Representations”) shall have been true and correct in all respects as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date (other than those
representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular
date, which shall have been true and correct in all respects only as of such
particular date), except where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be so true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, as of
such particular date or as of the Closing Date would not result in the issuance
or payment of an aggregate value of consideration issuable and payable by Parent
in the Merger that exceeds 101% of the aggregate value of consideration that
otherwise would be issuable and payable by Parent in the Merger in the absence
of such breach or inaccuracy.
(iii) The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other
than the Specified Company Representations and the Company Capitalization
Representations) shall have been true and correct in all respects (disregarding
all qualifications or limitations as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect”
and words of similar import set forth therein) as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as
of the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties which
address matters only as of a particular date, which shall have been so true and
correct only as of such particular date), except, in each case, where the
failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as of
the date of this Agreement, as of such particular date or as of the Closing Date
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) The
Company shall have performed in all material respects any obligations and
complied in all material respects with any covenants or other agreements of the
Company to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior
to the Effective Time.
(b) No Material Adverse
Effect. No event, development, change, circumstance or condition shall
have occurred or exist that has had or would reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company that
is continuing.
(c) Officer’s
Certificate. Parent shall have received a certificate, validly executed
for and on behalf of the Company and in its name by the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifying the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) and Section 6.2(b).
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(d) No Governmental
Litigation. There shall not be pending or overtly threatened any suit,
action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity against Parent, Sub, the Company
or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger (i)
challenging or seeking to make illegal, materially delay, or otherwise, directly
or indirectly, restrain or prohibit the Merger, (ii) seeking to prohibit or
impose any limitations on the ownership or operation by Parent (or any of its
Subsidiaries) of all or any material portion of the business, assets (tangible
or intangible) or products of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or of all or any
portion of the business, assets (tangible or intangible) or products of Parent
and its Subsidiaries, or to compel Parent, the Company or any of their
respective Subsidiaries to dispose of, license or hold separate all or any
material portion of the business, assets (tangible or intangible) or products of
the Company and its Subsidiaries or all or any portion of the business, assets
(tangible or intangible) or products of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (iii)
seeking material damages, or (iv) which, if adversely determined, otherwise
would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect or Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(e) Offer Letters. No
more than one of the Key Employees shall have taken any action to terminate,
revoke, rescind or otherwise repudiate such Key Employee’s Offer
Letter.
6.3 Conditions to Obligations of the
Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by the
Company:
(a) Representations, Warranties
and Covenants.
(i) The
representations and warranties of Parent and Sub set forth in this Agreement
shall have been true and correct in all respects (disregarding all
qualifications or limitations as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” and
words of similar import set forth therein) as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of
the Closing Date (other than those representations and warranties which address
matters only as of a particular date, which shall have been so true and correct
only as of such particular date), except, in each case, where the failure of
such representations and warranties to be so true and correct as of the date of
this Agreement, as of such particular date or as of the Closing Date would not
reasonably be expected to materially impede the ability of Parent or Sub to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Parent
and Sub shall have performed in all material respects any obligations and
complied in all material respects with any covenants or other agreements of
Parent and Sub to be performed or complied with by them under this Agreement at
or prior to the Effective Time.
(b) Officer’s
Certificate. The Company shall have received a certificate, validly
executed for and on behalf of Parent and in its name by a duly authorized
officer of Parent, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 6.3(a).
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
7.1 Termination.
Notwithstanding the prior receipt of the Requisite Merger Approval, this
Agreement may be validly terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may
be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time only as follows (it being
agreed that the party hereto terminating this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall give
prompt written notice of such termination to the other party or parties
hereto):
(a) by
mutual written agreement of Parent and the Company; or
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(b) by
either Parent or the Company, if the Effective Time has not occurred prior to
11:59 p.m. (California time) on March 31, 2010 (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that the
right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall not
be available to any party hereto whose action or failure to take any action has
been the cause of, or resulted in, any of the conditions to the Merger set forth
in Article VI
having failed to be satisfied on or before the Termination Date, as applicable,
or in the Effective Time not occurring prior to the Termination Date, as
applicable, in either case and if such action or failure to take action
constituted a material breach of this Agreement; or
(c) by
either Parent or the Company, if any Governmental Entity (i) shall have
enacted, issued, granted, promulgated, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to
the Merger any Law or any final, non-appealable Order that is in effect and has
the effect of making the consummation of the Merger illegal or which has the
effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Merger or
(ii) from which an Antitrust Approval is required has denied such approval
and such denial has become final and non-appealable; or
(d) by
either Parent or the Company, if the Company shall have failed to obtain the
Requisite Merger Approval at the Company Stockholder Meeting (or any
postponement or adjournment thereof) at which a vote was taken on the Merger
Proposal; or
(e) by
the Company, provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any
covenant or agreement of the Company set forth in this Agreement, in the event
(i) of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of Parent or Sub
set forth in this Agreement or (ii) that any of the representations and
warranties of Parent and Sub set forth in this Agreement shall have been
inaccurate when made or shall have become inaccurate, in either case such that
the conditions to the Merger set forth in Section 6.3(a) would not
be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation
and warranty became inaccurate; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such breach by Parent or Sub or
such inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of Parent or Sub are
curable, then the Company shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) until the
expiration of the thirty (30) calendar day period after delivery of written
notice from the Company to Parent of such breach or inaccuracy, as applicable
(it being understood that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 7.1(e)
if such breach or inaccuracy by Parent or Sub is cured within such thirty
(30) calendar day period); or
(f) by
Parent, provided that neither Parent nor Sub is then in material breach of any
covenant or agreement of Parent or Sub, as applicable, set forth in this
Agreement, in the event (i) of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the
part of the Company set forth in this Agreement or (ii) that any
representation or warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have
been inaccurate when made or shall have become inaccurate, in either case such
that the conditions to the Merger set forth in Section 6.2(a) would not
be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation
and warranty became inaccurate; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that such breach by the Company or
such inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the Company are
curable, then Parent shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this Section 7.1(f) until the
expiration of the thirty (30) calendar day period after delivery of written
notice from Parent to the Company of such breach or inaccuracy, as applicable
(it being understood that Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to
this Section 7.1(f)
if such breach or inaccuracy by the Company is cured within such thirty (30)
calendar day period); or
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(g) by
Parent, in the event that:
(i) the
Company shall have breached or violated the terms of Section 5.1 (other than
an inadvertent breach that does not result in an Acquisition Proposal), Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 in any
material respect;
(ii) the
Company Board or any committee thereof shall have for any reason effected a
Company Board Recommendation Change (whether or not in compliance with the terms
of this Agreement);
(iii) the
Company shall have failed to include the Company Board Recommendation in the
Proxy Statement/Prospectus;
(iv) a
tender offer or exchange offer for Company Common Stock is commenced and
(A) within the ten (10) Business-Day period specified in Rule 14e-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Company shall have failed to issue a
public statement (and filed a Schedule 14D-9 pursuant to Rule 14e-2
and Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act) reaffirming the Company
Board Recommendation and recommending that the Company Stockholders reject such
tender or exchange offer and not tender any shares of Company Common Stock into
such tender or exchange offer, or (B) at any time after the foregoing ten
(10) Business-Day period, the Company shall issue a press release or file a
Schedule 14D-9, in any such case relating to such tender or exchange offer
that fails to reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation and recommend that the
Company Stockholders reject such tender or exchange offer and not tender any
shares of Company Common Stock into such tender or exchange offer;
or
(v) following
receipt of an Acquisition Proposal from any Person other than Parent or Sub, the
Company Board shall fail to reaffirm (publicly, if requested by Parent) its
recommendation in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of
the Merger within ten (10) Business Days following Parent’s request in writing
that such recommendation be reaffirmed (which request may be made by Parent
(x) one time following the Company’s receipt of each such Acquisition
Proposal and (y) one time following each material modification to any such
Acquisition Proposal).
7.2 Notice of Termination;
Effect of Termination. Any proper termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.1
shall be effective immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the
terminating party to the other party or parties hereto, as applicable. In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, this
Agreement shall be of no further force or effect without liability of any party
or parties hereto, as applicable (or any stockholder, director, officer,
employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party or parties) to the
other party or parties hereto, as applicable, except (a) for the terms of
Section 5.5, this
Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article VIII, each of
which shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and (b) that nothing
herein shall relieve any party or parties hereto, as applicable, from liability
for any intentional breach of, or fraud in connection with, this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition to the foregoing, no
termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations of the parties hereto
set forth in the Confidential Disclosure Agreement, all of which obligations
shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its respective
terms.
7.3 Fees and
Expenses.
(a) General. All fees and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party or parties, as applicable,
incurring such expenses whether or not the Merger is consummated.
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(b) Company
Payments.
(i) The
Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to $2,000,000 (the “Termination Fee Amount”), by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts
designated in writing by Parent, in the event that (A) following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Company Stockholder
Meeting, an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced or shall
have become publicly known, and (B) this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Section 7.1(d)
and (C) within twelve (12) months following the termination of this
Agreement, either (1) any Acquisition Transaction is consummated (whether
or not the Acquisition Proposal referenced in the preceding clause (A)) or
(2) the Company enters into a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding
or other Contract providing for any Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the
Acquisition Proposal referenced in the preceding clause (A)), and such
Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated. The Termination Fee Amount
payable pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(i) shall
be paid on the date of, and as a condition to, the consummation of the
applicable Acquisition Transaction contemplated by the foregoing
clause (C). For purposes of this Section 7.3(b)(i), the
term “Acquisition Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 1.6(a),
except that all references therein to 15% shall be deemed to be references to
50%.
(ii) The
Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to the Termination Fee Amount by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in
writing by Parent, in the event that (A) following the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and prior to the termination of this Agreement, an
Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced or shall have become
publicly known, or shall have been communicated or otherwise made known to the
Company, and (B) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(f), and
(C) within twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement,
either (1) any Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the Acquisition
Proposal referenced in the preceding clause (A)) is consummated or
(2) the Company enters into a letter of intent, memorandum of understanding
or other Contract providing for any Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the
Acquisition Proposal referenced in the preceding clause (A)), and such
Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated. The Termination Fee Amount
payable pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(ii) shall
be paid on the date of, and as a condition to, the consummation of the
applicable Acquisition Transaction contemplated by the foregoing
clause (C). For purposes of this Section 7.3(b)(ii), the
term “Acquisition Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 1.6(a),
except that all references therein to 15% shall be deemed to be references to
50%.
(iii) The
Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to the Termination Fee Amount, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in
writing by Parent, within one Business Day after demand by Parent, in the event
that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 7.1(g)(ii), 7.1(g)(iii), 7.1(g)(iv) or 7.1(g)(v).
(iv) The
Company shall pay to Parent a fee equal to the Termination Fee Amount, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts designated in
writing by Parent, in the event that (A) this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 7.1(g)(i) and
(B) within twelve (12) months following the termination of this Agreement,
either (1) any Acquisition Transaction is consummated (whether or not the
Acquisition Transaction was publicly announced or publicly known prior to the
termination of this Agreement) or (2) the Company enters into a letter of
intent, memorandum of understanding or other Contract providing for any
Acquisition Transaction (whether or not the Acquisition Transaction was publicly
announced or publicly known prior to the termination of this Agreement), and
such Acquisition Transaction is subsequently consummated. The Termination Fee
Amount payable pursuant to this Section 7.3(b)(iv) shall
be paid on the date of, and as a condition to, the consummation of the
applicable Acquisition Transaction contemplated by the foregoing
clause (B). For purposes of this Section 7.3(b)(iv), the
term “Acquisition Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 1.6(a),
except that all references therein to 15% shall be deemed to be references to
50%.
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(c) Enforcement. Each of
Parent and the Company acknowledges and hereby agrees that the provisions of
Section 7.3 are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that,
without such provisions, neither Parent nor the Company would have entered into
this Agreement. Accordingly, if the Company shall fail to pay in a timely manner
any amounts due and payable pursuant to Section 7.3, and, in
order to obtain such payment, Parent shall make a claim against the Company and
such claim results in a judgment against the Company, the Company shall pay to
Parent an amount in cash equal to Parent’s costs and expenses (including its
attorneys fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such claim, together
with interest at the prime rate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in effect on the
date such payment was required to be made. In the event Parent shall receive the
Termination Fee Amount, the Company shall have no further liability with respect
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (provided that nothing
herein shall release any party from liability for intentional breach or fraud).
The parties acknowledge and agree that in no event shall the Company be
obligated to pay the Termination Fee Amount on more than one
occasion.
7.4 Amendment. Subject to applicable Laws
and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, this Agreement may be
amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of an instrument in
writing signed on behalf of each of Parent, Sub and the Company; provided, however, that in
the event that this Agreement has been adopted by the Company Stockholders in
accordance with the DGCL, no amendment shall be made to this Agreement that
requires the approval of such Company Stockholders without such
approval.
7.5 Extension; Waiver. At any time and
from time to time prior to the Effective Time, any party or parties hereto may,
to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein,
(a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts of the other party or parties hereto, as applicable, (b) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party or parties
hereto contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and
(c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the
benefit of such party or parties hereto contained herein. Any agreement on the
part of a party or parties hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid
only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party or
parties, as applicable. Any delay in exercising any right under this Agreement
shall not constitute a waiver of such right.
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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.1 Notices. All notices, requests,
claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier
service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or
sent via facsimile (with acknowledgment of complete transmission) to the parties
at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified by like notice or, if specifically provided for elsewhere in this
Agreement such as Section 4.2, by email);
provided, however, that notices sent by
mail will not be deemed given until received:
(a)
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Google
Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
General Counsel, Xxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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with
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
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Professional
Corporation
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000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
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Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxx X. Xxxxx
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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and
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx
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Professional
Corporation
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One
Market Street
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Spear
Tower, Suite 3300
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Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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(b)
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if
to the Company, to:
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0
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
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Xxxxxxx
Reusing, General Counsel and
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EVP,
Corporate & Business Development
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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with
copy to (which shall not constitute
notice):
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Xxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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and
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Xxxxx
& Xxxxxxx LLP
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000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX
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Washington,
D. C. 20004
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Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
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8.2 Interpretation. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be
followed by the words “without limitation.” The table of contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When a reference is
made in this Agreement to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such
reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to,
this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “hereof”, “hereby”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings when used in any document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless
otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are
applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the
masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any
agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any
agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement,
instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented,
including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and
(in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and
references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.
References to a Person are also to its permitted assigns and
successors.
8.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable
against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which
together shall constitute one instrument. A facsimile, telecopy or other
reproduction of this Agreement may be executed by one or more parties hereto and
delivered by such party by facsimile or any similar electronic transmission
device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be
seen. Such execution and delivery shall be considered valid, binding and
effective for all purposes. At the request of any party hereto, all parties
hereto agree to execute and deliver an original of this Agreement as well as any
facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction hereof.
8.4 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This
Agreement, the exhibits hereto, the Disclosure Schedule, the Confidential
Disclosure Agreement, and the documents and instruments and other agreements
among the parties hereto referenced herein constitute the entire agreement
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that the
Confidential Disclosure Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement. 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. Any purported assignment not permitted under this
Section 8.4 shall
be null and void.
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8.5 Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as
set forth in or contemplated by the provisions of Section 5.15, this
Agreement is not intended to, and shall not, confer upon any other Person any
rights or remedies hereunder.
8.6 No Survival of Representations and
Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company, Parent,
Sub and their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement shall
terminate at the Effective Time.
8.7 Severability. In the event that any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity to be illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full
force and effect and the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the
parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable
provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will
achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of
such void or unenforceable provision.
8.8 Other Remedies. Except as otherwise
set forth herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party
will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred
hereby, or by Law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any
one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
8.9 Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of
the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if under applicable Law exclusive
jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court of the
United States located in the State of Delaware in connection with any matter
based upon or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by
the Laws of the State of Delaware for such persons and waives and covenants not
to assert or plead any objection which they might otherwise have to such
jurisdiction, venue and process. Each party hereto hereby agrees not to commence
any legal proceedings relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby in any jurisdiction or courts other than as
provided herein.
8.10 Rules of Construction. The parties
hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation
and execution of this Agreement and, therefor, waive the application of any Law,
regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an
agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such
agreement or document.
8.11 Specific Performance. The parties
hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in
addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity, the
parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in any court of the United States or any state having
jurisdiction.
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8.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF PARENT,
COMPANY AND SUB HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF
PARENT, COMPANY OR SUB IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Sub, and the Company have caused this Agreement to be
signed, all as of the date first written above.
GOOGLE
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President, Corporate Development
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OXIDE
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant
Secretary
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Interim
Chief Executive Officer
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Signature
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