AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER DATED AS OF MAY 6, 2009 AMONG CENVEO, INC., NM ACQUISITION CORP. AND NASHUA CORPORATION
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF
MAY 6, 2009
AMONG
CENVEO, INC.,
NM ACQUISITION CORP.
AND
NASHUA CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER |
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Section 1.1 The Merger |
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Section 1.2 Closing |
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Section 1.3 Effective Time |
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Section 1.4 Effects of the Merger |
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Section 1.5 Articles of Organization |
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Section 1.6 Bylaws |
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Section 1.7 Officers and Directors |
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Section 1.8 Effect on Capital Stock |
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Section 1.9 Company Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Awards |
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Section 1.10 Certain Adjustments |
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ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SHARES |
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Section 2.1 Exchange Agent |
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Section 2.2 Payment Procedures |
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Section 2.3 Undistributed Merger Consideration |
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Section 2.4 No Liability |
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Section 2.5 Investment of Merger Consideration |
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Section 2.6 Fractional Shares |
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Section 2.7 Lost Certificates |
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Section 2.8 Withholding Rights |
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Section 2.9 Further Assurances |
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Section 2.10 Stock Transfer Books |
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Section 2.11 Dissenting Shares |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
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Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification |
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Section 3.2 Capitalization |
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Section 3.3 Authorization |
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Section 3.4 No Violation |
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Section 3.5 Filings with the SEC; Financial Statements |
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Section 3.6 Board Approval |
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Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.8 Litigation; Orders |
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Section 3.9 Permits; Compliance with Laws |
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Section 3.10 Tax Matters |
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Section 3.11 Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.12 Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.13 Employee Benefits |
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Section 3.14 Labor Matters |
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Section 3.15 Certain Contracts |
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Section 3.16 Properties and Assets |
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Section 3.17 Insurance |
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Section 3.18 Suppliers and Customers |
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Section 3.19 Affiliate Transactions |
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Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor |
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Section 3.21 No Brokers or Finders |
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Section 3.22 Other Advisors |
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Section 3.23 State Takeover Laws |
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Section 3.24 No Other Representations or Warranties |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
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Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification |
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Section 4.2 Capitalization |
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Section 4.3 Authorization |
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Section 4.4 No Violation |
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Section 4.5 Filings with the SEC; Financial Statements |
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Section 4.6 Absence of Certain Changes |
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Section 4.7 Litigation; Orders |
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Section 4.8 Available Funds |
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Section 4.9 No Brokers or Finders |
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Section 4.10 No Prior Activities |
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Section 4.11 Tax Matters |
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Section 4.12 No Other Representations or Warranties |
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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Section 5.1 Conduct of Business |
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Section 5.2 Registration Statement/Proxy Statement |
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Section 5.3 Company Shareholders Meeting |
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Section 5.4 Access and Information |
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Section 5.5 Reasonable Best Efforts |
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Section 5.6 Acquisition Proposals |
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Section 5.7 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance |
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Section 5.8 Public Announcements |
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Section 5.9 Section 16 Matters |
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Section 5.10 State Takeover Laws |
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Section 5.11 Notification of Certain Matters |
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Section 5.12 Certain Litigation |
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Section 5.13 Confidentiality |
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Section 5.14 Resignations |
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Section 5.15 Surviving Corporation Transfer |
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Section 5.16 Section 368(a) Reorganization |
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Section 5.17 Employee Matters |
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Section 5.18 Reservation of Parent Common Stock |
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER |
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Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger |
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Section 6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub |
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Section 6.3 Additional Conditions to Obligation of the Company |
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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Section 7.1 Termination |
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Section 7.2 Effect of Termination |
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Section 7.3 Amendment |
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Section 7.4 Waiver |
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 8.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements |
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Section 8.2 Expenses |
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Section 8.3 Notices |
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Section 8.4 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 8.5 Assignment; Binding Effect |
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Section 8.6 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction |
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Section 8.7 Severability |
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Section 8.8 Enforcement of Agreement |
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Section 8.9 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Section 8.10 Counterparts |
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Section 8.11 Headings |
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Section 8.12 Interpretation |
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Section 8.13 No Presumption |
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Section 8.14 Undertaking by Parent |
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Section 8.15 Definitions |
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Section 8.16 Disclosure Schedules |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS |
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Exhibit A — Voting Agreement |
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Exhibit B — Performance Targets |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
Defined Term | Section | |
Acquisition Proposal | 8.15(a) |
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Acquisition Proposal Obligations | 5.6(b)(i) |
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Affiliates | 8.15(b) |
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Agreement | Preamble |
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Articles of Merger | 1.3 |
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Book Entry Shares | 2.2(a) |
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Business Day | 8.15(c) |
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Cash Merger Consideration | 1.8(a) |
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Certificates | 2.2(a) |
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Change in the Company Recommendation | 5.3 |
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Closing | 1.2 |
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Closing Date | 1.2 |
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Code | 2.8 |
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Company | Preamble |
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Company Board Approval | 3.6 |
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Company Capitalization Date | 3.2(a) |
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Company Common Stock | Recitals |
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Company Contracts | 8.15(d) |
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Company Disclosure Schedule | 8.16(a) |
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Company Intellectual Property | 3.12(a) |
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Company Material Adverse Effect | 8.15(e) |
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Company Permits | 3.9 |
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Company Recommendation | 5.3 |
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Company Requisite Shareholder Vote | 3.3 |
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Company Restricted Share Award | 1.9(a) |
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Company SEC Reports | 3.5(a) |
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Company Shareholders Meeting | 5.3 |
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Company Stock Option | 1.9(b) |
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Company Stock Plans | 8.15(f) |
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Company Voting Debt | 3.2(a) |
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Confidentiality Agreement | 5.13 |
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Continuing Employees | 5.17(a) |
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Contract | 3.4(a) |
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Control | 8.15(b) |
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D&O Insurance | 5.7(b) |
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Dissenting Shareholder | 2.11(a) |
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Dissenting Shares | 2.11(a) |
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DOJ | 5.5(c) |
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Effective Time | 1.3 |
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Employee Benefit Plans | 3.13(a) |
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Environmental Laws | 3.11(a) |
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ERISA | 3.13(a) |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Defined Term | Section | |
ERISA Affiliate | 8.15(g) |
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Exchange Act | 3.4(b) |
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Exchange Agent | 2.1 |
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Exchange Ratio | 8.15(h) |
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Excluded Shares | 1.8(a) |
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Forward Subsidiary Merger | 1.1 |
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FTC | 5.5(c) |
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GAAP | 3.5(b) |
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Governmental Entity | 3.4(b) |
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Hazardous Substance | 8.15(i) |
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HHR | 6.2(e) |
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Indemnified Persons | 5.7(a) |
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Intellectual Property Rights | 8.15(j) |
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knowledge | 8.15(k) |
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Law | 3.4(a) |
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Liens | 3.2(b) |
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Lincoln International | 3.20 |
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Major Customers | 3.18 |
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Major Suppliers | 3.18 |
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MBCA | 1.1 |
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Merger | Recitals |
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Merger Consideration | 1.8(a) |
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Merger Sub | Preamble |
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Multiemployer Plan | 8.15(l) |
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Necessary Consents | 3.4(b) |
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No-Shop Period Start Time | 5.6(a) |
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Order | 3.4(a) |
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Parent | Preamble |
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Parent Capitalization Date | 4.2 |
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Parent Common Stock | 8.15(m) |
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Parent Disclosure Schedule | 8.16(a) |
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Parent Material Adverse Effect | 8.15(n) |
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Parent Plans | 5.17(a) |
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Parent SEC Reports | 4.5(a) |
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Parent Stock Measurement Price | 8.15(p) |
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Parent Stock Plans | 8.15(p) |
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Parent Welfare Plans | 5.17(b) |
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PBGC | 3.13(c) |
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PCBs | 3.11(c) |
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Person | 8.15(q) |
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Proxy Statement | 5.2(a) |
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Random Trading Days | 8.15(r) |
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Recent Balance Sheet | 3.10(a) |
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Registration Statement | 5.2(a) |
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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS
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Defined Term | Section | |
Regulatory Law | 8.15(s) |
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Representatives | 5.6(a) |
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Reverse Subsidiary Merger | 1.1 |
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SEC | 3.5(a) |
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Securities Act | 3.5(a) |
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Stock Merger Consideration | 1.8(a) |
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Subsidiaries | 8.15(t) |
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Superior Proposal | 8.15(u) |
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Surviving Corporation | 1.1 |
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Surviving Corporation Transfer | 5.15 |
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Tax Return | 8.15(w) |
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Taxes | 8.15(v) |
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Termination Date | 7.1(b) |
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Termination Expenses | 7.2(b) |
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Termination Fee | 7.2(b) |
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Voting Agreement | Recitals |
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WH | 6.2(e) |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 6, 2009 (this “Agreement”) is among Cenveo,
Inc., a Colorado corporation (“Parent”), NM Acquisition Corp., a Massachusetts corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and Nashua Corporation, a Massachusetts
corporation (the “Company”). Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere herein have the
meanings assigned to them in Section 8.15.
The respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to merge the
Company and Merger Sub (the “Merger”), pursuant to which each issued and outstanding share of the
Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Company Common Stock”), not owned directly or
indirectly by the Company will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as
defined below).
In furtherance thereof, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company have adopted this Agreement and approved the transactions contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation, the Merger. The Board of Directors of the Company has submitted this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger, to its
shareholders and has recommended that its shareholders approve this Agreement and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and
inducement to the willingness of Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, Parent and
certain of the Company’s shareholders are entering into a Voting Agreement (the “Voting
Agreement"), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with respect to the voting of
Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger.
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend that the Merger shall be structured as either a
Reverse Subsidiary Merger (as defined below) or a Forward Subsidiary Merger (as defined below) as
determined in accordance with Section 1.1 below.
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties and
agreements in connection with, and to prescribe certain conditions to, the Merger.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and
agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, and in accordance with the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act (the “MBCA”),
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease (the “Reverse Subsidiary Merger”);
provided, however, that, if the conditions set forth in Sections 6.2(e) and
6.3(e) are both satisfied, the Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub and the
separate corporate existence of
the Company shall thereupon cease (the “Forward Subsidiary Merger”). The “Merger” shall refer
to the Forward Subsidiary Merger or the Reverse Subsidiary Merger, as the case may be, and the
corporation that survives either such Merger is referred to as the “Surviving Corporation.” The
Surviving Corporation shall continue to be governed by the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, all of the property owned by, and every contract right possessed by the Company (in
the event the Merger is the Forward Subsidiary Merger) or Merger Sub (in the event the Merger is
the Reverse Subsidiary Merger) shall be vested in the Surviving Corporation without reversion or
impairment and all liabilities of the Company (in the event the Merger is the Forward Subsidiary
Merger) or Merger Sub (in the event the Merger is the Reverse Subsidiary Merger) shall be vested in
the Surviving Corporation without any further act or deed.
Section 1.2 Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall occur as
promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VI, and in any event no later than 10:00 a.m., local time, on the third Business Day after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, other than conditions
which by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing, or such other time and date as Parent and the
Company shall agree in writing, unless this Agreement has been theretofore terminated pursuant to
its terms (the actual time and date of the Closing is referred to as the “Closing Date”). The
Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000 or such other place as Parent and the Company shall agree in writing.
Section 1.3 Effective Time. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall file articles of
merger, in such form as required by, and executed by the Company and Merger Sub in accordance with,
the relevant provisions of the MBCA (the “Articles of Merger”), with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Merger shall become effective when the Articles of Merger are
so filed or at such later time as may be agreed to by Parent and the Company in writing and
specified in the Articles of Merger (the date and time that the Merger becomes effective is
referred to as the “Effective Time”).
Section 1.4 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in
this Agreement and Section 11.07 of the MBCA.
Section 1.5 Articles of Organization. The articles of organization of Merger Sub, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of organization of the
Surviving Corporation (except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be “Nashua
Corporation”), until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law.
Section 1.6 Bylaws. Merger Sub’s bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation (except that the name of the
Surviving Corporation shall be “Nashua Corporation”), until thereafter amended in accordance with
applicable Law.
Section 1.7 Officers and Directors. The officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the
case may be. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
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directors of the Surviving Corporation, until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
Section 1.8 Effect on Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, pursuant to this
Agreement and by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any
shares of Company Common Stock or any shares of capital stock of Merger Sub:
(a) Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares and shares canceled pursuant to Section 1.8(c)
below, the “Excluded Shares") shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive (x) an
amount in cash equal to $0.75 per share, without interest (the “Cash Merger Consideration"), and
(y) a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Stock Merger
Consideration"; the Cash Merger Consideration and the Stock Merger Consideration are collectively
referred to as the “Merger Consideration”), payable to the holder thereof upon surrender of the
certificate or book entry shares formerly representing such shares of Company Common Stock in
accordance with Article II.
(b) All shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall be
automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate that,
immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented any shares of Company Common Stock shall
thereafter cease to have any rights with respect to such shares of Company Common Stock, other than
the right to receive the Merger Consideration to which such shares are entitled pursuant to
Section 1.8(a).
(c) Each share of Company Common Stock that is owned directly or indirectly by Parent, Merger
Sub, the Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration
shall be made or delivered in exchange therefor.
(d) Each share of common stock, no par value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, no par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation, which
shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.9 Company Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Awards.
(a) At the Effective Time, each unvested share of Company Common Stock covered by an
outstanding award of restricted shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “Company Restricted Share
Award”) shall be, in connection with the Merger, cancelled and converted in the same manner as
provided for shares of Company Common Stock generally in Section 1.8(a), except that
payments of cash and vesting of Parent Common Stock in respect of Company Restricted Share Awards
shall occur only upon the attainment, after the Effective Time, of the performance targets
applicable to the shares of Parent Common Stock subject to the Restricted Share Award. As modified
by the immediately preceding sentence, each Company Restricted Share Award shall be assumed by the
Parent under this Agreement at the Effective Time and shall continue to have, and be subject to,
the same terms and conditions set forth in the
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Company Stock Plan and as provided in the award agreement governing such Company Restricted
Share Award immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that the
performance targets applicable to the vesting conditions contained in each Company Restricted Share
Award after the Effective Time shall be as set forth in Exhibit B. For purposes of
clarity, all outstanding awards of restricted stock units granted under the Company 2008 Directors’
Plan shall be fully vested as of the Effective Time and shall not constitute Company Restricted
Share Awards for purposes of this Section 1.9(a); such restricted stock units shall be
settled for shares of Parent Common Stock and cash in accordance with Section 6(b)(2)(b) of the
Company 2008 Directors’ Plan and Section 1.8 of this Agreement.
(b) At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock
from the Company (each, a “Company Stock Option”) heretofore granted under any Company Stock Plan,
whether or not exercisable or vested, shall be, in connection with the Merger, assumed by the
Parent. Each Company Stock Option so assumed by the Parent under this Agreement shall continue to
have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the Company Stock Plans and as
provided in the option agreement governing such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time, except that (i) such Company Stock Option shall be exercisable for that number of
whole shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number
of shares of Parent Common Stock) of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were
issuable (whether or not vested) upon exercise of such Company Stock Option immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (B) the Exchange Ratio, and (ii) the per share exercise price for the shares
of Parent Common Stock issuable (whether or not vested) upon exercise of such assumed Company Stock
Option shall be determined by (A) subtracting (I) $0.75 from (II) the exercise price per share of
Company Common Stock at which such Company Stock Option was exercisable immediately prior to the
Effective Time, (B) dividing such difference by the Exchange Ratio, and (C) rounding the result up
to the nearest whole cent.
(c) No Person shall have any right under the Company Stock Plans or under any other plan,
program, agreement or arrangement with respect to equity interests of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or for the issuance or grant of any right of any kind, contingent or accrued, to
receive benefits measured by the value of a number of shares of Company Common Stock (including
restricted stock units, deferred stock units and dividend equivalents), at and after the Effective
Time (except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Section 1.9 or Article II).
(d) Promptly after the Effective Time and not later than three Business Days after the Closing
Date (unless additional time is required to process payments under the Company’s payroll systems),
the Surviving Corporation shall pay to each holder of Company Stock Options the cash payments
specified in this Section 1.9. The Company’s payroll processor shall be instructed to
promptly pay the holders of Company Stock Options the amounts they are entitled to receive
hereunder. No interest shall be paid or accrue on the cash payments contemplated by this
Section 1.9. The Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Stock
Options any Taxes that either of them is required or permitted to deduct and withhold under
applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Surviving
Corporation or Parent and paid over to the appropriate taxing
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authority, the amounts so deducted and withheld shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Company Stock Options in respect of which such
deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, and
the Company’s payroll processor, the Surviving Corporation or Parent shall provide to the holders
of such securities written notice of the amounts so deducted or withheld.
(e) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions required in order to
effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.9, including, without limitation, the
conversion of each Company Stock Option into the right to receive the amount described in
Section 1.9(b). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.9, payment
may be withheld in respect of any employee stock option until such necessary consents are obtained.
Section 1.10 Certain Adjustments. If, between the date of this Agreement and the
Effective Time: (a) the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock shall
have been increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number of shares or
different class, in each case, by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split,
split-up, combination or exchange of shares; (b) a stock dividend or dividend payable in any other
securities of the Parent or the Company shall be declared with a record date within such period; or
(c) any similar event shall have occurred, then in each instance referred to in the preceding
clauses (a) through (c) the Merger Consideration and the Exchange Ratio (and other items dependent
thereon) shall be appropriately adjusted to provide the holders of shares of Company Common Stock
(and Company Stock Options and Company Restricted Stock Units) the same economic effect as
contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SHARES
CONVERSION OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Exchange Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
designate, and enter into an agreement with, a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the
Company to act as exchange agent in the Merger (the “Exchange Agent”). Parent shall deposit with
the Exchange Agent promptly following the Surviving Corporation Transfer, for the benefit of the
holders of shares of Company Common Stock (other than holders of Excluded Shares), cash sufficient
to effect the payment of the Cash Merger Consideration and a number of shares of Parent Common
Stock sufficient to effect the payment of the Stock Merger Consideration, in each case to which
such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 1.8(a) and this Article II.
Section 2.2 Payment Procedures.
(a) As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three Business Days after the
Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of one or
more certificates (the “Certificates”) that, prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of
Company Common Stock, or non-certificated shares of Company Common Stock represented by book entry
(“Book Entry Shares”), whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration pursuant to Section 1.8(a): (a) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify
that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only
upon delivery of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such
form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify); and (b)
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instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares in
exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate or Book Entry Shares for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as Parent may appoint, together
with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed, and such other documents as the
Exchange Agent may reasonably require, the holder of such Certificate or Book Entry Shares shall be
entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in exchange for each share of Company Common Stock
formerly represented by such Certificate or Book Entry Shares, and the Certificate or Book Entry
Shares so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. No interest shall be paid or accrue on the
Merger Consideration. If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person other
than the Person in whose name the applicable surrendered Certificate or Book Entry Shares is
registered, then it shall be a condition to the payment of such Merger Consideration that (i) the
Certificate or Book Entry Shares so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in
proper form for transfer and (ii) the Person requesting such payment shall have (A) paid any
transfer and other Taxes required by reason of such payment in a name other than that of the
registered holder of the Certificate or Book Entry Shares surrendered or (B) established to the
reasonable satisfaction of Parent that any such Taxes either have been paid or are not payable.
(b) No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Parent Common Stock
having a record date after the Effective Time will be paid to any holder of record of Company
Common Stock until such holder has surrendered the Certificate or Book Entry Shares representing
such stock as provided herein. Subject to the effect of applicable Law, following surrender of any
such Certificates or Book Entry Shares, there shall be paid to the holder of the new certificates
issued in exchange therefor, without interest, the amount of dividends or other distributions with
a record date after the Effective Time previously payable with respect to the shares of Parent
Common Stock represented thereby.
Section 2.3 Undistributed Merger Consideration. Any portion of the funds made
available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.1 that remains undistributed to
holders of Certificates or Book Entry Shares on the date that is one year after the Effective Time
shall be delivered to Parent or its designee, and any holders of Certificates or Book Entry Shares
who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent
for the Merger Consideration to which such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 1.8(a)
and this Article II. Any portion of the funds made available to the Exchange Agent
pursuant to Section 2.1 that remains unclaimed by holders of Certificates or Book Entry
Shares on the date that is five years after the Effective Time or such earlier date immediately
prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any
Governmental Entity shall, to the extent permitted by Law, become the property of the Surviving
Corporation, free and clear of all claims or interests of any Person previously entitled thereto.
Section 2.4 No Liability. None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving
Corporation, the Exchange Agent or their respective directors, officers, employees and
representatives shall be liable to any Person in respect of any Merger Consideration delivered to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
Section 2.5 Investment of Merger Consideration. The Exchange Agent shall invest the
funds made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.1 as directed by Parent on
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a daily basis in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America and backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial paper obligations rated
A-2/P-2 or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Corporation,
respectively (or money market funds rated Aaa or better by Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc. or AAA
or better by Standard & Poor’s Corporation); provided, however, that no such gain
or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Certificates or Book Entry Shares
pursuant to Section 1.8(a) and this Article II. Any interest and other income
resulting from such investments shall be the property of, and shall promptly be paid to, Parent.
Section 2.6 Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued upon the surrender of one or more Certificates or Book
Entry Shares for exchange, but in lieu thereof each holder of Company Common Stock who would
otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock upon surrender of one or more
Certificates or Book Entry Shares for exchange (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent
Common Stock to be received by such holder) shall receive an amount of cash (rounded up to the
nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the
Parent Stock Measurement Price. Such payment shall occur as soon as practicable after the
determination of the amount of cash, if any, to be paid to each former holder of one or more
Certificates or Book Entry Shares following compliance by such holder with the exchange procedures
set forth in Section 2.2(a) and in the letter of transmittal. No dividend or distribution
with respect to Parent Common Stock shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share and
such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a shareholder
of Parent.
Section 2.7 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, then, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the
posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the
Exchange Agent shall deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
applicable Merger Consideration with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly
represented thereby, as well as any dividend or other distribution to which the holder of such
Certificate is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
Section 2.8 Withholding Rights. The Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation and
Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant
to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock with respect to the making of
such payment that either of them is required or entitled to deduct and withhold under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code"), or any provision of any other Tax law. To the
extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld by the Surviving Corporation or Parent and paid
over to the appropriate taxing authority, the amounts so deducted and withheld shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of such shares of Company Common
Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or
Parent, as the case may be, and the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent shall
provide to the holders of such securities written notice of the amounts so deducted or withheld.
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Section 2.9 Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and
directors of the Surviving Corporation will be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and
on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, all deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to
take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, all other actions and things
to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation all right, title
and interest in, to and under all of the rights, properties or assets acquired or to be acquired by
the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.
Section 2.10 Stock Transfer Books. The stock transfer books of the Company shall be
closed immediately upon the Effective Time, and there shall be no further registration of transfers
of shares of Company Common Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. At or after the
Effective Time, any Certificates or Book Entry Shares presented to the Exchange Agent, Parent or
the Surviving Corporation for any reason shall, subject to compliance with the provisions of this
Article II by the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented thereby.
Section 2.11 Dissenting Shares.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that are held by a shareholder (a
“Dissenting Shareholder") who is entitled to demand and has prior to the vote for the approval of
this Agreement at the Company Shareholders Meeting given notice of his, her or its intent to demand
for appraisal of such shares in accordance with, and to the extent provided in, the MBCA (and such
shareholder does not subsequently vote in favor of the approval of this Agreement) (any such shares
being referred to as “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or
otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under the MBCA with respect to such shares) shall
not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration, but shall be
entitled only to such rights as are granted by the MBCA to a holder of Dissenting Shares (it is
understood and agreed that nothing in this Section 2.11(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall
confer on any shareholder any rights that are not provided by law).
(b) If any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as such (through failure to perfect or
otherwise), then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the date of loss of such status, such
shares shall automatically be converted into, and represent the right to receive, the Merger
Consideration in the manner provided in Article I, without interest thereon, upon surrender
of the Certificates or Book Entry Shares representing such shares.
(c) The Company will give Merger Sub: (i) prompt notice of any written demand for appraisal
received by the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the MBCA, any withdrawal of any
such demand, and any other demand, notice or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the
Effective Time pursuant to the MBCA that relate to such demand and (ii) the opportunity to
participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demand, notice or
instrument. The Company will not, except with the prior written consent of Merger Sub, make any
payment or settlement offer prior to the Effective Time with respect to any such demand, notice or
instrument.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
is a corporation or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has full corporate or other power
and authority to own, operate and lease the properties owned or used by it and to carry on its
business as and where such is now being conducted, except where the failure to be in good standing,
individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly licensed or
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction
wherein the character of the properties owned or leased by it, or the nature of its business, makes
such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be in good standing and so
licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The copies of the articles of organization and
bylaws or similar organizational documents of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, including
any amendments thereto, that have been made available by the Company to Parent prior to the date of
this Agreement are correct and complete copies of such instruments as presently in effect.
Section 3.2 Capitalization.
(a) As of May 5, 2009 (the “Company Capitalization Date”), the authorized capital stock of the
Company consisted entirely of 20,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 5,567,737 shares
of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding and none were held in the treasury of the
Company. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and its Subsidiaries
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. As of the Company Capitalization Date, there
were outstanding (x) Company Stock Options representing in the aggregate the right to acquire
151,450 shares of Company Common Stock, (y) Company Restricted Shares relating to in the aggregate
291,144 shares of Company Common Stock and (z) Company Restricted Stock Units relating to in the
aggregate 40,475 shares of Common Stock under the Company Stock Plans. Schedule 3.2(a) to
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and complete list, as of the Company
Capitalization Date, of the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to Company Stock
Options and Restricted Stock Units (vested and unvested), the number of unvested Company Restricted
Shares or other rights to purchase or receive Company Common Stock, or benefits based on the value
of Company Common Stock, granted under the Company Stock Plans, the Employee Benefit Plans or
otherwise, and the holders who are executive officers of the Company (including breakdowns by
individuals for holders who are directors or executive officers of the Company), the dates of grant
and the exercise prices thereof. No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company
having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to
vote) on any matters on which holders of capital stock of the Company may vote (“Company Voting
Debt”) are issued or outstanding. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or its
Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock or other equity
interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth
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above, no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company have been issued
or reserved for issuance or are outstanding, other than the shares of Company Common Stock reserved
for issuance under the Company Stock Plans. Except as set forth above, there are no options,
warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock
appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or
undertakings of any kind to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them is bound: (A) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell,
or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity
interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock
of or other equity interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Voting Debt;
(B) obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any
such option, warrant, call, right, security, unit, commitment, Contract, arrangement or
undertaking; or (C) giving any Person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to
or derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to holders of capital stock of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock and other equity interests of its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all liens, pledges,
charges, encumbrances and other security interests of any nature whatsoever (collectively,
“Liens”). A correct and complete list of all of the Company’s Subsidiaries, together with the
jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each Subsidiary and the percentage of each
Subsidiary’s outstanding capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Company or another of
its Subsidiaries, is set forth in Schedule 3.2(b)-1 to the Company Disclosure Schedule. A
correct and complete list of all corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies,
associations and other entities (excluding the Company’s Subsidiaries) in which the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company owns any joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance or similar
interest, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each such entity and
the percentage of each such entity’s outstanding capital stock or other equity interests owned by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is set forth in Schedule 3.2(b)-2 to the Company
Disclosure Schedule. Except for its interest in the Subsidiaries, joint venture or similar
entities as set forth in Schedule 3.2(b)-2 to the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock interest, equity membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any Person. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to make any contribution to the capital of, make
any loan to or guarantee the debts of any joint venture or similar entity (excluding the Company’s
wholly-owned Subsidiaries).
(c) Parent has prior to the date of this Agreement received a correct and complete copy of
each Company Stock Plan.
Section 3.3 Authorization. The Company has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, subject,
in the case of the consummation of the Merger, to the approval of this Agreement by the affirmative
vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote
on the Merger (the “Company Requisite Shareholder Vote”). The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on
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the part of the Company, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or its
shareholders are necessary to authorize this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than the approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Company
Requisite Shareholder Vote. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, subject (as to enforceability) to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
Section 3.4 No Violation.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation
by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict
with, or result in any violation of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of
time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result by its terms in the, termination,
amendment, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under, or to increased, additional,
accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or create any obligation to
make a payment to any other Person under, or result in the creation of a Lien on, or the loss of,
any assets, including Company Intellectual Property, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
pursuant to: (i) any provision of the articles of organization, bylaws or similar organizational
document of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) any written or oral agreement,
contract, loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, bond, indenture, lease, benefit plan, permit,
franchise, license or other instrument or arrangement (each, a “Contract”) to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets is
bound, or any judgment, injunction, ruling, order or decree (each, an “Order”) or any constitution,
treaty, statute, law, principle of common law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any Governmental
Entity (each, a “Law”) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties or assets, except, in the case of this clause (ii), as: (A) individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect; (B) would not prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; or (C) set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) No consent, approval, Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, any supranational, national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, any
instrumentality, subdivision, court, administrative agency or commission or other authority
thereof, or any quasi-governmental body exercising any regulatory, judicial, administrative,
taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (each, a “Governmental
Entity”) or any other Person (including, without limitation, any labor union, labor organization,
works council or group of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) is required to be
obtained or made by or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company or the consummation by the Company of
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except as set forth on Schedule
3.4(b) to the Company Disclosure Schedule and for those required under or in relation to: (i)
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); (ii) the MBCA with respect to
the filing of the Articles of Merger; and (iii) such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations,
registrations, declarations and filings the failure of which to make or obtain, individually or in
the aggregate,
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has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings required under
or in relation to any of clauses (i) through (ii) above are referred to as the “Necessary
Consents.”
Section 3.5 Filings with the SEC; Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed all required registration statements, prospectuses, reports, forms
and other documents (if any) required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “SEC”) since December 31, 2005 (collectively, including all exhibits thereto, the “Company SEC
Reports”). No Subsidiary of the Company is required to file any registration statement,
prospectus, report, schedule, form, statement or other document with the SEC. None of the Company
SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (and, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the
date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. All of the Company SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (and as of the date of
any amendment to the respective Company SEC Report), complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
and the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the financial statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) of
the Company included in the Company SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (and as of the date
of any amendment to the respective Company SEC Report), complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC
with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (“GAAP”) (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods and the dates involved
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of the
Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates or for the respective periods
set forth therein, subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, to the
absence of notes and normal year-end adjustments that have not been and are not expected to be
material in amount.
(c) Except for liabilities reserved or reflected in a balance sheet included in the Company
SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.5(c) to
the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and its Subsidiaries have no liabilities, absolute or
contingent, other than: (i) current liabilities (determined in accordance with GAAP) incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice after December 31, 2008; or (ii)
liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company
(or each former principal executive officer and former principal financial officer of the Company,
as applicable) has made all certifications required under Sections 302 and 906 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to the Company SEC Reports, and the Company
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has made available to Parent a summary of any disclosure made by the Company’s management to
the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors referred to in
such certifications. (For purposes of the preceding sentence, “principal executive officer” and
“principal financial officer” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002.)
(e) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance to
the Company and its Board of Directors (i) that the Company maintains records that in reasonable
detail accurately and fairly reflect their respective transactions and dispositions of assets, (ii)
that transactions of the Company and its Subsidiaries are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (iii) that receipts and expenditures
of the Company and its Subsidiaries are executed only in accordance with authorizations of
management and the Board of Directors of the Company and (iv) regarding prevention or timely
detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could
have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and, to the extent
required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Company SEC Report that is a report on Form
10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment thereto its conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal
control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment
based on such evaluation. To the extent required by applicable Law, the Company has disclosed, in
any applicable Company SEC Report that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment
thereto, any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the period covered by such report or amendment that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company
has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (A) all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
(f) The Company has designed disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to the Company,
including its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to its principal executive officer and
principal financial officer. The Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any
applicable Company SEC Report that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment thereto
its conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of
the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation.
(g) The date of each Company Stock Option that is reflected in the Company’s books and records
is the actual date of grant thereof (as determined under GAAP). All Company Stock Options were
granted with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market
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value of Company Stock on the date of grant of such Company Stock Option and no Company Stock
Option has been amended to reduce the exercise price from that in effect on the date of grant
(except pursuant to non-discretionary antidilution provisions governing such Company Stock Option).
The financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Reports fairly reflect in all
material respects amounts required to be shown as expense in connection with the grant and/or
amendment of any Company Stock Option.
Section 3.6 Board Approval. The Board of Directors of the Company, by resolutions
duly adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting duly called and held and not subsequently rescinded or
modified in any way (the “Company Board Approval”), has duly (a) determined that (i) this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger, are advisable
and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and (ii) the Merger Consideration for
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in the Merger is fair to the shareholders of the
Company, (b) adopted this Agreement and approved the transactions contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation, the Merger, and (c) recommended that the shareholders of the Company approve
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger,
and submitted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, the Merger, to a vote by the Company’s shareholders at the Company Shareholders
Meeting.
Section 3.7 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC
Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since December 31, 2008:
(a) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(b) except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(b) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, there
has not been any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would have required
the consent of Parent under clause (a)(ii), (iii) (in respect of the Company and any Subsidiary
that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary only), (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi) or (xv) of
Section 5.1 if such action was taken after the date of this Agreement;
(c) there has not been any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or combination of
changes, events, developments, conditions or occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(d) except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(d) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has increased the compensation or benefits of, or granted
or paid any benefits to, any director or officer, or taken any similar action, except, in the case
of this clause (d): (i) to the extent required under the terms of any agreements, trusts, plans,
funds or other arrangements disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this
Agreement; (ii) to the extent required by applicable Law; or (iii) for increases (other than in
equity-based compensation) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
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Section 3.8 Litigation; Orders. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.8 to the Company
Disclosure Schedule, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, investigation or
inquiry, whether civil, criminal or administrative, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or
directors (in such capacity) or any of their respective businesses or assets, at law or in equity,
before or by any Governmental Entity or arbitrator, except as, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or to
prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as
disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses or assets is subject to any
Order of any Governmental Entity that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or to prevent or delay the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.9 Permits; Compliance with Laws. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC
Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement and except as set forth on Schedule 3.9
to the Company Disclosure Schedule or as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its
Subsidiaries hold all permits, licenses, franchises, variances, exemptions, Orders and approvals of
all Governmental Entities that are necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as
now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and no suspension or cancellation of any
of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Company and
its Subsidiaries are in compliance with, and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received any
notices of noncompliance with respect to, the Company Permits and any Laws, except for instances of
noncompliance where neither the costs to comply nor the failure to comply, individually or in the
aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Without
limitation, during the three years prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any director, officer, or employee of, or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
agent or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
has, directly or indirectly: (a) used any funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for
unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating
to political activity; (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials
or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from funds of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries; (c) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
as amended, or any similar Law; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other
assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (e) made any fraudulent entry on the books or
records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (f) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate,
unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any
Person, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain
favorable treatment in securing business, to obtain special concessions for the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, to pay for favorable treatment for business secured or to pay for special
concessions already obtained for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in each case
referred to in clauses (a) through (f), where such acts, individually or in the aggregate, has not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 3.10 Tax Matters.
(a) All material Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries attributable to periods or portions
thereof ending on or before the date of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 included in the Company SEC Reports (the
“Recent Balance Sheet”) were paid prior to the date of the Recent Balance Sheet or have been
included in a liability accrual for Taxes on the Recent Balance Sheet. Since the date of the
Recent Balance Sheet, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material
Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(b) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has timely filed all material Tax Returns
required to be filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file), and all such
Tax Returns were and are correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has provided
Parent with access to complete and accurate copies of all such Tax Returns for which the statute of
limitations is still open.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has duly withheld, collected and timely paid all
material Taxes that it was required to withhold, collect and pay relating to amounts paid or owing
to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder or other Person.
(d) No Tax audit or other administrative proceeding or court proceedings are presently pending
or threatened in writing with regard to any material Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. No claim has been made in writing by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be subject to Tax or required to file a Tax Return in such jurisdiction,
except for those instances where neither the imposition of any such Tax nor the filing of any such
Tax Return (and the obligation to pay the Taxes reflected thereon), individually or in the
aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
There are no outstanding waivers or comparable consents that have been given by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries regarding the application of the statute of limitations with respect to any
Taxes or Tax Returns. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
that arose in connection with any failure to pay Taxes, other than Liens for Taxes that are not yet
due and payable.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or received any material Tax
ruling, private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, competent authority relief or similar
agreement or entered into a material closing agreement or contract with any taxing authority that,
in each case, was requested or received in a year, or dictates the Tax treatment of any item in a
year, with respect to which the applicable statute of limitations is open. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is subject to a Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar
agreement (except such agreements as are solely between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries)
pursuant to which it could have an obligation to make a material payment to any Person in respect
of Taxes.
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(f) The Company has not during the last five years been a member of an Affiliated group of
corporations that filed a consolidated tax return except for groups for which it was the parent
corporation. For any year with respect to which the statute of limitations is open, none of the
Company’s Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an Affiliated group of corporations that filed a
consolidated tax return except for groups of which the Company was the parent corporation.
(g) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is participating or has participated in a
reportable or listed transaction within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.6011-4 or Section
6707A(c) of the Code. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have disclosed on their federal
income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a
substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
(h) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been the “distributing corporation” or
a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code) with respect to a
transaction described in Section 355 of the Code within the two-year period ending on the date of
this Agreement.
(i) To the Company’s knowledge, after consulting with its tax advisors, neither the Company
nor any of its Affiliates has taken or agreed to take any action which would prevent the Merger
from constituting a transaction qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 3.11 Environmental Matters.
(a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable Laws and
Orders relating to pollution, protection of the environment or human health, occupational safety
and health or sanitation, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, as amended, and all other applicable Laws and Orders relating to emissions, spills,
discharges, generation, storage, leaks, injection, leaching, seepage, releases or threatened
releases of Hazardous Substances into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground
water, land surface or subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances,
together with any plan, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder
(collectively, “Environmental Laws”), except for instances of noncompliance where neither the costs
to comply nor the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.11(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any written notice of (i) any material violation of an Environmental Law or (ii) the
institution of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental
Entity or other Person alleging that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be in material
violation of or materially liable under any Environmental Law.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(b) to the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) placed, held, located, released,
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transported or disposed of any Hazardous Substances on, under or at any of the properties
currently or previously owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in a
manner that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or
contamination on any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or any other
properties that, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, (iii) knowledge of the release of any Hazardous Substances on,
under or at any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or any other properties but
arising from the conduct of operations on the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties,
except in a manner that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) received any written notice of (A) any
actual or potential liability for the response to or remediation of Hazardous Substances at or
arising from any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or any other properties or
(B) any actual or potential liability for the costs of response to or remediation of Hazardous
Substances at or arising from any of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or any
other properties, in the case of both subclause (A) and (B), that, individually or in the
aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(c) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, there
are no underground storage tanks, asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated
biphenyls (“PCBs”) or PCB wastes located, contained, used or stored at or on any of the Company’s
or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties that, individually or in the aggregate, are material. To
the knowledge of the Company, no underground storage tanks, asbestos, asbestos-containing
materials, PCBs or PCB wastes were previously located, contained, used or stored at or on any of
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties that, individually or in the aggregate, are
material.
(d) The Company has prior to the date of this Agreement provided or made available to Parent:
(i) all nonidentical copies of all material reports, studies, analyses or tests, and any results of
monitoring programs, in the possession or control of the Company within the last two years
pertaining to the generation, storage, use, handling, transportation, treatment, emission,
spillage, disposal, release or removal of Hazardous Materials at, in, on or under any of the
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties; and (ii) a copy of any environmental
investigation or assessment conducted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries within the past
three years or any environmental consultant engaged by any of them, with respect to those
properties.
Section 3.12 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have good title to or, with respect to items not owned by
the Company or its Subsidiaries, sufficient rights to use all material Intellectual Property Rights
that are owned or licensed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or utilized by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries in the conduct of their respective businesses (all of the foregoing items
are hereinafter referred to as the “Company Intellectual Property”). To conduct the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries requires any material Intellectual Property Rights that the
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Company and its Subsidiaries do not already own or license. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no knowledge of any
infringement or misappropriation by others of Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries. The conduct of the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries does
not infringe on or misappropriate any Intellectual Property Rights of others, except where such
infringement or misappropriation, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(b) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
claims with respect to Company Intellectual Property are pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened by any Person (i) to the effect that the manufacture, sale or use of any
product, process or service as now used or offered or proposed for use or sale by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries infringes on any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person, (ii) against
the use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Company Intellectual Property or (iii)
challenging the ownership, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of any Company Intellectual
Property, except in the case of clause (i) through (iii) where such claims, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.13 Employee Benefits.
(a) Schedule 3.13(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a correct and
complete list of all “employee benefit plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), other than any Multiemployer Plan,
and all other material employee benefits, arrangements, perquisite programs, payroll practices or
(without regard to materiality) executive compensation Contracts that are maintained by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to
contribute, for current or former employees or directors (or dependents or beneficiaries thereof)
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Employee Benefit Plans”).
(b) The Company is not obligated to contribute to, and has no liability under, any
Multiemployer Plans.
(c) With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA: (i) except as
set forth on Schedule 3.13(c)(i) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, the present value of
all accrued benefits under each such single employer plan (based on the assumptions used to fund
the plan) did not as of the last annual actuarial valuation date exceed the value of the assets of
such single employer plan allocable to such accrued benefits, and, no event has occurred since
valuation date, and no condition exists, which is reasonably likely to materially increase the
funding or accounting costs for such single employer plans; (ii) no proceeding has been initiated
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person (including the PBGC) to terminate any
such plan; (iii) no “reportable event” (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) has occurred with
respect to any such plan, and no reportable event will occur as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (iv) no such plan that is subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412
of the Code has incurred an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA
and Section 412 of the Code), whether or not such deficiency has been
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waived. None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any
outstanding liability under Section 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (“PBGC”) or to a trustee appointed under Section 4042 of ERISA. None of the Employee
Benefit Plans or any other plan, fund or program ever maintained or contributed to by the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate that is subject to Title IV of ERISA has been
terminated so as to subject, directly or indirectly, any assets of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to any liability, contingent or otherwise, or the imposition of any Lien under Title
IV of ERISA.
(d) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have reserved the right to amend, terminate or
modify at any time all Employee Benefit Plans, except as limited by the terms of a collective
bargaining agreement or a contract with an individual or to the extent applicable Law would
prohibit the Company or any Subsidiary from so reserving or exercising such right.
(e) The Internal Revenue Service has issued a currently effective favorable determination
letter with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be a “qualified plan” within
the meaning of Section 401 of the Code, and each trust maintained pursuant thereto has been
determined to be exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501 of the Code by the IRS.
Each such Employee Benefit Plan has been timely amended since the date of the latest favorable
determination letter in accordance with all applicable Laws. Nothing has occurred with respect to
the operation of any such Employee Benefit Plan that is reasonably likely to cause the loss of such
qualification or exemption or the imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or the
Code or the assertion of claims by “participants” (as that term is defined in Section 3(7) of
ERISA) other than routine benefit claims.
(f) None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, the officers or directors of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or the Employee Benefit Plans that are subject to ERISA, any trusts created
thereunder or any trustee or administrator thereof has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” (as
such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or any other breach of
fiduciary responsibility that could subject the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any officer or
director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any tax or penalty on prohibited transactions
imposed by such Section 4975 or to any liability under Section 502 of ERISA.
(g) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no claims (except claims for benefits
payable in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and proceedings with
respect to qualified domestic relations orders), suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against or involving any Employee Benefit Plan, asserting any rights or
claims to benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan or asserting any claims against any
administrator, fiduciary or sponsor thereof. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, there are no
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened investigations by any Governmental Entity
involving any Employee Benefit Plans.
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(h) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(h) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, all
Employee Benefit Plans have been established, maintained and administered in accordance with their
terms and with all provisions of applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, except for
instances of noncompliance where neither the costs to comply nor the failure to comply,
individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. All contributions or premiums required to be made with respect to an
Employee Benefit Plan, whether by law or pursuant to the terms of the plan or any contract that
funds the benefits due thereunder, have been made when due. With respect to any Employee Benefit
Plan the liabilities of which have been disclosed on the Company’s financial statements as included
in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, no event has occurred since
the date of such disclosure that has resulted in a material increase in such liabilities.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(i) to the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will: (i) increase any
benefits otherwise payable under any Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) result in any acceleration of the
time of payment or vesting of any such benefits; (iii) limit or prohibit the ability to amend or
terminate any Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) require the funding of any trust or other funding
vehicle; or (v) renew or extend the term of any agreement in respect of compensation for an
employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would create any liability to the Company,
any of its Subsidiaries, Parent or the Surviving Corporation or their respective Affiliates after
consummation of the Merger.
(j) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13(j)-1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a Contract (including this Agreement)
that under any circumstances could obligate it to make payments (either before or after the Closing
Date) that will not be deductible because of Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code.
Schedule 3.13(j)-2 to the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Employee Benefit Plan
that provides for a payment upon a change in control and/or any subsequent employment termination
(including any agreement that provides for the cash-out or acceleration of options or restricted
stock and any “gross-up” payments with respect to any of the foregoing), but excluding severance
plans that are generally applicable to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(k) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(k) to the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has provided written communications to any group of
its current or former employees or any of its directors of any intention or commitment to establish
or implement any additional material Employee Benefit Plan or other employee benefit arrangement or
to amend or modify, in any material respect, any existing Employee Benefit Plan.
(l) There are no Employee Benefit Plans that are subject to the Law of any jurisdiction other
than the United States.
(m) Each “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the
Code) of the Company has been operated since December 31, 2006 in
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reasonable good faith compliance with Section 409A of the Code, IRS Notice 2005-1 and the
Proposed or Final Treasury Regulations, as applicable, promulgated under Section 409A of the Code.
Section 3.14 Labor Matters.
(a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to, or bound by, any labor agreement,
collective bargaining agreement, work rules or practices, or any other labor-related Contract with
any labor union, labor organization or works council. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.14(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no labor agreements, collective
bargaining agreements, work rules or any other labor-related Contracts that pertain to any of the
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) No labor union, labor organization, works council or group of employees of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition or certification, and there are
no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be brought or filed with the National
Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Entity. To the knowledge of the Company, there are
no material organizational attempts relating to labor unions, labor organizations or works councils
occurring with respect to any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Except as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) there are no unfair labor practice charges
or complaints against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other Governmental Entity;
(ii) there are no labor strikes, slowdowns, stoppages, walkouts, lockouts or disputes pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened grievances
beyond level 2 or arbitration proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries arising
out of or under any labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement, work rules or practices, or
any other labor-related Contract with any labor union, labor organization or works council; and
(iv) the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with all hiring and employment obligations
under the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs rules and regulations.
Section 3.15 Certain Contracts.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Contract as of the
date of this Agreement that:
(i) is a loan or credit agreement, indenture, note, debenture, mortgage, pledge,
security agreement, capital lease or guarantee;
(ii) involves or would reasonably be expected to involve aggregate annual payments by
the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 as of the
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date of this Agreement or payments to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in excess of
$100,000 as of the date of this Agreement (excluding purchase orders and other supplier or
customer contracts received and accepted by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business);
(iii) is with a Major Supplier or a Major Customer;
(iv) is required to be filed with the SEC under Item 601 of Regulation S-K of the
Exchange Act and has not been so filed;
(v) by its terms restricts the conduct of any line of business by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries or, after the Effective Time, would by its terms materially restrict the
conduct of any line of business by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vi) provides for or otherwise relate to a joint venture, partnership, strategic
alliance or similar arrangement; or
(vii) is an option, forward purchase, hedge or similar Contract.
The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy each Contract listed on
Schedule 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(b) With such exceptions as are set forth on Schedule 3.15(b) to the Company
Disclosure Schedule or as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) each Contract to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party is in full force and effect and is valid and binding on and
enforceable against the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with its
terms and, to the knowledge of the Company, on and against the other parties thereto; (ii) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to
any such Contract, is in breach thereof, or default thereunder, and no event has occurred that,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach thereof, or
default thereunder; and (iii) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the
Company, the other Person or Persons thereto has performed all of its obligations required to be
performed by it under each Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party.
Section 3.16 Properties and Assets. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has good
and marketable title to or valid leasehold or license interests in the properties and assets that
are material to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except those Liens for Taxes not yet due
and payable and such other Liens or minor imperfections of title, if any, that do not materially
detract from the value or interfere with the present use of the affected property or asset as it is
currently being used. Such properties and assets, together with all properties and assets held by
the Company and its Subsidiaries under leases or licenses, include all tangible and intangible
property, assets, Contracts and rights necessary or required for the operation of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently conducted. With such exceptions as, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect, the tangible personal property of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in
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good working condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear and loss due to normal operations
excepted.
Section 3.17 Insurance. All material insurance policies maintained by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, including policies with respect to fire, casualty, general liability,
business interruption and product liability, are with reputable insurance carriers, provide
adequate coverage for all normal risks incident to the respective businesses, properties and assets
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except for failures to maintain such insurance policies that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have made all payments
required to maintain such policies in full force and effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice of default under any such policy or written notice of any
pending or threatened termination or cancellation, coverage limitation or reduction with respect to
any such policy. The aggregate annual premiums that the Company is paying with respect to the
Company’s directors and officers insurance policy for the current policy period that includes the
date of this Agreement is set forth in Schedule 3.17 to the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Section 3.18 Suppliers and Customers. Schedule 3.18-1 to the Company
Disclosure Schedule lists the top 20 suppliers (by volume of purchases from such suppliers) of the
Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Major Suppliers”).
Schedule 3.18-2 to the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the top 20 customers (by volume of
sales to such customers) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 (the “Major Customers”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written or, to the knowledge of the Company, oral notice from any of the suppliers on Schedule
3.18-1 to the Company Disclosure Schedule or the customers on Schedule 3.18-2 to the
Company Disclosure Schedule to the effect that any such supplier or customer will stop, materially
and adversely decrease the rate of, or materially change the terms (whether related to payment,
price or otherwise) with respect to, supplying materials, products or services to, or purchasing
products from, the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.19 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports
or on Schedule 3.19 to the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no transactions,
agreements, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and any Affiliate of the Company (other than its Subsidiaries), on the other hand, of the
type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act.
Section 3.20 Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company has received an opinion of
Lincoln International, LLC (“Lincoln International”), dated the date of this Agreement, to the
effect that, as of the date of this Agreement, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial
point of view, to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock. A copy of such opinion has been
delivered to Parent prior to execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company. Lincoln
International has authorized the Company to include such written opinion in its entirety in the
Proxy Statement.
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Section 3.21 No Brokers or Finders. With the exception of the engagement of Lincoln
International by the Company, none of the Company and its Subsidiaries has any liability or
obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any financial advisor, broker, finder or agent with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company has prior to the date of this
Agreement provided Parent with a correct and complete copy of any engagement letter or other
Contract between the Company and Lincoln International relating to the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.22 Other Advisors. Other than the engagement letter or other Contract with
Lincoln International referred to in Section 3.21 (as to which no representation is made in
this Section 3.22), each engagement letter or other Contract between the Company or one of
its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and each of its legal, accounting or other advisors, on the
other hand, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement entitles the legal,
accounting or other advisor party thereto to receive compensation only at its usual hourly rates,
without any premium, bonus, or similar payment, in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
Section 3.23 State Takeover Laws. The Company and the Board of Directors of the
Company have taken all action required to be taken by them to exempt this Agreement, Merger, the
Voting Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby from the requirements of any
“moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”, “affiliate transaction”, “business combination” or
other antitakeover laws and regulations of any state, including, without limitation, the provisions
of Chapter 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended, to the extent, if any, such chapter
is applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 3.24 No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article III,
neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty
with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, results of
operations, properties, financial condition, assets or liabilities, and the Company hereby
disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the
foregoing disclaimer, neither the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation
or warranty to Parent or any of its Affiliates or Representatives with respect to (i) any financial
projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to the Company, its
Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or (ii) except for the representations and warranties
made by the Company in this Article III, any oral or written information presented to Parent or any
of its Affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of the
Company, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company
acknowledges and agrees that none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person has made or is making
any representations or warranties relating to Parent whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those
expressly given by Parent and Merger Sub in Article IV hereof, including any implied representation
or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information
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regarding Parent furnished or made available to the Company or its Representatives. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that no representations or
warranties are made with respect to any financial projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or
prospect information that may have been made available to the Company or any of its
Representatives.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has full corporate power and authority to own, operate and
lease the properties owned or used by it and to carry on its business as and where such is now
being conducted, except where the failure to be in good standing, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of
Parent and Merger Sub is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is
in good standing, in each jurisdiction wherein the character of the properties owned or leased by
it, or the nature of its business, makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where
the failure to be in good standing and so licensed or qualified, individually or in the aggregate,
has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Capitalization. As of May 1, 2009 (the “Parent Capitalization Date”), the
authorized capital stock of the Parent consisted entirely of 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common
Stock and 25,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 54,606,238 shares
of Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding and none were held in the treasury of Parent.
All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. As of the Parent Capitalization Date, there were outstanding (x) options to acquire
shares of Parent Common Stock from Parent representing in the aggregate the right to acquire
2,875,225 shares of Parent Common Stock, (y) awards of restricted shares of Parent Common Stock
from Parent relating to in the aggregate 50,000 shares of Parent Common Stock under the Parent
Stock Plans and (z) awards of restricted share units relating to in the aggregate 2,032,130 shares
of Parent Common Stock under the Parent Stock Plans. Except as set forth above, no shares of
capital stock or other voting securities of Parent have been issued or reserved for issuance or are
outstanding, other than the shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Parent
Stock Plans. Except as set forth above and for the shares to be issued as Stock Merger
Consideration, there are no options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities,
“phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments,
Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which Parent is a party or by which Parent
is bound: (A) obligating Parent to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or
sold, additional shares of capital stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible
or exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other equity interest in Parent;
(B) obligating Parent to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right,
security, unit, commitment, Contract, arrangement or
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undertaking; or (C) giving any Person the right to receive any economic benefit or right
similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights accruing to holders of capital stock of
Parent. All shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger, when issued in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase
option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar
right under any provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
Section 4.3 Authorization. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has full corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation
by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub, and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective shareholders are necessary to authorize this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with
its terms, subject (as to enforceability) to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
Section 4.4 No Violation.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the
consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby
(including, without limitation, the issuance in accordance with this Agreement of the shares of
Parent Common Stock contemplated hereby) will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or
constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a
right of, or result by its terms in the, termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration of
any obligation under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements
of any Person under, or create any obligation to make a payment to any other Person under, or
result in the creation of a Lien on, or the loss of, any assets of Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to: (i) any provision of the articles of incorporation, by-laws or similar
organizational document of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) any Contract to which Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their respective properties or assets is
bound or any Order or Law applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective
properties or assets, except, in the case of this clause (ii), as: (A) individually or in the
aggregate has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect; (B) would not prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby; or (C) set forth on Schedule 4.4(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.
(b) Except as required under any state securities law or “Blue Sky” laws or as set forth on
Schedule 4.4(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no consent, approval, Order or
authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity or any other
Person (including, without limitation, any labor union, labor organization, works council or group
of employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) is required to be obtained or made by or
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with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Parent or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby, except for the Necessary Consents and with such other
exceptions as individually or in the aggregate have not had and would not be reasonably expected to
have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Filings with the SEC; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed all required registration statements, prospectuses, reports, forms and
other documents (if any) required to be filed by it with the SEC since December 31, 2005
(collectively, including all exhibits thereto, the “Parent SEC Reports”). None of the Parent SEC
Reports, as of their respective dates (and, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date
of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All
of the Parent SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (and as of the date of any amendment to the
respective Parent SEC Report), complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.
(b) Each of the financial statements (including the related notes and schedules thereto) of
Parent included in the Parent SEC Reports, as of their respective dates (and as of the date of any
amendment to the respective Parent SEC Report), complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited statements,
as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods and the
dates involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and
cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates or for the
respective periods set forth therein, subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial
statements, to the absence of notes and normal year-end adjustments that have not been and are not
expected to be material in amount.
(c) Each of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of Parent (or
each former principal executive officer and former principal financial officer of Parent, as
applicable) has made all certifications required under Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002 with respect to the Parent SEC Reports, and Parent has made available to the Company a
summary of any disclosure made by Parent’s management to Parent’s auditors and the audit committee
of Parent’s Board of Directors referred to in such certifications. (For purposes of the preceding
sentence, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.)
(d) Parent maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurance to
Parent and its Board of Directors (i) that Parent maintains records that in reasonable detail
accurately and fairly reflect their respective transactions and dispositions of assets, (ii) that
transactions of Parent and its Subsidiaries are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
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financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (iii) that receipts and expenditures of Parent
and its Subsidiaries are executed only in accordance with authorizations of management and the
Board of Directors of Parent and (iv) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of Parent’s assets that could have a material effect on Parent’s
financial statements. Parent has evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s internal control over
financial reporting and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable
Parent SEC Report that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment thereto its
conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of the end
of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation. To the extent required
by applicable Law, Parent has disclosed, in any applicable Parent SEC Report that is a report on
Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment thereto, any change in Parent’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by such report or amendment that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Parent’s internal control over
financial reporting. Parent has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to Parent’s auditors and the audit committee of Parent’s Board of
Directors (A) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.
(e) Parent has designed disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to Parent, including
its consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to its principal executive officer and principal
financial officer. Parent has evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s disclosure controls and
procedures and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Parent SEC
Report that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q or any amendment thereto its conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
such report or amendment based on such evaluation.
Section 4.6 Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports
filed prior to the date of this Agreement, since December 31, 2008:
(a) Parent and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(b) there has not been any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or combination of
changes, events, developments, conditions or occurrences that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect; and
(c) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has increased the compensation or benefits of,
or granted or paid any benefits to, any director or officer, or taken any similar action, except,
in the case of this clause (c): (i) to the extent required under the terms of any agreements,
trusts, plans, funds or other arrangements disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the
date of this Agreement; (ii) to the extent required by applicable Law; or (iii) for
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increases (other than in equity-based compensation) in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
Section 4.7 Litigation; Orders. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports filed
prior to the date of this Agreement, there is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, proceeding,
investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal or administrative, pending or, to the knowledge
of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers
or directors (in such capacity) or any of their respective businesses or assets, at law or in
equity, before or by any Governmental Entity or arbitrator, except as, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect or to prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, none of
Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses or assets is subject to any
Order of any Governmental Entity that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8 Available Funds. Parent and Merger Sub will as of the Effective Time have
available to them, all funds necessary to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby and to pay all associated fees, costs and expenses.
Section 4.9 No Brokers or Finders. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.9 to the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any liability or obligation to pay
any fees or commissions to any financial advisor, broker, finder or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.10 No Prior Activities. Except for obligations or liabilities incurred in
connection with its incorporation or organization or the negotiation and consummation of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including any financing), Merger Sub has not
incurred any obligations or liabilities, and has not engaged in any business or activities of any
type or kind whatsoever, or entered into any agreements or arrangements with any Person or entity.
As of the Effective Time, Merger Sub’s common stock will be the only class or series of its capital
stock that is issued and outstanding. All of such stock shall be owned directly by Parent.
Section 4.11 Tax Matters. To the knowledge of Parent and Merger Sub, after consulting
with tax advisors, neither Parent nor Merger Sub nor any of their Affiliates have taken or agreed
to take any action which would prevent the Merger from constituting a transaction qualifying as a
reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 4.12 No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties made by Parent and Merger Sub in this
Article IV, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person makes any express or implied
representation or warranty with respect to Parent, Merger Sub or their subsidiaries or their
respective businesses, results of operations, properties, financial condition, assets or
liabilities, and Parent and Merger Sub hereby disclaim any such other representations or
warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, none of Parent, Merger Sub
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or any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to the Company or any of
its Affiliates or Representatives with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate,
budget or prospect information relating to Parent, Merger Sub, their Subsidiaries or their
respective businesses or (ii) except for the representations and warranties made by Parent and
Merger Sub in this Article IV, any oral or written information presented to the Company or any of
its Affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of Parent, the
negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Parent
acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor any other Person has made or is making any
representations or warranties relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries whatsoever, express or
implied, beyond those expressly given by the Company in Article III hereof, including any implied
representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the
Company furnished or made available to Parent or its Representatives. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Parent acknowledges that no representations or warranties are made
with respect to any financial projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or prospect information
that may have been made available to Parent or any of its Representatives.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business.
(a) Covenants of the Company. During the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated or permitted
by this Agreement or Schedule 5.1(a) to the Company Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise
approved in advance by Parent in writing (which consent, in the case of clause (xiii), shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
(i) Ordinary Course. The Company shall, and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, conduct its respective business in, and not take any action except in, the
ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice. The Company shall, and
shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve intact the business organization of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to
keep available the services of their respective present officers and key employees and to
preserve the goodwill of those having business relationships with the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(ii) Governing Documents. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, make any change or amendment to their respective articles of
organization, bylaws or similar organizational documents.
(iii) Dividends. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, declare, set aside, pay or make any dividend or other distribution or
payment (whether in cash, stock or other property) with respect to any shares of the capital
stock or any other voting securities of any of them, other than dividends and
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distributions by (A) a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company to its
parent, provided that such Subsidiary and its parent are both domestic corporations
as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) and (4) of the Code, or (B) a Subsidiary that is partially
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that the Company or any
such Subsidiary receives or will receive its proportionate share thereof and
provided further that such Subsidiary and its parent are both domestic
corporations as defined in Section 7701(a)(3) and (4) of the Code.
(iv) Changes in Share Capital. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, purchase or redeem any shares of the capital stock or any other
securities of any of them or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or
other securities, or adjust, split, combine or reclassify any of the capital stock or any
other securities of any of them or make any other changes in any of their capital structures
(except pursuant to the exercise of Company Stock Options, the forfeiture of Company
Restricted Stock or the settlement of Company Restricted Stock Units in each case
outstanding on the date of this Agreement or pursuant to the surrender of shares of Company
Common Stock to the Company or withholding of shares of Company Common Stock by the Company
to cover withholding obligations).
(v) Employee Benefit Plans. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, (A) amend any provision of any Employee Benefit Plan, (B) adopt or
enter into any arrangement that would be an Employee Benefit Plan or (C) increase the
compensation or benefits of, or grant or pay any benefits to, any director, officer or
employee, or take any similar action, except, in the case of this clause (C), (1) to the
extent required under the terms of any agreements, trusts, plans, funds or other
arrangements existing as of the date of this Agreement or (2) to the extent required by
applicable Law.
(vi) Issuance of Securities. Except for the issuance of Company Common Stock
upon the exercise of Company Stock Options or the settlement of Company Restricted Stock
Units outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with their current terms, the
Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to: (A) grant, issue or
sell any shares of capital stock or any other securities, including Company Voting Debt, or
any benefit of ownership of any of them; (B) issue any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for, or options, warrants to purchase, scrip, rights to subscribe for, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or enter into any Contract with respect
to the issuance of, any shares of capital stock or any other securities, including Company
Voting Debt, of any of them; (C) take any action to accelerate the vesting of any Company
Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units or Company Restricted Shares; or (D) take any
action under the terms of the Company Stock Plans, Employee Benefit Plans or otherwise with
respect to Company Stock Options, Company Restricted Stock Units or Company Restricted
Shares that is inconsistent with the treatment contemplated by Section 1.9.
(vii) Indebtedness. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to: (A) assume any indebtedness or enter into any capitalized lease obligation
or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money; or (B) except in the ordinary
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course of business consistent with past practice, make any loans, advances or capital
contributions to, or investments in, any other Person. The Company shall not, and shall not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any new credit agreements or enter into any
amendments or modifications of any existing credit agreements.
(viii) No Acquisitions. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, acquire: (A) by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a
substantial portion of the stock or assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any
corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof; or
(B) any assets, except for purchases of inventory items or supplies in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice and capital expenditures in compliance with
Section 5.1(a)(xii).
(ix) No Dispositions. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, lease, mortgage or otherwise encumber, or sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of, any of its properties or assets (including capital stock of Subsidiaries of the
Company), except for any such dispositions in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice.
(x) Taxes. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries
to, unless required by applicable Law or GAAP: (A) make any Tax election which results in a
material change in a Tax liability or Tax refund, waive any restriction on any assessment
period relating to a material amount of Taxes or settle or compromise any material amount of
income Tax or other material Tax liability or refund; or (B) change any material aspect of
the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ method of accounting for Tax purposes.
(xi) Discharge of Liabilities. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to: (A) pay, discharge or satisfy any material claims, liabilities or
obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted, unasserted, contingent or otherwise) except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance with their terms
as in existence on the date of this Agreement; or (B) settle any (1) material claim except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (2) action, proceeding
or investigation except, with respect to actions, proceedings and investigations that are
not, individually or in the aggregate, material, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice.
(xii) Capital Expenditures. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, make or commit to make any capital expenditures in respect of any
capital expenditure project other than (A) those capital expenditures that are set forth in
the capital expenditure budget provided to Parent by the Company prior to the date of this
Agreement and (B) capital expenditures not exceeding $100,000 in the aggregate.
(xiii) Company Contracts. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, enter into or terminate any Company Contract, or make any amendment to:
(A) any Company Contract, other than renewals of Contracts without changes in terms that
are materially adverse to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries; (B)
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any Contract (other than a Contract with a customer or supplier) providing for
aggregate payments to or by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $150,000 per
Contract or $500,000 for all such Contracts; (C) any Contract with a customer, other than a
Contract with a customer in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
providing for aggregate payments to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of $500,000 or
less per year; or (D) any Contract with a supplier, other than purchase orders in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or any other Contract with a
supplier providing for aggregate payments by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of
$500,000 or less per year.
(xiv) Insurance. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and
shall cause its Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts, not to permit any
material insurance policy or arrangement naming or providing for the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries as a beneficiary or a loss payee to be canceled or terminated (unless such
policy or arrangement is canceled or terminated in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and concurrently replaced with a policy or arrangement with
substantially similar coverage) or materially impaired.
(xv) Accounting Methods. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, implement or adopt any change in its material accounting principles,
practices or methods except to the extent required by GAAP or the rules or policies of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(xvi) Testing and Sampling. Except as required by Law, the Company shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, conduct or cause to be conducted any
testing or sampling of soil, groundwater, or other environmental media at, on, or under any
real property currently or formerly owned, leased, occupied or operated by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(xvii) No Related Actions. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of
its Subsidiaries to, authorize or enter into any agreement, commitment or arrangement to do
any of the foregoing.
(b) Covenants of the Parent. During the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and continuing until the Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated or permitted
by this Agreement or as otherwise approved in advance by the Company in writing, Parent shall not
declare, set aside, pay or make any dividend or other distribution or payment (whether in cash,
stock or other property) with respect to any shares of the capital stock or any other of its voting
securities.
Section 5.2 Registration Statement/Proxy Statement.
(a) The parties shall, in accordance with an allocation of work as determined by Parent and
the Company, jointly prepare and file with the SEC as promptly as practicable (but in no event more
than 30 days after the date hereof) a registration statement on Form S-4 or other applicable form
(the “Registration Statement”) to be filed by Parent with the SEC in connection with the issuance
of Parent Common Stock in the Merger as soon as reasonably
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possible (including the proxy statement and prospectus and other proxy solicitation materials
of the Company constituting a part thereof (the “Proxy Statement”) and all related documents). The
parties agree to cooperate in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Proxy
Statement. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to
cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as
reasonably practicable after filing thereof, and the Company shall thereafter mail or deliver the
Proxy Statement to its shareholders. Parent also agrees to use all reasonable best efforts to
obtain all necessary state securities law or “Blue Sky” permits and approvals required to carry out
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Parent and the Company agrees to furnish
all information concerning it, its Subsidiaries, officers, directors and shareholders as may be
reasonably requested in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Each of Parent and the Company agrees (i) as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that none of
the information supplied or to be supplied by it for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (A)
the Registration Statement will, at the time the Registration Statement and each amendment or
supplement thereto, if any, becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (B) the Proxy Statement and any
amendment or supplement thereto will, at the date of mailing to shareholders and at the time of the
Company Shareholders Meeting contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which such statement was made, not misleading and (ii) that the
Registration Statement and Proxy Statement shall comply with all applicable laws as they relate to
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company. Each of Parent and the Company further agrees that, if it
shall become aware prior to the Effective Date of any information furnished by it that would cause
any of the statements in the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement to be false or
misleading with respect to any material fact, or to omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein not false or misleading, to promptly inform the other party thereof and
to take the necessary steps to correct the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement.
(c) Parent agrees to advise the Company, promptly after Parent receives notice thereof, of the
time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been
filed, of the issuance of any stop order or the suspension of the qualification of Parent Common
Stock for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for
any such purpose, or of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplement of the Registration
Statement or for additional information.
Section 5.3 Company Shareholders Meeting. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably
practicable, duly take all lawful action to call, give written notice of, convene and hold a
meeting of its shareholders (the “Company Shareholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the
Company Requisite Shareholder Vote with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall
take all lawful action to solicit the approval of this Agreement by the Company Requisite
Shareholder Vote. The Board of Directors of the Company shall recommend approval of this Agreement
by the shareholders of the Company to the effect set forth in Section 3.6 (the “Company
Recommendation”), and the Board of Directors of the Company shall not withdraw, modify or qualify
(or propose to withdraw, modify or qualify or publicly announce that it is
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considering withdrawing, modifying or qualifying) in any manner adverse to Parent such
recommendation or take any action or make any statement in connection with the Company Shareholders
Meeting inconsistent with such recommendation, including a recommendation by the Company’s Board of
Directors of an Acquisition Proposal (collectively, a “Change in the Company Recommendation”);
provided, however, that the Board of Directors of the Company may make a Change in
the Company Recommendation in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in,
Section 5.6. The Company shall adjourn the Company Shareholders Meeting (x) from time to
time at the written request of Parent for up to 10 days upon each such request in the event there
shall not be a quorum at the Company Shareholders Meeting and (y) on one occasion at the written
request of Parent for up to 10 days in the event Parent reasonably believes based on information
from the Company and its proxy solicitor that less than a majority of the shares of Company Common
Stock entitled to vote on the Merger intend to or have voted “against”, and less than a majority of
such shares intend to or have voted “for”, approval of this Agreement and the Company, after
consultation with Parent, may adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders Meeting to the extent
necessary to ensure that any required supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is
provided to the Company’s shareholders.
Section 5.4 Access and Information.
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, upon
reasonable notice, afford Parent and its counsel, accountants, consultants and other authorized
representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the employees, properties,
books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such
access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries and shall not affect the representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Company shall cause its officers and employees
to (x) furnish such financial and operating data and other information as may be reasonably
requested by Parent from time to time and (y) respond to such reasonable inquiries as may be made
by Parent from time to time. Prior to their filing, the Company shall furnish as promptly as
practicable to Parent a copy of each registration statement, prospectus, report, form and other
document (if any) that will be filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this
Agreement pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities Laws, The NASDAQ Global
Market or the MBCA. All of the requirements of this Section 5.4(a) shall be subject to any
prohibitions or limitations of applicable law and shall be subject to the Confidentiality
Agreement.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, upon
reasonable notice, afford the Company and its counsel, accountants, consultants and other
authorized representatives reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the employees,
properties, books and records of Parent and its Subsidiaries; provided, however,
that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of Parent and its
Subsidiaries and shall not affect the representations and warranties made by Parent in this
Agreement. All of the requirements of this Section 5.4(b) shall be subject to any
prohibitions or limitations of applicable law and shall be subject to the Confidentiality
Agreement.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall promptly provide Parent with copies of all
monthly and other interim financial statements as the same become available.
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The Company shall also provide Parent with prompt written notice of any investigations by
Governmental Entities, or the institution of material litigation (including all litigation relating
to the transactions contemplated hereby), and the Company shall keep Parent informed of such
events. Parent shall provide the Company with prompt written notice of the institution or, to its
knowledge, the threat of litigation relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.5 Reasonable Best Efforts.
(a) Each of the Company and Parent shall cooperate with and assist the other party, and shall
use its reasonable best efforts, to promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do,
or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as
promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions,
statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents, and (ii)
obtain and maintain all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other
confirmations required to be obtained from any other Person, including any Governmental Entity,
that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and other transactions
contemplated hereby in the most expeditious manner practicable, but in any event before the
Termination Date. Except as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby, each of the Company and
Parent shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, take any action or knowingly omit to
take any action within its reasonable control where such action or omission would, or would
reasonably be expected to, result in (A) any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VI not being satisfied prior to the Termination Date or (B) a material delay in the
satisfaction of such conditions. Neither Parent nor the Company will directly or indirectly extend
any waiting period under Regulatory Laws or enter into any agreement with a Governmental Entity to
delay or not to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except with the prior
written consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld in light of closing
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the Termination Date.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each party hereto shall (i) make
appropriate filings under all applicable Regulatory Laws (in the event any such filings are
determined to be required) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as
practicable after the date of this Agreement, (ii) supply as promptly as practicable any additional
information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to any applicable Regulatory
Laws and (iii) take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the
applicable waiting periods under any applicable Regulatory Laws as soon as practicable.
(c) In connection with this Section 5.5, the parties hereto shall (i) cooperate in all
respects with each other in connection with any filing, submission, investigation or inquiry,
(ii) promptly inform the other party of any communication received by such party from, or given by
such party to, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”), the Federal Trade
Commission (the “FTC”) or any other Governmental Entity and of any material communication received
or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case, regarding any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) have the right to review in advance, and to the extent
practicable each shall consult the other on, any filing made with, or
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written materials to be submitted to, the DOJ, the FTC or any other Governmental Entity or, in
connection with any proceeding by a private party, any other Person, in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) consult with each other in advance of any meeting,
discussion, telephone call or conference with the DOJ, the FTC or any other Governmental Entity or,
in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, and to the extent not
expressly prohibited by the DOJ, the FTC or any other Governmental Entity or Person, give the other
party the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences, in each case,
regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties hereto may, as each deems
advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the
other under this Section 5.5 as “Outside Counsel Only”. Such materials and the information
contained therein shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be
disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless
express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (the Company or Parent,
as the case may be) or its legal counsel. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Section 5.5, materials provided to the other party or its counsel may be redacted to remove
references concerning the valuation of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement will require or obligate
Parent or any of its Affiliates to (and in no event shall any representation, warranty or covenant
of Parent contained in this Agreement be breached or deemed breached as a result of the failure of
Parent to take any of the following actions) (i) agree to or otherwise become subject to any
limitations on (A) the right of Parent effectively to control or operate its business (including
the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries) or assets (including, except as and to the extent
provided in the last parenthetical in clause (ii), the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries),
(B) the right of Parent to consummate the Merger, or (C) the right of Parent to exercise full
rights of ownership of its business (including the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries) or
assets (including, except as and to the extent provided in the last parenthetical in clause (ii),
the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries), or (ii) agree or be required to sell, license or
otherwise dispose of, hold (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), or divest itself
of, or limit its rights in, all or any portion of the business, assets or operations of Parent or
any of its Affiliates or the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or any of the assets of
the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than a portion of the business or assets of the Company and
its Subsidiaries that is not, in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole).
Section 5.6 Acquisition Proposals.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, during the period
beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m. New York City time on June
4, 2009 (the “No-Shop Period Start Time”), acting under the direction of the Board of Directors of
the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors, employees,
consultants, representatives and other agents, including investment bankers, attorneys, accountants
and other advisors (collectively, the “Representatives”) shall have the right to: (i) initiate,
solicit and encourage, whether publicly or otherwise, Acquisition Proposals, including by way of
providing access to non-public information pursuant to one or more confidentiality agreements;
provided that the Company shall promptly provide to Parent any material non-public
information concerning the Company or its Subsidiaries that is provided to any Person given such
access which was not previously provided
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to Parent; and (ii) enter into and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to
Acquisition Proposals or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate any
such inquiries, proposals, discussions or negotiations if and so long as the Company satisfies the
Acquisition Proposal Obligations.
(b) From and after the No-Shop Period Start Time, until the earlier of the Effective Time or
this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 7.1, the Company shall not,
and shall not authorize or permit any of its Affiliates to, and shall cause its Representatives not
to, directly or indirectly, (1) solicit or initiate the making of, or take any other action to
knowingly facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes or may reasonably
be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal (including, without limitation, taking any action
to make the provisions of any “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”, “affiliate transaction”,
“business combination” or other antitakeover laws and regulations of any state, including, without
limitation, the provisions of Chapter 110F of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended,
inapplicable to any transactions contemplated by an Acquisition Proposal), (2) participate in any
way in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish or disclose any nonpublic information to, any
Person (other than Parent or any of its Representatives) in connection with any Acquisition
Proposal, (3) effect a Change in the Company Recommendation, (4) approve or recommend, or publicly
announce it is considering approving or recommending, any Acquisition Proposal or (5) enter into
any agreement, letter of intent, agreement-in-principle or acquisition agreement relating to any
Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time prior to the time that the
Company Requisite Shareholder Vote is obtained, the Company and its Representatives may:
(i) participate in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish or disclose nonpublic
information to, any Person or any Person’s Representatives in response to an unsolicited,
bona fide and written Acquisition Proposal that is submitted to the Company
by such Person after the date of this Agreement and prior to the time that the Company
Requisite Shareholder Vote is obtained if and so long as (A) none of the Company, any of its
Affiliates or any of the Representatives of the Company or any of its Affiliates has
solicited such Acquisition Proposal (other than any solicitation permitted in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.6(a)) or otherwise violated any of the provisions of
Section 5.6(b)(1) through (5) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, (B)
a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith,
after consultation with its financial advisor, that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or
is reasonably likely to constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its
outside legal counsel, that failing to take such action would be inconsistent with their
fiduciary duties to the Company and the Company’s shareholders under applicable Law
(including, without limitation, their obligations under the MBCA), (D) prior to
participating in discussions or negotiations with, or furnishing or disclosing any nonpublic
information to, such Person, the Company provides Parent with written notice of the identity
of such Person and of the Company’s intention to participate in discussions or negotiations
with, or to furnish or disclose nonpublic information to, such Person, (E) prior to
participating in discussions or negotiations with, or furnishing or disclosing any nonpublic
information to, such Person, the Company receives from such Person an executed
confidentiality agreement containing terms no less restrictive upon
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such Person, in any respect, than the terms applicable to Parent under the
Confidentiality Agreement, which confidentiality agreement shall not provide such Person
with any exclusive right to negotiate with the Company or have the effect of prohibiting the
Company from satisfying its obligations under this Agreement) and (F) prior to furnishing or
disclosing any nonpublic information to such Person, the Company furnishes such information
to Parent (to the extent such information has not been previously delivered or made
available by the Company to Parent) (the obligations of the Company in clauses (D), (E) and
(F) are the “Acquisition Proposal Obligations”);
(ii) approve or recommend, or enter into (and, in connection therewith, effect a Change
in the Company Recommendation), a definitive agreement with respect to an unsolicited,
bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that is submitted to the Company
after the date of this Agreement and prior to the time that the Company Requisite
Shareholder Vote is obtained if and so long as (A) none of the Company, any of its
Affiliates or any of the Representatives of the Company or any of its Affiliates has
solicited such Acquisition Proposal (other than any solicitation permitted in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.6(a)) or otherwise violated any of the provisions of this
Section 5.6, (B) the Company provides Parent with written notice indicating that the
Company, acting in good faith, believes that the Acquisition Proposal is reasonably likely
to constitute a Superior Proposal, (C) during the three Business Day period after the
Company provides Parent with the written notice described in clause (B) above, the Company
causes its financial and legal advisors to negotiate in good faith with Parent (to the
extent Parent wishes to negotiate) in an effort to make such adjustments to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement such that the Acquisition Proposal would not constitute a
Superior Proposal (it is understood and agreed that, in the event such Acquisition Proposal
does not constitute a Superior Proposal after taking into account such negotiations and
adjustments, the Company would then proceed with the transactions contemplated hereby on
such adjusted terms), (D) notwithstanding the negotiations and adjustments pursuant to
clause (C) above but after taking into account the results of such negotiations and
adjustments, the Board of Directors of the Company makes the determination necessary for
such Acquisition Proposal to constitute a Superior Proposal at least three Business Days
after the Company provides Parent with the written notice referred to in clause (B) above,
(E) notwithstanding the negotiations and adjustments pursuant to clause (C) above but after
taking into account the results of such negotiations and adjustments, at least three
Business Days after the Company provides Parent with the written notice referred to in
clause (B) above, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company
determine in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failing to
approve or recommend or enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Acquisition
Proposal would be inconsistent with their fiduciary duties to the Company and the Company’s
shareholders under applicable Law (including, without limitation, their obligations under
the MBCA) and that such Acquisition Proposal remains a Superior Proposal and (F) not later
than the earlier of the approval or recommendation of, or the execution and delivery of a
definitive agreement with respect to, any such Superior Proposal, the Company (I) terminates
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h) and (II) makes the payment of the
Termination Fee and the Termination Expenses required to be made pursuant to Section
7.2(b); and
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(iii) effect a Change in the Company Recommendation (other than in connection with an
Acquisition Proposal) prior to the time that the Company Requisite Shareholder Vote is
obtained if a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company determines in
good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to do so would
constitute a breach of their fiduciary duties to the Company and the Company’s shareholders
under applicable Law.
(c) In addition to the obligations of the Company set forth in Section 5.6(a) and
(b), within one Business Day of the receipt thereof, the Company shall provide Parent with
written notice of (i) any request for information, any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry,
proposal, discussions or negotiations with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) the material
terms and conditions of such request, Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, discussions or
negotiations and (iii) the identity of the Person making any such Acquisition Proposal or such
request, inquiry or proposal or with whom such discussions or negotiations are taking place, and
the Company shall promptly provide Parent with copies of any material written materials received by
the Company in connection with any of the foregoing. The Company shall keep Parent informed of the
status and general progress (including amendments or draft proposed amendments to any material
terms received from or sent to the Person (or its Representatives) making any such Acquisition
Proposal) of any such request or Acquisition Proposal and keep Parent informed as to the material
details of any information requested of or provided by the Company and, in the case of an
Acquisition Proposal, as to the details of all discussions or negotiations that are individually or
in the aggregate material to such Acquisition Proposal. Without limiting the Company’s obligations
under Section 5.6(a) and (b), the Company shall provide Parent with notice prior to
any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company at which the Board of Directors is reasonably
expected to consider any material action with respect to an Acquisition Proposal that is on the
agenda for such meeting.
(d) Except with respect to any written offer or proposal that constituted an Acquisition
Proposal made during the period beginning immediately after the execution of this Agreement and
ending at the No-Shop Period Start Time, from and after the No-Shop Period Start Time, the Company
shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and the Representatives of the Company and its Affiliates to,
immediately cease all discussions or negotiations, if any, with any Person other than Parent and
its Subsidiaries that may be ongoing as of the date of this Agreement with respect to any
Acquisition Proposal. Except with respect to any written offer or proposal that constituted an
Acquisition Proposal made during the period beginning immediately after the execution of this
Agreement and ending at the No-Shop Period Start Time, from and after the No-Shop Period Start
Time, the Company shall promptly request each Person who has heretofore executed a confidentiality
agreement in connection with its consideration of acquiring the Company or any portion thereof
(including any of its Subsidiaries) to return or destroy all nonpublic information heretofore
furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company.
(e) Nothing contained in this Section 5.6 shall prohibit the Company from complying
with Rule 14e-2 and Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act with respect to an Acquisition
Proposal, provided that such Rules shall in no way eliminate or modify the effect that any
action pursuant to such Rules would otherwise have under this Agreement.
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(f) Any violation of this Section 5.6 by the Company’s Affiliates or the
Representatives of the Company shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Company,
whether or not such Affiliate or Representative is authorized to act and whether or not such
Affiliate or Representative is purporting to act on behalf of the Company.
Section 5.7 Indemnification; Directors and Officers Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall (i) cause all rights to indemnification
and exculpation from liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including, but not limited to, any acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) now existing in favor of any current and
former officers, directors and employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any Person
prior to the Effective Time serving at the request of any such party as a director, officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, trust or other enterprise, as
provided in any indemnification agreement or the respective certificates or articles of
organization or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Persons”), to survive the Merger and continue in full force and
effect in accordance with their terms for a period of six years after the Effective Time and (ii)
guarantee the payment and performance by the Surviving Corporation of the indemnification and
exculpation obligations set forth in clause (i) above.
(b) Parent shall provide, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to provide, for an
aggregate period of not less than six years from the Effective Time, the Indemnified Persons an
insurance policy that provides coverage for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including, but not limited to, any acts or omissions in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) (the “D&O Insurance”) on the same terms as
the Company’s existing policies or, if such insurance coverage is unavailable, coverage that is on
terms no less favorable to such Indemnified Persons; provided, however, that
neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be required to pay an annual premium for the D&O
Insurance in excess of 200% of the last annual premium that the Company paid prior to the date of
this Agreement. In lieu of Parent causing the Surviving Corporation to maintain the policies as
described above, Parent may elect to cause the Company to purchase immediately prior to the
Effective Time a six-year “tail” pre-paid policy on terms and conditions not materially less
favorable than the current directors’, officers’, employees’ and fiduciaries’ liability insurance
policies (but not, in any event, to exceed in cost the present value of the aggregate amount
required to be paid for the D&O Insurance pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding
sentence), such policy to be effective as of the Effective Time.
(c) The provisions of this Section 5.7 shall survive the consummation of the Merger
for a period of six years and are expressly intended to benefit each of the Indemnified Persons and
their respective heirs and representatives and shall be binding on Parent and the Surviving
Corporation and their successors and assigns; provided, however, that in the event
that any claim or claims for indemnification set forth in this Section 5.7 are asserted or
made within such six-year period, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or
claims shall continue until disposition of any and all such claims.
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(d) If Parent and/or Surviving Corporation, or any of their respective successors or assigns,
(i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or
substantially all of their businesses or assets to any other Person, then, in each such case, to
the extent necessary, a proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent
and/or Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations of Parent and
Surviving Corporation set forth in this Section 5.7.
Section 5.8 Public Announcements. Neither Parent nor the Company, other than on a
conference call with analysts and other investors, shall issue any press release or otherwise make
any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written
consent of the other, unless Parent or the Company (as the case may be) determines that the
issuance of such press release or the making of such other public statement is required by
applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any applicable listing agreement with any national
securities exchange.
Section 5.9 Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take
all actions that are required to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (and derivative
securities with respect to Company Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by
Article I by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act.
Section 5.10 State Takeover Laws. If any “moratorium”, “control share”, “fair price”,
“affiliate transaction”, “business combination” or similar Law shall become applicable to the
transactions contemplated hereby, then the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company shall
use their respective reasonable best efforts to grant such approvals and take such actions as are
necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as
practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to minimize the effects of any such
statute or similar Law on the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.11 Notification of Certain Matters. Parent shall use its reasonable best
efforts to give prompt written notice to the Company, and the Company shall use its reasonable best
efforts to give prompt written notice to Parent, of: (a) any representation or warranty made by
such party in this Agreement that is inaccurate in any material respect as of the date of this
Agreement (or any representation or warranty made by such party in this Agreement that is qualified
by materiality or refers to Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, as
the case may be, that is inaccurate in any respect as of the date of this Agreement), the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event of which the Company is aware that would be reasonably
likely to cause the condition precedent in Section 6.2(a) not to be satisfied or the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event of which Parent is aware that would be reasonably likely
to cause the condition precedent in Section 6.3(a) not to be satisfied; or (b) any failure
in any material respect of such party to comply in a timely manner with or satisfy any covenant or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided,
however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall not
limit or otherwise affect the remedies available under this Agreement to the party receiving such
notice; and provided further that no party shall have the right not to close the
Merger or the right to terminate
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this Agreement as a result of the delivery of such a notice if the underlying breach would not
result in such party having such rights under the terms of Articles VI and VII
hereof.
Section 5.12 Certain Litigation. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to
participate in the defense or settlement of any litigation against the Company or its officers or
directors relating to the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall not agree to any
compromise or settlement of such litigation without Parent’s consent.
Section 5.13 Confidentiality. Each of the Company and Parent acknowledges and
confirms that (a) the Company and Parent have entered into a Confidentiality Agreement, dated
February 18, 2009 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), (b) all information provided by each party
hereto to the other party hereto pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement and (c) the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms and conditions.
Section 5.14 Resignations. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall cause each
member of the Board of Directors of the Company to execute and deliver a letter, which shall not be
revoked or amended prior to the Effective Time, effectuating his or her resignation as a director
of the Company effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the
Company shall obtain the resignations of such directors of its Subsidiaries as Parent shall request
with reasonable advance notice.
Section 5.15 Surviving Corporation Transfer. Promptly following the Effective Time
(but, in any event, on the same day), Parent shall transfer all of the capital stock of the
Surviving Corporation to Cenveo Corporation, its wholly-owned Subsidiary (the “Surviving
Corporation Transfer").
Section 5.16 Section 368(a) Reorganization. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall
each use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to be treated as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Provided that the Merger can be so treated, the parties
hereto hereby adopt this Agreement as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)
of the Code.
Section 5.17 Employee Matters.
(a) Parent agrees that immediately following the Closing Date, non-union employees of the
Company who continue their employment with the Surviving Corporation or other Affiliate of Parent
(the “Continuing Employees”) will continue to be covered by Employee Benefit Plans in which they
participated immediately prior to the Closing Date or will be eligible to participate in employee
benefit plans sponsored or maintained by Parent or its Affiliates (the “Parent Plans"), as
determined by Parent.
(b) For purposes of vesting and eligibility but not for purposes of benefit accrual (other
than determining the amount of vacation benefits) under each Parent Plan in which Continuing
Employees become eligible to participate after the Closing Date, such participating Continuing
Employee will be credited with his or her years of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries
(and their respective predecessors) to the same extent as such Continuing Employee was entitled,
before the Closing Date, to credit for such service under any similar Employee
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Benefit Plan, except to the extent such credit would result in a duplication of benefits or is
prohibited under applicable Law. With respect to Parent Plans that are welfare plans (the “Parent
Welfare Plans”) in which Continuing Employees participate after the Closing Date, Parent shall,
except to the extent prohibited under applicable law, (1) waive all limitations under such plans as
to preexisting conditions and exclusions with respect to participation and coverage requirements
applicable to such employees to the extent such conditions and exclusions were satisfied or did not
apply to such employees under Employee Benefit Plans prior to the Closing Date, and (2) provide
each Continuing Employee who participates in such Parent Welfare Plans with credit for any
co-payments and deductibles paid prior to the Closing Date and during the plan year of the Parent
Welfare Plan in which the Closing Date occurs in satisfying any analogous deductible or
out-of-pocket requirements to the extent applicable under any such plan.
(c) Nothing contained herein, express or implied: (i) shall be construed to establish, amend
or modify any benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement; (ii) shall alter or limit the
ability of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their
respective Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit plan, program, agreement or
arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them; (iii) is
intended to confer upon any current or former employee any right to employment or continued
employment for any period of time by reason of this Agreement, or any right to a particular term or
condition of employment; or (iv) is intended to confer upon any Person (including employees,
retirees, or dependents or beneficiaries of employees or retirees) any right as a third-party
beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 5.18 Reservation of Parent Common Stock. Effective at or prior to the
Effective Time, Parent shall reserve (free from preemptive rights) out of its reserved but unissued
or treasury shares of Parent Common Stock, for the purposes of effecting the conversion of the
issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement,
sufficient shares of Parent Common Stock to provide for such conversion.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger. The
respective obligations of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to effect the Merger shall be subject
to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Shareholder Approval. The Merger and this Agreement shall have been approved by
the Company Requisite Shareholder Vote in accordance with applicable Law.
(b) Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective
under the Securities Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or
threatened in writing by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity.
(c) Legality. No Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated, adopted, issued or enforced by any
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Governmental Entity that is then in effect and has the effect of making the Merger illegal or
otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger.
(d) HSR Act. In the event Parent and Merger Sub shall at any time prior to the
Effective Time determine that the waiting period applicable under the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, is applicable to the Merger, then such waiting period shall
have expired or been terminated.
(e) NYSE Listing. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with
the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been authorized for listing on the
New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
Section 6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The
respective obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger shall be further subject to
the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Company set forth in Sections 3.2(a), 3.5(c) and 3.7(c) shall be true and
correct (other than de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent
representations and warranties by their terms speak only as of a certain date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date; and each of the other
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (but without regard to
any materiality qualifications or references to Company Material Adverse Effect contained in any
such representation or warranty) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) for changes
specifically permitted by this Agreement, (ii) to the extent representations and warranties by
their terms speak only as of a certain date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such date, and (iii) where such failures of the representations and
warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Covenants. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all
obligations and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement to
be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Material Adverse Change. No event, change, effect, condition, fact or
circumstance shall have occurred after the date of this Agreement, including any event, change,
effect, condition, fact or circumstance that reflects a material adverse change in the matters
disclosed to Parent in the Company Disclosure Schedule of a nature that would not reasonably be
expected based on the content of such disclosure, that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a certification
of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or another executive officer of the
Company to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a), (b)
and (c) is satisfied in all respects.
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(e) Forward Subsidiary Merger. Solely as a condition to effecting the Merger as a
Forward Subsidiary Merger: (i) Parent and Merger Sub shall have received the opinion of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to Parent and Merger Sub (“HHR”), to the effect that the Merger, if
structured as a Forward Subsidiary Merger, will be treated for federal income tax purposes as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (it being agreed that Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company shall each provide reasonable cooperation, including making reasonable
representations, to HHR to enable it to render such opinion and HHR shall be entitled to rely on
such representations and assumptions as it deems appropriate in rendering such opinion); (ii)
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx and Xxxx LLP (“WH”) shall have certified to Parent and Merger Sub that
it is not able to provide the Company with the opinion described in Section 6.3(f); and (iii) the
representation in clause (iii) of the first sentence of Section 3.13(c) shall be true and correct
in all respects, as though made on the Closing Date.
(f) Appraisal Rights. There shall be no more than 835,160 Dissenting Shares owned by
shareholders other than Parent and its Affiliates.
Section 6.3 Additional Conditions to Obligation of the Company. The obligation of the
Company to effect the Merger shall be further subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Sections 4.2 and 4.6(b) shall be true and
correct (other than de minimis inaccuracies) as of the date of this Agreement and
as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except to the extent
representations and warranties by their terms speak only as of a certain date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date; and each of the other
representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall be true
and correct (but without regard to any materiality qualifications or references to Parent Material
Adverse Effect contained in any representation or warranty) as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except (i) for changes
specifically permitted by this Agreement, (ii) to the extent representations and warranties by
their terms speak only as of a certain date, in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such date, and (iii) where such failures of the representations and
warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Covenants. Parent shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement to be performed
or complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Material Adverse Change. No event, change, effect, condition, fact or
circumstance shall have occurred after the date of this Agreement, including any event, change,
effect, condition, fact or circumstance that reflects a material adverse change in the matters
disclosed to Company in the Parent Disclosure Schedule of a nature that would not reasonably be
expected based on the content of such disclosure, that, individually or in the aggregate, has had
or would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
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(d) Officer’s Certificate. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a certification
of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or another executive officer of Parent
to the effect that each of the conditions specified above in Sections 6.3(a) and
(b) is satisfied in all respects.
(e) Forward Subsidiary Merger. Solely as a condition to effecting the Merger as a
Forward Subsidiary Merger, the Company shall have received the opinion of WH to the effect that the
Merger, if structured as a Forward Subsidiary Merger, will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (it being agreed that
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall each provide reasonable cooperation, including making
reasonable representations, to WH to enable it to render such opinion and WH shall be entitled to
rely on such representations and assumptions as it deems appropriate in rendering such opinion).
(f) Reverse Subsidiary Merger. Solely as a condition to effecting Merger as a Reverse
Subsidiary Merger, either: (i) the Company shall have received the opinion of WH to the effect
that the Merger, if structured as a Reverse Subsidiary Merger, will be treated for federal income
tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (it being agreed
that Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall each provide reasonable cooperation, including making
reasonable representations, to WH to enable it to render such opinion and WH shall be entitled to
rely on such representations and assumptions as it deems appropriate in rendering such opinion);
(ii) HHR shall have certified to the Company that it is not able to deliver the opinion described
in Section 6.2(e)(i); or (iii) the conditions described in Section 6.2(e)(ii) and (iii) are not
both satisfied.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the Company
Requisite Shareholder Vote:
(a) By mutual written consent of the Company and Parent;
(b) By either Parent or the Company, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or prior
to the six-month anniversary of the date of this Agreement or such other date as Parent and the
Company shall agree in writing (the “Termination Date”); provided, however, that
the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available
to any party that has breached its obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have
caused the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before the Termination Date;
(c) By either Parent or the Company, if (i) a Law shall have been enacted, entered or
promulgated prohibiting the consummation of the Merger on the terms contemplated hereby, or (ii) an
Order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or issued by a Governmental Entity of competent
jurisdiction permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the
Merger on the terms contemplated hereby; provided
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however, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section
7.1(c) shall apply only if the Law, Order or act or omission of the Governmental Entity, as the
case may be, shall have caused the failure of any condition set forth in Article VI to be
satisfied and the party hereto entitled to rely on such condition shall not elect to waive such
condition;
(d) By either Parent or the Company, if the approval of the shareholders of the Company by the
Company Requisite Shareholder Vote shall not have been obtained by reason of the failure to obtain
the required vote at a duly held meeting of shareholders or of any adjournment thereof at which a
vote on such approval was taken;
(e) By Parent, if all of the following shall have occurred: (i) the Company shall have
breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements
contained in this Agreement, (ii) such breach or failure to perform would entitle Parent not to
consummate the Merger under Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b) and (iii) such breach or
failure to perform is incapable of being cured by the Company prior to the Termination Date or, if
such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by the Company prior to the Termination
Date, the Company shall not have cured such breach or failure to perform within 30 Business Days
after receipt of written notice thereof (but no later than the Termination Date);
(f) By the Company, if all of the following shall have occurred: (i) Parent shall have
breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements
contained in this Agreement, (ii) such breach or failure to perform would entitle the Company not
to consummate the Merger under Section 6.3(a) or 6.3(b) and (iii) such breach or
failure to perform is incapable of being cured by Parent prior to the Termination Date or, if such
breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by Parent prior to the Termination Date,
Parent shall not have cured such breach or failure to perform within 30 Business Days after receipt
of written notice thereof (but no later than the Termination Date);
(g) By Parent, if the Company shall have (i) failed to make the Company Recommendation or
effected a Change in the Company Recommendation (or resolved or publicly proposed to take any such
action), whether or not permitted by the terms of this Agreement or (ii) materially breached its
obligations under this Agreement by reason of a failure to call the Company Shareholders Meeting in
accordance with Section 5.3(b) or a failure to prepare and mail to its shareholders the
Proxy Statement in accordance with Section 5.3(a) and such breach (either the failure to
call the Company Shareholders Meeting in accordance with Section 5.3(b) or the failure to
prepare and mail to its shareholders the Proxy Statement in accordance with Section 5.3(a))
shall remain uncured for 10 Business Days after the Company’s receipt of written notice thereof
from Parent;
(h) By the Company, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have approved or
recommended, or the Company shall have executed or entered into a definitive agreement with respect
to, a Superior Proposal in compliance with Section 5.6(a) or 5.6(b)(ii);
provided, however, that such termination under this Section 7.1(h) shall
not be effective until the Company has made the payment required by Section 7.2(b); or
(i) By Parent, if any of the following have occurred: (i) the Board of Directors of the
Company shall have recommended (or resolved or publicly proposed to
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recommend) to the Company’s shareholders any Acquisition Proposal or Superior Proposal; or
(ii) the Company enters into any agreement, letter of intent, agreement-in-principle or acquisition
agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement as contemplated by and in accordance with
Section 5.6(a) or 5.6(b)(i)) relating to any Acquisition Proposal or Superior
Proposal.
Section 7.2 Effect of Termination.
(a) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1, then this Agreement
(other than as set forth in Section 5.13, this Section 7.2, Section 7.3,
Section 7.4 and Article VIII, which provisions shall survive such termination)
shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto (or of any of
its directors, officers, employees, agents, legal or financial advisors or other representatives);
provided, however, that neither the Company nor Parent shall be relieved or
released from any liabilities arising out of its material breach of this Agreement.
(b) If (i) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g)(i) or
7.1(i), (ii) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(h),
(iii) Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(b) without
the Company Shareholders Meeting having occurred, Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1(d) or Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1(g)(ii), or (iv) Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement (except as otherwise
provided in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)) following a material breach by the Company or
any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any of the material provisions of Section 5.6
(other than a termination (x) by the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(f) or (y) by Parent or
the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(c)) and in the case of any such termination pursuant to
Section 7.1(b), 7.1(d) or 7.1(g)(ii) or any termination described in the
preceding clause (iv) (A) at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to such
termination an Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly announced or otherwise communicated in
any manner to the senior management or Board of Directors of the Company or publicly announced or
otherwise publicly communicated to the shareholders of the Company generally and (B) prior to the
date that is 12 months after the effective date of such termination, the Company shall enter into a
definitive agreement with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or an Acquisition Proposal is
consummated, then in connection with any such termination pursuant to the preceding clauses (i)
through (iv) the Company shall pay to Parent a termination fee equal to $1,300,000 (the
“Termination Fee") and shall reimburse Parent for its reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and
expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement up to a
maximum of $800,000 (the “Termination Expenses"); provided, however, that if, prior
to the No-Shop Period Start Time, (x) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1(i), then (y) for purposes of this Section 7.2(b) the Termination Fee shall equal $1,100,000
and the Termination Expenses shall be up to a maximum of $750,000. The Company shall satisfy its
obligation under the preceding sentence by the wire transfer of immediately available funds to an
account that Parent designates (x) in the case of termination pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above,
not later than the time of such termination and (y) in the case of clauses (iii) or (iv) above, not
later than the second Business Day after the date on which the Company consummates an Acquisition
Proposal (as that term is defined for purposes of clause (B) of Section 7.2(b)) (whether or
not, in the event the Company has entered into such a definitive agreement, the Company consummates
such Acquisition Proposal during the foregoing 12-month period).
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(c) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in Section 7.2(b) are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated hereby and that, without these agreements, Parent
and Merger Sub would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, in the event the Parent and
Merger Sub prevail in any action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding brought to enforce the
payment by the Company of the amounts payable under Section 7.2(b), then Parent and Merger
Sub shall also be entitled to receive from the Company all costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by them in connection with the enforcement of their right to
collect such overdue amounts and the enforcement by Parent and Merger Sub of their rights under
Section 7.2(b), together with interest on such overdue amounts at a rate per annum equal to
the “prime rate” (as announced by JPMorgan Chase & Co. or any successor thereto) in effect on the
date on which such payment was required to be made.
Section 7.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by Parent and the Company, by
action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors (or a committee thereof), at any
time before or after the Company Requisite Shareholder Vote is obtained; provided,
however, that after the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company,
there shall be no such amendment that (i) changes the amount or kind of Merger Consideration, (ii)
changes the articles of organization of the Surviving Corporation or (iii) changes any of the other
terms or conditions of this Agreement if the change would adversely affect such shareholders in any
material respect, without the further approval of such shareholders. This Agreement may not be
amended except by a written instrument signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
Section 7.4 Waiver. At any time before the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties
hereto under or pursuant to this Agreement, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties made by the other parties hereto in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant
hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements made by the other parties hereto, or any
of the conditions benefiting such waiving party contained, in this Agreement. Any agreement on the
part of any party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only as against such party
and only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. None of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or in any
document delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the Effective Time, except that the agreements of
Parent, Merger Sub or the Company that are contained in Section 5.7 (Indemnification;
Directors and Officers Insurance), 5.17 (Employee Matters), 8.3 (Notices),
8.4 (Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries), 8.5 (Assignment; Binding
Effect), 8.6 (Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction), 8.7 (Severability),
8.9 (Waiver of Jury Trial), 8.10 (Counterparts), 8.11 (Headings),
8.12 (Interpretation), 8.13 (No Presumption) and 8.15 (Definitions) that by
their terms apply or are to performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time shall survive
the Effective Time.
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Section 8.2 Expenses. Whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, except as otherwise
provided in Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c).
Section 8.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed duly given or made as of the date of receipt if delivered personally,
sent by telecopier or facsimile (and sender shall bear the burden of proof of delivery), sent by
overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) or sent by registered or certified mail (return
receipt requested, postage prepaid), in each case, to the parties at the following addresses or
facsimile numbers (or at such other address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified
by like notice):
If to the Company:
Nashua Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Nashua Corporation
00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
WilmerHale
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
If to Parent or Merger Sub:
Cenveo, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
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Section 8.4 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries.
(a) This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and
supersede all prior understandings, agreements or representations, by or among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Except for the rights of the Company’s shareholders to receive the Merger Consideration on
or after the Effective Time and the right of the Company, on behalf of its shareholders, to pursue
damages in the event the Company shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f)
following Parent’s and Merger Sub’s breach of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
and except for the provisions of Section 5.7 (Indemnification; Directors and Officers
Insurance), this Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the
parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
Section 8.5 Assignment; Binding Effect. No party hereto may assign this Agreement or
any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder (whether by operation of Law or otherwise)
without the prior written approval of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment
without such prior written approval shall be void and without legal effect; provided,
however, that Merger Sub may assign its rights hereunder to a direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted
successors and permitted assigns.
Section 8.6 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. Except to the extent the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are mandatorily applicable, this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York that apply to Contracts made and performed entirely within such State.
Each party hereto agrees that any dispute or disagreement between or among any of the parties
hereto as to the interpretation of any provision of, or the performance of obligations under, this
Agreement shall be commenced and prosecuted in its entirety solely in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York and any reviewing appellate court thereof. If the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or any reviewing appellate
court thereof, finds that it does not have jurisdiction over the dispute or disagreement, then and
only then can the parties proceed in state court and the parties hereby agree that any such dispute
will only be brought in state court in New York County, New York. Each party hereto consents to
personal and subject matter jurisdiction and venue in such New York federal or state courts (as the
case may be) and waives and relinquishes all right to attack the suitability or convenience of such
venue or forum by reason of their present or future domiciles, or by any other reason. The parties
hereto acknowledge that all directions issued by the forum court, including all injunctions and
other decrees, will be binding and enforceable in all jurisdictions and countries.
Section 8.7 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, then all other terms
and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the
economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision
is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in
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good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.
Section 8.8 Enforcement of Agreement. The parties agree that money damages or any
other remedy at law would not be a sufficient or adequate remedy for any breach or violation of, or
default under, this Agreement by them and that, in addition to all other available remedies, each
party shall be entitled, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to an injunction restraining such
actual or threatened breach, violation or default and to any other equitable relief, including
specific performance, without bond or other security being required.
Section 8.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. PARENT, MERGER SUB AND THE COMPANY HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 8.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute
one and the same instrument.
Section 8.11 Headings. The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement
are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
Section 8.12 Interpretation. Any reference to any supranational, national, state,
provincial, municipal, local or foreign Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires. When a reference is
made in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules or Exhibits, such reference shall be to a Section of
or Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,”
“includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the
words “without limitation.”
Section 8.13 No Presumption. With regard to each and every term and condition of this
Agreement, the parties hereto understand and agree that the same have or has been mutually
negotiated, prepared and drafted, and if at any time the parties hereto desire or are required to
interpret or construe any such term or condition or any agreement or instrument subject hereto, no
consideration shall be given to the issue of which party hereto actually prepared, drafted or
requested any term or condition of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument subject hereto.
Section 8.14 Undertaking by Parent. Parent shall cause Merger Sub to perform when due
all of Merger Sub’s obligations under this Agreement.
Section 8.15 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement,
(a) “Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal or offer from any Person other than Parent or
any of its Subsidiaries (in each case, whether or not in writing and whether or not delivered to
the shareholders of the Company generally) relating to: (i) any direct or
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indirect acquisition or purchase of a business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that
constitute 20% or more of the consolidated revenues, net income or assets of the Company or of 20%
or more of any class of equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any
tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person beneficially owning
20% or more of any class of equity securities of the Company; (iii) any merger, reorganization,
share exchange, consolidation, business combination, sale of substantially all or substantially all
of the assets, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iv) any public announcement of a proposal, plan or
intention to do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing;
provided, however, that, for purposes of clause (B) of Section 7.2(b), (A)
references to “20%” in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall be deemed to be references to “50%” and (B)
clause (iii) above shall be limited to a transaction involving the Company, and in the case of a
merger, reorganization, share exchange or consolidation shall be limited to a transaction as a
result of which the Company’s shareholders immediately prior to the transaction do not hold at
least a majority of the outstanding equity interests of the surviving or resulting company
immediately after the transaction.
(b) “Affiliates” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. As used in this
definition, “Control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common
control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the powers to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies of a Person, through the ownership of securities or partnership
or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
(c) “Business Day” means any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in the
City of New York, New York.
(d) “Company Contracts” means each of the following, whether or not set forth in the Company
Disclosure Schedule: (i) each Contract of the type described in Section 3.15(a) hereof;
(ii) each Contract that constitutes an Employee Benefit Plan; and (iii) each Contract that the
Company has filed, or is required to file, as an exhibit to a report with the SEC under Item 601 of
Regulation S-K of the SEC and that remains in effect.
(e) “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, condition, factor or
circumstance that is materially adverse to the business, results of operations, properties,
financial condition, assets or liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
provided, however, that a “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to
mean or include any such change, effect, condition, factor or circumstance to the extent arising as
a result of: (i) general changes or developments in the industries in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries operate, except, in each case, to the extent those changes or developments
disproportionately impact (relative to similarly situated businesses) the business, results of
operations, properties, financial condition, assets or liabilities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) changes, after the date of this Agreement, in Laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or other Governmental Entities, or changes in
GAAP or the rules or policies of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (iii) any act or
omission by the Company taken with the prior written consent of Parent in contemplation of the
Merger; (iv) any costs or expenses reasonably incurred or accrued in connection with the
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Merger (and not otherwise in breach of this Agreement); (v) the announcement, execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the identity of Parent, including, without limitation,
in any such case, the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers or employees; or
(vi) a change to the United States economy in general or global economic conditions that do not
disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(f) “Company Stock Plans” means the Company’s 2008 Value Creation Incentive Plan, the
Company’s 2008 Directors’ Plan, the Company’s 2007 Value Creation Incentive Plan, the Company’s
2004 Value Creation Incentive Plan, the Company’s 1999 Shareholder Value Plan and the Company’s
1996 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Company’s 2009 Value Creation Incentive Plan.
(g) “ERISA Affiliate” means any entity required to be aggregated with the Company under
Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.
(h) “Exchange Ratio” means $6.130 divided by the Parent Stock Measurement Price;
provided, however, that: (i) in the event the Parent Stock Measurement Price is
less than or equal to $3.750, the Exchange Ratio shall be 1.635; and (ii) in the event the Parent
Stock Measure Price is equal to or more than $5.250, the Exchange Ratio shall be 1.168.
(i) “Hazardous Substance” means: (i) any petroleum, hazardous or toxic petroleum-derived
substance or petroleum product, flammable or explosive material, radioactive materials, asbestos in
any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, foundry sand or
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); (ii) any chemical or other material or substance that is
regulated, classified or defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substance,”
“hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “extremely hazardous substance,” “restricted hazardous
waste,” “toxic substance,” “toxic pollutant,” “pollutant” or “contaminant” under any applicable
Law, or any similar denomination intended to classify substance by reason of toxicity,
carcinogenicity, ignitability, corrosivity or reactivity under any applicable Law; or (iii) any
other chemical or other material, waste or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or
regulated by or under any applicable Law.
(j) “Intellectual Property Rights” means rights in the following: (i) all trademark rights,
business identifiers, trade dress, service marks, trade names and brand names; (ii) all copyrights
and all other rights associated therewith and the underlying works of authorship; (iii) all patents
and all proprietary rights associated therewith; (iv) all inventions, mask works and mask work
registrations, know how, discoveries, improvements, designs, computer source codes, programs and
other software (including all machine readable code, printed listings of code, documentation and
related property and information), trade secrets, websites, domain names, shop and royalty rights
and all other types of intellectual property; and (v) all registrations of any of the foregoing and
all applications therefor.
(k) “knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of the officers of
the Company listed on Schedule 8.15(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
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(l) “Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate contributes, has an obligation to
contribute or has any liability.
(m) “Parent Common Stock” means Parent’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
(n) “Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, condition, factor or
circumstance that is materially adverse to the business, results of operations, properties,
financial condition, assets or liabilities of Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
including any default (and the expiration of applicable grace or cure periods) under that certain
Credit Agreement dated as of June 21, 2006 among Cenveo Corporation, Cenveo, Inc., Bank of America,
N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the other lenders party
thereto, as amended, that would entitle the lenders thereunder to immediately accelerate the debt
payable thereunder; provided, however, that a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”
shall not be deemed to mean or include any such change, effect, condition, factor or circumstance
to the extent arising as a result of: (i) general changes or developments in the industries in
which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate, except, in each case, to the extent those changes or
developments disproportionately impact (relative to similarly situated businesses) the business,
results of operations, properties, financial condition, assets or liabilities of Parent and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) changes, after the date of this Agreement, in Laws of general
applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or other Governmental Entities, or changes in
GAAP or the rules or policies of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; (iii) any act or
omission by Parent taken with the prior written consent of the Company in contemplation of the
Merger; (iv) any costs or expenses reasonably incurred or accrued in connection with the Merger
(and not otherwise in breach of this Agreement); (v) the announcement, execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or the identity of the Company, including, without limitation, in any
such case, the impact thereof on relationships with customers, suppliers or employees; or (vi) a
change to the United States economy in general or global economic conditions that do not
disproportionately affect Parent and its Subsidiaries.
(o) “Parent Stock Measurement Price” means the volume weighted average price per share of
Parent Common Stock (rounded to the nearest 1/1,000) on the Random Trading Days (as reported by
Bloomberg LP for each such trading day, or, if not reported by Bloomberg LP, any other
authoritative source reasonably selected by Parent).
(p) “Parent Stock Plans” means Parent’s equity incentive plans, as described in the Parent
SEC Reports.
(q) “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company,
an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Entity.
(r) “Random Trading Days” means the 15 trading days Parent and the Company shall select by lot
out of the 30 trading days ending on and including the second trading day immediately prior to the
Closing Date.
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(s) “Regulatory Law” means the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act,
as amended, and all other supranational, national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign
Laws, Orders and administrative and judicial doctrines that are designed or intended to prohibit,
restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade
or lessening of competition.
(t) “Subsidiaries” of any Person means any corporation or other form of legal entity (i) with
respect to which such Person owns or controls, directly or indirectly through one or more of its
Subsidiaries, an amount of the outstanding voting securities that is sufficient to elect at least a
majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are not such voting
securities, 50% or more of its equity interests) or (ii) with respect to which such Person or one
or more of its Subsidiaries is the general partner or the managing member or has similar authority,
including any corporation or other legal entity with respect to which such ownership, control,
membership or authority is acquired after the date of this Agreement, but only with respect to such
periods in which such ownership, control, membership or authority is in effect.
(u) “Superior Proposal” means an unsolicited (by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any
of the Representatives of the Company or any of its Affiliates, provided, that a Superior
Proposal need not be unsolicited to the extent (and only to the extent) expressly permitted under
Section 5.6(a)), bona fide, written, fully financed or reasonably capable
of being fully financed (which, for the purposes of this Agreement, means the receipt of a
commitment letter from a reputable Person capable of financing the transaction, subject only to
normal and customary exceptions) proposal made by any Person other than Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock pursuant
to a tender offer, exchange offer or a merger or to acquire all of the properties and assets of the
Company on terms and conditions that a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
Company determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and taking into
account all of the terms and conditions of such proposal (including all legal, financial,
regulatory, and other aspects of such proposal, the form of consideration, the uncertainties
associated with the valuation of any consideration other than cash and the risks associated with
the form of consideration, any expense reimbursement provisions, any termination fees and the
conditions associated with such proposal), is more favorable to the Company’s shareholders from a
financial point of view than the transactions contemplated hereby (including, to the extent
applicable, any proposal or offer by Parent for an adjustment to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 5.6(b)) and is reasonably capable of being consummated.
(v) “Taxes” means supranational, national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign
taxes, charges, fees, levies, or other assessments, including all net income, gross income, sales
and use, ad valorem, transfer, gains, profits, excise, franchise, real and personal
property, gross receipts, single business, unincorporated business, value added, capital stock,
production, business and occupation, disability, FICA, employment, payroll, license, estimated,
stamp, custom duties, environmental, severance or withholding taxes, or any other tax, governmental
fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever in the nature of a tax, imposed by
any Governmental Entity, including any interest and penalties (civil or criminal) on or additions
to any such taxes, whether disputed or not, and shall include any transferee
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liability in respect of taxes, any liability in respect of taxes imposed by contract, tax
sharing agreement, tax indemnity agreement or any similar agreement.
(w) “Tax Return” means a return, report, estimate, claim for refund or other information, form
or statement required to be filed or supplied in connection with, any Taxes, including, where
permitted or required, combined or consolidated returns for a group of entities and including any
amendment thereof, including any schedule or attachment thereto.
Section 8.16 Disclosure Schedules.
(a) The disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement (the “Company Disclosure Schedule") and the disclosure schedule
delivered by Parent to the Company prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the
“Parent Disclosure Schedule") shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the
numbered section and lettered subsections of this Agreement, and the exceptions and disclosures in
each such section and subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, as the case may be, shall, except as provided in the next sentence, apply only to the
correspondingly numbered section and lettered subsection of this Agreement. The information
contained in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in other applicable
sections and subsections only if and to the extent the applicability of such information to such
other sections and subsections is reasonably apparent on its face.
(b) The inclusion of any information in the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent
Disclosure Schedule accompanying this Agreement will not be deemed an admission or acknowledgment,
in and of itself, solely by virtue of the inclusion of such information in such schedules, that
such information is required to be listed in such schedules or that such information is material to
any party or the conduct of the business of any party.
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The parties hereto have executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the date first
written above.
CENVEO, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
NM ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
NASHUA CORPORATION |
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: | President and CEO | |||