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EXHIBIT 99.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 1999
BY AND AMONG
CALICO COMMERCE, INC.,
XXXXXXXXXX.XXX, CO.
AND
CALICO ACQUISITION, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER..................................................................1
Section 1.1. The Merger...................................................1
Section 1.2. Effective Time...............................................1
Section 1.3. Closing of the Merger........................................2
Section 1.4. Effects of the Merger........................................2
Section 1.5. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws......................2
Section 1.6. Directors....................................................2
Section 1.7. Officers.....................................................2
Section 1.8. Conversion of Shares.........................................2
Section 1.9. Dissenters' Rights...........................................3
Section 1.10. Exchange of Certificates.....................................3
Section 1.11. Stock Options................................................5
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY..............................6
Section 2.1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries;
Investments..................................................7
Section 2.2. Capitalization of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.................................................7
Section 2.3. Authority Relative to this Agreement;
Recommendation...............................................8
Section 2.4. SEC Reports; Financial Statements............................9
Section 2.5. Information Supplied........................................10
Section 2.6. Consents and Approvals; No Violations.......................10
Section 2.7. No Default..................................................11
Section 2.8. No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes..............11
Section 2.9. Litigation..................................................12
Section 2.10. Compliance with Applicable Law..............................13
Section 2.11. Employee Benefits...........................................13
Section 2.12. Labor and Employment Matters................................17
Section 2.13. Environmental Laws and Regulations..........................18
Section 2.14. Taxes.......................................................19
Section 2.15. Intellectual Property.......................................21
Section 2.16. Insurance...................................................26
Section 2.17. Restrictions on Business Activities.........................26
Section 2.18. Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and
Encumbrances................................................26
Section 2.19. Certain Business Practices..................................27
Section 2.20. Product Warranties..........................................27
Section 2.21. Agreements, Scheduled Contracts and Commitments.............27
Section 2.22. Vote Required...............................................28
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Section 2.23. Affiliates..................................................28
Section 2.24. Opinion of Financial Adviser................................28
Section 2.25. Brokers.....................................................28
Section 2.26. Takeover Statutes...........................................29
Section 2.27. Representations Complete....................................29
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION.................29
Section 3.1. Organization................................................29
Section 3.2. Capitalization of Parent and its Subsidiaries...............29
Section 3.3. Authority Relative to this Agreement........................31
Section 3.4. SEC Reports; Financial Statements...........................31
Section 3.5. Information Supplied........................................32
Section 3.6. Consents and Approvals; No Violations.......................32
Section 3.7. Litigation..................................................32
Section 3.8. Tax Treatment...............................................33
Section 3.9. Opinion of Financial Adviser................................33
Section 3.10. Brokers.....................................................33
Section 3.11. No Prior Activities.........................................33
Section 3.12. No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes..............33
Section 3.13. Compliance with Applicable Law..............................33
Section 3.14. Intellectual Property.......................................34
Section 3.15. No Default..................................................34
Section 3.16. Representations Complete....................................34
Section 3.17 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and
Encumbrances................................................35
Section 3.18 ____________......................ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
Section 3.19 Parent Common Stock.........................................35
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS.................................................................36
Section 4.1. Conduct of Business of the Company..........................36
Section 4.2. Preparation of S-4 and the Proxy Statement..................39
Section 4.3. No Solicitation or Negotiation..............................39
Section 4.4 Meeting of Stockholders.....................................42
Section 4.5. Nasdaq National Market......................................43
Section 4.6 Access to Information.......................................43
Section 4.7 Certain Filings; Reasonable Efforts.........................44
Section 4.8 Public Announcements........................................45
Section 4.9 Indemnification and Directors' and Officers'
Insurance...................................................45
Section 4.10. Notification of Certain Matters.............................46
Section 4.11 Affiliates; Tax-Free Reorganization.........................47
Section 4.12 Additions to and Modification of Company
Disclosure Schedule and Parent Disclosure
Schedule....................................................47
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Section 4.13 Access to Company Employees.................................48
Section 4.14 Company Compensation and Benefit Plans......................48
Section 4.15 Takeover Statutes...........................................48
Section 4.16 Form S-8....................................................48
Section 4.17 Employee Matters............................................48
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER...................................49
Section 5.1. Conditions to Each Party's Obligations to
Effect the Merger...........................................49
Section 5.2. Conditions to the Obligations of the Company................50
Section 5.3. Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and
Acquisition.................................................51
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; WAIVER............................................52
Section 6.1. Termination.................................................52
Section 6.2. Effect of Termination.......................................53
Section 6.3. Fees and Expenses...........................................54
Section 6.4. Amendment...................................................54
Section 6.5. Extension; Waiver...........................................55
ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS............................................................55
Section 7.1. Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties...............55
Section 7.2. Entire Agreement; Assignment................................55
Section 7.3. Validity....................................................55
Section 7.4. Notices.....................................................55
Section 7.5. Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial...............56
Section 7.6. Descriptive Headings........................................57
Section 7.7. Parties in Interest.........................................57
Section 7.8. Certain Definitions.........................................57
Section 7.9. Personal Liability..........................................61
Section 7.10. Specific Performance........................................61
Section 7.11. Counterparts................................................61
TABLE OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A.........Form of Letter Agreement with Company Affiliates
Exhibit B-1.......Form of Representations Relating to Tax Matters of the Company
Exhibit B-2.......Form of Representations Relating to Tax Matters of Parent and
Acquisition
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") dated as of
November 19, 1999, is by and among XxxxxxxXxx.xxx, Co., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), Calico Commerce, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and
Calico Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent ("Acquisition"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 7.8 of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Company, Parent and
Acquisition have each (i) determined that the Merger (as defined below) is
advisable and fair and in the best interests of their respective stockholders
and (ii) approved the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the combination of the Company and Parent shall be
effected by the terms of this Agreement through a transaction in which
Acquisition will merge with and into the Company, the Company will become a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and the stockholders of the Company will
become stockholders of Parent; and
WHEREAS, for Federal income tax purposes it is intended that the
Merger qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, Parent and Acquisition hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1 The Merger. At the Effective Time (as defined below) and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance
with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), Acquisition shall be
merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"). Following the Merger, the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving
Corporation") and the separate corporate existence of Acquisition shall cease.
The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section
368(a) of the Code. Parent, as the sole stockholder of Acquisition, hereby
approves the Merger and this Agreement.
Section 1.2 Effective Time. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.3), (a) a
Certificate of Merger shall be duly executed and acknowledged by Acquisition and
the Company and thereafter delivered for filing to the Secretary of State of the
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State of Delaware for filing pursuant to Section 251 of the DGCL and (b) the
parties shall make such other filings with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware as shall be necessary to effect the Merger. The Merger shall become
effective at such time as a properly executed copy of the Certificate of Merger
is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance
with Section 251 of the DGCL, or such later time as Parent and the Company may
agree upon and as may be set forth in the Certificate of Merger (the time the
Merger becomes effective being referred to herein as the "Effective Time").
Section 1.3 Closing of the Merger. The closing of the Merger (the
"Closing") will take place at a time and on a date (the "Closing Date") to be
specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second business day
after satisfaction (or waiver) of the latest to occur of the conditions set
forth in Article 5, at the offices of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx & Freidenrich LLP, 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, unless another time, date or place is
agreed to in writing by the parties hereto.
Section 1.4 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects as
provided in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time, all the properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the
Company and Acquisition shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of the Company and Acquisition shall become the debts,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.5 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Certificate of
Incorporation of Acquisition in effect at the Effective Time shall be the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in
accordance with Applicable Law. The parties agree that, by action of Parent at
or after the Effective Time, the bylaws of Acquisition in effect at the
Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.6 Directors. The parties agree that, by action of Parent at or
after the Effective Time, the directors of Acquisition at the Effective Time
shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office
in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until such director's successor is duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
Section 1.7 Officers. The parties agree that, by action of Parent at or
after the Effective Time, the officers of Acquisition at the Effective Time
shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office
in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until such officer's successor is duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
Section 1.8 Conversion of Shares.
(a) At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company (individually a "Share" and collectively the
"Shares") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than (i) Shares held in the Company's treasury and (ii) Shares held by Parent,
Acquisition or any other subsidiary of Parent) shall, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of Acquisition, the
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Company or the holder thereof, be converted into and shall become a number of
fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share,
of Parent ("Parent Common Stock") equal to the Exchange Ratio (as defined below)
(the "Merger Consideration"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, between the
date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Parent
Common Stock or the Shares shall have been changed into a different number of
shares or a different class by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision,
reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares,
then the Exchange Ratio shall be correspondingly adjusted to reflect such stock
dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination or
exchange of shares.
(b) The "Exchange Ratio" shall be .081.
(c) At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of the common
stock of Acquisition shall be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable
share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) At the Effective Time, each Share held in the treasury of the
Company and each Share held by Parent, Acquisition or any subsidiary of Parent
or Acquisition immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Acquisition, the Company or the
holder thereof, be canceled, retired and cease to exist, and no shares of Parent
Common Stock shall be delivered with respect thereto.
Section 1.9 Dissenters' Rights. In accordance with Section 262 of the
DGCL, the holders of the Shares shall not be entitled to dissenters' or
appraisal rights.
Section 1.10 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) From time to time following the Effective Time, as required
by subsections (b) and (c) below, Parent shall deliver to its transfer agent, or
a depository or trust institution of recognized standing selected by Parent and
Acquisition (the "Exchange Agent") for the benefit of the holders of Shares for
exchange in accordance with this Article 1: (i) certificates representing the
appropriate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section
1.8; and (ii) cash to be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common
Stock (such shares of Parent Common Stock and such cash are hereinafter referred
to as the "Exchange Fund"), in exchange for outstanding Shares.
(b) Not later than three (3) business days after the Effective
Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a certificate or
certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented
outstanding Shares (the "Certificates") and whose shares were converted into the
right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.8: (i) a
letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected and
risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass only upon delivery of the
Certificates to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other
provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably specify) and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange
for certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock and, if applicable,
cash to be paid for fractional shares of Parent Common Stock. Upon
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surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with
such letter of transmittal duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall
be issued a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock and, if applicable, a check representing the cash consideration to
which such holder is entitled on account of a fractional share of Parent Common
Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of
this Article 1, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled.
In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not registered in the
transfer records of the Company, a certificate representing the proper number of
shares of Parent Common Stock and a check representing the amount of
consideration payable in lieu of fractional shares shall be issued to a
transferee if the Certificate representing such Shares is presented to the
Exchange Agent accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such
transfer and by evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been
paid. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.10, each Certificate
shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right
to receive upon such surrender the certificate representing shares of Parent
Common Stock and cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock as
contemplated by this Section 1.10.
(c) No dividends or other distributions declared or made after
the Effective Time with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after
the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate
with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no
cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder
pursuant to Section 1.10(f), until the holder of record of such Certificate
shall surrender such Certificate. Subject to the effect of Applicable Law,
following surrender of any such Certificate there shall be paid to the record
holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock
issued in exchange therefor without interest (i) the amount of any cash payable
in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Section 1.10(f) and the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with
respect to such number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the
appropriate payment date the amount of dividends or other distributions with a
record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date
subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent
Common Stock.
(d) In the event that any Certificate for Shares shall have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange therefor
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof such shares
of Parent Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, as may be
required pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that Parent or the
Exchange Agent may, in its discretion, require the delivery of a customary bond
or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Parent and the Exchange Agent.
(e) All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender
for exchange of Shares in accordance with the terms hereof (including any cash
paid pursuant to Section 1.10(c) or 1.10(f)) shall be deemed to have been issued
in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Shares; subject, however,
to the Surviving Corporation's obligation to pay any dividends or make any other
distributions with a record date prior to the date hereof that remain unpaid at
the Effective Time, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
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the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the Shares that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason,
they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article 1.
(f) No fractions of a share of Parent Common Stock shall be
issued in the Merger but in lieu thereof each holder of Shares otherwise
entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock shall upon surrender of
his or her Certificate or Certificates be entitled to receive an amount of cash
(without interest) equal to such fractional part of a share of Parent Common
Stock multiplied by the average of the last reported sales prices for Parent
Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on the ten (10) trading
days immediately preceding the Effective Time. The parties acknowledge that
payment of the cash consideration in lieu of issuing fractional shares was not
separately bargained for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical
rounding off for purposes of simplifying the corporate and accounting
complexities that would otherwise be caused by the issuance of fractional
shares.
(g) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed
to the stockholders of the Company upon the expiration of one (1) year after the
Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent upon demand and any stockholders of
the Company who have not theretofore complied with this Article 1 shall
thereafter look only to Parent as general creditors for payment of their claim
for Parent Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares, as the case may
be, and any applicable dividends or distributions with respect to Parent Common
Stock.
(h) Neither Parent nor the Company shall be liable to any holder
of Shares or Parent Common Stock for such shares (or dividends or distributions
with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public
official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar
Applicable Law.
Section 1.11 Stock Options.
(a) At the Effective Time, each outstanding option, warrant or
other right to purchase Shares (a "Company Stock Option" and collectively,
"Company Stock Options") issued pursuant to the 1999 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors and Advisors, 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended, 1989
Stock Option Plan, as amended, and 1996 Directors' Stock Option Plan, and all
other agreements or arrangements other than the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, whether vested or unvested, shall be assumed by Parent and converted as of
the Effective Time into an option, warrant or right, as applicable, to purchase
shares of Parent Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.11.
All plans or agreements described above pursuant to which any Company Stock
Option has been issued or may be issued other than outstanding warrants or
rights are referred to collectively as the "Company Plans." Each Company Stock
Option so converted shall be deemed to constitute an option to acquire, on the
same terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, a
number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Parent
Common Stock that the holder of such Company Stock Option would have been
entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised such
Company Stock
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Option, whether or not vested, in full immediately prior to the Effective Time
rounded down to the nearest whole share at a price per share, rounded up to the
nearest tenth of a cent, equal to the exercise price per Share pursuant to such
Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the
Exchange Ratio; provided, however, that in the case of any option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Sections
422 through 424 of the Code, the option price, the number of shares purchasable
pursuant to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be adjusted as necessary in order to comply with Section 424(a) of the
Code.
(b) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall
deliver to the holders of Company Stock Options appropriate notices setting
forth such holders' rights pursuant to the Company Plans and that the agreements
evidencing the grants of such Company Stock Options shall continue in effect on
the same terms and conditions (subject to the adjustments required by this
Section 1.11 after giving effect to the Merger). Parent shall comply with the
terms of the Company Plans and ensure, to the extent required by and subject to
the provisions of such plans, that Company Stock Options that qualified as
incentive stock options prior to the Effective Time continue to qualify as
incentive stock options of Parent after the Effective Time.
(c) At or before the Effective Time, Parent shall take all
corporate action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares
of Parent Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of Company Stock Options
assumed in accordance with this Section 1.11. Promptly following the Effective
Time, and in any event within five business days, Parent shall, if no
registration statement is in effect covering such Parent shares, file a
registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate forms)
with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock subject to any Company Stock
Options held by all persons with respect to whom registration on Form S-8 is
available and shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the
effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements (and
maintain the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses contained therein)
for so long as such options remain outstanding.
(d) At or before the Effective Time, the Company shall cause to
be effected, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Parent, such amendments, if
any, to the Company Plans that are necessary to give effect to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 1.11.
Section 1.12 Change of Control Agreements. A "Change of Control" as such
term is defined in the Change of Control Agreements shall be deemed to occur at
the Effective Time.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to each of Parent and
Acquisition, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Schedule (the
"Company Disclosure Schedule") delivered by the Company to Parent (which
exceptions shall qualify only the Section specifically identified and any other
Section where it is reasonably clear that the
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disclosure is intended to apply to another Section) that:
Section 2.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries; Investments.
(a) Section 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a true and complete list of all the Company's directly or indirectly owned
subsidiaries and sales and other offices, together with the jurisdiction of
incorporation of each subsidiary and the percentage of each subsidiary's
outstanding capital stock or other equity interests owned by the Company or
another subsidiary of the Company. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is
duly organized, validly existing and, except as set forth in Section 2.1(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has all requisite power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
businesses as now being conducted. The Company has heretofore delivered or made
available to Acquisition or Parent accurate and complete copies of the
Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws (or similar governing documents), as
currently in full force and effect, of the Company and each of its subsidiaries.
Section 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule specifically identifies each
subsidiary of the Company that contains any material assets or through which the
Company conducts any operations. Except as set forth in Section 2.1(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no operating subsidiaries other
than those incorporated in a state of the United States.
(b) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary except where the failure
to obtain such qualification or license with respect to the Company or any
subsidiary would not adversely affect the Company or any such subsidiary in any
material way.
(c) Section 2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a true and complete list of each equity investment in an amount of Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000) or more or that represents a five percent (5%) or greater
ownership interest in the subject of such investment made by the Company or any
of its subsidiaries in any person other than the Company's subsidiaries ("Other
Interests"). Except as described in Section 2.1(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Other Interests are owned by the Company, by one or more of the
Company's subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, in
each case free and clear of all Liens (as defined below).
Section 2.2 Capitalization of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
60,000,000 Shares, of which, as of October 31, 1999, 14,858,566 Shares were
issued and outstanding and 3,500,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which is
outstanding. All of the outstanding Shares have been validly issued and are
fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. As of October 31, 1999,
approximately 617,909 Shares were reserved for future option grants and, as of
October 31, 1999, 2,634,378 were issuable upon or otherwise deliverable in
connection with the exercise of outstanding Company Stock Options issued
pursuant to the
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Company Plans. The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan is 100,000 shares, of which, as of October 31,
1999, all shares have been issued. Between October 31, 1999 and the date hereof,
no shares of the Company's capital stock have been issued other than pursuant to
Company Stock Options already in existence on such first date, and between
October 31, 1999 and the date hereof, no stock options have been granted. Except
as set forth above, as of the date hereof, there are outstanding (i) no shares
of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company, (ii) no securities
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company,
(iii) no options, preemptive or other rights to acquire from the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, and, except as described in the Company SEC Reports (as
defined below), no obligations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to
issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other securities of the Company
and (iv) no equity equivalent interests in the ownership or earnings of the
Company or its subsidiaries or other similar rights (collectively "Company
Securities"). Except as set forth in Section 2.2(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding rights or obligations
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any Company Securities. There are no stockholder agreements, voting
trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party or
by which it is bound relating to the voting or registration of any shares of
capital stock of the Company. The Company has not voluntarily accelerated the
vesting of any Company Stock Options as a result of the Merger or any other
change in control of the Company. No Shares are held by the Company's
subsidiaries.
(b) All of the outstanding capital stock of the Company's
subsidiaries owned by the Company is owned, directly or indirectly, free and
clear of any Lien or any other limitation or restriction (including any
restriction on the right to vote or sell the same except as may be provided as a
matter of Applicable Law). Except as set forth in Section 2.2(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, there are no (i) securities of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, (ii) options
or (iii) other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its subsidiaries any
capital stock or other ownership interests in or any other securities of any
subsidiary of the Company, and there exists no other contract, understanding,
arrangement or obligation (whether or not contingent) providing for the issuance
or sale, directly or indirectly, of any such capital stock. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock
or other ownership interests in any subsidiary of the Company.
(c) The Shares constitute the only class of equity securities of
the Company or its subsidiaries registered or required to be registered under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
Section 2.3 Authority Relative to this Agreement; Recommendation.
(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and to
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consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
have been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Company Board"), and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement, or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, except the approval of this Agreement by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares. This Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and
Acquisition, constitutes the valid, legal and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally or to general
principles of equity.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company
Board has unanimously (1) determined that the Merger is fair to, and in the best
interests of the Company and the Company's stockholders, (2) approved this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (3)
resolved to recommend approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby by the Company's stockholders, and
(4) has not withdrawn or modified such approval or resolution to recommend
(except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement).
Section 2.4 SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has filed all required forms, reports and
documents ("Company SEC Reports") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") since August 14, 1996 (the "IPO Date")(which the Company hereby
represents is the date it first became subject to the reporting requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), each of which complied at the time of
filing in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Exchange Act,
each law as in effect on the dates such forms, reports and documents were filed.
None of such Company SEC Reports, including any financial statements or
schedules included or incorporated by reference therein, contained when filed
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they
were made not misleading, except to the extent superseded or amended by a
Company SEC Report filed subsequently and prior to the date hereof. The audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC
Reports fairly present, in conformity in all material respects with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto), the financial position of the Company and its
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations and changes
in financial position for the periods then ended. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of any of the representations or
warranties in this Section 2.4(a) as a result of any changes to the Company SEC
Reports that the Company may make in response to comments received from the SEC
on the S-4 or the Proxy Statement (each as defined below).
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(b) The Company has heretofore made, and hereafter will make,
available to Acquisition or Parent a complete and correct copy of any amendments
or modifications that are required to be filed with the SEC but have not yet
been filed with the SEC to agreements, documents or other instruments that
previously had been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange
Act.
Section 2.5 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to
be supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in (i) the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC
by Parent in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in
the Merger (the "S-4") will, at the time it becomes effective under the
Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or (ii) the proxy statement relating to the
meeting of the Company's stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger
(the "Proxy Statement") will, at the date mailed to stockholders of the Company
and at the time of the meeting of stockholders of the Company to be held in
connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which
they are made not misleading. The Proxy Statement insofar as it relates to the
meeting of the Company's stockholders to vote on the Merger will comply as to
form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information
supplied or required to be supplied by Parent or Acquisition that is contained
in or omitted from any of the foregoing documents.
Section 2.6 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for filings,
permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may be required under
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state
securities or blue sky laws, and the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"), any filings under similar merger
notification laws or regulations of foreign Governmental Entities and the filing
and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, no
material filing with or notice to and no material permit, authorization, consent
or approval of any United States (federal, state or local) or foreign court or
tribunal, or administrative, governmental or regulatory body, agency or
authority (a "Governmental Entity") is necessary for the execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or result in any
breach of any provision of the respective Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws
(or similar governing documents) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (ii)
except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, result in
a material violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a material default (or give rise to any material right of
termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration or Lien) under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any
of their respective properties or assets
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are bound or (iii) except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, materially violate any material order, writ, injunction, decree, law,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties or assets.
Section 2.7 No Default. Except as set forth in Section 2.7 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
in material breach, default or violation (and no event has occurred that with
notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a material breach, default
or violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) its Certificate of
Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents), (ii) any material
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is now
a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound or (iii) any
material order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation
applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties or
assets.
Section 2.8 No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes.
(a) Except as and to the extent publicly disclosed by the Company
in the Company SEC Reports or as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any
material liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued or
contingent, that would be required by generally accepted accounting principles
to be reflected in the liabilities column of a consolidated balance sheet of the
Company, other than (i) liabilities specifically described in this Agreement or
in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) normal or recurring liabilities
incurred since September 30, 1999 in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices, (iii) liabilities permitted by Section 4.1, and (iv) items
required under generally accepted accounting principles to be disclosed in notes
and those items that would result from normal year end adjustments.
(b) Except as publicly disclosed by the Company in the Company
SEC Reports or as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
from September 30, 1999 to the date of this Agreement, there have been no
events, changes or effects with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries that,
individually or in the aggregate, have had or reasonably would be expected to
have had a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except as and to the extent publicly disclosed by
the Company in the Company SEC Reports or as set forth in Section 2.8 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, from September 30, 1999 to the date of this
Agreement, the Company and its subsidiaries have conducted their respective
businesses in all material respects only in, and have not engaged in any
material transaction other than according to, the ordinary and usual course of
such businesses consistent with past practices, and there has not been any (i)
material adverse change in the financial condition, business or results of
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) material damage,
destruction or other casualty loss with respect to any material asset or
property owned, leased or otherwise used by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, not covered by insurance; (iii) declaration, setting aside or
payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of the capital stock of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than wholly-owned subsidiaries) or
any repurchase, redemption or
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other acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any outstanding
shares of capital stock or other securities of, or other ownership interests in,
the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) amendment of any material term of
any outstanding security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (v)
incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of
any indebtedness for borrowed money other than in the ordinary course of
business and in amounts and on terms consistent with past practices; (vi)
creation or assumption by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any Lien on
any material asset other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices; (vii) loan, advance or capital contributions made by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries to, or investment in, any person other than (1) loans
or advances to employees in connection with business-related travel, (2) loans
made to employees consistent with past practices, and (3) loans, advances or
capital contributions to or investments in wholly-owned subsidiaries, and in
each case made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices; (viii) material transaction or commitment made, or any material
contract or agreement entered into, by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
relating to its material assets or business (including the acquisition (by sale,
license or otherwise) or disposition (by sale, license or otherwise) of any
material assets) or any relinquishment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
of any contract, agreement or other right, in any such case, material to the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than transactions,
commitments, contracts or agreements in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices and those contemplated by this Agreement or
disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule; (ix) labor dispute, other than
routine individual grievances, or any activity or proceeding by a labor union or
representative thereof to organize any employees of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or any lockouts, strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages or threats
thereof by or with respect to such employees; (x) any exclusive license,
distribution, marketing, sales or other agreement entered into or any agreement
to enter into any exclusive license, distribution, marketing, sales or other
agreement; or (xi) change by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in its
accounting principles, practices or methods. From September 30, 1999 to the date
of this Agreement, except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to
the date hereof or increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices, there has not been any material increase in the compensation
payable or that could become payable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
to (a) officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (b) any employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries whose annual cash compensation is
$100,000 or more, or (c) any other employees, where the aggregate amount of such
increases to such other employees is more than $25,000.
Section 2.9 Litigation. Except as publicly disclosed by the Company in
the Company SEC Reports or as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, there is no suit, claim, action,
arbitration, proceeding or (to the knowledge of the Company) investigation
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets before
any Governmental Entity or brought by any person that is material or would
reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement beyond the Final Date. Except as publicly
disclosed by the Company in the Company SEC Reports, as of the date of this
Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its
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subsidiaries is subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree
that would reasonably be expected to be material or would reasonably be expected
to prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No
Governmental Entity has at any time challenged or questioned in writing to the
Company the legal right of the Company to design, offer or sell any of its
products or services in the present manner or style thereof.
Section 2.10 Compliance with Applicable Law. Except as set forth in
Section 2.10(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or publicly disclosed by the
Company in the Company SEC Reports, the Company and its subsidiaries hold all
permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all
Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective
businesses (the "Company Permits") the failure of which to hold with would
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as publicly disclosed by the Company
in the Company SEC Reports, the Company and its subsidiaries have complied and
are in material compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except for any
non-compliance that would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
publicly disclosed by the Company in the Company SEC Reports, the businesses of
the Company and its subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in material
compliance with all material Applicable Laws, except for any non-compliance that
would result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as publicly disclosed by the
Company in the Company SEC Reports, to the knowledge of the Company, no
investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries is pending or threatened, nor has any Governmental
Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same, excluding any such
investigation that would result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.11 Employee Benefits.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(i) "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended;
(ii) "ERISA Affiliate" shall mean any other person or
entity under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code and the regulations thereunder;
(iii) "Company Employee Plan" shall refer to any written
plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement
providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, stock option, stock
purchase, stock bonus, performance awards, membership interest or membership
interest-related awards, retirement, health, life, disability insurance,
dependent care, retirement, medical, fringe benefits or other employee benefits
or remuneration of any kind, funded or unfunded, including each "employee
benefit plan," within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is or has
within the last three (3) years been maintained, contributed to, or required to
be contributed to, by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit of any
"Employee" (as defined below) and pursuant to
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which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability
contingent or otherwise;
(iv) "Employee" shall mean any current, former, or retired
employee, director, or officer of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any
other person entitled to participate under any Company Employee Plan;
(v) "Employee Agreement" shall refer to each management,
employment and consulting agreement or contract and each severance, signing
bonus, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, visa, work permit or similar
agreement or contract between the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and any
Employee or consultant, as to which, as of the date of the Agreement,
unsatisfied obligations of the Company are greater than $10,000, except, for
purposes of Section 2.11(i), the term "Employee Agreement" shall not be limited
by the $10,000 amount if the aggregate amount of unsatisfied obligations of the
Company under all such agreements is in excess of $50,000;
(vi) "IRS" shall mean the Internal Revenue Service;
(vii) "Multiemployer Plan" shall mean any "Pension Plan"
(as defined below) which is a "multiemployer plan," as defined in Section 3(37)
of ERISA;
(viii) "Multiple Employer Plan" shall mean any "Pension
Plan" (as defined below) which is a "multiple employer plan," as defined in
Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA;
(ix) "Pension Plan" shall refer to each Company Employee
Plan which is an "employee pension benefit plan," within the meaning of Section
3(2) of ERISA; and
(x) "Welfare Plan" shall refer to each Company Employee
Plan which is a welfare plan as defined in ERISA Section 3(1).
(b) Employee Plans. Section 2.11(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of each Company Employee Plan
and each Employee Agreement. The Company has never verbally represented,
promised or contracted to any Employee to maintain or sponsor any Company
Employee Plan other than those listed in Section 2.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. There is no verbal Company Employee Plan to which the
Company is a party. The Company has made available to Parent or its counsel,
where applicable, true, complete and correct copies of (1) the most recent plan
documents, related trust documents, adoption agreements, summary plan
descriptions, and all amendments thereto for each Company Employee Plan, (2) the
three most recent annual reports on Form 5500 filed with the IRS with respect to
each Company Employee Plan, (3) each group annuity contract, insurance policy,
service agreement, and other material agreement or policy related to any Company
Employee Plan, (4) the three most recent annual nondiscrimination test reports
for each Company Employee Plan, (5) the three most recent actuarial and audit
reports for each Pension Plan, (6) all IRS determination letters and rulings
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received by the Company and copies of all applications and correspondence since
January 1, 1999 to or from the IRS or the Department of Labor ("DOL") with
respect to any Company Employee Plan, (7) all material communications in the
Company's possession to any Employee relating to any Company Employee Plan, or
in each case, relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments,
increases or decreases in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting
schedules or other events which would result in any material Liability to the
Company, and (8) all registration statements and prospectuses prepared in
connection with each Company Employee Plan.
(c) Employee Plan Compliance. Except as set forth in Section
2.11(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) each Company Employee Plan has
been established and maintained in accordance with its terms and all Applicable
Laws, including ERISA and the Code; (ii) no "prohibited transaction," within the
meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA, has occurred with
respect to any Company Employee Plan; (iii) no Employee of the Company has
committed a material breach of any responsibility or obligation imposed upon
fiduciaries by Title I of ERISA with respect to any Company Employee Plan; (iv)
there are no proceedings pending, or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened or
anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Company
Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan; (v) each
Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued in
accordance with its terms, without liability to the Company, Parent or any of
their respective ERISA Affiliates (other than amounts for accrued benefits and
ordinary administration expenses incurred in a termination event); (vi) there
are no inquiries, investigations, audits or proceedings pending or, to the
Company's knowledge, threatened by the IRS or DOL with respect to any Company
Employee Plan or any related trust; (vii) neither the Company nor any ERISA
Affiliate is subject to any penalty or tax with respect to any Company Employee
Plan under Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code; (viii) each Pension Plan that
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is and has received
a favorable determination opinion, notification or advisory letter with respect
to such status from the IRS or has time remaining to apply under applicable
Treasury Regulation or IRS pronouncement for a determination or opinion letter
and to make any necessary amendments, and no event has occurred and no condition
or circumstance has existed or exists which may reasonably be expected to result
in the disqualification of such Pension Plan; (ix) there is no violation of any
reporting or disclosure requirements imposed by ERISA or the Code with respect
to any Company Employee Plan that would result in a material liability to the
Company; (x) all contributions required to be made to any Company Employee Plan
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code (without regard to any waivers of such
requirements) or the terms of the Employee Plan, have been made on or before
their due dates (including any contractual or statutory grace periods); (xi)
neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is, nor do any of them expect to be,
subject to (1) a security interest pursuant to Section 412(f) of the Code or (2)
a lien pursuant to Section 412(n) of the Code or Section 4068 or 302(f) of
ERISA; and (xii) no event has occurred and there exists no condition or set of
circumstances which could reasonably be anticipated to result in any material
liability to the Parent, the Company or its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any
Company Employee Plan.
(d) Pension Plans. At no time have the Company or its ERISA
Affiliates maintained a Pension Plan subject to Code Section 412 or ERISA
Section 302.
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(e) Multiemployer and Multiple Employer Plans. At no time have
the Company or its ERISA Affiliates contributed to or been required to
contribute to any Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan.
(f) Post-Employment Obligations. Except as set forth in Section
2.11(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Company Employee Plan provides,
or has any liability to provide, life insurance, medical or other employee
welfare benefits to any Employee upon his or her retirement or termination of
employment for any reason, except as (i) may be required by statute, (ii) to
benefits the full cost of which are borne by Employees of the Company (or such
Employees' beneficiaries or dependents), (iii) death or disability benefits
under any of the Company Employee Plans, or (iv) life insurance benefits for any
Employee who dies while in service with the Company.
(g) Welfare Plans. With respect to any Welfare Plans maintained
by the Company or its ERISA Affiliates, the Company and its ERISA Affiliates
have complied with the provisions of Sections 4980B, 9801 and 9802 of the Code.
(h) Plan Expenses and Amendment. Since the beginning of the
current fiscal year of any Company Employee Plan, no event has occurred and no
condition or circumstance has existed that could result in a material increase
in the benefits under or the expense of maintaining such Company Employee Plan
from the level of benefits or expense incurred for the most recently completed
fiscal year of such Company Employee Plan. Except as provided in Section 2.11(h)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no insurance policy or any other contract or
agreement affecting any Company Employee Plan requires or permits a retroactive
increase in premiums or payments due thereunder. Except as set forth in Schedule
2.11(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all amendments and actions required
to bring each of the Company Employee Plans into conformity with all of the
applicable provisions of ERISA and other applicable laws have been made or taken
except to the extent that such amendments or actions are not required by law to
be made or taken until a date after the Effective Time.
(i) Effect of Transaction.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.11(i) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not (either alone or upon the occurrence
of any additional or subsequent events other than events occurring after the
Effective Time which are caused by acts or omissions of Parent or the Company)
constitute an event under any Company Employee Plan, Employee Agreement, trust
or loan that will or may result in any payment (whether of severance pay or
otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution,
increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any
Employee.
(ii) In Section 2.11(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company shall provide compensation information for any Employee
identified pursuant to Section 2.11(i)(i) of this Agreement sufficient to allow
the independent public accountants retained by Parent to calculate each
Employee's "base amount" within the meaning of Section
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280G(b)(3) of the Code, as is necessary to determine whether any payment or
benefit which will or would reasonably be expected to be made by the Company or
Parent or any of their respective affiliates with respect to any Employee will
be characterized as an "excess parachute payment," within the meaning of Section
280G(b)(1) of the Code.
(j) Stock Options. Section 2.11(j) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists all outstanding Stock Options as of October 31, 1999, identifying
for each such option: (1) the number of shares issuable, (2) the number of
vested shares, (3) the date of expiration and (4) the exercise price. Other than
the automatic vesting of Stock Options that may occur without any further action
on the part of the Company or its officers or directors, the Company has not
taken any action that would result in any Stock Options that are unvested
becoming vested or their terms being extended in connection with or as a result
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(k) Foreign Plans. There are no Company Employee Plans maintained
for Employees outside of the United States.
(l) Employee Stock Purchase Plan. There are no options
outstanding to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Company's
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Section 2.12 Labor and Employment Matters. Except as set forth in
Section 2.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a) No collective bargaining agreement exists that is binding on
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and the Company has not been officially
apprised that any petition has been filed or proceeding instituted by an
employee or group of employees of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, with
the National Labor Relations Board seeking recognition of a bargaining
representative.
(b) (i) To the Company's knowledge, there is no labor strike,
dispute, slow down or stoppage pending or threatened against the Company or any
of its subsidiaries; and
(ii) As of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries has received in the last twenty-four (24) months any
demand letters, civil rights charges, suits or drafts of suits with respect to
claims made by any of their respective employees.
(c) All individuals who are currently performing consulting or
other services for the Company or any of its subsidiaries are currently
classified by the Company as either "independent contractors" or "employees" as
the case may be, and, at the Closing Date, will qualify for such classification.
(d) Section 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
list as of the date of this Agreement of the name of each officer, employee and
consultant of the
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Company or any of the Company's subsidiaries, together with such person's
position or function, annual base salary or wages and any incentives or bonus
arrangement with respect to such person. As of the date hereof, the Company has
not received any information that would lead it to believe that any such person
will or may cease to be engaged by the Company or such subsidiary for any
reason, including because of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement
(e) The Company and each of its subsidiaries has in all material
respects withheld and reported all material amounts required by law or by
agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other
payments to employees.
(f) The Company is not liable for any material payment to any
trust or other fund or to any Governmental Authority, with respect to
unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or
obligations for Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal
course of business and consistent with past practice).
(g) Section 2.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and correct list as of the date of this Agreement of all Employees
holding visas issued by the United States (or if such Employee works principally
in a foreign country, such foreign country), listing each such employee by name
and type of visa. Section 2.12(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and correct list as of the date of this Agreement of all Employees
holding visas issued by foreign countries, listing each such employer by name,
and type of visa. Except as set forth in Section 2.12(g) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, all other Employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries are citizens of the United States or the
foreign country in which such Employee performs services for the Company and its
subsidiaries.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 2.12(h) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is bound by
any agreement, nor has it taken or omitted to take any action, that restricts
its ability to terminate the employment of any of its Employees at any time
without payment or other liability.
Section 2.13 Environmental Laws and Regulations.
(a) The term "Environmental Laws" means any applicable federal,
state, local or foreign law, statute, treaty, ordinance, rule, regulation,
policy, permit, consent, approval, license, judgment, order, decree or
injunction relating to: (a) Releases (as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601(22)) or
threatened Releases of Hazardous Material (as hereinafter defined) into the
environment, (b) the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, use, handling,
manufacturing, transportation or shipment of Hazardous Material, (c) the health
or safety of employees in the workplace, (d) protecting or restoring natural
resources or (e) the environment. The term "Hazardous Material" means (1)
"hazardous substances" (as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601(14)), including
"hazardous waste" as defined in 42 U.S.C. sec. 6903, (2) petroleum, including
crude oil and any fractions thereof, (3) natural gas, synthetic gas and any
mixtures thereof, (4) asbestos and/or asbestos containing materials, (5) PCBs or
materials containing PCBs, (6) any material regulated as a medical waste, (7)
lead containing paint,
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(8) radioactive materials and (9) "Hazardous Substance" or "Hazardous Material"
as those terms are defined in any indemnification provision in any contract,
lease, or agreement to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party.
(b) During the period of ownership or operation by the Company
and its subsidiaries of any of their current or previously owned or leased
properties, there have been no Releases of Hazardous Material by the Company or
any of its subsidiaries in, on, under or affecting such properties or any
surrounding site, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
disposed of any Hazardous Material in a manner that has led, or could reasonably
be anticipated to lead to a Release. There have been no Releases of Hazardous
Material by the Company or any of its subsidiaries in, on, under or affecting
their current or previously owned or leased properties or any surrounding site
at times outside of such periods of ownership, operation or lease. The Company
and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of, or entered into
any order, settlement or decree relating to: (a) any violation of any
Environmental Laws or the institution or pendency of any suit, action, claim,
proceeding or investigation by any Governmental Entity or any third party in
connection with any alleged violation of Environmental Laws or (b) the response
to or remediation of Hazardous Material at or arising from any of the Company's
properties or any subsidiary's properties. There have been no material
violations of any Environmental Laws by the Company or any subsidiary.
(c) Since the IPO Date, there has not occurred any events,
conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, omissions
or plans that constitute a violation by the Company or any of the Company's
subsidiaries of, or are reasonably likely to prevent or interfere with the
Company's or any of the Company's subsidiaries' future compliance with, any
Environmental Laws, which such violations or non-compliance would result in a
Material Adverse Effect
Section 2.14 Taxes.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) the term "Tax" (including "Taxes") means (A) all
federal, state, local, foreign and other net income, gross income, gross
receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease,
service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance,
stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits, customs, duties or other
taxes, fees, assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any
interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect
thereto, (B) any liability for payment of amounts described in clause (A)
whether as a result of transferee liability, of being a member of an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period, or otherwise through
operation of law, and (C) any liability for the payment of amounts described in
clauses (A) or (B) as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax
allocation agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify any
other person; and
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(ii) the term "Tax Return" means any return, declaration,
report, statement, information statement and other document filed or required to
be filed with respect to Taxes.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have duly and timely
filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed; (ii) such Tax Returns are
complete and accurate in all material respects and correctly reflect the Tax
liability required to be reported thereon; and (iii) such Tax Returns do not
contain a disclosure statement under Section 6662 of the Code (or any
predecessor provision or comparable provision of state, local or foreign law).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(c) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (i) the Company and its subsidiaries have paid all Taxes due
and payable, and have adequately provided in the financial statements included
in the SEC Reports for all material Taxes (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) accrued but not yet due and payable through the date of such Company SEC
Reports; (ii) all material Taxes the Company and its subsidiaries accrued
following the end of the most recent period covered by the Company SEC Report
have been accrued in the ordinary course of business of the Company consistent
with past practice and each such subsidiary and have been paid when due in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; and (iii) no
material election has been made with respect to Taxes of the Company or its
subsidiaries in any Tax Returns that have not been provided to Parent.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(d) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, no material claim for assessment or collection of Taxes is
presently being asserted against the Company or its subsidiaries and neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any pending action,
proceeding, or investigation by any governmental taxing authority nor does the
Company have knowledge of any such threatened action, proceeding or
investigation.
(e) The Company has not made any payments and is not required to
make any payments that will not be fully deductible under Section 162(m) of the
Code.
(f) Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates has taken,
proposes to take or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from
constituting a reorganization qualifying under the provisions of Section 368(a)
of the Code.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(g) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party
to or bound by any obligation under any Tax sharing, Tax allocation, Tax
indemnity or similar agreement or arrangement.
(h) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(h) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, there is currently no limitation on the utilization of net
operating losses, built-in losses, tax credits or other similar items of the
Company or its subsidiaries under Section 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the Code and
the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
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(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.14(i) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has agreed
to, or is required to make, any adjustment under Section 481 of the Code by
reason of a change in accounting method.
(j) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a
"consenting corporations" within the meaning of Section 341(j) of the Code.
Section 2.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and accurate list of all of the following (if any) owned by Company
and its subsidiaries, to its actual knowledge: (a) patents and patent
applications; (b) Trademark registrations and applications and material
unregistered Trademarks; and (c) copyright registrations and applications,
indicating for each, the applicable jurisdiction, registration number (or
application number) and date issued (or date filed). For purposes of this
Agreement, "Intellectual Property" means: trademarks and service marks (whether
registered or unregistered), trade names, designs and general intangibles of
like nature, together with all goodwill related to the foregoing (collectively,
"Trademarks"); patents (including any continuations, continuations in part,
renewals and applications for any of the foregoing) (collectively "Patents");
copyrights (including any registrations and applications therefor and whether
registered or unregistered) (collectively "Copyrights"); computer software;
databases; works of authorship; mask works; trade secrets and other confidential
information, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms, models, user
interfaces, customer lists, inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas,
techniques, methods, source codes, object codes, methodologies and, with respect
to all of the foregoing, related confidential data or information (collectively,
"Trade Secrets").
(b) Trademarks.
(i) All Trademark registrations made by the Company or its
subsidiaries are, as of the date hereof, in compliance in all material respects
with all legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of
affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications) other than any
requirement that, if not satisfied, would not result in a cancellation of any
such registration or otherwise materially affect the priority, validity and
enforceability of the Trademark in question.
(ii) As of the date hereof, no registered Trademark owned
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been within the last three (3)
years or is now involved in any opposition or cancellation proceeding in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office. No such action has been threatened in
writing within the two (2)-year period prior to the date of this Agreement.
(iii) To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no
prior use of any material Trademark by any third party that confers upon said
third party superior rights in any such Trademark.
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(c) Patents.
(i) All Patents owned by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries are, as of the date hereof, in compliance with legal requirements
(including payment of filing, examination, and maintenance fees and proofs of
working or use) other than any requirement that, if not satisfied, would not
result in a revocation or otherwise materially affect the enforceability of the
Patent in question.
(ii) As of the date hereof, no Patent owned by the Company
or any of its subsidiaries has been or is now involved in any interference,
reissue, reexamination or opposing proceeding in the United States Patent and
Trademark Office. No such action has been threatened in writing within the two
(2) year period prior to the date of this Agreement.
(iii) As of the date hereof, there is no patent or, to the
Company's knowledge, patent application of any person that conflicts in any
material respect with any Patent owned by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or invalidates any claim the Company, or any of the Company's
subsidiaries, has in any Patent owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(d) Copyrights.
(i) To the Company's actual knowledge, no Copyright owned
by the Company or any of its subsidiaries has been infringed or has been
challenged or threatened in any way. To the Company's actual knowledge, none of
the subject matter of any of the Copyrights owned by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries infringes or is alleged to infringe any copyright of any third
party.
(e) Trade Secrets.
(i) The Company and each of its subsidiaries has taken
reasonable steps in accordance with normal industry practice to protect their
respective rights in its Trade Secrets, subject to its business judgement in the
ordinary course of business to publicly disclose Trade Secrets.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15(e)(i)
and except as would not be materially adverse to the Company or its business,
the Company and each subsidiary enforces a policy of requiring each relevant
employee, consultant and contractor to execute proprietary information,
confidentiality and assignment agreements substantially in the form of the
Company's standard forms (all of which are valid and enforceable under
applicable law) that assign to the Company all rights to any Intellectual
Property rights relating to the Company's business that are developed by the
employee, consultant or contractor, as applicable, in the course of his or her
activities for the Company or are developed during working hours or using
Company resources and that otherwise appropriately protect the Intellectual
Property of the Company and its subsidiaries. Except under confidentiality
obligations (and subject to subsection(i) above), there has been no disclosure
by the Company
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or any subsidiary of material confidential information or Trade Secrets, subject
to its business judgement in the ordinary course of business to publicly
disclose Trade Secrets.
(iii) Notwithstanding items (i) and (ii), the Company and
each of its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps in accordance with normal
industry practice to protect their respective rights in its Trade Secrets
contained in and relating to the product MarketStream 2.0 and all subsequent
versions; and to the Company's and each of its subsidiaries actual knowledge,
the Company and each of its subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps in
accordance with normal industry practice to protect their respective rights in
its Trade Secrets contained in all other products used, manufactured, marketed,
sold or licensed by the Company and its subsidiaries.
(f) License Agreements. Other than software commercially
available on reasonable terms to any person for a total license fee of no more
than $5,000, Section 2.15(f)(1) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all license agreements
entered into at any time since the IPO Date on or before the date hereof
granting to the Company or any of its subsidiaries any material right to use or
practice any rights under any Intellectual Property (collectively, the "Inbound
License Agreements"), indicating for each the title, date and the parties
thereto. Other than licenses with customers that, in the twelve-month period
ended prior to the date hereof, have purchased or licensed products for which
the total payments to the Company and its subsidiaries did not exceed $10,000,
Section 2.15(f)(2) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and
accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all license agreements under which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries licenses software or grants other rights to
use or practice any rights under any Intellectual Property (collectively, the
"Outbound License Agreements"), indicating for each the title, date and the
parties thereto. As of the date hereof, there is no material outstanding or, to
the Company's knowledge, threatened dispute or disagreement with respect to any
Inbound License Agreement or any Outbound License Agreement.
(g) Ownership; Sufficiency of IP Assets. The Company owns or
possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, free and clear of Liens,
orders and arbitration awards, all of the Intellectual Property used in and
material to its business. The Company's Intellectual Property, together with the
Company's and its subsidiaries' rights under the licenses granted to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries under the Inbound License Agreements, constitute all
the material Intellectual Property rights used in the operation of the Company's
and its subsidiaries' businesses as they are currently conducted and are all the
Intellectual Property rights necessary to operate such businesses after the
Effective Time in substantially the same manner as such businesses have been
operated by the Company prior hereto.
(h) Protection of IP. The Company has taken reasonable steps to
protect the Intellectual Property of the Company and its subsidiaries.
(i) No Infringement by the Company. The software product known as
MarketStream version 2.0 and all subsequent versions do not infringe upon,
violate or constitute the unauthorized use of any valid and enforceable rights
owned or controlled by any
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third party, including any Intellectual Property of any third party. To the
Company's actual knowledge, all other products used, manufactured, marketed,
sold or licensed by the Company and its subsidiaries, and all Intellectual
Property used in the conduct of the Company's and its subsidiaries' businesses
on or before the date hereof, do not infringe upon, violate or constitute the
unauthorized use of any valid and enforceable rights owned or controlled by any
third party, including any Intellectual Property of any third party.
(j) No Pending or Threatened Infringement Claims. Except and to
the extent publicly disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, no litigation is, as
of the date hereof, or within the three (3) years prior to the date of this
Agreement was, pending and, to the Company's knowledge, no notice or other claim
has been made against the Company within the one (1) year prior to the date of
this Agreement, (A) alleging that the Company any of its subsidiaries has
engaged in any activity or conduct that infringes upon, violates or constitutes
the unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property rights of any third party or
(B) challenging the ownership, use, validity or enforceability of any
Intellectual Property owned or licensed by or to the Company. Except as
specifically disclosed in one or more Sections of the Company Disclosure
Schedule pursuant to this Section 2.15, no Intellectual Property (a) that is
owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the subject of an Inbound
License Agreement, is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree,
stipulation or agreement restricting the use thereof by the Company or any such
subsidiary, except as may be provided in an Inbound License Agreement, or (b)
that is the subject of an Outbound License Agreement, is subject to any
outstanding order, judgment, decree, stipulation or agreement restricting the
sale, transfer, assignment or licensing thereof by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to any person (except any agreement that may be expressly included
in an Outbound License Agreement).
(k) No Infringement by Third Parties. Except as and to the extent
publicly disclosed in the Company SEC Reports, to the actual knowledge of the
Company as of the date hereof, no third party is or has been misappropriating,
infringing, diluting, or violating any Intellectual Property owned by or
licensed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and no such claims against
any third party have been made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries as of
the date hereof.
(l) Assignment; Change of Control. Except as set forth in Section
2.15(l) to the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will not: (1) cause (whether or not with the
passage of time or at the election of any third party) any payment to become due
and payable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or Parent or any of its
subsidiaries, that would not otherwise have become due and payable if this
Agreement had not been executed, delivered or performed, under any Inbound
License Agreement or Outbound License Agreement, (2) result in the loss or
impairment of, or give rise to any right of any third party to terminate or
modify, any of the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' rights to own any of
its Intellectual Property or their respective rights under any Inbound License
Agreement or Outbound License Agreement, or (3) require the consent of any
Governmental Authority or third party in respect of any Inbound License
Agreement or Outbound License Agreement.
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(m) Software. The Software owned by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries as of the date hereof, was either (i) developed by employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries within the scope of their employment; (ii)
developed by independent contractors who have assigned their rights to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to legal, valid and enforceable
written agreements; or (iii) otherwise acquired by the Company or a subsidiary
from a third party. Except as set forth in Section 2.15(m) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, such Software does not contain any programming code,
documentation or other materials or development environments that embody
Intellectual Property rights of any person other than the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. For purposes of this Section 2.15(m), "Software" means any and all
(i) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of
algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code or object code,
(ii) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of
data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (iii) descriptions, schematics,
flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop
any of the foregoing, and (iv) all documentation, including user manuals and
training materials, relating to any of the foregoing; and includes, without
limiting the foregoing, MarketStream version 2.0 and all subsequent versions
(including any under development).
(n) Performance of Existing Software Products. The Company
software product known as MarketStream version 2.0 and all subsequent versions
perform in all material respects, free of significant bugs, viruses or
programming errors, the functions described in any agreed specifications, end
user documentation or warranties provided to customers or other information
provided to customers of the Company or its subsidiaries on which such customers
relied when licensing or otherwise acquiring such products.
(o) Year 2000 Compliance.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(o) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company Year 2000 Compliant Products will record,
store, process and calculate and present calendar dates falling on and after
December 31, 1998, and will calculate any information dependent on or relating
to such dates in the same manner and with the same functionality, data integrity
and performance as the products record, store, process, calculate and present
calendar dates on or before December 31, 1998, or calculate any information
dependent on or relating to such dates (collectively "Year 2000 Compliant").
Except as set forth in Section 2.15(o) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company Year 2000 Compliant Products will lose no significant functionality with
respect to the introduction of records containing dates falling on or after
December 31, 1998. Except as set forth in Section 2.15(o) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company Year 2000 Compliant Products may be used prior
to, during and after December 31, 1998, such that such Software will operate
prior to, during and after such time period without error caused by date data
that represents or references different centuries or more than one century. The
"Company Year 2000 Compliant Products" are MarketStream 2.0, OneServer 2.6 for
Solaris, and OneServer 2.5 for HP, and all subsequent versions of each such
product.
(ii) The Company Year 2000 Compliant Products conform to
all representations and warranties made by the Company and its subsidiaries to
customers with
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respect to the introduction of records containing dates falling on or after
December 31, 1998, the advent of the year 2000, the advent of the twenty-first
century, the transition from the twentieth century through the year 2000 and
into the twenty-first century, and/or otherwise with regard to the ability to
record, store, process, calculate and present dates from, into and between the
twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the years 1999 and 2000 and leap
year calculations.
Section 2.16 Insurance. Each of the Company and its subsidiaries
maintains insurance policies (the "Insurance Policies") against all risks of a
character and in such amounts as are customarily insured against by similarly
situated companies in the same or similar businesses. Each material Insurance
Policy is in full force and effect and is valid, outstanding and enforceable,
and all premiums due thereon have been paid in full. Except as set forth in
Section 2.16 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the material Insurance
Policies will terminate or lapse (or be affected in any other materially adverse
manner) by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of
the Company and its subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with the
provisions of each Insurance Policy under which it is the insured party. No
insurer under any Insurance Policy has canceled or generally disclaimed
liability under any such policy or, to the Company's knowledge, indicated any
intent to do so or not to renew any such policy. All material claims of which
the Company has knowledge under the Insurance Policies have been filed in a
timely fashion.
Section 2.17 Restrictions on Business Activities. Except as set forth in
Section 2.17 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, for employees' obligations to
prior employers and for the limitations (express or implied) in any license of
Intellectual Property to the Company, there is no agreement (noncompete or
otherwise), judgment, injunction, order or decree to which the Company is a
party or otherwise binding upon the Company that has or is reasonably likely to
have the effect of prohibiting or impairing any business practice of the
Company, any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the Company or
the conduct of business by the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Company has not entered into any agreement under which the Company is restricted
from selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any of its products or
providing services to any class of customers, in any geographic area, during any
period of time or in any segment of the market.
Section 2.18 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances.
(a) The Company owns no real property, nor has it ever owned any
real property. Section 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list
of all real property currently leased by the Company as of the date of this
Agreement. All such current leases are in full force and effect, are valid and
effective in accordance with their respective terms, and there is not, under any
of such leases, any existing material default or material event of default (or
event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material
default), in each case, on the part of the Company. Complete and correct copies
of such leases have been made available to Parent or its counsel.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has good and
valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and assets, valid leasehold
interests in, all of the
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properties and assets, tangible and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used
or held for use in its business, free and clear of any Liens, except as
reflected in the Company SEC Reports, except for Liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable and except for such imperfections of title, if any, that do not
materially interfere with the present value of the subject property or as may be
reflected in Section 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Section 2.19
Certain Business Practices. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any
directors or officers or, to the Company's knowledge, agents or employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any funds of the Company for
unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related
to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment on behalf of the Company
to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or
domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (iii) made any other unlawful
payment on behalf of the Company.
Section 2.20 Product Warranties. Section 2.20 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth complete and accurate copies of the forms of written
warranties and guaranties by the Company or any of its subsidiaries currently in
effect with respect to its products for the customers identified in Section 2.20
of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company represents and warrants that it
has provided Parent with copies (or written summaries, if oral) of all such
warranties or guaranties. There have not been any material deviations from such
warranties and guaranties (whether written or oral), and neither the Company,
any of its subsidiaries nor any of their respective salesmen, employees,
distributors and agents is authorized to undertake obligations to any customer
or to other third parties materially in excess of such warranties or guaranties.
Section 2.21 Agreements, Scheduled Contracts and Commitments. Except as
set forth in Section 2.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of
this Agreement, the Company does not have, is not a party to nor is it bound by:
(i) any collective bargaining agreements;
(ii) any employment or consulting agreement with an
employee or individual consultant, or any consulting or sales agreement under
which a firm or other organization provides services to the Company other than
those that are terminable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries on no more
than thirty days notice without liability or financial obligation exceeding
$50,000, except to the extent general principles of wrongful termination law may
limit the Company's or any of its subsidiaries' ability to terminate employees
at will, or any consulting agreement;
(iii) any fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(iv) any agreement of indemnification other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or any guaranty, in
either case, entered into since the IPO Date;
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(v) any agreement entered into since the IPO Date pursuant
to which the Company has granted or may grant in the future, to any party a
source-code license or option or other right to use or acquire source-code;
(vi) any agreement relating to the disposition or
acquisition of assets or any interest in any business enterprise, outside the
ordinary course of the Company's business consistent with past practices;
(vii) any distribution, joint marketing or development
agreement;
(viii) any customer agreement, or group of related
agreements that relate to any single customer together with its affiliated
entities, that provides for aggregate future revenue to the Company of more than
$50,000; or
(ix) any other material agreement or commitment, whether
written or oral that has not otherwise been disclosed to Parent and Acquisition.
Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has in any material
respect breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it has
materially breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions
of any agreement, contract or commitment required to be set forth in Section
2.21 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and each such agreement, contract or
commitment is in full force and effect and is not subject to any material
default thereunder of which the Company has knowledge by any party obligated to
the Company pursuant thereto.
Section 2.22 Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding Shares is the only vote of the holders of any class
or series of the Company's capital stock necessary to approve and adopt this
Agreement.
Section 2.23 Affiliates. Except for the directors and executive officers
of the Company, each of whom is listed in Section 2.24 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no persons who, to the knowledge of the Company, may be
deemed to be affiliates of the Company within the meaning of Rule 145 of the
Securities Act ("Company Affiliates").
Section 2.24 Opinion of Financial Adviser. Alliant Partners (the
"Company Financial Adviser") has delivered to the Company Board its written
opinion dated November 18, 1999 to the effect that as of such date the total
consideration received by the Company's stockholders pursuant to this Agreement
is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Company's stockholders (the
"Opinion of Company Financial Advisor"). A true and complete copy of such
opinion has been delivered or made available to Parent.
Section 2.25 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker (other than
the Company Financial Adviser, a true and correct copy of whose engagement
agreement has been provided to Parent) is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
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Section 2.26 Takeover Statutes. No "fair price," "moratorium," "control
share acquisition" or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each a
"Takeover Statute") is applicable to the Company, the Shares, the Merger or any
of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company Board has
approved the Merger and this Agreement, and such approval is sufficient to
render inapplicable to the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the provisions of DGCL Section 203 to the
extent, if any, such Section is applicable to the Merger, this Agreement, or any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 2.27 Representations Complete. To the Company's actual
knowledge, the representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Agreement, and the statements made in any Schedules or certificates furnished by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement, do not contain and will not contain, as
of their respective dates, any untrue statement of a material fact, nor do they
omit or will they omit, as of their respective dates, to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT AND ACQUISITION
Parent and Acquisition hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Company, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule (the "Parent Disclosure Schedule") delivered by Parent to the Company
(which exceptions shall qualify only the Section specifically identified and any
other Section where it is reasonably clear that the disclosure is intended to
apply to another Section) that:
Section 3.1 Organization. Each of Parent, Acquisition and Parent's other
subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company accurate and
complete copies of the Certificates of Incorporation and bylaws as currently in
full force and effect, of Parent, Acquisition and Parent's other subsidiaries.
Each of Parent, Acquisition and Parent's other subsidiaries is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the
property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary except where the failure
to obtain such qualification or license with respect to Parent, Acquisition or
Parent's other subsidiaries would not adversely affect Parent, Acquisition or
Parent's other subsidiaries in any material way.
Section 3.2 Capitalization of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Parent consists of
150,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock ("Parent Shares"), of which, as of
October 31, 1999, 33,685,585 Parent Shares were issued and outstanding, and
15,000,000 shares of
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xxxxxxxxx xxxxx, xxxx of which is outstanding. All of the outstanding Parent
Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights. As of October 31, 1999, approximately 14,715,000 Parent
Shares were reserved for issuance and, as of October 31, 1999, approximately
6,670,342 were issuable upon or otherwise deliverable in connection with the
exercise of outstanding options to purchase Parent Common Stock issued pursuant
to the following plans ("Parent Option Plans"): 1995 Stock Option Plan, 1997
Stock Option Plan. As of October 31, 1999. approximately 23,736 Parent Shares
were issuable or otherwise deliverable in connection with the exercise of
outstanding options to purchase Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to the
FirstFloor 1993 Stock Option Plan. The maximum number of shares that may be
issued under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is 750,000 shares of which as
of October 31, 1999, 0 shares have been issued and 750,000 shares are reserved
for issuance. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, between October 31, 1999 and the date hereof, no shares of the
Parent's capital stock have been issued other than pursuant to options already
in existence on such first date issued under Parent Option Plans, and between
October 31, 1999 and the date hereof, no stock options have been granted. Except
as set forth above, and as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as of
the date hereof, there are outstanding (i) no shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of Parent, (ii) no securities of Parent or any of its
subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of
capital stock or other securities of Parent, (iii) no options, preemptive or
other rights to acquire from Parent or any of its subsidiaries, and, except as
described in the Parent SEC Reports (as defined below), no obligations of Parent
or any of its subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or
other securities of Parent, and (iv) no equity equivalent interests in the
ownership or earnings of the Company or its subsidiaries or other similar rights
(collectively "Parent Securities"). Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, as of the date hereof, there are no outstanding
rights or obligations of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Securities. There are no stockholder
agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings to which the
Parent is a party or by which it is bound relating to the voting or registration
of any shares of capital stock of Parent.
(b) All of the outstanding capital stock of Parent's subsidiaries
owned by Parent is owned, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien or
any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to
vote or sell the same except as may be provided as a matter of Applicable Law).
Except as set forth in Section 3.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there
are no (i) securities of Parent or any of its subsidiaries convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for, (ii) options or (iii) except for the Parent
Rights, other rights to acquire from Parent or any of its subsidiaries any
capital stock or other ownership interests in or any other securities of any
subsidiary of Parent, and there exists no other contract, understanding,
arrangement or obligation (whether or not contingent) providing for the issuance
or sale, directly or indirectly, of any such capital stock. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations of Parent or its subsidiaries to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock or other
ownership interests in any subsidiary of Parent.
(c) The Parent Shares constitute the only class of equity
securities of Parent or its subsidiaries registered or required to be registered
under the Exchange Act.
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Section 3.3 Authority Relative to this Agreement.
(a) Each of Parent and Acquisition has all necessary corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the
boards of directors of Parent (the "Parent Board") and Acquisition and by Parent
as the sole stockholder of Acquisition, and no other corporate proceedings on
the part of Parent or Acquisition are necessary to authorize this Agreement or
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger). This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and
Acquisition and constitutes, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the Company, a valid, legal and binding agreement of each of
Parent and Acquisition enforceable against each of Parent and Acquisition in
accordance with its terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors' rights generally or to general principles of equity.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parent
Board has unanimously (1) determined that the Merger is fair to, and in the best
interests of Parent and Parent's stockholders, (2) approved this Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and (3) has not withdrawn
or modified such approval.
Section 3.4 SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has filed all required forms, reports and documents
("Parent SEC Reports") with the SEC since October 6, 1999, each of which
complied at the time of filing in all material respects with all applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, each law as in effect
on the dates such forms, reports and documents were filed. None of such Parent
SEC Reports, including any financial statements or schedules included or
incorporated by reference therein, contained when filed any untrue statement of
a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or
incorporated by reference therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading,
except to the extent superseded or amended by a Parent SEC Report filed
subsequently and prior to the date hereof. The audited consolidated financial
statements of Parent included in the Parent SEC Reports fairly present in
conformity in all material respects with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto) the consolidated financial position of Parent and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results
of operations and changes in financial position for the periods then ended.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be deemed to be in breach of any
of the representations or warranties in this Section 3.4 as a result of any
changes to the Parent SEC Reports that Parent may make in response to comments
received from the SEC on the S-4 or the Proxy Statement.
(b) Parent has heretofore made, and hereafter will make,
available to the Company a complete and correct copy of any amendments or
modifications that are required to be filed with the SEC but have not yet been
filed with the SEC to agreements, documents or
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other instruments that previously had been filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant
to the Exchange Act.
Section 3.5 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to
be supplied by Parent or Acquisition in writing for inclusion or incorporation
by reference in (i) the S-4 will at the time the S-4 is filed with the SEC and
at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or
(ii) the Proxy Statement will, at the date mailed to stockholders of the Company
and at the times of the meeting or meetings of stockholders of the Company to be
held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances
under which they are made not misleading. The S-4 will comply as to form in all
material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no
representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied or
required to be supplied by the Company that is contained in or omitted from any
of the foregoing documents.
Section 3.6 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for filings,
permits, authorizations, consents and approvals as may be required under
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state
securities or blue sky laws, the HSR Act, and any filings under similar merger
notification laws or regulations of foreign Governmental Entities and the filing
and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, no
material filing with or notice to, and no material permit, authorization,
consent or approval of any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution
and delivery by Parent or Acquisition of this Agreement or the consummation by
Parent or Acquisition of the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent or Acquisition
nor the consummation by Parent or Acquisition of the transactions contemplated
hereby will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
respective Certificates of Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing
documents) of Parent or Acquisition or any of Parent's other subsidiaries, (ii)
result in a violation or breach of or constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
amendment, cancellation or acceleration or Lien) under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Parent
or Acquisition or any of Parent's other subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them or any of their respective properties or assets are bound or (iii)
violate any material order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or
regulation applicable to Parent or Acquisition or any of Parent's other
subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.
Section 3.7 Litigation. Except as publicly disclosed by the Parent in
the Parent SEC Reports or as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, there is no suit, claim, action, arbitration, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent
or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets
before any Governmental Entity or brought by any person that is material or
would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the consummation of the
transactions contemplated
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by this Agreement beyond the Final Date. Except as publicly disclosed by Parent
in the Parent SEC Reports, neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries is subject
to any outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree that would reasonably be
expected to be material or would reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No Governmental Entity has
at any time challenged or questioned in writing to Parent the legal right of
Parent to design, offer or sell any of its products or services in the present
manner or style thereof.
Section 3.8 Tax Treatment. Neither Parent, Acquisition or any of
Parent's other subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any of its
affiliates has taken, proposes to take, or has agreed to take any action that
would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization qualifying under the
provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 3.9 Opinion of Financial Adviser. Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx (the "Parent
Financial Adviser") has delivered to the Board of Directors of Parent its
opinion to the effect that, as of November 18, 1999, the Merger Consideration is
fair, from a financial point of view, to Parent ("Opinion of Parent Financial
Adviser").
Section 3.10 Brokers. Other than the Parent Financial Adviser, no
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or
other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Acquisition.
Section 3.11 No Prior Activities. Except for obligations incurred in
connection with its incorporation or organization or the negotiation and
consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
Acquisition has neither incurred any obligation or liability nor engaged in any
business or activity of any type or kind or entered into any agreement or
arrangement with any person.
Section 3.12 No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes. Except as
and to the extent publicly disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports,
neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries has any material liabilities or
obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that
would be required by generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected on
a consolidated balance sheet of Parent (including the notes thereto) other than
(i) liabilities specifically described in this Agreement or in the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, and (ii) normal or recurring liabilities incurred since
September 30, 1999 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices. Except as publicly disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports or
as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, since September
30, 1999, there have been no events, changes or effects with respect to Parent
or its subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or
reasonably would be expected to have had a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
Section 3.13 Compliance with Applicable Law. Except as publicly
disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent and its subsidiaries hold
all material permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of
all Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of their respective
businesses (the "Parent Permits"). Except as publicly
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disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent and its subsidiaries are
in material compliance with the terms of the Parent Permits. Except as publicly
disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports, to the knowledge of Parent, the
businesses of Parent and its subsidiaries have been and are being conducted in
material compliance with all material Applicable Laws. Except as publicly
disclosed by Parent in the Parent SEC Reports, no investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to Parent or any of its subsidiaries is pending
or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, has
any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same.
Section 3.14 Intellectual Property. Parent (or one of its subsidiaries)
owns all of the material Intellectual Property, or has a valid and enforceable
right to use all of the material Intellectual Property that is not owned
exclusively by it, that is used in Parent's business. Except as set forth in
Section 3.14 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the products used, manufactured,
marketed, sold or licensed by Parent and its subsidiaries, and all Intellectual
Property used in the conduct of Parent's businesses as currently conducted, do
not infringe upon, violate or constitute the unauthorized use of any valid and
enforceable rights owned or controlled by any third party, including any
Intellectual Property of any third party. Except as and to the extent publicly
disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, to the knowledge of Parent, as of the date
hereof no third party is misappropriating, infringing or violating any
Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to Parent or any of its subsidiaries,
and no such claims against any third party made by Parent or any of its
subsidiaries are outstanding as of the date hereof. All of Parent's and its
subsidiaries' material products conform to all representations and warranties
made by Parent and its subsidiaries to customers with respect to the
introduction of records containing dates falling on or after December 31, 1998,
the advent of the year 2000, the advent of the twenty-first century or the
transition from the twentieth century through the year 2000 and into the
twenty-first century.
Section 3.15 No Default. Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent nor any of its subsidiaries is in
material breach, default or violation (and no event has occurred that with
notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or
violation) of any term, condition or provision of (i) its Certificate of
Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents), (ii) any material
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is now a
party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound or (iii) any
material order, writ, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation
applicable to Parent or any of its subsidiaries or any of its properties or
assets.
Section 3.16 Representations Complete. To the Parent's and Acquisition's
actual knowledge, the representations and warranties made by Parent and
Acquisition in this Agreement, and the statements made in any certificates
furnished by Parent and Acquisition pursuant to this Agreement do not contain
and will not contain, as of their respective dates, any untrue statement of a
material fact, nor do they omit or will they omit, as of their respective dates,
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
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Section 3.17 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances.
Parent has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and
assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, tangible
and intangible, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business,
free and clear of any Liens, except as reflected in the Parent SEC Reports
except for Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and such imperfections of
title, if any that do not materially interfere with the present value of the
subject property or as may be reflected in Section 3.16 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule.
Section 3.18 Year 2000 Compliance.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.18(a) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, all of Parent's and its subsidiaries' material products
marketed as of the date hereof will record, store, process and calculate and
present calendar dates falling on and after December 31, 1998, and will
calculate any information dependent on or relating to such dates in the same
manner and with the same functionality, data integrity and performance as the
products record, store, process, calculate and present calendar dates on or
before December 31, 1998, or calculate any information dependent on or relating
to such dates (collectively "Year 2000 Compliant"). Except as set forth in
Section 3.18(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, all of Parent's and its
subsidiaries' material products marketed as of the date hereof will lose no
significant functionality with respect to the introduction of records containing
dates falling on or after December 31, 1998. Except as set forth in Section
3.18(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the versions of Parent's and its
subsidiaries' Software marketed as of the date hereof may be used prior to,
during and after December 31, 1998, such that such Software will operate prior
to, during and after such time period without error caused by date data that
represents or references different centuries or more than one century.
(b) All of Parent's and its subsidiaries' material products
marketed as of the date hereof conform to all representations and warranties
made by Parent and its subsidiaries to customers with respect to the
introduction of records containing dates falling on or after December 31, 1998,
the advent of the year 2000, the advent of the twenty-first century or the
transition from the twentieth century through the year 2000 and into the
twenty-first century.
Section 3.19 Parent Common Stock. The Parent Common Stock to be issued
in connection with the Merger (including the Parent Common Stock to be issued in
accordance with Section 1.8 and the Parent Common Stock to be issued in
accordance with Section 1.11) has been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive
rights, and will be freely tradable. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, none of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection
with the Merger will constitute "restricted securities" within the meaning of
Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Conduct of Business of the Company. Except as contemplated
by this Agreement or as described in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, during the period from the date hereof to the Effective Time, the
Company will, and will cause each of its subsidiaries to, conduct its operations
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with no less
diligence and effort than would be applied in the absence of this Agreement, use
commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business
organizations, to keep available the service of its current officers and key
employees and to preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
distributors, lessors, creditors, employees, contractors and others having
business dealings with it with the intention that its goodwill and ongoing
businesses shall be unimpaired at the Effective Time. Subject to approval of
Parent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the company may
negotiate, execute and deliver a lease for new principal offices. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as otherwise expressly provided
in this Agreement and except as described in Section 4.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time, neither the Company nor any of
its subsidiaries will, without the prior written consent of Parent, which
consent shall not unreasonably be withheld:
(a) amend its Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws (or other
similar governing instrument);
(b) authorize for issuance, issue, sell, deliver or agree or
commit to issue, sell or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of
options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise)
any stock of any class or any other debt or equity securities or equity
equivalents (including any stock options or stock appreciation rights) except
for (i) grants of options under the Company Plans up to the amounts set forth on
Section 4.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (ii) the issuance and sale
of Shares pursuant to options granted under the Company Plans prior to the date
hereof;
(c) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock,
declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock,
make any other actual, constructive or deemed distribution in respect of its
capital stock or otherwise make any payments to stockholders in their capacity
as such, or redeem or otherwise acquire any of its securities or any securities
of any of its subsidiaries except as may be required under any Company Option or
any other agreement set forth in Section 4.1(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule;
(d) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution,
merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than the Merger);
(e) alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization,
restructuring or any other fashion the corporate structure of any subsidiary;
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(f) (i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue
any debt securities in each case, except for borrowings under existing lines of
credit in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, or
modify or agree to any amendment of the terms of any of the foregoing; (ii)
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether
directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person
except for obligations of subsidiaries of the Company incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practices (excluding intellectual
property indemnifications in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices); (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or
investments in any other person (other than to subsidiaries of the Company or
customary loans or advances to employees in each case in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice); (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber
shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (v)
mortgage or pledge any of its material assets, tangible or intangible, or create
or suffer to exist any material Lien thereupon (excluding purchase money
security interests incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices);
(g) except as may be required by Applicable Law and except for
signing bonuses for non-officer employees in an amount not to exceed $25,000 per
person and $150,000 in the aggregate), enter into, adopt or amend or terminate
any bonus, special remuneration, compensation, severance, stock option, stock
purchase agreement, retirement, health, life, or disability insurance, severance
or other employee benefit plan agreement, trust, fund or other arrangement for
the benefit or welfare of any director, officer, employee or consultant in any
manner or increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of any
director, officer or employee or pay any benefit not required by any plan and
arrangement as in effect as of the date hereof (including the granting of stock
appreciation rights or performance units), except as set forth in Section 4.1(g)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(h) grant any severance or termination pay to any director,
officer, employee or consultant, except payments made pursuant to written
agreements outstanding on the date hereof, the material terms of which are
disclosed on Section 2.12(h) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as required
by applicable federal, state or local law or regulations;
(i) exercise its discretion or otherwise voluntarily accelerate
the vesting of any Company Stock Option as a result of the Merger, any other
change of control of the Company (as defined in the Company Plans) or otherwise;
(j) (1) acquire, sell, lease, license, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any material assets in any single transaction or series of related
transactions (including in any transaction or series of related transactions
having a fair market value in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate), other than
sales of its products and licenses of software in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices, (2) enter into any exclusive license,
distribution, marketing, sales or other agreement, (3) enter into any agreement
with a person whereby such person would provide product development or similar
services if the term of such agreement exceeds sixty (60) days or provides for
payments that could exceed $25,000 for any single agreement or $100,000 for all
such agreements, or (4) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
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Intellectual Property, other than sales of its products and licenses of software
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(k) except as may be required as a result of a change in law or
in generally accepted accounting principles, materially change any of the
accounting principles, practices or methods used by it;
(l) revalue in any material respect any of its assets, including
writing down the value of inventory or writing-off notes or accounts receivable,
other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(m) (i) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock
or assets) any corporation, partnership or other entity or division thereof or
any equity interest therein; (ii) enter into any contract or agreement that
would be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other
than a non-exclusive license agreement or a service agreement with end-users
entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(iii) amend, modify or waive any material right under any material contract of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) modify its standard warranty terms
for its products or amend or modify any product warranties in effect as of the
date hereof in any material manner that is adverse to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (v) authorize any additional or new capital expenditure or
expenditures in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate in any calendar quarter, if
any such expenditure or expenditures are not listed in the capital budget
attached as Section 4.1 (m)(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; provided that
nothing in the foregoing clause (v) shall limit any capital expenditure required
pursuant to existing customer contracts; or (vi) authorize any new or additional
manufacturing capacity expenditure or expenditures for any manufacturing
capacity contracts or arrangements;
(n) make or revoke any material tax election or settle or
compromise any material income tax liability or permit any material insurance
policy naming it as a beneficiary or loss-payable to expire, or to be canceled
or terminated, unless a comparable insurance policy reasonably acceptable to
Parent is obtained and in effect;
(o) fail to file any Tax Returns when due (or, alternatively,
fail to file for available extensions) or fail to cause such Tax Returns when
filed to be complete and accurate in all material respects;
(p) fail to pay any material Taxes or other material debts when
due;
(q) settle or compromise any pending or threatened suit, action
or claim that (i) relates to the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) the
settlement or compromise of suits, actions, or claims which would involve more
than $25,000 in the aggregate, or that would otherwise be material to the
Company or relates to any Intellectual Property matters;
(r) take any action or fail to take any action that could
reasonably be expected to (i) limit the utilization of any of the net operating
losses, built-in losses, tax credits or other similar items of the Company or
its subsidiaries under Section 382, 383, 384 or 1502
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of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, or (ii) cause any
transaction in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was a party that was
intended to be treated as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code to
fail to qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code;
(s) other than licensing and distribution contracts and
agreements with end-user customers entered into in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, enter into any licensing, distribution,
sponsorship, advertising or other similar contracts, agreements, or obligations
which may not be canceled without penalty by the Company or its subsidiaries
upon notice of 60 days or less or which provide for payments by or to the
Company or its subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $25,000 over the term of
the agreement;
(t) Fail to make in a timely manner any filings with the SEC
required under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder;
(u) Engage in any willful action with the intent to directly or
indirectly adversely impact any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; or
(v) take or agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the
actions described in Sections 4.1(a) through 4.1(u) (and it shall use all
reasonable efforts not to take any action that would make any of the
representations or warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement
(including the exhibits hereto) untrue or incorrect) at Closing such that the
condition set forth in Section 5.3(a) would not be satisfied.
Section 4.2 Preparation of S-4 and the Proxy Statement. The Company and
Parent shall diligently work together and promptly prepare and file with the SEC
the Proxy Statement and the S-4, respectively. Each of Parent and the Company
shall use all reasonable efforts to have the S-4 declared effective under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing. Parent shall also
take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in
which it is now not so qualified) required to be taken under any applicable
state securities laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Common Stock in
the Merger and upon the exercise of Company Stock Options, and the Company shall
furnish all information concerning the Company and the holders of Shares as may
be reasonably requested in connection with any such action.
Section 4.3 No Solicitation or Negotiation.
(a) The Company shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries, its
affiliates and their respective officers and other employees, directors,
representatives (including the Company Financial Advisor and any other
investment banker and any attorneys and accountants) and agents to, immediately
cease any discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any Third
Party Acquisition (as defined below). The Company also agrees promptly to
request each person that has at any time heretofore executed a confidentiality
agreement that governs such person's discussions with the Company or any of its
representatives concerning an acquisition of (whether by merger, acquisition of
stock or assets or otherwise) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, if any, to
return all confidential
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information heretofore furnished to such person by or on behalf of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries and, if requested by Parent, to enforce such person's
obligation to do so. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates shall, nor
shall the Company authorize or permit any of its or their respective officers,
directors, employees, representatives or agents to, directly or indirectly,
encourage, solicit, participate in or initiate discussions or negotiations with
or provide any non-public information to any person or group (other than Parent
and Acquisition or any designees of Parent and Acquisition) concerning any Third
Party Acquisition; provided, however, that if the Company Board determines in
good faith, acting only after consultation with legal counsel of nationally
recognized standing and in a manner consistent therewith, that the failure to do
so would likely be a breach of its fiduciary duties to the Company's
stockholders under the DGCL, the Company may, in response to a proposal, offer
or Inquiry for a Company Acquisition that was not solicited and that the Company
Board determines, based upon the advice of the Company Financial Advisor (or
another financial advisor of nationally recognized standing), is from a Third
Party that is capable of consummating a Superior Proposal and only for so long
as the Board of Directors so determines that its actions have a substantial
probability of leading to a Superior Proposal, (i) furnish information to any
such person only pursuant to a confidentiality agreement substantially in the
same form as was executed by Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement and
only if copies of such information are concurrently provided to Parent, and (ii)
participate in discussions and negotiations regarding such proposal, offer or
Inquiry; provided, further, nothing herein shall prevent the Company Board from
taking and disclosing to the Company's stockholders a position contemplated by
Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to any
tender or exchange offer. The Company shall promptly (and in any event within
twenty-four (24) hours after becoming aware thereof) (i) notify Parent in the
event the Company or any of its subsidiaries or other affiliates or any of their
respective officers, directors, employees and agents receives any proposal,
offer or Inquiry concerning a Third Party Acquisition, including the material
terms and conditions thereof and the identity of the party submitting such
proposal, and any request for confidential information in connection with a
potential Third Party Acquisition, (ii) provide a copy of any written
agreements, proposals or other materials the Company receives from any such
person or group (or its representatives), (iii) provide Parent with copies of
all information furnished to any such Person pursuant to Clause (i) of the
preceding sentence if such information has not been previously furnished to
Parent and (iv) notify Parent of any material changes or developments with
respect to any of the matters described in clauses (i) or (ii). The Company
shall also advise Parent from time to time of the status, at any time upon
Parent's request, of any such matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 4.3(a) or elsewhere in this Agreement, at any time
after the date hereof, the Company may file with the SEC a report on Form 8-K
with respect to this Agreement and may file a copy of this Agreement and any
related agreements as an exhibit to such report.
(b) Except as set forth in this Section 4.3(b), the Company Board
shall not withdraw or modify its recommendation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or approve or recommend, or cause or permit the Company to enter into any
letter of intent, agreement or obligation with respect to, any Third Party
Acquisition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company Board by a majority
vote determines in its good faith judgment, acting only after
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consultation with legal counsel of nationally recognized standing and in a
manner consistent therewith, that the failure to do so would likely result in a
breach of the Board's fiduciary duties, the Company Board may withdraw its
recommendation of the transactions contemplated hereby and approve or recommend
a Superior Proposal (as defined in Subsection (c) below) and cease efforts to
obtain an affirmative vote of the stockholders of the Company on the approval
and adoption of the Agreement and the Merger, but only (i) after providing
written notice to Parent (a "Notice of Superior Proposal") advising Parent that
the Company Board has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material
terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and identifying the person making
such Superior Proposal and (ii) if Parent does not, within three (3) business
days of Parent's receipt of the Notice of Superior Proposal, make an offer that
the Company Board by a majority vote determines in its good faith judgment
(based on the advice of a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation,
which may be the Company Financial Advisor) to be at least as favorable to the
Company's stockholders as such Superior Proposal; provided, however, that the
Company shall not be entitled to enter into any binding agreement with respect
to a Superior Proposal unless concurrently therewith this Agreement is
terminated by its terms pursuant to Section 6.1. Any disclosure that the Company
Board may be compelled to make with respect to the receipt of a proposal for a
Third Party Acquisition or otherwise in order to comply with its fiduciary
duties or Rule 14d-9 or 14e-2 will not constitute a violation of this Agreement,
provided that such disclosure does not contain any statements that violate this
Section 4.3(b).
(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, "Third Party Acquisition"
means the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the acquisition of the
Company by tender offer, exchange offer, merger or otherwise by any person
(which includes a "person" as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act) other than Parent, Acquisition or any affiliate thereof (a "Third
Party"); (ii) the acquisition by a Third Party of more than 50% of the assets of
the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than the sale of its
products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices
consistent with past practices; (iii) the acquisition by a Third Party of 50% or
more of the outstanding Shares; (iv) the adoption by the Company of a plan of
liquidation or the declaration or payment of an extraordinary dividend; (v) the
repurchase by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of more than ten percent
(10%) of the outstanding Shares; or (vi) the acquisition (or any group of
acquisitions) by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by merger, purchase of
stock or assets, joint venture or otherwise of a direct or indirect ownership
interest or investment in any business (or businesses) whose annual revenues,
net income or assets is equal or greater than ten percent (10%) of the annual
revenues, net income or assets of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"Superior Proposal" means any bona fide proposal (1) to acquire, directly or
indirectly, for consideration consisting solely of cash and/or securities, all
of the Shares then outstanding, or all or substantially all the assets, of the
Company, (2) that contains terms that the Company Board by a majority vote
determines in its good faith judgment (taking into account, as to the financial
terms, the advice of the Company Financial Advisor or another financial advisor
of nationally recognized reputation) to be more favorable to the Company's
stockholders than the Merger, taking into account all aspects of the
transaction, including taxation, form of consideration, conditions to closing
and strategic synergies, (3) that the Company Board by a majority vote
determines in its good faith judgment (following and based
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on consultation with the Company Financial Adviser or another financial advisor
of nationally recognized reputation and its legal and other advisors) to be
reasonably capable of being completed (taking into account all legal, financial,
regulatory and other aspects of the proposal and the person making the proposal)
and (4) that does not contain a "right of first refusal" or "right of first
offer" with respect to any counter-proposal that Parent might make. "Inquiry"
means an inquiry that could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior
Proposal.
Section 4.4 Meeting of Stockholders. The Company shall take all actions
necessary in accordance with the DGCL and its Certificate of Incorporation and
bylaws to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its
stockholders as promptly as practicable to consider and vote upon the adoption
and approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the
"Meeting"). The Company's obligation to call, give notice of, convene and hold
the Meeting in accordance with this Section 4.5 shall not be limited to or
otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission
to the Company of any proposal for a Third Party Acquisition (as defined in
Section 4.3), or by any withdrawal, amendment or modification of the
recommendation of the Company Board with respect to the Merger. The stockholder
vote required for the adoption and approval of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be the vote required by the DGCL and the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws. The Company will, through the Company
Board, recommend to its stockholders approval of such matters subject to the
provisions of Section 4.3(b). The Company and Parent shall promptly prepare and
file with the SEC the Proxy Statement and the S-4 for the solicitation of a vote
of the holders of Shares approving the Merger, which, subject to the provisions
of Section 4.3(b), shall include the recommendation of the Company Board that
stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the approval and adoption of this
Agreement and a copy of the written opinion of the Company Financial Advisor,
dated as of the date of the meeting of the Company Board at which this Agreement
was approved and in the form delivered to the Company Board, that the Exchange
Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to the holders of the Shares. The
Company shall use all reasonable efforts to have the Proxy Statement cleared by
the SEC as promptly as practicable after filing, and promptly thereafter mail
the Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Company. Parent shall use all
reasonable efforts to have the S-4 declared effective by the SEC as promptly as
practicable after such filing. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be
set forth in an amendment or supplement to the S-4 and/or the Proxy Statement,
the Company or Parent, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of
such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other
government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of the Company, such
amendment or supplement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, the Company may adjourn or postpone (i) the Meeting to the
extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the S-4
and/or the Proxy Statement is provided to the Company's stockholders in advance
of a vote on the Merger and this Agreement or (ii) the time for which the
Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the S-4 and the Proxy
Statement), if there are insufficient Shares represented, either in person or by
proxy, to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Meeting.
Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary state securities
law or "blue sky" permits and approvals required in connection with the Merger
and to consummate the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will
pay all
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expenses incident thereto, provided that the Company shall cooperate with Parent
in obtaining such permits and approvals as reasonably requested. The Company
agrees to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approval and adoption by its
stockholders of this Agreement and the Merger (including retaining a recognized
proxy solicitation firm), subject to the provisions of Section 4.3(b).
Section 4.5 Nasdaq National Market. Parent shall use all reasonable
efforts to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger
and the shares of Parent Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise
of Company Stock Options to be approved for listing on the Nasdaq National
Market, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Effective Time.
Section 4.6 Access to Information.
(a) Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, upon
reasonable notice, the Company will give Parent and its authorized
representatives reasonable access to all employees, plants, offices, warehouses
and other facilities and to all books and records and personnel files of current
employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as Parent may reasonably require,
and will cause its officers and those of its subsidiaries to furnish Parent with
such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the
business and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries as Parent may from
time to time reasonably request. Between the date hereof and the Effective Time,
upon reasonable notice, Parent will give the Company and its authorized
representatives reasonable access to all employees, plants, offices, warehouses
and other facilities and to all books and records and personnel files of current
employees of Parent and its subsidiaries as the Company may reasonably request,
and will cause its officers and those of its subsidiaries to furnish the Company
with such financial and operating data and other information with respect to the
business and properties of Parent and its subsidiaries as the Company may from
time to time reasonably request.
(b) (1) Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, the
Company shall furnish to Parent (I) within two (2) business days following
preparation thereof (and in any event within twenty (20) business days after the
end of each fiscal quarter) an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such
quarter and the related statements of earnings, stockholders' equity (deficit)
and cash flows for the quarter then ended, and (II) within two (2) business days
following preparation thereof (and in any event within ninety (90) calendar days
after the end of each fiscal year) an audited balance sheet as of the end of
such year and the related statements of earnings, stockholders' equity (deficit)
and cash flows, all of such financial statements referred to in clauses (I) and
(II) to prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
conformity with the practices consistently applied by the Company with respect
to such financial statements. All the foregoing shall fairly present, in all
material respects, the Company's financial position (taking into account the
differences between the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
prepared by the Company in conformity with its past practices) as of the last
day of the period then ended.
(2) Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, Parent
shall furnish to the Company (I) within two (2) business days following
preparation thereof (and in
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any event within twenty (20) business days after the end of each fiscal quarter)
an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such quarter and the related
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows for the
quarter then ended, and (II) within two (2) business days following preparation
thereof (and in any event within ninety (90) calendar days after the end of each
fiscal year) an audited balance sheet as of the end of such year and the related
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows, all of
such financial statements referred to in clauses (I) and (II) to prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in conformity with the
practices consistently applied by Parent with respect to such financial
statements. All the foregoing shall fairly present, in all material respects,
the Parent's financial position (taking into account the differences between the
monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements prepared by Parent in
conformity with its past practices) as of the last day of the period then ended.
(c) Each of the parties hereto will hold, and will cause its
consultants and advisers to hold, in confidence all documents and information
furnished to it by or on behalf of another party to this Agreement in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the terms of
that certain Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement entered into between the Company
and Parent.
Section 4.7 Certain Filings; Reasonable Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided,
including Section 4.3(b), each of the parties hereto agrees to use all
reasonable efforts to take or cause to be taken all action and to do or cause to
be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under Applicable
Law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including using all reasonable efforts to do the following, (i)
cooperate in the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement and the S-4 and
any amendments thereto, any filings that may be required under the HSR Act and
any filings under similar merger notification laws or regulations of foreign
Governmental Entities; (ii) obtain consents of all third parties and
Governmental Entities necessary, proper, advisable or reasonably requested by
Parent or the Company, for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; (iii) contest any legal proceeding relating to the Merger; and
(iv) execute any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Parent and Acquisition agree to use all reasonable efforts to cause the
Effective Time to occur as soon as practicable after the Company stockholder
vote with respect to the Merger. The Company agrees to use all reasonable
efforts to encourage its employees to accept any offers of employment extended
by Parent. If at any time after the Effective Time any further action is
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement the proper officers and
directors of each party hereto shall take all such necessary action.
(b) Parent and the Company will consult and cooperate with one
another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with
any analyses, appearances, presentations, letters, white papers, memoranda,
briefs, arguments, opinions or proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of
any party hereto in connection with proceedings under or relating to the HSR Act
or any other foreign, federal, or state antitrust,
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competition, or fair trade law. In this regard, each party hereto shall promptly
inform the other of any material communication between such party and the
Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department
of Justice, or any other federal, foreign or state antitrust or competition
Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated herein.
Section 4.8 Public Announcements. Neither Parent, Acquisition nor the
Company shall issue any press release or otherwise make any public statements
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
Merger, or any Third Party Acquisition, without the prior consent of Parent (in
the case of the Company) or the Company (in the case of Parent or Acquisition),
except (i) as may be required by Applicable Law, or by the rules and regulations
of, or pursuant to any agreement with, the Nasdaq National Market, or (ii) the
filing of a Form 8-K containing the press release discussed below and a copy of
this Agreement, or (iii) following a change, if any, of the Company Board's
recommendation of the Merger (in accordance with Section 4.3(b)). The first
public announcement of this Agreement and the Merger shall be a joint press
release agreed upon by Parent, Acquisition and the Company.
Section 4.9 Indemnification and Directors' and Officers' Insurance.
(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to indemnify, defend and hold harmless (and shall also
cause the Surviving Corporation to advance expenses as incurred to the fullest
extent permitted under Applicable Law to), to the extent not covered by
insurance, each person who is now or has been prior to the date hereof or who
becomes prior to the Effective Time an officer or director of the Company or any
of the Company's subsidiaries (the "Indemnified Persons") against (i) all
losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including counsel fees and expenses),
settlement, payments or liabilities arising out of or in connection with any
claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in
part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such person is or
was an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, whether or
not pertaining to any matter existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective
Time and whether or not asserted or claimed prior to or at or after the
Effective Time ("Indemnified Liabilities"); and (ii) all Indemnified Liabilities
based in whole or in part on or arising in whole or in part out of or pertaining
to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby to the fullest extent
required or permitted under Applicable Law. Nothing contained herein shall make
Parent, Acquisition, the Company or the Surviving Corporation, an insurer, a
co-insurer or an excess insurer in respect of any insurance policies that may
provide coverage for Indemnified Liabilities, nor shall this Section 4.9 relieve
the obligations of any insurer in respect thereto. The parties hereto intend, to
the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, that the indemnification provided
for in this Section 4.9 shall apply to negligent acts or omissions by an
Indemnified Person. Each Indemnified Person is intended to be a third party
beneficiary of this Section 4.9 and may specifically enforce its terms. This
Section 4.9 shall not limit or otherwise adversely affect any rights any
Indemnified Person may have under any agreement with the Company or under the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws as presently in effect.
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(b) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of
the Company pursuant to any indemnification agreements between the Company and
its directors and officers as of or prior to the date hereof (or indemnification
agreements in the Company's customary form for directors joining the Company
Board prior to the Effective Time) and any indemnification provisions under the
Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time; provided, however, that Parent's aggregate obligation to
indemnify and hold harmless all Indemnified Persons for all matters to which
such Indemnified Persons may be entitled to be indemnified or held harmless
under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 4.9 shall in no event exceed the
Company's net worth as of September 30, 1999.
(c) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, Parent
will maintain or cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain in effect, if
available, directors' and officers' liability insurance covering those persons
who, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, are covered by the Company's
directors' and officers' liability insurance policy (the "Insured Parties") on
terms no less favorable to the Insured Parties than those of the Company's
present directors' and officers' liability insurance policy; provided, however,
that in no event shall Parent or the Company be required to expend on an annual
basis in excess of 200% of the annual premium currently paid by the Company for
such coverage (or such coverage as is available for 200% of such annual
premium); provided further, that, in lieu of maintaining such existing insurance
as provided above, Parent, at its election, may cause coverage at least as
favorable in all material respects to the Insured Parties to be provided under
any policy maintained for the benefit of Parent or any of its subsidiaries.
(d) Neither Parent nor any of its affiliates shall be obligated
to guarantee the payment or performance of the Company's obligations under
subsection (a) or (b) of this Section 4.9, so long as the Surviving Corporation
honors such obligations to the extent of the Company's net worth at September
30, 1999. In no event, however, shall Parent or any such affiliate have any
liability or obligation to any Indemnified Person arising from the Company's
breach of, or inability to perform its obligations under, subsection (a) or (b)
of this Section 4.9 in excess of the difference between the net worth of the
Company at September 30, 1999 and the aggregate of all amounts paid by the
Company in satisfaction of such obligation. The provisions of this Section 4.9
are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each person
entitled to indemnification hereunder and the heirs and representatives of such
person. Parent will not permit the Company to merge or consolidate with any
other Person (including Parent) unless Parent ensures that the surviving or
resulting entity assumes the obligations imposed by this Section 4.9, provided
that if the Company shall be merged with Parent, the net worth limitations
contained above shall no longer apply.
Section 4.10 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give
prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company, of
(i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event the occurrence or nonoccurrence
of which has caused or would be likely to cause any condition contained in
Article 5 to not be satisfied at or prior to the Effective Time and (ii) any
material failure by such first party to comply with or satisfy in any material
respect any covenant condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by
it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to
this Section 4.10
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shall not cure such breach or non-compliance or limit or otherwise affect the
remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
Section 4.11 Affiliates; Tax-Free Reorganization.
(a) The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain from
all Company Affiliates, and from each person who becomes a Company Affiliate
after the date of this Agreement and on or prior to the Effective Time, a letter
agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto as soon as practicable.
(b) Parent shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of
the S-4 for the purpose of resale of shares of Parent Common Stock by
stockholders of the Company who may be affiliates of the Company or Parent
pursuant to Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
(c) The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition, on
the other hand, shall execute and deliver to legal counsel to the Company and
Parent certificates substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits B-1
and B-2, respectively, at such time or times as reasonably requested by such
legal counsel in connection with its delivery of an opinion with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, and the Company and Parent shall each provide
a copy thereof to the other parties hereto. Prior to the Effective Time, none of
the Company, Parent or Acquisition shall take or cause to be taken any action
that would cause to be untrue (or fail to take or cause not to be taken any
action that would cause to be untrue) any of the representations in Exhibits B-1
or B-2.
Section 4.12 Additions to and Modification of Company Disclosure
Schedule and Parent Disclosure Schedule.
(a) The Company shall deliver to Parent and Acquisition such
additions to or modifications of any Sections of the Company Disclosure Schedule
necessary to make the information set forth therein true, accurate and complete
in all material respects as soon as practicable after such information is
available to the Company after the date of execution and delivery of this
Agreement; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not be deemed to
constitute an exception to its representations and warranties under Article 2,
nor limit the rights and remedies of Parent and Acquisition under this Agreement
for any breach by the Company of such representation and warranties.
(b) Parent shall deliver to the Company such additions to or
modifications of any Sections of the Parent Disclosure Schedule necessary to
make the information set forth therein true, accurate and complete in all
material respects as soon as practicable after such information is available to
Parent or Acquisition after the date of execution and delivery of this
Agreement; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not be deemed to
constitute an exception to its representations and warranties under Article 3,
nor limit the rights and remedies of the Company under this Agreement for any
breach by Parent or Acquisition of such representation and warranties.
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Section 4.13 Access to Company Employees. The Company agrees to provide
Parent with, and to cause each of its subsidiaries to provide Parent with,
reasonable access to its employees during normal working hours following the
date of this Agreement, to among other things, deliver offers of continued
employment and to provide information to such employees about Parent. All
communications by Parent with Company employees shall be conducted in a manner
that does not disrupt or interfere with the Company's efficient and orderly
operation of its business.
Section 4.14 Company Compensation and Benefit Plans. The Company agrees
to take all reasonable actions, subject to Applicable Law, necessary to amend,
merge, freeze or terminate all compensation and benefit plans, effective at the
Closing Date, as requested in writing by Parent.
Section 4.15 Takeover Statutes. If any Takeover Statute or any similar
statute, law, rule or regulation in any State of the United States (including
under the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware) is or may become
applicable to the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Company and the Company Board shall promptly grant such approvals
and use all reasonable efforts to take such lawful actions as are necessary so
that such transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the
terms contemplated by this Agreement, as the case may be, or by the Merger and
use all reasonable efforts to otherwise take such lawful actions to eliminate or
minimize the effects of such statute, law, rule or regulation, on such
transactions.
Section 4.16 Form S-8. Parent agrees to file a registration statement on
Form S-8 for the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable with respect to assumed
Company Stock Options as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Effective
Time, and in any event within 5 business days after the Effective Time, and
shall use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration
statement thereafter for so long as any of such options or other rights remain
outstanding.
Section 4.17 Employee Matters.
(a) After the Closing Date, Parent will use all reasonable
efforts to give each employee of Parent domiciled in the United States, who
immediately prior to the Closing Date was on the payroll of the Company (each
such employee, a "Continuing Employee"), full credit for services performed for
the Company prior to the Closing Date, for purposes of eligibility, vesting,
benefit accrual and determination of the level of benefits under Parent benefit
plans and employee arrangements under which such Continuing Employee is entitled
to participate ("Parent Employee Plans") , if and to the extent permitted by
such Parent Employee Plans. Pursuant to the terms of Parent's 401(k) plan (the
"Parent 401(k) Plan"), any matching contributions made by Parent under the
Parent 401(k) Plan for any Continuing Employee shall be calculated based only
with respect to such Continuing Employee's contributions to the Parent 401(k)
Plan after the Effective Time and not with respect to contributions made by the
Continuing Employee to the Company's 401(k) plan prior to the Effective Time. No
Continuing Employee or dependent of such Continuing Employee who is covered by
the Company's group health plan prior to the Closing Date will experience any
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coverage as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, provided
such Continuing Employee or dependent of such Continuing Employee complies with
all terms and procedures necessary to ensure continued coverage.
(b) Parent will use reasonable efforts to the extent permitted by
any Parent "welfare benefit plan" (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) ("Parent
Welfare Plan") to (i) waive all limitations as to pre-existing condition
exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage
requirements applicable to Continuing Employees under any Parent Welfare Plan in
which such Continuing Employees are eligible to participate after the Closing
Date, and (ii) provide each Continuing Employee with credit for the remaining
short plan year for any co-payments and deductibles paid under each comparable
welfare benefit plan maintained by the Company prior to the Closing Date in
satisfying any applicable deductible or co-payment requirements under any of
Parent Welfare Plan that such Continuing Employees are eligible to participate
in after the Closing Date.
Section 4.18 Further Information.
To the extent that a representation in Article II is provided
"as of the date of this Agreement", information shall be provided by the Company
to Parent as necessary to make the representation accurate as if the
representation was made at the Effective Time without the phrase "as of the date
of this Agreement."
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
Section 5.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations to Effect the Merger.
The respective obligations of each party hereto to effect the Merger are subject
to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following
conditions:
(a) this Agreement shall have been approved and adopted by the
requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company;
(b) no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling
or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any
United States federal or state or foreign court or United States federal or
state or foreign Governmental Entity that prohibits, restrains, enjoins or
restricts the consummation of the Merger;
(c) any waiting period applicable to the Merger under the HSR Act
and any foreign antitrust or similar laws shall have terminated or expired;
(d) any other governmental or regulatory notices, approvals or
other requirements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and to operate the Company's business after the Effective Time in all material
respects as it is presently conducted, shall have been given, obtained or
complied with, as applicable; and
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(e) the S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act
and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop
order, and Parent shall have received all state securities laws or "blue sky"
permits and authorizations necessary to issue shares of Parent Common Stock in
exchange for Shares in the Merger.
Section 5.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligation
of the Company to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction at or prior
to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition
contained in this Agreement (other than those contained in Section 3.10) shall
be true and correct as of the Effective Time with the same effect as if made at
and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent such representations
specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations shall
be true and correct as of such earlier date, and in any event and except to the
extent that the aggregate of all breaches thereof would not have a Material
Adverse Effect) and the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition
contained in Section 3.10 shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of
the Effective Time, and, at the Closing, Parent and Acquisition shall have
delivered to the Company a certificate to that effect, executed by two (2)
executive officers of Parent and Acquisition;
(b) each of the covenants and obligations of Parent and
Acquisition to be performed at or before the Effective Time pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material respects
at or before the Effective Time, and, at the Closing, Parent and Acquisition
shall have delivered to the Company a certificate to that effect, executed by
two (2) executive officers of Parent and Acquisition; provided, however, that in
connection with the compliance by Parent or Acquisition with any Applicable Law
(including the HSR Act) or obtaining the consent or approval of any Governmental
Entity whose consent or approval may be required to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Parent shall not be (i) required, or be
construed to be required, to sell or divest any material assets or business or
to restrict in any material respect any business operations in order to obtain
the consent or successful termination of any review of any such Governmental
Entity regarding the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) prohibited from
owning, and no material limitation shall be imposed on Parent's ownership of,
any material portion of the Company's business or assets;
(c) the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Company's
stockholders pursuant to this Agreement and such other shares required to be
reserved for issuance in connection with the Merger shall have been approved for
quotation on the Nasdaq National Market, upon official notice of issuance; and
(d) the Company shall have received the opinion of tax counsel to
the Company or tax counsel to Parent to the effect that (i) the Merger will be
treated for Federal income tax purposes as a reorganization within the meaning
of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) each of Parent, Acquisition and the
Company will be a party to the reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(b) of the Code, which opinion may rely on the representations set forth in
Exhibits B-1 and B-2 and such other representations as such counsel reasonably
deems
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appropriate and such opinion shall not have been withdrawn or modified in any
material respect.
Section 5.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Acquisition. The
respective obligations of Parent and Acquisition to effect the Merger are
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following
conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties of the Company contained
in this Agreement (other than those contained in Section 2.25) shall be true and
correct as of the Effective Time with the same effect as if made at and as of
the Effective Time (except to the extent such representations specifically
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations shall be true and
correct as of such earlier date, and in any event, and except to the extent that
the aggregate of all breaches thereof would not have a Material Adverse Effect)
and the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 2.25
shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Time, and, at the
Closing, the Company shall have delivered to Parent and Acquisition a
certificate to that effect, executed by two (2) executive officers of the
Company;
(b) each of the covenants and obligations of the Company to be
performed at or before the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall have been duly performed in all material respects at or before
the Effective Time and, at the Closing, the Company shall have delivered to
Parent and Acquisition a certificate to that effect, executed by two (2)
executive officers of the Company;
(c) since the date of this Agreement, there shall have been no
material adverse change in the Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the
Company, other than such changes resulting from requests from Parent and other
than such changes resulting from this Agreement or the announcement of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(d) the Company's officers and directors shall have entered into
lock-up agreements in substantially the form entered into by officers and
directors of Parent in connection with its initial public offering (and with
release and expiration dates identical thereto) covering all Parent Shares
issued in the Merger and all stock options assumed in the Merger, which total
approximately 150,000 shares;
(e) since the date of this Agreement, there shall have been no
litigation commenced against the Company that would be required to be disclosed
by Item 103 of Regulation S-K (other than any litigation brought against the
Company, any member of the Company Board or any officer of the Company in
respect of the discussions or negotiations relating to this Agreement or the
announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the
transactions contemplated hereby); provided, that for the purposes of this
Subsection, Item 103, Instruction 2 shall be 20% rather than 10%;
(f) Parent shall have received the opinion of tax counsel to
Parent or tax counsel to the Company to the effect that (i) the Merger will be
treated for Federal income tax
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purposes as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code
and (ii) each of Parent, Acquisition and the Company will be a party to the
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code, which opinion
may rely on the representations set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2 and such other
representations as such counsel reasonably deems appropriate, and such opinion
shall not have been withdrawn or modified in any material respect; and
(g) Parent shall have received amendments to the License
Agreements with the customers identified as having licenses in the last
paragraph of Section 2.7 of the Company Disclosure Schedule establishing that
each of these agreements provide for the grant of a nonexclusive license.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; WAIVER
Section 6.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time whether before or after approval and adoption of
this Agreement by the Company's stockholders:
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent, Acquisition and the
Company;
(b) by Parent and Acquisition or the Company if (i) any court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States or other United States federal or
state Governmental Entity shall have issued a final order, decree or ruling, or
taken any other final action, restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting
the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action is or shall have
become nonappealable or (ii) the Merger has not been consummated by May 31, 2000
(the "Final Date"); provided that no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant
to this clause (ii) if such party's failure to fulfill any of its obligations
under this Agreement shall have been a principal reason that the Effective Time
shall not have occurred on or before said date;
(c) by the Company if (i) there shall have been a breach of any
representations or warranties on the part of Parent or Acquisition set forth in
this Agreement or if any representations or warranties of Parent or Acquisition
shall have become untrue, such that the conditions set forth in Section 5.2(a)
would be incapable of being satisfied by the Final Date, provided that the
Company has not breached any of its obligations hereunder in any material
respect; (ii) there shall have been a breach by Parent or Acquisition of any of
their respective covenants or agreements hereunder having, in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on Parent (or, in the case of Sections 4.2 and 4.8, any
material breach thereof) or materially adversely affecting the ability of
Parent, Acquisition or the Company to consummate the Merger, and Parent or
Acquisition, as the case may be, has not cured such breach within thirty (30)
business days after notice by the Company thereof, provided that the Company has
not breached any of its obligations hereunder in any material respect; (iii) the
Company shall have convened a meeting of its stockholders to vote upon the
Merger in accordance with this Agreement and shall have failed to obtain the
requisite vote of its stockholders at such meeting
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(including any adjournments thereof); or (iv) the Company Board has received a
Superior Proposal, and has complied with the provisions of Section 4.3(b); or
(d) by Parent and Acquisition if (i) there shall have been a
breach of any representations or warranties on the part of the Company set forth
in this Agreement or if any representations or warranties of the Company shall
have become untrue, such that the conditions set forth in Section 5.3(a) would
be incapable of being satisfied by the Final Date, provided that neither Parent
nor Acquisition has breached any of their respective obligations hereunder in
any material respect; (ii) there shall have been a breach by the Company of one
or more of its covenants or agreements hereunder having, in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company (or, in the case of Sections 4.2, 4.3,
4.5 or 4.8, any material breach thereof) or materially adversely affecting the
ability of Parent, Acquisition or the Company to consummate the Merger, and the
Company has not cured such breach within thirty (30) business days after notice
by Parent or Acquisition thereof, provided that neither Parent nor Acquisition
has breached any of their respective obligations hereunder in any material
respect; (iii) the Company Board shall have recommended to the Company's
stockholders a Superior Proposal; (iv) the Company Board shall have withdrawn or
adversely modified its approval or recommendation of this Agreement or the
Merger; or (v) the Company shall have convened a meeting of its stockholders to
vote upon the Merger and shall have failed to obtain the requisite vote of its
stockholders at such meeting (including any adjournments thereof).
Section 6.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1:
(a) Parent may use the Residuals of any Company Intellectual
Property that is disclosed to Company after the Effective Date and before
termination without restriction for any purpose, including without limitation
development or marketing of other applications, software, or components thereof.
However, Parent may not use Residuals to recreate a product that is
substantially similar to any Company product with only minimal differences in
design, features, and function. "Residuals" means any knowledge, ideas, concepts
or inventions that may be retained in the minds of Parent's employees or
contractors who have accessed any of Company's Intellectual Property, excluding
any Company rights under copyright, patent or trademark law, for which no
license is granted hereunder, and except as expressly stated herein, neither
Company nor Parent, nor any subsidiary of either party, shall acquire any
license in the other party's Intellectual Property as a result of any
termination of this Agreement; and
(b) this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect
without any liability on the part of any party hereto or its affiliates,
directors, officers or stockholders other than the provisions of this Section
6.2 and Sections 4.6(c) and 6.3 and the provisions of all of Article 7 which
shall survive any such termination (other than Section 7.8, in which case the
only clauses that shall survive shall be the clauses in such Section that
contain defined terms that are referenced in the foregoing surviving sections).
Nothing contained in this Section 6.2 shall relieve any party from liability for
any fraudulent misconduct or willful breach of this Agreement prior to such
termination.
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Section 6.3 Fees and Expenses.
(a) In the event that this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant
to:
(i) Section 6.1(c)(iv) or 6.1(d)(iii) or (iv);
(ii) Section 6.1(d)(i) or (ii) and within 9 months after
termination of this Agreement the Company enters into an agreement with respect
to a Company Acquisition or a Company Acquisition involving any Third Party (or
any affiliate thereof) is closed; or
(iii) Section 6.1(c)(iii) or 6.1(d)(v) and within 6 months
following the stockholders' meeting, the Company enters into an agreement with
respect to a Company Acquisition or a Company Acquisition involving any Third
Party (or an affiliate thereof) is closed;
Parent and Acquisition would suffer direct and substantial damages, which
damages cannot be determined with reasonable certainty. To compensate Parent and
Acquisition for such damages: (A) the Company shall pay to Parent the amount of
$5,000,000 within ten (10) business days of the occurrence of the event
described in this Section 6.3(a) giving rise to such damages.
(b) Except as specifically provided in this Section 6.3, each
party shall bear its own expenses in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Each of the Company, Parent and Acquisition acknowledge that
the agreements contained in this Article 6 (including this Section 6.3) are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that,
without these agreements, Company, Parent and Acquisition would not enter into
this Agreement. Accordingly, if the Company, or Parent and Acquisition, fails
promptly to pay the amounts required pursuant to Section 6.3 when due (including
circumstances where, in order to obtain such payment the party owed such payment
commences a suit that results in a final nonappealable judgment for such amounts
against the party that failed to make such payment), the party that failed to
make such payment shall pay to the party owed such payment (i) its costs and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) in connection with such suit and (ii)
interest on the amount that was determined to be due and payable hereunder at
the rate announced by Bank of America NT&SA as its "reference rate" in effect on
the date such payment was required to be made from the date such payment first
became due until paid.
Section 6.4 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by action taken by
the Company, Parent and Acquisition at any time before or after approval of the
Merger by the stockholders of the Company but after any such approval no
amendment shall be made that requires the approval of such stockholders under
Applicable Law without such approval. This Agreement (including, subject to
Section 4.12, the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure
Schedule) may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of
the parties hereto.
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Section 6.5 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time,
each party hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the
obligations or other acts of the other party, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties of the other party contained herein or in any
document certificate or writing delivered pursuant hereto or (iii) waive
compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained
herein. Any agreement on the part of any party hereto to any such extension or
waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument, in writing, signed on
behalf of such party. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of its
rights hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties made herein shall not survive beyond the
Effective Time or a termination of this Agreement. This Section 7.1 shall not
limit any covenant or agreement of the parties hereto that by its terms requires
performance after the Effective Time.
Section 7.2 Entire Agreement; Assignment. This Agreement (a) constitutes
the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all other prior and contemporaneous agreements and
understandings both written and oral between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and (b) shall not be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise; provided, however, that Acquisition may assign any or all of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent, but no such assignment shall relieve Acquisition of
its obligations hereunder if such assignee does not perform such obligations.
Section 7.3 Validity. If any provision of this Agreement or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such
provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and to
such end the provisions of this Agreement are agreed to be severable.
Section 7.4 Notices. All notices and other communications pursuant to
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered
personally, telecopied, sent by nationally-recognized overnight courier or
mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), postage
prepaid, to the parties at the addresses set forth below or to such other
address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have furnished to the
other parties hereto in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been delivered and received (A) in the
case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery, (B) in the case of
telecopier, on the date sent if confirmation of receipt is received and such
notice is also promptly mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), (C) in the case of a nationally-recognized overnight courier in
circumstances under where such courier is expected to provide next business day
delivery, on the next business day after the date when sent and (D) in the case
of mailing, on the third business day following that on which the piece of mail
containing such communication is posted:
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if to Parent or Acquisition: Calico Commerce, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy to: Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx & Freidenrich LLP
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
if to the Company to: XxxxxxxXxx.xxx, Co.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President
with a copy to: Xxxxxx Godward LLP
5 Palo Alto Square
0000 Xx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
or to such other address as the person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the others in writing in the manner set forth above.
Section 7.5 Governing Law and Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL
RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW
PRINCIPLES THEREOF. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of
the courts of the State of Delaware and the Federal courts of the United States
of America located in the State of Delaware solely in respect of the
interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the
documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in
any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or
of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit
or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that
the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such
document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto
irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding
shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware State or Federal court. The
parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person
of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and
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agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action
or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 7.4 or in such other manner as
may be permitted by Applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service
thereof.
(b) The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and
that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this
Agreement in any Federal court located in the State of Delaware or in Delaware
state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at law or in equity.
(c) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH
MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT
ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY
HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH SUCH PARTY
UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH SUCH
PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.5.
Section 7.6 Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings herein are
inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or
to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Parties in Interest. Except as otherwise provided herein,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each
party hereto and its successors and permitted assigns and, except as expressly
provided herein, nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall confer upon
any other person any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under
or by reason of this Agreement nor shall any such person be entitled to assert
any claim hereunder. Except as otherwise provided herein, in no event shall this
Agreement constitute a third party beneficiary contract.
Section 7.8 Certain Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement the
term:
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(a) "affiliate" means (except as otherwise provided in Sections
2.23 and 4.11) a person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the
first-mentioned person;
(b) "actual knowledge" means with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge of such matter of (i) with respect to the
Company, those persons listed on Section 7.8(f)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and (ii) with respect to Parent, those persons listed on Section
7.8(f)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Any such individual will be deemed
to have actual knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other
matter only to the extent of such individual's actual conscious actual knowledge
of such fact, circumstance, event or other matter;
(c) "Applicable Law" means, with respect to any person, any
domestic or foreign, federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, order, writ, injunction, judgment, decree or other requirement of
any Governmental Entity existing as of the date hereof or as of the Effective
Time applicable to such Person or any of its respective properties, assets,
officers, directors, employees, consultants or agents;
(d) "business day" means any day other than a day on which the
Nasdaq National Market is closed;
(e) "capital stock" means common stock, preferred stock,
partnership interests, limited liability company interests or other ownership
interests entitling the holder thereof to vote with respect to matters involving
the issuer thereof;
(f) "Change of Control Agreements" shall mean the following
agreements: Change of Control Agreement by and between the Company and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, dated as of April 30, 1998; Amended and Restated Change of Control
Agreement by and between the Company and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, dated as of April 30,
1998; Change of Control Agreement by and between the Company and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
dated September 10, 1999; Change of Control Agreement by and between the Company
and Xxxxx Xxxxx, dated May 10, 1999; Change of Control Agreement by and between
the Company and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, dated as of July 23, 1998; Change of
Control Agreement by and between the Company and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, dated as of
July 23, 1998; Change of Control Agreement by and between the Company and Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, dated as of July 23, 1998; Change of Control Agreement by and between
the Company and Xxxxx Xxxx, dated as of August 30, 1999;
(g) "Company Acquisition" means the occurrence of any of the
following events: (i) the acquisition by a Third Party of 50% or more of the
assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) the
acquisition by a Third Party of 50% or more of the outstanding Shares, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares that would constitute 50%
or more of the outstanding Shares upon such conversion or exchange, or any
combination of the foregoing; (iii) the acquisition by the Company of the assets
or stock of a Third Party if, as a result of which the outstanding shares of the
Company immediately prior thereto are increased by 100% or more; or (iv) the
merger, consolidation or business combination of the Company with or into a
Third Party, where, following such merger,
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consolidation or business combination, the stockholders of the Company prior to
such transaction do not hold, immediately after such transaction, securities of
the surviving entity or Parent constituting more than 50% of the total voting
power of such surviving entity;
(h) "knowledge" or "known" means, with respect to any matter in
question, the actual knowledge of such matter of (i) with respect to the
Company, those persons listed on Section 7.8(f)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and (ii) with respect to Parent, those persons listed on Section
7.8(f)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Any such individual will be deemed
to have knowledge of a particular fact, circumstance, event or other matter if
(1) such individual has actual knowledge of such fact, circumstance, event or
other matter, or (2) such fact, circumstance, event or other matter is reflected
in one or more documents (whether written or electronic, including e-mails sent
to or by such individual) in, or that have been in, such individual's
possession, including personal files of such person;
(i) "include" or "including" means "include, without limitation"
or "including, without limitation," as the case may be, and the language
following "include" or "including" shall not be deemed to set forth an
exhaustive list;
(j) "Lien" means, with respect to any asset (including any
security), any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance
of any kind in respect of such asset; provided, however, that the term "Lien"
shall not include (i) statutory liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable
or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and are
disclosed in Section 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or that are
otherwise not material, (ii) statutory or common law liens to secure obligations
to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to
the premises rented, (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to
secure payment of, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, old age
pension or other social security programs mandated under Applicable Laws, (iv)
statutory or common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and
materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like
liens, and (v) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable
state and federal securities laws;
(k) "Material Adverse Effect on the Company" means any
circumstance, change in, or effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, that is, or is reasonably likely in the future to be, materially
adverse to the financial condition, results of operations, or the business or
operations (financial or otherwise), of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, provided that none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or
in combination, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (i) a
change in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, (ii) a
failure by the Company to meet the revenue or earnings predictions of equity
analysts as reflected in the First Call consensus estimate, or any other revenue
or earnings predictions or expectations, for any period ending (or for which
earnings are released) on or after the date of this Agreement and prior to the
Effective Time, provided further that this Section 7.8(i)(ii) shall not exclude
any underlying change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments
that resulted in such failure to meet such estimates, predictions or
expectations, (iii) general industry or economic conditions affecting the U.S.
or world economy as a whole, (iv) conditions affecting
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the e-commerce industry, so long as such conditions do not affect the Company in
a disproportionate manner as compared to companies of a similar size, (v) any
disruption of customer, supplier or employee relationships resulting from the
announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or transactions
contemplated hereby, (vi) any litigation brought or threatened against the
Company, any member of Company Board or any officer of Company in respect of the
discussions or negotiations relating to this Agreement or the announcement of
this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the transactions
contemplated hereby, or (vii) any change resulting from any action contemplated
or permitted by this Agreement;
(l) "Material Adverse Effect on Parent" means any circumstance,
change in, or effect on Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that is,
or is reasonably likely in the future to be, materially adverse to the financial
condition, results of operations, or the business or operations (financial or
otherwise), of Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, provided that none
of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute
a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent: (i) a change in the market price or
trading volume of the Parent Common Stock, (ii) a failure by the Parent to meet
the revenue or earnings predictions of equity analysts as reflected in the First
Call consensus estimate, or any other revenue or earnings predictions or
expectations, for any period ending (or for which earnings are released) on or
after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time, provided
further that this Section 7.8(j)(ii) shall not exclude any underlying change,
effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or developments that resulted in such
failure to meet such estimates, predictions or expectations, (iii) general
industry or economic conditions affecting the U.S. or world economy as a whole,
(iv) conditions affecting the e-commerce industry, so long as such conditions do
not affect the Parent in a disproportionate manner as compared to companies of a
similar size, (v) any disruption of customer, supplier or employee relationships
resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Merger or transactions contemplated hereby, (vi) any litigation brought or
threatened against the Parent, any member of Parent Board or any officer of
Parent in respect of the discussions or negotiations relating to this Agreement
or the announcement of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger or the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (vii) any change resulting from any action
contemplated or permitted by this Agreement;
(m) "person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or
other legal entity including any Governmental Entity;
(n) "subsidiary" or "subsidiaries" of the Company, Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or any other person means any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated association or
other legal entity of which the Company, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or
any such other person, as the case may be (either alone or through or together
with any other subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the
capital stock the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the
election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation
or other legal entity;
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(o) "agreement", "contract" and commitment" each means a legally
binding written agreement, contract or commitment.
Section 7.9 Personal Liability. This Agreement shall not create or be
deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of
any direct or indirect stockholder of the Company or Parent or Acquisition or
any officer, director, employee, agent, representative or investor of any party
hereto.
Section 7.10 Specific Performance. The parties hereby acknowledge and
agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants
hereunder, including its failure to take all actions as are necessary on its
part to the consummation of the Merger, will cause irreparable injury to the
other parties, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate
remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of injunctive
relief by any court of competent jurisdiction to compel performance of such
party's obligations and to the granting by any court of the remedy of specific
performance of its obligations hereunder.
Section 7.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be
duly executed on its behalf as of the day and year first above written.
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CALICO COMMERCE, INC.
By: ______________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 19, 1999
XXXXXXXXXX.XXX, CO.
By: ______________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X Xxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 19, 1999
CALICO ACQUISITION, INC.
By: ______________________________________________
Name: Xxxxxx X Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: President
Date: November 19, 1999
