AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 13,
2006
YANKEES ACQUISITION
CORP.
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS,
INC.
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1.
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NAME OF
SURVIVING CORPORATION, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS
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2
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1.1
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Name of
Surviving Corporation
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2
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1.2
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Articles of
Incorporation
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2
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1.3
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Bylaws;
Directors and Officers
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1.4
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Effective
Time
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2
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1.5
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Closing
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3
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1.6
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Effects of
the Merger
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2.
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COMPANY ACTIONS
AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
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3
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2.1
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Company
Approval
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2.2
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Company
Shareholders’ Meeting
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3.
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STATUS AND
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
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3.1
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Conversion
of Company Common Stock
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6
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3.2
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Exchange of
Share Certificates
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7
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3.3
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Company
Stock Options, Warrants and Other Stock Plans
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3.4
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Dissenters
and Appraisal Rights
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
AGREEMENTS
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4.1
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Representations, Warranties and Agreements of
the Company
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4.2
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Representations, Warranties and Agreements of
Parent
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30
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4.3
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Representations and Warranties of
Subsidiary
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COVENANTS
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5.1
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Covenants of
the Company
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5.2
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Covenants of
Parent
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5.3
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Covenants of
Subsidiary
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6.
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CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING; ABANDONMENT AND TERMINATION
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6.1
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Conditions
to the Company’s Closing and Its Right to
Abandon
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6.2
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Conditions
to Parent’s and Subsidiary’s Closing and Right of
Parent and Subsidiary to Abandon
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7.
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TERMINATION
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7.1
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Terms
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7.2
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Effect of
Termination
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8.
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TERMINATION FEE
AND EXPENSES
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8.1
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Termination
Fee
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8.2
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Costs and
Expenses
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9.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Certification of the Company’s Shareholder
Votes, etc.
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9.2
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Termination
of Covenants, Representations and Warranties
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9.3
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Execution in
Counterparts
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9.4
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Waivers and
Amendments
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9.5
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Confidentiality
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9.6
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Notices
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9.7
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Entire
Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Rights of
Ownership
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9.8
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Governing
Law
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9.9
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No Remedy in
Certain Circumstances
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9.10
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Publicity
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Exhibit A
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Voting
Agreement
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED
TERMS
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Section 5.1.8(c)
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Recitals
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Section 1.4
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Section 3.3.1
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Section 3.3.4(b)
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August 26, 2006 Balance Sheet
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 4.1.21(b)
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Section 3.2.2
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Section 1.5
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Section 1.5
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Section 4.1.14
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Recitals
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Section 4.1.13(a)
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Section 2.1
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Recitals
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Company Disclosure Letter
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Section 4.1
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Section 5.2.3(a)
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Section 4.1.13(e)
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Company Financial Advisor
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Section 2.1
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Section 4.1.17(g)
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Section 4.1.19(b)
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Company Leased Real Property
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Section 4.1.17(b)
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Section 4.1.17(b)
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Company Licensed Intellectual
Property
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Section 4.1.22(b)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 7.1(e)
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Recitals
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Company Outstanding Shares
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Section 3.2.1
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Company Owned Intellectual Property
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Section 4.1.22(b)
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Company Owned Real Property
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Section 4.1.17(a)
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Company Owned Registered Intellectual
Property
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Section 4.1.22(b)
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Section 4.1.22(c)
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Section 4.1.8(a)
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Recitals
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Section 4.1.17(c)
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Company Real Property Permits
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Section 4.1.17(h)
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Section 4.1.2
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Recitals
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Section 3.3.2(a)
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Section 3.4
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Section 1.4
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Section 4.1.21(d)
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Section 4.1.21(a)
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Section 4.1.13(a)
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Section 2.2.3
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Section 3.2.1
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Section 5.1.8(a)
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 4.1.7
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Four Wall Cash Contribution
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Section 4.1.18
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 4.1.6
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Section 4.1.21(a)
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Section 4.1.6
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Section 5.2.2(a)
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Section 4.1.22(b)
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Section 3.3.1
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Section 4.1.25(a)
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 4.1.24
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Recitals
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Section 2.2.1
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Recitals
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Section 3.1.3
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Section 2.2.3
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Section 4.1.16
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Section 4.1.18
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Section 3.3.1
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Recitals
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Section 3.3.1
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Parent Material Adverse Effect
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 7.1(g)
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Section 3.2.1
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Section 3.2.2
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Section 4.1.2
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Section 2.2.1
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Section 4.1.21(d)
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Section 5.1.8 (a)
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Section 4.1.8(b)
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Section 2.2.1
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Section 4.1.2
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Solicitation Period End Date
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Section 5.1.8(a)
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Special Shareholders Meeting
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Section 2.2.2
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Section 3.3.1
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Recitals
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Recitals
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Section 5.1.8(d)
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Recitals
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Surviving Corporation Common Stock
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Section 3.1.1
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Section 2.1
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Section 5.1.8(e)
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Section 4.1.14
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Section 4.1.14
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Section 8.1(a)
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Recitals
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Section 3.3.4
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as
of November 13, 2006, by and among Dick’s Sporting
Goods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Parent
”), Yankees Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “ Subsidiary
”), and Golf Galaxy, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the
“ Company ” and where the context requires, the
“Company” means the Company and its consolidated
subsidiaries) (the Subsidiary and the Company sometimes being
referred to hereinafter as the “ Constituent
Corporations ”).
1. The Boards
of Directors of each of Parent, Subsidiary and the Company have
resolved and approved that Subsidiary be merged with and into the
Company (the Company, in its capacity as the surviving corporation,
is sometimes referred to herein as the “ Surviving
Corporation ”) under and pursuant to the Minnesota
Business Corporation Act (“ MBCA ”);
2. The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 40,000,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “
Company Common Stock ”), of which 11,125,511 shares
are issued and outstanding and no shares are held in the treasury
of the Company and 10,000,000 shares of convertible preferred
stock, par value $1.00 per share (collectively, the “
Company Preferred Stock ”), of which no shares are
issued and outstanding;
3. Section 1
of the Company Disclosure Letter (as hereinafter defined) lists, as
of the date hereof as to each Stock Option (as hereinafter
defined), the holder of the Stock Option, date of grant, exercise
price and number of shares subject thereto granted pursuant to the
Company’s 1996 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and 2004 Stock
Incentive Plan (collectively, the “ Company Option
Plans ”);
4. The
authorized capital stock of Subsidiary consists of (i) 1,000
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “
Subsidiary Common Stock ”), of which 1,000 shares are
issued and outstanding and owned by Parent;
5. The
Parent, as sole holder of all of the Subsidiary Common Stock, has
approved the Merger (as hereinafter defined) of the Constituent
Corporations upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth
and has approved this Agreement;
6. The Merger of
the Constituent Corporations is permitted pursuant to the MBCA;
and
7. Immediately
prior to the execution of this Agreement and as a condition and
inducement to Parent’s and Subsidiary’s willingness to
enter into this Agreement, Parent and Subsidiary are simultaneously
entering into a shareholder voting agreement substantially in the
form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “
Voting Agreement ”) with certain holders of shares of
Company Common Stock, pursuant to which (i) such shareholders
are, among other things,
agreeing to
vote all of such shareholders’ shares of Company Common Stock
in favor of the Merger upon the terms and conditions specified
therein, and (ii) such shareholders are agreeing to certain
restrictive covenants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements, provisions
and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree
that the Company and Subsidiary shall be, at the Effective Time (as
hereinafter defined), merged in accordance with the MBCA
(hereinafter called the “ Merger ”) into a
single corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Minnesota, whereby the Company, one of the Constituent
Corporations, shall be the Surviving Corporation, and the parties
hereto adopt and agree to the following agreements, terms and
conditions relating to the Merger and the mode of carrying the same
into effect.
1. NAME OF
SURVIVING CORPORATION, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION,
BYLAWS.
1.1 Name of
Surviving Corporation .
The
name of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time
shall be “Golf Galaxy, Inc.”
1.2 Articles
of Incorporation .
The
Articles of Incorporation of the Subsidiary as in effect on the
date hereof shall from and after the Effective Time be and continue
to be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
until changed or amended as provided by law.
1.3 Bylaws;
Directors and Officers .
Without
any further action by the Company and Subsidiary, the Bylaws of the
Subsidiary, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall from and after the Effective Time be and continue to be the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended as provided
therein. The directors of Subsidiary at the Effective Time and the
officers of the Company shall at the Effective Time, from and after
the Effective Time, be the initial directors and officers of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly
elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving
Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws.
Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Parent, Subsidiary and the
Company shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing articles
of merger in accordance with Section 302A.615 of the MBCA (the
“ Articles of Merger ”) on the Closing Date (as
defined in Section 1.5). The Merger shall become effective
immediately upon such filing with the Secretary of State of the
State of Minnesota, which date and time are herein referred to as
the “ Effective Time .”
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Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur at the offices of
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., 2800 LaSalle Plaza, 800
LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55402 or at such other location as
is mutually agreed to by the parties hereto. The Closing shall
occur at a time and date (the “ Closing Date ”)
to be specified by Parent, which shall be no later than the fifth
business day following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set
forth in Article 6, which date in no event shall be prior to
February 6, 2007, unless another time or date is agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto.
1.6 Effects
of the Merger .
The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 302A.641 of
the MBCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and
subject thereto, at the Effective Time, the separate existence of
the Subsidiary shall cease, and the Subsidiary shall be merged with
and into the Company which, as the Surviving Corporation, shall
possess all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of a
public as well as of a private nature, and be subject to all the
restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Constituent
Corporations; and all rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property, real,
personal and mixed, and all debts due to either of the Constituent
Corporations on whatever account, as well as for stock
subscriptions and all other things in action or belonging to each
of such Constituent Corporations, shall be vested in the Surviving
Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as
effectively the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were
of the Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real estate
vested by deed or otherwise, under the laws of Minnesota or any
other jurisdiction, in any of the Constituent Corporations, shall
not revert or be in any way impaired; but all rights of creditors
and all liens upon any property of any of the Constituent
Corporations shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of the Constituent Corporations shall be
assumed by and thenceforth attach to the Surviving Corporation and
may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts,
liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it. At
any time, or from time to time, after the Effective Time, the last
acting officers of the Company, or the corresponding officers of
the Surviving Corporation, may, in the name of the Company, execute
and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments, and other
instruments and take or cause to be taken all such further or other
action as the Surviving Corporation may deem necessary or desirable
in order to vest, perfect, or confirm in the Surviving Corporation
title to and possession of all of the Company’s property,
rights, privileges, powers, franchises, immunities, and interests
and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
2. COMPANY
ACTIONS AND SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
The
Company hereby represents and warrants that the Board of Directors
of the Company (the “ Company Board ”), at a
meeting duly called and held, has (i) unanimously approved and
adopted the “plan of merger” (as such term is used in
Section 302A.611 of the
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MBCA) contained
in this Agreement, (ii) determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, taken
together, are at a price and on terms that are advisable and fair
to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders,
(iii) resolved (subject to Section 5.1.8 hereof) to recommend
that holders of Company Common Stock adopt and approve this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
Merger, (iv) irrevocably taken all necessary steps to cause
Section 302A.673 of the MBCA to be inapplicable to Parent and
Subsidiary and to the Merger and the acquisition of Company Common
Stock pursuant to the Merger and (v) resolved to elect, to the
extent of the Board’s power and authority and to the extent
permitted by law, not to be subject to any other
“moratorium”, “control share acquisition”,
“business combination”, “fair price” or
other form of anti-takeover laws and regulations (collectively,
“ Takeover Laws ”) of any jurisdiction that may
purport to be applicable to this Agreement. Piper Jaffray &
Co., independent financial advisor to the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “ Company Financial Advisor ”), has
advised the Company’s Board of Directors that, in its
opinion, the Merger Consideration to be paid in the Merger to the
Company’s shareholders is fair, from a financial point of
view, to such shareholders.
2.2 Company
Shareholders’ Meeting .
2.2.1
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company,
acting through the Company Board, shall as promptly as practicable
following the date of this Agreement, prepare and file with the SEC
a preliminary proxy statement (such proxy statement, as amended and
supplemented, the “ Proxy Statement ”) relating
to the Merger and this Agreement and use its reasonable best
efforts to (x) obtain and furnish the information required to
be included by applicable federal securities laws (and the rules
and regulations thereunder) in the Proxy Statement and, after
consultation with Parent, Subsidiary and their counsel, to respond
promptly to any comments received from the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) with respect
to the preliminary Proxy Statement and promptly cause to be mailed
to the Company’s shareholders a definitive Proxy Statement, a
copy of this Agreement or a summary thereof and a copy of Sections
302A.471 and 302A.473 of the MBCA (relating to dissenters’
rights) (the “ MBCA Dissenters’ Rights ”)
and (y) obtain the necessary approval by its shareholders of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Merger.
2.2.2
The Company, acting through its Board of Directors, as promptly as
practicable following the SEC’s review, if any, of the
preliminary Proxy Statement, shall duly call a special meeting of
its shareholders (the “ Special Shareholders Meeting
”) to be held in accordance with the MBCA at the earliest
practicable date, upon due notice thereof to its shareholders, to
consider and vote upon, among other matters, the adoption and
approval of this Agreement and the Merger. The Board of Directors
will recommend the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and will
use its reasonable best efforts, consistent with its fiduciary
duties, to solicit the requisite vote of the Company’s
shareholders to adopt and approve this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, pursuant to
the Proxy Statement.
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2.2.3
The Company, Parent and Subsidiary shall cooperate with each other
in the Company’s preparation of its Proxy Statement. Parent,
Subsidiary and their counsel shall be given a reasonable
opportunity to review and comment upon the Proxy Statement (and
shall provide any comments thereon as soon as practicable, but in
no event later than five (5) business days after being asked
to comment) prior to the applicable filing thereof with the SEC.
The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Proxy Statement to comply as to form in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of (i) the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, the “ Exchange Act ”)
and (ii) the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market
LLC (“ NASDAQ ”). The Company shall provide
Parent, Subsidiary and their counsel with copies of any written
comments or other material communications the Company or its
counsel receives from time to time from the SEC or its staff with
respect to the Proxy Statement promptly after receipt of such
comments or other material communications, and with copies of any
written responses to and telephonic notification of any material
verbal responses received from the SEC or its staff by the Company
or its counsel with respect to the Proxy Statement. Each of Parent
and the Company agrees to correct any information provided by it
for use in the Proxy Statement which, to the Company’s
knowledge (in the case of information provided by the Company) or
to Parent’s knowledge (in the case of information provided by
Parent), shall have become false or misleading in any material
respect. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts, after
consultation with Parent, to resolve all SEC comments with respect
to the Proxy Statement as promptly as practicable after receipt
thereof. If at any time prior to the adoption and approval of this
Agreement by the Company’s shareholders there shall occur any
event that is required to be set forth in an amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly
prepare and file with the SEC such amendment or supplement. The
Company shall not mail the Proxy Statement, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, without reasonable advance consultation with
Parent, Subsidiary and their counsel.
2.2.4
The Company agrees that the information relating to the Company and
its subsidiaries contained in the Proxy Statement, or in any other
document filed in connection with this Agreement or the Merger with
any other Governmental Entity (as hereinafter defined) (to the
extent such information was provided by the Company for inclusion
therein), at the respective times that the applicable document is
filed with the SEC or such other Governmental Entity and first
published, sent or given to shareholders of the Company and, in
addition, in the case of the Proxy Statement, at the date it or any
amendment or supplement thereto is mailed to the Company’s
shareholders and at the time of the Special Shareholders Meeting,
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
2.2.5
Parent shall provide the Company with the information concerning
Parent and Subsidiary required to be included in the Proxy
Statement. Parent agrees that the information relating to Parent
and Subsidiary contained in the Proxy Statement, or in any other
document filed in connection with this Agreement or the Merger with
any other Governmental Entity (to the extent such information was
provided by Parent or Subsidiary for inclusion therein), at the
respective times that the applicable document is filed with the SEC
or such other Governmental Entity and first published, sent or
given to shareholders of the Company and, in
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addition, in
the case of the Proxy Statement, at the date it or any amendment or
supplement thereto is mailed to the Company’s shareholders
and at the time of the Special Shareholders Meeting, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
2.2.6
Parent and Subsidiary shall, at the Special Shareholders Meeting,
vote, or cause to be voted, all shares of Company Common Stock
owned by, or with respect to which the vote is otherwise controlled
by, any of Parent, Subsidiary and any other affiliate of Parent in
favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger.
3. STATUS
AND CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
The
manner of converting the shares of the capital stock of the
Constituent Corporations and outstanding options and warrants to
purchase shares of Company Common Stock and the amount of
consideration which the holders of such securities are to receive
in exchange for such securities are as follows:
3.1
Conversion of Company Common Stock .
3.1.1
Subsidiary . Each share of Subsidiary Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable share of voting common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of the Surviving Corporation (which newly issued shares will
be owned by Parent) (the “ Surviving Corporation Common
Stock ”).
3.1.2
Cancellation of Parent-Owned Stock . Each share of Company
Common Stock that is owned by Parent, Subsidiary or any other
subsidiary of Parent shall automatically be canceled and shall
cease to be outstanding, and no cash or other consideration shall
be delivered in exchange therefor.
3.1.3
Conversion of Company Common Stock . Subject to
Section 3.4, each issued and outstanding share of Company
Common Stock (other than shares of Company Common Stock to be
canceled in accordance with Section 3.1.2) shall be converted
into the right to receive $18.82 in cash, without interest (the
“ Merger Consideration ”). As of the Effective
Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled, and each holder of
any such shares of Company Common Stock shall cease to have any
rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Merger
Consideration upon the surrender of a certificate representing such
shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of
this Article 3, or the right, if so demanded as set forth under
Section 3.4 of this Agreement, to receive payment from the
Company of the “fair value” of such Company Common
Stock as determined in accordance with the MBCA.
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3.2 Exchange
of Share Certificates .
3.2.1
Paying Agent . Prior to the Closing, Parent shall designate
a paying agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as
paying agent (the “ Paying Agent ”) for the
payment of the Merger Consideration. Prior to the Closing, Parent
shall cause Subsidiary to deposit with the Paying Agent, for the
benefit of the holders of Certificates, cash equal to the product
of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding (and not to be canceled pursuant to Section 3.1.2)
as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “
Company Outstanding Shares ”) multiplied by
(B) the Merger Consideration. The deposit made by Subsidiary
pursuant to this Section 3.2.1 is hereinafter referred to as
the “ Exchange Fund .” The Paying Agent shall
cause the Exchange Fund to be (i) held for the benefit of the
holders of Company Common Stock and (ii) applied promptly to
making the payments provided for in Section 3.1.3. The
Exchange Fund shall not be used for any purpose that is not
expressly provided for in this Agreement. If the Paying Agent
invests the Exchange Fund, the Paying Agent shall only invest the
Exchange Fund in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States
of America and backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America. Earnings from such investments shall be the sole
and exclusive property of Parent and no part of such earnings shall
accrue to the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common
Stock.
3.2.2
Exchange Procedures . As soon as reasonably practicable
after the Effective Time, Surviving Corporation shall cause the
Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record immediately prior to
the Effective Time of a certificate formerly representing shares of
Company Common Stock (a “ Certificate ”)
(i) a letter of transmittal specifying that delivery of the
Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) to the Paying
Agent, such letter of transmittal to be in customary form and have
such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify and
(ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration (such
instructions shall include instructions for the payment of the
Merger Consideration to a Person other than the Person in whose
name the surrendered Certificate is registered on the transfer
books of the Company, subject to the receipt of appropriate
documentation for such transfer). Upon surrender to the Paying
Agent of a Certificate (or evidence of loss in lieu thereof) for
cancellation together with such letter of transmittal, duly
completed and validly executed, and such other documents as may
reasonably be requested by the Paying Agent, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the
Merger Consideration that such holder is entitled to receive
pursuant to this Article 3, and the Certificate so surrendered
shall forthwith be canceled; provided that in no event will
a holder of a Certificate be entitled to receive the Merger
Consideration if the Merger Consideration was already paid with
respect to the shares of Company Common Stock underlying such
Certificate in connection with an affidavit of loss. No interest
will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender of
the Certificates. In the event of a transfer of ownership of
Company Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records
of the Company, payment may be issued to such a transferee if the
Certificate formerly representing such Company Common Stock is
presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all documents
required to evidence and effect such transfer, and the Person
requesting such issuance pays any transfer or other taxes required
by reason of such
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payment to a
Person other than the registered holder of such Certificate or
establishes to the satisfaction of Parent and the Company that such
tax has been paid or is not applicable.
For
the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Person
” shall mean any individual, corporation (including
not-for-profit corporations), general or limited partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity or
group (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange
Act).
3.2.3
Transfers . After the Effective Time, there shall be no
registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the
Company of shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, Certificates are presented to Parent or the Surviving
Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger
Consideration deliverable in respect thereof in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 3.2.2.
3.2.4
Termination of Exchange Fund; No Liability . Any portion of
the Exchange Fund relating to the Merger Consideration that remains
unclaimed by the former shareholders of the Company one year after
the Effective Time shall be returned to Parent. Any former
shareholders of the Company who have not theretofore complied with
this Article 3 shall thereafter look only to Parent for
payment of the Merger Consideration upon due surrender of their
Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof), without any
interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent,
Subsidiary, the Surviving Corporation, the Paying Agent or any
other Person shall be liable to any former holder of Company Common
Stock for any amount properly delivered to a public official
pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.
If any Certificates shall not have been surrendered as of the date
immediately prior to the date that such unclaimed funds would
otherwise become subject to any abandoned property, escheat or
similar law, unclaimed funds payable with respect to such
Certificates shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,
become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of
all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
3.2.5
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event that
any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by
Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond reasonably
satisfactory to Parent as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent
will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate the Merger Consideration upon due delivery of such
affidavit pursuant to this Agreement.
3.2.6
Withholding Rights . Each of Parent, the Paying Agent and
the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold
from the consideration otherwise payable to any Person pursuant to
this Article 3 such amounts as it is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under provision
of any United States federal, state or local, or non-United States
tax law. If Parent, the Paying Agent or the Surviving Corporation,
as the case may be, so withholds amounts, then such withheld
amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as
having been paid to the holder of the Company
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Common Stock in
respect of which Parent, Paying Agent or the Surviving Corporation,
as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.
3.3 Company
Stock Options, Warrants and Other Stock Plans .
3.3.1
Election Regarding Treatment of Stock Options . Each Stock
Option granted under the Company Option Plans that is outstanding
and unexpired immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or
not then vested or exercisable, with respect to which the Merger
Consideration equals or does not exceed the exercise price per
share of Company Common Stock for such Stock Option (“
Out-of-The-Money Options ”) shall be, effective as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically converted
into an option to purchase shares of Parent’s Common Stock,
par value $.01 per share (“ Parent Common Stock
”) in accordance with Section 3.3.2 below. At least
twenty (20) days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall
notify each holder of options to purchase Company Common Stock that
is outstanding under the Company Option Plans as of the Effective
Date, whether or not then vested or exercisable, with respect to
which the Merger Consideration exceeds the exercise price per share
of Company Common Stock (“ In-The-Money Options
”) (the Out-of-The Money Options together with the
In-The-Money Options, collectively being the “ Stock
Options ”) of their right to elect to convert their
outstanding In-The-Money Options into options to purchase shares of
Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.3.2 below or,
if vested, cash in accordance with Section 3.3.3 below. Each
such holder may so elect by notifying the Company in writing no
later than five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date.
The failure by any holder of vested In-The-Money Options to provide
such notice shall be deemed an election to convert such Stock
Option in accordance with Section 3.3.2 below. All Out-Of-The
Money Options, all outstanding unvested In-The-Money Options and/or
outstanding vested In-The-Money Options with respect to which
proper notice to convert under this Section 3.3.1 has been
made or no notice has been made will be “ Assumed
Options ” and each will be converted into options to
purchase Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.3.2
below.
3.3.2
Assumption of Stock Options . Subject to applicable Law,
Parent and the Company shall take such actions, including (with
respect to the Company) any necessary amendment of the Stock
Options and the Company Option Plans to permit Parent to assume,
and Parent shall assume, at the Effective Time, each Company Option
Plan and each of the Assumed Options and substitute shares of
Parent Common Stock for the Company Common Stock purchasable under
each such assumed Stock Option, which assumption and substitution
shall be effected as follows (such actions by the Company shall be
done in accordance with the Company Option Plans and stock option
agreements under which the grants have been made, including but not
limited to the authorization in Sections 9 thereof (and in
compliance in all respects with Sections 7 thereof) and the
Company shall obtain any other documentation from any holder of the
option required as a result of the Assumed Option under the Company
Option Plans and stock option agreements under which such grants
have been made):
(a) the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock purchasable under the
Assumed Option shall be equal to 0.386 (the “ Conversion
Fraction ”) times the number of shares of Company Common
Stock underlying the Assumed Option (with any fractional amount
rounded to the next lowest full share);
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(b) the
per share exercise price of such Assumed Option shall be an amount
(with fractional amounts rounded to the next highest cent) equal to
the per share exercise price of the Stock Option being assumed
divided by the Conversion Fraction; and
(c) any
other provisions of each Assumed Option shall remain in effect
(including acceleration of exercisability resulting from applicable
employment or retention agreements); provided, that in the event of
any recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination, exchange
of shares or other reclassification in respect of Parent’s
outstanding shares of capital stock following the date hereof,
there shall be an equitable adjustment with respect
hereto.
3.3.3
Conversion of In-The-Money Options . Each outstanding vested
In-The-Money Option that will not be treated as an Assumed Option
subject to Section 3.3.2 above shall, effective as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time, be cancelled in exchange
for a single lump sum cash payment equal to the product of
(1) the number of Company Common Shares for which such vested
In-The-Money Option could be exercised as of the Effective Time,
and (2) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the
exercise price per share of such vested In-The-Money Option
(subject to any applicable withholding taxes).
3.3.4
Assumption or Conversion of Warrants . At least twenty
(20) days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall notify
each holder of warrants exercisable for or other rights to acquire
Company Common Stock (collectively, the “ Warrants
”) of such holder’s right to elect to convert their
Warrants into warrants to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock or
cash. Each holder of Warrants may elect to convert such
holder’s outstanding Warrants into warrants to purchase
shares of Parent Common Stock or cash by notifying the Company in
writing no later than ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date.
The failure by any holder to provide such notice shall be deemed an
election to convert such Warrants into cash pursuant to
Section 3.3.4(a) below.
(a) Each
Warrant that the holder thereof has not elected to convert into a
warrant to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock, and with respect
to which the Merger Consideration exceeds the exercise price per
share of Company Common Stock shall, effective as of immediately
prior to the Effective Time, be cancelled in exchange for a single
lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (1) the number
of Company Common Shares subject to such Warrant and (2) the
excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per
share of such Warrant (subject to any applicable withholding
taxes). Parent shall, prior to the Closing Date, deliver a written
instrument to each holder of Warrants who will receive cash in
accordance with this Section 3.3.4(a) assuming, on behalf of
itself and the Surviving Corporation, the obligation to pay to such
holders pursuant to this Section 3.3.4(a).
(b) Parent,
the Company and the Warrant holders shall take such actions,
including (with respect to the Company and the Warrant holders) any
necessary amendment of the Warrants to permit Parent to assume, and
Parent shall assume, at the Effective Time, each Warrant that is
not surrendered for cash payment pursuant to Section 3.3.4(a)
above (the “ Assumed Warrants ”), and substitute
shares of Parent Common Stock for the Company
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Common Stock
purchasable under each Assumed Warrant, which assumption and
substitution shall be effected as follows:
(i) the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock purchasable under the
Assumed Warrant shall be equal to the Conversion Fraction times the
number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Assumed
Warrant (with any fractional amount rounded to the next lowest full
share);
(ii) the
per share exercise price of the Assumed Warrant shall be an amount
(with fractional amounts rounded to the next highest cent) equal to
the per share exercise price of the Warrant being assumed divided
by the Conversion Fraction; and
(iii) subject
to applicable law and the Parent’s existing contractual
commitments, any other provisions of each Assumed Warrant shall
remain in effect.
(c) Following
the date of this Agreement, but as a condition precedent to Parent
assuming the Assumed Warrants, the Company will solicit from each
holder of an Assumed Warrant confirmation that such holder is an
“accredited investor,” as defined in Rule 501
promulgated under the Securities Act. Should any such holder not
qualify as an “accredited investor”, Parent and such
holder will take commercially reasonable actions so that the
conversion of the Assumed Warrant complies with applicable
Law.
3.4
Dissenters and Appraisal Rights .
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each outstanding
share of Company Common Stock (other than shares of Company Common
Stock to be canceled in accordance with Section 3.1.2), the
holder of which has demanded and perfected such holder’s
right to dissent from the Merger and to be paid the fair value of
such shares in accordance with Sections 302A.471 and 302A.473
of the MBCA and, as of the Effective Time, has not effectively
withdrawn or lost such dissenters’ rights (“
Dissenting Shares ”), shall not be converted into or
represent a right to receive the Merger Consideration, but the
holder thereof shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted
by the MBCA. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to make
all payments to holders of shares of Company Common Stock with
respect to such demands in accordance with the MBCA. The Company
shall give Parent (i) prompt written notice of any notice of
intent to demand fair value for any shares of Company Common Stock,
withdrawals of such notices, and any other instruments served
pursuant to the MBCA and received by the Company, and (ii) the
opportunity to conduct jointly all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to demands for fair value for shares of Company Common
Stock under the MBCA. The Company shall not, except with the prior
written consent of Parent or as otherwise required by Law,
voluntarily make any payment with respect to any demands for fair
value for shares of Company Common Stock or offer to settle or
settle any such demands.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
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4.1
Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the
Company .
Except
as set forth in the disclosure letter dated the date hereof and
delivered to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement (the
“ Company Disclosure Letter ”), Company
represents and warrants to each of Parent and Subsidiary as
follows:
4.1.1
Organization, Good Standing, Capitalization .
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota with all
requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease
its properties, to carry on its business as now being conducted, to
enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of the
Company’s shareholders in accordance with the MBCA, to
perform its obligations hereunder. The authorized and issued
capital stock of the Company as of the date hereof is as set forth
in the recitals of this Agreement; all capital stock of the Company
listed therein as authorized has been duly authorized, and all
capital stock of the Company listed therein as issued and
outstanding has been validly issued and is fully paid and
non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding
rights, preemptive rights, stocks appreciation rights, redemption
rights, repurchase rights, arrangements, options, warrants,
conversion rights or agreements for the purchase or acquisition
from, or the sale or issuance by, the Company of any shares of its
capital stock of any class other than (a) Stock Options to
purchase 1,299,103 shares of the Company’s Common Stock under
the Company Option Plans, and (b) Warrants to purchase 150,000
shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of
$17.94 per share.
(b) Each
of the Company’s subsidiaries is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
its respective state of incorporation with all corporate power and
authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the
Company are held (directly or indirectly) by the Company, and all
such shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the
ownership thereof. There are no outstanding rights, preemptive
rights, stocks appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase
rights, arrangements, options, warrants, conversion rights or
agreements for the purchase or acquisition from, or the sale or
issuance by, any subsidiary of the Company of any of its capital
stock. Throughout this Agreement, the term “subsidiary”
of any person means any other person of which (i) such person
or any subsidiary thereof is a general partner, (ii) such
person and/or one or more of its subsidiaries holds voting power to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors or other body performing
similar functions or (iii) such person, directly or
indirectly, owns or controls 50% or more of the stock or other
equity interests of such other person.
4.1.2
SEC Filings; Financial Statements . The Company has timely
filed all forms, reports, statements and documents required to be
filed with the SEC since July 29, 2005 (collectively, the
“ Company SEC Reports ”), each of which has
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”) or the Exchange Act, and the rules
and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the
Company SEC Reports, each as in effect on the date so filed. The
Company’s
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consolidated
statements of operations for the three fiscal years ended
February 25, 2006, February 26, 2005 and
February 28, 2004 and the Company’s consolidated balance
sheets as of February 25, 2006 and February 26, 2005 and
the related notes to all of said financial statements and the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the six
months ended August 26, 2006 and the Company’s
consolidated balance sheet as of August 26, 2006 (the “
August 26, 2006 Balance Sheet ”) (in every case
as presented in the Company SEC Reports, collectively, the “
Financial Statements ”), all of which have been
heretofore made available to Parent, are presented accordance with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP
”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered except as specifically referred to in such financial
statements. The Company SEC Reports, including any financial
statements or schedules included in the Company SEC Reports, at the
time filed (and, in the case of registration statements and proxy
statements, on the dates of effectiveness and the dates of mailing,
respectively, and, in the case of any Company SEC Report amended or
superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on
the date of such amending or superseding filing) (i) did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and (ii) complied in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange
Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be. The financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included in the
Company SEC Reports (i) have been prepared from, and are in
accordance with, the books and records of the Company and its
subsidiaries, (ii) at the time filed (and, in the case of
registration statements and proxy statements, on the dates of
effectiveness and the dates of mailing, respectively, and, in the
case of any Company SEC Report amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such
amending or superseding filing) complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto,
and (iii) fairly present in all material respects (subject, in
the case of unaudited statements, to normal, recurring audit
adjustments) the consolidated financial position of the Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows (and
changes in financial position, if any) for the periods then ended.
The Company has received no written or oral communication from the
Company’s independent auditors identifying any significant
weakness or deficiency in its internal controls. There have been no
communications from its independent auditors regarding any
disagreement with the Company’s accounting or financial
reporting practices. There are no liabilities of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether or not accrued
and whether or not contingent or absolute, other than
(i) liabilities disclosed in the Company’s consolidated
balance sheet as of August 26, 2006, (ii) liabilities
arising since August 26, 2006 under or pursuant to the terms of the
Company Benefit Plans and Material Contracts in existence prior to
the date hereof, (iii) liabilities incurred on behalf of the
Company in connection with this Agreement and the contemplated
Merger, (iv) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice since August 26, 2006,
and (v) liabilities which would not reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
For purposes of
this Agreement, a “ Material Adverse Effect ”
means (A) in the case of the Company (a “ Company
Material Adverse Effect ”), any effect (other than an
effect directly or indirectly resulting from or attributable to
(i) changes attributable to conditions
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affecting the
retail industry and/or the golf industry generally,
(ii) changes in general economic conditions,
(iii) changes attributable to the announcement or pendency of
the Merger, (iv) any action approved in writing by Parent,
(v) any increase or decrease in the trading price or trading
volume of the Company Common Stock, (vi) commencement of a new
war or material escalation of current wars, armed hostilities or
terrorism directly or indirectly involving the United States, or
(vii) the departure of employees of the Company) that is both
material and adverse to the financial condition, results of
operations, business or prospects of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as whole, or would materially impair the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and (B) in the case of Parent (a “
Parent Material Adverse Effect ”), any effect (other
than an effect directly or indirectly resulting from or
attributable to (i) changes attributable to conditions
affecting the retail industry and/or the golf industry generally,
(ii) changes in general economic conditions,
(iii) changes attributable to the announcement or pendency of
the Merger, (iv) any action approved in writing by the
Company, (v) any increase or decrease in the trading price or
trading volume of the Parent’s common stock, or
(vi) commencement of a new war or material escalation of
current wars, armed hostilities or terrorism directly or indirectly
involving the United States) that is both material and adverse to
the financial condition, results of operations, business or
prospects of Parent and its subsidiaries taken as whole, or would
materially impair the ability of Parent to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.1.3
Absence of Changes; No Material Change . Since
August 26, 2006, and except as specifically contemplated by
this Agreement or as disclosed or reflected in the Company’s
reports on Form 8-K as filed after August 26, 2006, the
Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, has not entered into or
amended any credit or loan agreement or other long-term debt
agreement and has not entered into or amended any material contract
as defined under Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated
by the SEC. Since August 26, 2006 through the date of this
Agreement, no event has occurred which would reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
4.1.4
Authority Relative to this Agreement, etc . The Company has
taken all necessary corporate action to approve this Agreement and
the Merger and the performance of its obligations hereunder, except
for the requisite shareholder approval. The Company Financial
Advisor has delivered to the Board of Directors of the Company its
written opinion, dated the date of this Agreement, that, as of such
date and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications
and limitations contained therein, the Merger Consideration is
fair, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of the
Company. It is agreed and understood that such opinion is for the
benefit of the Company’s Board of Directors and may not be
relied on by Parent or Subsidiary. The Company has made available
to Parent a true and complete copy of the engagement agreement
dated April 10, 2006 between the Company and the Company
Financial Advisor and the Company has made available, or promptly
after the execution of this Agreement the Company will make
available, to Parent a copy of the written opinion of the Company
Financial Advisor. The engagement agreement remains in full force
and effect as of the date hereof and has not been amended or
otherwise modified.
4.1.5
Compliance with Other Instruments, etc . Subject to
requisite Company shareholder approval, except for the consents
referred to in Section 4.1.6, neither the execution
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nor delivery of
this Agreement by the Company nor the Company’s consummation
of the Merger and other transactions contemplated hereby will
require consent under, conflict with, result in any violation of,
or constitute a default under, (i) the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company, as the same may be amended and restated, (ii) any
Material Contract (as defined below), or (iii) any judgment,
decree, order or material law or regulation of any governmental
agency or authority in the United States by which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is bound, except with respect to clauses
(ii) and (iii) above, where the conflicts, violations or
defaults, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the
Company.
4.1.6
Governmental and other Consents, etc . Subject to requisite
Company shareholder approval and any required filings with the U.S.
Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission, including
any necessary approvals under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (the
“ HSR Act ”), no material consent, approval or
authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing with, any
court, tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other
governmental or regulatory agency or authority or other public
persons or entities in the United States or a foreign country (a
“ Governmental Entity ”) on the part of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is required in connection with
the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than (i) filings in the State of Minnesota in
accordance with the MBCA and (ii) filings with the SEC and
NASDAQ.
4.1.7
No Misleading Statements . The Company’s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-125007 (the “
Form S-1 ”) (including, but not limited to, any
financial statements or schedules included or incorporated by
reference therein) did not contain when filed any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4.1.8
Compliance with Applicable Law; Permits .
(a) 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 ”), except for failures
to hold such Company Permits which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are in
compliance with the terms of the Company Permits, except where any
such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Company
SEC Reports, the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries are
not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or
regulation of any Governmental Entity, except for possible
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
As of the date of this Agreement, no investigation or review by any
Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries
is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor has
any Governmental Entity indicated in writing an intention to
conduct the same, other than, in each
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case, those the
outcome of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
For
the purposes of this Agreement, “knowledge” or
“known” means, with respect to any matter in question,
the actual knowledge of such matter by (x) any officer of the
Company that is listed on Section 4.1.8 of the Company
Disclosure Letter in the case of the Company or (y) the
current executive officers (as defined in Rule 3b-7 of the
Exchange Act) of the Parent, in the case of the Parent. Any such
individual will be deemed to have actual knowledge of a particular
fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (i) 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
individual; or (ii) such fact, circumstance, event or other
matter is reflected in one or more documents (whether written or
electronic) contained in books and records of the Company (in the
case of knowledge of the Company) or Parent (in the case of
knowledge of Parent) that would reasonably be expected to be
reviewed by an individual who has the duties and responsibilities
of such individual in the customary performance of such duties and
responsibilities.
(b) The
Company and each of its officers and directors are in compliance
with, and since July 29, 2005 have complied, in all material
respects, with (A) the applicable provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations
promulgated under such Act (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act
”) or the Exchange Act and (B) the applicable listing
and corporate governance rules and regulations of NASDAQ. Each
Company SEC Report that was required to be accompanied by the
certifications required to be filed or submitted by the
Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial
officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was accompanied by such
certification and, at the time of filing or submission of each such
certification, to the knowledge of the Company, such certification
was true and accurate and complied with the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
4.1.9
Vote Required . The affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is the
only vote of the holders of any class or series of the
Company’s capital stock necessary to approve this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.1.10
No Broker . 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 the
Company other than the Company Financial Advisor.
4.1.11
Litigation . There is not now pending, and to the knowledge
of the Company there is not threatened, nor to the knowledge of the
Company is there any reasonable basis (as defined below) for, any
litigation, action, suit or proceeding to which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is or will be a party in or before or by any
court or governmental or regulatory agency or body, except for any
litigation, action, suit or proceeding (whether instituted, pending
or threatened) involving claims which in the aggregate would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
In addition, there is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or
order of any court, governmental department, commission,
board,
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bureau, agency,
instrumentality or arbitrator outstanding against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries which would be reasonably expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect. For purpose of this
Section 4.1.11, Section 4.1.16 and Section 4.1.22,
“reasonable basis” means the existence of any set of
factual circumstances from which a reasonable person would conclude
that a claim, suit, investigation or similar proceeding that is
recognized under currently applicable United States Law could
properly be asserted or commenced.
4.1.12
Changes in Capitalization . Since August 26, 2006, the
Company has not made any changes in the equity interest of the
Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock including, without
limitation, distributions to shareholders, issuances, exchanges or
cancellations of Company Common Stock, grants of options with
respect to Company Common Stock under existing stock option plans
of the Company or adoption of new stock options plans of the
Company.
4.1.13
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Section 4.1.13
of the Company Disclosure Letter lists (i) all deferred
compensation, pension, profit-sharing and retirement plans, and all
bonus, welfare, severance policies and programs and other
“employee benefit plans” (as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)), fringe benefit or
stock option, stock ownership, stock appreciation, phantom stock or
equity (or equity-based) plans, including individual contracts,
severance agreements, employee agreements, consulting agreements
with individuals which either involve payment of in excess of
$50,000 per year or are not terminable by the Company on
30 days’ notice or less without the payment of amounts
in consideration of termination and (ii) all change of control
programs, agreements or arrangements, or employee retention
agreements, providing the same or similar benefits, whether or not
written, participated in or maintained by the Company or with
respect to which contributions are made or obligations assumed by
the Company in respect of the Company (including health, life
insurance and other benefit plans maintained for former employees
or retirees). Such plans or other arrangements are collectively
referred to herein as “ Company Benefit Plans .”
Copies of all Company Benefit Plans and related documents,
including those setting out the Company’s personnel policies
and procedures, and including any insurance contracts, trust
agreements or other arrangements under which benefits are provided,
as currently in effect, and descriptions of any such plan which are
not written have been made available for inspection by Parent. The
Company has also made available for inspection by Parent a copy of
the summary plan description, if any, for each Company Benefit
Plan, as well as copies of any other summaries or descriptions of
any such Company Benefit Plans which have been provided to
employees or other beneficiaries since January 1,
2001.
(b) Each
Company Benefit Plan is in compliance with, and has been
administered in all material respects consistent with, the
presently applicable material provisions of ERISA, the Code and
state law, including but not limited to the satisfaction of all
applicable reporting and disclosure requirements under the Code,
ERISA, state law and to the extent applicable, the requirements of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended. The Company
has made all payments to, or in respect of, all Company
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Benefit Plans
as required by the terms of each such plan and no past service
funding liability exists thereunder. The Company has filed or
caused to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service annual reports
on Form 5500 for each Company Benefit Plan attributable to
them for all years and periods for which such reports were required
and within the time period required by ERISA and the Code, and
copies of such reports filed since January 1, 2001 have been
made available for inspection by Parent.
(c) No
“prohibited transaction,” as defined in
Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, has
occurred in respect of any such Company Benefit Plan, and no civil
or criminal action brought pursuant to Part 5 of Title I or
ERISA is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened
in writing or orally against any fiduciary of any such
plan.
(d) The
Internal Revenue Service has issued a letter for each employee
pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA,
listed in Section 4.1.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter,
determining that such plan is a qualified plan under Section 401(a)
of the Code and is exempt from United States federal income tax
under Section 501(a) of the Code, and the Company has no knowledge
of any occurrence since the date of any such determination letter
which has adversely affected such qualification. The Company does
not maintain a plan or arrangement intended to qualify under
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any entity that is treated as a single employer
with the Company pursuant to Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code (“ Company ERISA Affiliate
”) currently maintains, contributes to or has any liability
with respect to any employee benefit plan that is subject to Title
IV of ERISA, nor has previously maintained or contributed to any
such plan that has resulted in any liability or potential liability
for the Company under said Title IV.
(f) The
Company does not maintain any Company Benefit Plan that provides
post-retirement medical benefits (other than benefits which are
required by Law), post-employment benefits, death benefits or other
post-retirement welfare benefits. With respect to any
“welfare benefit plan” of the Company (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA) that is self-insured, the aggregate
amount of all claims made pursuant to any such plan that have not
yet been paid is set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter,
together with each individual claim which could result in an
uninsured liability in excess of $150,000 per participant or
covered dependent.
(g) Neither
the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate maintains, nor has
contributed since January 1, 2001 to any multiemployer plan
within the meaning of Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
No such employer currently has any liability to make withdrawal
liability payments to any multiemployer plan. There is no pending
dispute between any such employer and any multiemployer plan
concerning payment of contributions or payment of withdrawal
liability payments.
(h) All
Company Benefit Plans have been operated and administered in
accordance with their respective terms in all material respects and
no inconsistent representation or interpretation has been made to
any plan participant.
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(i) No
Company Benefit Plan maintained by the Company covers or otherwise
benefits any individuals other than current or former employees of
the Company and its subsidiaries (and their dependents and
beneficiaries).
(j) Each
Company Benefit Plan may be amended and terminated in accordance
with its terms, and, each such plan provides for the unrestricted
right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (as
applicable) to amend or terminate such Plan.
(k) The
Company and its subsidiaries have no material liability for, under,
with respect to or otherwise in connection with any employee
benefit plan, which liability arises under ERISA or the Code, by
virtue of the Company or any subsidiary being aggregated, with any
other person that i
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