EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
BANTA CORPORATION,
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
and
SODA ACQUISITION, INC.
Dated as of October 31, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective Time
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1.1.
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The
Merger
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1.2.
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Closing
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1.3.
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Effective
Time
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ARTICLE II
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation
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2.1.
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The Articles of
Incorporation
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2.2.
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The
Bylaws
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2
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ARTICLE III
Officers and Directors of the Surviving Corporation
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3.1.
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Directors
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3.2.
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Officers
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3
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ARTICLE IV
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock; Exchange of
Certificates
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4.1.
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Effect on
Capital Stock
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3
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4.2.
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Exchange of
Certificates
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4.3.
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Treatment of
Stock Plans
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4.4.
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Adjustments to
Prevent Dilution
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ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
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5.1.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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5.2.
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Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
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ARTICLE VI
Covenants
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6.1.
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Interim
Operations
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6.2.
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Acquisition
Proposals
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6.3.
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Information
Supplied
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6.4.
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Shareholders
Meeting
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6.5.
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Filings; Other
Actions; Notification
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6.6.
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Access and
Reports
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6.7.
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Stock Exchange
De-listing
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6.8.
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Publicity
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6.9.
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Employee
Benefits
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6.10.
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Expenses
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6.11.
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Indemnification; Directors' and Officers'
Insurance
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6.12.
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Other Actions
by the Company
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ARTICLE VII
Conditions
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7.1.
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Conditions to
Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger
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7.2.
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Conditions to
Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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7.3.
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Conditions to
Obligation of the Company
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ARTICLE VIII
Termination
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8.1.
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Termination by
Mutual Consent
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8.2.
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Termination by
Either Parent or the Company
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8.3.
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Termination by
the Company
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8.4.
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Termination by
Parent
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8.5.
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Effect of
Termination and Abandonment
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ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous and General
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9.1.
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Survival
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9.2.
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Modification or
Amendment
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9.3.
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Waiver of
Conditions
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9.4.
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Counterparts
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9.5.
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GOVERNING LAW
AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE
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9.6.
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Notices
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9.7.
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Entire
Agreement
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9.8.
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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9.9.
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Obligations of
Parent and of the Company
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9.10.
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Definitions
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9.11.
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Severability
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9.12.
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Interpretation;
Construction
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9.13.
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Assignment
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Annex A Defined Terms
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this “
Agreement ”), dated as of October 31, 2006, among
Banta Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation (the “
Company ”), R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a
Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Soda
Acquisition, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ,” the
Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “ Constituent Corporations
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of each of Parent, Merger Sub
and the Company have approved the merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company (the “ Merger ”) upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and have
approved and declared advisable this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the board of directors of the Company has determined that the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders and
other constituencies; and
WHEREAS,
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger; Closing; Effective
Time
1.1.
The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in
Section 1.3), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the
Company and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
thereupon cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in
the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “
Surviving Corporation”), and the separate corporate
existence of the Company, with all its rights, privileges,
immunities, powers and franchises, shall continue unaffected by the
Merger, except as set forth in Article II. The Merger shall
have the effects specified in the Wisconsin Business Corporation
Law (the “ WBCL ”).
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1.2.
Closing . Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing
between the Company and Parent, the closing for the Merger (the
“Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York,
New York, at 9:00 A.M. on the third business day (the “
Closing Date ”) following the day on which the last to
be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in
Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature
are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment
or waiver of those conditions) shall be satisfied or waived in
accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “ business day ” shall mean any day ending
at 11:59 P.M. (Eastern Time) other than a Saturday or Sunday or a
day on which banks are required or authorized to close in the City
of New York.
1.3.
Effective Time . On the Closing Date the Company and Parent
will cause Articles of Merger specifying that the effective time of
the Merger is the time the Articles of Merger are filed by the
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (the “
Wisconsin Articles of Merger ”) to be executed,
acknowledged and delivered for filing to the Wisconsin Department
of Financial Institutions as provided in Section 180.1105 of
the WBCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the
Wisconsin Articles of Merger have been filed by the Wisconsin
Department of Financial Institutions or at such later time as may
be agreed by the parties in writing and specified in the Wisconsin
Articles of Merger (the “ Effective Time
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ARTICLE II
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation
2.1.
The Articles of Incorporation . The amended and restated
articles of incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the articles of incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation (the “ Charter ”),
until duly amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, except
that Article Fourth of the Charter shall be amended to read in
its entirety as follows: “The aggregate number of shares that
this corporation shall have the authority to issue is 1,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.”
2.2.
The Bylaws . The parties hereto shall take all actions
necessary so that the by-laws of the Company in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the by-laws of the Surviving
Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”), until thereafter
amended (subject to 6.11(f) with respect to the period prior to the
Effective Time) as provided therein or by applicable
Law.
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ARTICLE III
Officers and Directors
of the Surviving Corporation
3.1.
Directors . The parties hereto shall take all actions
necessary so that the directors of Merger Sub at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the directors of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors have been duly elected
or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the
Bylaws.
3.2.
Officers . The parties hereto shall take all actions
necessary so that the officers of the Company at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly
elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the
Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock;
Exchange of Certificates
4.1.
Effect on Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, as a result
of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of
any capital stock of the Company or Merger Sub:
(a)
Merger Consideration . Each share of the Common Stock, par
value $0.10 per share, of the Company (a “ Share
” or, collectively, the “ Shares ”) issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than
Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and Shares owned by the Company
or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,
and in each case not held on behalf of third parties (each, an
“ Excluded Share ” and collectively, “
Excluded Shares ”), shall be converted into the right
to receive an amount in cash equal to $52.50 per Share, less
the $16 per share authorized to be paid by the Company to its
shareholders pursuant to the special cash dividend (the “
Special Dividend ”) approved by the board of directors
of the Company on September 13, 2006 (the “ Per Share
Merger Consideration ”), provided , that the
foregoing specifically contemplates that the Effective Time shall
occur after the record date of the Special Dividend. At the
Effective Time, all of the Shares shall cease to be outstanding,
shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each certificate
(a “ Certificate ”) formerly representing any of
the Shares (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent
only the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration,
without interest.
(b)
Cancellation of Shares . Each Excluded Share referred to in
Section 4.1(a) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding,
shall be cancelled without payment of any consideration therefor
and shall cease to exist.
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(c)
Merger Sub . At the Effective Time, each share of Common
Stock, no par value, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one
share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the
Surviving Corporation.
4.2.
Exchange of Certificates .
(a)
Paying Agent . At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent
shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a paying agent
selected by Parent with the Company’s prior approval (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (the “
Paying Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of
Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds necessary for
the Paying Agent to make payments under Section 4.1(a) (such
cash being hereinafter referred to as the “ Exchange
Fund ”). The Paying Agent shall invest the Exchange Fund
as directed by Parent, provided that such investments shall
be in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America,
in commercial paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poor’s Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of
deposit, bank repurchase agreements or banker’s acceptances
of commercial banks with capital exceeding $1 billion or in a
mutual fund that invests only in such permitted investments. Any
interest and other income resulting from such investment shall
become a part of the Exchange Fund, and any amounts in excess of
the amounts payable under Section 4.1(a) shall be promptly returned
to Parent.
(b)
Exchange Procedures . Promptly after the Effective Time (and
in any event within three business days), the Surviving Corporation
shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record of
Shares (other than holders of Excluded Shares) (i) a letter of
transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall
pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss
in lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e)) to the Paying
Agent, such letter of transmittal to be in such form and have such
other provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably agree,
and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of
the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided
in Section 4.2(e)) in exchange for the Per Share Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of
loss in lieu thereof as provided in Section 4.2(e)) to the
Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a cash amount in
immediately available funds (after giving effect to any required
tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(f)) equal to
(x) the number of Shares represented by such Certificate (or
affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section 4.2(e)) multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger
Consideration, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be cancelled. 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 Shares that is not registered in the
transfer records of the Company, a check for any cash to be
exchanged upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to
such transferee if the Certificate formerly representing such
Shares is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all
documents reasonably required to evidence and effect such transfer
and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been
paid or are not applicable.
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(c)
Transfers . From and after the Effective Time, there shall
be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company of the
Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented to
the Surviving Corporation, Parent or the Paying Agent for transfer,
it shall be cancelled and exchanged for the cash amount in
immediately available funds to which the holder thereof is entitled
pursuant to this Article IV.
(d)
Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange
Fund (including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that
remains unclaimed by the shareholders of the Company for
180 days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the
Surviving Corporation. Any holder of Shares (other than Excluded
Shares) who has not theretofore complied with this Article IV
shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment
of the Per Share Merger Consideration (after giving effect to any
required tax withholdings as provided in Section 4.2(f)) upon
due surrender of its Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu
thereof), without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, none of the Surviving Corporation, Parent, the Paying
Agent or any other Person shall be liable to any former holder of
Shares for any amount properly delivered to a public official
pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Person
” shall mean any individual, corporation (including
not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization,
Governmental Entity (as defined in Section 5.1(d)) or other
entity of any kind or nature.
(e)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . In the event 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 in customary amount
and upon such terms as may be reasonably required by Parent as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the
Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Paying
Agent will issue a check in the amount (after giving effect to any
required tax withholdings) equal to the number of Shares
represented by such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
multiplied by the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(f)
Withholding Rights . Each of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder of Shares such amounts as it is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”), or any other applicable state, local or foreign Tax (as
defined in Section 5.1(n)) Law. To the extent that amounts are
so withheld by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may
be, such withheld amounts (i) shall be remitted by Parent or
the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to the applicable
Governmental Entity, and (ii) shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
Shares in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made
by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may
be.
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4.3.
Treatment of Stock Plans .
(a)
Treatment of Options . At the Effective Time each
outstanding option to purchase Shares (a “ Company
Option ”) under the Stock Plans (as defined in
Section 5.1(b)), vested or unvested, shall be cancelled and
shall only entitle the holder thereof to receive, as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (and in any event,
within two business days after the Effective Time), an amount in
cash equal to the product of (x) the total number of Shares
subject to the Company Option times (y) the excess, if any, of
the value of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the exercise
price per Share under such Company Option, less applicable Taxes
required to be withheld with respect to such payment.
(b)
Treatment of Restricted Shares . All awards granting
restricted Shares from Company that have not vested (collectively,
“Restricted Shares ”) heretofore granted under
the Stock Plans shall, immediately prior to the Effective Time,
become fully vested and without further restrictions with respect
to ownership rights thereto, thereby causing all Restricted Shares
to become Shares that are converted into the right to receive the
Per Share Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 4.1(a).
(c)
Company Awards . At the Effective Time, each right of any
kind, contingent or accrued, to acquire or receive Shares or
benefits measured by the value of Shares, and each award of any
kind consisting of Shares that may be held, awarded, outstanding,
payable or reserved for issuance under the Stock Plans and any
other Benefit Plans, other than Company Options and Restricted
Shares (the “ Company Awards ”), shall be
cancelled and shall only entitle the holder thereof to receive, an
amount in cash equal to (x) the number of Shares subject to
such Company Award immediately prior to the Effective Time times
(y) the value of the Per Share Merger Consideration (or, if
the Company Award provides for payments to the extent the value of
the Shares exceed a specified reference price, the amount, if any,
by which the value of the Per Share Merger Consideration exceeds
such reference price), less applicable Taxes required to be
withheld with respect to such payment.
(d)
Corporate Actions . At or prior to the Effective Time, the
Company, the Company’s board of directors and the
compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company, as
applicable, shall, subject to Section 4.3(d) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, adopt any resolutions and take any actions which
are necessary to effectuate the provisions of Section 4.3(a),
4.3(b) and 4.3(c). Subject to Section 4.3(d) of the Company
Disclosure Letter, the Company shall take all actions necessary to
ensure that from and after the Effective Time neither Parent nor
the Surviving Corporation will be required to deliver Shares or
other capital stock of the Company to any Person pursuant to or in
settlement of Company Options, Restricted Shares or Company
Awards.
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4.4.
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution . Other than in respect of
the Special Dividend, in the event that, between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, the Company changes the number of
Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into or
exercisable for Shares issued and outstanding prior to the
Effective Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split
(including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution,
recapitalization, merger, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other
similar transaction, the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be
equitably adjusted to provide the holders of the Shares, the
Company Options, the Restricted Shares and the Company Awards with
the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to
such event. In addition, the parties hereto agree that the exercise
price of, and the number of Shares subject to, the Company Options
shall be adjusted in the manner set forth in the resolutions of the
compensation committee of the board of directors of the Company
adopted on September 13, 2006 to take into account the Special
Dividend.
ARTICLE V
Representations and Warranties
5.1.
Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as
set forth on the face of the Company Reports (excluding from such
Company Reports any “Risk Factors” or similar sections)
filed or furnished after December 31, 2005 and prior to the
date of this Agreement or in corresponding sections of the
disclosure letter delivered to Parent by the Company prior to
entering into this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure
Letter ”) (which Company Disclosure Letter sets forth,
among other things, items the disclosure of which is necessary or
appropriate in response to an express disclosure requirement
contained in this Section 5.1, as an exception to one or more
representations or warranties contained in this Section 5.1 or
in response to one or more of the Company’s covenants
contained in this Agreement; provided , however ,
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
(x) disclosure of any item in any section of the Company
Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any
other section to which the relevance of such item is reasonably
apparent, and (y) the mere inclusion of an item in the Company
Disclosure Letter as an exception to a representation or warranty
shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a
material exception or a material fact, event or circumstance or
that such item has had or would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect), the Company hereby represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:
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(a)
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification . Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its
respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite
corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently
conducted and is qualified to do business and is in good standing
as a foreign corporation (or other applicable entity) in each
jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its
assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so organized, validly
existing, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or
authority, would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company
has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the
Company’s and its Significant Subsidiaries’
certificates of incorporation and by-laws or comparable governing
documents, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so
delivered is in full force and effect. As used in this Agreement,
the term (i) “ Subsidiary ” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a
majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their
terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly
or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and /
or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) “
Significant Subsidiary ” is as defined in
Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”) and (iii) “ Company
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities,
business or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided , however ,
that to the extent any effect is caused by or results from any of
the following it shall not be taken into account in determining
whether there has been a Company Material Adverse
Effect:
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(A) changes
in the political conditions, economies or financial markets
generally in the United States or other countries, including the
commencement, continuation or escalation of any war, armed
hostilities or acts of terrorism;
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(B) changes
that are the result of factors generally affecting the industries
and geographic areas in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries operates;
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(C) any
loss of, or adverse change in, the relationship of the Company with
its customers, employees or suppliers that the Company establishes
through specific evidence was proximately caused by the pendency or
the announcement of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(D) changes
in the market price of raw materials, including paper, of the type
and grade customarily purchased by the Company and its
Subsidiaries;
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(E) changes
in United States generally accepted accounting principles (“
GAAP ”) after the date hereof, in the rules or
policies of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, in Laws
of general applicability or in interpretations thereof by courts or
other Governmental Entities, in each case, after the date
hereof;
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(F) any
failure by the Company to meet any estimates of revenues or
earnings for any period ending on or after the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Closing, provided that the
exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a
determination that any change, effect, circumstance or development
underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a
Company Material Adverse Effect; and
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(G) a
decline in the price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange
(the “ NYSE ”), including any decline related to
the Special Dividend, provided that the exception in this
clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that
any change, effect, circumstance or development underlying such
decline has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material
Adverse Effect;
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provided
, further , that, with
respect to clauses (A), (B), (D) and (E), such change, event,
circumstance or development does not disproportionately adversely
affect the Company and its Subsidiaries in any material respect
compared to other companies of similar size operating in the
industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate.
(b)
Capital Structure .
(i) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 75,000,000
Shares, of which 24,340,155 Shares were outstanding as of the
close of business on October 27, 2006 and 300,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $10.00 per share, of which no shares are
outstanding. All of the outstanding Shares have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
(except for any liability that may be imposed on shareholders by
former Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the WBCL, as judicially
interpreted, for debts incurred prior to June 14, 2006). Other
than 3,150,723 Shares reserved for issuance under the
Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, 1991 Stock Option Plan
and Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Stock Plans ”),
Shares subject to issuance under the Rights Agreement and Shares
subject to issuance under the Banta Corporation Incentive Savings
Plan and the Banta Hourly 401(k) Plan (the “ 401(k)
Plans ”), the Company has no Shares subject to issuance.
Section 5.1(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a
correct and complete list of options, restricted stock, restricted
stock units, stock appreciation rights and any other rights with
respect to the Shares under the Stock Plans, including the holder,
number of Shares and, where applicable, exercise price. Each of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of
each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except for any
liability that may be imposed on shareholders by former
Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the WBCL, as judicially interpreted,
for debts incurred prior to June 14, 2006) and owned by the
Company or by a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the
Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, pledge, security
interest, claim or other encumbrance (each, a “ Lien
”). Except as set forth above, including
Section 5.1(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter, and except
for the rights (the “ Rights ”) that have been
issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of
November 5, 2001, as amended, between the Company and American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “ Rights
Agreement ”), there are no preemptive or other
outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, stock
appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights,
agreements, arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind
that obligate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or
sell any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities or obligations
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any
Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no securities or
obligations evidencing such rights are authorized, issued or
outstanding. Upon any issuance of any Shares in accordance with the
terms of the Stock Plans, such Shares will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of
any Liens imposed or created by the Company (except for any
liability that may be imposed on shareholders by former
Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the WBCL, as judicially interpreted,
for debts incurred prior to June 14, 2006). The Company does
not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other
obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or
convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to
vote) with the shareholders of the Company on any
matter.
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(ii) Section 5.1(b)(ii)
of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (x) each of the
Company’s Subsidiaries and the ownership interest of the
Company in each such Subsidiary, as well as the ownership interest
of any other Person or Persons in each such Subsidiary and
(y) the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ capital
stock, equity interest or other direct or indirect ownership
interest in any other Person other than securities in a publicly
traded company held for investment by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and consisting of less than 1% of the outstanding
capital stock of such company. The Company does not own, directly
or indirectly, any voting interest in any Person (not taking into
account any voting interest owned, directly or indirectly, by
Parent in any Person) that requires an additional filing by Parent
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended (the “ HSR Act ”).
(iii) Each
Company Option (A) was granted in compliance with all applicable
Laws and all of the terms and conditions of the Stock Plans
pursuant to which it was issued, (B) has an exercise price per
Share equal to or greater than the fair market value of a Share at
the close of business on the date of such grant, (C) has a grant
date identical to the date on which the Company’s board of
directors or compensation committee actually awarded such Company
Option, and (D) qualifies for the tax and accounting treatment
afforded to such Company Option in the Company’s tax returns
and the Company’s financial statements,
respectively.
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(c)
Corporate Authority; Approval and Fairness .
(i) The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has
taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate
the Merger, subject only to approval of this Agreement by the
holders of two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding Shares
entitled to vote on such matter at a shareholders’ meeting
duly called and held for such purpose (the “ Company
Requisite Vote ”). This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles (the “Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception ”).
(ii) The
board of directors of the Company has (A) unanimously
determined that the Merger is fair to, and in the best interests
of, the Company, its shareholders and other constituencies, adopted
and approved this Agreement and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and resolved to recommend approval
of this Agreement to the holders of Shares (the “ Company
Recommendation ”), (B) directed that this Agreement be
submitted to the holders of Shares for their approval and
(C) received the opinion of its financial advisor, UBS
Securities LLC, to the effect that the consideration to be received
by the holders of the Shares in the Merger is fair, from a
financial point of view, as of the date of such opinion, to such
holders (other than Parent and its Affiliates or
Subsidiaries).
(d)
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts
.
(i) Other
than the filings and/or notices pursuant to Section 1.3 and
under the HSR Act, Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 (the
“ ECMR ”), if applicable, any other Antitrust
Laws or the Exchange Act (the “ Company Approvals
”), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be
made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations,
approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the
Company from, any domestic or foreign governmental or regulatory
authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative,
executive or judicial governmental entity (each a “
Governmental Entity”), in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, except those that the failure to
make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As used herein,
“ Antitrust Laws ” means the Sherman Act of
1890, the Clayton Act of 1914, the HSR Act and all other Laws, and
administrative and judicial doctrines that are designed or intended
to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or
effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.
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(ii) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company do not, and the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in
(A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Charter
or Bylaws of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of
any of its Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of
time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of
termination) or a default under, the creation or acceleration of
any obligations or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any agreement,
lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or
other obligation (each, a “ Contract ”)
binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming
(solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and
consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby) compliance with the matters referred to in
Section 5.1(d)(i), under any Law to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is subject, or (C) any change in the
rights or obligations of any party under any Contract binding on
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of
clause (B) or (C) above, for any such breach, violation,
termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially
delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Section 5.1(d)(ii) of the
Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of
Material Contracts (as defined in Section 5.1(j)(i)(L))
pursuant to which consents or waivers are or may be required prior
to consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(whether or not subject to the exception set forth with respect to
clauses (B) and (C) above).
(iii) The
Company and its Subsidiaries are not creditors or claimants with
respect to any debtors or debtor-in-possession subject to
proceedings under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United
States Code with respect to claims that, in the aggregate,
constitute more than 25% of the gross assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole (excluding cash and cash
equivalents).
(e)
Company Reports; Financial Statements .
(i) The
Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis,
all forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents
required to be filed or furnished by it with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”) since December 31, 2003 (the
“ Applicable Date ”) (the forms, statements,
reports and documents filed or furnished since the Applicable Date
and those filed or furnished subsequent to the date hereof,
including any amendments thereto, the “ Company
Reports ”). Each of the Company Reports, at the time of
its filing or being furnished complied or, if not yet filed or
furnished, will comply in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act
”), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
applicable to the Company Reports. As of their respective dates
(or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such
amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports
filed or furnished with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof will
not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading, provided , that the
Company makes no representation or warranty regarding any
information provided in writing by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries for inclusion in such Company Reports filed after the
date hereof.
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(ii) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations
of the NYSE. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Affiliate ” when used with respect to any party shall
mean any Person who is an “affiliate” of that party
within the meaning of Rule 405 promulgated under the
Securities Act.
(iii) The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by
Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. The Company has
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures and, to the extent required by applicable
Law, presented in any applicable Company Report or any amendment
thereto its conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by such
Report or amendment based on such evaluation. The Company maintains
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
13a-15 or 15d-15, as applicable, under the Exchange Act). The
Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting and, to the extent
required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Company
Report or any amendment thereto its conclusions about the
effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as
of the end of the period covered by such Report or amendment based
on such evaluation. The Company has disclosed, based on the most
recent evaluation of its chief executive officer and its chief
financial officer prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s
auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of
directors (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or
operation of its internal controls over financial reporting that
are reasonably expected to adversely affect the Company’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information and has identified for the Company’s auditors and
audit committee of the Company’s board of directors any
material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting
and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The
Company has made available to Parent (x) a summary of any such
disclosure made by management to the Company’s auditors and
audit committee since the Applicable Date and (y) any
communication since the Applicable Date made by management or the
Company’s auditors to the audit committee required or
contemplated by listing standards of the NYSE, the audit
committee’s charter or professional standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board. Since the Applicable Date, no
material complaints from any source regarding accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters have been received by the
Company. The Company has made available to Parent a summary of all
complaints or concerns relating to other matters made since the
Applicable Date through the Company’s whistleblower hot line
or equivalent system for receipt of employee concerns regarding
possible violations of Law. No attorney representing the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a violation of
securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by
the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents
to the Company’s chief legal officer, audit committee (or
other committee designated for the purpose) of the board of
directors or the board of directors pursuant to the rules adopted
pursuant to Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or any
Company policy contemplating such reporting, including in instances
not required by those rules.
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(iv) Each
of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by
reference into the Company Reports (including the related notes and
schedules) fairly presents, or, in the case of Company Reports
filed after the date hereof, will fairly present in all material
respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of its date and each of the
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders equity
(deficit) and cash flows included in or incorporated by reference
into the Company Reports (including any related notes and
schedules) fairly presents, or in the case of Company Reports filed
after the date hereof, will fairly present in all material respects
the results of operations, retained earnings (loss) and changes in
financial position, as the case may be, of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to notes and normal
year-end audit adjustments that will not be material in amount or
effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case
of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q) consistently
applied during the periods involved, except as may be noted
therein.
(f)
Absence of Certain Changes . Since December 31, 2005
until the date hereof, the Company and its Subsidiaries have
conducted their respective businesses 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
in all material respects, and there has not been:
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(i) any
change in the financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities,
business or results of their operations or any circumstance,
occurrence or development (including any adverse change with
respect to any circumstance, occurrence or development existing on
or prior to December 31, 2005) of which management of the
Company has knowledge which, individually or in the aggregate, is
reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(ii) any
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, whether or not covered by
insurance;
(iii) other
than regular quarterly dividends on Shares of $0.18 per Share and
the Special Dividend, any declaration, setting aside or payment of
any dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of
capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for
dividends or other distributions by any direct or indirect wholly
owned Subsidiary to the Company or to any wholly owned Subsidiary
of the Company), or any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any outstanding shares
of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(iv) any
material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except as required by
GAAP, the rules or policies of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board or applicable Law;
(v) (A) any
increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to its
officers or employees (except for increases for employees or
officers who are not set forth on Schedule 5.1(f)(v)(A) of the
Company Disclosure Letter in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice) or (B) any establishment,
adoption, entry into or amendment of any collective bargaining,
employment, termination or severance agreement or any material
bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation or other plan,
agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of
any director, officer or employee, except to the extent required by
applicable Laws; or
(vi) any
agreement to do any of the foregoing.
As used
in this Agreement, the term “knowledge” when used in
the phrases “to the knowledge of management of the
Company,” “of which management of the Company has
knowledge” or “the Company has no knowledge” or
words of similar import shall mean the actual knowledge of the
Persons listed in Section 5.1(f) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, after reasonable inquiry.
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(g)
Litigation and Liabilities . There are no (i) civil,
criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings,
arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of management of the Company, threatened against the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) obligations or
liabilities undisclosed as of the date hereof of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, whether or not accrued, contingent or
otherwise and whether or not required to be disclosed, or any other
facts or circumstances undisclosed as of the date hereof of which
management of the Company have knowledge that could reasonably be
expected to result in any claims against, or obligations or
liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for
those that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the
provisions of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or
award of any Governmental Entity which is, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(h)
Employee Benefits .
(i) All
benefit and compensation plans, contracts, policies or arrangements
covering current or former employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries (the “ Employees ”) and current or
former directors of the Company, including, but not limited to,
“employee benefit plans” within the meaning of
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), and deferred
compensation, severance, stock option, stock purchase, stock
appreciation rights, stock based, incentive and bonus plans (the
“ Benefit Plans ”), other than Benefit Plans
maintained outside of the United States primarily for the benefit
of Employees working outside of the United States (such plans
hereinafter being referred to as “Non-U.S. Benefit
Plans ”), are listed on Schedule 5.1(h)(i) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, and each Benefit Plan which has received
a favorable opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service
National Office, including any master or prototype plan, has been
separately identified. True and complete copies of all Benefit
Plans listed on Schedule 5.1(h)(i) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, including, but not limited to, any trust instruments,
insurance contracts and, with respect to any employee stock
ownership plan, loan agreements forming a part of any Benefit
Plans, and all amendments thereto have been provided or made
available to Parent.
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(ii) All
Benefit Plans, other than “multiemployer plans” within
the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA (each, a “
Multiemployer Plan”) and Non U.S. Benefit Plans,
(collectively, “ U.S. Benefit Plans ”) are in
substantial compliance with ERISA, the Code and other applicable
Laws. Each U.S. Benefit Plan which is subject to ERISA (an “
ERISA Plan ”) that is an “employee pension
benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA (a “ Pension Plan ”) intended to be
qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, has received a
favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service
(the “ IRS ”) covering all tax law changes prior
to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or
has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination letter
within the applicable remedial amendment period under
Section 401(b) of the Code, and the Company is not aware of
any circumstances likely to result in the loss of the qualification
of such Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any voluntary
employees’ beneficiary association within the meaning of
Section 501(c)(9) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any
ERISA Plan that, assuming the taxable period of such transaction
expired as of the date hereof, could subject the Company or any
Subsidiary to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of
the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA in an amount which would be
material. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
incurred or reasonably expects to incur a material tax or penalty
imposed by Section 4980F of the Code or Section 502 of
ERISA or any material liability under Section 4071 of
ERISA.
(iii) No
liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA has
been or is expected to be incurred by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with respect to any ongoing, frozen or terminated
“single-employer plan”, within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA, currently or formerly maintained
by any of them, or the single-employer plan of any entity which is
considered one employer with the Company under Section 4001 of
ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an “ ERISA
Affiliate”). The Company and its Subsidiaries have not
incurred any withdrawal liability with respect to a Multiemployer
Plan under Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA (regardless of
whether based on contributions of an ERISA Affiliate) that has not
been fully paid, and do not expect to incur any such liability in
the foreseeable future. No notice of a “reportable
event”, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA for
which the reporting requirement has not been waived or extended,
other than pursuant to Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
(“ PBGC ”) Reg. Section 4043.33
or 4043.66, has been required to be filed for any Pension Plan
or by any ERISA Affiliate within the 12-month period ending on the
date hereof or will be required to be filed in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.No notices have been
required to be sent to participants and beneficiaries or the PBGC
under Section 302 or 4011 of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code.
(iv) All
contributions required to be made under each Benefit Plan, as of
the date hereof, have been timely made and all obligations in
respect of each Benefit Plan have been properly accrued and
reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet filed or
incorporated by reference in the Company Reports prior to the date
hereof. Neither any Pension Plan nor any single-employer plan of an
ERISA Affiliate has an “accumulated funding deficiency”
(whether or not waived) within the meaning of Section 412 of
the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and no ERISA Affiliate has an
outstanding funding waiver. Neither any Pension Plan nor any
single-employer plan of an ERISA Affiliate has been required to
file information pursuant to Section 4010 of ERISA for the
current or most recently completed plan year. It is not reasonably
anticipated that required minimum contributions to any Pension Plan
under Section 412 of the Code will be materially increased by
application of Section 412(l) of the Code. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has provided, or is required to provide,
security to any Pension Plan or to any single-employer plan of an
ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the
Code.
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(v) Under
each Pension Plan which is a single-employer plan, as of the last
day of the most recent plan year ended prior to the date hereof,
the actuarially determined present value of all “benefit
liabilities”, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(16)
of ERISA (as determined on the basis of the actuarial assumptions
contained in such Pension Plan’s most recent actuarial
valuation), did not exceed the then current value of the assets of
such Pension Plan, and there has been no material change in the
financial condition, whether or not as a result of a change in
funding method, of such Pension Plan since the last day of the most
recent plan year. The withdrawal liability of the Company and its
Subsidiaries under each Benefit Plan which is a Multiemployer Plan
to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or an ERISA Affiliate
has contributed during the preceding 12 months, determined as
if a “complete withdrawal”, within the meaning of
Section 4203 of ERISA, had occurred as of the date hereof,
does not exceed $11,000,000 as of January 1, 2006.
(vi) As
of the date hereof, there is no material pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company threatened, litigation relating to the
Benefit Plans other than Multiemployer Plans. To the knowledge of
the management of the Company, the Company has no material
litigation in respect of the Multiemployer Plans. Neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any obligations for retiree
health and life benefits under any ERISA Plan or collective
bargaining agreement. The Company or its Subsidiaries may amend or
terminate any such plan at any time without incurring any liability
thereunder other than in respect of claims incurred prior to such
amendment or termination.
(vii) There
has been no amendment to, announcement by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries relating to, or change in employee participation or
coverage under, any Benefit Plan which would increase materially
the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense
incurred therefor for the most recent fiscal year. Neither the
execution of this Agreement, shareholder adoption of this Agreement
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(w) entitle any employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to severance pay or any increase in severance pay upon
any termination of employment after the date hereof,
(x) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any
payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of
compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or
result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the
Benefit Plans, (y) limit or restrict the right of the Company
or, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
Parent to merge, amend or terminate any of the Benefit Plans or
(z) result in payments under any of the Benefit Plans which
would not be deductible under Section 162(m) or
Section 280G of the Code.
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(viii) All
Non-U.S. Benefit Plans comply in all material respects with
applicable local Law. No later than two weeks following the date
hereof, the Company shall provide Parent with (a) a list of all
Non-U.S. Benefit Plans and (b) true and complete copies of all such
Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, including any trust instruments, insurance
contracts and, with respect to any employee stock ownership plan,
loan agreements forming a part of any Benefit Plans, and all
amendments thereto. The Company and its Subsidiaries have no
material unfunded liabilities with respect to any such Non-U.S.
Benefit Plan. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of
management of the Company, threatened material litigation relating
to Non-U.S. Benefit Plans.
(i)
Compliance with Laws; Licenses . The businesses of each of
the Company and its Subsidiaries have not been, and are not being,
conducted in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law,
statute or ordinance, or any rule, regulation, standard, judgment,
order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency
requirement, license or permit of any Governmental Entity
(collectively, “ Laws ”), except for violations
that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the knowledge of
management 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, except for those
the outcome of which would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
prevent, materially delay or materially impair the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and
its Subsidiaries each has obtained and is in compliance with all
permits, licenses, certifications, approvals, registrations,
consents, authorizations, franchises, variances, exemptions and
orders issued or granted by a Governmental Entity (“
Licenses ”) necessary to conduct its business as
presently conducted, except where the failure to so possess or
comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j)
Material Contracts .
(i) As
of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by:
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$400,000 or more;
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(B) any
Contract that is reasonably likely to require either
(x) annual payments to or from the Company and its
Subsidiaries of more than $15 million or (y) aggregate
payments to or from the Company and its Subsidiaries of more than
$75 million;
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(C) other
than with respect to any partnership that is wholly owned by the
Company or any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, any
partnership, joint venture or other similar agreement or
arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation,
management or control of any partnership or joint venture material
to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in which the Company
owns more than a 15% voting or economic interest, or any interest
valued at more than $10 million without regard to percentage
voting or economic interest;
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(D) any
Contract (other than among direct or indirect wholly owned
Subsidiaries of the Company) relating to indebtedness for borrowed
money or the deferred purchase price of property (in either case,
whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) in
excess of $5 million;
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(E) any
Contract required to be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;
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(F) any
non-competition Contract or other Contract that (I) purports
to limit in any material respect either the type of business in
which the Company or any of its Affiliates may engage or the manner
or locations in which any of them may so engage in any business,
(II) could require the disposition of any material assets or
line of business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (III)
grants “most favored nation” status that, following the
Merger, would apply to the Company or any of its Affiliates or (IV)
prohibits or limits in any material respect the right of the
Company or any of its Affiliates to make, sell or distribute any
products or services;
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(G) any
Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
containing a standstill or similar agreement pursuant to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has agreed not to acquire assets
or securities of the other party or any of its
Affiliates;
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(H) any
material Contract relating to the license of Intellectual Property
(other than licenses for commercial off-the-shelf or shrink wrap
software that has not been modified or customized);
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(I) any
Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
director or officer of the Company or any Person beneficially
owning five percent or more of the outstanding Shares, other than
compensation or severance arrangements, confidentiality agreements
or indemnification agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of business;
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(J) any
Contract (other than Contracts with customers) providing for
indemnification by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any
Person, except for any such Contract that is (x) not material to
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (y) entered
into in the ordinary course of business; and
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(K) any
Contract that contains a put, call or similar right pursuant to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could be required to
purchase or sell, as applicable, any equity interests of any Person
or assets that have a fair market value or purchase price of more
than $5 million (the Contracts described in clauses (A)
through (K), together with all exhibits and schedules to such
Contracts, being the “ Material Contracts
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(ii) Subject
to applicable Law, a true and complete copy of each Material
Contract has previously been made available to Parent and each such
Contract is a valid and binding agreement of the Company or one of
its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and is in full force and
effect, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to
the knowledge of management of the Company, any other party thereto
is in default or breach in any material respect under the terms of
any such Material Contract.
(k)
Real Property .
(i) Except
in any such case as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
with respect to the real property owned by the Company or its
Subsidiaries (the “ Owned Real Property ”),
(A) the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has
good and marketable title to the Owned Real Property, free and
clear of any Encumbrance, and (B) there are no outstanding
options or rights of first refusal to purchase the Owned Real
Property, or any portion thereof or interest therein.
(ii) With
respect to the real property leased or subleased to the Company or
its Subsidiaries (the “ Leased Real Property ”),
the lease or sublease for such property is valid, legally binding,
enforceable and in full force and effect, and none of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or violation of or default
under such lease or sublease, and no event has occurred which, with
notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach, violation
or default by any of the Company or its Subsidiaries or permit
termination, modification, acceleration or repudiation by any third
party thereunder, or prevent, materially delay or materially impair
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
except in each case, for such invalidity, failure to be binding,
unenforceability, ineffectiveness, breaches, violations, defaults,
changes, terminations, modifications, accelerations or repudiations
that is not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably expected
to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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(iii) Section 5.1(k)(iii)
of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list
of all Owned Real Property.
(iv) For
purposes of this Section 5.1(k) and Section 6.1(a)(v)
only, “ Encumbrance ” means any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, easement, covenant, or other
restriction or title matter or encumbrance of any kind in respect
of such asset but specifically excludes (a) specified
encumbrances described in Section 5.1(k)(iv) of the Company
Disclosure Letter; (b) encumbrances for current Taxes or other
governmental charges not yet due and payable or contested in good
faith; (c) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s,
repairmen’s or other like encumbrances arising or incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
relating to obligations as to which there is no default on the part
of Company, or the validity or amount of which is being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (d) other
encumbrances that do not, individually or in the aggregate,
materially impair the continued use or operation of the specific
parcel of Owned Real Property to which they relate or the conduct
of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as presently
conducted.
(l)
Takeover Statutes . The board of directors of the Company
has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger, in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 180.1101 and 180.1141 of the WBCL. No other
“fair price,” “moratorium,” “control
share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover statute or
regulation (each, a “ Takeover Statute ”) or any
anti-takeover provision in the Company’s Charter or Bylaws is
applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
(m)
Environmental Matters . Except for such matters that, alone
or in the aggregate, are not reasonably expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have
complied at all times with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii)
no property currently owned or operated by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries (including soils, groundwater, surface water,
buildings or other structures) is contaminated with any Hazardous
Substance at levels or in circumstances that could reasonably be
expected to require investigation or remediation under
Environmental Laws; (iii) no property formerly owned or operated by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and for which the
Co