AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
MOTOROLA GTG SUBSIDIARY I
CORP.
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 18,
2006
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1.2 Effective Time; Closing
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ARTICLE II CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND
BY-LAWS OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
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2.1 The Certificate of Incorporation
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ARTICLE III OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE
SURVIVING CORPORATION
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ARTICLE IV CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
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4.1 Conversion of Capital Stock
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4.2 Exchange of Certificates
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4.4 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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4.6 Actions by the Company
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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5.1 Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries
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5.3 Corporate Authority; Approval and
Fairness
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5.4 Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain
Contracts, Etc.
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5.6 SEC Filings; Financial Statements;
Information Provided
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5.7 Absence of Certain Changes
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5.8 Litigation and Liabilities
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5.10 Compliance with Laws; Permits
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5.11 Environmental Matters
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5.13 Employees; Independent
Contractors
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5.15 Intellectual Property
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5.16 Owned and Leased Properties
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5.17 Government Contracts
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5.18 Import and Export Control Laws
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5.19 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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5.20 EDNY Agreement; SEC Consent
Judgment
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5.22 Product Liability and Recalls
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5.26 Company Rights Agreement
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ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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6.1 Organization, Good Standing and
Qualification
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6.2 Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents
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6.4 Operations of Merger Sub
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6.5 Absence of Litigation
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6.7 Ownership of Company Common Stock
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7.6 Filings; Other Actions;
Notification
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7.8 Notice of Certain Matters
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7.11 Company and Parent Benefit Plans
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7.12 Loans to Company Employees, Officers and
Directors
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7.13 Indemnification; Directors’ and
Officers’ Insurance
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8.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation
to Effect the Merger
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8.2 Conditions to Obligations of Parent and
Merger Sub
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8.3 Conditions to Obligation of the
Company
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9.1 Termination by Mutual Consent
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9.2 Termination by Either Parent or the
Company
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9.3 Termination by the Company
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9.4 Termination by Parent
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9.5 Effect of Termination and
Abandonment
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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
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10.2 Modification or Amendment
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10.3 Waiver of Conditions
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10.5 GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY
TRIAL
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10.8 No Third Party Beneficiaries
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10.9 Obligations of Parent and of the
Company
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10.12 Interpretation; Construction.
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10.15 Company Disclosure Schedule
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Term
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Section
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5.8(a)
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Adverse Recommendation Notice
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7.2(c)
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5.2(d)
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Preamble
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Alternative Acquisition Agreement
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7.2(a)
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7.6(b)
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Benefits Continuation Period
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7.11(a)
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5.17
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8.2(c)
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1.2
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2.2
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4.2(b)
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1.2
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Change in Company Recommendation
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7.2(c)
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2.1
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1.2
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1.2
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4.2(f)
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Preamble
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5.9(a)
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5.1
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Company Board Recommendation
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5.3(b)
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4.1(b)
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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Article
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5.9(b)
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Company Government Contract
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5.17
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Company Government Subcontract
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5.17
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5.16(b)
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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5.1
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Company Material Contract
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5.5(a)
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Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans
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5.9(a)
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5.9(b)
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5.10
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7.2(a)
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5.2(c)
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5.6(a)
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5.15(i)(ii)
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5.2(a)
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5.2(a)
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9.4
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Company U.S. Benefit Plans
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5.9(b)
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Term
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Section
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5.3(a)
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Company’s 2006 Bonus Plans
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7.11(d)
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Company’s 2007 Bonus Plans
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7.11(d)
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7.2(d)
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Confidentiality Agreement
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10.7
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Preamble
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7.11(a)
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5.4(b)
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5.15(n)
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7.13(a)
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5.8(c)
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4.4
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Recitals
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4.6(a)
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5.20
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5.20
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1.2
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5.13(a)
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5.11
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5.9(a)
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5.9(a)
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4.4
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5.4(a)
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4.2(a)
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4.2(a)
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10.14
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5.18(a)
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5.19
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5.6(b)
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5.4(a)
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5.11
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5.4(a)
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7.13(a)
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5.20
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5.15(n)
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5.1(c)
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5.9(b)
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5.13(c)
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10.12(a)
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5.10
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5.1(d)
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5.5(a)(iii)
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5.5(a)(vi)
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7.13(b)
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1.1
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4.1(c)
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Preamble
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4.7
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vi
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER (hereinafter called this “
Agreement ”), dated as of September 18,
2006, among Symbol Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”), Motorola, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ”), and Motorola
GTG Subsidiary I Corp., a Delaware 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
”).
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company have deemed it advisable and in the best interests of their
respective corporations and stockholders that Parent and the
Company consummate the business combination and other transactions
provided for herein; and
WHEREAS,
the respective Boards of Directors of Merger Sub and the Company
have approved, in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation
Law (“ Delaware Law ”), this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger;
and
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company has resolved to recommend to
its stockholders approval and adoption of this Agreement and
approval of the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved and
adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger pursuant to the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS,
Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain
representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the
Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the
Merger;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.1 The
Merger . At the Effective Time and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law, Merger Sub shall be merged with and
into the Company (the “ Merger ”), the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The surviving corporation after
the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “
Surviving Corporation .”
1.2 Effective
Time; Closing . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by
filing a Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of
Delaware Law (the “ Certificate of Merger
”) (the time of such filing with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware (or such later time as may be agreed in
writing by the Company and Parent and specified in the Certificate
of Merger) being the “ Effective Time ”)
on the Closing Date. The closing of the Merger (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Winston & Strawn LLP, located at 35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago,
Illinois, at a time and date to be specified by the parties, which
shall be no later than the fifth Business Day after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII (other than those that by their terms are
to be satisfied or waived at the Closing), or at such other time,
date and location as the parties hereto agree in writing taking
into consideration the best interests of the operations of the
Company and Parent and the best interests of the stockholders of
the Company and Parent. The date on which the Closing occurs is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
.” “ Business Day ” shall mean each
day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which Parent is
closed for business or banking institutions located in Chicago,
Illinois or New York, New York, are authorized or obligated by law
or executive order to close.
1.3 Effect of
the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger
shall be as provided in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all the
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company
and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all
debts, obligations, claims, liabilities and duties of the Company
and Merger Sub shall become the debts, obligations, claims,
liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
ARTICLE II
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS
OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
2.1 The
Certificate of Incorporation . At the Effective Time, the
certificate of incorporation of the Company as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended and
restated in its entirety to be identical to the certificate of
incorporation of the Merger Sub (the “ Charter
”) attached hereto as Exhibit A , until
thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Law;
provided , however , that at the Effective Time,
Article I of the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows: “The name of the corporation is Symbol
Technologies, Inc.”. After the Effective Time, the authorized
capital stock of the Surviving Corporation shall consist of 1,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
2.2 The
By-Laws . At the Effective Time, the by-laws of the Company in
effect at the Effective Time shall be amended and restated in their
entirety to be identical to the by-laws of Merger Sub, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “
By-Laws ”) attached hereto as
Exhibit B , until thereafter amended as provided
therein or by applicable Law.
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ARTICLE III
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
3.1
Directors . 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
By-Laws, and the Board of Directors of the Company shall take all
such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to
the foregoing.
3.2
Officers . The officers of Merger Sub at the Effective Time
shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers 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
By-Laws.
ARTICLE IV
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
4.1 Conversion
of Capital Stock . As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the
Company or any holder of shares of the capital stock of the Company
or capital stock of Merger Sub:
(a) Capital
Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of the common stock of Merger
Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be converted into and become one fully paid and nonassessable
share of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b)
Cancellation of Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock . All
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
(“ Company Common Stock ”) that are owned
by the Company as treasury stock and any shares of Company Common
Stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist and no payment shall be
made with respect thereto.
(c) Merger
Consideration for Company Common Stock . Subject to Section
4.2 , each share of Company Common Stock (other than shares to
be cancelled in accordance with Section 4.1(b) and
Dissenting Shares (as hereinafter defined)) issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically
converted into the right to receive $15.00 in cash per share,
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 cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a
certificate representing any such shares of Company Common Stock
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the
right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to this
Section 4.1(c) upon the surrender of such certificate
in accordance with Section 4.2 , without interest (or
in the case of Dissenting Shares, the rights contemplated by
Section 4.7 hereof).
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(d) Adjustments
to Prevent Dilution . In the event that the Company changes the
number of shares of Company Common Stock or securities convertible
or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Company Common
Stock 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, subdivision, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other
similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be equitably
adjusted; provided , however , that no such
adjustment shall be made for issuances or changes in the number of
shares of Company Common Stock (or securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of Company Common
Stock) that occur in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business pursuant to the conversion, exchange or exercise of any
outstanding securities which are in existence as of the date of
this Agreement or permitted by the terms hereof to be issued after
the date hereof.
4.2 Exchange of
Certificates . The procedures for exchanging outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock for the Merger Consideration pursuant to
the Merger, and Company Stock Options for the Option Payments, are
as follows:
(a) Exchange
Agent . At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
deposit, or cause to be deposited, with an exchange agent appointed
by Parent and approved by the Company prior to the date hereof (the
“ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of
the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, for payment through
the Exchange Agent in accordance with this Section 4.2
, cash in an amount equal to the product of the Merger
Consideration and the number of shares of Company Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time,
including all shares of Restricted Stock (exclusive of any shares
to be cancelled pursuant to Section 4.1(b) ) (the
“ Exchange Fund ”), plus any cash
necessary to pay the Option Payments pursuant to Section
4.3(b) and to make payments (if any) with respect to the ESPP
pursuant to Section 4.4 . Pending distribution of the cash
deposited with the Exchange Agent, such cash shall be held in trust
for the benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock entitled to
receive the Merger Consideration and the Option Holders entitled to
receive the Option Payments and shall not be used for any other
purposes; provided , however , 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(c) , Section 4.3 and, if any,
Section 4.4 , shall be promptly returned to Parent. The
Exchange 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, provided that no such
investments shall have maturities that could prevent or delay
payments to be made pursuant to this Article IV
.
(b) Exchange
Procedures . Promptly (and in any event within five
(5) Business Days) after the Effective Time, Parent shall
cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a
certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (each, a
“ Certificate ”),
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and to each
Option Holder from which Parent (or agent thereof) received prior
to the Closing Date an Option Consent pursuant
Section 4.3(b) , (i) a letter of transmittal in
customary form and as approved by the Company and
(ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of (A) the
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration payable with
respect thereto or (B) the agreements representing the grant
of such Company Stock Option (each, an “ Option
Agreement ”) (or other reasonably acceptable evidence
of surrender of such Company Stock Option as required by the
Exchange Agent) in exchange for the Option Payments payable with
respect thereto. Upon surrender of a Certificate or Option
Agreement (or effective affidavit of loss required by
Section 4.2(g) in lieu thereof) for cancellation to the
Exchange Agent, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
executed, the holder of such Certificate or Option Agreement shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger
Consideration or Option Payment that such holder has the right to
receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article IV ,
after giving effect to any required withholding taxes pursuant to
Section 4.2(f) and Section 4.3(b) hereof,
and the Certificate or Option Agreement so surrendered shall
immediately be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on
the cash payable upon the surrender of such Certificates or Option
Agreements. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Company
Common Stock which is not registered in the transfer records of the
Company, it will be a condition of payment of the Merger
Consideration that the surrendered Certificate be properly
endorsed, with signatures guaranteed, or otherwise in proper form
for transfer and that the Person requesting such payment will pay
any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment to a
Person other than the registered holder of the surrendered
Certificate or such Person will establish to the satisfaction of
Parent that such taxes have been paid or are not applicable. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 4.2 , each
Certificate or Option Agreement (or effective affidavit of loss
required by Section 4.2(g) in lieu thereof) shall be
deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the
right to receive upon such surrender the Merger Consideration as
contemplated by this Section 4.2 or the Option Payment
as contemplated by Section 4.3(b) . For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “ Person ” shall
mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated
organization or other entity.
(c) No Further
Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock . From and after the
Effective Time there shall be no further registration of transfers
on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the
shares of Company Common Stock which were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and holders of Certificates shall cease
to have any rights as stockholders of the Surviving Corporation
other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration upon
surrender of such Certificates in accordance with
Section 4.2(b) and Section 4.2(g) (or in
the case of Dissenting Shares, the rights contemplated by
Section 4.7 hereof) and any dividend or distribution
with respect to shares of Company Common Stock evidenced by such
Certificates with a record date prior to the Closing Date. If,
after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the
Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they
shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this
Article IV .
(d) Termination
of Exchange Fund . Any portion of the Exchange Fund which
remains undistributed to the holders of Company Common Stock for
nine (9) months
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after the
Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any
former holder of Company Common Stock who has not previously
complied with this Section 4.2 shall be entitled to
receive only from Parent, and Parent shall remain liable for,
payment of its claim for Merger Consideration, without
interest.
(e) No
Liability . To the extent permitted by applicable Law, none of
Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or the
Exchange Agent shall be liable to any holder of shares of Company
Common Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(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 of
Company Common Stock 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 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 the case may be, to the applicable
Governmental Entity, and (ii) shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of
Company Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made by the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the
case may be.
(g) Lost
Certificates . If 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
such reasonable amount as Parent may direct as indemnity against
any claim that may be made against it with respect to such
Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall pay, in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration, as
applicable, to be paid pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the
shares of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such
Certificate.
(a) Not less than
thirty (30) days before the Closing Date, the Company shall
provide written notice to each holder (an “ Option
Holder ”) of a Company Stock Option (as defined in
Section 5.2(a) ), other than a Company Stock Option
under the Company’s 2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan,
that is outstanding as of the date of such notice that
(i) such Option Holder may exercise his or her Company Stock
Options, whether or not then vested or exercisable (it being
understood that any such exercises of Company Stock Options that
are not vested or exercisable as of the date of the Option
Holder’s exercise shall only be effective immediately prior
to the Effective Time), and (ii) each Company Stock Option, to
the extent unexercised by the Closing Date, shall thereafter be
terminated and shall no longer be exercisable. To the extent an
Option Holder exercises his or her Company Stock Options prior to
the Effective Time, such Option Holder shall thereafter be a holder
of Company Common Stock and shall receive in exchange therefor
(other than with respect to Dissenting Shares) the Merger
Consideration in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.1(c) .
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(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3(a) , in
lieu of an Option Holder exercising his or her Company Stock
Options, such Option Holder may choose to consent to the
cancellation, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, of
each of his or her outstanding Company Stock Options in
consideration for a cash payment (the “ Option
Payment ”) in respect of such cancellation in an
amount (if any) equal to (i) the product of (x) the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company
Stock Option held by such Option Holder, whether or not then vested
or exercisable, and (y) the excess, if any, of the Merger
Consideration over the exercise price per share of Company Common
Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, minus
(ii) all applicable federal, state and local Taxes required to
be withheld by the Company. In order to elect to receive the Option
Payment, an Option Holder must execute and return a signed
agreement (the “ Option Consent ”) to
Parent (or agent thereof) prior to the Closing Date. The Option
Payment shall be paid by the Exchange Agent as promptly as
reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, subject to receipt
by the Exchange Agent of all necessary documents as required by the
Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 4.2(b) ). The
Company agrees to take any and all actions necessary (including the
adoption of resolutions by the Company Board and any other action
reasonably requested by Parent) to approve and effectuate the
foregoing.
(c) Each Company
Stock Option not exercised prior to the Closing Date pursuant to
Section 4.3(a) , or for which an Option Consent is not
received by Parent (or agent thereof) prior to the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 4.3(b) , shall be terminated at the
Effective Time, shall no longer be exercisable and shall not be
entitled to any payment in connection with the Merger.
(d) Prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall take all actions necessary with
respect to outstanding Company Stock Options under the
Company’s 2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, including
obtaining the written consent of each holder of such Company Stock
Option, so that each such Company Stock Option that is not
exercised by the Closing Date will be (i) terminated as of the
Closing Date or (ii) cancelled, effective immediately prior to
the Effective Time, in exchange for payment of the Option Payment
(calculated as set forth in Section 4.3(b)
).
4.4 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan . The Company shall take all necessary
actions with respect to the Symbol Technologies, Inc. Employee
Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (the “ ESPP
” ), to prevent the commencement of any new payment
periods (as defined in the ESPP) on or after the date of this
Agreement. With respect to the Current Payment Period (as defined
below), the Company shall cause, in accordance with the terms of
the ESPP and the ordinary course of business, all options
outstanding under the ESPP on the last day of the Current Payment
Period to be exercised, at the option price per share as of the
last business day of the Current Payment Period. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “ Current Payment Period
” means the payment period (as defined in the ESPP)
containing the date of this Agreement. Immediately prior to the
Effective Time, the Company shall terminate the ESPP.
4.5 Restricted
Stock . All shares of restricted stock or other similar rights
awarded under the Company Stock Plans (as defined in
Section 5.2(a) ) (“ Restricted
Stock ”), including, without limitation, all
restricted stock or other similar rights granted under the
Symbol
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Technologies,
Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan subject to performance based
vesting provisions and all rights granted under the Symbol
Technologies Deferred Compensation Plan shall become fully vested
immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether as a result of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
otherwise) and shall be converted in accordance with
Section 4.1 . The Company agrees to take any and all
actions necessary (including the adoption of resolutions by the
Company Board and any other action reasonably requested by Parent)
to approve and effectuate the foregoing.
4.6 Actions by
the Company . Except as contemplated by Section 4.3
, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to ensure
that from and after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation
will not be bound by any options, rights, awards or arrangements to
which the Company is a party which would entitle any Person, other
than Parent or Merger Sub, to beneficially own shares of the
Surviving Corporation or Parent or receive any payments (other than
as set forth in Section 4.3 ) in respect of such
options, rights, awards or arrangements.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the
contrary, any shares of Company Common Stock held by a holder who
is entitled to demand and properly demands (and has not effectively
withdrawn or lost such demand) appraisal rights under
Section 262 of Delaware Law (collectively, the “
Dissenting Shares ”), shall not be converted
into or represent a right to receive the applicable consideration
for Company Common Stock set forth in Section 4.1 , but
the holder thereof shall only be entitled to such rights as are
provided by Delaware Law, including the right to receive payment of
the fair value of such holder’s Dissenting Shares in
accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of Delaware
Law.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.7(a) , if
any holder of Dissenting Shares shall effectively withdraw or lose
(through failure to perfect or otherwise) such holder’s
appraisal rights under Delaware Law, then, as of the later of the
Effective Time and the occurrence of such event, such
holder’s shares shall automatically be converted into and
represent only the right to receive the consideration for Company
Common Stock set forth in Section 4.1 , without
interest thereon, upon compliance with the exchange procedures set
forth in Section 4.2(b) .
(c) The Company
shall give Parent prompt notice of any written demand for appraisal
received by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of
Delaware Law, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in any
negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands. The
Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Parent,
negotiate with any holder of Company Common Stock the terms of any
payment, or make any payment, with respect to any such demands or
offer to settle or settle any such demands, and the Company shall
not communicate with any holder of Company Common Stock with
respect to such demands, without prior consultation with Parent,
except for communications directed to the Company’s
stockholders generally or as required by Law.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company
represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that the
statements contained in this Article V are true and
correct, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered
by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub prior to the execution of
this Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure
Schedule ”). The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be
arranged in sections and paragraphs corresponding to the numbered
and lettered sections and paragraphs contained in this
Article V , and the disclosure in any Section or
paragraph shall qualify (a) the corresponding Section or
paragraph in this Article V and (b) the other
sections and paragraphs in this Article V to the extent
that it is reasonably apparent from a reading of such disclosure
that it also qualifies or applies to such other sections and
paragraphs.
5.1
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a) Each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries is a corporation 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 duly qualified to do business and, where
applicable as a legal concept, is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation
of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires
such qualification, except where the failure to be so organized,
qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or authority,
when taken together with all other such failures, has not had, and
is not reasonably expected to have, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has made available to Parent a complete and
correct copy of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent governing
instruments), each as amended to the date hereof. The
Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ certificate of
incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent governing instruments) so
delivered are in full force and effect. The Company has made
available to Parent correct and complete copies of the minutes of
all meetings since January 1, 2003 of the stockholders, the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Company
Board ”) and each committee of the Company Board and
each of its Subsidiaries approved through the date of this
Agreement, other than such minutes specified on Section 5.1(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule which the parties have agreed
can be subject to redaction with respect to matters of
attorney-client privilege and matters relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(b)
Section 5.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of (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) each jurisdiction
where the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is organized and
qualified to do business.
(c)
Section 5.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of any and all Persons not constituting
Subsidiaries of the Company of which the Company directly or
indirectly owns an equity or similar interest, or an
interest
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convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for an equity or similar
interest (collectively, the “ Investments
”).
(d) Except as set
forth on Section 5.1(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be,
owns all Subsidiaries and Investments free and clear of all liens,
pledges, security interests, claims or other encumbrances (“
Liens ”), except for Permitted Liens, and there
are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries permitting the repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition of any of its interest in any Subsidiary or Investment
or requiring the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to provide
funds to, make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital
contribution or otherwise) in, provide any guarantee with respect
to, or assume, endorse or otherwise become responsible for the
obligations of, any Subsidiary or Investment.
As used in this
Agreement, the term (i) “ Subsidiary ”
means, with respect to the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, as the
case may be, any entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of
which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests
having by their terms 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 party or by one
or more of its respective Subsidiaries and (ii) “
Company Material Adverse Effect ” means any
materially adverse change in, or materially adverse effect on, the
condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets (including
intangible assets), results of operations or the business of the
Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided ,
however , that no change or effect resulting primarily from
any of the following shall constitute, a Company Material Adverse
Effect:
(A) any changes
in, or conditions, events or occurrences that result in a change
to, the United States economy or capital, financial or securities
markets generally (including any changes, or conditions, events or
occurrences that result in a change, arising out of acts of
terrorism or war); provided , however , that such
changes do not (i) primarily relate only to (or have the effect of
primarily relating only to) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, or (ii) disproportionately adversely affect the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other
companies operating in the industry in which the Company and its
Subsidiaries operate; provided , further ,
however , that a disproportionate effect resulting primarily
from the concentration of the Company’s end user customers in
the retail sector shall not per se be deemed to
“disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its
Subsidiaries” for purposes of clause (ii) of this
subsection (A);
(B) any changes,
or conditions, events or occurrences that result in changes,
resulting from or arising out of economic factors generally
affecting any of the industries in which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries conduct business; provided , however ,
that such changes do not (i) primarily relate only to (or have
the effect of primarily relating only to) the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) disproportionately
adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole, compared to other companies operating in the industry in
which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; provided ,
further , however , that a disproportionate
effect
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resulting
primarily from the concentration of the Company’s end user
customers in the retail sector shall not per se be deemed to
“disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its
Subsidiaries” for purposes of clause (ii) of this
subsection (B);
(C) any changes
resulting from or arising out of actions taken pursuant (and/or
required by) this Agreement or at the request of Parent, or the
failure to take any actions due to restrictions set forth in this
Agreement; provided , however , to the extent that
the Company reasonably believes that taking any action required by
this Agreement or at the request of Parent, or failing to take any
action prohibited by this Agreement, could reasonably be expected
to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, only if the Company
provides prior notification to Parent of such belief, and Parent
does not provide relief from the provisions of this Agreement or
its request, shall the changes or effects resulting from this
subsection (C) be deemed to not constitute a Company Material
Adverse Effect;
(D) any changes in
the price or trading volume of the Company’s stock on the New
York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”);
provided , however , that the exception in this
clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that
any change, effect, circumstance or development underlying such
changes has or has not resulted in, or contributed to, a Company
Material Adverse Effect, and no such changes shall be used as
evidence that some other change, effect, circumstance or
development has had or has not had a Company Material Adverse
Effect;
(E) any adverse
changes arising from or relating to any change in GAAP or any
change in applicable Laws, in each case, proposed, adopted or
enacted after the date hereof, or the interpretation or enforcement
thereof; provided , however , that such changes do
not primarily relate only to (or have the effect of primarily
relating only to) the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole; and
(F) the disclosure
by Parent or any of its Affiliates of Parent’s plans or
intentions with respect to the business of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
With respect to
subsections (A) and (B) immediately above, for purposes
of determining whether there has been a “disproportionate
effect resulting primarily from the concentration of the
Company’s end user customers in the retail sector,” the
effect of such change shall be measured against the effect of such
change on the Retail Supplier Group, taken as a whole. As used
herein, the term " Retail Supplier Group ”
shall mean Datalogic S.P.A., Metrologic Instruments, Inc. and Hand
Held Products, Inc. and respective successors thereto.
(a) As of the date
of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 300,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the “ Preferred Shares ”). All of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. At
the close of business on September 15, 2006, 254,176,605
shares of Company Common Stock and no Preferred Shares
were
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issued and
outstanding, and 29,286,323 shares of Company Common Stock were
subject to outstanding Company Stock Options (as defined below). At
the close of business on September 15, 2006, the Company had:
(i) 8,507,729 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for
issuance by the Company pursuant to options to purchase shares of
Company Common Stock (a “ Company Stock Option
”) not yet granted under the following plans:
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|
Symbol
Technologies, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan
|
Symbol
Technologies, Inc. 2001 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan, as
amended
|
Symbol
Technologies, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan
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1991 Employee
Stock Option Plan
|
Symbol
Technologies, Inc. 1990 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan, as
amended
|
|
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Telxon
Corporation 1990 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors
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Telxon
Corporation 1990 Stock Option Plan
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Symbol
Technologies, Inc. 2002 Directors’ Stock Option
Plan
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2000
Directors’ Stock Option Plan of Symbol Technologies, Inc., as
amended and restated
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1999 Directors
Stock Option Plan
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1998 Directors
Stock Option Plan
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1994 Directors
Stock Option Plan
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Symbol
Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended
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and pursuant to
the Symbol Technologies Deferred Compensation Plan (collectively,
the “ Company Stock Plans ”); and
(ii) 29,947,614 shares of Company Common Stock held by the
Company in its treasury. Section 5.2(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of:
(i) all Company Stock Plans, indicating for each Company Stock
Plan, as of the date specified therein, the number of shares of
Company Common Stock subject to outstanding options under such
Company Stock Plan and the number of shares of Company Common Stock
reserved for future issuance under such Company Stock Plan; and
(ii) all outstanding Company Stock Options, indicating with
respect to each such Company Stock Option the name of the holder
thereof, the Company Stock Plan under which it was granted, the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company
Stock Option, the exercise price, the date of grant, and the
vesting schedule, including whether (and to what extent) the
vesting will be accelerated in any way by the execution of this
Agreement, the adoption of the Company Voting Proposal, by the
consummation of the Merger or by termination of employment or
change in position following consummation of the Merger. The
Company has made available to Parent complete and accurate copies
of all Company Stock Plans and the forms of all stock option
agreements evidencing Company Stock Options. The Company Common
Stock is listed on the NYSE.
(b) Each of the
outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of each of
the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and owned by the Company or by
a Subsidiary of the Company, free and
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clear of any
Lien (except as set forth on Section 5.2(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule).
(c) Except as set
forth above in this Section 5.2 and Section 5.2(c)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and except for the rights (the
“ Rights ”) issuable pursuant to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of August 13, 2001 (the “
Company Rights Agreement ”), between the
Company and The Bank of New York, as rights agent, in respect of
which no Distribution Date (as defined in the Company Rights
Agreement) has occurred, there are no preemptive or other
outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, phantom
stock units or stock appreciation rights or similar 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 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. The Company does not
have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations
(i) the terms of which provide the holders the right to vote
with the stockholders of the Company on any matter or
(ii) that are convertible into or exercisable for securities
having the right to vote with the stockholders of the Company on
any matter (any such bonds, debentures, notes or obligations,
“ Voting Debt ”).
(d) There are no
registration rights to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which it or they are bound with respect to any
equity security of any class of the Company. Neither the Company
nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its Affiliates is a
party to or is bound by any agreements or understandings with
respect to the voting (including voting trusts and proxies) or sale
or transfer (including agreements imposing transfer restrictions)
of any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the
Company. There are no obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise acquire any shares of Company Common Stock or the capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used in this
Agreement with respect to any party, the term “
Affiliate ” means any Person who is an
“affiliate” of that party within the meaning of
Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.
5.3 Corporate
Authority; Approval and Fairness .
(a) 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 and the Merger by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock entitled to vote thereon (the “ Company Voting
Proposal ”) and the filing of the Certificate of
Merger pursuant to Delaware Law. This Agreement is a valid and
binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
subject to Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization,
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moratorium and
the rights of creditors and rules of Law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies.
(b) The Company
Board acting unanimously, has (i) determined that this
Agreement and the Merger are fair to, and in the best interests of,
the Company and the holders of Company Common Stock,
(ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and declared its
advisability in accordance with the provisions of Delaware Law,
(iii) resolved to recommend this Agreement and the Merger to
the holders of Company Common Stock for approval in accordance with
Section 7.5 of this Agreement (the “
Company Board Recommendation ”) and (iv)
directed that this Agreement and the Merger be submitted to the
holders of Company Common Stock for consideration in accordance
with this Agreement; provided , however , that any
withdrawal, modification or qualification of the foregoing in
accordance with Section 7.2 hereof shall not be deemed
a breach of this representation. The Company Board has received the
opinion of its financial advisor, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., to
the effect that (subject to the assumptions and qualifications set
forth in such opinion) the consideration to be received by the
holders of the shares of Company Common Stock in the Merger is
fair, as of the date of such opinion, from a financial point of
view to such holders, a copy of which opinion has been delivered to
Parent.
5.4
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts, Etc
.
(a) Other than
(i) the filings, approvals and/or notices pursuant to
Section 1.2 , (ii) the pre-merger notification
requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act
of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”)
(and similar foreign filings, as required, including pursuant to
the EU Merger Regulations), (iii) applicable requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”), and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act
”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
including the filing of the Proxy Statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”),
(iv) filings, approvals and/or notices required to be made
with or obtained from the NYSE and (v) such consents,
approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and
filings as may be required under applicable U.S. state securities
Laws, 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 foreign or domestic governmental or regulatory
authority (including self-regulatory authorities), agency,
commission, body or other governmental entity, or any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
taxing, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental
authority (“ Governmental Entity ”), in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby, except those that the
failure to make or obtain, individually or in the aggregate, have
not had and is not reasonably expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect or prevent, materially delay or materially impair
the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b) Except as set
forth in Section 5.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company do not, and the consummation by the Company of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute
or result in (i) a breach or violation of the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the equivalent governing
instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) a breach or
violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default
under, or the acceleration of any obligations or the creation of a
Lien on the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (with
or without notice, lapse of time or both) pursuant to, any
agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture,
arrangement or other obligation, whether oral, written or otherwise
(“ Contracts ”), binding upon the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming that all consents,
approvals and other authorizations described in
Section 5.4(a) have been obtained and that all filings
and other actions described in Section 5.4(a) have been
made or taken, any Laws or governmental or non-governmental permit
or license to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
subject or (iii) any change in the rights or obligations of
any party under any of the Contracts, except, in the case of clause
(ii) or (iii) above, for any conflict, breach, violation,
termination, default, acceleration or creation that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had, and is not reasonably expected
to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect or prevent, materially
delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(a) For purposes
of this Agreement, “ Company Material Contract
” shall mean:
(i) any
“material contract” (as such term is defined in
Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) with
respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) any
employment, service or consulting Contract or arrangement with any
current or former executive officer of the Company or member of the
Company Board, and any employment, service or consulting Contract
or arrangement with any other employee of the Company or its
Subsidiaries that (A) is a form agreement, (B) provides for at
least $75,000 in base compensation, if the employee is employed
outside of the United States, or (C) provides for at least
$100,000 in base compensation, if the employee is employed in the
United States, other than any such Contract or arrangement
described in (B) or (C) that is terminable by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries on no more than thirty
(30) days’ notice without liability or financial
obligation to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any such
Contract or arrangement described in (B) or (C) where the
liability or financial obligation upon termination is solely
limited to earned compensation and amounts owed under the
Company’s severance plans or policies;
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(iii) any Contract
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any current
customer of the Company and its Subsidiaries (A) with respect
to which the Company and its Subsidiaries recognized cumulative
revenue during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2006 in
excess of one percent (1%) of the Company’s consolidated
hardware shipment revenues during that period, (B) with
respect to which the Company and its Subsidiaries recognized
cumulative revenue during the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2006 in excess of one percent (1%) of the
Company’s consolidated services revenues during that period
(each such customer in (A) and (B), a “ Major
Customer ,” and each Contract referenced in this
Section 5.5(a)(iii) , a “ Major Customer
Contract ”), or (C) that, to the knowledge of
the Company, contains any covenant of the Company granting any
exclusivity rights or contains most favored customer pricing
provisions;
(iv) any Contract
entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to RFID deployment projects at McCarran International Airport or
Hong Kong International Airport, and any other current material
RFID deployment projects;
(v) any Contract
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any current
customer of the Company and its Subsidiaries with an aggregate
value in excess of $10,000,000 over the life of the contract that
contains any (A) penalties for late deliveries or breach of
other performance obligations, or (B) penalties associated
with repairs, returns or quality performance;
(vi) any Contract
between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any supplier of
goods, products or components (including software) and/or services
with respect to which the Company and its Subsidiaries made
cumulative expenditures during the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2006 greater than $10,000,000 (each such supplier, a
“ Major Supplier ,” and each Contract
referenced in this Section 5.5(a)(vi) , a “
Major Supplier Contract ”), other than
expenditures pursuant to purchase orders in the Company’s
standard unmodified form, a copy of which has been provided to
Parent;
(vii) (A) any
Contract between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
sole source suppliers, or (B) original equipment manufacturer
(“ OEM ”) Contracts, electronic manufacturing
services (“ EMS ”) Contracts, original design
and manufacturing supply (“ ODM ”) Contracts,
third party logistics (“ 3PL ”) Contracts,
transportation Contracts, and other contract manufacturing
Contracts, or any other Contract that licenses or otherwise
authorizes any third party to design, manufacture, reproduce,
develop or modify the products, services or technology of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (other than agreements allowing
internal backup copies to be made by end-user customers in the
ordinary course of business), in each such case in this subsection
(B) with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000,000 over the
life of the contract;
(viii) Contracts
(A) with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000,000 over the
life of the contract that contain any “take or pay” or
volume commitment
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provisions
binding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) that
contain provisions granting any exclusive rights, rights of first
refusal, rights of first negotiation or similar rights to any
Person other than the Company in a manner which is material to the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole;
(ix) other than
exclusive distributorship or reseller arrangements, any Contract
limiting in any respect the right of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business, compete with any
Person in any line of business or to compete with any party or the
manner or locations in which any of them may engage, or that
otherwise prohibits or limits the right of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries to make, sell or distribute any products or
services;
(x) any Contract
relating to the disposition or acquisition by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement of assets for
aggregate consideration in excess of $5,000,000 individually or
$10,000,000 in the aggregate or otherwise not in the ordinary
course of business, or pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has any material ownership interest in any other
Person or other business enterprise other than the Company’s
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, joint venture,
partnership or other similar agreements);
(xi) any Contract
which provides access to source code to any Third Party for all or
any portion of any product of the Company or Owned Intellectual
Property in any circumstance other than an event of bankruptcy,
liquidation, assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar
event;
(xii) any
mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements,
security agreements or other Contracts relating to the borrowing of
money or extension of credit in excess of $5,000,000, other than
accounts receivables and payables and extensions of credit to
customers in the ordinary course of business;
(xiii) any
settlement agreement entered into within five (5) years prior
to the date of this Agreement having ongoing obligations
(conditional or otherwise) of payment or performance by the Company
or its Subsidiaries, other than (A) releases immaterial in
nature or amount entered into with former employees or independent
contractors of the Company in the ordinary course of business in
connection with the routine cessation of such employee’s or
independent contractor’s employment with the Company, or
(B) settlement agreements for cash only (which has not been
paid) that do not exceed $500,000 as to such settlement;
(xiv) any Contract
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has licensed or
otherwise made available any Owned Intellectual Property or Third
Party License to a third party, other than to customers,
distributors and other resellers, manufacturers and suppliers in
the ordinary course of business;
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(xv) the Third
Party Licenses;
(xvi) any Contract
not otherwise described in this Section 5.5(a) that
(A) either requires annual payments of more than $1,000,000
or, to the extent determinable, has as of September 1, 2006
aggregate future sums due from the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to which the remaining unpaid balance is in excess of
$7,500,000, and (B) is not terminable by the Company or any
such Subsidiary (without penalty or payment) on ninety (90) (or
fewer) days’ notice; or
(xvii) any other
Contract (A) with any Affiliate of the Company (other than its
Subsidiaries), (B) with investment bankers, financial
advisors, attorneys, accountants or other advisors retained by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving payments by or to the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries of more than $1,500,000 on an
annual basis, (C) 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 or any of its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (y) entered into in the
ordinary course of business, (D) containing a standstill or
similar agreement pursuant to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries have agreed not to acquire assets or securities of
another Person, or (E) relating to currency hedging or similar
transactions.
(b)
Section 5.5(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
list (arranged in clauses corresponding to the clauses set forth in
Section 5.5(a) ) of all Company Material Contracts to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or bound by
as of the date hereof. A complete and accurate copy of each Company
Material Contract has been made available to Parent, including all
amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals or guarantees with
respect thereto, other than the portions of such Company Material
Contracts as set forth on Section 5.5(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (which the parties previously agreed could be
subject to redaction concerning matters subject to confidentiality
obligations).
(c) All Company
Material Contracts are valid and binding and in full force and
effect, except to the extent they have previously expired in
accordance with their terms. Except as set forth in
Section 5.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has violated in any material
respect, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other party to
any of the Company Material Contracts has violated in any material
respect, any provision of, or committed or failed to perform any
act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a material default under the provisions of any Company
Material Contract. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
has, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other party has,
repudiated in writing any material provision of any Company
Material Contract.
(d) During the
last twelve (12) months, to the knowledge of the Company, none
of the Major Customers has terminated or failed to renew any of its
Major Customer Contracts and neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice of termination from
any of the Major Customers.
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(e)
Section 5.5(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
each Major Supplier and the cumulative expenditures made by the
Company and its Subsidiaries during the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2006. Section 5.5(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth any Major Supplier Contracts that materially
deviate from the Company’s standard form supplier contracts
attached to Section 5.5(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
and describes in reasonable detail any such material
deviations.
(f) The Company
has made available to Parent a copy of each of the standard form
Contracts currently in use by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, end user, maintenance
and reseller standard form Contracts) in connection with their
respective businesses.
(g)
Section 5.5(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list of (i) the ten (10) largest
active distributors and (ii) the ten (10) largest active
resellers through which the products of the Company and its
Subsidiaries are marketed, sold or otherwise distributed
(determined on the basis of product revenues received by the
Company and its Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period ended
June 30, 2006) (the “ Major Channel Customers
” ). Except as set forth in Section 5.5(g) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, each reseller and distributor
agreement with a Major Channel Customer is terminable by the
Company or its Subsidiary (without penalty or cost) upon 90
days’ or less notice.
5.6 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided
.
(a) The Company
has filed all registration statements, forms, reports and other
documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC since
January 1, 2003. All such registration statements, forms,
reports and other documents (including those that the Company may
file after the date hereof until the Closing), together with all
certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and the related rules and regulations promulgated under or pursuant
to such act (the “ Sarbanes-Oxley Act ”),
are referred to herein as the “ Company SEC
Reports .” Except to the extent that information
contained in any Company SEC Report filed and publicly available
prior to the date of this Agreement has been specifically revised
or superseded by a later filed Company SEC Report filed prior to
the date of this Agreement, the Company SEC Reports (i) other
than the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ending December 31, 2002 and the Company’s
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ending
March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2003, were filed
on a timely basis, (ii) at the time filed, complied as to form
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder applicable to such Company SEC Reports, and
(iii) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated in such Company SEC Reports or necessary in
order to make the statements in such Company SEC Reports, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. No Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the
reporting requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act. The Company has made available to Parent true,
correct and complete
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copies of all
correspondence between the SEC, on the one hand, and the Company
and any of its Subsidiaries, on the other, since January 1,
2003, including all SEC comment letters on the Company SEC Reports
and responses to such comment letters by or on behalf of the
Company. To the knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof,
none of the Company SEC Reports is the subject of ongoing SEC
review or outstanding SEC comment. There are no off-balance sheet
structures or transactions with respect to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries that would be required to be reported or set forth
in the Company SEC Reports.
(b) Except to the
extent that information contained in any Company SEC Report filed
and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement has been
specifically revised or superseded by a later filed Company SEC
Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement, each of the
consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any
related notes and schedules) contained in or incorporated by
reference in the Company SEC Reports at the time filed
(i) complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto and (ii) were
prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as
may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in
the case of unaudited interim financial statements, as permitted by
the SEC with respect to Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act). Except
to the extent that information contained in any Company SEC Report
filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement
has been specifically revised or superseded by a later filed
Company SEC Report filed prior to the date of this Agreement, each
of the consolidated balance sheets (including, in each case, any
related notes and schedules) contained or incorporated by reference
in the Company SEC Reports at the time filed fairly presented in
all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and each of
the consolidated statements of income and of changes in financial
position contained or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC
Reports (including, in each case, any related notes and schedules)
fairly presented in all material respects the consolidated results
of operations, retained earnings and changes in financial position,
as the case may be, of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the
periods set forth therein, except that the unaudited interim
financial statements were subject to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments.
(c) Except as and
to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31,
2005 (including the notes thereto and related management discussion
and analysis) included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has any liability or obligation of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise and
whether or not required to be disclosed), including those relating
to matters involving any Environmental Law, except for liabilities
and obligations (i) incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) incurred in the
ordinary course of business and in a manner consistent with past
practice since December 31, 2005, or (iii) that have not
had, and is not reasonably expected to have, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
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(d) The
information to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company for
inclusion in the proxy statement to be sent to the stockholders of
the Company (the “ Proxy Statement ”) in
connection with the Company Meeting will not, on the date it is
first mailed to the stockholders of the Company or at the time of
the Company Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all
material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder. The
representations and warranties contained in this
Section 5.6(d) will not apply to statements or
omissions included in the Proxy Statement or any other filings made
with the SEC based upon information furnished in writing to the
Company by Parent or Merger Sub specifically for use
therein.
(e) The Company
maintains disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with
Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Such
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of
December 31, 2005, and are otherwise reasonably designed, to
ensure that all material information concerning the Company and its
Subsidiaries which is required to be disclosed by the Company in
the Company SEC Reports is made known on a timely basis to the
individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s
filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The
Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to
the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit
committee of the Company Board (A) any significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably
likely to adversely affect in any material respect the
Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting. The Company has made available to Parent a
summary of any such disclosure made by management to the
Company’s auditors and audit committee since January 1,
2003, and Section 5.6(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a summary of all current significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls
over financial reporting. Since January 1, 2003, no current or
former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
alleged to any of the senior officers of the Company or such
Subsidiaries that the Company or any such Subsidiaries has engaged
in questionable or fraudulent accounting or auditing practices. 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 Board or
any committee thereof or to any director, in his or her capacity as
a director, or officer, in his or her capacity as an officer, of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(f) The Company
and, to the knowledge of the Company, each of its officers and
directors are in compliance with, and have complied, in each case
in all material respects with (i) the applicable listing and
other rules and regulations of the NYSE (and,
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except as set
forth in Section 5.6(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
has not since January 1, 2003 received any notice from the
NYSE asserting any non-compliance with such rules and regulations),
and (ii) the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
There are no outstanding loans made by the Company or any of its
Affiliates to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7
under the Exchange Act) or director of the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company. Except as permitted by the Exchange Act,
including Sections 13(k)(2) and (3), since the enactment of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates
has made, arranged or modified (in any material way) personal loans
or “extension of credit” to any executive officer (as
defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or director of
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.
5.7 Absence of
Certain Changes . Except as set forth in Section 5.7 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2005, the
Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective
businesses only in, and have not engaged in any transaction other
than according to, the ordinary and usual course of such businesses
and, since such date, there has not been (a) any change or any
development, circumstance or occurrence or combination thereof
which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (including any
adverse change with respect to any development, circumstance or
occurrence existing on or prior to such date); (b) 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; or (c) as of the date hereof, any other action or
event that would have required the consent of Parent under
Section 7.1 of this Agreement had such action or event
occurred after the date of this Agreement (other than such actions
or events that have been publicly disclosed in the Company SEC
Reports or otherwise are described in the Company Disclosure
Schedule).
5.8 Litigation
and Liabilities .
(a) Except as set
forth in Section 5.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no (i) material civil, criminal or administrative
actions, suits, claims, hearings, investigations (for which the
Company has received notice therefor) or proceedings (collectively,
“ Actions ”) pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) material judgments, orders or decrees
outstanding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and
(iii) other facts or circumstances which, to the knowledge of
the Company, are reasonably expected to result in any material
claims against, or material obligations or liabilities of, the
Company or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in
Section 5.8(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there has
not been since January 1, 2004, nor are there currently, any
internal investigations, or inquiries reasonably expected to lead
to a material internal investigation, being conducted by the
Company Board (or any committee thereof) or any third party at the
request of the Company Board concerning any financial, accounting,
tax, conflict of interest, illegal activity, fraudulent or
deceptive conduct or other misfeasance or malfeasance
issues.
(b) The
indemnification obligations of the Company (including, without
limitation, advancement of expenses) with respect to any present or
former director or
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officer of the
Company and/or its Subsidiaries arising out of the activities
covered by the EDNY Agreement are specified in Section 5.8(b)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company has no obligation
to indemnify any former officers and directors of the Company
following the sentencing of any such officer or director convicted
in a criminal proceeding.
(c) The Company
and its Subsidiaries have no indebtedness for borrowed money
outstanding (not including intercompany amounts or capital leases),
including under the Company’s secured credit facility, dated
as of December 29, 2004, as amended and restated
September 1, 2006, among the Company and the lenders and
agents named therein (the “ Credit Agreement
”), other than borrowings that would be permitted under
Section 7.1 if incurred after the date hereof. No penalties
are assessable with respect to the prepayment of any outstanding
indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(a) All benefit
and compensation plans, policies or arrangements, other than
commission arrangements, currently maintained or contributed to by
the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other entity, which
together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, is treated as
a single employer under Section 414 of the Code (an “
ERISA Affiliate ”) (or in respect of which the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has any
outstanding liability) and covering current or former employees,
independent contractors, consultants (including, without
limitation, outsourcing), temporary employees and current or former
directors of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate, which are “employee benefit plans” within
the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA
”), and any other written plan, policy or arrangement
(whether or not subject to ERISA) involving direct or indirect
compensation, other than commission arrangements, currently
maintained by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA
Affiliate (or in respect of which the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate has any outstanding liability)
and covering current or former employees, independent contractors,
consultants (including, without limitation, outsourcing), temporary
employees and current or former directors of the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate, including insurance
coverage, vacation, loans, fringe benefits, severance benefits,
disability benefits, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options,
stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation, stock based or
other forms of incentive compensation, bonus or post-retirement
compensation or benefits (the “ Company Benefit
Plans ”), other than Company 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 “ Company Non–U.S. Benefit
Plans ”), are listed on Section 5.9(a)-1 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule. Complete and accurate copies of all
Company Benefit Plans listed on Section 5.9(a)-1 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and, any trust instruments, insurance
contracts or other funding vehicle, and, with respect to any
employee stock ownership plan, loan agreements, forming a part of
any Company Benefit Plans, all amendments thereto, and all summary
plan descriptions and any summary of material modifications thereto
have been made
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available to
Parent. Section 5.9(a)-2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
identifies each employee or other service provider covered by any
change in control or retention agreement of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and complete and accurate copies of the forms of
each such agreement have been made available to Parent.
(b) All Company
Benefit Plans, other than “multiemployer plans” within
the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA (each, a “
Multiemployer Plan ”) and Company
Non–U.S. Benefit Plans (collectively, “ Company
U.S. Benefit Plans ”), are in substantial compliance
with ERISA, the Code and other applicable Laws. Each Company U.S.
Benefit Plan which is subject to ERISA (the “ Company
ERISA Plans ”) that is an “employee pension
benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA (a “ Company Pension Plan ”) and
that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code,
has received a current favorable determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”),
and the Company is not aware of any circumstances likely to result
in the loss of the qualification of such Company Pension Plan under
Section 401(a) of the Code. No Company U.S. Benefit Plan provides
benefits through a 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 Company ERISA Plan that,
assuming the taxable period of such transaction expired as of the
date hereof, is reasonably expected to subject the Company or any
Subsidiary to a material tax or penalty imposed by either
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA. 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. With respect
to any Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 409A of the
Code, the Company has adopted or will adopt amendments by
December 31, 2006 (or such other extended deadline as may be
permitted under Section 409A of the Code), so that no such
Company Benefit Plan is likely to result in any participant’s
incurring income acceleration or penalties under Section 409A
of the Code.
(c) None of the
Company Pension Plans is or ever has been (i) subject to
Section 302 of ERISA, Section 412 of the Code, or Title
IV of ERISA, or (ii) a Multiemployer Plan, nor does the
Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate have any
liability, contingent or otherwise, in respect of any employee
pension benefit plan described in clauses (i) or (ii) of
this Section 5.9(c).
(d) All material
contributions required to be made under each Company U.S. Benefit
Plan as of the date hereof, whether pursuant to applicable Laws or
the terms of such Company U.S. Benefit Plan, have been timely made
and all obligations in respect of each Company U.S. Benefit Plan
have been properly accrued and reflected in the most recent
consolidated balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in
the Company SEC Reports prior to the date hereof.
(e) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any obligations for retiree
health and life benefits under any Company ERISA Plan or collective
bargaining agreement. There is no material pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, litigation relating to the
Company U.S. Benefit Plans (except for
individuals’
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claims for
benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company U.S.
Benefit Plans). By its terms, the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may amend or terminate each Company ERISA Plan at any
time without incurring any liability thereunder other than in
respect of claims incurred or benefits accrued prior to such
amendment or termination, and no summary plan description or other
written communication distributed generally to participants or
employees prohibits the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from
amending or terminating any such Company Benefit Plan
(f) Except as set
forth in Section 5.9(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there has been no amendment to, announcement by the Company, any of
its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate relating to, or change in
employee participation or coverage under, any Company Benefit Plan
that would materially increase the expense of maintaining such
Company Benefit Plan above the level of the expense incurred
therefor for the most recent fiscal year. Section 5.9(f) and
Section 5.5(a)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all contracts, plans or
arrangements obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to
pay severance to any current or former directors, employees at the
level of Vice President and above, independent contractors or
consultants (including without limitation outsourcing) of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for obligations pursuant
to, required by or arising under applicable Law. Except pursuant to
retention or other agreements set forth in Section 5.9(a)-2 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this
Agreement, stockholder approval of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) entitle any employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries who are employed in the United States to severance pay
or any increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment
after the date hereof, (ii) 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 Company U.S. Benefit Plans, (iii) 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 Company U.S. Benefit Plans or (iv) result
in payments under any of the Company U.S. Benefit Plans which would
not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code.
(g) To the
knowledge of the Company, all Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans are in
substantial compliance with applicable local Law, and have received
all necessary rulings or determinations as to the qualification (to
the extent such concept or a comparable concept exist in the
relevant jurisdiction) of such Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans from
the appropriate Governmental Entity. To the knowledge of the
Company, all Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, and all governmental
plans, funds or programs to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries contributes on behalf of any of their employees, are
listed on Section 5.9(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. To the
knowledge of the Company, all material contributions required to be
made under each Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plan, as of the date
hereof, whether pursuant to applicable Laws or the terms of such
Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plan, have been timely made and all
obligations in respect of each Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plan have
been properly accrued and reflected in the most recent consolidated
balance sheet filed or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC
Reports prior to the date hereof. To the knowledge of
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the Company,
the Company and its Subsidiaries have no material unfunded
liabilities with respect to any such Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plan.
There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, litigation relating to the Company Non-U.S. Benefit
Plans (except for individuals’ claims for benefits payable in
the normal operation of such Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans) that
has resulted in, or is reasonably expected to result in, a material
expense in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. To
the knowledge of the Company, except pursuant to retention or other
agreements set forth in Section 5.9(a)-2 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement,
stockholder approval of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) entitle any
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries who are
employed outside of the United States to severance pay or any
increase in severance pay upon any termination of employment after
the date hereof, (ii) 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 Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans, (iii) 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 Company Non-U.S. Benefit Plans or
(iv) result in payments under any of the Company Non-U.S.
Benefit Plans which would not be deductible under Section 280G
of the Code.
5.10 Compliance
with Laws; Permits . Except as set forth in Section 5.10
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the businesses of each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries have been, and are being, conducted in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign or other laws, statutes, constitutions, principles of
common law, resolutions, ordinances, codes, edicts, rules,
regulations, judgments, orders, rulings, injunctions, decrees,
directives, arbitration awards, agency requirements, licenses and
permits of all Governmental Entities (collectively, “
Laws ”) applicable to the Company or its
Subsidiaries, except for violations or possible violations that,
individually or in the aggregate, (i) have not had, and are
not reasonably expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect
or prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of
the Company to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) have not resulted, and
are not reasonably expected to result in, the imposition of a
criminal fine, penalty or sanction against the Company, any of its
Subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their
respective directors or officers. Except as set forth in
Section 5.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
(i) material investigation or review (for which the Company or
one of its Subsidiaries has received notice therefor) or (ii) other
investigation or review (for which the Company or one of its
Subsidiaries has received written notice therefor) by any
Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity (x) indicated to
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries an intention to conduct any
such material investigation or review or (y) indicated in
writing to the Company or one of its Subsidiaries an intention to
conduct any other such investigation or review. The Company and its
Subsidiaries each have all governmental permits, licenses,
franchises, variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental
authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to conduct its
business as presently conducted (each, a “ Company
Permit ”) except those the absence of which,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and are not
reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect or
prevent or materially burden or
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materially
impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No Company
Permit will cease to be effective as a result of the execution of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
5.11
Environmental Matters .
(a) 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 with all applicable
Environmental Laws during the previous five (5) years;
(ii) no property currently owned, leased 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 that requires, or is reasonably expected to
require, investigation, monitoring, contribution or other financial
responsibility and/or remediation by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) to the
knowledge of the Company, no property formerly owned or operated by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was contaminated with any
Hazardous Substance during or prior to such period of ownership or
operation that requires, or is reasonably expected to require,
investigation, monitoring, contribution or other financial
responsibility and/or remediation by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws; (iv) to the
Company’s knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance
disposal or contamination on any third party property; (v) neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has caused or, to the
Company’s knowledge, could reasonably be expected to be held
liable for any release or threat of release of any Hazardous
Substance; (vi) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice, demand, letter, claim
or request for information alleging that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries may be in violation of or subject to liability under
any Environmental Law; (vii) neither the Company nor any of
its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, decree, injunction or
other similar arrangement with any Governmental Entity or any
indemnity or other agreement with any third party pursuant to which
it has assumed any liability or obligation under any Environmental
Law; (viii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no
other existing circumstances or conditions (including plans for
modification or expansion which are the subject of an approved
capital authorization request) involving the Company’s or any
of its Subsidiaries’ owned or leased properties or operations
that are reasonably expected to result in any claim, liability,
investigation, cost or restriction on the Company’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ ownership, use or transfer of any property
pursuant to any Environmental Laws; and (ix) the Company has
delivered or made available to Parent copies of all material
environmental reports, studies, assessments, soil or groundwater
sampling data and other material environmental information in its
possession relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective current and former properties or operations which were
prepared within the last five years. For purposes of subsection
(ix) above, “material environmental reports” means
any reports generated by any Third Party consultants or experts,
including any due diligence reports prepared under the ASTM
standards and any reports submitted to any Governmental Entity
within the last five years.
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As used herein,
the term “ Environmental Law ” means any
applicable federal, state, local or foreign statute, Law,
regulation, order, decree, permit, authorization, directive, common
law or agency requirement relating to: (A) the protection,
investigation or restoration of the environment, health, safety, or
natural resources, (B) the handling, use, presence, disposal,
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance, (C)
noise, odor, indoor air, worker safety and health, wetlands,
pollution or contamination, or any injury or threat of injury to
persons or property relating to any Hazardous Substance, or
(D) the labeling, packaging, takeback or recycling of products
or the manufacturing of products.
As used herein,
the term “ Hazardous Substance ” means
any substance that is listed, classified or regulated pursuant to
any Environmental Law, including any petroleum product or
by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead, polychlorinated
biphenyls, radioactive material or radon.
(b) To the
knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that
prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from placing in the
EU market (including non-EU European countries that have adopted
the Directives referenced in this Section 5.11(b) )
existing products which comply in all material respects, or with
respect to any product specified on Section 5.11(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, which will comply in all material
respects when shipped and/or sold, with the Restrictions on the Use
of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (2002/95/EC) Directive and the Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (2002/96/EC) Directive, if and to the extent
the legislation which is enacted and implemented by applicable
European Union member nations or other non-EU European countries is
not materially different from such Directives in any respect.
Notwithstanding the prior sentence, it is understood that this
Section 5.11(b) shall apply only to those existing or new
products for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
indicated its intent to ship and/or sell on or after July 1,
2006 into the EU or other European countries that have adopted
these Directives.
5.12 Taxes
. Except as set forth in Section 5.12 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
(i) have prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed
(taking into account any extension of time within which to file)
all material Tax Returns required to be filed by any of them and
all such filed Tax Returns are complete and accurate in all
material respects, (ii) have paid or accrued for all Taxes
that are required to be paid or that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries are obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any
employee, creditor or third party, except with respect to matters
contested in good faith, and (iii) have not waived any statute
of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to any extension of
time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency which waiver or
extension is still in effect. Except as set forth in
Section 5.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the
date hereof, there are not pending or threatened in writing, any
material audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings
in respect of Taxes or Tax matters. The Company has made available
to Parent correct and complete copies of the United States Federal
income Tax Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries for
each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.
None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any liability
for Taxes of any Person pursuant to Treasury Regulation §
1.1502-6 other than members of the tax consolidated group
of
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which the
Company is the common parent. Within the last three (3) years,
none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was the distributing
corporation or the controlled corporation in a distribution
intended to qualify under Section 355(a) of the Code. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction
the IRS has determined to be a “listed transaction” for
purposes of § 1.6011-4(b)(2), and the Company and its
Subsidiaries have properly reported any transaction that is the
same as, or substantially similar to, a transaction which is a
“reportable transaction” for purposes of §
1.6011-4(b). None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
engaged in a transaction of which it made disclosure to any taxing
authority to avoid penalties. Except as set forth in
Section 5.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the
Company or any of
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